Ivan, it is bitter cold. Do not go out—into the night

To Africa. The moon will be making golden streaks upon the water. A rose will be blooming in our garden—his eyes were vacant.

Then it was not his arm he had given for Russia—it was—

A cry pierced the cold air.

The weight of a dead body resounded.

I wonder what that was, Ivan mused—

Which is the shortest way to the Cathedral——

These Arab streets are so steep