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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,AS SOON AS HE GOT 9TO ! H\SE1 ! OLD MAN B[$ ONCE MORE2 !N US+ HIS COAT-TAIL TO DU/ ! B5* 9 ! FRONT ( ! ROOM1 HE SMIL$1 & SAID1-- 

0,:AT DO Y\ WANT ( US1 Y\R EXCELL5CY80 

,! HUT WAS BRI<T & ROOMY1 ) A *IMNEY2 & IT HAD A L(T & B]?S4 ,! FRE% ASP5-WOOD BEAMS1 BETWE5 :I* C\LD BE SE5 ! MOSS1 SC>CELY FAD$1 W]E AS YET NOT TURN$ D>K4 ,! NEW B5*ES & ! L(T W]E NOT POLI%$ SMOO?1 & ! FLOOR WAS NOT WORN4 ,ONE Y\NG PEASANT WOMAN1 RA!R LEAN1 ) A S]I\S OVAL FACE1 WAS SITT+ ON A B]?1 & US+ H] FOOT TO ROCK A HANG+ CRADLE ?AT WAS SUSP5D$ FROM ! CEIL+ BY A LONG HOOK4 ,?IS WAS ,ILYA'S WIFE4 

,9 ! CRADLE LAY AT FULL L5G? A SUCKL+ *ILD1 SC>CELY BREA?+1 & ) CLOS$ EYES4 

,ANO!R Y\NG WOMAN1 ROBU/ & ROSY-*EEK$1 ) H] SLEEVES ROLL$ UP ABOVE H] ELB[S1 %[+ /RONG >MS & H&S R$ EV5 HI<] ?AN H] WRI/S1 WAS /&+ 9 FRONT ( ! OV51 & M9C+ ONIONS 9 A WOOD5 DI%4 ,?IS WAS ,K>P'S WIFE4 

,A POCK-M>K$ WOMAN1 %[+ SIGNS ( PREGNANCY1 :I* %E TRI$ TO CONCEAL1 WAS /&+ NE> ! OV54 ,! ROOM WAS HOT1 NOT ONLY FROM ! SUMM] SUN1 BUT FROM ! HEAT ( ! OV52 & !RE WAS A /RONG SMELL ( BAK+ BREAD4 

,TWO FLAX5-HEAD$ LITTLE BOYS & A GIRL GAZ$ D[N.<#g#b.> FROM ! L(T UPON ! PR9CE1 ) FACES FULL ( CURIOSITY4 ,!Y HAD COME 91 EXPECT+ SOME?+ TO EAT4 

,NEKHLIUD( WAS DELI<T$ TO SEE ?IS HAPPY H\SEHOLD2 & AT ! SAME TIME HE FELT A S5SE ( CON/RA9T 9 PRES5CE ( !SE PEASANTS1 M5 & WOM51 ALL LOOK+ AT HIM4 ,HE FLU%$ A LITTLE AS HE SAT D[N ON ! B5*4 

0,GIVE ME A CRU/ ( HOT BREAD3 ,I AM FOND ( IT10 SAID HE1 & ! FLU% DEEP5$4 

,K>P'S WIFE CUT (F A HUGE SLICE ( BREAD1 & H&$ IT ON A PLATE TO ! PR9CE4 ,NEKHLIUD( SAID NO?+1 NOT KN[+ :AT TO SAY4 ,! WOM5 ALSO W]E SIL5T1 ! OLD MAN SMIL$ B5EVOL5TLY4 

0,WELL1 N[ :Y AM ,I SO AWKW>D8 AS ?\< ,I W]E TO BLAME = SOME?+10 ?\<T ,NEKHLIUD(4 0,:Y %\LDN'T ,I MAKE MY PROPOSITION AB\T ! F>M8 ,:AT /UPIDITY60 ,/ILL HE REMA9$ SIL5T4 

0,WELL1 FA!R ,MITRI ,MIKOLAYEVIT*1 :AT >E Y\ GO+ TO SAY AB\T MY BOYS' PROPOSAL80 ASK$ ! OLD MAN4 

0,I %\LD ADVISE Y\ ABSOLUTELY NOT TO S5D !M AWAY1 BUT TO HAVE !M /AY AT HOME1 & WORK10 SAID ,NEKHLIUD(1 SUDD5LY COLLECT+ HIS WITS4 0,Y\ KN[ :AT ,I HAVE PROPOS$ TO Y\4 ,GO 9 ) ME1 & BUY SOME ( ! CR[N WOODS & SOME MORE L&0-- 

0,BUT H[ >E WE GO+ TO GET MONEY TO BUY IT1 Y\R EXCELL5CY80 HE ASK$1 9T]RUPT+ ! PR9CE4 

0,:Y1 IT ISN'T V]Y MU* WOOD1 ONLY TWO HUNDR$ RUBLES' WOR?10 REPLI$ ,NEKHLIUD(4 

,! OLD MAN GAVE AN 9DIGNANT LAU<4 

0,V]Y GOOD1 IF ?AT'S ALL4 ,:Y NOT BUY IT80 SAID HE4.<#g#c.> 

0,HAV5'T Y\ MONEY 5\<80 ASK$ ! PR9CE REPROA*FULLY4 

0,OKH6 ,SIR1 Y\R EXCELL5CY60 REPLI$ ! OLD MAN1 ) GRIEF EXPRESS$ 9 HIS TONE1 LOOK+ APPREH5SIVELY T[>D ! DOOR4 0,ONLY 5\< TO FE$ MY FAMILY1 NOT 5\< TO BUY WOODL&40 

0,BUT Y\ KN[ Y\ HAVE MONEY1--:AT DO Y\ DO ) IT80 9SI/$ ,NEKHLIUD(4 

,! OLD MAN SUDD5LY FELL 9TO A T]RIBLE /ATE ( EXCITEM5T3 HIS EYES FLA%$1 HIS %\LD]S BEGAN TO TWIT*4 

0,WICK$ M5 MAY SAY ALL SORTS ( ?+S AB\T ME10 HE MUTT]$ 9 A TREMBL+ VOICE4 0,BUT1 SO MAY ,GOD BE MY WITNESS60 HE SAID1 GR[+ MORE & MORE ANIMAT$1 & TURN+ HIS EYES T[>D ! ICON1 0MAY MY EYES CRACK1 MAY ,I P]I% ) ALL MY FAMILY1 IF ,I HAVE ANY ?+ MORE ?AN ! FIFTE5 SILV] RUBLES :I* ,ILYU%KA BR\<T HOME2 & WE HAVE TO PAY ! POLL-TAX1 Y\ Y\RSELF KN[ ?AT4 ,& WE BUILT ! HUT0-- 

0,WELL1 WELL1 ALL RI<T10 SAID ! PR9CE1 RIS+ FROM ! B5*4 0,GOOD-BY1 FRI5DS40.<#d#f.> 

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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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