“But will you take your wife to your house?” “Perhaps so. But that is absolutely nothing to do with you and no concern of yours.” “No concern of mine!” cried the captain. “What about me then?” “Well, certainly you won't come into my house.” “But, you know, I'm a relation.” “One does one's best to escape from such relations. Why should I go on giving you money then? Judge for yourself.” “Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch, Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch, this is impossible. You will think better of it, perhaps? You don't want to lay hands upon. . . . What will people think? What will the world say?”
This reminds me of liberals and social programs. They made a bet on the underclass
