,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #c 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,FROM ,KUSM9SKOIE ,NEKHLUD(F W5T TO ,PANOVO1 ! E/ATE 
LEFT HIM BY HIS AUNTS1 & :]E HE HAD FIR/ SE5 
,KATI\%A4 ,HE 9T5D$ TO DISPOSE ( ?IS L& 9 ! 
SAME MANN] AS HE DISPOS$ ( ! O!R1 & ALSO DESIR$ 
TO LE>N ALL !RE WAS KN[N AB\T ,KATI\%A1 & TO F9D 
\T IF IT WAS TRUE ?AT !IR *ILD HAD DI$4 

,AS HE SAT AT ! W9D[ OBS]V+ ! FAMILI> SC5]Y 
( ! N[ SOME:AT NEGLECT$ E/ATE1 HE NOT ONLY RECALL$1 
BUT FELT HIMSELF AS HE WAS F\RTE5 YE>S AGO2 
FRE%1 PURE & FILL$ ) ! HOPE ( 5DLESS POSSIBILITIES4 
,BUT AS IT HAPP5S 9 A DREAM1 HE KNEW ?AT ?AT WAS GONE1 
& HE BECAME V]Y SAD4 

,BE=E BREAKFA/ HE MADE HIS WAY TO ! HUT ( ,MATR5A 
,KH>9A1 ,KATI\%A'S AUNT1 :O WAS SELL+ LIQUOR 
SURREPTITI\SLY1 = 9=MATION AB\T ! *ILD1 BUT ALL HE 
C\LD LE>N FROM H] WAS ?AT ! *ILD HAD DI$ ON ! 
WAY TO A ,MOSK[ ASYLUM2 9 PRO( ( :I* ! MIDWIFE 
HAD BR\<T A C]TIFICATE4 

,ON HIS WAY BACK HE 5T]$ ! HUTS ( SOME PEASANTS1 
& 9QUIR$ AB\T !IR MODE ( LIV+4 ,! SAME COMPLA9TS 
( ! PAUCITY ( L&1 HUNG] & DEGRADATION HE 
HE>D EV]Y:]E4 ,HE SAW ! SAME P9*$ FACES1 
?READB>E HOMESPUNS1 B>E FEET & B5T %\LD]S4 

,9 FRONT ( A P>TICUL>LY DILAPIDAT$ HUT /OOD A NUMB] 
( WOM5 ) *ILDR5 9 !IR >MS1 & AMONG !M 
HE NOTIC$ A LEAN1 PALE-FAC$ WOMAN1 EASILY HOLD+ A 
BLOODLESS *ILD 9 A %ORT G>M5T MADE ( PIECES ( /UFF4 
,?IS *ILD WAS 9CESSANTLY SMIL+4 ,NEKHLUD(F KNEW 
?AT IT WAS ! SMILE ( SUFF]+4 ,HE ASK$ :O ?AT 
WOMAN WAS4 

,IT TRANSPIR$ ?AT ! WOMAN'S HUSB& HAD BE5 9 
PRISON = ! PA/ SIX MON?S--0FE$+ ! 9SECTS0--AS 
!Y T]M$ IT1 = CUTT+ D[N TWO L9D5S4 

,NEKHLUD(F TURN$ TO ! WOMAN1 ,ANISIA4 

0,H[ DO Y\ F>E80 HE ASK$4 0,:AT DO Y\ LIVE 
ON80 

0,H[ DO ,I LIVE8 ,I SOMETIMES GET SOME FOOD10 & %E 
BEGAN TO SOB4 

,! GRAVE FACE ( ! *ILD1 H[EV]1 SPREAD 9TO A 
BROAD SMILE1 & ITS ?9 LEGS BEGAN TO WRIGGLE4 

,NEKHLUD(F PRODUC$ HIS POCKETBOOK & GAVE ! 
WOMAN T5 RUBLES4 ,HE HAD SC>CELY MADE T5 /EPS :5 
HE WAS OV]TAK5 BY ANO!R WOMAN ) A *ILD2 !N AN 
OLD WOMAN1 & AGA9 ANO!R WOMAN4 ,!Y ALL SPOKE ( 
!IR POV]TY & IMPLOR$ HIS HELP4 ,NEKHLUD(F DI/RIBUT$ 
! SIXTY RUBLES ?AT W]E 9 HIS POCKETBOOK & 
RETURN$ HOME1 I4 E41 TO ! W+ 9HABIT$ BY ! CL]K4 
,! CL]K1 SMIL+1 MET ,NEKHLUD(F ) ! 9=MATION 
?AT ! PEASANTS W\LD GA!R 9 ! EV5+1 AS HE HAD 
ORD]$4 ,NEKHLUD(F ?ANK$ HIM & /ROLL$ AB\T ! 
G>D51 M$ITAT+ ON :AT HE HAD SE54 0,! PEOPLE 
>E DY+ 9 L>GE NUMB]S1 & >E US$ TO IT2 !Y HAVE 
ACQUIR$ MODES ( LIV+ NATURAL TO A PEOPLE :O >E BECOM+ 
EXT9CT--! DEA? ( *ILDR51 EXHAU/+ TOIL = 
WOM51 9SUFFICI5CY ( FOOD = ALL1 ESPECIALLY = ! AG$--ALL 
COMES & IS RECEIV$ NATURALLY4 ,!Y W]E R$UC$ 
TO ?IS CONDITION GRADUALLY1 SO ?AT !Y CANNOT SEE ! 
HORROR ( IT1 & BE> IT UNCOMPLA9+LY4 ,AFT]W>DS1 
WE1 TOO1 COME TO CONSID] ?IS CONDITION NATURAL2 ?AT IT 
\<T TO BE SO40 

,ALL ?IS WAS SO CLE> TO HIM N[ ?AT HE C\LD NOT CEASE 
WOND]+ H[ IT WAS ?AT PEOPLE C\LD NOT SEE IT2 ?AT 
HE HIMSELF C\LD NOT SEE ?AT :I* IS SO PAT5T4 ,IT WAS 
P]FECTLY CLE> ?AT *ILDR5 & OLD PEOPLE W]E DY+ 
= WANT ( MILK1 & !Y HAD NO MILK BECAUSE !Y HAD 
NOT L& 5\< TO FE$ ! CATTLE & ALSO RAISE BREAD & 
HAY4 ,& HE DEVIS$ A S*EME BY :I* HE WAS TO GIVE 
! L& TO ! PEOPLE1 & !Y W]E TO PAY AN ANNUAL R5T 
:I* WAS TO GO TO ! COMMUNITY1 TO BE US$ = COMMON 
UTILITIES & TAXES4 ,?IS WAS NOT ! S+LE-TAX1 BUT IT WAS 
! NE>E/ APPROA* TO IT UND] PRES5T CONDITIONS4 ,! 
IMPORTANT P>T CONSI/$ 9 ?AT HE R5\NC$ HIS RI<T TO 
[N L&4 

,:5 HE RETURN$ TO ! H\SE1 ! CL]K1 ) A P>TICUL>LY 
HAPPY SMILE ON HIS FACE1 (F]$ HIM D9N]1 EXPRESS+ 
HIS FE> ?AT IT MI<T SPOIL4 

,! TABLE WAS COV]$ ) A GLOOMY CLO?1 AN EMBROID]$ 
T[EL S]V+ AS A NAPK91 & ON ! TABLE1 9 
VIEUX-SAXE1 /OOD A S\P-B[L ) A BROK5 H&LE1 FILL$ 
) POTATO S\P & CONTA9+ ! SAME ROO/] ?AT HE 
HAD SE5 C>RI$ 9TO ! H\SE ON HIS >RIVAL4 ,AFT] ! 
S\P CAME ! SAME ROO/]1 FRI$ ) FEA!RS1 & CAKES 
MADE ( *EESE-CURDS1 B\NTIFULLY COV]$ ) BUTT] & 
SUG>4 ,AL?\< ! TA/E ( IT ALL WAS POOR1 ,NEKHLUD(F 
KEPT ON EAT+1 BE+ ABSORB$ 9 ! ?\<TS :I* 
RELIEV$ HIM ( ! SADNESS ?AT OPPRESS$ HIM ON HIS RETURN 
FROM ! VILLAGE4 

,AFT] D9N] ,NEKHLUD(F ) DIFFICULTY SEAT$ ! 
SUP]S]VICEABLE CL]K1 & 9 ORD] TO MAKE SURE ( HIMSELF 
& AT ! SAME TIME TO CONFIDE TO SOME ONE ! 
?\<TS UPP]MO/ 9 HIS M9D1 TOLD HIM ( HIS PROJECT 
& ASK$ HIS OP9ION4 ,! CL]K SMIL$1 AS ?\< HE 
HAD BE5 ?9K+ ( ! SAME ?+1 & WAS V]Y GLAD TO 
HE> IT1 BUT 9 REALITY DID NOT UND]/& IT1 NOT BECAUSE 
,NEKHLUD(F DID NOT EXPRESS HIMSELF PLA9LY 5\<1 BUT 
BECAUSE1 ACCORD+ TO ?IS PROJECT1 ,NEKHLUD(F DEPRIV$ 
HIMSELF ( ADVANTAGES = ! B5EFIT ( O!RS1 :]EAS 
! TRU? ?AT EV]Y MAN /RIVES TO OBTA9 ADVANTAGES AT 
! EXP5SE ( O!RS1 WAS SO FIRMLY ROOT$ 9 ! CL]K'S 
M9D1 ?AT HE ?\<T ?AT HE MISUND]/OOD ,NEKHLUD(F 
:5 ! LATT] SAID ?AT ! 5TIRE 9COME ( ! L& WAS 
TO GO 9TO ! COMMUNITY'S TREASURY4 

0,I UND]/&4 ,SO Y\ WILL DRAW ! 9T]E/ ON ! 
CAPITAL80 HE SAID1 BECOM+ RADIANT4 

0,NO1 NO4 ,I TRANSF] ! L& TO !M 5TIRELY40 

0,9 ?AT CASE Y\ WILL GET NO 9COME80 ASK$ ! CL]K 
& HE CEAS$ TO SMILE4 

0,I REL9QUI% ?AT40 

,! CL]K SI<$ DEEPLY1 !N BEGAN TO SMILE AGA94 
,N[ HE UND]/OOD4 ,HE UND]/OOD ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F'S 
M9D WAS NOT 5TIRELY S\ND1 & HE IMM$IATELY TRI$ TO 
F9D A WAY ( PR(IT+ BY ,NEKHLUD(F'S PROJECT1 & 5DEAVOR$ 
TO SO CON/RUE IT ?AT HE MI<T TURN IT TO HIS [N 
ADVANTAGE4 

,:51 H[EV]1 HE UND]/OOD ?AT !RE WAS NO SU* 
OPPORTUNITY1 HE CEAS$ TO TAKE 9T]E/ 9 ! PROJECTS1 & 
CONT9U$ TO SMILE ONLY TO PLEASE HIS MA/]4 ,SEE+ ?AT 
! CL]K C\LD NOT UND]/& HIM1 ,NEKHLUD(F DISMISS$ 
HIM FROM HIS PRES5CE1 SEAT$ HIMSELF AT ! 9K-/A9$ 
TABLE & PROCE$$ TO COMMIT HIS PROJECT TO PAP]4 

,! SUN WAS ALREADY DESC5D+ BEH9D ! UNFOLD+ 
L9D5S1 & ! MOSQUITOS FILL$ ! ROOM1 /++ HIM4 
,:ILE HE WAS F9I%+ HIS NOTES1 ,NEKHLUD(F HE>D ! 
L[+ ( CATTLE 9 ! VILLAGE1 ! CREAK+ ( ! OP5+ 
GATES & ! VOICES ( ! PEASANTS :O W]E COM+ TO 
MEET !IR MA/]4 ,NEKHLUD(F TOLD ! CL]K NOT TO CALL 
!M BE=E ! (FICE1 ?AT HE W\LD GO & MEET !M 
AT ANY PLACE 9 ! VILLAGE1 & GULP+ D[N A GLASS ( 
TEA (F]$ HIM BY ! CL]K1 HE W5T TO ! VILLAGE4 

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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