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Chapter 10

           

           “Besides,”saidBurdovsky,“theprincewouldnotlikeit,wouldhe?”Sotheygaveupthepursuit.

           RogojinandNastasiaPhilipovnareachedthestationjustintimeforthetrain.Ashejumpedoutofthecarriageandwasalmostonthepointofenteringthetrain,Rogojinaccostedayounggirlstandingontheplatformandwearinganold-fashioned,butrespectable-looking,blackcloakandasilkhandkerchiefoverherhead.

           “Takefiftyroublesforyourcloak?”heshouted,holdingthemoneyouttothegirl.Beforetheastonishedyoungwomancouldcollectherscatteredsenses,hepushedthemoneyintoherhand,seizedthemantle,andthrewitandthehandkerchiefoverNastasia’sheadandshoulders.Thelatter’swedding-arraywouldhaveattractedtoomuchattention,anditwasnotuntilsometimelaterthatthegirlunderstoodwhyheroldcloakandkerchiefhadbeenboughtatsuchaprice.

           Thenewsofwhathadhappenedreachedthechurchwithextraordinaryrapidity.WhenKellerarrived,ahostofpeoplewhomhedidnotknowthrongedaroundtoaskhimquestions.Therewasmuchexcitedtalking,andshakingofheads,evensomelaughter;butnooneleftthechurch,allbeinganxioustoobservehowthenowcelebratedbridegroomwouldtakethenews.Hegrewverypaleuponhearingit,buttookitquitequietly.

           “Iwasafraid,”hemuttered,scarcelyaudibly,“butIhardlythoughtitwouldcometothis.”Thenafterashortsilence,headded:“However,inherstate,itisquiteconsistentwiththenaturalorderofthings.

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