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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,LEO ,WI5] 

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0 ,HAD ,I NOT BETT] GO HOME 8 0 ?\<T ,NEKHLYUDOV1  
WALK+ UP TO ,DUTLOV'S GATE1 & FEEL+ AN 9DEF9ABLE  
MELAN*OLY & MORAL FATIGUE4  

,JU/ !N ! NEW PLANK GATE OP5$ BE=E HIM )  
A CREAK1 & A F9E-LOOK+1 RUDDY1 LI<T-COMPLEXION$ LAD1  
( AB\T EI<TE5 YE>S ( AGE1 9 DRIV]'S ATTIRE1 APPE>$  
9 ! GATEWAY1 LEAD+ BEH9D HIM A SET ( ?REE /\T-  
LEGG$1 SWEATY1 %AGGY HORSES 2 BOLDLY %AK+ HIS FLAX5  
HAIR1 HE B[$ TO ! MA/]4  

0 ,IS Y\R FA!R AT HOME1 888 8 0 ASK$ ,NEKHLYUDOV4  

0 ,HE IS ) ! BEES1 BACK ( ! Y>D10 ANSW]$ !  
LAD1 LEAD+ ONE HORSE AFT] ANO!R ?R\< ! HALF-OP5  
GATE4  

0 ,NO1 ,I WILL /ICK TO MY DET]M9ATION 2 ,I WILL MAKE  
! PROPOSITION TO HIM1 & WILL DO MY P>T10 ?\<T  
,NEKHLYUDOV1 &1 LETT+ ! HORSES PASS BY1 HE W5T 9TO  
,DUTLOV'S SPACI\S Y>D4 ,HE C\LD SEE ?AT ! MANURE  
HAD LATELY BE5 REMOV$ 3 ! E>? WAS /ILL BLACK &  
SWEATY1 & 9 PLACES1 P>TICUL>LY NE> ! GATE1 LAY  
SCATT]$ R$-FIB]$ %R$S4 ,9 ! Y>D1 & UND] !  
HI< %$S1 /OOD 9 GOOD ORD] MANY C>TS1 PL[S1  
SLEI<S1 BLOCKS1 TUBS1 & ALL K9DS ( PEASANT POSSESSIONS4  
,PIGEONS FLITT$ TO & FRO & COO$ 9 ! %ADE UND]  
! BROAD1 SOLID RAFT]S4 ,!RE WAS AN ODOR ( MANURE  
& T>4  

,9 ONE CORN] ,K>P & ,IGNAT W]E FIX+ A NEW TRANSOM-B$ ON A L>GE1 ?REE-HORSE1 /EEL-RIMM$ C>T4 ,DUTLOV'S ?REE SONS RESEMBL$ EA* O!R V]Y MU*4 ,!  
Y\NGE/1 ,ILYA1 :OM ,NEKHLYILDOV HAD MET IU ! GATE1  
HAD NO BE>D1 & WAS SMALL]1 RUDDI]1 & MORE FOPPI%LY CLAD ?AN ! O!R TWO4 ,! SECOND1 ,IGNAT1 WAS  
TALL]1 MORE TANN$1 HAD A PO9T$ BE>D1 &1 AL?\<  
HE TOO WORE BOOTS1 A DRIV]'S %IRT1 & A LAMBSK9 CAP1 HE  
DID NOT HAVE ! C>ELESS1 HOLIDAY ASPECT ( HIS Y\NG]  
BRO!R4 ,! ELDE/1 ,K>P1 WAS TALL] /ILL1 WORE BA/  
%OES1 A GRAY CAFTAN1 & A %IRT )\T GUSSETS 2 HE HAD  
A LONG R$ BE>D1 & LOOK$ NOT ONLY SOLEMN1 BUT EV5  
GLOOMY4  

0 ,DO Y\ COMM& ME TO S5D = FA!R1 Y\R ,GRACE 8 0  
HE SAID1 WALK+ UP TO ! MA/] & B[+ SLI<TLY  
& AWKW>DLY4  

0,NO1 ,I WILL GO MYSELF TO ! API>Y 2 ,I WI% TO LOOK AT  
HIS >RANGEM5T ( IT 2 BUT ,I WANT TO TALK ) Y\10 SAID  
,NEKHLYUDOV1 WALK+ OV] TO ! O!R 5D ( ! Y>D1  
SO ?AT ,IGNAT MI<T NOT HE> :AT HE WAS GO+ TO SAY TO  
,K>P4  

,! SELF-CONFID5CE & A C]TA9 PRIDE1 :I* W]E  
NOTICEABLE 9 ! :OLE MANN] ( !SE TWO PEASANTS1  
& ?AT :I* HIS NURSE HAD TOLD HIM1 SO EMB>RASS$  
! Y\NG MA/] ?AT HE F\ND IT H>D TO MAKE UP HIS  
M9D TO TELL HIM ( ! MATT] 9 H&4 ,HE FELT AS  
?\< HE W]E GUILTY ( SOME?+ 2 & IT WAS EASI] =  
HIM TO SPEAK TO ONE ( ! BRO!RS1 )\T BE+ HE>D  
BY ! O!R4 ,K>P LOOK$ SOME:AT SURPRIS$ AT BE+  
ASK$ BY ! MA/] TO /EP ASIDE1 BUT HE FOLL[$ HIM4  

0 ,IT IS ?IS10 BEGAN ,NEKHLYUDOV1 HESITAT+1 0 ,I WANT$  
TO ASK Y\ H[ MANY HORSES Y\ HAD40  

0 ,!RE WILL BE SOME FIVE SETS ( ?REE 2 !RE >E ALSO  
SOME COLTS10 ,K>P ANSW]$1 FREELY1 SCRAT*+ HIS BACK4  

0 ,DO Y\R BRO!RS DRIVE ! /AGE 8 0  

0 ,WE DRIVE ! /AGE ) ?REE TROYKAS4 ,ILYU%KA  
HAS BE5 DO+ SOME HAUL+ 2 HE HAS JU/ RETURN$40  

0 ,DO Y\ F9D ?AT PR(ITABLE 8 ,H[ MU* DO Y\ E>N  
9 ?IS MANN] 8 0  

0 ,:AT PR(IT CAN !RE BE1 Y\R ,GRACE 8 ,WE JU/ FE$  
\RSELVES & ! HORSES1 & ,GOD BE ?ANK$ = ?AT40  

0 ,!N :Y DO Y\ NOT BUSY Y\RSELVES ) SOME?+ ELSE 8 ,Y\ MI<T BUY SOME =E/ OR R5T SOME  
L&40  

0 ,( C\RSE1 Y\R ,GRACE1 WE MI<T R5T SOME L&1 IF IT  
CAME H&Y40  

0 ,?IS IS :AT ,I WANT TO PROPOSE TO Y\4 ,:AT IS !  
USE ( TEAM+1 JU/ TO E>N Y\R FE$1 :5 Y\ CAN R5T  
SOME ?IRTY DESYAT9AS ( ME 8 ,I WILL LET Y\ HAVE !  
:OLE P>CEL :I* LIES BEH9D ,SAPOV'S1 & Y\ CAN />T  
A L>GE F>M40  

,NEKHLYUDOV WAS N[ C>RI$ AWAY BY HIS PLAN ( A  
PEASANT F>M1 :I* HE HAD ?\<T OV] & RECIT$  
TO HIMSELF MORE ?AN ONCE1 & HE BEGAN TO EXP\ND TO  
,K>P1 )\T /AMM]+1 HIS PLAN ( A PEASANT F>M4  
,K>P LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY TO ! WORDS ( ! MA/]4  

0 ,WE >E V]Y WELL SATISFI$ ) Y\R FAVOR10 HE SAID1  
:5 ,I,/EKHLYUDOV /OPP$ & LOOK$ AT HIM1 EXPECT+  
AN ANSW]4 0 ,( C\RSE1 !RE IS NO?+ BAD 9 ?IS4 ,IT  
IS BETT] = A PEASANT TO ATT5D TO ! SOIL ?AN TO FL\RI%  
HIS :IP4 ,PEASANTS ( \R K9D GET EASILY SPOIL$1 :5  
!Y TRAVEL AMONG /RANGE M51 & MEET ALL K9DS (  
PEOPLE4 ,!RE IS NO?+ BETT] = A PEASANT ?AN TO  
BUSY HIMSELF ) ! L&40  

0 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K ( IT1 !N 8 0  

0 ,AS LONG AS FA!R IS ALIVE1 Y\R ,GRACE1 !RE IS NO USE  
9 MY ?9K+4 ,HIS WILL DECIDES40  

0 ,TAKE ME TO ! API>Y 2 ,I WILL TALK TO HIM40  

0,?IS WAY1 IF Y\ PLEASE10 SAID ,K>P1 SL[LY TURN+  
T[>D ! B>N 9 ! BACK ( ! Y>D4 ,HE OP5$ A  
L[ GATE :I* L$ TO ! BEEHIVES1 &1 LETT+ ! MA/] WALK ?R\< IT1 & CLOS+ IT1 HE WALK$ UP TO ,IGNAT1  
& RESUM$ HIS 9T]RUPT$ WORK4  

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