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"And who is she? What is she to Count Vavel?" "She is not your rival, my pretty sister Katinka; she is neither wife nor betrothed to Count Vavel nor yet his secret love." "Then she must be his sister or daughter." "No; she is neither sister nor daughter." "Then what is she? Not a servant?" "No; she is his mistress." "His mistress?" "Yes, his mistress as my queen is my mistress." "Ah!"
The Prince stepped forward, instantly relieved of his unaccustomed timidity, and rapidly described the accident. The old nurse Katinka, had meanwhile assisted the lovely Helena into the house. The old man turned to follow, shivering in the night-air.
Katinka put the bouquet in her bosom and did not even thank the poor child. The next morning the wicked sister, as she sat idling by the stove, took a fancy for some strawberries. "Go to the forest and bring me some strawberries," said she to Dobrunka. "Oh, sister, what an idea! as if there were any strawberries under the snow!" "Hold your tongue, stupid fool, and do as I bid you.
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