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Vronsky was staying in a roomy, clean, Finnish hut, divided into

two by a partition Petritsky lived with him in camp too

Petritsky was asleep when Vronsky and Yashvin ca," said Yashvin, going behind the

partition and giving Petritsky, as lying with ruffled hair

and with his nose in the pillow, a prod on the shoulder

Petritsky jumped up suddenly onto his knees and looked round

"Your brother's been here," he said to Vronsky "He waked me up,

da

he flung himself back on the pillow "Oh, do shut up, Yashvin!"

he said, getting furious with Yashvin, as pulling the rug

off him "Shut up!" He turned over and opened his eyes "You'd

better tell me what to drink; such a nasty taste in ," boomed Yashvin "Tereshtchenko!

brandy for yourpleasure in the sound of his own voice

"Brandy, do you think? Eh?" queried Petritsky, blinking and

rubbing his eyes "And you'll drink soether! Vronsky, have a drink?" said

Petritsky, getting up and wrapping the tiger-skin rug round him