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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,LATE ?AT EV5+1 AFT] WRIT+ ?IS LETT]1 ,OL59 W5T TO HIS HO/S' HUT4 ,! OLD WOMAN WAS SITT+ ON A B5* BEH9D ! OV5 UNW9D+ COCOONS4 ,M>YANKA ) H] HEAD UNCOV]$ SAT SEW+ BY ! LI<T ( A C&LE4 ,ON SEE+ ,OL59 %E JUMP$ UP1 TOOK H] K]*IEF & /EPP$ TO ! OV54 ',M>YANKA DE>1' SAID H] MO!R1 'WON'T Y\ SIT H]E ) ME A BIT8' ',NO1 ,I'M B>EHEAD$1' %E REPLI$1 & SPRANG UP ON ! OV54 ,OL59 C\LD ONLY SEE A KNEE1 & ONE ( H] %APELY LEGS HANG+ D[N FROM ! OV54 ,HE TREAT$ ! OLD WOMAN TO TEA4 ,%E TREAT$ H] GUE/ TO CLOTT$ CREAM :I* %E S5T ,M>YANKA TO FET*4 ,BUT HAV+ PUT A PLATEFUL ON ! TABLE ,M>YANKA AGA9 SPRANG ON ! OV5 FROM :5CE ,OL59 FELT H] EYES UPON HIM4 ,!Y TALK$ AB\T H\SEHOLD MATT]S4 ,GRANNY ,ULITKA BECAME ANIMAT$ & W5T 9TO RAPTURES ( HOSPITALITY4 ,%E BR\<T ,OL59 PRES]V$ GRAPES & A GRAPE T>T & SOME ( H] BE/ W9E1 & PRESS$ HIM TO EAT & DR9K ) ! R\< YET PR\D HOSPITALITY ( C\NTRY FOLK1 ONLY F\ND AMONG ?OSE :O PRODUCE !IR BREAD BY ! LABOR ( !IR [N H&S4 ,! OLD WOMAN1 :O HAD AT FIR/ /RUCK ,OL59 SO MU* BY H] RUD5ESS1 N[ (T5 T\*$ HIM BY H] SIMPLE T5D]NESS T[>DS H] DAU<T]4 

',YES1 WE NE$ NOT (F5D ! ,LORD BY GRUMBL+6 ,WE HAVE 5\< ( EV]Y?+1 ?ANK ,GOD4 ,WE HAVE PRESS$ SUFFICI5T ,*,I,K,H,I,R & HAVE PRES]V$ & %ALL SELL ?REE OR F\R B>RELS ( GRAPES & HAVE 5\< LEFT TO DR9K4 ,DON'T BE 9 A HURRY TO LEAVE US4 ,WE WILL MAKE M]RY TOGE!R AT ! W$D+4' 

',& :5 IS ! W$D+ TO BE8' ASK$ ,OL591 FEEL+ HIS BLOOD SUDD5LY RU% TO HIS FACE :ILE HIS HE>T BEAT IRREGUL>LY & PA9FULLY4 

,HE HE>D A MOVEM5T ON ! OV5 & ! S\ND ( SE$S BE+ CRACK$4 

',WELL1 Y\ KN[1 IT \<T TO BE NEXT WEEK4 ,WE >E QUITE READY1' REPLI$ ! OLD WOMAN1 AS SIMPLY & QUIETLY AS ?\< ,OL59 DID NOT EXI/4 ',I HAVE PREP>$ & HAVE PROCUR$ EV]Y?+ = ,M>YANKA4 ,WE WILL GIVE H] AWAY PROP]LY4 ,ONLY !RE'S ONE ?+ NOT QUITE RI<T4 ,\R ,LUKA%KA HAS BE5 RUNN+ RA!R WILD4 ,HE HAS BE5 TOO MU* ON ! SPREE6 ,HE'S UP TO TRICKS6 ,! O!R DAY A ,COSSACK CAME H]E FROM HIS COMPANY & SAID HE HAD BE5 TO ,NOGAY4' 

',HE MU/ M9D HE DOES NOT GET CAU<T1' SAID ,OL594 

',YES1 ?AT'S :AT ,I TELL HIM4 0,M9D1 ,LUKA%KA1 DON'T Y\ GET 9TO MIS*IEF4 ,WELL1 ( C\RSE1 A Y\NG FELL[ NATURALLY WANTS TO CUT A DA%4 ,BUT !RE'S A TIME = EV]Y?+4 ,WELL1 Y\'VE CAPTUR$ OR /OL5 SOME?+ & KILL$ AN ABREK6 ,WELL1 Y\'RE A F9E FELL[6 ,BUT N[ Y\ %\LD LIVE QUIETLY = A BIT1 OR ELSE !RE'LL BE TR\BLE40' 

',YES1 ,I SAW HIM A TIME OR TWO 9 ! DIVISION1 HE WAS ALWAYS M]RY-MAK+4 ,HE HAS SOLD ANO!R HORSE1' SAID ,OL591 & GLANC$ T[>DS ! OV54 ,A PAIR ( L>GE1 D>K1 & HO/ILE EYES GLITT]$ AS !Y GAZ$ SEV]ELY AT HIM4 

,HE BECAME A%AM$ ( :AT HE HAD SAID4 ',:AT ( IT8 ,HE DOES NO ONE ANY H>M1' SUDD5LY REM>K$ ,M>YANKA4 ',HE MAKES M]RY ) HIS [N MONEY1' & L[]+ H] LEGS %E JUMP$ D[N FROM ! OV5 & W5T \T BANG+ ! DOOR4 

,OL59 FOLL[$ H] ) HIS EYES AS LONG AS %E WAS 9 ! HUT1 & !N LOOK$ AT ! DOOR & WAIT$1 UND]/&+ NO?+ ( :AT ,GRANNY ,ULITKA WAS TELL+ HIM4 

,A FEW M9UTES LAT] SOME VISITORS >RIV$3 AN OLD MAN1 ,GRANNY ,ULITKA'S BRO!R1 ) ,DADDY ,]O%KA1 & FOLL[+ !M CAME ,M>YANKA & ,U/5KA4 

',GOOD EV5+1' SQUEAK$ ,U/5KA4 ',/ILL ON HOLIDAY8' %E ADD$1 TURN+ TO ,OL594 

',YES1 /ILL ON HOLIDAY1' HE REPLI$1 & FELT1 HE DID NOT KN[ :Y1 A%AM$ & ILL AT EASE4 

,HE WI%$ TO GO AWAY BUT C\LD NOT4 ,IT ALSO SEEM$ TO HIM IMPOSSIBLE TO REMA9 SIL5T4 ,! OLD MAN HELP$ HIM BY ASK+ = A DR9K1 & !Y HAD A DR9K4 ,OL59 DRANK ) ,]O%KA1 ) ! O!R ,COSSACK1 & AGA9 ) ,]O%KA1 & ! MORE HE DRANK ! HEAVI] WAS HIS HE>T4 ,BUT ! TWO OLD M5 GREW M]RY4 ,! GIRLS CLIMB$ ONTO ! OV51 :]E !Y SAT :ISP]+ & LOOK+ AT ! M51 :O DRANK TILL IT WAS LATE4 ,OL59 DID NOT TALK1 BUT DRANK MORE ?AN ! O!RS4 ,! ,COSSACKS W]E %\T+4 ,! OLD WOMAN W\LD NOT LET !M HAVE ANY MORE *IKHIR1 & AT LA/ TURN$ !M \T4 ,! GIRLS LAU<$ AT ,DADDY ,]O%KA1 & IT WAS PA/ T5 :5 !Y ALL W5T \T 9TO ! POR*4 ,! OLD M5 9VIT$ !MSELVES TO F9I% !IR M]RY-MAK+ AT ,OL59'S4 ,U/5KA RAN (F HOME & ,]O%KA L$ ! OLD ,COSSACK TO ,VANYU%A4 ,! OLD WOMAN W5T \T TO TIDY UP ! %$4 ,M>YANKA REMA9$ ALONE 9 ! HUT4 ,OL59 FELT FRE% & JOY\S1 AS IF HE HAD ONLY JU/ WOKE UP4 ,HE NOTIC$ EV]Y?+1 & HAV+ LET ! OLD M5 PASS AHEAD HE TURN$ BACK TO ! HUT :]E ,M>YANKA WAS PREP>+ = B$4 ,HE W5T UP TO H] & WI%$ TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT HIS VOICE BROKE4 ,%E MOV$ AWAY FROM HIM1 SAT D[N CROSS-LEGG$ ON H] B$ 9 ! CORN]1 & LOOK$ AT HIM SIL5TLY ) WILD & FRI<T5$ EYES4 ,%E WAS EVID5TLY AFRAID ( HIM4 ,OL59 FELT ?IS4 ,HE FELT SORRY & A%AM$ ( HIMSELF1 & AT ! SAME TIME PR\D & PLEAS$ ?AT HE >\S$ EV5 ?AT FEEL+ 9 H]4 

',M>YANKA6' HE SAID4 ',WILL Y\ NEV] TAKE PITY ON ME8 ,I CAN'T TELL Y\ H[ ,I LOVE Y\4' 

,%E MOV$ /ILL F>!R AWAY4 

',JU/ HE> H[ ! W9E IS SPEAK+6 444 ,Y\'LL GET NO?+ FROM ME6' 

',NO1 IT IS NOT ! W9E4 ,DON'T M>RY ,LUKA%KA4 ,I WILL M>RY Y\4' 

 7',:AT AM ,I SAY+1' HE ?\<T AS HE UTT]$ !SE WORDS4 ',%ALL ,I BE 

 ABLE TO SAY ! SAME TO-MORR[8' ',YES1 ,I %ALL1 ,I AM SURE ,I %ALL1 & 

 ,I WILL REPEAT !M N[1' REPLI$ AN 9N] VOICE47 

',WILL Y\ M>RY ME8' 

,%E LOOK$ AT HIM S]I\SLY & H] FE> SEEM$ TO HAVE PASS$4 

',M>YANKA1 ,I %ALL GO \T ( MY M9D6 ,I AM NOT MYSELF4 ,I WILL DO :ATEV] Y\ COMM&1' & MADLY T5D] WORDS CAME FROM HIS LIPS ( !IR [N ACCORD4 

',N[ !N1 :AT >E Y\ DRIVEL+ AB\T8' %E 9T]RUPT$1 SUDD5LY SEIZ+ ! >M HE WAS /RET*+ T[>DS H]4 ,%E DID NOT PU% HIS >M AWAY BUT PRESS$ IT FIRMLY ) H] /RONG H>D F+]S4 ',DO G5TLEM5 M>RY ,COSSACK GIRLS8 ,GO AWAY6' 

',BUT WILL Y\8 ,EV]Y?+444' 

',& :AT %ALL WE DO ) ,LUKA%KA8' SAID %E1 LAU<+4 

,HE SNAT*$ AWAY ! >M %E WAS HOLD+ & FIRMLY EMBRAC$ H] Y\NG BODY1 BUT %E SPRANG AWAY LIKE A FAWN & RAN B>EFOOT 9TO ! POR*3 ,OL59 CAME TO HIS S5SES & WAS T]RIFI$ AT HIMSELF4 ,HE AGA9 FELT HIMSELF 9EXPRESSIBLY VILE COMP>$ TO H]1 YET NOT REP5T+ = AN 9/ANT ( :AT HE HAD SAID HE W5T HOME1 & )\T EV5 GLANC+ AT ! OLD M5 :O W]E DR9K+ 9 HIS ROOM HE LAY D[N & FELL ASLEEP MORE S\NDLY ?AN HE HAD DONE = A LONG TIME4 

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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