The day came when they both went to the Merchants Park, littered with brown autumn leaves, to say a last word to each other. Tonia gazed at those golden rays and with great sadness said," Is our friendship really dying like those rays of the sun?"
He could not take his eyes from her. He frowned decisively and answered in a low voice," Toina, we've already talked it all over. Of course you know how I have loved you, and even now my love might return, but before that could happen you would have to be with us. I am no longer the same Paul you knew before. I should be a bad husband, too, if you believe that I should first be yours and only then belong to the Party.Because for me the Party comes first, and you and other folk second."
这一天他们一起来到黄色的秋叶满地的麦尔切斯公园，去向对方告别。冬妮亚望着金色的余晖，怀着深深的忧伤说：“难道我们的友谊会像这落日的余晖一样黯淡消失吗？”他目不转睛地望着她，坚定地皱着眉头，低声答道：“冬妮亚，这咱们早就说过了。当然，你知道我曾经深爱过你，甚至是现在，我的爱还可以恢复，只不过，你得跟我们在一起。我已经不是从前你认识的那个保尔了。如果你认为我首先是属于你的，其次才是属于党的，那么我一定是个坏丈夫。因为对于我来说，党是第一位的，其次才是你和其他亲友。”
