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Before Betsy had ti-room, she was

met in the doorway by Stepan Arkadyevitch, who had just conment of fresh oysters had been

received

"Ah! princess! what a delightfulfor oneon her glove

"Don't put on your glove yet, princess; letI'm so thankful to the revival of the old

fashions for as the kissing the hand" He kissed Betsy's hand

"When shall we see each other?"

"You don't deserve it," answered Betsy, sreat deal, for I've becoe nificant expression

"Oh, I' that he

was speaking of Anna And going back into the drawing roo her," said Betsy in a whisper

full of lad you think so," said Stepan Arkadyevitch, shaking his

head with a serious and sympathetically distressed expression,

"that's what I've co of it," she said "It's an impossible

position She pines and pines away He doesn't understand that

she's one of those wos: either let hiive her a divorce This is stifling her"