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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,UNTIL ,PR9CE ,&REW SETTL$ 9 ,BOGU*>OVO ITS [N]S HAD ALWAYS BE5 
 ABS5TEES1 & ITS PEASANTS W]E ( QUITE A DIFF]5T *>ACT] FROM ?OSE 
 ( ,BALD ,HILLS4 ,!Y DIFF]$ FROM !M 9 SPEE*1 DRESS1 & DISPOSITION4 
 ,!Y W]E CALL$ /EPPE PEASANTS4 ,! OLD PR9CE US$ TO APPROVE ( !M 
 = !IR 5DURANCE AT WORK :5 !Y CAME TO ,BALD ,HILLS TO HELP ) ! 
 H>VE/ OR TO DIG PONDS1 & DIT*ES1 BUT HE DISLIK$ !M = !IR 
 BOORI%NESS4 

,PR9CE ,&REW'S LA/ /AY AT ,BOGU*>OVO1 :5 HE 9TRODUC$ HOSPITALS & 
 S*OOLS & R$UC$ ! QUITR5T ! PEASANTS HAD TO PAY1 HAD NOT S(T5$ 
 !IR DISPOSITION BUT HAD ON ! CONTR>Y /R5G!N$ 9 !M ! TRAITS 
 ( *>ACT] ! OLD PR9CE CALL$ BOORI%NESS4 ,V>I\S OBSCURE RUMORS 
 W]E ALWAYS CURR5T AMONG !M3 AT ONE TIME A RUMOR ?AT !Y W\LD ALL BE 
 5ROLL$ AS ,COSSACKS2 AT ANO!R ( A NEW RELIGION TO :I* !Y W]E ALL 
 TO BE CONV]T$2 !N ( SOME PROCLAMATION ( ! ,CZ>'S & ( AN OA? TO 
 ! ,CZ> ,PAUL 9 #agig 79 CONNECTION ) :I* IT WAS RUMOR$ ?AT 
 FRE$OM HAD BE5 GRANT$ !M BUT ! L&[N]S HAD /OPP$ IT71 !N ( 
 ,PET] ,F$OROVI*'S RETURN TO ! ?RONE 9 SEV5 YE>S' TIME1 :5 
 EV]Y?+ W\LD BE MADE FREE & SO 0SIMPLE0 ?AT !RE W\LD BE NO 
 RE/RICTIONS4 ,RUMORS ( ! W> ) ,BONAP>TE & HIS 9VASION W]E 
 CONNECT$ 9 !IR M9DS ) ! SAME SORT ( VAGUE NOTIONS ( 
 ,ANTI*RI/1 ! 5D ( ! WORLD1 & 0PURE FRE$OM40 

,9 ! VIC9ITY ( ,BOGU*>OVO W]E L>GE VILLAGES BELONG+ TO ! CR[N 
 OR TO [N]S :OSE S]FS PAID QUITR5T & C\LD WORK :]E !Y PLEAS$4 
 ,!RE W]E V]Y FEW RESID5T L&LORDS 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD & ALSO V]Y 
 FEW DOME/IC OR LIT]ATE S]FS1 & 9 ! LIVES ( ! PEASANTRY ( ?OSE 
 P>TS ! MY/]I\S UND]CURR5TS 9 ! LIFE ( ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE1 ! 
 CAUSES & MEAN+ ( :I* >E SO BAFFL+ TO CONTEMPOR>IES1 W]E MORE 
 CLE>LY & /RONGLY NOTICEABLE ?AN AMONG O!RS4 ,ONE 9/ANCE1 :I* HAD 
 OCCURR$ SOME TW5TY YE>S BE=E1 WAS A MOVEM5T AMONG ! PEASANTS TO 
 EMIGRATE TO SOME UNKN[N 0W>M RIV]S40 ,HUNDR$S ( PEASANTS1 AMONG !M 
 ! ,BOGU*>OVO FOLK1 SUDD5LY BEGAN SELL+ !IR CATTLE & MOV+ 9 
 :OLE FAMILIES T[>D ! S\!A/4 ,AS BIRDS MIGRATE TO SOME:]E BEYOND 
 ! SEA1 SO !SE M5 ) !IR WIVES & *ILDR5 /REAM$ TO ! 
 S\!A/1 TO P>TS :]E NONE ( !M HAD EV] BE54 ,!Y SET (F 9 
 C>AVANS1 B\<T !IR FRE$OM ONE BY ONE OR RAN AWAY1 & DROVE OR WALK$ 
 T[>D ! 0W>M RIV]S40 ,MANY ( !M W]E PUNI%$1 SOME S5T TO 
 ,SIB]IA1 MANY DI$ ( COLD & HUNG] ON ! ROAD1 MANY RETURN$ ( !IR 
 [N ACCORD1 & ! MOVEM5T DI$ D[N ( ITSELF JU/ AS IT HAD SPRUNG UP1 
 )\T APP>5T REASON4 ,BUT SU* UND]CURR5TS /ILL EXI/$ AMONG ! 
 PEOPLE & GA!R$ NEW =CES READY TO MANIFE/ !MSELVES JU/ AS 
 /RANGELY1 UNEXPECT$LY1 & AT ! SAME TIME SIMPLY1 NATURALLY1 & 
 =CIBLY4 ,N[ 9 #a#h#a#b1 TO ANYONE LIV+ 9 CLOSE T\* ) !SE PEOPLE 
 IT WAS APP>5T ?AT !SE UND]CURR5TS W]E ACT+ /RONGLY & NE>+ 
 AN ]UPTION4 

,ALPATY*1 :O HAD REA*$ ,BOGU*>OVO %ORTLY BE=E ! OLD PR9CE'S 
 DEA?1 NOTIC$ AN AGITATION AMONG ! PEASANTS1 & ?AT CONTR>Y TO :AT 
 WAS HAPP5+ 9 ! ,BALD ,HILLS DI/RICT1 :]E OV] A RADIUS ( =TY 
 MILES ALL ! PEASANTS W]E MOV+ AWAY & LEAV+ !IR VILLAGES TO BE 
 DEVA/AT$ BY ! ,COSSACKS1 ! PEASANTS 9 ! /EPPE REGION R\ND 
 ,BOGU*>OVO W]E1 IT WAS RUMOR$1 9 T\* ) ! ,FR5*1 RECEIV$ 
 LEAFLETS FROM !M ?AT PASS$ FROM H& TO H&1 & DID NOT MIGRATE4 ,HE 
 LE>N$ FROM DOME/IC S]FS LOYAL TO HIM ?AT ! PEASANT ,K>P1 :O 
 POSSESS$ GREAT 9FLU5CE 9 ! VILLAGE COMMUNE & HAD REC5TLY BE5 
 AWAY DRIV+ A GOV]NM5T TRANSPORT1 HAD RETURN$ ) NEWS ?AT ! 
 ,COSSACKS W]E DE/ROY+ DES]T$ VILLAGES1 BUT ?AT ! ,FR5* DID NOT 
 H>M !M4 ,ALPATY* ALSO KNEW ?AT ON ! PREVI\S DAY ANO!R PEASANT HAD 
 EV5 BR\<T FROM ! VILLAGE ( ,VISL\KHOVO1 :I* WAS OCCUPI$ BY ! 
 ,FR5*1 A PROCLAMATION BY A ,FR5* G5]AL ?AT NO H>M W\LD BE DONE TO 
 ! 9HABITANTS1 & IF !Y REMA9$ !Y W\LD BE PAID = ANY?+ 
 TAK5 FROM !M4 ,AS PRO( ( ?IS ! PEASANT HAD BR\<T FROM ,VISL\KHOVO 
 A HUNDR$ RUBLES 9 NOTES 7HE DID NOT KN[ ?AT !Y W]E FALSE7 PAID TO 
 HIM 9 ADVANCE = HAY4 

,MORE IMPORTANT /ILL1 ,ALPATY* LE>N$ ?AT ON ! MORN+ ( ! V]Y DAY 
 HE GAVE ! VILLAGE ,ELD] ORD]S TO COLLECT C>TS TO MOVE ! PR9CESS' 
 LUGGAGE FROM ,BOGU*>OVO1 !RE HAD BE5 A VILLAGE MEET+ AT :I* IT HAD 
 BE5 DECID$ NOT TO MOVE BUT TO WAIT4 ,YET !RE WAS NO TIME TO WA/E4 ,ON 
 ! FIFTE5?1 ! DAY ( ! OLD PR9CE'S DEA?1 ! ,M>%AL HAD 9SI/$ 
 ON ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S LEAV+ AT ONCE1 AS IT WAS BECOM+ DANG]\S4 ,HE HAD 
 TOLD H] ?AT AFT] ! SIXTE5? HE C\LD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE = :AT 
 MI<T HAPP54 ,ON ! EV5+ ( ! DAY ! OLD PR9CE DI$ ! ,M>%AL 
 W5T AWAY1 PROMIS+ TO RETURN NEXT DAY = ! FUN]AL4 ,BUT ?IS HE WAS 
 UNABLE TO DO1 = HE RECEIV$ TID+S ?AT ! ,FR5* HAD UNEXPECT$LY 
 ADVANC$1 & HAD B>ELY TIME TO REMOVE HIS [N FAMILY & VALUABLES FROM 
 HIS E/ATE4 

,= SOME ?IRTY YE>S ,BOGU*>OVO HAD BE5 MANAG$ BY ! VILLAGE ,ELD]1 
 ,DRON1 :OM ! OLD PR9CE CALL$ BY ! DIM9UTIVE 0,DRONU%KA40 

,DRON WAS ONE ( ?OSE PHYSICALLY & M5TALLY VIGOR\S PEASANTS :O GR[ 
 BIG BE>DS AS SOON AS !Y >E ( AGE & GO ON UN*ANG$ TILL !Y >E 
 SIXTY OR SEV5TY1 )\T A GRAY HAIR OR ! LOSS ( A TOO?1 AS /RAI<T 
 & /RONG AT SIXTY AS AT ?IRTY4 

,SOON AFT] ! MIGRATION TO ! 0W>M RIV]S10 9 :I* HE HAD TAK5 P>T 
 LIKE ! RE/1 ,DRON WAS MADE VILLAGE ,ELD] & OV]SE] ( ,BOGU*>OVO1 
 & HAD S9CE FILL$ ?AT PO/ IRREPROA*ABLY = TW5TY-?REE YE>S4 ,! 
 PEASANTS FE>$ HIM MORE ?AN !Y DID !IR MA/]4 ,! MA/]S1 BO? ! 
 OLD PR9CE & ! Y\NG1 & ! /EW>D RESPECT$ HIM & JE/+LY 
 CALL$ HIM 0! ,M9I/]40 ,DUR+ ! :OLE TIME ( HIS S]VICE ,DRON HAD 
 NEV] BE5 DRUNK OR ILL1 NEV] AFT] SLEEPLESS NI<TS OR ! H>DE/ TASKS 
 HAD HE %[N ! LEA/ FATIGUE1 & ?\< HE C\LD NOT READ HE HAD NEV] 
 =GOTT5 A S+LE MONEY ACC\NT OR ! NUMB] ( QU>T]S ( FL\R 9 ANY 
 ( ! 5DLESS C>TLOADS HE SOLD = ! PR9CE1 NOR A S+LE %OCK ( ! 
 :OLE CORN CROP ON ANY S+LE ACRE ( ! ,BOGU*>OVO FIELDS4 

,ALPATY*1 >RIV+ FROM ! DEVA/AT$ ,BALD ,HILLS E/ATE1 S5T = HIS 
 ,DRON ON ! DAY ( ! PR9CE'S FUN]AL & TOLD HIM TO HAVE TWELVE HORSES 
 GOT READY = ! PR9CESS' C>RIAGES & EI<TE5 C>TS = ! ?+S TO 
 BE REMOV$ FROM ,BOGU*>OVO4 ,?\< ! PEASANTS PAID QUITR5T1 ,ALPATY* 
 ?\<T NO DIFFICULTY W\LD BE MADE AB\T COMPLY+ ) ?IS ORD]1 = 
 !RE W]E TWO HUNDR$ & ?IRTY H\SEHOLDS AT WORK 9 ,BOGU*>OVO & 
 ! PEASANTS W]E WELL TO DO4 ,BUT ON HE>+ ! ORD] ,DRON L[]$ HIS 
 EYES & REMA9$ SIL5T4 ,ALPATY* NAM$ C]TA9 PEASANTS HE KNEW1 FROM 
 :OM HE TOLD HIM TO TAKE ! C>TS4 

,DRON REPLI$ ?AT ! HORSES ( !SE PEASANTS W]E AWAY C>T+4 ,ALPATY* 
 NAM$ O!RS1 BUT !Y TOO1 ACCORD+ TO ,DRON1 HAD NO HORSES AVAILABLE3 
 SOME HORSES W]E C>T+ = ! GOV]NM5T1 O!RS W]E TOO WEAK1 & 
 O!RS HAD DI$ = WANT ( FODD]4 ,IT SEEM$ ?AT NO HORSES C\LD BE HAD 
 EV5 = ! C>RIAGES1 MU* LESS = ! C>T+4 

,ALPATY* LOOK$ 9T5TLY AT ,DRON & FR[N$4 ,JU/ AS ,DRON WAS A MODEL 
 VILLAGE ,ELD]1 SO ,ALPATY* HAD NOT MANAG$ ! PR9CE'S E/ATES = TW5TY 
 YE>S 9 VA94 ,HE WAS A MODEL /EW>D1 POSSESS+ 9 ! HI<E/ DEGREE 
 ! FACULTY ( DIV9+ ! NE$S & 9/9CTS ( ?OSE HE DEALT )4 
 ,HAV+ GLANC$ AT ,DRON HE AT ONCE UND]/OOD ?AT HIS ANSW]S DID NOT 
 EXPRESS HIS P]SONAL VIEWS BUT ! G5]AL MOOD ( ! ,BOGU*>OVO 
 COMMUNE1 BY :I* ! ,ELD] HAD ALREADY BE5 C>RI$ AWAY4 ,BUT HE ALSO 
 KNEW ?AT ,DRON1 :O HAD ACQUIR$ PROP]TY & WAS HAT$ BY ! COMMUNE1 
 MU/ BE HESITAT+ BETWE5 ! TWO CAMPS3 ! MA/]S' & ! S]FS'4 ,HE 
 NOTIC$ ?IS HESITATION 9 ,DRON'S LOOK & !RE=E FR[N$ & MOV$ 
 CLOS] UP TO HIM4 

0,N[ JU/ LI/51 ,DRONU%KA10 SAID HE4 0,DON'T TALK NONS5SE TO ME4 ,HIS 
 EXCELL5CY ,PR9CE ,&REW HIMSELF GAVE ME ORD]S TO MOVE ALL ! PEOPLE 
 AWAY & NOT LEAVE !M ) ! 5EMY1 & !RE IS AN ORD] FROM ! 
 ,CZ> AB\T IT TOO4 ,ANYONE :O /AYS IS A TRAITOR TO ! ,CZ>4 ,DO Y\ 
 HE>80 

0,I HE>10 ,DRON ANSW]$ )\T LIFT+ HIS EYES4 

,ALPATY* WAS NOT SATISFI$ ) ?IS REPLY4 

0,EH1 ,DRON1 IT WILL TURN \T BADLY60 HE SAID1 %AK+ HIS HEAD4 

0,! P[] IS 9 Y\R H&S10 ,DRON REJO9$ SADLY4 

0,EH1 ,DRON1 DROP IT60 ,ALPATY* REPEAT$1 )DRAW+ HIS H& FROM HIS 
 BOSOM & SOLEMNLY PO9T+ TO ! FLOOR AT ,DRON'S FEET4 0,I CAN SEE 
 ?R\< Y\ & ?REE Y>DS 9TO ! GR\ND UND] Y\10 HE CONT9U$1 
 GAZ+ AT ! FLOOR 9 FRONT ( ,DRON4 

,DRON WAS DISCONC]T$1 GLANC$ FURTIVELY AT ,ALPATY* & AGA9 L[]$ HIS 
 EYES4 

0,Y\ DROP ?IS NONS5SE & TELL ! PEOPLE TO GET READY TO LEAVE !IR 
 HOMES & GO TO ,MOSC[ & TO GET C>TS READY = TOMORR[ MORN+ = ! 
 PR9CESS' ?+S4 ,& DON'T GO TO ANY MEET+ Y\RSELF1 DO Y\ HE>80 

,DRON SUDD5LY FELL ON HIS KNEES4 

0,YAKOV ,ALPATY*1 DIS*>GE ME6 ,TAKE ! KEYS FROM ME & DIS*>GE ME1 = 
 ,*RI/'S SAKE60 

0,/OP ?AT60 CRI$ ,ALPATY* /]NLY4 0,I SEE ?R\< Y\ & ?REE Y>DS 
 UND] Y\10 HE REPEAT$1 KN[+ ?AT HIS SKILL 9 BEEKEEP+1 HIS 
 KN[L$GE ( ! RI<T TIME TO S[ ! OATS1 & ! FACT ?AT HE HAD BE5 
 ABLE TO RETA9 ! OLD PR9CE'S FAVOR = TW5TY YE>S HAD LONG S9CE 
 GA9$ HIM ! REPUTATION ( BE+ A WIZ>D1 & ?AT ! P[] ( SEE+ 
 ?REE Y>DS UND] A MAN IS CONSID]$ AN ATTRIBUTE ( WIZ>DS4 

,DRON GOT UP & WAS AB\T TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT ,ALPATY* 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,:AT IS IT Y\ HAVE GOT 9TO Y\R HEADS1 EH8444 ,:AT >E Y\ ?9K+ (1 
 EH80 

0,:AT AM ,I TO DO ) ! PEOPLE80 SAID ,DRON4 0,!Y'RE QUITE BESIDE 
 !MSELVES2 ,I HAVE ALREADY TOLD !M4440 

0',TOLD !M1' ,I D>E SAY60 SAID ,ALPATY*4 0,>E !Y DR9K+80 HE ASK$ 
 ABRUPTLY4 

0,QUITE BESIDE !MSELVES1 ,YAKOV ,ALPATY*2 !Y'VE FET*$ ANO!R B>REL40 

0,WELL1 !N1 LI/56 ,I'LL GO TO ! POLICE (FIC]1 & Y\ TELL !M SO1 
 & ?AT !Y MU/ /OP ?IS & ! C>TS MU/ BE GOT READY40 

0,I UND]/&40 

,ALPATY* DID NOT 9SI/ FUR!R4 ,HE HAD MANAG$ PEOPLE = A LONG TIME & 
 KNEW ?AT ! *IEF WAY TO MAKE !M OBEY IS TO %[ NO SUSPICION ?AT 
 !Y CAN POSSIBLY DISOBEY4 ,HAV+ WRUNG A SUBMISSIVE 0,I UND]/&0 FROM 
 ,DRON1 ,ALPATY* CONT5T$ HIMSELF ) ?AT1 ?\< HE NOT ONLY D\BT$ BUT 
 FELT ALMO/ C]TA9 ?AT )\T ! HELP ( TROOPS ! C>TS W\LD NOT BE 
 =?COM+4 

,& SO IT WAS1 = :5 EV5+ CAME NO C>TS HAD BE5 PROVID$4 ,9 ! 
 VILLAGE1 \TSIDE ! DR9K %OP1 ANO!R MEET+ WAS BE+ HELD1 :I* 
 DECID$ ?AT ! HORSES %\LD BE DRIV5 \T 9TO ! WOODS & ! C>TS 
 %\LD NOT BE PROVID$4 ,)\T SAY+ ANY?+ ( ?IS TO ! PR9CESS1 
 ,ALPATY* HAD HIS [N BELONG+S TAK5 \T ( ! C>TS :I* HAD >RIV$ 
 FROM ,BALD ,HILLS & HAD ?OSE HORSES GOT READY = ! PR9CESS' 
 C>RIAGES4 ,MEAN:ILE HE W5T HIMSELF TO ! POLICE AU?ORITIES4 

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