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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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0,H[ DID %E DIE80 9QUIR$ ,NEKHLIUD(1 SOME:AT SKEPTICALLY4 

0,%E DI$ ( H>D WORK1 AS ,GOD KN[S1 B5EFACTOR4 ,WE BR\<T H] LA/ YE> FROM ,BABUR910 %E CONT9U$1 SUDD5LY *ANG+ H] WRA?FUL EXPRESSION TO ONE ( TE>FULNESS & GRIEF4 0,WELL1 ! WOMAN.<#c#h.> WAS Y\NG1 FRE%1 OBLIG+1 GOOD /UFF4 ,AS A GIRL1 %E LIV$ AT HOME ) H] FA!R 9 CLOV]1 NEV] KNEW WANT2 & :5 %E CAME TO US1 !N %E LE>N$ TO DO \R WORK1--= ! E/ATE & AT HOME & EV]Y:]E4444 ,%E & ,I--?AT WAS ALL TO DO IT4 ,:AT WAS IT TO ME8 ,I WAS US$ TO IT4 ,%E WAS GO+ TO HAVE A BABY1 GOOD FA!R2 & %E BEGAN TO SUFF] PA92 & ALL BECAUSE %E WORK$ BEYOND H] /R5G?4 ,WELL1 %E DID H]SELF H>M1 ! POOR LITTLE SWEE!>T4 ,LA/ SUMM]1 AB\T ! TIME ( ! FEA/ ( ,PET] & ,PAUL1 %E HAD A POOR LITTLE BOY BORN4 ,BUT !RE WAS NO BREAD4 ,WE ATE :ATEV] WE C\LD GET1 MY FA!R4 ,%E W5T TO WORK TOO SOON3 H] MILK ALL DRI$ UP4 ,! BABY WAS H] FIR/-BORN4 ,!RE WAS NO C[1 & WE W]E M]E PEASANTS4 ,%E HAD TO FE$ HIM ON RYE4 ,WELL1 ( C\RSE1 IT WAS %E] FOLLY4 ,IT KEPT P9+ AWAY ON ?IS4 ,& :5 ! *ILD DI$1 %E BECAME SO D[N-SPIRIT$1--%E W\LD SOB & SOB1 & H[L & H[L2 & !N IT WAS POV]TY & WORK1 & ALL ! TIME GO+ FROM BAD TO WORSE4 ,SO %E PASS$ .<#e#a.>AWAY 9 ! SUMM]1 ! SWEE!>T1 AT ! TIME ( ! FEA/ ( ,/4 ,M>Y'S ,9T]CESSION4 ,HE BR\<T H] TO IT1 ! BEA/10 %E CRI$1 TURN+ TO H] SON ) WRA?FUL DESPAIR4 0,I WANT$ TO ASK Y\R EXCELL5CY A FAVOR10 %E CONT9U$ AFT] A %ORT PAUSE1 L[]+ H] VOICE1 & MAK+ AN OBEISANCE4 

0,:AT80 ASK$ ,NEKHLIUD( 9 SOME CON/RA9T4 

0,Y\ SEE HE'S A Y\NG PEASANT /ILL4 ,HE DEM&S SO MU* WORK ( ME4 ,TO-DAY ,I AM ALIVE1 TO-MORR[ ,I MAY DIE4 ,H[ CAN HE LIVE )\T A WIFE8 ,HE WON'T BE ANY GOOD TO Y\ AT ALL4 ,HELP US TO F9D SOME ONE = HIM1 GOOD FA!R40 

0,?AT IS1 Y\ WANT TO GET A WIFE = HIM8 ,:AT8 ,:AT AN IDEA60 

0,GOD'S WILL BE DONE6 ,Y\ >E 9 ! PLACE ( P>5TS TO US40 

,& AFT] MAK+ A SIGN TO H] SON1 %E & ! MAN ?REW !MSELVES ON ! FLOOR AT ! PR9CE'S FEET4 

0,:Y DO Y\ /OOP TO ! GR\ND80 ASK$ ,NEKHLIUD( PEEVI%LY1 TAK+ H] BY ! %\LD]4 0,Y\ KN[ ,I DON'T LIKE ?IS SORT ( ?+4 ,M>RY Y\R SON1 ( C\RSE1 IF Y\ HAVE A GIRL 9 VIEW4 ,I %\LD BE V]Y GLAD IF Y\ HAD A DAU<T]-9-LAW TO HELP Y\40 

,! OLD WOMAN GOT UP1 & BEGAN TO RUB H] DRY EYES ) H] SLEEVES4 ,DAVIDKA FOLL[$ H] EXAMPLE1 &1 RUBB+ HIS EYES ) HIS WEAK FI/1 ) ! SAME PATI5TLY-SUBMISSIVE EXPRESSION1 CONT9U$ TO /&1 & LI/5 TO :AT ,>9A SAID4 

0,PL5TY ( BRIDES1 C]TA9LY4 ,H]E'S ,VASIUTKA ,MIKHEIK9'S DAU<T]1 & A RI<T GOOD GIRL %E IS2 BUT ! GIRL W\LD NOT COME TO US )\T Y\R CONS5T40 

0,ISN'T %E WILL+80 

0,NO1 B5EFACTOR1 %E ISN'T40 

0,WELL1 :AT'S TO BE DONE8 ,I CAN'T COMPEL H]4.<#e#b.> ,SELECT SOME ONE ELSE4 ,IF Y\ CAN'T F9D ONE AT HOME1 GO TO ANO!R VILLAGE4 ,I WILL PAY = H]1 ONLY %E MU/ COME ( H] [N FREE WILL4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO M>RY H] BY =CE4 ,!RE'S NO LAW ALL[S ?AT2 ?AT W\LD BE A GREAT S940 

0,E-E-KH6 B5EFACTOR6 ,IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT ANY ONE W\LD COME TO US ( H] [N ACCORD1 SEE+ \R WAY ( LIFE1 \R WRET*$NESS8 ,NOT EV5 ! WIFE ( A SOLDI] W\LD LIKE TO UND]GO SU* WANT4 ,:AT PEASANT W\LD LET US HAVE HIS DAU<T]8.<#c#i.> ,IT IS NOT TO BE EXPECT$4 ,Y\ SEE WE'RE 9 ! V]Y DEP?S ( POV]TY4 ,!Y WILL SAY1 ',S9CE Y\ />V$ ONE TO DEA?1 IT WILL BE ! SAME ) MY DAU<T]4' ,:O IS TO GIVE H]80 %E ADD$1 %AK+ H] HEAD DUBI\SLY4 0,GIVE US Y\R ADVICE1 EXCELL5CY40 

0,WELL1 :AT CAN ,I DO80 

0,?9K ( SOME ONE = US1 K9D SIR10 REPEAT$ ,>9A URG5TLY4 0,:AT >E WE TO DO80 

0,H[ CAN ,I ?9K ( ANY ONE8 ,I CAN'T DO ANY ?+ AT ALL = Y\ AS ?+S >E40 

0,:O WILL HELP US IF Y\ DO NOT80 SAID ,>9A1 DROOP+ H] HEAD1 & SPREAD+ H] PALMS ) AN EXPRESSION ( MELAN*OLY DISCONT5T4 

0,H]E Y\ ASK = GRA91 & SO ,I WILL GIVE ORD]S = SOME TO BE DELIV]$ TO Y\10 SAID ! PR9CE AFT] A %ORT SIL5CE1 DUR+ :I* ,>9A SI<$1 & ,DAVIDKA IMITAT$ H]4 0,BUT ,I CANNOT DO ANY ?+ MORE40 

,NEKHLIUD( W5T 9TO ! 5TRY4 ,MO!R & SON ) L[ B[S FOLL[$ ! PR9CE4 

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