Seven o’clock
that 's not in my line ; ' and smiling grimly he added , ` have a little patience ; I am only kvas , you know , _ du simple _ Russian kvas ; but your Gentleman of the Bedchamber -- ' ` Bravo ! ' cried Darya Mihailovna , ` Pigasov is jealous , he is jealous already ! ' But Pigasov made her no rejoinder , and only gave her a rather cross look . Seven o'clock struck , and they were all assembled again in the drawing-room . ` He is not coming , clearly , ' said Darya Mihailovna . But , behold , the rumble of a carriage was heard : a small tarantass drove into the court , and a few instants later a footman entered the drawing-room and gave Darya Mihailovna a note on a silver salver . She glanced through it , and turning to the footman asked : ` But where is the gentleman who brought this letter ? '