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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,:5 ,I TALK$ TO MY T[N FRI5DS AB\T ?IS PAUP]ISM :I* SURR\ND$ !M1 !Y ALWAYS REPLI$1 0,OH6 Y\ HAVE SE5 NO?+ YET6 ,Y\ %\LD GO TO ! ,KHITR( ,M>KET1 & VISIT ! LODG+-H\SES !RE1 IF Y\ WANT TO SEE ! G5U9E ',GOLD5 ,COMPANY4'0 

,ONE JOVIAL FRI5D ( M9E ADD$1 ?AT ! NUMB] ( !SE PAUP]S HAD SO 9CREAS$1 ?AT !Y ALREADY =M$ NOT A 0,GOLD5 ,COMPANY10 BUT A 0,GOLD5 ,REGIM5T40 

,MY WITTY FRI5D WAS RI<T2 BUT HE W\LD HAVE BE5 YET NE>] ! TRU? HAD HE SAID ?AT !SE M5 =M$1 9 ,MOSC[1 NOT A COMPANY1 NOR A REGIM5T1 BUT A :OLE >MY1--AN >MY1 ,I %\LD JUDGE1 ( AB\T FIFTY ?\S&4 

,! REGUL> T[NSPEOPLE1 :5 !Y SPOKE TO ME AB\T ! PAUP]ISM ( ! CITY1 ALWAYS SEEM$ TO FEEL A C]TA9 PLEASURE OR PRIDE 9 BE+ ABLE TO GIVE ME SU* PRECISE 9=MATION4 

,I REMEMB] ,I NOTIC$1 :5 VISIT+ ,LONDON1 ?AT ! CITIZ5S !RE SEEM$ ALSO TO F9D A C]TA9 SATISFACTION 9 TELL+ ME AB\T ,LONDON DE/ITUTION1 AS ?\< IT W]E SOME?+ TO BE PR\D (4 

,H[EV]1 WI%+ TO 9SPECT ?IS POV]TY AB\T :I* ,I HAD HE>D SO MU*1 ,I HAD TURN$ MY /EPS V]Y (T5 T[>DS ! ,KHITR( ,M>KET1--BUT ON EA* OCCASION ,I FELT A S5SATION ( PA9 & %AME4 0,:Y %\LD Y\ GO TO LOOK AT ! SUFF]+ ( HUMAN BE+S :OM Y\ CANNOT HELP80 SAID ONE VOICE )9 ME4 0,IF Y\ LIVE H]E1 & SEE ALL ?AT IS PLEASANT 9 T[N LIFE1 GO & SEE ALSO :AT IS WRET*$10 REPLI$ ANO!R4 

,& SO1 ONE COLD1 W9DY DAY 9 ,DECEMB]1 TWO YE>S AGO 7#a#h#h#c71 ,I W5T TO ! ,KHITR( ,M>KET1 ! C5T] ( ! T[N PAUP]ISM4 

,IT WAS ON A WEEK-DAY1 AB\T F\R 9 ! AFT]NOON4 ,:ILE /ILL A GOOD DI/ANCE (F ,I NOTIC$ GREAT] & GREAT] NUMB]S ( M5 9 /RANGE CLO!S1--EVID5TLY NOT ORIG9ALLY MEANT = !M1--& 9 YET /RANG] FOOT-WE>2 M5 ( A PECULI> UNHEAL?Y COMPLEXION1 & ALL APP>5TLY %[+ A REM>KABLE 9DIFF]5CE TO EV]Y?+ ?AT SURR\ND$ !M4 

,M5 9 ! /RANGE/1 MO/ 9CONGRU\S CO/UMES SAUNT]$ ALONG1 EVID5TLY )\T ! LEA/ ?\<T AS TO H[ !Y MI<T LOOK 9 ! EYES ( O!RS4 ,!Y W]E ALL GO+ 9 ! SAME DIRECTION4 ,)\T ASK+ ! WAY1 :I* WAS UNKN[N TO ME1 ,I FOLL[$ !M1 & CAME TO ! ,KHITR( ,M>KET4 

,!RE ,I F\ND WOM5 LIKEWISE 9 RAGG$ CAPES1 R\<  
  CLOAKS1 JACKETS1 BOOTS1 & GOLO%ES4 ,P]FECTLY FREE & EASY 9 !IR MANN]1 NOT)/&+ ! GROTESQUE MON/ROSITY ( !IR ATTIRE1 !SE WOM51 OLD & Y\NG1 W]E SITT+1 B>GA9+1 /ROLL+ AB\T1 & ABUS+ ONE ANO!R4 

,M>KET-TIME HAV+ EVID5TLY PASS$1 !RE W]E NOT MANY PEOPLE !RE2 & AS MO/ ( !M W]E GO+ UP-HILL1 ?R\< ! M>KET-PLACE1 & ALL 9 ! SAME DIRECTION1 ,I FOLL[$ !M4 

,! F>!R ,I W5T1 ! GREAT] BECAME ! /REAM ( PEOPLE FL[+ 9TO ! ONE ROAD4 ,HAV+ PASS$ ! M>KET1 & GONE UP ! /REET1 ,I F\ND ?AT ,I WAS FOLL[+ TWO WOM51 ONE OLD1 ! O!R Y\NG4 ,BO? W]E CLO!D 9 SOME GRAY RAGG$ /UFF4 ,!Y W]E TALK+1 AS !Y WALK$1 AB\T SOME K9D ( BUS9ESS4 

,EV]Y EXPRESSION WAS UNFAIL+LY ACCOMPANI$ BY SOME OBSC5E WORD4 ,NEI!R WAS DRUNK1 BUT EA* ABSORB$ ) H] [N AFFAIRS2 & ! PASS+ M51 & ?OSE AB\T !M1 PAID NOT ! SLI<TE/ ATT5TION TO !IR LANGUAGE1 :I* S\ND$ SO /RANGE TO ME4 ,IT APPE>$ TO BE ! G5]ALLY ACCEPT$ MANN] ( SPEE* 9 ?OSE P>TS4 ,ON ! LEFT WE PASS$ SOME PRIVATE NI<T-LODG+-H\SES1 & SOME ( ! CR[D 5T]$ !SE2 O!RS CONT9U$ TO ASC5D ! HILL T[>DS A L>GE CORN] H\SE4 ,! MAJORITY ( ! PEOPLE WALK+ ALONG ) ME W5T 9TO ?IS H\SE4 ,BE=E IT1 PEOPLE ALL ( ! SAME SORT W]E /&+ & SITT+1 ON ! SIDEWALK & 9 ! SN[4 

,AT ! RI<T ( ! 5TRANCE W]E WOM52 AT ! LEFT1 M54 ,I PASS$ BY ! M53 ,I PASS$ BY ! WOM5 7!RE W]E SEV]AL HUNDR$S 9 ALL71 & /OPP$ :]E ! CR[D CEAS$4 

,?IS BUILD+ WAS ! 0,LIAP9 FREE NI<T-LODG+-H\SE0 70DOSS-H\SE074 ,! CR[D WAS COMPOS$ ( NI<T-LODG]S1 WAIT+ TO BE LET 94 ,AT FIVE O'CLOCK 9 ! EV5+ ?IS H\SE IS OP5$ & ! CR[D ADMITT$4 ,HI!R CAME ALMO/ ALL ! PEOPLE :OM ,I FOLL[$4 

,I REMA9$ /&+ :]E ! FILE ( M5 5D$4 ,?OSE NE>E/ />$ AT ME TILL ,I HAD TO LOOK AT !M4 ,! REMNANTS ( G>M5TS COV]+ !IR BODIES W]E V]Y V>I\S2 BUT ! ONE EXPRESSION ( ! EYES ( ALL ALIKE SEEM$ TO BE1 0,:Y >E Y\1 A MAN FROM ANO!R WORLD1 /OPP+ H]E ) US8 ,:O >E Y\8 ,>E Y\ A SELF-SATISFI$ MAN ( WEAL?1 DESIR+ TO BE GLADD5$ BY ! SI<T ( \R NE$1 TO DIV]T Y\RSELF 9 Y\R IDL5ESS1 & TO MOCK AT US8 OR >E Y\ ?AT :I* DOES NOT & CAN NOT EXI/1--A MAN :O PITIES US80 

,ON ALL !IR FACES ! SAME QUE/ION WAS WRITT54 ,EA* W\LD LOOK AT ME1 MEET MY EYES1 & TURN AWAY AGA94 

 ,I WANT$ TO SPEAK TO SOME ( !M1 BUT = A LONG TIME ,I C\LD NOT SUMMON UP C\RAGE4 ,H[EV]1 EV5TUALLY \R MUTUAL EX*ANGE ( GLANCES 9TRODUC$ US TO EA* O!R2 & WE FELT ?AT1 H[EV] WIDELY SEP>AT$ MI<T BE \R SOCIAL POSITIONS 9 LIFE1 WE W]E /ILL FELL[-M51 & SO WE CEAS$ TO BE AFRAID ( ONE ANO!R4 

,NEXT TO ME /OOD A PEASANT ) A SWOLL5 FACE & R$ BE>D1 9 A RAGG$ JACKET1 ) WORN-\T GOLO%ES ON HIS NAK$ FEET1 ?\< !RE W]E EI<T DEGREES ( FRO/4.<#a.> ,= ! ?IRD OR F\R? TIME \R EYES MET2 & ,I FELT SO DRAWN TO HIM ?AT ,I WAS NO LONG] A%AM$ TO ADDRESS HIM 7TO HAVE REFRA9$ FROM DO+ SO W\LD HAVE BE5 ! ONLY REAL %AME71 & ,I ASK$ HIM :]E HE CAME FROM4 

,HE ANSW]$ EAG]LY1 :ILE A CR[D BEGAN TO COLLECT R\ND US1 ?AT HE HAD COME FROM ,SMOL5SK 9 SE>* ( WORK1 TO BE ABLE TO BUY BREAD & PAY HIS TAXES4 

0,!RE IS NO WORK TO BE HAD N[ADAYS10 HE SAID3 0! SOLDI]S HAVE GOT HOLD ( IT ALL4 ,SO H]E AM ,I KNOCK+ AB\T2 & ,GOD IS MY WITNESS1 ,I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ?+ TO EAT = TWO DAYS40 

,HE SAID ?IS %YLY1 ) AN ATTEMPT AT A SMILE4 ,A SELL].<#b.> ( W>M DR9KS1 AN OLD SOLDI]1 WAS /&+ NE>4 ,I CALL$ HIM1 & MADE HIM P\R \T A GLASS4 ,! PEASANT TOOK ! W>M VESSEL 9 HIS H&S1 &1 BE=E DR9K+1 W>M$ !M AGA9/ ! GLASS1 TRY+ NOT TO LOSE ANY ( ! PRECI\S HEAT2 & :IL/ DO+ ?IS HE RELAT$ TO ME HIS /ORY4 

,! ADV5TURES ( !SE PEOPLE1 OR AT LEA/ ! /ORIES :I* !Y TELL1 >E ALMO/ ALWAYS ! SAME3 ,HE HAD HAD A LITTLE WORK2 !N IT HAD CEAS$3 & H]E1 9 ! NI<T-LODG+-H\SE1 HIS PURSE1 CONTA9+ HIS MONEY & PASSPORT1 HAD BE5 /OL5 FROM HIM4 ,N[ HE C\LD NOT LEAVE ,MOSC[4 

,HE TOLD ME ?AT DUR+ ! DAY HE W>M$ HIMSELF 9 PUBLIC-H\SES1 EAT+ ANY /ALE CRU/ ( BREAD :I* MI<T BE GIV5 HIM4 ,HIS NI<T'S LODG+ H]E 9 ,LIAP9'S H\SE CO/ HIM NO?+4 

,HE WAS ONLY WAIT+ = ! R\ND ( ! POLICE-S]GEANT TO LOCK HIM UP = BE+ )\T HIS PASSPORT1 :5 HE W\LD BE S5T ON FOOT1 ) A P>TY ( M5 SIMIL>LY SITUAT$1 TO ! PLACE ( HIS BIR?4 

0,!Y SAY ! 9SPECTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON ,?URSDAY1 :5 ,I %ALL BE TAK5 UP2 SO ,I MU/ TRY & KEEP ON UNTIL !N40 7,! PRISON & HIS COMPULSORY J\RNEY APPE>$ TO HIM AS ! 0PROMIS$ L&407 ,:ILE HE WAS  
  SPEAK+1 TWO OR ?REE M5 9 ! CR[D SAID !Y W]E ALSO 9 EXACTLY ! SAME SITUATION4 

,A ?91 PALE Y\?1 ) A LONG NOSE1 ONLY A %IRT UPON HIS BACK1 & ?AT TORN AB\T ! %\LD]S1 & A TATT]$ CAP ON HIS HEAD1 $G$ HIS WAY TO ME ?R\< ! CR[D4 ,HE WAS %IV]+ VIOL5TLY ALL ! TIME1 BUT TRI$1 AS HE CAU<T MY EYE1 TO SMILE SCORNFULLY AT ! PEASANT'S CONV]SATION1 ?9K+ ?US TO %[ HIS SUP]IORITY4 

,I (F]$ HIM SOME DR9K4 

,HE W>M$ HIS H&S ON ! TUMBL] AS ! O!R HAD DONE2 BUT JU/ AS HE BEGAN TO SPEAK1 HE WAS %\LD]$ ASIDE BY A BIG1 BLACK1 HOOK-NOS$1 B>E-HEAD$ FELL[1 9 A ?9 %IRT & WAI/COAT1 :O ALSO ASK$ = SOME DR9K4 

,!N A TALL OLD MAN1 ) A ?9 BE>D1 9 AN OV]COAT FA/5$ R\ND ! WAI/ ) A CORD1 & 9 B>K %OES1 HAD SOME4 ,HE WAS DRUNK4 

,!N CAME A LITTLE MAN1 ) A SWOLL5 FACE & WET EYES1 9 A CO>SE BR[N JACKET1 ) HIS KNEES PROTRUD+ ?R\< HIS TORN TR\S]S & KNOCK+ AGA9/ EA* O!R ) COLD4 ,HE %IV]$ SO ?AT HE C\LD NOT HOLD ! GLASS1 & SPILL$ ! CONT5TS OV] HIS CLO!S3 ! O!RS BEGAN TO ABUSE HIM1 BUT HE ONLY GR9N$ MIS]ABLY1 & %IV]$4 

,AFT] HIM CAME AN UGLY1 DE=M$ MAN 9 RAGS1 & ) B>E FEET4 ,!N AN 9DIVIDUAL ( ! (FIC] TYPE2 ANO!R BELONG+ TO ! *UR* CLASS2 !N A /RANGE-LOOK+ BE+ )\T A NOSE1--ALL ( !M HUNGRY1 COLD1 SUPPLIANT1 & HUMBLE1--CR[D$ R\ND ME1 & /RET*$ \T !IR H&S = ! GLASS2 BUT ! DR9K WAS EXHAU/$4 ,!N ONE MAN ASK$ = MONEY3 ,I GAVE HIM SOME4 ,A SECOND & A ?IRD FOLL[$1 TILL ! :OLE CR[D PRESS$ ON ME4 ,9 ! G5]AL CONFUSION ! GATEKEEP] ( ! NEI<BOR+ H\SE %\T$ TO ! CR[D TO CLE> ! PAVEM5T BE=E HIS H\SE1 & ! PEOPLE SUBMISSIVELY OBEY$4 

,SOME ( !M UND]TOOK TO CONTROL ! TUMULT1 & TOOK ME UND] !IR PROTECTION4 ,!Y ATTEMPT$ TO DRAG ME \T ( ! CRU%4 ,BUT ! CR[D ?AT =M]LY HAD L9$ ! PAVEM5T 9 A LONG FILE1 HAD N[ BECOME COND5S$ AB\T ME4 ,EV]Y ONE LOOK$ AT ME & BEGG$2 & IT SEEM$ AS IF EA* FACE W]E MORE PITIFUL1 H>ASS$1 & DEGRAD$ ?AN ! O!R4 ,I DI/RIBUT$ ALL ! MONEY ,I HAD1--ONLY AB\T TW5TY RUBLES1--& 5T]$ ! LODG+-H\SE ) ! CR[D4 ,! H\SE WAS AN 5ORM\S ONE1 & CONSI/$ ( F\R P>TS4 ,9 ! UPP] /ORIES W]E ! M5'S ROOMS2 ON ! GR\ND-FLOOR ! WOM5'S4  
  ,I W5T FIR/ 9TO ! WOM5'S DORMITORY1--A L>GE ROOM1 FILL$ ) B$S RESEMBL+ ! B]?S 9 A ?IRD-CLASS RAILWAY-C>RIAGE4 ,!Y W]E >RANG$ 9 TWO TI]S1 ONE ABOVE ! O!R4 

,/RANGE-LOOK+ WOM5 9 RAGG$ DRESSES1 )\T JACKETS1 OLD & Y\NG1 KEPT COM+ 9 & OCCUPY+ PLACES1 SOME BEL[1 O!RS CLIMB+ ABOVE4 ,SOME ( ! ELD] ONES CROSS$ !MSELVES1 PRON\NC+ ! NAME ( ! F\ND] ( ! REFUGE4 ,SOME LAU<$ & SWORE4 

,I W5T UP-/AIRS4 ,!RE1 9 A SIMIL> WAY1 ! M5 HAD TAK5 !IR PLACES4 ,AMONG !M ,I RECOGNIZ$ ONE ( ?OSE TO :OM ,I HAD GIV5 MONEY4 ,ON SEE+ HIM ,I SUDD5LY FELT HORRIBLY A%AM$1 & MADE HA/E TO LEAVE4 

,) A S5SE ( HAV+ COMMITT$ SOME CRIME1 ,I RETURN$ HOME4 ,!RE ,I 5T]$ ALONG ! C>PET$ /EPS 9TO ! RUG-COV]$ HALL1 &1 HAV+ TAK5 (F MY FUR COAT1 SAT D[N TO A MEAL ( FIVE C\RSES1 S]V$ BY TWO FOOTM5 9 LIV]Y1 ) :ITE TIES & :ITE GLOVES4 ,A SC5E ( ! PA/ CAME SUDD5LY BE=E ME4 ,?IRTY YE>S AGO ,I SAW A MAN'S HEAD CUT (F UND] ! GUILLOT9E 9 ,P>IS BE=E A CR[D ( ?\S&S ( SPECTATORS4 ,I WAS AW>E ?AT ! MAN HAD BE5 A GREAT CRIM9AL3 ,I WAS ACQUA9T$ ) ALL ! >GUM5TS 9 JU/IFICATION ( CAPITAL PUNI%M5T = SU* (F5SES4 ,I SAW ?IS EXECUTION C>RI$ \T DELIB]ATELY3 BUT AT ! MOM5T ?AT ! HEAD & BODY W]E SEV]$ FROM EA* O!R BY ! KE5 BLADE1 ,I GASP$1 & REALIZ$ 9 EV]Y FIB] ( MY BE+1 ?AT ALL ! >GUM5TS :I* ,I HAD HI!RTO HE>D 9 FAVOR ( CAPITAL PUNI%M5T W]E WICK$LY FALSE2 ?AT1 NO MATT] H[ MANY MI<T AGREE ?AT IT WAS A LAWFUL ACT1 IT WAS LIT]ALLY MURD]2 :ATEV] O!R TITLE M5 MI<T GIVE IT1 !Y ?US HAD VIRTUALLY COMMITT$ MURD]1 ?AT WOR/ ( ALL CRIMES3 & !RE WAS ,I1 BO? BY MY SIL5CE & MY NON9T]F]5CE1 AN AID]1 AN ABETTOR1 & P>TICIPATOR 9 ! S94 

,SIMIL> CONVICTIONS W]E AGA9 =C$ UPON ME :5 ,I N[ BEHELD ! MIS]Y1 COLD1 HUNG]1 & HUMILIATION ( ?\S&S ( MY FELL[-M54 ,I REALIZ$ NOT ONLY ) MY BRA91 BUT 9 EV]Y PULSE ( MY S\L1 ?AT1 :IL/ !RE W]E ?\S&S ( SU* SUFF]]S 9 ,MOSC[1 ,I1 ) T5S ( ?\S&S ( O!RS1 DAILY FILL$ MYSELF TO REPLETION ) LUXURI\S DA9TIES ( EV]Y DESCRIPTION1 TOOK ! T5D]E/ C>E ( MY HORSES1 & CLO!D MY V]Y FLOORS ) VELVET C>PETS6 

,:ATEV] ! WISE & LE>N$ ( ! WORLD MI<T SAY AB\T IT1 H[EV] UNALT]ABLE ! C\RSE ( LIFE MI<T SEEM TO BE1 ! SAME EVIL WAS CONT9UALLY BE+ 5ACT$1  
  & ,I1 BY MY [N P]SONAL HABITS ( LUXURY1 WAS A PROMOT] ( ?AT EVIL4 

,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! TWO CASES WAS ONLY ?IS3 ?AT 9 ! FIR/1 ALL ,I C\LD HAVE DONE W\LD HAVE BE5 TO %\T \T TO ! MURD]]S /&+ NE> ! GUILLOT9E1 :O W]E ACCOMPLI%+ ! DE$1 ?AT !Y W]E COMMITT+ A MURD]1 & BY EV]Y MEANS TO TRY TO H9D] !M1--:ILE1 ( C\RSE1 KN[+ ?AT MY 9T]F]5CE W\LD BE 9 VA94 ,:]EAS1 9 ?IS SECOND CASE1 ,I MI<T HAVE GIV5 AWAY1 NOT ONLY ! DR9K & ! SMALL SUM ( MONEY ,I HAD ) ME1 BUT ALSO ! COAT FROM (F MY %\LD]S1 & ALL ?AT ,I POSSESS$ AT HOME4 ,YET ,I HAD NOT DONE SO1 & !RE=E FELT1 & FEEL1 & CAN NEV] CEASE TO FEEL1 ?AT ,I MYSELF AM A P>TAK] 9 A CRIME :I* IS CONT9UALLY BE+ COMMITT$1 SO LONG AS ,I HAVE SUP]FLU\S FOOD :IL/ O!RS HAVE NONE1 SO LONG AS ,I HAVE TWO COATS :IL/ !RE EXI/S ONE MAN )\T ANY4 

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