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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS 9DE$ ! C\NT4 ,:5 HE HE>D ! MAID5'S CRY1 & ! C\< ( ! WAT*MAN :O WAS COM+ FROM ! O!R SIDE ( ! F5CE 9 REPLY TO ! %RIEK1 HE HAD ! S5SATION ( BE+ A ?IEF CAU<T 9 ! ACT1 & />T$ TO RUN ACROSS ! DEW-DR5*$ GRASS1 SO AS TO HIDE 9 ! DEP?S ( ! G>D54 

0,OH1 :AT A FOOL ,I WAS60 HE SAID 9/9CTIVELY4 0,I FRI<T5$ H]4 ,I \<T TO HAVE BE5 MORE G5TLE1 TO HAVE WAK5$ H] BY G5TLE WORDS4 ,OH6 ,I AM A BEA/1 A BLUND]+ BEA/40 

,HE PAUS$ & LI/5$4 ,! WAT*MAN HAD COME ?R\< ! WICKET-GATE 9TO ! G>D51 DRAGG+ HIS CANE ALONG ! S&$ WALK4 

,HE MU/ HIDE4 ,HE W5T T[>D ! POND4 ,! FROGS MADE HIM TREMBLE AS !Y HA/ILY SPRANG FROM UND] HIS V]Y FEET 9TO ! WAT]4 ,!RE1 NOT)/&+ HIS WET FEET1 HE CR\*$ D[N ON HIS HEELS1 &1 BEGAN TO RECALL ALL HE HAD DONE1--H[ HE HAD CREPT ?R\< ! H$GE1 F\ND H] W9D[1 & AT LA/ CAU<T A GLIMPSE ( A :ITE %AD[2 H[ SEV]AL TIMES1 :ILE ON ! WAT* = ! LEA/ NOISE1 HE HAD HA/5$ AWAY FROM ! W9D[2 H[ AT ONE MOM5T IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT D\BTLESS %E WAS WAIT+ = HIM ) VEXATION 9 H] HE>T ?AT HE WAS SO DILATORY1 & ! NEXT H[ IMPOSSIBLE IT SEEM$ ?AT %E W\LD MAKE AN APPO9TM5T ) HIM SO EASILY2 & H[1 F9ALLY COM+ TO ! CONCLUSION1 ?AT1 ?R\< ! EMB>RASSM5T.<#b#h#b.> NATURALLY FELT BY A C\NTRY MAID51 %E WAS ONLY PRET5D+ TO BE ASLEEP1 HE HAD RESOLUTELY GONE UP TO ! W9D[1 & SE5 CLE>LY H] POSITION1 & !N SUDD5LY1 = SOME OCCULT REASON1 HAD RUN AWAY AGA92 & ONLY AFT] A P[]FUL EF=T ( SELF-CONTROL1 BE+ A%AM$ ( HIS C[>DICE1 HE HAD GONE BOLDLY UP TO H] & T\*$ H] ON ! H&4 

,! WAT*MAN AGA9 C\<$1 &1 %UTT+ ! SQUEAKY GATE1 W5T \T ( ! G>D54 ,! W9D[ 9 ! Y\NG GIRL'S ROOM WAS %UT1 & ! WOOD5 %UTT]S 9SIDE W]E DRAWN4 

,! C\NT WAS T]RIBLY DISAPPO9T$ TO SEE ?IS4 ,HE W\LD HAVE GIV5 A GOOD DEAL TO HAVE A *ANCE TO BEG9 IT ALL OV] AGA92 HE W\LD NOT HAVE ACT$ SO /UPIDLY4 

0,A M>VEL\S GIRL6 :AT FRE%NESS6 SIMPLY *>M+6 ,& SO ,I LO/ H]4 ,/UPID BEA/ ?AT ,I WAS40 

,H[EV]1 AS HE WAS NOT 9 ! MOOD TO GO TO SLEEP YET1 HE WALK$1 AS *ANCE %\LD LEAD1 ALONG ! PA?1 ?R\< ! L9D5 ALLEY1 ) ! RESOLUTE /EPS ( A MAN :O HAS BE5 ANGRY4 ,& N[ = HIM ALSO ?IS NI<T BR\<T1 AS ITS GIFTS ( RECONCILIATION1 A /RANGE1 CALM+ MELAN*OLY1 & A CRAV+ = LOVE4 

,! CLAY PA?1 H]E & !RE DOTT$ ) SPR\T+ GRASS OR DRY TWIGS1 WAS LI<T$ BY PAT*ES ( PALE LI<T :]E ! MOON S5T ITS RAYS /RAI<T ?R\< ! ?ICK FOLIAGE ( ! L9D5S4 ,H]E & !RE A B5D+ B\<1 APP>5TLY OV]GR[N ) GRAY MOSS1 GLEAM$ ON ONE SIDE4 ,! SILV]$ FOLIAGE OCCASIONALLY RU/L$4 

,AT ! H\SE !RE WAS NO LI<T 9 ! W9D[S2 ALL S\NDS W]E HU%$1 ONLY ! NI<T+ALE FILL$ ) HIS SONG ALL ! IMM5SITY ( SIL5T & GLORI\S SPACE4 

0,MY ,GOD6 :AT A NI<T6 :AT A M>VEL\S NI<T60 ?\<T ! C\NT1 BREA?+ 9 ! FRE% FRAGRANCE.<#b#h#c.> ( ! G>D54 0,SOME?+ MAKES ME FEEL BLUE1 AS ?\< ,I W]E DISSATISFI$ ) MYSELF & ) O!RS1 & DISSATISFI$ ) MY :OLE LIFE4 ,BUT :AT A SPL5DID1 DE> GIRL6 ,P]HAPS %E WAS REALLY (F5D$40 ,H]E HIS FANCIES *ANG$4 ,HE IMAG9$ HIMSELF !RE 9 ! G>D5 ) ?IS DI/RICT MAID5 9 V>I\S & MO/ REM>KABLE SITUATIONS2 !N HIS MI/RESS ,M9A SUPPLANT$ ! MAID5'S PLACE4 

0,:AT A FOOL ,I AM6 ,I \<T SIMPLY TO HAVE PUT MY >M >\ND H] WAI/1 & KISS$ H]40 

,& ) ?IS REGRET ! C\NT RETURN$ TO HIS ROOM4 ,! CORNET WAS NOT YET ASLEEP4 ,HE IMM$IATELY TURN$ OV] 9 B$1 & LOOK$ AT ! C\NT4 

0,>5'T Y\ ASLEEP80 ASK$ ! C\NT4 

0,NO40 

0,%ALL ,I TELL Y\ :AT HAPP5$80 

0,WELL40 

0,NO1 ,I'D BETT] NOT TELL Y\4444 ,YES1 ,I WILL TOO4 ,MOVE Y\R LEGS OV] A LITTLE40 

,& ! C\NT1 :O HAD ALREADY GIV5 UP VA9 REGRET = HIS UNSUCCESSFUL 9TRIGUE1 SAT D[N ) A GAY SMILE ON HIS COMRADE'S B$4 0,C\LD Y\ IMAG9E ?AT ! Y\NG LADY ( ! H\SE GAVE ME A R5DEZV\S80 

0,:AT IS ?AT Y\ SAY80 SCREAM$ ,POLOZ(1 LEAP+ UP 9 B$4 

0,WELL1 N[ LI/540 

0,BUT H[8 ,:58 ,IT CAN'T BE60 

0,SEE H]E3 :ILE Y\ W]E MAK+ \T Y\R ACC\NTS 9 PREF]5CE1 %E TOLD ME ?AT %E W\LD ?IS NI<T BE SITT+ AT ! W9D[1 & ?AT IT WAS POSSIBLE TO GET 9 AT ?AT W9D[4 ,N[1 ?IS IS :AT IT MEANS TO BE A PRACTICAL MAN3 :ILE Y\ W]E !RE RECKON+ UP ) ! OLD WOMAN1 ,I WAS >RANG+ ?IS LITTLE AFFAIR4 ,Y\ Y\RSELF HE>D H] SAY RI<T \T 9 Y\R PRES5CE1 ?AT.<#b#h#d.> %E WAS GO+ TO SIT AT ! W9D[ TO-NI<T1 & LOOK AT ! POND40 

0,YES1 BUT %E SAID ?AT )\T ANY MEAN+ 9 IT40 

0,I AM NOT SO SURE :E!R %E SAID IT PURPOSELY OR O!RWISE4 ,MAYBE %E DID NOT WI% TO COME AT IT ALL AT ONCE1 ONLY IT LOOK$ LIKE ?AT4 ,BUT A WRET*$ PIECE ( WORK CAME \T ( IT4 ,LIKE A P]FECT FOOL ,I SPOIL$ ! :OLE ?+10 HE ADD$1 SCORNFULLY SMIL+ AT HIMSELF4 

0,WELL1 :AT IS IT8 ,:]E HAVE Y\ BE580 

,! C\NT TOLD HIM ! :OLE /ORY1 ) ! EXCEPTION ( HIS IRRESOLUTE & REPEAT$ ADVANCES4 0,I SPOIL$ IT MYSELF2 ,I \<T TO HAVE BE5 BOLD]4 ,%E SCREAM$1 & RAN AWAY FROM ! W9D[40 

0,!N %E SCREAM$ & RAN AWAY80 REPEAT$ ! CORNET1 REPLY+ ) A CON/RA9$ SMILE TO ! C\NT'S SMILE1 :I* HAD SU* A LONG & P[]FUL 9FLU5CE UPON HIM4 

0,YES1 BUT N[ IT'S TIME TO GO TO SLEEP40 

,POLOZ( AGA9 TURN$ HIS BACK TO ! DOOR1 & LAY 9 SIL5CE = T5 M9UTES4 ,GOD KN[S :AT WAS GO+ ON 9 HIS S\L2 BUT :5 HE TURN$ OV] AGA91 HIS FACE WAS FULL ( PASSION & RESOLUTION4 

0,C\NT ,TURB910 SAID HE 9 A BROK5 VOICE4 

0,>E Y\ DREAM+1 OR NOT80 REPLI$ ! C\NT CALMLY4 0,:AT IS IT1 CORNET ,POLOZ(80 

0,C\NT ,TURB91 Y\ >E A SC\NDREL10 CRI$ ,POLOZ(1 & HE SPRANG FROM ! B$4.<#b#h#e.> 

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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