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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] DRIV+ ! H]D D[N TO ! RIV]1 NE> :I* ! HORSES W]E 
TO GRAZE1 ,NE/] DISM\NT$ & TOOK (F ! SADDLE4 ,MEANTIME ! H]D 
BEGAN SL[LY TO SCATT] OV] ! AS YET UNTRODD5 FIELD1 COV]$ ) 
DEW & ) VAPOR RIS+ ALIKE FROM ! DAMP MEAD[ & ! RIV] ?AT 
5CIRCL$ IT4 

,TAK+ (F ! BLANKET FROM ! PIEBALD GELD+1 ,NE/] SCRAT*$ 
HIM ON HIS NECK2 & ! HORSE 9 REPLY EXPRESS$ HIS HAPP9ESS & 
SATISFACTION BY %UTT+ HIS EYES4 

0,! OLD DOG LIKES IT10 SAID ,NE/]4 

,! GELD+ REALLY DID NOT LIKE ?IS SCRAT*+ V]Y MU*1 & ONLY 
\T ( DELICACY 9TIMAT$ ?AT IT WAS AGREEABLE TO HIM4 ,HE %OOK HIS 
HEAD AS A SIGN ( ASS5T4 ,BUT SUDD5LY1 UNEXPECT$LY1 & )\T ANY 
REASON1 ,NE/]1 IMAG9+ P]HAPS ?AT TOO GREAT FAMILI>ITY MI<T 
GIVE ! HORSE FALSE IDEAS AB\T :AT HE MEANT1--,NE/]1 )\T ANY 
W>N+1 PU%$ AWAY HIS HEAD1 &1 LIFT+ UP ! BRIDLE1 /RUCK ! 
HORSE V]Y SEV]ELY ) ! BUCKLE ON HIS B>E LEG1 &1 )\T 
SAY+ ANY ?+1 W5T UP ! HILLOCK TO A /UMP1 NE> :I* HE SAT 
D[N AS ?\< NO?+ HAD HAPP5$4 

,?\< ?IS PROCE$+ 9C5S$ ! GELD+1 HE DID NOT MANIFE/ IT2 
& LEISURELY SWIT*+ HIS ?9 TAIL1 & SNIFF+ AT SOME?+1 & 
M]ELY = RECREATION CROPP+ AT ! GRASS1 HE W&]$ D[N T[>D 
! RIV]4 

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,NOT PAY+ ANY HE$ TO ! ANTICS PLAY$ >\ND HIM BY ! Y\NG 
FILLIES1 ! COLTS1 & ! YE>L+S1 & KN[+ ?AT ! HEAL? ( 
EV]YBODY1 & ESPECIALLY ONE :O HAD ATTA9$ HIS YE>S1 WAS SUBS]V$ 
BY GETT+ A GOOD DR9K ( WAT] ON AN EMPTY /OMA*1 & !N EAT+1 
HE TURN$ HIS /EPS TO :]E ! BANK WAS LESS /EEP & SLIPP]Y2 & 
WETT+ HIS HO(S & GAMBRELS1 HE ?RU/ HIS SN\T 9TO ! RIV]1 
& BEGAN TO SUCK ! WAT] ?R\< HIS LIPS DRAWN BACK1 TO PUFF ) 
HIS DI/5D+ SIDES1 & \T ( PURE SATISFACTION TO SWIT* HIS ?91 
PIEBALD TAIL ) ITS LEA!RY /UMP4 

,A *E/NUT FILLY1 ALWAYS MIS*IEV\S1 ALWAYS NAGG+ ! OLD HORSE1 & 
CAUS+ HIM MANIFOLD UNPLEASANTNESSES1 CAME D[N TO ! WAT] AS ?\< 
= H] [N NECESSITIES1 BUT REALLY M]ELY = ! SAKE ( ROIL+ ! 
WAT] 9 FRONT ( HIS NOSE4 

,BUT ! GELD+ HAD ALREADY DRUNK 5\<1 & APP>5TLY GIV+ NO 
?\<T TO ! IMPUD5T M>E1 CALMLY PUT ONE MIRY LEG BE=E ! O!R1 
%OOK HIS HEAD1 &1 TURN+ ASIDE FROM ! WANTON Y\NG/]1 BEGAN 
TO EAT4 ,DRAGG+ HIS LEGS 9 A PECULI> MANN]1 & NOT TRAMP+ D[N 
! ABUNDANT GRASS1 ! HORSE GRAZ$ = NE>LY ?REE H\RS1 SC>CELY 
/IRR+ FROM ! SPOT4 ,HAV+ EAT5 SO MU* ?AT HIS BELLY HUNG D[N 
LIKE A BAG FROM HIS ?91 %>P RIBS1 HE /OOD SOLIDLY ON HIS F\R WEAK 
LEGS1 SO ?AT AS LITTLE /RA9 AS POSSIBLE MI<T COME ON ANY ONE ( 
!M1--AT LEA/ ON ! RI<T =ELEG1 :I* WAS WEAK] ?AN ALL1--& 
W5T TO SLEEP4 

,!RE IS AN HONORABLE OLD AGE1 !RE IS A MIS]ABLE OLD AGE1 !RE IS A 
PITIABLE OLD AGE2 !RE IS ALSO AN OLD AGE ?AT IS BO? HONORABLE & 
MIS]ABLE4 ,! OLD AGE :I* ! PIEBALD GELD+ HAD REA*$ WAS ( 
?IS LATT] SORT4 

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,! OLD HORSE WAS ( A GREAT SIZE1--MORE ?AN SEV5TE5 H&S HI<4.<#d.> 
,HIS COLOR WAS :ITE1 SPOTT$ ) BLACK2 AT LEA/1 IT US$ TO BE SO1 
BUT N[ ! BLACK SPOTS HAD *ANG$ TO A DIRTY BR[N4 ,! REGIONS ( 
BLACK SPOTS W]E ?REE 9 NUMB]3 ONE ON ! HEAD1 9CLUD+ ! MANE1 
& SIDE ( ! NOSE1 ! /> ON ! =EHEAD1 & HALF ( ! NECK2 
! LONG MANE1 TANGL$ ) BURRS1 WAS /RIP$ :ITE & BR[NI%2 ! 
SECOND SPOTT$ PLACE RAN ALONG ! RI<T SIDE1 & COV]$ HALF ! 
BELLY2 ! ?IRD WAS ON ! FLANK1 9CLUD+ ! UPP] P>T ( ! TAIL 
& HALF ( ! LO9S2 ! RE/ ( ! TAIL WAS :ITI%1 V>IEGAT$4 

,! HUGE1 CORRUGAT$ HEAD1 ) DEEP HOLL[S UND] ! EYES1 & ) 
P5D5T BLACK LIPS1 SOME:AT LAC]AT$1 SAT HEAVILY & DRAGG+LY 
ON ! NECK1 :I* B5T UND] ITS LEANNESS1 & SEEM$ TO BE MADE ( 
WOOD4 ,FROM UND] ! P5D5T LIP C\LD BE SE5 ! D>K-R$ TONGUE 
PROTRUD+ ON ONE SIDE1 & ! YELL[1 WORN TUSKS ( HIS L[] 
TEE?4 ,HIS E>S1 ONE ( :I* WAS SLIT1 FELL OV] SIDEWISE1 & ONLY 
OCCASIONALLY HE TWIT*$ !M A LITTLE TO SC>E AWAY ! /ICKY FLIES4 
,ONE LONG TUFT /ILL REMA9+ ( ! =ELOCK HUNG BEH9D ! E>S2 
! BROAD =EHEAD WAS HOLL[$ & R\<2 ! SK9 HUNG LOOSE ON ! 
BIG *EEK-BONES4 ,ON ! NECK & HEAD ! VE9S /OOD \T 9 KNOTS1 
TREMBL+ & TWIT*+ :5EV] A FLY T\*$ !M4 ,! EXPRESSION ( 
HIS FACE WAS /]NLY PATI5T1 DEEPLY ?\<TFUL1 & EXPRESSIVE ( PA94 

,HIS =ELEGS W]E CROOK$ AT ! KNEES4 ,ON BO? HO(S W]E SWELL+S2 
& ON ! ONE :I* WAS HALF COV]$ BY ! M>K+1 !RE WAS 
NE> ! KNEE AT ! BACK A SORE BOIL4 ,! H9D LEGS W]E 9 BETT] 
CONDITION1 BUT !RE HAD BE5 SEV]E BRUISES LONG "9 BE=E ON ! 
HAUN*ES1 & ! HAIR DID NOT GR[ ON ?OSE PLACES4 ,HIS LEGS SEEM$ 
DISPROPORTIONATELY LONG1 BECAUSE HIS BODY WAS SO EMACIAT$4 ,HIS RIBS1 
?\< ALSO ?ICK1 W]E SO EXPOS$ & DRAWN ?AT ! HIDE SEEM$ DRI$ 
9 ! HOLL[S BETWE5 !M4 

,! BACK & WI!RS W]E V>IAT$ ) OLD SC>S1 & BEH9D WAS /ILL 
A FRE%LY GALL$ & PURUL5T SL\<4 ,! BLACK /UMP ( ! TAIL1 
:]E ! V]TEBRAE C\LD BE C\NT$1 /OOD \T LONG & ALMO/ B>E4 ,ON 
! BR[N FLANK NE> ! TAIL1 :]E IT WAS OV]GR[N ) :ITE HAIRS1 
WAS A SC> AS BIG AS ONE'S H&1 ?AT MU/ HAVE BE5 FROM A BITE4 
,ANO!R CICATRIX WAS TO BE SE5 ON ! (F %\LD]4 ,! H\<S ( ! 
H9D LEGS & ! TAIL W]E F\L ) EXCREM5T4 ,! HAIR ALL OV] ! 
BODY1 ?\< %ORT1 /OOD \T /RAI<T4 

,BUT 9 SPITE ( ! FIL?Y OLD AGE TO :I* ?IS HORSE HAD COME1 
ANY ONE LOOK+ AT HIM W\LD HAVE 9VOLUNT>ILY ?\<T1 & A 
CONNOISSEUR W\LD HAVE SAID IMM$IATELY1 ?AT HE MU/ HAVE BE5 9 
HIS DAY A REM>KABLY F9E HORSE4 ,! CONNOISSEUR W\LD HAVE SAID ALSO 
?AT !RE WAS ONLY ONE BRE$ 9 ,RUSSIA.<#e.> ?AT C\LD GIVE SU* BROAD 
BONES1 SU* HUGE JO9TS1 SU* HO(S1 SU* SL5D] LEG-BONES1 SU* AN 
>*$ NECK1 &1 MO/ ( ALL1 SU* A SKULL1--EYES L>GE1 BLACK1 & 
BRILLIANT1 & SU* A ?OR\<BR$ NETWORK ( N]VES OV] HIS HEAD & 
NECK1 & SU* DELICATE SK9 & HAIR4 

,9 REALITY !RE WAS SOME?+ NOBLE 9 ! =M ( ?IS HORSE1 & 
9 ! T]RIBLE UNION 9 HIM ( ! REPULSIVE SIGNS ( DECREPITUDE1 
! 9CREAS$ V>IEGAT$NESS ( HIS HIDE1 & HIS ACTIONS1 & ! 
EXPRESSION ( SELF-DEP5D5CE1 & ! CALM CONSCI\SNESS"9  ( BEAUTY 
& /R5G?4 

,LIKE A LIV+ RU9 HE /OOD 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! DEWY FIELD1 ALONE2 
:ILE NOT F> AWAY FROM HIM W]E HE>D ! GALLOP+1 ! NEI<+1 ! 
LIVELY :9NY+1 ! SNORT+1 ( ! SCATT]$ H]D4 

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