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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,9 FACT1 ,YEGOR ,MIKHAILOVIT* AT ?IS MOM5T CAME \T ( ! H\SE4 ,! 
PEASANTS ONE AFT] ANO!R REMOV$ !IR HATS1 &1 AS ! OV]SE] 
ADVANC$1 !RE W]E EXPOS$ ONE AFT] ANO!R HEADS 9 V>I\S /AGES 
( BALDNESS1 & %OCKS ( :ITE1 GRAY1 BLACK1 R$1 OR BLOND HAIR2 
& LITTLE BY LITTLE1 LITTLE BY LITTLE1 ! VOICES W]E HU%$1 & 
F9ALLY !RE WAS P]FECT SIL5CE4 ,! OV]SE] /OOD ON ! /EP1 & 
MADE IT EVID5T ?AT HE HAD SOME?+ TO SAY4 

,YEGOR ,MIKHAILOVIT*1 9 HIS LONG FROCK COAT1 ) HIS H&S NEGLIG5TLY 
?RU/ 9TO HIS POCKETS1 ) HIS FACTORY-MADE UNI=M CAP PU%$ WELL 
=W>D1 & /&+ FIRMLY1 ) HIS LEGS SET WIDE AP>T1 ON A HEI<T 
LOOK+ D[N UPON ALL !SE FACES LIFT$ & TURN$ TO HIM1 FACES = 
! MO/ P>T DIGNIFI$ ) AGE1 & = ! MO/ P>T H&SOME & 
FULL-BE>D$1 HAD AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T MI5 FROM ?AT :I* HE WORE 9 
PRES5CE ( HIS MI/RESS4 ,HE WAS MAJE/IC4 

0,WELL1 BOYS1 H]E'S ! MI/RESS'S MESSAGE3 %E IS NOT WILL+ TO LET 
ANY ( ! H\SEHOLD S]VANTS GO1 & :OEV] AMONG Y\ Y\ MAY SEE 
FIT TO S5D WILL HAVE TO GO4 ,?IS TIME ?REE >E REQUIR$4 ,AT PRES5T 
ACC\NTS ! MATT] IS FIVE-SIX?S SETTL$2 N[ !RE'S ONLY HALF A 
*OICE LEFT4 ,BUT IT MAKES NO DIFF]5CE3 PUT IT (F TILL ANO!R TIME 
IF Y\ DON'T WANT TO DECIDE TO-DAY40 

0,N['S ! TIME6 LET'S HAVE IT SETTL$10 CRI$ SEV]AL VOICES4 

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0,9 MY OP9ION10 CONT9U$ ,YEGOR ,MIKHAILOVIT*1 0IF ,KHORIU%K9 & 
,MITIUKH9'S ,VASKA GO1 IT WILL BE 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! WILL ( ,GOD40 

0,?AT'S A FACT1 TRUE 5\<10 CRI$ A NUMB] ( VOICES4 

0,= ! ?IRD WE %ALL HAVE TO S5D EI!R ,DUTL(1 OR FROM ONE ( ! 
FAMILIES :]E !RE >E TWO GR[N SONS40 

0,DUTL(1 ,DUTL(10 E*O$ ! VOICES4 0,DUTL( HAS ?REE40 

,& AGA91 LITTLE BY LITTLE1 LITTLE BY LITTLE1 ! D9 BEGAN1 & 
AGA9 RECRIM9ATIONS FLEW AB\T 9 REG>D TO VEGETABLES TAK5 FROM ! 
FIELDS1 & ?+S /OL5 FROM ! MANOR-H\SE4 ,YEGOR ,MIKHAILOVIT* HAD 
BE5 MANAG] ( ! E/ATE N[ = TW5TY YE>S1 & WAS A MAN ( S5SE 
& EXP]I5CE4 ,HE /OOD 9 SIL5CE = FIFTE5 M9UTES & LI/5$2 
!N HE SUDD5LY COMM&$ ALL TO BE SIL5T1 & BADE ,DUTL( CA/ LOTS 
AS TO :I* ( HIS FAMILY %\LD GO4 ,!Y CA/ ! LOTS 9TO A CAP1 & 
:5 IT HAD BE5 WELL %AK5 ,KHRAPK( DREW FROM IT4 ,! LOT FELL TO 
,ILYU%K94 ,ALL W]E SIL5T4 

0,SO IT'S M9E1 IS IT8 ,LET ME SEE10 SAID ! NEPHEW 9 A BROK5 VOICE4 

,ALL LOOK$ ON 9 SIL5CE4 ,YEGOR ,MIKHAILOVIT* COMM&$ TO BR+ ON ! 
NEXT DAY ! CONSCRIPTION MONEY1 SEV5 KOPECKS = EA* PEASANT F>M1 
&1 EXPLA9+ ?AT ALL ! BUS9ESS WAS N[ AT AN 5D1 ADJ\RN$ 
! MEET+4 ,! CR[D MOV$ AWAY1 PUTT+ ON !IR CAPS1 AS !Y 
W5T >\ND ! H\SE ) A NOISE ( VOICES & %UFFL+ /EPS4 ,! 
OV]SE] /OOD ON ! DOOR/EP1 GAZ+ AFT] ! DEP>T+ PEOPLE4 ,:5 
! Y\NG ,DUTL(S HAD GONE \T ( SI<T1 HE CALL$ ! OLD MAN :O HAD 
REMA9$ BEH9D1 & ! TWO W5T 9TO ! (FICE4 

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0,I AM SORRY = Y\1 OLD MAN10 SAID ! OV]SE]1 SITT+ D[N 9 AN 
>M-*AIR BY ! TABLE4 0,IT WAS Y\R TURN ?\<4 ,WILL Y\ HIRE A 
SUB/ITUTE = Y\R NEPHEW1 OR NOT80 

,! OLD MAN )\T REPLY+ LOOK$ E>NE/LY AT ! OV]SE]4 

0,Y\ WON'T LET HIM GO80 QU]I$ ! OV]SE] 9 REPLY TO HIS LOOK4 

0,WE'D GLADLY BUY HIM (F1 BUT HAV5'T ANY ?+1 ,YEGOR ,MIKHAILOVIT*4 
,LO/ TWO HORSES ?IS SUMM]4 ,I HAVE JU/ GOT MY NEPHEW M>RI$4 ,Y\ 
SEE1 IT'S \R LUCK1 JU/ BECAUSE WE'VE LIV$ DEC5TLY4 ,F9E = HIM TO 
TALK AS HE DID40 7,! OLD MAN REF]R$ TO ,REZUN47 

,! OV]SE] RUBB$ HIS FACE ) HIS H&1 & YAWN$4 ,IT WAS GETT+ 
TIRESOME TO HIM1 & BESIDES IT WAS TEA-TIME4 

0,WELL1 OLD MAN1 DON'T BE BLUE10 SAID HE2 0BUT JU/ DIG 9 Y\R CELL>1 
& P]HAPS Y\ CAN F9D 5\< TO MAKE UP F\R HUNDR$ SILV] RUBLES4 
,I WILL HIRE Y\ A SUB/ITUTE4 ,A FEW DAYS AGO A MAN (F]$ HIMSELF40 

0,:AT6 9 ! GOV]NM5T80 ASK$ ,DUTL(1 MEAN+ BY 0GOV]NM5T0 ! 
*IEF CITY4 

0,WELL1 WILL Y\ HIRE HIM80 

0,I'D BE GLAD TO1 BUT1 BE=E ,GOD1 ,I0-- 

,! OV]SE] LOOK$ AT HIM /]NLY4 

0,N[1 Y\ JU/ LI/5 TO ME1 OLD MAN3 DON'T LET ,ILYU%KA DO ANY H>M TO 
HIMSELF2 :5 ,I S5D TO-NI<T OR TO-MORR[1 HAVE HIM COME IMM$IATELY4 
,Y\ BR+ HIM1 & Y\ %ALL BE ANSW]ABLE = HIM2 & IF ANY ?+ 
HAPP5S TO HIM1 ,GOD BE MY WITNESS1 ,I WILL TAKE Y\R OLDE/ SON4 ,DO Y\ 
HE>80 

0,BUT C\LDN'T !Y HAVE TAK5 SOME ONE ELSE1 ,YEGOR ,MIKHAILUIT*80 HE 
SAID 9 AN AGGRIEV$ TONE AFT] A %ORT SIL5CE2 0BECAUSE MY BRO!R 
DI$ 9 ! >MY1 MU/ !Y TAKE HIS SON ALSO8 ,:Y %\LD SU* LUCK"9  
COME TO ME80 HE ADD$1 ALMO/ WEEP+1 & READY TO GET ON HIS KNEES4 

0,N[1 HOLD ON1 HOLD ON60 SAID ! OV]SE]4 0,!RE'S NO NE$ ( 
ANY TR\BLE2 IT'S MY ORD]S4 ,Y\ LOOK \T = Y\R NEPHEW2 Y\'RE 
RESPONSIBLE = HIM40 

,DUTL( W5T HOME1 C>EFULLY HELP+ HIMSELF ) HIS CANE OV] ! 
IRREGUL>ITIES ( ! ROAD4 

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