XXIX + 

Ceased for a space all chattering. + 

Jaws are at work. On every side + 

Plates, knives and forks are clattering + 

And ringing wine-glasses are plied. + 

But by degrees the crowd begin + 

To raise a clamour and a din: + 

They laugh, they argue, and they bawl, + 

They shout and no one lists at all. + 

The doors swing open: Lenski makes + 

His entrance with Onegin. “Ah! + 

At last the author!” cries Mamma. + 

The guests make room; aside each takes + 

His chair, plate, knife and fork in haste; + 

The friends are called and quickly placed. + 