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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] REA*+ HOME ,NI*OLAS WAS AT FIR/ S]I\S & EV5 DULL4 ,HE WAS 
 WORRI$ BY ! IMP5D+ NECESSITY ( 9T]F]+ 9 ! /UPID BUS9ESS 
 MATT]S = :I* HIS MO!R HAD CALL$ HIM HOME4 ,TO ?R[ (F ?IS BURD5 
 AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE1 ON ! ?IRD DAY AFT] HIS >RIVAL HE W5T1 ANGRY 
 & SC[L+ & )\T ANSW]+ QUE/IONS AS TO :]E HE WAS GO+1 TO 
 ,MIT5KA'S LODGE & DEM&$ AN ACC\NT ( EV]Y?+4 ,BUT :AT AN 
 ACC\NT ( EV]Y?+ MI<T BE ,NI*OLAS KNEW EV5 LESS ?AN ! FRI<T5$ 
 & BEWILD]$ ,MIT5KA4 ,! CONV]SATION & ! EXAM9ATION ( ! ACC\NTS 
 ) ,MIT5KA DID NOT LA/ LONG4 ,! VILLAGE ELD]1 A PEASANT DELEGATE1 & 
 ! VILLAGE CL]K1 :O W]E WAIT+ 9 ! PASSAGE1 HE>D ) FE> & 
 DELI<T FIR/ ! Y\NG C\NT'S VOICE RO>+ & SNAPP+ & RIS+ 
 L\D] & L\D]1 & !N WORDS ( ABUSE1 DREADFUL WORDS1 EJACULAT$ ONE 
 AFT] ! O!R4 

0,ROBB]6444 ,UNGRATEFUL WRET*6444 ,I'LL HACK ! DOG TO PIECES6 ,I'M NOT MY 
 FA!R6444 ,ROBB+ US64440 & SO ON4 

,!N ) NO LESS FE> & DELI<T !Y SAW H[ ! Y\NG C\NT1 R$ 9 
 ! FACE & ) BLOOD%OT EYES1 DRAGG$ ,MIT5KA \T BY ! SCRUFF ( ! 
 NECK & APPLI$ HIS FOOT & KNEE TO HIS BEH9D ) GREAT AGILITY AT 
 CONV5I5T MOM5TS BETWE5 ! WORDS1 %\T+1 0,BE (F6 ,NEV] LET ME SEE 
 Y\R FACE H]E AGA91 Y\ VILLA960 

,MIT5KA FLEW HEADLONG D[N ! SIX /EPS & RAN AWAY 9TO ! %RUBB]Y4 
 7,?IS %RUBB]Y WAS A WELL-KN[N HAV5 ( REFUGE = CULPRITS AT ,OTRADNOE4 
 ,MIT5KA HIMSELF1 RETURN+ TIPSY FROM ! T[N1 US$ TO HIDE !RE1 & 
 MANY ( ! RESID5TS AT ,OTRADNOE1 HID+ FROM ,MIT5KA1 KNEW ( ITS 
 PROTECTIVE QUALITIES47 

,MIT5KA'S WIFE & SI/]S-9-LAW ?RU/ !IR HEADS & FRI<T5$ FACES 
 \T ( ! DOOR ( A ROOM :]E A BRI<T SAMOV> WAS BOIL+ & :]E ! 
 /EW>D'S HI< B$/EAD /OOD ) ITS PAT*WORK QUILT4 

,! Y\NG C\NT PAID NO HE$ TO !M1 BUT1 BREA?+ H>D1 PASS$ BY ) 
 RESOLUTE /RIDES & W5T 9TO ! H\SE4 

,! C\NTESS1 :O HE>D AT ONCE FROM ! MAIDS :AT HAD HAPP5$ AT ! 
 LODGE1 WAS CALM$ BY ! ?\<T ?AT N[ !IR AFFAIRS W\LD C]TA9LY 
 IMPROVE1 BUT ON ! O!R H& FELT ANXI\S AS TO ! EFFECT ?IS 
 EXCITEM5T MI<T HAVE ON H] SON4 ,%E W5T SEV]AL TIMES TO HIS DOOR ON 
 TIPTOE & LI/5$1 AS HE LI<T$ ONE PIPE AFT] ANO!R4 

,NEXT DAY ! OLD C\NT CALL$ HIS SON ASIDE &1 ) AN EMB>RASS$ 
 SMILE1 SAID TO HIM3 

0,BUT Y\ KN[1 MY DE> BOY1 IT'S A PITY Y\ GOT EXCIT$6 ,MIT5KA HAS TOLD 
 ME ALL AB\T IT40 

0,I KNEW10 ?\<T ,NI*OLAS1 0?AT ,I %\LD NEV] UND]/& ANY?+ 9 
 ?IS CRAZY WORLD40 

0,Y\ W]E ANGRY ?AT HE HAD NOT 5T]$ ?OSE #g RUBLES4 ,BUT !Y W]E 
 C>RI$ =W>D--& Y\ DID NOT LOOK AT ! O!R PAGE40 

0,PAPA1 HE IS A BLACKGU>D & A ?IEF6 ,I KN[ HE IS6 ,& :AT ,I HAVE DONE1 
 ,I HAVE DONE2 BUT1 IF Y\ LIKE1 ,I WON'T SPEAK TO HIM AGA940 

0,NO1 MY DE> BOY0 7! C\NT1 TOO1 FELT EMB>RASS$4 ,HE KNEW HE HAD 
 MISMANAG$ HIS WIFE'S PROP]TY & WAS TO BLAME T[>D HIS *ILDR51 BUT 
 HE DID NOT KN[ H[ TO REM$Y IT74 0,NO1 ,I BEG Y\ TO ATT5D TO ! 
 BUS9ESS4 ,I AM OLD4 ,I4440 

0,NO1 ,PAPA4 ,=GIVE ME IF ,I HAVE CAUS$ Y\ UNPLEASANTNESS4 ,I UND]/& IT 
 ALL LESS ?AN Y\ DO40 

0,DEVIL TAKE ALL !SE PEASANTS1 & MONEY MATT]S1 & C>RY+S =W>D 
 FROM PAGE TO PAGE10 HE ?\<T4 0,I US$ TO UND]/& :AT A 'CORN]' & 
 ! /AKES AT C>DS MEANT1 BUT C>RY+ =W>D TO ANO!R PAGE ,I DON'T 
 UND]/& AT ALL10 SAID HE TO HIMSELF1 & AFT] ?AT HE DID NOT M$DLE 
 9 BUS9ESS AFFAIRS4 ,BUT ONCE ! C\NTESS CALL$ H] SON & 9=M$ HIM 
 ?AT %E HAD A PROMISSORY NOTE FROM ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA = TWO ?\S& 
 RUBLES1 & ASK$ HIM :AT HE ?\<T ( DO+ ) IT4 

0,?IS10 ANSW]$ ,NI*OLAS4 0,Y\ SAY IT RE/S ) ME4 ,WELL1 ,I DON'T LIKE 
 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA & ,I DON'T LIKE ,BORIS1 BUT !Y W]E \R FRI5DS & 
 POOR4 ,WELL !N1 ?IS60 & HE TORE UP ! NOTE1 & BY SO DO+ CAUS$ 
 ! OLD C\NTESS TO WEEP TE>S ( JOY4 ,AFT] ?AT1 Y\NG ,RO/OV TOOK NO 
 FUR!R P>T 9 ANY BUS9ESS AFFAIRS1 BUT DEVOT$ HIMSELF ) PASSIONATE 
 5?USIASM TO :AT WAS TO HIM A NEW PURSUIT--! *ASE--= 
 :I* HIS FA!R KEPT A L>GE E/ABLI%M5T4 

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