Everyonelaughedatthis。
\"Aspecialcase——accidental，ofcourse！\"criedAlexandraandAdelaida。
\"Letmeremindyouoncemore，Evgenie，\"saidPrinceS。，\"thatyourjokeisgettingalittlethreadbare。\"
\"Whatdoyouthinkaboutit，prince？\"askedEvgenie，takingnonoticeofthelastremark，andobservingMuishkin’sseriouseyesfixeduponhisface。\"Whatdoyouthink——wasitaspecialorausualcase——therule，oranexception？IconfessIputthequestionespeciallyforyou。\"
\"No，Idon’tthinkitwasaspecialcase，\"saidtheprince，quietly，butfirmly。