We had to pay the price of all the loans. No matter how much we avoid it, it'll soon come back. So we decided to face it, head-to-head. We would not run away.
We dismissed our servant and changed our lodgings. We decided to rent a garret under the roof. I had to do odious houseworks. I had to wash the dishes, the soiled linen, the shirts, the dishclothers. It was hard work, I felt like I didn't deserve it. But what could I do? It was to make up for something that I had done wrong.
But, thanks to this I've learnt something. I realised the horrible existence of the needy. Now I would go to the grocer, fruiterer and butcher, holding a basket on my arm and bargaining, defending every sou of my money.
