Earthly Crown
“Sonia watched Ilya stare after Tess, and she dismissed the rest of the family and took Ilya back into her private chamber. There he took off his boots, settled down on a pillow, and then proceeded to turn over and over again in his hands the book by the philosopher Bacon which she had taken to read.
She regarded him with amusement. This always happened to men when their wives were pregnant with the first child. “I am sorry, Ilya, to tell you that most women eat poorly, sleep a great deal, and g...row irritable when they are first pregnant.”
He glanced up at her. He did not want to admit that that was what he was worried about. “I am not an idiot, Sonia,” he said, sounding as ill-tempered as if he himself were pregnant.
“No,” she agreed. “But you’re scared.”
She expected him to snap at her for saying it, but instead, he set the book down. “It’s true. What if the gods mean to take her from me?”
“Ilya! You must not speak so rashly about the gods. You are no more a Singer than I am, although we have both made long journeys and returned, to talk about what the gods mean to do.”MoreLess
She regarded him with amusement. This always happened to men when their wives were pregnant with the first child. “I am sorry, Ilya, to tell you that most women eat poorly, sleep a great deal, and g...row irritable when they are first pregnant.”
He glanced up at her. He did not want to admit that that was what he was worried about. “I am not an idiot, Sonia,” he said, sounding as ill-tempered as if he himself were pregnant.
“No,” she agreed. “But you’re scared.”
She expected him to snap at her for saying it, but instead, he set the book down. “It’s true. What if the gods mean to take her from me?”
“Ilya! You must not speak so rashly about the gods. You are no more a Singer than I am, although we have both made long journeys and returned, to talk about what the gods mean to do.”MoreLess
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