Julia relates the terrible conditions in the slums. ("All was grimy, shabby, broken, befouled. The smell was indescribable, since the quarter’s privies and overflowing rubbish tips were regularly blasted sky-high by bombs, and there were also the rotting corpses of men and beasts…") Yet she herself lives in less-than-optimal circumstances and seems to largely accept them. Why do you suppose she prefers her lifestyle? Which would you prefer, and why?