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to move forward apart, or to join, and thus form one narrow long shade of poplars. But they did not see their shadows; while speaking to her he could not tear away his eyes from her beautiful face, upon which the rosy sunset, it seemed, had left in going down a most delicate colour. She looked down the avenue, pushed away with her sunshade some small stones, then watched attentively till from under her dark dress peeped by turns one or other pointed toe of her small shoes. They stopped a moment, for the road led over a ditch with its bed full of dust, and went down the pathway. Tenaida lifted her head and, looking round with a doubtful glance, asked:
“Do you know where we are? I have never been here before.”
The young man carelessly looked at the locality.
