"I want to be allowed to present one of my friends to you, and to take you to the ball on Tuesday night."
"Take me to the ball and present him to me there."
After a few more remarks the officer walked up to the window where Lisaveta Ivanovna sat.
"Whom do you wish to present?" asked the girl.
"Naroumov; do you know him?"
"No; is he a soldier?"
"Yes."
"An engineer?"
"No; why do you ask?"
The girl smiled and made no reply.