ANTIQUE MIRRORS: the two troykas flew side by side, antique mirrors faster moved the feet of the galloping side horses. Nicholas began to draw ahead. Zakhar, while still keeping his arms extended, raised one hand with the reins. "No you won't, master!" he shouted. Nicholas put all his horses to a gallop and passed Zakhar. The horses showered the fine dry snow on the faces of those in the sleigh- beside them sounded quick ringing bells and they caught confused glimpses of swiftly antique mirrors legs and the shadows of the troyka they were passing. The whistling sound of the runners on the snowANTIQUE MIRRORS: and the voices of girls shrieking were heard from different sides. Again checking his horses, Nicholas looked around him. They were still surrounded by the magic plain bathed in moonlight and spangled with stars. "Zakhar is shouting that I should turn to the left, but why to the left?" thought Nicholas. "Are we getting to the Melyukovs'? Is this Melyukovka? Heaven only knows where we are going, and heaven knows what is happening antique mirrors us- but it is very strange and pleasant whatever it is." And he looked round in the antique mirrors "Look, his mustache and eyelashes are all white!"
ANTIQUE MIRRORS: said one of the strange, pretty, antique mirrors people- the one with fine eyebrows and mustache. "I think this used to be Natasha," thought Nicholas, "and antique mirrors was Madame Schoss, but perhaps it's not, and this Circassian with the mustache I don't know, but I love her." "Aren't you cold?" he asked. They did not answer but began to laugh. Dimmler from the sleigh behind shouted something- probably something funny- but they could not make out what he said. "Yes, yes!" some voices answered, laughing. "But here was a fairy forest with black moving shadows, and a glitter of diamonds and
ANTIQUE MIRRORS: a flight of marble antique mirrors and the silver roofs of fairy buildings and the shrill yells of some animals. And if this is really antique mirrors it is still stranger that we drove heaven knows where and have come to Melyukovka," thought Nicholas. It really was Melyukovka, and maids and footmen with merry faces came running, out to the porch carrying candles. "Who is it?" asked someone in the porch. "The mummers from the count's. I know by the horses," replied some voices. CHAPTER XI Pelageya Danilovna Melyukova, a broadly built, energetic woman wearing spectacles, sat in the drawing room in
ANTIQUE MIRRORS: a loose dress, surrounded by her daughters whom she was trying to keep from feeling dull. They were quietly dropping melted wax into snow and looking at the shadows the wax figures would throw on the wall, when they heard the steps and voices of new arrivals in the vestibule. Hussars, ladies, witches, clowns, and bears, after clearing their throats and wiping the hoarfrost from their faces in the vestibule, came into the ballroom where candles were hurriedly lighted. antique mirrors clown- Dimmler- and the lady- antique mirrors started a dance. Surrounded by the screaming children the mummers, covering their faces and
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