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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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0,?AT'S ! WAY ,I'LL DO10 SAID ,NEKHLIUD( TO HIMSELF ) A PLEASANT SELF-CONSCI\SNESS2 & !N1 RECOLLECT+ ?AT HE HAD /ILL TO GO TO ! RI* PEASANT ,DUTL(1 HE DIRECT$ HIS /EPS T[>D A L(TY & AMPLE E/ABLI%M5T1 ) TWO *IMNEYS1 /&+ 9 ! MID/ ( ! VILLAGE4 

,AS HE PASS$ A NEI<BOR+ HUT ON HIS WAY ?I!R1 HE /OPP$ TO SPEAK ) A TALL1 DISORD]LY-LOOK+ PEASANT-WOMAN ( =TY SUMM]S1 :O CAME TO MEET HIM4 

0,A PLEASANT HOLIDAY1 FA!R10.<#d#b.> %E SAID1 ) SOME %[ ( ASSURANCE1 /OPP+ AT A LITTLE DI/ANCE FROM HIM ) A PLEAS$ SMILE & A L[ OBEISANCE4 

0,GOOD-MORN+1 MY NURSE4 ,H[ >E Y\8 ,I WAS JU/ GO+ TO SEE Y\R NEI<BOR40 

0,PRETTY WELL1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 MY FA!R4 ,IT'S A GOOD IDEA4 ,BUT WON'T Y\ COME 98 ,I BEG Y\ TO4 ,MY OLD MAN W\LD BE V]Y PLEAS$40 

0,WELL1 ,I'LL COME2 & WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE TALK ) Y\1 NURSE4 ,IS ?IS Y\R H\SE80 

0,IT IS1 SIR40.<#d#b.> 

,& ! NURSE L$ ! WAY 9TO ! HUT4 ,NEKHLIUD( FOLL[$ H] 9TO ! 5TRY1 & SAT D[N ON A TUB1 & BEGAN TO SMOKE A CIG>ETTE4 

0,IT'S HOT 9SIDE4 ,IT'S BETT] TO SIT D[N H]E1 & HAVE \R TALK10 HE SAID 9 REPLY TO ! WOMAN'S 9VITATION TO GO 9TO ! HUT4 

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,! NURSE WAS A WELL-PRES]V$ & H&SOME WOMAN4 ,9 ! FEATURES ( H] C\NT5ANCE1 & ESPECIALLY 9 H] BIG BLACK EYES1 !RE WAS A /RONG RESEMBLANCE TO ! PR9CE HIMSELF4 ,%E FOLD$ H] H&S UND] H] APRON1 & LOOK+ FE>LESSLY AT HIM1 & 9CESSANTLY MOV+ H] HEAD1 BEGAN TO TALK ) HIM4 

0,:Y IS IT1 FA!R8 :Y DO Y\ WI% TO VISIT ,DUTL(80 

0,OH1 ,I AM ANXI\S = HIM TO TAKE ?IRTY DESIAT9S.<#d#c.> ( L& ( ME1 & 5L>GE HIS DOMA92 & MOREOV] ,I WANT HIM TO BUY SOME WOOD FROM ME ALSO4 ,Y\ SEE1 HE HAS MONEY1 SO :Y %\LD IT BE IDLE8 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K AB\T IT1 NURSE80 

0,WELL1 :AT CAN ,I SAY8 ,! ,DUTL(S >E /RONG PEOPLE3 HE'S ! LEAD+ PEASANT 9 ! :OLE E/ATE10 REPLI$ ! NURSE1 %AK+ H] HEAD4 0,LA/ SUMM] HE BUILT ANO!R BUILD+ \T ( HIS [N LUMB]4 ,HE DID NOT CALL UPON ! E/ATE AT ALL4 ,HE HAS HORSES1 & YE>L+ COLTS BESIDES1 AT LEA/ SIX TROIKAS1 & CATTLE1 C[S1 & %EEP2 SO ?AT IT IS A SI<T WOR? SEE+ :5 !Y >E DRIV5 ALONG ! /REET FROM PA/URE1 & ! WOM5 ( ! H\SE COME \T TO GET !M 9TO ! Y>D4 ,!RE IS SU* A CRU% ( ANIMALS AT ! GATE ?AT !Y CAN SC>CELY GET ?R\<1 SO MANY ( !M !RE >E4 ,& TWO HUNDR$ BEE-HIVES AT ! V]Y LEA/4 ,HE IS A /RONG PEASANT1 & MU/ HAVE MONEY40 

0,BUT :AT DO Y\ ?9K1--HAS HE MU* MONEY80 ASK$ ! PR9CE4 

0,M5 SAY1 \T ( SPITE ( C\RSE1 ?AT ! OLD MAN HAS NO LITTLE MONEY4 ,BUT HE DOES NOT GO R\ND TALK+ AB\T IT1 & HE DOES NOT TELL EV5 HIS SONS1  
.<#e#h.>BUT HE MU/ HAVE4 ,:Y %\LDN'T HE TAKE HOLD ( ! WOODL&8 ,P]HAPS HE IS AFRAID ( GETT+ ! REPUTATION = MONEY4 ,FIVE YE>S AGO HE W5T 9TO A SMALL BUS9ESS ) ,%KALIK ! PORT]4 ,!Y GOT SOME MEAD[-L&2 & ?IS ,%KALIK1 SOME WAY OR O!R1 *EAT$ HIM1 SO ?AT ! OLD MAN WAS ?REE HUNDR$ RUBLES \T ( POCKET4 ,& FROM ?AT TIME HE HAS SWORN (F4 ,H[ CAN HE HELP BE+ =EH&$1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 FA!R80 CONT9U$ ! NURSE4 0,HE HAS ?REE F>MS1 A BIG FAMILY1 ALL WORK]S2 & BESIDES1 ! OLD MAN--IT IS H>D TO SAY IT--IS A CAPITAL MANAG]4 ,HE IS LUCKY 9 EV]Y ?+2 IT IS SURPRIS+1--9 HIS GRA9 & 9 HIS HORSES & 9 HIS CATTLE & 9 HIS BEES1 & HE'S LUCKY 9 HIS *ILDR54 ,N[ HE HAS GOT !M ALL M>RI$ (F4 ,HE HAS F\ND HUSB&S = HIS DAU<T]S2 & HE HAS JU/ M>RI$ ,ILYU%KA1 & GIV5 HIM HIS FRE$OM4 ,HE HIMSELF B\<T ! LETT] ( 5FRAN*ISEM5T4 ,& SO A F9E WOMAN HAS COME 9TO HIS H\SE40 

0,WELL1 DO !Y LIVE H>MONI\SLY80 ASK$ ! PR9CE4 

0,AS LONG AS !RE'S ! RI<T SORT ( A HEAD TO ! H\SE1 !Y GET ALONG4 ,YET EV5 ! ,DUTL(S--BUT ( C\RSE ?AT'S AMONG ! WOM54 ,! DAU<T]S-9-LAW B>K AT EA* O!R A LITTLE BEH9D ! OV51 BUT ! OLD MAN G5]ALLY HOLDS !M 9 H&2 & ! SONS LIVE H>MONI\SLY40 

,! NURSE WAS SIL5T = A LITTLE4 

0,N[1 ! OLD MAN1 WE HE>1 WANTS TO LEAVE HIS ELDE/ SON1 ,K>P1 AS MA/] ( ! H\SE4 ',I AM GETT+ OLD1' SAYS HE4 ',IT'S MY BUS9ESS TO ATT5D TO ! BEES4' ,WELL1 ,K>P IS A GOOD PEASANT1 A C>EFUL PEASANT2 BUT HE DOESN'T MANAGE TO PLEASE ! OLD MAN 9 ! LEA/4 ,!RE'S NO S5SE 9 IT40.<#e#i.> 

0,WELL1 P]HAPS ,K>P WANTS TO SPECULATE 9 L& & WOOD4 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K AB\T IT801 PURSU$ ! PR9CE1 WI%+ TO LE>N FROM ! WOMAN ALL ?AT %E KNEW AB\T H] NEI<BORS4 

0,SC>CELY1 SIR10.<#d#d.> CONT9U$ ! NURSE4 0,! OLD MAN HASN'T DISCLOS$ HIS MONEY TO HIS SON4 ,AS LONG AS HE LIVES1 ( C\RSE1 ! MONEY 9 ! H\SE WILL BE UND] ! OLD MAN'S CONTROL2 & IT WILL 9CREASE ALL ! TIME TOO40 

0,BUT ISN'T ! OLD MAN WILL+80 

0,HE IS AFRAID40 

0,:AT IS HE AFRAID (80 

0,H[ IS IT POSSIBLE1 SIR1 = A SEIGNORIAL PEASANT TO MAKE A NOISE AB\T HIS MONEY8 ,& IT'S A H>D QUE/ION TO DECIDE :AT TO DO ) MONEY ANYWAY4 ,H]E HE W5T 9TO BUS9ESS ) ! PORT]1 & WAS *EAT$4 ,:]E WAS HE TO GET R$RESS8 ,& SO HE LO/ HIS MONEY4 ,BUT ) ! PROPRIETOR HE W\LD HAVE ANY LOSS MADE GOOD IMM$IATELY1 ( C\RSE40 

0,YES1 H5CE104444 SAID ,NEKHLIUD(1 R$D5+4 0,BUT GOOD-BY1 NURSE40 

0,GOOD-BY1 SIR1 Y\R EXCELL5CY4 ,GREATLY OBLIG$ TO Y\40 

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