XXXIX + 

’Twas dusk! Upon the table bright + 

Shrill sang the samovar at eve, + 

The china teapot too ye might + 

In clouds of steam above perceive. + 

Into the cups already sped + 

By Olga’s hand distributed + 

The fragrant tea in darkling stream, + 

And a boy handed round the cream. + 

Tania doth by the casement linger + 

And breathes upon the chilly glass, + 

Dreaming of what not, pretty lass, + 

And traces with a slender finger + 

Upon its damp opacity, + 

The mystic monogram, O. E. + 