Everyoneintheroombegantolaugh。
\"Heistellinglies!\"criedthenephew。\"Evennowhecannotspeakthetruth。HeisnotcalledTimofeyLukianovitch,prince,butLukianTimofeyovitch。Nowdotelluswhyyoumustneedslieaboutit?LukianorTimofey,itisallthesametoyou,andwhatdifferencecanitmaketotheprince?Hetellslieswithouttheleastnecessity,simplybyforceofhabit,Iassureyou。\"
\"Isthattrue?\"saidtheprinceimpatiently。
\"MynamereallyisLukianTimofeyovitch,\"acknowledgedLebedeff,loweringhiseyes,andputtinghishandonhisheart。
\"Well,forGod’ssake,whatmadeyousaytheother?\"