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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,LEO ,WI5] 

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,HAV+ ALMO/ COLLID$ ) ! MA/]1 ! Y\NG  
WOMAN DEFTLY PUT D[N ! TUB1 LOOK$ ABA%$1 MADE A  
B[1 GLANC$ TIMIDLY AT ! MA/] ) H] SP>KL+  
EYES1 & TRY+ ) ! SLEEVE ( H] EMBROID]$ %IRT  
TO CONCEAL A LI<T SMILE1 & TRIPP+ 9 H] LEA!R %OES1  
RAN UP ! /EPS4  

0 ,MO!R1 TAKE ! YOKE TO ,AUNT ,NA/ASYA10 %E SAID1  
/OPP+ 9 ! DOOR & TURN+ TO ! OLD WOMAN4  

,! MODE/ Y\NG PROPRIETOR LOOK$ /]NLY1 BUT ATT5TIVELY1 AT ! RUDDY WOMAN1 FR[N$1 & TURN$ TO !  
OLD WOMAN1 :O /RAI<T5$ \T ! YOKE ) H]  
CROOK$ F+]S1 &1 SL++ IT OV] H] %\LD]1 OB$I5TLY DIRECT$ H] /EPS TO ! NEI<BOR+ HUT4  

0 ,IS Y\R SON AT HOME 8 0 ASK$ ! MA/]4  

,! OLD WOMAN B5T H] >*$ FIGURE /ILL MORE1  
B[$1 & WAS AB\T TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT %E PUT H]  
H&S TO H] M\? & C\<$ SO CONVULSIVELY ?AT  
,NEKHLYUDOV DID NOT WAIT = ! ANSW]1 & WALK$ 9TO  
! HUT4  

,YUKHVANKA1 :O WAS SITT+ 9 ! R$ @5 CORN] ON A  
B5*1 RU%$ TO ! OV5 ! MOM5T HE ESPI$ ! MA/]1 AS IF TRY+ TO HIDE FROM HIM 2 HE HA/ILY PU%$  
SOME?+ ON ! B$S1 & TWIT*+ HIS M\? & EYES1  
PRESS$ AGA9/ ! WALL1 AS IF TO MAKE WAY = ! MA/]4  

,YUKHVANKA WAS A BLOND1 AB\T ?IRTY YE>S ( AGE1  
SP>E1 SL5D]1 ) A Y\NG BE>D ?AT RAN D[N TO A  
PO9T 2 HE W\LD HAVE BE5 A H&SOME MAN BUT = HIS  
FLEET+ HAZEL EYES :I* LOOK$ UNPLEASANTLY B5EA?  
HIS WR9KL$ BR[S1 & = ! ABS5CE ( TWO FRONT TEE?1  
:I* WAS V]Y NOTICEABLE BECAUSE HIS LIPS W]E %ORT &  
9 CONT9U\S MOTION4 ,HE WAS CLAD 9 A HOLIDAY %IRT  
) BRI<T R$ GUSSETS1 /RIP$ CALICO DRAW]S1 & HEAVY  
BOOTS ) WR9KL$ BOOT-LEGS4  

,! 9T]IOR ( ,YUKHVANKA'S HUT WAS NOT SO SMALL &  
GLOOMY AS ,*URIS'S1 ?\< IT WAS AS CLOSE1 & SMELL$ (  
SMOKE & %EEPSK9S1 & ! PEASANT CLO!S & UT5-  
SILS W]E SCATT]$ AB\T 9 ! SAME DISORD]LY FA%ION4  
,TWO ?+S /RANGELY >RE/$ ! ATT5TION 3 A SMALL  
D5T$ SAMOV>1 :I* /OOD ON A %ELF1 & A BLACK  
FRAME ) A REMNANT ( A GLASS1 & A PORTRAIT ( A G5]AL 9 A R$ UNI=M1 :I* WAS HANG+ NE> ! IMAGES4  

,NEKHLYUDOV LOOK$ ) DISSATISFACTION AT ! SAMOV>1  
AT ! G5]AL'S PORTRAIT1 & AT ! B$S1 :]E FROM  
UND] A RAG PEEP$ \T ! 5D ( A BRASS-COV]$ PIPE1  
& TURN$ TO ! PEASANT4  

0 ,GOOD MORN+1 ,EPIFAN10 HE SAID1 LOOK+ 9TO HIS EYES4  

,EPIFAN B[$1 & MUMBL$1 0 ,WE WI% Y\ HEAL?1 'R  
,GRACE10 PRON\NC+ ! LA/ WORDS ) PECULI> T5D]NESS1 & HIS EYES 9 A TW9KLE SURVEY$ ! :OLE =M  
( ! MA/]1 ! HUT1 ! FLOOR1 & ! CEIL+1 NOT /OPP+ AT ANY?+ 2 !N HE HURRI$LY WALK$ UP TO !  
B$S1 PULL$ D[N A COAT FROM !M1 & BEGAN TO PUT  
IT ON4  

0 ,:Y >E Y\ DRESS+ Y\RSELF 8 0 SAID ,NEKHLYUDOV1  
SEAT+ HIMSELF ON A B5*1 & OBVI\SLY TRY+ TO LOOK  
AS /]N AS POSSIBLE AT ,EPIFAN4  

0 ,PLEASE1 'R ,GRACE1 H[ CAN ,I 8 ,IT SEEMS TO ME WE  
KN[ -- 0  

0 ,I CAME 9 TO SEE :Y Y\ MU/ SELL A HORSE1 H[  
MANY HORSES Y\ HAVE1 & :AT HORSE IT IS Y\ WANT TO  
SELL10 DRYLY SAID ! MA/]1 EVID5TLY REPEAT+ QUE/IONS  
PREP>$ 9 ADVANCE4  

0 ,WE >E WELL SATISFI$ ) 'R ,GRACE1 BECAUSE Y\ HAVE  
DEIGN$ TO CALL ON ME1 A PEASANT10 REPLI$ ,YUKHVANKA1  
CA/+ RAPID GLANCES AT ! G5]AL'S PORTRAIT1 AT ! OV51  
AT ! MA/]'S BOOTS1 & AT ALL OBJECTS EXCEPT ,NEKHLYUDOV'S FACE4 0 ,WE ALWAYS PRAY ,GOD = 'R ,GRACE -- 0  

0 ,:Y >E Y\ SELL+ A HORSE 8 0 REPEAT$ ,NEKHLYUDOV1  
RAIS+ HIS VOICE1 & CLE>+ HIS ?ROAT4  

,YUKHVANKA SI<$1 %OOK HIS HAIR 7HIS GLANCE AGA9  
SURVEY$ ! :OLE HUT71 &1 NOTIC+ ! CAT ?AT HAD  
BE5 QUIETLY PURR+ ON A B5*1 HE CALL$ \T TO H]1  
0 ,SCAT1 Y\ SCAMP 6 0 & HURRI$LY TURN$ TO ! MA/]4  
0 ,! HORSE1 'R ,GRACE1 :I* IS USELESS -- ,IF IT W]E A  
GOOD ANIMAL ,I W\LD NOT SELL IT1 'R ,GRACE40  

0 ,H[ MANY HORSES HAVE Y\ 9 ALL 8 0  

0 ,?REE1 'R ,GRACE40  

0 ,HAVE Y\ ANY COLTS 8 0  

0 ,:Y1 YES1 'R ,GRACE 6 ,I HAVE ONE COLT40  

#a ,! BE/ CORN]1 CORRESPOND+ TO A SITT+-ROOM1 IS CALL$ 0R$40  

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