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punishment Tania knew: she was sent to her father, to
confess her misdeed to him herself.
Ivan Sergejevitsch was by no means severe
with his children, but he seldom saw them, and
there was no familiarity between them, except
when they were ill. Then he used to be quite a
different person—the fear of losing them would
dominate all other feelings. His voice and
whole manner became so kind and gentle; he
would caress them and play with them better
than anybody else. And at such times the
children idolised their father, and fondly cherished
the memory of his kindness. But as soon as
they were all right again he thought he ought to
resume his severity, and was very sparing of his
caresses.
He liked solitude and lived in his own world,
to which nobody was admitted. Not even
Elena Paulovna entered his sanctuary without
knocking, and the children would never have
dared to come unbidden.
So the governess’s order, ‘Go to your father
and confess!’ was the most awful sentence for
Tania; but it was no use crying and resisting;
a firm hand took hold of her and dragged her
to the general’s door, where she was left to her
fate. There stands Ilia, her father’s valet, with
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