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Chapter 8

           Shehurriedtheprincealong,butinterruptedhimwithallsortsofquestions,nearlyallofwhichwereirrelevant.Amongotherthings,sheseemedgreatlyinterestedineverywordthatEvgeniePavlovitchhadsaid,andmadetheprincerepeatthatpartofthestoryoverandoveragain.

           “Well,that’lldo;wemustbequick,”sheconcluded,afterhearingall.“Wehaveonlyanhourhere,tilleight;Imustbehomebythenwithoutfail,sothattheymaynotfindoutthatIcameandsatherewithyou;butI’vecomeonbusiness.Ihaveagreatdealtosaytoyou.Butyouhavebowledmeoverconsiderablywithyournews.AstoHippolyte,Ithinkhispistolwasboundnottogooff;itwasmoreconsistentwiththewholeaffair.Areyousurehereallywishedtoblowhisbrainsout,andthattherewasnohumbugaboutthematter?”

           “Nohumbugatall.”

           “Verylikely.Sohewrotethatyouweretobringmeacopyofhisconfession,didhe?Whydidn’tyoubringit?”

           “Why,hedidn’tdie!I’llaskhimforit,ifyoulike.”

           “Bringitbyallmeans;youneedn’taskhim.Hewillbedelighted,youmaybesure;for,inallprobability,heshotathimselfsimplyinorderthatImightreadhisconfession.Don’tlaughatwhatIsay,please,LefNicolaievitch,becauseitmayverywellbethecase.”

           “I’mnotlaughing.Iamconvinced,myself,thatthatmayhavebeenpartlythereason.”

           “Youareconvinced?Youdon’treallymeantosayyouthinkthathonestly?”askedAglaya,extremelysurprised.

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