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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,VANYU%A1 :O MEAN:ILE HAD F9I%$ HIS H\SEKEEP+ >RANGEM5TS & HAD EV5 BE5 %AV$ BY ! COMPANY'S B>B] & HAD PULL$ HIS TR\S]S \T ( HIS HI< BOOTS AS A SIGN ?AT ! COMPANY WAS /ATION$ 9 COM=TABLE QU>T]S1 WAS 9 EXCELL5T SPIRITS4 ,HE LOOK$ ATT5TIVELY BUT NOT B5EVOL5TLY AT ,]O%KA1 AS AT A WILD BEA/ HE HAD NEV] SE5 BE=E1 %OOK HIS HEAD AT ! FLOOR :I* ! OLD MAN HAD DIRTI$ &1 HAV+ TAK5 TWO BOTTLES FROM UND] A B5*1 W5T TO ! L&LADY4 

',GOOD EV5+1 K9D PEOPLE1' HE SAID1 HAV+ MADE UP HIS M9D TO BE V]Y G5TLE4 ',MY MA/] HAS S5T ME TO GET SOME *IKHIR4 ,WILL Y\ DRAW SOME = ME1 GOOD FOLK8' 

,! OLD WOMAN GAVE NO ANSW]4 ,! GIRL1 :O WAS >RANG+ ! K]*IEF ON H] HEAD BE=E A LITTLE ,T>T> MIRROR1 LOOK$ R\ND AT ,VANYU%A 9 SIL5CE4 

',I'LL PAY MONEY = IT1 HONOR$ PEOPLE1' SAID ,VANYU%A1 J+L+ ! COPP]S 9 HIS POCKET4 ',BE K9D TO US & WE1 TOO WILL BE K9D TO Y\1' HE ADD$4 

',H[ MU*8' ASK$ ! OLD WOMAN ABRUPTLY4 ',A QU>T4' 

',GO1 MY [N1 DRAW SOME = !M1' SAID ,GRANNY ,ULITKA TO H] DAU<T]4 

 ',TAKE IT FROM ! CASK ?AT'S BEGUN1 MY PRECI\S4' 

,! GIRL TOOK ! KEYS & A DECANT] & W5T \T ( ! HUT ) 

 ,VANYU%A4 

',TELL ME1 :O IS ?AT Y\NG WOMAN8' ASK$ ,OL591 PO9T+ TO ,M>YANKA1 :O WAS PASS+ ! W9D[4 ,! OLD MAN W9K$ & NUDG$ ! Y\NG MAN ) HIS ELB[4 

',WAIT A BIT1' SAID HE & REA*$ \T ( ! W9D[4 ',KHM1' HE C\<$1 & BELL[$1 ',M>YANKA DE>4 ,HALLOO1 ,M>YANKA1 MY GIRLY1 WON'T Y\ LOVE ME1 D>L+8 ,I'M A WAG1' HE ADD$ 9 A :ISP] TO ,OL594 ,! GIRL1 NOT TURN+ H] HEAD & SW++ H] >MS REGUL>LY & VIGOR\SLY1 PASS$ ! W9D[ ) ! PECULI>LY SM>T & BOLD GAIT ( A ,COSSACK WOMAN & ONLY TURN$ H] D>K %AD$ EYES SL[LY T[>DS ! OLD MAN4 

',LOVE ME & Y\'LL BE HAPPY1' %\T$ ,]O%KA1 W9K+1 & HE LOOK$ QUE/ION+LY AT ! CADET4 

',I'M A F9E FELL[1 ,I'M A WAG6' HE ADD$4 ',%E'S A REGUL> QUE51 ?AT GIRL4 ,EH8' 

',%E IS LOVELY1' SAID ,OL594 ',CALL H] H]E6' 

',NO1 NO1' SAID ! OLD MAN4 ',= ?AT ONE A MAT* IS BE+ >RANG$ ) ,LUKA%KA1 ,LUKE1 A F9E ,COSSACK1 A BRAVE1 :O KILL$ AN ABREK ! O!R DAY4 ,I'LL F9D Y\ A BETT] ONE4 ,I'LL F9D Y\ ONE ?AT WILL BE ALL DRESS$ UP 9 SILK & SILV]4 ,ONCE ,I'VE SAID IT ,I'LL DO IT4 ,I'LL GET Y\ A REGUL> BEAUTY6' 

',Y\1 AN OLD MAN--& SAY SU* ?+S1' REPLI$ ,OL594 ',:Y1 IT'S A S96' 

',A S98 ,:]E'S ! S98' SAID ! OLD MAN EMPHATICALLY4 ',A S9 TO LOOK AT A NICE GIRL8 ,A S9 TO HAVE SOME FUN ) H]8 ,OR IS IT A S9 TO LOVE H]8 ,IS ?AT SO 9 Y\R P>TS8 444 ,NO1 MY DE> FELL[1 IT'S NOT A S91 IT'S SALVATION6 ,GOD MADE Y\ & ,GOD MADE ! GIRL TOO4 ,HE MADE IT ALL2 SO IT IS NO S9 TO LOOK AT A NICE GIRL4 ,?AT'S :AT %E WAS MADE =2 TO BE LOV$ & TO GIVE JOY4 ,?AT'S H[ ,I JUDGE IT1 MY GOOD FELL[4' 

,HAV+ CROSS$ ! Y>D & 5T]$ A COOL D>K /OR]OOM FILL$ ) B>RELS1 ,M>YANKA W5T UP TO ONE ( !M & REPEAT+ ! USUAL PRAY] PLUNG$ A DIPP] 9TO IT4 ,VANYU%A /&+ 9 ! DOORWAY SMIL$ AS HE LOOK$ AT H]4 ,HE ?\<T IT V]Y FUNNY ?AT %E HAD ONLY A SMOCK ON1 CLOSE-FITT+ BEH9D & TUCK$ UP 9 FRONT1 & /ILL FUNNI] ?AT %E WORE A NECKLACE ( SILV] CO9S4 ,HE ?\<T ?IS QUITE UN-,RUSSIAN & ?AT !Y W\LD ALL LAU< 9 ! S]FS' QU>T]S AT HOME IF !Y SAW A GIRL LIKE ?AT4 ',LA FILLE COMME C'E/ TRES BI51 = A *ANGE1' HE ?\<T4 ',I'LL TELL ?AT TO MY MA/]4' 

',:AT >E Y\ /&+ 9 ! LI<T =1 Y\ DEVIL6' ! GIRL SUDD5LY %\T$4 ',:Y DON'T Y\ PASS ME ! DECANT]6' 

,HAV+ FILL$ ! DECANT] ) COOL R$ W9E1 ,M>YANKA H&$ IT TO 

 ,VANYU%A4 

',GIVE ! MONEY TO ,MO!R1' %E SAID1 PU%+ AWAY ! H& 9 :I* HE HELD ! MONEY4 

,VANYU%A LAU<$4 

',:Y >E Y\ SO CROSS1 LITTLE DE>8' HE SAID GOOD-NATUR$LY1 IRRESOLUTELY %UFFL+ ) HIS FEET :ILE ! GIRL WAS COV]+ ! B>REL4 

,%E BEGAN TO LAU<4 

',& Y\6 ,>E Y\ K9D8' 

',WE1 MY MA/] & ,I1 >E V]Y K9D1' ,VANYU%A ANSW]$ DECID$LY4 ',WE >E SO K9D ?AT :]EV] WE HAVE /AY$ \R HO/S W]E ALWAYS V]Y GRATEFUL4 ,IT'S BECAUSE HE'S G5]\S4' 

,! GIRL /OOD LI/5+4 

',& IS Y\R MA/] M>RI$8' %E ASK$4 

',NO4 ,! MA/] IS Y\NG & UNM>RI$1 BECAUSE NOBLE G5TLEM5 CAN NEV] M>RY Y\NG1' SAID ,VANYU%A DIDACTICALLY4 

',A LIKELY ?+6 ,SEE :AT A F$-UP BUFFALO HE IS--& TOO Y\NG TO M>RY6 ,IS HE ! *IEF ( Y\ ALL8' %E ASK$4 

',MY MA/] IS A CADET2 ?AT MEANS HE'S NOT YET AN (FIC]1 BUT HE'S MORE IMPORTANT ?AN A G5]AL--HE'S AN IMPORTANT MAN6 ,BECAUSE NOT ONLY \R COLONEL1 BUT ! ,CZ> HIMSELF1 KN[S HIM1' PR\DLY EXPLA9$ ,VANYU%A4 ',WE >E NOT LIKE ?OSE O!R BEGG>S 9 ! L9E REGIM5T1 & \R PAPA HIMSELF WAS A ,S5ATOR4 ,HE HAD MORE ?AN A ?\S& S]FS1 ALL HIS [N1 & !Y S5D US A ?\S& RUBLES AT A TIME4 ,?AT'S :Y EV]YONE LIKES US4 ,ANO!R MAY BE A CAPTA9 BUT HAVE NO MONEY4 ,:AT'S ! USE ( ?AT8' 

',GO AWAY4 ,I'LL LOCK UP1' SAID ! GIRL1 9T]RUPT+ HIM4 

,VANYU%A BR\<T ,OL59 ! W9E & ANN\NC$ ?AT ',LA FILLE C'E/ TRES J\LIE1' &1 LAU<+ /UPIDLY1 AT ONCE W5T \T4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,COSSACKS3 ,A ,TALE ( #a#h#e#b1 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,L\ISE & ,AYLM] ,MAUDE1 PUBLI%$ #a#h#f#c47 

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