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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,LEO ,WI5] 

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,:5 !Y 5T]$ ! HUT1 ! OLD MAN B[$ AGA91  
WIP$ (F ! B5* 9 ! FRONT CORN] ) ! FLAP ( HIS  
COAT1 &1 SMIL+1 ASK$ 3  

0 ,:AT MAY WE S]VE TO Y\1 Y\R ,GRACE 8 0  

,! HUT WAS :ITE 7) A *IMNEY71 SPACI\S1 & HAD  
BO? HANG+ & B5* B$S4 ,! FRE% ASP5-WOOD  
BEAMS1 BETWE5 :I* ! MOSS-CAULK+ HAD JU/ BEGUN TO  
FADE1 HAD NOT YET TURN$ BLACK 2 ! NEW B5*ES & B$S  
HAD NOT YET BECOME SMOO?1 & ! FLOOR WAS NOT YET  
/AMP$ D[N4  

,A Y\NG1 HAGG>D PEASANT WOMAN1 ) AN OVAL1 P5SIVE  
FACE1 ,ILYA'S WIFE1 WAS SITT+ ON ! B5*-B$1 & ROCK+ ) H] FOOT A CRADLE ?AT HUNG D[N FROM ! CEIL+  
BY A LONG POLE4 ,9 ! CRADLE A SUCKL+ BABE LAY /RET*$  
\T1 & SLEPT1 B>ELY BREA?+1 & CLOS+ ITS EYES4  
,ANO!R1 A PLUMP1 R$-*EEK$ WOMAN1 ,K>P'S WIFE1 /OOD1  
) H] SUNBURNT >MS B>$ ABOVE ! ELB[S1 NE>  
! OV51 & CUT ONIONS 9TO A WOOD5 B[L4 ,A ?IRD1 A  
POCKM>K$1 PREGNANT WOMAN1 /OOD AT ! OV51 %IELD+  
H]SELF ) H] SLEEVE4 ,! HUT WAS HOT1 NOT ONLY FROM  
! SUN1 BUT FROM ! OV5 ALSO1 & WAS FRAGRANT )  
FRE%LY BAK$ BREAD4 ,FROM ! HANG+ B$S ! FLAX5  
HEADS ( TWO BOYS & A GIRL1 :O HAD CLIMB$ !RE 9  
EXPECTATION ( D9N]1 LOOK$ D[N ) CURIOSITY AT !  
MA/]4  

,NEKHLYUDOV WAS HAPPY TO SEE ?IS WELL-BE+ 2 BUT1 AT  
! SAME TIME1 HE FELT EMB>RASS$ BE=E !SE WOM5  
& *ILDR5 :O GAZ$ AT HIM4 ,HE SAT D[N ON !  
B5*1 BLU%+4  

0 ,GIVE ME A PIECE ( W>M BREAD1 ,I LIKE IT10 HE SAID1 &  
BLU%$ EV5 MORE4  

,K>P'S WIFE CUT (F A BIG SLICE ( BREAD1 & H&$ IT  
TO ! MA/] ON A PLATE4 ,NEKHLYUDOV WAS SIL5T1 NOT  
KN[+ :AT TO SAY 2 ! WOM5 W]E SIL5T1 TOO 2 !  
OLD MAN SMIL$ G5TLY4  

0 ,REALLY1 :AT AM ,I A%AM$ ( 8 ,I AM ACT+ AS  
?\< ,I W]E GUILTY ( SOME?+10 ?\<T ,NEKHLYUDOV4  
0 ,:Y %\LD ,I NOT MAKE ! PROPOSITION AB\T ! F>M  
TO HIM 8 ,H[ FOOLI% 6 0 ,BUT /ILL HE KEPT SIL5T4  

0,WELL1 ,FA!R ,DMITRI ,NIKOLAEVI*1 :AT WILL Y\R  
ORD] BE AB\T ! BOYS 8 0 SAID ! OLD MAN4  

0 ,I %\LD ADVISE Y\ NOT TO S5D !M AWAY1 BUT TO  
F9D WORK = !M H]E10 SUDD5LY SPOKE ,NEKHLYUDOV1  
TAK+ C\RAGE4 0 ,DO Y\ KN[ :AT ,I HAVE ?\<T  
\T = Y\ 8 ,BUY 9 P>TN]%IP ) ME A Y\NG GROVE  
9 ! ,CR[N =E/1 & FIELDS -- 0  

0 ,H[1 Y\R ,GRACE 8 ,:]E %ALL ,I GET ! MONEY =  
IT 8 0 HE 9T]RUPT$ ! MA/]4  

0 ,A SMALL GROVE1 = AB\T TWO HUNDR$ RUBLES10 REM>K$ ,NEKHLYIIDOV4  

,! OLD MAN SMIL$ ANGRILY4  

0 ,IT W\LD NOT HURT TO BUY IT IF ,I HAD ! MONEY10 HE  
SAID4  

0 ,DO Y\ MEAN TO TELL ME Y\ HAVE NOT ?AT AM\NT 8 0  
SAID ! MA/]1 REPROA*FULLY4  

0 ,OH1 Y\R ,GRACE 6 0 ANSW]$ ! OLD MAN1 9 A SORR[FUL VOICE1 LOOK+ AT ! DOOR4 0 ,I HAVE 5\< TO DO TO  
FE$ ! FAMILY1 & IT IS NOT = ME TO BUY GROVES40  

0 ,BUT Y\ HAVE MONEY1 & :Y %\LD IT LIE IDLE 8 0  
9SI/$ ,NEKHLYUDOV4  

,! OLD MAN BECAME GREATLY AGITAT$ 2 HIS EYES FLA%$1  
HE BEGAN TO %RUG HIS %\LD]S4  

0 ,IT MAY BE EVIL PEOPLE HAVE TOLD Y\ SOME?+ AB\T  
ME10 HE SPOKE 9 A TREMBL+ VOICE1 0 BUT1 AS Y\ BELIEVE  
9 ,GOD10 HE SAID1 BECOM+ MORE & MORE ANIMAT$1 &  
TURN+ HIS EYES TO ! IMAGE1 0 MAY MY EYES BUR/1 MAY ,I  
GO ?R\< ! FLOOR1 IF ,I HAVE ANY?+ \TSIDE ( !  
FIFTE5 RUBLES :I* ,ILYU%KA HAS BR\<T ME1 & ,I  
MU/ PAY ! CAPITATION TAX1 &1 Y\ KN[ Y\RSELF1  
,I HAVE JU/ BUILT A NEW HUT -- 0  

0 ,ALL RI<T1 ALL RI<T 6 0 SAID ! MA/]1 RIS+ FROM !  
B5*4 0 ,GOOD-BYE1 PEOPLE 6 0  

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