From the Diary

"…Frants is ill with typhus—not dangerous, but unpleasant; Sasura lives with us and, of course, Lelya has only just left. I’m exhausted—physically and morally. It’s preventing me from doing anything because of the thousand everyday cares. Meanwhile, the soul is completely torn apart. I yearn for him and can’t pick the right time; today again they didn’t let me. Fortunately, Sasura will probably soon return home. And his mother—how she misses him—while I’m burdened by it. And so everything goes in this world!.."