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Chapter 4

           Intheoppositesideontherighthandwallwasanotherdoor,alwayskeptlocked.Thatledtothenextflat,whichformedaseparatelodging.Sonia’sroomlookedlikeabarn;itwasaveryirregularquadrangleandthisgaveitagrotesqueappearance.Awallwiththreewindowslookingoutontothecanalranaslantsothatonecornerformedaveryacuteangle,anditwasdifficulttoseeinitwithoutverystronglight.Theothercornerwasdisproportionatelyobtuse.Therewasscarcelyanyfurnitureinthebigroom:inthecornerontherightwasabedstead,besideit,nearestthedoor,achair.Aplain,dealtablecoveredbyablueclothstoodagainstthesamewall,closetothedoorintotheotherflat.Tworush-bottomchairsstoodbythetable.Ontheoppositewallneartheacuteanglestoodasmallplainwoodenchestofdrawerslooking,asitwere,lostinadesert.Thatwasalltherewasintheroom.Theyellow,scratchedandshabbywall-paperwasblackinthecorners.Itmusthavebeendampandfulloffumesinthewinter.Therewaseverysignofpoverty;eventhebedsteadhadnocurtain.

           Sonialookedinsilenceathervisitor,whowassoattentivelyandunceremoniouslyscrutinisingherroom,andevenbeganatlasttotremblewithterror,asthoughshewasstandingbeforeherjudgeandthearbiterofherdestinies.

           “Iamlate....It’seleven,isn’tit?”heasked,stillnotliftinghiseyes.

           “Yes,”mutteredSonia,“ohyes,itis,”sheadded,hastily,asthoughinthatlayhermeansofescape.“Mylandlady’sclockhasjuststruck...

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