Sevastopol

rnly mistress of the house, a fat woman of for

e, and all who were in the roo

icer. "He must be waked. Get up for your dinner," he said,

red cheeks, sprang energetically from the sofa, an

e said to the doctor, whom

gnized his brother immedia

w me?" he said

brother; "this is astonishing!"

he third repetition as though the t

ary to do it exac

der, looking at his brother. "Let us go

ny soup. You eat it, Feders

nted someth

want an

er: "Well, how are you; tell me all about it." And still he kept

in becoming somewhat silent, the elder brother inquired why the youn

vancement more rapidly there than in the guards. There it takes ten years to reach the grade of colonel, while here Todleb

u are!" said his

thing very disgraceful, "all this is nonsense, and the principal reason why I asked it was that I was ashamed to live in Peters

out his cigarette-machine, and not even glancing at

ible in the bastions?" inquir

get used to it afterwards. It's no

hat do you think?-will Sevastopol b

kno

as stolen from us on the road, and it had my shako in it, so that now I

they were more widely opened, and clearer, which appeared the more peculiar because they were veiled frequently by a slight moisture. A golden down was sprouting on his cheeks, and over his ruddy lips, which were often folded into a shy smile, displaying teeth of dazzling whiteness. He was a well formed and broad-shouldered fellow, in unbuttoned coat, from beneath which was visible a red shirt with collar turned back. As he stood before his brother, leaning his elbows on the railing of the porch, with cigarette in

nd of good-looking young fellows, and who had had him spend his holidays with her, a