/0/15742/coverbig.jpg?v=0b4dab4c883a7cd7d1daebd8a3241b3d)
The windows of the house in the small glade were wide open. The twitter of birds was audible and the fresh, delicious aroma of flowers entered in. It was here the children gathered, and the miserable farce of the examination began. Doulebov stood up before an ikon on one side of the room, assumed a stately air, and exclaimed:
"Children, rise to