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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,AT SEV5 O'CLOCK 9 ! EV5+1 HAV+ TAK5 MY TEA1 ,I />T$ FROM A 
/ATION1 ! NAME ( :I* ,I HAVE QUITE =GOTT51 ?\< ,I REMEMB] 
?AT IT WAS SOME:]E 9 ! REGION ( ! ,DON ,COSSACKS1 NOT F> FROM 
,NOVO*]KASK4 ,IT WAS ALREADY D>K :5 ,I TOOK MY SEAT 9 ! SL$GE 
NEXT TO ,ALYO%KA1 & WRAPP$ MYSELF 9 MY FUR COAT & ! ROBES4 
,BACK ( ! /ATION-H\SE IT SEEM$ W>M & CALM4 ,?\< IT WAS NOT 
SN[+1 NOT A S+LE /> WAS TO BE SE5 OV]HEAD1 & ! SKY IT 
SEEM$ REM>KABLY L[ & BLACK1 9 CONTRA/ ) ! CLE> SN[Y 
EXPANSE /RET*+ \T BE=E US4 

,WE HAD SC>CELY PASS$ BY ! BLACK =MS ( ! W9DMILLS1 ONE ( 
:I* WAS AWKW>DLY WAV+ ITS HUGE W+S1 & HAD LEFT ! /ATION 
BEH9D US1 :5 ,I P]CEIV$ ?AT ! ROAD WAS GR[+ R\<] & MORE 
DRIFT$2 ! W9D BEGAN TO BL[ MORE FI]CELY ON ! LEFT1 & TO TOSS 
! HORSES' MANES & TAILS TO ONE SIDE1 & OB/9ATELY TO LIFT & 
C>RY AWAY ! SN[ /IRR$ UP BY ! RUNN]S & HO(S4 ,! LITTLE 
BELL RANG ) A MUFFL$ S\ND2 A DRAFT ( COLD AIR =C$ ITS WAY 
?R\< ! OP5+ 9 MY SLEEVES1 TO MY V]Y BACK2 & ! 9SPECTOR'S 
ADVICE CAME 9TO MY HEAD1"9  ?AT ,I HAD BETT] NOT GO F>!R1 LE/ ,I 
W&] ALL NI<T1 & FREEZE TO DEA? ON ! ROAD4 

0,WON'T Y\ GET US LO/80 SAID ,I TO ! DRIV]1.<#a.> BUT1 AS ,I GOT NO 
ANSW]1 ,I PUT ! QUE/ION MORE EXPLICITLY3 0,SAY1 %ALL WE REA* ! 
/ATION1 DRIV]8 ,WE %A'N'T LOSE \R WAY80 

0,GOD KN[S10 WAS HIS REPLY2 BUT HE DID NOT TURN HIS HEAD4 0,Y\ SEE :AT 
K9D ( GO+ WE HAVE4 ,NO ROAD TO BE SE54 ,GREAT HEAV5S60.<#b.> 

0,BE GOOD 5\< TO TELL ME1 DO Y\ HOPE TO REA* ! /ATION1 OR NOT80 
,I 9SI/$4 0,%ALL WE GET !RE80 

0,MU/ GET !RE10 SAID ! DRIV]2 & HE MUTT]$ SOME?+ ELSE1 
:I* ,I C\LD NOT HE> = ! W9D4 

,I DID NOT WI% TO TURN AB\T1 BUT ! IDEA ( W&]+ ALL NI<T 9 
! COLD & SN[ OV] ! P]FECTLY %ELT]LESS /EPPE1 :I* MADE 
UP ?IS P>T ( ! ,DON ,COSSACK L&1 WAS V]Y UNPLEASANT4 ,MOREOV]1 
NOT)/&+ ! FACT ?AT ,I C\LD NOT1 BY REASON ( ! D>KNESS1 
SEE HIM V]Y WELL1 MY DRIV]1 SOMEH[1 DID NOT PLEASE ME1 0NOR 
9SPIRE ANY CONFID5CE4 ,HE SAT EXACTLY 9 ! MIDDLE1 ) HIS LEGS 91 
& NOT ON ONE1 SIDE2 HIS /ATURE WAS TOO GREAT2 HIS VOICE EXPRESS$ 
9DOL5CE2 HIS CAP1 NOT LIKE ?OSE USUALLY WORN BY HIS CLASS1 WAS L>GE 
& LOOSE ON ALL SIDES4 ,BESIDES1 HE DID NOT MANAGE HIS HORSES 9 ! 
PROP] WAY1 BUT HELD ! RE9S 9 BO? H&S1 JU/ LIKE ! LACKEY :O 
SAT ON ! BOX BEH9D ! COA*MAN2 &1 *IEFLY1 ,I DID NOT BELIEVE 9 
HIM1 BECAUSE HE HAD HIS E>S WRAPP$ UP 9 A H&K]*IEF4 ,9 A WORD1 
HE DID NOT PLEASE ME2 & IT SEEM$ AS IF ?AT CROOK$1 S9I/] BACK 
LOOM+ BE=E ME BOD$ NO?+ GOOD4 

0,9 MY OP9ION1 IT W\LD BE BETT] TO TURN AB\T10"9  SAID ,ALYO%KA TO 
ME3 0F9E ?+ IT W\LD BE TO BE LO/60 

0,GREAT HEAV5S6 SEE :AT A SN[/ORM'S COM+6 ,NO ROAD 9 SI<T4 ,IT 
BL9DS ONE'S EYES4 ,GREAT HEAV5S60 REPEAT$ ! DRIV]4 

,WE HAD NOT BE5 GONE A QU>T] ( AN H\R :5 ! DRIV] /OPP$ ! 
HORSES1 H&$ ! RE9S TO ,ALYO%KA1 AWKW>DLY LIB]AT$ HIS LEGS FROM 
! SEAT1 & W5T TO SE>* = ! ROAD1 CRUN*+ OV] ! SN[ 9 
HIS GREAT BOOTS4 

0,:AT IS IT8 ,:]E >E Y\ GO+8 ,>E WE LO/80 ,I ASK$1 BUT ! DRIV] 
MADE NO REPLY1 BUT1 TURN+ HIS FACE AWAY FROM ! W9D1 :I* CUT HIS 
EYES1 M>*$ (F FROM ! SL$GE4 

0,WELL1 H[ IS IT80 ,I REPEAT$1 :5 HE RETURN$4 

0,NO?+ AT ALL10 SAID HE TO ME IMPATI5TLY & ) VEXATION1 AS 
?\< ,I W]E TO BLAME = HIS MISS+ ! ROAD2 & AGA9 SL[LY 
WRAPP+ UP HIS BIG LEGS 9 ! ROBE1 HE GA!R$ ! RE9S 9 HIS 
/IFF5$ MITT5S4 

0,:AT'S TO BE DONE80 ,I ASK$ AS WE />T$ (F AGA94 

0,:AT'S TO BE DONE8 ,WE %ALL GO AS ,GOD LEADS40 

,& WE DROVE ALONG 9 ! SAME DOG-TROT OV] :AT WAS EVID5TLY AN 
UNTRODD5 WA/E1 SOMETIMES S9K+ 9 DEEP1 MEALY SN[1 SOMETIMES 
GLID+ OV] CRISP1 UNBROK5 CRU/4 

,AL?\< IT WAS COLD1 ! SN[ KEPT MELT+ QUICKLY ON MY COLL>4 ,! 
L[-FLY+ SN[-CL\DS 9CREAS$1 & OCCASIONALLY ! DRY SN[FLAKES 
BEGAN TO FALL4 

,IT WAS CLE> ?AT WE W]E GO+ \T ( \R WAY1 BECAUSE1 AFT] KEEP+ 
ON = A QU>T] ( AN H\R MORE1 WE SAW NO SIGN ( A V]/-PO/4 

0,WELL1 :AT DO Y\ ?9K AB\T IT N[80 ,I ASK$"9  ( ! DRIV] ONCE 
MORE4 0,%ALL WE GET TO ! /ATION80 

0,:I* ONE8 ,WE %\LD GO BACK IF WE LET ! HORSES HAVE !IR WAY3 !Y 
WILL TAKE US4 ,BUT1 AS = ! NEXT ONE1 ?AT'S A PROBLEM4444 ,ONLY WE 
MI<T P]I%40 

0,WELL1 !N1 LET US GO BACK10 SAID ,I4 0,& 9DE$0-- 

0,H[ IS IT8 ,%ALL WE TURN AB\T80 REPEAT$ ! DRIV]4 

0,YES1 YES3 TURN BACK40 

,! DRIV] %OOK ! RE9S4 ,! HORSES />T$ (F MORE RAPIDLY2 &1 
?\< ,I DID NOT NOTICE ?AT WE HAD TURN$ >\ND1 ! W9D *ANG$1 
& SOON ?R\< ! SN[ APPE>$ ! W9DMILLS4 ,! DRIV]'S GOOD 
SPIRITS RETURN$1 & HE BEGAN TO BE COMMUNICATIVE4 

0,LATELY10 SAID HE1 09 JU/ SU* A SN[/ORM SOME PEOPLE COM+ FROM 
?AT SAME /ATION LO/ !IR WAY4 ,YES3 !Y SP5T ! NI<T 9 ! 
HAYRICKS1 & B>ELY MANAG$ TO GET H]E 9 ! MORN+4 ,?ANKS TO ! 
HAYRICKS1 !Y W]E RESCU$4 ,IF IT HAD NOT BE5 = !M1 !Y W\LD 
HAVE FROZ5 TO DEA?1 IT WAS SO COLD4 ,& ONE FROZE HIS FOOT1 & DI$ 
?REE WEEKS AFT]W>DS40 

0,BUT N[1 Y\ SEE1 IT'S NOT COLD2 & IT'S GR[+ LESS W9DY10 ,I SAID4 
0,C\LDN'T WE GO ON80 

0,IT'S W>M 5\<1 BUT IT'S SN[+4 ,N[ GO+ BACK1 IT SEEMS EASI]4 
,BUT IT'S SN[+ H>D4 ,MI<T GO ON1 IF Y\ W]E A C\RI] OR SOME?+2 
BUT ?IS IS = Y\R [N SAKE4 ,:AT K9D ( A JOKE W\LD ?AT BE IF 
A PASS5G] FROZE TO DEA?8 ,H[1 !N1 C\LD ,I BE ANSW]ABLE TO Y\R 
GRACE80 

.<#a.> YAM%*IK4 

.<#b.> GOSPODI-BATIU%KA6 ,LIT]ALLY1 ,LORD1 LITTLE FA!R4 

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