'Come with us and get mushrooms! You will show us the right places.' Agatha Mikhaylovna smiled and shook her head, as much as to say: 'Though I should like to be cross with you, I can't do it.'
— Venite con noi a cercar funghi, ci farete vedere i posti. — Agaf’ja Michajlovna sorrise, scosse il capo, quasi a dire: “Sarei anche contenta d’arrabbiarmi con voi, ma non si può”.