18/22 But a certain, cautious, chary feeling already called forth in her the wish to see her son calm as he always was. She wanted this first joy in her life to remain fixed in her heart forever as live and strong as at first. In order to guard against the diminution of her happiness; she hastened to hide it, as a fowler secrets some rare bird that has happened to fall into his hands. I learned yesterday from the warden that I was to be released, and I couldn't eat or drink anything to-day." "The first person I met here was Sizov," Pavel communicated to Andrey. I told him that he ought to be more careful now, as I was a dangerous man under the surveillance of the police. |