'Anna+Round+the+Neck'


 * "At Easter, Modeste Alekseyevic was awarded the Order of St Anne, second class. When he called to express his thanks, His Excellency put his paper to one side and snak deeper into his armchair. "That means you've got three Annes now," he said, examining his white hands and pink nails, "one in your button hole and two round your neck."**