»You are not angry with me, Liuba?«
»No. Why should I be?«
»I wondered just now when you laughed so merrily.«
She laughed without looking up.
»When I feel merry, I laugh. But you can't leave just now. You'll have to wait until the officers get away. It won't be long.«
»Very well. I will wait, thank you, Liuba.«
She laughed again.
»How courteous you are!«
»Don't you like it?«
»Not too well. What are you by birth?«