"I? A slut? Convict! Murderess!" screamed the red-haired one.

"Go away, I tell you," said Korableva gloomily, but the

red-haired one came nearer and Korableva struck her in the chest.

The red-haired woman seemed only to have waited for this, and

with a sudden movement caught hold of Korableva's hair with one

hand and with the other struck her in the face. Korableva seized

this hand, and Maslova and Khoroshavka caught the red-haired

woman by her arms, trying to pull her away, but she let go the