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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,A HALF-H\R PASS$ BY4 ,! BABY BEGAN TO CRY4 ,AKUL9A TOOK HIM1 & 
GAVE HIM ! BREA/4 ,%E WAS NO LONG] WEEP+2 BUT RE/+ H] ?91 
TE>-/A9$ FACE ON H] H&1 %E FIX$ H] EYES ON ! FLICK]+ 
C&LE1 & ASK$ H]SELF :Y %E HAD GOT M>RI$1 & :Y SO MANY 
SOLDI]S W]E NE$$1 &1 /ILL MORE1 H[ %E MI<T PAY BACK ! 
JO9]'S WIFE4 

,H] HUSB&'S /EPS W]E HE>D2 %E WIP$ AWAY ! TRACES ( ! TE>S1 
& GOT UP TO LI<T HIS WAY4 ,POLIKEI CAME 9 ) AN AIR ( TRIUMPH1 
?REW HIS HAT ON ! B$1 DREW A LONG BREA?1 & BEGAN TO TAKE (F HIS 
CLO!S4 

0,WELL1 :AT WAS IT8 :Y DID %E CALL Y\80 

0,HMM6 A GOOD REASON6 ,POLIKU%KA IS ! L[E/ ( M52 BUT1 :5 !RE IS 
SOME?+ NE$$1 :O IS CALL$ ON8 ,POLIKU%KA60 

0,:AT IS IT80 

,POLIKEI DID NOT MAKE HA/E TO REPLY3 HE SMOK$ HIS PIPE1 & KEPT 
SPITT+4 

0,%E WANTS ME TO GO TO ! M]*ANT1 & GET H] MONEY40 

0,GET H] MONEY60 REPEAT$ ,AKUL9A4 

,POLIKEI GR9N$ & NODD$4 

0,H[ WELL %E KN[S H[ TO TALK6 ',Y\ HAD1' SAYS %E1 '! REPUTATION 
( BE+ UNTRU/WOR?Y1 BUT ,I HAVE MORE FAI? 9 Y\ ?AN 9 ANY ONE 
ELSE4 .<,POLIKEI RAIS$ HIS VOICE SO ?AT HIS NEI<BORS MI<T HE>4.>"9  
',Y\ PROMIS$ ME TO RE=M1' SAYS %E1 '& H]E IS ! FIR/ PRO( 
?AT ,I BELIEVE 9 Y\3 GO1' SAYS %E1 'TO ! M]*ANT1 GET SOME MONEY 
= ME1 & BR+ IT BACK4' ,& SAYS ,I1 ',MY LADY1' SAYS ,I1 'WE BE ALL 
Y\R SLAVES1 & IT BE \R DUTY TO S]VE Y\ AS FAI?FULLY AS WE S]VE 
,GOD1 & SO ,I FEEL ?AT ,I CAN DO EV]Y ?+ = Y\R WELL-BE+1 
BECAUSE ,I [E IT TO Y\1 & ,I C\LD NOT REFUSE NO S]VICE2 SO1 
:ATEV] Y\ ORD]1 ?AT ,I WILL P]=M1 BECAUSE ,I BE Y\R SLAVE4' 
.<,HE AGA9 SMIL$ ) ?AT PECULI> SMILE ( A MAN :O IS WEAK1 BUT 
GOOD-NATUR$1 & HAS BE5 GUILTY ( SOME S94.> ',& SO1' SAYS %E1 
'WILL Y\ DO ?IS FAI?FULLY8 ,DO Y\ UND]/&1' SAYS %E1 '?AT Y\R 
FATE DEP5DS UPON ?IS8'--',H[ CAN ,I HELP COMPREH5D+ ?AT ,I CAN DO 
IT8 ,PEOPLE MAY SL&] ME1 & ANY ONE MAY FALL 9TO S92 BUT IT W\LD 
BE A MORAL IMPOSSIBILITY = ME DO ANY ?+ CONTR>Y TO Y\R 9T]E/1 
NOR EV5 ?9K ( IT4' ,SO1 Y\ SEE1 ,I TALK$ TO H] TILL MY LADY WAS 
JU/ AS S(T AS WAX4 ',Y\ WILL BE1' SAYS %E1 'MY PR9CIPAL MAN4' .<,HE 
WAS QUIET = A MOM5T1 & AGA9 ! SAME SMILE PLAY$ OV] HIS FACE4.> 
,I KN[ V]Y WELL H[ TO TALK ) H]4 ,:5 ,I US$ TO GO ON LEAVE ( 
ABS5CE1 ,I GOT PRACTICE 9 TALK+4 ,ONLY LET ME TALK ) 'EM1 ,I MAKE 
'EM JU/ LIKE SILK40 

0,MU* MONEY80 ASK$ ,AKUL9A4 

0,FIFTE5 HUNDR$ RUBLES10 REPLI$ ,POLIKEI C>ELESSLY4 

,%E %OOK H] HEAD4 

0,:5 DO Y\ GO80 

0,TO-MORR[1 %E SAID4 ',TAKE A HORSE1' SAYS %E1 'ANY ONE Y\ WI%1 COME 
TO ! (FICE1 & ,GOD BE ) Y\4'0 

0,GLORY TO !E1 ,O ,LORD60 EXCLAIM$ ,AKUL9A1 GETT+ UP & CROSS+ 
H]SELF4 0,GOD BE ?Y HELP1 ,ILYIT*10 %E ADD$ 9 A :ISP]1 SO AS NO"9 T 
TO BE HE>D BEYOND ! P>TITION1 & HOLD+ HIM BY ! SLEEVE ( HIS 
%IRT4 0,ILYIT*1 HE$ :AT ,I SAY2 ,I WILL PRAY ,*RI/ ! ,LORD1 ?AT Y\ 
GO 9 SAFETY4 ,KISS ! CROSS1 ?AT Y\ WILL NOT TAKE A DROP 9TO Y\R 
M\?40 

0,BUT ( C\RSE ,I AM NOT GO+ TO DR9K1 :5 ,I HAVE ALL ?AT MONEY 
) ME60 HE SAID ) A SNORT4 0,SOME ONE WAS PLAY+ !RE ON ! 
PIANO1--H&SOMELY1 MY60 HE ADD$1 AFT] A SIL5CE BREAK+ 9TO A 
LAU<4 0,IT MU/ HAVE BE5 ! Y\NG LADY4 ,I WAS /&+ RI<T BE=E 
H]1 NE> ! %IFFON]E--?AT IS1 BE=E H] LADY%IP2 BUT ! Y\NG 
LADY WAS !RE BEH9D ! DOOR1 P\ND+ AWAY4 ,%E BANGS & %E BANGS 
SO H>MONI\SLY--LIKE--,%E JU/ MAKES IT S+1 ,I TELL Y\6 ,I %\LD 
LIKE TO PLAY A LITTLE1 ?AT'S A FACT4 ,I'D HAVE LIK$ TO GONE 9 JU/ 
= ONCE4 ,I AM JU/ RI<T = SU* ?+S4 ,TO-MORR[ GIVE ME A CLEAN 
%IRT40 

,& !Y W5T TO B$ HAPPY4 

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