“She woke up from happiness, which filled her to the brim and began to ask to come out. She dreamed of Alexey. Only for some reason he was not in a uniform, but in his underwear. She smiled, thanking God for such a gift, felt her slippers under the bed with her usual movement, and easily stood up. For a long time she could not understand what had changed in her girl’s room. Then I realized: she herself. She is eighteen, and on Saturday the Ipatievs have a ball. Daddy will take her to Yekaterinburg by train first class. At the ball, Alyosha must tell her the most important words. During the waltz, he whispers to her: “On the calendar…” This means that the matchmakers will arrive on the first snow. If she doesn't agree, she'll pretend she didn't hear. If I agree, I must answer “we’ll wait,” so they agreed. Alyosha didn’t know what the answer would be. And just yesterday she figured out what she would say to him in French: “Jeu tem, mon cher...” He’ll be surprised!..”