98/116 Tell me," he turned quickly to Stepan Trofimovitch, "when are you going to Switzerland ?" "I... to Switzerland ?" Stepan Trofimovitch replied, wondering and confused. You see, if that'll please you, I've flown here to announce that I'm not at all against it, since you were set on having my opinion as quickly as possible; and if, indeed," he pattered on, "you want to 'be saved,' as you wrote, beseeching my help in the same letter, I am at your service again. Is it true that he is going to be married, Varvara Petrovna ?" He turned quickly to her. "I hope I'm not being indiscreet; he writes himself that the whole town knows it and every one's congratulating him, so that, to avoid it he only goes out at night. |