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Then he, Gubin, kept silent awhile, and merely breathed heavily, and twisted his body about. But suddenly, he resumed in a strange whisper: "Fifteen years ago no, surely it was longer ago than that? Madame Nadkin, Nadezhda's mother-in-law, made it her practice to come to this spot to meet her lover. And a fine gallant HE was!"
At first, however, nothing was distinguishable save a sound like the humming of a spindle. "It is my mother that is speaking," Nadezhda explained softly. "She'll give it him! Yes, SHE will protect me!" Yet I scarcely heard Nadezhda's words, so greatly was I feeling struck with the quiet forcefulness, the absolute assurance, of what was being said within the window.
At this point, the cook rushed out with a toasting-fork and militantly ranged herself by Nadezhda's side, exclaiming: "See what comes of not having a single muzhik in the house!"
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