"You believe you are a monster? I don't think you are. You have been good to me. Though, you know, a man called me an angel once. Really, I am the devil himself, but what the hell? It is all the same to me."
She doesn't know about Leningrad or St. Petersburg, so she doesn't answer Warsman's question.
"Were people frightened of your costume, M'sieur? You are tall, yes. But I am not scared. What does it matter how big you are? If you wanted me dead, you would have slit my throat by now. You should not limit yourself to the night, just because people point and sneer. This is why I go to the rich streets and stride down the middle, and just ignore it when people stare or laugh or so."
She sighs at his last question. "I would buy them tomorrow before I went - but I haven't much money. It is difficult now." She shakes her head. "I can look in a ditch, perhaps. Or borrow some from a shop... Or just go without any and let her shout."
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She doesn't know about Leningrad or St. Petersburg, so she doesn't answer Warsman's question.
"Were people frightened of your costume, M'sieur? You are tall, yes. But I am not scared. What does it matter how big you are? If you wanted me dead, you would have slit my throat by now. You should not limit yourself to the night, just because people point and sneer. This is why I go to the rich streets and stride down the middle, and just ignore it when people stare or laugh or so."
She sighs at his last question. "I would buy them tomorrow before I went - but I haven't much money. It is difficult now."
She shakes her head. "I can look in a ditch, perhaps. Or borrow some from a shop... Or just go without any and let her shout."