standing at the lip of her mother 's grave , nadya noted anton 's seeping stump and lewd grin , bela pankin 's worried frown , wiry peli yerokin with his tangled hair and balled fists , and the sympathetic smile of the widow karina stoyanova , the way her lovely black eyes stayed on nadya 's father as the coffin he 'd carved with such care was lowered into the hard ground .