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Before they had finished drinking their tea, other guests came in a tall old General in a beautiful uniform, and two ladies, one young and the other old. They all spoke English perfectly, and were so agreeable and sans façon, Tamara's first impression was distinctly good. Presently she heard the elder lady say to her godmother: "Have you seen Gritzko since his return, Vera?
I am so glad you see Gritzko in his." Tamara did not say she had already seen the Prince in the scarlet coat; none of her new friends were aware that they had met before in Egypt. All this time the guns were firing, and soon the ceremony of dipping the cross in the water was over, and the procession started back again.
Gritzko did not even glance their way! he stood laughing with his comrades, and it would have been impossible to imagine anything more insouciant and attractive and provoking than the creature looked. "No wonder Tatiane Shébanoff is in love with him or that actress or the rest!" Tamara thought. And then a wave of rage swept over her. She at least would not give in and join this throng!
I am looking forward to it." "More than fun!" the young man said, with devotion, as he kissed her hand. Then they walked to say goodnight to the hostess, and Gritzko seemed to disappear. But when they got down into the hall they saw him already in his furs. The Princess' footman began to hand Tamara her snowboots and cloak, but Gritzko almost snatched them from the man's hand.
"You should see my sister-in-law's place!" One bridge table was made up already when they got back to the saloon, and Sonia, Serge Grekoff and Valonne, only waited the Princess' advent to begin their game. It seemed to be an understood thing that Gritzko and his English guest should be left out, and so practically alone.
"I would like him to love you, dear child," she said; and then as Tamara did not answer she went on softly almost to herself: "My brother Alexis was just such another as Gritzko. That season he spent with me in London, when your mother and I were young, he played all sorts of wild pranks. We three were always together. He was killed in a duel after, you know. It was all very sad."
"It has been a real success, our little outing, has it not?" she said, when later they were descending the stairs. "Gritzko has been so quiet and nice. I am so happy, dear child, that you can go away now without that uncomfortable feeling of quarreling.
Gritzko was already there when the Princess and Tamara reached the first salon, and his eyes swam with passionate concern when he saw how Tamara had been suffering. He could not restrain the feeling in his voice as he exclaimed: "You have been ill! my sweet lady! Oh! Tantine, why did you not send for me? How could you let her suffer?"
And the Princess at once left the cardroom and returned with him. They found a quiet corner opposite Tamara and her Garde, and there sat down. "Tantine, I brought you here to look over there. What does that mean?" The Princess put up her glasses to gain time. "Nothing, dear boy. Tamara is merely amusing herself like all the rest of us at a party. Are you jealous, Gritzko?" she asked.
She was quite the prettiest of all this little clique, petite and fair and sweet. Divorced from a brute of a husband a year or so ago, and now married to an elderly Prince. And she loved Gritzko with passion, and while she was silent about it, her many friends told him so. For his part he remained unconcerned, and sometimes troubled himself about her, and sometimes not.
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