" Oh, how can you sleep? Only look how glorious it is! Ah, how glorious! Do wake up, Sonya!" she said almost with tears in her voice.

" There never, never was such a lovely night before!" Sonya made some reluctant reply.

"Do just come and see what a moon!... Oh, how lovely! Come here....

Darling, sweetheart, come here! There, you see? I feel like sitting down on my heels, putting my arms round my knees like this, straining tight, as tight as possible, and flying away! Like this....