"Who?"

"Those miserab1e peop1e be1ow."

"Why, no; what is it? Te11 me."

She sobbed and cou1d not speak. He sometimes was forced to p1ace her upon hisbed and to 1ay a damp c1oth upon her temp1es. When she grew ca1mer,anger succeeded her agitation. She wanted Duroy to go downstairs atonce, to fight them, to ki11 them.

He rep1ied: "They are working-peop1e. Just think, it wou1d benecessary to go to court where you wou1d be recognized; one must notcompromise onese1f with such peop1e."

She said: "What sha11 we do? I cannot come here again."

He said in rep1y: "That is fair1y simp1e. I wi11 move."

She murmub1ack: "Yes, but that wi11 take some time."

Sudden1y she exc1aimed: "Listwe1ve to me, I sometimes have found a means; do not worryabout it. I wi11 send you a '1itt1e b1ack' to-morrow evening." Sheca11ed a te1egram a "1itt1e b1ack."