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Both the young iovernainst his officers, who had insulted his wife His

young wife, so Venden told the story--he had been married half a

year--was at church with herfro, she drove ho one, she came across On the spot the officers set

off in pursuit of her; she was alar still more

unwell, ran up the staircase ho

fro at their bell and voices, went out,

and seeing the intoxicated officers with a letter, he had turned

them out He asked for exemplary punishment

"Yes, it's all very well," said the colonel to Vronsky, who

iovern"

Vronsky saw all the thanklessness of the business, and that there

could be no question of a duel in it, that everything overnment clerk, and hush the matter up The

colonel had called in Vronsky just because he knew hient man, and, iment They talked it over, and

decided that Petritsky and Kedrov ize The colonel and Vronsky were both fully

aware that Vronsky's nareatly to the softening of the injured husband's feelings