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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

0,SO1 ?AT IS H[ IT IS60 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F AS HE MADE 
HIS WAY \T ( ! PRISON1 & HE ONLY N[ REALIZ$ ! 
EXT5T ( HIS GUILT4 ,HAD HE NOT ATTEMPT$ TO EFFACE & 
ATONE = HIS CONDUCT1 HE %\LD NEV] HAVE FELT ALL ! 
9FAMY ( IT1 NOR %E ALL ! WRONG P]PETRAT$ AGA9/ 
H]4 ,ONLY N[ IT ALL CAME \T 9 ALL ITS HORROR4 ,HE N[ 
= ! FIR/ TIME P]CEIV$ H[ H] S\L HAD BE5 DEBAS$1 
& %E F9ALLY UND]/OOD IT4 ,AT FIR/ ,NEKHLUD(F HAD 
PLAY$ ) HIS FEEL+S & DELI<T$ 9 HIS [N CONTRITION2 
N[ HE WAS SIMPLY HORRIFI$4 ,HE N[ FELT ?AT TO 
AB&ON H] WAS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,& YET HE C\LD NOT SEE 
! RESULT ( !SE RELATIONS4 

,AT ! PRISON GATE SOME ONE H&$ ,NEKHLUD(F A NOTE4 
,HE READ IT :5 ON ! /REET4 ,! NOTE WAS WRITT5 
9 A BOLD H&1 ) P5CIL1 & CONTA9$ ! FOLL[+3 

0,HAV+ LE>N$ ?AT Y\ >E VISIT+ ! PRISON ,I 
?\<T IT W\LD BE WELL TO SEE Y\4 ,Y\ CAN SEE ME BY 
ASK+ ! AU?ORITIES = AN 9T]VIEW ) ME4 ,I WILL 
TELL Y\ SOME?+ V]Y IMPORTANT TO Y\R PROTEGE AS WELL 
AS TO ! POLITICALS4 ,?ANKFULLY1 ,V]A ,BOGODUKHOVSKAIA0 

0,BOGODUKHOVSKAIA6 ,:O IS ,BOGODUKHOVSKAIA80 
?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F1 5TIRELY ABSORB$ 9 ! IMPRESSION 
( HIS MEET+ ) ,MASLOVA1 & FAIL+ AT ! FIR/ MOM5T 
TO RECALL EI!R ! NAME OR ! H&WRIT+4 0,OH1 
YES60 HE SUDD5LY RECALL$4 0,! DEACON'S DAU<T] AT 
! BE>-HUNT40 

,V]A ,BOGODUKHOVSKAIA WAS A TEA*] 9 ! OBSCURE 
DI/RICT ( ,NOVGOROD1 :I!R ,NEKHLUD(F1 ON ONE OCCASION1 
W5T BE> HUNT+ ) HIS FRI5DS4 ,?IS TEA*] 
HAD ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F TO GIVE H] SOME MONEY TO 5ABLE 
H] TO /UDY4 ,HE GAVE IT TO H]1 & ! 9CID5T DROPP$ 
FROM HIS MEMORY4 ,& N[ IT SEEM$ ?AT ?IS LADY WAS 
A POLITICAL PRISON]1 HAD PROBABLY LE>N$ HIS HI/ORY 9 
PRISON1 & WAS N[ (F]+ H] S]VICES4 ,AT ?AT TIME 
EV]Y?+ WAS EASY & SIMPLE2 N[ EV]Y?+ WAS DIFFICULT 
& COMPLEX4 ,NEKHLUD(F READILY & JOYFULLY RECALL$ 
?AT TIME & HIS ACQUA9TANCE ) ,BOGODUKHOVSKAIA4 
,IT WAS ON ! EVE ( ,%ROVETIDE1 9 ! WILDS 
AB\T SIXTY V]/S FROM ! RAILROAD4 ,! HUNT WAS SUCCESSFUL2 
TWO BE>S W]E BAGG$1 & !Y W]E D9+ 
BE=E !IR J\RNEY HOME1 :5 ! WOODSMAN1 9 :OSE 
HUT !Y W]E /OPP+1 CAME TO TELL !M ?AT ! DEACON'S 
DAU<T] HAD COME & WI%$ TO SEE ,PR9CE ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,IS %E GOOD LOOK+80 SOME ONE ASK$4 

0,COME1 COME60 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 RIS+1 & WOND]+ 
:Y ! DEACON'S DAU<T] %\LD WANT HIM1 ASSUM$ A 
GRAVE EXPRESSION & W5T TO ! WOODSMAN'S HUT4 

,9 ! HUT !RE WAS A GIRL 9 A FELT HAT & %ORT FUR 
COAT1 S9EWY1 & ) AN UGLY & UNPLEASANT FACE1 RELIEV$1 
H[EV]1 BY H] PLEASANT EYES & RAIS$ EYEBR[S4 

0,?IS IS ! ,PR9CE1 ,V]A ,EFREMOVNA10 SAID ! OLD 
HO/ESS4 0,I WILL LEAVE Y\40 

0,:AT CAN ,I DO = Y\80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,I--,I--,Y\ SEE1 Y\ >E RI* & ?R[ AWAY Y\R 
MONEY ON TRIFLES1 ON A *ASE4 ,I KN[10 BEGAN ! GIRL1 BECOM+ 
CONFUS$1 0BUT ,I WI% BUT ONE ?+2 ,I WI% TO 
BE USEFUL TO PEOPLE1 & CAN DO NO?+ BECAUSE ,I KN[ 
NO?+40 

0,:AT1 !N1 CAN ,I DO = Y\80 

0,I AM A TEA*]1 & W\LD LIKE TO 5T] COLLEGE1 BUT 
!Y DON'T LET ME4 ,IT IS NOT EXACTLY ?AT !Y DON'T LET ME1 
BUT WE HAVE NO MEANS4 ,LET ME HAVE SOME MONEY2 :5 
,I AM ?R\< ) MY /UDIES ,I %ALL RETURN IT TO Y\40 

,H] EYES W]E TRU?FUL & K9DLY1 & ! EXPRESSION 
( RESOLUTION & TIMIDITY ON H] FACE WAS SO T\*+ 
?AT ,NEKHLUD(F1 AS IT WAS USUAL ) HIM1 SUDD5LY M5TALLY 
PLAC$ HIMSELF 9 H] POSITION1 UND]/OOD & PITI$ 
H]4 

0,I ?9K IT IS WRONG = RI* PEOPLE TO KILL BE>S & 
GET ! PEASANTS DRUNK4 ,:Y DON'T !Y MAKE !MSELVES 
USEFUL8 ,I ONLY NE$ EI<TY RUBLES4 ,OH1 IF Y\ DON'T WI% 
TO1 IT IS ALL ! SAME TO ME10 %E SAID1 ANGRILY1 9T]PRET+ 
! GRAVE EXPRESSION ON ,NEKHLUD(F'S FACE TO H] DISADVANTAGE4 

0,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ,I AM V]Y ?ANKFUL TO Y\ = ! 
OPPORTUNITY----0 

,:5 %E UND]/OOD ?AT HE CONS5T$ H] FACE TURN$ 
A PURPLE COLOR & %E BECAME SIL5T4 

0,I WILL FET* IT IMM$IATELY10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

,HE W5T 9TO ! 5TRANCE HALL :]E HE F\ND AN 
EAVESDROPP+ FRI5D4 ,)\T TAK+ NOTICE ( HIS COMRADE'S 
JE/S1 HE TOOK ! MONEY FROM HIS H&-BAG & 
BR\<T IT TO H]4 

0,PLEASE DON'T BE ?ANK+ ME4 ,IT IS ,I :O \<T TO BE 
?ANKFUL TO Y\40 

,IT WAS PLEASANT TO ,NEKHLUD(F TO RECALL ALL ?AT2 IT WAS 
PLEASANT TO RECALL H[ HE CAME NE> QU>REL+ ) ! 
>MY (FIC] :O ATTEMPT$ TO MAKE A BAD JOKE ( IT2 H[ 
ANO!R COMRADE SID$ ) HIM1 :I* DREW !M MORE 
CLOSELY TOGE!R2 H[ M]RY & SUCCESSFUL WAS ! HUNT1 
& H[ HAPPY HE FELT ?AT NI<T RETURN+ TO ! RAILROAD 
/ATION4 ,A LONG FILE ( SLEI<S MOV$ NOISELESSLY 9 PAIRS 
AT A G5TLE TROT ALONG ! N>R[ FIR-L9$ PA? ( ! 
=E/S1 :I* W]E COV]$ ) A HEAVY LAY] ( SN[FLAKES4 
,SOME ONE /RUCK A R$ LI<T 9 ! D>K1 & ! 
PLEASANT >OMA ( A GOOD CIG>ETTE WAS WAFT$ T[>D 
HIM4 ,OSIP1 ! SLEI<-T5D]1 RAN FROM SLEI< TO SLEI<1 
KNEE-DEEP 9 SN[1 TELL+ ( ! ELKS ?AT W]E ROAM+ 
9 ! DEEP SN[1 NIBBL+ ! B>K ( ASP5 TREES1 & 
( ! BE>S EMITT+ !IR W>M BREA? ?R\< ! AIRHOLES 
( !IR WILD HAUNTS4 

,NEKHLUD(F REMEMB]$ ALL ?AT1 & ABOVE ALL ! 
HAPPY CONSCI\SNESS ( HIS [N HEAL?1 /R5G? & FRE$OM 
FROM C>E4 ,HIS LUNGS1 /RA9+ HIS TI<T-FITT+ FUR 
COAT1 9HAL$ ! FRO/Y AIR2 ! TREES1 GRAZ$ BY ! %AFT1 
S5T %[]S ( :ITE FLAKES 9TO HIS FACE2 HIS BODY WAS 
W>M1 HIS FACE RUDDY2 HIS S\L WAS )\T A C>E OR 
BLEMI%1 OR FE> OR DESIRE4 ,H[ HAPPY HE WAS6 ,BUT 
N[8 ,MY ,GOD6 ,H[ PA9FUL & UNBE>ABLE IT ALL WAS6 

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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