Her little brother, who had just come straight out of the pond, stood wiping his face with his wide sleeves, and gazed anxiously at his sister and his mother and breathed deeply, awaiting his dinner.

The old mother, with her sleeves rolled up over her strong sunburnt arms, was arranging grapes, dried fish, and clotted cream on a little low, circular Tartar table.

The cornet wiped his hands, took off his cap, crossed himself, and moved nearer to the table.

The boy seized the jug and eagerly began to drink.

The mother and daughter crossed their legs under them and sat down by the table.