ConsequentlyImusthavebeenyourmother’sfirstcousin——no，secondcousin。Yes，thatisit。Tellme，haveyoubeentocallonPrinceIvanyet？\"
Isaidno，butthatIwasjustgoingto。
\"Ah，isitpossible？\"shecried。\"Why，yououghttohavepaidhimthefirstcallofall！Surelyyouknowthathestandstoyouinthepositionofafather？Hehasnochildrenofhisown，andhisonlyheirsareyourselfandmychildren。Yououghttopayhimallpossibledeference，bothbecauseofhisage，andbecauseofhispositionintheworld，andbecauseofeverythingelse。Iknowthatyouyoungfellowsofthepresentdaythinknothingofrelationshipsandarenotfondofoldmen，yetdoyoulistentome，youroldaunt，forIamfondofyou，andwasfondofyourmother，andhadagreat——averygreat-likingandrespectforyourgrandmother。Youmustnotfailtocalluponhimonanyaccount。\"
IsaidthatIwouldcertainlygo，andsincemypresentcallseemedtometohavelastedlongenough，Irose，andwasabouttodepart，butsherestrainedme。
\"No，waitaminute，\"shecried。\"Whereisyourfather，Lise？Goandtellhimtocomehere。Hewillbesogladtoseeyou，\"sheadded，turningtome。