"I haven't read it.

Lembke writes novels too." "Yes ?" queried Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch, as though beginning to be interested.
"In Russian, on the sly, of course, Yulia Mihailovna knows and allows it.

He's henpecked, but with good manners; it's their system.

Such strict form--such self-restraint! Something of the sort would be the thing for us." "You approve of government methods ?" "I should rather think so! It's the one thing that's natural and practicable in Russia....

I won't...