17 October.

The banker B. sent me some letters written by my aunt. She asks me

about my plans for the future. She writes even about the crops, but

nothing about the inmates of Ploszow. I do not even know whether they

be alive or dead. What an irritating way of writing letters. What do I

care about the crops, and about the whole estate? I replied at once,

and could not disguise my displeasure.

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