She is happy, she is making another happy and is not dragged down as I am, but she is no doubt as fresh, clever, and frank as ever,' she thought; and a roguish smile puckered her lips, chiefly because while thinking of Anna's romance she invented an almost similar romance for herself with an imaginary, collective man who was in love with her.
Seguramente que, como siempre, estará fresca, espiritual y llena de interés por todo», pensaba Daria Alejandrovna. Y una sonrisa de picardía fruncía sus labios, sobre todo porque, al pensar en el idilio de Ana, imaginaba para sí misma un idilio semejante con el hombre que forjaba su imaginación locamente enamorado de ella.