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We were to wait here until Molozov arrived from B . There can be few things so bad as the sense of insecurity that we had that afternoon. The very ground seemed to have been cut away from under our feet. We had gathered enough from the officers of our Division to know that something very disastrous "somewhere" had occurred. It was the very vagueness of the thing that terrified us.
We welcomed, with joy, her youth, her enthusiasm, her happiness. Semyonov, who never disguised nor restrained his feelings, was, from the first instant, strangely attracted to her. She, I could see, liked him very much, felt in him his strength and capacity and scorn of others. Molozov also yielded her his instant admiration.
Upon the afternoon of August 16 we were all at Mittövo, extremely anxious about our friends. Molozov was in a great state of alarm. The sanitars with the wagons that arrived at about four o'clock in the afternoon told us that a violent attack in the intermediate neighbourhood of our white house was expected at any moment. The wagons were to return as quickly as possible, and bring every one away.
Almost immediately we were climbing the dark rickety stairs of our dwelling. There were lights, shouts of welcome, Molozov our chief, sisters, doctors, students, the room almost filled with a table covered with food cold meat, boiled eggs, sausage, jam, sweets, and of course a huge samovar.
I fancied then that I could discern Marie Ivanovna's figure, then Nikitin, then Semyonov, then Molozov.... There was a great silence but I felt that every one was busily occupied in making ready for some affair. This was with half my consciousness with the other half I was perfectly aware of the actual room, of Trenchard, the creaking cradle and the rest.
The fantastic illusions that my drive of the evening before had bred in me now in the clear light of morning entirely deserted me. Moreover fantasy had slender opportunity of encouragement in the presence of Molozov. Molozov, I would wish to say once and for all, was the heart and soul of our enterprise.
Suddenly Semyonov said: "Supposing Molozov says that only one of us is to stay on here." There was silence after that. We all four looked at one another. All I knew was nothing was going to move me away from this place if I could help it. Then Semyonov said: "Of course I would have to stay." We went for him then. You should have heard Nikitin! I didn't believe that he had it in him.
He did not seem to have anything very much to say but looked at us with large melancholy eyes. He was small and needed dusting. "What is it?" asked Molozov, saluting. "I've had contusion," said the little officer in a dreamy voice. "Contusion ... I don't feel very well. I don't quite know where I ought to go." "Our doctors are just behind," said Molozov. "You can come on with them."
We were a fine company now and my heart was proud as I looked back up the shining road and saw the long winding procession of carts and "sanitars" and remembered how tiny an affair we had been in the beginning. "Well," said Molozov, "and what of your Englishman?" "Oh, I like him," I said rather hurriedly. "He'll do." "I'm glad you think so very glad.
Molozov was absent in the town of B collecting some wagons that had arrived from Petrograd. "He'll be back to-night, I believe," said Sister K . "Dear me, what a pleasant afternoon!" It was then that I saw the face of the boy Goga. I had turned, smiling, pleased with the sunshine, cherry jam, and a good Russian cigarette straight from Petrograd.
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