I relapsed into an arm-chair and lit one of his excellent Matronas.

What are you standing there for? she said, turning to Matrona.

Kolosov retreated, said good-bye to Matrona Semyonovna, bowed to Varvara Ivanovna, and returned home.

I don't know what a "Matrona" is-unlessit is a female matron.

These talks in Matrona Pavlovna's presence were the pleasantest.

Why does Matrona envy what she knows costs so much, and is of so little value?

And perhaps I ought also to quote the "Indicia of Human Progress", by "Berthaldine, Matrona".

But when he announced to Matrona Semyonovna that she was 'Antichrist,' the poor old woman fired up.

Nekhludoff answered: To Matrona Kharina.

She had come out with Matrona Pavlovna on to the porch, and stopped there distributing alms to the beggars.

He got up and went with bare feet along the passage to her door, next to Matrona Pavlovna's room.

With the permission of Matrona Semyonovna, he lay down on the sofa in the parlour, and slept till eight o'clock.

'Stop that coughing, Matrona Semyonovna; sheep cough,' grumbled Sidorenko.

What Matrona is that?

Matrona Semyonovna-whereare you?

Tell me, please, have you got a woman here called Matrona Kharina? (This was Katusha's aunt, the village midwife.)