The road passed through foothills, then mountains, following the course of a rushing stream. Sitting up front to drive the horses, Qosim broke the silence, speaking as if to himself:
‘How fresh the mountain breeze is!’ It could have been a question, or an exclamation by someone whose soul was brimming over with emotion.
Since the road they were travelling along was deserted, Oyxon removed her horse-hair veil, and, weary of the prolonged silence, responded: ‘Yes, the spring air is special, it’s different somehow…’
 

Икки томон адиру-тоғ, сой ёқалаб кетишар экан, Сайид Қосим-йигит от ҳайдаб ўтирган еридан орқага ўгирилмай ўзига сўзлагандек:
- Тоғ шаббодаси яхши-да! – деб сўрадими, ё, жўнгина, тўлиб кетган кўнглини бўшатдими, унга хомушликдан сиқилиб кетгану кимсасиз ялангликда чимматини юзидан олган Ойхон-пошша ҳам:
- Айниқса кўклам шаббодаси ўзгача, - деб жавоб берди.