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"I will consent to live with you, Varvara Pavlovna," he continued; "that is to say, I will take you to Lavriki, and live with you as long as I possibly can. Then I will go away; but I will visit you from time to time. You see, I do not wish to deceive you; only do not ask for more than that.
He sent word to his steward about his wife's allowance, ordering him, at the same time, to withdraw the whole management of the estate from General Korobine immediately, without waiting for any settlement of accounts, and to see to his Excellency's departure from Lavriki.
"No thanks, I beg of you we shall do much better without them," hastily exclaimed Lavretsky. "Then, he added, approaching the door, I may depend upon " "To-morrow I will be at Lavriki," replied Varvara Pavlovna, rising respectfully from her seat. "What do you wish to say?" "I am aware that I have not yet in any way deserved forgiveness. But may I hope that, at least, in time "
"How was it you didn't understand what I meant?" she kept saying. "Surely I said to you, 'Down with you!" "It is better as it is, my dear aunt. Don't disturb yourself all has turned out admirably," declared Varvara Pavlovna. "Well, anyhow he is as cold as ice," said Maria Dmitrievna. "It is true you didn't cry, but surely my tears flowed before his eyes. So he wants to shut you up at Lavriki.
"Where do you come from now? Where have you left that's to say, I meant" she hurriedly corrected herself "I meant to say, shall you stay with us long?" "I come just now from Berlin," replied Lavretsky, "and to-morrow I shall go into the country to stay there, in all probability, a long time." "I suppose you are going to live at Lavriki?"
Most probably you are out of funds." "Don't say that you wound my feelings," whispered Varvara Pavlovna. "However that may be, you are still, to my sorrow, my wife. I cannot drive you away, so this is what I propose. You can go to Lavriki to-day if you like and live there! There is an excellent house there, as you know. You shall have every thing you can want, besides your allowance.
"And I shall know how to respect your tranquillity and your independence," she continued, bringing her preconcerted speech to a close. Lavretsky bowed low. Varvara understood that her husband silently thanked her. The next day they arrived at Lavriki towards evening.
When she arrived at Lavriki, which was in the very hottest part of the summer, the house seemed to her sombre and in bad order, the servants antiquated and ridiculous; but she did not think it necessary to say a word about this to her husband.
Its stable became stocked with horses; comfortable furniture was brought to it from Lavriki; and the town supplied it with wine, and with books and newspapers. In short, Lavretsky provided himself with every thing he wanted, and began to lead a life which was neither exactly that of an ordinary landed proprietor, nor exactly that of a regular hermit.
If she had intended to settle at Lavriki, she would have altered every thing there, beginning of course with the house; but the idea of staying in that out-of-the-way corner never, even for an instant, came into her mind. She merely lodged in it, as she would have done in a tent, putting up with all its discomforts in the sweetest manner, and laughing at them pleasantly.
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