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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

0,O-OKH6 ALAS = MY WRET*$NESS60 EXCLAIM$ ,>9A1 SI<+ DEEPLY4 

,%E PAUS$1 & LOOK$ ANGRILY AT H] SON4 ,DAVIDKA IMM$IATELY TURN$ >\ND1 &1 CLUMSILY LIFT+ HIS /\T LEG 9CAS$ 9 A HUGE DIRTY BOOT OV] ! ?RE%OLD1 TOOK REFUGE 9 ! OPPOSITE DOOR4 

0,:AT %ALL ,I DO ) HIM1 FA!R80 CONT9U$ ,>9A1 TURN+ TO ! PR9CE4 0,Y\ Y\RSELF SEE :AT HE IS4 ,HE IS NOT A BAD MAN2.<#d.> DOESN'T GET DRUNK1 & IS PEACEABLE2 W\LDN'T HURT A LITTLE *ILD4 ,IT'S A S9 TO SAY H>D ?+S ( HIM4 ,!RE'S NO?+ BAD AB\T HIM1 & ,GOD KN[S :AT HAS TAK5 PLACE 9 HIM TO MAKE HIM SO BAD TO HIMSELF4 ,Y\ SEE HE HIMSELF DOES NOT LIKE IT4 ,W\LD Y\ BELIEVE IT1 FA!R1.<#d#a.> MY HE>T BLE$S :5 ,I LOOK AT HIM1 & SEE :AT SUFF]+ HE UND]GOES4 ,Y\ SEE1 :ATEV] HE IS1 HE IS MY SON4 ,I PITY HIM4 ,OH1 H[ ,I PITY HIM6444 ,Y\ SEE1 IT ISN'T AS ?\< HE HAD DONE ANY ?+ AGA9/ ME OR HIS FA!R OR ! AU?ORITIES4 ,BUT1 NO3 HE'S A BA%FUL MAN1 ALMO/ LIKE A *ILD4 ,H[ CAN HE BE> TO BE A WID[]8 ,HELP US \T1 B5EFACTOR10 %E SAID ONCE MORE1 EVID5TLY DESIR\S ( REMOV+ ! UNFAVORABLE IMPRESSION :I* H] BITT] WORDS MI<T HAVE LEFT UPON ! PR9CE4 0,FA!R1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 ,I0--,%E W5T ON TO SAY 9 A CONFID5TIAL :ISP]1 0,MY WIT DOES NOT GO F> 5\< TO EXPLA9 HIM4 ,IT SEEMS AS ?\< BAD M5 HAD SPOIL$ HIM40 

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,%E PAUS$ = A MOM5T4 

0,IF WE C\LD F9D ! M51 WE MI<T CURE HIM40 

0,:AT NONS5SE Y\ TALK1 ,>9A6 ,H[ CAN HE BE SPOIL$80 

0,MY FA!R1 !Y SPOIL HIM SO ?AT !Y MAKE HIM A NO-MAN =EV]6 ,MANY BAD PEOPLE 9 ! WORLD6 ,\T ( ILL-WILL !Y TAKE A H&FUL ( E>? FROM \T ( ONE'S PA?1 OR SOME?+ ( ?AT SORT2 & ONE IS MADE A NO-MAN =EV] AFT]4 ,ISN'T ?AT A S98 ,I ?9K TO MYSELF1 ,MI<T ,I NOT GO TO ! OLD MAN ,D&UK1 :O LIVES AT ,VOROBYEVKA8 ,HE KN[S ALL SORTS ( WORDS2 & HE KN[S H]BS1 & HE CAN MAKE *>MS2 & HE F9DS WAT] ) A CROSS4 ,W\LDN'T HE HELP ME80 SAID ! WOMAN4 0,MAYBE HE WILL CURE HIM40 

0,:AT ABJECTNESS & SUP]/ITION60 ?\<T ! Y\NG PR9CE1 %AK+ HIS HEAD GLOOMILY1 & WALK+ BACK ) LONG /RIDES ?R\< ! VILLAGE4 

0,:AT'S TO BE DONE ) HIM8 ,TO LEAVE HIM 9 ?IS SITUATION IS IMPOSSIBLE1 BO? = MYSELF & = ! O!RS & = HIM1--IMPOSSIBLE10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 C\NT+ (F ON HIS F+]S !SE REASONS4 

0,I CANNOT BE> TO SEE HIM 9 ?IS PLI<T2 BUT H[ EXTRICATE HIM8 ,HE R5D]S NUGATORY ALL MY BE/ PLANS = ! MANAGEM5T ( ! E/ATE4 ,IF SU* PEASANTS >E ALL[$1 NONE ( MY DREAMS WILL EV] BE REALIZ$10 HE W5T ON1 EXP]I5C+ A FEEL+ ( DESPITE & ANG] AGA9/ ! PEASANT 9 CONSEQU5CE ( ! RU9 ( HIS PLANS4 0,TO S5D HIM TO ,SIB]IA1 AS ,YAK( SUGGE/S1 AGA9/ HIS WILL1 W\LD ?AT BE GOOD = HIM8 OR TO MAKE HIM A SOLDI]8 ,?AT IS BE/4 ,AT LEA/ ,I %\LD BE QUIT ( HIM1 & ,I C\LD REPLACE HIM BY A DEC5T PEASANT40.<#e#e.> 

,SU* WAS HIS DECISION4 

,HE ?\<T AB\T ?IS ) SATISFACTION2 BUT AT ! SAME TIME SOME?+ OBSCURELY TOLD HIM ?AT HE WAS ?9K+ ) ONLY ONE SIDE ( HIS M9D1 & NOT :OLLY RI<T4 

,HE PAUS$4 

0,I WILL ?9K AB\T IT SOME MORE10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF4 0,TO S5D HIM (F AS A SOLDI]--:Y8 ,HE IS A GOOD MAN1 BETT] ?AN MANY2 & ,I KN[4444 ,%ALL ,I FREE HIM80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF1 PUTT+ ! QUE/ION FROM A DIFF]5T SIDE ( HIS M9D4 0,IT W\LDN'T BE FAIR4 ,YES1 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE40 

,BUT SUDD5LY A ?\<T OCCURR$ TO HIM ?AT GREATLY PLEAS$ HIM4 ,HE SMIL$ ) ! EXPRESSION ( A MAN :O HAS DECID$ A DIFFICULT QUE/ION4 

0,I WILL TAKE HIM TO ! H\SE10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF4 0,I WILL LOOK AFT] HIM MYSELF2 & BY MEANS ( K9DNESS & ADVICE1 & SELECT+ HIS EMPLOYM5T1 ,I WILL TEA* HIM TO WORK1 & RE=M HIM40.<#e#f.> 

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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