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and listening. I knocked at the door, and when she saw me she jumped up, caught the young man by the hand, and almost expired from fright…. Her eyes enlarged, darkened, and she became angry as before; she seemed to grow paler. When she squeezed the young man’s hand very tight he, too, was frightened, and asked her:
“What was the matter?” He said, “Be calm.”
He did not see me at all at the door. Then she dropped his hand, and wished to get up from the bed.
“Good-bye!” she said, “they evidently regretted that I should die calmly; good-bye!” At that he turned, saw me… how he jumped to his feet!… I thought certainly he was going to kill me….
Do you know they thought I had come to take her away, but he perceived that I was standing half dead with fear, and that I was alone. He turned towards her, took her hand and, laughing, said: “But
