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“Here,” she whispered, passing something small to him. “You will need to defend yourself.”
“I do not understand?”
“Do you not wonder why Lyov and the others have not bothered you?”
“I did not think about it.”
“I told them to stay away from you and they obliged.”
“They know what a good person you are and respect you.”
“Perhaps.” She kissed him tenderly on the cheek. She whispered words in his ear. “Do not be like them.”
No tears were shed as he watched Natasha retreat to the rear of the bus, waving her farewell with a white handkerchief.
“I do not understand?”
“Do you not wonder why Lyov and the others have not bothered you?”
“I did not think about it.”
“I told them to stay away from you and they obliged.”
“They know what a good person you are and respect you.”
“Perhaps.” She kissed him tenderly on the cheek. She whispered words in his ear. “Do not be like them.”
No tears were shed as he watched Natasha retreat to the rear of the bus, waving her farewell with a white handkerchief.
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