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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! ,SUROVSKY DI/RICT !RE WAS NO RAILWAY NOR S]VICE ( 
PO/ HORSES1 & ,LEV9 DROVE !RE ) HIS [N HORSES 9 HIS 
BIG1 OLD-FA%ION$ C>RIAGE4 

,HE /OPP$ HALFWAY AT A WELL-TO-DO PEASANT'S TO FE$ HIS HORSES4 
,A BALD1 WELL-PRES]V$ OLD MAN1 ) A BROAD1 R$ BE>D1 GRAY ON 
HIS *EEKS1 OP5$ ! GATE1 SQUEEZ+ AGA9/ ! GATEPO/ TO 
LET ! ?REE HORSES PASS4 ,DIRECT+ ! COA*MAN TO A PLACE 
UND] ! %$ 9 ! BIG1 CLEAN1 TIDY Y>D1 ) *>R$1 
OLD-FA%ION$ PL[S 9 IT1 ! OLD MAN ASK$ ,LEV9 TO COME 9TO 
! P>LOR4 ,A CLEANLY DRESS$ Y\NG WOMAN1 ) CLOGS ON H] 
B>E FEET1 WAS SCRUBB+ ! FLOOR 9 ! NEW \T] ROOM4 ,%E 
WAS FRI<T5$ ( ! DOG1 ?AT RAN 9 AFT] ,LEV91 & UTT]$ A 
%RIEK1 BUT BEGAN LAU<+ AT H] [N FRI<T AT ONCE :5 %E WAS 
TOLD ! DOG W\LD NOT HURT H]4 ,PO9T+ ,LEV9 ) H] B>E 
>M TO ! DOOR 9TO ! P>LOR1 %E B5T D[N AGA91 HID+ H] 
H&SOME FACE1 & W5T ON SCRUBB+4 

0,W\LD Y\ LIKE ! SAMOV>80 %E ASK$4 

0,YES1 PLEASE40 

,! P>LOR WAS A BIG ROOM1 ) A ,DUT* /OVE1 & A SCRE5 
DIVID+ IT 9TO TWO4 ,UND] ! HOLY PICTURES /OOD A TABLE 
PA9T$ 9 PATT]NS1 A B5*1 & TWO *AIRS4 ,NE> ! 5TRANCE 
WAS A DRESS] FULL ( CROCK]Y4 ,! %UTT]S W]E CLOS$1 !RE 
W]E FEW FLIES1 & IT WAS SO CLEAN ?AT ,LEV9 WAS ANXI\S ?AT 
,LASKA1 :O HAD BE5 RUNN+ ALONG ! ROAD & BA?+ 9 
PUDDLES1 %\LD NOT MUDDY ! FLOOR1 & ORD]$ H] TO A PLACE 
9 ! CORN] BY ! DOOR4 ,AFT] LOOK+ R\ND ! P>LOR1 ,LEV9 
W5T \T 9 ! BACK Y>D4 ,! GOOD-LOOK+ Y\NG WOMAN 9 
CLOGS1 SW++ ! EMPTY PAILS ON ! YOKE1 RAN ON BE=E HIM TO 
! WELL = WAT]4 

0,LOOK %>P1 MY GIRL60 ! OLD MAN %\T$ AFT] H]1 
GOOD-HUMOR$LY1 & HE W5T UP TO ,LEV94 0,WELL1 SIR1 >E Y\ 
GO+ TO ,NIKOLAY ,IVANOVIT* ,SVIAZHSKY8 ,HIS HONOR COMES TO US 
TOO10 HE BEGAN1 *ATT+1 LEAN+ HIS ELB[S ON ! RAIL+ ( 
! /EPS4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! OLD MAN'S ACC\NT ( HIS 
ACQUA9TANCE ) ,SVIAZHSKY1 ! GATES CREAK$ AGA91 & 
LABOR]S CAME 9TO ! Y>D FROM ! FIELDS1 ) WOOD5 PL[S 
& H>R[S4 ,! HORSES H>NESS$ TO ! PL[S & H>R[S 
W]E SLEEK & FAT4 ,! LABOR]S W]E OBVI\SLY ( ! 
H\SEHOLD3 TWO W]E Y\NG M5 9 COTTON %IRTS & CAPS1 ! TWO 
O!RS W]E HIR$ LABOR]S 9 HOMESPUN %IRTS1 ONE AN OLD MAN1 
! O!R A Y\NG FELL[4 ,MOV+ (F FROM ! /EPS1 ! OLD MAN 
W5T UP TO ! HORSES & BEGAN UNH>NESS+ !M4 

0,:AT HAVE !Y BE5 PL[+80 ASK$ ,LEV94 

0,PL[+ UP ! POTATOES4 ,WE R5T A BIT ( L& TOO4 ,F$OT1 
DON'T LET \T ! GELD+1 BUT TAKE IT TO ! TR\<1 & WE'LL 
PUT ! O!R 9 H>NESS40 

0,OH1 FA!R1 ! PL[%>ES ,I ORD]$1 HAS HE BR\<T !M 
ALONG80 ASK$ ! BIG1 HEAL?Y-LOOK+ FELL[1 OBVI\SLY ! OLD 
MAN'S SON4 

0,!RE 444 9 ! \T] ROOM10 ANSW]$ ! OLD MAN1 BUNDL+ 
TOGE!R ! H>NESS HE HAD TAK5 (F1 & FL++ IT ON ! 
GR\ND4 0,Y\ CAN PUT !M ON1 :ILE !Y HAVE D9N]40 

,! GOOD-LOOK+ Y\NG WOMAN CAME 9TO ! \T] ROOM ) ! 
FULL PAILS DRAGG+ AT H] %\LD]S4 ,MORE WOM5 CAME ON ! 
SC5E FROM SOME:]E1 Y\NG & H&SOME1 MIDDLE-AG$1 OLD & 
UGLY1 ) *ILDR5 & )\T *ILDR54 

,! SAMOV> WAS BEG9N+ TO S+2 ! LABOR]S & ! FAMILY1 
HAV+ DISPOS$ ( ! HORSES1 CAME 9 TO D9N]4 ,LEV91 GETT+ 
HIS PROVISIONS \T ( HIS C>RIAGE1 9VIT$ ! OLD MAN TO TAKE 
TEA ) HIM4 

0,WELL1 ,I HAVE HAD SOME TODAY ALREADY10 SAID ! OLD MAN1 
OBVI\SLY ACCEPT+ ! 9VITATION ) PLEASURE4 0,BUT JU/ A 
GLASS = COMPANY40 

,OV] !IR TEA ,LEV9 HE>D ALL AB\T ! OLD MAN'S F>M+4 ,T5 
YE>S BE=E1 ! OLD MAN HAD R5T$ ?REE HUNDR$ ACRES FROM ! 
LADY :O [N$ !M1 & A YE> AGO HE HAD B\<T !M & R5T$ 
ANO!R ?REE HUNDR$ FROM A NEI<BOR+ L&[N]4 ,A SMALL P>T 
( ! L&--! WOR/ P>T--HE LET \T = R5T1 :ILE A 
HUNDR$ ACRES ( >ABLE L& HE CULTIVAT$ HIMSELF ) HIS 
FAMILY & TWO HIR$ LABOR]S4 ,! OLD MAN COMPLA9$ ?AT 
?+S W]E DO+ BADLY4 ,BUT ,LEV9 SAW ?AT HE SIMPLY DID SO 
FROM A FEEL+ ( PROPRIETY1 & ?AT HIS F>M WAS 9 A 
FL\RI%+ CONDITION4 ,IF IT HAD BE5 UNSUCCESSFUL HE W\LD NOT 
HAVE B\<T L& AT ?IRTY-FIVE RUBLES ! ACRE1 HE W\LD NOT 
HAVE M>RI$ HIS ?REE SONS & A NEPHEW1 HE W\LD NOT HAVE 
REBUILT TWICE AFT] FIRES1 & EA* TIME ON A L>G] SCALE4 ,9 
SPITE ( ! OLD MAN'S COMPLA9TS1 IT WAS EVID5T ?AT HE WAS 
PR\D1 & JU/LY PR\D1 ( HIS PROSP]ITY1 PR\D ( HIS SONS1 
HIS NEPHEW1 HIS SONS' WIVES1 HIS HORSES & HIS C[S1 & 
ESPECIALLY ( ! FACT ?AT HE WAS KEEP+ ALL ?IS F>M+ 
GO+4 ,FROM HIS CONV]SATION ) ! OLD MAN1 ,LEV9 ?\<T HE 
WAS NOT AV]SE TO NEW ME?ODS EI!R4 ,HE HAD PLANT$ A GREAT 
MANY POTATOES1 & HIS POTATOES1 AS ,LEV9 HAD SE5 DRIV+ PA/1 
W]E ALREADY PA/ FL[]+ & BEG9N+ TO DIE D[N1 :ILE 
,LEV9'S W]E ONLY JU/ COM+ 9TO FL[]4 ,HE E>!D UP HIS 
POTATOES ) A MOD]N PL[ BORR[$ FROM A NEI<BOR+ 
L&[N]4 ,HE S[$ :EAT4 ,! TRIFL+ FACT ?AT1 ?9N+ \T 
HIS RYE1 ! OLD MAN US$ ! RYE HE ?9N$ \T = HIS HORSES1 
SPECIALLY /RUCK ,LEV94 ,H[ MANY TIMES HAD ,LEV9 SE5 ?IS 
SPL5DID FODD] WA/$1 & TRI$ TO GET IT SAV$2 BUT ALWAYS IT 
HAD TURN$ \T TO BE IMPOSSIBLE4 ,! PEASANT GOT ?IS DONE1 & 
HE C\LD NOT SAY 5\< 9 PRAISE ( IT AS FOOD = ! BEA/S4 

0,:AT HAVE ! W5*ES TO DO8 ,!Y C>RY IT \T 9 BUNDLES TO 
! ROADSIDE1 & ! C>T BR+S IT AWAY40 

0,WELL1 WE L&[N]S CAN'T MANAGE WELL ) \R LABOR]S10 SAID 
,LEV91 H&+ HIM A GLASS ( TEA4 

0,?ANK Y\10 SAID ! OLD MAN1 & HE TOOK ! GLASS1 BUT REFUS$ 
SUG>1 PO9T+ TO A LUMP HE HAD LEFT4 0,!Y'RE SIMPLE 
DE/RUCTION10 SAID HE4 0,LOOK AT ,SVIAZHSKY'S1 = 9/ANCE4 ,WE 
KN[ :AT ! L&'S LIKE--FIR/-RATE1 YET !RE'S NOT MU* ( A 
CROP TO BOA/ (4 ,IT'S NOT LOOK$ AFT] 5\<--?AT'S ALL IT 
IS60 

0,BUT Y\ WORK Y\R L& ) HIR$ LABOR]S80 

0,WE'RE ALL PEASANTS TOGE!R4 ,WE GO 9TO EV]Y?+ \RSELVES4 
,IF A MAN'S NO USE1 HE CAN GO1 & WE CAN MANAGE BY \RSELVES40 

0,FA!R1 ,F9OG5 WANTS SOME T>10 SAID ! Y\NG WOMAN 9 ! 
CLOGS1 COM+ 94 

0,YES1 YES1 ?AT'S H[ IT IS1 SIR60 SAID ! OLD MAN1 GETT+ UP1 
& CROSS+ HIMSELF DELIB]ATELY1 HE ?ANK$ ,LEV9 & W5T \T4 

,:5 ,LEV9 W5T 9TO ! KIT*5 TO CALL HIS COA*MAN HE SAW ! 
:OLE FAMILY AT D9N]4 ,! WOM5 W]E /&+ UP WAIT+ ON 
!M4 ,! Y\NG1 /URDY-LOOK+ SON WAS TELL+ SOME?+ FUNNY 
) HIS M\? FULL ( PUDD+1 & !Y W]E ALL LAU<+1 ! 
WOMAN 9 ! CLOGS1 :O WAS P\R+ CABBAGE S\P 9TO A B[L1 
LAU<+ MO/ M]RILY ( ALL4 

,V]Y PROBABLY ! GOOD-LOOK+ FACE ( ! Y\NG WOMAN 9 ! 
CLOGS HAD A GOOD DEAL TO DO ) ! IMPRESSION ( WELL-BE+ ?IS 
PEASANT H\SEHOLD MADE UPON ,LEV91 BUT ! IMPRESSION WAS SO 
/RONG ?AT ,LEV9 C\LD NEV] GET RID ( IT4 ,& ALL ! WAY 
FROM ! OLD PEASANT'S TO ,SVIAZHSKY'S HE KEPT RECALL+ ?IS 
PEASANT F>M AS ?\< !RE W]E SOME?+ 9 ?IS IMPRESSION 
?AT DEM&$ HIS SPECIAL ATT5TION4 

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