He'll be acquitted of everything at once, and ladies will wave their batiste handkerchiefs from the platform.

It's the absolute truth!" "It's the truth.

It's the truth!" The inevitable anecdotes followed: Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch's friendly relations with Count K.were recalled.

Count K.'s stern and independent attitude to recent reforms was well known, as well as his remarkable public activity, though that had somewhat fallen off of late.

And now, suddenly, every one was positive that Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch was betrothed to one of the count's daughters, though nothing had given grounds for such a supposition.