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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,E>LY 9 ,JUNE IT HAPP5$ ?AT ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA1 ! OLD NURSE 
& H\SEKEEP]1 9 C>RY+ TO ! CELL> A J> ( MU%ROOMS %E 
HAD JU/ PICKL$1 SLIPP$1 FELL1 & SPRA9$ H] WRI/4 ,! 
DI/RICT DOCTOR1 A TALKATIVE Y\NG M$ICAL /UD5T1 :O HAD JU/ 
F9I%$ HIS /UDIES1 CAME TO SEE H]4 ,HE EXAM9$ ! WRI/1 
SAID IT WAS NOT BROK51 WAS DELI<T$ AT A *ANCE ( TALK+ TO 
! CELEBRAT$ ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* ,KOZNI%EV1 & TO %[ HIS 
ADVANC$ VIEWS ( ?+S TOLD HIM ALL ! SC&AL ( ! 
DI/RICT1 COMPLA9+ ( ! POOR /ATE 9TO :I* ! DI/RICT 
C\NCIL HAD FALL54 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY1 
ASK$ HIM QUE/IONS1 &1 R\S$ BY A NEW LI/5]1 HE TALK$ 
FLU5TLY1 UTT]$ A FEW KE5 & WEI<TY OBS]VATIONS1 
RESPECTFULLY APPRECIAT$ BY ! Y\NG DOCTOR1 & WAS SOON 9 
?AT EAG] FRAME ( M9D HIS BRO!R KNEW SO WELL1 :I* ALWAYS1 
) HIM1 FOLL[$ A BRILLIANT & EAG] CONV]SATION4 ,AFT] ! 
DEP>TURE ( ! DOCTOR1 HE WANT$ TO GO ) A FI%+ ROD TO 
! RIV]4 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* WAS FOND ( ANGL+1 & WAS1 IT 
SEEM$1 PR\D ( BE+ ABLE TO C>E = SU* A /UPID OCCUPATION4 

,KON/ANT9 ,LEV91 :OSE PRES5CE WAS NE$$ 9 ! PL[ L& 
& MEAD[S1 HAD COME TO TAKE HIS BRO!R 9 ! TRAP4 

,IT WAS ?AT TIME ( ! YE>1 ! TURN+-PO9T ( SUMM]1 :5 
! CROPS ( ! PRES5T YE> >E A C]TA9TY1 :5 ONE BEG9S TO 
?9K ( ! S[+ = NEXT YE>1 & ! M[+ IS AT H&2 
:5 ! RYE IS ALL 9 E>1 ?\< ITS E>S >E /ILL LI<T1 NOT 
YET FULL1 & IT WAVES 9 GRAY-GRE5 BILL[S 9 ! W9D2 :5 
! GRE5 OATS1 ) TUFTS ( YELL[ GRASS SCATT]$ H]E & 
!RE AMONG IT1 DROOP IRREGUL>LY OV] ! LATE-S[N FIELDS2 :5 
! E>LY BUCK:EAT IS ALREADY \T & HID+ ! GR\ND2 :5 
! FALL[ L&S1 TRODD5 H>D AS /ONE BY ! CATTLE1 >E 
HALF PL[$ OV]1 ) PA?S LEFT UNT\*$ BY ! PL[2 :5 
FROM ! DRY DUNG-HEAPS C>T$ ONTO ! FIELDS !RE COMES AT 
SUNSET A SMELL ( MANURE MIX$ ) MEAD[-SWEET1 & ON ! 
L[-LY+ L&S ! RIV]SIDE MEAD[S >E A ?ICK SEA ( GRASS 
WAIT+ = ! M[+1 ) BLACK5$ HEAPS ( ! /ALKS ( 
SORREL AMONG IT4 

,IT WAS ! TIME :5 !RE COMES A BRIEF PAUSE 9 ! TOIL ( ! 
FIELDS BE=E ! BEG9N+ ( ! LABORS ( H>VE/--EV]Y YE> 
RECURR+1 EV]Y YE> /RA9+ EV]Y N]VE ( ! PEASANTS4 ,! 
CROP WAS A SPL5DID ONE1 & BRI<T1 HOT SUMM] DAYS HAD SET 9 
) %ORT1 DEWY NI<TS4 

,! BRO!RS HAD TO DRIVE ?R\< ! WOODS TO REA* ! MEAD[S4 
,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* WAS ALL ! :ILE ADMIR+ ! BEAUTY ( ! 
WOODS1 :I* W]E A TANGL$ MASS ( LEAVES1 PO9T+ \T TO HIS 
BRO!R N[ AN OLD LIME TREE ON ! PO9T ( FL[]+1 D>K ON 
! %ADY SIDE1 & BRI<TLY SPOTT$ ) YELL[ /IPULES1 N[ 
! Y\NG %OOTS ( ?IS YE>'S SAPL+S BRILLIANT ) EM]ALD4 
,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 DID NOT LIKE TALK+ & HE>+ AB\T ! 
BEAUTY ( NATURE4 ,WORDS = HIM TOOK AWAY ! BEAUTY ( :AT HE 
SAW4 ,HE ASS5T$ TO :AT HIS BRO!R SAID1 BUT HE C\LD NOT HELP 
BEG9N+ TO ?9K ( O!R ?+S4 ,:5 !Y CAME \T ( ! 
WOODS1 ALL HIS ATT5TION WAS 5GROSS$ BY ! VIEW ( ! 
FALL[ L& ON ! UPL&1 9 P>TS YELL[ ) GRASS1 9 P>TS 
TRAMPL$ & *ECK]$ ) FURR[S1 9 P>TS DOTT$ ) RIDGES 
( DUNG1 & 9 P>TS EV5 PL[$4 ,A /R+ ( C>TS WAS 
MOV+ ACROSS IT4 ,LEV9 C\NT$ ! C>TS1 & WAS PLEAS$ ?AT 
ALL ?AT W]E WANT$ HAD BE5 BR\<T1 & AT ! SI<T ( ! 
MEAD[S HIS ?\<TS PASS$ TO ! M[+4 ,HE ALWAYS FELT 
SOME?+ SPECIAL MOV+ HIM TO ! QUICK AT ! HAY-MAK+4 ,ON 
REA*+ ! MEAD[ ,LEV9 /OPP$ ! HORSE4 

,! MORN+ DEW WAS /ILL LY+ ON ! ?ICK UND]GR[? ( ! 
GRASS1 & ?AT HE MI<T NOT GET HIS FEET WET1 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* 
ASK$ HIS BRO!R TO DRIVE HIM 9 ! TRAP UP TO ! WILL[ TREE 
FROM :I* ! C>P WAS CAU<T4 ,SORRY AS ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 WAS TO 
CRU% D[N HIS M[+ GRASS1 HE DROVE HIM 9TO ! MEAD[4 ,! 
HI< GRASS S(TLY TURN$ AB\T ! :EELS & ! HORSE'S LEGS1 
LEAV+ ITS SE$S CL++ TO ! WET AXLES & SPOKES ( ! 
:EELS4 ,HIS BRO!R SEAT$ HIMSELF UND] A BU%1 >RANG+ HIS 
TACKLE1 :ILE ,LEV9 L$ ! HORSE AWAY1 FA/5$ HIM UP1 & 
WALK$ 9TO ! VA/ GRAY-GRE5 SEA ( GRASS UN/IRR$ BY ! 
W9D4 ,! SILKY GRASS ) ITS RIPE SE$S CAME ALMO/ TO HIS 
WAI/ 9 ! DAMPE/ SPOTS4 

,CROSS+ ! MEAD[1 ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 CAME \T ONTO ! ROAD1 & 
MET AN OLD MAN ) A SWOLL5 EYE1 C>RY+ A SKEP ON HIS 
%\LD]4 

0,:AT8 TAK5 A /RAY SW>M1 ,FOMIT*80 HE ASK$4 

0,NO1 9DE$1 ,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRI*6 ,ALL WE CAN DO TO KEEP \R [N6 
,?IS IS ! SECOND SW>M ?AT HAS FL[N AWAY4444 ,LUCKILY ! 
LADS CAU<T !M4 ,!Y W]E PL[+ Y\R FIELD4 ,!Y UNYOK$ 
! HORSES & GALLOP$ AFT] !M40 

0,WELL1 :AT DO Y\ SAY1 ,FOMIT*--/>T M[+ OR WAIT A BIT80 

0,EH1 WELL4 ,\R WAY'S TO WAIT TILL ,/4 ,PET]'S ,DAY4 ,BUT Y\ 
ALWAYS M[ SOON]4 ,WELL1 TO BE SURE1 PLEASE ,GOD1 ! HAY'S GOOD4 
,!RE'LL BE PL5TY = ! BEA/S40 

0,:AT DO Y\ ?9K AB\T ! WEA!R80 

0,?AT'S 9 ,GOD'S H&S4 ,MAYBE IT WILL BE F9E40 

,LEV9 W5T UP TO HIS BRO!R4 

,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* HAD CAU<T NO?+1 BUT HE WAS NOT BOR$1 & 
SEEM$ 9 ! MO/ *E]FUL FRAME ( M9D4 ,LEV9 SAW ?AT1 
/IMULAT$ BY HIS CONV]SATION ) ! DOCTOR1 HE WANT$ TO 
TALK4 ,LEV91 ON ! O!R H&1 W\LD HAVE LIK$ TO GET HOME AS 
SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GIVE ORD]S AB\T GETT+ TOGE!R ! M[]S 
= NEXT DAY1 & TO SET AT RE/ HIS D\BTS AB\T ! M[+1 
:I* GREATLY ABSORB$ HIM4 

0,WELL1 LET'S BE GO+10 HE SAID4 

0,:Y BE 9 SU* A HURRY8 ,LET'S /AY A LITTLE4 ,BUT H[ WET Y\ 
>E6 ,EV5 ?\< ONE CAT*ES NO?+1 IT'S NICE4 ,?AT'S ! 
BE/ ?+ AB\T EV]Y P>T ( SPORT1 ?AT ONE HAS TO DO ) 
NATURE4 ,H[ EXQUISITE ?IS /EELY WAT] IS60 SAID ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT*4 0,!SE RIV]SIDE BANKS ALWAYS REM9D ME ( ! 
RIDDLE--DO Y\ KN[ IT8 ',! GRASS SAYS TO ! WAT]3 WE 
QUIV] & WE QUIV]4'0 

0,I DON'T KN[ ! RIDDLE10 ANSW]$ ,LEV9 WE>ILY4 

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