The Snow Storm part 12
Dear, kind Maria Gavrilovna, do not try to deprive me of my last consolation: the thought that you would have consented to make me happy, if…”“Don`t speak, for Heaven`s sake, don`t speak. You torture...
The Snow Storm part 11
A secret, of whatever nature it may be, always presses heavily upon the human heart. Her stratagem had the desired success; at least Bourmin fell into such a reverie, and his black eyes rested...
The Snow Storm part 10
We have already said that, in spite of her coldness, Maria Gavrilovna was, as before, surrounded by suitors. But all had to retire into the background when the wounded Colonel Bourmin of the Hussars,...
The Snow Storm part 9
Another misfortune fell upon her: Gavril Gavrilovitch died, leaving her the heiress to all his property. But the inheritance did not console her; she shared sincerely the grief of poor Praskovia Petrovna, vowing that...
The Snow Storm part 8
Nobody in the house knew anything about her flight. The letters, written by her the evening before, had been burnt; and her maid, dreading the wrath of her master, had not whispered a word...
The Snow Storm part 7
“What do you want?”“Is Jadrino far from here?”“Yes, yes! Is it far?”“Not far; about ten versts.”At this reply, Vladimir grasped his hair and stood motionless, like a man condemned to death.“Where do you come...
The Snow Storm part 6
At last Vladimir perceived that he was going in the wrong direction. He stopped, began to think, to recollect, and compare, and he felt convinced that he ought to have turned to the right....
The Snow Storm part 5
The first to whom he presented himself, a retired cornet of about forty years of age, and whose name was Dravin, consented with pleasure. The adventure, he declared, reminded him of his young days...
The Snow Storm part 4
Other fantastic and senseless visions floated before her, one after another. At last she arose, paler than usual, and with an unfeigned headache. Her father and mother observed her uneasiness; their tender solicitude and...
The Snow Storm part 3
Needless to mention that this happy idea originated in the mind of the young man, and that it was very congenial to the romantic imagination of Maria Gavrilovna.The winter came and put a stop...
