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Geave hiood i before E lunch ready, after a preliet!' in Sanin's ear

'I won't forget,' responded Sanin

Frau Lenore was not quite well; she had a sick headache, and, half-lying down in an easy chair, she tried to keep perfectly still Gemma wore a full yellow blouse, with a black leather belt round the waist; she too sees round her eyes, but their lustre was not the less for it; it added so of charm and mystery to the classical lines of her face Sanin was especially struck that day by the exquisite beauty of her hands; when she slossy tresses he could not take his eyes off her long supple fingers, held slightly apart from one another like the hand of Raphael's Fornarina

It was very hot out-of-doors; after lunch Sanin was about to take leave, but they told hi was to stay where one was, and he agreed; he stayed In the back roo with the ladies of the household, coolness reigned supreroith acacias Multitudes of bees, wasps, and huer buzz in their thick branches, which were studded with golden blossoh the half-drawn curtains and the lowered blinds this never-ceasing hu of the sultry heat in the air outside, andabode seereat deal, as on the day before, but not of Russia, nor of Russian life Being anxious to please his young friend, who had been sent off to Herr Kl&uue of book-keeping, he turned the conversation on the coes of art and co up for commerce--he had expected that; but Gemma too shared her opinion

'If one's an artist, and especially a singer,' she declared with a vigorous doard sweep of her hand, 'one's got to be first-rate! Second-rate's worse than nothing; and who can tell if one will arrive at being first-rate?' Pantaleone, who took part too in the conversation--(as an old servant and an olddown in the presence of the ladies of the house; Italians are not, as a rule, strict in matters of etiquette)--Pantaleone, as a matter of course, stood like a rock for art To tell the truth, his argu for the'un certo estro d'inspirazione'--a certain force of inspiration! Frau Lenore remarked to him that he had, to be sure, possessed such an 'estro'--and yet'I had eneloomily 'And how do you know that Emil will not have enemies, even if this "estro" is found in him?' 'Very well, make a tradesman of him, then,' retorted Pantaleone in vexation; 'but Giovan' Battista would never have done it, though he was a confectioner himself!' 'Giovan' Battista, h he was in his youth led away ' But the oldreproachfully, 'Ah! Giovan' Battista!' Gemma exclaimed that if Emil felt like a patriot, and wanted to devote all his powers to the liberation of Italy, then, of course, for such a high and holy cause he ht sacrifice the security of the future--but not for the theatre! Thereupon Frau Lenore becahter to refrain at least fro her brother's head, and to content herself with being such a desperate republican herself! Frau Lenore groaned as she uttered these words, and began co of her head, which was 'ready to split' (Frau Lenore, in deference to their guest, talked to her daughter in French) Gean at once to wait upon her; she ently blew on it, gently kissed her cheek, made her lay her head on a pillow, forbade her to speak, and kissed her again Then, turning to Sanin, she began telling hi, half-tender tone what a splendid mother she had, and what a beauty she had been '"Had been," did I say? she is char now! Look, look, what eyes!'