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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,LEO ,WI5] 

,TEXT 3 

0 ,!RE IS SOME?+ ELSE ,I WANT$ TO TELL Y\10 SAID  
,NEKHLYUDOV4 0,:Y HAS NOT Y\R MANURE BE5 REMOV$ 8 0  

0 ,:AT MANURE IS !RE TO TAKE AWAY1 Y\R ,GRACE 8  
,H[ MANY ANIMALS HAVE ,I 8 ,A LITTLE M>E & A COLT1  
& ! Y\NG HEIF] ,I GAVE LA/ AUTUMN TO ! PORT] 2  
?AT IS ALL ! ANIMALS ,I HAVE40  

0,Y\ HAVE SO FEW ANIMALS1 & YET Y\ GAVE Y\R  
HEIF] AWAY 8 0 ! MA/] ASK$1 9 AMAZEM5T4  

0 ,:AT WAS ,I TO FE$ H] ON 8 0  

0 ,HAVE Y\ NOT 5\< /RAW TO FE$ A C[ ) 8  
,EV]YBODY ELSE HAS40  

0 ,O!RS HAVE MANUR$ L&1 & MY L& IS M]E CLAY  
?AT Y\ CAN'T DO ANY?+ )40  

0 ,BUT ?AT IS :AT Y\R MANURE IS =1 TO TAKE AWAY  
! CLAY 3 & ! SOIL WILL PRODUCE GRA91 & Y\ WILL  
HAVE SOME?+ TO FE$ Y\R ANIMALS )40  

0 ,BUT IF !RE >E NO ANIMALS1 :]E IS ! MANURE TO  
COME FROM 8 0  

0 ,?IS IS A /RANGE C]CLE VICIEUX0 ?\<T ,NEKHLYUDOV1  
BUT WAS AT A LOSS H[ TO ADVISE ! PEASANT4  

0,& !N AGA91 Y\R ,GRACE1 NOT ! MANURE MAKES  
! GRA9 GR[1 BUT ,GOD10 CONT9U$ ,*URIS4 0 ,N[1 LA/  
YE> ,I GOT SIX RICKS \T ( ONE UNMANUR$ EI<?1 BUT  
FROM ANO!R DRESS$ EI<? ,I DID NOT REAP AS MU* AS A  
COCK4 ,GOD ALONE 6 0 HE ADD$1 ) A SI<4 0 ,& !  
CATTLE SOMEH[ DO NOT ?RIVE 9 \R Y>D4 ,!Y HAVE  
DI$ = SIX YE>S 9 SUCCESSION4 ,LA/ YE> A HEIF] DI$1  
! O!R ,I SOLD1 = WE HAD NO?+ TO LIVE ON 2 TWO YE>S  
AGO A F9E C[ DI$ 2 :5 %E WAS DRIV5 HOME FROM !  
H]D1 !RE WAS NO?+ ! MATT] ) H]1 BUT %E SUD-  
D5LY /AGG]$1 & /AGG]$1 & (F %E W5T4 ,JU/  
MY BAD LUCK 6 0  

0 ,WELL1 MY FRI5D1 Y\ MAY SAY :AT Y\ PLEASE AB\T  
NOT HAV+ ANY CATTLE1 BECAUSE Y\ HAVE NO FE$1 & AB\T  
HAV+ NO FE$1 BECAUSE Y\ HAVE NO CATTLE1 -- H]E IS SOME  
MONEY = A C[10 SAID ,NEKHLYUDOV1 BLU%+1 & TAK+  
FROM HIS TR\S]S' POCKET A PACKAGE ( CRUMPL$ BILLS1 &  
RUNN+ ?R\< IT4 0 ,BUY Y\RSELF A C[1 ) MY LUCK1  
& GET ! FE$ FROM ! B>N1 -- ,I WILL GIVE ORD]S4  
,BE SURE & HAVE A C[ BY NEXT ,SUNDAY1 -- ,I WILL  
LOOK 940  

,*URIS SMIL$ & %UFFL$ HIS FEET1 & = SO LONG DID  
NOT /RET* \T HIS H& = ! MONEY1 ?AT ,NEKHLYUDOV  
PUT IT ON ! 5D ( ! TABLE1 & R$D5$ EV5  
MORE4  

0 ,WE >E V]Y WELL SATISFI$ ) Y\R FAVOR10 SAID  
,*URIS1 ) HIS USUAL1 SLI<TLY S>CA/IC SMILE4  

,! OLD WOMAN SI<$ HEAVILY SEV]AL TIMES1 /&+  
UND] ! B$S1 & SEEM$ TO BE UTT]+ A PRAY]4  

,! Y\NG MA/] FELT EMB>RASS$ 2 HE HA/ILY ROSE  
FROM HIS B5*1 WALK$ \T 9TO ! VE/IBULE1 & CALL$  
,*URIS4 ,! SI<T ( A MAN TO :OM HE HAD DONE A  
GOOD TURN WAS SO PLEASANT1 ?AT HE DID NOT WI% TO P>T  
FROM IT SO SOON4  

0 ,I AM GLAD ,I CAN HELP Y\10 HE SAID1 /OPP+ NE> !  
WELL4 0 ,IT IS ALL RI<T TO HELP Y\1 BECAUSE ,I KN[ Y\  
>E NOT A LAZY MAN4 ,Y\ WILL WORK1 & ,I WILL HELP Y\ 2  
) ,GOD'S AID ?+S WILL IMPROVE40  

0 ,!RE IS NO PLACE = IMPROVEM5T1 Y\R ,GRACE10 SAID  
,*URIS1 SUDD5LY ASSUM+ A S]I\S1 & EV5 AN AU/]E1  
EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE1 AS ?\< DISSATISFI$ ) !  
MA/]'S SUPPOSITION ?AT HE MI<T IMPROVE4 0 ,I LIV$  
) MY BRO!RS :5 MY FA!R WAS ALIVE1 & WE  
SUFF]$ NO WANT2 BUT :5 HE DI$1 & WE SEP>AT$1  
?+S W5T FROM WORSE TO WORSE4 ,IT IS ALL BECAUSE WE  
>E ALONE 6 0  

0 ,BUT :Y DID Y\ SEP>ATE 8 0  

0 ,ALL ON ACC\NT ( ! WOM51 Y\R ,GRACE4 ,AT ?AT  
TIME Y\R GR&FA!R WAS NOT LIV+1 OR !Y W\LD NOT  
HAVE D>$ TO2 !N !RE WAS REAL ORD]4 ,HE LOOK$  
AFT] EV]Y?+1 LIKE Y\1 -- & WE %\LD NOT HAVE  
D>$ TO ?9K ( SEP>AT+4 ,Y\R GR&FA!R DID NOT  
LET ! PEASANTS (F SO EASILY4 ,BUT AFT] HIM ! E/ATE  
WAS MANAG$ BY ,AUDREY ,ILI*1 -- MAY HE NOT LIVE BY  
?IS MEMORY1 -- HE WAS A DRUNK>D & AN UNRELIABLE  
MAN4 ,WE W5T TO HIM ONCE1 & A SECOND TIME4 ' ,!RE  
IS NO GETT+ ALONG ) ! WOM51' WE SAID1 ' LET US  
SEP>ATE4' ,WELL1 HE GAVE IT TO US1 BUT1 9 ! 5D1 !  
WOM5 HAD !IR WAY1 & WE SEP>AT$ 2 & Y\ KN[  
:AT A PEASANT IS ALL BY HIMSELF 6 ,WELL1 !RE WAS NO  
ORD] H]E1 & ,AUDREY ,ILI* TREAT$ US AS HE PLEAS$4  
' ,LET !RE BE EV]Y?+ 6 ' BUT HE NEV] ASK$ :]E A  
PEASANT WAS TO GET IT4 ,!N !Y 9CREAS$ ! CAPITATION TAX1 & BEGAN TO COLLECT MORE PROVISIONS = !  
TABLE1 BUT ! L& GREW LESS1 & ! CROPS BEGAN TO FAIL4  
,& :5 IT CAME TO RESURVEY+ ! L&1 HE ATTA*$  
\R MANUR$ L& TO ! MANORIAL /RIP1 ! RASCAL1 &  
HE LEFT US JU/ TO DIE 6  

0 ,Y\R FA!R -- ! K+DOM ( HEAV5 BE HIS -- WAS  
A GOOD MA/]1 BUT WE H>DLY EV] SAW HIM 3 HE LIV$ ALL  
! TIME 9 ,MOSC[ 2 ( C\RSE1 WE HAD TO C>RY SUPPLIES  
!RE FREQU5TLY4 ,!RE MAY HAVE BE5 BAD ROADS1 &  
NO FODD]1 BUT WE HAD TO GO6 ,H[ C\LD ! MA/]  
GET ALONG )\T IT 8 ,WE CAN'T COMPLA9 AB\T ?AT1  
ONLY !RE WAS NO ORD]4 ,N[1 Y\R ,GRACE ADMITS EV]Y  
PEASANT 9TO Y\R PRES5CE1 & WE >E DIFF]5T PEOPLE1  
& ! /EW>D IS A DIFF]5T MAN4 ,BUT BE=E1 !  
E/ATE WAS LEFT 9 GU>DIAN%IP1 & !RE WAS NO REAL  
MA/] 2 ! GU>DIAN WAS MA/]1 & ,ILI* WAS MA/]1  
& HIS WIFE WAS MI/RESS1 & ! SCRIBE WAS MA/]4  
,! PEASANTS CAME TO GRIEF1 OH1 TO SO MU* GRIEF 6 0  

,AGA9 ,NEKHLYUDOV EXP]I5C$ A FEEHNG AK9 TO %AME  
OR TO PRICKS ( CONSCI5CE4 ,HE RAIS$ HIS HAT A LITTLE1 &  
WALK$ AWAY4  

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