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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,LEO ,WI5] 

,TEXT 3 

,NEKHLYUDOV WALK$ 9TO ! HUT4 ,! UNEV51 GRIMY  
WALLS W]E 9 ! KIT*5 CORN] COV]$ ) ALL K9DS (  
RAGS & CLO!S1 :ILE ! CORN] ( HONOR WAS LIT]ALLY  
R$ ) COCKROA*ES ?AT SW>M$ AB\T ! IMAGES &  
B5*ES4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ?IS BLACK1 ILL-SMELL+1 EI<TE5-FOOT HUT !RE WAS A L>GE CRACK 9 ! CEIL+1 &  
AL?\< SUPPORTS W]E PUT 9 TWO PLACES1 ! CEIL+ WAS  
SO B5T ?AT IT ?REAT5$ TO FALL D[N ANY M9UTE4  

0 ,YES1 ! HUT IS 9 A V]Y BAD %APE10 SAID ! MA/]1  
GAZ+ AT ! FACE ( ,*URIS1 :O1 IT SEEM$1 DID NOT WI%  
TO BEG9 A CONV]SATION AB\T ?IS MATT]4  

0 ,IT WILL KILL US1 & ! *ILDR51 TOO10 ! OLD WOMAN  
KEPT SAY+1 9 A TE>FUL VOICE1 LEAN+ AGA9/ ! OV5  
UND] ! HANG+ B$S4  

0 ,DON'T TALK 6 0 /]NLY SPOKE ,*URIS1 &1 TURN+ TO !  
MA/]1 ) A LI<T1 B>ELY P]CEPTIBLE SMILE1 :I* HAD  
=M$ ITSELF UND] HIS QUIV]+ MU/A*E1 HE SAID 3 0 ,I  
AM AT A LOSS1 Y\R ,GRACE1 :AT TO DO ) ?IS HUT4  
,I HAVE BRAC$ IT & M5D$ IT1 BUT ALL 9 VA940  

0 ,H[ >E WE TO PASS A W9T] 9 IT 8 ,OH1 OH1 OH 6 0  
SAID ! WOMAN4  

0,N[1 IF ,I C\LD PUT 9 A FEW BRACES & FIX A NEW  
/RUT10 H] HUSB& 9T]RUPT$ H]1 ) A CALM1 BUS9ESSLIKE EXPRESSION1 0 & *ANGE ONE RAFT]1 WE MI<T BE ABLE  
TO GET ?R\< ANO!R W9T]4 ,WE MI<T BE ABLE TO LIVE  
H]E1 ONLY IT WILL BE ALL CUT UP BY ! BRACES 2 & IF ANYBODY %\LD T\* IT1 NOT A ?+ W\LD BE LEFT ALIVE 2 BUT  
IT MI<T DO1 AS LONG AS IT /&S & HOLDS TOGE!R10 HE  
CONCLUD$1 EVID5TLY SATISFI$ ) HIS >GUM5T4  

,NEKHLYIIDOV WAS ANNOY$ & PA9$ BECAUSE ,*URIS  
HAD COME TO SU* A /ATE )\T HAV+ ASK$ HIS AID  
BE=E1 :]EAS HE HAD NOT ONCE S9CE HIS >RIVAL REFUS$  
! PEASANTS ANY?+1 & HAD REQUE/$ ?AT EV]YBODY  
%\LD COME TO HIM DIRECTLY IF !Y NE$$ ANY?+4 ,HE  
WAS EV5 VEX$ AT ! PEASANT1 ANGRILY %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S1 & FR[N$ 2 BUT ! SI<T ( WRET*$NESS AB\T HIM1  
& ,*URIS'S CALM & SELF-SATISFI$ C\NT5ANCE AMID  
?IS WRET*$NESS1 *ANG$ HIS VEXATION 9TO A MELAN*OLY1  
HOPELESS FEEL+4  

0 ,N[1 ,IVAN1 :Y DID Y\ NOT TELL ME BE=E 8 0 HE RE-  
M>K$ REPROA*FULLY1 SITT+ D[N ON A DIRTY1 CROOK$  
B5*4  

0 ,I DID NOT D>E TO1 Y\R ,GRACE10 ANSW]$ ,*URIS1 )  
! SAME SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE SMILE1 %UFFL+ HIS BLACK1  
B>E FEET ON ! UNEV5 DIRT FLOOR 2 BUT HE SAID IT SO BOLDLY  
& QUIETLY ?AT IT WAS H>D TO BELIEVE ?AT HE HAD BE5  
AFRAID TO APPROA* ! MA/]4  

0 ,WE >E PEASANTS 3 H[ D>E WE -- 0 BEGAN ! WOMAN1  
SOBB+4  

0 ,/OP Y\R PRATTL+10 ,*URIS AGA9 TURN$ TO H]4  

0 ,Y\ CANNOT LIVE 9 ?IS HUT1 ?AT IS IMPOSSIBLE 6 0 SAID  
,NEKHLYUDOV1 AFT] A MOM5T'S SIL5CE4 0 ,?IS IS :AT WE  
WILL DO1 MY FRI5D -- 0  

0 ,I AM LI/5+1 SIR10 ,*URIS 9T]RUPT$ HIM4  

0 ,HAVE Y\ SE5 ! /ONE HUTS1 ) ! HOLL[ WALLS1  
?AT ,I HAVE HAD BUILT 9 ! NEW HAMLET 8 0  

0 ,( C\RSE ,I HAVE1 SIR10 REPH$ ,*URIS1 %[+ HIS  
GOOD :ITE TEE? 9 HIS SMILE4 0,WE M>VEL$ A GREAT  
DEAL AS !Y W]E BUILD+ !M1 -- WOND]FUL HUTS 6 ,!  
BOYS MADE SPORT ( !M1 SAY+ ?AT ! HOLL[ WALLS  
W]E /OREH\SES1 TO KEEP RATS AWAY4 ,F9E HUTS 6 0 HE CONCLUD$1 ) AN EXPRESSION ( S>CA/IC 9CR$ULITY1 %AK+  
HIS HEAD4 0 ,REGUL> JAILS 6 0  

0 ,YES1 EXCELL5T HUTS1 DRY & W>M1 & NOT SO LIKELY  
TO TAKE FIRE10 RETORT$ ! MA/]1 ) A FR[N ON HIS  
Y\?FUL FACE1 OBVI\SLY DISSATISFI$ ) ! PEASANT'S  
S>CASM4  

0 ,NO QUE/ION AB\T ?AT1 Y\R ,GRACE1 F9E HUTS40  

0 ,N[1 ONE ( ?OSE HUTS IS ALL READY4 ,IT IS A ?IRTY-  
FOOT HUT1 ) VE/IBULES & A /OR]OOM1 READY = OCCUPANCY4 ,I WILL LET Y\ HAVE IT AT Y\R PRICE 2 Y\ WILL PAY  
ME :5 Y\ CAN10 SAID ! MA/]1 ) A SELF-SATISFI$  
SMILE1 :I* HE C\LD NOT KEEP BACK1 AT ! ?\<T ?AT  
HE WAS DO+ A GOOD ACT4 0 ,Y\ WILL BREAK D[N Y\R  
OLD HUT10 HE CONT9U$ 2 0 IT WILL DO YET = A B>N4 ,WE  
WILL TRANSF] ! \?\SES 9 SOME WAY4 ,!RE IS EXCELL5T WAT] !RE4 ,I WILL CUT A G>D5 = Y\ \T ( !  
CLE>$ GR\ND1 & ALSO WILL LAY \T A PIECE ( L& =  
Y\ 9 ?REE P>CELS4 ,Y\ WILL BE HAPPY !RE4 ,WELL1  
>E Y\ NOT SATISFI$ 8 0 ASK$ ,NEKHLYIIDOV1 :5 HE NOTIC$ ?AT ! MOM5T HE M5TION$ *ANG+ QU>T]S  
,*URIS /OOD 9 COMPLETE IMMOBILITY &1 )\T A SMILE1  
GAZ$ AT ! FLOOR4  

0 ,IT IS Y\R ,GRACE'S WILL10 HE ANSW]$1 )\T LIFT+  
HIS EYES4  

,! OLD WOMAN MOV$ =W>D1 AS IF T\*$ TO !  
QUICK1 & WAS AB\T TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT H] HUSB&  
ANTICIPAT$ H]4  

0 ,IT IS Y\R ,GRACE'S WILL10 HE REPEAT$1 FIRMLY1 & AT !  
SAME TIME HUMBLY1 LOOK+ AT HIS MA/]1 & %AK+ HIS  
HAIR1 0 BUT IT WILL NOT DO = US TO LIVE 9 ! NEW HAMLET40  

0 ,:Y 8 0  

0 ,NO1 Y\R ,GRACE 6 ,WE >E BADLY (F H]E1 BUT IF Y\  
TRANSF] US !RE1 WE %A'N'T /AY PEASANTS LONG4 ,:AT  
K9D ( PEASANTS CAN WE BE !RE 8 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO  
LIVE !RE1 SAV+ Y\R ,GRACE 6 0  

0 ,:Y NOT 8 0  

0 ,WE %ALL BE COMPLETELY RU9$1 Y\R ,GRACE 6 0  

0 ,BUT :Y IS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO HVE !RE 8 0  

0 ,:AT LIFE WILL IT BE 8 ,Y\ JUDGE = Y\RSELF 3 !  
PLACE HAS NEV] BE5 9HABIT$ 2 ! QUALITY ( ! WAT]  
IS UNKN[N 2 !RE IS NO PLACE TO DRIVE ! CATTLE TO4  
,\R HEMP PLOTS HAVE BE5 MANUR$ H]E S9CE TIME  
IMMEMORIAL1 BUT H[ IS IT !RE 8 ,:Y1 !RE IS NO?+  
BUT B>R5NESS !RE4 ,NEI!R F5CES1 NOR KILNS1 NOR %$S1  
-- NO?+4 ,WE %ALL BE RU9$1 Y\R ,GRACE1 IF Y\ 9SI/  
UPON \R GO+ !RE1 COMPLETELY RU9$ 6 ,IT IS A NEW  
PLACE1 AN UNKN[N PLACE -- 0 HE REPEAT$1 ) A MELAN*OLY1 BUT FIRM1 %AKE ( HIS HEAD4  

,NEKHLYUDOV BEGAN TO PROVE TO ! PEASANT ?AT !  
TRANSF] W\LD BE V]Y PR(ITABLE TO HIM1 ?AT F5CES &  
%$S W\LD BE PUT UP1 ?AT ! WAT] WAS GOOD !RE1  
& SO =? 2 BUT ,*URIS'S DULL SIL5CE EMB>RASS$ HIM1  
& HE FELT ?AT HE WAS NOT SAY+ :AT HE \<T TO4  
,*URLS DID NOT REPLY 2 BUT :5 ! MA/] GREW SIL5T1  
HE REM>K$1 ) A LI<T SMILE1 ?AT IT W\LD BE BE/ TO  
SETTLE ! OLD DOME/IC S]VANTS & ,ALE%KA ! FOOL 9  
?AT HAMLET1 TO KEEP A WAT* ON ! GRA94  

0,N[ ?AT W\LD BE EXCELL5T10 HE REM>K$1 &  
SMIL$ AGA94 0 ,IT IS A USELESS AFFAIR1 Y\R ,GRACE 6 0  

0 ,:AT ( IT IF IT IS AN UN9HABIT$ PLACE 8 0 ,NEKHLYUDOV  
EXPATIAT$1 PATI5TLY4 0,H]E WAS ONCE AN UN9HABIT$  
PLACE1 & PEOPLE >E LIV+ 9 IT N[4 ,& SO Y\ HAD  
BETT] SETTLE !RE 9 A LUCKY H\R -- ,YES1 Y\ HAD BETT] SETTLE !RE -- 0  

0 ,BUT1 Y\R ,GRACE1 !RE IS NO COMP>ISON 6 0 ,*URIS  
ANSW]$ ) ANIMATION1 AS IF AFRAID ?AT ! MA/]  
MI<T HAVE TAK5 HIS F9AL RESOLUTION4 0 ,H]E IS A *E]Y  
PLACE1 A GAY PLACE1 & WE >E US$ TO IT1 & TO ! ROAD1  
& ! POND1 :]E ! WOM5 WA% ! CLO!S & !  
CATTLE GO TO WAT] 2 & ALL \R PEASANT SURR\ND+S HAVE  
BE5 H]E S9CE TIME IMMEMORIAL1 -- ! ?RE%+-FLOOR1  
! G>D51 & ! WILL[S ?AT MY P>5TS HAVE SET \T4  
,MY GR&FA!R & FA!R HAVE GIV5 !IR S\LS TO ,GOD  
H]E1 & ,I ASK NO?+ ELSE1 Y\R ,GRACE1 BUT TO BE ABLE  
TO 5D MY DAYS H]E4 ,IF IT %\LD BE Y\R FAVOR TO  
M5D ! HUT1 WE %ALL BE GREATLY OBLIG$ TO Y\R ,GRACE 2  
IF NOT1 WE %ALL MANAGE TO 5D \R DAYS 9 ! OLD HUT4  
,LET US PRAY TO ! ,LORD ALL \R DAYS10 HE CONT9U$1  
MAK+ L[ OBEISANCES4 0 ,DRIVE US NOT FROM \R NE/1 SIR40  

,:ILE ,*URIS WAS SPEAK+1 EV] L\D] & L\D] SOBS  
W]E HE>D UND] ! B$S1 9 ! PLACE :]E HIS WIFE  
/OOD1 & :5 H] HUSB& PRON\NC$ ! WORD 0 SIR10  
HIS WIFE SUDD5LY RU%$ \T &1 WEEP+1 ?REW H]SELF  
D[N AT ! MA/]'S FEET 3  

0 ,DO NOT RU9 US1 B5EFACTOR 6 ,Y\ >E \R FA!R1 Y\  
>E \R MO!R 6 ,:AT BUS9ESS HAVE WE TO MOVE 8 ,WE  
>E OLD & LONELY PEOPLE4 ,BO? ,GOD & Y\ -- 0 ,%E  
BUR/ \T 9 TE>S4  

,NEKHLYUDOV JUMP$ UP FROM HIS SEAT1 & WANT$ TO  
RAISE ! OLD WOMAN1 BUT %E /RUCK ! E>? FLOOR )  
A C]TA9 VOLUPTU\SNESS ( DESPAIR1 & PU%$ AWAY !  
MA/]'S H&4  

0 ,:AT >E Y\ DO+ 8 ,GET UP1 PLEASE 6 ,IF Y\ DO  
NOT WI%1 Y\ DO NOT HAVE TO10 HE SAID1 WAV+ HIS H&S1  
& RETREAT+ TO ! DOOR4  

,:5 ,NEKHLYUDOV SEAT$ HIMSELF AGA9 ON ! B5*1  
& SIL5CE REIGN$ 9 ! HUT1 9T]RUPT$ ONLY BY !  
BLUBB]+ ( ! OLD WOMAN1 :O HAD AGA9 REMOV$  
H]SELF TO H] PLACE UND] ! B$S1 & WAS !RE WIP+  
(F H] TE>S ) ! SLEEVE ( H] %IRT1 ! Y\NG  
PROPRIETOR COMPREH5D$ :AT MEAN+ ! DILAPIDAT$  
WRET*$ HUT1 ! BROK5 WELL ) ! DIRTY PUDDLE1 !  
ROTT+ /ABLES & B>NS1 & ! SPHT WILL[S ?AT C\LD  
BE SE5 ?R\< ! CROOK$ W9D[1 HAD = ,*URIS &  
HIS WIFE1 & A HEAVY1 MELAN*OLY FEEL+ CAME OV] HIM1  
& HE WAS EMB>RASS$4  

0 ,:Y DID Y\ NOT SAY AT ! MEET+ ( LA/ WEEK ?AT  
Y\ NE$$ A HUT 8 ,I DO NOT KN[ N[ H[ TO HELP Y\4  
,I TOLD Y\ ALL AT ! FIR/ MEET+ ?AT ,I WAS SETTL$ 9 !  
E/ATE1 & ?AT ,I MEANT TO DEVOTE MY ,HFE TO Y\ 2 ?AT ,I  
WAS PREP>$ TO DEPRIVE MYSELF ( EV]Y?+ 9 ORD] TO  
SEE Y\ CONT5T$ & HAPPY1 -- & ,I V[ BE=E ,GOD  
?AT ,I WILL KEEP MY WORD10 SAID ! Y\?FUL PROPRIETOR1  
UNCONSCI\S ( ! FACT ?AT SU* EBULLITIONS W]E UNABLE  
TO GA9 ! CONFID5CE ( ANY MAN1 LEA/ ( ALL A ,KUSSIAN1  
:O LOVES NOT WORDS BUT DE$S1 & :O IS AV]SE TO !  
EXPRESSION ( FEEL+S1 H[EV] BEAUTIFUL4  

,! SIMPLE-HE>T$ Y\NG MAN WAS SO HAPPY 9 !  
S5TIM5T :I* HE WAS EXP]I5C+ ?AT HE C\LD NOT  
HELP P\R+ IT \T4  

,*URIS B5T HIS HEAD SIDEWAYS &1 BL9K+ SL[LY1  
LI/5$ ) =C$ ATT5TION TO HIS MA/] AS TO A MAN  
:O MU/ BE LI/5$ TO1 ?\< HE MAY SAY ?+S ?AT  
>E NOT V]Y AGREEABLE & HAVE NOT ! LEA/ REF]5CE TO  
! LI/5]4  

0 ,BUT ,I CANNOT GIVE EV]YBODY ALL !Y ASK ( ME4 ,IF  
,I DID NOT REFUSE ANYBODY :O ASKS ME = TIMB]1 ,I %\LD  
SOON BE LEFT ) NONE MYSELF1 & W\LD BE UNABLE TO  
GIVE TO HIM :O IS REALLY 9 NE$ ( IT4 ,?AT IS :Y ,I  
HAVE PUT ASIDE A P>T ( ! =E/ TO BE US$ = M5D+  
! PEASANT BUILD+S1 & HAVE TURN$ IT OV] TO !  
,COMMUNE4 ,?AT =E/ IS NO LONG] M9E1 BUT Y\RS1  
! PEASANTS'1 & ,I HAVE NO SAY AB\T IT1 BUT ! ,COMMUNE CONTROLS IT AS IT SEES FIT4 ,COME ?IS EV5+ TO !  
MEET+ 2 ,I WILL TELL ! ,COMMUNE ( Y\R NE$ 3 IF IT  
RESOLVES TO GIVE Y\ A NEW HUT1 IT IS WELL1 BUT ,I HAVE NO  
=E/4 ,I AM ANXI\S TO HELP Y\ ) ALL MY HE>T 2 BUT  
IF Y\ DO NOT WANT TO MOVE1 ! ,COMMUNE WILL HAVE TO  
>RANGE IT = Y\1 & NOT ,I4 ,DO Y\ UND]/& ME 8 0  

0 ,WE >E V]Y WELL SATISFI$ ) Y\R FAVOR10 ANSW]$  
! EMB>RASS$ ,*URIS4 0,IF Y\ WILL DEIGN TO LET ME  
HAVE A LITTLE TIMB] = ! \TBUILD+S1 ,I WILL MANAGE  
ONE WAY OR O!R4 ,! ,COMMUNE 8 ,WELL1 WE KN[ -- 0  

0 ,NO1 Y\ HAD BETT] COME40  

0 ,Y\R S]VANT1 SIR4 ,I %ALL BE !RE4 ,:Y %\LD ,I  
NOT GO 8 ,ONLY ,I WILL NOT ASK ! ,COMMUNE = ANY?+40  

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