. Russian portraits . id. Are you fond of your baby ? Yes. Is your wife fond of it ? Yes. I thought to myself that she has not had topray for a baby, and weep because the months went by. She has not had to wait, and wait it is not infinitely precious to her, her baby. He then counter-questioned me : What did you do with your children whenyou became a widow and had no home ? My parents took them. And if you had had no parents who couldtake them ? How could you have worked ? It is true that there must be thousands ofwomen who earn their living and have no familyin the background on whom to plant
. Russian portraits . id. Are you fond of your baby ? Yes. Is your wife fond of it ? Yes. I thought to myself that she has not had topray for a baby, and weep because the months went by. She has not had to wait, and wait it is not infinitely precious to her, her baby. He then counter-questioned me : What did you do with your children whenyou became a widow and had no home ? My parents took them. And if you had had no parents who couldtake them ? How could you have worked ? It is true that there must be thousands ofwomen who earn their living and have no familyin the background on whom to plant the happens in a country where there is nopaternal State ? In Russia the State will clothe,feed and educate them from birth until fourteenyears of age. They may go to the Creche forthe day or permanently. Children may go tothe State school for the half day, whole day, orto board. Their parents may see them, or givethem up for ever, as they choose, and there isno difference made between the legitimate and124.
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