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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,?AT :OLE DAY NO ONE AT ,POKROVSKOE SAW ,POLIKEI4 ,! MI/RESS SEV]AL 
TIMES AFT] D9N] MADE 9QUIRIES1 & ,AKSIUTKA FLEW D[N TO ,AKUL9A3 
BUT ,AKUL9A SAID ?AT HE HAD NOT COME2 ?AT ! M]*ANT MU/ HAVE 
DETA9$ HIM1 OR SOME?+ HAD HAPP5$ TO ! HORSE4 0,CAN'T HE HAVE 
GONE LAME80 %E SUGGE/$4 0,! LA/ TIME ,MAKSIM WAS GONE F\R & 
TW5TY H\RS1--WALK$ ! :OLE WAY40 ,& ,AKSIUTKA'S P5DULUMS BR\<T 
BACK ! MESSAGE TO ! H\SE2 & ,AKUL9A ?\<T OV] ALL ! REASONS 
= H] HUSB&'S DELAY1 & TRI$ H>D TO CALM H] FE>S1 BUT %E DID 
NOT SUCCE$4 ,H] HE>T WAS HEAVY1 & H] PREP>ATIONS = ! NEXT 
DAY'S FE/IVAL MADE LITTLE PROGRESS 9 H] H&S4 ,%E TORM5T$ H]SELF 
ALL ! MORE BECAUSE ! JO9]'S WIFE WAS CONV9C$ ?AT %E HAD SE5 
HIM4 

0,A MAN JU/ LIKE ,ILYIT* HAD DRIV5 UP ! PRO%PECT1 & !N TURN$ 
BACK AGA940 

,! *ILDR5 ALSO WAIT$ RE/LESSLY & IMPATI5TLY = !IR PAPA2 BUT 
= O!R REASONS4 ,ANIUTKA & ,MA%KA W]E )\T ANY %EEPSK9 OR 
CLOAK2 & SO !Y W]E DEPRIV$ ( ! POSSIBILITY ( TAK+ TURNS 9 
GO+ 9TO ! /REET1 & W]E !RE=E OBLIG$ TO CONT5T !MSELVES 
9 !IR S+LE G>M5TS1 & TO MAKE CIRCUITS >\ND ! H\SE ) 
/R5U\S SWIFTNESS SO AS TO BE TR\BL$ AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE BY ! 
9HABITANTS ( ! W+ COM+ & GO+4 ,ONCE ,MA%KA TRIPP$ OV] 
! FEET ( ! JO9]'S WIFE1 :O WAS LUGG+ WAT]2 & ?\< %E 
WAS CRY+ LU/ILY"9  FROM ! KNOCK ?AT %E RECEIV$ ON H] KNEE1 
YET H] HAIR WAS PULL$ VIOL5TLY1 & %E BEGAN TO CRY /ILL MORE 
GRIEV\SLY4 ,:5 %E DID NOT MEET ANY ONE1 %E FLEW /RAI<T 9TO ! 
DOOR1 & M\NT$ ! /OVE BY MEANS ( ! TUB4 

,! MI/RESS & ,AKUL9A BEGAN TO BE REALLY WORRI$ AB\T ,POLIKEI 
HIMSELF2 ! *ILDR51 AB\T :AT HE WORE4 ,BUT ,YEGOR ,MIKHAILOVIT*1 9 
REPLY TO H] LADY%IP'S QUE/ION1 0,HASN'T ,POLIKEI COME YET1 & :]E 
CAN HE BE80 SMIL$1 & SAID1 0,I CANNOT TELL20 & IT WAS EVID5T ?AT 
HE WAS SATISFI$ TO HAVE HIS PRE-SUPPOSITION CONFIRM$4 0,HE W\LD HAVE 
TO COME TO D9N]10 HE SAID SIGNIFICANTLY4 

,ALL ?AT DAY NO ONE AT ,POKROVSKOE HAD ANY TID+S ( ,POLIKEI3 EXCEPT IT 
WAS NOIS$ ABROAD ?AT SOME NEI<BOR+ MUZHIKS HAD SE5 HIM )\T 
HIS CAP1 & ASK+ EV]Y ONE 0IF !Y SE5 A LETT]40 

,ANO!R MAN HAD SE5 HIM ASLEEP BY ! SIDE ( ! ROAD1 NE> A HORSE 
HIT*$ 9TO A TELYEGA4 0,I ?\<T HE WAS DRUNK10 SAID ?IS MAN1 0& 
?AT ! HORSE HAD NOT BE5 F$ OR WAT]$ = A C\PLE ( DAYS1 HIS 
BELLY WAS SO DRAWN UP40 

,AKUL9A DID NOT SLEEP ALL NI<T1 BUT SAT UP WAIT+ = HIM2 BUT NOT 
EV5 9 ! NI<T DID HE PUT 9 AN APPE>ANCE4 ,IF %E HAD LIV$ ALONE1 
& HAD A COOK & SECOND GIRL1 %E W\LD HAVE BE5 /ILL MORE UNHAPPY2 
BUT AS SOON AS ! COCKS BEGAN TO CR[ = ! ?IRD TIME1 & ! 
JO9]'S WIFE GOT UP1 ,AKUL9A WAS OBLIG$ TO RISE & BETAKE H]SELF 
TO ! /OVE4 ,IT WAS A HOLIDAY2 SO IT WAS NECESS>Y BE=E DAYLI<T TO 
TAKE \T H] BREAD1 TO MAKE KVAS1 TO BAKE COOKIES1 TO MILK ! C[1 TO 
IRON ! DRESSES & %IRTS1 TO WA% ! *ILDR51 TO BR+ WAT]1 & 
KEEP H] NEI<BOR FROM OCCUPY+ ! :OLE OV54 ,AKUL9A CEAS$"9  NOT 
TO KEEP H] E>S OP5 :ILE %E WAS FULFILL+ !SE DUTIES4 ,IT WAS 
ALREADY BROAD DAYLI<T3 ALREADY ! BELLS HAD BEGUN TO PEAL1 ALREADY 
! *ILDR5 W]E UP1 & /ILL NO ,POLIKEI4 ,YE/]DAY1 W9T] HAD 
REALLY SET 92 ! FIELDS1 ROADS1 & RO(S W]E COV]$ ) PAT*ES 
( SN[2 BUT TO-DAY1 AS ?\< 9 HONOR ( A FE/IVAL1 IT WAS CLE>1 
SUNNY1 & COOL1 SO ?AT ONE C\LD SEE & HE> A LONG DI/ANCE4 ,BUT 
,AKUL9A /&+ BY ! OV51 & ) H] HEAD ?RU/ 9TO ! DOOR 
SO AS TO WAT* ! BAK+ ( H] COOKIES1 DID NOT HE> ,POLIKEI AS 
HE CAME 91 & ONLY BY ! CRIES ( ! *ILDR5 DID %E KN[ ?AT 
H] HUSB& HAD COME4 ,ANIUTKA1 AS ! ELDE/1 HAD OIL$ H] HAIR & 
DRESS$ H]SELF4 ,%E HAD ON A NEW CALICO DRESS1 SOME:AT RUMPL$1 ! 
GIFT ( ! GRACI\S LADY1 & IT FITT$ H] LIKE ! B>K ON A TREE1 
& DAZZL$ ! NEI<BORS' EYES2 H] HAIR WAS %9Y1 HAV+ BE5 RUBB$ 
) A C&LE-5D2 H] %OOS W]E NOT EXACTLY NEW1 BUT W]E ELEGANT4 

,MA%KA WAS /ILL 9 JACKET & RAGS1 SO ,ANIUTKA W\LD NOT LET H] COME 
NE> TO H] LE/ %E %\LD SOIL H] CLEAN ?+S4 ,MA%KA WAS 9 ! 
Y>D :5 H] FA!R CAME ALONG ) A BAG4 

0,PAPA'S COME60 %E %\T$1 BEG9N+ TO CRY1 & ?REW H]SELF 
HEAD-FIR/ 9TO ! DOOR PA/ ,ANIUTKA1 LEAV+ A GREAT SMUT* ON H] 
DRESS4 ,ANIUTKA1 NO LONG] AFRAID ( GETT+ SOIL$1 IMM$IATELY /RUCK 
,MA%KA4 ,AKUL9A C\LD NOT LEAVE H] WORK1 & HAD TO %\T TO ! 
*ILDR51 0,!RE N[1 /OP6 ,I'LL GIVE Y\ BO? A GOOD ?RA%+60 & 
%E GLANC$ T[>D ! DOOR4 ,ILYIT*1 ) HIS SACK 9 HIS H&1 CAME 
?R\< ! 5TRY1 & 9/ANTLY ?REW HIMSELF 9TO HIS CORN]4 ,AKUL9A 
NOTIC$ ?AT HE WAS PALE1 & ?AT HIS FACE HAD AN EXPRESSION AS ?\< 
HE HAD BE5 NEI!R"9  WEEP+ NOR LAU<+3 %E C\LD NOT UND]/& IT4 

0,WELL1 ,ILYIT*10 %E ASK$1 NOT LEAV+ ! OV51 0:AT LUCK80 

,ILYIT* MUTT]$ SOME?+ :I* %E DID NOT HE>4 

0,H[80 %E SCREAM$1 0HAVE Y\ BE5 TO \R LADY'S80 

,ILYIT* SAT D[N ON ! B$1 LOOK$ WILDLY >\ND1 & SMIL$ HIS 
GUILTY & DEEPLY UNHAPPY SMILE4 ,= A LONG TIME HE SAID NO?+4 

0,WELL1 ,ILYIT*8 :Y SO LONG80 RANG ,AKUL9A'S VOICE4 

0,I1 ,AKUL9A1--,I GAVE ! MONEY TO \R LADY2 H[ ?ANKFUL %E WAS60 
SAID HE SUDD5LY1 & LOOK$ >\ND EV5 MORE RE/LESSLY ?AN EV]1 
/ILL SMIL+4 ,TWO OBJECTS ESPECIALLY ATTRACT$ HIS RE/LESS1 
FEV]I%LY-/>+ EYES1--! ROPE FA/5$ TO ! CRADLE1 & ! 
BABY4 ,HE W5T TO ! CRADLE1 & ) HIS SL5D] F+]S BEGAN RAPIDLY 
TO UNTIE A KNOT 9 ! ROPE4 ,!N HIS EYES RE/$ ON ! BABE2 BUT H]E 
,AKUL9A1 ) ! COOKIES ON A PLATT]1 CAME 9TO ! CORN]4 ,ILYIT* 
QUICKLY HID ! ROPE 9 HIS BOSOM1 & SAT D[N ON ! B$4 

0,:AT'S ! MATT]1 ,ILYIT*8 Y\ DON'T SEEM LIKE Y\RSELF10 SAID ,AKULNA4 

0,I HAV5'T HAD ANY SLEEP10 WAS HIS REPLY4 

,SUDD5LY SOME?+ FLA%$ BY ! W9D[2 & 9 AN 9/ANT ,AKSIUTKA1 
! MAID FROM ! UPP] H\SE1 D>T$ 9TO ! ROOM4 

0,! GRACI\S LADY.<#a#f.> COMM&S ,POLIKEI ,ILYIT* TO COME TO H] ?IS 
M9UTE10 SAID %E4 0,AVDOT'YA ,MIKOLAVNA COMM&S Y\ TO COME ?IS 
M9UTE1--?IS M9UTE40 

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,POLIKEI GAZ$ AT ,AKUL9A1 AT ! MAID-S]VANT4 

0,RI<T AWAY6 :AT MORE IS WANT$80 HE ASK$ SO SIMPLY ?AT ,AKUL9A'S 
APPREH5SIONS W]E QUIET$3 MAYBE HE IS GO+ TO BE REW>D$4 0,SAY ,I 
WILL COME RI<T AWAY40 

,HE GOT UP & W5T \T4 ,AKUL9A TOOK A TR\<1 PLAC$ IT ON ! B5*1 
P\R$ 9 WAT] FROM ! BUCKETS :I* /OOD BY ! DOOR1 FILL$ IT UP 
) BOIL+ WAT] FROM ! KETTLE1 BEGAN TO ROLL UP H] SLEEVES1 & 
TRY ! TEMP]ATURE ( ! WAT]4 

0,COME1 ,MA%KA1 ,I WANT TO WA% Y\40 

,! CROSS SIBILAT+ LITTLE GIRL BEGAN TO CRY4 

0,COME1 Y\ SCABBY W5*6 ,I WANT TO PUT Y\ ON A CLEAN %IRT4 ,N[1 MAKE 
UP FACES1 WILL Y\8 ,COME1 ,I'VE GOT TO WA% Y\R SI/] YET40 

,POLIKEI MEANTIME WAS GO+1 NOT 9 ! DIRECTION TAK5 BY ! MAID 
FROM ! H\SE1 BUT EXACTLY OPPOSITE4 ,9 ! 5TRY NEXT ! WALL WAS A 
/RAI<T /AIRCASE LEAD+ TO ! L(T4 ,:5 ,POLIKEI REA*$ ! 5TRY 
HE LOOK$ >\ND1 &1 SEE+ NO ONE1 HE B5T D[N1 & ALMO/ RUNN+ 
CLIMB$ UP ?IS /AIRS QUICKLY & ) AGILITY4 

0,:AT 9 ! WORLD DOES IT MEAN ?AT ,POLIKEI DOESN'T COME80 ASK$ ! 
LADY IMPATI5TLY1 TURN+ TO ,DUNIA%A1 :O WAS COMB+ H] HAIR4 0,:]E 
IS ,POLIKEI8 ,:Y DOESN'T HE COME80 

,AKSIUTKA AGA9 FLEW D[N TO ! S]VANTS' W+1 & AGA9 FLEW 9TO ! 
5TRY1 & SUMMON$ ,ILYIT* TO ! MI/RESS4 0,BUT HE W5T LONG AGO10 
SAID ,AKUL9A1 :O1 HAV+ WA%$ ,MA%KA1 WAS AT ?IS TIME 9 ! ACT 
( PUTT+ H] CONTUMACI\S LITTLE BOY 9 ! TR\<1 & SIL5TLY1 
9 SPITE ( HIS CRIES1 WAS WA%+ HIS R$ HEAD4 ,! BOY SCREAM$1 
WR9KL$ UP HIS FACE1 & TRI$ TO CLUT* SOME?+ ) HIS HELPLESS 
H&S4 ,AKUL9A ) ONE BIG H& SUPPORT$ HIS"9  WEAK1 S(T LITTLE BACK1 
ALL DIMPLES1 & SOAP$ IT4 

0,SEE IF HE ISN'T ASLEEP SOME:]E10 %E SAID1 GLANC+ >\ND N]V\SLY4 

,! JO9]'S WIFE AT ?IS TIME ) H] HAIR UNKEMPT1 ) H] BOSOM 
OP51 & HOLD+ UP H] DRESS1 WAS CLIMB+ UP TO ! L(T TO GET H] 
CLO!S :I* W]E DRY+ !RE4 ,SUDD5LY A CRY ( HORROR WAS HE>D 
FROM ! L(T1 & ! JO9]'S WIFE1 LIKE ONE CRAZY1 ) WIDE-OP5 
EYES1 CAME D[N ON H] H&S & FEET BACKW>DS1 QUICK] ?AN A CAT1 
& FL$ FROM ! /AIRS4 

0,ILYIT*10 %E CRI$4 

,AKUL9A DROPP$ ! *ILD :I* %E WAS HOLD+4 

0,HE HAS HUNG HIMSELF60 RO>$ ! JO9]'S WIFE4 

,AKUL9A--NOT NOTIC+ ?AT ! *ILD1 LIKE A BALL1 ROLL$ OV] & OV] 
ON HIS FACE1 &1 KICK+ HIS LITTLE LEGS1 FELL HEAD FIR/ 9TO ! 
WAT]--RAN TO ! 5TRY4 

0,FROM ! BEAM--HE IS HANG+10 REPEAT$ ! JO9]'S WIFE1 BUT /OPP$ 
:5 %E SAW ,AKUL9A4 

,AKUL9A FLEW TO ! /AIRS1 & BE=E ANY ONE C\LD PREV5T H] 
CLIMB$ UP1 & ) A T]RIBLE CRY FELL BACK LIKE A DEAD BODY ON ! 
/EPS2 & %E W\LD HAVE KILL$ H]SELF IF ! PEOPLE1 COM+ FROM ALL 
P>TS1 HAD NOT BE5 9 TIME TO SEIZE H]4 

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