The Countess went to Serezha's part of the house and there, watering the frightened boy's cheeks with her tears, told him that his father was a saint and that his mother was dead.
La contessa Lidija Ivanovna stette una mezz’ora da Serëza e là, bagnando di lacrime le guance del ragazzo spaurito, gli disse che suo padre era un santo e che sua madre era morta.