Day was breaking: the snow turned whiter, the figures of the people became more distinct, and the forest--thinner, more melancholy.
"Gentlemen, you must go in pairs.

Take your places in pairs as you wish, but I ask you to hurry up." Werner pointed to Yanson, who was now standing, supported by two gendarmes.
"I will go with him.

And you, Seryozha, take Vasily.

Go ahead." "Very well." "You and I go together, Musechka, shall we not ?" asked Tanya Kovalchuk.
"Come, let us kiss each other good-by." They kissed one another quickly.

Tsiganok kissed firmly, so that they felt his teeth; Yanson softly, drowsily, with his mouth half open--and it seemed that he did not understand what he was doing.
When Sergey Golovin and Kashirin had gone a few steps, Kashirin suddenly stopped and said loudly and distinctly: "Good-by, comrades." "Good-by, comrade," they shouted in answer.
They went off.