He married her right after the period of mourning, and, forsaking the Ministry of Crown Domains where his father had secured him a position, he led a blissful life with his Masha, first in a country cottage near the Forestry Institute; later in town, in a small, comfortable apartment, with a clean staircase and a chilly living room; and finally, in the country, where he settled down once and for all and where, a very short time afterward, his son, Arkady, was born.
Dolualdia amaitu bezain laster ezkondu zen berarekin, eta, Ondare Ministerioa utzirik-aitak, bere itzalaz baliaturik, han sartzea lortu baitzuen-, zoriontsu bizi izan zen bere Masharekin, aurrena Baso Institututik hurbil zegoen datxa batean, hurrena hirian, zurubi txukun-txukuna eta atari freskoa zituen etxebizitza txiki eta on batean, eta azkenik herrian, non behin betiko kokatu baitzen eta, handik gutxira, haien seme Arkadi jaio baitzen.