So she replaced the bowl in its niche and went toward the ladder.

Before ascending it she turned and said,-- "I will be back soon." The youth smiled, and she gave him a knowing, significant wink, climbed on the roof and down to the ground, and remained standing outside for a while, until she thought that the young people had forgotten about her.
Then she glided noiselessly to the air-hole and peeped in.

They still sat by the hearth, examining together some object the nature of which she could not discover; and Mitsha was explaining something to the boy.
Evidently the girl was showing him another piece of her handiwork.

She heard them laugh merrily and innocently.

They were like children at play.