At one place the house had disappeared entirely; only the square window made of red light remained.

And the chimney of the house was visible and there a certain spark glistened, looked down and seemed to think of its own affairs.
What affairs do chimneys have?
Various affairs.
Of the people in the garden only their voices remained.

As long as some one walked near the lanterns he could be seen; but as soon as he walked away all seemed to melt, melt, melt, and the voice above the ground laughed, talked, floating fearlessly in the darkness.

But the officers and the students could be seen even in the dark--a white spot, and above it a small light of a cigarette and a big voice.
And now the most joyous thing commenced for Yura--the fairy tale.

The people and the festival and the lanterns remained on earth, while he soared away, transformed into air, melting in the night like a grain of dust.