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#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS EV5+ :5 ,NEKHLUD(F >RIV$ 9 ! CITY1 
& AS HE DROVE ?R\< ! GAS-LIT /REETS TO HIS H\SE1 
IT LOOK$ TO HIM LIKE A NEW CITY4 ,! ODOR ( CAMPHOR 
/ILL HUNG 9 ! AIR ?R\< ALL ! ROOMS1 & ,AGRIPP9A1 
,PETROVNA & ,KORNEI SEEM$ TIR$ \T & DISSATISFI$1 & 
EV5 QU>REL$ AB\T ! PACK+ ( ! ?+S1 ! USE 
( :I* SEEM$ TO CONSI/ *IEFLY 9 BE+ HUNG \T1 DRI$ 
& PACK$ AWAY AGA94 ,HIS ROOM WAS NOT OCCUPI$1 BUT 
WAS NOT >RANG$ = HIS COM+1 & ! TRUNKS BLOCK$ 
ALL ! PASSAGES1 SO ?AT HIS COM+ 9T]F]$ ) ?OSE 
AFFAIRS :I*1 BY SOME /RANGE 9]TIA1 W]E TAK+ PLACE 
9 ?IS H\SE4 ,?IS EVID5T FOOLI%NESS1 TO :I* HE HAD 
ONCE BE5 A P>TY1 SEEM$ SO UNPLEASANT TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 
AFT] ! IMPRESSIONS HE HAD GA9$ ( ! WANT 9 ! VILLAGES1 
?AT HE DECID$ TO MOVE TO A HOTEL ! V]Y NEXT 
DAY1 LEAV+ ! PACK+ TO ,AGRIPP9A UNTIL ! >RIVAL ( 
HIS SI/]4 

,HE LEFT ! H\SE 9 ! MORN+1 HIR$ TWO MODE/ & 
NOT OV]-CLEAN FURNI%$ ROOMS NE> ! PRISON1 & W5T 
TO HIS LAWY]4 

,AFT] ! /ORMS & RA9S CAME ?OSE COLD1 PI]C+ 
W9DS ?AT USUALLY OCCUR 9 ! FALL4 ,PROTECT$ ONLY BY A 
LI<T OV]COAT1 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS *ILL$ TO ! BONE4 ,HE 
WALK$ QUICKLY 9 ORD] TO W>M HIMSELF4 

,! VILLAGE SC5ES CAME TO HIS M9D--! WOM51 *ILDR5 
& OLD M51 :OSE POV]TY & EXHAU/ION HE HAD 
NOTIC$ AS IF = ! FIR/ TIME1 ESPECIALLY ?AT OLDI% *ILD 
:I* TWI/$ ITS LITTLE CALFLESS LEGS--& HE 9VOLUNT>ILY 
COMP>$ !M ) ! CITY FOLKS4 ,PASS+ BY ! 
BUT*]1 FI% & CLO?+ %OPS1 HE WAS /RUCK1 AS IF IT WAS 
! FIR/ TIME HE LOOK$ UPON !M--BY ! PHYSICAL EVID5CES 
( ! WELL-BE+ ( SU* A L>GE NUMB] ( CLEAN1 
WELL-F$ %OPKEEP]S :I* WAS NOT TO BE SE5 ANY:]E 
9 ! VILLAGES4 ,EQUALLY WELL F$ W]E ! DRIV]S 9 
QUILT$ COATS & BUTTONS ON !IR BACKS1 PORT]S1 S]VANT 
GIRLS1 ETC4 ,9 ALL !SE PEOPLE HE N[ 9VOLUNT>ILY SAW 
?OSE SAME VILLAGE FOLKS :OM PRIVATION HAD DRIV5 TO ! 
CITY4 ,SOME ( !M W]E ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! 
CONDITIONS 9 ! CITY & BECAME HAPPY PROPRIETORS !MSELVES2 
O!RS W]E R$UC$ TO EV5 GREAT] /RAITS & 
BECAME EV5 MORE WRET*$4 ,SU* WRET*$NESS ,NEKHLUD(F 
SAW 9 A NUMB] ( %OEMAK]S ?AT HE SAW WORK+ 
NE> ! W9D[ ( A BASEM5T2 9 ! LEAN1 PALE1 DI%EVEL$ 
WA%]WOM5 IRON+ ) B>E H&S BE=E 
OP5 W9D[S FROM :I* SOAP-LAD5 /EAM P\R$ \T2 
9 TWO PA9T]S1 APRON$ & B>E-FOOT$1 :O W]E COV]$ 
) PA9T FROM TEMPLE TO HEEL4 ,9 !IR SUNBURNT1 
S9EWY1 WEAK H&S1 B>$ ABOVE ! ELB[S1 !Y C>RI$ 
A BUCKET ( PA9T & 9CESSANTLY CURS$ EA* O!R4 
,!IR FACES W]E WE>I$ & ANGRY4 ,! SAME EXPRESSION 
( WE>9ESS & ANG] HE SAW 9 ! DU/Y FACES ( 
! TRUCK DRIV]S2 ON ! SWOLL5 & TATT]$ M51 
WOM5 & *ILDR5 :O /OOD BEGG+ ON ! /REET CORN]S4 
,SIMIL> FACES W]E SE5 9 ! W9D[S ( ! TEA-H\SES 
:I* ,NEKHLUD(F PASS$4 ,>\ND ! DIRTY 
TABLES1 LOAD$ ) BOTTLES & TEA S]VICES1 P]SPIR+ 
M5 ) R$1 /UPEFI$ FACES SAT %\T+ & S++1 
& :ITE-APRON$ S]VANTS FLITT$ TO & FRO4 

0,:Y HAVE !Y ALL GA!R$ H]E80 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F1 
9VOLUNT>ILY 9HAL+1 TOGE!R ) ! DU/1 ! 
ODOR ( RANCID OIL SPREAD BY ! FRE% PA9T4 

,ON ONE ( ! /REETS HE SUDD5LY HE>D HIS NAME 
CALL$ ABOVE ! RATTL+ ( ! TRUCKS4 ,IT WAS ,%5BOK1 
) CURL$ & /IFF5$ MU/A*E & RADIANT FACE4 
,NEKHLUD(F HAD LO/ SI<T ( HIM LONG AGO1 BUT HE>D 
?AT ON LEAV+ HIS REGIM5T & JO9+ ! CAVALRY1 NOT)/&+ 
HIS DEBTS HE MANAG$ TO HOLD HIS [N 9 
RI* SOCIETY4 

0,I AM GLAD ,I MET Y\4 ,!RE IS NOT A S\L 9 ! CITY4 
,H[ OLD Y\ HAVE GR[N1 MY BOY6 ,I ONLY RECOGNIZ$ 
Y\ BY Y\R WALK4 ,WELL1 %ALL WE HAVE D9N] TOGE!R8 
,:]E CAN WE GET A GOOD MEAL H]E80 

0,I H>DLY ?9K ,I WILL HAVE ! TIME10 ANSW]$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 
:O WI%$ TO GET RID ( HIS FRI5D )\T (F5D+ 
HIM4 0,:AT BR+S Y\ H]E80 HE ASK$4 

0,BUS9ESS1 MY BOY4 ,GU>DIAN%IP AFFAIRS4 ,I AM A 
GU>DIAN1 Y\ KN[4 ,I HAVE *>GE ( ,SAMAN(F'S BUS9ESS--! 
RI* ,SAMAN(F1 Y\ KN[4 ,HE IS A SP5D?RIFT1 
& !RE >E FIFTY-F\R ?\S& ACRES ( L&60 HE SAID 
) P>TICUL> PRIDE1 AS IF HE HAD HIMSELF MADE ALL !SE 
ACRES4 0,! AFFAIRS W]E FE>FULLY NEGLECT$4 ,! L& 
WAS R5T$ TO ! PEASANTS1 :O DID NOT PAY ANY?+ & 
W]E EI<TY ?\S& RUBLES 9 >RE>S4 ,9 ONE YE> ,I 
*ANG$ EV]Y?+1 & REALIZ$ SEV5TY P]C5T MORE 
= ! E/ATE4 ,EH80 HE ASK$1 ) PRIDE4 

,NEKHLUD(F RECALL$ A RUMOR ?AT = ! V]Y REASON 
?AT ,%5BOK SQU&]$ HIS [N WEAL? & WAS 9EXTRICABLY 
9 DEBT1 HE WAS APPO9T$ GU>DIAN OV] A RI* 
OLD SP5D?RIFT1 & WAS N[ EVID5TLY OBTA9+ AN 9COME 
FROM ! GU>DIAN%IP4 

,NEKHLUD(F REFUS$ TO TAKE D9N] ) ,%5BOK1 OR 
ACCOMPANY HIM TO ! HORSE RACES1 TO :I* ! LATT] 
9VIT$ HIM1 & AFT] AN EX*ANGE ( COMMONPLACES ! 
TWO P>T$4 

0,IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT ,I WAS LIKE HIM80 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F4 
0,NOT EXACTLY1 BUT ,I S\<T TO BE LIKE HIM1 & 
?\<T ?AT ,I W\LD ?US PASS MY LIFE40 

,! LAWY] RECEIV$ HIM IMM$IATELY ON HIS >RIVAL1 
AL?\< IT WAS NOT HIS TURN4 ,! LAWY] EXPRESS$ HIMSELF 
/RONGLY ON ! DET5TION ( ! ,M5%OVS1 DECL>+ 
?AT !RE WAS NOT A P>TICLE ( EVID5CE AGA9/ !M ON 
RECORD4 

0,IF ! CASE IS TRI$ H]E1 & NOT 9 ! DI/RICT1 ,I WILL 
/AKE ANY?+ ON !IR DIS*>GE4 ,& ! PETITION 9 
BEHALF ( ,!ODOSIA ,BR9KOVA IS READY4 ,Y\ HAD BETT] 
TAKE IT ) Y\ TO ,/4 ,PET]SBURG & PRES5T IT !RE4 
,O!RWISE !RE WILL BEG9 AN 9QUIRY :I* WILL HAVE NO 
5D4 ,TRY TO REA* SOME PEOPLE :O HAVE 9FLU5CE ) 
! COMMISSION ON PETITIONS4 ,WELL1 ?AT'S ALL1 ISN'T IT80 

0,NO4 ,H]E !Y WRITE ME----0 

0,Y\ SEEM TO BE ! FUNNEL 9TO :I* ALL ! PRISON 
COMPLA9TS >E P\R$4 ,I FE> Y\ WILL NOT HOLD !M 
ALL40 

0,BUT ?IS CASE IS SIMPLY %OCK+10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 
& RELAT$ ! SUB/ANCE ( IT4 

0,:AT IS IT ?AT SURPRISES Y\80 

0,EV]Y?+4 ,I CAN UND]/& ! ORD]LY :O ACT$ 
UND] ORD]S1 BUT ! ASSI/ANT PROSECUTOR :O DREW ! 
9DICTM5T IS AN $UCAT$ MAN----0 

0,?AT IS ! MI/AKE4 ,WE >E US$ TO ?9K ?AT ! 
PROSECUT+ (FIC]S--! C\RT (FIC]S G5]ALLY-->E A 
K9D ( NEW1 LIB]AL M54 ,& SO !Y W]E AT ONE TIME1 
BUT NOT N[4 ,! ONLY ?+ ?AT CONC]NS !SE (FIC]S 
IS TO DRAW !IR SAL>IES ON ! #b? ( EV]Y MON?4 
,!IR PR9CIPLES BEG9 & 5D ) !IR DESIRE TO GET 
MORE4 ,!Y WILL >RE/1 TRY & CONVICT ANYBODY----4 ,I AM 
ALWAYS TELL+ !SE C\RT (FIC]S ?AT ,I NEV] LOOK 
UPON !M )\T GRATITUDE10 CONT9U$ ! LAWY]1 0BECAUSE 
IT IS DUE TO !IR K9DNESS ?AT ,I1 Y\ & ALL ( US 
>E NOT 9 JAIL4 ,TO DEPRIVE ANY ONE ( US ( ALL CIVIL 
RI<TS & S5D HIM TO ,SIB]IA IS ! EASIE/ ?+ IMAG9ABLE40 

0,BUT IF EV]Y?+ DEP5DS ON ! PLEASURE ( ! PROSECUTOR1 
:O CAN 5=CE ! LAW OR NOT1 !N :AT IS ! 
USE ( ! C\RTS80 

,! LAWY] LAU<$ M]RILY4 

0,?AT IS ! QUE/ION Y\ >E RAIS+4 ,WELL1 MY DE> 
SIR1 ?AT IS PHILOSOPHY4 ,H[EV]1 WE CAN DISCUSS ?AT4 
,COME TO MY H\SE NEXT ,SATURDAY4 ,Y\ WILL F9D !RE 
S*OL>S1 LITT]ATEURS1 >TI/S4 ,WE WILL HAVE A TALK ON SOCIAL 
QUE/IONS10 SAID ! LAWY]1 PRON\NC+ ! WORDS 
0SOCIAL QUE/IONS0 ) IRONICAL PA?OS4 0,>E Y\ ACQUA9T$ 
) MY WIFE8 ,CALL ON ,SATURDAY40 

0,I WILL TRY10 ANSW]$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 FEEL+ ?AT HE WAS 
SAY+ AN UNTRU?2 ?AT IF !RE WAS ANY?+ HE W\LD 
TRY H>D TO DO IT WAS NOT TO BE PRES5T AT ! LAWY]'S 
AMID ! S*OL>S1 LITT]ATEURS & >TI/S4 

,! LAU<T] ) :I* ! LAWY] MET ,NEKHLUD(F'S 
REM>K CONC]N+ ! USELESSNESS ( C\RTS IF ! PROSECUTORS 
CAN DO :AT !Y PLEASE1 & ! 9TONATION ) 
:I* HE PRON\NC$ ! WORDS 0PHILOSOPHY0 & 0SOCIAL 
QUE/IONS10 %[$ H[ UTT]LY UNLIKE HIMSELF W]E ! 
LAWY] & ! PEOPLE ( HIS CIRCLE1 BO? 9 *>ACT] & 
9 VIEWS ( LIFE4 

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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