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#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! W>D5 :O BR\<T ,MASLOVA TO ! (FICE SEAT$ 
HIMSELF ON ! W9D[-SILL1 AWAY FROM ! TABLE4 ,?IS 
WAS A DECISIVE MOM5T = ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,HE HAD BE5 
CON/ANTLY REPROA*+ HIMSELF = NOT TELL+ H] AT !IR 
FIR/ MEET+ ( HIS 9T5TION TO M>RY H]1 & WAS N[ 
DET]M9$ TO DO SO4 ,%E WAS SITT+ ON ONE SIDE ( ! 
TABLE1 & ,NEKHLUD(F SEAT$ HIMSELF ON ! O!R SIDE1 
OPPOSITE H]4 ,! ROOM WAS WELL LI<T$1 & = ! 
FIR/ TIME ,NEKHLUD(F CLE>LY SAW H] FACE FROM A %ORT 
DI/ANCE1 & NOTIC$ WR9KLES >\ND ! EYES & LIPS 
& A SLI<T SWELL+ UND] H] EYES1 & HE PITI$ H] 
EV5 MORE ?AN BE=E4 

,RE/+ HIS ELB[S ON ! TABLE SO ?AT HE %\LD NOT 
BE HE>D BY ! W>D51 :OSE FACE WAS ( A ,JEWI% TYPE1 
) GRAYI% SIDE-:ISK]S1 HE SAID3 

0,IF ?IS PETITION FAILS WE WILL APPEAL TO ,HIS ,MAJE/Y4 
,NO?+ WILL BE LEFT UNDONE40 

0,IF IT HAD BE5 DONE BE=E--IF ,I HAD HAD A GOOD LAWY]0--%E 
9T]RUPT$ HIM4 0,?AT LAWY] ( M9E WAS 
SU* A LITTLE FOOL4 ,HE WAS ONLY MAK+ ME COMPLIM5TS10 
%E SAID1 & BEGAN TO LAU<4 0,IF !Y HAD ONLY KN[N 
?AT ,I WAS Y\R ACQUA9TANCE1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 DIFF]5T4 
,!Y ?9K ?AT EV]YBODY IS A ?IEF40 

0,H[ /RANGE %E IS TO-DAY10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F1 & 
WAS AB\T TO TELL H] :AT HE HAD ON HIS M9D :5 %E 
AGA9 BEGAN TO SPEAK4 

0,I WANT$ TO TELL Y\4 ,!RE IS AN OLD WOMAN H]E--WE 
>E EV5 SURPRIS$--SU* A GOOD LITTLE WOMAN1 BUT 
!RE %E IS--%E & H] SON1 BO? 9 PRISON1 & EV]YBODY 
KN[S ?AT !Y >E 9NOC5T4 ,!Y >E ACCUS$ ( 
SETT+ FIRE1 SO !Y >E 9 PRISON4 ,%E LE>N$1 Y\ KN[1 
?AT ,I AM ACQUA9T$ ) Y\10 SAID ,MASLOVA1 TURN+ 
H] HEAD & CA/+ GLANCES AT HIM1 0& %E SAYS TO ME3 
',TELL HIM1' %E SAYS1 'TO CALL MY SON2 HE WILL TELL HIM ! 
:OLE /ORY4' ,M5%(F IS HIS NAME4 ,WELL1 WILL Y\ DO 
IT8 ,SU* A GOOD LITTLE WOMAN4 ,Y\ CAN SEE = Y\RSELF 
?AT %E IS NOT GUILTY4 ,Y\ WILL HELP !M1 DE>1 WON'T 
Y\80 %E SAID1 GLANC+ AT HIM2 !N %E L[]$ H] 
EYES & SMIL$4 

0,V]Y WELL2 ,I WILL DO IT10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 HIS SURPRISE 
AT H] EASY MANN] GR[+1 0BUT ,I W\LD LIKE TO TALK TO 
Y\ AB\T MY [N AFFAIR4 ,DO Y\ REMEMB] :AT ,I TOLD 
Y\ ?AT TIME80 

0,Y\ HAVE SPOK5 SO MU*4 ,:AT DID Y\ SAY ?AT 
TIME80 %E SAID1 CONT9U+ TO SMILE & TURN+ H] HEAD 
N[ TO ONE SIDE1 N[ TO ! O!R4 

0,I SAID ?AT ,I CAME TO ASK Y\R =GIV5ESS10 HE SAID4 

0,OH6 ,=GIV5ESS1 =GIV5ESS6 ,?AT IS ALL NONS5SE4 
,Y\ HAD BETT]----0 

0,?AT ,I WI% TO ATONE = MY S910 CONT9U$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 
0& TO ATONE NOT BY WORDS BUT BY DE$4 ,I HAVE 
DECID$ TO M>RY Y\40 

,H] FACE SUDD5LY %[$ FRI<T4 ,H] SQU9T+ EYES 
BECAME FIX$1 & !Y LOOK$ & DID NOT LOOK AT HIM4 

0,:AT IS ?AT =80 ,& %E FR[N$ MALICI\SLY4 

0,I FEEL ?AT BE=E ,GOD ,I MU/ DO IT40 

0,:AT ,GOD1 N[1 >E Y\ TALK+ AB\T8 ,Y\ >E NOT 
TALK+ TO ! PO9T4 ,GOD8 ,:AT ,GOD8 ,:Y DIDN'T 
Y\ ?9K ( ,GOD !N80 %E SAID1 & OP5+ H] M\?1 
/OPP$ %ORT4 

,NEKHLUD(F ONLY N[ SMELL$ A /RONG ODOR ( LIQUOR 
& UND]/OOD ! CAUSE ( H] EXCITEM5T4 

0,BE CALM10 HE SAID4 

0,I HAVE NO?+ TO BE CALM AB\T4 ,Y\ ?9K ,I AM 
DRUNK8 ,YES1 ,I AM DRUNK1 BUT ,I KN[ :AT ,I AM TALK+ 
AB\T10 %E SAID QUICKLY1 & H] FACE BECAME PURPLE4 0,I 
AM A CONVICT1 :ILE Y\ >E A LORD1 A PR9CE1 & NE$N'T 
/AY H]E TO SOIL Y\R H&S4 ,GO TO Y\R PR9CESSES----0 

0,Y\ CANNOT BE TOO CRUEL TO ME2 Y\ DO NOT KN[ H[ 
,I FEEL10 HE SAID 9 A L[ VOICE1 HIS :OLE BODY TREMBL+4 
0,Y\ CANNOT IMAG9E H[ /RONGLY ,I FEEL MY GUILT BE=E 
Y\60 

0,FEEL MY GUILT10 %E MOCK$ HIM MALICI\SLY4 0,Y\ 
DID NOT FEEL IT !N1 BUT ?RU/ A HUNDR$ RUBLES 9 MY 
H&S4 ',?AT'S Y\R PRICE----'0 

0,I KN[1 ,I KN[1 BUT :AT AM ,I TO DO N[8 ,I HAVE 
DECID$ NOT TO LEAVE Y\10 HE REPEAT$2 0& :AT ,I SAY 
,I WILL DO40 

0,& ,I SAY ?AT Y\ WILL NOT60 %E SAID1 & LAU<$ 
AL\D4 

0,KAT9%A60 HE BEGAN4 

0,LEAVE ME4 ,I AM A CONVICT1 & Y\ >E A PR9CE2 & 
Y\ HAVE NO BUS9ESS H]E10 %E %RIEK$1 VIOL5TLY RELEAS+ 
H] H& FROM HIS1 H] WRA? KN[+ NO LIMIT4 

0,Y\ WI% TO SAVE Y\RSELF ?R\< ME10 %E CONT9U$1 
HA/5+ TO P\R \T ALL ?AT HAD ACCUMULAT$ 9 H] S\L4 
0,Y\ HAVE MADE ME ! MEANS ( Y\R 5JOYM5T 9 LIFE1 
& N[ Y\ WI% TO MAKE ME ! MEANS ( SAV+ Y\ 
AFT] DEA?6 ,Y\ DISGU/ ME1 AS DO Y\R EYE-GLASSES & 
?AT FAT1 DIRTY FACE ( Y\RS4 ,GO1 GO AWAY60 %E %RIEK$1 
5]GETICALLY SPR++ TO H] FEET4 

,! W>D5 APPROA*$ !M4 

0,DON'T Y\ MAKE SO MU* NOISE6 ,Y\ KN[ :OM----0 

0,PLEASE DESI/10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,%E MU/ NOT =GET H]SELF10 SAID ! W>D54 

0,PLEASE WAIT A :ILE10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

,! W>D5 RETURN$ TO HIS SEAT ON ! W9D[-SILL4 

,MASLOVA AGA9 SEAT$ H]SELF1 H] EYES D[NCA/ & 
H] LITTLE H&S CLUT*+ EA* O!R4 

,NEKHLUD(F /OOD OV] H]1 NOT KN[+ :AT TO DO4 

0,Y\ DO NOT BELIEVE ME10 HE SAID4 

0,?AT Y\ WI% TO M>RY ME8 ,?AT WILL NEV] HAPP54 
,I WILL SOON] HANG MYSELF40 

0,BUT ,I WILL S]VE Y\ ANYWAY40 

0,?AT IS Y\R BUS9ESS4 ,ONLY ,I DON'T WANT ANY?+ 
FROM Y\4 ,N[1 ?AT IS C]TA910 %E SAID4 0,OH1 :Y 
DID ,I NOT DIE !N60 %E ADD$1 & BEGAN TO CRY PITE\SLY4 

,NEKHLUD(F C\LD NOT SPEAK2 H] TE>S CALL$ =? TE>S 
9 HIS [N EYES4 

,%E RAIS$ H] EYES1 LOOK$ AT HIM1 AS IF SURPRIS$1 & 
) H] 'K]*IEF BEGAN TO WIPE ! TE>S /REAM+ D[N 
H] *EEKS4 

,! W>D5 AGA9 APPROA*$ !M & REM9D$ !M 
?AT IT WAS TIME TO P>T4 ,MASLOVA ROSE4 

0,Y\ >E EXCIT$ N[4 ,IF POSSIBLE ,I WILL CALL TO-MORR[4 
,MEANTIME1 ?9K IT OV]10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

,%E MADE NO ANSW]1 & )\T LOOK+ AT HIM LEFT 
! ROOM1 PREC$$ BY ! W>D54 

0,WELL1 GIRL1 GOOD TIMES >E COM+10 SAID ,KORABLEVA TO 
,MASLOVA :5 ! LATT] RETURN$ TO ! CELL4 0,HE SEEMS 
TO BE /UCK ON Y\1 SO MAKE ! MO/ ( IT :ILE HE IS 
CALL+4 ,HE WILL GET Y\ RELEAS$4 ,! RI* CAN DO ANY?+40 

0,?AT'S SO10 DRAWL$ ! WAT*-WOMAN4 0,! POOR MAN 
WILL ?9K T5 TIMES BE=E HE WILL M>RY1 :ILE ! RI* 
MAN CAN SATISFY HIS EV]Y :IM4 ,YES1 MY DE>2 !RE 
WAS A RESPECTABLE MAN 9 \R VILLAGE1 & HE----0 

0,HAVE Y\ SPOK5 TO HIM ( MY CASE80 ASK$ ! OLD 
WOMAN4 

,BUT ,MASLOVA WAS SIL5T4 ,%E LAY D[N ON H] BUNK1 
GAZ+ ) H] SQU9T+ EYES 9TO ! CORN]1 & REMA9$ 
9 ?AT POSITION TILL EV5+4 ,H] S\L WAS 9 
TORM5T4 ,?AT :I* ,NEKHLUD(F TOLD H] OP5$ TO H] 
?AT WORLD 9 :I* %E HAD SUFF]$ & :I* %E HAD 
LEFT1 HAT+ )\T UND]/&+ IT4 ,%E HAD N[ LO/ 
?AT =GETFULNESS 9 :I* %E HAD LIV$1 & TO LIVE ) 
A CLE> RECOLLECTION ( ! PA/ WAS PA9FUL4 ,9 ! EV5+ 
%E AGA9 B\<T W9E1 :I* %E DRANK ) H] 
FELL[-PRISON]S4 

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

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