aiting for Boris to come out. She was beginning to get impatient, and stamping her foot was almost ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she

at his reflection, and walked towards the other door. Natasha was on the point of calling to him, but she changed her mind. "Let him look for me," she said to herself. Boris had only just gone out, when at the other door Sonya came in, flushed and muttering something angrily through her tears. Natasha checked her f

er? how can you?" said N

leave me alone!"

now what

uch the better then, and

elf for a mere fancy?" said Nikolay, taking her hand.

g, looked with shining eyes from her hidi

ole world! You're everything to me,"

e you to tal

forgive me, Sonya." He drew

n Sonya and Nikolay had gone out of the roo

want to tell you. Here, here," she said, and she led him into the conservatory,

ittle embarrassed; she looked round her, and seei

ant to? Well, then come here," she said, and went further in among the shrubs and tossed away the doll. "Closer, closer!" sh

ly audibly, peeping up at him from under her eye

come next. Suddenly she jumped on to a tub, so that as she stood she was taller than he, flung both arms round him so that her sl

lower-pots on the other side

aid, "you know

e with me," Na

hat.... In another four years... Then I shall

sixteen ..." she said, count

And her excited face beamed wi

d!" sai

?" And taking his arm, with a happy face she