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Soe; this sneeze had been put into the play by the author as the 'comic relief' or 'element'; there was certainly no other comic elehed

This laugh, too, jarred upon Sanin

There were moments when he actually did not knohether he was furious or delighted, bored or amused Oh, if Gemma could have seen hian all at once 'A etto throw myself in the water" And yet what difference is there? It's curious, really'

Annoyance got the upper hand of Sanin 'There's a great difference, Maria Nikolaevna! It's not dreadful at all to throw oneself in the water if one can swies, if you coue

Maria Nikolaevna slapped her open hand with her fan

'Go on, Di to say "If it comes to that,to say, "anything e it would be impossible to conceive I know your husband well, fro to say, you who can swim!'

'Excuse

'Isn't it the truth? Isn't it the truth?' Maria Nikolaevna pronounced insistently

'Co!'

Sanin did not knohat to do with his eyes 'Well, if you like; it's the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,' he said at last

Maria Nikolaevna shook her head 'Quite so, quite so Well, and did you ask yourself, you who can shat could be the reason of such a strangestep on the part of a woly? All that does not interest you, perhaps, but no matter I'll tell you the reason not this minute, but directly the entr'acte is over I am in continual uneasiness for fear some one should come in'

Maria Nikolaevna had hardly uttered this last hen the outer door actually was half opened, and into the box was thrust a head--red, oily, perspiring, still young, but toothless; with sleek long hair, a pendent nose, huge ears like a bat's, with gold spectacles on inquisitive dull eyes, and a pince-nez over the spectacles The head looked round, saw Maria Nikolaevna, gave a nasty grin, nodded A scraggy neck craned in after it