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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

0,MAY ,I LOOK 980 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,IF Y\ PLEASE10 ! ASSI/ANT SAID ) A PLEASANT SMILE1 
& BEGAN TO MAKE 9QUIRIES ( ! W>D54 ,NEKHLUD(F 
LOOK$ ?R\< ONE ( ! OP5+S4 ,A TALL Y\NG MAN 
) A SMALL BLACK BE>D1 CLAD ONLY 9 HIS L951 WALK$ 
RAPIDLY UP & D[N ! FLOOR ( HIS CELL4 ,HE>+ A 
RU/LE AT ! DOOR1 HE LOOK$ UP1 FR[N$1 & CONT9U$ 
TO WALK4 

,NEKHLUD(F LOOK$ 9TO ! SECOND OP5+4 ,HIS EYE 
MET ANO!R L>GE1 FRI<T5$ EYE4 ,HE HA/ILY MOV$ 
AWAY4 ,LOOK+ 9TO ! ?IRD1 HE SAW A SMALL-SIZ$ MAN 
SLEEP+ CURL$ UP ON A COT1 HIS HEAD COV]$ ) HIS 
PRISON COAT4 ,9 ! F\R? CELL A BROAD-FAC$1 PALE-LOOK+ 
MAN SAT ) L[]$ HEAD1 HIS ELB[S RE/+ ON HIS 
KNEES4 ,HE>+ /EPS1 ?IS MAN RAIS$ HIS HEAD & LOOK$ 
UP4 ,9 HIS FACE & EYES WAS AN EXPRESSION ( HOPELESS 
ANGUI%4 ,HE WAS APP>5TLY UNCONC]N$ AB\T :O IT 
WAS ?AT LOOK$ 9TO HIS CELL4 ,:OEV] IT MI<T BE1 HE 
EVID5TLY HOP$ = NO GOOD FROM ANY ONE4 ,NEKHLUD(F 
WAS SEIZ$ ) FE>1 & HE HA/5$ TO ,NUMB] #b#a--,M5%OV'S 
CELL4 ,! W>D5 UNLOCK$ & OP5$ ! 
DOOR4 ,A Y\NG1 MUSCUL> MAN ) A LONG NECK1 K9DLY1 
R\ND EYES & SMALL BE>D1 /OOD BESIDE HIS COT1 HA/ILY 
DONN+ HIS PRISON COAT &1 ) FRI<T5$ FACE1 LOOK+ 
AT ! TWO M5 :O HAD 5T]$4 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS P>TICUL>LY 
/RUCK BY ! K9DLY1 R\ND EYES :OSE WOND]+ 
& />TL$ LOOK RAN FROM HIM TO ! W>D5 & 
BACK4 

0,?IS G5TLEMAN WI%ES TO ASK Y\ AB\T Y\R CASE40 

0,?ANK Y\40 

0,YES1 ,I WAS TOLD AB\T Y\R CASE10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 
GO+ 9TO ! DEP? ( ! CELL & /OPP+ AT ! B>R$1 
DIRTY W9D[1 0& W\LD LIKE TO HE> IT FROM Y\RSELF40 

,M5%OV ALSO DREW NE> ! W9D[ & IMM$IATELY 
BEGAN TO RELATE ! P>TICUL>S ( HIS CASE--AT FIR/ TIMIDLY1 
FROM TIME TO TIME GLANC+ AT ! W>D51 !N GR[+ 
BOLD] & BOLD]4 ,& :5 ! W>D5 HAD LEFT ! 
CELL TO GIVE SOME ORD]S1 HIS TIMIDITY LEFT HIM 5TIRELY4 
,JUDG+ BY HIS SPEE* & MANN]1 HIS WAS A /ORY ( 
A SIMPLE1 HONE/ PEASANT1 & IT SEEM$ V]Y /RANGE TO 
,NEKHLUD(F TO HE> IT FROM ! LIPS ( A PRISON] 9 ! 
G>B ( DISGRACE & 9 PRISON4 ,:ILE LI/5+ TO HIM1 
,NEKHLUD(F EXAM9$ ! L[ COT1 ) ITS /RAW MATTRESS1 
! W9D[1 ) ITS ?ICK IRON B>S1 ! DAMP1 PLA/]$ 
WALLS1 ! PITIFUL FACE & ! FIGURE ( ! UN=TUNATE1 
MUTILAT$ PEASANT 9 BA/ %OES & PRISON COAT1 & HE 
BECAME SAD2 HE W\LD NOT BELIEVE ?AT :AT ?IS K9DHE>T$ 
MAN TOLD HIM WAS TRUE4 ,& IT WAS /ILL H>D] 
TO ?9K ?AT ?IS TRU?FUL /ORY %\LD BE FALSE1 & ?AT 
K9DLY FACE %\LD DECEIVE HIM4 ,HIS /ORY1 9 %ORT1 WAS 
?AT SOON AFT] HIS W$D+ A TAP/] 5TIC$ AWAY HIS 
WIFE4 ,HE HAD REC\RSE TO ! LAW EV]Y:]E1 & ! 
TAP/] WAS EV]Y:]E ACQUITT$4 ,ONCE HE TOOK H] AWAY 
BY =CE1 BUT %E RAN AWAY ! FOLL[+ DAY4 ,HE W5T 
TO ! S$UC]1 DEM&+ HIS WIFE4 ,! TAP/] TOLD HIM 
?AT %E WAS NOT !RE1 AL?\< HE SAW H] :5 COM+ 
91 & ORD]$ HIM TO DEP>T4 ,HE W\LD NOT GO4 ,!N 
! TAP/] & ANO!R WORKMAN BEAT HIM UNTIL HE BL$1 
& ! FOLL[+ DAY ! TAP/]'S H\SE TOOK FIRE4 ,HE 
& HIS MO!R W]E *>G$ ) 9C5DI>ISM1 AL?\< 
AT ! TIME ! FIRE BROKE \T HE WAS VISIT+ A FRI5D4 

0,& Y\ REALLY DID NOT SET ! FIRE80 

0,I NEV] EV5 ?\<T ( SU* A ?+1 MA/]4 ,! 
VILLA9 MU/ HAVE DONE IT HIMSELF4 ,!Y SAY ?AT HE HAD 
JU/ 9SUR$ HIS H\SE4 ,& HE SAID ?AT ,I & MY 
MO!R CAME & ?REAT5$ HIM4 ,IT IS TRUE1 ,I ABUS$ 
HIM AT ?AT TIME--C\LDN'T HELP IT--BUT ,I DID NOT SET ! 
FIRE1 & WAS NOT EV5 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD :5 ! FIRE 
/>T$4 ,HE SET ! FIRE PURPOSELY ON ! DAY ,I WAS !RE 
) MY MO!R4 ,HE DID IT = ! 9SURANCE MONEY1 & 
?REW IT ON US40 

0,IS IT POSSIBLE80 

0,AS TRUE AS !RE IS A LIV+ ,GOD1 MA/]4 ,DO HELP 
US60 ,HE WAS AB\T TO B[ TO ! GR\ND1 BUT ,NEKHLUD(F 
=CIBLY PREV5T$ HIM4 0,RELEASE ME4 ,I AM SUFF]+ 
H]E 9NOC5TLY10 HE CONT9U$4 ,HIS FACE SUDD5LY BEGAN 
TO TWIT*2 TE>S WELL$ UP 9 HIS EYES1 &1 ROLL+ UP ! 
SLEEVE ( HIS COAT1 HE BEGAN TO WIPE HIS EYES ) ! 
DIRTY SLEEVE ( HIS %IRT4 

0,HAVE Y\ F9I%$80 ASK$ ! W>D54 

0,YES4 ,*E] UP2 ,I WILL DO :AT ,I CAN = Y\10 ,NEKHLUD(F 
SAID1 & WALK$ \T4 ,M5%OV /OOD 9 ! DOOR1 
SO ?AT :5 ! W>D5 CLOS$ IT HE PU%$ HIM 94 
,:ILE ! W>D5 WAS LOCK+ ! DOOR1 ,M5%OV LOOK$ 
?R\< ! HOLE4 

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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