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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ALL IS QUIET 9 ,MOSC[4 ,! SQUEAK ( :EELS IS SELDOM HE>D 9 ! SN[-COV]$ /REET4 ,!RE >E NO LI<TS LEFT 9 ! W9D[S & ! /REET LAMPS HAVE BE5 EXT+UI%$4 ,ONLY ! S\ND ( BELLS1 BORNE OV] ! CITY FROM ! *UR* T[]S1 SUGGE/S ! APPROA* ( MORN+4 ,! /REETS >E DES]T$4 ,AT R>E 9T]VALS A NI<T-CABMAN'S SL$GE KNEADS UP ! SN[ & S& 9 ! /REET AS ! DRIV] MAKES HIS WAY TO ANO!R CORN] :]E HE FALLS ASLEEP :ILE WAIT+ = A F>E4 ,AN OLD WOMAN PASSES BY ON H] WAY TO *UR*1 :]E A FEW WAX C&LES BURN ) A R$ LI<T REFLECT$ ON ! GILT M\NT+S ( ! ICONS4 ,WORKM5 >E ALREADY GETT+ UP AFT] ! LONG W9T] NI<T & GO+ TO !IR WORK--BUT = ! G5TLEFOLK IT IS /ILL EV5+4 

,FROM A W9D[ 9 ,*EVALI]'S ,RE/AURANT A LI<T--ILLEGAL AT ?AT H\R--IS /ILL TO BE SE5 ?R\< A *9K 9 ! %UTT]4 ,AT ! 5TRANCE A C>RIAGE1 A SL$GE1 & A CABMAN'S SL$GE1 /& CLOSE TOGE!R ) !IR BACKS TO ! CURB/ONE4 ,A ?REE-HORSE SL$GE FROM ! PO/-/ATION IS !RE ALSO4 ,A Y>D-PORT] MUFFL$ UP & P9*$ ) COLD IS %ELT]+ BEH9D ! CORN] ( ! H\SE4 

',& :AT'S ! GOOD ( ALL ?IS JAW+8' ?9KS ! FOOTMAN :O SITS 9 ! HALL WE>Y & HAGG>D4 ',?IS ALWAYS HAPP5S :5 ,I'M ON DUTY4' ,FROM ! ADJO9+ ROOM >E HE>D ! VOICES ( ?REE Y\NG M51 SITT+ !RE AT A TABLE ON :I* >E W9E & ! REMA9S ( SUPP]4 ,ONE1 A RA!R PLA91 ?91 NEAT LITTLE MAN1 SITS LOOK+ ) TIR$ K9DLY EYES AT HIS FRI5D1 :O IS AB\T TO />T ON A J\RNEY4 ,ANO!R1 A TALL MAN1 LIES ON A S(A BESIDE A TABLE ON :I* >E EMPTY BOTTLES1 & PLAYS ) HIS WAT*-KEY4 ,A ?IRD1 WE>+ A %ORT1 FUR-L9$ COAT1 IS PAC+ UP & D[N ! ROOM /OPP+ N[ & !N TO CRACK AN ALMOND BETWE5 HIS /RONG1 RA!R ?ICK1 BUT WELL-T5D$ F+]S4 ,HE KEEPS SMIL+ AT SOME?+ & HIS FACE & EYES >E ALL AGL[4 ,HE SPEAKS W>MLY & GE/ICULATES1 BUT EVID5TLY DOES NOT F9D ! WORDS HE WANTS & ?OSE ?AT OCCUR TO HIM SEEM TO HIM 9ADEQUATE TO EXPRESS :AT HAS RIS5 TO HIS HE>T4 

',N[ ,I CAN SPEAK \T FULLY1' SAID ! TRAVEL]4 ',I DON'T WANT TO DEF5D MYSELF1 BUT ,I %\LD LIKE Y\ AT LEA/ TO UND]/& ME AS ,I UND]/& MYSELF1 & NOT LOOK AT ! MATT] SUP]FICIALLY4 ,Y\ SAY ,I HAVE TREAT$ H] BADLY1' HE CONT9U$1 ADDRESS+ ! MAN ) ! K9DLY EYES :O WAS WAT*+ HIM4 

',YES1 Y\ >E TO BLAME1' SAID ! LATT]1 & HIS LOOK SEEM$ TO EXPRESS /ILL MORE K9DL9ESS & WE>9ESS4 

',I KN[ :Y Y\ SAY ?AT1' REJO9$ ! ONE :O WAS LEAV+4 ',TO BE LOV$ IS 9 Y\R OP9ION AS GREAT A HAPP9ESS AS TO LOVE1 & IF A MAN OBTA9S IT1 IT IS 5\< = HIS :OLE LIFE4' 

',YES1 QUITE 5\<1 MY DE> FELL[1 MORE ?AN 5\<6' CONFIRM$ ! PLA9 LITTLE MAN1 OP5+ & %UTT+ HIS EYES4 

',BUT :Y %\LDN'T ! MAN LOVE TOO8' SAID ! TRAVEL] ?\<TFULLY1 LOOK+ AT HIS FRI5D ) SOME?+ LIKE PITY4 ',:Y %\LDN'T ONE LOVE8 ,BECAUSE LOVE DOESN'T COME 444 ,NO1 TO BE BELOV$ IS A MIS=TUNE4 ,IT IS A MIS=TUNE TO FEEL GUILTY BECAUSE Y\ DO NOT GIVE SOME?+ Y\ CANNOT GIVE4 ,O MY ,GOD6' HE ADD$1 ) A GE/URE ( HIS >M4 ',IF IT ALL HAPP5$ REASONABLY1 & NOT ALL TOPSY-TURVY--NOT 9 \R WAY BUT 9 A WAY ( ITS [N6 ,:Y1 IT'S AS IF ,I HAD /OL5 ?AT LOVE6 ,Y\ ?9K SO TOO1 DON'T D5Y IT4 ,Y\ MU/ ?9K SO4 ,BUT WILL Y\ BELIEVE IT1 ( ALL ! HORRID & /UPID ?+S ,I HAVE F\ND TIME TO DO 9 MY LIFE--& !RE >E MANY--?IS IS ONE ,I DO NOT & CANNOT REP5T (4 ,NEI!R AT ! BEG9N+ NOR AFT]W>DS DID ,I LIE TO MYSELF OR TO H]4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT ,I HAD AT LA/ FALL5 9 LOVE1 BUT !N ,I SAW ?AT IT WAS AN 9VOLUNT>Y FALSEHOOD1 & ?AT ?AT WAS NOT ! WAY TO LOVE1 & ,I C\LD NOT GO ON1 BUT %E DID4 ,AM ,I TO BLAME ?AT ,I C\LDN'T8 ,:AT WAS ,I TO DO8' 

',WELL1 IT'S 5D$ N[6' SAID HIS FRI5D1 LI<T+ A CIG> TO MA/] HIS SLEEP9ESS4 ',! FACT IS ?AT Y\ HAVE NOT YET LOV$ & DO NOT KN[ :AT LOVE IS4' 

,! MAN 9 ! FUR-L9$ COAT WAS GO+ TO SPEAK AGA91 & PUT HIS H&S TO HIS HEAD1 BUT C\LD NOT EXPRESS :AT HE WANT$ TO SAY4 

',NEV] LOV$6 444 ,YES1 QUITE TRUE1 ,I NEV] HAVE6 ,BUT AFT] ALL1 ,I HAVE )9 ME A DESIRE TO LOVE1 & NO?+ C\LD BE /RONG] ?AN ?AT DESIRE6 ,BUT !N1 AGA91 DOES SU* LOVE EXI/8 ,!RE ALWAYS REMA9S SOME?+ 9COMPLETE4 ,AH WELL6 ,:AT'S ! USE ( TALK+8 ,I'VE MADE AN AWFUL MESS ( LIFE6 ,BUT ANYH[ IT'S ALL OV] N[2 Y\ >E QUITE RI<T4 ,& ,I FEEL ?AT ,I AM BEG9N+ A NEW LIFE4' 

',:I* Y\ WILL AGA9 MAKE A MESS (1' SAID ! MAN :O LAY ON ! S(A PLAY+ ) HIS WAT*-KEY4 ,BUT ! TRAVEL] DID NOT LI/5 TO HIM4 

',I AM SAD & YET GLAD TO GO1' HE CONT9U$4 ',:Y ,I AM SAD ,I DON'T KN[4' 

,& ! TRAVEL] W5T ON TALK+ AB\T HIMSELF1 )\T NOTIC+ ?AT ?IS DID NOT 9T]E/ ! O!RS AS MU* AS IT DID HIM4 ,A MAN IS NEV] SU* AN EGOTI/ AS AT MOM5TS ( SPIRITUAL EC/ASY4 ,AT SU* TIMES IT SEEMS TO HIM ?AT !RE IS NO?+ ON E>? MORE SPL5DID & 9T]E/+ ?AN HIMSELF4 

',DMITRI ,&REI*6 ,! COA*MAN WON'T WAIT ANY LONG]6' SAID A Y\NG S]F1 5T]+ ! ROOM 9 A %EEPSK9 COAT1 ) A SC>F TI$ R\ND HIS HEAD4 ',! HORSES HAVE BE5 /&+ S9CE TWELVE1 & IT'S N[ F\R O'CLOCK6' 

,DMITRI ,&REI* LOOK$ AT HIS S]F1 ,VANYU%A4 ,! SC>F R\ND ,VANYU%A'S HEAD1 HIS FELT BOOTS & SLEEPY FACE1 SEEM$ TO BE CALL+ HIS MA/] TO A NEW LIFE ( LABOR1 H>D%IP1 & ACTIVITY4 

',TRUE 5\<6 ,GOOD-BYE6' SAID HE1 FEEL+ = ! UNFA/5$ HOOK & EYE ON HIS COAT4 

,9 SPITE ( ADVICE TO MOLLIFY ! COA*MAN BY ANO!R TIP1 HE PUT ON HIS CAP & /OOD 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM4 ,! FRI5DS KISS$ ONCE1 !N AGA91 & AFT] A PAUSE1 A ?IRD TIME4 ,! MAN 9 ! FUR-L9$ COAT APPROA*$ ! TABLE & EMPTI$ A *AMPAGNE GLASS1 !N TOOK ! PLA9 LITTLE MAN'S H& & BLU%$4 

',AH WELL1 ,I WILL SPEAK \T ALL ! SAME 444 ,I MU/ & WILL BE FRANK ) Y\ BECAUSE ,I AM FOND ( Y\ 444 ,( C\RSE Y\ LOVE H]--,I ALWAYS ?\<T SO--DON'T Y\8' 

',YES1' ANSW]$ HIS FRI5D1 SMIL+ /ILL MORE G5TLY4 

',& P]HAPS444' 

',PLEASE SIR1 ,I HAVE ORD]S TO PUT \T ! C&LES1' SAID ! SLEEPY ATT5DANT1 :O HAD BE5 LI/5+ TO ! LA/ P>T ( ! CONV]SATION & WOND]+ :Y G5TLEFOLK ALWAYS TALK AB\T ONE & ! SAME ?+4 ',TO :OM %ALL ,I MAKE \T ! BILL8 ,TO Y\1 SIR8' HE ADD$1 KN[+ :OM TO ADDRESS & TURN+ TO ! TALL MAN4 

',TO ME1' REPLI$ ! TALL MAN4 ',H[ MU*8' 

',TW5TY-SIX RUBLES4' 

,! TALL MAN CONSID]$ = A MOM5T1 BUT SAID NO?+ & PUT ! BILL 9 HIS POCKET4 

,! O!R TWO CONT9U$ !IR TALK4 

',GOOD-BYE1 Y\ >E A CAPITAL FELL[6' SAID ! %ORT PLA9 MAN ) ! MILD EYES4 ,TE>S FILL$ ! EYES ( BO?4 ,!Y /EPP$ 9TO ! POR*4 

',OH1 BY ! BY1' SAID ! TRAVEL]1 TURN+ ) A BLU% TO ! TALL MAN1 'WILL Y\ SETTLE ,*EVALI]'S BILL & WRITE & LET ME KN[8' 

',ALL RI<T1 ALL RI<T6' SAID ! TALL MAN1 PULL+ ON HIS GLOVES4 ',H[ ,I 5VY Y\6' HE ADD$ QUITE UNEXPECT$LY :5 !Y W]E \T 9 ! POR*4 

,! TRAVEL] GOT 9TO HIS SL$GE1 WRAPP$ HIS COAT AB\T HIM1 & SAID3 ',WELL !N1 COME ALONG6' ,HE EV5 MOV$ A LITTLE TO MAKE ROOM 9 ! SL$GE = ! MAN :O SAID HE 5VI$ HIM--HIS VOICE TREMBL$4 

',GOOD-BYE1 ,MITYA6 ,I HOPE ?AT ) ,GOD'S HELP Y\444' SAID ! TALL ONE4 ,BUT HIS WI% WAS ?AT ! O!R W\LD GO AWAY QUICKLY1 & SO HE C\LD NOT F9I% ! S5T5CE4 

,!Y W]E SIL5T A MOM5T4 ,!N SOMEONE AGA9 SAID1 ',GOOD-BYE1' & A VOICE CRI$1 ',READY1' & ! COA*MAN T\*$ UP ! HORSES4 

',HY1 ,ELIS>6' ,ONE ( ! FRI5DS CALL$ \T1 & ! O!R COA*MAN & ! SL$GE-DRIV]S BEGAN MOV+1 CLICK+ !IR TONGUES & PULL+ AT ! RE9S4 ,!N ! /IFF5$ C>RIAGE-:EELS ROLL$ SQUEAK+ OV] ! FROZ5 SN[4 

',A F9E FELL[1 ?AT ,OL596' SAID ONE ( ! FRI5DS4 ',BUT :AT AN IDEA TO GO TO ! ,CAUCASUS--AS A CADET1 TOO6 ,I W\LDN'T DO IT = ANY?+4 444 ,>E Y\ D9+ AT ! CLUB TO-MORR[8' 

',YES4' 

,!Y SEP>AT$4 

,! TRAVEL] FELT W>M1 HIS FUR COAT SEEM$ TOO HOT4 ,HE SAT ON ! BOTTOM ( ! SL$GE & UNFA/5$ HIS COAT1 & ! ?REE %AGGY PO/-HORSES DRAGG$ !MSELVES \T ( ONE D>K /REET 9TO ANO!R1 PA/ H\SES HE HAD NEV] BE=E SE54 ,IT SEEM$ TO ,OL59 ?AT ONLY TRAVEL]S />T+ ON A LONG J\RNEY W5T ?R\< ?OSE /REETS4 ,ALL WAS D>K & SIL5T & DULL >\ND HIM1 BUT HIS S\L WAS FULL ( MEMORIES1 LOVE1 REGRETS1 & A PLEASANT TE>FUL FEEL+4 

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