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she even told him that Tania wrote verses, and
showed him her poems. Dostojevsky read some
of them out loud, and said some kind things
about them. Tania beamed and flushed with
delight; she thought she could have laid down
her life for these two, who were so kind to her,
and whom she admired so much.
They all forgot the time, and three hours had
gone when Elena Paulovna at last came home
from her shopping. She was very much
surprised, and a little shocked, when she found
Dostojevsky in the drawing-room alone with
her daughters. However, they all looked so
bright and happy that she soon forgot her
anxiety, and even invited Dostojevsky to stay
and dine with them. From that day he became
a frequent guest in their house. He never
showed to advantage in society, but when alone
with a few intimate friends who understood and
admired him, he was fond of talking, and would
give most interesting and graphic descriptions of
many stirring events of his past life, or he would
tell the contents of some novel he was going to
write.
Some of his brightest recollections were
connected with the publication of his first great
novel, ‘Poor People;’ it had an immense success,
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