of being alone in it.\" She spoke so low that he hardly heard the last phrase; but in his awkwardness he took it up.
\"You like so much to be alone?\"
\"Yes; as long as my friends keep me from feeling lonely.\" She sat down near the fire, said: \"Nastasia will bring the tea presently,\" and signed to him to return to his armchair, adding: \"I see you've already chosen your corner.\"
Leaning back, she folded her arms behind her head,
of being alone in it.\" She spoke so low that he hardly heard the last phrase; but in his awkwardness he took it up.
\"You like so much to be alone?\"
\"Yes; as long as my friends keep me from feeling lonely.\" She sat down near the fire, said: \"Nastasia will bring the tea presently,\" and signed to him to return to his armchair, adding: \"I see you've already chosen your corner.\"
Leaning back, she folded her arms behind her head,
