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persevere in working. The general impression
is decidedly favourable.
‘Therefore, I repeat, write, write! I should
be much interested if you could find an
opportunity of telling me something about
yourself, your age and your surroundings. All this
would help me greatly to judge of your gifts.—
Yours very sincerely,
‘Dostojevsky.’
Tania was dumfounded, the characters danced
before her eyes. The name of Dostojevsky was
well known to her; it had often been mentioned
in her discussions with her father. She knew that
he was one of the most prominent Russian
authors, but how could it be that he should write
to Aniuta? What did it all mean? For a
moment the thought flashed through her mind
that Aniuta was joking. She stared at her in
mute surprise, and Aniuta enjoyed it thoroughly.
‘Do you see, do you see?’ she exclaimed at
last, and her voice trembled with joyful emotion,
‘I have written a story and sent it to
Dostojevsky, without breathing a word to a single soul
about it. And you see he approves of it, and
accepts it for his paper. So my secret dream is
fulfilled—I am an authoress!”
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