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"Well, I'll come too, then"

"No, why should you?"

"Why not? why not? why not?" said Kitty, opening her eyes wide,

and clutching at Varenka's parasol, so as not to let her go

"No, wait a ; your father has co"

"No, tell me why you don't want me to be often at the Petrovs'

You don't want me to--why not?"

"I didn't say that," said Varenka quietly

"No, please tell , everything!" Kitty assented

"Well, there's really nothing of any consequence; only that

Mihail Alexeyevitch" (that was the artist's name) "had o away," said Varenka,

s darkly at Varenka

"Well, and for soo because you are here Of course, that was nonsense;

but there was a dispute over it--over you You kno

irritable these sick people are"

Kitty, scowlingalone, trying to soften or soothe her, and seeing a

stor--she did not knohether of tears or of words

"So you'd better not go You understand; you won't be

offended?"