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Sanin walked along, at one time by Gemma's side, at another time a little behind her He never took his eyes off her and never ceased ser As a matter of fact, they both--he all pale, and she all flushed with e as in a dreaether a few instants before--that surrender of each soul to another soul--was so intense, so new, and so ed and displaced that they could not recover the theht, which had al, and felt that he even looked at Gemma with other eyes; he instantly noted some peculiarities in her walk, in her movements,--and heavens! how infinitely sweet and precious they were to hi at her

Sanin and she were in love for the first ti in theular routine of ordered life is broken down and shattered in one instant; youth , and whatever awaits it in the future--death or a new life--all alike it goes to meet with ecstatic welcome

'What's this? Isn't that our old friend?' said Sanin, pointing to a ure, which hurriedly slipped a little aside as though trying to remain unobserved In the midst of his abundant happiness he felt a need to talk to Ge and holy--but of soaily and happily 'Most likely he has been followingevery uesses!' Sanin repeated in ecstasy What could Gemma have said at which he would not have been in ecstasy?

Then he asked her to tell hian at once telling hihs, and brief bright looks exchanged with Sanin She said that after their conversation the day before yesterday,positive; but that she had put off Frau Lenore with a promise to tell her her decision within twenty-four hours; how she had demanded this liet it; how utterly unexpectedly Herr Klüber had made his appearance iven vent to his indignation at the childish, unpardonable action of the Russian stranger--'he meant your duel, Di to him, Klüber, and how he had demanded that 'you should be at once refused admittance to the house, Dihtly mimicked his voice and h I were not able to defend ht it necessary or advisable! All Frankfort will know by to-ht a duel with an officer on account of ! It tarnishes reed with hi himself unnecessarily about his honour and his character, and was unnecessarily annoyed at the gossip about his betrothed, for I was no longer betrothed to him and would never be his wife! Iwith him finally; but he cameand I could not restrain myself Mamma positively screaot his ring--you didn't notice, I took it off two days ago--and gave it to him He was fearfully offended, but as he is fearfully self-conscious and conceited, he did not say reat deal with mamma, and it made ht I had been a little hasty; but you see I had your note, and even apart from it I knew '