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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS ALREADY LATE 9 ! NI<T :5 ,OL59 CAME \T ( ,BELETSKI'S HUT FOLL[+ ,M>YANKA & ,U/5KA4 ,HE SAW 9 ! D>K /REET BE=E HIM ! GLEAM ( ! GIRL'S :ITE K]*IEF4 ,! GOLD5 MOON WAS DESC5D+ T[>DS ! /EPPE4 ,A SILV]Y MI/ HUNG OV] ! VILLAGE4 ,ALL WAS /ILL2 !RE W]E NO LI<TS ANY:]E & ONE HE>D ONLY ! REC$+ FOOT/EPS ( ! Y\NG WOM54 ,OL59'S HE>T BEAT FA/4 ,! FRE% MOI/ ATMOSPH]E COOL$ HIS BURN+ FACE4 ,HE GLANC$ AT ! SKY & TURN$ TO LOOK AT ! HUT HE HAD JU/ COME \T (3 ! C&LE WAS ALREADY \T4 ,!N HE AGA9 PE]$ ?R\< ! D>KNESS AT ! GIRLS' RETREAT+ %AD[S4 ,! :ITE K]*IEF DISAPPE>$ 9 ! MI/4 ,HE WAS AFRAID TO REMA9 ALONE1 HE WAS SO HAPPY4 ,HE JUMP$ D[N FROM ! POR* & RAN AFT] ! GIRLS4 

',BO!R Y\1 SOMEONE MAY SEE444' SAID ,U/5KA4 

',NEV] M9D6' 

,OL59 RAN UP TO ,M>YANKA & EMBRAC$ H]4 

,M>YANKA DID NOT RESI/4 

',HAV5'T Y\ KISS$ 5\< YET8' SAID ,U/5KA4 ',M>RY & !N KISS1 BUT N[ Y\'D BETT] WAIT4' 

',GOOD-NI<T1 ,M>YANKA4 ,TO-MORR[ ,I WILL COME TO SEE Y\R FA!R & TELL HIM4 ,DON'T Y\ SAY ANY?+4' 

',:Y %\LD ,I6' ANSW]$ ,M>YANKA4 

,BO? ! GIRLS />T$ RUNN+4 ,OL59 W5T ON BY HIMSELF ?9K+ OV] ALL ?AT HAD HAPP5$4 ,HE HAD SP5T ! :OLE EV5+ ALONE ) H] 9 A CORN] BY ! OV54 ,U/5KA HAD NOT LEFT ! HUT = A S+LE MOM5T1 BUT HAD ROMP$ AB\T ) ! O!R GIRLS & ) ,BELETSKI ALL ! TIME4 ,OL59 HAD TALK$ 9 :ISP]S TO ,M>YANKA4 

',WILL Y\ M>RY ME8' HE HAD ASK$4 

',Y\'D DECEIVE ME & NOT HAVE ME1' %E REPLI$ *E]FULLY & CALMLY4 

',BUT DO Y\ LOVE ME8 ,TELL ME = ,GOD'S SAKE6' 

',:Y %\LDN'T ,I LOVE Y\8 ,Y\ DON'T SQU9T1' ANSW]$ ,M>YANKA1 LAU<+ & ) H] H>D H&S SQUEEZ+ HIS4444 

',:AT :I-ITE1 :I-I-ITE1 S(T H&S Y\'VE GOT--SO LIKE CLOTT$ CREAM1' %E SAID4 

',I AM 9 E>NE/4 ,TELL ME1 WILL Y\ M>RY ME8' 

',:Y NOT1 IF FA!R GIVES ME TO Y\8' 

',WELL !N REMEMB]1 ,I %ALL GO MAD IF Y\ DECEIVE ME4 ,TO-MORR[ ,I WILL TELL Y\R MO!R & FA!R4 ,I %ALL COME & PROPOSE4' 

,M>YANKA SUDD5LY BUR/ \T LAU<+4 

',:AT'S ! MATT]8' 

',IT SEEMS SO FUNNY6' 

',IT'S TRUE6 ,I WILL BUY A V9EY>D & A H\SE & WILL 5ROLL MYSELF AS A ,COSSACK4' 

',M9D Y\ DON'T GO AFT] O!R WOM5 !N4 ,I AM SEV]E AB\T ?AT4' 

,OL59 JOYFULLY REPEAT$ ALL !SE WORDS TO HIMSELF4 ,! MEMORY ( !M N[ GAVE HIM PA9 & N[ SU* JOY ?AT IT TOOK AWAY HIS BREA?4 ,! PA9 WAS BECAUSE %E HAD REMA9$ AS CALM AS USUAL :ILE TALK+ TO HIM4 ,%E DID NOT SEEM AT ALL AGITAT$ BY !SE NEW CONDITIONS4 ,IT WAS AS IF %E DID NOT TRU/ HIM & DID NOT ?9K ( ! FUTURE4 ,IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT %E ONLY LOV$ HIM = ! PRES5T MOM5T1 & ?AT 9 H] M9D !RE WAS NO FUTURE ) HIM4 ,HE WAS HAPPY BECAUSE H] WORDS S\ND$ TO HIM TRUE1 & %E HAD CONS5T$ TO BE HIS4 ',YES1' ?\<T HE TO HIMSELF1 'WE %ALL ONLY UND]/& ONE ANO!R :5 %E IS QUITE M9E4 ,= SU* LOVE !RE >E NO WORDS4 ,IT NE$S LIFE--! :OLE ( LIFE4 ,TO-MORR[ EV]Y?+ WILL BE CLE>$ UP4 ,I CANNOT LIVE LIKE ?IS ANY LONG]2 TO-MORR[ ,I WILL TELL EV]Y?+ TO H] FA!R1 TO ,BELETSKI1 & TO ! :OLE VILLAGE4' 

,LUKA%KA1 AFT] TWO SLEEPLESS NI<TS1 HAD DRUNK SO MU* AT ! FETE ?AT = ! FIR/ TIME 9 HIS LIFE HIS FEET W\LD NOT C>RY HIM1 & HE SLEPT 9 ,YAMKA'S H\SE4 

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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