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By replying thus to Pavel Pavlovitch's greeting Velchaninoff surprised himself. It seemed strange indeed to him that he should now meet this man without any feeling of anger, and that there should be something quite novel in his feelings towards Pavel Pavlovitch -- a sort of call to new relations with him.
"What a lovely evening! " said Pavel Pavlovitch, looking observantly into the other's eyes.