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'I have acted thoughtlessly, said Masha.... 'I yielded to your request, relying upon your delicatesse... but you don't know French... on your courtesy, I mean.... Avdey turned pale. Masha had stung him to the quick. 'I don't know French... may be; but I know... I know very well that you have been amusing yourself at my expense. 'Not at all, Avdey Ivanovitch... indeed, I'm very sorry...
Kister was the only person who was not disgusted when Lutchkov broke into laughter; the kind-hearted German's eyes shone with the generous delight of sympathy, when he read Avdey his favourite passages from Schiller, while the bully would sit facing him with lowering looks, like a wolf.... Kister danced till he was worn out, Lutchkov never left his corner, scowled, glanced stealthily at Masha, and meeting her eyes, at once threw an expression of indifference into his own.
'I say, what curiosity! Avdey called his servant, and ordered his horse to be saddled. 'Where are you off to? 'The riding-school. 'Well, good-bye. So we're going to the Perekatovs', eh? 'All right, if you like, Lutchkov said lazily, stretching. 'Bravo, old man! cried Kister, and he went out into the street, pondered, and sighed deeply.
She felt as though she had waked up from a troubled sleep, had stepped out of a dark room into air and sunshine.... Avdey glared about him like a madman; in speechless frenzy he broke a young tree, jumped on to his mare, and so viciously drove the spurs into her, so mercilessly pulled and tugged at the reins that the wretched beast galloped six miles in a quarter of an hour and almost expired the same night.
Kister was about to speak out, but he turned with his face to the wall. 'Speak openly... to him? Not for anything! he whispered to himself. 'He wouldn't understand me... so be it! He supposes none but evil feelings in me so be it!... Avdey got up. 'I see you're sleepy, he said with assumed sympathy: 'I don't want to be in your way. Pleasant dreams, my boy... pleasant dreams!
No, not in such words would Kister have uttered to a devoted friend the secret of his love.... In overflowing happiness, in dumb rapture, with bright, blissful tears in his eyes would he have flung himself on his bosom.... 'Well, old man, queried Avdey, 'own up now you didn't expect it, and now you feel put out. Eh? jealous? Own up, Fedya. Eh? eh?
'That's how it is no one knows you... except me; goodness knows what some people think of you... Avdey! added Kister after a brief silence; 'do you disbelieve in virtue, Avdey? 'Disbelieve... no, I believe in it,... muttered Lutchkov. Kister pressed his hand feelingly. 'I want, he went on in a voice full of emotion, 'to reconcile you with life.
Avdey Ivanovitch lay without budging on the sofa, staring at the ceiling. Kister lighted a pipe, went to the window, and began drumming on the panes with his fingers. 'So they've been talking about me? Avdey asked suddenly. 'They have, Kister responded with meaning. 'What did they say? 'Oh, they talked. There're very anxious to make your acquaintance. 'Which of them's that?
O Arcadia! responded Avdey, with a malignant chuckle. Kister in the goodness of his heart did not give in even then; perhaps, thought he, Avdey is in a bad temper and is 'humbugging' from old habit... he has not yet found a new language to express new feelings. And was there not in himself some other feeling lurking under his indignation?
'Very good, Kister cut in coldly and abruptly. 'I accept your challenge. Kindly send me your second. 'Yes, yes, pursued Avdey, who, like a cat, could not bear to let his victim go so soon: 'it'll give me great pleasure I'll own to put a bullet into your fair and idealistic countenance to-morrow. 'You are abusive after a challenge, it seems, Kister rejoined contemptuously.
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