“Lipochka (sitting by the window with a book). What a pleasant activity these dances are! How good it is! What could be more amazing? You come to the Assembly or to someone’s wedding, you sit, naturally - all in flowers, dressed up like a toy or a magazine picture; suddenly a gentleman flies up: “Give me happiness, madam!” Well, you see: if a person has some kind of army concept, you just squint and answer: “If you please, with pleasure!” Oh! (with fervor) charmingly! This is simply incomprehensible to the mind!..”