As she asked this question she looked so directly at me that I wanted to answer, but hesitated to speak.

Stepan Trofimovitch grasped the position at last and introduced me.
"I know, I know," she said, "I'm delighted to meet you.

Mother has heard a great deal about you, too.

Let me introduce you to Mavriky Nikolaevitch too, he's a splendid person.

I had formed a funny notion of you already.