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"You met him?" she asked, when they had sat down at the table in

the la late"

"Yes; but hoas it? Wasn't he to be at the council?"

"He had been and coain

But that's no matter Don't talk about it Where have you been?

With the prince still?"

She knew every detail of his existence He was going to say that

he had been up all night and had dropped asleep, but looking at

her thrilled and rapturous face, he was ashao to report on the prince's departure

"But it's over now? He is gone?"

"Thank God it's over! You wouldn't believe how insufferable it's

been forup the crochet

work that was lying on the table, she began drawing the hook out

of it, without looking at Vronsky

"I gave that life up long ago," said he, wondering at the change