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A young thief begs the woman he loves to run away with him and start clean somewhere far off.

0:57Dramatic20s–30sIntermediate

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I told you — I'm through with being a thief, so help me God! I'll quit! If I say so, I'll do it!

I can read and write — I'll work — He's been telling me to go to Siberia on my own hook — let's go there together, what do you say? Do you think I'm not disgusted with my life? Oh — Natasha — I know … I see … I console myself with the thought that there are lots of people who are honored and respected — and who are bigger thieves than I!

But what good is that to me? It isn't that I repent … I've no conscience … but I do feel one thing: One must live differently.

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The Lower Depths · Maxim Gorky · 0:57 · 124 words

I told you — I'm through with being a thief, so help me God! I'll quit! If I say so, I'll do it! I can read and write — I'll work — He's been telling me to go to Siberia on my own hook — let's go there together, what do you say? Do you think I'm not disgusted with my life? Oh — Natasha — I know … I see … I console myself with the thought that there are lots of people who are honored and respected — and who are bigger thieves than I! But what good is that to me? It isn't that I repent … I've no conscience … but I do feel one thing: One must live differently.

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