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"Mademoiselle Varenka?" asked Kitty

"Yes, yes She came to the rescue before anyone; she took the

man by the arm and led him away"

"There, mamma," said Kitty; "you wonder that I'm enthusiastic

about her"

The next day, as she watched her unknown friend, Kitty noticed

that Mademoiselle Varenka was already on the same terms with

Levin and his coés_ She went up

to them, entered into conversation with them, and served as

interpreter for the woan to entreat her ently to let her

reeable as it was to the

princess to see to ive herself

airs, sheascertained

particulars about her tending to prove that there could be no

harood in the acquaintance, she herself

approached Varenka and hter had gone to the spring, while

Varenka had stopped outside the baker's, the princess went up to

her

"Allow nified shter has lost her heart to you," she