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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,EUG5E SP5T MO/ ( HIS TIME BY HIS WIFE'S B$SIDE1 TALK+ TO H]1 READ+ TO H]1 & :AT WAS H>DE/ ( ALL1 5DUR+ )\T MURMUR ,V>V>A ,ALEXEEVNA'S ATTACKS1 & EV5 CONTRIV+ TO TURN !SE 9TO JOKES4 

,BUT HE C\LD NOT /AY AT HOME ALL ! TIME4 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE HIS WIFE S5T HIM AWAY1 SAY+ ?AT HE W\LD FALL ILL IF HE ALWAYS REMA9$ ) H]2 & SECONDLY ! F>M+ WAS PROGRESS+ 9 A WAY ?AT DEM&$ HIS PRES5CE AT EV]Y /EP4 ,HE C\LD NOT /AY AT HOME1 BUT HAD TO BE 9 ! FIELDS1 9 ! WOOD1 9 ! G>D51 AT ! ?RA%+-FLOOR2 & EV]Y:]E HE WAS PURSU$ NOT M]ELY BY ! ?\<T BUT BY ! VIVID IMAGE ( ,/EPANIDA1 & HE ONLY OCCASIONALLY =GOT H]4 ,BUT ?AT W\LD NOT HAVE MATT]$1 HE C\LD P]HAPS HAVE MA/]$ HIS FEEL+2 :AT WAS WOR/ ( ALL WAS ?AT1 :]EAS HE HAD PREVI\SLY LIV$ = MON?S )\T SEE+ H]1 HE N[ CONT9UALLY CAME ACROSS H]4 ,%E EVID5TLY UND]/OOD ?AT HE WI%$ TO R5EW RELATIONS ) H] & TRI$ TO COME 9 HIS WAY4 ,NO?+ WAS SAID EI!R BY HIM OR BY H]1 & !RE=E NEI!R HE NOR %E W5T DIRECTLY TO A R5DEZV\S1 BUT ONLY S\<T OPPORTUNITIES ( MEET+4 

,! MO/ POSSIBLE PLACE = !M TO MEET WAS 9 ! =E/1 :]E PEASANT-WOM5 W5T ) SACKS TO COLLECT GRASS = !IR C[S4 ,EUG5E KNEW ?IS & !RE=E W5T !RE EV]Y DAY4 ,EV]Y DAY HE TOLD HIMSELF ?AT HE W\LD NOT GO1 & EV]Y DAY IT 5D$ BY HIS MAK+ HIS WAY TO ! =E/ &1 ON HE>+ ! S\ND ( VOICES1 /&+ BEH9D ! BU%ES ) S9K+ HE>T LOOK+ TO SEE IF %E WAS !RE4 

,:Y HE WANT$ TO KN[ :E!R IT WAS %E :O WAS !RE1 HE DID NOT KN[4 ,IF IT HAD BE5 %E & %E HAD BE5 ALONE1 HE W\LD NOT HAVE GONE TO H]--SO HE BELIEV$--HE W\LD HAVE RUN AWAY2 BUT HE WANT$ TO SEE H]4 

,ONCE HE MET H]4 ,AS HE WAS 5T]+ ! =E/ %E CAME \T ( IT ) TWO O!R WOM51 C>RY+ A HEAVY SACK FULL ( GRASS ON H] BACK4 ,A LITTLE E>LI] HE W\LD P]HAPS HAVE MET H] 9 ! =E/4 ,N[1 ) ! O!R WOM5 !RE1 %E C\LD NOT GO BACK TO HIM4 ,BUT ?\< HE REALIZ$ ?IS IMPOSSIBILITY1 HE /OOD = A LONG TIME BEH9D A HAZEL BU%1 AT ! RISK ( ATTRACT+ ! O!R WOM5'S ATT5TION4 ,( C\RSE %E DID NOT RETURN1 BUT HE /AY$ !RE A LONG TIME4 &1 GREAT HEAV5S1 H[ DELI<TFUL HIS IMAG9ATION MADE H] APPE> TO HIM6 ,& ?IS NOT ONLY ONCE1 BUT FIVE OR SIX TIMES1 & EA* TIME MORE 9T5SELY4 NEV] HAD %E SEEM$ SO ATTRACTIVE1 & NEV] HAD HE BE5 SO COMPLETELY 9 H] P[]4 

,HE FELT ?AT HE HAD LO/ CONTROL ( HIMSELF & HAD BECOME ALMO/ 9SANE4 ,HIS /RICTNESS ) HIMSELF HAD NOT WEAK5$ A JOG2 ON ! CONTR>Y HE SAW ALL ! ABOM9ATION ( HIS DESIRE & EV5 ( HIS ACTION1 = HIS GO+ TO ! WOOD WAS AN ACTION4 ,HE KNEW ?AT HE ONLY NE$ COME NE> H] ANY:]E 9 ! D>K1 & IF POSSIBLE T\* H]1 & HE W\LD YIELD TO HIS FEEL+S4 ,HE KNEW ?AT IT WAS ONLY %AME BE=E PEOPLE1 BE=E H]1 & NO D\BT BE=E HIMSELF ?AT RE/RA9$ HIM4 ,& HE KNEW TOO ?AT HE HAD S\<T CONDITIONS 9 :I* ?AT %AME W\LD NOT BE APP>5T--D>KNESS OR PROXIMITY--9 :I* IT W\LD BE /IFL$ BY ANIMAL PASSION4 & !RE=E HE KNEW ?AT HE WAS A WRET*$ CRIM9AL1 & DESPIS$ & HAT$ HIMSELF ) ALL HIS S\L4 ,HE HAT$ HIMSELF BECAUSE HE /ILL HAD NOT SURR5D]$3 EV]Y DAY HE PRAY$ ,GOD TO /R5G!N HIM1 TO SAVE HIM FROM P]I%+2 EV]Y DAY HE DET]M9$ ?AT FROM TODAY ONW>D HE W\LD NOT TAKE A /EP TO SEE H]1 & W\LD =GET H]4 ,EV]Y DAY HE DEVIS$ MEANS ( DELIV]+ HIMSELF FROM ?IS 5TICEM5T1 & HE MADE USE ( ?OSE MEANS4 

,BUT IT WAS ALL 9 VA94 

,ONE ( ! MEANS WAS CONT9UAL OCCUPATION2 ANO!R WAS 9T5SE PHYSICAL WORK & FA/+2 A ?IRD WAS IMAG9+ TO HIMSELF ! %AME ?AT W\LD FALL UPON HIM :5 EV]YBODY KNEW ( IT--HIS WIFE1 HIS MO!R-9-LAW1 & ! FOLK >\ND4 ,HE DID ALL ?IS & IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT HE WAS CONQU]+1 BUT MIDDAY CAME--! H\R ( !IR =M] MEET+S & ! H\R :5 HE HAD MET H] C>RY+ ! GRASS--& HE W5T TO ! =E/4 ,?US FIVE DAYS ( TORM5T PASS$4 ,HE ONLY SAW H] FROM A DI/ANCE1 & DID NOT ONCE 5C\NT] H]4 

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