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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! NEXT DAY1 E>LY 9 ! MORN+1 !RE WAS DRAWN UP BE=E ! 
DOOR ( ! W+ A TRAVEL+ C>RIAGE 7! ONE :I* ! OV]SE] 
G5]ALLY US$71 ) A WIDE-TAIL$ BR[N GELD+ CALL$1 = SOME 
9SCRUTABLE REASON1 ,B>ABAN1 OR ! DRUM4 ,AT A SAFE DI/ANCE FROM HIS 
HEAD /OOD ,ANIUTKA1 ,POLIKEI'S OLDE/ DAU<T]1 B>EFOOT1 9 SPITE ( 
! RA9 & SLEET1 & ! COLD W9D1 HOLD+ ! BRIDLE 9 ONE H& 
) EVID5T T]ROR1 & PROTECT+ H] [N HEAD ) A YELL[-GRE5 
JACKET1 :I* FULFILL$ 9 ! FAMILY ! MANIFOLD FUNCTIONS ( DRESS1 
%EEPSK91 HEAD-DRESS1 C>PET1 OV]COAT = ,POLIKEI1 & MANY O!R 
USES BESIDES4 

,9 ! CORN] A TUMULT WAS LET LOOSE4 ,IT WAS /ILL D>K4 ,! MORN+ 
LI<T1 U%]+ 9 A RA9Y DAY1 FELL ?R\< ! W9D[1 ! BROK5 
PANES ( :I* W]E 9 PLACES M5D$ ) PIECES ( PAP]4 

,AKUL9A1 :O WAS UP BETIMES TO GET READY = BREAKFA/1 & H] 
*ILDR51 ! Y\NG] ( :OM W]E NOT YET UP1 W]E %IV]+ ) 
COLD1 AS !IR COV]+ HAD BE5 TAK5 FROM !M = ,ANIUTKA'S USE1 
& !Y HAD ONLY !IR MO!R'S K]*IEF = PROTECTION4 ,AKUL9A WAS 
BUSILY 5GAG$ 9 GETT+ H] HUSB& />T$ ON HIS J\RNEY4 ,HIS %IRT 
WAS CLEAN4 ,HIS BOOTS1 :I*1 AS !Y SAY1 W]E ASK+ = GRUEL1 
CAUS$ H] ! GREATE/ LABOR4 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 %E TOOK (F H] [N 
LONG WOOL5 /OCK+S1 & GAVE !M TO H] SP\SE2 NEXT1 \T ( ! 
SADDLE-CLO? :I* HAD BE5 LY+ R\ND 9 ! /ABLE1 & ,ILYIT* 
HAD BR\<T 9TO"9  ! HUT A FEW DAYS BE=E1 %E MANAG$ TO MAKE SOME 
9SOLES & L9+1 SO AS TO /OP UP ! HOLES1 & PROTECT ,ILYIT*'S 
FEET FROM ! DAMPNESS4 ,ILYIT* HIMSELF1 SITT+ ) HIS FEET ON 
! B$1 WAS BUSY 9 TURN+ HIS BELT SO ?AT IT MI<T NOT HAVE ! 
APPE>ANCE ( A DIRTY ROPE4 ,! CROSS LITTLE GIRL :O HISS$ H] S'S1 
WE>+ A %EEPSK91 :I* NOT ONLY COV]$ H] HEAD1 BUT PROTECT$ H] 
LEGS1 HAD BE5 S5T TO ,NIKITA TO BORR[ A CAP4 

,! HUBBUB WAS 9CREAS$ BY ! H\SEHOLD S]VANTS1 :O CAME TO ASK 
,ILYIT* TO DO ]R&S = !M 9 ! CITY3 TO BUY A NE$LE = ONE 
WOMAN1 TEA = ANO!R1 OLIVE-OIL = ANO!R2 TOBACCO = ?IS MUZHIK1 
& SUG> = ! JO9]'S WIFE1 :O HAD ALREADY MADE HA/E TO SET UP 
H] SAMOV>1 & 9 ORD] TO BRIBE ,ILYIT* HAD ASK$ HIM TO %>E 9 
! CONCOCTION :I* %E CALL$ TEA4 

,AL?\< ,NIKITA REFUS$ TO LOAN HIS CAP1 & HE WAS OBLIG$ TO PUT HIS 
[N 9 ORD]1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 TO FA/5 ON ! %R$S ( WOOL ?AT W]E 
FALL+ (F OR HANG+ BY A ?READ1 & TO SEW UP ! HOLES ) HIS 
VET]9>Y NE$LE2 ?\< HE C\LD NOT GET ON HIS BOOTS ) ! FELT 
9SOLES MADE \T ( ! SADDLE-CLO?2 ?\< ,ANIUTKA HAD GOT SO *ILL$ 
?AT %E LET ,B>ABAN GO1 & ,MA%KA1 9 H] %EEPSK91 W5T 9 H] 
PLACE2 & !N ,MA%KA WAS OBLIG$ TO GIVE H] FA!R ! %EEPSK91 
& ,AKUL9A H]SELF W5T TO HOLD ,B>ABAN1--/ILL AT LA/ ,ILYIT* 
MANAG$ TO GET DRESS$1 MAK+ USE ( ALL ! CLO?+ ?AT APP]TA9$ 
TO HIS FAMILY1 & LEAV+ ONLY ! ONE JACKET & SOME DIRTY RAGS1 
&1 N[ 9 SPICK & SPAN ORD]1 TOOK HIS SEAT 9 ! TELYEGA1 BUNDL$ 
HIMSELF UP1 >RANG$ ! HAY1 ONCE MORE BUNDL$ HIMSELF UP1 PICK$ UP 
! RE9S1 BUNDL$ HIMSELF UP /ILL MORE W>MLY1 JU/ AS IS DONE BY 
V]Y DIGNIFIE"9 D PEOPLE1 & DROVE (F4 

,HIS SMALL BOY ,MI%KA RU%+ D[N ! /EPS ASK$ TO BE TAK5 ON4 ,! 
SIBILAT+ ,MA%KA BEGAN TO ASK = 0A LIDE10 & W\LD BE 0W>M 
5\<1 EV5 IF %E HADN'T ANY SEEPSK920.<#a.> & ,POLIKEI RE9$ 9 ! 
HORSE1 SMIL$ HIS 9EFFECTUAL SMILE1 & ,AKUL9A HELP$ ! *ILDR5 TO 
GET 91 &1 B5D+ CLOSE1 :ISP]$ TO HIM TO REMEMB] HIS PROMISE1 
& NOT DR9K ANY ?+ ON ! ROAD4 ,POLIKEI C>RI$ ! *ILDR5 AS 
F> AS ! BLACKSMI?-%OP1 HELP$ !M \T1 AGA9 TUCK$ HIMSELF 91 
AGA9 SETTL$ HIS CAP1 & DROVE (F ALONE 9 A SL[1 DIGNIFI$ TROT1 
HIS FAT *EEKS %AK+1 & HIS FEET ?UMP+ ON ! FLOOR ( ! WAGON4 

,MA%KA & ,MI%KA1 BO? B>EFOOT$1 FLEW HOME D[N ! LITTLE HILL ) 
SU* FLEETNESS1 & ) SU* A NOISE1 ?AT A DOG RUNN+ FROM ! 
VILLAGE TO ! MANOR GAZ$ AFT] !M1 &1 SUDD5LY CA/+ HIS TAIL 
BETWE5 HIS LEGS1 FL$ HOME ) A YELP2 SO ?AT ! NOISE MADE BY ! 
,POLIKU%KA HOPEFULS WAS 9CREAS$ T5FOLD4 

,! WEA!R WAS WRET*$1 ! W9D WAS CUTT+2 & SOME?+ ?AT WAS 
NEI!R SN[ NOR RA91 NOR YET SLEET1 BEGAN TO LA% ,POLIKEI'S FACE1 
& HIS B>E H& ) :I* HE GRASP$ ! RE9S1 PROTECT$ AS WELL 
AS POSSIBLE BY ! SLEEVE ( HIS CLOAK2 & IT RATTL$ ON ! LEA!R 
COV] ( ! HORSE-COLL>1 & ON ! HEAD ( OLD ,B>ABAN1 :O LAY BACK 
HIS E>S1 & BL9K$ HIS EYES4 

,!N SUDD5LY IF /OPP$1 & LI<T$ UP = AN 9/ANT2 ! =M ( 
! D>K PURPLE SN[-CL\DS BECAME CLE>LY VISIBLE2 & ! SUN1 AS IT 
W]E1 PREP>$ TO GLANCE =?1 BUT IRRESOLUTELY & GLOOMILY1 LIKE 
,POLIKEI'S [N SMILE4 

"9  

,NEV]!LESS1 ! SON ( ,ILYA WAS ABSORB$ 9 PLEASANT ?\<TS4 
,HE1--A MAN :OM !Y ?\<T ( EXIL+1 :OM !Y ?REAT5$ ) 
! CONSCRIPTION1 :OM NO ONE EXCEPT ! LAZY SP>$ EI!R ABUSE OR 
BL[S1 :OM !Y ALWAYS SADDL$ ) ! MO/ UNPLEASANT JOBS1--HE WAS 
N[ GO+ TO COLLECT A SUM O' MONEY1 & A BIG SUM2 & HE HAD HIS 
MI/RESS'S CONFID5CE2 & HE WAS DRIV+ 9 ! OV]SE]'S WAGON ) 
,B>ABAN1 HIS MI/RESS'S [N HORSE2 & HE WAS DRIV+ LIKE SOME RI* 
H\SEHOLD]1 ) LEA!R TUGS & RE9S4 ,& ,POLIKEI /RAI<T5$ 
HIMSELF UP1 SMOO!D ! WOOL ON HIS CAP1 & ONCE MORE BUNDL$ HIM UP4 

,H[EV]1 IF ,POLIKEI ?\<T ?AT HE WAS LIKE A RI* H\SEHOLD]1 HE 
WAS GREATLY MI/AK54 ,EV]YBODY KN[S ?AT M]*ANTS :O DO A BUS9ESS 
( T5 ?\S& RUBLES RIDE 9 C>RIAGES ) LEA!R TRAPP+S4 ,WELL1 
SOMETIMES IT'S ONE WAY1 & SOMETIMES IT'S ANO!R4 ,!RE COMES A MAN 
) A BE>D1 9 A BLUE OR IT MAY BE A BLACK CAFTAN1 SITT+ ALONE 
ON ! BOX BEH9D A PLUMP /E$3 AS SOON AS Y\ LOOK AT HIM & SEE 
:E!R HIS HORSE IS PLUMP1 :E!R HE HIMSELF IS PLUMP1 H[ HE SITS1 
H[ HIS HORSE IS H>NESS$1 H[ ! C>RIAGE %9ES1 H[ HE HIMSELF 
IS GIRDL$1 Y\ KN[ 9/ANTLY :E!R HE IS A MUZHIK1 :O MAKES A 
?\S& OR A HUNDR$ RUBLES' WOR? ( SALES4 ,EV]Y EXP]I5C$ MAN1 
AS SOON AS HE LOOK$ CLOSELY AT ,POLIKEI1 AT HIS H&S1 AT HIS FACE1 AT 
HIS %ORT NEGLECT$ BE>D1 AT HIS GIRDLE1 AT ! HAY SPREAD C>ELESSLY 
OV] ! BOX1 AT ! LEAN ,B>ABAN1 AT ! WORN TIRE1 W\LD HAVE KN[N 
9/ANTLY ?AT ! RIG BELONG$ TO A SLAVE1 & NOT A M]*ANT1 OR 
A DROV]1 OR A H\SEHOLD] ) A ?\S& OR A HUNDR$ OR EV5 T5 
RUBLES4 

,BUT ,ILYIT* DID NOT REALIZE ?IS3 HE DECEIV$ HIMSELF1 & DECEIV$ 
HIMSELF PLEASANTLY4 ,FIFTE5 HUNDR$ RUBLES HE WILL C>RY 9 HIS BOSOM4 
,IT COMES 9TO HIS M9D1 ?A"9 T HE MI<T DRIVE ,B>ABAN TO ,ODE/A 
9/EAD ( HOME1 & !N GO :]E ,GOD MI<T GIVE4 ,BUT HE WILL NOT DO 
?AT1 BUT WILL C]TA9LY C>RY ! MONEY TO HIS MI/RESS1 & IT WILL 
BE SAID ?AT NO AM\NT ( MONEY TEMPT$ HIM4 

,AS HE CAME NE> A TAV]N1 ,B>ABAN BEGAN TO TUG ON ! LEFT RE91 TO 
SLACK5 HIS PACE1 & TO TURN 92 BUT ,POLIKEI1 9 SPITE ( ! FACT 
?AT HE HAD MONEY 9 HIS POCKET GIV5 HIM = V>I\S COMMISSIONS1 CUT 
,B>ABAN ) ! KN\T1 & DROVE BY4 ,! SAME ?+ TOOK PLACE AT ! 
NEXT TAV]N2 & AT NOON HE DISM\NT$ FROM ! TELYEGA1 & OP5+ 
! GATE ( ! M]*ANT'S H\SE1 :]E ! PEOPLE FROM ! E/ATE 
ALWAYS PUT UP1 DROVE ! TEAM 91 UNH>NESS$ ! HORSE1 & GAVE HIM 
SOME HAY1 & ATE HIS [N D9N] ) ! M]*ANT'S HIR$ HELP1 NOT 
FAIL+ TO MAKE ! MO/ ( HIS IMPORTANT ]R&2 & !N1 ) HIS 
LETT] 9 HIS CAP1 BETOOK HIMSELF TO ! G>D5]4 

,! G>D5]1 :O KNEW ,POLIKEI1 READ ! LETT]1 & F\ND IT EVID5TLY 
DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE ?AT HE WAS REALLY TO DELIV] ! MONEY TO ! 
BE>]4 ,POLIKEI DID HIS BE/ TO BE (F5D$1 BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO 
ACCOMPLI% IT2 HE ONLY SMIL$ HIS PECULI> SMILE4 ,! G>D5] RE-READ 
! LETT]1 & DELIV]$ ! MONEY4 ,POLIKEI PLAC$ ! MONEY 9 HIS 
BOSOM1 & W5T BACK TO HIS LODG+S4 ,NOT A BE]-SALOON1 NOT A TAV]N1 
NO?+ S$UC$ HIM4 ,HE EXP]I5C$ A PLEASANT EXHIL>ATION 9 ALL 
HIS BE+2 & NOT ONCE DID HE LOIT] AT ! %OPS :]E ALL SORTS ( 
TEMPT+ W>ES W]E DISPLAY$1--BOOTS1 CLOAKS1 CAPS4 ,BUT AS HE WALK$ 
ALONG SL[LY1 HE HAD ! PLEASANT CONSCI\SNESS3 0,I C\LD BUY ALL !SE 
?+S1 BUT ,I'M NOT GO+ TO40 

,HE W5T TO ! BAZA> TO EXECUTE HIS COMMISSIONS1 MADE !M 9TO A 
BUNDLE1 & !N TRI$ TO BEAT D[N ! PRICE ( A TANN$ %EEPSK9 
%UBA1 :I* WAS SET"9  AT TW5TY-FIVE RUBLES4 ,! V5DOR1 LOOK+ 
CRITICALLY AT ,POLIKEI1 DID NOT BELIEVE ?AT HE HAD ! MONEY TO BUY IT 
)2 BUT ,POLIKEI PO9T$ TO HIS BREA/1 SAY+ ?AT HE HAD 5\< TO 
BUY \T HIS :OLE E/ABLI%M5T IF HE WANT$4 ,HE ASK$ TO TRY IT ON1 
HESITAT$1 PULL$ ON IT1 CRUMPL$ IT1 BLEW ! FUR1 KEPT IT ON LONG 
5\< TO SMELL ( IT1 !N TOOK IT (F ) A SI<4 0,UNCONSCIONABLE 
PRICE6 ,IF Y\ W\LD ONLY LET IT GO = FIFTE5 RUBLES10 HE SAID4 ,! 
DEAL] ANGRILY PULL$ ! G>M5T OV] ! C\NT]1 BUT ,POLIKEI W5T 
\T ) A GAY HE>T1 & DIRECT$ HIS /EPS TO HIS LODG+S4 ,AFT] 
EAT+ HIS SUPP]1 & GIV+ ,B>ABAN HIS WAT] & OATS1 HE CLIMB$ UP 
ON ! /OVE1 TOOK \T ! 5VELOPE1 & GAZ$ AT IT LONG1 & ASK$ 
! LETT]$ PORT].<#a#a.> TO READ ! ADDRESS TO HIM1 & ! WORDS1 
0) AN 5CLOSURE ( SIXTE5 HUNDR$ & SEV5TY PAP] RUBLES40 ,! 
5VELOPE WAS MADE ( SIMPLE PAP]2 ! SEALS W]E ( D>K BR[N WAX 
) ! IMPRESSION ( AN AN*OR2 ONE L>GE SEAL 9 ! C5T]1 F\R ON 
! $GE4 ,ON ONE SIDE1 A DROP ( WAX HAD FALL54 ,ILYIT* LOOK$ AT ALL 
?IS1 & FIX$ IT 9 HIS MEMORY1 & EV5 MOV$ ! %>P 5DS ( ! 
NOTES4 ,HE EXP]I5C$ A C]TA9 *ILDI% SATISFACTION 9 KN[+ ?AT 
HE HELD SO MU* MONEY 9 HIS H&S4 ,HE PUT ! 5VELOPE 9 ! L9+ 
( HIS CAP1 MADE ! CAP 9TO A PILL[1 & LAY D[N2 BUT SEV]AL TIMES 
DUR+ ! NI<T HE WOKE UP1 & FELT AFT] ! MONEY4 ,& EV]Y TIME1 
F9D+ ! 5VELOPE 9 ITS PLACE1 HE EXP]I5C$ ! SAME PLEASURABLE 
FEEL+ 9 ! CONSCI\SNESS ?AT HE1 ! PROSCRIB$ & RIDICUL$1 WAS 
C>RY+ SO MU* MONEY1 & WAS GO+ TO DELIV] IT FAI?FULLY1--AS 
FAI?FULLY AS ! OV]SE] HIMSELF4 

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