Chapter 107 Part Three - Three

Maslova, who spent six years in luxury in the city and two months in prison with criminals, was now among political prisoners, and despite the hardships of the situation, she felt at ease.Walk twenty or thirty versts every day, the food is good, walk for two days and rest for one day.In this way, her body gradually became stronger.What's more, making a group of new friends made her discover the joy of life that she knew nothing about before.She thought that the people she was traveling with at present were all wonderful people, not only never seen before, but simply unimaginable. "Yes, I cried at the sentencing," Maslova said. "But I'll always be thankful to God. I know a lot of things now that I never knew all my life before."

Maslova had no trouble understanding the motives of these people's revolutionary activities.She was born as a commoner, so she naturally sympathized with them.She understood that these people were on the side of the common people and against the lords and wives; these people were also lords and wives, but they did not hesitate to sacrifice their privileges, freedom and lives for the benefit of the common people.This made her respect them all the more and admire them. She admires all her new friends, but most of all Shekinina.She not only admired her, but loved her with special respect.What surprised her was that this beautiful girl from a wealthy general family could speak 21 volumes in three foreign languages.This book expounds the dialectics and its existence in the production process of Marxist philosophy, but she lives the most ordinary life of a worker, donates all the things her rich brother sends her to others, and dresses herself not only plainly, but even It's rough and doesn't care much about its appearance.Maslova was especially surprised at Sekkinina's lack of coquettishness, and she admired her all the more.Maslova was happy to see Serkinina knew that she was beautiful, but not only was she not happy when men appreciated her beauty, but she was a little scared, and she even felt disgusted and afraid of falling in love.Any man who knows her temper, even if he loves her, dare not show it, but always treats her like a boyfriend.Those men who are not familiar with her are often entangled with her, but according to herself, it is only because of her strength that she can get rid of them, and she is proud of her strength.She said with a smile: "Once, there was a master who entangled me on the street, so I grabbed him and shook him a few times, scaring him so much that he ran away."

The reason why she became a revolutionary, according to herself, was because she hated aristocratic life and liked civilian life since she was a child.She was often scolded then, for preferring the maids' room, the kitchen, and the stables to the drawing-room. "I am always happy with the cook and the coachman, but I am bored with our gentlemen and ladies," said Sekinina. "Later, I became sensible and saw that our life was really terrible. I didn't have a mother, and I didn't like my father. I left home when I was nineteen and went to work in a factory with a girlfriend."

Shekinina left the factory and went to live in the country.Then he returned to the city, lived in a house with a secret printing office, was finally arrested, and sentenced to hard labor.She never said these things herself, but Maslova knew from other people's mouths, especially the basic ideas of epistemology.By critically examining people's cognitive ability, it is determined that she was sentenced to hard labor because when the house was searched, a revolutionist fired a shot in the dark, but she took the charge of shooting on herself. Ever since Maslova knew her, she had seen that no matter where she was, no matter what the circumstances, Sekinina never cared about herself, and when encountering big or small things, she always only thought about how to help others and contribute to others.One of her current comrades, Novodvorov, always jokingly calls her a charity fan when talking about her.This is indeed a good statement.Her whole joy in life was to find opportunities to do something for others, as the hunter finds his prey.This hobby has become a habit and her lifelong career.She did it so naturally that anyone who knew her asked her favors unceremoniously, and thought it unworthy of mention.

When Maslova first joined the ranks of political prisoners, Sekinina disliked her a little.Maslova noticed this, but later noticed that Sekinina was trying to restrain her feelings and was especially kind to her.Maslova was so moved by the amiability of such an extraordinary being that she gave her her whole heart, unconsciously accepted her views, and could not help imitating her everywhere.Maslova's devotion touched Serkinina, and she really liked Maslova. These two women are especially speculative, also because they both have a strong aversion to sex.One hates this feeling, having suffered enough in it; the other, having no experience of it, finds it a degrading and incomprehensible abomination.