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,! ,SECOND ,CONFESSION 

#ahegaheg 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,SUDD5LY ! S\ND ( ! PRIE/'S FOOT/EPS R\S$ ME FROM ?IS REV]IE4 

0,GOOD MORN+ TO Y\10 HE SAID AS HE SMOO!D HIS GRAY HAIR ) HIS H&4 0,:AT CAN ,I DO = Y\80 

,I BES\<T HIM TO GIVE ME HIS BLESS+1 & !N KISS$ HIS SMALL1 WIZ5$ H& ) GREAT F]VOR4 ,AFT] ,I HAD EXPLA9$ TO HIM MY ]R& HE SAID NO?+1 BUT MOV$ AWAY T[>DS ! ICONS1 & BEGAN TO READ ! EXHORTATION3 :]EUPON ,I OV]CAME MY %AME1 & TOLD HIM ALL ?AT WAS 9 MY HE>T4 ,F9ALLY HE LAID HIS H&S UPON MY HEAD1 & PRON\NC$ 9 HIS EV51 RESONANT VOICE ! WORDS3 0,MY SON1 MAY ! BLESS+ ( ,\R ,HEAV5LY ,FA!R BE UPON !E1 & MAY ,HE ALWAYS PRES]VE !E 9 FAI?FULNESS1 LOV+-K9DNESS1 & MEEKNESS4 ,AM540 

,I WAS 5TIRELY HAPPY4 ,TE>S ( JOY C\RS$ D[N MY FACE AS ,I KISS$ ! HEM ( HIS CASSOCK & !N RAIS$ MY HEAD AGA94 ,! FACE ( ! PRIE/ EXPRESS$ P]FECT TRANQUILITY4 ,SO KE5LY DID ,I FEEL ! JOY ( RECONCILIATION ?AT1 FE>+ 9 ANY WAY TO DISPEL IT1 ,I TOOK HA/Y LEAVE ( HIM1 &1 )\T LOOK+ TO ONE SIDE ( ME OR ! O!R 79 ORD] ?AT MY ATT5TION MI<T NOT BE DI/RACT$71 LEFT ! GR\NDS & RE5T]$ ! RICKETY1 BATT]$ DROZHKI4 ,YET ! JOLT+S ( ! VEHICLE & ! V>IETY ( OBJECTS :I* FLITT$ PA/ MY EYES SOON DISSIPAT$ ?AT FEEL+1 & ,I BECAME FILL$ ) NO?+ BUT ! IDEA ?AT ! PRIE/ MU/ HAVE ?\<T ME ! F9E/-SPIRIT$ Y\NG MAN HE HAD EV] MET1 OR EV] W\LD MEET1 9 ! :OLE ( HIS LIFE4 ,9DE$1 ,I REFLECT$1 !RE C\LD NOT BE MANY SU* AS MYSELF--( ?AT ,I FELT SURE1 & ! CONVICTION PRODUC$ 9 ME ! K9D ( COMPLAC5CY :I* CRAVES = SELF-COMMUNICATION TO ANO!R4 ,I HAD A GREAT DESIRE TO UNBOSOM MYSELF TO SOME ONE1 & AS !RE WAS NO ONE ELSE TO SPEAK TO1 ,I ADDRESS$ MYSELF TO ! CABMAN4 

0,WAS ,I V]Y LONG GONE80 ,I ASK$ HIM4 

0,NO1 NOT V]Y LONG10 HE REPLI$4 ,HE SEEM$ TO HAVE GR[N MORE *E]FUL UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! SUN%9E4 0,YET N[ IT IS A GOOD :ILE PA/ MY HORSE'S FE$+-TIME4 ,Y\ SEE1 ,I AM A NI<T CABMAN40 

0,WELL1 ,I ONLY SEEM$ TO MYSELF TO BE AB\T A M9UTE10 ,I W5T ON4 0,DO Y\ KN[ :AT ,I W5T !RE =80 ,I ADD$1 *ANG+ MY SEAT TO ! WELL ( ! DROZHKI1 SO AS TO BE NE>] ! DRIV]4 

0,:AT BUS9ESS IS IT ( M9E8 ,I DRIVE A F>E :]E HE TELLS ME TO GO10 HE REPLI$4 

0,YES1 BUT1 ALL ! SAME1 :AT DO Y\ ?9K ,I W5T !RE =80 ,I P]SI/$4 

0,I EXPECT SOME ONE Y\ KN[ IS GO+ TO BE BURI$ !RE1 SO Y\ W5T TO SEE AB\T A PLOT = ! GRAVE40 

0,NO1 NO1 MY FRI5D4 ,/ILL1 ,D,O Y\ KN[ :AT ,I W5T !RE =80 

0,NO1 ( C\RSE ,I CANNOT TELL1 B>910 HE REPEAT$4 

,HIS VOICE SEEM$ TO ME SO K9D ?AT ,I DECID$ TO $IFY HIM BY RELAT+ ! CAUSE ( MY EXP$ITION1 & EV5 TELL+ HIM ( ! FEEL+ :I* ,I HAD EXP]I5C$4 

0,%ALL ,I TELL Y\80 ,I SAID4 0,WELL1 Y\ SEE10--& ,I TOLD HIM ALL1 AS WELL AS 9FLICT$ UPON HIM A DESCRIPTION ( MY F9E S5TIM5TS4 ,TO ?IS DAY ,I BLU% AT ! RECOLLECTION4 

0,WELL1 WELL60 SAID ! CABMAN NON-COMMITTALLY1 & = A LONG :ILE AFT]W>DS HE REMA9$ SIL5T & MOTIONLESS1 EXCEPT ?AT AT 9T]VALS HE ADJU/$ ! SKIRT ( HIS COAT EA* TIME ?AT IT WAS J]K$ FROM B5EA? HIS LEG BY ! JOLT+S ( HIS HUGE BOOT ON ! DROZHKI'S /EP4 ,I FELT SURE ?AT HE MU/ BE ?9K+ ( ME EV5 AS ! PRIE/ HAD DONE4 ,?AT IS TO SAY1 ?AT HE MU/ BE ?9K+ ?AT NO SU* F9E-SPIRIT$ Y\NG MAN EXI/$ 9 ! WORLD AS ,I4 ,SUDD5LY HE %OT AT ME3 

0,I TELL Y\ :AT1 B>94 ,Y\ \<T TO KEEP ,GOD'S AFFAIRS TO Y\RSELF40 

0,:AT80 ,I SAID4 

0,?OSE AFFAIRS ( Y\RS--!Y >E ,GOD'S BUS9ESS10 HE REPEAT$1 MUMBL+ ! WORDS ) HIS TOO?LESS LIPS4 

0,NO1 HE HAS NOT UND]/OOD ME10 ,I ?\<T TO MYSELF1 & SAID NO MORE TO HIM TILL WE REA*$ HOME4 

,AL?\< IT WAS NOT MY ORIG9AL S5SE ( RECONCILIATION & REV]5CE1 BUT ONLY A SORT ( COMPLAC5CY AT HAV+ EXP]I5C$ SU* A S5SE1 ?AT LA/$ 9 ME DUR+ ! DRIVE HOME 7& ?AT1 TOO1 DESPITE ! DI/RACTION ( ! CR[DS ( PEOPLE :O N[ ?RONG$ ! SUNLIT /REETS 9 EV]Y DIRECTION71 ,I HAD NO SOON] REA*$ HOME ?AN EV5 MY SPURI\S COMPLAC5CY WAS %ATT]$1 = ,I F\ND ?AT ,I HAD NOT ! =TY KOPECKS :]E) TO PAY ! CABMAN6 ,TO ! BUTL]1 ,GABRIEL1 ,I ALREADY [$ A SMALL DEBT1 & HE REFUS$ TO L5D ME ANY MORE4 ,SEE+ ME TWICE RUN ACROSS ! C\RTY>D 9 QUE/ ( ! MONEY1 ! CABMAN MU/ HAVE DIV9$ ! REASON1 =1 LEAP+ FROM HIS DROZHKI1 HE--NOT)/&+ ?AT HE HAD SEEM$ SO K9D--BEGAN TO BAWL AL\D 7) AN EVID5T DESIRE TO PUN* MY HEAD7 ?AT PEOPLE :O DO NOT PAY = !IR CAB-RIDES >E SW9DL]S4 

,NONE ( MY FAMILY W]E YET \T ( B$1 SO ?AT1 EXCEPT = ! S]VANTS1 !RE WAS NO ONE FROM :OM TO BORR[ ! =TY KOPECKS4 ,AT L5G?1 ON MY MO/ SACR$1 SACR$ WORD ( HONOR TO REPAY 7A WORD TO :I*1 AS ,I C\LD SEE FROM HIS FACE1 HE DID NOT ALTOGE!R TRU/71 ,BASIL SO F> YIELD$ TO HIS FONDNESS = ME & HIS REMEMBRANCE ( ! MANY S]VICES ,I HAD DONE HIM AS TO PAY ! CABMAN4 ,?US ALL MY BEAUTIFUL FEEL+S 5D$ 9 SMOKE4 ,:5 ,I W5T UP/AIRS TO DRESS = *UR* & GO TO ,COMMUNION ) ! RE/ ,I F\ND ?AT MY NEW CLO!S HAD NOT YET COME HOME1 & SO ,I C\LD NOT WE> !M4 ,!N ,I S9N$ HEADLONG4 ,DONN+ MY O!R SUIT1 ,I W5T TO ,COMMUNION 9 A SAD /ATE ( M5TAL P]TURBATION1 & FILL$ ) COMPLETE DI/RU/ ( ALL MY F9] IMPULSES4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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