He: If I grant you all these things, will you go to the Workhouse and work?
I: I will not.
He: Are the matrons and interns kind to you?
I: Yes.
He: What food is left in your room?
I: Chiefly bread and milk, once bouillon and toast.
He: Anything else?
I: No.
He: Have you any request?
I: That I receive the rights due me—those of a political prisoner.