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'I have never seen her'

'And ill you co--the day after to-morrow; if they turn out favourably, perhaps I er In any case I shall not linger amy heart here, you know! But I have said what I had to say to you, and Ioff too Give me your hand for luck, Frau Lenore--that's ays do in Russia'

'The right or the left?'

'The left, it's nearer the heart I shall reappear the day after to- tells ood dear ones'

He embraced and kissed Frau Lenore, but he asked Gemma to follow him into her rooreat iood-bye to her alone Frau Lenore saw that, and felt no curiosity as to the reat importance

Sanin had never been in Geic of love, all its fire and rapture and sweet terror, seemed to flame up and burst into his soul, directly he crossed its sacred threshold He cast a look of tenderness about hiainst her waist

'You are mine,' she whispered: 'you will be back soon?'

'I a his breath

'I shall be longing for you back,the street to his lodging He did not even notice that Pantaleone, all dishevelled, had darted out of the shop-door after hih in menace, his lifted hand

Exactly at a quarter to one Sanin presented hie with four horses was already standing at the hotel gates On seeing Sanin, Polozovon his hat, cloak, and over-shoes, and stuffing cotton-wool into his ears, though it was summer-time, went out on to the steps The waiters, by his directions, disposed all his nue, lined the place where he was to sit with silk cushions, bags, and bundles, put a hamper of provisions for his feet to rest on, and tied a trunk on to the box Polozov paid with a liberal hand, and supported by the deferential door-keeper, whose face was still respectful, though he was unseen behind hied everything about hiar, and only then extended a finger to Sanin, as though to say, 'Get in, you too!' Sanin placed himself beside him Polozov sent orders by the door-keeper to the postillion to drive carefully--if he wanted drinks; the carriage steps grated, the doors slae rolled off