must have a lofty aim!
lt's immoral
to pedal all day!"
And we were in love.
lt's the same with this girl.
And they're being shouted at:
"lt's immoral!"
Mommy dear!
l've brought a fine jam,
black currantjam.
l was so happy when
l was riding with him on his bicycle.
He kissed the back of my head quietly,
thinking l didn't notice it.
And l was ready
to die from happiness.
l ought to have
married at 1 7.
Why haven't you?
Because you shouted: "ls that a name?
You want to be Mrs. Redhead?"
What about Misha?
With Misha, everything got buried
in words, trying to find the truth.
What truth?
When you're over 30,
who will put you on his bicycle?
Mommy...
He's getting married to his
laboratory assistant. l think.
Many kisses, my little one.
How lucky that you're little.
How unfortunate that you're little.
Don't worry, l'll be back soon.
Your Roman.
My dear girl,
my poor little happy girl.
How can l help you?
Please forgive me, mom,
for not believing you.
l thought you were preoccupied only
with yourself and didn't care about me.
l never thought
it was so serious with you.
Why do you grownups think you know
all about us, and not believe us?
Calm down.
Do you want me
to go to his parents?
No.
l myself will go to Leningrad.
Will you give me some money?
Guys, don't you hear the bell?
Tatyana Nikolayevna!
Just one question.
Are we free people or not?
You are. Why?
Well, nothing special.
Because all we hear are just lies.
As if all's done for someone's good.
Some circus.
What lies? What are you talking about?
Roman's been banished to Leningrad.
Katya went no one knows where.
And l'm back.
Don't l have the right?
Have a seat, please.
Take your coat off.
Hello.
We're going to the theatre.
lt's like our second honeymoon.
l didn't know the grandma had a stroke
and that you sent Roma to Leningrad.
l'll tell you the truth.
We played a practical joke on Roma
in order to save him.
So we had to invent that stroke.
What else could we do?
He'll never forgive you for that.
Such things are not forgiven.
Come on,
he'll only be thanking us.
We're doing it for him.
He'll have so many Katyas yet...
And this one, if she goes after
her mother...
You can ask my husband
what she's like.
You must make it that the grandma
gets well and Roma comes back.
No, it's impossible.
l'm his mother.
l know what to do.
Excuse me.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
She should have her own children
and raise them, if she's so smart.
What's the matter, Kostya?
What is it you're doing?!
You deserve to be killed for that!
Go on, kill me. You already
started doing it.
Started...
l haven't started anything.
l want to talk to you.
- l came to tell you...
- She's going to Leningrad.
And you can do nothing
about it, nothing.
Wait. You think l'm against it?
lt was exactly what l was thinking,
that the girl should go there.
Of course, we can'tjust
lay our lives in their way, can we?
lt's not for you, it's for her and him.
l'm sorry, we don't have much time.
Thank you, of course, but...
Just to think that
of all boys she's chosen your son...
l can't understand anything
about this life.
He's inherited it from me.
Katya took a plane to Leningrad.
She's already on her way.
l'm glad. Their grandmother
isn't ill, they invented it.
Are they beasts or what?
lt looks like it.
They're just parents.
Just parents.
Who love their darling son too much.
Katya is being called up for a phone
conversation with Leningrad tonight.
l can't stand it anymore,
l'm tired and nervously exhausted.
They'll talk when they meet.
l can go there, just in case.
Here, take it.
And give our best
to the boy.
All right.
We're sorry.
Katya's left for Leningrad.
Her mother saw her off.
Everything's all right, then.
Everything's fine.
A happy end.
Sasha, let's go to the movies.
We'll drop by the post office
on our way.
lt's my third answer to you.
My studying is no good,
they give me C's out of