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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,V>5KA1 ) H] :ITE K]*IEF ON H] BLACK HAIR1 SURR\ND$ 
BY ! *ILDR51 GAILY & GOOD-HUMOR$LY LOOK+ AFT] !M1 & 
AT ! SAME TIME VISIBLY EXCIT$ AT ! POSSIBILITY ( RECEIV+ 
A DECL>ATION FROM ! MAN %E C>$ =1 WAS V]Y ATTRACTIVE4 
,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* WALK$ BESIDE H]1 & NEV] LEFT (F ADMIR+ 
H]4 ,LOOK+ AT H]1 HE RECALL$ ALL ! DELI<TFUL ?+S HE 
HAD HE>D FROM H] LIPS1 ALL ! GOOD HE KNEW AB\T H]1 & 
BECAME MORE & MORE CONSCI\S ?AT ! FEEL+ HE HAD = H] 
WAS SOME?+ SPECIAL ?AT HE HAD FELT LONG1 LONG AGO1 & ONLY 
ONCE1 9 HIS E>LY Y\?4 ,! FEEL+ ( HAPP9ESS 9 BE+ NE> 
H] CONT9UALLY GREW1 & AT LA/ REA*$ SU* A PO9T ?AT1 AS 
HE PUT A HUGE1 SL5D]-/ALK$ AG>IC FUNGUS 9 H] BASKET1 HE 
LOOK$ /RAI<T 9TO H] FACE1 & NOTIC+ ! FLU% ( GLAD & 
AL>M$ EXCITEM5T ?AT OV]SPREAD H] FACE1 HE WAS CONFUS$ 
HIMSELF1 & SMIL$ TO H] 9 SIL5CE A SMILE ?AT SAID TOO MU*4 

0,IF SO10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 0,I \<T TO ?9K IT OV] & MAKE 
UP MY M9D1 & NOT GIVE WAY LIKE A BOY TO ! IMPULSE ( A 
MOM5T40 

0,I'M GO+ TO PICK BY MYSELF AP>T FROM ALL ! RE/1 OR ELSE MY 
EF=TS WILL MAKE NO %[10 HE SAID1 & HE LEFT ! $GE ( ! 
=E/ :]E !Y W]E WALK+ ON L[ SILKY GRASS BETWE5 OLD 
BIR* TREES /&+ F> AP>T1 & W5T MORE 9TO ! HE>T ( 
! WOOD1 :]E BETWE5 ! :ITE BIR* TRUNKS !RE W]E GRAY 
TRUNKS ( ASP5 & D>K BU%ES ( HAZEL4 ,WALK+ SOME =TY 
PACES AWAY1 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 KN[+ HE WAS \T ( SI<T1 /OOD 
/ILL BEH9D A BU%Y SP9DLE-TREE 9 FULL FL[] ) ITS ROSY 
R$ CATK9S4 ,IT WAS P]FECTLY /ILL ALL R\ND HIM4 ,ONLY 
OV]HEAD 9 ! BIR*ES UND] :I* HE /OOD1 ! FLIES1 LIKE A 
SW>M ( BEES1 BUZZ$ UNCEAS+LY1 & FROM TIME TO TIME ! 
*ILDR5'S VOICES W]E FLOAT$ ACROSS TO HIM4 ,ALL AT ONCE HE 
HE>D1 NOT F> FROM ! $GE ( ! WOOD1 ! S\ND ( ,V>5KA'S 
CONTRALTO VOICE1 CALL+ ,GRI%A1 & A SMILE ( DELI<T PASS$ 
OV] ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*'S FACE4 ,CONSCI\S ( ?IS SMILE1 HE %OOK 
HIS HEAD DISAPPROV+LY AT HIS [N CONDITION1 & TAK+ \T A 
CIG>1 HE BEGAN LI<T+ IT4 ,= A LONG :ILE HE C\LD NOT GET A 
MAT* TO LI<T AGA9/ ! TRUNK ( A BIR* TREE4 ,! S(T 
SCALES ( ! :ITE B>K RUBB$ (F ! PHOSPHORUS1 & ! LI<T 
W5T \T4 ,AT LA/ ONE ( ! MAT*ES BURN$1 & ! FRAGRANT 
CIG> SMOKE1 HOV]+ UNC]TA9LY 9 FLAT1 WIDE COILS1 /RET*$ 
AWAY =W>DS & UPW>DS OV] A BU% UND] ! OV]HANG+ 
BRAN*ES ( A BIR* TREE4 ,WAT*+ ! /REAK ( SMOKE1 ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT* WALK$ G5TLY ON1 DELIB]AT+ ON HIS POSITION4 

0,:Y NOT80 HE ?\<T4 0,IF IT W]E ONLY A PASS+ FANCY OR A 
PASSION1 IF IT W]E ONLY ?IS ATTRACTION--?IS MUTUAL ATTRACTION 
7,I CAN CALL IT A MUTUAL ATTRACTION71 BUT IF ,I FELT ?AT IT WAS 
9 CONTRADICTION ) ! :OLE B5T ( MY LIFE--IF ,I FELT ?AT 
9 GIV+ WAY TO ?IS ATTRACTION ,I %\LD BE FALSE TO MY VOCATION 
& MY DUTY 444 BUT IT'S NOT SO4 ,! ONLY ?+ ,I CAN SAY 
AGA9/ IT IS ?AT1 :5 ,I LO/ ,M>IE1 ,I SAID TO MYSELF ?AT ,I 
W\LD REMA9 FAI?FUL TO H] MEMORY4 ,?AT'S ! ONLY ?+ ,I CAN 
SAY AGA9/ MY FEEL+4444 ,?AT'S A GREAT ?+10 ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT* SAID TO HIMSELF1 FEEL+ AT ! SAME TIME ?AT ?IS 
CONSID]ATION HAD NOT ! SLI<TE/ IMPORTANCE = HIM 
P]SONALLY1 BUT W\LD ONLY P]HAPS DETRACT FROM HIS ROMANTIC 
*>ACT] 9 ! EYES ( O!RS4 0,BUT AP>T FROM ?AT1 H[EV] 
MU* ,I SE>*$1 ,I %\LD NEV] F9D ANY?+ TO SAY AGA9/ MY 
FEEL+4 ,IF ,I W]E *OOS+ BY CONSID]ATIONS ( SUITABILITY 
ALONE1 ,I C\LD NOT HAVE F\ND ANY?+ BETT]40 

,H[EV] MANY WOM5 & GIRLS HE ?\<T ( :OM HE KNEW1 HE C\LD 
NOT ?9K ( A GIRL :O UNIT$ TO SU* A DEGREE ALL1 POSITIVELY 
ALL1 ! QUALITIES HE W\LD WI% TO SEE 9 HIS WIFE4 ,%E HAD ALL 
! *>M & FRE%NESS ( Y\?1 BUT %E WAS NOT A *ILD2 & IF 
%E LOV$ HIM1 %E LOV$ HIM CONSCI\SLY AS A WOMAN \<T TO 
LOVE2 ?AT WAS ONE ?+4 ,ANO!R PO9T3 %E WAS NOT ONLY F> 
FROM BE+ WORLDLY1 BUT HAD AN UNMI/AKABLE DI/A/E = WORLDLY 
SOCIETY1 & AT ! SAME TIME %E KNEW ! WORLD1 & HAD ALL ! 
WAYS ( A WOMAN ( ! BE/ SOCIETY1 :I* W]E ABSOLUTELY 
ESS5TIAL TO ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*'S CONCEPTION ( ! WOMAN :O WAS 
TO %>E HIS LIFE4 ,?IRDLY3 %E WAS RELIGI\S1 & NOT LIKE A 
*ILD1 UNCONSCI\SLY RELIGI\S & GOOD1 AS ,KITTY1 = EXAMPLE1 
WAS1 BUT H] LIFE WAS F\ND$ ON RELIGI\S PR9CIPLES4 ,EV5 9 
TRIFL+ MATT]S1 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* F\ND 9 H] ALL ?AT HE 
WANT$ 9 HIS WIFE3 %E WAS POOR & ALONE 9 ! WORLD1 SO %E 
W\LD NOT BR+ ) H] A MASS ( RELATIONS & !IR 9FLU5CE 
9TO H] HUSB&'S H\SE1 AS HE SAW N[ 9 ,KITTY'S CASE4 ,%E 
W\LD [E EV]Y?+ TO H] HUSB&1 :I* WAS :AT HE HAD ALWAYS 
DESIR$ TOO = HIS FUTURE FAMILY LIFE4 ,& ?IS GIRL1 :O 
UNIT$ ALL !SE QUALITIES1 LOV$ HIM4 ,HE WAS A MODE/ MAN1 BUT 
HE C\LD NOT HELP SEE+ IT4 ,& HE LOV$ H]4 ,!RE WAS ONE 
CONSID]ATION AGA9/ IT--HIS AGE4 ,BUT HE CAME ( A LONG-LIV$ 
FAMILY1 HE HAD NOT A S+LE GRAY HAIR1 NO ONE W\LD HAVE TAK5 
HIM = =TY1 & HE REMEMB]$ ,V>5KA'S SAY+ ?AT IT WAS 
ONLY 9 ,RUSSIA ?AT M5 ( FIFTY ?\<T !MSELVES OLD1 & ?AT 
9 ,FRANCE A MAN ( FIFTY CONSID]S HIMSELF DANS LA =CE DE 
L'AGE1 :ILE A MAN ( =TY IS UN JEUNE HOMME4 ,BUT :AT DID 
! M]E RECKON+ ( YE>S MATT] :5 HE FELT AS Y\NG 9 HE>T 
AS HE HAD BE5 TW5TY YE>S AGO8 ,WAS IT NOT Y\? TO FEEL AS HE 
FELT N[1 :5 COM+ FROM ! O!R SIDE TO ! $GE ( ! WOOD 
HE SAW 9 ! GL[+ LI<T ( ! SLANT+ SUNBEAMS ! GRACI\S 
FIGURE ( ,V>5KA 9 H] YELL[ G[N ) H] BASKET1 WALK+ 
LI<TLY BY ! TRUNK ( AN OLD BIR* TREE1 & :5 ?IS 
IMPRESSION ( ! SI<T ( ,V>5KA BL5D$ SO H>MONI\SLY ) 
! BEAUTY ( ! VIEW1 ( ! YELL[ OATFIELD LY+ BA!D 9 
! SLANT+ SUN%9E1 & BEYOND IT ! DI/ANT ANCI5T =E/ 
FLECK$ ) YELL[ & MELT+ 9TO ! BLUE ( ! DI/ANCE8 
,HIS HE>T ?ROBB$ JOY\SLY4 ,A S(T5$ FEEL+ CAME OV] HIM4 
,HE FELT ?AT HE HAD MADE UP HIS M9D4 ,V>5KA1 :O HAD JU/ 
CR\*$ D[N TO PICK A MU%ROOM1 ROSE ) A SUPPLE MOVEM5T & 
LOOK$ R\ND4 ,FL++ AWAY ! CIG>1 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* 
ADVANC$ ) RESOLUTE /EPS T[>DS H]4 

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