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knewhowmuchshelovedirisesandsoanytimeone
ofherbrotherscameroundtovisithewouldalways
bringasmallbouquetwithhim,hiddenbehindhisback.
Hewouldthenwhipitroundandhandtheflowers
toReginawhowouldpretendtobedelightfully
surprised.Niusialikedthesillygamesadultssometimes
played,andespeciallylovedstickinghernoseintothe
freshbouquetsofdifferentflowersinordertoinhale
theirintoxicatingaromas.Irises,however,didnotsmell
atall,oronlyalittle,notinanywayshefound
enticing.Shecouldsmelltheirearthlyaromawhichhad
nothingtodowiththeexcitingsmellswhichsurrounded
rosesorliliesofthevalley.
Hermotherwasnotkeenontheirsmelleither–what
shedidadorewastheircolour,whichwentfromdark
violetintopaleshadesoflilac.Backwhenshewas
workingasamilliner,shealwaysadvisedher
customerstoorderhatstobemadeinthiscolour.
WhenDolekfoundtheapartmentforthemtorent
inKazimierz,inamodern,comfortabletownhouse
atWawrzyńcaStreet,sheinstantlyknewshewoulduse
thiscolourtodecoratetheirnewhome.Thechildren’s
bedroomespeciallywasfestoonedwithshades
ofpurpleandlilac,startingwithNiusia’sbed,covered
withapalepinkawning,endingwithRysio’scradle
whichwaslinedwithpurple-blueblankets.
‘ItwasagoodthingRysiohadstayedwithnanny
Antosia,’Reginathoughttoherselfassheheardthe
firstGestapofootstepshittingthestairsleading
uptothecorridorontheirfloor.‘Atleasthewill
besaved,’shemused,eventhoughtwodaysearlier
shehadtriedtoconvinceherhusbandtoletherkeep
thesevenmontholdchildwiththem,asitwouldnot
dowelltopartsuchatinybabyfromitsmother.
Dolekpatientlyexplainedtoherthathewould
