Chapter 21: July 7th: My Dearest Barbara Alexievna

July 7th: My Dearest Barbara Alexievna July 7th. My dearest Barbara Alexievna—So much for yesterday! Yes, dearest, we have both been caught playing the fool, for I have become thoroughly bitten with the actress of whom I spoke. Last night I listened to her with all my ears, although, strangely enough, it was practically my first sight of her, seeing that only once before had I been to the theatre. In those days I lived cheek by jowl with a party of five young men—a most noisy crew—and …