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Sanine looked up. "Aha!" he exclaimed, as he shut the book, "what's the news?" Novikoff smiled sadly, as he took the other's hand. "Oh! nothing," he said, as he approached the window, "It's all just the same as ever it was." From where he sat Sanine could only see Novikoff's tall figure silhouetted against the evening sky, and for a long while he gazed at him without speaking.
Madame Novikoff's political influence, which he recognized to the full, he treated in the same mocking spirit. She is at Berlin, received by Bismarck; he hopes that though the great man may not eradicate her Slavophile heresies, he may manifest the weakness of embroiling nations on mere ethnological grounds.
They were addressed to the "Fair Lady of Claridge's," Madame Novikoff's hotel when in London, and were signed "Peter Paul, Bishop of Claridge's." "There is a fair lady at Claridge's, Whose smile is more charming to me, Than the rapture of ninety-nine marriages Could possibly, possibly, be; " is the final dedicatory stanza. It is the gracious fooling of a philosopher who understood his company.
Lida's limbs are the same as before; so are her passion and her splendid vitality. But of course, it is extremely convenient and also agreeable to provide oneself with enjoyment while piously imagining that one is doing a noble deed. I should rather say it was!" At these words, Novikoff's self-pity gave place to a nobler sentiment. "You take me to be worse than I am," he said reproachfully.
I will see to it that Sarudine has to leave the town, and you well, you shall marry Novikoff, and be happy. I know that if you had never met this dashing young officer, you would have accepted Sascha Novikoff. I am certain of it." At the mention of Novikoff's name Lida saw light through the gloom.
This last contained three new Prefaces; in Vol. I. as we have seen, the memorial of Nicholas Kireeff; in Vol. II. the latter half of the original Preface to Vol. I., cancelled thence at Madame Novikoff's request, though now carefully modified so as to avoid anything which might irritate Russia at a moment when troubles seemed to be clearing away. In his Preface to Vol.
Novikoff's tear-stained eyes flashed back a reply. They said, "Ah! leave me alone! Surely you can see how sad I am!" Sanine understood, and was silent. The dreamy summer twilight-hour had come, and above the verdant garden the sky, clear as crystal, grew paler. At last Sanine spoke. "Instead of going the deuce knows where, I think it would be much more sensible if you were to marry Lida."
Jealousy tortured him; the thought that the young woman whose body he loved could appear before other men in an alluring dress that would exhibit her charms in order to provoke their passions. "Surely it is going too far to say that," replied Sarudine, raising his eyebrows. Novikoff's glance was full of hatred.
The latter, noticing Novikoff's agitation, thought Inwardly, "You good-natured old fool!" Then he continued: "As to the relations between Lida and Sarudine, I can affirm nothing positively, for I know nothing, but I don't believe that...." He did not finish the sentence when he saw how dark the other's face became.
"Oh! we must have Lida," cried Lialia, not because she particularly liked the girl, but because she knew of Novikoff's passion, and wished to please him. She was so happy herself in her own love, that she wanted all those about her to be happy also. "Then we shall have to invite the officers, too," observed Ivanoff, maliciously. "What does that matter? Let us do so. The more the merrier!"
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