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hesitated; she wanted to say further that ever since this change

had taken place in her, Stepan Arkadyevitch had become

insufferably repulsive to her, and that she could not see hi before

her i presents itself to ht," she went on "That's my illness Perhaps

it will pass off"

"But you mustn't think about it"

"I can't help it I'm never happy except with the children at

your house"

"What a pity you can't be withI've had scarlatina, and I'll persuade

her way, and went to stay at her

sister's and nursed the children all through the scarlatina, for

scarlatina it turned out to be The two sisters brought all the

six children successfully through it, but Kitty was no better in

health, and in Lent the Shtcherbatskys went abroad