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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,! Y\NG PROPRIETOR EVID5TLY DESIR$ TO ASK SOME MORE QUE/IONS ( ! PEASANTS4 ,HE DID NOT MOVE FROM ! B5*2 & HE GLANC$ IRRESOLUTELY1 N[ AT ,*URIS1 N[ AT ! EMPTY1 UNLI<T$ /OVE4 

0,WELL1 HAVE Y\ HAD D9N] YET80 HE ASK$ AT LA/4 

,A MOCK+ SMILE >OSE TO ,*URIS'S LIPS1 AS ?\< IT W]E RIDICUL\S TO HIM = HIS MA/] TO ASK SU* FOOLI% QUE/IONS2 HE MADE NO REPLY4 

0,:AT DO Y\ MEAN1--D9N]1 B5EFACTOR80 SAID ! OLD WOMAN1 SI<+ DEEPLY4 0,WE'VE EAT5 A LITTLE BREAD2 ?AT'S \R D9N]4 ,WE C\LDN'T GET ANY VEGETABLES TO-DAY SO AS TO BOIL SOME S\P1.<#i.> BUT WE HAD A LITTLE KVAS1--5\< = ! *ILDR540 

0,TO-DAY WAS A FA/-DAY = US1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 REM>K$ ,*URIS S>CA/ICALLY1 TAK+ UP HIS WIFE'S WORDS4 0,BREAD & ONIONS2 ?AT'S ! WAY WE PEASANTS LIVE4 ,H[SOMEV]1 PRAISE BE TO ! ,LORD1 ,I HAVE A LITTLE GRA9 YET1 ?ANKS TO Y\R K9DNESS2 IT'S LA/$ TILL N[2 BUT !RE'S PL5TY ( \R PEASANTS AS A9'T GOT ANY4 ,EV]Y:]ES !RE'S SC>CITY ( ONIONS4 ,ONLY A DAY OR TWO AGO !Y S5T TO ,MIKHAIL ! G>D5]1 TO GET A BUN* = A F>?+3 C\LDN'T GET ANY ANY:]ES4 ,HAV5'T BE5 TO ,GOD'S *UR* SC>CELY S9CE ,EA/]4 ,HAV5'T HAD NO?+ TO BUY A TAP] = ,MIKOLA .<,/4 ,NI*OLAS.> )40 

,NEKHLIUD(1 NOT BY HE>SAY NOR BY TRU/ 9 ! .<#b#a.>WORDS ( O!RS1 BUT BY ! EVID5CE ( HIS [N EYES1 HAD LONG KN[N ! EXTREME DEP? ( POV]TY 9TO :I* HIS PEASANTRY HAD SUNK53 BUT ! 5TIRE REALITY WAS 9 SU* P]FECT CONTRA/ TO HIS [N BR++-UP1 ! TURN ( HIS M9D1 & ! C\RSE ( HIS LIFE1 ?AT 9 SPITE ( HIMSELF HE KEPT =GETT+ ! TRU? ( IT2 & EV]Y TIME :51 AS N[1 IT WAS BR\<T VIVIDLY1 TANGIBLY1 BE=E HIM1 HIS HE>T WAS TORN ) PA9FUL1 ALMO/ UN5DURABLE MELAN*OLY1 AS ?\< SOME ABSOLUTE & UNAVOIDABLE PUNI%M5T W]E TORTUR+ HIM4 

0,:Y >E Y\ SO POOR80 HE EXCLAIM$1 9VOLUNT>ILY EXPRESS+ HIS ?\<T4 

0,H[ C\LD SU* AS WE HELP BE+ POOR1 SIR1.<#a.> Y\R EXCELL5CY8 ,\R L& IS SO BAD1 Y\ Y\RSELF MAY BE PLEAS$ TO KN[1--CLAY & S&-HEAPS2 & SURELY WE MU/ HAVE ANG]$ ,GOD1 = ?IS LONG TIME1 EV] S9CE ! *OL]A1 ! CORN WON'T GR[4 ,\R MEAD[S & EV]Y ?+ ELSE HAVE BE5 GR[+ WORSE & WORSE4 ,& SOME ( US HAVE TO WORK = ! F>M1 & SOME DETAIL$ = ! MANOR-L&S4 ,& H]E ,I AM ) NO ONE TO HELP ME1 & ,I'M GETT+ OLD4 ,I'D BE GLAD 5\< TO WORK1 BUT ,I HA9'T NO /R5G?4 ,& MY OLD WOMAN'S AIL+2 & EV]Y YE> !RE'S A NEW GIRL BORN1 & ,I HAVE TO FE$ 'EM ALL4 ,I GET TIR$ \T ALL ALONE1 & H]E'S SEV5 DEP5D5T ON ME4 ,I MU/ BE A S9N] 9 ! EYES ( ! ,LORD ,GOD1 ,I (T5 ?9K TO MYSELF4 ,& :5 ,GOD TAKES ME (F SUDD5-LIKE1 ,I FEEL IT W\LD BE EASI] = ME2 JU/ AS IT'S BETT] = !M ?AN TO LEAD SU* A DOG'S LIFE H]E04444 

0,OH1 OKH60 GROAN$ ! OLD WOMAN1 AS A SORT ( CONFIRMATION ( H] HUSB&'S WORDS4 

0,& ?IS IS ALL ! HELP ,I HAVE10 CONT9U$ ,*URIS1 .<#b#b.>PO9T+ TO ! :ITE-HEAD$1 UNKEMPT LITTLE BOY ( SEV51 ) A HUGE BELLY1 :O AT ?IS MOM5T1 TIMIDLY & QUIETLY PU%+ ! DOOR OP51 CAME 9TO ! HUT1 &1 RE/+ HIS EYES 9 WOND] & SOLEMNITY ON ! MA/]1 CLUNG HOLD ( ,*URIS'S %IRT-B& ) BO? H&S4 

0,?IS IS ALL ! ASSI/ANCE ,I HAVE H]E10 CONT9U$ ,*URIS 9 A SONOR\S VOICE1 LAY+ HIS %AGGY H& ON ! LITTLE LAD'S :ITE HAIR4 0,:5 WILL HE BE GOOD = ANY ?+8 ,BUT MY WORK ISN'T MU* GOOD4 ,:5 ,I REA* OLD AGE ,I %ALL BE GOOD = NO?+2 ! RUPTURE IS GETT+ ! BETT] ( ME4 ,9 WET WEA!R IT MAKES ME FAIRLY SCREAM4 ,I AM GETT+ TO BE AN OLD MAN1 & YET ,I HAVE TO TAKE C>E ( MY L&4.<#a#a.> ,& H]E'S ,Y]MIL(1 ,DEMK91 ,ZABREF1 ALL Y\NG] ?AN ,I AM1 & !Y HAVE BE5 FRE$ FROM !IR L& LONG AGO4 ,WELL1 ,I HAV5'T ANY ONE TO HELP ME ) IT2 ?AT'S MY MIS=TUNE4 ,HAVE TO FE$ SO MANY2 ?AT'S :]E MY /RUGGLE LIES1 Y\R EXCELL5CY40 

0,I %\LD BE V]Y GLAD TO MAKE IT EASI] = Y\1 TRULY4 ,BUT H[ CAN ,I80 ASK$ ! Y\NG B>9 9 A TONE ( SYMPA?Y1 LOOK+ AT ! S]F4 

0,H[ MAKE IT EASI]8 ,IT'S A WELL-KN[N FACT1 IF Y\ HAVE ! L& Y\ MU/ DO 5=C$ LABOR ALSO2.<#a#b.> ?AT'S ! REGULATION4 ,I EXPECT SOME?+ FROM ?IS Y\NG/]4 ,IF ONLY Y\'D BE GOOD 5\< TO LET HIM (F FROM GO+ TO S*OOL4 ,BUT JU/ A DAY OR TWO AGO1 ! (FIC].<#a#c.> CAME & SAID ?AT Y\R EXCELL5CY WANT$ HIM TO GO TO S*OOL4 ,DO LET HIM (F2 HE HAS NO CAPACITY = LE>N+1 Y\R EXCELL5CY4 ,HE'S TOO Y\NG YET2 HE WON'T UND]/& ANY ?+40 

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0,NO1 BRO!R1 Y\'RE WRONG !RE10 SAID ! B>94 0,Y\R BOY IS OLD 5\< TO UND]/&2 IT'S TIME = HIM TO BE LE>N+4 ,JU/ ?9K ( IT6 ,H[ HE'LL GR[ UP1 & LE>N AB\T F>M+2 YES1 & HE'LL KN[ HIS A-B-C'S1 & KN[ H[ TO READ2 & READ 9 *UR*4 ,HE'LL BE A GREAT HELP TO Y\ IF ,GOD LETS HIM LIVE10 SAID ,NEKHLIUD(1 TRY+ TO MAKE HIMSELF AS PLA9 AS POSSIBLE1 & AT ! SAME TIME BLU%+ & /AMM]+4 

0,V]Y TRUE1 Y\R EXCELL5CY4 ,Y\ DON'T WANT TO DO US AN 9JURY1 BUT !RE'S NO ONE TO TAKE C>E ( ! H\SE2 = :ILE ,I & ! OLD WOMAN >E DO+ ! 5=C$ LABOR1 ! BOY1 ?\< HE'S SO Y\NG1 IS A GREAT HELP1 DRIV+ ! CATTLE & WAT]+ ! HORSES4 ,:ATEV] HE IS1 HE'S A TRUE MUZHIK20 & ,*URIS1 ) A SMILE1 TOOK ! LAD'S NOSE BETWE5 HIS FAT F+]S1 & DEFTLY REMOV$ ! MUCUS4 

0,NEV]!LESS1 Y\ MU/ S5D HIM TO S*OOL1 = N[ Y\ >E AT HOME1 & HE HAS PL5TY ( TIME1--DO Y\ HE>8 ,DON'T Y\ FAIL40 

,*URIS SI<$ DEEPLY1 & MADE NO REPLY4.<#b#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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