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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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0,HADN'T ,I BETT] GO HOME80 MUS$ ,NEKHLIUD(1 AS HE /RODE ALONG T[>D ! ,DUTL( 5CLOSURE1 & FELT A B\NDLESS MELAN*OLY & MORAL WE>9ESS4 

,BUT AT ?IS MOM5T ! NEW DEAL GATES W]E ?R[N OP5 BE=E HIM ) A CREAK+ S\ND2 & A H&SOME1 RUDDY FELL[ ( EI<TE5 9 WAGON]'S ATTIRE APPE>$1 LEAD+ A TROIKA ( P[]FUL-LIMB$ & /ILL SWEATY HORSES4 ,HE HA/ILY BRU%$ BACK HIS BLOND HAIR1 & B[$ TO ! PR9CE4 

0,WELL1 IS Y\R FA!R AT HOME1 ,ILYA80 ASK$ ,NEKHLIUD(4 

0,AT ! BEE-H\SE1 BACK ( ! Y>D10 REPLI$ ! Y\?1 DRIV+ ! HORSES1 ONE AFT] ! O!R1 ?R\< ! HALF-OP5$ GATES4 

0,I WILL NOT GIVE IT UP4 ,I WILL MAKE ! PROPOSAL4 ,I WILL DO ! BE/ ,I CAN10 REFLECT$ ,NEKHLIUD(2 &1 AFT] WAIT+ TILL ! HORSES HAD PASS$ \T1 HE 5T]$ ,DUTL('S SPACI\S Y>D4 

,IT WAS PLA9 TO SEE ?AT ! MANURE HAD ONLY REC5TLY BE5 C>RI$ AWAY4 ,! GR\ND WAS /ILL BLACK & DAMP2 & 9 PLACES1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! HOLL[S1 W]E LEFT R$ FIBR\S CLOTS4 

,9 ! Y>D & UND] ! HI< %$S1 MANY C>TS /OOD 9 ORD]LY R[S1 TOGE!R ) PL[S1 SL$GES1 H>R[S1 B>RELS1 & ALL SORTS ( F>M+ IMPLEM5TS4 ,DOVES W]E FLITT+ AB\T1 COO+ 9 ! %AD[S UND].<#f#a.> ! BROAD SOLID RAFT]S4 ,!RE WAS AN ODOR ( MANURE & T>4 

,9 ONE CORN] ,K>P & ,IGNAT W]E FITT+ A NEW CROSS-B> TO A L>GE IRON-M\NT$1 ?REE-HORSE C>T4 

,ALL ?REE ( ,DUTL('S SONS BORE A /RONG FAMILY RESEMBLANCE4 ,! Y\NGE/1 ,ILYA1 :O HAD MET ,NEKHLIUD( AT ! GATE1 WAS BE>DLESS1 ( SMALL] /ATURE1 RUDDI] COMPLEXION1 & MORE NEATLY DRESS$1 ?AN ! O!RS4 ,! SECOND1 ,IGNAT1 WAS RA!R TALL] & D>K]4 ,HE HAD A W$GE-%AP$ BE>D2 & ?\< HE WORE BOOTS1 A DRIV]'S %IRT1 & A LAMB'S-SK9 CAP1 HE HAD NOT SU* A FE/IVE1 HOLIDAY APPE>ANCE AS HIS BRO!R HAD4 

,! ELDE/1 ,K>P1 WAS /ILL TALL]4 ,HE WORE CLOGS1 A GRAY CAFTAN1 & A %IRT )\T GUSSETS4 ,HE HAD A R$DI% BE>D1 TRIMM$2 & HIS EXPRESSION WAS S]I\S1 EV5 TO SEV]ITY4 

0,DO Y\ WI% MY FA!R S5T =1 Y\R EXCELL5CY80 HE ASK$1 COM+ TO MEET ! PR9CE1 & B[+ SLI<TLY & AWKW>DLY4 

0,NO1 ,I WILL GO TO HIM AT ! HIVES3 ,I WI% TO SEE :AT HE'S BUILD+ !RE4 ,BUT ,I %\LD LIKE A TALK ) Y\10 SAID ,NEKHLIUD(1 DRAW+ HIM TO ! O!R SIDE ( ! Y>D1 SO ?AT ,IGNAT MI<T NOT OV]HE> :AT HE WAS AB\T TO TALK AB\T ) ,K>P4 

,! SELF-CONFID5CE & DEGREE ( PRIDE NOTICEABLE 9 ! DEPORTM5T ( ! TWO PEASANTS1 & :AT ! NURSE HAD TOLD ! Y\NG PR9CE1 SO TR\BL$ HIM1 ?AT IT WAS DIFFICULT = HIM TO MAKE UP HIS M9D TO SPEAK ) !M AB\T ! MATT] PROPOS$4 

,HE HAD A SORT ( GUILTY FEEL+1 & IT SEEM$ TO HIM EASI] TO SPEAK ) ONE BRO!R \T ( ! HE>+ ( ! O!R4 ,K>P SEEM$ SURPRIS$ ?AT ! PR9CE TOOK HIM TO ONE SIDE1 BUT HE FOLL[$ HIM4.<#f#b.> 

0,WELL1 N[10 BEGAN ,NEKHLIUD( AWKW>DLY1--0,I WI%$ TO 9QUIRE ( Y\ IF Y\ HAD MANY HORSES40 

0,WE HAVE AB\T FIVE TROIKAS1 ALSO SOME COLTS10 REPLI$ ,K>P 9 A FREE-&-EASY MANN]1 SCRAT*+ HIS BACK4 

0,WELL1 >E Y\R BRO!RS GO+ TO TAKE \T RELAYS ( HORSES = ! PO/80 

0,WE %ALL S5D \T ?REE TROIKAS TO C>RY ! MAIL4 ,& !RE'S ,ILYU%KA1 HE HAS BE5 (F ) HIS TEAM2 BUT HE'S JU/ COME BACK40 

0,WELL1 IS ?AT PR(ITABLE = Y\8 ,H[ MU* DO Y\ E>N ?AT WAY80 

0,:AT DO Y\ MEAN BY PR(IT1 Y\R EXCELL5CY8 ,WE AT LEA/ GET 5\< TO LIVE ON & BAIT \R HORSES1 ?ANK ,GOD = ?AT60 

0,!N1 :Y DON'T Y\ TAKE HOLD ( SOME?+ ELSE8 ,Y\ SEE1 Y\ MI<T BUY WOOD1 OR TAKE MORE L&40 

0,( C\RSE1 Y\R EXCELL5CY3 WE MI<T R5T SOME L& IF !RE W]E ANY CONV5I5T40 

0,I WI% TO MAKE A PROPOSITION TO Y\4 ,S9CE Y\ ONLY MAKE 5\< \T ( Y\R TEAM+ TO LIVE ON1 Y\ HAD BETT] TAKE ?IRTY DESIAT9S ( L& FROM ME4 ,ALL ?AT /RIP BEH9D ,SAP( ,I WILL LET Y\ HAVE1 & Y\ CAN C>RY ON Y\R F>M+ BETT]40 

,& ,NEKHLIUD(1 C>RI$ AWAY BY HIS PLAN = A PEASANT F>M1 :I* MORE ?AN ONCE HE HAD PROPOS$ TO HIMSELF1 & DELIB]AT$ AB\T1 BEGAN FLU5TLY TO EXPLA9 TO ! PEASANT HIS PROPOSITION AB\T IT4 

,K>P LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY TO ! PR9CE'S WORDS4 

0,WE >E V]Y GRATEFUL = Y\R K9DNESS10 SAID HE1 :5 ,NEKHLIUD( /OPP$1 & LOOK$ AT HIM 9 EXPECTATION ( HIS ANSW]4 0,( C\RSE H]E !RE'S NO?+ V]Y BAD4 ,TO OCCUPY HIMSELF ) F>M+ IS.<#f#c.> BETT] = A PEASANT ?AN TO GO (F AS A :IP4 ,HE GOES AMONG /RANG]S2 HE SEES ALL SORTS ( M52 HE GETS WILD4 ,IT'S ! V]Y BE/ ?+ = A PEASANT1 TO OCCUPY HIMSELF ) L&40 

0,Y\ ?9K SO1 DO Y\80 

0,AS LONG AS MY FA!R IS ALIVE1 H[ CAN ,I ?9K1 Y\R EXCELL5CY8 ,IT'S AS HE WILLS40 

0,TAKE ME TO ! BEE-HIVES4 ,I WILL TALK ) HIM40 

0,COME ) ME ?IS WAY10 SAID ,K>P1 SL[LY DIRECT+ HIMSELF TO ! B>N BACK ( ! H\SE4 ,HE OP5$ A L[ GATE :I* L$ TO ! API>Y1 & AFT] LETT+ ! PR9CE PASS ?R\<1 HE %UT IT1 & RETURN$ TO ,IGNAT1 & SIL5TLY TOOK UP HIS 9T]RUPT$ LABORS4.<#f#d.> 

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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