'After it, you always look as if you had come out of a Russian bath,' said Petritsky, 'and I have come straight from Gritska' (the name by which they called their Commanding Officer). 'They're expecting you.'
–Tras esa ocupación quedas siempre como después de un buen baño –siguió Petrizky–.Vengo de ver a Crisko –llamaba así al coronel del regimiento–, que lo está esperando.