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Kitty had been seeing Anna every day; she adored her, and had

pictured her invariably in lilac But now seeing her in black,

she felt that she had not fully seen her char to her Now she understood

that Anna could not have been in lilac, and that her charainst her attire, that her dress

could never be noticeable on her And her black dress, with its

sumptuous lace, was not noticeable on her; it was only the frame,

and all that was seen was she--sier

She was standing holding herself, as always, very erect, and when

Kitty drew near the group she was speaking to the htly turned towards hi, in answer to

soing

her shoulders, and she turned at once with a soft slance she

scanned her attire, and made a movement of her head, hardly

perceptible, but understood by Kitty, signifying approval of her

dress and her looks "You ca," she

added

"This is one ofto Anna Arkadyevna, whom he had not yet seen "The

princess helps to make balls happy and successful Anna

Arkadyevna, a waltz?" he said, bending down to her