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"Well, I'll come too, then."

"No, why should you?"

"Why not? why not? why not?" said Kitty, opening her eyes wide,

and clutching at Varenka's parasol, so as not to let her go. "No,

wait a minute; why not?"

"Oh, nothing; your father has come, and besides, they will feel

awkward at your helping."

"No, tell me why you don't want me to be often at the Petrovs'.

You don't want me to-why not?"

"I didn't say that," said Varenka quietly.

"No, please tell me!"

"Tell you everything?" asked Varenka.

"Everything, everything!" Kitty assented.

"Well, there's really nothing of any consequence; only that

Mihail Alexeyevitch" (that was the artist's name) "had meant to

leave earlier, and now he doesn't want to go away," said Varenka,

smiling.

"Well, well!" Kitty urged impatiently, looking darkly at Varenka.