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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,! NEXT EV5+ :5 ! GATES W]E CLOS$1 & ALL WAS /ILL1 ! 
PIEBALD CONT9U$ ?US3-- 

0,I HAD MANY EXP]I5CES1 BO? AMONG M5 & AMONG MY [N K9D1 :ILE 
*ANG+ AB\T FROM H& TO H&4 ,I /AID ) TWO MA/]S ! LONGE/3 
) ! PR9CE1 ! (FIC] ( ! HUSS>S1 & !N ) AN OLD MAN 
:O LIV$ AT ,NIKOLA ,YAVLEONOI ,*UR*4 

0,I SP5T ! HAPPIE/ DAYS ( MY LIFE ) ! HUSS>4 

0,?\< HE WAS ! CAUSE ( MY DE/RUCTION1 ?\< HE LOV$ NO?+ & 
NOBODY1 YET ,I LOV$ HIM1 & /ILL LOVE HIM1 = ?IS V]Y REASON4 

0,HE PLEAS$ ME PRECISELY1 BECAUSE HE WAS H&SOME1 =TUNATE1 RI*1 & 
!RE=E LOV$ NO ONE4 

0,Y\ >E FAMILI> ) ?IS L(TY EQU9E S5TIM5T ( \RS4 ,HIS 
COLDNESS1 & MY DEP5D5CE UPON HIM1 ADD$ GREATLY TO ! /R5G? 
( MY AFFECTION = HIM4 ,BECAUSE HE BEAT ME1 & DROVE ME TO DEA?1 ,I 
US$ TO ?9K 9 ?OSE HAPPY DAYS1 = ?AT V]Y REASON ,I WAS ALL ! 
HAPPI]4 

0,HE B\<T ME ( ! HORSE-DEAL] TO :OM ! EQU]RY HAD SOLD ME1 = 
EI<T HUNDR$ RUBLES4 ,HE B\<T ME BECAUSE !RE WAS NO DEM& = 
PIEBALD HORSES4 ,?OSE W]E MY HAPPIE/ DAYS4 

0,HE HAD A MI/RESS4 ,I KNEW IT BECAUSE EV]Y DAY ,I TOOK HIM TO H]2 & 
,I TOOK H] \T DRIV+1 "9 & SOMETIMES TOOK !M TOGE!R4 

0,HIS MI/RESS WAS A H&SOME WOMAN1 & HE WAS H&SOME1 & HIS 
COA*MAN WAS H&SOME2 & ,I LOV$ !M ALL BECAUSE !Y W]E4 ,& LIFE 
WAS WOR? LIV+ !N4 

0,?IS IS ! WAY ?AT MY LIFE WAS SP5T3 ,9 ! MORN+ ! MAN CAME 
TO GROOM ME1--NOT ! COA*MAN1 BUT ! GROOM4 ,! GROOM WAS A Y\NG 
LAD1 TAK5 FROM AMONG ! MUZHIKS4 ,HE W\LD OP5 ! DOOR1 LET ! W9D 
DRIVE \T ! /EAM FROM ! HORSES1 %OVEL \T ! MANURE1 TAKE (F 
! BLANKET1 BEG9 TO FL\RI% ! BRU% OV] MY BODY1 & ) ! 
CURRY-COMB TO BRU% \T ! SCRUFF ON ! FLOOR ( ! /ALL1 M>K$ 
BY ! /AMP+ ( HO(S4 ,I W\LD MAKE BELIEVE BITE HIS SLEEVES1 W\LD 
PU% HIM ) MY LEG4 

0,!N WE W]E L$ \T1 ONE AFT] ! O!R1 TO DR9K FROM A TUB ( 
COLD WAT]2 & ! Y\NG/] ADMIR$ MY SLEEK SPOTT$ COAT1 MY LEGS 
/RAI<T AS AN >R[1 MY BROAD HO(S1 MY POLI%$ FLANK1 & BACK 
WIDE 5\< TO SLEEP ON4 ,!N HE W\LD ?R[ ! HAY BEH9D ! BROAD 
RACK1 & P\R ! OATS 9TO ! OAK5 CRIBS4 ,!N ,FE(AN & ! OLD 
COA*MAN W\LD COME4 

0,! MA/] & ! COA*MAN W]E ALIKE4 ,NEI!R ! ONE NOR ! O!R 
FE>$ ANY ONE OR LOV$ ANY ONE EXCEPT !MSELVES1 & !RE=E 
EV]YBODY LOV$ !M4 ,FE(AN CAME 9 A R$ %IRT1 PLU% BREE*ES1 & 
COAT4 ,I US$ TO LIKE TO HE> HIM :51 ALL POMAD$ = A HOLIDAY1 HE 
W\LD COME TO ! /ABLE 9 HIS COAT1 & CRY1-- 

0',WELL1 CATTLE1 >E Y\ ASLEEP8' & POKE ME 9 ! LO9 ) ! 
H&LE ( HIS =K2 BUT NEV] SO AS TO HURT1 ONLY 9 FUN4 ,I C\LD 
9/ANTLY TAKE A JOKE1 & ,I W\LD LAY BACK MY E>S & %[ MY TEE?4 

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0,WE HAD A *E/NUT /ALLION ?AT BELONG$ TO A PAIR4 ,SOMETIMES !Y 
W\LD H>NESS US TOGE!R4 ,?IS ,POLKAN C\LD NOT UND]/& A JOKE1 & 
WAS SIMPLY UGLY AS ! DEVIL4 ,I US$ TO /& 9 ! NEXT /ALL TO HIM1 
& FEEL S]I\SLY PA9$4 ,FE(AN WAS NOT AFRAID ( HIM4 ,HE US$ TO GO 
/RAI<T UP TO HIM1 %\T TO HIM1--IT SEEM$ AS ?\< HE W]E GO+ 
TO KICK HIM1--BUT NO1 /RAI<T BY1 & PUT ON ! HALT]4 

0,ONCE WE RAN AWAY TOGE!R1 9 A PAIR1 OV] ! ,KUZNETSKOE4 ,NEI!R ! 
MA/] NOR ! COA*MAN WAS FRI<T5$2 !Y LAU<$1 !Y %\T$ TO 
! PEOPLE1 & !Y SAW$ ON ! RE9S & PULL$ UP1 & SO ,I DID NOT 
RUN OV] ANYBODY4 

0,9 !IR S]VICE ,I EXP5D$ MY BE/ QUALITIES1 & HALF ( MY LIFE4 
,!N ,I WAS GIV5 TOO MU* WAT] TO DR9K1 & MY LEGS GAVE \T4444 ,BUT 
9 SPITE ( EV]Y ?+1 ?AT WAS ! BE/ P>T ( MY LIFE4 ,AT TWELVE 
!Y W\LD COME1 H>NESS US1 OIL MY HO(S1 MOI/5 MY =ELOCK & 
MANE1 & PUT US BETWE5 ! ?ILLS4 

0,! SL$GE WAS ( CANE1 PLAIT$1 UPHOL/]$ 9 VELVET4 ,! H>NESS 
HAD LITTLE SILV] BUCKLES1 ! RE9S ( SILK1 & ONCE ,I WORE A 
FLY-NET4 ,! :OLE H>NESS WAS SU*1 ?AT1 :5 ALL ! /RAPS & 
BELTS W]E PUT ON & DRAWN1 IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE \T :]E ! 
H>NESS 5D$ & ! HORSE BEGAN4 ,!Y W\LD F9I% H>NESS+ 9 
! %$4 ,FE(AN W\LD COME \T1 HIS MIDDLE WID] ?AN HIS %\LD]S1 
) HIS R$ GIRDLE UND] HIS >MS4 ,HE W\LD 9SPECT ! H>NESS1 TAKE 
HIS SEAT1 /RAI<T5 HIS CAFTAN1 PUT HIS FOOT 9 ! /IRRUP1 GET (F 
SOME JOKE1 ALWAYS CRACK HIS :IP1 ?\< HE SC>CELY EV] T\*$ ME 
) IT1--M]ELY = =M'S SAKE1--& CRY1 ',N[ (F ) Y\6'.<#i.> 
,& FRISK+ AT EV]Y /EP1 ,I W\LD PRANCE \T ( ! GATE2 & ! 
COOK1 COM+ \T TO EMPTY"9  H] SLOPS1 W\LD PAUSE 9 ! ROAD2 & 
! MUZHIK1 BR++ 9 HIS FIREWOOD1 W\LD OP5 HIS EYES4 ,WE W\LD 
DRIVE UP & D[N1 OCCASIONALLY /OPP+4 ,! LACKEYS COME \T1 ! 
COA*M5 DRIVE UP4 ,!RE IS CON/ANT CONV]SATION4 ,ALWAYS KEPT WAIT+4 
,SOMETIMES = ?REE H\RS WE W]E KEPT AT ! DOOR2 OCCASIONALLY WE 
TAKE A TURN >\ND1 & TALK A :ILE1 & AGA9 WE HALT4 

0,AT LA/ !RE W\LD BE A TUMULT 9 ! HALLWAY2 ! GRAY-HAIR$ 
,TIKHON1 FAT 9 PAUN*1 COMES \T 9 HIS DRESS-COAT4 ',DRIVE ON2' !N 
!RE WAS NONE ( ?AT USE ( SUP]FLU\S WORDS ?AT OBTA9S N[4 
,FE(AN CLUCKS AS IF ,I DID NOT KN[ :AT '=W>D' MEANT2 COMES UP TO 
! DOOR1 & DRIVES AWAY QUICKLY1 UNCONC]N$LY1 AS ?\< !RE 
WAS NO?+ WOND]FUL EI!R 9 ! SL$GE OR ! HORSES1 OR ,FE(AN 
HIMSELF1 AS HE B5DS HIS BACK & HOLDS \T HIS H&S 9 SU* A WAY 
?AT IT W\LD SEEM IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP IT UP LONG4 

0,! PR9CE COMES \T 9 HIS %AKO & CLOAK1 ) A GRAY BEAV] COLL> 
CONCEAL+ HIS H&SOME1 RUDDY1 BLACK-BR[$ FACE1 :I* \<T NEV] TO 
BE COV]$4 ,HE W\LD COME \T ) CLANK+ SAB]1 J+L+ SPURS1 & 
COPP]-HEEL$ BOOTS2 /EPP+ OV] ! C>PET AS ?\< 9 A HURRY1 & 
NOT PAY+ ANY HE$ TO ME OR TO ,FE(AN1 :OM EV]YBODY EXCEPT HIMSELF 
LOOK$ AT & ADMIR$4 

0,FE(AN CLUCKS4 ,I PULL AT ! RE9S1 & ) A RESPECTABLE RAPID 
TROT WE >E (F & AWAY4 ,I GLANCE R\ND AT ! PR9CE1 & TOSS MY 
>I/OCRATIC HEAD & DELICATE TOPKNOT4 ,! PR9CE IS 9 GOOD SPIRITS2 
HE SOMETIMES JE/S ) ,FE(AN4 ,FE(AN REPLIES1 HALF TURN+ R\ND TO 
! PR9CE HIS H&SOME FACE1 &1 NOT DROPP+ HIS H&S1 MAKES SOME 
RIDICUL\S MOTIO"9 N ) ! RE9S :I* ,I UND]/&2 & ON1 ON1 ON1 
) EV] WID] & WID] /RIDES1 /RA9+ EV]Y MUSCLE1 & S5D+ 
! MUDDY SN[ OV] ! DA%]1 (F ,I GO6 ,!N !RE WAS NONE ( ! 
ABSURD WAY ?AT OBTA9S TO-DAY ( CRY+1 ,O6 AS ?\< ! COA*MAN 
W]E 9 PA91 & C\LDN'T SPEAK4 ',G'LONG6 ,LOOK \T !RE6.<#a.> ,G'LONG6 
,LOOK \T !RE1' %\TS ,FE(AN2 & ! PEOPLE CLE> ! WAY1 & /& 
CRAN+ !IR NECKS TO SEE ! H&SOME GELD+1 ! H&SOME COA*MAN1 
& ! H&SOME H>M4444 

0,I LOV$ ESPECIALLY TO \T/RIP SOME RAC]4 ,:5 ,FE(AN & ,I W\LD 
SEE 9 ! DI/ANCE SOME TEAM WOR?Y ( \R METTLE1 FLY+ LIKE A 
:IRLW9D1 WE W\LD GRADUALLY COME NE>] & NE>] TO HIM4 ,& SOON 
TOSS+ ! MUD OV] ! DA%]1 ,I W\LD BE EV5 ) ! PASS5G]1 
& W\LD SNORT OV] HIS HEAD1 !N EV5 ) ! SADDLE1 ) ! 
BELL-B[2.<#a#a.> !N ,I W\LD ALREADY SEE HIM & HE> HIM BEH9D ME1 
GRADUALLY GETT+ F>!R & F>!R AWAY4 ,BUT ! PR9CE & ,FE(AN 
& ,I1 WE ALL KEPT SIL5T1 & MADE BELIEVE ?AT WE W]E M]ELY \T 
= A DRIVE1 & BY \R ACTIONS ?AT WE DID NOT NOTICE ?OSE ) SL[ 
HORSES :OM WE OV]TOOK ON \R WAY4 ,I LOV$ TO RACE1 BUT ,I LOV$ ALSO 
TO MEET A GOOD RAC]4 ,ONE W9K1 S\ND1 GLANCE1 & WE W\LD BE (F1 & 
W\LD FLY ALONG1 EA* ON HIS [N SIDE ( ! ROAD40 444 

,H]E ! GATES CREAK$1 & ! VOICES ( ,NE/] & ,VASKA W]E HE>D4 

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