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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,9 ! SMALL ROOM OCCUPI$ BY ,NEKHLIUD( /OOD AN OLD LEA!R S(A DECORAT$ ) COPP] NAILS1 A FEW *AIRS ( ! SAME DESCRIPTION1 AN OLD-FA%ION$ 9LAID EXT5SION-TABLE ) SCALLOPS & BRASS M\NT+S1 & /REWN ) PAP]S1 & AN OLD-FA%ION$ ,5GLI% GR& ) N>R[ KEYS1 BROK5 & TWI/$4 

,BETWE5 ! W9D[S HUNG A L>GE MIRROR ) AN OLD C>V$ FRAME GILD$4 ,ON ! FLOOR1 NE> ! TABLE1 LAY PACKAGES ( PAP]S1 BOOKS1 & ACC\NTS4 

,?IS ROOM1 ON ! :OLE1 HAD A *>ACT]LESS & DISORD]LY APPE>ANCE2 & ?IS LIVELY DISORD] PRES5T$ A %>P CONTRA/ ) ! AFFECT$LY >I/OCRATIC >RANGEM5T ( ! O!R ROOMS ( ! GREAT MANSION4 

,:5 ,NEKHLIUD( REA*$ HIS ROOM1 HE FLUNG HIS HAT ANGRILY ON ! TABLE1 & SAT D[N 9 A *AIR :I* /OOD NE> ! PIANO1 CROSS$ HIS LEGS1 & %OOK HIS HEAD4 

0,WILL Y\ HAVE LUN*1 Y\R EXCELL5CY80 ASK$ A TALL1 ?91 WR9KL$ OLD WOMAN1 :O 5T]$ JU/ AT ?IS 9/ANT1 DRESS$ 9 A CAP1 A GREAT K]*IEF1 & A PR9T DRESS4 

,NEKHLIUD( LOOK$ AT H] = A MOM5T OR TWO 9 SIL5CE1 AS ?\< COLLECT+ HIS ?\<TS4 

0,NO3 ,I DON'T WI% ANY ?+1 NURSE10 SAID HE1 & AGA9 FELL 9TO ?\<T4 

,! NURSE %OOK H] HEAD AT HIM 9 SOME VEXATION1 & SI<$4.<#h#b.> 

0,EH6 ,FA!R1 ,DMITRI ,NIKOLAYEVIT*1 >E Y\ MELAN*OLY8 ,SU* TRIBULATION COMES1 BUT IT WILL PASS AWAY4 ,GOD KN[S04444 

0,I AM NOT MELAN*OLY4 ,:AT HAVE Y\ BR\<T1 ,MALANYA ,F9OG5OVNA80 REPLI$ ,NEKHLIUD(1 5DEAVOR+ TO SMILE4 

0,A9'T MELAN*OLY6 CAN'T ,I SEE80 ! OLD WOMAN BEGAN TO SAY ) W>M?4 0,! :OLE LIVELONG DAY TO BE ALL SOLE ALONE6 ,& Y\ TAKE EV]Y ?+ TO HE>T SO1 & LOOK \T = EV]Y ?+2 & BESIDES1 Y\ SC>CELY EAT ANY ?+4 ,:AT'S ! REASON ( IT8 ,IF Y\'D ONLY GO TO ! CITY1 OR VISIT Y\R NEI<BORS1 AS O!RS DO6 ,Y\ >E Y\NG1 & ! IDEA ( BO!R+ OV] ?+S SO6 ,P>DON ME1 LITTLE FA!R1 ,I WILL SIT D[N10 PURSU$ ! OLD NURSE1 TAK+ A SEAT NE> ! DOOR4 0,Y\ SEE1 WE HAVE GOT 9TO SU* A HABIT ?AT WE LOSE FE>4 ,IS ?AT ! WAY G5TLEM5 DO8 ,!RE'S NO GOOD 9 IT4 ,Y\ >E ONLY RU9+ Y\RSELF1 & ! PEOPLE >E SPOIL$4 ,?AT'S JU/ LIKE \R PEOPLE3 !Y DON'T UND]/& IT1 ?AT'S A FACT4 ,Y\ HAD BETT] GO TO Y\R AUNTIE4 ,:AT %E WROTE WAS GOOD S5SE10 SAID ! OLD NURSE1 ADMONI%+ HIM4 

,NEKHLIUD( KEPT GR[+ MORE & MORE DEJECT$4 ,HIS RI<T H&1 RE/+ ON HIS KNEE1 LAZILY /RUCK ! PIANO1 MAK+ A *ORD1 A SECOND1 A ?IRD4 

,NEKHLIUD( MOV$ NE>]1 DREW HIS O!R H& FROM HIS POCKET1 & BEGAN TO PLAY4 ,! *ORDS :I* HE MADE W]E SOMETIMES NOT PREM$ITAT$1 W]E OCCASIONALLY NOT EV5 ACCORD+ TO RULE1 (T5 REM>KABLE = ABSURDITY1 & %[$ ?AT HE WAS LACK+ 9 MUSICAL TAL5T2 BUT ! EX]CISE GAVE HIM A C]TA9 9DEF9ABLE MELAN*OLY 5JOYM5T4 

,AT EV]Y MODIFICATION 9 ! H>MONY1 HE WAIT$ ) MUFFL$ HE>T-BEAT = :AT W\LD COME \T ( IT2.<#h#c.> & :5 ANY ?+ CAME1 HE1 9 A D>K SORT ( WAY1 COMPLET$ ) HIS IMAG9ATION :AT WAS MISS+4 

,IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT HE HE>D A HUNDR$ MELODIES1 & A *ORUS1 & AN OR*E/RA SIMULTANE\SLY JO9+ 9 ) HIS H>MONY4 ,BUT HIS *IEF PLEASURE WAS 9 ! P[]FUL ACTIVITY ( HIS IMAG9ATION2 CONFUS$ & BROK51 BUT BR++ UP ) /RIK+ CLE>NESS BE=E HIM ! MO/ V>I$1 MIX$1 & ABSURD IMAGES & PICTURES FROM ! PA/ & ! FUTURE4 

,N[ IT PRES5TS ! PUFFY FIGURE ( ,DAVIDKA ,BYELUI1 TIMIDLY BL9K+ HIS :ITE EYELA%ES AT ! SI<T ( HIS MO!R'S BLACK FI/ ) ITS NET-WORK ( VE9S2 HIS B5T BACK1 & HUGE H&S COV]$ ) :ITE HAIRS1 EXHIBIT+ A UNI=M PATI5CE & SUBMISSION TO FATE1 SUFFICI5T TO OV]COME TORTURE & DEPRIVATION4 

,!N HE SAW ! BRISK1 PRESUM+ NURSE1 &1 SOMEH[1 SEEM$ TO PICTURE H] GO+ ?R\< ! VILLAGES1 & ANN\NC+ TO ! PEASANTS ?AT !Y \<T TO HIDE !IR MONEY FROM ! PROPRIETORS2 & HE UNCONSCI\SLY SAID TO HIMSELF1 0,YES1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO HIDE MONEY FROM ! PROPRIETORS40 

,!N SUDD5LY !RE CAME UP BE=E HIM ! FAIR HEAD ( HIS FUTURE WIFE1 = SOME REASON WEEP+ & LEAN+ ON HIS %\LD] 9 DEEP GRIEF4 

,!N HE SEEM$ TO SEE ,*URIS'S K9DLY BLUE EYES LOOK+ AFFECTIONATELY AT HIS POT-BELLI$ LITTLE SON4 ,YES1 HE SAW 9 HIM A HELP] & SAVIOR1 AP>T FROM HIS SON4 0,?AT IS LOVE10 HE :ISP]$4 

,!N HE REMEMB]$ ,YUKHVANKA'S MO!R1 REMEMB]$ ! EXPRESSION ( PATI5CE & CONCILIATION :I*1 NOT)/&+ H] PROM95T TEE? & H] IRREGUL> FEATURES1 HE RECOGNIZ$ ON H] AG$ FACE4 

0,IT MU/ BE ?AT ,I HAVE BE5 ! FIR/ DUR+ H] SEV5TY YE>S ( LIFE1 TO RECOGNIZE H] GOOD QUALITIES10.<#h#d.> HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 & :ISP]$ 0,/RANGE20 BUT HE CONT9U$ /ILL TO DRUM ON ! PIANO1 & TO LI/5 TO ! S\NDS4 

,!N HE VIVIDLY RECALL$ HIS RETREAT FROM ! BEES1 & ! EXPRESSIONS ON ! FACES ( ,K>P & ,IGNAT1 :O EVID5TLY WANT$ TO LAU< ?\< !Y MADE BELIEVE NOT LOOK AT HIM4 ,HE R$D5$1 & 9VOLUNT>ILY GLANC$ AT ! OLD NURSE1 :O /ILL REMA9$ SITT+ BY ! DOOR1 LOOK+ AT HIM ) SIL5T ATT5TION1 OCCASIONALLY %AK+ H] GRAY HEAD4 

,H]E1 SUDD5LY1 HE SEEM$ TO SEE A TROIKA ( SLEEK HORSES1 & ,ILYU%KA'S H&SOME1 ROBU/ =M1 ) BRI<T CURLS1 GAILY %9+1 N>R[ BLUE EYES1 FRE% COMPLEXION1 & DELICATE D[N JU/ BEG9N+ TO APPE> ON LIP & *94 

,HE REMEMB]$ H[ ,ILYU%KA WAS AFRAID ?AT HE W\LD NOT BE P]MITT$ TO GO TEAM+1 & H[ EAG]LY HE >GU$ 9 FAVOR ( ! WORK ?AT HE LIK$ SO WELL4 ,& HE SAW ! GRAY E>LY MORN+1 ?AT BEGAN ) MI/1 & ! SMOO? PAV$ ROAD1 & ! LONG L9ES ( ?REE-HORSE WAGONS1 HEAVILY LAD5 & PROTECT$ BY MATS1 & M>K$ ) BIG BLACK LETT]S4 ,! /\T1 CONT5T$1 WELL-F$ HORSES1 ?UND]+ ALONG ) !IR BELLS1 >*+ !IR BACKS1 & TUGG+ ON ! TRACES1 PULL$ 9 UNISON UP ! HILL1 =CEFULLY /RA9+ ON !IR LONG-NAIL$ %OES OV] ! SMOO? ROAD4 

,AS ! TRA9 ( WAGONS REA*$ ! FOOT ( ! HILL1 ! PO/MAN HAD QUICKLY DA%$ BY ) J+L+ BELLS1 :I* W]E E*O$ F> & WIDE BY ! GREAT =E/ EXT5D+ ALONG ON BO? SIDES ( ! ROAD4 

0,A-A-AI60 9 A L\D1 BOYI% VOICE1 %\TS ! HEAD DRIV]1 :O HAS A BADGE ON HIS LAMBSK9 CAP1 & SW+S HIS :IP >\ND HIS HEAD4 

,BESIDE ! FRONT :EEL ( ! FRONT TEAM1 ! R$HEAD$1.<#h#e.> CROSS-LOOK+ ,K>P IS WALK+ HEAVILY 9 HUGE BOOTS4 ,9 ! SECOND TEAM ,ILYU%KA %[S HIS H&SOME HEAD1 AS HE SITS ON ! DRIV]'S SEAT PLAY+ ! BUGLE4 ,?REE TROIKA-WAGONS LOAD$ ) BOXES1 ) CREAK+ :EELS1 ) ! S\ND ( BELLS & %\TS1 FILE BY4 ,ILYU%KA ONCE MORE HIDES HIS H&SOME FACE UND] ! MATT+1 & FALLS (F TO SLEEP4 

,N[ IT IS A FRE%1 CLE> EV5+4 ,! DEAL GATES OP5 = ! WE>Y HORSES AS !Y HALT 9 FRONT ( ! TAV]N Y>D2 & ONE AFT] ! O!R1 ! HI< MAT-COV]$ TEAMS ROLL 9 ACROSS ! PLANKS ?AT LIE AT ! GATES1 & COME TO RE/ UND] ! WIDE %$S4 

,ILYU%KA GAILY EX*ANGES GREET+S ) ! LI<T-COMPLEXION$1 WIDE-BOSOM$ L&LADY1 :O ASKS1 0,HAVE Y\ COME F>8 & WILL !RE BE MANY ( Y\ TO SUPP]80 & AT ! SAME TIME LOOKS ) PLEASURE ON ! H&SOME LAD1 ) H] BRI<T1 K9DLY EYES4 

,& N[1 HAV+ UNH>NESS$ ! HORSES1 HE GOES 9TO ! W>M H\SE.<#d#g.> CR[D$ ) PEOPLE1 CROSSES HIMSELF1 SITS D[N AT ! G5]\S WOOD5 B[L1 & 5T]S 9TO LIVELY CONV]SATION ) ! L&LADY & HIS COMPANIONS4 

,& !N HE GOES TO B$ 9 ! OP5 AIR1 UND] ! />S :I* GLEAM D[N 9TO ! %$4 ,HIS B$ IS FRAGRANT HAY1 & HE IS NE> ! HORSES1 :I*1 /AMP+ & SNORT+1 EAT !IR FODD] 9 ! WOOD5 CRIBS4 ,HE GOES TO ! %$1 TURNS T[>D ! EA/1 & AFT] CROSS+ HIMSELF ?IRTY TIMES 9 SUCCESSION ON HIS BROAD BRAWNY *E/1 & ?R[+ BACK HIS BRI<T CURLS1 HE REPEATS 0,\R ,FA!R0 & 0,LORD HAVE M]CY0 A SCORE ( TIMES1 & WRAPP+ HIMSELF1 HEAD & ALL1 9 HIS CLOAK1 SLEEPS ! HEAL?Y1 DREAMLESS SLEEP ( /RONG1 FRE% MANHOOD4 

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,& H]E HE SEES 9 HIS VISION ! CITY ( ,KIEF1 ) ITS SA9TS & ?RONGS ( PRIE/S2 ,ROM51 ) ITS M]*ANTS & M]*&ISE2 HE SEES  
,ODE/1 & ! DI/ANT BLUE SEA /UDD$ ) :ITE SAILS1 & ! CITY ( ,CZ>-GRAD1.<#d#h.> ) ITS GOLD5 PALACES1 & ! :ITE-BREA/$1 D>K-BR[$ ,TURKI% MAID5S2 & ?I!R HE FLIES1 LIFT+ HIMSELF ON 9VISIBLE W+S4 

,HE FLIES FREELY & EASILY1 ALWAYS F>!R & F>!R AWAY1 & SEES BEL[ HIM GOLD5 CITIES BA!D 9 CLE> EFFULG5CE1 & ! BLUE SKY ) BRI<T />S1 & A BLUE SEA ) :ITE SAILS2 & SMOO?LY & PLEASANTLY HE FLIES1 ALWAYS F>!R & F>!R AWAY4444 

0,SPL5DID60 :ISP]S ,NEKHLIUD( TO HIMSELF2 & ! ?\<T1 0,:Y AM ,I NOT ,ILYU%KA80 COMES TO HIM4 

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