And she had a lady's maid, also big.

She said..." Here Prince Hippolyte paused, evidently collecting his ideas with difficulty.
"She said...

Oh yes! She said, 'Girl,' to the maid, 'put on a livery, get up behind the carriage, and come with me while I make some calls.'" Here Prince Hippolyte spluttered and burst out laughing long before his audience, which produced an effect unfavorable to the narrator.

Several persons, among them the elderly lady and Anna Pavlovna, did however smile.
"She went.

Suddenly there was a great wind.