:14:01
of her boredom,
her impatience...
:14:04
her longing
and her loneliness.
:14:17
And when the wicked witch
at last realized...
:14:21
that little Gretel
had tricked her...
:14:23
her nose started
to grow and grow.
:14:26
At Twelfth Night
Mother always gave a party...
:14:29
and Aunt Olga would come
with her magic lantern...
:14:33
and her fairy tales.
:14:35
I always felt frightened
and left out.
:14:37
When Mother spoke to me
in her hurried way...
:14:40
I could hardly understand
what she wanted of me.
:14:43
Mother and Maria always had
many things to whisper about...
:14:47
but then they were so alike.
:14:49
Jealously I used to wonder what
they were laughing at together.
:14:53
Everyone was in gay spirits.
:14:56
I was the only one who couldn't
join in the merriment.
:14:59
Another time,
I remember it was autumn...
:15:03
I hid behind the curtain...
:15:05
and in secret watched her.
:15:07
She was in the red drawing room
wearing her white dress...
:15:13
sitting quite still
with her head bent...
:15:15
and her hands resting
on the table.
:15:17
Suddenly she saw me...
:15:19
and in a gentle voice
called me.
:15:21
- Come.
- Uncertain, I went up to her...
:15:25
thinking that, as usual,
she was going to scold me.
:15:38
But instead she gave me
a look so full of sorrow...
:15:41
that I nearly
burst into tears.
:15:49
I raised my hand
and put it against her cheek...
:15:53
and for that moment
we were very close.