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Lutchkov tapped his foot on the floor and shook his head. 'Is there anything so specially attractive about me, hey? I shouldn't have thought there was anything. There isn't anything, is there? And here, I've a clandestine appointment for to-morrow. Kister sat up, leaned on his elbow, and stared in amazement at Lutchkov. 'For the evening, in a wood... Avdey Ivanovitch continued serenely.
Avdey Ivanovitch noticed the glance, shrugged his shoulders imperceptibly, and walked away into the other room. Several months had passed since that evening. Lutchkov had not once been at the Perekatovs'. But Kister visited them pretty often. Nenila Makarievna had taken a fancy to him, but it was not she that attracted Fyodor Fedoritch. He liked Masha.
Avdey went awkwardly up to her with a forced smile. 'How happy I am... he was beginning, scarcely audibly. 'I am very glad... to meet you... Masha interrupted breathlessly. 'I usually walk here in the evening... and you... But Lutchkov had not the sense even to spare her modesty, to keep up her innocent deception.
'But remember, broke in Kister, now in his turn thoroughly infuriated, 'in what terms you spoke of... of that meeting... of... But these explanations are leading to nothing, I see.... Think what you choose of me, and act as you think best. 'Come, that's better, observed Avdey. 'At last you're beginning to speak plainly. 'As you think best, repeated Kister.
Avdey Ivanovitch had at first forced himself to despise people, then he began to notice that it was not a difficult matter to intimidate them, and he began to despise them in reality. Lutchkov enjoyed cutting short by his very approach all but the most vulgar conversation.
Why, you were only friendly with me before to gloat over your fancied superiority... Avdey's duplicity overwhelmed, confounded Kister. 'Let us end this unpleasant conversation! he cried at last. 'I must own I don't see why you've been pleased to come to me. 'You don't see what I've come to you for? Avdey asked inquiringly. 'I certainly don't see why. 'N o? 'No, I tell you...
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