Having wrapped himself with it carefully, he felt a warmth spreading all over his body. He covered his eyes and the greater part of his face with the hood of the mantle, so that the wind did not annoy him any more. Then, involuntarily, he thought how good Jagienka had been to him. He reined in his horse, called the Czech, and asked him about her, and about everything that had happened in Zgorzelice.
“Does Zych know that the panna sent you to me?” he said.
“He knows it,” answered Hlawa.
“Was he not opposed to it?”
“He was.”
“Tell me then all about it.”
“The pan was walking in the room and the panna followed him. He shouted, but the panienka said nothing; but when he turned toward her, she kneeled but did not utter one word. Finally the panisko[88] said: ‘Have you become deaf, that you
