Paullina Simons: "Di mana dia, Alexander-nya, dulu? Apakah dia benar-b...

"Di mana dia, Alexander-nya, dulu? Apakah dia benar-benar pergi? Alexander dari Taman Musim Panas, dari hari-hari pertama Lazarevo mereka, topi di tangannya, bergigi putih, damai, tertawa, lemah, Alexander yang memesona, apakah ia tertinggal jauh? Yah, Tatiana mengira itu hanya benar. Karena Alexander percaya Tatiana-nya dulu juga hilang. Anak renang Tatiana dari Luga, dari Neva, dari Sungai Kama. Mungkin di permukaan mereka masih berusia dua puluhan, tetapi hati mereka sudah tua."

--- Paullina Simons

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Where was he, her Alexander, of once? Was he truly gone? The Alexander of the Summer Garden, of their first Lazarevo days, of the hat in his hands, white toothed, peaceful, laughing, languid, stunning Alexander, had he been left far behind? Well, Tatiana supposed that was only right. For Alexander believed his Tatiana of once was gone, too. The swimming child Tatiana of the Luga, of the Neva, of the River Kama. Perhaps on the surface they were still in their twenties, but their hearts were old.