“So you want to know what’s the matter.... The fact is, I want to run away from here.”
“Am I to understand that you want to leave this house? As far as I can see there is nothing to prevent you.”
“Not leave it, but run away from it.”
“Why? Do they want to detain you? Perhaps you’ve taken some money in advance.... If so, you’ve only to say the word and I should be delighted——”
“I’m afraid you don’t understand me, my dear Solomin. I said run away and not leave, because I’m not going away alone.”
Solomin raised his head.
“With whom then?”
“With the girl you’ve seen here today.”
“With her! She has a very nice face. Are you in love with one another? Or have you simply decided to go away together because you don’t like being here?”
“We love each other.”