Lover's Prayer Page #3

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Why, do you know her?

I met her this morning

at her mother's house.

That's well caught.

At least we won't have

to take out the buckshot.

Julius Caesar was distinguished

for military valor.

I have a feeling that we shall be friends.

How you do stare at me.

If you are through with toys,

you have much to discover.

What's all this?

You're not at the University yet.

Heaven knows if you'll

get through the examination.

Your short coat wasn't made so very

long ago. You can't throw it away yet.

- Visitors are coming.

- Nonsense. Visitors indeed.

Stop.

Come on, take it off. Put on

the other one. Wash this stuff out.

Giant sea slugs.

Our Dimitry is responsible

for the table as always.

Rolled carpet bag.

We have the cabbages from

Mashenka's garden, I believe.

And a pheasant trapped by Vladimir.

Yes, using one of Mashenka's traps.

Not a milksop then. I shall rely

on your kind aid and protection,

Maria Nicolayevna

and Pyotr Vassilitch.

What can one do? Time was, you know, but

that is over. And here I am, a princess!

A title's no good without any food. And

I must say this is really very good food.

Extraordinary. And you

know, I do relish good food.

And this is devilish

good food, devilish good.

Pardon. Thank you.

My compliments, Maria Nicolayevna

on your arrangements here.

Modern furnishings

are not to my taste, of course.

But it really is a very

nice house, nonetheless.

He looks very familiar.

You know he is a criminal.

Come and see us at ten o'clock,

do you hear? Don't fail me.

- Very hard staff.

- Yes, that's probably true.

What a tiresome woman. Dreadful!

And no, I don't like her daughter

at all. She seems terribly conceited.

What has she got to be so very proud

about, "avec sa mine de grisette"?

- You've evidently never seen Grisettes.

- No, thank God.

Yes indeed, thank God.

Only in that case, how can you

have any views about them?

Stop, stop, stop! Another guest.

We must give him a ticket too.

Come along.

Messieurs, may I introduce you? This is

Monsieur Woldemar, our neighbor's son.

And these are the poet Maidanov, Doctor

Looshin, Retired Captain Nirmatsky,

Count Malevsky and Boris the

Hussar, whom you've already seen.

You will all be friends, I hope.

Count, write out a ticket

for Monsieur Woldemar.

That's not fair. This gentleman did not

take part in our game of forfeits.

It's not fair.

Write out a ticket, I tell you.

What is this, a mutiny?

Monsieur Woldemar

in here for the first time.

And today the rule

does not apply to him.

No grumbling. Write out

the ticket. That is my wish.

At least may I be allowed to explain it

Monsieur Woldemar what this is all about?

You see, young man, we are

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