Boris Lensky in Bloomington, MN

"[...] "My mother was a cousin of his wife," stammers Sophie, somewhat vexed at Nita's unpleasant tone. "Yesterday I met Nikolai at the Jeliagins. He has recently come from St. Petersburg. He will soon come to see me; meanwhile he sends me two tickets to his father's concert day after to-morrow--the concert for which there is not a seat to be had in all Paris, either for good words or for money. So you can rejoice with me."
"Over what?"[...]".