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Updated: June 4, 2025
Their necks were thrust forward and with soft movements continually wavered to and fro like water lilies; a thousand eyes like stars glittered upon Zosia. In the centre, raised high above the birds, white herself, and dressed in a long white gown, she turned about like a fountain playing amid flowers.
Zosia jumped from her place and clapped her hands; and, clasping both arms around her aunt’s neck, she wept and laughed by turns for very joy. “O auntie, it is so long since I have seen any guests! Since I have been living here with the hens and turkeys, the only guest that I have seen was a wild dove.
Perhaps time will heal me; I shall depart—for a long absence.” “Thaddeus,” interrupted his uncle, “that is a strange way of being in love, to run away from one’s belovèd. It is well that you are frank; you see, you would have committed an act of folly by going away. But what should you say if I helped you to obtain Zosia? Hey? Well, aren’t you jumping for joy?”
If you feel for me nothing but kindness, we may postpone this betrothal for a time; I do not wish to bind your will: let us wait, Zosia. There is no reason for haste, especially since, yesterday evening, I received orders to remain here in Lithuania as instructor in the local regiment, until I am healed of my wounds. Well, my beloved Zosia?”
“O, auntie,” said Zosia sadly, “how am I to blame? You have locked me up, auntie; there was nobody to dance with; to pass the time away I liked to feed the birds and to pet the children. But just wait, auntie, till I’ve lived among other people for a little while; you’ll see how I improve.”
It was time to begin the polanaise.—The Chamberlain stepped forward, and, lightly throwing back the flowing sleeves of his kontusz and twirling his mustache, he offered his arm to Zosia; with a polite bow he invited her to lead off in the first couple. Behind the Chamberlain a long line of couples formed; the signal was given and the dance began—he was its leader.
If I catch you there, God help you!’ Immediately he slunk off to Zosia again, and stole through the hemp; I caught him, and then took him by the ears and sprinkled him.
If their marriage should come to pass, Telimena would have a refuge for the future in their home, being kin to Zosia and the one who secured her for the Count; she would be like a mother for the young couple. After this decisive consultation, held with herself, she called from the window to Zosia, who was playing in the garden.
The old wives, looking at Zosia, quietly passed the word about, that it would certainly be that girl’s destiny to reconcile two families long at variance. So I see that the old wives’ omen has to-day come true. To be sure, at that time they had in mind the Count, and not Thaddeus.” To this the Warden replied: “There are strange things in the world; who can fathom them all!
Perhaps you are taking me, Zosia, not so much from attachment, as because your uncle and aunt are urging you to do so; but marriage, Zosia, is a very serious matter: take counsel of your own heart and do not hearken to any one’s authority, either to your uncle’s threats or to your aunt’s entreaties.
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