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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,! COA* WAS READY1 BUT ! DRIV] LOIT]$4 ,HE HAD GONE 9TO ! DRIV]'S COTTAGE1.<#h#i.> :]E IT WAS W>M1 CLOSE1 D>K1 & SUFFOCAT+2 SMELL+ ( HUMAN OCCUPATION1 ( COOK+ BREAD1 ( CABBAGE1 & ( %EEP-SK9 G>M5TS4 

,SEV]AL DRIV]S W]E 9 ! ROOM2 ! COOK WAS 5GAG$ NE> ! OV51 ON TOP ( :I* LAY A SICK MAN WRAPP$ UP 9 PELTS4 

0,UNCLE ,KHVEODOR6 HEY6 ,UNCLE ,KHVEODOR10 CALL$ A Y\NG MAN1 ! DRIV]1 9 A TULUP1 & ) HIS KN\T 9 HIS BELT1 COM+ 9TO ! ROOM1 & ADDRESS+ ! SICK MAN4 

0,:AT DO Y\ WANT1 RATTLEPATE8 ,:AT >E Y\ CALL+ TO ,FY$KA.<#i.> =80 DEM&$ ONE ( ! DRIV]S4 0,!RE'S Y\R C>RIAGE WAIT+ = Y\40 

0,I WANT TO BORR[ HIS BOOTS4 ,M9E >E WORN \T10 REPLI$ ! Y\NG FELL[1 TOSS+ BACK HIS CURLS & /RAI<T5+ HIS MITT5S 9 HIS BELT4 0,:Y8 IS HE ASLEEP8 ,SAY1 ,UNCLE ,KHVEODOR60 HE 9SI/$1 GO+ TO ! OV54 

0,:AT IS IT80 A WEAK VOICE WAS HE>D SAY+1 & A BL[ZY1 EMACIAT$ FACE WAS LIFT$ UP FROM ! OV54 

,A BROAD1 GAUNT H&1 BLOODLESS & COV]$ ) HAIRS1 PULL$ UP HIS OV]COAT OV] ! DIRTY %IRT ?AT COV]$ HIS BONY %\LD]4 0,GIVE ME SOME?+ TO DR9K1 BRO!R2 :AT IS IT Y\ WANT80 

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,! Y\NG FELL[ H&$ HIM A SMALL DI% ( WAT]4 

0,I SAY1 ,FY$YA10 SAID HE1 HESITAT+1 0,I RECKON Y\ WON'T WANT Y\R NEW BOOTS N[2 LET ME HAVE !M8 ,PROBABLY Y\ WON'T NE$ !M ANY MORE40 

,! SICK MAN DROPP+ HIS WE>Y HEAD D[N TO ! LACQU]$ B[L1 & DIPP+ HIS ?91 HANG+ MU/A*E 9 ! BR[N WAT]1 DRANK FEEBLY & EAG]LY4 

,HIS TANGL$ BE>D WAS UNCLEAN2 HIS SUNK51 CL\D$ EYES W]E ) DIFFICULTY RAIS$ TO ! Y\NG MAN'S FACE4 ,:5 HE HAD F9I%$ DR9K+1 HE TRI$ TO RAISE HIS H& TO WIPE HIS WET LIPS1 BUT HIS /R5G? FAIL$ HIM1 & HE WIP$ !M ON ! SLEEVE ( HIS OV]COAT4 ,SIL5TLY1 & BREA?+ ) DIFFICULTY ?R\< HIS NOSE1 HE LOOK$ /RAI<T 9TO ! Y\NG MAN'S EYES1 & TRI$ TO COLLECT HIS /R5G?4 

0,MAYBE Y\ HAVE PROMIS$ !M TO SOME ONE ELSE80 SAID ! Y\NG DRIV]4 0,IF ?AT'S SO1 ALL RI<T4 ,! WOR/ ( IT IS1 IT IS WET \TSIDE1 & ,I HAVE TO GO \T TO MY WORK1 & SO ,I SAID TO MYSELF1 ',I RECKON ,I'LL ASK ,FY$KA = HIS BOOTS2 ,I RECKON HE WON'T BE NE$+ !M4' ,BUT MAYBE Y\ WILL NE$ !M1--JU/ SAY04444 

,SOME?+ BEGAN TO BUBBLE UP & RUMBLE 9 ! SICK MAN'S *E/2 HE B5T OV]1 & BEGAN TO /RANGLE1 ) A C\< ?AT RATTL$ 9 HIS ?ROAT4 

0,N[ ,I %\LD LIKE TO KN[ :]E HE W\LD NE$ !M80 UNEXPECT$LY SNAPP$ \T ! COOK1 ANGRILY ADDRESS+ ! :OLE HOVEL4 0,?IS IS ! SECOND MON? ?AT HE HAS NOT CREPT D[N FROM ! OV54 ,JU/ SEE H[ HE IS ALL BROK5 UP6 & Y\ CAN HE> H[ IT MU/ HURT HIM 9SIDE4 ,:]E W\LD HE NE$ BOOTS8 ,!Y W\LD NOT ?9K ( BURY+ HIM 9 NEW ONES6 ,& IT WAS TIME LONG AGO1 ,GOD P>DON ME ! S9 ( SAY+ SO4 ,JU/ SEE H[ HE *OKES6 ,HE \<T TO.<#b#i#f.> BE TAK5 FROM ?IS HOVEL TO ANO!R1 OR SOME:]E4 ,!Y SAY !RE'S HOSPITALS 9 ! CITY2 BUT :AT'S Y\ GO+ TO DO8 HE TAKES UP ! :OLE ROOM1 & ?AT'S TOO MU*4 ,!RE ISN'T ANY ROOM AT ALL4 ,& YET Y\ >E EXPECT$ TO KEEP NEAT40 

0,HEY6 ,S]YOHA1 COME ALONG1 TAKE Y\R PLACE1 ! PEOPLE >E WAIT+10 CRI$ ! HEAD MAN ( ! /ATION1 COM+ TO ! DOOR4 

,S]YOHA />T$ TO GO )\T WAIT+ = HIS REPLY1 BUT ! SICK MAN DUR+ HIS C\< 9TIMAT$ BY HIS EYES ?AT HE WAS GO+ TO SPEAK4 

0,Y\ CAN TAKE ! BOOTS1 ,S]YOHA10 SAID HE1 CONQU]+ ! C\< & GETT+ HIS BREA? A LITTLE4 0,ONLY1 DO Y\ HE>1 BUY ME A /ONE :5 ,I AM DEAD10 HE ADD$ HO>SELY4 

0,?ANK Y\1 UNCLE2 !N ,I WILL TAKE !M1 & AS = ! /ONE1--EI-EI6--,I WILL BUY Y\ ONE40 

0,!RE1 *ILDR51 Y\ >E WITNESSES10 ! SICK MAN WAS ABLE TO >TICULATE1 & !N ONCE MORE HE B5T OV] & BEGAN TO *OKE4 

0,ALL RI<T1 WE HAVE HE>D10 SAID ONE ( ! DRIV]S4 0,BUT RUN1 ,S]YOHA1 OR ELSE ! />O/A WILL BE AFT] Y\ AGA94 ,Y\ KN[ ,LADY ,%IRK9SKAYA IS SICK40 

,S]YOHA QUICKLY PULL$ (F HIS RAGG$1 UNWIELDY BOOTS1 & FLUNG !M UND] ! B5*4 ,UNCLE ,FEODOR'S FITT$ HIS FEET EXACTLY1 & ! Y\NG DRIV] C\LD NOT KEEP HIS EYES (F !M AS HE W5T TO ! C>RIAGE4 

0,EK6 :AT SPL5DID BOOTS6 ,H]E'S SOME GREASE10 CALL$ ANO!R DRIV] ) ! GREASE-POT 9 HIS H&1 AS ,S]YOHA M\NT$ TO HIS BOX & GA!R$ UP ! RE9S4 0,GET !M = NO?+80 

0,SO Y\'RE JEAL\S1 >E Y\80 CRI$ ,S]YOHA1 LIFT+ UP & TUCK+ >\ND HIS LEGS ! TAILS ( HIS OV]COAT4 0,(F ) Y\1 MY D>L+S10 HE CRI$ TO.<#b#i#g.> ! HORSES1 CRACK+ HIS KN\T2 & ! COA* & B>\*E ) !IR OCCUPANTS1 TRUNKS1 & O!R BELONG+S1 W]E HIDD5 9 ! ?ICK AUTUMNAL MI/1 & RAPIDLY :IRL$ AWAY OV] ! WET ROAD4 

,! SICK DRIV] REMA9$ ON ! OV5 9 ! /IFL+ HOVEL1 &1 NOT BE+ ABLE TO ?R[ (F ! PHLEGM1 BY A SUPREME EF=T TURN$ OV] ON ! O!R-SIDE1 & /OPP$ C\<+4 

,TILL EV5+ !RE WAS A CONT9UAL COM+ & GO+1 & EAT+ ( MEALS 9 ! HOVEL1 & ! SICK MAN WAS NOT NOTIC$4 ,BE=E NI<T CAME ON1 ! COOK CLIMB$ UPON ! OV51 & PULL$ (F ! %EEP-SK9 FROM HIS LEGS4 

0,DON'T BE ANGRY ) ME1 ,NA/ASYA10 MURMUR$ ! SICK MAN4 0,I %ALL SOON LEAVE Y\ Y\R ROOM40 

0,ALL RI<T1 ALL RI<T1 IT'S ( NO CONSEQU5CE4 ,BUT :AT IS ! MATT] ) Y\1 UNCLE8 ,TELL ME40 

0,ALL MY 9N>DS >E GNAW$ \T1 ,GOD KN[S :AT IT IS60 

0,& ,I DON'T D\BT Y\R GULLET HURTS Y\ :5 Y\ C\< SO80 

0,IT HURTS ME ALL OV]4 ,MY DEA? IS AT H&1 ?AT'S :AT IT IS4 ,OKH6 ,OKH6 ,OKH60 GROAN$ ! SICK MAN4 

0,N[ COV] UP Y\R LEGS ?IS WAY10 SAID ,NA/ASYA1 COM=TABLY >RANG+ ! OV]COAT SO ?AT IT W\LD COV] HIM1 & !N GETT+ D[N FROM ! OV54 

,DUR+ ! NI<T ! HOVEL WAS FA9TLY LI<T$ BY A S+LE TAP]4 ,NA/ASYA & A DOZ5 DRIV]S W]E SLEEP+1 SNOR+ L\DLY1 ON ! FLOOR & ! B5*ES4 ,ONLY ! SICK MAN FEEBLY *OK$ & C\<$1 & TOSS$ ON ! OV54 

,9 ! MORN+ NO S\ND WAS HE>D FROM HIM4 

0,I SAW SOME?+ WOND]FUL 9 MY SLEEP10 SAID ! COOK1 AS %E /RET*$ H]SELF 9 ! E>LY TWILI<T !.<#b#i#h.> NEXT MORN+4 0,I SEEM$ TO SEE ,UNCLE ,KHVEODOR GET D[N FROM ! OV51 & GO \T TO CUT WOOD4 ',LOOK H]E1' SAYS HE1 ',I'M GO+ TO HELP Y\1 ,NASYA2' & ,I SAYS TO HIM1 ',H[ CAN Y\ SPLIT WOOD8' BUT HE SEIZES ! HAT*ET1 & BEG9S TO CUT SO FA/1 SO FA/ ?AT NO?+ BUT *IPS FLY4 ',:Y1' SAYS ,I1 'A9'T Y\ BE5 SICK8'--',NO1' SAYS HE1 ',I AM WELL1' & HE K9D ( LIFT$ UP ! AX1 & ,I WAS SC>$2 & ,I SCREAM$ & WOKE UP4 ,HE CAN'T BE DEAD1 CAN HE8--,UNCLE ,KHVEODOR6 HEY1 UNCLE60 

,FEODOR DID NOT MOVE4 

0,N[ HE CAN'T BE DEAD1 CAN HE8 ,GO & SEE10 SAID ONE ( ! DRIV]S :O HAD JU/ WAK$ UP4 ,! EMACIAT$ H&1 COV]$ ) R$DI% HAIR1 ?AT HUNG D[N FROM ! OV51 WAS COLD & PALE4 

0,GO TELL ! SUP]9T5D5T2 IT SEEMS HE IS DEAD10 SAID ! DRIV]4 

,FEODOR HAD NO RELATIVES4 ,HE WAS A /RANG]4 ,ON ! NEXT DAY !Y BURI$ HIM 9 ! NEW BURY+-GR\ND BEH9D ! GROVE2 & ,NA/ASYA = MANY DAYS HAD TO TELL EV]YBODY ( ! DREAM :I* %E HAD SE51 & H[ %E HAD BE5 ! FIR/ TO DISCOV] ?AT ,UNCLE ,FEODOR WAS DEAD4.<#b#i#i.> 

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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