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"What do you mean by that?" cried Sarudine angrily, aware that he was losing his temper. "A scandal!" he thought to himself. "I mean what I say," replied Sanine. "Your presence here is utterly unnecessary, and we shall all be delighted to see the last of you." Sarudine took a step forward. He looked extremely uncomfortable, and his white teeth gleamed threateningly, like those of a wild beast.
"Go for a walk till supper-time," said Maria Ivanovna. "Delighted," exclaimed Sarudine. His spurs clinked, as he offered Lida his arm. "I hope that I may be allowed to come too," said Novikoff, meaning to be satirical, though his face wore a tearful expression. "Who is there to prevent you?" replied Lida, smiling, at him over her shoulder. "Yes, you go, too," exclaimed Sanine.
He got up, wiped his bloody nose on his sleeve, exclaiming with emphasis, "What a fool!" "Yes, I remember seeing that," thought Sarudine, "and then they had drinks together at the 'Crown." The night drew near to its end. In silence so strange, so oppressive, it seemed as if Sarudine were the one living, suffering soul left on earth.
Better wait until he goes to sleep." Another quarter of an hour passed, and Sarudine appeared to be restless. To Tanaroff such suspense was intolerable. At last the sufferer lay motionless. "Aha! he's asleep," thought Tanaroff, inwardly pleased. "Yes, I'm sure that he is." He moved cautiously across the room so that the jingling of his spurs was scarcely audible. Suddenly Sarudine opened his eyes.
Humid airs floated towards him from the garden where grass and foliage gained new lustre in the evening dew. The strong odour of tobacco was an inducement to sneeze. "Good evening," said Sanine, leaning on the windowsill. "Good evening." "To-day I have been challenged to fight a duel," said Sanine. "What fun!" replied Ivanoff carelessly. "With whom, and why?" "With Sarudine.
Meanwhile, forsaken and alone, Sarudine lay there upon his couch. His soldier-servant, who had learnt the whole truth elsewhere, moved noiselessly about, looking sad and anxious as before. He set the tea- things ready, fetched some wine, and drove the dog out of the room as it leaped about for joy at the sight of its master. After a while the man came back on tiptoe.
In short ..." "Oh! That'll do!" replied Sanine, drawing back in disgust from Von Deitz, from whose mouth saliva spurted. "Think what you like; I don't care. And tell Sarudine that he is an ass!" "You've no right, sir, I say, you've no right," shouted Von Deitz. "Very good, very good," said Tanaroff, quite satisfied "Let us go." "No!" cried the other, plaintively, as he waved his lanky arms.
Before them lay a meadow where walking barefoot in the long lush grass was an agreeable relief. "How delightful!" cried Ivanoff. "Life's worth living to-day," rejoined his companion. Ivanoff glanced at Sanine; he thought those words must surely remind him of Sarudine and the recent tragedy.
"Why so pensive?" murmured Sarudine, with shining eyes, as his lips touched Lida's dainty little ear, Lida was at once joyful and afraid. Now, as on all occasions when Sarudine embraced her, she felt a strange thrill.
"What ... what is the matter?" he stammered, as he endeavoured to protect Sanine. Scarcely noticing him, Sarudine roughly pushed him aside. He saw nothing else in front of him but Sanine's cold, calm eyes. "I have already told you so," said Sanine, in the same tone. To Sarudine everything seemed whirling round. He heard behind him hasty footsteps, and the startled cry of a woman.
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