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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! SUN HAD COME \T FROM BEH9D ! PE>-TREE ?AT HAD %AD$ ! WAGON1 & EV5 ?R\< ! BRAN*ES ?AT ,U/5KA HAD FIX$ UP IT SCOR*$ ! FACES ( ! SLEEP+ GIRLS4 ,M>YANKA WOKE UP & BEGAN >RANG+ ! K]*IEF ON H] HEAD4 ,LOOK+ AB\T H]1 BEYOND ! PE>-TREE %E NOTIC$ !IR LODG]1 :O ) HIS GUN ON HIS %\LD] /OOD TALK+ TO H] FA!R4 ,%E NUDG$ ,U/5KA & SMIL+LY PO9T$ HIM \T TO H]4 

',I W5T YE/]DAY & DIDN'T F9D A S+LE ONE1' ,OL59 WAS SAY+ AS HE LOOK$ AB\T UNEASILY1 NOT SEE+ ,M>YANKA ?R\< ! BRAN*ES4 

',AH1 Y\ %\LD GO \T !RE 9 ?AT DIRECTION1 GO RI<T AS BY COMPASSES1 !RE 9 A DISUS$ V9EY>D D5OM9AT$ AS ! ,WA/E1 H>ES >E ALWAYS TO BE F\ND1' SAID ! CORNET1 HAV+ AT ONCE *ANG$ HIS MANN] ( SPEE*4 

',A F9E ?+ TO GO LOOK+ = H>ES 9 !SE BUSY TIMES6 ,Y\ HAD BETT] COME & HELP US1 & DO SOME WORK ) ! GIRLS1' ! OLD WOMAN SAID M]RILY4 ',N[ !N1 GIRLS1 UP ) Y\6' %E CRI$4 

,M>YANKA & ,U/5KA UND] ! C>T W]E :ISP]+ & C\LD H>DLY RE/RA9 !IR LAU<T]4 

,S9CE IT HAD BECOME KN[N ?AT ,OL59 HAD GIV5 A HORSE WOR? FIFTY RUBLES TO ,LUKA%KA1 HIS HO/S HAD BECOME MORE AMIABLE & ! CORNET 9 P>TICUL> SAW ) PLEASURE HIS DAU<T]'S GR[+ 9TIMACY ) ,OL594 ',BUT ,I DON'T KN[ H[ TO DO ! WORK1' REPLI$ ,OL591 TRY+ NOT TO LOOK ?R\< ! GRE5 BRAN*ES UND] ! WAGON :]E HE HAD N[ NOTIC$ ,M>YANKA'S BLUE SMOCK & R$ K]*IEF4 

',COME1 ,I'LL GIVE Y\ SOME PEA*ES1' SAID ! OLD WOMAN4 

',IT'S ONLY ACCORD+ TO ! ANCI5T ,COSSACK HOSPITALITY4 ,IT'S H] OLD WOMAN'S SILL9ESS1' SAID ! CORNET1 EXPLA9+ & APP>5TLY CORRECT+ HIS WIFE'S WORDS4 ',9 ,RUSSIA1 ,I EXPECT1 IT'S NOT SO MU* PEA*ES AS P9EAPPLE JAM & PRES]VES Y\ HAVE BE5 ACCU/OM$ TO EAT AT Y\R PLEASURE4' 

',SO Y\ SAY H>ES >E TO BE F\ND 9 ! DISUS$ V9EY>D8' ASK$ ,OL594 ',I WILL GO !RE1' & ?R[+ A HA/Y GLANCE ?R\< ! GRE5 BRAN*ES HE RAIS$ HIS CAP & DISAPPE>$ BETWE5 ! REGUL> R[S ( GRE5 V9ES4 

,! SUN HAD ALREADY SUNK BEH9D ! F5CE ( ! V9EY>DS1 & ITS BROK5 RAYS GLITT]$ ?R\< ! TRANSLUC5T LEAVES :5 ,OL59 RETURN$ TO HIS HO/'S V9EY>D4 ,! W9D WAS FALL+ & A COOL FRE%NESS WAS BEG9N+ TO SPREAD >\ND4 ,BY SOME 9/9CT ,OL59 RECOGNIZ$ FROM AF> ,M>YANKA'S BLUE SMOCK AMONG ! R[S ( V9E1 &1 PICK+ GRAPES ON HIS WAY1 HE APPROA*$ H]4 ,HIS HI<LY EXCIT$ DOG ALSO N[ & !N SEIZ$ A L[-HANG+ CLU/] ( GRAPES 9 HIS SLOBB]+ M\?4 ,M>YANKA1 H] FACE FLU%$1 H] SLEEVES ROLL$ UP1 & H] K]*IEF D[N BEL[ H] *91 WAS RAPIDLY CUTT+ ! HEAVY CLU/]S & LAY+ !M 9 A BASKET4 ,)\T LETT+ GO ( ! V9E %E HAD HOLD (1 %E /OPP$ TO SMILE PLEASANTLY AT HIM & RESUM$ H] WORK4 ,OL59 DREW NE> & ?REW HIS GUN BEH9D HIS BACK TO HAVE HIS H&S FREE4 ',:]E >E Y\R PEOPLE8 ,MAY ,GOD AID Y\6 ,>E Y\ ALONE8' HE MEANT TO SAY BUT DID NOT SAY1 & ONLY RAIS$ HIS CAP 9 SIL5CE4 

,HE WAS ILL AT EASE ALONE ) ,M>YANKA1 BUT AS IF PURPOSELY TO TORM5T HIMSELF HE W5T UP TO H]4 

',Y\'LL BE %OOT+ ! WOM5 ) Y\R GUN LIKE ?AT1' SAID ,M>YANKA4 

',NO1 ,I %AN'T %OOT !M4' 

,!Y W]E BO? SIL5T4 

,!N AFT] A PAUSE %E SAID3 ',Y\ %\LD HELP ME4' 

,HE TOOK \T HIS KNIFE & BEGAN SIL5TLY TO CUT (F ! CLU/]S4 ,HE REA*$ FROM UND] ! LEAVES L[ D[N A ?ICK BUN* WEI<+ AB\T ?REE P\NDS1 ! GRAPES ( :I* GREW SO CLOSE ?AT !Y FLATT5$ EA* O!R = WANT ( SPACE4 ,HE %[$ IT TO ,M>YANKA4 

',MU/ !Y ALL BE CUT8 ,ISN'T ?IS ONE TOO GRE58' 

',GIVE IT H]E4' 

,!IR H&S T\*$4 ,OL59 TOOK H] H&1 & %E LOOK$ AT HIM SMIL+4 

',>E Y\ GO+ TO BE M>RI$ SOON8' HE ASK$4 

,%E DID NOT ANSW]1 BUT TURN$ AWAY ) A /]N LOOK4 

',DO Y\ LOVE ,LUKA%KA8' 

',:AT'S ?AT TO Y\8' 

',I 5VY HIM6' 

',V]Y LIKELY6' ',NO REALLY4 ,Y\ >E SO BEAUTIFUL6' 

,& HE SUDD5LY FELT T]RIBLY A%AM$ ( HAV+ SAID IT1 SO COMMONPLACE DID ! WORDS SEEM TO HIM4 ,HE FLU%$1 LO/ CONTROL ( HIMSELF1 & SEIZ$ BO? H] H&S4 

',:ATEV] ,I AM1 ,I'M NOT = Y\4 ,:Y DO Y\ MAKE FUN ( ME8' REPLI$ ,M>YANKA1 BUT H] LOOK %[$ H[ C]TA9LY %E KNEW HE WAS NOT MAK+ FUN4 

',MAK+ FUN8 ,IF Y\ ONLY KNEW H[ ,I--' 

,! WORDS S\ND$ /ILL MORE COMMONPLACE1 !Y ACCORD$ /ILL LESS ) :AT HE FELT1 BUT YET HE CONT9U$1 ',I DON'T KN[ :AT ,I W\LD NOT DO = Y\--' 

',LEAVE ME ALONE1 Y\ PIT*6' 

,BUT H] FACE1 H] %9+ EYES1 H] SWELL+ BOSOM1 H] %APELY LEGS1 SAID SOME?+ QUITE DIFF]5T4 ,IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT %E UND]/OOD H[ PETTY W]E ALL ?+S HE HAD SAID1 BUT ?AT %E WAS SUP]IOR TO SU* CONSID]ATIONS4 ,IT SEEM$ TO HIM %E HAD LONG KN[N ALL HE WI%$ & WAS NOT ABLE TO TELL H]1 BUT WANT$ TO HE> H[ HE W\LD SAY IT4 ',& H[ CAN %E HELP KN[+1' HE ?\<T1 'S9CE ,I ONLY WANT TO TELL H] ALL ?AT %E H]SELF IS8 ,BUT %E DOES NOT WI% TO UND]-/&1 DOES NOT WI% TO REPLY4' 

',HALLOO6' SUDD5LY CAME ,U/5KA'S HI< VOICE FROM BEH9D ! V9E AT NO GREAT DI/ANCE1 FOLL[$ BY H] %RILL LAU<4 ',COME & HELP ME1 ,DMITRI ,&REI*4 ,I AM ALL ALONE1' %E CRI$1 ?RU/+ H] R\ND1 NAIVE LITTLE FACE ?R\< ! V9ES4 

,OL59 DID NOT ANSW] NOR MOVE FROM HIS PLACE4 

,M>YANKA W5T ON CUTT+ & CONT9UALLY LOOK$ UP AT ,OL594 ,HE WAS AB\T TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT /OPP$1 %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S &1 HAV+ J]K$ UP HIS GUN1 WALK$ \T ( ! V9EY>D ) RAPID /RIDES4 

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