Bilibins conversation was continually sprinkled with original , epigrammatic , polished phrases of general interest . these phrases were fashioned in the inner laboratory of bilibins mind , as though intentionally , of portable form , so that insignificant persons could easily remember them and carry them from drawing - room to drawing - room 这些漂亮话仿佛是在比利宾的内在的创作活动中故意编造出来的，具有独特的性质，而其目的在于便于卑微庸俗的上流社会人士记忆并在客厅中广泛流行。
People say , she said , that old maids have a mania for matchmaking . i have never been conscious of this failing before , but i have a little person in my mind , who is very unhappy with her father , a relation of ours , the young princess bolkonsky . prince vassily made no reply , but with the rapidity of reflection and memory characteristic of worldly people , he signified by a motion of the head that he had taken in and was considering what she said 据说， ”她开口说道， “老处女都有lamainedesmariages ，我还不觉得我自己会有这个弱点，可是我这里有一个petitepersonne ，她和她父亲相处，极为不幸，她就是博尔孔斯卡娅， uneparenteanous ， uneprincesse ”尽管瓦西里公爵具备上流社会人士固有的神速的颖悟力和记忆力，但对她的见识他只是摇摇脑袋表示要加以斟酌，并没有作答。
