I will come to you when you invite me.

But even when I am shut up in my own apartments I shall be with my daughter; I shall breathe the same air; I shall hear her going and coming, singing, laughing, and I shall say to myself, 'It is all right, she is happy.' That is all I ask.

A little corner, whence I can share her life." Serge took her hand with effusion.
"Don't be afraid; your daughter will not leave you." Madame Desvarennes, unable to contain her feelings, opened her arms, and Serge fell on her breast, like a true son.
"Do you know, I am going to adore you!" cried Madame Desvarennes, showing Panine a face beaming with happiness.
"I hope so," said the young man, gayly.
Madame Desvarennes became thoughtful.
"What a strange thing life is!" resumed she.

"I did not want you for a son-in-law, and now you are behaving so well toward me that I am full of remorse.

Oh, I see now what a dangerous man you are, if you captivate other women's hearts as you have caught mine." She looked at the Prince fixedly, and added, in her clear commanding voice, with a shade of gayety: "Now, I hope you will reserve all your powers of charming for my daughter.