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‘Oh yes, with pleasure; but I suppose such a
lady as you are does not want nursery-tales,’
he says jokingly; ‘I shall have to tell you
something serious.’ And he begins talking about
coral-reefs, sea-weeds, infusories, etc. It is very
interesting, and he is quite charmed to see how
eagerly the child listens to these things.
And these delightful tête-à-têtes were resumed
every evening when Ivan Sergejevitsch and Elena
Paulovna had retired for half an hour’s nap.
Aniuta and Fedia did not care to listen to these
instructive conversations, and so Tania had her
uncle all to herself, which was the greatest treat
to her.
Now it happened during one of his visits to
Palibino, that a gentleman from the
neighbourhood came on a visit with his daughter Olga.
She was the only girl of the same age as herself
with whom Tania had any intercourse. She did
not come very often, but when she came she used
to remain the whole day, and sometimes all night
too. She was a lively child, and Tania used to
look forward to her visits. But this time Tania’s
first thought was: ‘What is she going to do after
dinner, and how am I to have uncle to myself?’
She felt instinctively that Olga’s presence would
spoil the fun, so she received her friend much
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