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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,/ILL MORE /RANGE W]E MY DEAL+S ) ! *ILDR54 ,9 MY ROLE AS B5EFACTOR ,I PAID ATT5TION TO ! *ILDR5 TOO1 WI%+ TO SAVE 9NOC5T BE+S FROM GO+ TO RU9 9 ?IS D52 & ,I WROTE D[N !IR NAMES 9 ORD] TO ATT5D TO !M MYSELF AFT]W>DS4 

,AMONG !SE *ILDR5 MY ATT5TION WAS P>TICUL>LY DRAWN TO ,S]OZHA1 A BOY TWELVE YE>S OLD4 ,I S9C]ELY PITI$ ?IS CLEV]1 9TELLIG5T LAD1 :O HAD BE5 LIV+ ) A BOOTMAK]1 & :O WAS LEFT )\T ANY PLACE ( REFUGE :5 HIS MA/] WAS PUT 9TO PRISON4 ,I WI%$ TO DO SOME?+ = HIM4 

,I WILL N[ GIVE ! RESULT ( MY B5EVOL5CE 9 HIS CASE1 BECAUSE ?IS BOY'S /ORY WILL %[ MY FALSE POSITION AS A B5EFACTOR BETT] ?AN ANY?+ ELSE4 

,I TOOK ! BOY 9TO MY H\SE1 & LODG$ HIM 9 ! KIT*54 ,C\LD ,I POSSIBLY BR+ A L\SY BOY \T ( A D5 ( DEPRAVITY TO MY *ILDR58 ,I CONSID]$ ?AT ,I HAD BE5 V]Y K9D 9 HAV+ PUT HIM :]E HE WAS1  
  AMONG MY S]VANTS4 ,I ?\<T MYSELF A GREAT B5EFACTOR = HAV+ GIV5 HIM SOME ( MY OLD CLO!S & F$ HIM2 ?\< IT WAS PROP]LY MY COOK :O DID IT1 NOT ,I4 ,! BOY REMA9$ 9 MY H\SE AB\T A WEEK4 

,DUR+ ?IS WEEK ,I SAW HIM TWICE1 &1 PASS+ HIM1 SPOKE SOME WORDS TO HIM1 &1 :5 \T WALK+1 CALL$ ON A BOOTMAK] :OM ,I KNEW & PROPOS$ ! BOY AS AN APPR5TICE4 ,A PEASANT :O WAS ON A VISIT AT MY H\SE 9VIT$ HIM TO GO TO HIS VILLAGE & WORK 9 A FAMILY4 ,! BOY REFUS$ TO ACCEPT IT & DISAPPE>$ )9 A WEEK4 

,I W5T TO ,RZHAN(F'S H\SE TO 9QUIRE AFT] HIM4 ,HE HAD RETURN$ !RE2 BUT :5 ,I CALL$1 HE WAS NOT AT HOME4 ,HE HAD ALREADY BE5 TWO DAYS 9 A M5AG]IE 9 ,PRESNEM ,PONDS1 :]E HE HIR$ HIMSELF = #fD4 A DAY TO APPE> 9 A PROCESSION ( SAVAGES 9 CO/UME1 LEAD+ AN ELEPHANT4 ,!RE WAS SOME PUBLIC %[ ON AT ! TIME4 

,I W5T TO SEE HIM AGA91 BUT HE WAS SO UNGRATEFUL1 HE EVID5TLY AVOID$ ME4 ,HAD ,I REFLECT$ UPON ! LIFE ( ?IS BOY & ON MY [N1 ,I %\LD HAVE UND]/OOD ?AT ! BOY HAD BE5 SPOIL$ BY ! FACT ( HIS HAV+ TA/$ ! SWEETS ( A M]RY & IDLE LIFE1 & ?AT HE HAD LO/ ! HABIT ( WORK+4 ,& ,I1 9 ORD] TO CONF] ON HIM A B5EFIT & RE=M HIM1 TOOK HIM 9TO MY [N H\SE4 ,& :AT DID HE SEE !RE8 ,HE SAW MY *ILDR51 SOME OLD] ?AN HE1 SOME Y\NG]1 & SOME ( ! SAME AGE1 :O NOT ONLY NEV] DID ANY?+ = !MSELVES1 BUT GAVE AS MU* WORK TO O!RS AS !Y C\LD4 ,!Y DIRTI$ & SPOIL$ EV]Y?+ AB\T !M1 SURFEIT$ !MSELVES ) ALL SORTS ( DA9TIES1 BROKE ! *9A1 UPSET & ?REW TO ! DOGS FOOD :I* W\LD HAVE BE5 A TREAT TO HIM4 ,IF ,I TOOK HIM \T ( A D5 & BR\<T HIM TO A RESPECTABLE PLACE1 HE C\LD NOT BUT ASSIMILATE ! VIEWS ( LIFE :I* EXI/$ !RE2 &1 ACCORD+ TO !SE VIEWS1 HE UND]/OOD ?AT 9 A RESPECTABLE POSITION ONE MU/ LIVE )\T WORK+1 EAT & DR9K WELL1 & LEAD A M]RY LIFE4 

,TRUE1 HE DID NOT KN[ ?AT MY *ILDR5 HAD MU* LABOR 9 LE>N+ ! EXCEPTIONS 9 ,LAT9 & ,GREEK GRAMM>S2 NOR W\LD HE HAVE BE5 ABLE TO UND]/& ! OBJECT ( SU* WORK4 ,BUT ONE CANNOT HELP SEE+ ?AT EV5 HAD HE UND]/OOD IT ! 9FLU5CE UPON HIM ( ! EXAMPLE ( MY *ILDR5 W\LD HAVE BE5 /ILL /RONG]4 ,HE W\LD HAVE !N UND]/OOD ?AT !Y W]E BE+ $UCAT$ 9 SU* A WAY1 ?AT1 NOT WORK+ N[1 !Y MI<T AFT]W>DS ALSO WORK AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE1 & 5JOY ! GOOD ?+S ( LIFE BY VIRTUE ( !IR DIPLOMAS4 

,BUT :AT HE DID UND]/& ( IT MADE HIM GO1 NOT TO  
  ! PEASANT TO TAKE C>E ( CATTLE & FE$ ON POTATOES & KVAS1.<#d.> BUT TO ! M5AG]IE 9 ! CO/UME ( A SAVAGE TO LEAD AN ELEPHANT = #fD4 A DAY4 ,I \<T TO HAVE UND]/OOD H[ FOOLI% IT WAS ( ONE :O WAS $UCAT+ HIS [N *ILDR5 9 COMPLETE IDL5ESS & LUXURY TO TRY TO RE=M O!R M5 & !IR *ILDR51 & SAVE !M FROM GO+ TO RU9 & IDL5ESS 9 :AT ,I CALL$ ! D5S 9 ,RZHAN(F'S H\SE2 :]E1 H[EV]1 ?REE-F\R?S ( ! M5 W]E WORK+ = !MSELVES & = O!RS4 ,BUT !N ,I UND]/OOD NO?+ ( ALL ?IS4 

,9 ,RZHAN(F'S H\SE !RE W]E A GREAT MANY *ILDR5 9 ! MO/ MIS]ABLE CONDITION4 ,!RE W]E *ILDR5 ( PRO/ITUTES1 ORPHANS1 & *ILDR5 C>RI$ AB\T ! /REETS BY BEGG>S4 ,!Y W]E ALL V]Y WRET*$4 ,BUT MY EXP]I5CE ) ,S]OZHA %[$ ME ?AT SO LONG AS ,I CONT9U$ LIV+ ! LIFE ,I DID ,I WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP !M4 

,:ILE ! BOY WAS LIV+ ) US ,I REMEMB] ,I TOOK PA9S TO HIDE FROM HIM \R WAY ( LIFE1 P>TICUL>LY ?AT ( MY *ILDR54 ,I FELT ?AT ALL MY 5DEAVORS TO LEAD HIM TO A GOOD & LABORI\S LIFE W]E FRU/RAT$ BY MY EXAMPLE & ?AT ( MY *ILDR54 ,IT IS V]Y EASY TO TAKE AWAY A *ILD FROM A PRO/ITUTE OR A BEGG>4 ,IT IS V]Y EASY1 :5 ONE HAS MONEY1 TO WA% HIM1 DRESS HIM 9 NEW CLO!S1 FE$ HIM WELL1 & EV5 TEA* HIM DIFF]5T ACCOMPLI%M5TS2 BUT TO TEA* HIM H[ TO E>N HIS LIV+1 IS1 = US :O HAVE NOT BE5 E>N+ \RS BUT DO+ JU/ ! CONTR>Y1 NOT ONLY DIFFICULT BUT QUITE IMPOSSIBLE1 BECAUSE BY \R EXAMPLE & BY ! V]Y IMPROVEM5TS ( HIS MODE ( LIFE EFFECT$ BY US )\T ANY CO/ ON \R P>T1 WE TEA* HIM ! V]Y OPPOSITE4 

,Y\ MAY TAKE A PUPPY1 PET HIM1 FE$ HIM1 TEA* HIM TO C>RY ?+S AFT] Y\1 & BE PLEAS$ ) LOOK+ AT HIM3 BUT IT IS NOT 5\< TO FE$ A MAN1 DRESS HIM1 & TEA* HIM ,GREEK2 Y\ MU/ TEA* HIM H[ TO LIVE2 I4E41 H[ TO TAKE LESS FROM O!RS & GIVE !M MORE 9 RETURN3 & YET ?R\< \R [N MODE ( LIFE WE CANNOT HELP TEA*+ HIM ! V]Y OPPOSITE :E!R WE TAKE HIM 9TO \R H\SE OR PUT HIM 9TO A HOME TO BR+ UP4 

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