, andhow "thesonhassacrificedhimselfforhismother," aspeopleweresaying.
"Ineverexpectedanythingelseofhim," saidPrincessMarytoherself, , .
Nicholaswasthefirsttomeether, asthecountess' , athisfirstglanceatherhisfaceassumedacold, stiff, , ledthewaytohismother, andhavingsatthereforfiveminuteslefttheroom.
Whentheprincesscameoutofthecountess' roomNicholasmetheragain, 'shealthhemadenoreply."What'sthattoyou? Leavemeinpeace," hislooksseemedtosay.
"Whydoesshecomeprowlinghere? Whatdoesshewant? Ican'tbeartheseladiesandallthesecivilities!" saidhealoudinSonya'spresence, evidentlyunabletorepresshisvexation, aftertheprincess' carriagehaddisappeared.
"Oh, Nicholas, howcanyoutalklikethat?" criedSonya, hardlyabletoconcealherdelight."SheissokindandMammaissofondofher!"
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Shesangherpraises, insistedthathersonmustcallonher, expressedawishtoseeheroften, butyetalwaysbecameill-humoredwhenshebegantotalkabouther.
Nicholastriedtokeepsilencewhenhismotherspokeoftheprincess, buthissilenceirritatedher.
"Sheisaveryadmirableandexcellentyoungwoman," saidshe, ", andIthinkitmustbedullforyouonlyseeingus."
"ButIdon'tintheleastwantto, Mamma."
"Youusedtowantto, andnowyoudon''tunderstandyou, , andthenextyourefusetoseeanyone."
"ButIneversaidIwasdull."
"Why, yousaidyourselfyoudon', ."
"Notatall, Mamma."
"IfIwereaskingyoutodosomethingdisagreeablenow—....Well, Ihaveaskedyou, andnowIwon'tinterfereanymoresinceyouhavesecretsfromyourmother."
"Well, then, I'llgoifyouwishit."
"Itdoesn'."
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