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Chapter 10

           

           Thefollowingreportoftheproceedingsontheweddingdaymaybedependedupon,ascomingfromeye-witnesses.

           Theweddingwasfixedforeighto’clockintheevening.NastasiaPhilipovnawasreadyatseven.Fromsixo’clockgroupsofpeoplebegantogatheratNastasia’shouse,attheprince’s,andatthechurchdoor,butmoreespeciallyattheformerplace.Thechurchbegantofillatseven.

           ColiaandVeraLebedeffwereveryanxiousontheprince’saccount,buttheyweresobusyoverthearrangementsforreceivingtheguestsafterthewedding,thattheyhadnotmuchtimefortheindulgenceofpersonalfeelings.

           Thereweretobeveryfewguestsbesidesthebestmenandsoon;onlyDanaAlexeyevna,thePtitsins,Gania,andthedoctor.WhentheprinceaskedLebedeffwhyhehadinvitedthedoctor,whowasalmostastranger,Lebedeffreplied:

           “Why,hewearsan‘order,’anditlookssowell!”

           Thisideaamusedtheprince.

           KellerandBurdovskylookedwonderfullycorrectintheirdress-coatsandwhitekidgloves,althoughKellercausedthebridegroomsomealarmbyhisundisguisedlyhostileglancesatthegatheringcrowdofsight-seersoutside.

           Atabouthalf-pastseventheprincestartedforthechurchinhiscarriage.

           Wemayremarkherethatheseemedanxiousnottoomitasingleoneoftherecognizedcustomsandtraditionsobservedatweddings.Hewishedalltobedoneasopenlyaspossible,and“indueorder.

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