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The music teacher was comforting maman in the next room. "He is young! Young people of his age never restrain themselves. One must resign oneself to that." "No, Yevgenya Andreyevna; he's too spoilt," said maman in a singsong voice. "He has no one in authority over him, and I am weak and can do nothing. Oh, I am unhappy!"
If you knew how important it is for me... Doctor, for God's sake tell me... Am I in danger? 'What can I tell you, Aleksandra Andreyevna, pray? 'For God's sake, I beseech you! 'I can't disguise from you, I say, 'Aleksandra Andreyevna; you are certainly in danger; but God is merciful. 'I shall die, I shall die. And it seemed as though she were pleased; her face grew so bright; I was alarmed.
Lift up your head... Or, perhaps, you don't love me; perhaps I am wrong... In that case, forgive me. 'Aleksandra Andreyevna, what are you saying!... I love you, Aleksandra Andreyevna. She looked straight into my eyes, and opened her arms wide. 'Then take me in your arms. I tell you frankly, I don't know how it was I did not go mad that night.
As to the writing of the third we are fully informed by Mr. F. Strakhof in an article which he published in the St. Petersburg "Gazette" on November 6, 1911. Mr. Strakhof left Moscow at night. He had calculated on Sofya Andreyevna, whose presence at Yasnaya Polyana was highly inexpedient for the business on which he was bound, being still in Moscow.
Sometimes I held my head in my hands, and asked myself, "What are you doing, villain?"... And she would take my hand and hold it, give me a long, long look, and turn away, sigh, and say, 'How good you are! Her hands were so feverish, her eyes so large and languid... 'Yes, she says, 'you are a good, kind man; you are not like our neighbours... No, you are not like that... Why did I not know you till now! 'Aleksandra Andreyevna, calm yourself, I say... 'I feel, believe me, I don't know how I have gained ... but there, calm yourself... All will be right; you will be well again. And meanwhile I must tell you," continued the doctor, bending forward and raising his eyebrows, "that they associated very little with the neighbours, because the smaller people were not on their level, and pride hindered them from being friendly with the rich.
'Do you hear, I love you! 'Aleksandra Andreyevna, how have I deserved 'No, no, you don't you don't understand me.... And suddenly she stretched out her arms, and taking my head in her hands, she kissed it... Believe me, I almost screamed aloud... I threw myself on my knees, and buried my head in the pillow. She did not speak; her fingers trembled in my hair; I listen; she is weeping.
'If I can know for certain that I must die ... then I will tell you all all! 'Aleksandra Andreyevna, I beg! 'Listen; I have not been asleep at all ... I have been looking at you a long while... For God's sake!... I believe in you; you are a good man, an honest man; I entreat you by all that is sacred in the world tell me the truth!
But God Almighty did not make me a fool; I don't take black for white; I know a thing or two; I could see very clearly, for instance that Aleksandra Andreyevna that was her name did not feel love for me, but had a friendly, so to say, inclination a respect or something for me. Though she herself perhaps mistook this sentiment, anyway this was her attitude; you may form your own judgment of it.
The maid was sitting there too, and snoring away in full swing; I can't find fault with the poor girl, though; she was worn out too. Aleksandra Andreyevna had felt very unwell all the evening; she was very feverish. Until midnight she kept tossing about; at last she seemed to fall asleep; at least, she lay still without stirring. The lamp was burning in the corner before the holy image.
I began to soothe her, to assure her... I really don't know what I did say to her. 'You will wake up the girl, I say to her; 'Aleksandra Andreyevna, I thank you ... believe me ... calm yourself. 'Enough, enough! she persisted; 'never mind all of them; let them wake, then; let them come in it does not matter; I am dying, you see... And what do you fear? why are you afraid?
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