Chapter 7, Part 2, How Steel was Tempered.

Paul went to the "commune member" sanatorium of the Central Committee to recuperate, but he was very ill and devoted himself to his work. When he learned that he was fighting the new opposition in the party, he went back to work. Not long after, Paul had an accident and was admitted to the hospital. The terrible disease is eating away at him step by step, and Paul has to live in a nursing home again.

When he was in a nursing home, he established a deep friendship with his friends. One day, Paul received a letter from his mother unexpectedly, asking him to visit her old friend Alibina Chucham. Paul then went to Chukam's home, met Chukam's daughter, his future wife Daya, and encouraged the mother and daughter to break the shackles of family values.

A few days later, Paul returned to Kharkov and asked Achim to arrange work for him. However, due to the continuous deterioration of his condition, he is really incompetent for these jobs. Paul's condition is getting worse and worse. His job is exempted. He lies in the hospital bed all day. Paul's health is really worrying, but he still cares about others. This is a rare and precious spirit!

Extended data:

How Steel was Tempered is a novel written by Nikolai ostrovsky, a writer of the former Soviet Union, in 1933. 22-year-old ostrovsky was lying in bed paralyzed and blind.

While fighting against the disease, ostrovsky decided to show his face and personal life experience through literary works. He wrote a novella about the growth and heroic battle of kotov cavalry brigade.

When attending the Correspondence University in Sverdlov, he began to conceive how steel was tempered. He wrote this book in his hospital bed for three years. This story is based on his personal experience.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-How is steel tempered?