XLIII + 

Bouyànoff, wrathful cousin mine, + 

Unto the hero of this lay + 

Olga and Tania led. Malign, + 

Onegin Olga bore away. + 

Gliding in negligent career, + 

He bending whispered in her ear + 

Some madrigal not worth a rush, + 

And pressed her hand⁠—the crimson blush + 

Upon her cheek by adulation + 

Grew brighter still. But Lenski hath + 

Seen all, beside himself with wrath, + 

And hot with jealous indignation, + 

Till the mazurka’s close he stays, + 

Her hand for the cotillon prays. + 