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For some seconds she was unconscious, and the first sight that met her eyes on coming to was Ivan kneeling on the ground, feebly endeavouring to hold at bay a gaunt grey wolf that had already bitten him about the legs and thigh, and was now trying hard to fix its wicked white fangs into his throat. FOR SOME SECONDS SHE WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND THE FIRST SIGHT THAT MET HER EYES ON COMING TO WAS IVAN KNEELING ON THE GROUND FEEBLY ENDEAVORING TO HOLD AT BAY A GAUNT GRAY WOLF THAT HAD ALREADY BITTEN HIM ABOUT THE LEGS AND THIGH AND WAS NOW TRYING HARD TO FIX ITS WICKED WHITE FANGS INTO HIS THROAT
fond, and--though he would not admit it--proud of Olga. She fixed the flower in her dress, and imitating to the best of her knowledge the carriage of royalty, strutted up and down, saying "Am I not grand? Don't I look nice? Ivan--salute me!" And Ivan was preparing to salute her in the proper military style, taught him by a great friend of his in the village, a soldier in the carabineers for whom he had an intense admiration, when his jaw suddenly fell and his eyes bulged. "Whatever is the matter with you?" Olga asked. "There's nothing the matter with me," Ivan cried, shrinking away from her; "but there is with you. Don't! don't make such faces--they frighten me," and turning round, he ran to the place where he had made his descent and tried to climb up. Some minutes later the mother of the children, hearing piercing shrieks for help, flew to the pit, and, missing her footing, slipped over the brink, and falling some ten or more feet, broke one of her legs and otherwise bruised herself. ALMOST BEYOND HIS YEARS AND EXTREMELY FOND AND THOUGH HE WOULD NOT ADMIT IT PROUD OF OLGA SHE FIXED THE FLOWER IN HER DRESS AND IMITATING TO THE BEST OF HER KNOWLEDGE THE CARRIAGE OF ROYALTY STRUTTED UP AND DOWN SAYING AM I NOT GRAND DON'T I LOOK NICE IVAN SALUTE ME AND IVAN WAS PREPARING TO SALUTE HER IN THE PROPER MILITARY STYLE TAUGHT HIM BY A GREAT FRIEND OF HIS IN THE VILLAGE A SOLDIER IN THE CARABINEERS WHO FOR WHOM HE HAD AN INTENSE ADMIRATION WHEN HIS JAW SUDDENLY FELL AND HIS EYES BULGED WHATEVER IS THE MATTER WITH YOU OLGA ASKED THERE'S NOTHING THE MATTER WITH ME IVAN CRIED SHRINKING AWAY FROM HER BUT THERE IS WITH YOU DON'T DON'T MAKE SUCH FACES THEY FRIGHTEN ME AND TURNING ROUND HE RAN TO THE PLACE WHERE HE HAD MADE HIS DESCENT AND TRIED TO CLIMB UP SOME MINUTES LATER THE MOTHER OF THE CHILDREN HEARING PIERCING SHRIEKS FOR HELP FLEW TO THE PIT AND MISSING HER FOOTING SLIPPED OVER THE BRINK AND FALLING SOME TEN OR MORE FEET BROKE ONE OF HER LEGS AND OTHERWISE BRUISED HERSELF
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