"Miss Edwarde says that perhaps the wet-nurse has no milk," he said.

"I think so too, Alexey Alexandrovitch.

" "Then why didn't you say so?" "Who's one to say it to? Anna Arkadyevna still ill..." said the nurse discontentedly.

The nurse was an old servant of the family.

And in her simple words there seemed to Alexey Alexandrovitch an allusion to his position.