Marja came home after Sluzhba and started her embroidery. She talked to baba a little, Baba told her interesting stories about Daniil, and about his explorations of the world. After the tea, Baba went to her rooms. And Marja started cooking. She cooked in advance and now she needed to peel some potatoes and kneed some bread. She played with Danial. He has always demanded attention. She loved her little kotik and was ready to sew him some shirt. She was still ostracized by many. Her husband had been trying to adapt to new circumstances. But she saw how hard it was for him to start talking again to his friends and to readapt in that close-knit community.