“ The other two lads were sent to prison, but Vaska to a convict battalion for three years. And what for? One should judge like a Christian!""I have nothing to do with it, I tell you again. Go to the authorities.""I have been already! I've been to the court; I have tried to send in a petition—they wouldn't take a petition; I have been to the police captain, and I have been to the examining magistrate, and everyone says, 'It is not my business!' Whose business is it, then? But there is no one above you here in the hospital; you do what you like, your honour." ”
Anton Chekhov
Summary
“Darkness”, is a work by Anton Chekhov. It explores elements such as Vaska, Kirila and peasants.
Quotes from Darkness (Anton Chekhov)
“ Father has the two of us: him, Vaska, and me, Kirila; besides us there are three sisters, and Vaska's a married man with a little one. . . . There are a lot of us and no one to work. . . . In the smithy it's nearly two years now since the forge has been heated. I am at the cotton factory, I can't do smith's work, and how can father work? Let alone work, he can't eat properly, he can't lift the spoon to his mouth.""What do you want from me?""Be merciful! Let Vaska go!"The doctor looked wonderingly at Kirila, and without saying a word walked on. ”
“ They are all starving! Mother's wailing day in, day out, Vaska's wife's wailing . . . it's worse than death! I don't care to look upon the light of day. Be merciful; let him go, kind gentleman!""Are you stupid or out of your senses?" asked the doctor angrily. "How can I let him go? Why, he is a convict."Kirila began crying. "Let him go!" ”
