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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,I REA*$ ! SAME CONCLUSION FROM A TOTALLY DIFF]5T PO9T4  ,ON RECALL+ ALL MY RELATIONS ) ! CITY POOR DUR+ ?AT TIME1 ,I SAW ?AT ONE ( ! REASONS :Y ,I C\LD NOT HELP ! CITY POOR WAS1 ?AT ! POOR W]E DIS+5U\S & UNTRU?FUL ) ME4  ,!Y ALL LOOK$ UPON ME1 NOT AS A MAN1 BUT AS MEANS4  ,I C\LD NOT GET NE> !M1 & ,I ?\<T ?AT P]HAPS ,I DID NOT UND]/& H[ TO DO IT2 BUT )\T UPRI<TNESS1 NO HELP WAS POSSIBLE4  ,H[ CAN ONE HELP A MAN :O DOES NOT DISCLOSE HIS :OLE CONDITION8  ,AT FIR/ ,I BLAM$ !M = ?IS 7IT IS SO NATURAL TO BLAME SOME ONE ELSE72 BUT A REM>K FROM AN OBS]V+ MAN NAM$ ,SIUTAEFF1 :O WAS VISIT+ ME AT ! TIME1 EXPLA9$ ?IS MATT] TO ME1 & %[$ ME :]E ! CAUSE ( MY WANT ( SUCCESS LAY4  ,I REMEMB] ?AT ,SIUTAEFF'S REM>K /RUCK ME V]Y =CIBLY AT ! TIME2 BUT ,I ONLY UND]/OOD ITS FULL SIGNIFICANCE LAT] ON4  ,IT WAS AT ! HEI<T ( MY SELF-DELUSION4  ,I WAS SITT+ ) MY SI/]1 & ,SIUTAEFF WAS !RE ALSO AT H] H\SE2 & MY SI/] WAS QUE/ION+ ME AB\T MY UND]TAK+4  ,I TOLD H] AB\T IT1 &1 AS ALWAYS HAPP5S :5 Y\ HAVE NO FAI? 9 Y\R C\RSE1 ,I TALK$ TO H] ) GREAT 5?USIASM & W>M?1 & AT GREAT L5G?1 ( :AT ,I HAD DONE1 & ( :AT MI<T POSSIBLY COME ( IT4  ,I TOLD H] EV]Y ?+1--H[ WE W]E GO+ TO KEEP TRACK ( PAUP]ISM 9 ,MOSC[1 H[ WE W]E GO+ TO KEEP AN EYE ON ! ORPHANS & OLD PEOPLE1 H[ WE W]E GO+ TO S5D AWAY ALL C\NTRY PEOPLE :O HAD GR[N POOR H]E1 H[ WE W]E GO+ TO SMOO? ! PA?WAY TO RE=M = ! DEPRAV$2 H[1 IF ONLY ! MATT] C\LD BE MANAG$1 !RE W\LD NOT BE A MAN LEFT 9 ,MOSC[1 :O C\LD NOT OBTA9 ASSI/ANCE4  ,MY SI/] SYMPA?IZ$ ) ME1 & WE DISCUSS$ IT4  ,9 ! MIDDLE ( \R CONV]SATION1 ,I GLANC$ AT ,SIUTAEFF4  ,AS ,I WAS ACQUA9T$ ) HIS ,*RI/IAN LIFE1 & ) ! SIGNIFICANCE :I* HE ATTA*$ TO *>ITY1 ,I EXPECT$ HIS SYMPA?Y1 & SPOKE SO ?AT HE UND]/OOD ?IS2 ,I TALK$ TO MY SI/]1 BUT DIRECT$ MY REM>KS MORE AT HIM4  ,HE SAT IMMOVABLE 9 HIS D>K TANN$ %EEPSK9 JACKET1--:I* HE WORE1 LIKE ALL PEASANTS1 BO? \T ( DOORS & 9 ! H\SE1--& AS ?\< HE DID NOT HE> US1 BUT W]E ?9K+ ( HIS [N AFFAIRS4  ,HIS SMALL EYES DID NOT TW9KLE1 & SEEM$ TO BE TURN$ 9W>DS4  ,HAV+ F9I%$ :AT ,I HAD TO SAY1 ,I TURN$ TO HIM ) A QU]Y AS TO :AT HE ?\<T ( IT4 

0,IT'S ALL A FOOLI% BUS9ESS10 SAID HE4 

0,:Y80 

0,Y\R :OLE SOCIETY IS FOOLI%1 & NO?+ GOOD CAN COME \T ( IT10 HE REPEAT$ ) CONVICTION4 

0,:Y NOT8  ,:Y IS IT A /UPID BUS9ESS TO HELP ?\S&S1 AT ANY RATE HUNDR$S1 ( UN=TUNATE BE+S8  ,IS IT A BAD ?+1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,GOSPEL1 TO CLO! ! NAK$1 & FE$ ! HUNGRY80 

0,I KN[1 ,I KN[1 BUT ?AT IS NOT :AT Y\ >E DO+4  ,IS IT NECESS>Y TO R5D] ASSI/ANCE 9 ?AT WAY8  ,Y\ >E WALK+ ALONG1 & A MAN ASKS Y\ = TW5TY KOPECKS4  ,Y\ GIVE !M TO HIM4  ,IS ?AT ALMS8  ,DO Y\ GIVE SPIRITUAL ALMS1--TEA* HIM4  ,BUT :AT IS IT ?AT Y\ HAVE GIV58  ,IT WAS ONLY = ! SAKE ( GETT+ RID ( HIM40 

0,NO2 &1 BESIDES1 ?AT IS NOT :AT WE >E TALK+ AB\T4  ,WE WANT TO KN[ AB\T ?IS NE$1 & !N TO HELP BY BO? MONEY & DE$S2 & TO F9D WORK40 

0,Y\ CAN DO NO?+ ) ?OSE PEOPLE 9 ?AT WAY40 

0,SO !Y >E TO BE ALL[$ TO DIE ( HUNG] & COLD80 

0,:Y %\LD !Y DIE8  ,>E !RE MANY ( !M !RE80 

0,:AT1 MANY ( !M80 SAID ,I1 ?9K+ ?AT HE LOOK$ AT ! MATT] SO LI<TLY BECAUSE HE WAS NOT AW>E H[ VA/ WAS ! NUMB] ( !SE PEOPLE4 

0,:Y1 DO Y\ KN[10 SAID ,I1 0,I BELIEVE ?AT !RE >E TW5TY ?\S& ( !SE COLD & HUNGRY PEOPLE 9 ,MOSC[4  ,& H[ AB\T ,PET]SBURG & ! O!R CITIES80 

,HE SMIL$4 

0,TW5TY ?\S&6  ,& H[ MANY H\SEHOLDS >E !RE 9 ,RUSSIA ALONE1 DO Y\ ?9K8  ,>E !RE A MILLION80 

0,WELL1 :AT !N80 

0,:AT !N80 & HIS EYES FLA%$1 & HE GREW ANIMAT$4  0,COME1 LET US DIVIDE !M AMONG \RSELVES4  ,I AM NOT RI*1 ,I WILL TAKE TWO P]SONS ON ! SPOT4  ,!RE IS ! LAD :OM Y\ TOOK 9TO Y\R KIT*52 ,I 9VIT$ HIM TO COME TO MY H\SE1 & HE DID NOT COME4  ,W]E !RE T5 TIMES AS MANY1 LET US DIVIDE !M AMONG US4  ,DO Y\ TAKE SOME1 & ,I WILL TAKE SOME4  ,WE WILL WORK TOGE!R4  ,HE WILL SEE H[ ,I WORK1 & HE WILL LE>N4  ,HE WILL SEE H[ ,I LIVE1 & WE WILL SIT D[N AT ! SAME TABLE TOGE!R1 & HE WILL HE> MY WORDS & Y\RS4  ,?IS *>ITY SOCIETY ( Y\RS IS NONS5SE40 

,!SE SIMPLE WORDS IMPRESS$ ME4  ,I C\LD NOT BUT ADMIT !IR JU/ICE2 BUT IT SEEM$ TO ME AT ?AT TIME1 ?AT1 9 SPITE ( !IR TRU?1 /ILL ?AT :I* ,I HAD PLANN$ MI<T POSSIBLY PROVE ( S]VICE4  ,BUT ! FUR!R ,I C>RI$ ?IS BUS9ESS1 ! MORE ,I ASSOCIAT$ ) ! POOR1 ! MORE FREQU5TLY DID ?IS REM>K RECUR TO MY M9D1 & ! GREAT] WAS ! SIGNIFICANCE :I* IT ACQUIR$ = ME4 

,I >RIVE 9 A CO/LY FUR COAT1 OR ) MY HORSES2 OR ! MAN :O LACKS %OES SEES MY TWO-?\S&-RUBLE AP>TM5TS4  ,HE SEES H[1 A LITTLE :ILE AGO1 ,I GAVE FIVE RUBLES )\T BEGRUDG+ !M1 M]ELY BECAUSE ,I TOOK A :IM TO DO SO4  ,HE SURELY KN[S ?AT IF ,I GIVE AWAY RUBLES 9 ?AT MANN]1 IT IS ONLY BECAUSE ,I HAVE HO>D$ UP SO MANY ( !M1 ?AT ,I HAVE A GREAT MANY SUP]FLU\S ONES1 :I* ,I NOT ONLY HAVE NOT GIV5 AWAY1 BUT :I* ,I HAVE EASILY TAK5 FROM O!R PEOPLE4  .<,:AT ELSE C\LD HE SEE 9 ME BUT ONE ( ?OSE P]SONS :O HAVE GOT POSSESSION ( :AT BELONGS TO HIM8  ,& :AT O!R FEEL+ CAN HE *]I% T[>DS ME1 ?AN A DESIRE TO OBTA9 FROM ME AS MANY ( ?OSE RUBLES1 :I* HAVE BE5 /OL5 FROM HIM & FROM O!RS1 AS POSSIBLE8  ,I WI% TO GET CLOSE TO HIM1 & ,I COMPLA9 ?AT HE IS NOT FRANK2 & H]E ,I AM1 AFRAID TO SIT D[N ON HIS B$ = FE> ( GETT+ LICE1 OR CAT*+ SOME?+ 9FECTI\S2 & ,I AM AFRAID TO ADMIT HIM TO MY ROOM1 & HE1 COM+ TO ME NAK$1 WAITS1 G5]ALLY 9 ! VE/IBULE1 OR1 IF V]Y =TUNATE1 9 ! ANTE-*AMB]4  ,& YET ,I DECL>E ?AT HE IS TO BLAME BECAUSE ,I CANNOT 5T] 9TO 9TIMATE RELATIONS ) HIM1 & BECAUSE ME IS NOT FRANK4 

,LET ! /]NE/ MAN TRY ! EXP]IM5T ( EAT+ A D9N] ( FIVE C\RSES 9 ! MID/ ( PEOPLE :O HAVE HAD V]Y LITTLE OR NO?+ BUT BLACK BREAD TO EAT4  ,NOT A MAN WILL HAVE ! SPIRIT TO EAT1 & TO WAT* H[ ! HUNGRY LICK !IR *OPS >\ND HIM4  ,H5CE1 !N1 9 ORD] TO EAT DA9TILY AMID ! FAMI%+1 ! FIR/ 9DISP5SABLE REQUISITE IS TO HIDE FROM !M1 9 ORD] ?AT !Y MAY NOT SEE IT4  ,?IS IS ! V]Y ?+1 & ! FIR/ ?+1 ?AT WE DO4 

,& ,I TOOK A SIMPL] VIEW ( \R LIFE1 & P]CEIV$ ?AT AN APPROA* TO ! POOR IS NOT DIFFICULT TO US ?R\< ACCID5TAL CAUSES1 BUT ?AT WE DELIB]ATELY >RANGE \R LIVES 9 SU* A FA%ION SO ?AT ?IS APPROA* MAY BE R5D]$ DIFFICULT4 

,NOT ONLY ?IS2 BUT1 ON TAK+ A SURVEY ( \R LIFE1 ( ! LIFE ( ! WEAL?Y1 ,I SAW ?AT EV]Y ?+ :I* IS CONSID]$ DESIRABLE 9 ?AT LIFE CONSI/S 91 OR IS 9SEP>ABLY B\ND UP )1 ! IDEA ( GETT+ AS F> AWAY FROM ! POOR AS POSSIBLE4  ,9 FACT1 ALL ! EF=TS ( \R WELL-5D[$ LIFE1 BEG9N+ ) \R FOOD1 DRESS1 H\SES1 \R CLEANL9ESS1 & EV5 D[N TO \R $UCATION1--EV]Y ?+ HAS = ITS *IEF OBJECT1 ! SEP>ATION ( \RSELVES FROM ! POOR4  ,9 PROCUR+ ?IS SECLUSION ( \RSELVES BY IMPASSABLE B>RI]S1 WE SP5D1 TO PUT IT MILDLY1 N9E-T5?S ( \R WEAL?4  ,! FIR/ ?+ ?AT A MAN :O WAS GR[N WEAL?Y DOES IS TO /OP EAT+ \T ( ONE B[L1 & HE SETS UP CROCK]Y1 & FITS HIMSELF \T ) A KIT*5 & S]VANTS4  ,& HE FE$S HIS S]VANTS HI<1 TOO1 SO ?AT !IR M\?S MAY NOT WAT] OV] HIS DA9TY VI&S2 & HE EATS ALONE2 & AS EAT+ 9 SOLITUDE IS WE>ISOME1 HE PLANS H[ HE MAY IMPROVE HIS FOOD & DECK HIS TABLE2 & ! V]Y MANN] ( TAK+ HIS FOOD 7D9N]7 BECOMES A MATT] = PRIDE & VA9 GLORY ) HIM1 & HIS MANN] ( TAK+ HIS FOOD BECOMES = HIM A MEANS ( SEQUE/]+ HIMSELF FROM O!R M54  ,A RI* MAN CANNOT ?9K ( SU* A ?+ AS 9VIT+ A POOR MAN TO HIS TABLE4  ,A MAN MU/ KN[ H[ TO CONDUCT LADIES TO TABLE1 H[ TO B[1 TO SIT D[N1 TO EAT1 TO R9SE \T ! M\?2 & ONLY RI* PEOPLE KN[ ALL !SE ?+S4  ,! SAME ?+ OCCURS 9 ! MATT] ( CLO?+4  ,IF A RI* MAN W]E TO WE> ORD9>Y CLO?+1 SIMPLY = ! PURPOSE ( PROTECT+ HIS BODY FROM ! COLD1--A %ORT JACKET1 A COAT1 FELT & LEA!R BOOTS1 AN UND]-JACKET1 TR\S]S1 %IRT1--HE W\LD REQUIRE BUT V]Y LITTLE1 & HE W\LD NOT BE UNABLE1 :5 HE HAD TWO COATS1 TO GIVE ONE ( !M TO A MAN :O HAD NONE4  ,BUT ! RI* MAN BEG9S BY PROCUR+ = HIMSELF CLO?+ :I* CONSI/S 5TIRELY ( SEP>ATE PIECES1 & :I* IS FIT ONLY = SEP>ATE OCCASIONS1 & :I* IS1 !RE=E1 UNSUIT$ TO ! POOR MAN4  ,HE HAS FROCK-COATS1 VE/S1 PEA-JACKETS1 LACQU]$ BOOTS1 CLOAKS1 %OES ) ,FR5* HEELS1 G>M5TS ?AT >E *OPP$ UP 9TO BITS TO CON=M ) ! FA%ION1 HUNT+-COATS1 TRAVEL+-COATS1 & SO ON1 :I* CAN ONLY BE US$ UND] CONDITIONS ( EXI/5CE F> REMOV$ FROM POV]TY4  ,& HIS CLO?+ ALSO FURNI%ES HIM ) A MEANS ( KEEP+ AT A DI/ANCE FROM ! POOR4  ,! SAME IS ! CASE1 & EV5 MORE CLE>LY1 ) HIS DWELL+4  ,9 ORD] ?AT ONE MAY LIVE ALONE 9 T5 ROOMS1 IT IS 9DISP5SABLE ?AT ?OSE :O LIVE T5 9 ONE ROOM %\LD NOT SEE IT4  ,! RI*] A MAN IS1 ! MORE DIFFICULT IS HE ( ACCESS2 ! MORE PORT]S !RE >E BETWE5 HIM & PEOPLE :O >E NOT RI*1 ! MORE IMPOSSIBLE IS IT TO CONDUCT A POOR MAN OV] RUGS1 & SEAT HIM 9 A SAT9 *AIR4 

,! CASE IS ! SAME ) ! MEANS ( LOCOMOTION4  ,! PEASANT DRIV+ 9 A C>T1 OR A SL$GE1 MU/ BE A V]Y ILL-TEMP]$ MAN :5 HE WILL NOT GIVE A P$E/RIAN A LIFT2 & !RE IS BO? ROOM = ?IS & A POSSIBILITY ( DO+ IT4  ,BUT ! RI*] ! EQUIPAGE1 ! F>!R IS A MAN FROM ALL POSSIBILITY ( GIV+ A SEAT TO ANY P]SON :ATSOEV]4  ,IT IS EV5 SAID PLA9LY1 ?AT ! MO/ /YLI% EQUIPAGES >E ?OSE MEANT TO HOLD ONLY ONE P]SON4 

,IT IS PRECISELY ! SAME ?+ ) ! MANN] ( LIFE :I* IS EXPRESS$ BY ! WORD CLEANL9ESS4 

,CLEANL9ESS6  ,:O IS !RE ?AT DOES NOT KN[ PEOPLE1 ESPECIALLY WOM51 :O RECKON ?IS CLEANL9ESS 9 !MSELVES AS A GREAT VIRTUE8 & :O IS NOT ACQUA9T$ ) ! DEVICES ( ?IS CLEANL9ESS1 :I* KN[ NO B\NDS1 :5 IT CAN COMM& ! LABOR ( O!RS8  ,:I* ( ! PEOPLE :O HAVE BECOME RI* HAS NOT EXP]I5C$ 9 HIS [N CASE1 ) :AT DIFFICULTY HE C>EFULLY TRA9$ HIMSELF TO ?IS CLEANL9ESS1 :I* ONLY CONFIRMS ! PROV]B1 0,LITTLE :ITE H&S LOVE O!R PEOPLE'S WORK08 

,TO-DAY CLEANL9ESS CONSI/S 9 *ANG+ Y\R %IRT ONCE A DAY2 TO-MORR[1 9 *ANG+ IT TWICE A DAY4  ,TO-DAY IT MEANS WA%+ ! FACE1 & NECK1 & H&S DAILY2 TO-MORR[1 ! FEET2 & DAY AFT] TO-MORR[1 WA%+ ! :OLE BODY EV]Y DAY1 &1 9 ADDITION & 9 P>TICUL>1 A RUBB+-D[N4  ,TO-DAY ! TABLE-CLO? IS TO S]VE = TWO DAYS1 TO-MORR[ !RE MU/ BE ONE EA* DAY1 !N TWO A DAY4  ,TO-DAY ! FOOTMAN'S H&S MU/ BE CLEAN2 TO-MORR[ HE MU/ WE> GLOVES1 & 9 HIS CLEAN GLOVES HE MU/ PRES5T A LETT] ON A CLEAN SALV]4  ,& !RE >E NO LIMITS TO ?IS CLEANL9ESS1 :I* IS USELESS TO EV]YBODY1 & OBJECTLESS1 EXCEPT = ! PURPOSE ( SEP>AT+ ONESELF FROM O!RS1 & ( R5D]+ IMPOSSIBLE ALL 9T]C\RSE ) !M1 :5 ?IS CLEANL9ESS IS ATTA9$ BY ! LABORS ( O!RS4 

,MOREOV]1 :5 ,I /UDI$ ! SUBJECT1 ,I BECAUSE CONV9C$ ?AT EV5 ?AT :I* IS COMMONLY CALL$ $UCATION IS ! V]Y SAME ?+4 

,! TONGUE DOES NOT DECEIVE2 IT CALLS BY ITS REAL NAME ?AT :I* M5 UND]/& UND] ?IS NAME4  ,:AT ! PEOPLE CALL CULTURE IS FA%IONABLE CLO?+1 POLITICAL CONV]SATION1 CLEAN H&S1--A C]TA9 SORT ( CLEANL9ESS4  ,( SU* A MAN1 IT IS SAID1 9 CONTRADI/9CTION TO O!RS1 ?AT HE IS AN $UCAT$ MAN4  ,9 A LITTLE HI<] CIRCLE1 :AT !Y CALL $UCATION MEANS ! SAME ?+ AS ) ! PEOPLE2 ONLY TO ! CONDITIONS ( $UCATION >E ADD$ PLAY+ ON ! PIAN(ORTE1 A KN[L$GE ( ,FR5*1 ! WRIT+ ( ,RUSSIAN )\T OR?OGRAPHICAL ]RORS1 & A /ILL GREAT] DEGREE ( EXT]NAL CLEANL9ESS4  ,9 A /ILL MORE ELEVAT$ SPH]E1 $UCATION MEANS ALL ?IS ) ! ADDITION ( ! ,5GLI% LANGUAGE1 & A DIPLOMA FROM ! HI<E/ $UCATIONAL 9/ITUTION4  ,BUT $UCATION IS PRECISELY ! SAME ?+ 9 ! FIR/1 ! SECOND1 & ! ?IRD CASE4  ,$UCATION CONSI/S ( ?OSE =MS & ACQUIREM5TS :I* >E CALCULAT$ TO SEP>ATE A MAN FROM HIS FELL[S4  ,& ITS OBJECT IS ID5TICAL ) ?AT ( CLEANL9ESS1--TO SECLUDE US FROM ! H]D ( POOR1 9 ORD] ?AT !Y1 ! POOR1 MAY NOT SEE H[ WE FEA/4  ,BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HIDE \RSELVES1 & !Y DO SEE US4 

,& ACCORD+LY ,I HAVE BECOME CONV9C$ ?AT ! CAUSE ( ! 9ABILITY ( US RI* PEOPLE TO HELP ! POOR ( ! CITY LIES 9 ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( \R E/ABLI%+ 9T]C\RSE ) !M2 & ?AT ?IS IMPOSSIBILITY ( 9T]C\RSE IS CAUS$ BY \RSELVES1 BY ! :OLE C\RSE ( \R LIVES1 BY ALL ! USES :I* WE MAKE ( \R WEAL?4  ,I HAVE BECOME CONV9C$ ?AT BETWE5 US1 ! RI* & ! POOR1 !RE RISES A WALL1 RE>$ BY \RSELVES \T ( ?AT V]Y CLEANL9ESS & $UCATION1 & CON/RUCT$ ( \R WEAL?2 & ?AT 9 ORD] TO BE 9 A CONDITION TO HELP ! POOR1 WE MU/ NE$S1 FIR/ ( ALL1 DE/ROY ?IS WALL2 & ?AT 9 ORD] TO DO ?IS1 CONFRONTATION AFT] ,SIUTAEFF'S ME?OD %\LD BE R5D]$ POSSIBLE1 & ! POOR DI/RIBUT$ AMONG US4  ,& FROM ANO!R />T+-PO9T ALSO ,I CAME TO ! SAME CONCLUSION TO :I* ! CURR5T ( MY DISCUSSIONS AS TO ! CAUSES ( ! POV]TY 9 T[NS HAD L$ ME3 ! CAUSE WAS \R WEAL?4.> .<#a#h.> 

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