“Vassa Andreevna Uzhova got up very late and looked not only angry, but even furious. Having washed herself, contrary to usual, very quickly, she twisted her still rich braid into a thick braid, pinned it high on her head, threw an elegant, but not very fresh robe over her shoulders, and went out into the dining room, where the maid Glasha placed a coffee pot and a basket in front of her with bread and a large cup. Vassa Andreevna looked at all these utensils with a hostile grimace, dangled the spoon in the creamer, then licked the spoon with her tongue and threw it across the table...” The work is given in the pre-reform alphabet.