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opinions of one son-in-law, a former
‘Communard’, as well as the materialistic tendencies
of his other son-in-law, the naturalist.
This was the most beautiful memory Sonia
kept of her father, and it impressed itself the
more deeply in her heart, as this winter was his
last; heart-disease put a quick and unexpected
end to his life.
The blow was very hard. Of late Sonia had
attached herself so fondly to her father, whom,
indeed, she had always loved more than her
mother. Madame Krukovsky was one of those
women whom everybody likes, and who are kind
to all, but who, for this very reason, was less
congenial to her daughter. Moreover, Sonia
always imagined herself to be loved by her
mother less than her brother and sister, while she
knew she was her father’s favourite.
His death left a terrible blank, and made her
feel very lonely. Aniuta had her husband, with
whom she could share her grief; Sonia had
nobody. She had always kept aloof from the
man whose most ardent desire had been to
comfort and help her. Now, suddenly, her relation
to him appeared more painful and unnatural
to her than ever, her longing for tenderness
broke down all prejudices, and so, in this time of
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