The Bronze Horseman
“She put her arm over her face when the nurse, Vera, came in and said, “Now, now, there, there, you’ll be all right. Your family will be here soon. Don’t cry, you’ll hurt yourself. You’ve got broken ribs. Why don’t you sleep? I’ll give you something to sleep.”
“Do you have some more morphine?”
“I already gave you two grams. How much more do you want?” Vera chuckled.
“Another kilo?”
Tatiana slept.
When she opened her eyes, her family was sitting on chairs around her bed, looki...ng alternately endeared and horrified by her. Dasha was holding her hand. Mama was wiping her face. Babushka was anxiously tapping on Deda’s hand. Papa was looking at her with reproachful eyes.
“Tania, you’ve been out for two days,” said Dasha, who would not stop kissing Tatiana’s cut hair.
Mama stroked her hands.MoreLess
“Do you have some more morphine?”
“I already gave you two grams. How much more do you want?” Vera chuckled.
“Another kilo?”
Tatiana slept.
When she opened her eyes, her family was sitting on chairs around her bed, looki...ng alternately endeared and horrified by her. Dasha was holding her hand. Mama was wiping her face. Babushka was anxiously tapping on Deda’s hand. Papa was looking at her with reproachful eyes.
“Tania, you’ve been out for two days,” said Dasha, who would not stop kissing Tatiana’s cut hair.
Mama stroked her hands.MoreLess
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