Chapter 10: June 12th: My Dearest Barbara Alexievna

June 12th: My Dearest Barbara Alexievna June 12th. My dearest Barbara Alexievna—I had supposed that you meant to describe our doings of the other day in verse; yet from you there has arrived only a single sheet of writing. Nevertheless, I must say that, little though you have put into your letter, that little is expressed with rare beauty and grace. Nature, your descriptions of rural scenes, your analysis of your own feelings—the whole is beautifully written. Alas, I have no such talent…