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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ?AT V]Y EV5+1 :ILE ! ELD]S HAD COME TOGE!R AT ! (FICE 
TO SETTLE UPON A RECRUIT1 & :ILE !IR VOICES W]E HE>D AMID ! 
*ILL D>KNESS ( ! ,OCTOB] NI<T1 ,POLIKEI WAS SITT+ UPON ! 
$GE ( HIS B$ AT ! TABLE1 & WAS TRITURAT+ 9 A BOTTLE SOME 
VET]9>Y M$ICAM5T1 ! NATURE ( :I* HE HIMSELF KNEW NOT4 ,IT WAS 
A MIXTURE ( CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE1 SULFUR1 ,GLAUB]'S SALTS1 & GRASS1 
:I* HE WAS COMP\ND+1 UND] SOME IMPRESSION ?AT ?IS GRASS WAS 
GOOD = BROK5 W9D & O!R AILM5TS4 

,! *ILDR5 W]E ALREADY AB$2 TWO ON ! /OVE1 TWO ON ! C\*1 
ONE 9 ! CRADLE1 BESIDE :I* SAT ,AKUL9A ) H] SP9N+4 ,! 
C&LE-5D1 :I* REMA9$ FROM SOME ( HIS MI/RESS'S ?AT HAD NOT 
BE5 PROP]LY PUT AWAY1 & ,POLIKEI HAD TAK5 C>E (1 /OOD 9 A 
WOOD5 C&LE/ICK ON ! W9D[2 & 9 ORD] ?AT H] HUSB& MI<T 
NOT BE DI/URB$ 9 HIS IMPORTANT TASK1 ,AKUL9A GOT UP TO SNUFF ! 
C&LE ) H] F+]S4 ,!RE W]E CONCEIT$ FELL[S :O CONSID]$ 
,POLIKEI AS A WOR?LESS HORSE-DOCTOR1 & A WOR?LESS MAN4 ,O!RS--& 
!Y W]E 9 ! MAJORITY--CONSID]$ HIM WOR?LESS AS A MAN1 BUT A 
GREAT MA/] ( HIS CALL+4 ,AKUL9A1 NOT)/&+ ! FACT ?AT 
%E (T5 B]AT$ & EV5 BEAT H] HUSB&1 CONSID]$ HIM BEYOND A 
P]ADV5TURE ! FIR/ HORSE-DOCTOR & ! FIR/ MAN 9 ! WORLD4 

,POLIKEI P\R$ 9TO ! HOLL[ ( HIS H& SOME"9  SPICE4 7,HE DID NOT USE 
SCALES1 & HE SPOKE IRONICALLY ( ! ,G]MANS :O US$ SCALES4 0,?IS10 
HE W\LD SAY1 0IS NOT AN APO!C>Y-%OP407 ,POLIKEI HEFT$ ! SPICE 9 
HIS H&1 & %OOK IT UP2 BUT IT SEEM$ TO HIM TOO LITTLE 9 QUANTITY1 
&1 = ! T5? TIME1 HE ADD$ MORE4 0,I WILL PUT IT ALL 91 IT WILL 
HAVE A BETT] EFFECT10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF4 ,AKUL9A QUICKLY LOOK$ 
UP AS %E HE>D ! VOICE ( H] LORD & MA/]1 EXPECT+ ORD]S2 
BUT SEE+ ?AT IT WAS NO?+ ?AT CONC]N$ H]1 %E %RUGG$ H] 
%\LD]S4 0,HO6 GREAT *EMI/6 ,:]E DID HE LE>N IT ALL80 %E ?\<T 
TO H]SELF1 & AGA9 TOOK UP H] WORK4 ,! PAP] FROM :I* ! SPICE 
WAS TAK5 FELL UND] ! TABLE4 ,AKUL9A DID NOT LET ?IS PASS4 

0,ANIUTKA60.<#e.> %E CRI$1 0H]E1 Y\R FA!R HAS DROPP$ SOME?+3 COME 
& PICK IT UP40 

,ANIUTKA /UCK \T H] SL5D] B>E LEGS FROM UND] ! DRESS ?AT 
COV]$ H]1 &1 LIKE A KITT51 CREPT UND] ! TABLE1 & PICK$ UP 
! PAP]4 

0,H]E IT IS1 PAPA10 SAID %E1 & AGA9 PLUNG$ 9TO ! B$ ) H] 
COLD FEET4 

0,/OP PU%+ ME10 :IMP]$ H] Y\NG] SI/]1 9 A SLEEPY VOICE1 
HISS+ H] S'S4 

0,I'LL GIVE IT TO Y\10 SAID ,AKUL9A1 & BO? HEADS DISAPPE>$ UND] 
! WRAPP]4 

0,IF HE WILL PAY ?REE SILV] RUBLES10 MUTT]$ ,POLIKEI1 %AK+ ! 
BOTTLE1 0,I WILL CURE HIS HORSE4 ,*EAP 5\<10 HE ADD$4 0,I'VE RACK$ 
MY BRA9S = IT4 ,COME N[1 ,AKUL9A1 GO & BORR[ SOME TOBACCO ( 
,NIKITA4 ,WE WILL PAY IT BACK TO-MORR[40 

,& ,POLIKEI DREW FROM HIS TR\S]S A L9D5-WOOD PIPE1 ?AT HAD ONCE 
BE5 PA9T$1 & ?AT HAD SEAL+-WAX = A M\?PIECE1 & BEGAN TO 
PUT IT 9 ORD]4 

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,AKUL9A PU%$ ASIDE H] FLAX-:EEL1 & W5T \T )\T A WORD ( 
REPLY1 ?\< IT WAS A /RUGGLE = H]4 ,POLIKEI OP5$ ! CUPBO>D1 
PUT AWAY HIS BOTTLE1 & APPLI$ TO HIS M\? AN EMPTY JUG4 ,BUT ! 
VODKA WAS ALL GONE4 ,HE SC[L$2 BUT :5 HIS WIFE BR\<T HIM ! 
TOBACCO1 & HE HAD LI<T$ HIS PIPE1 & BEGAN TO SMOKE1 SITT+ ON 
! C\*1 HIS FACE GLEAM$ ) COMPLAC5CY & ! PRIDE ?AT A MAN 
FEELS :5 HE HAS 5D$ HIS DAY'S WORK4 

,HE WAS EV5 ?9K+ H[1 ON ! MORR[1 HE W\LD SEIZE ! TONGUE ( 
A HORSE1 & P\R 9TO H] M\? ?AT M>VEL\S MIXTURE1 OR HE WAS 
RUM9AT+ ON ! FACT ( H[ A MAN ( IMPORTANCE MET ) NO REFUSALS1 
AS WAS PROV$ BY ,NIKITA S5D+ HIM ! TOBACCO2 & ! ?\<T WAS 
PLEASANT TO HIM4 ,SUDD5LY ! DOOR1 :I* SWUNG UPON ONE H+E1 WAS 
FLUNG OP52 & 9TO ! ROOM CAME A GIRL FROM ! UPP] H\SE1--NOT 
! SECOND GIRL1 BUT A SMALL DAMSEL EMPLOY$ TO RUN ( ]R&S4 
7,EV]YBODY CALLS ! MANOR-H\SE UPP]1 EV5 ?\< IT MAY BE BUILT 
ON A L[] LEVEL47 ,AKS9TKA1 AS ! DAMSEL WAS CALL$1 ALWAYS FLEW LIKE 
LI<TN+2 & ON ?IS ACC\NT H] >MS W]E NOT FOLD$1 BUT SWUNG 
LIKE P5DULUMS1 9 PROPORTION TO ! SWIFTNESS ( H] MOTIONS1 NOT BY 
H] SIDE1 BUT 9 FRONT ( H] BODY4 ,H] *EEKS W]E ALWAYS R$D] ?AN 
H] P9K DRESS2 H] TONGUE ALWAYS RAN AS SWIFTLY AS H] LEGS4 ,%E FLEW 
9TO ! ROOM1 & HOLD+ BY ! /OVE1 = SOME REASON OR O!R1 %E 
BEGAN TO WAVE H] >MS2 & AS ?\< %E WI%$ TO UTT] NOT LESS ?AN 
TWO OR ?REE WORDS AT ONCE1 & SC>CELY /OPP+ TO GET BREA?1 %E 
SUDD5LY BROKE \T AS FOLL[S1 ADDRESS+ ,AKUL9A3-- 

0,\R LADY BIDS ,POLIKEI ,ILYIT* TO COME UP TO ! H\SE ?IS 
M9UTE1--%E DOES4 .<,H]E %E /OPP$1"9  & DREW A LONG BREA?4.> 
,YEGOR ,MIKHALT* WAS AT ! H\SE1 & TALK$ ) \R LADY AB\T ! 
NECRUITS2 & !Y'VE TOOK ,POLIKEI ,ILYIT*4444 ,AVDOT'YA ,MIKOLAVNA 
BIDS Y\ COME UP ?IS V]Y M9UTE4444 ,AVDOT'YA ,MIKOLAVNA BIDS Y\ 
.<AGA9 A LONG BREA?.> COME UP ?IS M9UTE40 

,= ?IRTY SECONDS ,AKSIUTKA />$ AT ,POLIKEI1 AT ,AKUL9A1 AT ! 
*ILDR51 :O W]E ASLEEP UND] ! WRAPP]2 !N %E SEIZ$ A 
HAZEL-NUT %ELL ?AT WAS ROLL+ >\ND ON ! /OVE1 & ?REW IT AT 
,ANIUTKA1 & ONCE MORE REPEAT+1 0,COME UP ?IS M9UTE10 FLEW LIKE 
A :IRLW9D \T ( ! ROOM2 & ! P5DULUMS1 ) !IR WONT$ 
QUICKNESS1 \T/RIPP$ ! C\RSE ( H] FEET4 

,AKUL9A GOT UP AGA91 & FET*$ H] HUSB& HIS BOOTS4 ,! BOOTS W]E 
SOIL$ & RIPP$3 !Y HAD BE5 MADE = A SOLDI]4 ,%E TOOK D[N FROM 
! /OVE A CAFTAN1 & H&$ IT TO HIM )\T LOOK+ AT HIM4 

0,ILYIT*1 >E Y\ GO+ TO *ANGE Y\R %IRT80 

0,NAY10 SAID ,POLIKEI4 

,AKUL9A DID NOT LOOK 9TO HIS FACE ONCE :ILE HE SIL5TLY PUT ON HIS 
BOOTS & COAT1 & %E DID WELL NOT TO LOOK AT HIM4 ,POLIKEI'S FACE WAS 
PALE1 HIS *9 TREMBL$1 & 9 HIS EYES !RE CAME ?AT EXPRESSION ( 
DEEP & SUBMISSIVE UNHAPP9ESS1 AK9 TO TE>S1 PECULI> TO WEAK & 
K9DLY M5 :O HAVE FALL5 9TO S94 ,HE BRU%$ HIS HAIR1 & WAS AB\T 
TO GO4 ,HIS WIFE KEPT HIM BACK1 & >RANG$ HIS %IRT-B&1 :I* HUNG 
BEL[ HIS CLOAK1 & /RAI<T5$ HIS CAP4 

0,SAY1 ,POLIKEI ,ILYIT*1 :AT DOES ! MI/RESS WANT ( Y\80 SAID ! 
VOICE ( ! JO9]'S WIFE ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! P>TITION4 

,! JO9]'S WIFE HAD1 ?AT V]Y MORN+1 BE5"9  5GAG$ 9 A W>M 
DISPUTE ) ,AKUL9A1 9 REG>D TO A POT ( LYE :I* ,POLIKEI'S 
*ILDR5 HAD SPILL$2 &1 AT ! FIR/ MOM5T1 %E WAS GLAD TO HE> 
?AT ,POLIKEI WAS SUMMON$ TO ! MI/RESS4 ,IT C\LD NOT BE = ANY 
?+ GOOD4 ,MOREOV]1 %E WAS A %>P1 %REWD1 & %REWI% WOMAN4 ,NO 
ONE UND]/OOD BETT] ?AN %E H[ TO USE H] TONGUE2 AT LEA/1 SO %E 
H]SELF ?\<T4 

0,IT MU/ BE ?AT !Y >E GO+ TO S5D Y\ TO ! CITY TO BE A 
M]*ANT10 %E CONT9U$4 0,I SUPPOSE !Y WANT TO GET A TRU/Y MAN1 & 
SO WILL S5D Y\4 ,Y\ MU/ SELL ME !N SOME TEA = A QU>T]1 ,POLIKEI 
,ILYIT*40 

,AKUL9A RE/RA9$ H] TE>S1 & H] LIPS TOOK ON AN EXPRESSION ( 
BITT] ANG]1 AS ?\< %E W\LD HAVE W\ND H] F+]S 9 ! UNTIDY 
HAIR ( ?AT SLATT]N1 ! JO9]'S WIFE2 BUT :5 %E GLANC$ AT 
H] *ILDR51 & ?\<T ?AT !Y MI<T BE LEFT ORPHANS1 & %E A 
SOLDI]'S WID[1 %E =GOT ! %REWI% JO9]'S WIFE1 COV]$ H] 
FACE ) H] H&S1 SAT D[N ON ! B$1 & LEAN$ H] HEAD ON ! 
PILL[4 

0,MAMUSKA1 Y\ >E SQUEES+ ME10 CRI$ ! LITTLE GIRL :O HISS$ H] 
S'S1 & %E PULL$ AWAY H] DRESS FROM UND] H] MO!R'S ELB[4 

0,I WI% Y\ W]E ALL ( Y\ DEAD6 ,Y\ W]E BORN = MIS=TUNE10 CRI$ 
,AKUL9A2 & %E BEGAN TO WALK UP & D[N ! CORN]1 WAIL+1 MU* 
TO ! DELI<T ( ! JO9]'S WIFE1 :O HAD NOT YET =GOTT5 AB\T 
! LYE4 

.<#e.> ,PEASANT DIM9UTIVE = ,ANNA4 

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