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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,SPR+ HAD COME4 

,ALONG ! WET /REETS ( ! CITY SWIFT /REAMLETS RAN PURL+ BETWE5 BITS ( ICE2 BRI<T W]E ! COLORS ( PEOPLE'S DRESSES & ! TONES ( !IR VOICES1 AS !Y HURRI$ ALONG4 ,9 ! WALL$ G>D5S1 ! BUDS ON ! TREES W]E B\RGEON+1 & ! FRE% BREEZE SWAY$ !IR BRAN*ES ) A S(T G5TLE MURMUR4 ,EV]Y:]E TRANSP>5T DROPS W]E =M+ & FALL+4444 

,! SP>R[S *ATT]$ 9COH]5TLY1 & FLUTT]$ AB\T ON !IR LITTLE W+S4 ,ON ! SUNNY SIDE1 ON ! WALLS1 H\SES1 & TREES1 ALL WAS FULL ( LIFE & BRILLIANCY4 ,! SKY1 & ! E>?1 & ! HE>T ( MAN OV]FL[$ ) Y\? & JOY4 

,9 FRONT ( A GREAT SEIGNORIAL MANSION1 9 ONE ( ! PR9CIPAL /REETS1 FRE% /RAW WAS LAID2 9 ! H\SE LAY ?AT SAME 9VALID :OM WE SAW HA/5+ ABROAD4 

,NE> ! CLOS$ DOORS ( ! H\SE /OOD ! SICK LADY'S HUSB&1 & A LADY WELL ALONG 9 YE>S4 ,ON A S(A SAT ! CONFESSOR1 ) CA/-D[N EYES1 HOLD+ SOME?+ WRAPP$ UP UND] HIS /OLE4.<#i#a.> ,9 ONE CORN]1 9 A ,VOLTAIRE EASY-*AIR1 RECL9$ AN OLD LADY1 ! SICK WOMAN'S MO!R1 WEEP+ VIOL5TLY4 

,NE> H] ! MAID /OOD HOLD+ A CLEAN H&K]*IEF1 READY = ! OLD LADY'S USE :5 %E %\LD ASK = IT4 ,ANO!R MAID WAS RUBB+ ! OLD LADY'S TEMPLES1 & BL[+ ON H] GRAY HEAD UND]NEA? H] CAP4 

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0,WELL1 ,*RI/ BE ) Y\1 MY DE>10 SAID ! HUSB& TO ! ELD]LY LADY :O WAS /&+ ) HIM NE> ! DOOR3 0%E HAS SU* CONFID5CE 9 Y\2 Y\ KN[ H[ TO TALK ) H]2 GO & SPEAK ) H] A LITTLE :ILE1 MY D>L+1 PLEASE GO60 

,HE WAS AB\T TO OP5 ! DOOR = H]2 BUT HIS C\S9 HELD HIM BACK1 PUTT+ H] H&K]*IEF SEV]AL TIMES TO H] EYES1 & %AK+ H] HEAD4 

0,!RE1 N[ %E WILL NOT SEE ?AT ,I HAVE BE5 WEEP+10 SAID %E1 &1 OP5+ ! DOOR H]SELF1 W5T TO ! 9VALID4 

,! HUSB& WAS 9 ! GREATE/ EXCITEM5T1 & SEEM$ QUITE BESIDE HIMSELF4 ,HE />T$ TO GO OV] TO ! OLD MO!R1 BUT AFT] TAK+ A FEW /EPS HE TURN$ >\ND1 WALK$ ! L5G? ( ! ROOM1 & APPROA*$ ! PRIE/4 

,! PRIE/ LOOK$ AT HIM1 RAIS$ HIS BR[S T[>D HEAV51 & SI<$4 ,! ?ICK GRAY BE>D ALSO WAS LIFT$ & FELL AGA94 

0,MY ,GOD6 MY ,GOD60 SAID ! HUSB&4 

0,:AT CAN Y\ DO80 EXCLAIM$ ! CONFESSOR1 SI<+ & AGA9 LIFT+ UP HIS BR[S & BE>D1 & LETT+ !M DROP4 

0,& ! OLD MO!R !RE60 EXCLAIM$ ! HUSB&1 ALMO/ 9 DESPAIR4 0,%E WILL NOT BE ABLE TO 5DURE IT4 ,Y\ SEE1 %E LOV$ H] SO1 %E LOV$ H] SO1 ?AT %E4444 ,I DON'T KN[4 ,Y\ MI<T TRY1 HOLY FA!R1.<#i#b.> TO CALM H] A LITTLE1 & P]SUADE H] TO GO AWAY40 

,! CONFESSOR >OSE & W5T OV] TO ! OLD LADY4 

0,IT IS TRUE1 NO ONE CAN APPRECIATE A MO!R'S HE>T10 SAID HE1 0BUT ,GOD IS COMPASSIONATE40 

,! OLD LADY'S FACE WAS SUDD5LY CONVULS$1 & A HY/]ICAL SOB %OOK H] FRAME4 

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0,GOD IS COMPASSIONATE10 REPEAT$ ! PRIE/1 :5 %E HAD GR[N A LITTLE CALM]4 0,I WILL TELL Y\1 9 MY P>I% !RE WAS A SICK MAN1 & MU* WORSE ?AN ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 & HE1 ?\< HE WAS ONLY A %OPKEEP]1.<#i#c.> WAS CUR$ 9 A V]Y %ORT TIME1 BY MEANS ( H]BS4 ,& ?IS V]Y SAME %OPKEEP] IS N[ 9 ,MOSC[4 ,I HAVE TOLD ,VASILI ,DMITRIEVIT* AB\T HIM2 IT MI<T BE TRI$1 Y\ KN[4 ,AT ALL EV5TS1 IT W\LD SATISFY ! 9VALID4 ,) ,GOD1 ALL ?+S >E POSSIBLE40 

0,NO1 %E WON'T GET WELL10 P]SI/$ ! OLD LADY4 0,:Y %\LD ,GOD HAVE TAK5 H]1 & NOT ME80 

,& AGA9 ! HY/]ICAL SOBB+ OV]CAME H] SO VIOL5TLY ?AT %E FA9T$ AWAY4 

,! 9VALID'S HUSB& HID HIS FACE 9 HIS H&S1 & RU%$ FROM ! ROOM4 

,9 ! CORRIDOR ! FIR/ P]SON :OM HE MET WAS A SIX-YE>-OLD BOY1 :O WAS *AS+ HIS LITTLE SI/] ) ALL HIS MI<T & MA94 

0,DO Y\ BID ME TAKE ! *ILDR5 TO !IR MAMA80 9QUIR$ ! NURSE4 

0,NO1 %E IS NOT ABLE TO SEE !M4 ,!Y DI/RACT H]40 

,! LAD /OPP$ = A MOM5T1 & AFT] LOOK+ EAG]LY 9TO HIS FA!R'S FACE1 HE CUT A DIDO ) HIS LEG1 & ) M]RY %\TS RAN ON4 0,I'M PLAY+ %E'S A HORSE1 PAPA%A10 CRI$ ! LITTLE FELL[1 PO9T+ TO HIS SI/]4 

,MEANTIME1 9 ! NEXT ROOM1 ! C\S9 HAD TAK5 H] SEAT NE> ! SICK WOMAN1 & WAS SKILLFULLY BR++ ! CONV]SATION BY DEGREES R\ND SO AS TO PREP>E H] = ! ?\<T ( DEA?4 ,! DOCTOR /OOD BY ! W9D[1 MIX+ SOME DRAFT4 

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,! 9VALID 9 A :ITE DRESS+-G[N1 ALL SURR\ND$ BY CU%IONS1 WAS SITT+ UP 9 B$1 & GAZ$ SIL5TLY AT H] C\S94 

0,AH1 MY DE>60 %E EXCLAIM$1 UNEXPECT$LY 9T]RUPT+ H]1 0DON'T TRY TO PREP>E ME2 DON'T TREAT ME LIKE A LITTLE *ILD6 ,I AM A ,*RI/IAN WOMAN4 ,I KN[ ALL AB\T IT4 ,I KN[ ?AT ,I HAVE NOT LONG TO LIVE2 ,I KN[ ?AT IF MY HUSB& HAD HE$$ ME SOON]1 ,I %\LD HAVE BE5 9 ,ITALY1 & POSSIBLY1 YES PROBABLY1 %\LD HAVE BE5 WELL BY ?IS TIME4 ,!Y ALL TOLD HIM SO4 ,BUT :AT IS TO BE DONE8 IT'S AS ,GOD SAW FIT4 ,WE ALL ( US HAVE S9N$1 ,I KN[ ?AT2 BUT ,I HOPE 9 ! M]CY ( ,GOD1 ?AT ALL WILL BE P>DON$1 \<T TO BE P>DON$4 ,I AM TRY+ TO S\ND MY [N HE>T4 ,I ALSO HAVE COMMITT$ MANY S9S1 MY LOVE4 ,BUT H[ MU* ,I HAVE SUFF]$ 9 ATONEM5T6 ,I HAVE TRI$ TO BE> MY SUFF]+S PATI5TLY04444 

0,!N %ALL ,I HAVE ! CONFESSOR COME 91 MY LOVE8 ,IT WILL BE ALL ! EASI] = Y\1 AFT] Y\ HAVE BE5 ABSOLV$10 SAID ! C\S94 

,! SICK WOMAN DROPP$ H] HEAD 9 TOK5 ( ASS5T4 0,O ,GOD6 P>DON ME A S9N]10 %E :ISP]$4 

,! C\S9 W5T \T1 & BECKON$ TO ! CONFESSOR4 0,%E IS AN ANGEL10 %E SAID TO ! HUSB&1 ) TE>S 9 H] EYES4 ,! HUSB& WEPT4 ,! PRIE/ W5T 9TO ! SICK-ROOM2 ! OLD LADY /ILL REMA9$ UNCONSCI\S1 & 9 ! ROOM BEYOND ALL WAS P]FECTLY QUIET4 ,AT ! 5D ( FIVE M9UTES ! CONFESSOR CAME \T1 &1 TAK+ (F HIS /OLE1 >RANG$ HIS HAIR4 

0,?ANKS BE TO ! ,LORD1 %E IS CALM] N[10 SAID HE4 0,%E WI%ES TO SEE Y\40 

,! C\S9 & ! HUSB& W5T TO ! SICK-ROOM4 ,! 9VALID1 G5TLY WEEP+1 WAS GAZ+ AT ! IMAGES4 

0,I CONGRATULATE Y\1 MY LOVE10 SAID ! HUSB&4.<#c#c.> 

0,?ANK Y\4 ,H[ WELL ,I FEEL N[6 :AT 9EFFABLE JOY ,I EXP]I5CE60 SAID ! SICK WOMAN1 & A FA9T SMILE PLAY$ OV] H] ?9 LIPS4 0,H[ M]CIFUL ,GOD IS6 ,IS IT NOT SO8 ,HE IS M]CIFUL & OMNIPOT5T60 ,& AGA9 ) AN EAG] PRAY] %E TURN$ H] TE>FUL EYES T[>DS ! HOLY IMAGES4 

,!N SUDD5LY SOME?+ SEEM$ TO OCCUR TO H] M9D4 ,%E BECKON$ TO H] HUSB&4 

0,Y\ >E NEV] WILL+ TO DO :AT ,I DESIRE10 SAID %E 9 A WEAK & QU]UL\S VOICE4 

,! HUSB&1 /RET*+ HIS NECK1 LI/5$ TO H] SUBMISSIVELY4 

0,:AT IS IT1 MY LOVE80 

0,H[ MANY TIMES ,I HAVE TOLD Y\ ?AT !SE DOCTORS DON'T KN[ ANY ?+6 ,!RE >E UN$UCAT$ WOM5 DOCTORS3 !Y MAKE CURES4 ,?AT'S :AT ! GOOD FA!R SAID4444 ,A %OPKEEP]4444 S5D = HIM04444 

0,= :OM1 MY LOVE80 

0,GOOD HEAV5S6 Y\ CAN NEV] UND]/& ME40 ,& ! DY+ WOMAN FR[N$1 & CLOS$ H] EYES4 

,! DOCTOR CAME TO H]1 & TOOK H] H&4 ,H] PULSE WAS EVID5TLY GR[+ FEEBL] & FEEBL]4 ,HE MADE A SIGN TO ! HUSB&4 ,! SICK WOMAN REM>K$ ?IS GE/URE1 & LOOK$ >\ND 9 FRI<T4 ,! C\S9 TURN$ AWAY TO HIDE H] TE>S4 

0,DON'T WEEP1 DON'T TORM5T Y\RSELVES ON MY ACC\NT10 SAID ! 9VALID4 0,?AT TAKES AWAY FROM ME MY LA/ COM=T40 

0,Y\ >E AN ANGEL60 EXCLAIM$ ! C\S91 KISS+ H] H&4 

0,NO1 KISS ME H]E4 ,!Y ONLY KISS ! H&S ( ?OSE :O >E DEAD4 ,MY ,GOD6 MY ,GOD60 

,?AT SAME EV5+ ! SICK WOMAN WAS A CORPSE1.<#c#d.> & ! CORPSE 9 ! C(F9 LAY 9 ! P>LOR ( ! GREAT MANSION4 ,9 ! IMM5SE ROOM1 ! DOORS ( :I* W]E CLOS$1 SAT ! CL]K1.<#i#d.> & ) A MONOTON\S VOICE READ ! ,PSALMS ( ,DAVID ?R\< HIS NOSE4 

,! BRI<T GL>E FROM ! WAX C&LES 9 ! L(TY SILV] C&ELABRA FELL ON ! :ITE BR[ ( ! DEAD1 ON ! HEAVY WAX5 H&S1 ON ! /IFF FOLDS ( ! C]EM5T :I* BR\<T \T 9TO AWFUL RELIEF ! KNEES & ! FEET4 

,! CL]K1 NOT V>Y+ HIS TONES1 CONT9U$ TO READ ON /EADILY1 & 9 ! SIL5CE ( ! *AMB] ( DEA? HIS WORDS RANG \T & DI$ AWAY4 ,OCCASIONALLY FROM DI/ANT ROOMS CAME ! VOICE ( *ILDR5 & !IR ROMP+4 

0,?\ HIDE/ ?Y FACE1 !Y >E TR\BL$2 ?\ TAKE/ AWAY !IR BREA?1 !Y DIE & RETURN TO !IR DU/4 

0,?\ S5DE/ =? ?Y ,SPIRIT1 !Y >E CREAT$2 & ?\ R5EWE/ ! FACE ( ! E>?4 

0,! GLORY ( ! ,LORD %ALL 5DURE =EV]3 ! ,LORD %ALL REJOICE 9 HIS WORKS40 

,! FACE ( ! DEAD WAS /]N & MAJE/IC4 ,BUT !RE WAS NO MOTION EI!R ON ! PURE COLD BR[1 OR ! FIRMLY CLOS$ LIPS4 ,%E WAS ALL ATT5TION4 ,BUT DID %E P]HAPS N[ UND]/& !SE GR& WORDS8 

7,S\RCE3 0,A ,RUSSIAN ,PROPRIETOR & ,O!R ,/ORIES10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE1 PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL @& ,CO41 ,NEW ,YORK1 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE47 

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