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Chapter 9

           Allsocietyboththeinhabitantsoftheplaceandthosewhocamedownofaneveningforthemusichadgotholdofoneandthesamestory,inathousandvarietiesofdetailastohowacertainyoungprincehadraisedaterriblescandalinamostrespectablehousehold,hadthrownoveradaughterofthefamily,towhomhewasengaged,andhadbeencapturedbyawomanofshadyreputationwhomhewasdeterminedtomarryatoncebreakingoffalloldtiesforthesatisfactionofhisinsaneidea;and,inspiteofthepublicindignationrousedbyhisaction,themarriagewastotakeplaceinPavlofskopenlyandpublicly,andtheprincehadannouncedhisintentionofgoingthroughwithitwithheaderectandlookingthewholeworldintheface.Thestorywassoartfullyadornedwithscandalousdetails,andpersonsofsogreateminenceandimportancewereapparentlymixedupinit,while,atthesametime,theevidencewassocircumstantial,thatitwasnowonderthemattergavefoodforplentyofcuriosityandgossip.

           Accordingtothereportsofthemosttalentedgossip-mongersthosewho,ineveryclassofsociety,arealwaysinhastetoexplaineveryeventtotheirneighbourstheyounggentlemanconcernedwasofgoodfamilyaprincefairlyrichweakofintellect,butademocratandadabblerintheNihilismoftheperiod,asexposedbyMr.Turgenieff.HecouldhardlytalkRussian,buthadfalleninlovewithoneoftheMissEpanchins,andhissuitmetwithsomuchencouragementthathehadbeenreceivedinthehouseastherecognizedbridegroom-to-beoftheyounglady.

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