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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,! HO/ RETURN$1 & SMIL$ AS HE SAT D[N OPPOSITE HIS GUE/4 
,NEI!R ( !M SPOKE4 

0,OH1 YES6 ,I WAS SPEAK+ ( ,ATLASNUI4 ,I HAD A GREAT M9D TO BUY ! 
M>ES ( ,DUBOVITSKY4 ,NO?+ BUT RUBBI% WAS LEFT40 

0,HE WAS BURN$ \T10 SAID ,SI]PUKHOVSKOI1 & SUDD5LY /OOD UP 
& LOOK$ >\ND4 ,HE REMEMB]$ ?AT HE [$ ?IS RU9$ MAN TW5TY 
?\S& RUBLES2 & ?AT1 IF BURN$ \T W]E SAID ( ANY ONE1 IT 
MI<T BY GOOD RI<TS BE SAID AB\T HIMSELF4 ,HE BEGAN TO LAU<4 

,BO? KEPT SIL5CE LONG4 ,! MA/] WAS REVOLV+ 9 HIS M9D H[ HE 
MI<T BOA/ A LITTLE BE=E HIS GUE/4 ,SI]PUKHOVSKOI WAS COGITAT+ 
H[ HE MI<T %[ ?AT HE DID NOT CONSID] HIMSELF BURN$ \T4 ,BUT ! 
?\<TS ( BO? MOV$ ) DIFFICULTY1 9 SPITE ( ! FACT ?AT !Y 
TRI$ TO 5LIV5 !MSELVES ) CIG>S4 

0,WELL1 :5 %ALL WE HAVE SOME?+ TO DR9K80 ASK$ ! GUE/ ( 
HIMSELF4 

0,AT ALL EV5TS1 WE MU/ HAVE SOME?+ TO DR9K1 ELSE WE %ALL DIE ( 
! BLUES10 SAID ! HO/ TO HIMSELF4 

0,H[ IS IT8 >E Y\ GO+ TO /AY H]E LONG80 ASK$ ,SI]PUKHOVSKOI4 

0,AB\T A MON? YET4 ,%ALL WE HAVE A LITTLE LUN*8 ,:AT SAY Y\8 ,FRITZ1 
IS EV]Y ?+ READY80 

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,!Y W5T BACK TO ! D9+-ROOM4 ,!RE1 UND] A HANG+ LAMP1 /OOD 
! TABLE LOAD$ ) C&LES & V]Y EXTRAORD9>Y ?+S3 SIPHONS1 
& BOTTLES ) FANCY /OPP]S1 EXTRAORD9>Y W9E 9 DECANT]S1 
EXTRAORD9>Y LIQUEURS & VODKA4 ,!Y DRANK1 SAT D[N1 DRANK AGA91 
SAT D[N1 & TRI$ TO TALK4 ,SI]PUKHOVSKOI GREW FLU%$1 & BEGAN TO 
SPEAK UNRES]V$LY4 

,!Y TALK$ AB\T WOM53 :O KEPT SU* & SU* AN ONE2 ! GYPSY1 ! 
BALLET-GIRL1 ! S\BRETTE4.<#a#i.> 

0,:Y1 Y\ LEFT ,MA?IEU1 DIDN'T Y\80 ASK$ ! HO/4 

,?IS WAS ! MI/RESS :O HAD CAUS$ ,SI]PUKHOVSKOI SU* PA94 

0,NO1 %E LEFT ME4 ,O MY FRI5D1.<#b.> H[ ONE REMEMB]S :AT ONE HAS 
SQU&]$ 9 LIFE6 ,N[ ,I AM GLAD1 FACT1 :5 ,I GET A ?\S& RUBLES2 
GLAD1 FACT1 :5 ,I GET \T ( EV]YBODY'S WAY4 ,I CANNOT 9 ,MOSC[4 ,AH6 
:AT'S TO BE SAID60 

,! HO/ WAS BOR$ TO LI/5 TO ,SI]PUKHOVSKOI4 ,HE WANT$ TO TALK 
AB\T HIMSELF1--TO BRAG4 ,BUT ,SI]PUKHOVSKOI ALSO WANT$ TO TALK AB\T 
HIMSELF1--AB\T HIS GLITT]+ PA/4 ,! HO/ P\R$ \T SOME MORE 
W9E1 & WAIT$ TILL HE HAD F9I%$1 SO AS TO TELL HIM AB\T HIS 
AFFAIRS1--H[ HE WAS GO+ TO >RANGE HIS /UD AS NO ONE EV] HAD 
BE=E2 & H[ ,M>IE LOV$ HIM1 NOT = HIS MONEY1 BUT = HIMSELF4 

0,I WAS GO+ TO TELL Y\ ?AT 9 MY /UD0 444 HE BEGAN4 ,BUT 
,SI]PUKHOVSKOI 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,!RE WAS A TIME1 ,I MAY SAY10 HE BEGAN1 0:5 ,I LOV$1 & KNEW H[ TO 
LIVE4 ,Y\ W]E TALK+ JU/ N[ AB\T RAC+2 PLEASE TELL ME :AT IS 
Y\R BE/ RAC]40 

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,! HO/ WAS GLAD ( ! *ANCE TO TELL SOME MORE AB\T HIS /UD1 BUT 
,SI]PUKHOVSKOI AGA9 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,YES1 YES10 SAID HE4 0,BUT ! TR\BLE ) Y\ BRE$]S IS1 ?AT Y\ DO 
IT ONLY = O/5TATION1 & NOT = PLEASURE1 = LIFE4 ,IT WASN'T SO 
) ME4 ,I WAS TELL+ Y\ ?IS V]Y DAY ?AT ,I US$ TO HAVE A PIEBALD 
RAC]1 ) JU/ SU* SPOTS AS ,I SAW AMONG Y\R COLTS4 ,OKH6 :AT A 
HORSE HE WAS6 ,Y\ CAN'T IMAG9E IT3 ?IS WAS 9 '#d#b4 ,I HAD JU/ COME 
TO ,MOSC[4 ,I W5T TO A DEAL]1 & SAW A PIEBALD GELD+4 ,ALL 9 BE/ 
=M4 ,HE PLEAS$ ME4 ,PRICE8 ,?\S& RUBLES4 ,HE PLEAS$ ME4 ,I TOOK HIM1 
& BEGAN TO RIDE HIM4 ,I NEV] HAD1 & Y\ NEV] HAD & NEV] WILL 
HAVE1 SU* A HORSE4 ,I NEV] KNEW A BETT] HORSE1 EI!R = GAIT1 OR 
/R5G?1 OR BEAUTY4 ,Y\ W]E A LAD !N4 ,Y\ C\LD NOT HAVE KN[N1 BUT 
Y\ MAY HAVE HE>D1 ,I SUPPOSE4 ,ALL ,MOSC[ KNEW HIM40 

0,YES1 ,I HE>D AB\T HIM10 SAID ! HO/ RELUCTANTLY2 0BUT ,I WAS GO+ 
TO TELL Y\ AB\T MY0 444 

,SO Y\ HE>D AB\T HIM4 ,I B\<T HIM JU/ AS HE WAS1 )\T P$IGREE1 
)\T PRO(2 BUT !N ,I KNEW ,VOYEIK(1 & ,I TRAC$ HIM4 ,HE WAS SIR$ 
BY ,LIUBEZNUI ,I4 ,HE WAS CALL$ ,KHOL/OMIR4.<#b#a.> ,HE'D MEASURE L95 = 
Y\6 ,ON ACC\NT ( HIS SPOTT+1 HE WAS GIV5 TO ! EQU]RY AT ! 
,KHR5OVSKI /UD2 & HE HAD HIM GELD$1 & SOLD HIM TO ! DEAL]4 
,>5'T ANY HORSES LIKE HIM ANYMORE1 FRI5D6 ,AKH6 0,:AT A TIME ?AT 
WAS6 ,AKH6 VANI%$ Y\?60 HE SAID1 QUOT+ ! WORDS ( A GYPSY 
SONG4 ,HE BEGAN TO GET WILD4 0,EKH6 ?AT WAS A GOLD5 TIME6 ,I WAS 
T"9 W5TY-FIVE4 ,I HAD EI<TY ?\S& A YE> 9COME2 !N ,I HADN'T A GRAY 
HAIR2 ALL MY TEE? LIKE PE>LS4444 ,:ATEV] ,I UND]TOOK PROSP]$4 ,& 
YET ALL CAME TO AN 5D40 444 

0,WELL1 Y\ DIDN'T HAVE SU* LIVELY TIMES !N10 SAID ! HO/1 TAK+ 
ADVANTAGE ( ! 9T]RUPTION4 0,I TELL Y\ ?AT MY FIR/ HORSES BEGAN 
TO RUN )\T0 444 

0,Y\R HORSES6 ,HORSES W]E MORE METTLESOME !N0 444 

0,H[ MORE METTLESOME80 

0,YES1 MORE METTLESOME4 ,I REMEMB] H[ ONE TIME ,I WAS AT ,MOSC[ AT ! 
RACES4 ,NONE ( MY HORSES W]E 9 IT4 ,I DID NOT C>E = RAC+2 BUT ,I 
HAD BLOOD$ HORSES1 ,G5]AL ,*AULET1 ,MAHOMET4 ,I HAD MY PIEBALD ) 
ME4 ,MY COA*MAN WAS A SPL5DID Y\NG FELL[4 ,I LIK$ HIM4 ,BUT HE WAS 
RA!R GIV5 TO DR9K1 SO ,I DROVE4--',SI]PUKHOVSKOI1' SAID !Y1 ':5 
>E Y\ GO+ TO GET SOME TROTT]S8'--',I DON'T C>E = Y\R L[-BR$ 
BEA/S1.<#b#b.> ! DEVIL TAKE 'EM6 ,I HAVE A HACKDRIV]'S PIEBALD ?AT'S 
WOR? ALL ( Y\RS4'--,YES1 BUT HE DOESN'T RACE4'--',BET Y\ A ?\S& 
RUBLES4' ,!Y TOOK ME UP4 ,HE W5T R\ND 9 FIVE SECONDS1 WON ! WAG] 
( A ?\S& RUBLES4 ,BUT ?AT WAS NO?+4 ,) MY BLOOD$ HORSES ,I 
W5T 9 A TROIKA A HUNDR$ V]/S 9 ?REE H\RS4 ,ALL ,MOSC[ KNEW AB\T 
IT40 

,& ,SI]PUKHOVSKOI BEGAN TO BRAG SO FLU5TLY & /EADILY ?AT ! HO/ 
C\LD NOT GET 9 A WORD1 & SAT FAC+ HIM ) DEJECT$ C\NT5ANCE4 
,ONLY1 BY WAY ( DIV]SION1 HE W\LD FILL UP HIS GLASS & ?AT ( HIS 
COMPANION4 

,IT BEGAN ALREADY TO GR[ LI<T1 BUT /ILL !Y SAT !RE4 ,IT BECAME 
PA9FULLY TIRESOME TO ! HO/4 ,H"9 E GOT UP4 

0,SLEEP1--LET'S GO TO SLEEP1 !N10 SAID ,SI]PUKHOVSKOI1 AS HE GOT UP1 
& W5T /AGG]+ & PUFF+ TO ! ROOM ?AT HAD BE5 ASSIGN$ TO 
HIM4 

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,! MA/] ( ! H\SE REJO9$ HIS MI/RESS4 

0,OH1 HE'S UN5DURABLE4 ,HE GOT DRUNK1 & LI$ FA/] ?AN HE C\LD 
TALK40 

0,& HE MADE LOVE TO ME TOO40 

0,I FE> ?AT HE'S GO+ TO BORR[ ( ME40 

,SI]PUKHOVSKOI ?REW HIMSELF ON ! B$ )\T UNDRESS+1 & DREW A 
LONG BREA?4 

0,I MU/ HAVE TALK$ A GOOD DEAL ( NONS5SE10 HE ?\<T4 0,WELL1 IT'S 
ALL ! SAME4 ,GOOD W9E1 BUT HE'S A BIG HOG4 ,SOME?+ *EAP AB\T 
HIM4.<#b#c.> ,& ,I AM A HOG MYSELF10 HE REM>K$1 & LAU<$ AL\D4 0,WELL1 
,I US$ TO SUPPORT O!RS3 N[ IT'S MY TURN4 ,I GUESS ! ,W9KL] GIRL 
WILL HELP ME4 ,I'LL BORR[ SOME MONEY ( H]4 ,HE MAY COME TO IT4 ,SUPPOSE 
,I'VE GOT TO UNDRESS4 ,CAN'T GET MY BOOT (F4 ,HEY1 HEY60 HE CRI$2 BUT 
! MAN :O HAD BE5 ORD]$ TO WAIT ON HIM HAD LONG BE=E GONE TO B$4 

,HE SAT UP1 TOOK (F HIS KITTEL & HIS VE/1 & SOMEH[ MANAG$ TO 
CRAWL \T ( HIS TR\S]S2 BUT IT WAS LONG BE=E HIS BOOTS W\LD /IR3 
) HIS /\T BELLY IT WAS H>D WORK TO /OOP OV]4 ,HE GOT ONE (F2 HE 
/RUGGL$ & /RUGGL$ ) ! O!R1 GOT \T ( BREA?1 & GAVE IT 
UP4 ,& SO ) ONE LEG 9 ! BOOT HE ?REW HIMSELF D[N1 & BEGAN TO 
SNORE1 FILL+ ! :OLE ROOM ) ! ODOR ( W9E1 TOBACCO1 & VILE 
OLD AGE4 

.<#a#i.> ,FRANTSUZH5KA4 

.<#b.> AKH1 BRAT BRO!R4 

.<#b#a.> ,KHOL/OMIR MEANS A CLO? MEASUR]3 SUGGE/+ ! 
GREATE/ DI/ANCE FROM L+] TO L+] ( ! \T/RET*$ >MS1 & 
RAPIDITY 9 ACCOMPLI%+ ! MOTION4 

.<#b#b.> LIT]ALLY1 MUZHIKS4 

.<#b#c.> KUPE%ESKOE1 M]*ANT-LIKE4 

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