Status Updates From A Country Cottage

The moon as though she had taken a pinch of snuff hid her face behind a cloud. Human happiness reminded her of her own loneliness, of her solitary couch beyond the hills and dales.

The moon came out again. She seemed to smile, as though she were glad she had norelations. Sasha, turning his head away to hide his angry despairing face, struggled to give anote of cordial welcome to his voice as he said

Alright, my originally prediction was wrong. Something was going to happen, but the couple didn’t actually get a moment to be the ones to act. Relatives… uncles…

This interaction between Sasha and Varya is cute, bordering on tense. I’m guessing they’ll want to leave their country cottage or each other if the night energy isn’t addressed.