that ferapont annoying, may the devil take him. silly thing he made me say, telling him to call me, your honor. why don't you say anything olya? it's about time you stopped this nonsense, sulking like this for no reason whatever. you're here masha and irina's here too, that's excellent. we can talk it over then. frankly, and once and for all, what have you got against me? what is it? drop it now andrusha, let's talk it over tomorrow. what a dreadful night. don't get upset. i'm asking you quite calmly what have you got against me? tell me frankly. good night olya, god bless, sleep well. good night andrei, i should leave them now, they're tired, tired. talk it over tomorrow. really andrusha, let's leave it till tomorrow. it's time to go to bed. i only want to say one thing then i'll go, in a moment. first of all you've got something against my wife, against natasha. i've always been conscious of it from the day we got married. natasha is a fine woman. she's honest, straightforward and high-principled. that's my opinion. i love and re

i'd better call ferapont. i just can't carry all this. no one pays any attention when i ring.there anyone there? will someone come up please? how dreadful it all is and how tired of it i am. ah, take these downstairs please. the kolotilin girls are sitting under the stairs. give it to them and this too. very good madam. moscow was burned down in 1812 just the same as... yes, the french were surprised, all right. oh, go along. now take those down. very good madam. give it all away nanny dear, we won't keep anything. give it all away. i'm so tired, i can hardly keep on my feet. we mustn't let the vershinins go home. the little girls can sleep in the drawing room and aleksandr ignatyevich can share the downstairs room with the baron. fedotik can go in with the baron too. maybe he should go into the ballroom. the doctor's gone and got drunk. you'd think he'd done it on purpose? he's so hopelessly drunk that we can't let anyone go into his room. vershinin's wife will have to go into the drawing room too. don't send me away olyaska darling, don't send me away. what nonsense you're t