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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

0,SO Y\ SEE10 PURSU$ ,NIKOLAY ,LEV91 PA9FULLY WR9KL+ HIS 
=EHEAD & TWIT*+4 

,IT WAS OBVI\SLY DIFFICULT = HIM TO ?9K ( :AT TO SAY & 
DO4 

0,H]E1 DO Y\ SEE80444 ,HE PO9T$ TO SOME SORT ( IRON B>S1 
FA/5$ TOGE!R ) /R+S1 LY+ 9 A CORN] ( ! ROOM4 
0,DO Y\ SEE ?AT8 ,?AT'S ! BEG9N+ ( A NEW ?+ WE'RE 
GO+ 9TO4 ,IT'S A PRODUCTIVE ASSOCIATION4440 

,KON/ANT9 SC>CELY HE>D HIM4 ,HE LOOK$ 9TO HIS SICKLY1 
CONSUMPTIVE FACE1 & HE WAS MORE & MORE SORRY = HIM1 & HE 
C\LD NOT =CE HIMSELF TO LI/5 TO :AT HIS BRO!R WAS TELL+ 
HIM AB\T ! ASSOCIATION4 ,HE SAW ?AT ?IS ASSOCIATION WAS A 
M]E AN*OR TO SAVE HIM FROM SELF-CONTEMPT4 ,NIKOLAY ,LEV9 W5T 
ON TALK+3 

0,Y\ KN[ ?AT CAPITAL OPPRESSES ! LABOR]4 ,! LABOR]S ) 
US1 ! PEASANTS1 BE> ALL ! BURD5 ( LABOR1 & >E SO PLAC$ 
?AT H[EV] MU* !Y WORK !Y CAN'T ESCAPE FROM !IR POSITION 
( BEA/S ( BURD54 ,ALL ! PR(ITS ( LABOR1 ON :I* !Y 
MI<T IMPROVE !IR POSITION1 & GA9 LEISURE = !MSELVES1 
& AFT] ?AT $UCATION1 ALL ! SURPLUS VALUES >E TAK5 FROM 
!M BY ! CAPITALI/S4 ,& SOCIETY'S SO CON/ITUT$ ?AT ! 
H>D] !Y WORK1 ! GREAT] ! PR(IT ( ! M]*ANTS & 
L&[N]S1 :ILE !Y /AY BEA/S ( BURD5 TO ! 5D4 ,& 
?AT /ATE ( ?+S MU/ BE *ANG$10 HE F9I%$ UP1 & HE 
LOOK$ QUE/ION+LY AT HIS BRO!R4 

0,YES1 ( C\RSE10 SAID ,KON/ANT91 LOOK+ AT ! PAT* ( R$ 
?AT HAD COME \T ON HIS BRO!R'S PROJECT+ *EEK BONES4 

0,& SO WE'RE F\ND+ A LOCKSMI?S' ASSOCIATION1 :]E ALL ! 
PRODUCTION & PR(IT & ! *IEF 9/RUM5TS ( PRODUCTION 
WILL BE 9 COMMON40 

0,:]E IS ! ASSOCIATION TO BE80 ASK$ ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV94 

0,9 ! VILLAGE ( ,VOZDREM1 ,KAZAN GOV]NM5T40 

0,BUT :Y 9 A VILLAGE8 ,9 ! VILLAGES1 ,I ?9K1 !RE IS PL5TY 
( WORK AS IT IS4 ,:Y A LOCKSMI?S' ASSOCIATION 9 A VILLAGE80 

0,:Y8 ,BECAUSE ! PEASANTS >E JU/ AS MU* SLAVES AS !Y EV] 
W]E1 & ?AT'S :Y Y\ & ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* DON'T LIKE PEOPLE 
TO TRY & GET !M \T ( !IR SLAV]Y10 SAID ,NIKOLAY ,LEV91 
EXASP]AT$ BY ! OBJECTION4 

,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 SI<$1 LOOK+ MEAN:ILE AB\T ! *E]LESS 
& DIRTY ROOM4 ,?IS SI< SEEM$ TO EXASP]ATE ,NIKOLAY /ILL 
MORE4 

0,I KN[ Y\R & ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*'S >I/OCRATIC VIEWS4 ,I KN[ 
?AT HE APPLIES ALL ! P[] ( HIS 9TELLECT TO JU/IFY 
EXI/+ EVILS40 

0,NO2 & :AT DO Y\ TALK ( ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* =80 SAID ,LEV91 
SMIL+4 

0,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*8 ,I'LL TELL Y\ :AT =60 ,NIKOLAY ,LEV9 
%RIEK$ SUDD5LY AT ! NAME ( ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 0,I'LL TELL 
Y\ :AT =4444 ,BUT :AT'S ! USE ( TALK+8 ,!RE'S ONLY ONE 
?+4444 ,:AT DID Y\ COME TO ME =8 ,Y\ LOOK D[N ON ?IS1 
& Y\'RE WELCOME TO1--& GO AWAY1 9 ,GOD'S NAME GO AWAY60 HE 
%RIEK$1 GETT+ UP FROM HIS *AIR4 0,& GO AWAY1 & GO AWAY60 

0,I DON'T LOOK D[N ON IT AT ALL10 SAID ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 TIMIDLY4 
0,I DON'T EV5 DISPUTE IT40 

,AT ?AT 9/ANT ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA CAME BACK4 ,NIKOLAY ,LEV9 
LOOK$ R\ND ANGRILY AT H]4 ,%E W5T QUICKLY TO HIM1 & 
:ISP]$ SOME?+4 

0,I'M NOT WELL2 ,I'VE GR[N IRRITABLE10 SAID ,NIKOLAY ,LEV91 GETT+ 
CALM] & BREA?+ PA9FULLY2 0& !N Y\ TALK TO ME ( 
,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* & HIS >TICLE4 ,IT'S SU* RUBBI%1 SU* 
LY+1 SU* SELF-DECEPTION4 ,:AT CAN A MAN WRITE ( JU/ICE :O 
KN[S NO?+ ( IT8 ,HAVE Y\ READ HIS >TICLE80 HE ASK$ 
,KRITSKY1 SITT+ D[N AGA9 AT ! TABLE1 & MOV+ BACK (F 
HALF ( IT ! SCATT]$ CIG>ETTES1 SO AS TO CLE> A SPACE4 

0,I'VE NOT READ IT10 ,KRITSKY RESPOND$ GLOOMILY1 OBVI\SLY NOT 
DESIR+ TO 5T] 9TO ! CONV]SATION4 

0,:Y NOT80 SAID ,NIKOLAY ,LEV91 N[ TURN+ ) EXASP]ATION UPON 
,KRITSKY4 

0,BECAUSE ,I DIDN'T SEE ! USE ( WA/+ MY TIME OV] IT40 

0,OH1 BUT EXCUSE ME1 H[ DID Y\ KN[ IT W\LD BE WA/+ Y\R 
TIME8 ,?AT >TICLE'S TOO DEEP = MANY PEOPLE--?AT'S TO SAY 
IT'S OV] !IR HEADS4 ,BUT ) ME1 IT'S ANO!R ?+2 ,I SEE 
?R\< HIS IDEAS1 & ,I KN[ :]E ITS WEAKNESS LIES40 

,EV]YONE WAS MUTE4 ,KRITSKY GOT UP DELIB]ATELY & REA*$ HIS 
CAP4 

0,WON'T Y\ HAVE SUPP]8 ,ALL RI<T1 GOOD-BYE6 ,COME R\ND 
TOMORR[ ) ! LOCKSMI?40 

,KRITSKY HAD H>DLY GONE \T :5 ,NIKOLAY ,LEV9 SMIL$ & W9K$4 

0,HE'S NO GOOD EI!R10 HE SAID4 0,I SEE1 ( C\RSE4440 

,BUT AT ?AT 9/ANT ,KRITSKY1 AT ! DOOR1 CALL$ HIM444 

0,:AT DO Y\ WANT N[80 HE SAID1 & W5T \T TO HIM 9 ! 
PASSAGE4 ,LEFT ALONE ) ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA1 ,LEV9 TURN$ TO H]4 

0,HAVE Y\ BE5 LONG ) MY BRO!R80 HE SAID TO H]4 

0,YES1 MORE ?AN A YE>4 ,NIKOLAY ,DMITRIEVIT*'S HEAL? HAS BECOME 
V]Y POOR4 ,NIKOLAY ,DMITRIEVIT* DR9KS A GREAT DEAL10 %E SAID4 

0,?AT IS 444 H[ DOES HE DR9K80 

0,DR9KS VODKA1 & IT'S BAD = HIM40 

0,& A GREAT DEAL80 :ISP]$ ,LEV94 

0,YES10 %E SAID1 LOOK+ TIMIDLY T[>DS ! DOORWAY1 :]E 
,NIKOLAY ,LEV9 HAD REAPPE>$4 

0,:AT W]E Y\ TALK+ AB\T80 HE SAID1 KNITT+ HIS BR[S1 & 
TURN+ HIS SC>$ EYES FROM ONE TO ! O!R4 0,:AT WAS IT80 

0,OH1 NO?+10 ,KON/ANT9 ANSW]$ 9 CONFUSION4 

0,OH1 IF Y\ DON'T WANT TO SAY1 DON'T4 ,ONLY IT'S NO GOOD Y\R 
TALK+ TO H]4 ,%E'S A W5*1 & Y\'RE A G5TLEMAN10 HE SAID 
) A J]K ( ! NECK4 0,Y\ UND]/& EV]Y?+1 ,I SEE1 & 
HAVE TAK5 /OCK ( EV]Y?+1 & LOOK ) COMMIS]ATION ON MY 
%ORTCOM+S10 HE BEGAN AGA91 RAIS+ HIS VOICE4 

0,NIKOLAY ,DMITRIEVIT*1 ,NIKOLAY ,DMITRIEVIT*10 :ISP]$ ,M>YA 
,NIKOLAEVNA1 AGA9 GO+ UP TO HIM4 

0,OH1 V]Y WELL1 V]Y WELL6444 ,BUT :]E'S ! SUPP]8 ,AH1 H]E 
IT IS10 HE SAID1 SEE+ A WAIT] ) A TRAY4 0,H]E1 SET IT 
H]E10 HE ADD$ ANGRILY1 & PROMPTLY SEIZ+ ! VODKA1 HE 
P\R$ \T A GLASSFUL & DRANK IT GRE$ILY4 0,LIKE A DR9K80 HE 
TURN$ TO HIS BRO!R1 & AT ONCE BECAME BETT] HUMOR$4 

0,WELL1 5\< ( ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 ,I'M GLAD TO SEE Y\1 ANYWAY4 
,AFT] ALL'S SAID & DONE1 WE'RE NOT /RANG]S4 ,COME1 HAVE A 
DR9K4 ,TELL ME :AT Y\'RE DO+10 HE W5T ON1 GRE$ILY MUN*+ 
A PIECE ( BREAD1 & P\R+ \T ANO!R GLASSFUL4 0,H[ >E Y\ 
LIV+80 

0,I LIVE ALONE 9 ! C\NTRY1 AS ,I US$ TO4 ,I'M BUSY LOOK+ 
AFT] ! L&10 ANSW]$ ,KON/ANT91 WAT*+ ) HORROR ! 
GRE$9ESS ) :I* HIS BRO!R ATE & DRANK1 & TRY+ TO 
CONCEAL ?AT HE NOTIC$ IT4 

0,:Y DON'T Y\ GET M>RI$80 

0,IT HASN'T HAPP5$ SO10 ,KON/ANT9 ANSW]$1 R$D5+ A LITTLE4 

0,:Y NOT8 ,= ME N[ 444 EV]Y?+'S AT AN 5D6 ,I'VE MADE A MESS 
( MY LIFE4 ,BUT ?IS ,I'VE SAID1 & ,I SAY /ILL1 ?AT IF MY 
%>E HAD BE5 GIV5 ME :5 ,I NE$$ IT1 MY :OLE LIFE W\LD 
HAVE BE5 DIFF]5T40 

,KON/ANT9 MADE HA/E TO *ANGE ! CONV]SATION4 

0,DO Y\ KN[ Y\R LITTLE ,VANYA'S ) ME1 A CL]K 9 ! 
C\NT+H\SE AT ,POKROVSKOE40 

,NIKOLAY J]K$ HIS NECK1 & SANK 9TO ?\<T4 

0,YES1 TELL ME :AT'S GO+ ON AT ,POKROVSKOE4 ,IS ! H\SE 
/&+ /ILL1 & ! BIR* TREES1 & \R S*OOLROOM8 ,& 
,PHILIP ! G>D5]1 IS HE LIV+8 ,H[ ,I REMEMB] ! >BOR & 
! SEAT6 ,N[ M9D & DON'T ALT] ANY?+ 9 ! H\SE1 BUT 
MAKE HA/E & GET M>RI$1 & MAKE EV]Y?+ AS IT US$ TO BE 
AGA94 ,!N ,I'LL COME & SEE Y\1 IF Y\R WIFE IS NICE40 

0,BUT COME TO ME N[10 SAID ,LEV94 0,H[ NICELY WE W\LD >RANGE 
IT60 

0,I'D COME & SEE Y\ IF ,I W]E SURE ,I %\LD NOT F9D ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT*40 

0,Y\ W\LDN'T F9D HIM !RE4 ,I LIVE QUITE 9DEP5D5TLY ( 
HIM40 

0,YES1 BUT SAY :AT Y\ LIKE1 Y\ WILL HAVE TO *OOSE BETWE5 ME 
& HIM10 HE SAID1 LOOK+ TIMIDLY 9TO HIS BRO!R'S FACE4 

,?IS TIMIDITY T\*$ ,KON/ANT94 

0,IF Y\ WANT TO HE> MY CONFESSION ( FAI? ON ! SUBJECT1 ,I 
TELL Y\ ?AT 9 Y\R QU>REL ) ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* ,I TAKE 
NEI!R SIDE4 ,Y\'RE BO? WRONG4 ,Y\'RE MORE WRONG EXT]NALLY1 
& HE 9W>DLY40 

0,AH1 AH6 ,Y\ SEE ?AT1 Y\ SEE ?AT60 ,NIKOLAY %\T$ JOYFULLY4 

0,BUT ,I P]SONALLY VALUE FRI5DLY RELATIONS ) Y\ MORE 
BECAUSE4440 

0,:Y1 :Y80 

,KON/ANT9 C\LD NOT SAY ?AT HE VALU$ IT MORE BECAUSE ,NIKOLAY 
WAS UNHAPPY1 & NE$$ AFFECTION4 ,BUT ,NIKOLAY KNEW ?AT ?IS 
WAS JU/ :AT HE MEANT TO SAY1 & SC[L+ HE TOOK UP ! VODKA 
AGA94 

0,5\<1 ,NIKOLAY ,DMITRIEVIT*60 SAID ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA1 /RET*+ 
\T H] PLUMP1 B>E >M T[>DS ! DECANT]4 

0,LET IT BE6 ,DON'T 9SI/6 ,I'LL BEAT Y\60 HE %\T$4 

,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA SMIL$ A SWEET & GOOD-HUMOR$ SMILE1 :I* WAS 
AT ONCE REFLECT$ ON ,NIKOLAY'S FACE1 & %E TOOK ! BOTTLE4 

0,& DO Y\ SUPPOSE %E UND]/&S NO?+80 SAID ,NIKOLAY4 0,%E 
UND]/&S IT ALL BETT] ?AN ANY ( US4 ,ISN'T IT TRUE !RE'S 
SOME?+ GOOD & SWEET 9 H]80 

0,W]E Y\ NEV] BE=E 9 ,MOSC[80 ,KON/ANT9 SAID TO H]1 = 
! SAKE ( SAY+ SOME?+4 

0,ONLY Y\ MU/N'T BE POLITE & /IFF ) H]4 ,IT FRI<T5S 
H]4 ,NO ONE EV] SPOKE TO H] SO BUT ! JU/ICES ( ! PEACE 
:O TRI$ H] = TRY+ TO GET \T ( A H\SE ( ILL-FAME4 
,M]CY ON US1 ! S5SELESSNESS 9 ! WORLD60 HE CRI$ SUDD5LY4 
0,!SE NEW 9/ITUTIONS1 !SE JU/ICES ( ! PEACE1 RURAL 
C\NCILS1 :AT HIDE\SNESS IT ALL IS60 

,& HE BEGAN TO 5L>GE ON HIS 5C\NT]S ) ! NEW 
9/ITUTIONS4 

,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 HE>D HIM1 & ! DISBELIEF 9 ! S5SE ( 
ALL PUBLIC 9/ITUTIONS1 :I* HE %>$ ) HIM1 & (T5 
EXPRESS$1 WAS DI/A/EFUL TO HIM N[ FROM HIS BRO!R'S LIPS4 

0,9 ANO!R WORLD WE %ALL UND]/& IT ALL10 HE SAID LI<TLY4 

0,9 ANO!R WORLD6 ,AH1 ,I DON'T LIKE ?AT O!R WORLD6 ,I DON'T 
LIKE IT10 HE SAID1 LETT+ HIS SC>$ EYES RE/ ON HIS BRO!R'S 
EYES4 0,H]E ONE W\LD ?9K ?AT TO GET \T ( ALL ! BAS5ESS 
& ! MESS1 ONE'S [N & O!R PEOPLE'S1 W\LD BE A GOOD 
?+1 & YET ,I'M AFRAID ( DEA?1 AWFULLY AFRAID ( DEA?40 ,HE 
%UDD]$4 0,BUT DO DR9K SOME?+4 ,W\LD Y\ LIKE SOME 
*AMPAGNE8 ,OR %ALL WE GO SOME:]E8 ,LET'S GO TO ! ,GYPSIES6 
,DO Y\ KN[ ,I HAVE GOT SO FOND ( ! ,GYPSIES & ,RUSSIAN SONGS40 

,HIS SPEE* HAD BEGUN TO FALT]1 & HE PASS$ ABRUPTLY FROM ONE 
SUBJECT TO ANO!R4 ,KON/ANT9 ) ! HELP ( ,MA%A P]SUAD$ 
HIM NOT TO GO \T ANY:]E1 & GOT HIM TO B$ HOPELESSLY DRUNK4 

,MA%A PROMIS$ TO WRITE TO ,KON/ANT9 9 CASE ( NE$1 & TO 
P]SUADE ,NIKOLAY ,LEV9 TO GO & /AY ) HIS BRO!R4 

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