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well, everything afterwards So you see how it is. I have never said all this to any one, and I never shall. I only say it to you. The governors wife pressed his elbow gratefully. Do you know Sophie, my cousin? I love her; I have promised to marry her, and I am going to marry her So you see its no use talking of such a thing, Nikolay concluded lamely, flushing crimson. My dearest boy, how can you talk so? Why, Sophie hasnt a farthing, and you told me yourself that your papas affairs are terribly straitened. And your maman? It would kill herfor one thing. Then Sophie, if she is a girl of any heart, what a life it would be for her! Your mother in despair, your position ruined No, my dear, Sophie and you ought to realise that. Nikolay did not speak. It was comforting to him to hear these arguments. All the same, ma tante, it cannot be, he said, with a sigh, after a brief silence. And besides would the princess accept me? And again she is in mourning; can such a thing be thought of? Why, do you suppose I am going to marry you out of hand on the spot? There are ways of doing everything, said the governors wife. What a match-maker you are, ma tante said Nikolay, kissing her plump little hand. |
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