The story "Asya", a summary of which is presented in this article, is written in the form of a story on behalf of twenty-five-year-old N.N., who graduated from his education at home and went to see the world. He did not aim to visit well-known places - on the contrary, his journey took place without a specific route, and he sought to meet and communicate with new people. The plot unfolds in a small town on the banks of the Rhine, where N. N. arrives after an unsuccessful romance somewhere on the waters. This is a rather quiet place, where he meets the Gagins - brother and sister. The girl's name was Anna, but her brother called her Asya. Brief content does not allow, unfortunately, to describe all the excitement of dating. It happened at a local student party where new friends had a good time.
"Asya", Turgenev: a summary of the love story
N. N. was completely fascinated by new acquaintances and, despite the fact that he was shy of his compatriots abroad, he became a frequent guest of the Gagins. Asya (a brief summary impoverishes events) is naughty in every possible way, appearing before our hero in different images: either she is a well-bred young lady, then she is a simpleton, then she is a playful child. But after a while, Asya left the fun, began to avoid N.N., looked distressed. The main character had a suspicion that the Gagins were not really relatives, and it grew stronger day by day. Once he overheard a conversation between a brother and sister, which confirmed the conjecture: Asya convinced Gagin that she loved him more than anyone in the world and did not want to love anyone else. N.N. was bitter to hear this, and for the next few days he avoided friends, but a few days later he found a note from Gagin at home asking him to come - this is its summary. Asya, seeing the guest, burst out laughing and ran away, but Gagin greeted him very cordially. That day he told about his sister.
Asya: a summary of the history of life
The denouement of a strange story
N.N. became very easy after Gagin's story. Suddenly Asya appeared and asked her brother to play a waltz for them. N.N. invited the girl to dance, after which he remembered this dance with warmth for a long time. Friends had fun all the next day, but after a day Asya was sad again and avoided the company. She said she was thinking about death. After some time, N.N. received a note from the girl with a request to meet. Then Gagin came to him and said that his sister was in love with N.N., but she was afraid and wanted to leave as far as possible. The brother understood that their friend would not want to marry Asa, so he asked him to explain himself to the girl as gently as possible. Arriving at the appointed place, N.N. did not find Asya, the hostess was there, who led him to the room where the girl was waiting. There was a scene, Asya ran away, and N.N. unsuccessfully searched for her around the city. Later, he saw a light in the window of her room and, reassured, went home with the firm conviction that tomorrow he would ask for her hand. But when he came the next day, he did not find his friends - two notes were waiting for him. Gagin wrote that he considered separation necessary. Asya - that perhaps it would be better this way, but if N.N. had said even a word to her, she would have stayed. He looked for the Gagins everywhere, but he could never find them. And not a single woman awakened in him those feelings that N.N. experienced for Asya.
"Asya" Turgenev is a story-remembrance. All events and experiences are recreated in the imagination and memory of the narrator. From the point of view of the present, they now see the past in a completely different way: both life turns out to be valuable, and time is found, not lost.
I. S. Turgenev. The story "Asya": a summary of chapters 1-5
N.N., a socialite and far from being a young man, recalls an event that happened when he was 25 years old. During an aimless journey, he happened to stop in the provincial town of Z. in Germany. On one of them, he met Gagin, a young Russian artist, and his sister Anna, whom he called Asya. Although N.N. tried to avoid communication with fellow countrymen abroad, he liked his new acquaintance right away. Soon he received an invitation from Gagin to visit. At first, Asya was shy about N.N., but when she got used to it, she herself started the conversation. Leaving home in the evening, the narrator realized that for the first time in a long time he felt truly happy. Every day Asya was new: now she was naughty, like a child, now she stood out as a simpleton, then a well-bred young lady.
I. S. Turgenev. "Asya": a summary of chapters 6-7
N.N. began to visit new friends regularly and noticed that the girl was now avoiding him, often feeling sad. He had a suspicion that Gagin, who behaved condescendingly and affectionately with Asya, was not her brother at all. It was confirmed by an accidentally overheard conversation. Asya assured Gagin that she loved only him alone. This news greatly upset N.N. He spent several days in nature, away from new acquaintances. Soon a note was brought from Gagin in which he asked N.N. to visit them.
The girl laughed at the sight of the guest and ran away. Gagin behaved kindly with N.N. and told him the story of his sister's life. The artist's childhood passed in a village that belonged to his parents. After his mother's death, he was raised by his father. The measured life was disturbed by the arrival of his uncle, who said that the boy should be educated in St. Petersburg. Gagin's father was not happy, but still allowed him to leave. At first the boy went to school, and then entered the Guards Regiment. On one of his visits home (when he was already 20 years old) he saw little Asya. The father explained that this was an orphan, taken out of pity for food. Gagin did not visit the old man for a long time, until the news of his illness came. Arriving home, he found his father on his deathbed. He asked his son to take care of his daughter Anna and soon died. And already the servant revealed the truth to Gagin: it turned out that Asya was the daughter of the master and the maid Tatyana. The woman lived separately with her daughter (with her sister), although he was going to marry her. Tatyana died when the girl was 9 years old. Gagin took Asya to Petersburg. At first she was ashamed of the young master, but then she got used to him and fell in love. Although he did not really want to, he nevertheless gave her to a well-known St. Petersburg boarding school. There the girl was lonely, as her peers shunned her. At the end of the boarding school, when Asya was 17 years old, Gagin took her home, and they set off to travel. After everything became known to him, N.N. felt a significant relief.
The girl entered the room, and they danced a waltz for a long time to the accompaniment of Gagin.
Summary. "Asya" Turgenev: chapters 10-16
The next day, the three of them had fun, like little children. But the next day, Asya was sad. She thought about her own death. N.N. received a note from the girl in which she asked to visit her. And then Gagin came and said that Asya was in a fever, that she confessed that she loved N.N., and wished to leave. The narrator received a note indicating a new meeting place and went there. He hugged Asya, and then began to scold her for being the first to tell Gagin everything. The girl jumped out of the room and ran away.
Summary. "Asya" Turgenev I. S .: 17-20 chapters
N.N. was looking for his beloved all over the city, but in the evening he saw a light in her window and realized that she was already at home. Determined to propose to her tomorrow, he went to his room.
Summary. "Asya" Turgenev I. S .: 21-22 chapters
But in the morning the maid said that the owners had moved out and left a note. Gagin wrote that separation in this case is the best solution. At the house where the last meeting with Asya took place, Frau Louise handed over a note from her. The girl wrote that one word from N.N. would be enough for her to stay. No matter how hard he tried to find the Gagins, nothing happened. Since then, the narrator had to know many women, but not one of them managed to awaken in him that former feeling. Longing for Asya remained in the heart of N.N. for the rest of his life.
Before you is a summary (brief retelling of the plot) of the story by I.S. Turgenev "Asya". I hope the summary of the story will help you prepare for the lesson of Russian literature.
Brief information about the story: Turgenev's story "Asya" was written in 1857, first published in 1858 in the first issue of the Sovremennik magazine.
ASYA - a summary of the chapters.
Asya. Chapter 1 Summary
The protagonist of the story is named N.N. He talks about what happened to him once. At that time he was twenty-five years old. In his own words, he just broke free and went abroad ". The young man really wanted see the world of God ”, N.N. says about himself at that time:
“I was healthy, young, cheerful, my money was not transferred, worries had not yet had time to start - I lived without looking back, did what I wanted, prospered, in a word. It never occurred to me then that a person is not a plant and that he cannot flourish for a long time. Youth eats gilded gingerbread, and thinks that this is their daily bread; but the time will come - and you will ask for bread.
The young man traveled a lot, made new acquaintances. His life was easy and carefree. N. N. settled in a small German town Z., which was located on the left bank of the Rhine.
During this period, N.N. wanted to be alone, he was weighed down by gloomy thoughts. He recently met a young woman, a widow. " She was very pretty and smart, she flirted with everyone. ". But she preferred another person. N. N. was not too upset, but for a while he wanted to be alone.
The town where the main character settled was very attractive:
“I liked this town for its location at the foot of two high hills, its decrepit walls and towers, centuries-old lindens, a steep bridge over a bright river that flowed into the Rhine - and most importantly, its good wine.”
On the other side of the Rhine was the town of L. One day, N.N. sat on a bench and listened to the music that came from the city of L.N.N. asked a passer-by what was happening in another town. The passer-by replied that they were students " came to the commercial».
N.N. crossed to the other side.
Asya. Chapter 2 Summary
Kommersh is "a special kind of solemn feast at which students of one land or brotherhood converge." At the celebration, N.N. heard Russian speech. He met a young man Gagin and his sister Asya. New acquaintances invited N.N. to visit them.
New acquaintances really liked N. N. Both Gagin and his sister Asya, or Anna (that was her full name), made the most favorable impression on the main character. The house in which they lived was also very much liked by N.N.
Asya was very mobile.
“Not for a single moment did she sit still; she got up, ran into the house, ran again, sang in an undertone, often laughed, and in a strange way: it seemed that she laughed not at what she heard, but at various thoughts that came into her head. Her large eyes looked straight, bright, bold, but sometimes her eyelids squinted slightly, and then her gaze suddenly became deep and tender.
N.N. was visiting for two hours. Then he decided to go home. The young man was happy, a new acquaintance pleased him. That evening he no longer remembered the widow who had occupied his heart for so long.
Asya. Chapter 3. Summary.
The next day, Gagin came to visit N.N. During the usual, meaningless conversation, he talked about his plans for the future. N.N., in turn, told about unhappy love, which, however, had already ceased to interest him. Gagin invites N. N. to look at the sketches.
Gagin's works seemed to N.N. careless, incorrect. He openly expressed his opinion. The author of the sketches agreed:
« Yes, yes,” he added with a sigh, “you are right; all this is very bad and immature, what to do! I did not study properly, and the damned Slavic licentiousness takes its toll. While you are dreaming about work, you are soaring like an eagle: it seems that the earth would be moved from its place - but in performance you immediately weaken and get tired.
Asya. Chapter 4. Summary.
After the conversation, Gagin and N.N. left to look for Asya. They found the girl in the ruins. Asya was sitting right over the abyss. N.N. reproached the girl for being careless. But Gagin warned him, said that if Asya made comments, she could even climb the tower.
N. N. comes to the conclusion that Asa has « something tense, not quite natural». « She wants to surprise us ", - so thought the protagonist. And he does not understand why such childish antics are needed. The girl seemed to guess his thoughts. She is acting eccentric.
For example, Asya bought a glass of water from an old woman who traded nearby. And suddenly she announced that she did not want to drink, but was going to water the flowers growing around.
After that the girl
“with a glass in hand, she started to climb over the ruins, occasionally stopping, bending over and, with amusing importance, dropping a few drops of water that glittered brightly in the sun.”
N.N. cannot but admit that the girl's movements are sweet. But he still cannot understand the meaning of her actions. She seems to be glad to scare those around her, because she puts herself in danger of falling and breaking. The whole look of Asya seemed to say: “ You find my behavior indecent; anyway, I know you admire me».
Gagin bought a mug of beer and proposed a toast to the lady of the heart N.N. Asya asked if she, that is, this lady, really exists. Gagin replied that everyone has such a lady. Asya was embarrassed at first, but then she began to look at everyone defiantly, almost impudently.
The girl is behaving strangely; even passers-by pay attention to her behavior. But after returning home, Asya changed.
“... She immediately went to her room and appeared only at dinnertime, dressed in her best dress, carefully combed, tied and wearing gloves.”
N.N. understood what the girl wanted “play a new role - the role of a decent and well-bred young lady ».
N.N. noticed that Gagin indulged her in everything. After dinner, Asya asked Gagin for permission to go to visit Frau Louise, an old woman, the widow of a former local steward. Gagin allowed her to go.
N. N. stayed with Gagin. In the course of the conversation, Gagin got to know his new acquaintance better and better. And the more he got to know him, the more he became attached. N.N. realized that Gagin is a simple, honest, sincere person. N. N. noticed that he was smart, nice, but he did not have the special energy, strength that distinguishes an outstanding personality. N.N. thought that Gagin would hardly make a good artist, because he was not used to working. But, despite all this, the new acquaintance seemed to N. N. a wonderful person.
N. N. and Gagin talked for almost four hours. When the sun went down, Gagin invited N.N. to see him off. On the way, he decided to call on Frau Louise to find out where Asya was.
When they approached the old woman's house, Asya looked out of the window, threw a sprig of geraniums to Gagin and suggested: "... imagine that I am the lady of your heart ».
Gagin gave the branch to N.N. He put it in his pocket. When N.N. went home, he felt a strange heaviness in his heart. He yearned for Russia. At the same time, the young man realized that he no longer remembered the young widow who had broken his heart. All his thoughts were directed to Asya. He had thoughts that Asya was not Gagin's sister at all.
Asya. Chapter 5. Summary.
The next morning, N.N. again went to Gagin. He wanted to see Asya. When N.N. saw her, she seemed to him a simple Russian girl, “ almost a maid". Asya was wearing an old dress, her hair was also very simple. Asya sewed. Her whole appearance spoke of modesty and simplicity.
N. N. and Gagin went to write sketches. Gagin suggested that N.N. accompany him, so that he would give good advice if necessary.
During work, friends again talked about art. The conversation was empty and meaningless. After returning, N.N. saw that Asya was also engaged in sewing. She was modest, quiet, her behavior was not defiant. N.N. thought that this girl was a real chameleon. He also began to think again about who Asya is Gagin.
Asya. Chapter 6. Summary.
Over the next two weeks, N.N. visited the Gagins every day, but Asya seemed to avoid him. Now she is no longer naughty, as before. It seemed to N.N. that Asya was embarrassed or distressed by something. N.N. noticed that the girl knew both French and German well. Nevertheless, Asya's upbringing cannot be called good and correct. The girl spoke very little about her life, she answered questions reluctantly. But N.N. found out that in Russia she had lived in the countryside for a long time.
N.N. is watching Asya with interest. Her behavior seems strange to him, but this is precisely what causes the strongest curiosity. In addition, N.N. sees that Gagin treats Asya in a completely different way than the sisters are usually treated.
Once N.N. accidentally overheard a conversation between Gagin and Asya:
No, I don't want to love anyone but you, no, no, I want to love you alone - and forever.
Enough, Asya, calm down, - said Gagin, - you know, I believe you.
During the conversation, Asya kissed Gagin, cuddled up to him very gently. N.N. thought that his new acquaintances were pretending to be brother and sister, but he could not guess why they had to put on this performance.
Asya. Chapter 7. Summary.
The next day, N.N. went on foot to the mountains. Here he intended to stay for a while. The young man did not want to see the Gagins. He was somewhat offended by their deception, because no one forced them to be called relatives.
N. N. “wandered slowly through the mountains and valleys, sat up in the village taverns, peacefully talking with the hosts and guests, or lay down on a flat warm stone and watched the clouds float, since the weather was amazing.”
N. N. spent three days in the mountains. After returning, N.N. found a note from Gagin. He was surprised at his disappearance. He asked to come to them as soon as he returned.
Asya. Chapter 8
N. N. accepted the invitation. Gagin meets him with joy. But Asya again behaves unnaturally, to which N.N. immediately draws attention. Gagin was embarrassed by the behavior of the girl, called her crazy and asked N.N. to excuse her.
Despite the fact that N. N. is already accustomed to Asya's antics, her behavior cannot but jar him. However, the young man pretends not to pay attention to these oddities and tells Gagin about his journey. During the conversation, Asya entered the room several times and ran away again, and after a while N.N. decided to return home. Gagin went to see him off. Before leaving, Asya approached N.N. and held out her hand to him. He shook her fingers and bowed slightly.
On the way, Gagin asks N.N. what is his opinion about Asya and whether he finds her strange. N. N. honestly answers that the girl's antics cannot but be evident. The conversation seems to N. N. completely unexpected. Gagin makes excuses that Asya has a good heart, but "a troubled head", explains that the girl cannot be blamed for anything. Gagin offers to tell Asya's story. N.N. listens to him with interest.
Gagin says that Asya is his sister. Gagin's father was a kind, intelligent, but very unhappy man. He married for love. But his wife, Gagin's mother, died very early. The boy was only six months old at the time. Heartbroken, the father went to the village and remained there for twelve years. The father raised his son himself. He had no intention of parting with it. However, my father's brother came to the village, he was an important person in St. Petersburg. The uncle began to convince the father to give the boy to him for upbringing. The uncle assured his father that the young man should rotate in society.
Father with difficulty, but agreed with his brother. After arriving in St. Petersburg, Gagin entered the cadet school, then transferred to the guards regiment. Every year he went to the countryside for a few weeks to see his father. He was always very sad and thoughtful. Once, during his arrival, Gagin saw a girl about ten years old in his father's house. It was Asya. The father explained that he had adopted the orphan. The girl was wild, silent. Gagin did not pay much attention to her.
It so happened that Gagin was not with his father for three or four years. It was service related. Communication with his father was maintained only through letters.
Once Gagin received a letter from the clerk. He told about the fatal illness of his father. After his arrival, the father turned to his son with a last request. He ordered to bring Asya and told Gagin that this was his sister.
After the death of his father, Gagin learned that Asya was the daughter of his father and his mother's former maid. The father wanted to marry Asya's mother, but she was against it. Tatyana, Asya's mother, died a few years ago, after which her father took Asya into the house. He was going to do this before, but Tatyana did not agree.
Father loved Asya very much.
“Asya soon realized that she was the main person in the house, she knew that the master was her father; but she just as soon realized her false position; pride developed in her strongly, distrust too; bad habits took root, simplicity disappeared. She wanted to make the whole world forget her origins; she was ashamed of her mother, and ashamed of her shame, and proud of her ».
Twenty-year-old Gagin found himself with a thirteen-year-old sister in his arms. He became very attached to the girl, and she answered him the same. Gagin brought his sister to Petersburg. Since he was busy, he placed the girl in one of the best boarding houses. Asya understood that it was necessary. But in the boarding house it was very difficult for her. There she fell ill and almost died. However, the girl spent four years in a boarding house. Despite a strict upbringing, she has not changed a bit. The head of the boarding house repeatedly complained to Gagin about Asya.
The relationship in the boarding school with the girl did not work out, despite the fact that she was very smart and capable, she studied better than anyone. Asya had no girlfriends.
When the girl was seventeen years old, Gagin decided to retire, pick up his sister and go abroad. That is exactly what he did.
Having told this story, Gagin asked N.N. not to judge Asya too harshly, because she “Although she pretends that she doesn’t care about anything, she values \u200b\u200bthe opinion of everyone, especially yours.”
Gagin says that Asya, of course, has her own oddities. For example, recently she began to assure him that she loved only him and would always love him, N.N. asked if Asya liked anyone in St. Petersburg. Gagin replied that "Asya needs a hero, an extraordinary person - or a picturesque shepherd in a mountain gorge." Since the girl has not met such people, she still does not know love.
N. N. after the story of Gagin felt almost happy. Gagin and his interlocutor returned home. Asya was pale and agitated. N.N. realized that the girl attracted him, now he only thinks about her.
Asya. Chapters 9 - 10. Summary
N.N. invited Asya to take a walk through the vineyard. The girl agreed. During the walk they talked. Asya asked N.N. what he likes in women. This question seemed strange to N.N. Asya was confused.
N.N. realized how Asya is a romantic nature. Everyday life, everyday life oppress her.
N.N. understands that love is born in him. The next day, N.N. again came to the Gagins. Asya was embarrassed when she saw him. N.N. noticed that the girl had dressed up. But she was sad. Gagin was engaged in his drawings. Asya says that when she lived with her mother, she did not study anything. And now he can't draw, he can't play the piano, he even sews badly. N.N. reassures her, says that she is smart, educated, reads a lot. Asya says that she herself does not know what is in her head. She is afraid that she will be bored with her.
Asya leaves, then returns and asks:
Listen, if I died, would you feel sorry for me?
Her thoughts frighten N. N. The girl says that she often thinks about imminent death. Asya was sad and worried". She expressed concern that N.N. considered her frivolous.
Asya. Chapters 11 - 13. Summary
N. N. thinks on the way home that Asya, quite possibly, loves him. However, these thoughts seem implausible to him. The young man cannot stop thinking about the girl. The next day, Asya felt bad, she had a headache. N.N. was forced to leave.
The next morning the young man was walking around the city. The boy found him and handed over the note. The message was from Asya.
She invited him to four o'clock to the stone chapel. N.N. came home, "sat down and thought." He was excited by the note from the girl. Suddenly Gagin came. He said that Asya fell in love with N.N.
Asya. Chapter 14
Gagin was very worried about the state of mind of his sister. After all, Asya, despite all her antics, was a very close person to him. Gagin said that Asya fell ill from love. The girl wanted to leave immediately, so as not to expose herself to torment.
Gagin asked N.N. if he liked Asya. And N.N. was forced to admit that he liked her, but he could not marry her. During the conversation, Gagin and N. N. came to the conclusion that N. N. should immediately go on a date with the girl and talk to her. N.N. is very worried, but, knowing Asya's character, he is not at all eager to marry her.
Asya. Chapter 15
On the way, N.N. meets the boy again, who gives him another note from Asya. In the note, the girl was informed about the change of the meeting place. Now the meeting was at Frau Louise's house.
Asya. Chapter 16
When the young man met Asya, a serious conversation took place between them. Asya is very charming, N.N. cannot help but succumb to her charm. However, he reproaches the girl for telling her brother about her feelings. N.N. wants to do everything possible so that the girl forgets about her love. He convinces her. that needs to be separated. Asya is depressed, she cries, it is very difficult for her. In fact, N.N. seems to play a role.
After all, it depends on him whether the relationship will develop further. Asya's wild, unbridled temper frightens him, so he chose to leave. However, the young man cannot but be touched by the sincere feeling of the girl.
Asya. Chapters 17 - 18. Summary.
After the conversation, N.N. "got out of the city and set off straight into the field." He reproached himself for his behavior. Now N. N. regretted that he had lost such an extraordinary girl. When night fell, the young man went to Asya's house.
However, Gagin anxiously says that Asya has disappeared. N.N., together with Gagin, go in search of a girl.
Asya. Chapter 19
Alarmed N.N. feels remorse and even love. He is sincerely concerned about the fate of Asya.
Asya. Chapter 20
After a long search, the young man, climbing the path, saw a light in Asya's room. He immediately went there and learned that the girl had returned.
Delighted, N.N. decided that tomorrow morning he would ask for Asya's hand in marriage. The young man is looking forward to his imminent happiness. “Tomorrow I will be happy! Happiness has no tomorrow; he does not have yesterday either; it does not remember the past, does not think about the future; he has a present - and that is not a day - but a moment.
Asya. Chapters 21-22. Summary.
The next morning, N.N. came to the Gagins. He was struck by one circumstance: all the windows in the house were open, the door as well. The maid told him that everyone had left early in the morning. N.N. handed over a letter from Gagin.
In the letter, he apologized and said goodbye.
“He began by asking not to be angry with him for his sudden departure; he was sure that, in mature consideration, I would approve of his decision. He did not find any other way out of the situation, which could become difficult and dangerous.
Gagin wrote:
“There are prejudices that I respect; I understand that you cannot marry Asa. She told me everything; for her peace of mind, I had to give in to her repeated, intensified requests.
The letter made a painful impression on N.N. Gagin misunderstood him in regard to "prejudices." The origin of Asya did not matter at all for N.N. But Gagin interpreted everything in his own way.
N.N. went in search of the Gagins. He learned that they boarded a steamer and sailed down the Rhine. Before leaving, Frau Louise handed him a small note from Asya. The girl said goodbye to him. N. N. is depressed, he does not know what to do. He went after the Gagins. But, alas, all searches were in vain. He could not find Gagin and Asya.
Only once, several years later, N.N. caught a glimpse of a woman in the carriage who reminded him of Asya. However, he admits that this was a coincidence. N.N. learned nothing more about the fate of Asya. She forever remained for him a young girl whom he recognized at the “best time” of his life.
However, it cannot be said that N.N. longed for Asya for a long time:
“I even found that fate disposed well, not connecting me with Asya; I consoled myself with the thought that I probably would not be happy with such a wife.
However, the feeling that N. N. Asya aroused in the soul never happened again. N.N. never married, he remained forever alone. He always kept notes from the girl and the twig she threw from the window.
I hope this summary of Turgenev's ASYA helped you prepare for your lessons in Russian literature.
N.N., a middle-aged secular man, recalls a story that happened when he was twenty-five years old. N. N. then traveled without a goal and without a plan, and on his way he stopped in a quiet German town N. Once N. N., having come to a student party, met two Russians in the crowd - a young artist who called himself Gagin, and his sister Anna , which Gagin called Asya. N. N. avoided Russians abroad, but he liked his new acquaintance right away. Gagin invited N.N. to his house, to the apartment in which he and his sister were staying. N. N. was fascinated by his new friends. At first, Asya was shy at N.N., but soon she herself was talking to him. Evening came, it was time to go home. Leaving the Gagins, N.N. felt happy.
Many days have passed. Asya's pranks were varied, every day she seemed to be a new, different - either a well-bred young lady, or a playful child, or a simple girl. N. N. regularly visited the Gagins. Some time later, Asya stopped being naughty, looked distressed, avoided N. N. Gagin treated her kindly and condescendingly, and N. N. had a growing suspicion that Gagin was not Asya’s brother. A strange incident confirmed his suspicions. One day, N.N. accidentally overheard the conversation of the Gagins, in which Asya told Gagin that she loved him and did not want to love anyone else. N. N. was very bitter.
N. N. spent the next few days in nature, avoiding the Gagins. But a few days later he found a note at home from Gagin, who asked him to come. Gagin met N. N. in a friendly way, but Asya, seeing the guest, burst out laughing and ran away. Then Gagin told his friend the story of his sister.
Gagin's parents lived in their village. After the death of Gagin's mother, his father raised his son himself. But one day Uncle Gagina arrived, who decided that the boy should study in St. Petersburg. His father resisted, but gave in, and Gagin went to school, and then to the guards regiment. Gagin often came and once, already at the age of twenty, he saw a little girl Asya in his house, but did not pay any attention to her, having heard from her father that she was an orphan and was taken by him "to feed".
Gagin was not with his father for a long time and only received letters from him, when suddenly one day the news came of his fatal illness. Gagin arrived and found his father dying. He bequeathed to his son to take care of his daughter, Gagin's sister - Asya. Soon the father died, and the servant told Gagin that Asya was the daughter of Gagin's father and Tatyana's maid. Gagin's father became very attached to Tatyana and even wanted to marry her, but Tatyana did not consider herself a lady and lived with her sister with Asya. When Asya was nine years old, she lost her mother. Her father took her into the house and raised her himself. She was ashamed of her origin and at first she was afraid of Gagin, but then she fell in love with him. He, too, became attached to her, brought her to St. Petersburg and, no matter how bitter it was for him to do this, gave her to a boarding school. She had no friends there, the young ladies did not like her, but now she is seventeen, she has finished her studies, and together they went abroad. And now ... she is naughty and fooling around as before ...
After the story of Gagin, N.N. it became easy. Asya, who met them in the room, suddenly asked Gagin to play a waltz for them, and N.N. and Asya danced for a long time. Asya waltzed beautifully, and N. N. later recalled this dance for a long time.
The whole next day, Gagin, N. N. and Asya were together and had fun like children, but the next day Asya was pale, she said that she was thinking about her death. Everyone except Gagin was sad.
Once N.N. brought a note from Asya, in which she asked him to come. Soon Gagin came to N.N. and said that Asya was in love with N.N. Yesterday she had a fever all evening, she didn’t eat anything, she cried and confessed that she loved N.N. She wants to leave ...
N.N. told his friend about the note that Asya had sent him. Gagin understood that his friend would not marry Asa, so they agreed that N.N. would honestly explain to her, and Gagin would sit at home and not pretend that he knew about the note.
Gagin left, and N. N.'s head was spinning. Another note informed N.N. of the change in the place of their meeting with Asya. Arriving at the appointed place, he saw the hostess, Frau Louise, who led him to the room where Asya was waiting.
Asya was trembling. N.N. hugged her, but immediately remembered Gagina and began to accuse Asya of telling her brother everything. Asya listened to his speeches and suddenly burst into tears. N. N. was at a loss, and she rushed to the door and disappeared.
N. N. rushed around the city in search of Asya. He was vexed with himself. Thinking, he went to the Gagins' house. Gagin came out to meet him, worried that Asya was still missing. N.N. looked for Asya all over the city, he repeated a hundred times that he loved her, but he could not find her anywhere. However, having approached the Gagins' house, he saw a light in Asya's room and calmed down. He made a firm decision - to go tomorrow and ask for Ashina's hand. N. N. was happy again.
The next day, N.N. saw a maid at the house, who said that the owners had left, and handed him a note from Gagin, where he wrote that he was convinced of the need for separation. When N. N. walked past Frau Louise's house, she handed him a note from Asya, where she wrote that if N. N. had said one word, she would have stayed. But apparently it's better...
N. N. looked everywhere for the Gagins, but did not find them. He knew many women, but the feeling awakened in him by Asya never happened again. The longing for her remained with N.N. for the rest of his life.
N.N., a middle-aged secular man, recalls a story that happened when he was twenty-five years old. N. N. then traveled without a goal and without a plan, and on his way he stopped in a quiet German town N. Once N. N., having come to a student party, met two Russians in the crowd - a young artist who called himself Gagin, and his sister Anna , which Gagin called Asya. N. N. avoided Russians abroad, but he liked his new acquaintance right away. Gagin invited N.N. to his house, to the apartment in which he and his sister were staying. N. N. was fascinated by his new friends. At first, Asya was shy at N.N., but soon she herself was talking to him. Evening came, it was time to go home. Leaving the Gagins, N.N. felt happy.
Many days have passed. Asya's pranks were varied, every day she seemed to be a new, different - either a well-bred young lady, or a playful child, or a simple girl. N. N. regularly visited the Gagins. Some time later, Asya stopped being naughty, looked distressed, avoided N. N. Gagin treated her kindly and condescendingly, and N. N. had a growing suspicion that Gagin was not Asya’s brother. A strange incident confirmed his suspicions. One day, N.N. accidentally overheard the conversation of the Gagins, in which Asya told Gagin that she loved him and did not want to love anyone else. N. N. was very bitter.
N. N. spent the next few days in nature, avoiding the Gagins. But a few days later he found a note at home from Gagin, who asked him to come. Gagin met N. N. in a friendly way, but Asya, seeing the guest, burst out laughing and ran away. Then Gagin told his friend the story of his sister.
Gagin's parents lived in their village. After the death of Gagin's mother, his father raised his son himself. But one day Uncle Gagina arrived, who decided that the boy should study in St. Petersburg. His father resisted, but gave in, and Gagin went to school, and then to the guards regiment. Gagin often came and once, already at the age of twenty, he saw a little girl Asya in his house, but did not pay any attention to her, having heard from her father that she was an orphan and was taken by him "to feed".
Gagin was not with his father for a long time and only received letters from him, when suddenly one day the news came of his fatal illness. Gagin arrived and found his father dying. He bequeathed to his son to take care of his daughter, Gagin's sister - Asya. Soon the father died, and the servant told Gagin that Asya was the daughter of Gagin's father and Tatyana's maid. Gagin's father became very attached to Tatyana and even wanted to marry her, but Tatyana did not consider herself a lady and lived with her sister with Asya. When Asya was nine years old, she lost her mother. Her father took her into the house and raised her himself. She was ashamed of her origin and at first she was afraid of Gagin, but then she fell in love with him. He, too, became attached to her, brought her to St. Petersburg and, no matter how bitter it was for him to do this, gave her to a boarding school. She had no friends there, the young ladies did not like her, but now she is seventeen, she has finished her studies, and together they went abroad. And now ... she is naughty and fooling around as before ...
After the story of Gagin, N.N. it became easy. Asya, who met them in the room, suddenly asked Gagin to play a waltz for them, and N.N. and Asya danced for a long time. Asya waltzed beautifully, and N. N. later recalled this dance for a long time.
The whole next day, Gagin, N. N. and Asya were together and had fun like children, but the next day Asya was pale, she said that she was thinking about her death. Everyone except Gagin was sad.
Once N.N. brought a note from Asya, in which she asked him to come. Soon Gagin came to N.N. and said that Asya was in love with N.N. Yesterday she had a fever all evening, she didn’t eat anything, she cried and confessed that she loved N.N. She wants to leave ...
N.N. told his friend about the note that Asya had sent him. Gagin understood that his friend would not marry Asa, so they agreed that N.N. would honestly explain to her, and Gagin would sit at home and not pretend that he knew about the note.
Gagin left, and N. N.'s head was spinning. Another note informed N.N. of the change in the place of their meeting with Asya. Arriving at the appointed place, he saw the hostess, Frau Louise, who led him to the room where Asya was waiting.
Asya was trembling. N.N. hugged her, but immediately remembered Gagina and began to accuse Asya of telling her brother everything. Asya listened to his speeches and suddenly burst into tears. N. N. was at a loss, and she rushed to the door and disappeared.
N. N. rushed around the city in search of Asya. He was vexed with himself. Thinking, he went to the Gagins' house. Gagin came out to meet him, worried that Asya was still missing. N.N. looked for Asya all over the city, he repeated a hundred times that he loved her, but he could not find her anywhere. However, having approached the Gagins' house, he saw a light in Asya's room and calmed down. He made a firm decision - to go tomorrow and ask for Ashina's hand. N. N. was happy again.
The next day, N.N. saw a maid at the house, who said that the owners had left, and handed him a note from Gagin, where he wrote that he was convinced of the need for separation. When N. N. walked past Frau Louise's house, she handed him a note from Asya, where she wrote that if N. N. had said one word, she would have stayed. But apparently it's better...
N. N. looked everywhere for the Gagins, but did not find them. He knew many women, but the feeling awakened in him by Asya never happened again. The longing for her remained with N.N. for the rest of his life.
