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,! ,SECOND ,MEET+ ) ,MASLOVA 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,NEKHLUD(F W5T TO VISIT HIS AUNTS BECAUSE !IR E/ATE LAY NE> ! ROAD HE HAD TO TRAVEL 9 ORD] TO JO9 HIS REGIM5T1 :I* HAD GONE =W>D1 BECAUSE !Y HAD V]Y W>MLY ASK$ HIM TO COME1 & ESPECIALLY BECAUSE HE WANT$ TO SEE ,KATU%A4 ,P]HAPS 9 HIS HE>T HE HAD ALREADY =M$ ?OSE EVIL DESIGNS AGA9/ ,KATU%A :I* HIS N[ UNCONTROLL$ ANIMAL SELF SUGGE/$ TO HIM1 BUT HE DID NOT ACKN[L$GE ?IS AS HIS 9T5TION1 BUT ONLY WI%$ TO GO BACK TO ! SPOT :]E HE HAD BE5 SO HAPPY1 TO SEE HIS RA!R FUNNY1 BUT DE>1 K9DHE>T$ OLD AUNTS1 :O ALWAYS1 )\T HIS NOTIC+ IT1 SURR\ND$ HIM ) AN ATMOSPH]E ( LOVE & ADMIRATION1 & TO SEE SWEET ,KATU%A1 ( :OM HE HAD RETA9$ SO PLEASANT A MEMORY4 

,HE >RIV$ AT ! 5D ( ,M>*1 ON ,GOOD ,FRIDAY1 AFT] ! ?AW HAD SET 94 ,IT WAS P\R+ ) RA9 SO ?AT HE HAD NOT A DRY ?READ ON HIM & WAS FEEL+ V]Y COLD1 BUT YET VIGOR\S & FULL ( SPIRITS1 AS ALWAYS AT ?AT TIME4 0,IS %E /ILL ) !M80 HE ?\<T1 AS HE DROVE 9TO ! FAMILI>1 OLD-FA%ION$ C\RTY>D1 SURR\ND$ BY A L[ BRICK WALL1 & N[ FILL$ ) SN[ (F ! RO(S4 

,HE EXPECT$ %E W\LD COME \T :5 %E HE>D ! SL$GE BELLS BUT %E DID NOT4 ,TWO B>E-FOOT$ WOM5 ) PAILS & TUCK$-UP SKIRTS1 :O HAD EVID5TLY BE5 SCRUBB+ ! FLOORS1 CAME \T ( ! SIDE DOOR4 ,%E WAS NOT AT ! FRONT DOOR EI!R1 & ONLY ,TIKHON1 ! MAN-S]VANT1 ) HIS APRON ON1 EVID5TLY ALSO BUSY CLEAN+1 CAME \T 9TO ! FRONT POR*4 ,HIS AUNT ,SOPHIA ,IVANOVNA ALONE MET HIM 9 ! ANTE-ROOM2 %E HAD A SILK DRESS ON & A CAP ON H] HEAD4 ,BO? AUNTS HAD BE5 TO *UR* & HAD RECEIV$ COMMUNION4 

0,WELL1 ?IS IS NICE ( Y\ TO COME10 SAID ,SOPHIA ,IVANOVNA1 KISS+ HIM4 0,M>Y IS NOT WELL1 GOT TIR$ 9 *UR*2 WE HAVE BE5 TO COMMUNION40 

0,I CONGRATULATE Y\1 ,AUNT ,SOPHIA10 .<IT IS USUAL 9 ,RUSSIA TO CONGRATULATE ?OSE :O HAVE RECEIV$ COMMUNION.> SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 KISS+ ,SOPHIA ,IVANOVNA'S H&4 0,OH1 ,I BEG Y\R P>DON1 ,I HAVE MADE Y\ WET40 

0,GO TO Y\R ROOM--:Y Y\ >E SOAK+ WET4 ,DE> ME1 Y\ HAVE GOT MU/A*ES6 4 4 4 ,KATU%A6 ,KATU%A6 ,GET HIM SOME C(FEE2 BE QUICK40 

0,DIRECTLY10 CAME ! S\ND ( A WELL-KN[N1 PLEASANT VOICE FROM ! PASSAGE1 & ,NEKHLUD(F'S HE>T CRI$ \T 0,%E'S H]E60 & IT WAS AS IF ! SUN HAD COME \T FROM BEH9D ! CL\DS4 

,NEKHLUD(F1 FOLL[$ BY ,TIKHON1 W5T GAILY TO HIS OLD ROOM TO *ANGE HIS ?+S4 ,HE FELT 9CL9$ TO ASK ,TIKHON AB\T ,KATU%A2 H[ %E WAS1 :AT %E WAS DO+1 WAS %E NOT GO+ TO BE M>RI$8 ,BUT ,TIKHON WAS SO RESPECTFUL & AT ! SAME TIME SO SEV]E1 9SI/$ SO FIRMLY ON P\R+ ! WAT] \T ( ! JUG = HIM1 ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F C\LD NOT MAKE UP HIS M9D TO ASK HIM AB\T ,KATU%A1 BUT ONLY 9QUIR$ AB\T ,TIKHON'S GR&SONS1 AB\T ! OLD SO-CALL$ 0BRO!R'S0 HORSE1 & AB\T ! DOG ,POLKAN4 ,ALL W]E ALIVE EXCEPT ,POLKAN1 :O HAD GONE MAD ! SUMM] BE=E4 

,:5 HE HAD TAK5 (F ALL HIS WET ?+S & JU/ BEGUN TO DRESS AGA91 ,NEKHLUD(F HE>D QUICK1 FAMILI> FOOT/EPS & A KNOCK AT ! DOOR4 ,NEKHLUD(F KNEW ! /EPS & ALSO ! KNOCK4 ,NO ONE BUT %E WALK$ & KNOCK$ LIKE ?AT4 

,HAV+ ?R[N HIS WET GREATCOAT OV] HIS %\LD]S1 HE OP5$ ! DOOR4 

0,COME 940 ,IT WAS %E1 ,KATU%A1 ! SAME1 ONLY SWEET] ?AN BE=E4 ,! SLI<TLY SQU9T+ NAIVE BLACK EYES LOOK$ UP 9 ! SAME OLD WAY4 ,N[ AS !N1 %E HAD ON A :ITE APRON4 ,%E BR\<T HIM FROM HIS AUNTS A PIECE ( SC5T$ SOAP1 ) ! WRAPP] JU/ TAK5 (F1 & TWO T[ELS--ONE A LONG ,RUSSIAN EMBROID]$ ONE1 ! O!R A BA? T[EL4 ,! UNUS$ SOAP ) ! /AMP$ 9SCRIPTION1 ! T[ELS1 & H] [N SELF1 ALL W]E EQUALLY CLEAN1 FRE%1 UNDEFIL$ & PLEASANT4 ,! IRREPRESSIBLE SMILE ( JOY AT ! SI<T ( HIM MADE ! SWEET1 FIRM LIPS PUCK] UP AS ( OLD4 

0,H[ DO Y\ DO1 ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT*80 %E UTT]$ ) DIFFICULTY1 H] FACE SUFFUS$ ) A ROSY BLU%4 

0,GOOD-MORN+6 ,H[ DO Y\ DO80 HE SAID1 ALSO BLU%+4 0,ALIVE & WELL80 

0,YES1 ! ,LORD BE ?ANK$4 ,& H]E IS Y\R FAVORITE P9K SOAP & T[ELS FROM Y\R AUNTS10 %E SAID1 PUTT+ ! SOAP ON ! TABLE & HANG+ ! T[ELS OV] ! BACK ( A *AIR4 

0,!RE IS EV]Y?+ H]E10 SAID ,TIKHON1 DEF5D+ ! VISITOR'S 9DEP5D5CE1 & PO9T+ TO ,NEKHLUD(F'S OP5 DRESS+ CASE FILL$ ) BRU%ES1 P]FUME1 FIXATOIRE1 A GREAT MANY BOTTLES ) SILV] LIDS & ALL SORTS ( TOILET APPLIANCES4 

0,?ANK MY AUNTS1 PLEASE4 ,OH1 H[ GLAD ,I AM TO BE H]E10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 HIS HE>T FILL+ ) LI<T & T5D]NESS AS ( OLD4 

,%E ONLY SMIL$ 9 ANSW] TO !SE WORDS1 & W5T \T4 ,! AUNTS1 :O HAD ALWAYS LOV$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 WELCOM$ HIM ?IS TIME MORE W>MLY ?AN EV]4 ,DMITRI WAS GO+ TO ! W>1 :]E HE MI<T BE W\ND$ OR KILL$1 & ?IS T\*$ ! OLD AUNTS4 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD >RANG$ TO /AY ONLY A DAY & NI<T ) HIS AUNTS1 BUT :5 HE HAD SE5 ,KATU%A HE AGRE$ TO /AY OV] ,EA/] ) !M & TELEGRAPH$ TO HIS FRI5D ,S*ONBOCK1 :OM HE WAS TO HAVE JO9$ 9 ,ODESSA1 ?AT HE %\LD COME & MEET HIM AT HIS AUNTS' 9/EAD4 

,AS SOON AS HE HAD SE5 ,KATU%A ,NEKHLUD(F'S OLD FEEL+S T[>D H] AWOKE AGA94 ,N[1 JU/ AS !N1 HE C\LD NOT SEE H] :ITE APRON )\T GETT+ EXCIT$2 HE C\LD NOT LI/5 TO H] /EPS1 H] VOICE1 H] LAU<1 )\T A FEEL+ ( JOY2 HE C\LD NOT LOOK AT H] EYES1 BLACK AS SLOES1 )\T A FEEL+ ( T5D]NESS1 ESPECIALLY :5 %E SMIL$2 &1 ABOVE ALL1 HE C\LD NOT NOTICE )\T AGITATION H[ %E BLU%$ :5 !Y MET4 ,HE FELT HE WAS 9 LOVE1 BUT NOT AS BE=E1 :5 ?IS LOVE WAS A K9D ( MY/]Y TO HIM & HE W\LD NOT [N1 EV5 TO HIMSELF1 ?AT HE LOV$1 & :5 HE WAS P]SUAD$ ?AT ONE C\LD LOVE ONLY ONCE2 N[ HE KNEW HE WAS 9 LOVE & WAS GLAD ( IT1 & KNEW DIMLY :AT ?IS LOVE CONSI/$ ( & :AT IT MI<T LEAD TO1 ?\< HE S\<T TO CONCEAL IT EV5 FROM HIMSELF4 ,9 ,NEKHLUD(F1 AS 9 EV]Y MAN1 !RE W]E TWO BE+S3 ONE ! SPIRITUAL1 SEEK+ ONLY ?AT K9D ( HAPP9ESS = HIM SELF :I* %\LD T5D T[>DS ! HAPP9ESS ( ALL2 ! O!R1 ! ANIMAL MAN1 SEEK+ ONLY HIS [N HAPP9ESS1 & READY TO SACRIFICE TO IT ! HAPP9ESS ( ! RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,AT ?IS P]IOD ( HIS MANIA ( SELF-LOVE BR\<T ON BY LIFE 9 ,PET]SBURG & 9 ! >MY1 ?IS ANIMAL MAN RUL$ SUPREME & COMPLETELY CRU%$ ! SPIRITUAL MAN 9 HIM4 

,BUT :5 HE SAW ,KATU%A & EXP]I5C$ ! SAME FEEL+S AS HE HAD HAD ?REE YE>S BE=E1 ! SPIRITUAL MAN 9 HIM RAIS$ ITS HEAD ONCE MORE & BEGAN TO ASS]T ITS RI<TS4 ,& UP TO ,EA/]1 DUR+ TWO :OLE DAYS1 AN UNCONSCI\S1 CEASELESS 9N] /RUGGLE W5T ON 9 HIM4 

,HE KNEW 9 ! DEP?S ( HIS S\L ?AT HE \<T TO GO AWAY1 ?AT !RE WAS NO REAL REASON = /AY+ ON ) HIS AUNTS1 KNEW ?AT NO GOOD C\LD COME ( IT2 & YET IT WAS SO PLEASANT1 SO DELI<TFUL1 ?AT HE DID NOT HONE/LY ACKN[L$GE ! FACTS TO HIMSELF & /AY$ ON4 ,ON ,EA/] EVE1 ! PRIE/ & ! DEACON :O CAME TO ! H\SE TO SAY MASS HAD HAD 7SO !Y SAID7 ! GREATE/ DIFFICULTY 9 GETT+ OV] ! ?REE MILES ?AT LAY BETWE5 ! *UR* & ! OLD LADIES' H\SE1 COM+ ACROSS ! PUDDLES & ! B>E E>? 9 A SL$GE4 

,NEKHLUD(F ATT5D$ ! MASS ) HIS AUNTS & ! S]VANTS1 & KEPT LOOK+ AT ,KATU%A1 :O WAS NE> ! DOOR & BR\<T 9 ! C5S]S = ! PRIE/S4 ,!N HAV+ GIV5 ! PRIE/S & HIS AUNTS ! ,EA/] KISS1 ?\< IT WAS NOT MIDNI<T & !RE=E NOT ,EA/] YET1 HE WAS ALREADY GO+ TO B$ :5 HE HE>D ! OLD S]VANT ,MATRONA ,PAVLOVNA PREP>+ TO GO TO ! *UR* TO GET ! K\LIT* & PASKI .<,EA/] CAKES.> BLE/ AFT] ! MIDNI<T S]VICE4 0,I %ALL GO TOO10 HE ?\<T4 

,! ROAD TO ! *UR* WAS IMPASSABLE EI!R 9 A SL$GE OR ON :EELS1 SO ,NEKHLUD(F1 :O BEHAV$ 9 HIS AUNTS' H\SE JU/ AS HE DID AT HOME1 ORD]$ ! OLD HORSE1 0! BRO!R'S HORSE10 TO BE SADDL$1 & 9/EAD ( GO+ TO B$ HE PUT ON HIS GAY UNI=M1 A PAIR ( TI<T-FITT+ RID+ BREE*ES & HIS OV]COAT1 & GOT ON ! OLD OV]-F$ & HEAVY HORSE1 :I* NEI<$ CONT9UALLY ALL ! WAY AS HE RODE 9 ! D>K ?R\< ! PUDDLES & SN[ TO ! *UR*4 

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