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The story was interrupted by the entrance of Maslova, as

accoh the doorway before she had noticed the

inspector She was following the warder briskly, s her head When she saw the inspector she suddenly

changed, and gazed at hi, she addressed Nekhludoff boldly and gaily

"How d'you do?" she said, drawling out her words, and

sorously, not

like the first tin," said Nekhludoff,

rather surprised by the boldness hich she greeted him

to-day

"The advocate has written out a petition which you will have to

sign, and then we shall send it to Petersburg"

"All right! That can be done Anything you like," she said, with

a wink and a smile

And Nekhludoff drew a folded paper fron it here?" asked Nekhludoff, turning to the