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Stepan Arkadyevitch, with the same somewhat solemn expression

hich he used to take his presidential chair at his board,

walked into Alexey Alexandrovitch's roo about his roo of just what Stepan Arkadyevitch had been discussing

with his wife

"I' you?" said Stepan Arkadyevitch, on the

sight of his brother-in-law beco suddenly aware of a sense of

embarrassment unusual with hiarette case he had just bought that opened in a neay, and sniffing the leather, took a cigarette out of it

"No Do you want anything?" Alexey Alexandrovitch asked without

eagerness

"Yes, I wishedI wantedyes, I wanted to talk to you," said

Stepan Arkadyevitch, with surprise aware of an unaccustoe that he did not

believe it was the voice of conscience telling hi

Stepan Arkadyevitch led with the

timidity that had come over him

"I hope you believe in my love for my sister and my sincere

affection and respect for you," he said, reddening

Alexey Alexandrovitch stood still and said nothing, but his face

struck Stepan Arkadyevitch by its expression of an unresisting

sacrifice

"I intendedI wanted to have a little talk with you about ling with