Lebedeffandtheprince——aprettypair！Bothwereprobablydrunk。\"
\"Fatherisadrunkardandathief；Iamabeggar，andthehusbandofmysisterisausurer，\"continuedGania，bitterly。\"TherewasaprettylistofadvantageswithwhichtoenchanttheheartofAglaya。\"
\"Thatsamehusbandofyoursister，theusurer——\"
\"Feedsme？Goon。Don’tstandonceremony，pray。\"
\"Don’tloseyourtemper。Youarejustlikeaschoolboy。YouthinkthatallthissortofthingwouldharmyouinAglaya’seyes，doyou？Youlittleknowhercharacter。Sheiscapableofrefusingthemostbrilliantparty，andrunningawayandstarvinginagarretwithsomewretchedstudent；that’sthesortofgirlsheis。Younevercouldordidunderstandhowinterestingyouwouldhaveseeninhereyesifyouhadcomefirmlyandproudlythroughourmisfortunes。Theprincehassimplycaughtherwithhookandline；firstly，becauseheneverthoughtoffishingforher，andsecondly，becauseheisanidiotintheeyesofmostpeople。It’squiteenoughforherthatbyacceptinghimsheputsherfamilyoutandannoysthemallround——that’swhatshelikes。Youdon’tunderstandthesethings。\"