,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #ac 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,MEAN:ILE ! Y>D-PORT] ,VASSILY WAS M>*+ ON ! OP5 ROAD D[N TO ! S\?4 

,HE WALK$ 9 DAYTIME1 & :5 NI<T CAME SOME POLICEMAN W\LD GET HIM %ELT] 9 A PEASANT'S COTTAGE4 ,HE WAS GIV5 BREAD EV]Y:]E1 & SOMETIMES HE WAS ASK$ TO SIT D[N TO ! EV5+ MEAL4 ,9 A VILLAGE 9 ! ,OREL DI/RICT1 :]E HE HAD /AY$ = ! NI<T1 HE HE>D ?AT A M]*ANT :O HAD HIR$ ! L&[N]'S OR*>D = ! SEASON1 WAS LOOK+ \T = /RONG & ABLE M5 TO S]VE AS WAT*M5 = ! FRUIT-CROPS4 ,VASSILY WAS TIR$ ( TRAMP+1 & AS HE HAD ALSO NO DESIRE :ATEV] TO GO BACK TO HIS NATIVE VILLAGE1 HE W5T TO ! MAN :O [N$ ! OR*>D1 & GOT 5GAG$ AS WAT*MAN = FIVE RUBLES A MON?4 

,VASSILY F\ND IT V]Y AGREEABLE TO LIVE 9 HIS OR*>D %$1 & ALL ! MORE SO :5 ! APPLES & PE>S BEGAN TO GR[ RIPE1 & :5 ! M5 FROM ! B>N SUPPLI$ HIM EV]Y DAY ) L>GE BUNDLES ( FRE% /RAW FROM ! ?RE%+ MA*9E4 ,HE US$ TO LIE ! :OLE DAY LONG ON ! FRAGRANT /RAW1 ) FRE%1 DELICATELY SMELL+ APPLES 9 HEAPS AT HIS SIDE1 LOOK+ \T 9 EV]Y DIRECTION TO PREV5T ! VILLAGE BOYS FROM /EAL+ FRUIT2 & HE US$ TO :I/LE & S+ MEAN:ILE1 TO AMUSE HIMSELF4 ,HE KNEW NO 5D ( SONGS1 & HAD A F9E VOICE4 ,:5 PEASANT WOM5 & Y\NG GIRLS CAME TO ASK = APPLES1 & TO HAVE A *AT ) HIM1 ,VASSILY GAVE !M L>G] OR SMALL] APPLES ACCORD+ AS HE LIK$ !IR LOOKS1 & RECEIV$ EGGS OR MONEY 9 RETURN4 ,! RE/ ( ! TIME HE HAD NO?+ TO DO1 BUT TO LIE ON HIS BACK & GET UP = HIS MEALS 9 ! KIT*54 ,HE HAD ONLY ONE %IRT LEFT1 ONE ( P9K COTTON1 & ?AT WAS 9 HOLES4 ,BUT HE WAS /RONGLY BUILT & 5JOY$ EXCELL5T HEAL?4 ,:5 ! KETTLE ) BLACK GRUEL WAS TAK5 FROM ! /OVE & S]V$ TO ! WORK+ M51 ,VASSILY US$ TO EAT 5\< = ?REE1 & FILL$ ! OLD WAT*MAN ON ! E/ATE ) UNCEAS+ WOND]4 ,AT NI<TS ,VASSILY NEV] SLEPT4 ,HE :I/L$ OR %\T$ FROM TIME TO TIME TO KEEP (F ?IEVES1 & HIS PI]C+1 CAT-LIKE EYES SAW CLE>LY 9 ! D>KNESS4 

,ONE NI<T A COMPANY ( Y\NG LADS FROM ! VILLAGE MADE !IR WAY /EAL?ILY TO ! OR*>D TO %AKE D[N APPLES FROM ! TREES4 ,VASSILY1 COM+ NOISELESSLY FROM BEH9D1 ATTACK$ !M2 !Y TRI$ TO ESCAPE1 BUT HE TOOK ONE ( !M PRISON] TO HIS MA/]4 

,VASSILY'S FIR/ %$ /OOD AT ! F>!/ 5D ( ! OR*>D1 BUT AFT] ! PE>S HAD BE5 PICK$ HE HAD TO REMOVE TO ANO!R %$ ONLY =TY PACES AWAY FROM ! H\SE ( HIS MA/]4 ,HE LIK$ ?IS NEW PLACE V]Y MU*4 ,! :OLE DAY LONG HE C\LD SEE ! Y\NG LADIES & G5TLEM5 5JOY+ !MSELVES2 GO+ \T = DRIVES 9 ! EV5+S & QUITE LATE AT NI<TS1 PLAY+ ! PIANO OR ! VIOL91 & S++ & DANC+4 ,HE SAW ! LADIES SITT+ ) ! Y\NG /UD5TS ON ! W9D[ SILLS1 5GAG$ 9 ANIMAT$ CONV]SATION1 & !N GO+ 9 PAIRS TO WALK ! D>K AV5UE ( LIME TREES1 LIT UP ONLY BY /REAKS ( MOONLI<T4 ,HE SAW ! S]VANTS RUNN+ AB\T ) FOOD & DR9K1 HE SAW ! COOKS1 ! /EW>DS1 ! LAUNDRESSES1 ! G>D5]S1 ! COA*M51 H>D AT WORK TO SUPPLY !IR MA/]S ) FOOD & DR9K & CON/ANT AMUSEM5T4 ,SOMETIMES ! Y\NG PEOPLE FROM ! MA/]'S H\SE CAME TO ! %$1 & ,VASSILY (F]$ !M ! *OICE/ APPLES1 JUICY & R$4 ,! Y\NG LADIES US$ TO TAKE L>GE BITES \T ( ! APPLES ON ! SPOT1 PRAIS+ !IR TA/E1 & SPOKE ,FR5* TO ONE ANO!R--,VASSILY QUITE UND]/OOD IT WAS ALL AB\T HIM--& ASK$ ,VASSILY TO S+ = !M4 

,VASSILY FELT ! GREATE/ ADMIRATION = HIS MA/]'S MODE ( LIV+1 :I* REM9D$ HIM ( :AT HE HAD SE5 9 ,MOSC[2 & HE BECAME MORE & MORE CONV9C$ ?AT ! ONLY ?+ ?AT MATT]$ 9 LIFE WAS MONEY4 ,HE ?\<T & ?\<T H[ TO GET HOLD ( A L>GE SUM ( MONEY4 ,HE REMEMB]$ HIS =M] WAYS ( MAK+ SMALL PR(ITS :5EV] HE C\LD1 & CAME TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT ?AT WAS ALTOGE!R WRONG4 ,OCCASIONAL /EAL+ IS ( NO USE1 HE ?\<T4 ,HE MU/ >RANGE A WELL-PREP>$ PLAN1 & AFT] GETT+ ALL ! 9=MATION HE WANT$1 C>RY \T HIS PURPOSE SO AS TO AVOID DETECTION4 

,AFT] ! FEA/ ( ,NATIVITY ( ! ,BLESS$ ,VIRG9 ,M>Y1 ! LA/ CROP ( AUTUMN APPLES WAS GA!R$2 ! MA/] WAS CONT5T ) ! RESULTS1 PAID (F ,VASSILY1 & GAVE HIM AN EXTRA SUM AS REW>D = HIS FAI?FUL S]VICE4 

,VASSILY PUT ON HIS NEW JACKET1 & A NEW HAT--BO? W]E PRES5TS FROM HIS MA/]'S SON--BUT DID NOT MAKE HIS WAY HOMEW>D4 ,HE HAT$ ! V]Y ?\<T ( ! VULG> PEASANTS' LIFE4 ,HE W5T BACK TO ,MOSC[ 9 COMPANY ( SOME DRUNK5 SOLDI]S1 :O HAD BE5 WAT*M5 9 ! OR*>D TOGE!R ) HIM4 ,ON HIS >RIVAL !RE HE AT ONCE RESOLV$1 UND] COV] ( NI<T1 TO BREAK 9TO ! %OP :]E HE HAD BE5 EMPLOY$1 & BEAT51 & !N TURN$ \T BY ! PROPRIETOR )\T BE+ PAID4 ,HE KNEW ! PLACE WELL1 & KNEW :]E ! MONEY WAS LOCK$ UP4 ,SO HE BADE ! SOLDI]S1 :O HELP$ HIM1 KEEP WAT* \TSIDE1 & =C+ ! C\RTY>D DOOR 5T]$ ! %OP & TOOK ALL ! MONEY HE C\LD LAY HIS H&S ON4 ,ALL ?IS WAS DONE V]Y CLEV]LY1 & NO TRACE WAS LEFT ( ! BURGL>Y4 ,! MONEY ,VASSILY HAD F\ND 9 ! %OP AM\NT$ TO #cg RUBLES4 ,HE GAVE A HUNDR$ RUBLES TO HIS ASSI/ANTS1 & ) ! RE/ LEFT = ANO!R T[N :]E HE GAVE WAY TO DISSIPATION 9 COMPANY ( FRI5DS ( BO? SEXES4 ,! POLICE TRAC$ HIS MOVEM5TS1 & :5 AT LA/ HE WAS >RE/$ & PUT 9TO PRISON HE HAD H>DLY ANY?+ LEFT \T ( ! MONEY :I* HE HAD /OL54 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,=G$ ,C\PON3 ,& ,O!R ,/ORIES1 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 #a#i#a#b1 ,TRANSLAT$ FROM ! ,RUSSIAN BY ,H]MAN ,B]N/E91 PUBLI%$ BY ,OGILVIE ,PUBLI%+ ,COMPANY1 #eg ,ROSE ,/REET1 ,NEW ,YORK1 PRODUC$ = ,GUT5B]G4ORG BY ,JUDI? ,BOSS & ,DAVID ,WIDG]1 #b#f47 

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