The Little Demon (Penguin Classics) by Sologub Fyodor & Wilks Ronald

Author:Sologub, Fyodor & Wilks, Ronald [Sologub, Fyodor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780141392943
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2013-07-25T00:00:00+00:00

SEVENTEEN

One day Lyudmila met Sasha in the street. ‘The headmaster’s wife is giving a birthday party for her elder daughter tomorrow. Is the old girl going?’ she asked.

‘I don’t know,’ Sasha replied. And a feeling of joyous hope stirred in his heart – not so much hope as desire. He knew that Lyudmila would come as soon as Kokovkina had gone and would stay with him. That evening he reminded Kokovkina about the party.

‘Oh yes, thanks for reminding me,’ Kokovkina said. ‘Of course I’m going. Such a nice girl, the headmaster’s daughter.’

And as soon as Sasha came home from school Kokovkina went to the Khripachs’. Sasha was overjoyed at the thought that he had helped to get her out of the house. Now he was certain that Lyudmila would find time to come.

And come she did. She at once kissed Sasha on the cheek and gave him her hand to kiss. She laughed merrily, but he blushed furiously. Her clothes smelled of a mixture of rose and iris – the sensuous, voluptuous iris dissolved in the sweet dreamy fragrance of roses. She had brought a long narrow box wrapped in thin paper, through which Sasha glimpsed a yellowish label. She sat down, placed the box in her lap and gave Sasha an equivocal look.

‘Do you like dates?’ she asked.

‘I love them,’ Sasha replied with an amused grin.

‘Well, I’ve brought you some,’ she said solemnly. Then she unwrapped the box and ordered, ‘Eat up!’ She took out the dates one by one and popped them into Sasha’s mouth: after each one he had to kiss her hand.

‘Ooh, my lips are all sweet and sticky!’ he said.

‘What’s wrong with that?’ she replied gaily. ‘You may kiss me as much as you like. I shan’t be offended!’

‘I’d rather let you have all the kisses at once, right away,’ Sasha laughed. He reached out for a date.

‘You’ll cheat me, I know it!’ Lyudmila cried. She shut the box with a bang and slapped him across the fingers.

‘I’m an honest boy. I wouldn’t cheat you,’ Sasha assured her.

‘I don’t believe you.’

‘Would you like payment in advance?’ Sasha suggested.

‘Now you’re talking business!’ Lyudmila eagerly exclaimed. ‘Kiss me.’

She held out her hand and Sasha took her long, slender, delicate fingers, kissed them once and asked, artfully smiling and still holding her hand, ‘You promise not to cheat, Lyudmilochka?’

‘Do you really think I’m dishonest?’ Lyudmila cheerfully replied. ‘You need have no worries, just go ahead and kiss me. I shan’t cheat you.’

Sasha bent over her hand and started kissing it all over, making rich smacking sounds with his wide-open lips. He was delighted that there was so much to kiss. Lyudmila carefully counted the kisses and when he reached ten she said, ‘It must be very awkward for you, having to lean over all the time.’

‘Yes, I’ll make myself more comfortable.’

He dropped on to his knees and continued kissing her with great ardour. He loved nice things to eat and was delighted that Lyudmila had brought him something sweet.

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