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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,AFT] TEA1 ! OLD LADY 9VIT$ H] GUE/S 9TO ! O!R ROOM1 & AGA9 SAT D[N 9 H] USUAL PLACE4 0,BUT P]HAPS Y\ W\LD LIKE TO RE/1 C\NT80 %E ASK$4 0,WELL1 !N1 :AT W\LD Y\ LIKE TO AMUSE Y\RSELVES )1 MY DE> GUE/S80 %E PROCE$$ TO ASK AFT] %E HAD BE5 ASSUR$ TO ! CONTR>Y4 0,Y\ PLAY C>DS1 DO Y\ NOT1 C\NT8--,H]E1 BRO!R1 Y\ MI<T TAKE A H& 9 SOME GAME OR O!R40444 

0,:Y1 Y\ Y\RSELF CAN PLAY PREF]5CE10 REPLI$ ! CAVALRYMAN4 0,Y\ HAD BETT] TAKE A H&1 !N4 ,! C\NT WILL PLAY1 WILL HE NOT8 ,& Y\80 

,! (FIC]S W]E AGREEABLE TO EV]Y ?+ ?AT MI<T SATISFY !IR AMIABLE HO/S4 

,LIZA BR\<T FROM H] ROOM H] OLD C>DS :I* %E US$ = DIV9+ :E!R H] MO!R W\LD SPE$ILY RECOV] ( A COLD1 OR :E!R H] UNCLE W\LD RETURN ON SU* & SU* A DAY FROM ! CITY IF HE *ANC$ TO HAVE GONE !RE1 OR :E!R H] NEI<BOR W\LD BE 9 DUR+ ! DAY1 & O!R LIKE ?+S4 ,!SE C>DS1 ?\< !Y HAD BE5 9 USE = TWO MON?S1 W]E LESS SOIL$ ?AN ?OSE :I* ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA US$ = ! SAME PURPOSE4 

0,P]HAPS Y\ >E NOT ACCU/OM$ TO PLAY+ = SMALL /AKES10 SUGGE/$ ! UNCLE4 0,ANNA ,F$OROVNA & ,I PLAY = HALF-KOPECKS1 & !N %E ALWAYS GETS ! BETT] ( ALL ( US40 

0,AH6 MAKE Y\R [N >RANGEM5TS4 ,I %ALL BE P]FECTLY SATISFI$10 SAID ! C\NT4.<#b#f#g.> 

0,WELL1 !N1 BE IT 9 PAP] KOPECKS = ! SAKE ( \R DE> GUE/S2 ONLY LET ME GA91 AS ,I AM OLD10 SAID ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 SETTL+ H]SELF 9 H] *AIR1 & ADJU/+ H] MANTILLA4 0,MAYBE ,I %ALL W9 A RUBLE ( !M10 ?\<T ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 :O 9 H] OLD AGE FELT A LITTLE PASSION = C>DS4 

0,IF Y\ W\LD LIKE1 ,I WILL TEA* Y\ TO PLAY ) TABLETS10 SAID ! C\NT1 0& ) ! MIS]IES4 ,IT IS V]Y JOLLY40 

,EV]YBODY WAS DELI<T$ ) ?IS NEW ,PET]SBURG FA%ION4 ,! UNCLE W5T SO F> AS TO ASS]T ?AT HE KNEW IT1 & ?AT IT WAS JU/ ! SAME ?+ AS  
BO/ON1 BUT ?AT HE HAD =GOTT5 SOME:AT AB\T IT4 

,ANNA ,F$OROVNA DID NOT COMPREH5D IT AT ALL2 & IT TOOK H] SO LONG TO GET 9TO IT1 ?AT %E FELT UND] ! NECESSITY ( SMIL+ & NODD+ H] HEAD ASSUR+LY1 TO GIVE ! IMPRESSION ?AT %E N[ UND]/OOD1 & ?AT N[ IT WAS ALL P]FECTLY CLE> TO H]4 ,BUT !RE WAS NO LITTLE AMUSEM5T CREAT$ :5 9 ! MID/ ( ! GAME ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 ) ACE & K+ BLANK1 CALL$ 0MIS]IE10 & REMA9$ ) ! SIX4 ,%E EV5 BEGAN TO GR[ CONFUS$1 SMIL$ TIMIDLY1 & HA/5$ TO ASSURE !M ?AT %E HAD NOT AS YET BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO ! NEW WAY4 

,NEV]!LESS !Y PUT D[N ! PO9TS AGA9/ H]1 & MANY ( !M TOO2 ! MORE BECAUSE ! C\NT1 ?R\< HIS PRACTICE ( PLAY+ ON L>GE /AKES1 PLAY$ C>EFULLY1 L$ V]Y PRUD5TLY1 & NEV] AT ALL UND]/OOD :AT ! CORNET MEANT BY SUNDRY RAPS ) HIS FOOT UND] ! TABLE1 OR :Y HE MADE SU* /UPID BLUND]S 9 PLAY+4 

,LIZA BR\<T 9 MORE JELLY-CAKES1 ?REE K9DS ( PRES]VES1 & APPLES COOK$ 9 SOME MANN] ) PORT-W9E2 & !N1 /&+ BEH9D H] MO!R'S *AIR1.<#b#f#h.> %E LOOK$ ON AT ! GAME1 & OCCASIONALLY WAT*$ ! (FIC]S1 & ESPECIALLY ! C\NT'S :ITE H&S ) !IR DELICATE LONG F+]-NAILS1 AS HE ) SU* SKILL1 ASSURANCE1 & GRACE1 ?REW ! C>DS1 & TOOK ! TRICKS4 

,ONCE MORE ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 ) SOME %[ ( TEMP] GO+ BEYOND ! O!RS1 BID AS HI< AS SEV51 & LO/ ?REE PO9TS2 & :51 AT H] BRO!R'S 9/IGATION1 %E TRI$ TO MAKE SOME CALCULATION1 %E F\ND H]SELF UTT]LY CONFUS$ & (F ! TRACK4 

0,IT'S NO?+1 MAMA%A2 Y\'LL W9 IT BACK AGA910 SAID ,LIZA1 ) A SMILE1 ANXI\S TO RESCUE H] MO!R FROM H] RIDICUL\S POSITION4 0,SOME TIME Y\'LL PUT A F9E ON UNCLE3 !N HE WILL BE CAU<T40 

0,BUT Y\ MI<T HELP ME1 ,LIZOT*KA10 CRI$ ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 LOOK+ ) AN EXPRESSION ( DISMAY AT H] DAU<T]2 0,I DON'T KN[ H[ ?IS04444 

0,BUT ,I DON'T KN[ H[ TO PLAY ?IS EI!R10 REJO9$ ,LIZA1 C>EFULLY CALCULAT+ H] MO!R'S LOSSES4 0,BUT IF Y\ GO ON AT ?IS RATE1 MAMA%A1 Y\ WILL LOSE A GOOD DEAL1 & ,PIMOT*KA WILL NOT HAVE H] NEW DRESS10 %E ADD$ 9 JE/4 

0,YES1 9 ?IS WAY IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE TO LOSE T5 SILV] RUBLES10 SAID ! CORNET1 LOOK+ AT ,LIZA1 & ANXI\S TO DRAW H] 9TO CONV]SATION4 

0,>5'T WE PLAY+ = PAP] MONEY80 ASK$ ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 GAZ+ R\ND AT ! RE/4 

0,I DON'T KN[1 ,I AM SURE10 REPLI$ ! C\NT4 0,BUT ,I DON'T KN[ H[ TO RECKON 9 BANK-NOTES4 ,:AT >E !Y8 :AT DO Y\ MEAN BY BANK-NOTES80.<#h#d.> 

0,:Y1 NO ONE N[ADAYS RECKONS 9 BANK-NOTES10 EXPLA9$ ! CAVALRYMAN1 :O WAS PLAY+ LIKE A H]O & WAS ON ! W9N+ SIDE4 

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,! OLD LADY ORD]$ SOME SP>KL+ W9E1 DRANK TWO GLASSES H]SELF1 GREW QUITE FLU%$1 & SEEM$ TO AB&ON ALL HOPE4 ,ONE BRAID ( H] GRAY HAIR ESCAP$ FROM UND] H] CAP1 & %E DID NOT EV5 PUT IT UP4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT %E ?\<T H]SELF LOS+ MILLIONS1 & ?AT %E WAS 5TIRELY RU9$4 ,! CORNET KEPT NUDG+ ! C\NT'S LEG MORE & MORE EMPHATICALLY4 ,! C\NT WAS NOT+ D[N ! OLD LADY'S LOSSES4 

,AT LA/ ! GAME CAME TO AN 5D4 ,9 SPITE ( ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA'S EF=TS TO BR+ H] RECKON+ HI<] ?AN IT %\LD BE1 & TO PRET5D ?AT %E HAD BE5 *EAT$ 9 H] ACC\NT1 & ?AT IT C\LD NOT BE CORRECT1 9 SPITE ( H] DISMAY AT ! MAGNITUDE ( H] LOSSES1 AT LA/ ! ACC\NT WAS MADE \T1 & %E WAS F\ND TO HAVE LO/ N9E HUNDR$ & TW5TY PO9TS4 

0,ISN'T ?AT EQUAL TO N9E PAP] RUBLES80 %E ASK$ AGA9 & AGA92 & %E DID NOT BEG9 TO REALIZE H[ GREAT H] =FEIT WAS1 UNTIL H] BRO!R1 TO H] HORROR1 EXPLA9$ ?AT %E WAS 0\T0 ?IRTY-TWO & A HALF PAP] RUBLES1 & ?AT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y = H] TO PAY IT4 

,! C\NT DID NOT EV5 SUM UP HIS GA9S1 BUT1 AS SOON AS ! GAME WAS OV]1 >OSE & W5T OV] TO ! W9D[ :]E ,LIZA WAS >RANG+ ! LUN*1 & PUTT+ POTT$ MU%ROOMS ON A PLATE4 ,!RE HE DID ) P]FECT CALMNESS & NATURALNESS :AT ! CORNET HAD BE5 ANXI\S & YET UNABLE TO EFFECT ALL ! EV5+1--HE 5GAG$ H] 9 CONV]SATION AB\T ! WEA!R4 

,! CORNET AT ?IS TIME WAS BR\<T 9TO A ?OR\<LY UNPLEASANT PR$ICAM5T4 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 9 ! ABS5CE ( ! C\NT & ,LIZA1 :O HAD MANAG$ TO KEEP H] 9 A JOVIAL FRAME ( M9D1 BECAME REALLY ANGRY4.<#b#g.> 

0,9DE$1 IT IS TOO BAD ?AT WE HAVE CAUS$ Y\ TO LOSE SO HEAVILY10 SAID ,POLOZ(1 9 ORD] TO SAY SOME?+4 0,IT IS SIMPLY %AMEFUL40 

0,I %\LD ?9K !SE TABLETS & MIS]IES W]E SOME?+ ( Y\R [N 9V5TION4 ,I DON'T KN[ ANY ?+ AB\T !M4 ,H[ MANY PAP] RUBLES DOES ! :OLE AM\NT TO80 %E DEM&$4 

0,?IRTY-TWO RUBLES1 ?IRTY-TWO & A HALF10 9SI/$ ! CAVALRYMAN1 :O1 FROM ! EFFECT ( HAV+ BE5 ON ! W9N+ SIDE1 WAS 9 A V]Y WAGGI% FRAME ( M9D4 0,GIVE HIM ! MONEY1 SI/]4444 ,GIVE IT TO HIM40 

0,I WILL GIVE ALL ,I [E1 ONLY Y\ MU/ NOT ASK = ANY MORE4 ,NO1 ,I %ALL NEV] W9 IT BACK 9 MY LIFE40 

,& ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA W5T TO H] ROOM1 ALL 9 EXCITEM5T1 HURRI$ BACK1 & BR\<T N9E PAP] RUBLES4 ,ONLY ON ! OLD MAN'S /R5U\S 9SI/5CE %E WAS 9DUC$ TO PAY ! :OLE SUM4 ,POLOZ( HAD SOME FE> ?AT ! OLD LADY W\LD P\R \T ON HIM ! VIALS ( H] WRA? IF HE 5T]$ 9TO CONV]SATION ) H]4 ,HE SIL5TLY1 )\T ATTRACT+ ATT5TION1 TURN$ AWAY1 & REJO9$ ! C\NT & ,LIZA1 :O W]E TALK+ AT ! OP5 W9D[4 

,ON ! TABLE1 :I* WAS N[ SPREAD = ! SUPP]1 /OOD TWO TALL[ C&LES1 :OSE FLAME OCCASIONALLY FLICK]$ 9 ! G5TLE BREEZE ( ! MILD ,MAY NI<T4 ,?R\< ! W9D[ OP5+ 9TO ! G>D5 CAME A V]Y DIFF]5T LI<T FROM ?AT :I* FILL$ ! ROOM4 ,! MOON1 ALMO/ AT ITS FULL1 ALREADY BEG9N+ TO LOSE ITS GOLD5 RADIANCE1 WAS P\R+ OV] ! TOPS ( ! L(TY L9D5S1 & MAK+ BRI<T] & BRI<T] ! DELICATE FLEECY CL\DS ?AT OCCASIONALLY OV]CA/ IT4 

,FROM ! POND1 ! SURFACE ( :I*1 SILV]$ 9 ONE.<#b#g#a.> PLACE BY ! MOON1 C\LD BE SE5 ?R\< ! TREES1 CAME ! VOICES ( ! FROGS4 ,9 ! SWEET-SC5T$ LILAC-BU% UND] ! V]Y W9D[1 :I* FROM TIME TO TIME SL[LY %OOK ITS HEAVY-LAD5 BLOSSOMS1 BIRDS W]E D>T+ & FLUTT]+4 

0,:AT M>VEL\S WEA!R60 SAID ! C\NT1 AS HE JO9$ ,LIZA1 & SAT D[N 9 ! L[ W9D[-SEAT4 0,I SUPPOSE Y\ GO TO WALK A GOOD DEAL1 DON'T Y\80 

0,YES10 REJO9$ ,LIZA1 NOT EXP]I5C+ ! SLI<TE/ EMB>RASSM5T 9 ! C\NT'S COMPANY4 0,EV]Y MORN+1 AT SEV5 O'CLOCK1 ,I MAKE ! T\R ( ! E/ATE1 & SOMETIMES ,I TAKE A WALK ) ,PIMOT*KA1--MAMA'S PROTEGEE40 

0,IT'S PLEASANT LIV+ 9 ! C\NTRY10 CRI$ ! C\NT1 PUTT+ HIS MONOCLE TO HIS EYE1 & GAZ+ FIR/ AT ! G>D51 & !N AT ,LIZA4 0,BUT DON'T Y\ LIKE TO TAKE A WALK ON MOONLI<T NI<TS80 

0,NO4 ,?REE YE>S AGO MY UNCLE & ,I US$ TO GO \T WALK+ EV]Y MOONLI<T NI<T4 ,HE HAD SOME SORT ( /RANGE ILLNESS1--9SOMNIA4 ,:5EV] !RE WAS A FULL MOON1 HE C\LD NOT SLEEP4 ,HIS ROOM LIKE ?IS OP5S 9TO ! G>D51 & ! W9D[ IS L[4 ,! MOON %9ES RI<T 9TO IT40 

0,/RANGE10 REM>K$ ! C\NT4 0,!N ?IS IS Y\R ROOM40 

0,NO1 ,I ONLY SLEEP !RE = ?IS ONE NI<T4 ,Y\ OCCUPY MY ROOM40 

0,IS IT POSSIBLE8 444 OH1 GOOD HEAV5S6.<#h#e.> ,I %ALL NEV] 9 ! WORLD =GIVE MYSELF = ! TR\BLE ?AT ,I HAVE CAUS$10 SAID ! C\NT1 CA/+ ! MONOCLE FROM HIS EYE AS A SIGN ( S9C]ITY4444 0,IF ,I HAD ONLY KN[N ?AT ,I WAS GO+ TO04444 

0,H[ MU* TR\BLE WAS IT8 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ,I AM .<#b#g#b.>V]Y GLAD4 ,MY UNCLE'S ROOM IS SO NICE & JOLLY3 !RE'S A L[ W9D[ !RE4 ,I %ALL SIT D[N 9 IT BE=E ,I GO TO B$1 OR P]HAPS ,I %ALL GO D[N1 \T 9TO ! G>D51 & TAKE A LITTLE WALK40 

0,:AT A GLORI\S GIRL60 SAID ! C\NT TO HIMSELF1 REPLAC+ ! MONOCLE1 & />+ AT H]1 & :ILE PRET5D+ TO *ANGE HIS SEAT 9 ! W9D[1 TRY+ TO T\* H] FOOT ) HIS4 0,& H[ %REWDLY %E GAVE ME TO UND]/& ?AT ,I MI<T MEET H] 9 ! G>D5 AT ! W9D[1 IF ,I W\LD COME D[N60 

,LIZA EV5 LO/ 9 ! C\NT'S EYES A L>GE %>E ( H] *>M1 SO EASY DID ! CONQUE/ ( H] SEEM TO HIM4 

0,& H[ BLISSFUL IT MU/ BE10 SAID ! C\NT DREAMILY1 GAZ+ 9TO ! %AD[-HAUNT$ ALLEY1 0TO SP5D SU* A NI<T 9 ! G>D5 ) ! OBJECT ( ONE'S LOVE60 

,LIZA WAS SOME:AT ABA%$ BY !SE WORDS1 & BY A SECOND EVID5TLY DELIB]ATE PRESSURE UPON H] FOOT4 ,BE=E %E ?\<T1 %E MADE SOME REPLY = ! SAKE ( DISSIMULAT+ H] EMB>RASSM5T4 

,%E SAID1 0,YES1 IT IS SPL5DID TO WALK 9 ! MOONLI<T40 

,!RE WAS SOME?+ DISAGREEABLE AB\T ! :OLE CONV]SATION4 ,%E PUT ! COV] ON ! J> FROM :I* %E HAD BE5 TAK+ ! MU%ROOMS1 & WAS JU/ TURN+ FROM ! W9D[1 :5 ! CORNET CAME T[>D H]1 & %E FELT A CURIOSITY TO KN[ :AT K9D ( A MAN HE WAS4 

0,:AT A LOVELY NI<T60 SAID HE4 

0,!Y CAN ONLY TALK AB\T ! WEA!R10 ?\<T ,LIZA4 

0,:AT A WOND]FUL VIEW60 CONT9U$ ! CORNET1 0ONLY ,I %\LD ?9K IT W\LD BE TIRESOME10 HE ADD$ ?R\< A /RANGE PROP5SITY1 PECULI> TO HIM1 ( SAY+.<#b#g#c.> ?+S SURE TO (F5D ! PEOPLE :O PLEAS$ HIM V]Y MU*4 

0,:Y %\LD Y\ ?9K SO8 ,ALWAYS ! SAME COOK+ & ALWAYS ! SAME DRESS MI<T BECOME TIRESOME2 BUT A LOVELY G>D5 CAN NEV] BE TIRESOME :5 Y\ 5JOY WALK+1 & ESPECIALLY :5 !RE'S A MOON RIS+ HI<] & HI<]4 ,FROM MY UNCLE'S ROOM Y\ CAN SEE ! :OLE POND4 ,I %ALL SEE IT FROM !RE TO-NI<T40 

0,& Y\ HAV5'T ANY NI<T+ALES AT ALL1 HAVE Y\80 ASK$ ! C\NT1 GREATLY PUT \T1 BECAUSE ,POLOZ( HAD COME & PREV5T$ HIM FROM LE>N+ ! EXACT CONDITIONS ( ! R5DEZV\S4 

0,OH1 YES1 WE ALWAYS HAVE !M2 LA/ YE> ! HUNT]S CAU<T ONE2 & LA/ WEEK !RE WAS ONE ?AT SANG BEAUTIFULLY1 BUT ! DI/RICT 9SPECTOR.<#h#f.> CAME ALONG ) HIS BELLS1 & SC>$ HIM AWAY4444 ,?REE YE>S AGO MY UNCLE & ,I US$ TO SIT \T 9 ! COV]$ ALLEY1 & LI/5 TO ONE = TWO H\RS AT A TIME40 

0,:AT IS ?IS *ATT]BOX TELL+ Y\ AB\T80 9QUIR$ ! OLD UNCLE1 JO9+ ! TRIO4 0,>5'T Y\ READY = SOME?+ TO EAT80 

,AT SUPP]1 ! C\NT BY HIS REIT]AT$ PRAISE ( ! VI&S1 & HIS APPETITE1 SUCCE$$ SOME:AT 9 PACIFY+ ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA'S UNHAPPY /ATE ( M9D4 ,AFT]W>DS ! (FIC]S MADE !IR ADIEUX1 & W5T TO !IR ROOM4 ,! C\NT %OOK H&S ) ! OLD CAVALI]1 &1 TO ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA'S SURPRISE1 ) H]1 )\T (F]+ TO KISS H] H&2 & HE ALSO SQUEEZ$ ,LIZA'S H&1 AT ! SAME TIME LOOK+ /RAI<T 9TO H] EYES1 & CRAFTILY SMIL+ HIS PLEAS+ SMILE4 ,?IS GLANCE AGA9 SOME:AT DISCONC]T$ ! MAID54 0,HE IS V]Y H&SOME10 %E SAID TO H]SELF1 0ONLY HE IS QUITE TOO CONCEIT$40 

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