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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

0,DAVIDKA ,BYELUI.<#b#e.> ASKS = GRA9 & PO/S10 WAS :AT FOLL[$ ,YUKHVANKA'S CASE 9 ! NOTE-BOOK4 

,AFT] PASS+ BY A NUMB] ( PLACES1 ,NEKHLIUD( CAME TO A TURN 9 ! LANE1 & !RE FELL 9 ) HIS OV]SE] ,YAK( ,ALPATIT*1 :O1 :ILE ! PR9CE WAS /ILL AT A DI/ANCE1 TOOK (F HIS OIL$ CAP1 & PULL+ \T A CRUMPL$ B&ANNA H&K]*IEF BEGAN TO WIPE HIS FAT R$ FACE4 

0,COV] Y\RSELF1 ,YAK(6 ,YAK(1 COV] Y\RSELF1 ,I TELL Y\40 

0,:]E DO Y\ WI% TO GO1 Y\R EXCELL5CY80 ASK$ ,YAK(1 US+ HIS CAP TO %IELD HIS EYES FROM ! SUN1 BUT NOT PUTT+ IT ON4 

0,I HAVE BE5 AT ,YUKHVANKA'S4 ,TELL ME1 PRAY1 :Y DOES HE ACT SO80 ASK$ ! PR9CE AS HE WALK$ ALONG ! /REET4 

0,:Y 9DE$1 Y\R EXCELL5CY60 E*O$ ! OV]SE] AS HE FOLL[$ BEH9D ! PR9CE 9 A RESPECTFUL ATTITUDE4 ,HE PUT ON HIS CAP1 & BEGAN TO TWI/ HIS MU/A*E4 

0,:AT'S TO BE DONE ) HIM8 ,HE'S ?OR\<LY GOOD = NO?+1 LAZY1 ?IEVI%1 A LI>2 HE P]SECUTES HIS MO!R1 & TO ALL APPE>ANCES HE IS SU* A CONFIRM$ GOOD-=-NO?+ ?AT !RE IS NO RE=M+ HIM40 

0,I DIDN'T KN[1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 ?AT HE DISPLEAS$ Y\ SO40 

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0,& HIS WIFE10 CONT9U$ ! PR9CE1 9T]RUPT+ ! OV]SE]1 0SEEMS LIKE A BAD WOMAN4 ,! OLD MO!R IS DRESS$ WORSE ?AN A BEGG>1 & HAS NO?+ TO EAT2 BUT %E WE>S ALL H] BE/ CLO!S1 & SO DOES HE4 ,I REALLY DON'T KN[ :AT IS TO BE DONE ) !M40 

,YAK( KNIT HIS BR[S ?\<TFULLY :5 ,NEKHLIUD( SPOKE ( ,YUKHVANKA'S WIFE4 

0,WELL1 IF HE BEHAVES SO1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 BEGAN ! OV]SE]1 0!N IT WILL BE NECESS>Y TO F9D SOME WAY TO CORRECT ?+S4 ,HE IS 9 ABJECT POV]TY LIKE ALL ! PEASANTS :O HAVE NO ASSI/ANCE1 BUT HE SEEMS TO MANAGE HIS AFFAIRS QUITE DIFF]5TLY FROM ! O!RS4 ,HE'S A CLEV] FELL[1 KN[S H[ TO READ1 & HE'S F> FROM BE+ A DI%ONE/ PEASANT4 ,AT ! COLLECTION ( ! POLL-TAXES HE WAS ALWAYS ON H&4 ,& = ?REE YE>S1 :ILE ,I WAS OV]SE] HE WAS BAILIFF1 & NO FAULT WAS F\ND ) HIM4 ,9 ! ?IRD YE> ! W>D5 TOOK IT 9TO HIS HEAD TO DEPOSE HIM1 SO HE WAS OBLIG$ TO TAKE TO F>M+4 ,P]HAPS :5 HE LIV$ 9 T[N AT ! /ATION HE GOT DRUNK SOMETIMES1 SO WE HAD TO DEVISE SOME MEANS4 ,!Y US$ TO ?REAT5 HIM1 9 FUN1 & HE CAME TO HIS S5SES AGA94 ,HE WAS GOOD-NATUR$1 & GOT ALONG WELL ) HIS FAMILY4 ,BUT AS IT DOES NOT PLEASE Y\ TO USE !SE MEANS1 ,I AM SURE ,I DON'T KN[ :AT WE >E TO DO ) HIM4 ,HE HAS REALLY GOT V]Y L[4 ,HE CAN'T BE S5T 9TO ! >MY1 BECAUSE1 AS Y\ MAY BE PLEAS$ TO REMEMB]1 TWO ( HIS TEE? >E MISS+4 ,YES1 & !RE >E O!RS BESIDES HIM1 ,I V5TURE TO REM9D Y\1 :O ABSOLUTELY HAV5'T ANY04444 

0,5\< ( ?AT1 ,YAK(10 9T]RUPT$ ,NEKHLIUD(1 SMIL+ %REWDLY4 0,Y\ & ,I HAVE DISCUSS$ ?AT AGA9 & AGA94 ,Y\ KN[ :AT IDEAS ,I HAVE ON ?IS.<#d#a.> SUBJECT2 & :ATEV] Y\ MAY SAY TO ME1 ,I /ILL REMA9 ( ! SAME OP9ION40 

0,C]TA9LY1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 Y\ UND]/& IT ALL10 SAID ,YAK(1 %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S1 & LOOK+ ASKANCE AT ! PR9CE AS ?\< :AT HE SAW W]E WOR?Y ( NO CONSID]ATION4 0,BUT AS F> AS ! OLD WOMAN IS CONC]N$1 ,I BEG Y\ TO SEE ?AT Y\ >E DI/URB+ Y\RSELF TO NO PURPOSE10 HE CONT9U$4 0,C]TA9LY IT IS TRUE ?AT %E HAS BR\<T UP ! ORPHANS1 %E HAS F$ ,YUKHVANKA1 & GOT HIM A WIFE1 & SO =?2 BUT Y\ KN[ ?AT IS COMMON 5\< AMONG PEASANTS4 ,:5 ! MO!R OR FA!R HAS TRANSF]R$ ! PROP]TY.<#b#f.> TO ! SON1 !N ! NEW [N]S GET CONTROL1 & ! OLD MO!R IS OBLIG$ TO WORK = H] [N LIV+ TO ! UTMO/ ( H] /R5G?4 ,( C\RSE !Y >E LACK+ 9 DELICATE FEEL+S1 BUT ?IS IS COMMON 5\< AMONG ! PEASANTRY2 & SO ,I TAKE ! LIB]TY ( EXPLA9+ TO Y\ ?AT Y\ >E /IRR$ UP AB\T ! OLD WOMAN ALL = NO?+4 ,%E IS A CLEV] OLD WOMAN1 & A GOOD H\SEWIFE2.<#b#g.> IS !RE ANY REASON = A G5TLEMAN TO WORRY OV] H]8 ,WELL1 %E HAS QU>REL$ ) H] DAU<T]-9-LAW2 MAYBE ! Y\NG WOMAN /RUCK H]3 ?AT'S LIKE A WOMAN1 & !Y W\LD MAKE UP AGA9 :ILE Y\ TORM5T Y\RSELF4 ,Y\ REALLY TAKE IT ALL TOO MU* TO HE>T10 SAID ! OV]SE] LOOK+ ) A C]TA9 EXPRESSION ( FONDNESS M+L$ ) CONDESC5SION AT ! PR9CE1 :O WAS WALK+ SIL5TLY ) LONG /RIDES BE=E HIM UP ! /REET4 

0,WILL Y\ GO HOME N[80 HE ADD$4 

0,NO1 TO ,DAVIDKA ,BYELUI'S OR ,KAZYOL'S--:AT IS HIS NAME80 

0,WELL1 HE'S A GOOD-=-NO?+1 ,I ASSURE Y\4 ,ALL ! RACE ( ! ,KAZYOLS >E ( ! SAME SORT4 ,I .<#d#b.>HAV5'T HAD ANY SUCCESS ) HIM2 HE C>ES = NO?+4 ,YE/]DAY ,I RODE PA/ ! PEASANT'S FIELD1 & HIS BUCK:EAT WASN'T EV5 S[$ YET4 ,:AT DO Y\ WI% DONE ) SU* PEOPLE8 ,! OLD MAN TAU<T HIS SON1 BUT /ILL HE'S A GOOD-=-NO?+ JU/ ! SAME2 :E!R = HIMSELF OR = ! E/ATE1 HE MAKES A BUNGLE ( EV]Y ?+4 ,NEI!R ! W>D5 NOR ,I HAVE BE5 ABLE TO DO ANY ?+ ) HIM3 WE'VE S5T HIM TO ! /ATION-H\SE1 & WE'VE PUNI%$ HIM AT HOME1 BECAUSE Y\ >E PLEAS$ N[ TO LIKE04444 

0,:O8 ! OLD MAN80 

0,YES1 ! OLD MAN4 ,! W>D5 MORE ?AN ONCE HAS PUNI%$ HIM BE=E ! :OLE ASSEMBLY1 &1 W\LD Y\ BELIEVE IT8 HE W\LD %AKE HIMSELF1 GO HOME1 & BE AS BAD AS EV]4 ,& ,DAVIDKA1 ,I ASSURE Y\R EXCELL5CY1 IS A LAW-ABID+ PEASANT1 & A QUICK-WITT$ PEASANT2 ?AT IS1 HE DOESN'T SMOKE & DOESN'T DR9K10 EXPLA9$ ,YAK(2 0& YET HE'S WORSE ?AN ! O!R :O GETS DRUNK4 ,!RE'S NO?+ ELSE TO DO ) HIM ?AN TO MAKE A SOLDI] ( HIM OR S5D HIM TO ,SIB]IA4 ,ALL ! ,KAZYOLS >E ! SAME2 & ,MATRIU%KA :O LIVES 9 ! VILLAGE BELONGS TO !IR FAMILY1 & IS ! SAME SORT ( CURS$ GOOD-=-NO?+4 ,DON'T Y\ C>E TO HAVE ME H]E1 Y\R EXCELL5CY80 9QUIR$ ! OV]SE]1 P]CEIV+ ?AT ! PR9CE DID NOT HE$ :AT HE WAS SAY+4 

0,NO1 GO AWAY10 REPLI$ ,NEKHLIUD( ABS5T-M9D$LY1 & TURN$ HIS /EPS T[>D ,DAVIDKA ,BYELUI'S4 

,DAVIDKA'S HOVEL.<#b#h.> /OOD ASKEW & ALONE AT ! V]Y $GE ( ! VILLAGE4 ,IT HAD NEI!R Y>D1 NOR CORNKILN1 NOR B>N4 ,ONLY SOME SORT ( DIRTY /ALLS = CATTLE W]E BUILT AGA9/ ONE SIDE4 ,ON ! O!R A HEAP ( BRU%-WOOD & LOGS WAS PIL$ UP1 9 IMITATION ( A Y>D4.<#b#i.> 

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,TALL GRE5 /EPPE-GRASS WAS GR[+ 9 ! PLACE :]E ! C\RT-Y>D %\LD HAVE BE54 

,!RE WAS NO LIV+ CREATURE TO BE SE5 NE> ! HOVEL1 EXCEPT A S[ LY+ 9 ! MIRE AT ! ?RE%OLD1 & GRUNT+4 

,NEKHLIUD( TAPP$ AT ! BROK5 W9D[2 BUT AS NO ONE MADE ANSW]1 HE W5T 9TO ! 5TRY & %\T$1 0,HOLLOA !RE60.<#c.> 

,?IS ALSO BR\<T NO RESPONSE4 ,HE PASS$ ?R\< ! 5TRY1 PE]$ 9TO ! EMPTY /ALLS1 & 5T]$ ! OP5 HUT4 

,AN OLD R$ COCK & TWO H5S ) RUFFS W]E SCRAT*+ ) !IR LEGS1 & /RUTT+ AB\T OV] ! FLOOR & B5*ES4 ,:5 !Y SAW A MAN !Y SPREAD !IR W+S1 &1 CACKL+ ) T]ROR1 FLEW AGA9/ ! WALLS1 & ONE TOOK REFUGE ON ! OV54 

,! :OLE HUT1 :I* WAS NOT QUITE F\RTE5 FEET.<#c#a.> SQU>E1 WAS OCCUPI$ BY ! OV5 ) ITS BROK5 PIPE1 A LOOM1 :I* 9 SPITE ( ITS BE+ SUMM]-TIME WAS NOT TAK5 D[N1 & A MO/ FIL?Y TABLE MADE ( A SPLIT & UNEV5 PLANK4 

,AL?\< IT WAS A DRY SITUATION1 !RE WAS A FIL?Y PUDDLE AT ! DOOR1 CAUS$ BY ! REC5T RA91 :I* HAD LEAK$ ?R\< RO( & CEIL+4 ,L(T !RE WAS NONE4 ,IT WAS H>D TO REALIZE ?AT ?IS WAS A HUMAN HABITATION1 SU* DECID$ EVID5CE ( NEGLECT & DISORD] WAS IMPRESS$ UPON BO? ! EXT]IOR & ! 9T]IOR ( ! HOVEL2 NEV]!LESS1 9 ?IS HOVEL LIV$ ,DAVIDKA ,BYELUI & ALL HIS FAMILY4 

,AT ! PRES5T MOM5T1 NOT)/&+ ! HEAT ( ! ,JUNE DAY1 ,DAVIDKA1 ) HIS HEAD COV]$ BY HIS %EEP-SK91.<#c#b.> WAS FA/ ASLEEP1 CURL$ UP ON ONE CORN] ( .<#d#d.>! OV54 ,! PANIC-/RICK5 H51 SKIPP+ UP ON ! OV51 & GR[+ MORE & MORE AGITAT$1 TOOK UP H] POSITION ON ,DAVIDKA'S BACK1 BUT DID NOT AWAK5 HIM4 

,NEKHLIUD(1 SEE+ NO ONE 9 ! HOVEL1 WAS AB\T TO GO1 :5 A PROLONG$ HUMID SI< BETRAY$ ! SLEEP]4.<#c#c.> 

0,HOLLOA6 :O'S !RE80 CRI$ ! PR9CE4 

,A SECOND PROLONG$ SI< WAS HE>D FROM ! OV54 

0,:O'S !RE8 ,COME H]E60 

,/ILL ANO!R SI<1 A SORT ( A BELL[1 & A HEAVY YAWN RESPOND$ TO ! PR9CE'S CALL4 

0,WELL1 :O >E Y\80 

,SOME?+ MOV$ SLI<TLY ON ! OV54 ,! SKIRT ( A TORN %EEP-SK9.<#c#d.> WAS LIFT$2 ONE HUGE LEG 9 A DILAPIDAT$ BOOT WAS PUT D[N1 !N ANO!R1 & F9ALLY ,DAVIDKA'S 5TIRE FIGURE EM]G$4 ,HE SAT UP ON ! OV51 & RUBB$ HIS EYES DR[SILY & MOROSELY ) HIS FI/4 

,SL[LY %AK+ HIS HEAD1 & YAWN+1 HE LOOK$ D[N 9TO ! HUT1 &1 SEE+ ! PR9CE1 BEGAN TO MAKE GREAT] HA/E ?AN BE=E2 BUT /ILL HIS MOTIONS W]E SO SL[1 ?AT ,NEKHLIUD( HAD TIME TO WALK BACK & =? ?REE TIMES FROM ! PUDDLE TO ! LOOM BE=E ,DAVIDKA GOT D[N FROM ! OV54 

,DAVIDKA ,BYELUI OR ,DAVID ,:ITE WAS :ITE 9 REALITY3 HIS HAIR1 & HIS BODY1 & HIS FACE ALL W]E P]FECTLY :ITE4 

,HE WAS TALL & V]Y /\T1 BUT /\T AS PEASANTS >E WONT TO BE1 ?AT IS1 NOT 9 ! WAI/ ALONE1 BUT 9 ! :OLE BODY4 ,HIS /\TNESS1 H[EV]1 WAS ( A PECULI> FLABBY1 UNHEAL?Y K9D4 ,HIS RA!R COMELY FACE1 ) PALE-BLUE GOOD-NATUR$ EYES1 & A WIDE TRIMM$ BE>D1 BORE ! IMPRESS ( ILL HEAL?4 ,!RE WAS NOT ! SLI<TE/ TRACE ( TAN OR BLOOD3 IT WAS ( A UNI=M YELL[I% A%5 T9T1 ) PALE LIVID CIRCLES UND] ! EYES1 QUITE AS ?\< HIS FACE W]E /UFF$ ) FAT OR BLOAT$4 

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,HIS H&S W]E PUFFY & YELL[1 LIKE ! H&S ( M5 AFFLICT$ ) DROPSY1 & !Y WORE A GR[? ( F9E :ITE HAIR4 ,HE WAS SO DR[SY ?AT HE C\LD SC>CELY OP5 HIS EYES OR CEASE FROM /AGG]+ & YAWN+4 

0,WELL1 >5'T Y\ A%AM$ ( Y\RSELF10 BEGAN ,NEKHLIUD(1 0SLEEP+ 9 ! V]Y BE/ P>T ( ! DAY1.<#c#e.> :5 Y\ \<T TO BE ATT5D+ TO Y\R WORK1 :5 Y\ HAV5'T ANY CORN80 

,AS ,DAVIDKA LITTLE BY LITTLE %OOK (F HIS DR[S9ESS1 & BEGAN TO REALIZE ?AT IT WAS ! PR9CE :O WAS /&+ BE=E HIM1 HE FOLD$ HIS >MS ACROSS HIS /OMA*1 HUNG HIS HEAD1 9CL9+ IT A TRIFLE TO ONE SIDE1 & DID NOT MOVE A LIMB OR SAY A WORD2 BUT ! EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE & ! POSE ( HIS :OLE BODY SEEM$ TO SAY1 0,I KN[1 ,I KN[2 IT IS AN OLD /ORY ) ME4 ,WELL1 /RIKE ME1 IF IT MU/ BE3 ,I WILL 5DURE IT40 

,HE EVID5TLY WAS ANXI\S = ! PR9CE TO GET ?R\< SPEAK+ & GIVE HIM HIS ?RA%+ AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE1 EV5 IF HE /RUCK HIM SEV]ELY ON HIS SWOLL5 *EEKS1 & !N LEAVE HIM 9 PEACE4 

,P]CEIV+ ?AT ,DAVIDKA DID NOT UND]/& HIM1 ,NEKHLIUD( 5DEAVOR$ BY V>I\S QUE/IONS TO R\SE ! PEASANT FROM HIS VEXATI\SLY OB/9ATE SIL5CE4 

0,:Y HAVE Y\ ASK$ ME = WOOD :5 Y\ HAVE 5\< TO LA/ Y\ A :OLE MON? H]E1 & Y\ HAV5'T HAD ANY ?+ TO DO8 ,:AT80 

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,DAVIDKA /ILL REMA9$ SIL5T1 & DID NOT MOVE4 

0,WELL1 ANSW] ME40 

,DAVIDKA MUTT]$ SOME?+1 & BL9K$ HIS :ITE EYELA%ES4 

0,Y\ MU/ GO TO WORK1 BRO!R4 ,:AT WILL BECOME ( Y\ IF Y\ DON'T WORK8 ,N[ Y\ HAVE NO GRA91 & :AT'S ! REASON ( IT8 ,BECAUSE Y\R L& IS BADLY PL[$1 & NOT H>R[$1 & NO SE$ PUT 9 AT ! RI<T TIME1--ALL FROM LAZ9ESS4 ,Y\ ASK$ ME = GRA93 WELL1 LET US SUPPOSE ?AT ,I GAVE IT TO Y\1 SO AS TO KEEP Y\ FROM />V+ TO DEA?1 /ILL IT IS NOT BECOM+ TO DO SO4 ,:OSE GRA9 DO ,I GIVE Y\8 :OSE DO Y\ ?9K8 ,ANSW] ME1--:OSE GRA9 DO ,I GIVE Y\80 DEM&$ ,NEKHLIUD( OB/9ATELY4 

0,! ,LORD'S10 MUTT]$ ,DAVIDKA1 RAIS+ HIS EYES TIMIDLY & QUE/ION+LY4 

0,BUT :]E DID ! ,LORD'S GRA9 COME FROM8 ,?9K = Y\RSELF1 :O PL[$ = IT8 :O H>R[$8 :O PLANT$ IT8 :O H>VE/$ IT8 ,! PEASANTS1 HEY8 ,JU/ LOOK H]E3 IF ! ,LORD'S GRA9 IS GIV5 TO ! PEASANTS1 !N ?OSE PEASANTS :O WORK MO/ WILL GET MO/2 BUT Y\ WORK LESS ?AN ANYBODY4 ,Y\ >E COMPLA9$ AB\T ON ALL SIDES4 ,Y\ WORK LESS ?AN ALL ! O!RS1 & YET Y\ ASK = MORE ( ! ,LORD'S GRA9 ?AN ALL ! RE/4 ,:Y %\LD IT BE GIV5 TO Y\1 & NOT TO ! O!RS8 ,N[1 IF ALL1 LIKE Y\1 LAY ON !IR BACKS1 IT W\LD NOT BE LONG BE=E EV]YBODY 9 ! WORLD DI$ ( />VATION4 ,BRO!R1 Y\'VE GOT TO LABOR4 ,?IS IS DISGRACEFUL4 ,DO Y\ HE>1 ,DAVID80 

0,I HE> Y\10 SAID ! O!R SL[LY ?R\< HIS TEE?4.<#d#g.> 

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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