XVII + 

“And is it,” meditates Eugene. + 

“And is it she? It must be⁠—no⁠— + 

How! from the waste of steppes unseen,”⁠— + 

And the eternal lorgnette through + 

Frequent and rapid doth his glance + 

Seek the forgotten countenance + 

Familiar to him long ago. + 

“Inform me, prince, pray dost thou know + 

The lady in the crimson cap + 

Who with the Spanish envoy speaks?”⁠— + 

The prince’s eye Onegin seeks: + 

“Ah! long the world hath missed thy shape! + 

But stop! I will present thee, if + 

You choose.”⁠—“But who is she?”⁠—“My wife.” + 