He’ll tell you, the estate was bought for ninety-five thousand
rubles.
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My father paid seventy thousand down, with a remaining debt of
twenty-five.
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The only way that this estate could be afforded was if I renounced
my inheritance.
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He’ll tell you, the estate was bought for ninety-five thousand
rubles. My father paid seventy thousand down, with a remaining
debt of twenty-five. The only way that this estate could be
afforded was if I renounced my inheritance.
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So, I signed away my share in favor of my late sister—your first
wife,
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whom I passionately loved, alright?—to make it all possible.
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And what’s more, I then stupidly worked like a dog for the next
twenty years to pay off the debt!
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So, I signed away my share in favor of my late sister—your first
wife, whom I passionately loved, alright?—to make it all possible.
And what’s more, I then stupidly worked like a dog for the next
twenty years to pay off the debt!
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So, in actuality, my share of this estate cost me double what it
would’ve cost anybody else.
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And yet, I still have absolutely nothing on paper to show for
that—nothing.
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And you propose to sell it out from under me?
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So, in actuality, my share of this estate cost me double what it
would’ve cost anybody else. And yet, I still have absolutely
nothing on paper to show for that—nothing. And you propose to sell
it out from under me
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The only reason that this estate is free of debt is because of my
personal efforts.
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I’m the only reason it is actually worth selling at all!
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Except now that I’m too old to do anything about it,
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I’m going to get thrown out on my ear!
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The only reason that this estate is free of debt is because of my
personal efforts. I’m the only reason it is actually worth selling
at all! Except now that I’m too old to do anything about it, I’m
going to get thrown out on my ear!
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I’m saying that for twenty-five years,
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I have managed this estate.
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I’ve sent you more money than any land agent would have,
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and I’ve raised your daughter for you in your absence.
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And in all that time, you haven’t ever once thanked me.
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I’m saying that for twenty-five years, I have managed this estate.
I’ve sent you more money than any land agent would have, and I’ve
raised your daughter for you in your absence. And in all that
time, you haven’t ever once thanked me.
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And in all that time, and even now,
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I never received more than two hundred rubles a year.
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Two hundred rubles … a year!
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Children in the city get more pocket money than that!
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And it never crossed your mind to add so much as a ruble more?!
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And in all that time, and even now, I never received more than two
hundred rubles a year. Two hundred rubles … a year! Children in
the city get more pocket money than that! And it never crossed
your mind to add so much as a ruble more?!
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Oh, you mean why didn’t I steal the money?
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Why didn’t I have the initiative to pilfer the account? Well,
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I realize now that’s what I should’ve done.
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That would’ve been the right thing to do, because then I wouldn’t
be a beggar now, facing the street!
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Oh, you mean why didn’t I steal the money? Why didn’t I have the
initiative to pilfer the account? Well, I realize now that’s what
I should’ve done. That would’ve been the right thing to do,
because then I wouldn’t be a beggar now, facing the street!
