A Nobleman's Nest

d hand), but Liza did not begin her part. He stopped, and looked at her. Liza's eyes, fixed straigh

atter with you

showed you Christofór Feódoritch's cantata on c

Mikhaílovna, it was a

nd me also. Now he will

arliest childhood, I have never been able to endure the sig

German is a poor, solitary, broken man-and you

was disc

ible for the whole thing. No, do not say a word; I know myself well. My thoughtlessnes

tion, he habitually wound up by speaking of himself, and he di

owever, I do not know your opinion of me; but your aunt, on the contrary, cannot bear me. I must

some hesitation:-"yo

over the keys; a barely percepti

said:-"Do I seem an

but I do not consider you an egoist; on the

awings with which I decorate your album, and so forth and so on. I can do all that-and still be an egoist. I venture to think, that you are not bored in my company, and

ful, like all worldly people

frowned

t the leaves of the bound volume which stood on the music-rack:-"think what you will of me, call me an egoist even,-so be it! but do not call me a worldly

, if you pleas

ad practised very prettily, but he read music badly. On the other hand, the second part of the sonata-a rather brisk allegro-did not go at

-day; it is well that Lemm does not h

the piano, and t

we do now?

efore it has grown completely dark. Perhaps the other muse,-the muse of drawing ... what's her name? I've forgo

pocket, polished his nails, and gazed somewhat askance at his hands. They were very handsome and white; on the thumb o

landscape-and that is fine. Very good! Only here-give me a

the same landscape: in the foreground were large, dishevelled trees, in the distance, a m

bending his head now to the right, now to the left

inclination, was on the point of departing; but Pánshi

Christofór Feódoritch? Are not y

id Lemm in a surly v

y. You and I will have a

es,"-repeate

circling his waist with his arm, and smiling brightly:-"but we couldn't make i

ur romantz,"-retorted Lemm, pushing a

im. She overtook

s she accompanied him to the gate, across the close-cropped g

ade no

ch; I was convinced that he would appreciat

hal

ongue:-"but he cannot understand anything; how is it that you do no

iza:-"he understands everything, an

pleases, and he is content with that-well, and bravo! But I am not angry; that

stofór Feódoritch

in Russian:-"you are a goot girl ... but see yonder, some vu

raw hat. Courteously saluting him (he bowed to all newcomers in the town of O * * *; he turned away from his acquaintances on the street-that was the rule which he had laid dow