As She Was In A Little Resvery, Endeavouring To Comprehend, If Possible,
The Motive Of So Manifest A Neglect, Mullern
Drew near to her, and
beginning to speak of the beauties of that fine city which the czar had
erected
In the midst of war, he told her, that having a little skill in
drawing, he had ventured to make a little sketch of it in chalk on the
walls of the room where he lay, and entreated her in the most gallant
manner to look upon it, and give him her opinion how far he had done
justice to an edifice so much admired.
It cannot be supposed that Mattakesa had in her soul any curiosity to
see a work of this nature, yet, to hide as much as she could the
disorder she was in at her disappointment, gave him her hand, in order
to be concluded to the place where he pretended to have been exercising
his genius.
As soon as they were entered he threw the door, as if by incident, which
having a spring lock, immediately was made fast - She either did not, or
seemed not to regard what he had done; but casting her eyes round the
room, and seeing nothing of what he had mentioned, - Where is this
drawing? cried she. In my heart, adorable Mattakesa, answered he, falling
at her feet at the same time: - it is not the city of Petersburg, but the
charming image of its brightest ornament, that the god of love has
engraven on my heart in characters too indelible ever to be
erased:
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