Идиот

Chapter 16

           Somejumpeduponchairsinordertogetabetterview.DariaAlexeyevnaranintothenextroomandwhisperedexcitedlytoKatiaandPasha.ThebeautifulGermandisappearedaltogether.

           “Mylady!mysovereign!”lamentedLebedeff,fallingonhiskneesbeforeNastasiaPhilipovna,andstretchingouthishandstowardsthefire;“it’sahundredthousandroubles,itisindeed,Ipackeditupmyself,Isawthemoney!Myqueen,letmegetintothefireafteritsaythewordI’llputmywholegreyheadintothefireforit!Ihaveapoorlamewifeandthirteenchildren.Myfatherdiedofstarvationlastweek.NastasiaPhilipovna,NastasiaPhilipovna!”Thewretchedlittlemanwept,andgroaned,andcrawledtowardsthefire.

           “Away,outoftheway!”criedNastasia.“Makeroom,allofyou!Gania,whatareyoustandingtherefor?Don’tstandonceremony.Putinyourhand!There’syourwholehappinesssmoulderingaway,look!Quick!”

           ButGaniahadbornetoomuchthatday,andespeciallythisevening,andhewasnotpreparedforthislast,quiteunexpectedtrial.

           ThecrowdpartedoneachsideofhimandhewasleftfacetofacewithNastasiaPhilipovna,threepacesfromher.Shestoodbythefireandwaited,withherintentgazefixeduponhim.

           Ganiastoodbeforeher,inhiseveningclothes,holdinghiswhiteglovesandhatinhishand,speechlessandmotionless,witharmsfoldedandeyesfixedonthefire.

           Asilly,meaninglesssmileplayedonhiswhite,death-likelips.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 264 из 965