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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,! SECOND CLASS ( UN=TUNATES1 :OM ,I HOP$ AFT]W>DS TO BE ABLE TO HELP1 W]E WOM5 ( ! T[N4 ,!SE WOM5 W]E V]Y NUM]\S 9 ! ,RZHAN(F ,H\SES2 & !Y W]E ( EV]Y K9D1 FROM Y\NG GIRLS /ILL BE>+ SOME LIK5ESS TO WOM51 TO OLD & FE>FUL-LOOK+ CREATURES )\T A VE/IGE ( HUMANITY4 ,! HOPE ( HELP+ !SE WOM51 :OM ,I HAD NOT AT FIR/ 9 VIEW1 WAS >\S$ BY ! FOLL[+ CIRCUM/ANCES4 

,:5 WE HAD F9I%$ HALF ( \R T\R1 WE HAD ALREADY ACQUIR$ A SOME:AT ME*ANICAL ME?OD4 ,ON 5T]+ A NEW LODG+ WE AT ONCE ASK$ = ! L&LORD4 ,ONE ( US SAT D[N1 CLE>+ A SPACE TO WRITE2 & ! O!R W5T FROM ONE TO ANO!R1 QUE/ION+ EA* MAN & WOMAN 9 ! ROOM1 & REPORT+ ! 9=MATION OBTA9$ TO HIM :O WAS WRIT+4 

,ON \R 5T]+ ONE ( ! BASEM5T LODG+S1 ! /UD5T W5T TO LOOK = ! L&LORD2 & ,I BEGAN TO QUE/ION ALL :O W]E 9 ! PLACE4 ,?IS PLACE WAS DIVID$ ?US3 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM1 :I* WAS F\R Y>DS SQU>E1 !RE /OOD A /OVE4 ,FROM ! /OVE F\R P>TITIONS OR SCRE5S RADIAT$1 MAK+ A SIMIL> NUMB] ( SMALL COMP>TM5TS4 ,9 ! FIR/ ( !SE1 :I* HAD TWO DOORS 9 IT OPPOSITE EA* O!R1 & F\R PALLETS1 W]E AN OLD MAN & A WOMAN4 ,NEXT TO ?IS WAS A RA!R LONG BUT N>R[ ROOM1 9 :I* WAS ! L&LORD1 A Y\NG1 PALE1 GOOD-LOOK+ MAN DRESS$ 9 A GRAY WOOL5 COAT4 ,TO ! LEFT ( ! FIR/ DIVISION WAS A ?IRD SMALL ROOM :]E A MAN WAS SLEEP+1 SEEM+LY TIPSY1 & A WOMAN 9 A P9K DRESS+-G[N4 ,! F\R? COMP>TM5T WAS BEH9D A P>TITION1 ACCESS TO IT BE+ ?R\< ! L&LORD'S ROOM4 

,! /UD5T 5T]$ ! LATT]1 :ILE ,I REMA9$ 9 ! FIR/1 QUE/ION+ ! OLD MAN & ! WOMAN4 ,!  
  =M] HAD BE5 A COMPOSITOR1 BUT N[ HAD NO MEANS ( LIVELIHOOD :ATEV]4 

,! WOMAN WAS A COOK'S WIFE4 

,I W5T 9TO ! ?IRD COMP>TM5T1 & ASK$ ! WOMAN 9 ! DRESS+-G[N AB\T ! MAN :O WAS ASLEEP4 

,%E ANSW]$ ?AT HE WAS A VISITOR4 

,I ASK$ H] :O %E WAS4 

,%E REPLI$ ?AT %E WAS A PEASANT GIRL FROM ! C\NTY ( ,MOSC[4 

0,:AT IS Y\R OCCUPATION80 ,%E LAU<$1 & MADE NO ANSW]4 

0,:AT DO Y\ DO = Y\R LIV+80 ,I REPEAT$1 ?9K+ %E HAD NOT UND]/OOD ! QUE/ION4 

0,I SIT 9 ! 9N10 %E SAID4 

,I DID NOT UND]/& H]1 & ASK$ AGA91-- 

0,:AT >E Y\R MEANS ( LIV+80 

,%E GAVE ME NO ANSW]1 BUT CONT9U$ TO GIGGLE4 ,9 ! F\R? ROOM1 :]E WE HAD NOT YET BE51 ,I HE>D ! VOICES ( WOM5 ALSO GIGGL+4 

,! L&LORD CAME \T ( HIS ROOM1 & APPROA*$ US4 ,HE HAD EVID5TLY HE>D MY QUE/IONS & ! WOMAN'S ANSW]S4 ,HE GLANC$ /]NLY AT H]1 &1 TURN+ TO ME1 SAID1 0,%E IS A PRO/ITUTE02 & IT WAS EVID5T ?AT HE WAS PLEAS$ ?AT HE KNEW ?IS WORD1--:I* IS ! ONE US$ 9 (FICIAL CIRCLES1--& AT HAV+ PRON\NC$ IT CORRECTLY4 ,& HAV+ SAID ?IS ) A RESPECTFUL SMILE ( SATISFACTION T[>DS ME1 HE TURN$ TO ! WOMAN4 ,AS HE DID SO1 ! EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE *ANG$4 ,9 A PECULI>LY CONTEMPTU\S MANN]1 & ) RAPID UTT]ANCE AS ONE W\LD SPEAK TO A DOG1 HE SAID1 )\T LOOK+ AT H]1 0,DON'T BE A FOOL6 9/EAD ( SAY+ Y\ SIT 9 ! 9N1 SPEAK PLA9LY1 & SAY Y\ >E A PRO/ITUTE4--,%E DOES NOT EV5 YET KN[ H] PROP] NAME10 HE SAID1 TURN+ TO ME4 

,?IS MANN] ( SPEAK+ %OCK$ ME4 

0,IT IS NOT = US TO %AME H]10 ,I SAID4 0,IF WE W]E ALL LIV+ ACCORD+ TO ,GOD'S COMM&M5T1 !RE W\LD BE NO SU* P]SONS40 

0,!RE >E SU* DO+S10 SAID ! L&LORD1 ) AN >TIFICIAL SMILE4 

0,!RE=E WE MU/ PITY !M1 & NOT REPROA* !M4 ,IS IT !IR FAULT80 

,I DO NOT REMEMB] EXACTLY :AT ,I SAID4 ,I REMEMB] ONLY ?AT ,I WAS DISGU/$ BY ! DISDA9FUL TONE ( ?IS Y\NG L&LORD1 9 A LODG+ FILL$ ) FEMALES :OM HE  
  T]M$ PRO/ITUTES2 & ,I PITI$ ! WOMAN1 & EXPRESS$ BO? FEEL+S4 

,NO SOON] HAD ,I SAID ?IS1 ?AN ,I HE>D FROM ! SMALL COMP>TM5T :]E ! GIGGL+ HAD BE51 ! NOISE ( CREAK+ B$-BO>DS2 & OV] ! P>TITION1 :I* DID NOT REA* TO ! CEIL+1 APPE>$ ! DI%EVEL$ CURLY HEAD ( A FEMALE ) SMALL SWOLL5 EYES1 & A %9+ R$ FACE2 A SECOND1 & !N A ?IRD1 HEAD FOLL[$4 ,!Y W]E EVID5TLY /&+ ON !IR B$S2 & ALL ?REE W]E /RET*+ !IR NECKS & HOLD+ !IR BREA?1 & LOOK+ SIL5TLY AT ME ) /RA9$ ATT5TION4 

,A PA9FUL SIL5CE FOLL[$4 

,! /UD5T1 :O HAD BE5 SMIL+ BE=E ?IS HAPP5$1 N[ BECAME GRAVE2 ! L&LORD BECAME CONFUS$1 & CA/ D[N HIS EYES2 & ! WOM5 CONT9U$ TO LOOK AT ME 9 EXPECTATION4 

,I FELT MORE DISCONC]T$ ?AN ALL ! RE/4 ,I HAD C]TA9LY NOT EXPECT$ ?AT A CASUAL WORD W\LD PRODUCE SU* AN EFFECT4 ,IT WAS LIKE ! FIELD ( BATTLE COV]$ ) DEAD BONES SE5 BY ! PROPHET ,EZEKIEL1 ON :I*1 TREMBL+ FROM CONTACT ) ! SPIRIT1 ! DEAD BONES BEGAN TO MOVE4 ,I HAD CASUALLY UTT]$ A WORD ( LOVE & PITY1 :I* PRODUC$ UPON ALL SU* AN EFFECT ?AT IT SEEM$ AS IF !Y HAD BE5 ONLY WAIT+ = IT1 TO CEASE TO BE CORPSES1 & TO BECOME ALIVE AGA94 

,!Y CONT9U$ TO LOOK AT ME1 AS IF WOND]+ :AT W\LD COME NEXT1 AS IF WAIT+ = ME TO SAY ?OSE WORDS & DO ?OSE ACTS BY :I* !SE DRY BONES W\LD BEG9 TO COME TOGE!R1--BE COV]$ ) FLE% & RECEIVE LIFE4 

,BUT ,I FELT1 ALAS6 ?AT ,I HAD NO SU* WORDS OR DE$S TO GIVE1 OR TO CONT9UE AS ,I HAD BEGUN4 ,9 ! DEP? ( MY S\L ,I FELT ?AT ,I HAD TOLD A LIE1 ?AT ,I MYSELF WAS LIKE !M1 ?AT ,I HAD NO?+ MORE TO SAY2 & ,I BEGAN TO WRITE D[N ON ! C>D ! NAMES & ! OCCUPATIONS ( ALL ! LODG]S !RE4 

,?IS OCCURR5CE L$ ME 9TO A NEW K9D ( ]ROR4 ,I BEGAN TO ?9K ?AT !SE UNHAPPY CREATURES ALSO C\LD BE HELP$4 ,?IS1 9 MY SELF DECEPTION1 IT SEEM$ TO ME W\LD BE V]Y EASILY DONE4 ,I SAID TO MYSELF1 0,N[ WE %ALL PUT D[N ! NAMES ( !SE WOM5 TOO2 & AFT]W>DS1 :5 WE 7?\< IT NEV] OCCURR$ TO ME TO ASK :O W]E ! WE7 HAVE WRITT5 EV]Y?+ D[N1 WE CAN OCCUPY \RSELVES ) !IR AFFAIRS40 ,I IMAG9$ ?AT WE1 ! V]Y P]SONS :O1 DUR+ MANY G5]ATIONS1 HAVE BE5 LEAD+ SU* WOM5 9TO SU* A CONDITION1 & /ILL CONT9UE TO DO SO1 C\LD ONE F9E MORN+ WAKE UP & REM$Y IT ALL4 ,& YET1 IF ,I C\LD HAVE RECOLLECT$ MY CONV]SATION ) ! LO/ WOMAN :O WAS NURS+ !  
  BABY = ! SICK MO!R1 ,I %\LD HAVE UND]/OOD ! FOLLY ( SU* AN IDEA4 

,:5 WE FIR/ SAW ?IS WOMAN NURS+ ! *ILD1 WE ?\<T ?AT IT WAS H]S2 BUT UPON \R ASK+ H] :AT %E WAS1 %E ANSW]$ US PLA9LY ?AT %E WAS A W5*4 ,%E DID NOT SAY 0PRO/ITUTE40 ,IT WAS LEFT = ! PROPRIETOR ( ! LODG+S TO MAKE USE ( ?AT T]RIBLE WORD4 

,! SUPPOSITION ?AT %E HAD A *ILD GAVE ME ! IDEA ( HELP+ H] \T ( H] PRES5T POSITION4 

0,IS ?IS *ILD Y\RS80 ,I ASK$4 

0,NO3 IT IS ?AT WOMAN'S !RE40 

0,:Y DO Y\ NURSE HIM80 

0,%E ASK$ ME TO4 ,%E IS DY+40 

,?\< MY SURMISE TURN$ \T TO BE WRONG1 ,I CONT9U$ TO SPEAK ) H] 9 ! SAME SPIRIT4 ,I BEGAN TO QUE/ION H] AS TO :O %E WAS1 & H[ %E CAME TO BE 9 SU* A POSITION4 ,%E TOLD ME H] /ORY WILL+LY1 & V]Y PLA9LY4 ,%E BELONG$ TO ! >TISAN CLASS ( ,MOSC[1 ! DAU<T] ( A FACTORY WORKMAN4 ,%E WAS LEFT AN ORPHAN1 & ADOPT$ BY H] AUNT1 FROM :OSE H\SE %E BEGAN TO VISIT ! 9NS4 ,! AUNT WAS N[ DEAD4 

,:5 ,I ASK$ H] :E!R %E WI%$ TO *ANGE H] C\RSE ( LIFE1 MY QUE/ION DID NOT EV5 9T]E/ H]4 ,H[ CAN A SUPPOSITION AB\T SOME?+ QUITE IMPOSSIBLE AWAK5 AN 9T]E/ 9 ANY ONE8 ,%E SMIL$ & SAID1-- 

0,:O W\LD TAKE ME ) A YELL[ TICKET80.<#c.> 

0,BUT10 SAID ,I1 0IF IT W]E POSSIBLE TO F9D Y\ A SITUATION AS A COOK OR SOME?+ ELSE80 ,I SAID ?IS BECAUSE %E LOOK$ LIKE A /RONG WOMAN1 ) A K9D1 DULL1 R\ND FACE1 NOT UNLIKE MANY COOKS ,I HAD SE54 

,EVID5TLY MY WORDS DID NOT PLEASE H]4 ,%E REPEAT$1 0,COOK6 BUT ,I DO NOT UND]/& H[ TO BAKE BREAD40 

,%E SPOKE JE/+LY2 BUT1 BY ! EXPRESSION ( H] FACE1 ,I SAW ?AT %E WAS UNWILL+2 ?AT %E EV5 CONSID]$ ! POSITION & RANK ( A COOK B5EA? H]4 

,?IS WOMAN1 :O1 9 ! MO/ SIMPLE MANN]1 LIKE ! WID[ 9 ! GOSPEL1 HAD SACRIFIC$ ALL ?AT %E HAD = A SICK P]SON1 AT ! SAME TIME1 LIKE O!R WOM5 ( ! SAME PR(ESSION1 CONSID]$ ! POSITION ( A WORKMAN OR WORKWOMAN L[ & DESPICABLE4 ,%E HAD BE5 $UCAT$ TO LIVE )\T WORK1--A LIFE :I* ALL H] FRI5DS CONSID]$ QUITE NATURAL4 ,?IS WAS H] MIS=TUNE4 ,& BY ?IS %E CAME 9TO H] PRES5T POSITION1 & IS KEPT 9 IT4 ,?IS BR\<T H] TO ! 9NS4 ,:O ( US M5 & WOM5 WILL CURE H] ( ?IS FALSE VIEW ( LIFE8 ,>E  
  !RE AMONG US ANY M5 CONV9C$ ?AT A LABORI\S LIFE IS MORE RESPECTABLE ?AN AN IDLE ONE1 & :O >E LIV+ ACCORD+ TO ?IS CONVICTION1 & :O MAKE ?IS ! TE/ ( !IR E/EEM & RESPECT8 

,IF ,I HAD ?\<T AB\T IT ,I %\LD HAVE UND]/OOD ?AT NEI!R ,I NOR ANYBODY ELSE ,I KN[1 WAS ABLE TO CURE A P]SON ( ?IS DISEASE4 

,I %\LD HAVE UND]/OOD ?AT ?OSE WOND]+ & AWAK5$ FACES ?AT LOOK$ OV] ! P>TITION EXPRESS$ M]ELY A/ONI%M5T AT ! PITY %[N TO !M1 BUT NO WI% TO RE=M !IR LIVES4 ,!Y DID NOT SEE ! IMMORALITY4 ,!Y KNEW ?AT !Y W]E DESPIS$ & CONDEMN$1 BUT ! REASON = ?IS !Y C\LD NOT UND]/&4 ,!Y HAD LIV$ 9 ?IS MANN] FROM !IR 9FANCY AMONG WOM5 LIKE !MSELVES1 :O1 !Y KN[ V]Y WELL1 HAVE ALWAYS EXI/$1 DO EXI/1 & >E NECESS>Y TO SOCIETY1 ?AT !RE >E (FICIALS DEPUT$ BY GOV]NM5T TO SEE ?AT !Y CON=M TO REGULATIONS4 

,BESIDES1 !Y KN[ ?AT !Y HAVE P[] OV] M51 & SUBDUE !M1 & (T5 9FLU5CE !M MORE ?AN ANY O!R WOM54 ,!Y SEE ?AT !IR POSITION 9 SOCIETY1 NOT)/&+ ! FACT ?AT !Y >E ALWAYS BLAM$1 IS RECOGNIZ$ BY M5 AS WELL AS BY WOM5 & BY ! GOV]NM5T2 & !RE=E !Y CANNOT EV5 UND]/& ( :AT !Y HAVE TO REP5T1 & :]E9 !Y %\LD RE=M4 

,DUR+ ONE ( \R T\RS ! /UD5T TOLD ME ?AT 9 ONE ( ! LODG+S !RE WAS A WOMAN :O S5DS \T H] DAU<T]1 ?IRTE5 YE>S OLD1 TO WALK ! /REETS4 ,WI%+ TO SAVE ?IS LITTLE GIRL ,I W5T ON PURPOSE TO !IR LODG+4 

,MO!R & DAU<T] W]E LIV+ 9 GREAT POV]TY4 ,! MO!R1 A SMALL1 D>K-COMPLEXION$ PRO/ITUTE ( =TY YE>S ( AGE1 WAS NOT SIMPLY UGLY1 BUT DISAGREEABLY UGLY4 ,! DAU<T] WAS ALSO BAD-LOOK+4 ,TO ALL MY 9DIRECT QUE/IONS AB\T !IR MODE ( LIFE1 ! MO!R REPLI$ CURTLY1 ) A LOOK ( SUSPICION & ANIMOSITY1 APP>5TLY FEEL+ ?AT ,I WAS AN 5EMY ) BAD 9T5TIONS3 ! DAU<T] SAID NO?+ )\T LOOK+ FIR/ AT ! MO!R1 9 :OM %E EVID5TLY HAD 5TIRE CONFID5CE4 

,!Y DID NOT AWAK5 PITY 9 MY HE>T1 BUT RA!R DISGU/4 ,/ILL ,I DECID$ ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y TO SAVE ! DAU<T]1 TO AWAK5 AN 9T]E/ 9 LADIES :O MI<T SYMPA?IZE ) ! MIS]ABLE CONDITION ( !SE WOM5 & MI<T SO BE BR\<T H]E4 

,YET IF ,I HAD ?\<T AB\T ! ANTEC$5TS ( ! MO!R1 H[ %E HAD GIV5 BIR? TO H] DAU<T]1 H[ %E HAD F$ & BR\<T H] UP1 C]TA9LY )\T ANY  
  \TSIDE HELP1 & ) GREAT SACRIFICES TO H]SELF2 IF ,I HAD ?\<T ( ! VIEW ( LIFE :I* HAD =M$ ITSELF 9 H] M9D1--,I %\LD HAVE UND]/OOD1 ?AT1 9 ! MO!R'S CONDUCT1 !RE WAS NO?+ AT ALL BAD OR IMMORAL1 SEE+ %E HAD BE5 DO+ = H] DAU<T] ALL %E C\LD2 I4E41 :AT %E CONSID]$ BE/ = H]SELF4 

,IT WAS POSSIBLE TO TAKE ?IS GIRL AWAY FROM H] MO!R BY =CE2 BUT TO CONV9CE H] ?AT %E WAS DO+ WRONG 9 SELL+ H] DAU<T] WAS NOT POSSIBLE4 ,IT W\LD FIR/ BE NECESS>Y TO SAVE ?IS WOMAN--?IS MO!R--FROM A CONDITION ( LIFE APPROV$ BY EV]Y ONE1 & ACCORD+ TO :I* A WOMAN MAY LIVE )\T M>RY+ & )\T WORK+1 S]V+ EXCLUSIVELY AS A GRATIFICATION TO ! PASSIONS4 ,IF ,I HAD ?\<T AB\T ?IS1 ,I %\LD HAVE UND]/OOD ?AT ! MAJORITY ( ?OSE LADIES :OM ,I WI%$ TO S5D H]E = SAV+ ?IS GIRL W]E NOT ONLY !MSELVES AVOID+ FAMILY DUTIES1 & LEAD+ IDLE & S5SU\S LIVES1 BUT W]E CONSCI\SLY $UCAT+ !IR DAU<T]S = ?IS V]Y SAME MODE ( EXI/5CE4 ,ONE MO!R LEADS H] DAU<T] TO ! 9N1 & ANO!R TO C\RT & TO BALLS4 ,BO? ! VIEWS ( ! WORLD HELD BY BO? MO!RS >E ! SAME2 VIZ41 ?AT A WOMAN MU/ GRATIFY ! PASSIONS ( M51 & = ?AT %E MU/ BE F$1 DRESS$1 & TAK5 C>E (4 

,H[1 !N1 >E \R LADIES TO RE=M ?IS WOMAN & H] DAU<T]8 

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