Mikhail Lermontov Quote

I am like a man yawning at a ball; the only reason he does not go home to bed is that his carriage has not arrived yet.


A Hero of our Time (1840) 'Princess Mary' (translated by Philip Longworth)


I am like a man yawning at a ball; the only reason he does not go home to bed is that his carriage has not arrived yet.

I am like a man yawning at a ball; the only reason he does not go home to bed is that his carriage has not arrived yet.

I am like a man yawning at a ball; the only reason he does not go home to bed is that his carriage has not arrived yet.

I am like a man yawning at a ball; the only reason he does not go home to bed is that his carriage has not arrived yet.