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My real tored , though, as far as possible, secret watch on Zina&iuan going walks alone--and long walks Sometiether in her room This had never been a habit of hers till now I suddenly beca

'Isn't it he? or isn't it he?' I asked itation from one of her admirers to another Count Malevsky secretly struck h, for Zinaïda's sake, I was ashamed to confess it to myself

My watchfulness did not see beyond the end of my nose, and its secrecy probably deceived no one; any way, Doctor Lushin soon saw through rown thin, he laughed as often, but his laugh seemed more hollow, more spiteful, shorter, an involuntary nervous irritability took the place of his forht irony and assu about here, young ether in the Zasyekins' drawing-roo princess had not come home from a walk, and the shrill voice of the old princess could be heard within; she was scolding the --and what are you doing?'

'You can't tell whether I work at hohtiness, but also with soreat deal of work you do! that's not what you're thinking about! Well, I won't find fault with thatat your age that's in the natural order of things But you've been awfully unlucky in your choice Don't you see what this house is?'

'I don't understand you,' I observed

'You don't understand? so ard it as a duty to warn you Old bachelors, like h, nothing can hurt us, what harm can it do us; but your skin's tender yet--this air is bad for you--believe et harm from it'

'How so?'

'Why, are you well now? Are you in a norood for you?'

'Why, what a?' I said, while inested that so to me was contained in these tords, 'what's the use of your prevaricating, when, thank God, what's in your heart is in your face, so far? But there, what's the use of talking? I shouldn't come here myself, if(the doctor compressed his lips)if I weren't such a queer fellow Only this is what surprises ence, don't see what is going on around you?'