TWO:After everything had been done, after she had fed them her carefully-prepared dishes, after the boys had been put to bed in the warmed room, and she knew they were sleeping the sound sleep of deep fatigue, she went to her own room to sit down and think it all over. There Maria found her, wiping away her tears, and took her in her arms, and kissed her.
TWO:A tiny white-haired woman stood there, her mouth one thin line of disapproval. "Well," she said. "Having a good time?"
