PlaysFront matterReading editionChapter navigation150 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterA TRANSLATION FROM THE RUSSIAN, EDITED BYPREFATORY NOTEIntroductory materialA PROTÉGÉE OF THE MISTRESSSCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE VISCENE VIISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE VISCENE I[1]SCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VPOVERTY IS NO CRIMEACT ISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE VISCENE VIISCENE VIIISCENE IXSCENE XSCENE XISCENE XIIACT IISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE VISCENE VIISCENE VIIISCENE IXSCENE XACT IIISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE VISCENE VIISCENE VIIISCENE IXSCENE XSCENE XISCENE XIISCENE XIIISCENE XIVSCENE XVSIN AND SORROW ARE COMMON TO ALLACT ISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIIACT IISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VACT IIISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE VISCENE VIISCENE VIIISCENE IXACT IVSCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE VIIT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR—WE'LL SETTLE IT OURSELVESACT ISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE VISCENE VIISCENE VIIISCENE IXSCENE XSCENE XISCENE XIIACT IISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE VISCENE VIISCENE VIIISCENE IXSCENE XACT IIISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE VISCENE VIISCENE VIIIACT IVSCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VBeginning of this editionNext chapter →A TRANSLATION FROM THE RUSSIAN, EDITED BYAll chapters and sections (150)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsA TRANSLATION FROM THE RUSSIAN, EDITED BYPREFATORY NOTEOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsA PROTÉGÉE OF THE MISTRESSScenes123451234567123456Other sectionsSCENE I[1]Scenes2345Other sectionsPOVERTY IS NO CRIMEActs1Act 1 · Scenes123456789101112Acts2Act 2 · Scenes12345678910Acts3Act 3 · Scenes123456789101112131415Act 3 · Other sectionsSIN AND SORROW ARE COMMON TO ALLAct 1 · Acts1Act 1 · Scenes12345123Act 2 · Acts2Act 2 · Scenes1234512345Act 3 · Acts3Act 3 · Scenes123456789Acts4Act 4 · Scenes123123456Act 4 · Other sectionsIT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR—WE'LL SETTLE IT OURSELVESAct 1 · Acts1Act 1 · Scenes123456789101112Act 2 · Acts2Act 2 · Scenes12345678910Act 3 · Acts3Act 3 · Scenes12345678Act 4 · Acts4Act 4 · Scenes12345BYALEXANDER OSTROVSKYA PROTÉGÉE OF THE MISTRESS POVERTY IS NO CRIME SIN AND SORROW ARE COMMON TO ALL IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR—WE'LL SETTLE IT OURSELVESA TRANSLATION FROM THE RUSSIAN, EDITED BY →