Childhood Chapter XIV - The Parting

from The Tolstoy Library · host Leo Tolstoy

In which a family prepares to depart their home amid the bustling activity of servants and animals, with the narrator quietly observing the tender and sorrowful farewells that are given and received. The mingling of impatience and deep affection colours the parting, as the journey begins under a dusty, wind-swept sky, leaving behind the familiar sights and cherished companions.

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