Tramp Monologue from The Cause of it All

From The Cause of it All by Leo, graf Tolstoy

male · defiant · 1:03 min

Of course. Only they could not convict me. At the trial the procurator said these words to me: "You've stolen money" says he; and I answer him straight: "Thieves steal, but we have performed an expropriation for our Party." And he didn't know what to say. He tried this way and that, but couldn't answer me. "Lead him," says he, "to prison," that is--to the incarceration of free life. IGNÁT. Clever dog! A regular brick! (Offering vódka) Drink, damn you. AKULÍNA. Fie, how nastily you speak! IGNÁT. I, Grannie? I don't mean it for abuse; it's a manner of speech of mine. Damn you, damn you!... Your good health, Grannie. MARTHA (returns and stands at the table pouring out tea).

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