Mashenka went into her room, and then, for the first time in her life, it was her lot to experience in all its acuteness the feeling that is so familiar to persons in dependent positions, who eat the bread of the rich and powerful, and can not speak their minds. (pg. 74)
"But...... why have they been rummaging here?" the governess still wondered. (pg. 75)
"I know nothing about your laws. All I know is that I've lost my brooch. And I will find the brooch!" She brought her fork down on the plate with a clatter, and her eyes flashed angrily. "And you eat your dinner, and don't interfere in what doesn't concern you!" (pg. 77)
Mashenka was raised as part of the working class in Russia. Her parents, both teachers, were not rich. They struggled to survive, as all working class Russians
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