_Cust.-H. Off._ (_as before_). Have you any money?

_Emi._ (_ditto_). Not a kopeck.

_Cust.-H. Off._ Where do you come from?

_Emi._ Polish Russia.

_Cust.-H. Off._ Have you any family?

_Emi._ A sick wife and eight sick children.

_Cust.-H. Off._ Do any of you know a trade?

_Emi._ None of us.

_Cust.-H. Off._ Are you well enough to work?

_Emi._ No.

_Cust.-H. Off._ Have you any friends in England?

_Emi._ Don't know a soul.

_Cust.-H. Off._ Have you any luggage?

_Emi._ Only the Cholera!


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