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Besides that, he sent greetings to Monsieur Schelling, Madame

Schoss, and his old nurse, and asked them to kiss for him "dear

Sonya, whom he loved and thought of just the same as ever." When

she heard this Sonya blushed so that tears came into her eyes

and, unable to bear the looks turned upon her, ran away into the

dancing hall, whirled round it at full speed with her dress

puffed out like a balloon, and, flushed and smiling, plumped down

on the floor. The countess was crying.

"Why are you crying, Mamma?" asked Vera. "From all he says one

should be glad and not cry."

This was quite true, but the count, the countess, and Natasha

looked at her reproachfully. "And who is it she takes after?"

thought the countess.