Just a few days ago I invited Yulia Vasilyevna, the governess of my children, to come to my
study. I wanted to settle my account with her.
" Sit down, Yulia Vasilyevna," I said to her. " Let's get our accounts settled. I'm sure you
need some money, but you keep standing on ceremony and never ask for it. Let me see.
We agreed to give you thirty rubles a month, didn't we"؟