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On approaching his abode, Romashov noticed, to his astonishment, that a faint gleam of light poured from the dark window of his room. "What can that be? " he thought, not without a certain uneasiness, whilst he involuntarily quickened his steps. "Perhaps it is my seconds waiting to communicate to me the conditions of the duel? " In the hall he ran into Hainán, but he did not recognize him immediately in the dark, and being startled, cried angrily:
"What the devil -- ! Oh, it's you, Hainán -- and who's in there?"