OnthemorningofthenextdayFomaandSashastoodsidebysideonthegangwayofasteamerwhichwasapproachingaharbourontheUstye。Sasha\'sbigblackhatattractedeverybody\'sattentionbyitsdeftlybentbrim，anditswhitefeathers，andFomawasillateaseashestoodbesideher，andfeltasthoughinquisitiveglancescrawledoverhisperplexedface。Thesteamerhissedandquiveredasitnearedthelanding-bridge，whichwassprinkledbyawaitingcrowdofpeopleattiredinbrightsummerclothes，anditseemedtoFomathathenoticedamongthecrowdofvariousfacesandfiguresapersonheknew，whonowseemedtobehidingbehindotherpeople\'sbacks，andyetliftednothiseyefromhim。
\"Let\'sgointothecabin！\"saidhetohiscompanionuneasily。
\"Don\'tacquirethehabitofhidingyoursinsfrompeople，\"
repliedSasha，withasmile。\"Haveyouperhapsnoticedanacquaintancethere？\"
\"Mm。Yes。Somebodyiswatchingme。\"