XLIII + 

Their daughters kiss Tattiana fair. + 

In the beginning, cold and mute, + 

Moscow’s young Graces at her stare, + 

Examine her from head to foot. + 

They deem her somewhat finical, + 

Outlandish and provincial, + 

A trifle pale, a trifle lean, + 

But plainer girls they oft had seen. + 

Obedient then to Nature’s law, + 

With her they did associate, + 

Squeeze tiny hands and osculate; + 

Her tresses curled in fashion saw, + 

And oft in whispers would impart + 

A maiden’s secrets⁠—of the heart. + 