, SofyaIvanovna, alsoaveryyounggirl, fromanotherprovince, , andmanagedhisbusinessaffairsverysuccessfully, though, nodoubt, , 'swidow, awealthyoldladyofgoodposition, , butIhaveonlyheardthattheorphangirl, ameekandgentlecreature, wasoncecutdownfromahalterinwhichshewashangingfromanailintheloft, soterriblewerehersufferingsfromthecapriceandeverlastingnaggingofthisoldwoman, whowasapparentlynotbadheartedbuthadbecomeaninsufferabletyrantthroughidleness.
FyodorPavlovitchmadeheranoffer; , asinhisfirstmarriage, ; besides, whatcouldalittlegirlofsixteenknowaboutit, , forthegeneral'; whatalluredhimwastheremarkablebeautyoftheinnocentgirl, aboveallherinnocentappearance, whichhadapeculiarattractionforaviciousprofligate, whohadhithertoadmiredonlythecoarsertypesoffemininebeauty.
