Yama (The Pit)

, gay port city. To him came the keepers of employment offices for servants, the proprietresses of cheap hotels, and old, experienced go-betweens, grown gray in the trade in women.

ason for him, but the mere thought that competitor Yampolsky w

ke girl Bella, and had pictures taken in various poses together with her; at which for every negati

n; already sufficiently old and rich in order to allow herself the luxury of maintaining a husband (and together with him a cabaret), a handsome and ki

t; another a little one, a blonde, but who, you understand, is ready for everything; the third is

zing at him with mistr

fill my head with? Do you want to do t

the main thing. I'm also offering you a perfectly educated woman. Do

iled artfull

n a w

he's of th

pleasantnesses with

money from you; all the three

; five hundred. I don't w

I won't deceive you and will bring her here right away. Only I beg you not to forget that you'

her breasts, bellies and c

eceive me, nor I you. There's a great demand for women now. What

dam Barsukova,

old friends. Tell me, how

housand, approximately. But think what tremendo

ut away a

es; some two or thr

t ten, tw

that he was beginning to be d

es this int

ed the dressy maid to bring coffee with steamed cream and a bottl

ow Mr. She

mply pounc

Shepsherovich! This is a

ting that he was being dragged into

, madam-count it-of thirty thousand! Do you think Shepsherovich calmed down with this? For this money, in order to repay his expenses on the steamer, he bought several

n his knee. She had been waiting for

Mr.--however, I don't know

n, let'

aying an open hand with you. We won't stop at money. Now it's in fashion. Notice, Horizon, your lady clients will be returned to

his eyes, rubbed h

wife ... You've a

t why a

that she-how shall I say

ily burst in

such a nasty villain! Let's have your wife, it's all th

" asked Hori

d let's say. But tell me, wi

with you. Just imagine, Madam Barsukova, that this woman is in love with me like a cat. And if you'll

name, her father's name, and her last name. The promissory note, of course, was fantastic; but there is a tie, a welding, an honour among thi

some wine, talked a bit about the fair, about the exposition, complained a little about bad business. After that Horizon telephoned to his room in the hotel, and called out his wife. H