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#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,?US ! 5TIRE EV5+ PASS$1 & :5 NI<T CAME 
! DOCTOR W5T TO B$4 ,! AUNTS W]E ALSO PREP>+ 
TO RETIRE4 ,NEKHLUD(F KNEW ?AT ,MATRI5A ,PAVLOVNA WAS 
9 ! AUNTS' DORMITORY1 & ?AT ,KATI\%A WAS 9 ! 
S]VANTS' QU>T]S--ALONE4 ,HE AGA9 W5T \T ON ! P]RON4 
,IT WAS D>K1 DAMP & W>M1 & ?AT :ITE MI/ 
:I* 9 ! SPR+ ?AWS ! LA/ SN[1 FILL$ ! AIR4 
,/RANGE NOISES CAME FROM ! RIV]1 :I* WAS A HUNDR$ 
FEET FROM ! H\SE4 ,IT WAS ! BREAK+ UP ( ! ICE4 

,NEKHLUD(F CAME D[N FROM ! P]RON1 & /EPP+ 
OV] POOLS & ! ?9 ICE-COV]+ =M$ ON ! SN[1 
WALK$ T[>D ! W9D[ ( ! S]VANTS' QU>T]S4 ,HIS 
HE>T BEAT SO VIOL5TLY ?AT HE C\LD HE> IT2 HIS BREA?+ 
AT TIMES /OPP$1 AT O!RS IT ESCAP$ 9 A HEAVY SI<4 ,A 
SMALL LAMP WAS BURN+ 9 ! MAID-S]VANTS' ROOM4 

,KATI\%A WAS SITT+ AT ! TABLE ALONE1 MUS+ & 
LOOK+ AT ! WALL BE=E H]4 ,)\T MOV+ ,NEKHLUD(F 
= SOME TIME /OOD GAZ+ AT H]1 WI%+ TO KN[ 
:AT %E W\LD DO :ILE ?9K+ H]SELF UNOBS]V$4 
,= AB\T TWO M9UTES %E SAT MOTIONLESS1 !N RAIS$ H] 
EYES1 SMIL$1 REPROA*FULLY %OOK H] HEAD1 AT H]SELF APP>5TLY1 
&1 *ANG+ H] POSITION1 ) A />T PLAC$ 
BO? H&S ON ! TABLE & FIX$ H] EYES BE=E H]4 

,HE REMA9$ LOOK+ AT H]1 & 9VOLUNT>ILY LI/5$ 
TO ! BEAT+ ( HIS HE>T & ! /RANGE S\NDS COM+ 
FROM ! RIV]4 ,!RE1 ON ! MI/Y RIV] SOME 9CESSANT1 
SL[ WORK WAS GO+ ON4 ,N[ SOME?+ SNUFFL$1 !N 
IT CRACKL$1 & AGA9 ! ?9 LAY] ( ICE RES\ND$ LIKE 
A MASS ( CRU%$ GLASS4 

,HE /OOD LOOK+ AT ! ?\<TFUL FACE ( ,KATI\%A1 
TORM5T$ BY AN 9T]NAL /RUGGLE1 & HE PITI$ H]4 
,BUT1 /RANGE TO SAY1 ?IS PITY ONLY 9CREAS$ HIS LONG+ 
= H]4 

,HE RAPP$ AT ! W9D[4 ,%E TREMBL$ FROM HEAD TO 
FOOT1 AS IF AN ELECTRIC CURR5T HAD PASS$ ?R\< H]1 & 
T]ROR WAS REFLECT$ ON H] FACE4 ,!N %E SPRANG UP1 
&1 GO+ TO ! W9D[1 PLAC$ H] FACE AGA9/ ! 
W9D[-PANE4 ,! EXPRESSION ( T]ROR DID NOT LEAVE H] 
EV5 :51 %AD+ H] EYES ) ! PALMS ( H] H&S1 
%E RECOGNIZ$ HIM4 ,H] FACE WAS UNUSUALLY GRAVE--HE 
HAD NEV] SE5 SU* AN EXPRESSION ON IT4 ,:5 HE SMIL$ 
%E SMIL$ ALSO--%E SMIL$ AS IF ONLY 9 SUBMISSION TO 
HIM1 BUT 9 H] S\L1 9/EAD ( A SMILE1 !RE WAS T]ROR4 
,HE MOTION$ H] ) HIS H& TO COME \T4 ,BUT %E 
%OOK H] HEAD & REMA9$ AT ! W9D[4 ,AGA9 HE 
LEAN$ T[>D ! W9D[ & WAS AB\T TO SPEAK :5 
%E TURN$ T[>D ! DOOR4 ,SOME ONE HAD APP>5TLY 
CALL$ H]4 ,NEKHLUD(F MOV$ AWAY FROM ! W9D[4 
,! FOG WAS SO D5SE ?AT :5 FIVE FEET AWAY HE SAW 
ONLY A D>K5+ MASS FROM :I* A R$1 SEEM+LY L>GE1 
LI<T ( ! LAMP WAS REFLECT$4 ,FROM ! RIV] CAME ! 
SAME /RANGE S\NDS ( SNUFFL+1 CRACKL+ & GR9D+ 
( ! ICE4 ,9 ! C\RT-Y>D A COCK CR[$1 O!RS NE> 
BY RESPOND$2 !N FROM ! VILLAGE1 FIR/ S+LY1 9T]RUPT+ 
EA* O!R1 !N M+L+ 9TO ONE *ORUS1 WAS 
HE>D ! CR[+ ( ALL ! COCKS4 ,EXCEPT = ! NOISE 
( ! RIV]1 IT WAS P]FECTLY QUIET ALL >\ND4 

,AFT] WALK+ TWICE >\ND ! CORN] ( ! H\SE1 
& /EPP+ SEV]AL TIMES 9TO MUD-POOLS1 ,NEKHLUD(F 
RETURN$ TO ! W9D[ ( ! MAID-S]VANTS' QU>T]S4 
,! LAMP WAS /ILL BURN+1 & ,KATI\%A SAT ALONE AT ! 
TABLE AS IF 9 9DECISION4 ,AS SOON AS HE CAME NE> ! 
W9D[ %E LOOK$ AT HIM4 ,HE RAPP$4 ,)\T /OPP+ 
TO SEE :O HAD RAPP$1 %E IMM$IATELY RAN FROM 
! ROOM1 & HE HE>D ! OP5+ & CLOS+ ( ! 
DOOR4 ,HE WAS ALREADY WAIT+ = H] 9 ! PASSAGE1 
& IMM$IATELY SIL5TLY EMBRAC$ H]4 ,%E PRESS$ 
AGA9/ HIS BOSOM1 LIFT$ H] HEAD1 & ) H] LIPS MET 
HIS KISS4 

,:5 ,NEKHLUD(F RETURN$ TO HIS ROOM IT WAS GETT+ 
BRI<T]4 ,BEL[1 ! NOISES ON ! RIV] 9CREAS$1 & A 
BUZZ+ WAS ADD$ TO ! O!R S\NDS4 ,! MI/ BEGAN 
TO SETTLE1 & FROM BEH9D ! WALL ( MI/ ! WAN+ 
MOON APPE>$1 GLOOMILY1 LI<T+ UP SOME?+ D>K & 
T]RIBLE4 

0,IS IT GOOD =TUNE OR A GREAT MIS=TUNE ?AT HAS HAPP5$ 
TO ME80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF4 0,IT IS ALWAYS ?US2 !Y 
ALL ACT 9 ?AT WAY10 & HE RETURN$ TO HIS ROOM4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,AWAK5+ BY GRAF ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 ,TRANSLAT$ BY ,SMI?1 ,WILLIAM ,E41 ,A,K,A3 ,! ,RESURRECTION4 ,TEXT FROM ,GUT5B]G4ORG47 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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