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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,! 9HABITANTS ( !SE H\SES CON/ITUTE ! L[] CLASS ( ! CITY1 :I* NUMB]S 9 ,MOSC[1 PROBABLY1 ONE HUNDR$ ?\S&4  ,!RE1 9 ?AT H\SE1 >E REPRES5TATIVES ( EV]Y DESCRIPTION ( ?IS CLASS4  ,!RE >E PETTY EMPLOY]S1 & MA/]->TISANS1 BOOTMAK]S1 BRU%-MAK]S1 CAB9ET-MAK]S1 TURN]S1 %OEMAK]S1 TAILORS1 BLACKSMI?S2 !RE >E CAB-DRIV]S1 Y\NG WOM5 LIV+ ALONE1 & FEMALE P$L]S1 LAUNDRESSES1 OLD-CLO!S DEAL]S1 MONEY-L5D]S1 DAY-LABOR]S1 & PEOPLE )\T ANY DEF9ITE EMPLOYM5T2 & ALSO BEGG>S & DISSOLUTE WOM54 

,H]E W]E MANY ( ! V]Y PEOPLE :OM ,I HAD SE5 AT ! 5TRANCE TO ! ,LYAP9SKY H\SE2 BUT H]E !SE PEOPLE W]E SCATT]$ AB\T AMONG ! WORK+-PEOPLE4  ,& MOREOV]1 ,I HAD SE5 !SE PEOPLE AT !IR MO/ UN=TUNATE TIME1 :5 !Y HAD EAT5 & DRUNK UP EV]Y ?+1 & :51 COLD1 HUNGRY1 & DRIV5 =? FROM ! TAV]NS1 !Y W]E AWAIT+ ADMISSION 9TO ! FREE NI<T LODG+-H\SE1 & !NCE 9TO ! PROMIS$ PRISON = DISPAT* TO !IR PLACES ( RESID5CE1 LIKE HEAV5LY MANNA2 BUT H]E ,I BEHELD !M & A MAJORITY ( WORK]S1 & AT A TIME1 :5 BY ONE MEANS OR ANO!R1 !Y HAD PROCUR$ ?REE OR FIVE KOPECKS = A LODG+ = ! NI<T1 & SOMETIMES A RUBLE = FOOD & DR9K4 

,& /RANGE AS ! /ATEM5T MAY SEEM1 ,I H]E EXP]I5C$ NO?+ RESEMBL+ ?AT S5SATION :I* ,I HAD FELT 9 ! ,LYAP9SKY H\SE2 BUT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 DUR+ ! FIR/ R\ND1 BO? ,I & ! /UD5TS EXP]I5C$ AN ALMO/ AGREEABLE FEEL+1--YES1 BUT :Y DO ,I SAY 0ALMO/ AGREEABLE08  ,?IS IS NOT TRUE2 ! FEEL+ CALL$ =? BY 9T]C\RSE ) !SE PEOPLE1 /RANGE AS IT MAY S\ND1 WAS A DI/9CTLY AGREEABLE ONE4 

,\R FIR/ IMPRESSION WAS1 ?AT ! GREAT] P>T ( ! DWELL]S H]E W]E WORK+ PEOPLE & V]Y GOOD PEOPLE AT ?AT4 

,WE F\ND MORE ?AN HALF ! 9HABITANTS AT WORK3 LAUNDRESSES B5D+ OV] !IR TUBS1 CAB9ET-MAK]S AT !IR LA!S1 COBBL]S ON !IR B5*ES4  ,! N>R[ ROOMS W]E FULL ( PEOPLE1 & *E]FUL & 5]GETIC LABOR WAS 9 PROGRESS4  ,!RE WAS AN ODOR ( TOILSOME SWEAT & LEA!R AT ! COBBL]'S1 ( %AV+S AT ! CAB9ET-MAK]'S2 SONGS W]E (T5 TO BE HE>D1 & GLIMPSES C\LD BE HAD ( BRAWNY >MS ) SLEEVES ROIL$ HI<1 QUICKLY & SKILLFULLY MAK+ !IR ACCU/OM$ MOVEM5TS4  ,EV]Y:]E WE W]E RECEIV$ *E]FULLY & POLITELY3 H>DLY ANY:]E DID \R 9TRUSION 9TO ! EV]YDAY LIFE ( !SE PEOPLE CALL =? ?AT AMBITION1 & DESIRE TO EXHIBIT !IR IMPORTANCE & TO PUT US D[N1 :I* ! APPE>ANCE ( ! 5UM]ATORS 9 ! QU>T]S ( WELL-TO-DO PEOPLE EVOK$4  ,IT NOT ONLY DID NOT >\SE ?IS1 BUT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 !Y ANSW]$ ALL O!R QUE/IONS PROP]LY1 & )\T ATTRIBUT+ ANY SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE TO !M4  ,\R QUE/IONS M]ELY S]V$ !M AS A SUBJECT ( MIR? & JE/+ AS TO H[ SU* & SU* A ONE WAS TO BE SET D[N 9 ! LI/1 :5 HE WAS TO BE RECKON$ AS TWO1 & :5 TWO W]E TO BE RECKON$ AS ONE1 & SO =?4 

,WE F\ND MANY ( !M AT D9N]1 OR TEA2 & ON EV]Y OCCASION TO \R GREET+3 0BREAD & SALT10 OR 0TEA & SUG>10 !Y REPLI$3 0WE BEG ?AT Y\ WILL P>TAKE10 & EV5 /EPP$ ASIDE TO MAKE ROOM = US4  ,9/EAD ( ! D5 ) A CON/ANTLY *ANG+ POPULATION1 :I* WE HAD EXPECT$ TO F9D H]E1 IT TURN$ \T1 ?AT !RE W]E A GREAT MANY AP>TM5TS 9 ! H\SE :]E PEOPLE HAD BE5 LIV+ = A LONG TIME4  ,ONE CAB9ET-MAK] ) HIS M51 & A BOOT-MAK] ) HIS J\RNEYM51 HAD LIV$ !RE = T5 YE>S4  ,! BOOT-MAK]'S QU>T]S W]E V]Y DIRTY & CONF9$1 BUT ALL ! PEOPLE AT WORK W]E V]Y *E]FUL4  ,I TRI$ TO 5T] 9TO CONV]SATION ) ONE ( ! WORKM51 BE+ DESIR\S ( 9QUIR+ 9TO ! WRET*$NESS ( HIS SITUATION & HIS DEBT TO HIS MA/]1 BUT ! MAN DID NOT UND]/& ME & SPOKE ( HIS MA/] & HIS LIFE FROM ! BE/ PO9T ( VIEW4 

,9 ONE AP>TM5T LIV$ AN OLD MAN & HIS OLD WOMAN4  ,!Y P$DL$ APPLES4  ,!IR LITTLE *AMB] WAS W>M1 CLEAN1 & FULL ( GOODS4  ,ON ! FLOOR W]E SPREAD /RAW MATS3 !Y HAD GOT !M AT ! APPLE-W>EH\SE4  ,!Y HAD *E/S1 A CUPBO>D1 A SAMOV>1 & CROCK]Y4  ,9 ! CORN] !RE W]E NUM]\S IMAGES1 & TWO LAMPS W]E BURN+ BE=E !M2 ON ! WALL HUNG FUR COATS COV]$ ) %EETS4  ,! OLD WOMAN1 :O HAD />-%AP$ WR9KLES1 & :O WAS POLITE & TALKATIVE1 EVID5TLY DELI<T$ 9 H] QUIET1 COM=TABLE1 EXI/5CE4 

,IVAN ,F$OTIT*1 ! L&LORD ( ! TAV]N & ( !SE QU>T]S1 LEFT HIS E/ABLI%M5T & CAME ) US4  ,HE JE/$ 9 A FRI5DLY MANN] ) MANY ( ! L&LORDS ( AP>TM5TS1 ADDRESS+ !M ALL BY !IR ,*RI/IAN NAMES & PATRONYMICS1 & HE GAVE US BRIEF SKET*ES ( !M4  ,ALL W]E ORD9>Y PEOPLE1 LIKE EV]YBODY ELSE1--,M>T9 ,SEMYONOVIT*ES1 ,PIOTR ,PIOTROVIT*ES1 ,M>YA ,IVANOVNAS1--PEOPLE :O DID NOT CONSID] !MSELVES UNHAPPY1 BUT :O REG>D$ !MSELVES1 & :O ACTUALLY W]E1 JU/ LIKE ! RE/ ( MANK9D4 

,WE HAD BE5 PREP>$ TO WITNESS NO?+ EXCEPT :AT WAS T]RIBLE4  ,&1 ALL ( A SUDD51 !RE WAS PRES5T$ TO US1 NOT ONLY NO?+ ?AT WAS T]RIBLE1 BUT :AT WAS GOOD1--?+S :I* 9VOLUNT>ILY COMPELL$ \R RESPECT4  ,& !RE W]E SO MANY ( !SE GOOD PEOPLE1 ?AT ! TATT]$1 CORRUPT1 IDLE PEOPLE :OM WE CAME ACROSS N[ & !N AMONG !M1 DID NOT DE/ROY ! PR9CIPAL IMPRESSION4 

,?IS WAS NOT SO MU* ( A SURPRISE TO ! /UD5TS AS TO ME4  ,!Y SIMPLY W5T TO FULFILL A USEFUL TASK1 AS !Y ?\<T1 9 ! 9T]E/S ( SCI5CE1 &1 AT ! SAME TIME1 !Y MADE !IR [N *ANCE OBS]VATIONS2 BUT ,I WAS A B5EFACTOR1 ,I W5T = ! PURPOSE ( AID+ ! UN=TUNATE1 ! CORRUPT1 VICI\S PEOPLE1 :OM ,I SUPPOS$ ?AT ,I %\LD MEET ) 9 ?IS H\SE4  ,&1 BEHOLD1 9/EAD ( UN=TUNATE1 CORRUPT1 & VICI\S PEOPLE1 ,I SAW ?AT ! MAJORITY W]E LABORI\S1 9DU/RI\S1 PEACEABLE1 SATISFI$1 CONT5T$1 *E]FUL1 POLITE1 & V]Y GOOD FOLK 9DE$4 

,I FELT P>TICUL>LY CONSCI\S ( ?IS :51 9 !SE QU>T]S1 ,I 5C\NT]$ ?AT SAME CRY+ WANT :I* ,I HAD UND]TAK5 TO ALLEVIATE4 

,:5 ,I 5C\NT]$ ?IS WANT1 ,I ALWAYS F\ND ?AT IT HAD ALREADY BE5 RELIEV$1 ?AT ! ASSI/ANCE :I* ,I HAD 9T5D$ TO R5D] HAD ALREADY BE5 GIV54  ,?IS ASSI/ANCE HAD BE5 R5D]$ BE=E MY ADV5T1 & R5D]$ BY :OM8  ,BY ! V]Y UN=TUNATE1 DEPRAV$ CREATURES :OM ,I HAD UND]TAK5 TO RECLAIM1 & R5D]$ 9 SU* A MANN] AS ,I C\LD NOT COMPASS4 

,9 ONE BASEM5T LAY A SOLIT>Y OLD MAN1 ILL ) ! TYPHUS FEV]4  ,!RE WAS NO ONE ) ! OLD MAN4  ,A WID[ & H] LITTLE DAU<T]1 /RANG]S TO HIM1 BUT HIS NEI<BORS R\ND ! CORN]1 LOOK$ AFT] HIM1 GAVE HIM TEA & PUR*AS$ M$IC9E = HIM \T ( !IR [N MEANS4  ,9 ANO!R LODG+ LAY A WOMAN 9 PU]P]AL FEV]4  ,A WOMAN :O LIV$ BY VISE WAS ROCK+ ! BABY1 & GIV+ H] H] BOTTLE2 & = TWO DAYS1 %E HAD BE5 UNREMITT+ 9 H] ATT5TION4  ,! BABY GIRL1 ON BE+ LEFT AN ORPHAN1 WAS ADOPT$ 9TO ! FAMILY ( A TAILOR1 :O HAD ?REE *ILDR5 ( HIS [N4  ,SO !RE REMA9$ ?OSE UN=TUNATE IDLE PEOPLE1 (FICIALS1 CL]KS1 LACKEYS \T ( PLACE1 BEGG>S1 DRUNK>DS1 DISSOLUTE WOM51 & *ILDR51 :O CANNOT BE HELP$ ON ! SPOT ) MONEY1 BUT :OM IT IS NECESS>Y TO KN[ ?OR\<LY1 TO BE PLANN$ & >RANG$ =4  ,I HAD SIMPLY S\<T UN=TUNATE PEOPLE1 ! UN=TUNATES ( POV]TY1 ?OSE :O C\LD BE HELP$ BY %>+ ) !M \R SUP]FLUITY1 &1 AS IT SEEM$ TO ME1 ?R\< SOME SIGNAL ILL-LUCK1 NONE SU* W]E TO BE F\ND2 BUT ,I HIT UPON UN=TUNATES TO :OM ,I %\LD BE OBLIG$ TO DEVOTE MY TIME & C>E4 

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