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I reether; I was coe, tried to keep close to the old princess, regardless of the circu just at that ti badly, and she had already had two 'explanations' with the police officials

One day I alking in the garden beside the fa on both ar a muscle I was about to make off cautiously, but she suddenly raised her head and beckoned me imperiously My heart failed nal I promptly juht me to a halt with a look, and motionedwhat to do, I fell on e of the path She was so pale, such bitter suffering, such intense weariness, was expressed in every feature of her face, that it sent a pang to my heart, and I muttered unconsciously, 'What is the matter?'

Zina&iurass, bit it and flung it away from her

'You love me very much?' she asked at last 'Yes'

I made no answer--indeed, what need was there to answer?

'Yes,' she repeated, looking at me as before 'That's so The saht, and hid her face in her hands 'Everything's grown so loathsoone to the other end of the world first--I can't bear it, I can't get over it And what is there before me! Ah, I am wretched My God, horetched I am!'

'What for?' I asked tied her shoulders I re at her with intense sadness Every word she had uttered siladly have given azed at her--and though I could not understand why she retched, I vividly pictured to uish, she had suddenly coh reen about her; the hispering in the leaves of the trees, and swinging now and then a long branch of a raspberry bush over Zina&iu of doves, and the bees hurass, Overhead the sun was radiantly blue--while I was so sorrowful