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Folding up his letter he followed her out, curious to see what turn matters would take. With exaggerated politeness Sarudine and Volochine rose to salute the old lady, yet the former showed none of his wonted ease of manner when at the Sanines'. Volochine indeed felt slightly uncomfortable, because he had come expressly to see Lida, and was obliged to conceal his intention.
During the few days that followed his unfortunate proposal to Lida, Novikoff had become somewhat calmer. That Lida had refused him might have been accidental, he thought; it was his fault, indeed, as he ought to have prepared her for such an avowal. Nevertheless it was painful to him to visit the Sanines.
The Sanines' house was in the main street of the town, and, the town being small, their garden extended as far as the river, beyond which were fields. The house was an old mansion, with rickety pillars on either side and a broad terrace. The large gloomy garden had run to waste; it looked like some dull green cloud that had descended to earth. At night it seemed haunted.
"Very well; and Ludmilla Nicolaievna will invite Karsavina and Olga Ivanovna." "Who are they?" asked Yourii once more. Lialia laughed. "You will see!" she said, kissing the tips of her fingers and looking very mysterious. "Aha!" said Yourii, smiling. "Well, we shall see what we shall see!" After some hesitation, Novikoff with an air of indifference, remarked: "We might ask the Sanines too."
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