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3、syoucallyourself!Buthowdoyoudo?IseeIhavefrightenedyou-sitdownandtellmeallthenews.’ItwasinJuly,1805,andthespeakerwasthewell-knownAnnaPavlovnaScherer,maidofhonorandfavoriteoftheEmpressMaryaFedorovna.WiththesewordsshegreetedPrinceVasiliKuragin,amanofhighrankandimportan
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7、onationnaturaltoamanofimportancewhohadgrownoldinsocietyandatcourt.HewentuptoAnnaPavlovna,kissedherhand,presentingtoherhisbald,scented,andshininghead,andcomplacentlyseatedhimselfonthesofa.‘Firstofall,dearfriend,tellmehowyouare.Setyourfriend’smindatrest,’saidhewithout
8、alteringhistone,beneaththepolitenessandaffectedsympathyofwhichindifferenceandevenironycouldbediscerned.‘Canonebewellwhilesufferingmorally?