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Vronsky glanced at them, frowned, and looking down at his book as though he had not noticed them, he proceeded to eat and read at the same time. "What? Fortifying yourself for your work?" said the plump officer, sitting down beside him. "As you see," responded Vronsky, knitting his brows, wiping his mouth, and not looking at the officer. "So you’re not afraid of getting fat?" said the latter, turning a chair round for the young officer. "What?" said Vronsky angrily, making a wry face of disgust, and showing his even teeth. "You’re not afraid of getting fat?" "Waiter, sherry!" said Vronsky, without replying, and moving the book to the other side of him, he went on reading. The plump officer took up the list of wines and turned to the young officer. "You choose what we’re to drink,"