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ALEXÁNDRA IVÁNOVNA. Oh, yes. It's just as I was told; you take his side,
and that is wrong! I say so straight out. If some young school teacher,
or some young lad, lickspittles to him, it's bad enough--but you, in
your position, should remember the responsibility that rests on you.
PRIEST. I try to ...
ALEXÁNDRA IVÁNOVNA. What sort of religion is it, when he does not go to
church, and does not believe in the sacraments? And instead of bringing
him to his senses, you read Renan with him, and interpret the Gospels in
a way of your own.
PRIEST [excitedly] I cannot answer. I am, in fact, upset, and will hold
my tongue.
ALEXÁNDRA IVÁNOVNA. Oh! If only I were your Bishop; I'd teach you to
read Renan and smoke cigarettes.
PETER SEMYÓNOVICH. Mais cessez, au nom du ciel. De quel droit?[14]
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14] But do stop, for heaven's sake. What right have you?
ALEXÁNDRA IVÁNOVNA. Please don't teach me. I am sure the Reverend Father
is not angry with me. What if I have spoken plainly. It would have been
worse had I bottled up my anger. Isn't that so?
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