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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA1 9 A DRESS+ JACKET1 & ) H] N[ 
SCANTY1 ONCE LUXURIANT & BEAUTIFUL HAIR FA/5$ UP ) 
HAIRP9S ON ! NAPE ( H] NECK1 ) A SUNK51 ?9 FACE & 
L>GE1 />TL$ EYES1 :I* LOOK$ PROM95T FROM ! ?9NESS ( 
H] FACE1 WAS /&+ AMONG A LITT] ( ALL SORTS ( ?+S 
SCATT]$ ALL OV] ! ROOM1 BE=E AN OP5 BUREAU1 FROM :I* 
%E WAS TAK+ SOME?+4 ,HE>+ H] HUSB&'S /EPS1 %E 
/OPP$1 LOOK+ T[>DS ! DOOR1 & TRY+ ASSIDU\SLY TO GIVE 
H] FEATURES A SEV]E & CONTEMPTU\S EXPRESSION4 ,%E FELT %E 
WAS AFRAID ( HIM1 & AFRAID ( ! COM+ 9T]VIEW4 ,%E WAS 
JU/ ATTEMPT+ TO DO :AT %E HAD ATTEMPT$ TO DO T5 TIMES 
ALREADY 9 !SE LA/ ?REE DAYS--TO SORT \T ! *ILDR5'S 
?+S & H] [N1 SO AS TO TAKE !M TO H] MO!R'S--& 
AGA9 %E C\LD NOT BR+ H]SELF TO DO ?IS2 BUT N[ AGA91 AS 
EA* TIME BE=E1 %E KEPT SAY+ TO H]SELF1 0?AT ?+S CANNOT 
GO ON LIKE ?IS1 ?AT %E MU/ TAKE SOME /EP0 TO PUNI% HIM1 PUT 
HIM TO %AME1 AV5GE ON HIM SOME LITTLE P>T AT LEA/ ( ! 
SUFF]+ HE HAD CAUS$ H]4 ,%E /ILL CONT9U$ TO TELL 
H]SELF ?AT %E %\LD LEAVE HIM1 BUT %E WAS CONSCI\S ?AT 
?IS WAS IMPOSSIBLE2 IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE %E C\LD NOT GET 
\T ( ! HABIT ( REG>D+ HIM AS H] HUSB& & LOV+ HIM4 
,BESIDES ?IS1 %E REALIZ$ ?AT IF EV5 H]E 9 H] [N H\SE %E 
C\LD H>DLY MANAGE TO LOOK AFT] H] FIVE *ILDR5 PROP]LY1 
!Y W\LD BE /ILL WORSE (F :]E %E WAS GO+ ) !M ALL4 
,AS IT WAS1 EV5 9 ! C\RSE ( !SE ?REE DAYS1 ! Y\NGE/ 
WAS UNWELL FROM BE+ GIV5 UN:OLESOME S\P1 & ! O!RS HAD 
ALMO/ GONE )\T !IR D9N] ! DAY BE=E4 ,%E WAS 
CONSCI\S ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GO AWAY2 BUT1 *EAT+ 
H]SELF1 %E W5T ON ALL ! SAME SORT+ \T H] ?+S & 
PRET5D+ %E WAS GO+4 

,SEE+ H] HUSB&1 %E DROPP$ H] H&S 9TO ! DRAW] ( ! 
BUREAU AS ?\< LOOK+ = SOME?+1 & ONLY LOOK$ R\ND AT 
HIM :5 HE HAD COME QUITE UP TO H]4 ,BUT H] FACE1 TO :I* %E 
TRI$ TO GIVE A SEV]E & RESOLUTE EXPRESSION1 BETRAY$ 
BEWILD]M5T & SUFF]+4 

0,DOLLY60 HE SAID 9 A SUBDU$ & TIMID VOICE4 ,HE B5T HIS HEAD 
T[>DS HIS %\LD] & TRI$ TO LOOK PITIFUL & HUMBLE1 BUT 
= ALL ?AT HE WAS RADIANT ) FRE%NESS & HEAL?4 ,9 A 
RAPID GLANCE %E SCANN$ HIS FIGURE ?AT BEAM$ ) HEAL? & 
FRE%NESS4 0,YES1 HE IS HAPPY & CONT5T60 %E ?\<T2 0:ILE 
,I4444 ,& ?AT DISGU/+ GOOD NATURE1 :I* EV]Y ONE LIKES HIM 
= & PRAISES--,I HATE ?AT GOOD NATURE ( HIS10 %E ?\<T4 
,H] M\? /IFF5$1 ! MUSCLES ( ! *EEK CONTRACT$ ON ! 
RI<T SIDE ( H] PALE1 N]V\S FACE4 

0,:AT DO Y\ WANT80 %E SAID 9 A RAPID1 DEEP1 UNNATURAL VOICE4 

0,DOLLY60 HE REPEAT$1 ) A QUIV] 9 HIS VOICE4 0,ANNA IS 
COM+ TODAY40 

0,WELL1 :AT IS ?AT TO ME8 ,I CAN'T SEE H]60 %E CRI$4 

0,BUT Y\ MU/1 REALLY1 ,DOLLY4440 

0,GO AWAY1 GO AWAY1 GO AWAY60 %E %RIEK$1 NOT LOOK+ AT HIM1 AS 
?\< ?IS %RIEK W]E CALL$ UP BY PHYSICAL PA94 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* C\LD BE CALM :5 HE ?\<T ( HIS WIFE1 HE 
C\LD HOPE ?AT %E W\LD COME R\ND1 AS ,MATVEY EXPRESS$ IT1 & 
C\LD QUIETLY GO ON READ+ HIS PAP] & DR9K+ HIS C(FEE2 
BUT :5 HE SAW H] TORTUR$1 SUFF]+ FACE1 HE>D ! TONE ( 
H] VOICE1 SUBMISSIVE TO FATE & FULL ( DESPAIR1 !RE WAS A 
CAT* 9 HIS BREA? & A LUMP 9 HIS ?ROAT1 & HIS EYES BEGAN 
TO %9E ) TE>S4 

0,MY ,GOD6 :AT HAVE ,I DONE8 ,DOLLY6 ,= ,GOD'S SAKE64444 ,Y\ 
KN[44440 ,HE C\LD NOT GO ON2 !RE WAS A SOB 9 HIS ?ROAT4 

,%E %UT ! BUREAU ) A SLAM1 & GLANC$ AT HIM4 

0,DOLLY1 :AT CAN ,I SAY84444 ,ONE ?+3 =GIVE444 ,REMEMB]1 
CANNOT N9E YE>S ( MY LIFE ATONE = AN 9/ANT44440 

,%E DROPP$ H] EYES & LI/5$1 EXPECT+ :AT HE W\LD SAY1 
AS IT W]E BESEE*+ HIM 9 SOME WAY OR O!R TO MAKE H] 
BELIEVE DIFF]5TLY4 

0--9/ANT ( PASSION80 HE SAID1 & W\LD HAVE GONE ON1 BUT AT 
?AT WORD1 AS AT A PANG ( PHYSICAL PA91 H] LIPS /IFF5$ 
AGA91 & AGA9 ! MUSCLES ( H] RI<T *EEK WORK$4 

0,GO AWAY1 GO \T ( ! ROOM60 %E %RIEK$ /ILL MORE %RILLY1 
0& DON'T TALK TO ME ( Y\R PASSION & Y\R LOA?SOM5ESS40 

,%E TRI$ TO GO \T1 BUT TOTT]$1 & CLUNG TO ! BACK ( A 
*AIR TO SUPPORT H]SELF4 ,HIS FACE RELAX$1 HIS LIPS SWELL$1 
HIS EYES W]E SWIMM+ ) TE>S4 

0,DOLLY60 HE SAID1 SOBB+ N[2 0= M]CY'S SAKE1 ?9K ( ! 
*ILDR52 !Y >E NOT TO BLAME6 ,I AM TO BLAME1 & PUNI% ME1 
MAKE ME EXPIATE MY FAULT4 ,ANY?+ ,I CAN DO1 ,I AM READY TO DO 
ANY?+6 ,I AM TO BLAME1 NO WORDS CAN EXPRESS H[ MU* ,I AM TO 
BLAME6 ,BUT1 ,DOLLY1 =GIVE ME60 

,%E SAT D[N4 ,HE LI/5$ TO H] H>D1 HEAVY BREA?+1 & HE 
WAS UNUTT]ABLY SORRY = H]4 ,%E TRI$ SEV]AL TIMES TO BEG9 
TO SPEAK1 BUT C\LD NOT4 ,HE WAIT$4 

0,Y\ REMEMB] ! *ILDR51 ,/IVA1 TO PLAY ) !M2 BUT ,I 
REMEMB] !M1 & KN[ ?AT ?IS MEANS !IR RU910 %E 
SAID--OBVI\SLY ONE ( ! PHRASES %E HAD MORE ?AN ONCE 
REPEAT$ TO H]SELF 9 ! C\RSE ( ! LA/ FEW DAYS4 

,%E HAD CALL$ HIM 0,/IVA10 & HE GLANC$ AT H] ) GRATITUDE1 
& MOV$ TO TAKE H] H&1 BUT %E DREW BACK FROM HIM ) 
AV]SION4 

0,I ?9K ( ! *ILDR51 & = ?AT REASON ,I W\LD DO ANY?+ 
9 ! WORLD TO SAVE !M1 BUT ,I DON'T MYSELF KN[ H[ TO SAVE 
!M4 ,BY TAK+ !M AWAY FROM !IR FA!R1 OR BY LEAV+ !M 
) A VICI\S FA!R--YES1 A VICI\S FA!R4444 ,TELL ME1 AFT] 
:AT 444 HAS HAPP5$1 CAN WE LIVE TOGE!R8 ,IS ?AT POSSIBLE8 
,TELL ME1 EH1 IS IT POSSIBLE80 %E REPEAT$1 RAIS+ H] VOICE1 
0AFT] MY HUSB&1 ! FA!R ( MY *ILDR51 5T]S 9TO A 
LOVE AFFAIR ) HIS [N *ILDR5'S GOV]NESS80 

0,BUT :AT C\LD ,I DO8 :AT C\LD ,I DO80 HE KEPT SAY+ 9 A 
PITIFUL VOICE1 NOT KN[+ :AT HE WAS SAY+1 AS HIS HEAD SANK 
L[] & L[]4 

0,Y\ >E LOA?SOME TO ME1 REPULSIVE60 %E %RIEK$1 GETT+ MORE 
& MORE HEAT$4 0,Y\R TE>S MEAN NO?+6 ,Y\ HAVE NEV] LOV$ 
ME2 Y\ HAVE NEI!R HE>T NOR HONORABLE FEEL+6 ,Y\ >E 
HATEFUL TO ME1 DISGU/+1 A /RANG]--YES1 A COMPLETE 
/RANG]60 ,) PA9 & WRA? %E UTT]$ ! WORD SO T]RIBLE 
TO H]SELF--/RANG]4 

,HE LOOK$ AT H]1 & ! FURY EXPRESS$ 9 H] FACE AL>M$ & 
AMAZ$ HIM4 ,HE DID NOT UND]/& H[ HIS PITY = H] 
EXASP]AT$ H]4 ,%E SAW 9 HIM SYMPA?Y = H]1 BUT NOT LOVE4 
0,NO1 %E HATES ME4 ,%E WILL NOT =GIVE ME10 HE ?\<T4 

0,IT IS AWFUL6 AWFUL60 HE SAID4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T 9 ! NEXT ROOM A *ILD BEGAN TO CRY2 PROBABLY IT 
HAD FALL5 D[N4 ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA LI/5$1 & H] FACE 
SUDD5LY S(T5$4 

,%E SEEM$ TO BE PULL+ H]SELF TOGE!R = A FEW SECONDS1 AS 
?\< %E DID NOT KN[ :]E %E WAS1 & :AT %E WAS DO+1 
& GETT+ UP RAPIDLY1 %E MOV$ T[>DS ! DOOR4 

0,WELL1 %E LOVES MY *ILD10 HE ?\<T1 NOTIC+ ! *ANGE ( 
H] FACE AT ! *ILD'S CRY1 0MY *ILD3 H[ CAN %E HATE ME80 

0,DOLLY1 ONE WORD MORE10 HE SAID1 FOLL[+ H]4 

0,IF Y\ COME NE> ME1 ,I WILL CALL 9 ! S]VANTS1 ! *ILDR56 
,!Y MAY ALL KN[ Y\ >E A SC\NDREL6 ,I AM GO+ AWAY AT ONCE1 
& Y\ MAY LIVE H]E ) Y\R MI/RESS60 

,& %E W5T \T1 SLAMM+ ! DOOR4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* SI<$1 WIP$ HIS FACE1 & ) A SUBDU$ 
TREAD WALK$ \T ( ! ROOM4 0,MATVEY SAYS %E WILL COME R\ND2 
BUT H[8 ,I DON'T SEE ! LEA/ *ANCE ( IT4 ,AH1 OH1 H[ 
HORRIBLE IT IS6 ,& H[ VULG>LY %E %\T$10 HE SAID TO 
HIMSELF1 REMEMB]+ H] %RIEK & ! WORDS--0SC\NDREL0 & 
0MI/RESS40 0,& V]Y LIKELY ! MAIDS W]E LI/5+6 ,HORRIBLY 
VULG>6 HORRIBLE60 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* /OOD A FEW SECONDS 
ALONE1 WIP$ HIS FACE1 SQU>$ HIS *E/1 & WALK$ \T ( ! 
ROOM4 

,IT WAS ,FRIDAY1 & 9 ! D9+ ROOM ! ,G]MAN WAT*MAK] WAS 
W9D+ UP ! CLOCK4 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* REMEMB]$ HIS JOKE 
AB\T ?IS PUNCTUAL1 BALD WAT*MAK]1 0?AT ! ,G]MAN WAS W\ND 
UP = A :OLE LIFETIME HIMSELF1 TO W9D UP WAT*ES10 & HE 
SMIL$4 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* WAS FOND ( A JOKE3 0,& MAYBE %E 
WILL COME R\ND6 ,?AT'S A GOOD EXPRESSION1 'COME R\ND1'0 HE 
?\<T4 0,I MU/ REPEAT ?AT40 

0,MATVEY60 HE %\T$4 0,>RANGE EV]Y?+ ) ,D>YA 9 ! 
SITT+ ROOM = ,ANNA ,>KADYEVNA10 HE SAID TO ,MATVEY :5 HE CAME 
94 

0,YES1 SIR40 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* PUT ON HIS FUR COAT & W5T \T ONTO ! 
/EPS4 

0,Y\ WON'T D9E AT HOME80 SAID ,MATVEY1 SEE+ HIM (F4 

0,?AT'S AS IT HAPP5S4 ,BUT H]E'S = ! H\SEKEEP+10 HE 
SAID1 TAK+ T5 RUBLES FROM HIS POCKETBOOK4 0,?AT'LL BE 
5\<40 

0,5\< OR NOT 5\<1 WE MU/ MAKE IT DO10 SAID ,MATVEY1 SLAMM+ 
! C>RIAGE DOOR & /EPP+ BACK ONTO ! /EPS4 

,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA MEAN:ILE HAV+ PACIFI$ ! *ILD1 & 
KN[+ FROM ! S\ND ( ! C>RIAGE ?AT HE HAD GONE (F1 W5T 
BACK AGA9 TO H] B$ROOM4 ,IT WAS H] SOLIT>Y REFUGE FROM ! 
H\SEHOLD C>ES :I* CR[D$ UPON H] DIRECTLY %E W5T \T FROM 
IT4 ,EV5 N[1 9 ! %ORT TIME %E HAD BE5 9 ! NURS]Y1 ! 
,5GLI% GOV]NESS & ,MATRONA ,PHILIMONOVNA HAD SUCCE$$ 9 
PUTT+ SEV]AL QUE/IONS TO H]1 :I* DID NOT ADMIT ( DELAY1 
& :I* ONLY %E C\LD ANSW]3 0,:AT W]E ! *ILDR5 TO PUT 
ON = !IR WALK8 ,%\LD !Y HAVE ANY MILK8 ,%\LD NOT A NEW 
COOK BE S5T =80 

0,AH1 LET ME ALONE1 LET ME ALONE60 %E SAID1 & GO+ BACK TO H] 
B$ROOM %E SAT D[N 9 ! SAME PLACE AS %E HAD SAT :5 
TALK+ TO H] HUSB&1 CLASP+ TI<TLY H] ?9 H&S ) ! 
R+S ?AT SLIPP$ D[N ON H] BONY F+]S1 & FELL TO GO+ 
OV] 9 H] MEMORY ALL ! CONV]SATION4 0,HE HAS GONE6 ,BUT HAS 
HE BROK5 IT (F ) H]80 %E ?\<T4 0,CAN IT BE HE SEES H]8 
,:Y DIDN'T ,I ASK HIM6 ,NO1 NO1 RECONCILIATION IS IMPOSSIBLE4 
,EV5 IF WE REMA9 9 ! SAME H\SE1 WE >E /RANG]S--/RANG]S 
=EV]60 ,%E REPEAT$ AGA9 ) SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE ! WORD 
SO DREADFUL TO H]4 0,& H[ ,I LOV$ HIM6 MY ,GOD1 H[ ,I LOV$ 
HIM64444 ,H[ ,I LOV$ HIM6 ,& N[ DON'T ,I LOVE HIM8 ,DON'T ,I 
LOVE HIM MORE ?AN BE=E8 ,! MO/ HORRIBLE ?+ IS10 %E 
BEGAN1 BUT DID NOT F9I% H] ?\<T1 BECAUSE ,MATRONA 
,PHILIMONOVNA PUT H] HEAD 9 AT ! DOOR4 

0,LET US S5D = MY BRO!R10 %E SAID2 0HE CAN GET A D9N] 
ANYWAY1 OR WE %ALL HAVE ! *ILDR5 GETT+ NO?+ TO EAT TILL 
SIX AGA91 LIKE YE/]DAY40 

0,V]Y WELL1 ,I WILL COME DIRECTLY & SEE AB\T IT4 ,BUT DID Y\ 
S5D = SOME NEW MILK80 

,& ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA PLUNG$ 9TO ! DUTIES ( ! DAY1 & 
DR[N$ H] GRIEF 9 !M = A TIME4 

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