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Chapter 6

           Themajorityoftheguests—whoweresomewhatempty-headed,afterall,inspiteoftheiraristocraticbearing—neverguessed,intheirself-satisfiedcomposure,thatmuchoftheirsuperioritywasmereveneer,whichindeedtheyhadadoptedunconsciouslyandbyinheritance.

           Theprincewouldneversomuchassuspectsuchathinginthedelightofhisfirstimpression.

           Hesaw,forinstance,thatoneimportantdignitary,oldenoughtobehisgrandfather,brokeoffhisownconversationinordertolistentohim—ayoungandinexperiencedman;andnotonlylistened,butseemedtoattachvaluetohisopinion,andwaskindandamiable,andyettheywerestrangersandhadneverseeneachotherbefore.Perhapswhatmostappealedtotheprince’simpressionabilitywastherefinementoftheoldman’scourtesytowardshim.Perhapsthesoilofhissusceptiblenaturewasreallypredisposedtoreceiveapleasantimpression.

           Meanwhileallthesepeople—thoughfriendsofthefamilyandofeachothertoacertainextent—wereveryfarfrombeingsuchintimatefriendsofthefamilyandofeachotherastheprinceconcluded.ThereweresomepresentwhoneverwouldthinkofconsideringtheEpanchinstheirequals.Therewereevensomewhohatedoneanothercordially.Forinstance,oldPrincessBielokonskihadallherlifedespisedthewifeofthe“dignitary,”whilethelatterwasveryfarfromlovingLizabethaProkofievna.

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