An Upheaval

A young girl named Mashenka, works as a governess in the Vassilyevna house and she comes home to find the house in turmoil and finds her mistress rummaging through her things. the maids ell her a very expensive brooch was lost. Mashenka is very disturbed that Fedosya Vassilyevna her mother would look through her things assuming she was the thief Madame Fedosya then says at dinner that she will not tolerate thieves in the house. this pushes Mashenka over the edge, and she decides to leave. Nikolai Serge itch, master of the house begs her to stay and reveals to her that he stole the brooch. Mashenka knows she can't stay in the house a moment longer and leaves.

Anton Chekhov

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