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#ahebaheb 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,LEO ,WI5] 

,TEXT 3 

,! Y\NG PROPRIETOR EVID5TLY WANT$ TO ASK !  
PEASANT PEOPLE SOME?+ ELSE2 HE DID NOT RISE FROM  
! B5*1 & ) 9DECISION LOOK$ N[ AT ,*URIS1 &  
N[ 9TO ! EMPTY1 COLD OV54  

0 ,HAVE Y\ HAD Y\R D9N] 8 0 HE F9ALLY ASK$ !M4  

,UND] ,*URIS'S MU/A*E PLAY$ A S>CA/IC SMILE1 AS  
?\< IT AMUS$ HIM TO HE> ! MA/] ASK SU* FOOLI%  
QUE/IONS 2 HE DID NOT ANSW]4  

0 ,:AT D9N]1 B5EFACTOR 8 0 SAID ! OLD WOMAN1 )  
A DEEP SI<4 0 ,WE HAVE EAT5 SOME BREAD4 ,?AT WAS  
\R D9N]4 ,!RE WAS NO TIME TO-DAY TO GO = SOME  
SORREL1 & SO !RE WAS NO?+ TO MAKE S\P )1 &  
:AT KVAS !RE WAS ,I GAVE TO ! *ILDR540  

0 ,TO-DAY WE HAVE A HUNG] FA/1 Y\R ,GRACE10 ,*URIS  
*IM$ 91 GLOSS+ HIS WIFE'S WORDS4 0 ,BREAD & ONIONS1  
-- SU* IS \R PEASANT FOOD4 ,?ANK ! ,LORD ,I HAVE  
SOME LITTLE BREAD 2 BY Y\R FAVOR IT HAS LA/$ UNTIL N[ 2  
BUT ! RE/ ( \R PEASANTS HAVE NOT EV5 ?AT4 ,!  
ONIONS >E A FAILURE ?IS YE>4 ,WE S5T A FEW DAYS AGO  
TO ,MIKHAYLO ! G>D5]1 BUT HE ASKS A P5NY A BUN*1  
& WE >E TOO POOR = ?AT4 ,WE HAVE NOT BE5 TO  
*UR* S9CE ,EA/]1 & WE HAVE NO MONEY ) :I*  
TO BUY A C&LE = ,/4 ,NI*OLAS40  

,NEKHLYUDOV HAD LONG KN[N1 NOT BY HE>SAY1 NOR  
TRU/+ ! WORDS ( O!RS1 BUT BY EXP]I5CE1 ALL  
! EXTREME WRET*$NESS ( HIS PEASANTS 2 BUT ALL ?AT  
REALITY WAS SO 9COMPATIBLE ) HIS $UCATION1 HIS TURN (  
M9D1 & MANN] ( LIFE1 ?AT HE 9VOLUNT>ILY =GOT !  
TRU? 2 & EV]Y TIME :5 HE WAS REM9D$ ( IT 9 A  
VIVID & PALPABLE MANN]1 AS N[1 HIS HE>T FELT 9TOL]ABLY HEAVY & SAD1 AS ?\< HE W]E TORM5T$ BY !  
RECOLLECTION ( SOME UNATON$ CRIME :I* HE HAD COMMITT$4  

0 ,:Y >E Y\ SO POOR 8 0 HE SAID1 9VOLUNT>ILY EXPRESS+ HIS ?\<T4  

0 ,:AT ELSE >E WE TO BE1 Y\R ,GRACE1 IF NOT POOR 8  
,Y\ KN[ Y\RSELF :AT K9D ( SOIL WE HAVE 3 CLAY &  
CLUMPS1 & WE MU/ HAVE ANG]$ ,GOD1 = S9CE !  
*OL]A WE HAVE HAD V]Y POOR CROPS ( GRA94 ,!  
MEAD[S & FIELDS HAVE GR[N LESS 2 SOME HAVE BE5  
TAK5 9TO ! E/ATE1 O!RS HAVE BE5 DIRECTLY ATTA*$  
TO ! MANORIAL FIELDS4 ,I AM ALL ALONE & OLD1 ,I W\LD  
GLADLY TRY TO DO SOME?+1 BUT ,I HAVE NO /R5G?4 ,MY  
OLD WOMAN IS SICK1 & EV]Y YE> %E BE>S A GIRL 2 !Y  
HAVE TO BE F$4 ,I AM WORK+ H>D ALL BY MYSELF1 &  
!RE >E SEV5 S\LS 9 ! H\SE4 ,IT IS A S9 BE=E  
,GOD \R ,LORD1 BUT ,I (T5 ?9K IT W\LD BE WELL IF HE  
TOOK SOME ( !M AWAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE4 ,IT W\LD BE  
EASI] = ME & = !M TOO1 IT W\LD BE BETT] ?AN  
TO SUFF] H]E -- 0  

0 ,OH1 OH 6 0 ! WOMAN SI<$ AL\D1 AS ?\< CONFIRM+ H] HUSB&'S WORDS4  

0 ,H]E IS MY :OLE HELP10 CONT9U$ ,*URIS1 PO9T+ TO  
A FLAX5-HAIR$1 %AGGY BOY ( SOME SEV5 YE>S1 ) AN  
IMM5SE BELLY1 :O1 S(TLY CREAK+ ! DOOR1 HAD JU/  
5T]$ TIMIDLY1 &1 MOROSELY FIX+ HIS WOND]+ EYES  
UPON ! MA/]1 ) BO? HIS H&S WAS HOLD+ ON TO  
HIS FA!R'S %IRT4 0 ,H]E IS MY 5TIRE HELP10 CONT9U$  
,*URIS1 9 A SONOR\S VOICE1 PASS+ HIS R\< H&  
?R\< HIS *ILD'S HAIR4 0 ,IT WILL BE A:ILE BE=E HE  
WILL BE ABLE TO DO ANY?+1 & 9 ! MEANTIME !  
WORK IS ABOVE MY /R5G?4 ,IT IS NOT SO MU* MY AGE  
AS ! RUPTURE ?AT IS UNDO+ ME4 ,9 BAD WEA!R IT  
JU/ MAKES ME SCREAM4 ,I \<T TO HAVE GIV5 UP !  
L& LONG AGO1 & BE5 ACC\NT$ AN OLD MAN4 ,H]E IS  
,]MILOV1 ,DEMK91 ,ZYABREV1 -- !Y >E ALL Y\NG] ?AN  
,I1 BUT !Y HAVE LONG AGO GIV5 UP ! L&4 ,BUT ,I HAVE  
NO ONE TO :OM ,I MI<T TURN OV] ! L&1 -- ?AT'S  
:]E ! TR\BLE IS4 ,I MU/ SUPPORT ! FAMILY1 SO ,I AM  
/RUGGL+1 Y\R ,GRACE40  

0 ,I W\LD GLADLY MAKE IT EASI] = Y\1 REALLY4 ,H[  
CAN ,I 8 0 SAID ! Y\NG MA/]1 SYMPA!TICALLY1 LOOK+  
AT ! PEASANT4  

0 ,H[ MAKE IT EASI] 8 ,( C\RSE1 HE :O HOLDS L&  
MU/ DO ! MANORIAL WORK 2 ?AT IS AN E/ABLI%$ RULE4  
,I %ALL WAIT = ! LITTLE FELL[ TO GR[ UP4 ,IF IT IS Y\R  
WILL1 EXCUSE HIM FROM S*OOL 2 = A FEW DAYS AGO ! VILLAGE SCRIBE CAME & SAID ?AT Y\R ,GRACE WANT$ HIM TO  
COME TO S*OOL4 ,DO EXCUSE HIM 3 :AT M9D CAN HE  
HAVE1 Y\R ,GRACE 8 ,HE IS TOO Y\NG1 & HAS NOT MU*  
S5SE YET40  

0 ,NO 2 ?IS1 MY FRI5D1 MU/ BE10 SAID ! MA/]4 0 ,Y\R  
BOY CAN COMPREH5D1 IT IS TIME = HIM TO /UDY4 ,I AM  
SAY+ IT = Y\R [N GOOD4 ,Y\ JUDGE Y\RSELF 3 :5  
HE GR[S UP1 & BECOMES A H\SEHOLD]1 HE WILL KN[  
H[ TO READ & WRITE1 & HE WILL READ 9 *UR*1 --  
EV]Y?+ WILL GO WELL ) Y\1 ) ,GOD'S AID10 SAID  
,NEKHLYUDOV1 TRY+ TO EXPRESS HIMSELF AS CLE>LY AS POSSIBLE1 &1 AT ! SAME TIME1 BLU%+ & /AMM]+4  

0 ,NO D\BT1 Y\R ,GRACE1 Y\ DO NOT WI% US ANY H>M 2  
BUT !RE IS NOBODY AT HOME2 MY WIFE & ,I HAVE TO  
WORK 9 ! MANORIAL FIELD1 &1 SMALL ?\< HE IS1 HE  
HELPS US SOME1 BY DRIV+ ! CATTLE HOME1 & TAK+ !  
HORSES TO WAT]4 ,AS LITTLE AS HE IS1 HE IS A PEASANT ALL  
! SAME10 & ,*URIS1 SMIL+1 TOOK HOLD ( HIS BOY'S  
NOSE BETWE5 HIS ?ICK F+]S1 & CLEAN$ IT4  

0 ,/ILL1 S5D HIM :5 HE IS AT HOME1 & HAS TIME1 --  
DO Y\ HE> 8 -- )\T FAIL40  

,*URIS DREW A DEEP SI<1 & DID NOT REPLY4  

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