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Chapter 6

           IthinkImustbeoneofthosewhoareborntobeinluck,foronedoesnotoftenmeetwithpeoplewhomonefeelshecanlovefromthefirstsightoftheirfaces;andyet,nosoonerdoIstepoutoftherailwaycarriagethanIhappenuponyou!

           “Iknowitismoreorlessashamefacedthingtospeakofone’sfeelingsbeforeothers;andyethereamItalkinglikethistoyou,andamnotabitashamedorshy.Iamanunsociablesortoffellowandshallverylikelynotcometoseeyouagainforsometime;butdon’tthinktheworseofmeforthat.ItisnotthatIdonotvalueyoursociety;andyoumustneversupposethatIhavetakenoffenceatanything.

           “Youaskedmeaboutyourfaces,andwhatIcouldreadinthem;Iwilltellyouwiththegreatestpleasure.You,AdelaidaIvanovna,haveaveryhappyface;itisthemostsympatheticofthethree.Nottospeakofyournaturalbeauty,onecanlookatyourfaceandsaytoone’sself,‘Shehasthefaceofakindsister.’Youaresimpleandmerry,butyoucanseeintoanother’sheartveryquickly.That’swhatIreadinyourface.

           “Youtoo,AlexandraIvanovna,haveaverylovelyface;butIthinkyoumayhavesomesecretsorrow.Yourheartisundoubtedlyakind,goodone,butyouarenotmerry.Thereisacertainsuspicionof‘shadow’inyourface,likeinthatofHolbein’sMadonnainDresden.Somuchforyourface

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