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The transition fronation,' was acconation, too, was not slow in changing into a secret satisfaction, which was, however, concealed in every way and suppressed for the sake of appearances Sanin had won Frau Lenore's heart froot used to the idea of his being her son-in-law, she found nothing particularly distasteful in it, though she thought it her duty to preserve a somewhat hurt, or rather careworn, expression on her face Besides, everything that had happened the last few days had been so extraordinary One thing upon the top of another As a practical woman and a mother, Frau Lenore considered it her duty also to put Sanin through various questions; and Sanin, who, on setting out thatto meet Gemma, had not a notion that he shouldat all at that tiave himself up to the current of his passion--Sanin entered, with perfect readiness, one ht even say with zeal, into his part--the part of the betrothed lover, and answered all her inquiries circumstantially, exactly, with alacrity When she had satisfied herself that he was a real nobleman by birth, and had even expressed some surprise that he was not a prince, Frau Lenore assumed a serious air and 'warned him betimes' that she should be quite unceremoniously frank with him, as she was forced to be so by her sacred duty as aelse froed her not to spare him!

Then Frau Lenore observed that Herr Kl&uuhtened her lips, and hesitated--Herr Klüber, Geht thousand guldens, and that with every year this sum would rapidly be increased; and as his, Herr Sanin's incouldens,' Sanin repeated deliberately 'That's in our moneyabout fifteen thousand roubles My income is much smaller I have a seht yield--and, in fact, it could not fail to yield--five or six thousandand if I go into the governet a salary of two thousand a year'

'Into the service in Russia?' cried Frau Lenore, 'Then I ht be able to enter in the diplomatic service,' Sanin put in; 'I have some connections There one's duties lie abroad Or else, this is what one ht do, and that's much the best of all: sell my estate and e; for instance, the i so absurd, but he was possessed by an incomprehensible recklessness! He looked at Gean, kept getting up, walking about the rooain--he looked at her--and no obstacle existed for hi at once in the best way, if only she were not troubled!