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fills her mind, and as there is nobody else she
can speak to she contents herself with Tania.
‘Look here,’ she says, ‘if you promise to be
silent as the grave about it, I will tell you a great
secret.’
Tania’s tears stop immediately, her resentment
vanishes instantly; of course she vows
silence, and is very curious to know what her
sister is going to tell her.
‘Come to my room!’ Aniuta says solemnly,
‘I will show you something—something you will
never guess.’
And she takes Tania to her room, and to the
old writing-table, where she keeps her important
papers. Slowly and carefully she pulls out one
of the drawers and takes out a large businesslike
envelope, with a red seal and stamped
Epocha; it is addressed to Miss Nikitischna
Kusynin (the housekeeper, who adored Aniuta,
and would have done anything for her), but out
of the large envelope Aniuta takes a smaller one
addressed, ‘Miss Anna Ivanovna Rajevski,’
and holds out a letter to Tania, written in a
bold firm hand. It runs as follows:—
‘Most Honoured Miss Anna Ivanovna
—Your most kind and confidential letter filled
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