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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! DAY ,PET] ,AVDEEV DI$ 9 ! HOSPITAL AT ,VOZDVIZH5SK1 HIS OLD FA!R ) ! WIFE ( ! BRO!R 9 :OSE /EAD HE HAD 5LI/$1 & ?AT BRO!R'S DAU<T] -- :O WAS ALREADY APPROA*+ WOMANHOOD & ALMO/ ( AGE TO GET M>RI$ -- W]E ?RE%+ OATS ON ! H>D-FROZ5 ?RE%+ FLOOR4 

,!RE HAD BE5 A HEAVY FALL ( SN[ ! PREVI\S NI<T FOLL[$ T[>DS MORN+ BY A SEV]E FRONT4  ,! OLD MAN WOKE :5 ! COCKS W]E CR[+ = ! ?IRD TIME1 & SEE+ ! BRI<T MOONLI<T ?R\< ! FROZ5 W9D[PANES GOT D[N FROM ! /OVE1 PUT ON HIS BOOTS1 HIS %EEPSK9 COAT & CAP1 & W5T \T TO ! ?RE%+ FLOOR4  ,HAV+ WORK$ !RE = A C\PLE ( H\RS HE RETURN$ TO ! HUT & AWOKE HIS SON & ! WOM54  ,:5 ! WOMAN & GIRL CAME TO ! ?RE%+ FLOOR !Y F\ND IT READY SWEPT1 ) A WOOD5 %OVEL /ICK+ 9 ! DRY :ITE SN[1 BESIDE :I* W]E BIR* BROOMS ) ! TWIGS UPW>DS & TWO R[S ( OAT %EAVES LAID E>S TO E>S 9 A LONG L9E ! :OLE L5G? ( ! CLEAN ?RE%+ FLOOR4  ,!Y *OSE !IR FLAILS & />T$ ?RE%+1 KEEP+ TIME ) !IR TRIPLE BL[S4  ,! OLD MAN /RUCK P[]FULLY ) HIS HEAVY FLAIL1 BREAK+ ! /RAW1 ! GIRL /RUCK ! E>S FROM ABOVE ) MEASUR$ BL[S1 & ! DAU<T]-9-LAW TURN$ ! OATS OV] ) H] FLAIL4 

,! MOON HAD SET1 DAWN WAS BREAK+1 & !Y W]E F9I%+ ! L9E ( %EAVES :5 ,AKIM1 ! ELDE/ SON1 9 HIS %EEPSK9 & CAP1 JO9$ ! ?RE%]S4 

0,:AT >E Y\ LAZ+ AB\T =80 %\T$ HIS FA!R TO HIM1 PAUS+ 9 HIS WORK & LEAN+ ON HIS FLAIL4 

0,! HORSES HAD TO BE SE5 TO40 

0',HORSES SE5 TO6'0 ! FA!R REPEAT$1 MIMICK+ HIM4  0,! OLD WOMAN WILL LOOK AFT] !M4 444 ,TAKE Y\R FLAIL6  ,Y\'RE GETT+ TOO FAT1 Y\ DRUNK>D60 

0,HAVE Y\ BE5 /&+ ME TREAT80 MUTT]$ ! SON4 

0,:AT80 SAID ! OLD MAN1 FR[N+ /]NLY & MISS+ A /ROKE4 

,! SON SIL5TLY TOOK A FLAIL & !Y BEGAN ?RE%+ ) F\R FLAILS4 

0,TRAK1 TAPATAM444TRAK1 TAPATAM444TRAK 4440 CAME D[N ! OLD MAN'S HEAVY FLAIL AFT] ! ?REE O!RS4 

0,:Y1 Y\'VE GOT A NAPE LIKE A GOODLY G5TLEMAN6 444 ,LOOK H]E1 MY TR\S]S HAVE H>DLY ANY?+ TO H& ON60 SAID ! OLD MAN1 OMITT+ HIS /ROKE & ONLY SW++ HIS FLAIL 9 ! AIR SO AS NOT TO GET \T ( TIME4 

,!Y HAD F9I%$ ! R[1 & ! WOM5 BEGAN REMOV+ ! /RAW ) RAKES4 

0,PET] WAS A FOOL TO GO 9 Y\R /EAD4  ,!Y'D HAVE KNOCK$ ! NONS5SE \T ( Y\ 9 ! >MY1 & HE WAS WOR? FIVE ( SU* AS Y\ AT HOME60 

0,?AT'S 5\<1 FA!R10 SAID ! DAU<T]-9-LAW1 AS %E ?REW ASIDE ! B9D]S ?AT HAD COME (F ! %EAVES4 

0,YES1 FE$ ! SIX ( Y\ & GET NO WORK \T ( A S+LE ONE6  ,PET] US$ TO WORK = TWO4  ,HE WAS NOT LIKE 4440 

,ALONG ! TRODD5 PA? FROM ! H\SE CAME ! OLD MAN'S WIFE1 ! FROZ5 SN[ CREAK+ UND] ! NEW B>K %OES %E WORE OV] H] TI<TLY W\ND WOOL5 LEG-B&S4  ,! M5 W]E %OVEL+ ! UNW9N[$ GRA9 9TO HEAPS1 ! WOMAN & ! GIRL SWEEP+ UP :AT REMA9$4 

,! ,ELD] HAS BE5 & ORD]S EV]YBODY TO GO & WORK = ! MA/]1 C>T+ BRICKS10 SAID ! OLD WOMAN4  0,I'VE GOT BREAKFA/ READY4 444 ,COME ALONG1 WON'T Y\80 

0,ALL RI<T4 444 ,H>NESS ! ROAN & GO10 SAID ! OLD MAN TO ,AKIM1 0& Y\'D BETT] LOOK \T ?AT Y\ DON'T GET ME 9TO TR\BLE AS Y\ DID ! O!R DAY6 444 ,I CAN'T HELP REGRETT+ ,PET]60 

0,:5 HE WAS AT HOME Y\ US$ TO SCOLD HIM10 RETORT$ ,AKIM4  0,N[ HE'S AWAY Y\ KEEP NAGG+ AT ME40 

0,?AT %[S Y\ DES]VE IT10 SAID HIS MO!R 9 ! SAME ANGRY TONES4  0,Y\'LL NEV] BE ,PET]'S EQUAL40 

0,OH1 ALL RI<T10 SAID ! SON4 

0',ALL RI<T1' 9DE$6  ,Y\'VE DRUNK ! MEAL1 & N[ Y\ SAY 'ALL RI<T6'0 

0,LET BYGONES BE BYGONES60 SAID ! DAU<T]-9-LAW4 

,! DISAGREEM5TS BETWE5 FA!R & SON HAD BEGUN LONG AGO -- ALMO/ FROM ! TIME ,PET] W5T AS A SOLDI]4  ,EV5 !N ! OLD MAN FELT ?AT HE HAD P>T$ ) AN EAGLE = A CUCKOO4  ,IT IS TRUE ?AT IT WAS RI<T -- AS ! OLD MAN UND]/OOD IT -- = A *ILDLESS MAN TO GO 9 PLACE ( A FAMILY MAN4  ,AK9 HAD F\R *ILDR5 & ,PET] HAD NONE2 BUT ,PET] WAS A WORK] LIKE HIS FA!R1 SKILLFUL1 OBS]VANT1 /RONG1 5DUR+1 & ABOVE ALL 9DU/RI\S4  ,HE WAS ALWAYS AT WORK4  ,IF HE HAPP5$ TO PASS BY :]E PEOPLE W]E WORK+ HE L5T A HELP+ H& AS HIS FA!R W\LD HAVE DONE1 & TOOK A TURN OR TWO ) ! SCY!1 OR LOAD$ A C>T1 OR FELL$ A TREE1 OR *OPP$ SOME WOOD4  ,! OLD MAN REGRETT$ HIS GO+ AWAY1 BUT !RE WAS NO HELP = IT4  ,CONSCRIPTION 9 ?OSE DAYS WAS LIKE DEA?4  ,A SOLDI] WAS A SEV]$ BRAN*1 & TO ?9K AB\T HIM AT HOME WAS TO TE> ONE'S HE>T USELESSLY4  ,ONLY OCCASIONALLY1 TO PRICK HIS ELD] SON1 DID ! FA!R M5TION HIM1 AS HE HAD DONE ?AT DAY4  ,BUT HIS MO!R (T5 ?\<T ( H] Y\NG] SON1 & = A LONG TIME -- MORE ?AN A YE> N[ -- %E HAD BE5 ASK+ H] HUSB& TO S5D ,PET] A LITTLE MONEY1 BUT ! OLD MAN HAD MADE NO RESPONSE4 

,! ,KUR5KOVS W]E A WELL-TO-DO FAMILY & ! OLD MAN HAD SOME SAV+S HIDD5 AWAY1 BUT HE W\LD ON NO ACC\NT HAVE CONS5T$ TO T\* :AT HE HAD LAID BY4  ,N[ H[EV] ! OLD WOMAN HAV+ HE>D HIM M5TION !IR Y\NG] SON1 MADE UP H] M9D TO ASK HIM AGA9 TO S5D HIM AT LEA/ A RUBLE AFT] SELL+ ! OATS4  ,?IS %E DID4  ,AS SOON AS ! Y\NG PEOPLE HAD GONE TO WORK = ! PROPRIETOR & ! OLD FOLKS W]E LEFT ALONE TOGE!R1 %E P]SUAD$ HIM TO S5D ,PET] A RUBLE \T ( ! OATS-MONEY4  

,SO :5 N9ETY-SIX BU%ELS ( ! W9N[$ OATS HAD BE5 PACK$ ONTO ?REE SL$GES L9$ ) SACK+ C>EFULLY P9N$ TOGE!R AT ! TOP ) WOOD5 SKEW]S1 %E GAVE H] HUSB& A LETT] ! *UR* CL]K HAD WRITT5 AT H] DICTATION1 & ! OLD MAN PROMIS$ :5 HE GOT TO T[N TO 5CLOSE A RUBLE & S5D IT (F TO ! RI<T ADDRESS4 

,! OLD MAN1 DRESS$ 9 A NEW %EEPSK9 ) HOMESPUN CLOAK OV] IT1 HIS LEGS WRAPP$ R\ND ) W>M :ITE WOOL5 LEG- B&S1 TOOK ! LETT]1 PLAC$ IT 9 HIS WALLET1 SAID A PRAY]1 GOT 9TO ! FRONT SL$GE1 & DROVE TO T[N4  ,HIS GR&SON DROVE 9 ! LA/ SL$GE4  ,:5 HE REA*$ T[N ! OLD MAN ASK$ ! 9NKEEP] TO READ ! LETT] TO HIM1 & LI/5$ TO IT ATT5TIVELY & APPROV+LY4 

,9 H] LETT] ,PET]'S MO!R FIR/ S5T HIM H] BLESS+1 !N GREET+S FROM EV]YBODY & ! NEWS ( HIS GODFA!R'S DEA?1 & AT ! 5D %E ADD$ ?AT ,AKS9YA 7,PET]'S WIFE7 HAD NOT WI%$ TO /AY ) !M BUT HAD GONE 9TO S]VICE1 :]E !Y HE>D %E WAS LIV+ HONE/LY & WELL4  ,!N CAME A REF]5CE TO ! PRES5T ( A RUBLE1 & F9ALLY A MESSAGE :I* ! OLD WOMAN1 YIELD+ TO H] SORR[S1 HAD DICTAT$ ) TE>S 9 H] EYES & ! *UR* CL]K HAD TAK5 D[N EXACTLY1 WORD = WORD3 

0,ONE ?+ MORE1 MY D>L+ *ILD1 MY SWEET DOVE1 MY [N ,PET]K96  ,I HAVE WEPT MY EYES \T LAM5T+ = !E1 ?\ LI<T ( MY EYES4  ,TO :OM HAS ?\ LEFT ME84440  ,AT ?IS PO9T ! OLD WOMAN HAD SOBB$ & WEPT1 & SAID3  0,?AT WILL DO60  ,SO ! WORDS /OOD 9 ! LETT]2 BUT IT WAS NOT FAT$ ?AT ,PET] %\LD RECEIVE ! NEWS ( HIS WIFE'S HAV+ LEFT HOME1 NOR ! PRES5T ( ! RUBLE1 NOR HIS MO!R'S LA/ WORDS4  ,! LETT] ) ! MONEY 9 IT CAME BACK ) ! ANN\NCEM5T ?AT ,PET] HAD BE5 KILL$ 9 ! W>1 0DEF5D+ HIS ,CZ>1 HIS ,FA!RL&1 & ! ,OR?ODOX ,FAI?40  ,?AT IS H[ ! >MY CL]K EXPRESS$ IT4 

,! OLD WOMAN1 :5 ?IS NEWS REA*$ H]1 WEPT = AS LONG AS %E C\LD SP>E TIME1 & !N SET TO WORK AGA94  ,! V]Y NEXT ,SUNDAY %E W5T TO *UR* & HAD A REQUIEM *ANT$ & ,PET]'S NAME 5T]$ AMONG ?OSE = :OSE S\LS PRAY]S W]E TO BE SAID1 & %E DI/RIBUT$ BITS ( HOLY BREAD TO ALL ! GOOD PEOPLE 9 MEMORY ( ,PET]1 ! S]VANT ( ,GOD4 

,AKS9YA1 HIS WID[1 ALSO LAM5T$ L\DLY :5 %E HE>D ( ! DEA? ( H] BELOV$ HUSB& ) :OM %E HAD LIV$ BUT ONE %ORT YE>4  ,%E REGRETT$ H] HUSB& & H] [N RU9$ LIFE1 & 9 H] LAM5TATIONS M5TION$ ,PET]'S BR[N LOCKS & HIS LOVE1 & ! SADNESS ( H] LIFE ) H] LITTLE ORPHAN$ ,VANKA1 & BITT]LY REPROA*$ ,PET] = HAV+ HAD PITY ON HIS BRO!R BUT NONE ON H] -- OBLIG$ TO W&] AMONG /RANG]S6 

,BUT 9 ! DEP? ( H] S\L ,AKS9YA WAS GLAD ( H] HUSB&'S DEA?4  ,%E WAS PREGNANT A SECOND TIME BY ! %OPMAN ) :OM %E WAS LIV+1 & NO ONE W\LD N[ HAVE A RI<T TO SCOLD H]1 & ! %OPMAN C\LD M>RY H] AS HE HAD SAID HE W\LD :5 HE WAS P]SUAD+ H] TO YIELD4 

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