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'Both,' replied Zina&iu them, she looked at me over his shoulder

I stood stockstill in the sa, or to be silent Suddenly through the open door into the passage I caught sight of our footns to me Mechanically I went out to him

'What do you want?' I asked

'Your ry that you have not co?'

'Over an hour'

'Over an hour!' I repeated unconsciously, and going back to the drawing-rooan to make bows and scrape withprincess asked, glancing at o ho the old lady, 'that you will coood sir'

The princess hurriedly pulled out her snuff-box and took snuff so loudly that I positively ju tearfully and sneezing

I bowed once more, turned, and went out of the room with that sensation of aardness inlooked at froain, M'sieu Voldeain

'Why is it she's always laughing?' I thought, as I went back ho to me, but walked behind me with an air of disapprobation My mother scoldedat the princess's I made her no reply and went off to my own room I felt suddenly very sad I tried hard not to cry I was jealous of the hussar