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Chapter 7

           areyougoing?”

           “Good-bye,mother.”

           “What,to-day?”shecried,asthoughlosinghimforever.

           “Ican’tstay,Imustgonow....”

           “Andcan’tIcomewithyou?”

           “No,butkneeldownandpraytoGodforme.YourprayerperhapswillreachHim.”

           “Letmeblessyouandsignyouwiththecross.That’sright,that’sright.Oh,God,whatarewedoing?”

           Yes,hewasglad,hewasverygladthattherewasnoonethere,thathewasalonewithhismother.Forthefirsttimeafterallthoseawfulmonthshisheartwassoftened.Hefelldownbeforeher,hekissedherfeetandbothwept,embracing.Andshewasnotsurprisedanddidnotquestionhimthistime.Forsomedaysshehadrealisedthatsomethingawfulwashappeningtohersonandthatnowsometerribleminutehadcomeforhim.

           “Rodya,mydarling,myfirstborn,”shesaidsobbing,“nowyouarejustaswhenyouwerelittle.Youwouldrunlikethistomeandhugmeandkissme.Whenyourfatherwaslivingandwewerepoor,youcomfortedussimplybybeingwithusandwhenIburiedyourfather,howoftenwewepttogetherathisgraveandembraced,asnow.AndifI’vebeencryinglately,it’sthatmymother’shearthadaforebodingoftrouble.ThefirsttimeIsawyou,thatevening,youremember,assoonaswearrivedhere,Iguessedsimplyfromyoureyes.Myheartsankatonce,andto-daywhenIopenedthedoorandlookedatyou,Ithoughtthefatalhourhadcome.Rodya,Rodya,youarenotgoingawayto-day?”

           “No!”

           “You’llcomeagain?”

           “Yes...I’llcome.

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