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"Oh, that's all very well. You wait a bit, and you'll come to

this yourself. It's very nice for you to have over six thousand

acres in the Karazinsky district, and such muscles, and the

freshness of a girl of twelve; still you'll be one of us one day.

Yes, as to your question, there is no change, but it's a pity

you've been away so long."

"Oh, why so?" Levin queried, panic-stricken.

"Oh, nothing," responded Oblonsky. "We'll talk it over. But

what's brought you up to town?"

"Oh, we'll talk about that, too, later on," said Levin, reddening

again up to his ears.

"All right. I see," said Stepan Arkadyevitch. "I should ask you

to come to us, you know, but my wife's not quite the thing. But I

tell you what; if you want to see them, they're sure now to be at

the Zoological Gardens from four to five. Kitty skates. You drive

along there, and I'll come and fetch you, and we'll go and dine

somewhere together."

"Capital. So good-bye till then."