Chapter 18

           

           Theyheardthesoundofstepsandaman’svoice,thenawoman’svoiceandlaughter,andimmediatelythereaftertherewalkedintheexpectedguests:SapphoShtoltz,andayoungmanbeamingwithexcessofhealth,theso-calledVaska.Itwasevidentthatamplesuppliesofbeefsteak,truffles,andBurgundyneverfailedtoreachhimatthefittinghour.Vaskabowedtothetwoladies,andglancedatthem,butonlyforonesecond.HewalkedafterSapphointothedrawing-room,andfollowedheraboutasthoughhewerechainedtoher,keepinghissparklingeyesfixedonherasthoughhewantedtoeather.SapphoShtoltzwasablondebeautywithblackeyes.Shewalkedwithsmartlittlestepsinhigh-heeledshoes,andshookhandswiththeladiesvigorouslylikeaman.

           Annahadnevermetthisnewstaroffashion,andwasstruckbyherbeauty,theexaggeratedextremetowhichherdresswascarried,andtheboldnessofhermanners.Onherheadtherewassuchasuperstructureofsoft,goldenhairherownandfalsemixedthatherheadwasequalinsizetotheelegantlyroundedbust,ofwhichsomuchwasexposedinfront.Theimpulsiveabruptnessofhermovementswassuchthatateverystepthelinesofherkneesandtheupperpartofherlegsweredistinctlymarkedunderherdress,andthequestioninvoluntarilyrosetothemindwhereintheundulating,piled-upmountainofmaterialatthebacktherealbodyofthewoman,sosmallandslender,sonakedinfront,andsohiddenbehindandbelow,reallycametoanend.

           BetsymadehastetointroducehertoAnna.

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