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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,AT ?IS MOM5T1 ! W9D[ WAS D>K5$ BY ! HEAD ( A PEASANT WOMAN :O PASS$ C>RY+ SOME L95 ON A YOKE1 & PRES5TLY ,DAVIDKA'S MO!R CAME 9TO ! HOVEL4 ,%E WAS A TALL WOMAN1 FIFTY YE>S OLD1 V]Y FRE% & LIVELY4 ,H] UGLY FACE WAS COV]$ ) POCK-M>KS & WR9KLES2 BUT H] /RAI<T1 FIRM NOSE1 H] DELICATE1 COMPRESS$ LIPS1 & H] KE5 GRAY EYES GAVE WITNESS TO H] M5TAL /R5G? & 5]GY4 

,! ANGUL>ITY ( H] %\LD]S1 ! FLATNESS ( H] *E/1 ! ?9NESS ( H] H&S1 & ! SOLID MUSCLES ( H] BLACK B>E LEGS1 MADE IT EVID5T ?AT %E HAD LONG AGO CEAS$ TO BE A WOMAN1 & HAD BECOME A M]E DRUDGE4 

,%E CAME HURRY+ 9TO ! HOVEL1 %UT ! DOOR1 SET D[N H] L951 & LOOK$ ANGRILY AT H] SON4 

,NEKHLIUD( WAS AB\T TO SAY SOME?+ TO H]1 BUT %E TURN$ H] BACK ON HIM1 & BEGAN TO CROSS H]SELF BE=E ! BLACK WOOD5 ICON1 ?AT WAS VISIBLE BEH9D ! LOOM4 

,:5 %E HAD ?US DONE1 %E ADJU/$ ! DIRTY *ECK]$ H&K]*IEF :I* WAS TI$ >\ND H] HEAD1 & MADE A L[ OBEISANCE TO ! PR9CE4 

0,A PLEASANT ,LORD'S DAY TO Y\1 EXCELL5CY10 %E SAID4 0,GOD SP>E Y\2 Y\ >E \R FA!R40 

,:5 ,DAVIDKA SAW HIS MO!R HE GREW CONFUS$1 B5T HIS BACK A LITTLE1 & HUNG HIS HEAD /ILL L[]4.<#d#h.> 

0,?ANKS1 ,>9A10 REPLI$ ,NEKHLIUD(4 0,I HAVE JU/ BE5 TALK+ ) Y\R SON AB\T Y\R AFFAIRS40.<#c#f.> 

,>9A OR ,>I%KA ,BURLAK1.<#c#g.> AS ! PEASANTS US$ TO CALL H] :5 %E WAS A GIRL1 RE/$ H] *9 ON ! CL9*$ FI/ ( H] RI<T H&1 :I* %E SUPPORT$ ) ! PALM ( ! LEFT1 &1 )\T WAIT+ = ! PR9CE TO SPEAK FUR!R1 BEGAN TO TALK SO %>PLY & L\D ?AT ! :OLE HOVEL WAS FILL$ ) ! S\ND ( H] VOICE2 & FROM \TSIDE IT MI<T HAVE BE5 CONCLUD$ ?AT SEV]AL WOM5 HAD SUDD5LY FALL5 9TO A DISCUSSION4 

0,:AT1 MY FA!R1 :AT IS !N TO BE SAID TO HIM8 ,Y\ CAN'T TALK TO HIM AS TO A MAN4 ,H]E HE /&S1 ! L\T10 %E CONT9U$ CONTEMPTU\SLY1 WAGG+ H] HEAD 9 ! DIRECTION ( ,DAVIDKA'S WOE-BEGONE1 /OLID =M4 

0,H[ >E MY AFFAIRS1 Y\R EXCELL5CY8 ,WE >E POOR4 ,9 Y\R :OLE VILLAGE !RE >E NONE SO BAD (F AS WE >E1 EI!R = \R [N WORK OR = Y\RS4 ,IT'S A %AME6 ,& IT'S ALL HIS FAULT4 ,I BORE HIM1 F$ HIM1 GAVE HIM TO DR9K4 ,DIDN'T EXPECT TO HAVE SU* A LUBB]4 ,!RE IS BUT ONE 5D TO ! /ORY4 ,GRA9 IS ALL GONE1 & NO MORE WORK TO BE GOT \T ( HIM ?AN FROM ?AT PIECE ( ROTT5 WOOD4 ,ALL HE KN[S IS TO LIE ON TOP ( ! OV51 OR ELSE HE /&S H]E1 & SCRAT*ES HIS EMPTY PATE10 %E SAID1 MIMICK+ HIM4 

0,IF Y\ C\LD ONLY FRI<T5 HIM1 FA!R6 ,I MYSELF BESEE* Y\3 PUNI% HIM1 = ! ,LORD ,GOD'S SAKE6 S5D HIM (F AS A SOLDI]1--IT'S ALL ONE4 ,BUT HE'S NO GOOD TO ME1--?AT'S ! WAY IT IS40 

0,N[1 >5'T Y\ A%AM$1 ,DAVIDKA1 TO BR+ Y\R MO!R TO ?IS80 SAID ,NEKHLIUD( REPROA*FULLY1 ADDRESS+ ! PEASANT4 

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,DAVIDKA DID NOT MOVE4 

0,ONE MI<T ?9K ?AT HE WAS A SICK PEASANT10 CONT9U$ ,>9A1 ) ! SAME EAG]NESS & ! SAME GE/URES2 0BUT ONLY TO LOOK AT HIM Y\ CAN SEE HE'S FATT] ?AN ! PIG AT ! MILL4 ,IT W\LD SEEM AS IF HE MI<T HAVE /R5G? 5\< TO WORK ON SOME?+1 ! LUBB]6 ,BUT NO1 NOT HE6 ,HE PREF]S TO CURL HIMSELF UP ON TOP ( ! OV54 ,& EV5 :5 HE UND]TAKES TO DO ANY ?+1 IT W\LD MAKE Y\ SICK EV5 TO LOOK AT HIM1 ! WAY HE GOES AB\T ! WORK6 ,HE WA/ES TIME :5 HE GETS UP1 :5 HE MOVES1 :5 HE DOES ANY ?+10 SAID %E1 DWELL+ ON ! WORDS1 & AWKW>DLY SWAY+ FROM SIDE TO SIDE ) H] ANGUL> %\LD]S4 

0,N[1 H]E TO-DAY MY OLD MAN HIMSELF W5T TO ! =E/ AFT] WOOD1 & TOLD HIM TO DIG A HOLE2 BUT HE DID NOT EV5 PUT HIS H& TO ! %OVEL40 

,%E PAUS$ = A MOM5T4 

0,HE HAS KILL$ ME10 %E SUDD5LY HISS$1 GE/ICULAT+ ) H] >MS1 & ADVANC+ T[>D H] SON ) ?REAT5+ GE/URE4 0,CURSE Y\R SMOO?1 BAD FACE60 

,%E SCORNFULLY1 & AT ! SAME TIME DESPAIR+LY1 TURN$ FROM HIM1 SPAT1 & AGA9 ADDRESS$ ! PR9CE ) ! SAME ANIMATION1 /ILL SW++ H] >MS1 BUT ) TE>S 9 H] EYES4 

0,I AM ! ONLY ONE1 B5EFACTOR4 ,MY OLD MAN IS SICK1 OLD3 YES1 & ,I GET NO HELP \T ( HIM2 & ,I AM ! ONLY ONE AT ALL4 ,& ?IS FELL[ HANGS >\ND MY NECK LIKE A /ONE4 ,IF HE W\LD ONLY DIE1 !N IT W\LD BE EASI]2 ?AT W\LD BE ! 5D ( IT4 ,HE LETS ME />VE1 ! POLTROON4 ,Y\ >E \R FA!R4 ,!RE'S NO HELP = ME4 ,MY DAU<T]-9-LAW DI$ ( WORK1 & ,I %ALL TOO40.<#e.> 

7,S\RCE3 0,A ,RUSSIAN ,PROPRIETOR & ,O!R ,/ORIES10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE1 PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL @& ,CO41 ,NEW ,YORK1 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE47 

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