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Chapter 4

           Yes,uponmysoul!Thepeasantshavevodka,theeducatedyoungpeople,shutoutfromactivity,wastethemselvesinimpossibledreamsandvisionsandarecrippledbytheories;Jewshavesprungupandareamassingmoney,andalltherestgivethemselvesuptodebauchery.Fromthefirsthourthetownreekedofitsfamiliarodours.IchancedtobeinafrightfuldenIlikemydensdirtyitwasadance,socalled,andtherewasacancansuchasIneversawinmyday.Yes,thereyouhaveprogress.AllofasuddenIsawalittlegirlofthirteen,nicelydressed,dancingwithaspecialistinthatline,withanotheronevis-à-vis.Hermotherwassittingonachairbythewall.Youcan’tfancywhatacancanthatwas!Thegirlwasashamed,blushed,atlastfeltinsulted,andbegantocry.Herpartnerseizedherandbeganwhirlingherroundandperformingbeforeher;everyonelaughedandIlikeyourpublic,eventhecancanpublictheylaughedandshouted,‘Servesherrightservesherright!Shouldn’tbringchildren!’Well,it’snotmybusinesswhetherthatconsolingreflectionwaslogicalornot.Iatoncefixedonmyplan,satdownbythemother,andbeganbysayingthatItoowasastrangerandthatpeopleherewereill-bredandthattheycouldn’tdistinguishdecentfolksandtreatthemwithrespect,gavehertounderstandthatIhadplentyofmoney,offeredtotakethemhomeinmycarriage.Itookthemhomeandgottoknowthem.Theywerelodginginamiserablelittleholeandhadonlyjustarrivedfromthecountry.

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