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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,JU/ !N TWO M5 RODE \T ( ! SIDE /REET 9TO ! SQU>E4 ,ONE ( !M WAS ,NAZ>KA4 ,! O!R1 ,LUKA%KA1 SAT SLI<TLY SIDEWAYS ON HIS WELL-F$ BAY ,KAB>DA HORSE :I* /EPP$ LI<TLY OV] ! H>D ROAD J]K+ ITS BEAUTIFUL HEAD ) ITS F9E GLOSSY MANE4 ,! WELL-ADJU/$ GUN 9 ITS COV]1 ! PI/OL AT HIS BACK1 & ! CLOAK ROLL$ UP BEH9D HIS SADDLE %[$ ?AT ,LUKA%KA HAD NOT COME FROM A PEACEFUL PLACE OR FROM ONE NE> BY4 ,! SM>T WAY 9 :I* HE SAT A LITTLE SIDEWAYS ON HIS HORSE1 ! C>ELESS MOTION ) :I* HE T\*$ ! HORSE UND] ITS BELLY ) HIS :IP1 & ESPECIALLY HIS HALF-CLOS$ BLACK EYES1 GLI/5+ AS HE LOOK$ PR\DLY >\ND HIM1 ALL EXPRESS$ ! CONSCI\S /R5G? & SELF-CONFID5CE ( Y\?4 ',EV] SE5 AS F9E A LAD8' HIS EYES1 LOOK+ FROM SIDE TO SIDE1 SEEM$ TO SAY4 ,! ELEGANT HORSE ) ITS SILV] ORNAM5TS & TRAPP+S1 ! WEAPONS1 & ! H&SOME ,COSSACK HIMSELF ATTRACT$ ! ATT5TION ( EV]YONE 9 ! SQU>E4 ,NAZ>KA1 LEAN & %ORT1 WAS MU* LESS WELL DRESS$4 ,AS HE RODE PA/ ! OLD M51 ,LUKA%KA PAUS$ & RAIS$ HIS CURLY :ITE %EEPSK9 CAP ABOVE HIS CLOSELY CROPP$ BLACK HEAD4 

',WELL1 HAVE Y\ C>RI$ (F MANY ,NOGAY HORSES8' ASK$ A LEAN OLD MAN ) A FR[N+1 L[]+ LOOK4 

',HAVE Y\ C\NT$ !M1 ,GR&DAD1 ?AT Y\ ASK8' REPLI$ ,LUKA%KA1 TURN+ AWAY4 

',?AT'S ALL V]Y WELL1 BUT Y\ NE$ NOT TAKE MY LAD ALONG ) Y\1' ! OLD MAN MUTT]$ ) A /ILL D>K] FR[N4 

',JU/ SEE ! OLD DEVIL1 HE KN[S EV]Y?+1' MUTT]$ ,LUKA%KA TO HIMSELF1 & A WORRI$ EXPRESSION CAME OV] HIS FACE2 BUT !N1 NOTIC+ A CORN] :]E A NUMB] ( ,COSSACK GIRLS W]E /&+1 HE TURN$ HIS HORSE T[>DS !M4 

',GOOD EV5+1 GIRLS6' HE %\T$ 9 HIS P[]FUL1 RESONANT VOICE1 SUDD5LY *ECK+ HIS HORSE4 ',Y\'VE GR[N OLD )\T ME1 Y\ WIT*ES6' & HE LAU<$4 

',GOOD EV5+1 ,LUKA%KA6 ,GOOD EV5+1 LADDIE6' ! M]RY VOICES ANSW]$4 ',HAVE Y\ BR\<T MU* MONEY8 ,BUY SOME SWEETS = ! GIRLS6 444 ,HAVE Y\ COME = LONG8 ,TRUE 5\<1 IT'S LONG S9CE WE SAW Y\4444' 

',NAZ>KA & ,I HAVE JU/ FL[N ACROSS TO MAKE A NI<T ( IT1' REPLI$ 

 ,LUKA%KA1 RAIS+ HIS :IP & RID+ /RAI<T AT ! GIRLS4 

',:Y1 ,M>YANKA HAS QUITE =GOTT5 Y\1' SAID ,U/5KA1 NUDG+ ,M>YANKA ) H] ELB[ & BREAK+ 9TO A %RILL LAU<4 

,M>YANKA MOV$ AWAY FROM ! HORSE & ?R[+ BACK H] HEAD CALMLY LOOK$ AT ! ,COSSACK ) H] L>GE SP>KL+ EYES4 

',TRUE 5\<1 Y\ HAVE NOT BE5 HOME = A LONG TIME6 ,:Y >E Y\ TRAMPL+ US UND] Y\R HORSE8' %E REM>K$ DRYLY1 & TURN$ AWAY4 

,LUKA%KA HAD APPE>$ P>TICUL>LY M]RY4 ,HIS FACE %ONE ) AUDACITY & JOY4 ,OBVI\SLY /AGG]$ BY ,M>YANKA'S COLD REPLY HE SUDD5LY KNITT$ HIS BR[4 

',/EP UP ON MY /IRRUP & ,I'LL C>RY Y\ AWAY TO ! M\NTA9S4 

 ,MAMMY6' HE SUDD5LY EXCLAIM$1 & AS IF TO DISP]SE HIS D>K ?\<TS 

 HE C>ACOL$ AMONG ! GIRLS4 ,/OOP+ D[N T[>DS ,M>YANKA1 HE SAID1 

 ',I'LL KISS1 OH1 H[ ,I'LL KISS Y\6 444' 

,M>YANKA'S EYES MET HIS & %E SUDD5LY BLU%$ & /EPP$ BACK4 

',OH1 BO!R Y\6 Y\'LL CRU% MY FEET1' %E SAID1 & B5D+ H] HEAD LOOK$ AT H] WELL-%AP$ FEET 9 !IR TI<TLY FITT+ LI<T BLUE /OCK+S ) CLOCKS & H] NEW R$ SLIPP]S TRIMM$ ) N>R[ SILV] BRAID4 

,LUKA%KA TURN$ T[>DS ,U/5KA1 & ,M>YANKA SAT D[N NEXT TO A WOMAN ) A BABY 9 H] >MS4 ,! BABY /RET*$ HIS PLUMP LITTLE H&S T[>DS ! GIRL & SEIZ$ A NECKLACE /R+ ?AT HUNG D[N ONTO H] BLUE BE%MET4 ,M>YANKA B5T T[>DS ! *ILD & GLANC$ AT ,LUKA%KA FROM ! CORN] ( H] EYES4 ,LUKA%KA JU/ !N WAS GETT+ \T FROM UND] HIS COAT1 FROM ! POCKET ( HIS BLACK BE%MET1 A BUNDLE ( SWEETMEATS & SE$S4 

',!RE1 ,I GIVE !M TO ALL ( Y\1' HE SAID1 H&+ ! BUNDLE TO 

 ,U/5KA & SMIL+ AT ,M>YANKA4 

,A CONFUS$ EXPRESSION AGA9 APPE>$ ON ! GIRL'S FACE4 ,IT WAS AS ?\< A MI/ GA!R$ OV] H] BEAUTIFUL EYES4 ,%E DREW H] K]*IEF D[N BEL[ H] LIPS1 & LEAN+ H] HEAD OV] ! FAIR-SK9N$ FACE ( ! BABY ?AT /ILL HELD H] BY H] CO9 NECKLACE %E SUDD5LY BEGAN TO KISS IT GRE$ILY4 ,! BABY PRESS$ HIS LITTLE H&S AGA9/ ! GIRL'S HI< BREA/S1 & OP5+ HIS TOO?LESS M\? SCREAM$ L\DLY4 

0,Y\'RE SMO!R+ ! BOY60 SAID ! LITTLE ONE'S MO!R1 TAK+ HIM AWAY2 & %E UNFA/5$ H] BE%MET TO GIVE HIM ! BREA/4 0,Y\'D BETT] HAVE A *AT ) ! Y\NG FELL[40 

0,I'LL ONLY GO & PUT UP MY HORSE & !N ,NAZ>KA & ,I WILL COME BACK2 WE'LL MAKE M]RY ALL NI<T10 SAID ,LUKA%KA1 T\*+ HIS HORSE ) HIS :IP & RID+ AWAY FROM ! GIRLS4 

,TURN+ 9TO A SIDE /REET1 HE & ,NAZ>KA RODE UP TO TWO HUTS ?AT /OOD SIDE BY SIDE4 

0,H]E WE >E ALL RI<T1 OLD FELL[6 ,BE QUICK & COME SOON60 CALL$ ,LUKA%KA TO HIS COMRADE1 DISM\NT+ 9 FRONT ( ONE ( ! HUTS2 !N HE C>EFULLY L$ HIS HORSE 9 AT ! GATE ( ! WATTLE F5CE ( HIS [N HOME4 

0,H[ D'Y\ DO1 ,/EPKA80 HE SAID TO HIS DUMB SI/]1 :O1 SM>TLY DRESS$ LIKE ! O!RS1 CAME 9 FROM ! /REET TO TAKE HIS HORSE2 & HE MADE SIGNS TO H] TO TAKE ! HORSE TO ! HAY1 BUT NOT TO UNSADDLE IT4 

,! DUMB GIRL MADE H] USUAL HUMM+ NOISE1 SMACK$ H] LIPS AS %E PO9T$ TO ! HORSE & KISS$ IT ON ! NOSE1 AS MU* AS TO SAY ?AT %E LOV$ IT & ?AT IT WAS A F9E HORSE4 

0,H[ D'Y\ DO4 ,MO!R8 ,H[ IS IT ?AT Y\ HAVE NOT GONE \T YET80 %\T$ ,LUKA%KA1 HOLD+ HIS GUN 9 PLACE AS HE M\NT$ ! /EPS ( ! POR*4 

,HIS OLD MO!R OP5$ ! DOOR4 

0,DE> ME6 ,I NEV] EXPECT$1 NEV] ?\<T1 Y\'D COME10 SAID ! OLD WOMAN4 0,:Y1 ,KIRKA SAID Y\ W\LDN'T BE H]E40 

0,GO & BR+ SOME *IKHIR1 ,MO!R4 ,NAZ>KA IS COM+ H]E & WE WILL CELEBRATE ! FEA/ DAY40 

0,DIRECTLY1 ,LUKA%KA1 DIRECTLY60 ANSW]$ ! OLD WOMAN4 0,\R WOM5 >E MAK+ M]RY4 ,I EXPECT \R DUMB ONE HAS GONE TOO40 

,%E TOOK H] KEYS & HURRI$LY W5T TO ! \?\SE4 ,NAZ>KA1 AFT] PUTT+ UP HIS HORSE & TAK+ ! GUN (F HIS %\LD]1 RETURN$ TO ,LUKA%KA'S H\SE & W5T 94 

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