Of course, I was offended. Demyan had never kept secrets from me before. Now I didn't know what lay ahead of us. If someone could clarify the situation, only Maxim. But, and he remained silent. I don’t know what he was thinking, but we sat side by side and were almost silent. At some point, it really seemed to me that he knew something and would not play with me, but would simply tell everything as it really was. But, of course, he laughed it off. And then he grabbed my arm and sat me back on the couch.

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