“Well, God be with her! After all, God sees everything!.. Her father took care of her day and night, and she was against her parent... You see, she wanted to be noble, she wanted to be a lady!.. After all, she, mother, walked down the aisle with her master without my blessing. Yes, mother, I forgave her even that. I gave her everything: everything that the old people had accumulated, I gave her. Here, daughter, live, let our old age rest in peace, and she... well, God be with her! Just think, mother, if I were a drunkard..."