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And on rainy days

They were going

Bent - God forgive them! -

From fifty

And they won

And unsubscribed

So, on rainy days,

They were engaged

Once they played cards with the horse guard Narumov. The long winter night passed unnoticed; sat down to supper at five o'clock in the morning. Those who were the winners ate with great relish; the rest, distracted, sat in front of their instruments. But the champagne appeared, the conversation quickened, and everyone took part in it.

- What did you do, Surin? the owner asked.

Lost, as usual. - I must admit that I am unhappy: I play mirandole, I never get excited, nothing can confuse me, but I keep losing!

"And you've never been tempted?" never put on rue?.. Your tenacity is amazing to me.

- And what is Hermann! - said one of the guests, pointing to a young engineer, - he never took cards in his hands, never bent a single password, and sits with us until five o'clock and watches our game!

“The game occupies me greatly,” Hermann said, “but I am not in a position to sacrifice the necessary in the hope of gaining the superfluous.

“Hermann is a German: he is prudent, that’s all!” Tomsky remarked. - And if anyone is incomprehensible to me, it is my grandmother Countess Anna Fedotovna.

- How? what? the guests shouted.

“I can’t comprehend,” continued Tomsky, “how my grandmother doesn’t ponte!”

“Well, why is it surprising,” said Narumov, “that an eighty-year old woman does not ponte?”

"So you don't know anything about her?"

- Not! right, nothing!

- Oh, so listen:

You need to know that my grandmother, sixty years ago, went to Paris and was there in great fashion. People ran after her to see la Venus moscovite; Richelieu dragged after her, and grandmother assures that he almost shot himself from her cruelty.

At that time, ladies played pharaoh. Once at court, she lost something very much on the word of the Duke of Orleans. Arriving home, the grandmother, peeling off the flies from her face and untying the fizhma, announced to her grandfather about her loss and ordered him to pay.

The late grandfather, as far as I remember, was the family of my grandmother's butler. He was afraid of her like fire; however, hearing about such a terrible loss, he lost his temper, brought the bills, proved to her that in half a year they had spent half a million, that they had neither a village near Moscow nor a Saratov village near Paris, and completely refused to pay. Grandmother gave him a slap in the face and went to bed alone, as a token of her disfavor.

The next day, she ordered her husband to be called, hoping that domestic punishment had an effect on him, but found him unshakable. For the first time in her life she went with him to arguments and explanations; I thought to reassure him, condescendingly arguing that there are many debts and that there is a difference between a prince and a coachman. - Where! grandfather rebelled. No, and only! Grandma didn't know what to do.

She was briefly acquainted with a very remarkable person. You have heard of the Comte Saint-Germain, of whom so many wonderful stories are told. You know that he pretended to be the Wandering Jew, the inventor of the life elixir and the philosopher's stone, and so on. They laughed at him as a charlatan, and Casanova in her Notes says that he was a spy; however, Saint-Germain, in spite of his mystery, had a very respectable appearance and was a very amiable person in society. Grandmother still loves him without memory and gets angry if they talk about him with disrespect. Grandmother knew that Saint Germain could have a lot of money. She decided to run to him. I wrote him a note and asked him to come to her immediately.

The old eccentric appeared at once and found him in terrible grief. She described to him in the darkest colors her husband's barbarity, and finally said that she placed all her hope in his friendship and courtesy.

Saint Germain considered.

“I can serve you with this amount,” he said, “but I know that you will not be calm until you pay me off, and I would not want to introduce you to new troubles. There is another remedy: you can recoup." “But, dear Count,” answered the grandmother, “I tell you that we have no money at all.” - "Money is not needed here," Saint-Germain objected: "if you please, listen to me." Then he revealed to her a secret, for which any of us would give dearly ...

Young players doubled the focus. Tomsky lit his pipe, took a puff, and went on.

That same evening my grandmother came to Versailles, au jeu de la Reine. Duke of Orleans Metal; grandmother slightly apologized for not bringing her debt, wove a little story to justify it and began to play against him. She chose three cards, put them one after the other: all three won her a sonic, and her grandmother won back completely.

- Chance! one of the guests said.

- Fairy tale! Hermann noted.

“Maybe powder cards?” - picked up the third.

"I don't think so," replied Tomsky importantly.

- How! - said Narumov, - do you have a grandmother who guesses three cards in a row, and you still have not adopted her cabalism from her?

- Yes, the devil with two! - Tomsky answered, - she had four sons, including my father: all four are desperate players, and she did not reveal her secret to anyone; although it would not be bad for them and even for me. But this is what my uncle, Count Ivan Ilyich, told me, and of which he assured me with honor. The late Chaplitsky, the same one who died in poverty, having squandered millions, once in his youth lost - Zorich remembers - about three hundred thousand. He was in despair. Grandmother, who was always strict with the pranks of young people, somehow took pity on Chaplitsky. She gave him three cards, so that he put them one after another, and took from him his word of honor never to play again. Chaplitsky appeared to his winner: they sat down to play. Chaplitsky bet fifty thousand on the first card and won the sonic; bent passwords, passwords-ne, - recouped and still won ...

“But it’s time for bed: it’s already a quarter to six.”

In fact, it was already dawn: the young people finished their glasses and parted.

II parait que monsieur est decision pourles suivantes.

- Que voulez-vus, madame? Elles sont plus freiches.

Secular conversation.

The old countess *** was sitting in her dressing-room in front of a mirror. Three girls surrounded her. One held a jar of rouge, another a box of hairpins, a third a tall cap with fiery ribbons. The Countess had not the slightest pretension to beauty, long faded, but retained all the habits of her youth, strictly followed the fashions of the seventies, and dressed as long and as diligently as she had sixty years ago. A young lady, her pupil, was sitting at the window at the embroidery frame.

- Hello, grand "maman," the young officer said, entering. "Bon jour, mademoiselle Lise. Grand" maman, I'm asking you.

What is it, Paul?

- Allow me to introduce one of my friends and bring him to you on Friday for a ball.

“Bring him straight to the ball for me, and then introduce him to me.” Were you yesterday at ***?

- How! it was very fun; danced until five o'clock. How good was Yeletskaya!

During dinner after a card game in the house of Narumov, a horse guard, Tomsky talks about his grandmother, Countess Anna Fedotovna, who lived in Paris in her youth. once lost at cards and could not pay the debt. Count Saint-Germain, about whom mysterious stories were told, having heeded her pleas, told her three cards, with the help of which Anna Fedotovna really recouped. The countess did not even tell her children and grandchildren what cards they were.

The story made the strongest impression on Hermann, a young engineer, the son of a Russified German, who loved cards, but never played, because, according to him, he could not sacrifice the necessary in the hope of acquiring the superfluous.

About Lisa

At this time, the old countess lived with a poor relative, Lisa, whom she pushed around not out of evil, but simply out of senile selfishness. The girl's life was not sweet. She accompanied the old woman to balls and walks, poured tea and received reprimands from Anna Fedotovna for everything that she did not like, regardless of who was to blame.

Hermann and Lisa

One day, sitting at the window with a hoop, Liza saw a young engineer on the street, standing motionless and looking at her window. it was Hermann. who kept dreaming of trying to find out her secret from the old woman and somehow, while walking, happened to be near her house. Learning that this was the house of the same countess, he came here again the next day, began to look at the windows and noticed Lisa in one of them. This moment sealed his fate. Germani began to come to the countess's house every day, soon they began a correspondence with Liza, and finally the girl made an appointment for him in her room, writing how to get there without being seen by anyone while she and Anna Fedotovna were at the ball.

Death of the Countess

Around midnight, Hermann entered the house, but went not to Lisa's room, but to the countess's bedroom and remained waiting for her. Returning from the ball, Lisa hurried up to her room, but her lover was not there. The maids led the Countess into the bedroom, changed clothes for the night and bowed out. She was very scared. when Hermann suddenly appeared before her and began to beg her to reveal to him the secret of the three cards. Anna Fedotovna was silent in fear, then he took a pistol out of his pocket. The countess raised her hand, as if in defense, and died.

Lisa's disappointment in Hermann

That evening, at the ball, Tomsky, having quarreled with his fiancee Polina, danced a mazurka with Lisa and casually mentioned Hermann, noting that he had the profile of Napoleon, the soul of Mephistopheles, and at least three evil deeds on his conscience. These words sunk into the girl's soul. Not finding the young man in her room, she was sitting and recalling this conversation, when suddenly the door opened and Hermann entered. He revealed to her what had happened, ending with what seems to have been the cause of the Countess's death. Lisa listened to him with horror, realizing that his love for her was a pretense and everything was only for the sake of money. She gave him the key to the secret door and told him how to get out of the house.

Countess's funeral

There were a lot of people at the funeral of the Countess, but no one cried. Hermann, unable to stifle the voice of conscience, insisting that he was a murderer, also came there. He was the last to approach the coffin, and it seemed to him that the dead woman looked at him mockingly, winking in one eye. The young man recoiled from the coffin and fell on his back. He was raised. At the same time, Liza, in a faint, was carried out to the porch. After the funeral, Hermann drank a lot in the tavern and, having come home, immediately fell asleep.

Hermann's vision

Waking up at night, he looked at his watch - it was about three. The dream vanished, the young man sat on the bed, thinking about the funeral of the old countess. At some point, it seemed to him that someone's figure flashed outside the window. Soon the front door was opened, and shuffling footsteps were heard in the next room. Suddenly the door to his room opened and a woman in a white dress entered, whom Hermann recognized as the countess. She called him three cards: a three. seven and an ace - so that after winning he would never play again, marry Liza, and forgive him for his death.

1833. This is the most mysterious work of the poet. The plot is connected with mysticism, with the unpredictability of fate, with the choice of human values. The story was innovative for its time and was a resounding success. At receptions, when they played cards, they bet on the mystical cards from The Queen of Spades.

A.S. Pushkin "The Queen of Spades": a summary of the first chapter

An amazing story was told at the evening hosted by the horse guard Narumov. It was told by Count Tomsky. Once upon a time, his grandmother was a beautiful, headstrong and popular woman in her circles.

And then one day she lost a large sum of money in cards. Her husband, who usually indulged her, flatly refused to pay such a sum. Then the Countess turned to the Count of Saint-Germain for help. He had a lot of money at the time. Only the count did not give her money, but suggested another way out - to recoup. He revealed to the countess the secret of the three cards.

That same evening, the Countess played one card after another and paid back the entire debt. She did not confide her secret to anyone. And only once did she help a certain Chaplitsky to recoup, but on the condition that he would not play anymore.

All this story was listened to by a young officer named Herman. He was from a poor family, so he could not afford to play. But he always tried to be present at the game. And this story struck him to the core.

"Queen of Spades": a summary of the second chapter

The old countess was still at the mercy of her time. She carefully followed the observance of the etiquette of her youth, her decoration took several hours.

The poor pupil Lizanka lived with her. It was she who had to endure the absurd disposition of Countess Tomskaya. Lizanka dreamed that a deliverer would appear who would one day take her away from this life. Only all the young people were prudent, and did not pay much attention to her.

But soon something happened. They made Lisa perk up and believe in the world around her. An unfamiliar young man began to constantly appear in front of her window. This young man was Herman. That's how, using Lisa, he decided to get to the old countess.

"Queen of Spades": a summary of the third chapter

Herman sends lovely love notes to Lisa every day. She suffers a lot, but always rejects them. But soon Lisa gives up and makes an appointment with him until the Countess is at home.

Herman sneaks into the house, and at this time the countess returns. He hides in her office and waits for all the maids to leave. Coming out of hiding, Herman tries to explain to Tomskaya why he needs this secret. But the Countess does not seem to hear him. Herman gets angry, begins to threaten her, only the Countess suddenly dies.

"Queen of Spades": a summary of the fourth chapter

The young man leaves the dead old woman and goes up to Lizanka. There he confesses everything to her. The girl was very upset, she realized that she was mistaken in him. Only Herman is not touched by her tears. He regrets only the lost secret.

"Queen of Spades": a summary of the fifth chapter

Countess's funeral. Herman also came to say goodbye to her. He was not tormented by remorse, but the voice of conscience still told him that he was a murderer.

At night, the Countess appeared to Herman. She was in the same form as during their meeting. The old woman told him a secret. She named three cards: three, seven, ace. But she also called the condition: he must marry Lisa.

"The Queen of Spades": the sixth chapter in abbreviation

Having learned the secret, Herman decides to test his fate. He sits down at the gaming table in the company of "Rich Gamblers". Putting everything he had on the line. And two days in a row he returns to his apartment with a huge win. Only on the third day, instead of an ace, the queen of spades comes across. From the fact that everything is lost, Herman

The mystical story "The Queen of Spades" is based on a real event told by A.S. Pushkin by Prince S.G. Golitsyn. The prince and his grandmother became the prototypes of the heroes. The rest is the artistic invention of the author.

Winter night connected a group of people playing cards. The game was for the atmosphere. Large sums were not contributed, the losers were not overcome by sadness.

Only one person was not keen on playing in this room. It was the young engineer Hermann: “I never took cards in my hands, I never bent a single password.”

And now the game is over. One of the players, Tomsky, tells about the amazing secret of his grandmother, revealed by the magician Saint-Germain himself. This is a sphinx riddle of three suits, which bring a win if you put them in a row.

Chapter 2

The Countess*** was whimsical, like many elderly people. The object of her reproaches and whims of age was the "unfortunate creature" - the pupil Lizaveta Ivanovna. The heroine patiently accompanied the countess on all walks and receptions. Everyone knew her, but no one noticed her. Lizaveta was waiting for a young man who would save her from this fate.

Opposite the girl's window, a young engineer began to appear every day, Lizaveta was very excited about this.

Hermann turned out to be a secret admirer. The story of Tomsky excited his mind. He intended to learn the secret of the three cards.

Chapter 3

Lizaveta succumbs to the onslaught of letters from Hermann with declarations of love. She explains to the hero in a letter how he can get into the house unnoticed while she and the Countess are at the ball.

Once in place, the hero does not go to Lizaveta's room, as the letter punished him. The girl didn't interest him at all. Hermann hides in the Countess's office to find out the secret of the cards. But she did not intend to share the secret. In anger, Hermann takes out a pistol (unloaded). The Countess died of fright.

Chapter 4

In the room, Lizaveta Ivanovna is waiting for her guest. She replays in her head the words of Tomsky, with which he described Hermann: "This man has at least three evil deeds in his soul."

Hermann still comes. He brings news of the old woman's death. The heroine realizes that the man was just using her.

Chapter 5

Three days after the "fatal night" the funeral took place. Hermann went to the memorial service. There, the hero fainted due to the fact that he dreamed that the dead countess "mockingly looked at him, screwing up one eye."

At night, the spirit of the deceased appeared to Hermann and revealed the riddle - triples, sevens, ace. They will bring the jackpot on the agreement that only one of these cards will be placed per day. Also, the hero must take Lizaveta as his wife.

Chapter 6

Chekalinsky arrives in St. Petersburg, the minion of fortune, who made a splash in gaming circles. Hermann dares to play with him. The hero bets all his savings, the “three” brings him a win.

Friends of the horse guard Narumov once gathered at his place for a card game. Many made big bets. Only one of the guests, the German engineer Hermann, despite his strong desire, did not take the cards in his hands, because for him, a poor man, any loss would be sensitive.

Another guest, noble Tomsky, told an amazing story about his 80-year-old grandmother, the countess. More than half a century ago, she visited Paris, shone with beauty in the best French salons, and once lost a huge amount to the Duke of Orleans.

The husband refused to pay her, and then the famous alchemist, Count Saint-Germain, came to the aid of Tomsky's grandmother. He revealed to her a secret way to guess three winning cards in a row. The countess came to Versailles and won back the entire lost amount. But after that, she rarely participated in the game, and she did not reveal her secret to any of her four sons.

Pushkin "The Queen of Spades", chapter 2 - summary

At that time, Tomsky's grandmother turned into a decrepit old woman who plagued all the household with her whims. The young pupil of this old lady, Lizaveta Ivanovna, suffered the most from them. But she, a poor kept woman, involuntarily had to endure them.

Two days after the card evening at Narumov's, Lizaveta Ivanovna was sitting at the window in the countess's house, embroidering. Glancing outside, she suddenly saw a young engineering officer who was staring at her. He stood like that for quite a long time, and then Lisa began to see the officer in the same place every day. He kept looking at her, and a secret trembling arose in the soul of a lonely girl.

It was the engineer Hermann, whose imagination was clouded by the story of the three cards. Having a modest fortune, Hermann dreamed of increasing it. He began to have dreams that he had learned the secret of the old countess and was raking banknotes from the green card table into his pocket. Hermann found Tomsky's grandmother's house, saw in one of its windows the head of a pretty girl and decided to use it to get inside.

Pushkin "The Queen of Spades", chapter 3 - summary

Once, when the Countess and Lisa got into the carriage at the house, Hermann grabbed the girl's hand and thrust a note with a love confession into it. Embarrassed, Lisa wrote a polite refusal and the next day threw it out of the window at Hermann's feet. However, he did not relent. The maids of neighboring shops began to bring letters to Lizaveta Ivanovna from the strange officer. Liza at first tore them, but the messages burned with such uncontrollable passion that she soon gave up. Lisa began to respond affectionately to Hermann and finally invited him to her room at night, telling him how to get there.

Lisa and the Countess went to the ball that day. Hermann had to sneak in to Lisa in their absence and wait in the room for the girl to return. But he made his way not to Lisa, but to the old lady's room, hid by the stove, and in great agitation awaited the arrival of the hostess from the ball.

At last the old woman was brought in and made ready for bed. The countess sat down in an armchair, and Hermann came out of hiding and began to ask her to guess three correct cards for him. The old lady was silent in fright. Hermann knelt before her, and then took a pistol from his pocket. The countess fell from her chair and died of horror.

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Pushkin "The Queen of Spades", chapter 4 - summary

Lisa, returning from the ball, did not find Hermann in her bedroom, but after a while the door opened and he entered. Hermann told the girl about the death of the countess, whose unwitting cause he had become, and admitted that all his "love" was just a deception for the purpose of enrichment. The shocked Liza began to cry, but then the sight of Hermann sitting in deep thought aroused some compassion in her. Lisa gave him the key to the door to the street and told him how to get out of the house.

Pushkin "The Queen of Spades", chapter 5 - summary

Three days later, Hermann was present in the church at the funeral of the Countess. When he went up to the coffin and looked at the face of the deceased lady, it suddenly seemed to him that she looked at him mockingly.

That same night, Hermann woke up at home and could no longer sleep. Suddenly, someone flashed past the window, looking into it. The door of the room opened, and the countess entered in a white dress. She told Hermann that she was sent to him against her will, but she would name three winning cards. It will be a three, a seven and an ace. Ordering Hermann after this win for the rest of his life no longer sit down at the gambling table and marry Lizaveta Ivanovna, the countess left.

Pushkin "The Queen of Spades", chapter 6 - summary

Soon a big game opened in St. Petersburg. Narumov brought Hermann to it, who immediately put on a triple and 47 thousand - for all the money that he had. Hearing about the huge bet, players from all over the room gathered around the table. To everyone's surprise, Hermann won. The next day, he bet 47,000 of his own and 47,000 won yesterday, bet on a seven and won again.

A day later, the whole society was waiting for Hermann, burning with curiosity. He again laid out everything he had on the table and bet on the ace. The banker, having finished the change, announced that Hermann had lost: the card he had chosen was not the ace, but the queen of spades. Hermann could not understand how he could confuse it with an ace. He suddenly noticed: the Queen of Spades in his hands was unusually similar in face to the old countess. It seemed to Hermann that the lady screwed up her eyes and smiled. "Old woman!" he screamed in horror.

After this game, Hermann went crazy and was taken to the hospital. Lizaveta Ivanovna married a very amiable and rich young man.