What kind of welcome did Ivan receive when he went to the bombed cellar?

Ivan was attacked at first:

Suddenly she heard sounds of a scuffle outside. She ran out and saw a soldier being attacked by a boy. There was a flash of a knife near the soldier's neck, and Jimpy the cock was squawking and pecking at his ankles. "Jan, drop that knife at once!" she cried. "Drop it -- d'you hear me?" She flung herself into the struggle. They all rolled over in a heap, but she had caught Jan by the wrist and knocked the knife out of his hand. "That's a pretty welcome, I must say," said Ivan the sentry, ch 9