»Nach dieser Arbeit bist du immer in einer Verfassung, wie wenn du aus dem Dampfbade kämest«, sagte Petrizki. »Ich komme von Grizka (dies war der Spitzname des Regimentskommandeurs); du wirst da erwartet.«
'After it, you always look as if you had come out of a Russian bath,' said Petritsky, 'and I have come straight from Gritska' (the name by which they called their Commanding Officer). 'They're expecting you.'