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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,FROM ANO!R PO9T ( VIEW ?AN ! ONE /AT$1 ,I ALSO CAME TO ! SAME CONCLUSION4 ,RECOLLECT+ MY CONNECTION ) ! T[N-POOR DUR+ ?IS P]IOD1 ,I SAW ?AT ONE CAUSE :I* PREV5T$ ME FROM HELP+ !M WAS !IR 9S9C]ITY & FALS5ESS4 ,!Y ALL CONSID]$ ME1 NOT AS AN 9DIVIDUAL BUT M]ELY AS A MEANS TO AN 5D4 ,I FELT ,I C\LD NOT BECOME 9TIMATE ) !M2 ,I ?\<T ,I DID NOT P]HAPS UND]/& H[ TO DO SO2 BUT )\T TRU?FULNESS1 NO HELP WAS POSSIBLE4 ,H[ CAN ONE HELP A MAN :O DOES NOT TELL ALL HIS CIRCUM/ANCES8 ,=M]LY ,I ACCUS$ ! POOR ( ?IS 7IT IS SO NATURAL TO ACCUSE O!RS71 BUT ONE WORD SPOK5 BY A REM>KABLE MAN1 ,SUTAIEF1 :O WAS !N ON A VISIT AT MY H\SE1 CLE>$ UP ! DIFFICULTY1 & %[$ ME :]E9 LAY ! CAUSE ( MY FAILURE4 

,I REMEMB] ?AT EV5 !N :AT HE SAID MADE A DEEP IMPRESSION ON ME2 BUT ,I DID NOT UND]/& ITS FULL MEAN+ UNTIL AFT]W>DS4 ,IT HAPP5$ ?AT :ILE 9 ! FULL >DOR ( MY SELF-DECEPTION ,I WAS AT MY SI/]'S H\SE1 ,SUTAIEF BE+ ALSO !RE2 & MY SI/] WAS QUE/ION+ ME AB\T MY WORK4 

,I WAS RELAT+ IT TO H]2 &1 AS IS ALWAYS ! CASE :5 ONE DOES NOT FULLY BELIEVE 9 ONE'S [N 5T]PRISES1 ,I RELAT$ ) GREAT 5?USIASM1 >DOR1 & AT FULL L5G?1 ALL ,I HAD BE5 DO+1 & ALL ! POSSIBLE RESULTS4 ,I WAS  
  TELL+ H] H[ WE %\LD KEEP \R EYES OP5 TO :AT W5T ON 9 ,MOSC[2 H[ WE %\LD TAKE C>E ( ORPHANS & OLD PEOPLE2 H[ WE %\LD AF=D MEANS = IMPOV]I%$ VILLAG]S TO RETURN TO !IR HOMES1 & PAVE ! WAY TO RE=M ! DEPRAV$4 ,I EXPLA9$1 ?AT1 IF WE SUCCE$$ 9 \R UND]TAK+1 !RE W\LD NOT BE 9 ,MOSC[ A S+LE POOR MAN :O C\LD NOT F9D HELP4 

,MY SI/] SYMPA?IZ$ ) ME2 & :ILE SPEAK+1 ,I KEPT LOOK+ N[ & !N AT ,SUTAIEF2 KN[+ HIS ,*RI/IAN LIFE1 & ! IMPORTANCE ATTA*$ BY HIM TO WORKS ( *>ITY1 ,I EXPECT$ SYMPA?Y FROM HIM1 & ,I SPOKE SO ?AT HE MI<T UND]/& ME2 =1 ?\< ,I WAS ADDRESS+ MY SI/]1 YET MY CONV]SATION WAS REALLY MORE DIRECT$ TO HIM4 

,HE SAT IMMOVABLE1 DRESS$ 9 HIS BLACK-TANN$-%EEPSK9 COAT1 :I* HE1 LIKE O!R PEASANTS1 WORE 9-DOORS AS WELL AS \T4 ,IT SEEM$ ?AT HE WAS NOT LI/5+ TO US1 BUT WAS ?9K+ AB\T SOME?+ ELSE4 ,HIS SMALL EYES GAVE NO RESPOND+ GLEAM1 BUT SEEM$ TO BE TURN$ 9W>DS4 ,HAV+ SPOK5 \T TO MY [N SATISFACTION1 ,I TURN$ TO HIM & ASK$ HIM :AT HE ?\<T AB\T IT4 

0,! :OLE ?+ IS WOR?LESS10 HE REPLI$4 

0,:Y80 

0,! PLAN IS AN EMPTY ONE1 & NO GOOD WILL COME ( IT10 HE REPEAT$ ) CONVICTION4 

0,BUT :Y WILL NO?+ COME ( IT8 ,:Y IS IT A USELESS BUS9ESS1 IF WE HELP ?\S&S1 OR EV5 HUNDR$S1 ( UNHAPPY ONES8 ,IS IT A BAD ?+1 ACCORD+ TO ! GOSPEL1 TO CLO! ! NAK$1 OR TO FE$ ! HUNGRY80 

0,I KN[1 ,I KN[2 BUT :AT Y\ >E DO+ IS NOT ?AT4 ,IS IT POSSIBLE TO HELP ?US8 ,Y\ >E WALK+ 9 ! /REET2 SOMEBODY ASKS Y\ = A FEW KOPECKS2 Y\ GIVE !M TO HIM4 ,IS ?AT *>ITY8 ,DO HIM SOME SPIRITUAL GOOD2 TEA* HIM4 ,:AT Y\ GIVE HIM M]ELY SAYS1 ',LEAVE ME ALONE4'0 

0,NO2 BUT ?AT IS NOT :AT WE W]E SPEAK+ (3 WE WI% TO BECOME ACQUA9T$ ) ! WANTS1 & !N TO HELP BY MONEY & BY DE$S4 ,WE WILL TRY TO F9D = ! POOR PEOPLE SOME WORK TO DO40 

0,?AT W\LD BE NO WAY ( HELP+ !M40 

0,H[ !N8 MU/ !Y BE LEFT TO DIE ( />VATION & COLD80 

0,:Y LEFT TO DIE8 ,H[ MANY >E !RE ( !M80 

0,H[ MANY80 SAID ,I1 ?9K+ ?AT HE TOOK ! MATT] SO LI<TLY FROM NOT KN[+ ! GREAT NUMB] ( !SE M52 0Y\ >E NOT AW>E1 ,I D>E SAY1 ?AT !RE >E 9 ,MOSC[ AB\T TW5TY ?\S& COLD & HUNGRY4 ,&  
  !N1 ?9K ( ?OSE 9 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG & O!R T[NS60 

,HE SMIL$4 

0,TW5TY ?\S&6 ,& H[ MANY H\SEHOLDS >E !RE 9 ,RUSSIA ALONE8 ,W\LD !Y AM\NT TO A MILLION80 

0,WELL2 BUT :AT ( ?AT80 

0,:AT ( ?AT80 SAID HE1 ) ANIMATION1 & HIS EYES SP>KL$4 0,LET US UNITE !M ) \RSELVES2 ,I AM NOT RI* MYSELF1 BUT WILL AT ONCE TAKE TWO ( !M4 ,H]E IS A FELL[ Y\ SETTL$ 9 Y\R KIT*52 ,I ASK$ HIM TO GO ) ME1 BUT HE REFUS$4 ,IF !RE W]E T5 TIMES AS MANY1 WE %\LD TAKE !M ALL 9TO \R FAMILIES4 ,Y\ ONE1 ,I ANO!R4 ,WE %ALL WORK TOGE!R2 HE WILL SEE H[ ,I WORK2 HE WILL LE>N H[ TO LIVE1 & WE %ALL EAT \T ( ONE B[L1 AT ONE TABLE2 & !Y WILL HE> A GOOD WORD FROM ME1 & FROM Y\ ALSO4 ,?AT IS *>ITY2 BUT ALL ?IS PLAN ( Y\RS IS NO GOOD40 

,!SE PLA9 WORDS MADE AN IMPRESSION UPON ME4 ,I C\LD NOT HELP RECOGNIZ+ ?AT !Y W]E TRUE4 ,BUT IT SEEM$ TO ME !N1 ?AT1 NOT)/&+ ! JU/ICE ( :AT HE SAID1 MY PROPOS$ PLAN MI<T P]HAPS BE USEFUL ALSO4 

,BUT ! LONG] ,I WAS OCCUPI$ ) ?IS AFFAIR2 & ! CLOS] MY 9T]C\RSE ) ! POOR1 ! (T5] ,I RECOLLECT$ !SE WORDS & ! GREAT] MEAN+ ,I F\ND 9 !M4 

,I1 9DE$1 GO 9 AN EXP5SIVE FUR COAT1 OR DRIVE 9 MY [N C>RIAGE TO A MAN :O IS 9 WANT ( BOOTS3 HE SEES MY H\SE :I* CO/S TWO HUNDR$ RUBLES A MON?1 OR HE NOTICES ?AT ,I GIVE AWAY1 )\T ?9K+1 FIVE RUBLES1 ONLY BECAUSE ( A CAPRICE2 HE IS !N AW>E ?AT IF ,I GIVE AWAY RUBLES 9 SU* A MANN]1 IT IS BECAUSE ,I HAVE ACCUMULAT$ SO MANY ?AT ,I HAVE A LOT TO SP>E :I* ,I AM NOT ONLY NEV] 9 ! HABIT ( GIV+ TO ANY ONE1 BUT :I* ,I HAVE TAK5 AWAY FROM O!RS )\T COMPUNCTION4 ,:AT CAN HE SEE 9 ME BUT ONE ( ?OSE P]SONS :O HAVE BECOME POSSESS$ ( SOME?+ :I* %\LD BELONG TO HIM8 ,& :AT O!R FEEL+S CAN HE HAVE T[>DS ME ?AN ! DESIRE TO GET BACK AS MANY AS POSSIBLE ( !SE RUBLES :I* W]E TAK5 BY ME FROM HIM & FROM O!RS8 

,I %\LD LIKE TO BECOME 9TIMATE ) HIM1 & COMPLA9 ?AT HE IS NOT S9C]E4 ,BUT ,I AM AFRAID TO SIT D[N UPON HIS B$ = FE> ( LICE OR SOME 9FECTI\S DISEASE2 ,I AM ALSO AFRAID TO LET HIM COME 9TO MY ROOM2 & :5 HE COMES TO ME HALF-DRESS$1 HE HAS TO WAIT1 IF =TUNATE1 9 ! 5TRANCE-HALL1 BUT (T5] 9 ! COLD POR*4 ,& !N ,I SAY ?AT IT IS ALL HIS FAULT ?AT ,I CANNOT BECOME 9TIMATE ) HIM1 & ?AT HE IS NOT S9C]E4 

,LET ! MO/ H>D-HE>T$ MAN SIT D[N TO D9E UPON FIVE C\RSES AMONG HUNGRY PEOPLE :O HAVE LITTLE OR  
  NO?+ TO EAT EXCEPT DRY BREAD1 & NO ONE C\LD HAVE ! HE>T TO EAT :ILE !SE HUNGRY PEOPLE >E >\ND HIM LICK+ !IR LIPS4 

,!RE=E1 BE=E ONE CAN EAT WELL :5 LIV+ AMONG HALF-/>V$ M51 ! FIR/ ?+ NECESS>Y IS TO HIDE \RSELVES FROM !M1 & TO EAT SO ?AT !Y MAY NOT SEE US4 ,?IS IS ! V]Y ?+ WE DO 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 

,I LOOK$ 9TO \R [N MODE ( LIFE )\T PREJUDICE1 & BECAME AW>E ?AT IT WAS NOT BY *ANCE ?AT CLOS] 9T]C\RSE ) ! POOR IS DIFFICULT = US1 BUT ?AT WE \RSELVES >E 9T5TIONALLY ORD]+ \R LIVES 9 SU* A WAY AS TO MAKE ?IS 9T]C\RSE IMPOSSIBLE4 ,& NOT ONLY ?IS2 BUT1 ON LOOK+ AT \R LIVES1 OR AT ! LIVES ( RI* PEOPLE FROM )\T1 ,I SAW ?AT ALL ?AT IS CONSID]$ AS ! HAPP9ESS ( !SE LIVES CONSI/S 9 BE+ SEP>AT$ AS MU* AS POSSIBLE FROM ! POOR1 OR IS 9 SOME WAY OR O!R CONNECT$ ) ?IS DESIR$ SEP>ATION4 

,9 FACT1 ! 5TIRE AIM ( \R LIVES1 BEG9N+ ) FOOD1 DRESS1 DWELL+ & CLEANL9ESS1 & 5D+ ) \R $UCATION1 CONSI/S 9 PLAC+ A GULF BETWE5 US & !M4 ,& WE SP5D N9E-T5?S ( \R WEAL? TO ]ECT IMPASSABLE B>RI]S 9 ORD] TO E/ABLI% ?IS DI/9CTION & SEP>ATION4 

,! FIR/ ?+ A MAN :O HAS GR[N RI* DOES IS TO LEAVE (F EAT+ ) O!RS \T ( ONE B[L4 ,HE >RANGES PLATES = HIMSELF & HIS FAMILY1 & SEP>ATES HIMSELF FROM ! KIT*5 & ! S]VANTS4 ,HE FE$S HIS S]VANTS WELL SO ?AT !IR M\?S MAY NOT WAT]1 & HE D9ES ALONE4 ,BUT EAT+ ALONE IS DULL4 ,HE 9V5TS :ATEV] HE CAN TO IMPROVE HIS FOOD1 EMBELLI% HIS TABLE2 & ! V]Y MANN] ( TAK+ FOOD1 AS AT D9N]-P>TIES1 BECOMES A MATT] ( VANITY & PRIDE4 ,HIS MANN] ( EAT+ HIS FOOD IS A MEANS ( SEP>AT+ HIMSELF FROM O!R PEOPLE4 ,= A RI* MAN IT IS \T ( ! QUE/ION TO 9VITE A POOR P]SON TO HIS TABLE4 ,ONE MU/ KN[ H[ TO H& A LADY TO TABLE1 H[ TO B[1 H[ TO SIT1 TO EAT1 TO USE A F+]-B[L1 ALL ( :I* ! RI* ALONE KN[ H[ TO DO4 

,! SAME HOLDS GOOD ) DRESS4 

,IF A RI* MAN WORE ORD9>Y DRESS1--A JACKET1 A FUR COAT1 FELT %OES1 LEA!R BOOTS1 AN UND]COAT1 TR\S]S1 A %IRT1--HE W\LD REQUIRE V]Y LITTLE TO COV] HIS BODY & PROTECT IT FROM COLD2 &1 HAV+ TWO FUR COATS1 HE C\LD NOT HELP GIV+ ONE AWAY TO SOMEBODY :O HAD NONE4 ,BUT ! WEAL?Y MAN BEG9S ) WE>+ CLO!S :I* CONSI/ ( MANY SEP>ATE P>TS1 ( USE ONLY ON P>TICUL> OCCASIONS1 & !RE=E ( NO USE TO A POOR MAN4 ,! MAN ( FA%ION MU/ HAVE EV5+ DRESS-COATS1 WAI/COATS1 FROCK-COATS1 PAT5T-LEA!R %OES2 HIS WIFE MU/ HAVE  
  BODICES1 & DRESSES :I*1 ACCORD+ TO FA%ION1 >E MADE ( MANY P>TS1 HI<-HEEL$ %OES1 HUNT+ & TRAVEL+ JACKETS1 & SO ON4 ,ALL !SE >TICLES CAN BE USEFUL ONLY TO PEOPLE 9 A CONDITION F> REMOV$ FROM POV]TY4 

,& ?US DRESS+ ALSO BECOMES A MEANS ( ISOLATION4 ,FA%IONS MAKE !IR APPE>ANCE1 & >E AMONG ! *IEF ?+S :I* SEP>ATE ! RI* MAN FROM ! POOR ONE4 

,! SAME ?+ %[S ITSELF MORE PLA9LY /ILL 9 \R DWELL+S4 ,9 ORD] ?AT ONE P]SON MAY OCCUPY T5 ROOMS WE MU/ MANAGE SO ?AT HE MAY NOT BE SE5 BY ! PEOPLE :O >E LIV+ BY T5S 9 ONE ROOM4 

,! RI*] A MAN IS1 ! MORE DIFFICULT IT IS TO GET AT HIM2 ! MORE FOOTM5 !RE >E BETWE5 HIM & PEOPLE NOT RI*1 ! MORE IMPOSSIBLE IT IS = HIM TO RECEIVE A POOR GUE/1 TO LET HIM WALK ON HIS C>PETS & SIT ON HIS SAT9-COV]$ *AIRS4 

,! SAME ?+ HAPP5S 9 TRAVEL+4 ,A PEASANT :O DRIVES 9 A C>T OR ON A C>RI]'S SL$GE MU/ BE V]Y H>D-HE>T$ IF HE REFUSES TO GIVE A P$E/RIAN A LIFT2 HE HAS 5\< ROOM1 & CAN DO IT4 ,BUT ! RI*] ! C>RIAGE IS1 ! MORE IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TO PUT ANY ONE 9 IT BESIDES ! [N]4 ,SOME ( ! MO/ ELEGANT C>RIAGES >E SO N>R[ AS TO BE T]M$ 0EGOTI/S40 

,! SAME ?+ APPLIES TO ALL ! MODES ( LIV+ EXPRESS$ BY ! WORD 0CLEANL9ESS40 ,CLEANL9ESS6 ,:O DOES NOT KN[ HUMAN BE+S1 ESPECIALLY WOM51 :O MAKE A GREAT VIRTUE ( CLEANL9ESS8 ,:O DOES NOT KN[ ! V>I\S PHRASES ( ?IS CLEANL9ESS1 :I* HAVE NO LIMIT :ATEV] :5 IT IS PROCUR$ BY ! LABOR ( O!RS8 ,:O AMONG SELF-MADE M5 HAS NOT EXP]I5C$ 9 HIS [N P]SON ! PA9S ) :I* HE C>EFULLY ACCU/OM$ HIMSELF TO ?IS CLEANL9ESS1 :I* ILLU/RATES ! SAY+1 0,:ITE H&S >E FOND ( ANO!R'S LABOR08 

,TO-DAY CLEANL9ESS CONSI/S 9 *ANG+ ONE'S %IRT DAILY2 TO-MORR[ IT WILL BE *ANG$ TWICE A DAY4 ,AT FIR/1 ONE HAS TO WA% ONE'S H&S & NECK EV]Y DAY1 !N ONE WILL HAVE TO WA% ONE'S FEET EV]Y DAY1 & AFT]W>DS IT WILL BE ! :OLE BODY1 & 9 PECULI> ME?ODS4 ,A CLEAN TABLE-CLO? S]VES = TWO DAYS1 !N IT IS *ANG$ EV]Y DAY1 & AFT]W>DS TWO TABLE-CLO?S A DAY >E US$4 ,TO-DAY ! FOOTMAN IS REQUIR$ TO HAVE CLEAN H&S2 TO-MORR[ HE MU/ WE> GLOVES1 & CLEAN GLOVES1 & HE MU/ H& ! LETT]S ON A CLEAN TRAY4 

,!RE >E NO LIMITS TO ?IS CLEANL9ESS1 :I* IS ( NO O!R USE TO ANYONE EXCEPT TO SEP>ATE US1 & TO MAKE \R 9T]C\RSE ) O!RS IMPOSSIBLE :ILE ! CLEANL9ESS IS OBTA9$ ?R\< ! LABOR ( O!RS4 

,NOT ONLY SO1 BUT :5 ,I HAD DEEPLY REFLECT$ UPON ?IS1  
  ,I CAME TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT :AT WE T]M $UCATION IS A SIMIL> ?+4 ,LANGUAGE CANNOT DECEIVE3 IT GIVES ! RI<T NAME TO EV]Y?+4 ,! COMMON PEOPLE CALL $UCATION FA%IONABLE DRESS1 SM>T CONV]SATION1 :ITE H&S1 & A C]TA9 DEGREE ( CLEANL9ESS4 ,( SU* A MAN !Y SAY1 :5 DI/+UI%+ HIM FROM O!RS1 ?AT HE IS AN $UCAT$ MAN4 

,9 A LITTLE HI<] CIRCLE M5 D5OTE BY $UCATION ! SAME ?+S1 BUT ADD PLAY+ ON ! PIANO1 ! KN[L$GE ( ,FR5*1 GOOD ,RUSSIAN SPELL+1 & /ILL GREAT] CLEANL9ESS4 

,9 ! /ILL HI<] CIRCLE $UCATION CONSI/S ( ALL ?IS1 ) ! ADDITION ( ,5GLI%1 & A DIPLOMA FROM A HI< $UCATIONAL E/ABLI%M5T1 & A /ILL GREAT] DEGREE ( CLEANL9ESS4 ,BUT 9 ALL !SE %ADES1 $UCATION IS 9 SUB/ANCE QUITE ! SAME4 

,IT CONSI/S 9 ?OSE =MS & V>I\S K9DS ( 9=MATION :I* SEP>ATE A MAN FROM HIS FELL[-CREATURES4 ,ITS OBJECT IS ! SAME AS ?AT ( CLEANL9ESS3 TO SEP>ATE US FROM ! CR[D1 9 ORD] ?AT !Y1 HUNGRY & COLD1 MAY NOT SEE H[ WE FEA/4 ,BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HIDE \RSELVES1 & \R EF=TS >E SE5 ?R\<4 

,?US ,I BECAME AW>E ?AT ! REASON :Y IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = US RI* M5 TO HELP ! T[N POOR WAS NO?+ MORE OR LESS ?AN ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( \R HAV+ CLOS] 9T]C\RSE ) !M1 & ?AT ?IS B>RI] WE \RSELVES CREATE BY \R :OLE LIFE & BY ALL ! USES WE MAKE ( \R WEAL?4 ,I BECAME P]SUAD$ ?AT BETWE5 US RI* M5 & ! POOR !RE /OOD1 ]ECT$ BY \RSELVES1 A B>RI] ( CLEANL9ESS & $UCATION :I* >OSE \T ( \R WEAL?2 & ?AT1 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO HELP !M1 WE HAVE FIR/ TO BREAK D[N ?IS B>RI] & TO R5D] POSSIBLE ! REALIZATION ( ! MEANS SUGGE/$ BY ,SUTAIEF3 TO TAKE ! POOR 9TO \R RESPECTIVE HOMES4 ,& SO1 AS ,I HAVE ALREADY SAID AT ! BEG9N+ ( ?IS *APT]1 ,I CAME TO ! SAME CONCLUSION FROM A DIFF]5T PO9T ( VIEW FROM ?AT TO :I* ! TRA9 ( ?\<T AB\T T[N MIS]Y HAD L$ ME2 VIZ41 ! CAUSE ( IT ALL LAY 9 \R WEAL?4 

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