The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

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Nikolai Leskov. The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

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"Young man, you don't argue correctly," said the peasant who was filling the sacks. "What is of weight in us? Is it our body that weighs? Our body, my good fellow, counts for nothing on the scales: it's our strength, our strength, that weighs—not our body!"

"Yes, when I was a girl, I was terribly strong," said Katerina Lvovna, who was unable to restrain herself. "Not every man could get the better of me."

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