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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

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,SA%KA1 ) A SA% TI$ R\ND HIS WAI/1 ANN\NC$ ?AT ! HORSES W]E READY BUT 9SI/$ ?AT ! C\NT'S CLOAK1 :I*1 HE SAID1 ) ITS FUR COLL> WAS WOR? ?REE HUNDR$ RUBLES1 %\LD BE RECOV]$1 & ! %ABBY BLUE ONE RETURN$ TO ! RASCAL :O HAD *ANG$ IT = ! C\NT'S AT ! ,M>%AL'S2 BUT ,TURB9 TOLD HIM !RE WAS NO NE$ TO LOOK = ! CLOAK1 & W5T TO HIS ROOM TO *ANGE HIS CLO!S4 

,! CAVALRYMAN KEPT HICC\<+ AS HE SAT SIL5T BESIDE HIS GYPSY GIRL4 ,! ,CAPTA9 ( ,POLICE CALL$ = VODKA & 9VIT$ EV]YONE TO COME AT ONCE & HAVE BREAKFA/ ) HIM1 PROMIS+ ?AT HIS WIFE W\LD C]TA9LY DANCE ) ! GYPSIES4 ,! H&SOME Y\NG MAN WAS PR(\NDLY EXPLA9+ TO ,ILYU%KA ?AT !RE IS MORE S\LFULNESS 9 PIAN(ORTE MUSIC & ?AT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PLAY BEMOLS ON A GUIT>4 ,! (FICIAL SAT 9 A CORN] SADLY DR9K+ HIS TEA & 9 ! DAYLI<T SEEM$ A%AM$ ( HIS DEBAU*]Y4 ,! GYPSIES W]E DISPUT+ AMONG !MSELVES 9 !IR [N TONGUE AS TO 0HAIL+ ! GUE/S0 AGA91 :I* ,/E%KA OPPOS$1 SAY+ ?AT ! B>ORAY 79 GYPSY LANGUAGE1 C\NT OR PR9CE OR1 MORE LIT]ALLY1 0GREAT G5TLEMAN07 W\LD BE ANGRY4 ,9 G5]AL ! LA/ EMB]S ( ! DEBAU* W]E DY+ D[N 9 EV]YONE4 

0,WELL1 ONE F>EWELL SONG1 & !N (F HOME60 SAID ! C\NT1 5T]+ ! P>LOR 9 TRAVEL+ DRESS1 FRE%1 M]RY1 & H&SOM] ?AN EV]4 

,! GYPSIES AGA9 =M$ !IR CIRCLE & W]E JU/ READY TO BEG9 :5 ,ILY9 5T]$ ) A PACKET ( PAP] MONEY 9 HIS H& & TOOK ! C\NT ASIDE4 

0,I HAD ONLY FIFTE5 ?\S& RUBLES ( ,CR[N MONEY & Y\ HAVE GIV5 ME SIXTE5 ?\S& ?REE HUNDR$10 HE SAID1 0SO ?IS IS Y\RS40 

0,?AT'S A GOOD ?+4 ,GIVE IT H]E60 

,ILY9 GAVE HIM ! MONEY &1 LOOK+ TIMIDLY AT ! C\NT1 OP5$ HIS LIPS TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT ONLY BLU%$ TILL TE>S CAME 9TO HIS EYES & SEIZ+ ! C\NT'S H& BEGAN TO PRESS IT4 

0Y\ BE (F6 444 ,ILYU%KA6 ,H]E'S SOME MONEY = Y\1 BUT Y\ MU/ ACCOMPANY ME \T ( ! T[N ) SONGS60 & HE ?REW ONTO ! GUIT> ! ?IRTE5 HUNDR$ RUBLES ,ILY9 HAD BR\<T HIM4 ,BUT ! C\NT QUITE =GOT TO REPAY ! HUNDR$ RUBLES HE HAD BORR[$ ( ! CAVALRYMAN ! DAY BE=E4 

,IT WAS ALREADY T5 O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+4 ,! SUN HAD RIS5 ABOVE ! RO(S ( ! H\SES4 ,PEOPLE W]E MOV+ AB\T 9 ! /REETS4 ,! TRADESM5 HAD LONG S9CE OP5$ !IR %OPS4 ,NOBLEM5 & (FICIALS W]E DRIV+ ?R\< ! /REETS & LADIES W]E %OPP+ 9 ! BAZA>1 :5 ! :OLE GYPSY B&1 ) ! ,CAPTA9 ( ,POLICE1 ! CAVALRYMAN1 ! H&SOME Y\NG MAN1 ,ILY91 & ! C\NT 9 ! BLUE BE>SK9 CLOAK CAME \T 9TO ! HOTEL POR*4 

,IT WAS A SUNNY DAY & A ?AW HAD SET 94 ,! L>GE PO/-SL$GES1 EA* DRAWN BY ?REE HORSES ) !IR TAILS TI$ UP TI<T1 DROVE UP TO ! POR* SPLA%+ ?R\< ! MUD & ! :OLE LIVELY P>TY TOOK !IR PLACES4 ,! C\NT1 ,ILY91 ,/E%KA1 & ,ILYU%KA1 ) ,SA%KA ! C\NT'S ORD]LY1 GOT 9TO ! FIR/ SL$GE4 ,BLU*] WAS BESIDE HIMSELF & WAGG$ HIS TAIL1 B>K+ AT ! %AFT-HORSE4 ,! O!R G5TLEM5 GOT 9TO ! TWO O!R SL$GES ) ! RE/ ( ! GYPSY M5 & WOM54 ,! TROYKAS GOT ABREA/ AS !Y LEFT ! HOTEL & ! GYPSIES /RUCK UP 9 *ORUS4 ,! TROYKAS ) !IR SONGS & BELLS -- =C+ EV]Y VEHICLE !Y MET RI<T ONTO ! PAVEM5TS -- DA%$ ?R\< ! :OLE T[N RI<T TO ! T[N GATES4 

,! TRADESM5 & PASS]SBY :O DID NOT KN[ !M1 & ESPECIALLY ?OSE :O DID1 W]E NOT A LITTLE A/ONI%$ :5 !Y SAW ! NOBLEM5 DRIV+ ?R\< ! /REETS 9 BROAD DAYLI<T ) GYPSY GIRLS & TIPSY GYPSY M51 S++4 

,:5 !Y HAD PASS$ ! T[N GATES ! TROYKAS /OPP$ & EV]YONE BEGAN BIDD+ ! C\NT F>EWELL4 

,ILY91 :O HAD DRUNK A GOOD DEAL AT ! LEAVE-TAK+ & HAD HIMSELF BE5 DRIV+ ! SL$GE ALL ! WAY1 SUDD5LY BECAME V]Y SAD1 BEGG$ ! C\NT TO /AY ANO!R DAY1 &1 :5 HE F\ND ?AT ?IS WAS NOT POSSIBLE1 RU%$ QUITE UNEXPECT$LY AT HIS NEW FRI5D1 KISS$ HIM1 & PROMIS$ ) TE>S TO TRY TO EX*ANGE 9TO ! HUSS> REGIM5T ! C\NT WAS S]V+ 9 AS SOON AS HE GOT BACK4 ,! C\NT WAS P>TICUL>LY GAY2 HE TUMBL$ ! CAVALRYMAN1 :O HAD BECOME V]Y FAMILI> 9 ! MORN+1 9TO A SN[DRIFT1 SET ,BLU*] AT ! ,CAPTA9 ( ,POLICE1 TOOK ,/E%KA 9 HIS >MS & WI%$ TO C>RY H] (F TO ,MOSC[1 & F9ALLY JUMP$ 9TO HIS SL$GE & MADE ,BLU*]1 :O WANT$ TO /& UP 9 ! MIDDLE1 SIT D[N BY HIS SIDE4 ,SA%KA JUMP$ ON ! BOX AFT] HAV+ AGA9 ASK$ ! CAVALRYMAN TO RECOV] ! C\NT'S CLOAK FROM !M & TO S5D IT ON4 ,! C\NT CRI$1 0,GO610 TOOK (F HIS CAP1 WAV$ IT OV] HIS HEAD1 & :I/L$ TO ! HORSES LIKE A PO/-BOY4 ,! TROYKAS DROVE (F 9 !IR DIFF]5T DIRECTIONS4 

,A MONOTON\S SN[-COV]$ PLA9 /RET*$ F> 9 FRONT ) A DIRTY YELL[I% ROAD W9D+ ?R\< IT4 ,! BRI<T SUN%9E -- PLAYFULLY SP>KL+ ON ! ?AW+ SN[ :I* WAS COAT$ ) A TRANSP>5T CRU/ ( ICE -- WAS PLEASANTLY W>M TO ONE'S FACE & BACK4 ,/EAM ROSE ?ICKLY FROM ! SWEAT+ HORSES4 ,! BELL T9KL$ M]RILY4 ,A PEASANT1 ) A LOAD$ SL$GE ?AT KEPT GLID+ TO ! SIDE ( ! ROAD1 GOT HURRI$LY \T ( ! WAY1 J]K+ HIS ROPE RE9S & PLA%+ ) HIS WET BA/ %OES AS HE RAN ALONG ! ?AW+ ROAD4 ,A FAT R$- FAC$ PEASANT WOMAN1 ) A BABY WRAPP$ 9 ! BOSOM ( H] %EEPSK9 CLOAK1 SAT 9 ANO!R LAD5 SL$GE1 URG+ ON A ?9-TAIL$1 JAD$ :ITE HORSE ) ! 5DS ( ! RE9S4 ,! C\NT SUDD5LY ?\<T ( ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA4 

0,TURN BACK60 HE %\T$4 

,! DRIV] DID NOT AT ONCE UND]/&4 

0,TURN BACK6 ,BACK TO T[N6 ,BE QUICK60 

,! TROYKA PASS$ ! T[N GATES ONCE MORE1 & DROVE BRISKLY UP TO ! WOOD5 POR* ( ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA'S H\SE4 ,! C\NT RAN QUICKLY UP ! /EPS1 PASS$ ?R\< ! VE/IBULE & ! DRAW+-ROOM1 & HAV+ F\ND ! WID[ /ILL ASLEEP1 TOOK H] 9 HIS >MS1 LIFT$ H] \T ( B$1 KISS$ H] SLEEPY EYES1 & RAN QUICKLY BACK4 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 ONLY HALF AWAKE1 LICK$ H] LIPS & ASK$1 0,:AT HAS HAPP5$80 ,! C\NT JUMP$ 9TO HIS SL$GE1 %\T$ TO ! DRIV]1 & ) NO FUR!R DELAY & )\T EV5 A ?\<T ( ,LUKHNOV1 OR ! WID[1 OR ,/E%KA1 BUT ONLY ( :AT AWAIT$ HIM 9 ,MOSC[1 LEFT ! T[N ( ,K-- =EV]4 

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