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Ladies considered him enchantingly romantic, but he did not cultivate ladies' acquaintance.... 'So you see, Yevgeny, observed Arkady, as he finished his story, 'how unjustly you judge of my uncle!
I myself, the man you see before you now, have felt the pulse of Prince Wittgenstein and of Zhukovsky! 'Well, well, but my business was on one side; stick to your lancet, and let everything else go hang! Your grandfather was a very honourable man, a real soldier. 'Confess, now, he was rather a blockhead, remarked Bazarov lazily. 'Ah, Yevgeny, how can you use such an expression!
'Our grand-duchesses don't talk Russian like that, remarked Arkady. 'She's seen ups and downs, my dear boy; she's known what it is to be hard up! 'Any way, she's charming, observed Arkady. 'What a magnificent body! pursued Bazarov. 'Shouldn't I like to see it on the dissecting-table. 'Hush, for mercy's sake, Yevgeny! that's beyond everything. 'Well, don't get angry, you baby.
Even Yevgeny, who had finished his zakouski and liqueur, pushed his broth away to listen undisturbed; and the footmen, with a change of plates, stole about the room on tiptoe. Irina's voice, nearing the climax of the solo, soared higher and fuller; while Ivan, with sparkling eyes, awaited the moment when he should lead the others into the rousing chorus that terminated the song.
Arina Vlasyevna first prayed to her heart's content, then she had a long, long conversation with Anfisushka, who stood stock-still before her mistress, and fixing her solitary eye upon her, communicated in a mysterious whisper all her observations and conjectures in regard to Yevgeny Vassilyevitch.
'To Arkady Nikolaitch? put in the old man. 'Who's Arkady Nikolaitch? said Bazarov, as though in doubt.... 'Oh, yes! that chicken! No, let him alone; he's turned jackdaw now. Don't be surprised; that's not delirium yet. Will you do that? 'Yes, I will do it.... But is it a possible thing for you to die, Yevgeny?... Think only! Where would divine justice be after that?
'We will converse on this subject with you more in detail some day, dear Yevgeny Vassilyitch; we will hear your views, and express our own. For my part, I am heartily glad you are studying the natural sciences. I have heard that Liebig has made some wonderful discoveries in the amelioration of soils. You can be of assistance to me in my agricultural labours; you can give me some useful advice.
Excuse me, my dear fellow, but it is the truth; everyone about you has been noticing it for a long time. Dr. Yevgeny Fyodoritch has just told me that it is essential for you to rest and distract your mind for the sake of your health. Perfectly true! Excellent! In a day or two I am taking a holiday and am going away for a sniff of a different atmosphere.
'You must not imagine, Yevgeny, I want to appeal, so to speak, to our guest's sympathies by making out we live in such a wilderness. Quite the contrary, I maintain that for a thinking man nothing is a wilderness. At least, I try as far as possible not to get rusty, so to speak, not to fall behind the age.
Yevgeny Petrovitch Bykovsky, the prosecutor of the circuit court, who had just come back from a session and was taking off his gloves in his study, looked at the governess as she made her report, and laughed. "Seryozha smoking . . ." he said, shrugging his shoulders. "I can picture the little cherub with a cigarette in his mouth! Why, how old is he?" "Seven.
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