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Darya Alexandrovna was firrowing pale and her lips quivering with anger

at this frigid, unfeelingto

ruin her innocent friend

"Alexey Alexandrovitch," she said, with desperate resolution

looking him in the face, "I asked you about Anna, you made me no

answer How is she?"

"She is, I believe, quite well, Darya Alexandrovna," replied

Alexey Alexandrovitch, not looking at her

"Alexey Alexandrovitch, forgive htbut I

love Anna as a sister, and estee between you? what fault do you find with

her?"

Alexey Alexandrovitch frowned, and al his eyes,

dropped his head

"I presurounds on which I

consider it necessary to changeher in the face, but eyeing with displeasure

Shtcherbatsky, alking across the drawing room

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it, I can't believe it!"

Dolly said, clasping her bony hands before her with a vigorous

gesture She rose quickly, and laid her hand on Alexey