Голод
Part IV
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"You’vecometogetthem?"
"Yes;ofcourseI’vecometogetthem,"Ireply,andIlaughboisterously,asifitoughttohavebeenself-evidenttoherfromtheoutsetthatIcameforthatpurpose.Itake,too,acakeupfromthetable,asortofwhiterollthatIcommencedtoeat.
Whenthewomanseesthis,shestirsuneasilyinsideherbundleofclothes,makesaninvoluntarymovementasiftoprotectherwares,andgivesmetounderstandthatshehadnotexpectedmetoreturntorobherofthem.
"Reallynot?"Isay,"indeed,reallynot?"Shecertainlywasanextraordinarywoman.Hadshe,then,atanytime,hadtheexperiencethatsomeonecameandgaveheraheapofshillingstotakecareof,withoutthatpersonreturninganddemandingthemagain?No;justlookatthatnow!Didsheperhapsrunawaywiththeideathatitwasstolenmoney,sinceIslungitatherinthatmanner?No;shedidn’tthinkthateither.Well,thatatleastwasagoodthing—reallyagoodthing.Itwas,ifImightsosay,kindofher,inspiteofall,toconsidermeanhonestman.Ha,ha!yesindeed,shereallywasgood!
ButwhydidIgiveherthemoney,then?Thewomanwasexasperated,andcalledoutloudlyaboutit.IexplainedwhyIhadgivenherthemoney,explainedittemperatelyandwithemphasis.Itwasmycustomtoactinthismanner,becauseIhadsuchabeliefineveryone’sgoodness.
