"Mamma, can we have a talk? Yes?" said Natasha.
" Now, just one on your throat and another... that'll do!" And seizing her mother round the neck, she kissed her on the throat.
In her behavior to her mother Natasha seemed rough, but she was so sensitive and tactful that however she clasped her mother she always managed to do it without hurting her or making her feel uncomfortable or displeased.