boudoir

! the beautiful music and the rich costumes! How beautiful they all are! [

Embracing Alexander

.] We will dance together, and when we are tired, we will go into the mirror-room and rest ourselves and talk and laugh.

ALEXANDER. And then we will dance again and rest ourselves, and talk and laugh again.

NATO. It will be splendid! [

Kisses him

.] I will dress beautifully

à la mode

, so that everyone will say, "Look! look! what a charming woman Madame Marmarow is!" And then, dear Alexander, we will subscribe for a box at the theatre for Fridays.