The Gems of Siberia. Tamara Bulevich

house and your own family. You are not a boy anymore. If you want to know my opinion, you should take a close look at the grandniece of my husband, Polina Neverova. She is prominent, educated, and unspoiled. She works as a medical assistant in the first-aid post and lives alone. She inherited the house from her grandmother Stepanida, who had recently died of old age. Polina wants to be a doctor.

      – What kind of people are… the Neverov family? – Ignat asked with a slight sadness in his voice. The host Mikhail Ivanovich, the cousin of Egor Neverov, replied.

      – That is the family of carpenters. They build houses, which are a real pleasure to look at, both on the inside and on the outside. It is a beauty! If you do not want to work on the railway, you can join the brigade of Egor. If you want, you can learn a lot. Skilful hands and diligence will help you make good money. You will get the farm, you will buy the car. You know, good carpenters have always been in high demand. As far as I can see, for the past year you spent the savings for the father’s house in the pub. It is wrong, Ignat.

      Mikhail Ivanovich cleared his throat, blushed to sweat and, having soaked the sweaty forehead with the sleeve of his flannel shirt, without finishing his tea went out into the yard.