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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,MATRYONA /OPP$ & SAID3 0,IF HE W]E A GOOD MAN HE W\LD NOT BE NAK$4 ,:Y1 HE HASN'T EV5 A %IRT ON HIM4 ,IF HE W]E ALL RI<T1 Y\ W\LD SAY :]E Y\ CAME ACROSS ! FELL[40 

0,?AT'S JU/ :AT ,I AM TRY+ TO TELL Y\10 SAID ,SIMON4 0,AS ,I CAME TO ! %R9E ,I SAW HIM SITT+ ALL NAK$ & FROZ54 ,IT ISN'T QUITE ! WEA!R TO SIT AB\T NAK$6 ,GOD S5T ME TO HIM1 OR HE W\LD HAVE P]I%$4 ,:AT WAS ,I TO DO8 ,H[ DO WE KN[ :AT MAY HAVE HAPP5$ TO HIM8 ,SO ,I TOOK HIM1 CLO!D HIM1 & BR\<T HIM ALONG4 ,DON'T BE SO ANGRY1 ,MATRYONA4 ,IT IS A S94 ,REMEMB]1 WE ALL MU/ DIE ONE DAY40 

,ANGRY WORDS ROSE TO ,MATRYONA'S LIPS1 BUT %E LOOK$ AT ! /RANG] & WAS SIL5T4 ,HE SAT ON ! $GE ( ! B5*1 MOTIONLESS1 HIS H&S FOLD$ ON HIS KNEES1 HIS HEAD DROOP+ ON HIS BREA/1 HIS EYES CLOS$1 & HIS BR[S KNIT AS IF 9 PA94 ,MATRYONA WAS SIL5T3 & ,SIMON SAID3 0,MATRYONA1 HAVE Y\ NO LOVE ( ,GOD80 

,MATRYONA HE>D !SE WORDS1 & AS %E LOOK$ AT ! /RANG]1 SUDD5LY H] HE>T S(T5$ T[>DS HIM4 ,%E CAME BACK FROM ! DOOR1 & GO+ TO ! OV5 %E GOT \T ! SUPP]4 ,SETT+ A CUP ON ! TABLE1 %E P\R$ \T SOME KVAS4 ,!N %E BR\<T \T ! LA/ PIECE ( BREAD1 & SET \T A KNIFE & SPOONS4 

0,EAT1 IF Y\ WANT TO10 SAID %E4 

,SIMON DREW ! /RANG] TO ! TABLE4 

0,TAKE Y\R PLACE1 Y\NG MAN10 SAID HE4 

,SIMON CUT ! BREAD1 CRUMBL$ IT 9TO ! BRO?1 & !Y BEGAN TO EAT4 ,MATRYONA SAT AT ! CORN] ( ! TABLE RE/+ H] HEAD ON H] H& & LOOK+ AT ! /RANG]4 

,& ,MATRYONA WAS T\*$ ) PITY = ! /RANG]1 & BEGAN TO FEEL FOND ( HIM4 ,& AT ONCE ! /RANG]'S FACE LIT UP2 HIS BR[S W]E NO LONG] B5T1 HE RAIS$ HIS EYES & SMIL$ AT ,MATRYONA4 

,:5 !Y HAD F9I%$ SUPP]1 ! WOMAN CLE>$ AWAY ! ?+S & BEGAN QUE/ION+ ! /RANG]4 0,:]E >E Y\ FROM80 SAID %E4 

0,I AM NOT FROM !SE P>TS40 

0,BUT H[ DID Y\ COME TO BE ON ! ROAD80 

0,I MAY NOT TELL40 

0,DID SOME ONE ROB Y\80 

0,GOD PUNI%$ ME40 

0,& Y\ W]E LY+ !RE NAK$80 

0,YES1 NAK$ & FREEZ+4 ,SIMON SAW ME & HAD PITY ON ME4 ,HE TOOK (F HIS COAT1 PUT IT ON ME & BR\<T ME H]E4 ,& Y\ HAVE F$ ME1 GIV5 ME DR9K1 & %[N PITY ON ME4 ,GOD WILL REW>D Y\60 

,MATRYONA ROSE1 TOOK FROM ! W9D[ ,SIMON'S OLD %IRT %E HAD BE5 PAT*+1 & GAVE IT TO ! /RANG]4 ,%E ALSO BR\<T \T A PAIR ( TR\S]S = HIM4 

0,!RE10 SAID %E1 0,I SEE Y\ HAVE NO %IRT4 ,PUT ?IS ON1 & LIE D[N :]E Y\ PLEASE1 9 ! L(T OR ON ! OV540 

,! /RANG] TOOK (F ! COAT1 PUT ON ! %IRT1 & LAY D[N 9 ! L(T4 ,MATRYONA PUT \T ! C&LE1 TOOK ! COAT1 & CLIMB$ TO :]E H] HUSB& LAY4 

,MATRYONA DREW ! SKIRTS ( ! COAT OV] H] & LAY D[N1 BUT C\LD NOT SLEEP2 %E C\LD NOT GET ! /RANG] \T ( H] M9D4 

,:5 %E REMEMB]$ ?AT HE HAD EAT5 !IR LA/ PIECE ( BREAD & ?AT !RE WAS NONE = TOMORR[1 & ?\<T ( ! %IRT & TR\S]S %E HAD GIV5 AWAY1 %E FELT GRIEV$2 BUT :5 %E REMEMB]$ H[ HE HAD SMIL$1 H] HE>T WAS GLAD4 

,LONG DID ,MATRYONA LIE AWAKE1 & %E NOTIC$ ?AT ,SIMON ALSO WAS AWAKE--HE DREW ! COAT T[>DS HIM4 

0,SIMON60 

0,WELL80 

0,Y\ HAVE HAD ! LA/ ( ! BREAD1 & ,I HAVE NOT PUT ANY TO RISE4 ,I DON'T KN[ :AT WE %ALL DO TOMORR[4 ,P]HAPS ,I CAN BORR[ SOME ( NEI<BOR ,M>?A40 

0,IF WE'RE ALIVE WE %ALL F9D SOME?+ TO EAT40 

,! WOMAN LAY /ILL A:ILE1 & !N SAID1 0,HE SEEMS A GOOD MAN1 BUT :Y DOES HE NOT TELL US :O HE IS80 

0,I SUPPOSE HE HAS HIS REASONS40 

0,SIMON60 

0,WELL80 

0,WE GIVE2 BUT :Y DOES NOBODY GIVE US ANY?+80 

,SIMON DID NOT KN[ :AT TO SAY2 SO HE ONLY SAID1 0,LET US /OP TALK+10 & TURN$ OV] & W5T TO SLEEP4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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