Taking leave of his hostess, Vasenka again wanted to kiss her hand; but Kitty, blushing, drew away her hand, and said with naive rudeness, for which she was afterwards reprimanded by her mother:
Al despedirse de la joven, Vaseñka fue a besarle de nuevo la mano. Mas Kitty, con ingenua brusquedad –que su madre le reprochó luego–– retiró la mano, diciendo: