They drove in at the factory gates. On each side
he caught glimpses of the little houses of workpeople, of the faces
of women, of quilts and linen on the railings. “ Look out ! “
shouted the coachman, not pulling up the horses. It was a wide courtyard without grass,with five immense
blocks of buildings with tall chimneys a little distance one from another, warehouses
and barracks, and over everything a sort of grey powder as though
from dust.
Here and there, like oases in the desert, there were pitiful gardens, and the green and red roofs of the houses in which the managers and clerks lived. “ Pray walk in We've been expecting you so long ... we're in real trouble. “
Here and there, like oases in the desert, there were pitiful gardens, and the green and red roofs of the houses in which the managers and clerks lived. “ Pray walk in We've been expecting you so long ... we're in real trouble. “
The servants called her Christina Dmitryevna, and Korolyov
guessed that this was the governess. They went to see the invalid.
“Your nerves must have been playing pranks a little, but that's so common.” At that moment a lamp was brought into the bed-room. The patient screwed up her eyes at the light, then suddenly put her hands to her head and broke into sobs. And the impression of a destitute, ugly creature vanished, and Korolyov no longer noticed the little eyes or the heavy development of the lower part of the face.
Her mother put her arms round her head and hugged her. “ Lizanka, you are crying again ... again, “ she said, hugging her daughter to her. Both wept bitterly. Korolyov sat down on the side of the bed and took Liza's hand.
“I find nothing special the matter,» he said, addressing the mother as he went out of the bedroom.”
“Your nerves must have been playing pranks a little, but that's so common.” At that moment a lamp was brought into the bed-room. The patient screwed up her eyes at the light, then suddenly put her hands to her head and broke into sobs. And the impression of a destitute, ugly creature vanished, and Korolyov no longer noticed the little eyes or the heavy development of the lower part of the face.
Her mother put her arms round her head and hugged her. “ Lizanka, you are crying again ... again, “ she said, hugging her daughter to her. Both wept bitterly. Korolyov sat down on the side of the bed and took Liza's hand.
“I find nothing special the matter,» he said, addressing the mother as he went out of the bedroom.”
“If your daughter is being attended by the
factory doctor, let him go on attending her.” The treatment so
far has been perfectly correct, and I see no reason for changing your doctor. “I have half
an hour to catch the ten o'clock train “ he said.
He sat down at the piano and began turning over
the music. Then he looked at the pictures on the walls, at the
portraits. There was not a single good-looking face among the
portraits, nothing but broad cheekbones and astonished-looking eyes. There was
little sign of culture, and the luxury was senseless and haphazard, and was as
ill fitting as that uniform.
He went into supper. “It looks as though you have no man in the house at all” said Korolyov. Far away beyond the yard the frogs were croaking and the nightingales singing.Looking at the factory buildings and the barracks, where the workpeople were asleep, he thought again what he always thought when he saw a factory.
“There is something baffling in it, of course ...” he thought, looking at the crimson windows. Suddenly there came a strange noise, the same sound Korolyov had heard before supper. Evidently it was the watchman striking the hour.
He went into supper. “It looks as though you have no man in the house at all” said Korolyov. Far away beyond the yard the frogs were croaking and the nightingales singing.Looking at the factory buildings and the barracks, where the workpeople were asleep, he thought again what he always thought when he saw a factory.
“There is something baffling in it, of course ...” he thought, looking at the crimson windows. Suddenly there came a strange noise, the same sound Korolyov had heard before supper. Evidently it was the watchman striking the hour.
He sat down at the piano and began turning over
the music. Then he looked at the pictures on the walls, at the
portraits. There was not a single good-looking face among the
portraits, nothing but broad cheekbones and astonished-looking eyes. There was
little sign of culture, and the luxury was senseless and haphazard, and was as
ill fitting as that uniform.
He went into supper. “It looks as though you have no man in the house at all,”said Korolyov. Far away beyond the yard the frogs were croaking and the nightingales singing.Looking at the factory buildings and the barracks, where the workpeople were asleep, he thought again what he always thought when he saw a factory.
“There is something baffling in it, of course ...” he thought, looking at the crimson windows. Suddenly there came a strange noise, the same sound Korolyov had heard before supper. Evidently it was the watchman striking the hour.
He went into supper. “It looks as though you have no man in the house at all,”said Korolyov. Far away beyond the yard the frogs were croaking and the nightingales singing.Looking at the factory buildings and the barracks, where the workpeople were asleep, he thought again what he always thought when he saw a factory.
“There is something baffling in it, of course ...” he thought, looking at the crimson windows. Suddenly there came a strange noise, the same sound Korolyov had heard before supper. Evidently it was the watchman striking the hour.
What will our children and grandchildren do?
asked Liza. “I don't know I suppose they will throw it all up and
go away”.
“There are lots of places a good, intelligent person can go to”. “The sun has risen,though,” he said.
“There are lots of places a good, intelligent person can go to”. “The sun has risen,though,” he said.
“It is time you were asleep. Very glad to
have made your acquaintance,” he went on, pressing her hand.
“You are a good, interesting woman. He went to his room and went to bed.” In the morning when the carriage was brought round they all came out on to the steps to see him off. They could hear the larks trilling and the church bells pealing.
“You are a good, interesting woman. He went to his room and went to bed.” In the morning when the carriage was brought round they all came out on to the steps to see him off. They could hear the larks trilling and the church bells pealing.
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