He nani ka wahine, akā nani ka hale. ʻAʻole i ʻike ʻia kahi koʻokoʻo nui o nā kauā, nā kiaʻi a me nā mea hoʻokele i ka hopena. A ma ka veranda me kahi mea aloha ʻaʻole hiki i kahi wahine waiwai ke hele i waho - e ʻike nā hoalauna! ʻO kēia mau wahine waiwai me nā mea aloha i loko o nā hōkele e hui ai, a i ʻole e hana i aloha i waena o nā limahana. I ʻole e huki nui iā lākou iho a pale i nā pilikia pono ʻole!
ʻO ka mea nui ʻaʻole pehea ka hohonu o ka wahine e lawe i ka moa i loko o kona waha. ʻO ka mea nui, ʻo ia ka hoʻoikaika a me ka palaualelo! ʻO kā mākouʻohana ma hope o nā pilikia a pau ma ka home a me nā keiki e moe i lalo, e hohola i kona mau wāwae, a e like me kā lākou e'ōlelo nei i ka hana, Vasya! A laila noʻonoʻo no ke aha mākou e ʻimi nei i nā limahana wahine ma ka ʻaoʻao! A no ka mea, ʻaʻole lākou moloā a ʻike i ka lawe mālie a me ka mālie i ke kanaka i ka piko o ka leʻaleʻa. E ʻimi anei mākou i ka leʻaleʻa i ka lede o ka hale inā lawelawe ʻia mākou ma ia ʻano?