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Chapter 7

           Itwassounlikehisusualtimidself-constraint;soinconsistentwithhisusualtasteandtact,andwithhisinstinctivefeelingforthehigherproprieties.Theycouldnotunderstandtheoriginoftheoutburst;itcouldnotbesimplythenewsofPavlicheff’sperversion.Bytheladiestheprincewasregardedaslittlebetterthanalunatic,andPrincessBielokonskiadmittedafterwardsthat“inanotherminuteshewouldhavebolted.”

           Thetwooldgentlemenlookedquitealarmed.Theoldgeneral(Epanchin’schief)satandglaredattheprinceinseveredispleasure.Thecolonelsatimmovable.EventheGermanpoetgrewalittlepale,thoughheworehisusualartificialsmileashelookedaroundtoseewhattheotherswoulddo.

           Inpointoffactitisquitepossiblethatthematterwouldhaveendedinaverycommonplaceandnaturalwayinafewminutes.Theundoubtedlyastonished,butnowmorecollected,GeneralEpanchinhadseveraltimesendeavouredtointerrupttheprince,andnothavingsucceededhewasnowpreparingtotakefirmerandmorevigorousmeasurestoattainhisend.Inanotherminuteortwohewouldprobablyhavemadeuphismindtoleadtheprincequietlyoutoftheroom,onthepleaofhisbeingill(anditwasmorethanlikelythatthegeneralwasrightinhisbeliefthattheprincewasactuallyill),butitsohappenedthatdestinyhadsomethingdifferentinstore.

           Atthebeginningoftheevening,whentheprincefirstcameintotheroom,hehadsatdownasfaraspossiblefromtheChinesevasewhichAglayahadspokenofthedaybefore.

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