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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,I BEGAN AGA9 TO ANALYZE ! MATT] FROM A ?IRD & PURELY P]SONAL PO9T ( VIEW4 ,AMONG ! PH5OM5A :I* P>TICUL>LY IMPRESS$ ME DUR+ MY B5EVOL5T ACTIVITY1 !RE WAS ONE1--A V]Y /RANGE ONE1--:I* ,I C\LD NOT UND]/& = A LONG TIME4 

,:5EV] ,I HAPP5$1 9 ! /REET OR AT HOME1 TO GIVE  
  A POOR P]SON A TRIFL+ SUM )\T 5T]+ 9TO CONV]SATION ) HIM1 ,I SAW ON HIS FACE1 OR IMAG9$ ,I SAW1 AN EXPRESSION ( PLEASURE & GRATITUDE1 & ,I MYSELF EXP]I5C$ AN AGREEABLE FEEL+ AT ?IS =M ( *>ITY4 ,I SAW ?AT ,I HAD DONE :AT WAS EXPECT$ ( ME4 ,BUT :5 ,I /OPP$ & BEGAN TO QUE/ION ! MAN AB\T HIS PA/ & PRES5T LIFE1 5T]+ MORE OR LESS 9TO P>TICUL>S1 ,I FELT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE HIM #c OR #b KOPECKS2 & ,I ALWAYS BEGAN TO F+] ! MONEY 9 MY PURSE1 &1 NOT KN[+ H[ MU* TO GIVE1 ,I ALWAYS GAVE MORE UND] !SE CIRCUM/ANCES2 BUT1 NEV]!LESS1 ,I SAW ?AT ! POOR MAN W5T AWAY FROM ME DISSATISFI$4 ,:5 ,I 5T]$ 9TO /ILL CLOS] 9T]C\RSE ) HIM1 MY D\BTS AS TO H[ MU* ,I %\LD GIVE 9CREAS$2 &1 NO MATT] :AT ,I GAVE1 ! RECIPI5T SEEM$ MORE & MORE GLOOMY & DISSATISFI$4 

,AS A G5]AL RULE1 IT ALWAYS HAPP5S ?AT IF1 UPON NE>] ACQUA9TANCE ) ! POOR MAN ,I GAVE HIM ?REE RUBLES OR EV5 MORE1 ,I ALWAYS SAW GLOOM9ESS1 DISSATISFACTION1 EV5 ANG] DEPICT$ ON HIS FACE2 & SOMETIMES1 AFT] HAV+ RECEIV$ FROM ME T5 RUBLES1 HE HAS LEFT ME )\T EV5 ?ANK+ ME1 AS IF ,I HAD (F5D$ HIM4 

,9 SU* CASES ,I WAS ALWAYS UNCOM=TABLE & A%AM$1 & FELT MYSELF GUILTY4 ,:5 ,I WAT*$ ! POOR P]SON DUR+ WEEKS1 MON?S1 OR YE>S1 HELP$ HIM1 EXPRESS$ MY VIEWS1 & BECAME 9TIMATE ) HIM1 !N \R 9T]C\RSE BECAME A TORM5T1 & ,I SAW ?AT ! MAN DESPIS$ ME4 ,& ,I FELT ?AT HE WAS RI<T 9 DO+ SO4 ,:5 9 ! /REET A BEGG> ASKS ME1 ALONG ) O!R PASS]SBY1 = ?REE KOPECKS1 & ,I GIVE IT HIM1 !N1 9 HIS E/IMATION1 ,I AM A K9D & GOOD MAN :O GIVES 0ONE ( ! ?READS :I* GO TO MAKE ! %IRT ( A NAK$ ONE03 HE EXPECTS NO?+ MORE ?AN A ?READ1 &1 IF ,I GIVE IT1 HE S9C]ELY BLESSES ME4 

,BUT IF ,I /OP & SPEAK TO HIM AS MAN TO MAN1 %[ HIM ?AT ,I WI% TO BE MORE ?AN A M]E PASS]BY1 &1  
IF1 AS IT (T5 HAPP5$1 HE %$ TE>S 9 RELAT+ HIS MIS=TUNE1 !N HE SEES 9 ME NOT M]ELY A *ANCE HELP]1 BUT ?AT :I* ,I WI% HIM TO SEE1--A K9D MAN4 ,IF ,I AM A K9D MAN1 MY K9DNESS CANNOT /OP AT TW5TY KOPECKS1 OR AT T5 RUBLES1 OR T5 ?\S&4 ,ONE CANNOT BE A SLI<TLY K9D MAN4 ,LET US SUPPOSE ?AT ,I GIVE HIM MU*2 ?AT ,I PUT HIM /RAI<T1 DRESS HIM1 & SET HIM ON HIS LEGS SO ?AT HE CAN HELP HIMSELF2 BUT1 FROM SOME REASON OR O!R1 EI!R FROM AN ACCID5T OR HIS [N WEAKNESS1 HE AGA9 LOSES ! GREAT-COAT & CLO?+ & MONEY ,I GAVE HIM1 HE IS AGA9 HUNGRY & COLD1 & HE AGA9 COMES TO ME1 :Y %\LD ,I REFUSE HIM ASSI/ANCE8 ,= IF  
  ! CAUSE ( MY B5EVOL5T ACTIVITY WAS M]ELY ! ATTA9M5T ( SOME DEF9ITE1 MAT]IAL OBJECT1 SU* AS GIV+ HIM SO MANY RUBLES OR A C]TA9 GREAT-COAT1 !N1 HAV+ GIV5 !M ,I C\LD BE EASY 9 MY M9D2 BUT ! CAUSE ( MY ACTIVITY WAS NOT ?IS3 ! CAUSE ( IT WAS MY DESIRE TO BE A K9D MAN--I4E41 TO SEE MYSELF 9 EV]YBODY ELSE4 ,EV]YONE UND]/&S K9DNESS 9 ?IS WAY1 & NOT O!RWISE4 

,!RE=E IF SU* A MAN %\LD SP5D 9 DR9K ALL Y\ GAVE HIM TW5TY TIMES OV]1 & BE AGA9 HUNGRY & COLD1 !N1 IF Y\ >E A B5EVOL5T MAN1 Y\ CANNOT HELP GIV+ HIM MORE MONEY1 Y\ CAN NEV] LEAVE (F DO+ SO :ILE Y\ HAVE MORE ?AN HE HAS2 BUT IF Y\ DRAW BACK1 Y\ %[ ?AT ALL Y\ DID BE=E WAS DONE NOT BECAUSE Y\ >E B5EVOL5T1 BUT BECAUSE Y\ WI% TO APPE> SO TO O!RS & TO HIM4 ,& IT WAS BECAUSE ,I HAD TO BACK \T ( SU* CASES1 & TO CEASE TO GIVE1 & ?US TO DIS[N ! GOOD1 ?AT ,I FELT A PA9FUL S5SE ( %AME4 

,:AT WAS ?IS FEEL+1 !N8 

,I HAD EXP]I5C$ IT 9 ,LIAP9'S H\SE & 9 ! C\NTRY1 & :5 ,I HAPP5$ TO GIVE MONEY OR ANY?+ ELSE TO ! POOR1 & 9 MY ADV5TURES AMONG ! T[N PEOPLE4 ,ONE CASE :I* OCCURR$ LATELY REM9D$ ME ( IT =CIBLY1 & L$ ME TO DISCOV] ITS CAUSE4 

,IT HAPP5$ 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,I WANT$ TW5TY KOPECKS TO GIVE TO A PILGRIM4 ,I S5T MY SON TO BORR[ IT FROM SOMEBODY4 ,HE BR\<T IT TO ! MAN1 & TOLD ME ?AT HE HAD BORR[$ IT FROM ! COOK4 ,SOME DAYS AFT]1 O!R PILGRIMS CAME1 & ,I WAS AGA9 9 NE$ ( TW5TY KOPECKS4 ,I HAD A RUBLE4 ,I RECOLLECT$ :AT ,I [$ ! COOK1 W5T 9TO ! KIT*51 HOP+ ?AT HE W\LD HAVE SOME MORE COPP]S4 ,I SAID1-- 

0,I [E Y\ TW5TY KOPECKS3 H]E IS A RUBLE40 

,I HAD NOT YET DONE SPEAK+ :5 ! COOK CALL$ TO HIS WIFE FROM ! ADJO9+ ROOM3 0,P>A%A1 TAKE IT10 HE SAID4 

,?9K+ %E HAD UND]/OOD :AT ,I WANT$1 ,I GAVE H] ! RUBLE4 ,I MU/ TELL Y\ ?AT ! COOK HAD BE5 LIV+ AT \R H\SE AB\T A WEEK1 & ,I HAD SE5 HIS WIFE1 BUT HAD NEV] SPOK5 TO H]4 ,I M]ELY WI%$ TO TELL H] TO GIVE ME ! *ANGE1 :5 %E BRISKLY B[$ H]SELF OV] MY H& & WAS AB\T TO KISS IT1 EVID5TLY ?9K+ ,I WAS GIV+ H] ! RUBLE4 ,I /AMM]$ \T SOME?+ & LEFT ! KIT*54 ,I FELT A%AM$1 PA9FULLY A%AM$1 AS ,I HAD NOT FELT = A LONG TIME4 ,I ACTUALLY TREMBL$1 & FELT ?AT ,I WAS MAK+ A WRY FACE2 &1 GROAN+ ) %AME1 ,I RAN AWAY FROM ! KIT*54 

 ,?IS FEEL+1 :I* ,I FANCI$ ,I HAD NOT DES]V$1 & :I* CAME OV] ME QUITE UNEXPECT$LY1 IMPRESS$ ME P>TICUL>LY1 BECAUSE IT WAS SO LONG S9CE ,I HAD FELT ANY?+ LIKE IT & ALSO BECAUSE ,I FANCI$ ?AT ,I1 AN OLD MAN1 HAD BE5 LIV+ 9 A WAY ,I HAD NO REASON TO BE A%AM$ (4 

,?IS SURPRIS$ ME GREATLY4 ,I RELAT$ ! CASE TO MY FAMILY1 TO MY ACQUA9TANCES1 & !Y ALL AGRE$ ?AT !Y ALSO W\LD HAVE FELT ! SAME4 ,& ,I BEGAN TO REFLECT3 ,:Y IS IT ?AT ,I FELT SO8 

,! ANSW] CAME FROM A CASE :I* HAD =M]LY OCCURR$ TO ME 9 ,MOSC[4 ,I REFLECT$ UPON ?IS CASE1 & ,I UND]/OOD ! %AME :I* ,I FELT CONC]N+ ! 9CID5T ) ! COOK'S WIFE1 & ALL ! S5SATIONS ( %AME ,I HAD EXP]I5C$ DUR+ MY *>ITABLE ACTIVITY 9 ,MOSC[1 & :I* ,I ALWAYS FEEL :5 ,I HAPP5 TO GIVE ANY?+ BEYOND TRIFL+ ALMS TO BEGG>S & PILGRIMS1 :I* ,I AM ACCU/OM$ TO GIVE1 & :I* ,I CONSID] NOT AS *>ITY1 BUT AS POLIT5ESS & GOOD BRE$+4 ,IF A MAN ASKS Y\ = A LI<T1 Y\ MU/ LI<T A MAT* IF Y\ HAVE IT4 ,IF A MAN BEGS = ?REE OR TW5TY KOPECKS1 OR A FEW RUBLES1 Y\ MU/ GIVE IF Y\ HAVE !M4 ,IT IS A QUE/ION ( POLIT5ESS1 NOT ( *>ITY4 

,! FOLL[+ IS ! CASE ,I REF]R$ TO4 ,I HAVE ALREADY SPOK5 AB\T ! TWO PEASANTS ) :OM ,I SAW$ WOOD ?REE YE>S AGO4 ,ONE ,SATURDAY EV5+1 9 ! TWILI<T1 ,I WAS WALK+ ) !M BACK TO T[N4 ,!Y W]E GO+ TO !IR MA/] TO RECEIVE !IR WAGES4 ,ON CROSS+ ! ,DRAGOMILOR BRIDGE WE MET AN OLD MAN4 ,HE BEGG$1 & ,I GAVE HIM TW5TY KOPECKS4 ,I GAVE1 ?9K+ :AT A GOOD IMPRESSION MY ALMS W\LD MAKE UPON ,SIMON1 ) :OM ,I HAD BE5 SPEAK+ ON RELIGI\S QUE/IONS4 

,SIMON1 ! PEASANT FROM ,VLADIMIR1 :O HAD A WIFE & TWO *ILDR5 9 ,MOSC[1 ALSO /OPP$1 TURN$ UP ! LAPPET ( HIS CAFTAN1 & TOOK \T HIS PURSE2 &1 AFT] HAV+ LOOK$ OV] HIS MONEY1 HE PICK$ \T A ?REE-KOPECK PIECE1 GAVE IT TO ! OLD MAN1 & ASK$ = TWO KOPECKS BACK4 ,! OLD MAN %[$ HIM 9 HIS H& TWO ?REE-KOPECK PIECES & A S+LE KOPECK4 ,SIMON LOOK$ AT IT1 WAS AB\T TO TAKE ONE KOPECK1 BUT1 *ANG+ HIS M9D1 TOOK (F HIS CAP1 CROSS$ HIMSELF1 & W5T AWAY1 LEAV+ ! OLD MAN ! ?REE-KOPECK PIECE4 

,I WAS ACQUA9T$ ) ALL ,SIMON'S PECUNI>Y CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,HE HAD NEI!R H\SE NOR O!R PROP]TY4 ,:5 HE GAVE ! OLD MAN ! ?REE KOPECKS1 HE POSSESS$ SIX RUBLES & FIFTY KOPECKS1 :I* HE HAD BE5 SAV+ UP1 & ?IS WAS ALL ! CAPITAL HE HAD4 

,MY PROP]TY AM\NT$ TO AB\T SIX HUNDR$ ?\S&  
  RUBLES4 ,I HAD A WIFE & *ILDR51 SO ALSO HAD ,SIMON4 ,HE WAS Y\NG] ?AN ,I1 & HAD NOT SO MANY *ILDR52 BUT HIS *ILDR5 W]E Y\NG1 & TWO ( M9E W]E GR[N-UP M51 OLD 5\< TO WORK1 SO ?AT \R CIRCUM/ANCES1 9DEP5D5TLY ( \R PROP]TY1 W]E ALIKE1 ?\< EV5 9 ?IS RESPECT ,I WAS BETT] (F ?AN HE4 

,HE GAVE ?REE KOPECKS1 ,I GAVE TW5TY4 ,:AT WAS1 !N1 ! DIFF]5CE 9 \R GIFTS8 ,:AT %\LD ,I HAVE GIV5 9 ORD] TO DO AS HE HAD DONE8 ,HE HAD SIX HUNDR$ KOPECKS2 \T ( !SE HE GAVE ONE1 & !N ANO!R TWO4 ,I HAD SIX HUNDR$ ?\S& RUBLES4 ,9 ORD] TO GIVE AS MU* AS ,SIMON GAVE1 ,I \<T TO HAVE GIV5 ?REE ?\S& RUBLES1 & ASK$ ! MAN TO GIVE ME BACK TWO ?\S&2 &1 9 ! EV5T ( HIS NOT HAV+ *ANGE1 TO LEAVE HIM !SE TWO ALSO1 CROSS MYSELF1 & GO AWAY CALMLY1 CONV]S+ AB\T H[ PEOPLE LIVE 9 ! MANUFACTORIES1 & :AT IS ! PRICE ( LIV] 9 ! ,SMOL5SK M>KET4 

,I ?\<T AB\T IT AT ! TIME1 BUT IT WAS LONG BE=E ,I WAS ABLE TO DRAW FROM ?IS CASE ! CONCLUSION :I* 9EVITABLY FOLL[S FROM IT4 ,?IS CONCLUSION APPE>S TO BE SO UNCOMMON & /RANGE1 NOT)/&+ ITS MA!MATICAL ACCURACY1 ?AT IT REQUIRES TIME TO GET ACCU/OM$ TO IT4 ,ONE IS 9CL9$ TO ?9K !RE IS SOME MI/AKE1 BUT !RE IS NONE4 ,IT IS ONLY ! T]RIBLE D>KNESS ( PREJUDICE 9 :I* WE LIVE4 

,?IS CONCLUSION1 :5 ,I >RIV$ AT IT & RECOGNIZ$ ITS 9EVITABL5ESS1 EXPLA9$ TO ME ! NATURE ( MY FEEL+S ( %AME 9 ! PRES5CE ( ! COOK'S WIFE1 & BE=E ALL ! POOR TO :OM ,I GAVE & /ILL GIVE MONEY4 ,9DE$1 :AT IS ?AT MONEY :I* ,I GIVE TO ! POOR1 & :I* ! COOK'S WIFE ?\<T ,I WAS GIV+ H]8 ,9 ! MAJORITY ( CASES IT =MS SU* A M9UTE P>T ( MY 9COME ?AT IT CANNOT BE EXPRESS$ 9 A FRACTION COMPREH5SIBLE TO ,SIMON OR TO A COOK'S WIFE1--IT IS 9 MO/ CASES A MILLION? P>T OR !REAB\T4 ,I GIVE SO LITTLE ?AT MY GIFT IS NOT1 & CANNOT BE1 A SACRIFICE TO ME3 IT IS ONLY A SOME?+ ) :I* ,I AMUSE MYSELF :5 & H[ IT PLEASES ME4 ,& ?IS WAS 9DE$ H[ MY COOK'S WIFE HAD UND]/OOD ME4 ,IF ,I GAVE A /RANG] 9 ! /REET A RUBLE OR TW5TY KOPECKS1 :Y %\LD ,I NOT GIVE H] ALSO A RUBLE8 ,TO H]1 SU* A DI/RIBUTION ( MONEY IS ! SAME ?+ AS A G5TLEMAN ?R[+ G+]BREAD NUTS 9TO A CR[D4 ,IT IS ! AMUSEM5T ( PEOPLE :O POSSESS MU* 0FOOL'S MONEY40 ,I WAS A%AM$1 BECAUSE ! MI/AKE ( ! COOK'S WIFE %[$ ME PLA9LY :AT IDEAS %E & ALL POOR PEOPLE MU/ HAVE ( ME4 0,HE IS ?R[+ AWAY 'FOOL'S MONEY'02 ?AT IS1 MONEY NOT E>N$ BY HIM4 

 ,&1 9DE$1 :AT IS MY MONEY1 & H[ DID ,I COME BY IT8 ,ONE P>T ( IT ,I COLLECT$ 9 ! %APE ( R5T = MY L&1 :I* ,I HAD 9H]IT$ FROM MY FA!R4 ,! PEASANT SOLD HIS LA/ %EEP OR C[ 9 ORD] TO PAY IT4 

,ANO!R P>T ( MY MONEY ,I RECEIV$ FROM ! BOOKS ,I HAD WRITT54 ,IF MY BOOKS >E H>MFUL1 & YET SELL1 !Y CAN ONLY DO SO BY SOME S$UCTIVE ATTRACTION1 & ! MONEY :I* ,I RECEIVE = !M IS BADLY E>N$ MONEY2 BUT IF MY BOOKS >E USEFUL1 ! ?+ IS /ILL WORSE4 ,I DO NOT GIVE !M TO PEOPLE1 BUT SAY1 0,GIVE ME SO MANY RUBLES1 & ,I WILL SELL !M TO Y\40 

,AS 9 ! =M] CASE A PEASANT SELLS HIS LA/ %EEP1 H]E A POOR /UD5T OR A TEA*] DOES IT3 EA* POOR P]SON :O BUYS D5IES HIMSELF SOME NECESS>Y ?+ 9 ORD] TO GIVE ME ?IS MONEY4 ,& N[ ?AT ,I HAVE GA!R$ MU* ( SU* MONEY :AT AM ,I TO DO ) IT8 ,I TAKE IT TO T[N1 GIVE IT TO ! POOR ONLY :5 !Y SATISFY ALL MY FANCIES & COME TO T[N TO CLEAN PAVEM5TS1 LAMPS1 OR BOOTS1 TO WORK = ME 9 ! FACTORIES1 & SO ON4 ,& ) ?IS MONEY ,I DRAW FROM !M ALL ,I CAN4 ,I TRY TO GIVE !M AS LITTLE AS ,I CAN & TAKE FROM !M AS MU* AS POSSIBLE4 

,N[1 QUITE UNEXPECT$LY1 ,I BEG9 TO %>E ALL ?IS SAID MONEY ) !SE SAME POOR P]SONS = NO?+2 BUT NOT ) EV]YONE1 ONLY AS FANCY PROMPTS ME4 ,& :Y %\LD NOT EV]Y POOR MAN EXPECT ?AT HIS TURN MI<T COME TO-DAY TO BE ONE ( ?OSE ) :OM ,I AMUSE MYSELF BY GIV+ !M MY 0FOOL'S MONEY08 

,SO EV]YONE REG>DS ME AS ! COOK'S WIFE DID4 ,& ,I HAD GONE AB\T ) ! NOTION ?AT ?IS WAS *>ITY1--?IS TAK+ AWAY ?\S&S ) ONE H&1 & ) ! O!R ?R[+ KOPECKS TO ?OSE ,I SELECT6 

,NO WOND] ,I WAS A%AM$4 ,BUT BE=E ,I CAN BEG9 TO DO GOOD ,I MU/ LEAVE (F ! EVIL & PUT MYSELF 9 A POSITION 9 :I* ,I %\LD CEASE TO CAUSE IT4 ,BUT ALL MY C\RSE ( LIFE IS EVIL4 ,IF ,I W]E TO GIVE AWAY A HUNDR$ ?\S&1 ,I %\LD NOT YET HAVE PUT MYSELF 9 A CONDITION 9 :I* ,I C\LD DO GOOD1 BECAUSE ,I HAVE /ILL FIVE HUNDR$ ?\S& LEFT4 

,IT IS ONLY :5 ,I POSSESS NO?+ AT ALL ?AT ,I %ALL BE ABLE TO DO A LITTLE GOOD2 SU* AS1 = 9/ANCE1 ! POOR PRO/ITUTE DID :O NURS$ A SICK WOMAN & H] *ILD = ?REE DAYS4 ,YET ?IS SEEM$ TO ME TO BE BUT SO LITTLE6 ,& ,I V5TUR$ TO ?9K ( DO+ GOOD6 ,ONE ?+ ONLY WAS TRUE1 :I* ,I AT FIR/ FELT ON SEE+ ! HUNGRY & COLD PEOPLE \TSIDE ,LIAP9'S H\SE1--?AT ,I WAS GUILTY ( ?AT2 & ?AT TO LIVE AS ,I DID WAS IMPOSSIBLE1 UTT]LY  
  IMPOSSIBLE4 ,:AT %ALL WE DO !N8 ,IF SOMEBODY /ILL NE$S AN ANSW] TO ?IS QUE/ION1 ,I WILL1 BY ,GOD'S P]MISSION1 GIVE ONE1 9 DETAIL4 

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