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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,?AT MORN+ S]VICE =M$ ! BRI<TE/ & MO/ 
IMPRESSIVE REM9ISC5CE ( ,NEKHLUD(F'S AFT] LIFE4 

,! D>KNESS ( ! NI<T WAS ONLY RELIEV$ H]E & 
!RE BY :ITE PAT*ES ( SN[1 & AS ! /ALLION1 SPLA%+ 
?R\< ! MUD-POOLS1 & HIS E>S PRICK$ UP AT ! 
SI<T ( ! FIRE-POTS SURR\ND+ ! *UR*1 5T]$ ITS 
5CLOSURE1 ! S]VICE HAD ALREADY BEGUN4 

,! PEASANTS1 RECOGNIZ+ ,M>IA ,IVANOVNA'S NEPHEW1 
L$ HIS HORSE TO ! DRIE/ SPOT1 :]E HE DISM\NT$1 
!N !Y ESCORT$ HIM TO ! *UR* FILL$ ) A HOLIDAY 
CR[D4 

,TO ! RI<T W]E ! MALE PEASANTS2 OLD M5 9 HOMESPUN 
COATS & BA/ %OES1 & Y\NG M5 9 NEW CLO? 
CAFTANS1 BRI<T-COLOR$ BELTS & BOOTS4 ,TO ! LEFT ! 
WOM51 ) R$ SILK 'K]*IEFS ON !IR HEADS1 %AG CAFTANS 
) BRI<T R$ SLEEVES1 & BLUE1 GRE51 R$1 /RIP$ 
& DOTT$ SKIRTS & IRON-HEEL$ %OES4 ,BEH9D !M 
/OOD ! MORE MODE/ WOM5 9 :ITE 'K]*IEFS & GRAY 
CAFTANS & ANCI5T SKIRTS1 9 %OES OR BA/ SLIPP]S4 
,AMONG !SE & ! O!RS W]E DRESS$-UP *ILDR5 ) 
OIL$ HAIR4 ,! PEASANTS MADE ! SIGN ( ! CROSS & 
B[$1 DI%EVEL+ !IR HAIR2 ! WOM51 ESPECIALLY ! 
OLD WOM51 GAZ+ ) !IR LU/]LESS EYES ON ONE IMAGE1 
BE=E :I* C&LES BURN$1 PRESS$ H>D ) ! TIPS 
( !IR F+]S ON ! 'K]*IEF ( ! =EHEAD1 ! %\LD]S 
& ! ABDOM51 &1 MUMBL+ SOME?+1 B5T 
=W>D /&+1 OR FELL ON !IR KNEES4 ,! *ILDR51 
IMITAT+ !IR ELD]S1 PRAY$ F]V5TLY :5 !Y W]E 
LOOK$ AT4 ,! GOLD ICONO/ASIS WAS AFLAME ) 9NUM]ABLE 
C&LES1 :I* SURR\ND$ A L>GE ONE 9 ! C5T] 
W\ND 9 A N>R[ /RIP ( GILT PAP]4 ,! *UR* LU/] 
WAS DOTT$ ) C&LES1 JOYFUL MELODIES ( VOLUNTE] S+]S 
) RO>+ BASS & PI]C+ CONTRALTO M+L$ ) 
! *ANT ( ! *OIR4 

,NEKHLUD(F W5T =W>D4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! *UR* 
/OOD ! >I/OCRACY2 A C\NTRY SQUIRE ) HIS WIFE & 
SON 9 A SAILOR BL\SE1 ! COMMISS>Y ( ! RURAL POLICE1 
A TELEGRAPH OP]ATOR1 A M]*ANT 9 HI< BOOTS1 ! LOCAL 
SYNDIC ) A M$AL ON HIS BREA/1 & TO ! RI<T ( ! 
TRIBUNE1 BEH9D ! SQUIRE'S WIFE1 ,MATRI5A ,PAVLOVNA1 9 
A LILAC-COLOR$ *ATOYANT DRESS & :ITE %AWL ) COLOR$ 
BORD]1 & BESIDE H] WAS ,KATI\%A 9 A :ITE 
DRESS1 GA!R$ 9 FOLDS AT ! WAI/1 A BLUE BELT1 & A R$ 
B[ 9 H] BLACK HAIR4 

,EV]Y?+ WAS SOLEMN1 JOY\S & BEAUTIFUL2 ! PRIE/ 
9 HIS BRI<T1 SILV] *ASUBLE1 DOTT$ ) GILT CROSSES1 ! 
DEACON1 ! *ANT]S 9 HOLIDAY SURPLICE ( GOLD & SILV]1 
! SPRUCE VOLUNTE] S+]S ) OIL$ HAIR1 ! JOY\S 
MELODIES ( HOLIDAY SONGS1 ! CEASELESS BLESS+ ( ! 
?RONG BY ! PRIE/S ) FL[]-B$ECK$ T]N C&LES 
) ! CON/ANTLY REPEAT$ EXCLAMATIONS3 0,*RI/ HAS 
RIS56 ,*RI/ HAS RIS560 ,EV]Y?+ WAS BEAUTIFUL1 BUT 
MORE BEAUTIFUL ?AN ALL WAS ,KATI\%A1 9 H] :ITE DRESS1 
BLUE BELT & R$ B[ 9 H] HAIR1 & H] EYES RADIANT ) 
DELI<T4 

,NEKHLUD(F FELT ?AT %E SAW HIM )\T TURN+ 
R\ND4 ,HE SAW IT :ILE PASS+ NE> H] TO ! ALT>4 ,HE 
HAD NO?+ TO TELL H]1 BUT TRI$ TO ?9K ( SOME?+1 
& SAID1 :5 PASS+ H]3 

0,AUNTIE SAID ?AT %E W\LD RECEIVE ! SACRAM5T AFT] 
MASS40 

,H] Y\NG BLOOD1 AS IT ALWAYS HAPP5$ :5 %E 
LOOK$ AT HIM1 ROSE TO H] *EEKS1 & H] BLACK EYES1 
NAIVELY LOOK+ UP1 FIX$ !MSELVES ON ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,I KN[ IT10 %E SAID1 SMIL+4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T A *ANT] ) A COPP] C(FEE-POT 9 
HIS H& PASS$ CLOSE TO ,KATI\%A1 &1 )\T LOOK+ 
AT H]1 GRAZ$ H] ) ! SKIRT ( ! SURPLICE4 ,! 
*ANT]1 EVID5TLY \T ( RESPECT = ,NEKHLUD(F1 WI%$ TO 
SWEEP >\ND HIM1 & ?US IT HAPP5$ ?AT HE GRAZ$ 
,KATI\%A4 

,NEKHLUD(F1 H[EV]1 WAS SURPRIS$ ?AT ?AT *ANT] 
DID NOT UND]/& ?AT EV]Y?+ 9 ! *UR*1 & 9 
! :OLE WORLD1 = ?AT MATT]1 EXI/$ ONLY = ,KATI\%A1 
& ?AT ONE MI<T SPURN ! 5TIRE WORLD1 BUT MU/ 
NOT SLI<T H]1 BECAUSE %E WAS ! C5T] ( IT4 ,IT WAS = 
H] ?AT ! GOLD ICONO/ASIS %ONE BRI<TLY1 & !SE 
C&LES 9 ! *UR*-LU/] BURN$2 = H] W]E ! JOYFUL 
*ANTS3 0,BE HAPPY1 MAN2 IT IS ! ,LORD'S ,EA/]40 ,ALL 
! GOOD 9 ! WORLD WAS = H]4 ,& IT SEEM$ TO HIM 
?AT ,KATI\%A UND]/OOD ?AT ALL ?IS WAS = H]4 ,IT 
SEEM$ TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 :5 HE LOOK$ AT H] ]ECT FIGURE 
9 ! :ITE DRESS ) LITTLE FOLDS AT ! WAI/1 & BY ! 
EXPRESSION ( H] HAPPY FACE1 ?AT ! V]Y ?+ ?AT 
FILL$ HIS S\L ) SONG1 ALSO FILL$ H]S4 

,9 ! 9T]VAL BETWE5 E>LY & LATE MASS ,NEKHLUD(F 
LEFT ! *UR*4 ,! PEOPLE MADE WAY = HIM & 
B[$4 ,SOME RECOGNIZ$ HIM2 O!RS ASK$3 0,:O IS 
HE80 ,HE /OPP$ AT ! POR*4 ,BEGG>S SURR\ND$ 
HIM1 &1 DI/RIBUT+ SU* *ANGE AS HE HAD 9 HIS 
POCKET1 HE DESC5D$ ! /AIRS4 

,! DAY BEGAN TO BREAK1 BUT ! SUN WAS YET BEYOND ! 
HORIZON4 ,! PEOPLE SEAT$ !MSELVES ON ! GRASS 
>\ND ! *UR*-Y>D1 BUT ,KATI\%A REMA9$ 9 ! 
*UR*1 & ,NEKHLUD(F WAIT$ ON ! POR* = H] APPE>ANCE4 

,! CR[D WAS /ILL P\R+ \T ( ! *UR*1 !IR 
HOB-NAIL$ %OES CLATT]+ AGA9/ ! /ONE PAVEM5T1 
& SPREAD AB\T ! CEMET]Y4 

,AN OLD MAN1 CONFECTION] TO ,M>IA ,IVANOVNA1 /OPP$ 
,NEKHLUD(F & KISS$ HIM1 & HIS WIFE1 AN OLD WOMAN 
) A WR9KL$ ,ADAM'S APPLE UND] A SILK 'K]*IEF1 UNROLL$ 
A YELL[ SAFFRON EGG FROM H] H&K]*IEF & 
GAVE IT TO HIM4 ,AT ! SAME TIME A Y\NG1 SMIL+ & 
MUSCUL> PEASANT1 9 A NEW CAFTAN1 APPROA*$4 

0,*RI/ HAS RIS560 HE SAID1 ) SMIL+ EYES &1 
NE>+ ,NEKHLUD(F1 SPREAD >\ND HIM A PECULI>1 PLEASANT1 
PEASANT ODOR1 &1 TICKL+ HIM ) HIS CURLY BE>D1 
?REE TIMES KISS$ HIM ON ! LIPS4 

,:ILE ,NEKHLUD(F WAS ?US EX*ANG+ ! CU/OM>Y 
KISSES ) ! PEASANT & TAK+ FROM HIM A D>K-BR[N 
EGG1 HE NOTIC$ ! *ATOYANT DRESS ( ,MATRI5A ,PAVLOVNA 
& ! LOVELY HEAD ) ! R$ B[4 

,NO SOON] DID %E CAT* SI<T ( HIM OV] ! HEADS ( 
?OSE 9 FRONT ( H]1 ?AN H] FACE BRI<T5$ UP4 

,ON REA*+ ! POR* !Y ALSO /OPP$1 DI/RIBUT+ 
ALMS4 ,ONE ( ! BEGG>S1 ) A R$1 CICATRIZ$ SL\< 
9/EAD ( A NOSE1 APPROA*$ ,KATI\%A4 ,%E PRODUC$ 
SOME CO9S FROM H] H&K]*IEF1 GAVE !M TO HIM1 & 
)\T ! SLI<TE/ EXPRESSION ( DISGU/1 BUT1 ON ! 
CONTR>Y1 H] EYES BEAM+ ) DELI<T1 KISS$ HIM ?REE 
TIMES4 ,:ILE %E WAS ?US KISS+ ) ! BEGG>1 H] 
EYES MET ?OSE ( ,NEKHLUD(F1 & %E SEEM$ TO ASK HIM3 
0,IS IT NOT RI<T8 ,IS IT NOT PROP]80 

0,YES1 YES1 D>L+2 IT IS RI<T2 EV]Y?+ IS BEAUTIFUL4 
,I LOVE Y\40 

,AS !Y DESC5D$ ! /AIRS HE CAME NE> H]4 ,HE 
DID NOT WI% TO KISS H]1 BUT M]ELY WI%$ TO BE BY H] 
SIDE4 

0,*RI/ HAS RIS560 SAID ,MATRI5A ,PAVLOVNA1 LEAN+ H] 
HEAD =W>D & SMIL+4 ,BY ! 9TONATION ( H] VOICE 
%E SEEM$ TO SAY1 0,ALL >E EQUAL TO-DAY10 & WIP+ H] 
M\? ) A B&ANNA H&K]*IEF :I* %E KEPT UND] 
H] >M-PIT1 %E EXT5D$ H] LIPS4 

0,HE HAS RIS51 9DE$10 ANSW]$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 & !Y 
KISS$ EA* O!R4 

,HE TURN$ TO LOOK AT ,KATI\%A4 ,%E FLU%$ & AT 
! SAME MOM5T APPROA*$ HIM4 

0,*RI/ HAS RIS51 ,DMITRI ,IVANOVI*40 

0,HE HAS RIS51 9DE$10 HE SAID4 ,!Y KISS$ EA* 
O!R TWICE1 & SEEM$ TO BE REFLECT+ :E!R OR NOT 
IT WAS NECESS>Y TO KISS A ?IRD TIME1 & HAV+ DECID$1 
AS IT W]E1 ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y1 !Y KISS$ AGA94 

0,WILL Y\ GO TO ! PRIE/80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,NO1 WE WILL /AY H]E1 ,DMITRI ,IVANOVI*10 ANSW]$ 
,KATI\%A1 LABORI\SLY1 AS ?\< AFT] H>D1 PLEASANT EX]TION1 
BREA?+ ) H] FULL BREA/ & LOOK+ /RAI<T 
9 HIS EYES1 ) H] SUBMISSIVE1 *A/E1 LOV+ & SLI<TLY 
SQU9T+ EYES4 

,!RE IS A PO9T 9 ! LOVE BETWE5 MAN & WOMAN 
:5 ?AT LOVE REA*ES ITS Z5I?2 :5 IT IS FREE FROM 
CONSCI\SNESS1 REASON & S5SUALITY4 ,SU* A MOM5T 
>RIV$ = ,NEKHLUD(F ?AT ,EA/] MORN4 

,N[1 :5EV] HE ?\<T ( ,KATI\%A1 H] APPE>ANCE 
AT ?AT MOM5T OBSCUR$ EV]Y O!R RECOLLECTION ( 
H]4 ,! D>K1 SMOO?1 RESPL5D5T HEAD2 ! :ITE 
DRESS ) FOLDS CL++ TO H] GRACEFUL BU/ & UNDULAT+ 
BREA/2 ?OSE V]MILION *EEKS1 ?OSE BRILLIANT BLACK 
EYES1 & TWO MA9 TRAITS 9 ALL H] BE+3 ! VIRG9 PURITY 
( H] LOVE1 NOT ONLY = HIMSELF1 BUT = EV]Y?+ & 
EV]YBODY--HE KNEW IT--NOT ONLY ! GOOD & BEAUTIFUL1 
BUT EV5 ?AT BEGG> :OM %E HAD KISS$4 

,HE KNEW ?AT %E POSSESS$ ?AT LOVE1 BECAUSE ?AT NI<T 
& ?AT MORN+ HE FELT IT )9 HIM1 & FELT ?AT 9 
?AT LOVE HIS S\L M+L$ 9TO ONE ) H]S4 

,AH1 IF ?AT FEEL+ HAD CONT9U$ UN*ANG$6 0,YES1 
?AT AWFUL AFFAIR OCCURR$ AFT] ?AT NOTABLE COMMEMORATION 
( ,*RI/'S RESURRECTION60 HE ?\<T N[1 SITT+ AT 
! W9D[ ( ! JURY-ROOM4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,AWAK5+ BY GRAF ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 ,TRANSLAT$ BY ,SMI?1 ,WILLIAM ,E41 ,A,K,A3 ,! ,RESURRECTION4 ,TEXT FROM ,GUT5B]G4ORG47 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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