,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #h 

#aiabaiab 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! LAWY] CONS5T$ TO TAKE PROCE$+S ON BEHALF ( ,IVAN ,MIRONOV1 NOT SO MU* = ! SAKE ( ! FEE1 AS BECAUSE HE BELIEV$ ! PEASANT1 & WAS REVOLT$ BY ! WRONG DONE TO HIM4 

,BO? P>TIES APPE>$ 9 ! C\RT :5 ! CASE WAS TRI$1 & ! Y>D-PORT] ,VASSILY WAS SUMMON$ AS WITNESS4 ,!Y REPEAT$ 9 ! C\RT ALL !Y HAD SAID BE=E TO ! POLICE (FICIALS4 ,IVAN ,MIRONOV AGA9 CALL$ TO HIS AID ! NAME ( ! ,DIV9ITY1 & REM9D$ ! %OPKEEP] ( ! H\R ( DEA?4 ,EUG5E ,MIHAILOVI*1 AL?\< QUITE AW>E ( HIS WICK$NESS1 & ! RISKS HE WAS RUNN+1 DESPITE ! REBUKES ( HIS CONSCI5CE1 C\LD NOT N[ *ANGE HIS TE/IMONY1 & W5T ON CALMLY TO D5Y ALL ! ALLEGATIONS MADE AGA9/ HIM4 

,! Y>D-PORT] ,VASSILY HAD RECEIV$ ANO!R T5 RUBLES FROM HIS MA/]1 &1 QUITE UNP]TURB$1 ASS]T$ ) A SMILE ?AT HE DID NOT KN[ ANY?+ AB\T ,IVAN ,MIRONOV4 ,& :5 HE WAS CALL$ UPON TO TAKE ! OA?1 HE OV]CAME HIS 9N] QUALMS1 & REPEAT$ ) ASSUM$ EASE ! T]MS ( ! OA?1 READ TO HIM BY ! OLD PRIE/ APPO9T$ TO ! C\RT4 ,BY ! HOLY ,CROSS & ! ,GOSPEL1 HE SWORE ?AT HE SPOKE ! :OLE TRU?4 

,! CASE WAS DECID$ AGA9/ ,IVAN ,MIRONOV1 :O WAS S5T5C$ TO PAY FIVE RUBLES = EXP5SES4 ,?IS SUM ,EUG5E ,MIHAILOVI* G5]\SLY PAID = HIM4 ,BE=E DISMISS+ ,IVAN ,MIRONOV1 ! JUDGE SEV]ELY ADMONI%$ HIM1 SAY+ HE \<T TO TAKE C>E 9 ! FUTURE NOT TO ACCUSE RESPECTABLE PEOPLE1 & ?AT HE ALSO \<T TO BE ?ANKFUL ?AT HE WAS NOT =C$ TO PAY ! CO/S1 & ?AT HE HAD ESCAP$ A PROSECUTION = SL&]1 = :I* HE W\LD HAVE BE5 CONDEMN$ TO ?REE MON?S' IMPRISONM5T4 

0,I (F] MY HUMBLE ?ANKS10 SAID ,IVAN ,MIRONOV2 &1 %AK+ HIS HEAD1 LEFT ! C\RT ) A HEAVY SI<4 

,! :OLE ?+ SEEM$ TO HAVE 5D$ WELL = ,EUG5E ,MIHAILOVI* & ! Y>D-PORT] ,VASSILY4 ,BUT ONLY 9 APPE>ANCE4 ,SOME?+ HAD HAPP5$ :I* WAS NOT NOTIC$ BY ANYONE1 BUT :I* WAS MU* MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ALL ?AT HAD BE5 EXPOS$ TO VIEW4 

,VASSILY HAD LEFT HIS VILLAGE & SETTL$ 9 T[N OV] TWO YE>S AGO4 ,AS TIME W5T ON HE S5T LESS & LESS MONEY TO HIS FA!R1 & HE DID NOT ASK HIS WIFE1 :O REMA9$ AT HOME1 TO JO9 HIM4 ,HE WAS 9 NO NE$ ( H]2 HE C\LD 9 T[N HAVE AS MANY WIVES AS HE WI%$1 & MU* BETT] ONES TOO ?AN ?AT CLUMSY1 VILLAGE-BR$ WOMAN4 ,VASSILY1 ) EA* RECURR+ YE>1 BECAME MORE & MORE FAMILI> ) ! WAYS ( ! T[N PEOPLE1 =GETT+ ! CONV5TIONS ( A C\NTRY LIFE4 ,!RE EV]Y?+ WAS SO VULG>1 SO GRAY1 SO POOR & UNTIDY4 ,H]E1 9 T[N1 ALL SEEM$ ON ! CONTR>Y SO REF9$1 NICE1 CLEAN1 & RI*2 SO ORD]LY TOO4 ,& HE BECAME MORE & MORE CONV9C$ ?AT PEOPLE 9 ! C\NTRY LIVE JU/ LIKE WILD BEA/S1 HAV+ NO IDEA ( :AT LIFE IS1 & ?AT ONLY LIFE 9 T[N IS REAL4 ,HE READ BOOKS WRITT5 BY CLEV] WRIT]S1 & W5T TO ! P]=MANCES 9 ! ,PEOPLES' ,PALACE4 ,9 ! C\NTRY1 PEOPLE W\LD NOT SEE SU* WOND]S EV5 9 DREAMS4 ,9 ! C\NTRY OLD M5 SAY3 0,OBEY ! LAW1 & LIVE ) Y\R WIFE2 WORK2 DON'T EAT TOO MU*2 DON'T C>E = F9]Y10 :ILE H]E1 9 T[N1 ALL ! CLEV] & LE>N$ PEOPLE--?OSE1 ( C\RSE1 :O KN[ :AT 9 REALITY ! LAW IS--ONLY PURSUE !IR [N PLEASURES4 ,& !Y >E ! BETT] = IT4 

,PREVI\S TO ! 9CID5T ( ! =G$ C\PON1 ,VASSILY C\LD NOT ACTUALLY BELIEVE ?AT RI* PEOPLE LIV$ )\T ANY MORAL LAW4 ,BUT AFT] ?AT1 /ILL MORE AFT] HAV+ P]JUR$ HIMSELF1 & NOT BE+ ! WORSE = IT 9 SPITE ( HIS FE>S--ON ! CONTR>Y1 HE HAD GA9$ T5 RUBLES \T ( IT--,VASSILY BECAME FIRMLY CONV9C$ ?AT NO MORAL LAWS :ATEV] EXI/1 & ?AT ! ONLY ?+ TO DO IS TO PURSUE ONE'S [N 9T]E/S & PLEASURES4 ,?IS HE N[ MADE HIS RULE 9 LIFE4 ,HE ACCORD+LY GOT AS MU* PR(IT AS HE C\LD \T ( PUR*AS+ GOODS = LODG]S4 ,BUT ?IS DID NOT PAY ALL HIS EXP5SES4 ,!N HE TOOK TO /EAL+1 :5EV] *ANCE (F]$--MONEY & ALL SORTS ( VALUABLES4 ,ONE DAY HE /OLE A PURSE FULL ( MONEY FROM ,EUG5E ,MIHAILOVI*1 BUT WAS F\ND \T4 ,EUG5E ,MIHAILOVI* DID NOT H& HIM OV] TO ! POLICE1 BUT DISMISS$ HIM ON ! SPOT4 

,VASSILY HAD NO WI% :ATEV] TO RETURN HOME TO HIS VILLAGE1 & REMA9$ 9 ,MOSC[ ) HIS SWEE!>T1 LOOK+ \T = A NEW JOB4 ,HE GOT ONE AS Y>D-PORT] AT A GROC]'S1 BUT ) ONLY SMALL WAGES4 ,! NEXT DAY AFT] HE HAD 5T]$ ?AT S]VICE HE WAS CAU<T /EAL+ BAGS4 ,! GROC] DID NOT CALL 9 ! POLICE1 BUT GAVE HIM A GOOD ?RA%+ & TURN$ HIM \T4 ,AFT] ?AT HE C\LD NOT F9D WORK4 ,! MONEY HE HAD LEFT WAS SOON GONE2 HE HAD TO SELL ALL HIS CLO!S & W5T AB\T NE>LY 9 RAGS4 ,HIS SWEE!>T LEFT HIM4 ,BUT NOT)/&+1 HE KEPT UP HIS HI< SPIRITS1 & :5 ! SPR+ CAME HE />T$ TO WALK HOME4 

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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