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,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

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,! SOCIAL & REVOLUTION>Y SIGNIFICANCE ( ,H5RIK ,IBS5 IS 
BR\<T \T ) EV5 GREAT] =CE 9 0,<O/S0 ?AN 
9 HIS PREC$+ WORKS4 

,NOT ONLY DOES ?IS PIONE] ( MOD]N DRAMATIC >T UND]M9E 9 
0,<O/S0 ! ,SOCIAL ,LIE & ! P>ALYZ+ EFFECT ( 
,DUTY1 BUT ! USELESSNESS & EVIL ( ,SACRIFICE1 ! DRE>Y ,LACK 
( ,JOY & ( ,PURPOSE 9 ,WORK >E BR\<T TO LI<T AS MO/ P]NICI\S 
& DE/RUCTIVE ELEM5TS 9 LIFE4 

,MRS4 ,ALV+1 HAV+ MADE :AT H] FAMILY CALL$ A MO/ 
ADMIRABLE MAT*1 DISCOV]S %ORTLY AFT] H] M>RIAGE ?AT H] 
HUSB& IS A DRUNK>D & A R\E4 ,9 H] DESPAIR 
%E FLEES TO H] Y\NG FRI5D1 ! DIV9ITY /UD5T ,M&]S4 
,BUT HE1 PREP>+ TO SAVE S\LS1 EV5 ?\< !Y BE 5CAS$ 9 
ROTT5 BODIES1 S5DS ,MRS4 ,ALV+ BACK TO H] HUSB& & 
H] DUTIES T[>D H] HOME4 

,HEL5 ,ALV+ IS Y\NG & IMMATURE4 ,BESIDES1 %E LOVES 
Y\NG ,M&]S2 HIS COMM& IS LAW TO H]4 ,%E RETURNS HOME1 
& = TW5TY-FIVE YE>S SUFF]S ALL ! MIS]Y & TORTURE ( 
! DAMN$4 ,?AT %E SURVIVES IS DUE MA9LY TO H] PASSIONATE 
LOVE = ! *ILD BORN ( ?AT HORRIBLE RELATION%IP--H] BOY 
,OSWALD1 H] ALL 9 LIFE4 ,HE MU/ BE SAV$ AT ANY CO/4 
,TO DO ?AT1 %E HAD SACRIFIC$ H] GREAT YE>N+ = HIM & 
S5T HIM AWAY FROM ! POISON\S ATMOSPH]E ( H] HOME4 

,& N[ HE HAS RETURN$1 F9E & FREE1 MU* TO ! DISGU/ ( 
,PA/OR ,M&]S1 :OSE LIMIT$ VISION CANNOT CONCEIVE ?AT 
\T 9 ! L>GE WORLD FREE M5 & WOM5 CAN LIVE A DEC5T & 
CREATIVE LIFE4 

 ,M&]S4 ,BUT H[ IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT A--A 
Y\NG MAN OR Y\NG WOMAN ) ANY DEC5T PR9CIPLES CAN 5DURE 
TO LIVE 9 ?AT WAY8--9 ! EYES ( ALL ! WORLD6 

 ,OSWALD4 ,:AT >E !Y TO DO8 ,A POOR Y\NG 
>TI/--A POOR GIRL4 ,IT CO/S A LOT ( MONEY TO GET M>RI$4 ,:AT 
>E !Y TO DO8 

 ,M&]S4 ,:AT >E !Y TO DO8 ,LET ME TELL 
Y\1 ,MR4 ,ALV+1 :AT !Y \<T TO DO4 ,!Y \<T TO EX]CISE 
SELF-RE/RA9T FROM ! FIR/2 ?AT'S :AT !Y \<T TO DO4 

 ,OSWALD4 ,SU* TALK AS ?AT WON'T GO F> ) 
W>MBLOOD$ Y\NG PEOPLE1 OV] HEAD & E>S 9 LOVE4 

 ,MRS4 ,ALV+4 ,NO1 IT W\LDN'T GO F>4 

 ,M&]S4 ,H[ CAN ! AU?ORITIES TOL]ATE 
SU* ?+S8 ,ALL[ IT TO GO ON 9 ! LI<T ( DAY8 7,TO ,MRS4 
,ALV+47 ,HAD ,I NOT CAUSE TO BE DEEPLY CONC]N$ AB\T Y\R 
SON8 ,9 CIRCLES :]E OP5 IMMORALITY PREVAILS1 & HAS EV5 A 
SORT ( PRE/IGE----6 

 ,OSWALD4 ,LET ME TELL Y\1 SIR1 ?AT ,I HAVE 
BE5 A CON/ANT ,SUNDAY-GUE/ 9 ONE OR TWO SU* IRREGUL> HOMES---- 

 ,M&]S4 ,ON ,SUNDAY ( ALL DAYS6 

 ,OSWALD4 ,ISN'T ?AT ! DAY TO 5JOY ONE'S 
SELF8 ,WELL1 NEV] HAVE ,I HE>D AN (F5SIVE WORD1 & /ILL LESS 
HAVE ,I EV] WITNESS$ ANY?+ ?AT C\LD BE CALL$ IMMORAL4 ,NO2 
DO Y\ KN[ :5 & :]E ,I HAVE F\ND IMMORALITY 9 >TI/IC 
CIRCLES8 

 ,M&]S4 ,NO6 ,?ANK HEAV51 ,I DON'T6 

 ,OSWALD4 ,WELL1 !N1 ALL[ ME TO 9=M Y\4 
,I HAVE MET ) IT :5 ONE OR O!R ( \R PATT]N HUSB&S & 
FA!RS HAS COME TO ,P>IS TO HAVE A LOOK >\ND ON HIS [N ACC\NT1 
& HAS DONE ! >TI/S ! HONOR ( VISIT+ !IR HUMBLE HAUNTS4 
,!Y KNEW :AT WAS :AT4 ,!SE G5TLEM5 C\LD TELL US 
ALL AB\T PLACES & ?+S WE HAD NEV] DREAM$ (4 

 ,M&]S4 ,:AT8 ,DO Y\ MEAN TO SAY ?AT RESPECTABLE 
M5 FROM HOME H]E W\LD----8 

 ,OSWALD4 ,HAVE Y\ NEV] HE>D !SE RESPECTABLE 
M51 :5 !Y GOT HOME AGA91 TALK+ AB\T ! WAY 9 :I* 
IMMORALITY WAS RUNN+ RAMPANT ABROAD8 

 ,M&]S4 ,YES1 ( C\RSE4 

 ,MRS4 ,ALV+4 ,I HAVE1 TOO4 

 ,OSWALD4 ,WELL1 Y\ MAY TAKE !IR WORD = 
IT4 ,!Y KN[ :AT !Y >E TALK+ AB\T6 ,OH6 ?AT ?AT GREAT1 
FREE1 GLORI\S LIFE \T !RE %\LD BE DEFIL$ 9 SU* A WAY6 

,PA/OR ,M&]S IS \TRAG$1 & :5 ,OSWALD LEAVES1 
HE DELIV]S HIMSELF ( A TIRADE AGA9/ ,MRS4 ,ALV+ = 
H] 0IRRESPONSIBLE PROCLIVITIES TO %IRK H] DUTY40 

 ,M&]S4 ,IT IS ONLY ! SPIRIT ( REBELLION 
?AT CRAVES = HAPP9ESS 9 ?IS LIFE4 ,:AT RI<T HAVE WE HUMAN 
BE+S TO HAPP9ESS8 ,NO1 WE HAVE TO DO \R DUTY6 ,& Y\R DUTY 
WAS TO HOLD FIRMLY TO ! MAN Y\ HAD ONCE *OS5 & TO :OM 
Y\ W]E B\ND BY A HOLY TIE4 4 4 4 ,IT WAS Y\R DUTY TO BE> ) 
HUMILITY ! CROSS :I* A ,HI<] ,P[] HAD1 = Y\R [N GOOD1 
LAID UPON Y\4 ,BUT 9/EAD ( ?AT Y\ REBELLI\SLY CA/ AWAY 
! CROSS4 4 4 4 ,I WAS BUT A POOR 9/RUM5T 9 A ,HI<] ,H&4 
,& :AT A BLESS+ HAS IT NOT BE5 TO Y\ ALL ! DAYS ( Y\R 
LIFE1 ?AT ,I GOT Y\ TO RESUME ! YOKE ( DUTY & OB$I5CE6 

,! PRICE ,MRS4 ,ALV+ HAD TO PAY = H] YOKE1 H] DUTY 
& OB$I5CE1 /AGG]S EV5 ,DR4 ,M&]S1 :5 %E REVEALS 
TO HIM ! M>TYRDOM %E HAD 5DUR$ ?OSE LONG YE>S4 

 ,MRS4 ,ALV+4 ,Y\ HAVE N[ SPOK5 \T1 ,PA/OR 
,M&]S2 & TO-MORR[ Y\ >E TO SPEAK PUBLICLY 9 MEMORY ( 
MY HUSB&4 ,I %ALL NOT SPEAK TO-MORR[4 ,BUT N[ ,I WILL SPEAK 
\T A LITTLE TO Y\1 AS Y\ HAVE SPOK5 TO ME4 4 4 4 ,I WANT Y\ 
TO KN[ ?AT AFT] N9ETE5 YE>S ( M>RIAGE MY HUSB& REMA9$ 
AS DISSOLUTE 9 HIS DESIRES AS HE WAS :5 Y\ M>RI$ US4 ,AFT] 
,OSWALD'S BIR?1 ,I ?\<T ,ALV+ SEEM$ TO BE A LITTLE BETT]4 
,BUT IT DID NOT LA/ LONG4 ,& !N ,I HAD TO /RUGGLE TWICE AS 
H>D1 FI<T+ = LIFE OR DEA?1 SO ?AT NOBODY %\LD KN[ :AT 
SORT ( A MAN MY *ILD'S FA!R WAS4 ,I HAD MY LITTLE SON TO BE> 
IT =4 ,BUT :5 ! LA/ 9SULT WAS ADD$2 :5 MY [N S]VANT-MAID----,!N 
,I SWORE TO MYSELF3 ,?IS %ALL COME TO AN 5D4 ,& SO ,I TOOK ! 
UPP] H& 9 ! H\SE--! :OLE CONTROL OV] HIM & OV] EV]Y?+ 
ELSE4 ,= N[ ,I HAD A WEAPON AGA9/ HIM1 Y\ SEE2 HE D>$ NOT 
OPPOSE ME4 ,IT WAS !N ?AT ,OSWALD WAS S5T FROM HOME4 ,HE WAS 
9 HIS SEV5? YE>1 & WAS BEG9N+ TO OBS]VE & ASK QUE/IONS1 
AS *ILDR5 DO4 ,?AT ,I C\LD NOT BE>4 ,I ?\<T ! *ILD MU/ 
GET POISON$ BY M]ELY BREA?+ ! AIR 9 ?IS POLLUT$ HOME4 
,?AT WAS :Y ,I PLAC$ HIM \T4 ,& N[ Y\ CAN SEE1 TOO1 :Y HE 
WAS NEV] ALL[$ TO SET FOOT 9SIDE HIS HOME SO LONG AS HIS FA!R 
LIV$4 ,NO ONE KN[S :AT IT HAS CO/ ME4 4 4 4 ,FROM ! DAY AFT] 
TO-MORR[ IT %ALL BE = ME AS ?\< HE :O IS DEAD HAD NEV] 
LIV$ 9 ?IS H\SE4 ,NO ONE %ALL BE H]E BUT MY BOY & HIS MO!R4 
7,FROM )9 ! D9+-ROOM COMES ! NOISE ( A *AIR OV]TURN$1 
& AT ! SAME MOM5T IS HE>D37 

 ,REG9A 7%>PLY1 BUT :ISP]+74 ,OSWALD6 
TAKE C>E6 >E Y\ MAD8 LET ME GO6 

 ,MRS4 ,ALV+ 7/>TS 9 T]ROR74 ,AH6 7,%E 
/>ES WILDLY T[>D ! HALF-OP5$ DOOR4 ,OSWALD IS HE>D C\<+ 
& HUMM+ 9SIDE47 

 ,M&]S 7EXCIT$74 ,:AT 9 ! WORLD IS ! 
MATT]8 ,:AT IS IT1 ,MRS4 ,ALV+8 

 ,MRS4 ,ALV+ 7HO>SELY74 ,<O/S6 ! C\PLE 
FROM ! CONS]VATORY HAS RIS5 AGA96 

,<O/S1 9DE$6 ,MRS4 ,ALV+ SEES ?IS BUT TOO CLE>LY 
:5 %E DISCOV]S ?AT ?\< %E DID NOT WANT ,OSWALD 
TO 9H]IT A S+LE P5NY FROM ! PUR*ASE MONEY ,CAPTA9 ,ALV+ 
HAD PAID = H]1 ALL H] SACRIFICE DID NOT SAVE ,OSWALD 
FROM ! POISON$ H]ITAGE ( HIS FA!R4 ,%E LE>NS SOON 5\< 
?AT H] BELOV$ BOY HAD 9H]IT$ A T]RIBLE DISEASE FROM HIS 
FA!R1 AS A RESULT ( :I* HE WILL NEV] AGA9 BE ABLE TO WORK4 
,%E ALSO F9DS \T ?AT1 = ALL H] FRE$OM1 %E HAS REMA9$ 
9 ! CLUT*ES ( ,<O/S1 & ?AT %E HAS FO/]$ 9 ,OSWALD'S 
M9D AN IDEAL ( HIS FA!R1 ! MORE T]RIBLE BECAUSE ( 
H] [N LOA?+ = ! MAN4 ,TOO LATE %E REALIZES H] FATAL 
MI/AKE3 

 ,MRS4 ,ALV+4 ,I \<T NEV] TO HAVE CONCEAL$ 
! FACTS ( ,ALV+'S LIFE4 ,BUT 4 4 4 9 MY SUP]/ITI\S AWE 
= ,DUTY & ,DEC5CY ,I LI$ TO MY BOY1 YE> AFT] YE>4 ,OH6 :AT 
A C[>D1 :AT A C[>D ,I HAVE BE56 4 4 4 ,<O/S6 ,:5 ,I HE>D 
,REG9A & ,OSWALD 9 !RE1 IT WAS AS ?\< ,I SAW ! ,<O/S 
BE=E ME4 ,BUT ,I ALMO/ ?9K WE >E ALL ( US ,<O/S1 ,PA/OR 
,M&]S4 ,IT IS NOT ONLY :AT WE HAVE 9H]IT$ FROM \R FA!R 
& MO!R ?AT 0WALKS0 9 US4 ,IT IS ALL SORTS ( DEAD 
IDEAS1 & LIFELESS OLD BELIEFS1 & SO =?4 ,!Y HAVE NO VITALITY1 
BUT !Y CL+ TO US ALL ! SAME1 & WE CAN'T GET RID ( !M4 
4 4 4 ,!RE MU/ BE ,<O/S ALL ! C\NTRY OV]1 AS ?ICK AS ! 
S& ( ! SEA4 ,& !N WE >E1 ONE & ALL1 SO PITIFULLY AFRAID 
( ! LI<T4 4 4 4 ,:5 Y\ =C$ ME UND] ! YOKE Y\ CALL$ 
,DUTY & ,OBLIGATION2 :5 Y\ PRAIS$ AS RI<T & PROP] :AT 
MY :OLE S\L REBELL$ AGA9/1 AS SOME?+ LOA?SOME4 ,IT WAS 
!N ?AT ,I BEGAN TO LOOK 9TO ! SEAMS ( Y\R DOCTR9E4 ,I ONLY 
WI%$ TO PICK AT A S+LE KNOT2 BUT :5 ,I HAD GOT ?AT UNDONE1 
! :OLE ?+ RAVEL$ \T4 ,& !N ,I UND]/OOD ?AT IT WAS 
ALL MA*9E-SEWN4 4 4 4 ,IT WAS A CRIME AGA9/ US BO?4 

,9DE$1 A CRIME ON :I* ! SACR$ 9/ITUTION IS BUILT1 & 
= :I* ?\S&S ( 9NOC5T *ILDR5 MU/ PAY ) !IR HAPP9ESS 
& LIFE1 :ILE !IR MO!RS CONT9UE TO ! V]Y 5D )\T 
EV] LE>N+ H[ HIDE\SLY CRIM9AL !IR LIFE IS4 

,NOT SO ,MRS4 ,ALV+ :O1 ?\< AT A T]RIBLE PRICE1 WORKS 
H]SELF \T TO ! TRU?2 AYE1 EV5 TO ! HEI<T ( UND]/&+ 
! DISSOLUTE LIFE ( ! FA!R ( H] *ILD1 :O HAD LIV$ 9 
CRAMP$ PROV9CIAL SURR\ND+S1 & C\LD F9D NO PURPOSE 9 
LIFE1 NO \TLET = HIS EXUB]ANCE4 ,IT IS ?R\< H] *ILD1 ?R\< 
,OSWALD1 ?AT ALL ?IS BECOMES ILLUM$ TO H]4 

 ,OSWALD4 ,AH1 ! JOY ( LIFE1 MO!R2 ?AT'S 
A ?+ Y\ DON'T KN[ MU* AB\T 9 !SE P>TS4 ,I HAVE NEV] 
FELT IT H]E4 4 4 4 ,& !N1 TOO1 ! JOY ( WORK4 ,AT BOTTOM1 
IT'S ! SAME ?+4 ,BUT ?AT TOO Y\ KN[ NO?+ AB\T4 4 4 
4 ,H]E PEOPLE >E BR\<T UP TO BELIEVE ?AT WORK IS A CURSE & 
A PUNI%M5T = S91 & ?AT LIFE IS SOME?+ MIS]ABLE1 SOME?+ 
WE WANT TO BE DONE )1 ! SOON] ! BETT]4 4 4 4 ,HAVE Y\ 
NOTIC$ ?AT EV]Y?+ ,I HAVE PA9T$ HAS TURN$ UPON ! JOY 
( LIFE8 ALWAYS1 ALWAYS UPON ! JOY ( LIFE8--LI<T & SUN%9E 
& GLORI\S AIR1 & FACES RADIANT ) HAPP9ESS8 ,?AT IS :Y 
,I AM AFRAID ( REMA9+ AT HOME ) Y\4 

 ,MRS4 ,ALV+4 ,OSWALD1 Y\ SPOKE ( ! JOY 
( LIFE2 & AT ?AT WORD A NEW LI<T BUR/ = ME OV] MY LIFE 
& ALL IT HAS CONTA9$4 4 4 4 ,Y\ \<T TO HAVE KN[N Y\R FA!R 
:5 HE WAS A Y\NG LIEUT5ANT4 ,HE WAS BRIMM+ OV] ) ! 
JOY ( LIFE6 4 4 4 ,HE HAD NO OBJECT 9 LIFE1 BUT ONLY AN (FICIAL 
POSITION4 ,HE HAD NO WORK 9TO :I* HE C\LD ?R[ HIMSELF HE>T 
& S\L2 HE HAD ONLY BUS9ESS4 ,HE HAD NOT A S+LE COMRADE ?AT 
KNEW :AT ! JOY ( LIFE MEANT--ONLY LOAF]S & BOON COMPANIONS---- 
4 4 4 ,SO ?AT HAPP5$ :I* WAS SURE TO HAPP54 4 4 4 ,OSWALD1 
MY DE> BOY2 HAS IT %AK5 Y\ V]Y MU*8 

 ,OSWALD4 ,( C\RSE IT CAME UPON ME AS A GREAT 
SURPRISE1 BUT1 AFT] ALL1 IT CAN'T MATT] MU* TO ME4 

 ,MRS4 ,ALV+4 ,CAN'T MATT]6 ,?AT Y\R FA!R 
WAS SO 9F9ITELY MIS]ABLE6 

 ,OSWALD4 ,( C\RSE ,I CAN PITY HIM AS ,I W\LD 
ANYBODY ELSE2 BUT---- 

 ,MRS4 ,ALV+4 ,NO?+ MORE8 ,Y\R [N FA!R6 

 ,OSWALD4 ,OH1 !RE6 0,FA!R10 0FA!R06 
,I NEV] KNEW ANY?+ ( FA!R4 ,I DON'T REMEMB] ANY?+ AB\T 
HIM EXCEPT--?AT HE ONCE MADE ME SICK4 

 ,MRS4 ,ALV+4 ,?AT'S A T]RIBLE WAY TO SPEAK6 
,%\LD NOT A SON LOVE HIS FA!R1 ALL ! SAME8 

 ,OSWALD4 ,:5 A SON HAS NO?+ TO ?ANK HIS 
FA!R =8 HAS NEV] KN[N HIM8 ,DO Y\ REALLY CL+ TO ! OLD 
SUP]/ITION8--Y\ :O >E SO 5LI<T5$ 9 O!R WAYS8 

 ,MRS4 ,ALV+4 ,IS ?AT ONLY A SUP]/ITION8 

,9 TRU?1 A SUP]/ITION--ONE ?AT IS KEPT LIKE ! SWORD ( 
,DAMOCLES OV] ! *ILD :O DOES NOT ASK TO BE GIV5 LIFE1 & 
IS YET TI$ ) A ?\S& *A9S TO ?OSE :O BR+ HIM 9TO 
A *E]LESS1 JOYLESS1 & WRET*$ WORLD4 

,! VOICE ( ,H5RIK ,IBS5 9 0,<O/S0 S\NDS LIKE ! 
TRUMPETS BE=E ! WALLS ( ,J]I*O4 ,9TO ! REMOTE/ NOOKS 
& CORN]S REA*ES HIS VOICE1 ) ITS ?UND]+ 9DICTM5T 
( \R MORAL CANC]S1 \R SOCIAL POISONS1 \R HIDE\S CRIMES AGA9/ 
UNBORN & BORN VICTIMS4 ,V]ILY A MORE REVOLUTION>Y CONDEMNATION 
HAS NEV] BE5 UTT]$ 9 DRAMATIC =M BE=E OR S9CE ! GREAT 
,H5RIK ,IBS54 

,WE NE$1 !RE=E1 NOT BE SURPRIS$ AT ! VILE ABUSE & D5UNCIATION 
HEAP$ UPON ,IBS5'S HEAD BY ! ,*UR*1 ! ,/ATE1 & O!R MORAL 
EUNU*S4 ,BUT ! SPIRIT ( ,H5RIK ,IBS5 C\LD NOT BE DAUNT$4 
,IT ASS]T$ ITSELF ) EV5 GREAT] DEFIANCE 9 0,AN ,5EMY 
( ,SOCIETY10--A P[]FUL >RAIGNM5T ( ! POLITICAL & 
ECONOMIC ,LIE1--,IBS5'S [N CONFESSION ( FAI?4 

,S\RCE3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 ,! ,SOCIAL ,SIGNIFICANCE ( !  
,MOD]N ,DRAMA 

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