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He
himself
,
when
relating
the
circumstances
of
the
general
's
illness
to
Lizabetha
Prokofievna
,
"
spoke
beautifully
,
"
as
Aglaya
's
sisters
declared
afterwards
--
"
modestly
,
quietly
,
without
gestures
or
too
many
words
,
and
with
great
dignity
.
"
He
had
entered
the
room
with
propriety
and
grace
,
and
he
was
perfectly
dressed
;
he
not
only
did
not
"
fall
down
on
the
slippery
floor
,
"
as
he
had
expressed
it
,
but
evidently
made
a
very
favourable
impression
upon
the
assembled
guests
.
As
for
his
own
impression
on
entering
the
room
and
taking
his
seat
,
he
instantly
remarked
that
the
company
was
not
in
the
least
such
as
Aglaya
's
words
had
led
him
to
fear
,
and
as
he
had
dreamed
of
--
in
nightmare
form
--
all
night
.
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This
was
the
first
time
in
his
life
that
he
had
seen
a
little
corner
of
what
was
generally
known
by
the
terrible
name
of
"
society
.
"
He
had
long
thirsted
,
for
reasons
of
his
own
,
to
penetrate
the
mysteries
of
the
magic
circle
,
and
,
therefore
,
this
assemblage
was
of
the
greatest
possible
interest
to
him
.
His
first
impression
was
one
of
fascination
.
Somehow
or
other
he
felt
that
all
these
people
must
have
been
born
on
purpose
to
be
together
!
It
seemed
to
him
that
the
Epanchins
were
not
having
a
party
at
all
;
that
these
people
must
have
been
here
always
,
and
that
he
himself
was
one
of
them
--
returned
among
them
after
a
long
absence
,
but
one
of
them
,
naturally
and
indisputably
.
It
never
struck
him
that
all
this
refined
simplicity
and
nobility
and
wit
and
personal
dignity
might
possibly
be
no
more
than
an
exquisite
artistic
polish
.
The
majority
of
the
guests
--
who
were
somewhat
empty-headed
,
after
all
,
in
spite
of
their
aristocratic
bearing
--
never
guessed
,
in
their
self-satisfied
composure
,
that
much
of
their
superiority
was
mere
veneer
,
which
indeed
they
had
adopted
unconsciously
and
by
inheritance
.
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The
prince
would
never
so
much
as
suspect
such
a
thing
in
the
delight
of
his
first
impression
.
He
saw
,
for
instance
,
that
one
important
dignitary
,
old
enough
to
be
his
grandfather
,
broke
off
his
own
conversation
in
order
to
listen
to
him
--
a
young
and
inexperienced
man
;
and
not
only
listened
,
but
seemed
to
attach
value
to
his
opinion
,
and
was
kind
and
amiable
,
and
yet
they
were
strangers
and
had
never
seen
each
other
before
.
Perhaps
what
most
appealed
to
the
prince
's
impressionability
was
the
refinement
of
the
old
man
's
courtesy
towards
him
.
Perhaps
the
soil
of
his
susceptible
nature
was
really
predisposed
to
receive
a
pleasant
impression
.
Meanwhile
all
these
people
--
though
friends
of
the
family
and
of
each
other
to
a
certain
extent
--
were
very
far
from
being
such
intimate
friends
of
the
family
and
of
each
other
as
the
prince
concluded
.
There
were
some
present
who
never
would
think
of
considering
the
Epanchins
their
equals
.
There
were
even
some
who
hated
one
another
cordially
.
For
instance
,
old
Princess
Bielokonski
had
all
her
life
despised
the
wife
of
the
"
dignitary
,
"
while
the
latter
was
very
far
from
loving
Lizabetha
Prokofievna
.