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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,MEANTIME ! (FICE WAS BUZZ+ ) ! VOICES ( ! MUZHIKS4 ,IT WAS 
NO LAU<+ MATT]4 ,ALMO/ ALL ! MUZHIKS W]E 9 ! MEET+2 & 
:ILE ,YEGOR ,MIKHAILOVIT* WAS CONF]R+ ) H] LADY%IP1 ! M5 
PUT ON !IR HATS1 MORE VOICES BEGAN TO BE HE>D ABOVE ! G5]AL 
CONV]SATION1 & ! VOICES BECAME L\D]4 

,! MURMUR ( MANY VOICES1 OCCASIONALLY 9T]RUPT$ BY SOME EAG]1 
HEAT$ DISC\RSE1 FILL$ ! AIR2 & ?IS MURMUR1 LIKE ! S\ND ( 
! RO>+ SEA1 CAME TO ! E>S ( ! LADY ( ! H\SE1 :O FELT AT 
HE>+ IT A N]V\S UNRE/ ANALOG\S TO ! FEEL+ EXCIT$ BY A HEAVY 
?UND]-%[]4 ,IT WAS NEI!R T]RIBLE NOR YET UNPLEASANT TO H]4 ,IT 
SEEM$ TO H] ?AT ! VOICES KEPT GR[+ L\D] & MORE TURBUL5T1 
& !N SOME ONE P]SON W\LD MAKE HIMSELF HE>D4 0,:Y %\LD IT 
BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DO EV]Y ?+ G5TLY1 PEACEABLY1 )\T QU>REL1 
)\T NOISE80 %E SAID1 0ACCORD+ TO ! SWEET LAW ( ,*RI/IANITY 
& BRO!RLY LOVE80 

,MANY VOICES SUDD5LY W]E HE>D TOGE!R1 BUT L\D] ?AN ALL %\T$ 
,FEODOR ,REZUN1 ! C>P5T]4 ,HE WAS A MAN :O HAD TWO GR[N SONS1 & 
HE ATTACK$ ! ,DUTL(S4 ,! OLD MAN ,DUTL( SPOKE 9 HIS [N DEF5SE2 
HE CAME \T 9 FRONT ( ! CR[D1 BEH9D :I* HE HAD BE5 /&+1 
& SPREAD+ HIS >MS WIDE & LIFT+ UP HIS BE>D SPOKE SO RAPIDLY1 
9 A *OK$ VOICE1 ?AT IT W\LD HAVE BE5 H>D = HIMSE"9 LF TO KN[ 
:AT HE WAS SAY+4 ,HIS *ILDR5 & NEPHEWS1 F9E Y\NG FELL[S1 /OOD 
& PRESS$ BEH9D HIM2 & ! OLD MAN ,DUTL( REM9D$ ONE ( ! ONE 
:O IS ! OLD H5 9 ! GAME ( ,KOR%UN1.<#f.> OR 0,HAWK40 ,REZUN WAS 
! HAWK2 & NOT ,REZUN ALONE1 BUT ALL ?OSE :O HAD TWO SONS1 & ALL 
! BA*ELORS1 ALMO/ ALL ! MEET+1 9 FACT1 UNIT$ AGA9/ ,DUTL(4 
,! TR\BLE LAY 9 ?IS3 ,DUTL(S BRO!R HAD BE5 S5T AS A SOLDI] 
?IRTY YE>S BE=E2 & !RE=E HE DID NOT WI% TO BE CONSID]$ 
AS ONE ( ?OSE :O HAD ?REE M5 9 ! FAMILY1 BUT HE DESIR$ HIS 
BRO!R'S S]VICE TO BE TAK5 9TO ACC\NT1 & ?AT HE %\LD BE 
RECKON$ AS ONE :O HAD TWO GR[N ASSI/ANTS1 & ?AT ! ?IRD 
RECRUIT %\LD BE TAK5 FROM ?AT SET4 

,!RE W]E F\R FAMILIES1 BESIDES ,DUTL(S1 ?AT HAD ?REE ABLE-BODI$ 
M54 ,BUT ONE WAS ! VILLAGE ELD]'S1 & HIS MI/RESS HAD FRE$ HIM 
FROM S]VICE4 ,FROM ANO!R FAMILY1 A RECRUIT HAD BE5 TAK5 AT ! LA/ 
CONSCRIPTION4 ,FROM ! O!R TWO FAMILIES1 TWO M5 HAD BE5 ALREADY 
NOM9AT$1 & ONE ( !M HAD NOT COME TO ! MEET+2 BUT HIS WIFE 
/OOD1 HEAVY AT HE>T1 9 ! V]Y RE>1 ANXI\SLY HOP+ ?AT SOMEH[ 
! :EEL W\LD TURN 9 FAVOR ( H] HAPP9ESS4 ,! O!R ( ! TWO 
NOM9EES1 ! R$-HAIR$ ,ROMAN1 9 A TORN CLOAK 7?\< HE WAS NOT 
POOR71 /OOD LEAN+ AGA9/ ! DOOR-/EP1 ) D[NCA/ HEAD2 HE SAID 
NO?+ ALL ! :ILE1 BUT OCCASIONALLY LOOK$ UP ATT5TIVELY :5 ANY 
ONE SPOKE L\D] ?AN USUAL1 & !N DROPP$ HIS HEAD AGA92 & ?US 
HIS UNHAPP9ESS WAS EXPRESS$ 9 HIS :OLE APPE>ANCE4 ,! OLD MAN1 
,SEM'YON ,DUTL(1 W\LD HAVE GIV5 ! IMPRESSION1 EV5 TO !SE :O KNEW 
HIM SLI<TLY1 ?AT HE HAD LAID UP"9  HUNDR$S & ?\S&S ( RUBLES4 ,HE 
WAS DIGNIFI$1 ,GOD-FE>+1 SUB/ANTIAL2 HE WAS1 MOREOV]1 AN ELD] ( 
! ,*UR*4 ,SO MU* ! MORE /RIK+ WAS ! *ANCE 9 :I* HE F\ND 
HIMSELF4 

,REZUN ! C>P5T] WAS1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 A TALL1 D>K1 DISSIPAT$ 
MAN1 QUICK TO QU>REL1 & FOND ( SPEAK+ 9 MEET+S & 9 ! 
M>KET-PLACE1 ) WORKM51 M]*ANTS1 MUZHIKS1 OR G5TLEM54 ,N[ HE 
WAS CALM & S>CA/IC1 & ) ALL ! ADVANTAGE ( HIS /ATURE1 ALL 
! =CE ( HIS L\D VOICE1 & HIS ORATORICAL TAL5T1 WAS NAGG+ ! 
ELD] ( ! *UR*1 :O WAS SU* A SLIP-%OD SPEAK]1 & HAD BE5 
DRIV5 F> \T ( HIS PA?4 

,! O!RS :O TOOK P>T 9 ! DISCUSSION W]E AS FOLL[S3 ,! 
R\ND-FAC$1 Y\NG-LOOK+ ,G>ASKA ,KOPIL(1 /OCKY1 ) A F\R-SQU>E 
HEAD1 & CURLY BE>D2 ONE ( ! SPEAK]S :O IMITAT$ ,REZUN RA!R 
?AN ! Y\NG] G5]ATION1 ALWAYS DI/+UI%$ = HIS BITT] 
SPEE*1 & ALREADY A MAN ( WEI<T 9 ! MEET+4 ,!N ,FEODOR 
,MELNIT*NUI1 A TALL1 YELL[1 GAUNT1 R\ND-%\LD]$ MUZHIK1 ALSO 
Y\NG1 ) ?9 HAIR & BE>D1 & ) SMALL EYES2 ALWAYS PRONE TO 
ANG]1 S\R-TEMP]$1 READY TO SEE EV]Y ONE'S BAD SIDE1 & FREQU5TLY 
EMB>RASS+ ! MEET+ ) HIS ABRUPT & UNEXPECT$ QUE/IONS & 
REM>KS4 ,BO? ( !SE SPEAK]S W]E ON ,REZUN'S SIDE4 ,MOREOV]1 TWO 
*ATT]]S OCCASIONALLY TOOK P>T1--ONE :O HAD A GOOD-NATUR$ PHIZ1 
& A L>GE & BU%Y R$ BE>D2 HIS NAME WAS ,KHRAPK(1 & HE WAS 
=EV] SAY+1 0,MY DE>LY BELOV$ FRI5D30 & ! O!R1 ,ZHIDK(1 A 
SMALL MAN1 ) A BIRD-LIKE FACE1 :O WAS ALSO 9 ! HABIT ( SAY+1 
0,IT FOLL[S1 MY BRE?R520 HE KEPT TURN+ TO ALL SIDES1 & HIS WORDS 
W]E )\T RHYME OR REASON4 ,ONE ( !SE TWO TOOK ONE SIDE1 ! 
O!R"9  ! O!R2 BUT NO ONE HE$$ :AT !Y SAID4 ,!RE W]E O!RS 
LIKE !M2 BUT !SE TWO KEPT MOV+ 9 & \T 9 ! CR[D1 %\T$ 
MORE ?AN ANYBODY ELSE1 DI/URB+ ! MI/RESS1 W]E LI/5$ TO LESS 
?AN ANYBODY ELSE1 &1 BE+ CONFUS$ BY ! RACKET & %\T+1 
F\ND FULL SATISFACTION 9 TALK+ NONS5SE4 

,!RE W]E MANY DIFF]5T *>ACT]S 9 ?IS GR\P ( PEASANTS3 SOME 
W]E MOROSE1 SOME C\RTE\S1 SOME 9DIFF]5T1 SOME DISPUTATI\S2 
!RE W]E ALSO A FEW WOM5 BEH9D ! MUZHIKS1 ) /ICKS4 ,BUT 
AB\T ALL !SE ,I WILL TELL SOME O!R TIME1 AS ,GOD %ALL GIVE4 ,! 
?RONG CONSI/$1 = ! MO/ P>T1 H[EV]1 ( MUZHIKS1 :O BEHAV$ 
DUR+ ! MEET+ AS ?\< IT W]E *UR*1 & /&+ 9 ! RE> 
TALK$ 9 A :ISP] AB\T !IR DOME/IC AFFAIRS1 EX*ANG+ VIEWS1 
= 9/ANCE1 AB\T ! BE/ TIME = BEG9N+ TO CUT !IR WOOD1 OR 
QUIETLY HOP$ ?AT !Y SOON ADJ\RN ! MEET+4 ,& !N !RE W]E 
SOME WELL-TO-DO M51 :OSE COM=T ! MEET+ C\LD NOT B5EFIT OR 
CURTAIL4 ,TO ?IS NUMB] BELONG$ ,Y]MIL1 ) HIS BROAD1 %9Y FACE1 
:OM ! MUZHIKS CALL$ 0BIG-BELLY0 BECAUSE HE WAS RI*4 ,TO ?IS NUMB] 
ALSO BELONG$ ,/>O/91 ON :OSE FACE A SELF-SATISFI$ EXPRESSION ( 
P[] WAS HABITUAL3 0,SAY :ATEV] Y\ PLEASE AMONG Y\RSELVES1 BUT ,I 
AM SAFE 5\<4 ,I HAVE F\R SONS1 BUT Y\ WON'T TAKE ANY ( !M40 
,OCCASIONALLY1 ! OP9IONAT$ Y\NG ORATORS1 LIKE ,KOPIL( OR ,REZUN1 
W\LD HAVE A FL+ AT !M2 & !Y W\LD REPLY1 BUT CALMLY & 
DECID$LY 9 ! CONSCI\SNESS ( !IR UNASSAILABLE POSITION4 

,H[EV] MU* ,DUTL( WAS LIKE ! OLD H5 9 ! GAME ( 0,HAWK10 IT 
C\LD NOT BE SAID ?AT HIS LADS W]E LIKE ! *ICK5S4 ,!Y DID NOT 
HOP AB\T NOR SCREAM1 BUT /OOD CALMLY BEH9D HIM4 ,! OLDE/1"9  ,IGNAT1 
WAS N[ ?IRTY YE>S OLD2 ! SECOND1 ,VASILI1 WAS ALREADY M>RI$1 BUT 
WAS NOT OLD 5\< TO COME UND] ! CONSCRIPTION2 ! ?IRD1 ,ILYU%KA1 
! NEPHEW :O HAD JU/ BE5 M>RI$1 HAD A R$ & :ITE COMPLEXION1 
& WAS DRESS$ 9 AN ELEGANT %EEPSK9 COAT 7HE WAS A DRIV].<#g.> BY 
PR(ESSION72 HE /OOD GAZ+ AT ! PEOPLE1 OCCASIONALLY SCRAT*+ ! 
BACK ( HIS HEAD UND] ! CAP1 AS ?\< ! AFFAIR DID NOT CONC]N 
HIM AT ALL ANY MORE ?AN IF IT W]E ! GAME ( 0,HAWK40 

0,BECAUSE MY GR&FA!R W5T AS A SOLDI]10 ,REZUN WAS SAY+1 0?AT'S 
NO REASON :Y ,I %\LD REFUSE ! LOT4 ,FRI5DS1 IT IS NO K9D ( A LAW 
AT ALL4 ,AT ! LA/ CONSCRIPTION !Y TOOK ,MIKHEI*EF1 & HIS UNCLE IS 
/ILL 9 ! S]VICE40 

0,NEI!R Y\R FA!R NOR Y\R UNCLE EV] S]V$ ! ,CZ> BO? AT ONCE10 
SAID ,DUTL(1 0& Y\ NEV] S]V$ G5TLEM5 NOR ! ,COMMUNE2 BUT 
Y\'VE ALWAYS BE5 A TIPPL]1 & Y\R *ILDR5 TAKE AFT] Y\4 ,IT'S 
IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE ) Y\1 & YET Y\ PO9T \T O!R M54 ,BUT = 
T5 YE>S ,I HAVE BE5 POLICE-COMMISSION]1.<#h.> & ,I HAVE BE5 ELD]1 
& TWICE ,I HAVE BE5 BURNT \T1 & NO ONE EV] HELP$ ME2 & IS IT 
BECAUSE WE LIVE PEACEABLY AT \R PLACE1 AYE & HONORABLY1 ?AT ,I AM TO 
BE RU9$8 ,GIVE ME BACK MY BRO!R4 ,HE DI$ !RE1 DIDN'T HE8 ,JUDGE 
RI<T1 JUDGE ACCORD+ TO ,GOD'S LAW1 ,O OR?ODOX ,COMMUNE6 & DO NOT 
LI/5 TO ! LIES ( ?AT DRUNK>D40 

,AT ?IS 9/ANT ,G]ASIM SAID TO ,DUTL(1-- 

0,Y\ REF] TO Y\R BRO!R4 ,BUT HE WAS NOT S5T BY ! ,COMMUNE1 BUT ! 
MA/] S5T HIM BECAUSE ( HIS GOOD-=-NO?+NESS2 SO HE'S NO EXCUSE 
= Y\40 

"9  

,G]ASIM HAD NO *ANCE TO SAY ANO!R WORD1 = ! TALL1 YELL[ ,FEODOR 
,MELNIT*NUI LEAN+ =W>D BEGAN TO SPEAK 9 A GLOOMY TONE3-- 

0,WELL1 MA/]S S5D :OMEV] !Y PLEASE2 !N LET ! ,COMMUNE MAKE ! 
BE/ ( IT4 ,! ,COMMUNE TELLS Y\R SON TO GO2 & IF Y\ DON'T LIKE IT1 
ASK ! MI/RESS3 %E HAS ! RI<T TO COMM& ME OR ANY ( MY *ILDR5 
TO WE> ! UNI=M4 ,A F9E LAW60 SAID HE BITT]LY2 &1 AGA9 WAV+ 
HIS H&1 TOOK HIS =M] PLACE4 

,! R$-HAIR$ ,ROMAN1 :OSE SON HAD BE5 DRAFT$1 LIFT$ HIS HEAD1 & 
SAID1 0,?AT'S SO1 ?AT'S SO10 & SAT D[N MOROSELY ON ! /EP4 

,BUT !RE W]E MANY O!R VOICES ?AT ALSO JO9$ SUDD5LY 9 ! 
HUBBUB4 ,BESIDES ?OSE :O /OOD 9 ! BACKGR\ND & TALK$ AB\T 
!IR AFFAIRS1 !RE W]E ! BABBL]S1 :O DID NOT =GET !IR DUTY4 

0,C]TA9LY1 ,O OR?ODOX ,COMMUNE10 SAID ! LITTLE ,ZHIDK(1 SLI<TLY 
V>Y+ ,DUTL(S WORDS1 0IT IS NECESS>Y TO DECIDE ACCORD+ TO 
,*RI/IANITY2 ACCORD+ TO ,*RI/IANITY1 MY BRE?R51 IT IS NECESS>Y 
TO DECIDE40 

0,IT IS NECESS>Y TO DECIDE ON \R CONSCI5CES1 MY DE>LY BELOV$ 
FRI5D10 SAID ! GOOD-NATUR$ ,KHRAPK(1 SLI<TLY V>Y+ ,KOPIL('S 
WORDS1 & TAK+ HOLD ( ,DUTL(S %EEPSK9 COAT2 0IT IS ACCORD+ TO 
! WILL ( \R LADY1 & NOT ! DECISION ( ! ,COMMUNE40 

0,9DE$1 H[ IS ?AT80 EXCLAIM$ SEV]AL4 

0,:AT'S ?AT DRUNK5 FELL[ B>K+ AB\T80 RETORT$ ,REZUN4 0,DID Y\ 
GET ME DRUNK1 OR WAS IT Y\R SON :OM !Y HAVE F\ND ROLL+ R\ND 
9 ! ROAD1 & DOES HE D>E TO FL+ AT ME AB\T DR9K8 ,I TELL Y\1 
BRE?R51 WE MU/ ACT MORE WISELY4 ,IF Y\ WANT TO LET ,DUTL( (F1 
?\< HE IS NOT ( ?OSE W"9 HO HAVE TWO GR[N M51 !N NAME SOME ONE 
:O HAS ONLY ONE SON2 BUT HE WILL LAU< AT US40 

0,LET ,DUTL( GO4 ,:AT'S TO BE SAID80 

0,( C\RSE4 ,WE MU/ CA/ LOTS = ! M5 ( L>GE FAMILY.<#i.> FIR/10 
SAID SEV]AL VOICES4 

0,JU/ AS ! MI/RESS COMM&S4 ,YEGOR ,MIKHAILUIT* SAID %E WANT$ TO 
S5D ONE ( ! H\SEHOLD S]VANTS10 SAID SOME ONE'S VOICE4 

,?IS OBS]VATION RAIS$ A GREAT HUBBUB2 BUT IT QUICKLY SUBSID$1 & 
S+LE 9DIVIDUALS AGA9 GOT ! FLOOR4 

,IGNAT1 :O1 ACCORD+ TO ,R]UN'S REM>K1 HAD BE5 F\ND DRUNK 9 ! 
/REET1 BEGAN TO ACCUSE ,REZUN ( HAV+ /OL5 A SAW ( SOME PASS+ 
C>P5T]1 & ( HAV+ BEAT5 HIS WIFE ALMO/ TO DEA? DUR+ A 
DRUNK5 SPREE4 

,REZUN REPLI$ ?AT HE BEAT HIS WIFE :5 HE WAS SOB] AS WELL AS :5 
HE WAS DRUNK1 & V]Y LITTLE ANYWAY2 & ?IS MADE EV]Y ONE LAU<4 
,REF]R+ TO ! SAW HE SUDD5LY LO/ HIS TEMP]1 & PRESS+ NE>] 
TO ,IGNAT BEGAN TO QUE/ION HIM3-- 

0,:O WAS IT /OLE ! SAW80 

0,Y\ DID10 REPLI$ ! /RONG ,IGNAT1 BOLDLY ADVANC+ /ILL NE>] TO 
HIM4 

0,:O /OLE IT8 ,WASN'T IT Y\RSELF80 

0,NO1 Y\60 SCREAM$ ,IGNAT4 

,AFT] ! SAW1 !Y DISPUT$ AB\T ! /EAL+ ( A HORSE1 !N ( 
SOME BAGS ( OATS1 !N ( SOME VEGETABLES FROM ! FIELDS1 !N ( 
SOME DEAD BODY4 ,& SU* /RANGE ?+S BO? MUZHIKS SAID ( EA* 
O!R1 ?AT IF ! HUNDR$? P>T ( !IR MUTUAL *>GES HAD BE5 
TRUE1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 9CUMB5T ON ! AU?ORITIES ACCORD+ TO LAW 
TO S5D BO? ( !M"9  9/ANT] TO ,SIB]IA AT ! LEA/4 

,DUTL( MEANTIME S\<T ANO!R K9D ( PROTECTION4 ,HIS SON'S \TBUR/ 
HAD NOT BE5 PLEAS+ TO HIM2 9 ORD] TO RE/RA9 HIM HE SAID1 0,IT'S A 
S96 IT'S NO USE1 ,I TELL Y\40 ,& HE HIMSELF W5T TO WORK TO %[ ?AT 
! M5 :OSE SONS LIV$ UND] ! SAME RO( ) !IR FA!RS W]E NO 
MORE TO BE PUT 9 ! CATEGORY ( ?OSE LIABLE TO ! SUBSCRIPTION ?AN 
?OSE :OSE SONS LIV$ ON SEP>ATE F>MS3 & HE REF]R$ TO ,/>O/94 

,/>O/9 SMIL$ SLI<TLY1 GAVE A SNORT1 &1 /ROK+ HIS BE>D AFT] 
! MANN] ( ! WELL-TO-DO MUZHIK1 HE REPLI$ ?AT IT WAS AS IT 
SEEM$ FIT TO H] LADY%IP2 HIS SON W\LD GO1 ( C\RSE1 IF %E ORD]$ 
HIM TO GO4 

,AS REG>D$ DIVID$ FAMILIES1 ,G]ASIM ALSO DEMOLI%$ ,DUTL(S 
>GUM5TS1 REM>K+ ?AT IT WAS F> BETT] NOT TO ALL[ FAMILIES TO 
LIVE AP>T1 AS IT HAD BE5 9 ! TIME ( ! OLD B>92 ?AT 0AT ! 
5D ( SUMM] IT ISN'T ! TIME TO GET /RAWB]RIES0 7?AT IS1 IT WAS 
TOO LATE TO TALK AB\T IT72 ?AT N[ IT WASN'T ! TIME TO S5D ?OSE 
:O W]E ! SOLE PROTECTION ( !IR FAMILIES4 

0,DO WE SET UP SEP>ATE E/ABLI%M5TS JU/ = ! FUN ( IT8 ,:Y 
%\LDN'T WE GET SOME ADVANTAGE = IT80 ASK$ SOME ( ?OSE :O HAD 
LEFT !IR FA!RS' H\SES2 & ! BABBL]S TOOK ! SAME SIDE4 

0,WELL1 HIRE A SUB/ITUTE IF Y\ DON'T LIKE IT4 ,Y\ CAN AF=D IT10 SAID 
,REZUN TO ,DUTL(4 

,DUTL( 9 DESPAIR BUTTON$ UP HIS CAFTAN1 & TURN$ TO ! O!R 
MUZHIKS4 

0,Y\ SEEM TO KN[ A GOOD DEAL AB\T MY AFFAIRS10 HE REPLI$ VICI\SLY4 
0,H]E COMES ,YEGOR ) WORD FROM ! MI/RESS40 

.<#f.> ,A GAME SOME:AT LIKE 0SNAP ! :IP40 

.<#g.> YAM%*IK4 

.<#h.> SOTSKY1 C5TURION2 AN (FIC] *OS5 BY ! ,COMMUNE4 

.<#i.> TRO9IKI3 A PEASANT FAMILY ) ?REE ABLE-BODI$ 
M54 

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