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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

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,AGA9 /RIK+ HIS HEAD AGA9/ BO? DOORS1 ,NEKHLUD(F W5T \T 9TO ! /REET1 :]E ! P9K & ! :ITE BOYS W]E WAIT+ = HIM4 ,A FEW NEWCOM]S W]E /&+ ) !M4 ,AMONG ! WOM51 ( :OM SEV]AL HAD BABIES 9 !IR >MS1 WAS ! ?9 WOMAN ) ! BABY :O HAD ! PAT*WORK CAP ON ITS HEAD4 ,%E HELD LI<TLY 9 H] >MS ! BLOODLESS 9FANT1 :O KEPT /RANGELY SMIL+ ALL OV] ITS WIZ5$ LITTLE FACE1 & CONT9UALLY MOV+ ITS CROOK$ ?UMBS4 

,NEKHLUD(F KNEW ! SMILE TO BE ONE ( SUFF]+4 ,HE ASK$ :O ! WOMAN WAS4 

0,IT IS ?AT V]Y ,ANISIA ,I TOLD Y\ AB\T10 SAID ! ELD] BOY4 

,NEKHLUD(F TURN$ TO ,ANISIA4 

0,H[ DO Y\ LIVE80 HE ASK$4 0,BY :AT MEANS DO Y\ GA9 Y\R LIVELIHOOD80 

0,H[ DO ,I LIVE8 ,I GO BEGG+10 SAID ,ANISIA1 & BEGAN TO CRY4 

,NEKHLUD(F TOOK \T HIS POCKET-BOOK1 & GAVE ! WOMAN A #a-RUBLE NOTE4 ,HE HAD NOT HAD TIME TO TAKE TWO /EPS BE=E ANO!R WOMAN ) A BABY CAU<T HIM UP1 !N AN OLD WOMAN1 !N ANO!R Y\NG ONE4 ,ALL ( !M SPOKE ( !IR POV]TY1 & ASK$ = HELP4 ,NEKHLUD(F GAVE !M ! #f RUBLES--ALL 9 SMALL NOTES--:I* HE HAD ) HIM1 &1 T]RIBLY SAD AT HE>T1 TURN$ HOME1 I4E41 TO ! =EMAN'S H\SE4 

,! =EMAN MET ,NEKHLUD(F ) A SMILE1 & 9=M$ HIM ?AT ! PEASANTS W\LD COME TO ! MEET+ 9 ! EV5+4 ,NEKHLUD(F ?ANK$ HIM1 & W5T /RAI<T 9TO ! G>D5 TO /ROLL ALONG ! PA?S /REWN OV] ) ! PETALS ( APPLE-BLOSSOM & OV]GR[N ) WE$S1 & TO ?9K OV] ALL HE HAD SE54 

,AT FIR/ ALL WAS QUIET1 BUT SOON ,NEKHLUD(F HE>D FROM BEH9D ! =EMAN'S H\SE TWO ANGRY WOM5'S VOICES 9T]RUPT+ EA* O!R1 & N[ & !N ! VOICE ( ! EV]-SMIL+ =EMAN4 ,NEKHLUD(F LI/5$4 

0,MY /R5G?'S AT AN 5D4 ,:AT >E Y\ AB\T1 DRAGG+ ! V]Y CROSS .<?OSE BAPTIZ$ 9 ! ,RUSSO-,GREEK ,*UR* ALWAYS WE> A CROSS R\ND !IR NECKS.> (F MY NECK10 SAID AN ANGRY WOMAN'S VOICE4 

0,BUT %E ONLY GOT 9 = A MOM5T10 SAID ANO!R VOICE4 0,GIVE IT H] BACK1 ,I TELL Y\4 ,:Y DO Y\ TORM5T ! BEA/1 & ! *ILDR51 TOO1 :O WANT !IR MILK80 

0,PAY1 !N1 OR WORK IT (F10 SAID ! =EMAN'S VOICE4 

,NEKHLUD(F LEFT ! G>D5 & 5T]$ ! POR*1 NE> :I* /OOD TWO DI%EVEL$ WOM5--ONE ( !M PREGNANT & EVID5TLY NE> H] TIME4 ,ON ONE ( ! /EPS ( ! POR*1 ) HIS H&S 9 ! POCKETS ( HIS HOLL& COAT1 /OOD ! =EMAN4 ,:5 !Y SAW ! MA/]1 ! WOM5 W]E SIL5T1 & BEGAN >RANG+ ! K]*IEFS ON !IR HEADS1 & ! =EMAN TOOK HIS H&S \T ( HIS POCKETS & BEGAN TO SMILE4 

,?IS IS :AT HAD HAPP5$4 ,FROM ! =EMAN'S WORDS1 IT SEEM$ ?AT ! PEASANTS W]E 9 ! HABIT ( LETT+ !IR CALVES & EV5 !IR C[S 9TO ! MEAD[ BELONG+ TO ! E/ATE4 ,TWO C[S BELONG+ TO ! FAMILIES ( !SE TWO WOM5 W]E F\ND 9 ! MEAD[1 & DRIV5 9TO ! Y>D4 ,! =EMAN DEM&$ FROM ! WOM5 #c KOPECKS = EA* C[ OR TWO DAYS' WORK4 ,! WOM51 H[EV]1 MA9TA9$ ?AT ! C[S HAD GOT 9TO ! MEAD[ ( !IR [N ACCORD2 ?AT !Y HAD NO MONEY1 & ASK$ ?AT ! C[S1 :I* HAD /OOD 9 ! BLAZ+ SUN S9CE MORN+ )\T FOOD1 PITE\SLY L[+1 %\LD BE RETURN$ TO !M1 EV5 IF IT HAD TO BE ON ! UND]/&+ ?AT ! PRICE %\LD BE WORK$ (F LAT] ON4 

0,H[ (T5 HAVE ,I NOT BEGG$ ( Y\10 SAID ! SMIL+ =EMAN1 LOOK+ BACK AT ,NEKHLUD(F AS IF CALL+ UPON HIM TO BE A WITNESS1 0IF Y\ DRIVE Y\R CATTLE HOME AT NOON1 ?AT Y\ %\LD HAVE AN EYE ON !M80 

0,I ONLY RAN TO MY LITTLE ONE = A BIT1 & !Y GOT AWAY40 

0,DON'T RUN AWAY :5 Y\ HAVE UND]TAK5 TO WAT* ! C[S40 

0,& :O'S TO FE$ ! LITTLE ONE8 ,Y\'D NOT GIVE HIM ! BREA/1 ,I SUPPOSE80 SAID ! O!R WOMAN4 0,N[1 IF !Y HAD REALLY DAMAG$ ! MEAD[1 ONE W\LD NOT TAKE IT SO MU* TO HE>T2 BUT !Y ONLY /RAY$ 9 A MOM5T40 

0,ALL ! MEAD[S >E DAMAG$10 ! =EMAN SAID1 TURN+ TO ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,IF ,I EXACT NO P5ALTY !RE WILL BE NO HAY40 

0,!RE1 N[1 DON'T GO S9N+ LIKE ?AT2 MY C[S HAVE NEV] BE5 CAU<T !RE BE=E10 %\T$ ! PREGNANT WOMAN4 

0,N[ ?AT ONE HAS BE5 CAU<T1 PAY UP OR WORK IT (F40 

0,ALL RI<T1 ,I'LL WORK IT (F2 ONLY LET ME HAVE ! C[ N[1 DON'T TORTURE H] ) HUNG]10 %E CRI$1 ANGRILY4 0,AS IT IS1 ,I HAVE NO RE/ DAY OR NI<T4 ,MO!R-9-LAW IS ILL1 HUSB& TAK5 TO DR9K2 ,I'M ALL ALONE TO DO ALL ! WORK1 & MY /R5G?'S AT AN 5D4 ,I WI% Y\'D *OKE1 Y\ & Y\R WORK+ IT (F40 

,NEKHLUD(F ASK$ ! =EMAN TO LET ! WOM5 TAKE ! C[S1 & W5T BACK 9TO ! G>D5 TO GO ON ?9K+ \T HIS PROBLEM1 BUT !RE WAS NO?+ MORE TO ?9K AB\T4 

,EV]Y?+ SEEM$ SO CLE> TO HIM N[ ?AT HE C\LD NOT /OP WOND]+ H[ IT WAS ?AT EV]YBODY DID NOT SEE IT1 & ?AT HE HIMSELF HAD = SU* A LONG :ILE NOT SE5 :AT WAS SO CLE>LY EVID5T4 ,! PEOPLE W]E DY+ \T1 & HAD GOT US$ TO ! DY+-\T PROCESS1 & HAD =M$ HABITS ( LIFE ADAPT$ TO ?IS PROCESS3 !RE WAS ! GREAT MORTALITY AMONG ! *ILDR51 ! OV]-WORK+ ( ! WOM51 ! UND]-FE$+1 ESPECIALLY ( ! AG$4 ,& SO GRADUALLY HAD ! PEOPLE COME TO ?IS CONDITION ?AT !Y DID NOT REALIZE ! FULL HORRORS ( IT1 & DID NOT COMPLA94 ,!RE=E1 WE CONSID] !IR CONDITION NATURAL & AS IT %\LD BE4 ,N[ IT SEEM$ AS CLE> AS DAYLI<T ?AT ! *IEF CAUSE ( ! PEOPLE'S GREAT WANT WAS ONE ?AT !Y !MSELVES KNEW & ALWAYS PO9T$ \T1 I4E41 ?AT ! L& :I* ALONE C\LD FE$ !M HAD BE5 TAK5 FROM !M BY ! L&LORDS4 

,& H[ EVID5T IT WAS ?AT ! *ILDR5 & ! AG$ DI$ BECAUSE !Y HAD NO MILK1 & !Y HAD NO MILK BECAUSE !RE WAS NO PA/URE L&1 & NO L& TO GR[ CORN OR MAKE HAY ON4 ,IT WAS QUITE EVID5T ?AT ALL ! MIS]Y ( ! PEOPLE OR1 AT LEA/ BY F> ! GREAT] P>T ( IT1 WAS CAUS$ BY ! FACT ?AT ! L& :I* %\LD FE$ !M WAS NOT 9 !IR H&S1 BUT 9 ! H&S ( ?OSE :O1 PR(IT+ BY !IR RI<TS TO ! L&1 LIVE BY ! WORK ( !SE PEOPLE4 ,! L& SO MU* NE$$ BY M5 WAS TILL$ BY !SE PEOPLE1 :O W]E ON ! V]GE ( />VATION1 SO ?AT ! CORN MI<T BE SOLD ABROAD & ! [N]S ( ! L& MI<T BUY !MSELVES HATS & CANES1 & C>RIAGES & BRONZES1 ETC4 ,HE UND]/OOD ?IS AS CLE>LY AS HE UND]/OOD ?AT HORSES :5 !Y HAVE EAT5 ALL ! GRASS 9 ! 5CLOSURE :]E !Y >E KEPT WILL HAVE TO GR[ ?9 & />VE UNLESS !Y >E PUT :]E !Y CAN GET FOOD (F O!R L&4 

,?IS WAS T]RIBLE1 & MU/ NOT GO ON4 ,MEANS MU/ BE F\ND TO ALT] IT1 OR AT LEA/ NOT TO TAKE P>T 9 IT4 0,& ,I WILL F9D !M10 HE ?\<T1 AS HE WALK$ UP & D[N ! PA? UND] ! BIR* TREES4 

,9 SCI5TIFIC CIRCLES1 ,GOV]NM5T 9/ITUTIONS1 & 9 ! PAP]S WE TALK AB\T ! CAUSES ( ! POV]TY AMONG ! PEOPLE & ! MEANS ( AMELIORAT+ !IR CONDITION2 BUT WE DO NOT TALK ( ! ONLY SURE MEANS :I* W\LD C]TA9LY LI<T5 !IR CONDITION1 I4E41 GIV+ BACK TO !M ! L& !Y NE$ SO MU*4 

,H5RY ,GEORGE'S FUNDAM5TAL POSITION RECURR$ VIVIDLY TO HIS M9D & H[ HE HAD ONCE BE5 C>RI$ AWAY BY IT1 & HE WAS SURPRIS$ ?AT HE C\LD HAVE =GOTT5 IT4 ,! E>? CANNOT BE ANY ONE'S PROP]TY2 IT CANNOT BE B\<T OR SOLD ANY MORE ?AN WAT]1 AIR1 OR SUN%9E4 ,ALL HAVE AN EQUAL RI<T TO ! ADVANTAGES IT GIVES TO M54 ,& N[ HE KNEW :Y HE HAD FELT A%AM$ TO REMEMB] ! TRANSACTION AT ,K\SM9SKI4 ,HE HAD BE5 DECEIV+ HIMSELF4 ,HE KNEW ?AT NO MAN C\LD HAVE A RI<T TO [N L&1 YET HE HAD ACCEPT$ ?IS RI<T AS HIS1 & HAD GIV5 ! PEASANTS SOME?+ :I*1 9 ! DEP? ( HIS HE>T1 HE KNEW HE HAD NO RI<T TO4 ,N[ HE W\LD NOT ACT 9 ?IS WAY1 & W\LD ALT] ! >RANGEM5T 9 ,K\SM9SKI ALSO4 ,& HE =M$ A PROJECT 9 HIS M9D TO LET ! L& TO ! PEASANTS1 & TO ACKN[L$GE ! R5T !Y PAID = IT TO BE !IR PROP]TY1 TO BE KEPT TO PAY ! TAXES & = COMMUNAL USES4 ,?IS WAS1 ( C\RSE1 NOT ! S+LE-TAX SY/EM1 /ILL IT WAS AS NE> AN APPROA* TO IT AS C\LD BE HAD UND] EXI/+ CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,HIS *IEF CONSID]ATION1 H[EV]1 WAS ?AT 9 ?IS WAY HE W\LD NO LONG] PR(IT BY ! POSSESSION ( L&$ PROP]TY4 

,:5 HE RETURN$ TO ! H\SE ! =EMAN1 ) A SPECIALLY PLEASANT SMILE1 ASK$ HIM IF HE W\LD NOT HAVE HIS D9N] N[1 EXPRESS+ ! FE> ?AT ! FEA/ HIS WIFE WAS PREP>+1 ) ! HELP ( ! GIRL ) ! E>R+S1 MI<T BE OV]DONE4 

,! TABLE WAS COV]$ ) A CO>SE1 UNBLEA*$ CLO? & AN EMBROID]$ T[EL WAS LAID ON IT 9 LIEU ( A NAPK94 ,A VIEUX-SAXE S\P TURE5 ) A BROK5 H&LE /OOD ON ! TABLE1 FULL ( POTATO S\P1 ! /OCK MADE ( ! F[L ?AT HAD PUT \T & DRAWN 9 HIS BLACK LEG1 & WAS N[ CUT1 OR RA!R *OPP$1 9 PIECES1 :I* W]E H]E & !RE COV]$ ) HAIRS4 ,AFT] ! S\P MORE ( ! SAME F[L ) ! HAIRS WAS S]V$ ROA/$1 & !N CURD PA/IES1 V]Y GREASY1 & ) A GREAT DEAL ( SUG>4 ,LITTLE APPETIZ+ AS ALL ?IS WAS1 ,NEKHLUD(F H>DLY NOTIC$ :AT HE WAS EAT+2 HE WAS OCCUPI$ ) ! ?\<T :I* HAD 9 A MOM5T DISP]S$ ! SADNESS ) :I* HE HAD RETURN$ FROM ! VILLAGE4 

,! =EMAN'S WIFE KEPT LOOK+ 9 AT ! DOOR1 :IL/ ! FRI<T5$ MAID ) ! E>R+S BR\<T 9 ! DI%ES2 & ! =EMAN SMIL$ MORE & MORE JOYFULLY1 PRID+ HIMSELF ON HIS WIFE'S CUL9>Y SKILL4 ,AFT] D9N]1 ,NEKHLUD(F SUCCE$$1 ) SOME TR\BLE1 9 MAK+ ! =EMAN SIT D[N4 ,9 ORD] TO REVISE HIS [N ?\<TS1 & TO EXPRESS !M TO SOME ONE1 HE EXPLA9$ HIS PROJECT ( LETT+ ! L& TO ! PEASANTS1 & ASK$ ! =EMAN = HIS OP9ION4 ,! =EMAN1 SMIL+ AS IF HE HAD ?\<T ALL ?IS HIMSELF LONG AGO1 & WAS V]Y PLEAS$ TO HE> IT1 DID NOT REALLY UND]/& IT AT ALL4 ,?IS WAS NOT BECAUSE ,NEKHLUD(F DID NOT EXPRESS HIMSELF CLE>LY1 BUT BECAUSE ACCORD+ TO ?IS PROJECT IT TURN$ \T ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F WAS GIV+ UP HIS [N PR(IT = ! PR(IT ( O!RS1 & ! ?\<T ?AT EV]Y ONE IS ONLY CONC]N$ AB\T HIS [N PR(IT1 TO ! H>M ( O!RS1 WAS SO DEEPLY ROOT$ 9 ! =EMAN'S CONCEPTIONS ?AT HE IMAG9$ HE DID NOT UND]/& SOME?+ :5 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID ?AT ALL ! 9COME FROM ! L& MU/ BE PLAC$ TO =M ! COMMUNAL CAPITAL ( ! PEASANTS4 

0,OH1 ,I SEE2 !N Y\1 ( C\RSE1 WILL RECEIVE ! P]C5TAGES FROM ?AT CAPITAL10 SAID ! =EMAN1 BRI<T5+ UP4 

0,DE> ME6 NO4 ,DON'T Y\ SEE1 ,I AM GIV+ UP ! L& ALTOGE!R40 

0,BUT !N Y\ WILL NOT GET ANY 9COME10 SAID ! =EMAN1 SMIL+ NO LONG]4 

0,YES1 ,I AM GO+ TO GIVE IT UP40 

,! =EMAN SI<$ HEAVILY1 & !N BEGAN SMIL+ AGA94 ,N[ HE UND]/OOD4 ,HE UND]/OOD ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F WAS NOT QUITE NORMAL1 & AT ONCE BEGAN TO CONSID] H[ HE HIMSELF C\LD PR(IT BY ,NEKHLUD(F'S PROJECT ( GIV+ UP ! L&1 & TRI$ TO SEE ?IS PROJECT 9 SU* A WAY ?AT HE MI<T REAP SOME ADVANTAGE FROM IT4 ,BUT :5 HE SAW ?AT ?IS WAS IMPOSSIBLE HE GREW SORR[FUL1 & ! PROJECT CEAS$ TO 9T]E/ HIM1 & HE CONT9U$ TO SMILE ONLY 9 ORD] TO PLEASE ! MA/]4 

,SEE+ ?AT ! =EMAN DID NOT UND]/& HIM1 ,NEKHLUD(F LET HIM GO & SAT D[N BY ! W9D[-SILL1 ?AT WAS ALL CUT AB\T & 9K$ OV]1 & BEGAN TO PUT HIS PROJECT D[N ON PAP]4 

,! SUN W5T D[N BEH9D ! LIMES1 ?AT W]E COV]$ ) FRE% GRE51 & ! MOSQUITOES SW>M$ 91 /++ ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,JU/ AS HE F9I%$ HIS NOTES1 HE HE>D ! L[+ ( CATTLE & ! CREAK+ ( OP5+ GATES FROM ! VILLAGE1 & ! VOICES ( ! PEASANTS GA!R+ TOGE!R = ! MEET+4 ,HE TOLD ! =EMAN NOT TO CALL ! PEASANTS UP TO ! (FICE1 AS HE MEANT TO GO 9TO ! VILLAGE HIMSELF & MEET ! M5 :]E !Y W\LD ASSEMBLE4 ,HAV+ HURRI$LY DRANK A CUP ( TEA (F]$ HIM BY ! =EMAN1 ,NEKHLUD(F W5T TO ! VILLAGE4 

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