noon
So powerful was this impression , that even the very part of the room where Dubova stood appeared full of sunshine , while her own corner was steeped in gloom . Sina remembered how she had always thought herself purer and more beautiful than her friend , and the change that had come caused her intense anguish . Yet all this lay hidden deep in her heart , and outwardly she was perfectly calm ; indeed , almost gay . She put on a pretty dark-blue dress , and , taking her hat and sunshade , walked to school in her usual buoyant way , where she remained until noon , and then returned home . In the street she met Lida Sanina . They both stood there in the sunlight , graceful , young , and pretty , as with smiles on their lips they talked of trifling things . Lida felt morbidly hostile towards Sina , happy and free from care as she imagined her to be , while the latter envied Lida her liberty and her pleasant , easy life .