Chapter 9 09 useless

A few days ago, I took the children's governess Yulia.Vasilyevna has invited me to my study to settle the bill. Please sit down, Julia.Vasilyevna!I said to her, let's settle the bill.You need money, no doubt, but you won't be able to ask for it if you are so formal, well, madam, I told you before that the salary was thirty rubles a month. forty No, thirty, I remember. My governesses have always been paid thirty rubles. Well, madam, you have been here for two months. two months and five days No, I've been here for two full months.So, I should pay you sixty rubles minus nine Sundays, you know that on Sundays you don't teach Kolya, you only rest and don't work, plus three holidays

Julia.Vasilyevna blushed and began to pull at the hem of her dress, but she said nothing. Plus three holidays, so twelve rubles will be deducted. Kolya was sick for four days, and you didn’t have classes. You only taught Valya. For three days, you had a toothache. My wife allowed you to miss classes in the afternoon. Twelve plus seven equals nineteen.After the deduction, there is still, uh, forty-one rubles.Is it right? Julia.Vasilyevna's left eye was red with tears.Her jaw began to quiver, she coughed nervously and wheezed, but she said nothing. On New Year's Eve, you broke a teacup and a saucer.Minus two roubles the teacup is very expensive, it is a family heirloom, but forget it, God bless you!How can we not suffer any loss?Then, miss, because of your neglect, Kolya climbed up a tree and tore his coat. Ten rubles were deducted. A maid also stole a pair of Valya’s shoes because of your neglect.You have to take care of everything.You are paid, so five rubles have to be deducted, so to speak. On January 10th, you got ten rubles from me.

I didn't take it!Julia.Vasilyevna whispered. But I remember it here! Oh well then. Forty-one minus twenty-seven is fourteen Both her eyes were watery now and beads of sweat stood on her long, pretty little nose.Poor girl! I took it only once, she said in a trembling voice, I took three rubles from your wife and I never took it again Yeah?You see, I didn't write down the money!Fourteen minus three, the remainder is eleven. Well, here's your money, honey!Here, then: three rubles, three rubles, three rubles, one ruble, one ruble.Please take it, miss! I handed her eleven rubles and she took the money, stuffing the notes into her pocket with trembling fingers.

Macy [Note: Transliteration of French thank you. ], she whispered. I jumped up and started walking briskly around the room.I am very angry. Why do you want Macy?I asked. you gave money But you know, I stole you, hell, I stole you!You must know that I embezzled your money!Why do you still want Macy? In other places, they don't pay me at all not pay?No wonder!Well, I was joking with you just now, and taught you a cruel lesson, and I will pay you exactly for your eighty rubles!The money is in the envelope!But how can people be so weak?Why don't you protest?Why not say a word?In this world, shouldn't people fight an eye for an eye?How can a person be so useless?

She smiled bitterly, but I saw that the expression on her face was clearly: it can be like this. I begged her to forgive this cruel lesson and surprised her by giving her the full eighty rubles.She timidly said Mai Xi, and walked out. Looking at her back, I couldn't help thinking: In this world, it's so easy to be a strong person!