Excerpt: ...was interrupted by the entrance of Maslova, who was preceded by the warden. Nekhludoff got sight of her when she appeared on the threshold and before she saw the inspector. Her face was red, and she walked briskly behind the warden, smiling and shaking her head. Noticing the inspector she gazed at him with frightened face, but immediately recovered herself and boldly and cheerfully turned to Nekhludoff. "How do you do?" she said, drawlingly, smiling and Pg 161 vigorously shaking his hand, not as on the former occasion. "Here I have brought you the petition to sign," said...
Excerpt: ...was interrupted by the entrance of Maslova, who was preceded by the warden. Nekhludoff got sight of her when she appeared on the threshold...