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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,LEO ,WI5] 

,TEXT 3 

,JU/ !N ! HEAD ( A PEASANT WOMAN C>RY+ L95  
ON A YOKE FLA%$ BY ! W9D[1 & A M9UTE LAT]  
,DAVYDKA'S MO!R 5T]$ ! HUT4 ,%E WAS A TALL  
WOMAN ( AB\T FIFTY YE>S1 & WAS WELL PRES]V$ &  
ACTIVE4 ,H] POCKM>K$ & WR9KL$ FACE WAS NOT  
H&SOME1 BUT H] /RAI<T1 FIRM NOSE1 H] COMPRESS$ ?9  
LIPS1 & H] KE5 GRAY EYES EXPRESS$ 9TELLIG5CE &  
5]GY4 ,! ANGUL>ITY ( H] %\LD]S1 ! FLATNESS (  
H] BOSOM1 ! BONY /ATE ( H] H&S1 & ! WELL-  
DEVELOP$ MUSCLES ON H] BLACK B>E FEET WITNESS$ TO  
! FACT ?AT %E HAD LONG CEAS$ TO BE A WOMAN1 &  
WAS ONLY A LABOR]4  

,%E 5T]$ BOLDLY 9TO ! ROOM1 CLOS$ ! DOOR1  
PULL$ D[N H] SKIRT1 & ANGRILY LOOK$ AT H] SON4  
,NEKHLYUDOV WANT$ TO TELL H] SOME?+1 BUT %E TURN$  
AWAY FROM HIM1 & BEGAN TO MAKE ! SIGNS ( !  
CROSS BE=E A BLACK WOOD5 IMAGE ?AT PE]$ \T FROM  
BEH9D ! LOOM4 ,HAV+ F9I%$ H] DEVOTION1 %E  
/RAI<T5$ \T H] DIRTY *ECK]$ K]*IEF 9 :I*  
H] HEAD WAS WRAPP$1 & MADE A L[ OBEISANCE BE=E  
! MA/]4  

0 ,A PLEASANT ,LORD'S ,DAY TO Y\R ,GRACE10 %E SAID4  
0 ,MAY ,GOD PRES]VE Y\1 \R FA!R -- 6 0  

,:5 ,DAVYDKA SAW HIS MO!R HE EVID5TLY BECAME  
EMB>RASS$1 B5T HIS BACK A LITTLE1 & L[]$ HIS NECK  
EV5 MORE4  

0 ,?ANK Y\1 ,>9A10 ANSW]$ ,NEKHLYUDOV4 0 ,I HAVE  
JU/ BE5 SPEAK+ ) Y\R SON AB\T Y\R F>M40  

,ANNA1 OR1 AS ! PEASANTS HAD CALL$ H] :5 %E WAS  
/ILL A MAID51 ,>I%KA-,BURLAK1@5 SUPPORT$ H] *9 )  
! FI/ ( H] RI<T H&1 :I*1 9 ITS TURN1 WAS RE/+  
ON ! PALM ( H] LEFT H& 2 &1 )\T HE>+ :AT  
! MA/] HAD /ILL TO SAY1 BEGAN TO SPEAK 9 SU* A P5ETRAT+ & L\D VOICE ?AT ! :OLE HUT WAS FILL$ )  
S\ND1 & 9 ! /REET IT MI<T HAVE APPE>$ ?AT SEV]AL WOM5 W]E SPEAK+ AT ! SAME TIME4  

0 ,:AT USE1 FA!R1 IS !RE ( SPEAK+ TO HIM 8 ,HE  
CAN'T EV5 SPEAK LIKE A MAN4 ,!RE HE /&S1 BLOCK-  
HEAD10 %E CONT9U$1 CONTEMPTU\SLY PO9T+ ) H]  
HEAD TO ,DAVYDKA'S WRET*$1 MASSIVE FIGURE4 0 ,MY F>M1  
Y\R ,GRACE 8 ,WE >E M5DICANTS 2 !RE >E NO PEOPLE 9  
Y\R :OLE VILLAGE MORE WRET*$ 3 WE HAVE NEI!R (  
\R [N1 NOR ANY?+ = ! MANORIAL DUES -- A %AME 6  
,HE HAS BR\<T US TO ALL ?IS4 ,I BORE HIM1 RAIS$1 &  
F$ HIM1 & ) ANTICIPATION WAIT$ = HIM TO GR[ UP4  
,H]E HE IS3 ! GRA9 IS BUR/+1 BUT !RE IS NO MORE  
WORK 9 HIM ?AN 9 ?IS ROTT5 LOG4 ,ALL HE KN[S H[  
TO DO IS TO LIE ON ! OV51 OR TO /& & SCRAT* HIS  
/UPID HEAD10 %E SAID1 MOCK+ HIM4 0 ,IF Y\1 FA!R1  
C\LD ?REAT5 HIM SOMEH[ 6 ,I BEG Y\ 3 PUNI% HIM  
= ! ,LORD'S SAKE 2 S5D HIM TO ! >MY1 & MAKE AN  
5D ( IT4 ,I HAVE LO/ MY PATI5CE ) HIM1 ,I TELL  
Y\40  

0,H[ IS IT Y\ >E NOT A%AM$1 ,DAVYDKA1 TO BR+  
Y\R MO!R TO SU* A /ATE 8 0 SAID ,NEKHLYUDOV1 REPROA*FULLY TURN+ TO ! PEASANT4  

,DAVYDKA DID NOT BUDGE4  

0 ,IT W\LD BE DIFF]5T IF HE W]E A SICKLY MAN10 ,>9A  
CONT9U$1 ) ! SAME VIVACITY & GE/URES1 0 BUT Y\  
LOOK AT HIM1 HE IS FATT] ?AN A MILL PIG4 ,HE IS A GOOD-  
LOOK+ *AP1 FIT 5\< TO WORK 6 ,BUT NO1 HE LIES LIKE A  
LUBB] ALL DAY ON ! OV54 ,MY EYES GET TIR$ LOOK+  
:5 HE UND]TAKES TO DO SOME?+ 2 :5 HE RISES1 OR  
MOVES1 OR ANY?+10 %E SAID1 DRAWL+ H] WORDS &  
AWKW>DLY TURN+ H] ANGUL> %\LD]S FROM SIDE TO  
SIDE4 0 ,N[1 = EXAMPLE1 TO-DAY ! OLD MAN HAS GONE  
= BRU%WOOD 9TO ! =E/1 & HE HAS TOLD HIM TO DIG  
HOLES 2 BUT NO1 NOT HE1 HE HAS NOT HAD ! SPADE 9 HIS  
H&S -- 0 ,%E GREW SIL5T = A MOM5T4 0,HE HAS  
UNDONE ME1 AB&ON$ WOMAN 6 0 %E SUDD5LY :9$1  
WAV+ H] H&S1 & WALK+ UP TO H] SON ) A  
?REAT5+ GE/URE4 0 ,Y\R SMOO?1 GOOD-=-NO?+  
SN\T1 ! ,LORD =GIVE ME 6 0  

,%E TURN$ AWAY CONTEMPTU\SLY & 9 DESPAIR FROM  
HIM1 SPIT \T1 & AGA9 TURN$ TO ! MA/]1 CONT9U+  
TO WAVE H] H&S1 ) ! SAME ANIMATION & )  
TE>S 9 H] EYES 3  

0 ,I AM ALL ALONE1 B5EFACTOR4 ,MY OLD MAN IS SICK &  
OLD1 & !RE IS LITTLE GOOD 9 HIM1 & ,I AM ALL SOLE  
ALONE4 ,IT IS 5\< TO MAKE A /ONE BUR/4 ,IT W\LD BE  
EASI] IF ,I JU/ C\LD DIE 2 ?AT W\LD BE ! 5D4 ,HE HAS  
WORN ME \T1 ?AT RASCAL 6 ,\R FA!R 6 ,I HAVE NO MORE  
/R5G? 6 ,MY DAU<T]-9-LAW DI$ FROM WORK1 & ,I  
%ALL1 TOO40  

#a ,BIU'LAK IS A LABOR] T[+ BOATS UP ! ,VOLGA4 

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