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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,VOICES & AN ACCORDION S\ND$ AS IF CLOSE 
BY1 ?\< ?R\< ! MI/ NOBODY C\LD 
BE SE54 ,IT WAS A WORK-DAY MORN+1 & ,I 
WAS SURPRIS$ TO HE> MUSIC4 

0,OH1 IT'S ! RECRUITS' LEAVE-TAK+10 ?\<T ,I1 
REMEMB]+ ?AT ,I HAD HE>D SOME?+ A FEW 
DAYS BE=E AB\T FIVE M5 BE+ DRAWN FROM 
\R VILLAGE4 ,9VOLUNT>ILY ATTRACT$ BY ! M]RY 
SONG1 ,I W5T 9 ! DIRECTION :5CE IT PROCE$$4 

,AS ,I APPROA*$ ! S+]S1 ! S\ND ( SONG 
& ACCORDION SUDD5LY /OPP$4 ,! S+]S1 
?AT IS ! LADS :O W]E LEAVE-TAK+1 5T]$ 
! D\BLE-FRONT$ BRICK COTTAGE BELONG+ TO ! 
FA!R ( ONE ( !M4 ,BE=E ! DOOR /OOD A 
SMALL GR\P ( WOM51 GIRLS1 & *ILDR54 

,:ILE ,I WAS F9D+ \T :OSE SONS W]E GO+1 
& :Y !Y HAD 5T]$ ?AT COTTAGE1 ! LADS 
!MSELVES1 ACCOMPANI$ BY !IR MO!RS & 
SI/]S1 CAME \T AT ! DOOR4 ,!RE W]E FIVE ( 
!M3 F\R BA*ELORS & ONE M>RI$ MAN4 ,\R 
VILLAGE IS NE> ! T[N :]E NE>LY ALL !SE CONSCRIPTS 
HAD WORK$4 ,!Y W]E DRESS$ T[N-FA%ION1 
EVID5TLY WE>+ !IR BE/ CLO!S3 PEAJACKETS1 
NEW CAPS1 & HI<1 %[Y BOOTS4 ,CONSPICU\S 
AMONG !M WAS A Y\NG FELL[1 WELL 
BUILT ?\< NOT TALL1 ) A SWEET1 M]RY1 EXPRESSIVE 
FACE1 A SMALL BE>D & MU/A*E JU/ 
BEG9N+ TO SPR\T1 & BRI<T HAZEL EYES4 ,AS 
HE CAME \T1 HE AT ONCE TOOK A BIG1 EXP5SIVE-LOOK+ 
ACCORDION ?AT WAS HANG+ OV] HIS 
%\LD]S &1 HAV+ B[$ TO ME1 />T$ PLAY+ 
! M]RY TUNE ( 0,B>YNYA10 RUNN+ HIS 
F+]S NIMBLY OV] ! KEYS & KEEP+ EXACT 
TIME1 AS HE MOV$ ) RHY?MIC /EP JAUNTILY D[N 
! ROAD4 

,BESIDE HIM WALK$ A ?ICK-SET1 FAIR-HAIR$ LAD1 
ALSO ( M$IUM HEI<T4 ,HE LOOK$ GAILY FROM 
SIDE TO SIDE1 & SANG SECOND ) SPIRIT1 9 
H>MONY ) ! FIR/ S+]4 ,HE WAS ! 
M>RI$ ONE4 ,!SE TWO WALK$ AHEAD ( ! 
O!R ?REE1 :O W]E ALSO WELL DRESS$1 & NOT 
REM>KABLE 9 ANY WAY EXCEPT ?AT ONE ( !M 
WAS TALL4 

,TOGE!R ) ! CR[D ,I FOLL[$ ! LADS4 
,ALL !IR SONGS W]E M]RY1 & NO EXPRESSION ( 
GRIEF WAS HE>D :ILE ! PROCESSION WAS GO+ 
ALONG2 BUT AS SOON AS WE CAME TO ! NEXT H\SE 
AT :I* ! LADS W]E TO BE TREAT$1 ! LAM5TATIONS 
( ! WOM5 BEGAN4 ,IT WAS DIFFICULT TO 
MAKE \T :AT !Y W]E SAY+2 ONLY A WORD 
H]E & !RE C\LD BE DI/+UI%$3 0DEA? 
444 FA!R & MO!R 444 NATIVE L& 44402 
& AFT] EV]Y V]SE1 ! WOMAN :O L$ ! 
*ANT+ TOOK A DEEP BREA?1 & BUR/ \T 9TO 
LONG-DRAWN MOANS1 FOLL[$ BY HY/]ICAL LAU<T]4 
,! WOM5 W]E ! MO!RS & SI/]S ( ! 
CONSCRIPTS4 ,BESIDE ! LAM5TATIONS ( !SE 
RELATIVES1 ONE HE>D ! ADMONITIONS ( !IR 
FRI5DS4 

0,N[ !N1 ,MATRYONA1 ?AT'S 5\<6 ,Y\ 
MU/ BE TIR$ \T10 ,I HE>D ONE WOMAN SAY1 CONSOL+ 
ANO!R :O WAS LAM5T+4 

,! LADS 5T]$ ! COTTAGE4 ,I REMA9$ \TSIDE1 
TALK+ ) A PEASANT ACQUA9TANCE1 ,VASILY 
,OREH(1 A =M] PUPIL ( M9E4 ,HIS SON1 ONE ( 
! FIVE1 WAS ! M>RI$ MAN :O HAD BE5 S++ 
SECOND AS HE W5T ALONG4 

0,WELL10 ,I SAID1 0IT IS A PITY60 

0,:AT'S TO BE DONE8 ,PITY OR NOT1 ONE HAS TO 
S]VE40 

,& HE TOLD ME ( HIS DOME/IC AFFAIRS4 ,HE 
HAD ?REE SONS3 ! ELDE/ WAS LIV+ AT HOME1 
! SECOND WAS N[ BE+ TAK51 & A ?IRD 7:O1 
LIKE ! SECOND1 HAD GONE AWAY TO WORK7 WAS CONTRIBUT+ 
DUTIFULLY TO ! SUPPORT ( ! HOME4 
,! ONE :O WAS LEAV+ HAD EVID5TLY NOT S5T 
HOME MU*4 

0,HE HAS M>RI$ A T[NSWOMAN4 ,HIS WIFE IS 
NOT FIT = \R WORK4 ,HE IS A LOPP$-(F BRAN* 
& ?9KS ONLY ( KEEP+ HIMSELF4 ,TO BE SURE 
IT'S A PITY1 BUT IT CAN'T BE HELP$60 

,:ILE WE W]E TALK+1 ! LADS CAME \T 9TO 
! /REET1 & ! LAM5TATIONS1 %RIEKS1 LAU<T]1 
& ADJURATIONS RECOMM5C$4 ,AFT] /&+ 
AB\T = SOME FIVE M9UTES1 ! PROCESSION MOV$  
ON ) SONGS & ACCORDION ACCOMPANIM5T4 ,ONE 
C\LD NOT HELP M>VEL+ AT ! 5]GY & SPIRIT 
( ! PLAY]1 AS HE BEAT TIME ACCURATELY1 /AMP$ 
HIS FOOT1 /OPP$ %ORT1 & !N AFT] A PAUSE 
AGA9 TOOK UP ! MELODY MO/ M]RILY1 EXACTLY ON 
! RI<T BEAT1 :ILE HE GAZ$ >\ND ) HIS 
K9D1 HAZEL EYES4 ,EVID5TLY HE HAD A REAL & 
GREAT TAL5T = MUSIC4 

,I LOOK$ AT HIM1 & 7SO AT LEA/ IT SEEM$ TO 
ME7 HE FELT ABA%$ :5 HE MET MY EYES1 & 
) A TWIT* ( HIS BR[S HE TURN$ AWAY1 & 
AGA9 BUR/ \T ) EV5 MORE SPIRIT ?AN BE=E4 
,:5 WE REA*$ ! FIF? & LA/ ( ! COTTAGES1 
! LADS 5T]$1 & ,I FOLL[$ !M4 ,ALL FIVE ( 
!M W]E MADE TO SIT R\ND A TABLE COV]$ ) 
A CLO?1 ON :I* W]E BREAD & VODKA4 ,! 
HO/1 ! MAN ,I HAD BE5 TALK+ TO1 :O WAS N[ 
TO TAKE LEAVE ( HIS M>RI$ SON1 P\R$ \T ! 
VODKA & H&$ IT R\ND4 ,! LADS H>DLY 
DRANK AT ALL 7AT MO/ A QU>T] ( A GLASS7 OR EV5 
H&$ IT BACK AFT] JU/ RAIS+ IT TO !IR LIPS4 
,! HO/ESS CUT SOME BREAD1 & S]V$ SLICES 
R\ND TO EAT ) ! VODKA4 

,:ILE ,I WAS LOOK+ AT ! LADS1 A WOMAN1 
DRESS$ 9 CLO!S ?AT SEEM$ TO ME /RANGE & 
9CONGRU\S1 GOT D[N FROM ! TOP ( ! OV51 
CLOSE TO :]E ,I SAT4 ,%E WORE A LI<T GRE5 DRESS 
7SILK1 ,I ?9K7 ) FA%IONABLE TRIMM+S1 & 
HI<-HEEL$ BOOTS4 ,H] FAIR HAIR WAS >RANG$ 9 
QUITE ! MOD]N /YLE1 LIKE A L>GE R\ND CAP1 & 
%E WORE BIG1 R+-%AP$1 GOLD E>R+S4 ,H]  
FACE WAS NEI!R SAD NOR *E]FUL1 BUT LOOK$ AS IF 
%E W]E (F5D$4 

,AFT] GETT+ D[N1 %E W5T \T 9TO ! 
PASSAGE1 CLATT]+ ) ! HEELS ( H] NEW BOOTS 
& PAY+ NO HE$ TO ! LADS4 ,ALL AB\T ?IS 
WOMAN--H] CLO?+1 ! (F5D$ EXPRESSION ( 
H] FACE1 & ABOVE ALL H] E>R+S--WAS SO =EIGN 
TO ! SURR\ND+S ?AT ,I C\LD NOT UND]/& 
H[ %E HAD COME TO BE ON ! TOP ( ,VASILY 
,OREH('S OV54 ,I ASK$ A WOMAN SITT+ NE> ME 
:O %E WAS4 

0,VASILY'S DAU<T]-9-LAW2 %E HAS BE5 A 
H\SEMAID10 WAS ! ANSW]4 

,! HO/ BEGAN (F]+ VODKA A ?IRD TIME1 BUT 
! LADS REFUS$1 ROSE1 SAID GRACE1 ?ANK$ ! 
HO/S1 & W5T \T4 

,9 ! /REET1 ! LAM5TATIONS RECOMM5C$ AT 
ONCE4 ,! FIR/ TO RAISE H] VOICE WAS A V]Y OLD 
WOMAN ) A B5T BACK4 ,%E LAM5T$ 9 SU* A 
PECULI>LY PITE\S VOICE1 & WAIL$ SO1 ?AT ! 
WOM5 KEPT SOO?+ ! SOBB+1 /AGG]+ OLD 
CREATURE1 & SUPPORT$ H] BY H] ELB[S4 

0,:O IS %E80 ,I 9QUIR$4 

0,:Y1 IT'S HIS GRANNY2 ,VASILY'S MO!R1 ?AT 
IS40 

,! OLD WOMAN BUR/ 9TO HY/]ICAL LAU<T] 
& FELL 9TO ! >MS ( ! WOM5 :O SUPPORT$ 
H]1 & JU/ !N ! PROCESSION />T$ AGA91 & 
AGA9 ! ACCORDION & ! M]RY VOICES /RUCK UP 
!IR TUNE4 ,AT ! 5D ( ! VILLAGE ! PROCESSION 
WAS OV]TAK5 BY ! C>TS :I* W]E TO  
C>RY ! CONSCRIPTS TO ! ,DI/RICT ,(FICE4 ,! 
WEEP+ & WAIL+ /OPP$4 ,! ACCORDION-PLAY]1 
GETT+ MORE & MORE ELAT$1 B5D+ HIS 
HEAD TO ONE SIDE & RE/+ ON ONE FOOT1 TURN$ 
\T ! TOES ( ! O!R & /AMP$ ) IT1 
:ILE HIS F+]S PRODUC$ BRILLIANT FIORITURES1 & 
EXACTLY AT ! RI<T 9/ANT ! BOLD1 HI<1 M]RY 
TONES ( HIS SONG1 & ! SECOND ( ,VASILY'S SON1 
AGA9 *IM$ 94 ,OLD & Y\NG1 & ESPECIALLY 
! *ILDR5 :O SURR\ND$ ! CR[D1 & ,I 
) !M1 FIX$ !IR EYES ADMIR+LY ON ! 
S+]4 

0,HE IS CLEV]1 ! RASCAL60 SAID ONE ( ! 
PEASANTS4 

0',SORR[ WEEPS1 & SORR[ S+S6'0 REPLI$ 
ANO!R4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T ONE ( ! Y\NG FELL[S :OM 
WE W]E SEE+ (F--! TALL ONE--CAME UP ) 
LONG1 5]GETIC /RIDES1 & /OOP$ TO SPEAK TO 
! ONE :O PLAY$ ! ACCORDION4 

0,:AT A F9E FELL[10 ,I ?\<T2 0!Y WILL 
PUT HIM 9 ! ,GU>DS40 ,I DID NOT KN[ :O HE 
WAS OR :AT H\SE HE BELONG$ TO4 

0,:OSE SON IS ?AT ONE8 ,?AT GALLANT FELL[80 
,I ASK$ A LITTLE OLD MAN1 PO9T+ TO ! F9E LAD4 

,! OLD MAN RAIS$ HIS CAP & B[$ TO ME1 
BUT DID NOT HE> MY QUE/ION4 

0,:AT DID Y\ SAY80 ASK$ HE4 

,I HAD NOT RECOGNIZ$ HIM1 BUT AS SOON AS HE 
SPOKE ,I KNEW HIM AT ONCE4 ,HE IS A H>D-WORK+1 
GOOD PEASANT :O1 AS (T5 HAPP5S1 SEEMS  
SPECIALLY M>K$ \T = MIS=TUNE3 FIR/1 TWO 
HORSES W]E /OL5 FROM HIM1 !N HIS H\SE 
BURNT D[N1 & !N HIS WIFE DI$4 ,I HAD NOT 
SE5 ,PROK(EY = A LONG TIME1 & REMEMB]$ 
HIM AS A BRI<T R$-HAIR$ MAN ( M$IUM HEI<T2 
:]EAS HE WAS N[ NOT R$1 BUT QUITE GRAY-HAIR$1 
& SMALL4 

0,AH1 ,PROK(EY1 IT'S Y\60 ,I SAID4 0,I WAS 
ASK+ :OSE SON ?AT F9E FELL[ IS--?AT ONE 
:O HAS JU/ SPOK5 TO ,ALEX&]80 

0,?AT ONE80 ,PROK(EY REPLI$1 PO9T+ ) 
A MOTION ( HIS HEAD TO ! TALL LAD4 ,HE %OOK 
HIS HEAD & MUMBL$ SOME?+ ,I DID NOT UND]/&4 

0,I'M ASK+ :OSE SON ! LAD IS80 ,I REPEAT$1 
& TURN$ TO LOOK AT ,PROK(EY4 

,HIS FACE WAS PUCK]$1 & HIS JAW TREMBL$4 

0,HE'S M9E60 HE MUTT]$1 &1 TURN+ AWAY 
& HID+ HIS FACE 9 HIS H&1 BEGAN TO :IMP] 
LIKE A *ILD4 

,& ONLY !N1 AFT] ! TWO WORDS1 0,HE'S 
M9E60 SPOK5 BY ,PROK(EY1 DID ,I REALIZE1 NOT 
ONLY 9 MY M9D BUT 9 MY :OLE BE+1 ! 
HORROR ( :AT WAS TAK+ PLACE BE=E MY EYES 
?AT MEMORABLE MI/Y MORN+4 ,ALL ! DISJO9T$1 
9COMPREH5SIBLE1 /RANGE ?+S ,I HAD 
SE5 SUDD5LY ACQUIR$ A SIMPLE1 CLE>1 & T]RIBLE 
SIGNIFICANCE4 ,I BECAME PA9FULLY A%AM$ ( 
HAV+ LOOK$ ON AS AT AN 9T]E/+ SPECTACLE4 
,I /OPP$1 CONSCI\S ( HAV+ ACT$ ILL1 & ,I 
TURN$ TO GO HOME4 

,& TO ?9K ?AT !SE ?+S >E AT ! PRES5T 
MOM5T BE+ DONE TO T5S ( ?\S&S ( M5 
ALL OV] ,RUSSIA1 & HAVE BE5 DONE1 & WILL LONG 
CONT9UE TO BE DONE1 TO ! MEEK1 WISE1 & SA9TLY 
,RUSSIAN PEOPLE1 :O >E SO CRUELLY & TREA*]\SLY 
DECEIV$6 

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