The effect produced by the Princess Myagkaya's words was always the same; and the secret of that effect lay in the fact that although she often – as at that moment – spoke not quite to the point, her words were simple and had a meaning.
A hatás, a melyet Mjachkája herczegné a beszédjével elért, mindig páratlan volt, s ennek a hatásnak a titka abban rejlett, hogy ha nem beszélt is mindig olyan talpraesetten, mint most, de mindig egyszerű és okos dolgokat mondott.