Not in fifty years did the older of these children recover from the sorrow and sadness of those tragic days, especially the terror of that period of thirty days during which their father was absent from home while their distracted mother was in complete ignorance of his whereabouts or fate.
Vanemad lapsed toibusid alles viiekümne aasta pärast nende traagiliste päevade murest ja kurbusest, eriti aga selle kolmekümne päeva hirmust, mil nende isa oli kodust ära ja segaduses ema ei teadnud midagi ei tema asukohast ega saatusest.