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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! MORN+ ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 LEFT ,MOSC[1 & T[>DS EV5+ 
HE REA*$ HOME4 ,ON ! J\RNEY 9 ! TRA9 HE TALK$ TO HIS 
NEI<BORS AB\T POLITICS & ! NEW RAILWAYS1 &1 JU/ AS 9 
,MOSC[1 HE WAS OV]COME BY A S5SE ( CONFUSION ( IDEAS1 
DISSATISFACTION ) HIMSELF1 %AME ( SOME?+ OR O!R4 ,BUT 
:5 HE GOT \T AT HIS [N /ATION1 :5 HE SAW HIS ONE-EY$ 
COA*MAN1 ,IGNAT1 ) ! COLL> ( HIS COAT TURN$ UP2 :51 9 
! DIM LI<T REFLECT$ BY ! /ATION FIRES1 HE SAW HIS [N 
SL$GE1 HIS [N HORSES ) !IR TAILS TI$ UP1 9 !IR H>NESS 
TRIMM$ ) R+S & TASSELS2 :5 ! COA*MAN ,IGNAT1 AS HE 
PUT 9 HIS LUGGAGE1 TOLD HIM ! VILLAGE NEWS1 ?AT ! 
CONTRACTOR HAD >RIV$1 & ?AT ,PAVA HAD CALV$1--HE FELT ?AT 
LITTLE BY LITTLE ! CONFUSION WAS CLE>+ UP1 & ! %AME & 
SELF-DISSATISFACTION W]E PASS+ AWAY4 ,HE FELT ?IS AT ! M]E 
SI<T ( ,IGNAT & ! HORSES2 BUT :5 HE HAD PUT ON ! 
%EEPSK9 BR\<T = HIM1 HAD SAT D[N WRAPP$ UP 9 ! SL$GE1 
& HAD DRIV5 (F POND]+ ON ! WORK ?AT LAY BE=E HIM 9 
! VILLAGE1 & />+ AT ! SIDE-HORSE1 ?AT HAD BE5 HIS 
SADDLE-HORSE1 PA/ HIS PRIME N[1 BUT A SPIRIT$ BEA/ FROM ! 
,DON1 HE BEGAN TO SEE :AT HAD HAPP5$ TO HIM 9 QUITE A 
DIFF]5T LI<T4 ,HE FELT HIMSELF1 & DID NOT WANT TO BE ANY ONE 
ELSE4 ,ALL HE WANT$ N[ WAS TO BE BETT] ?AN BE=E4 ,9 ! 
FIR/ PLACE HE RESOLV$ ?AT FROM ?AT DAY HE W\LD GIVE UP 
HOP+ = ANY EXTRAORD9>Y HAPP9ESS1 SU* AS M>RIAGE MU/ 
HAVE GIV5 HIM1 & CONSEQU5TLY HE W\LD NOT SO DISDA9 :AT HE 
REALLY HAD4 ,SECONDLY1 HE W\LD NEV] AGA9 LET HIMSELF GIVE WAY 
TO L[ PASSION1 ! MEMORY ( :I* HAD SO TORTUR$ HIM :5 HE 
HAD BE5 MAK+ UP HIS M9D TO MAKE AN (F]4 ,!N REMEMB]+ 
HIS BRO!R ,NIKOLAY1 HE RESOLV$ TO HIMSELF ?AT HE W\LD NEV] 
ALL[ HIMSELF TO =GET HIM1 ?AT HE W\LD FOLL[ HIM UP1 & NOT 
LOSE SI<T ( HIM1 SO AS TO BE READY TO HELP :5 ?+S %\LD 
GO ILL ) HIM4 ,& ?AT W\LD BE SOON1 HE FELT4 ,!N1 TOO1 
HIS BRO!R'S TALK ( COMMUNISM1 :I* HE HAD TREAT$ SO LI<TLY 
AT ! TIME1 N[ MADE HIM ?9K4 ,HE CONSID]$ A REVOLUTION 9 
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS NONS5SE4 ,BUT HE ALWAYS FELT ! 9JU/ICE 
( HIS [N ABUNDANCE 9 COMP>ISON ) ! POV]TY ( ! 
PEASANTS1 & N[ HE DET]M9$ ?AT SO AS TO FEEL QUITE 9 ! 
RI<T1 ?\< HE HAD WORK$ H>D & LIV$ BY NO MEANS 
LUXURI\SLY BE=E1 HE W\LD N[ WORK /ILL H>D]1 & W\LD 
ALL[ HIMSELF EV5 LESS LUXURY4 ,& ALL ?IS SEEM$ TO HIM SO 
EASY A CONQUE/ OV] HIMSELF ?AT HE SP5T ! :OLE DRIVE 9 ! 
PLEASANTE/ DAYDREAMS4 ,) A RESOLUTE FEEL+ ( HOPE 9 A NEW1 
BETT] LIFE1 HE REA*$ HOME BE=E N9E O'CLOCK AT NI<T4 

,! SN[ ( ! LITTLE QUADRANGLE BE=E ! H\SE WAS LIT UP BY 
A LI<T 9 ! B$ROOM W9D[S ( HIS OLD NURSE1 ,AGAFEA 
,MIHALOVNA1 :O P]=M$ ! DUTIES ( H\SEKEEP] 9 HIS H\SE4 
,%E WAS NOT YET ASLEEP4 ,K\ZMA1 WAK$ UP BY H]1 CAME SIDL+ 
SLEEPILY \T ONTO ! /EPS4 ,A SETT] BIT*1 ,LASKA1 RAN \T TOO1 
ALMO/ UPSETT+ ,K\ZMA1 & :9+1 TURN$ R\ND AB\T ,LEV9'S 
KNEES1 JUMP+ UP & LONG+1 BUT NOT D>+1 TO PUT H] 
=EPAWS ON HIS *E/4 

0,Y\'RE SOON BACK AGA91 SIR10 SAID ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA4 

0,I GOT TIR$ ( IT1 ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA4 ,) FRI5DS1 ONE IS WELL2 
BUT AT HOME1 ONE IS BETT]10 HE ANSW]$1 & W5T 9TO HIS 
/UDY4 

,! /UDY WAS SL[LY LIT UP AS ! C&LE WAS BR\<T 94 ,! 
FAMILI> DETAILS CAME \T3 ! /AG'S HORNS1 ! BOOK%ELVES1 
! LOOK+-GLASS1 ! /OVE ) ITS V5TILATOR1 :I* HAD LONG 
WANT$ M5D+1 HIS FA!R'S S(A1 A L>GE TABLE1 ON ! TABLE AN 
OP5 BOOK1 A BROK5 A% TRAY1 A MANUSCRIPT BOOK ) HIS 
H&WRIT+4 ,AS HE SAW ALL ?IS1 !RE CAME OV] HIM = AN 
9/ANT A D\BT ( ! POSSIBILITY ( >RANG+ ! NEW LIFE1 ( 
:I* HE HAD BE5 DREAM+ ON ! ROAD4 ,ALL !SE TRACES ( HIS 
LIFE SEEM$ TO CLUT* HIM1 & TO SAY TO HIM3 0,NO1 Y\'RE NOT 
GO+ TO GET AWAY FROM US1 & Y\'RE NOT GO+ TO BE DIFF]5T1 
BUT Y\'RE GO+ TO BE ! SAME AS Y\'VE ALWAYS BE52 ) 
D\BTS1 EV]LA/+ DISSATISFACTION ) Y\RSELF1 VA9 EF=TS 
TO AM5D1 & FALLS1 & EV]LA/+ EXPECTATION1 ( A HAPP9ESS 
:I* Y\ WON'T GET1 & :I* ISN'T POSSIBLE = Y\40 

,?IS ! ?+S SAID TO HIM1 BUT ANO!R VOICE 9 HIS HE>T WAS 
TELL+ HIM ?AT HE MU/ NOT FALL UND] ! SWAY ( ! PA/1 & 
?AT ONE CAN DO ANY?+ ) ONESELF4 ,& HE>+ ?AT VOICE1 
HE W5T 9TO ! CORN] :]E /OOD HIS TWO HEAVY DUMBBELLS1 & 
BEGAN BR&I%+ !M LIKE A GYMNA/1 TRY+ TO RE/ORE HIS 
CONFID5T TEMP]4 ,!RE WAS A CREAK ( /EPS AT ! DOOR4 ,HE 
HA/ILY PUT D[N ! DUMBBELLS4 

,! BAILIFF CAME 91 & SAID EV]Y?+1 ?ANK ,GOD1 WAS DO+ 
WELL2 BUT 9=M$ HIM ?AT ! BUCK:EAT 9 ! NEW DRY+ 
MA*9E HAD BE5 A LITTLE SCOR*$4 ,?IS PIECE ( NEWS IRRITAT$ 
,LEV94 ,! NEW DRY+ MA*9E HAD BE5 CON/RUCT$ & P>TLY 
9V5T$ BY ,LEV94 ,! BAILIFF HAD ALWAYS BE5 AGA9/ ! 
DRY+ MA*9E1 & N[ IT WAS ) SUPPRESS$ TRIUMPH ?AT HE 
ANN\NC$ ?AT ! BUCK:EAT HAD BE5 SCOR*$4 ,LEV9 WAS FIRMLY 
CONV9C$ ?AT IF ! BUCK:EAT HAD BE5 SCOR*$1 IT WAS ONLY 
BECAUSE ! PRECAUTIONS HAD NOT BE5 TAK51 = :I* HE HAD 
HUNDR$S ( TIMES GIV5 ORD]S4 ,HE WAS ANNOY$1 & REPRIM&$ 
! BAILIFF4 ,BUT !RE HAD BE5 AN IMPORTANT & JOYFUL EV5T3 
,PAVA1 HIS BE/ C[1 AN EXP5SIVE BEA/1 B\<T AT A %[1 HAD 
CALV$4 

0,K\ZMA1 GIVE ME MY %EEPSK94 ,& Y\ TELL !M TO TAKE A 
LANT]N4 ,I'LL COME & LOOK AT H]10 HE SAID TO ! BAILIFF4 

,! CO:\SE = ! MORE VALUABLE C[S WAS JU/ BEH9D ! 
H\SE4 ,WALK+ ACROSS ! Y>D1 PASS+ A SN[DRIFT BY ! LILAC 
TREE1 HE W5T 9TO ! CO:\SE4 ,!RE WAS ! W>M1 /EAMY 
SMELL ( DUNG :5 ! FROZ5 DOOR WAS OP5$1 & ! C[S1 
A/ONI%$ AT ! UNFAMILI> LI<T ( ! LANT]N1 /IRR$ ON ! 
FRE% /RAW4 ,HE CAU<T A GLIMPSE ( ! BROAD1 SMOO?1 BLACK & 
PIEBALD BACK ( ,HOLL&KA4 ,B]KOOT1 ! BULL1 WAS LY+ D[N 
) HIS R+ 9 HIS LIP1 & SEEM$ AB\T TO GET UP1 BUT ?\<T 
BETT] ( IT1 & ONLY GAVE TWO SNORTS AS !Y PASS$ BY HIM4 
,PAVA1 A P]FECT BEAUTY1 HUGE AS A HIPPOPOTAMUS1 ) H] BACK 
TURN$ TO !M1 PREV5T$ !IR SEE+ ! CALF1 AS %E SNIFF$ 
H] ALL OV]4 

,LEV9 W5T 9TO ! P51 LOOK$ ,PAVA OV]1 & LIFT$ ! R$ & 
SPOTT$ CALF ONTO H] LONG1 TOTT]+ LEGS4 ,PAVA1 UNEASY1 BEGAN 
L[+1 BUT :5 ,LEV9 PUT ! CALF CLOSE TO H] %E WAS SOO!D1 
&1 SI<+ HEAVILY1 BEGAN LICK+ H] ) H] R\< TONGUE4 
,! CALF1 FUMBL+1 POK$ H] NOSE UND] H] MO!R'S UDD]1 & 
/IFF5$ H] TAIL \T /RAI<T4 

0,H]E1 BR+ ! LI<T1 ,FYODOR1 ?IS WAY10 SAID ,LEV91 EXAM9+ 
! CALF4 0,LIKE ! MO!R6 ?\< ! COLOR TAKES AFT] ! 
FA!R2 BUT ?AT'S NO?+4 ,V]Y GOOD4 ,LONG & BROAD 9 ! 
HAUN*4 ,VASSILY ,F$OROVIT*1 ISN'T %E SPL5DID80 HE SAID TO ! 
BAILIFF1 QUITE =GIV+ HIM = ! BUCK:EAT UND] ! 
9FLU5CE ( HIS DELI<T 9 ! CALF4 

0,H[ C\LD %E FAIL TO BE8 ,OH1 ,SEMYON ! CONTRACTOR CAME ! 
DAY AFT] Y\ LEFT4 ,Y\ MU/ SETTLE ) HIM1 ,KON/ANT9 
,DMITRIEVIT*10 SAID ! BAILIFF4 0,I DID 9=M Y\ AB\T ! 
MA*9E40 

,?IS QUE/ION WAS 5\< TO TAKE ,LEV9 BACK TO ALL ! DETAILS ( 
HIS WORK ON ! E/ATE1 :I* WAS ON A L>GE SCALE1 & 
COMPLICAT$4 ,HE W5T /RAI<T FROM ! CO:\SE TO ! C\NT+ 
H\SE1 & AFT] A LITTLE CONV]SATION ) ! BAILIFF & 
,SEMYON ! CONTRACTOR1 HE W5T BACK TO ! H\SE & /RAI<T 
UP/AIRS TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

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