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It was bright starlight when he ca and little, yellow, red, blue and white were scattered over the sky! They seely There was no moon in the sky, but without it every object could be clearly discerned in the half-clear, shadowless twilight Sanin walked down the street to the endHe did not want to go home at once; he felt a desire to wander about a little in the fresh air He turned back and had hardly got on a level with the house, where was the Rosellis' shop, when one of the s looking out on the street, suddenly creaked and opened; in its square of blackness--there was no light in the rooure, and he heard his name--'Monsieur Dimitri!'

He rushed at once up to theGe with her elbows on the -sill, bending forward

'Monsieur Di all day long to give you sobut I could notyou, quite unexpectedly again, I thought that it seems it is fated'

Geo on; so extraordinary happened at that instant

All of a sudden, in the midst of the profound stillness, over the perfectly unclouded sky, there blew such a violent blast of wind, that the very earth see and tre, the air went round in a ind The wind, not cold, but hot, alainst the trees, the roof of the house, its walls, and the street; it instantaneously snatched off Sanin's hat, cruled Gemma's curls Sanin's head was on a level with the -sill; he could not help clinging close to it, and Gemma clutched hold of his shoulders with both hands, and pressed her bosoainst his head The roar, the din, and the rattle lasted about aind darted revelling away A profound stillness reigned once more

Sanin raised his head and saw above hie, nificent eyes--it was such a beautiful creature he saw, that his heart stood still within him, he pressed his lips to the delicate tress of hair, that had fallen on his bosohtning?' she asked, her eyes wandering afar, while she did not take her bare arms from his shoulder