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general murmured a few polite words, and asked Lizabetha
Prokofievna if she did not feel cold on the terrace. He very
nearly asked Hippolyte how long he had been at the Uni-
versity, but stopped himself in time. Evgenie Pavlovitch and
Prince S. suddenly grew extremely gay and amiable. Ade-
laida and Alexandra had not recovered from their surprise,
but it was now mingled with satisfaction; in short, everyone
seemed very much relieved that Lizabetha Prokofievna had
got over her paroxysm. Aglaya alone still frowned, and sat
apart in silence. All the other guests stayed on as well; no
one wanted to go, not even General Ivolgin, but Lebedeff
said something to him in passing which did not seem to
please him, for he immediately went and sulked in a cor-
ner. The prince took care to offer tea to Burdovsky and his
friends as well as the rest. The invitation made them rath-
er uncomfortable. They muttered that they would wait for
Hippolyte, and went and sat by themselves in a distant cor-
ner of the verandah. Tea was served at once; Lebedeff had
no doubt ordered it for himself and his family before the
others arrived. It was striking eleven.

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