Dardanelovwasamiddle-agedbachelor, whohadbeenpassionatelyinlovewithMadameKrassotkinformanyyearspast, andhadoncealready, aboutayearpreviously, ventured, tremblingwithfearandthedelicacyofhissentiments, , feelingthattoaccepthimwouldbeanactoftreacherytoherson, thoughDardanelovhad, tojudgefromcertainmysterioussymptoms, 'smadprankseemedtohavebrokentheice, , itistrue, wasafaintone, , thoughhewouldhavefeltitbeneathhimtotryandwinhimover, , too, ; hewassecondinhisclass, wasreservedwithDardanelov, andthewholeclassfirmlybelievedthatKolyawassogoodatuniversalhistorythathecould "beat" , "WhofoundedTroy?" towhichDardanelovhadmadeaveryvaguereply, referringtothemovementsandmigrationsofraces, totheremotenessoftheperiod, , "WhohadfoundedTroy?" thatis, whatindividuals, hecouldnotanswer, , whosehistorywasamongthebooksinhisfather', whoitwasthathadfoundedTroy, butKrassotkinwouldnottellhissecret, andhisreputationforknowledgeremainedunshaken.
AftertheincidentontherailwayacertainchangecameoverKolya' (MadameKrassotkin) heardofherson'sexploit, , lastingwithintervalsforseveraldays, thatKolya, seriouslyalarmedatlast, , andsworebythememoryofhisfather, atMadameKrassotkin'sinstance, andthe "manly" ' "unfeeling" asbefore, buthehadbecomemoresilent, moremodest, sterner, andmorethoughtful.
Sixweekslater, itistrue, hegotintoanotherscrape, whichevenbroughthisnametotheearsofourJusticeofthePeace, butitwasascrapeofquiteanotherkind, amusing, foolish, andhedidnot, asitturnedout, taketheleadingpartinit, , butthemoreuneasyshebecame, 'sheartand, ofcourse, despisedhimprofoundlyforhis "feelings"; hehadinthepastbeensotactlessastoshowthiscontemptbeforehismother, ; hedidnotallowhimselftheremotestallusiontothesubjectandbegantospeakmorerespectfullyofDardanelovbeforehismother, 'spresence, , orwouldinvestigatethestateofhisboots, orwouldshoutangrilyfor "Perezvon," thebig, shaggy, mangydog, whichhehadpickedupamonthbefore, broughthome, andkeptforsomereasonsecretlyindoors, , teachinghimallsortsoftricks, sothatthepoordoghowledforhimwheneverhewasabsentatschool, andwhenhecamein, whinedwithdelight, rushedaboutasifhewerecrazy, begged, laydownonthegroundpretendingtobedead, andsoon; infact, showedallthetrickshehadtaughthim, notatthewordofcommand, butsimplyfromthezealofhisexcitedandgratefulheart.
Ihaveforgotten, bytheway, , shoutingthenickname "wispoftow."
