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Rh 'I'm not going to stay here alone! lead the way, if you please.'

The young men got up from the seat.

'You've a formidable gentleman there', Paklin whispered to Nezhdanov, indicating Markelov, 'the very image of John the Baptist eating locusts the locusts without the honey! But he', he added with a nod in Solomin's direction, 'is delightful! What a jolly smile! I've noticed the only people who smile like that are those who're superior to other people without being aware of it.'

'Are there ever people like that?' asked Nezhdanov.

'Not often; but there are some', answered Paklin.