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RECOLLECTIONS OF CHILDHOOD 139
she enjoyed passing her comb through it. I sat on
the bed, already fully undressed, with my arms clasped
round my knees, and meditating how I could begin
the conversation which interested me.
" What ridiculous things Feödor Mikhåilovitch said
to-day!" I began, at last, endeavoring to appear as
indifferent as possible. "What were they?" asked
my sister, in an absent-minded way, having evidently
quite forgotten the conversation which was so
important to me. " About my having gipsy eyes, and
being destined to become a beauty," I said, and felt
myself blushing up to the ears.
Aniuta dropped her hand which held the comb, and
turned her face toward me, with a picturesque bend
of the neck.
" And you believe that Feödor Mikhåilovitch thinks
you handsome — handsomer than I am ?" she asked,
gazing at me with a sly and mysterious look.
This cunning look, those gleaming, green eyes, and
the disheveled golden hair, made a perfect
water-nymph of her. Alongside her, in the big, full-length
mirror, which stood exactly opposite her bed, I beheld
my own small, swarthy face, and could make the
comparison between us. I cannot say that that
comparison was especially agreeable to me, but my sister’s
cold, self-confident tone vexed me, and I would not
yield.
" Tastes differ!" I said, angrily.
" Yes; some people do have strange tastes!"
remarked Aniuta, calmly, and went on brushing her
hair.
When the candle was extinguished, I lay with my
face buried in the pillow, and continued my
reflections on the same subject.
" But perhaps Feödor Mikhåilovitch has such a taste
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