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"Well now, we can sit quietly," said Countess Lidia Ivanovna, slipping hurriedly with an agitated smile between the table and the sofa, "and talk over our tea." After some words of preparation, Countess Lidia Ivanovna, breathing hard and flushing crimson, gave into Alexey Alexandrovitch’s hands the letter she had received. After reading the letter, he sat a long while in silence. "I don’t think I have the right to refuse her," he said, timidly lifting his eyes. "Dear friend, you never see evil in anyone!" "On the contrary, I see that all is evil. But whether it is just..." His face showed irresolution, and a seeking for counsel, support, and guidance in a matter he did not understand. "No," Countess Lidia Ivanovna interrupted him; "there are limits to everything. I can understand im