“Tanija” in the 19th Century 🌟 – The Worlds of H.C. van Mullon 🌟 Chapter III, Part 6

Meanwhile, the Count and Chailya are in the nearly completed observatory, where the large lens—set in a metal frame for the telescope—has just arrived; we are already familiar with this lens from the story. 🌞

The Count examines the lens, which is still held in a mounting, and gives it a final polish with a special cloth, while workmen continue with the painting inside the observatory. His wife, Chailya, stands by with the pram—containing little Pusha—and watches her husband. 🌟