"But that is a century! Oh no! Alexander would never consent to it."
"You leave that to me; I will talk him over."
"Oh, if you succeed in that you will be a real fairy. But what an odd fairy! Had you wanted to carry off Alexander from me, I could have understood it; but me from Alexander—that I cannot understand."
"See! here he comes through the garden. Place yourself here at the window and watch. I will go and meet him. You listen how I am going to bewitch him!"
"That I am curious to hear."
One intrenchment was already taken. Zeneida hastened to besiege the second.
Pushkin, crossing the lawn, was astonished to see Zeneida hurrying towards him.
"Turn back, and let's have a little talk," said she, putting her hand on Pushkin's arm. "Are you quite happy?"
"One can never be too happy."
"My object in coming is to ask you to spare me a portion of your happiness. I want to run away with your wife for a week."