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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! DAY ON :I* ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* CAME TO ,POKROVSKOE WAS ONE ( ,LEV9'S MO/ PA9FUL DAYS4 ,IT WAS ! V]Y BUSIE/ WORK+ TIME1 :5 ALL ! PEASANTRY %[ AN EXTRAORD9>Y 9T5SITY ( SELF-SACRIFICE 9 LABOR1 SU* AS IS NEV] %[N 9 ANY O!R CONDITIONS ( LIFE1 & W\LD BE HI<LY E/EEM$ IF ! M5 :O %[$ !SE QUALITIES !MSELVES ?\<T HI<LY ( !M1 & IF IT W]E NOT REPEAT$ EV]Y YE>1 & IF ! RESULTS ( ?IS 9T5SE LABOR W]E NOT SO SIMPLE4 

,TO REAP & B9D ! RYE & OATS & TO C>RY IT1 TO M[ ! MEAD[S1 TURN OV] ! FALL[S1 ?RA% ! SE$ & S[ ! W9T] CORN--ALL ?IS SEEMS SO SIMPLE & ORD9>Y2 BUT TO SUCCE$ 9 GETT+ ?R\< IT ALL EV]YONE 9 ! VILLAGE1 FROM ! OLD MAN TO ! Y\NG *ILD1 MU/ TOIL 9CESSANTLY = ?REE OR F\R WEEKS1 ?REE TIMES AS H>D AS USUAL1 LIV+ ON RYE-BE]1 ONIONS1 & BLACK BREAD1 ?RA%+ & C>RY+ ! %EAVES AT NI<T1 & NOT GIV+ MORE ?AN TWO OR ?REE H\RS 9 ! TW5TY-F\R TO SLEEP4 ,& EV]Y YE> ?IS IS DONE ALL OV] ,RUSSIA4 

,HAV+ LIV$ ! GREAT] P>T ( HIS LIFE 9 ! C\NTRY & 9 ! CLOSE/ RELATIONS ) ! PEASANTS1 ,LEV9 ALWAYS FELT 9 ?IS BUSY TIME ?AT HE WAS 9FECT$ BY ?IS G5]AL QUICK5+ ( 5]GY 9 ! PEOPLE4 

,9 ! E>LY MORN+ HE RODE OV] TO ! FIR/ S[+ ( ! RYE1 & TO ! OATS1 :I* W]E BE+ C>RI$ TO ! /ACKS1 & RETURN+ HOME AT ! TIME HIS WIFE & SI/]-9-LAW W]E GETT+ UP1 HE DRANK C(FEE ) !M & WALK$ TO ! F>M1 :]E A NEW ?RA%+ MA*9E WAS TO BE SET WORK+ TO GET READY ! SE$-CORN4 

,HE WAS /&+ 9 ! COOL GRAN>Y1 /ILL FRAGRANT ) ! LEAVES ( ! HAZEL BRAN*ES 9T]LAC$ ON ! FRE%LY PEEL$ ASP5 BEAMS ( ! NEW ?AT* RO(4 ,HE GAZ$ ?R\< ! OP5 DOOR 9 :I* ! DRY BITT] DU/ ( ! ?RA%+ :IRL$ & PLAY$1 AT ! GRASS ( ! ?RA%+ FLOOR 9 ! SUNLI<T & ! FRE% /RAW ?AT HAD BE5 BR\<T 9 FROM ! B>N1 !N AT ! SPECKLY-HEAD$1 :ITE-BREA/$ SWALL[S ?AT FLEW *IRP+ 9 UND] ! RO( &1 FLUTT]+ !IR W+S1 SETTL$ 9 ! CREVICES ( ! DOORWAY1 !N AT ! PEASANTS BU/L+ 9 ! D>K1 DU/Y B>N1 & HE ?\<T /RANGE ?\<TS4 

0,:Y IS IT ALL BE+ DONE80 HE ?\<T4 0,:Y AM ,I /&+ H]E1 MAK+ !M WORK8 ,:AT >E !Y ALL SO BUSY =1 TRY+ TO %[ !IR ZEAL BE=E ME8 ,:AT IS ?AT OLD ,MATRONA1 MY OLD FRI5D1 TOIL+ =8 7,I DOCTOR$ H]1 :5 ! BEAM FELL ON H] 9 ! FIRE70 HE ?\<T1 LOOK+ AT A ?9 OLD WOMAN :O WAS RAK+ UP ! GRA91 MOV+ PA9FULLY ) H] B>E1 SUN-BLACK5$ FEET OV] ! UNEV51 R\< FLOOR4 0,!N %E RECOV]$1 BUT TODAY OR TOMORR[ OR 9 T5 YE>S %E WON'T2 !Y'LL BURY H]1 & NO?+ WILL BE LEFT EI!R ( H] OR ( ?AT SM>T GIRL 9 ! R$ JACKET1 :O ) ?AT SKILLFUL1 S(T ACTION %AKES ! E>S \T ( !IR HUSKS4 ,!Y'LL BURY H] & ?IS PIEBALD HORSE1 & V]Y SOON TOO10 HE ?\<T1 GAZ+ AT ! HEAVILY MOV+1 PANT+ HORSE ?AT KEPT WALK+ UP ! :EEL ?AT TURN$ UND] HIM4 0,& !Y WILL BURY H] & ,FYODOR ! ?RA%] ) HIS CURLY BE>D FULL ( *AFF & HIS %IRT TORN ON HIS :ITE %\LD]S--!Y WILL BURY HIM4 ,HE'S UNTY+ ! %EAVES1 & GIV+ ORD]S1 & %\T+ TO ! WOM51 & QUICKLY SETT+ /RAI<T ! /RAP ON ! MOV+ :EEL4 ,& :AT'S MORE1 IT'S NOT !M ALONE--ME !Y'LL BURY TOO1 & NO?+ WILL BE LEFT4 ,:AT =80 

,HE ?\<T ?IS1 & AT ! SAME TIME LOOK$ AT HIS WAT* TO RECKON H[ MU* !Y ?RA%$ 9 AN H\R4 ,HE WANT$ TO KN[ ?IS SO AS TO JUDGE BY IT ! TASK TO SET = ! DAY4 

0,IT'LL SOON BE ONE1 & !Y'RE ONLY BEG9N+ ! ?IRD %EAF10 ?\<T ,LEV94 ,HE W5T UP TO ! MAN ?AT WAS FE$+ ! MA*9E1 & %\T+ OV] ! RO> ( ! MA*9E HE TOLD HIM TO PUT IT 9 MORE SL[LY4 0,Y\ PUT 9 TOO MU* AT A TIME1 ,FYODOR4 ,DO Y\ SEE--IT GETS *OK$1 ?AT'S :Y IT ISN'T GETT+ ON4 ,DO IT EV5LY40 

,FYODOR1 BLACK ) ! DU/ ?AT CLUNG TO HIS MOI/ FACE1 %\T$ SOME?+ 9 RESPONSE1 BUT /ILL W5T ON DO+ IT AS ,LEV9 DID NOT WANT HIM TO4 

,LEV91 GO+ UP TO ! MA*9E1 MOV$ ,FYODOR ASIDE1 & BEGAN FE$+ ! CORN 9 HIMSELF4 ,WORK+ ON TILL ! PEASANTS' D9N] H\R1 :I* WAS NOT LONG 9 COM+1 HE W5T \T ( ! B>N ) ,FYODOR & FELL 9TO TALK ) HIM1 /OPP+ BESIDE A NEAT YELL[ %EAF ( RYE LAID ON ! ?RA%+ FLOOR = SE$4 

,FYODOR CAME FROM A VILLAGE AT SOME DI/ANCE FROM ! ONE 9 :I* ,LEV9 HAD ONCE ALLOTT$ L& TO HIS COOP]ATIVE ASSOCIATION4 ,N[ IT HAD BE5 LET TO A =M] H\SE PORT]4 

,LEV9 TALK$ TO ,FYODOR AB\T ?IS L& & ASK$ :E!R ,PLATON1 A WELL-TO-DO PEASANT ( GOOD *>ACT] BELONG+ TO ! SAME VILLAGE1 W\LD NOT TAKE ! L& = ! COM+ YE>4 

0,IT'S A HI< R5T2 IT W\LDN'T PAY ,PLATON1 ,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT*10 ANSW]$ ! PEASANT1 PICK+ ! E>S (F HIS SWEAT-DR5*$ %IRT4 

0,BUT H[ DOES ,KIRILLOV MAKE IT PAY80 

0,MITUH60 7SO ! PEASANT CALL$ ! H\SE PORT]1 9 A TONE ( CONTEMPT71 0Y\ MAY BE SURE HE'LL MAKE IT PAY1 ,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT*6 ,HE'LL GET HIS %>E1 H[EV] HE HAS TO SQUEEZE TO GET IT6 ,HE'S NO M]CY ON A ,*RI/IAN4 ,BUT ,UNCLE ,FOKANIT*0 7SO HE CALL$ ! OLD PEASANT ,PLATON71 0DO Y\ SUPPOSE HE'D FLAY ! SK9 (F A MAN8 ,:]E !RE'S DEBT1 HE'LL LET ANYONE (F4 ,& HE'LL NOT WR+ ! LA/ P5NY \T4 ,HE'S A MAN TOO40 

0,BUT :Y WILL HE LET ANYONE (F80 

0,OH1 WELL1 ( C\RSE1 FOLKS >E DIFF]5T4 ,ONE MAN LIVES = HIS [N WANTS & NO?+ ELSE1 LIKE ,MITUH1 HE ONLY ?9KS ( FILL+ HIS BELLY1 BUT ,FOKANIT* IS A RI<TE\S MAN4 ,HE LIVES = HIS S\L4 ,HE DOES NOT =GET ,GOD40 

0,H[ ?9KS ( ,GOD8 ,H[ DOES HE LIVE = HIS S\L80 ,LEV9 ALMO/ %\T$4 

0,:Y1 TO BE SURE1 9 TRU?1 9 ,GOD'S WAY4 ,FOLKS >E DIFF]5T4 ,TAKE Y\ N[1 Y\ W\LDN'T WRONG A MAN44440 

0,YES1 YES1 GOOD-BYE60 SAID ,LEV91 BREA?LESS ) EXCITEM5T1 & TURN+ R\ND HE TOOK HIS /ICK & WALK$ QUICKLY AWAY T[>DS HOME4 ,AT ! PEASANT'S WORDS ?AT ,FOKANIT* LIV$ = HIS S\L1 9 TRU?1 9 ,GOD'S WAY1 UNDEF9$ BUT SIGNIFICANT IDEAS SEEM$ TO BUR/ \T AS ?\< !Y HAD BE5 LOCK$ UP1 & ALL /RIV+ T[>DS ONE GOAL1 !Y ?RONG$ :IRL+ ?R\< HIS HEAD1 BL9D+ HIM ) !IR LI<T4 

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