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Catching a sound of skirts and light steps at the door, she

looked round, and her care-worn face unconsciously expressed not

gladness, but wonder She got up and embraced her sister-in-law

"What, here already!" she said as she kissed her

"Dolly, how glad I a, and trying by the

expression of Anna's face to find out whether she knew "Most

likely she knows," she thought, noticing the sympathy in Anna's

face "Well, co to defer as long as possible the morown!" said Anna; and

kissing hi her eyes off Dolly, she stood still and

flushed a little "No, please, let us stay here"

She took off her kerchief and her hat, and catching it in a lock

of her black hair, which was a mass of curls, she tossed her head

and shook her hair down

"You are radiant with health and happiness!" said Dolly, almost

with envy

"I? Yes," said Anna "Merciful heavens, Tanya! You're the

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