,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #ae 

#aiabaiab 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IVAN ,MIRONOV'S MURD]]S W]E BR\<T TO TRIAL1 ,/EPAN ,PELAGEU%K9E AMONG !M4 ,HE HAD A HEAVI] *>GE TO ANSW] ?AN ! O!RS1 ALL ! WITNESSES HAV+ /AT$ ?AT IT WAS HE :O HAD SMA%$ ,IVAN ,MIRONOV'S HEAD ) A /ONE4 ,/EPAN CONCEAL$ NO?+ :5 9 C\RT4 ,HE CONT5T$ HIMSELF ) EXPLA9+ ?AT1 HAV+ BE5 ROBB$ ( HIS TWO LA/ HORSES1 HE HAD 9=M$ ! POLICE4 ,N[ IT WAS COMP>ATIVELY EASY AT ?AT TIME TO TRACE ! HORSES ) ! HELP ( PR(ESSIONAL ?IEVES AMONG ! GYPSIES4 ,BUT ! POLICE (FIC] W\LD NOT EV5 P]MIT HIM1 & NO SE>* HAD BE5 ORD]$4 

0,NO?+ ELSE C\LD BE DONE ) SU* A MAN4 ,HE HAS RU9$ US ALL40 

0,BUT :Y DID NOT ! O!RS ATTACK HIM4 ,IT WAS Y\ ALONE :O BROKE HIS HEAD OP540 

0,?AT IS FALSE4 ,WE ALL FELL UPON HIM4 ,! VILLAGE AGRE$ TO KILL HIM4 ,I ONLY GAVE ! F9AL /ROKE4 ,:AT IS ! USE ( 9FLICT+ UNNECESS>Y SUFF]+S ON A MAN80 

,! JUDGES W]E A/ONI%$ AT ,/EPAN'S WOND]FUL COOLNESS 9 N>RAT+ ! /ORY ( HIS CRIME--H[ ! PEASANTS FELL UPON ,IVAN ,MIRONOV1 & H[ HE HAD GIV5 ! F9AL /ROKE4 ,/EPAN ACTUALLY DID NOT SEE ANY?+ P>TICUL>LY REVOLT+ 9 ?IS MURD]4 ,DUR+ HIS MILIT>Y S]VICE HE HAD BE5 ORD]$ ON ONE OCCASION TO %OOT A SOLDI]1 &1 N[ ) REG>D TO ,IVAN ,MIRONOV1 HE SAW NO?+ LOA?SOME 9 IT4 0,A MAN %OT IS A DEAD MAN--?AT'S ALL4 ,IT WAS HIM TO-DAY1 IT MI<T BE ME TO-MORR[10 HE ?\<T4 ,/EPAN WAS ONLY S5T5C$ TO ONE YE>'S IMPRISONM5T1 :I* WAS A MILD PUNI%M5T = :AT HE HAD DONE4 ,HIS PEASANT'S DRESS WAS TAK5 AWAY FROM HIM & PUT 9 ! PRISON /ORES1 & HE HAD A PRISON SUIT & FELT BOOTS GIV5 TO HIM 9/EAD4 ,/EPAN HAD NEV] HAD MU* RESPECT = ! AU?ORITIES1 BUT N[ HE BECAME QUITE CONV9C$ ?AT ALL ! *IEFS1 ALL ! F9E FOLK1 ALL EXCEPT ! ,CZ>--:O ALONE HAD PITY ON ! PEASANTS & WAS JU/--ALL W]E ROBB]S :O SUCK BLOOD \T ( ! PEOPLE4 ,ALL HE HE>D FROM ! DEPORT$ CONVICTS1 & ?OSE S5T5C$ TO H>D LABOR1 ) :OM HE HAD MADE FRI5DS 9 PRISONS1 CONFIRM$ HIM 9 HIS VIEWS4 ,ONE MAN HAD BE5 S5T5C$ TO H>D LABOR = HAV+ CONVICT$ HIS SUP]IORS ( A !FT2 ANO!R = HAV+ /RUCK AN (FICIAL :O HAD UNJU/LY CONFISCAT$ ! PROP]TY ( A PEASANT2 A ?IRD BECAUSE HE =G$ BANK NOTES4 ,! WELL-TO-DO-PEOPLE1 ! M]*ANTS1 MI<T DO :ATEV] !Y *OSE & COME TO NO H>M2 BUT A POOR PEASANT1 = A TRUMP]Y REASON OR = NONE AT ALL1 WAS S5T TO PRISON TO BECOME FOOD = V]M94 

,HE HAD VISITS FROM HIS WIFE :ILE 9 PRISON4 ,H] LIFE )\T HIM WAS MIS]ABLE 5\<1 :51 TO MAKE IT WORSE1 H] COTTAGE WAS DE/ROY$ BY FIRE4 ,%E WAS COMPLETELY RU9$1 & HAD TO TAKE TO BEGG+ ) H] *ILDR54 ,HIS WIFE'S MIS]Y EMBITT]$ ,/EPAN /ILL MORE4 ,HE GOT ON V]Y BADLY ) ALL ! PEOPLE 9 ! PRISON2 WAS RUDE TO EV]Y ONE2 & ONE DAY HE NE>LY KILL$ ! COOK ) AN AX1 & !RE=E GOT AN ADDITIONAL YE> 9 PRISON4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( ?AT YE> HE RECEIV$ ! NEWS ?AT HIS WIFE WAS DEAD1 & ?AT HE HAD NO LONG] A HOME4 

,:5 ,/EPAN HAD F9I%$ HIS TIME 9 PRISON1 HE WAS TAK5 TO ! PRISON /ORES1 & HIS [N DRESS WAS TAK5 D[N FROM ! %ELF & H&$ TO HIM4 

0,:]E AM ,I TO GO N[80 HE ASK$ ! PRISON (FIC]1 PUTT+ ON HIS OLD DRESS4 

0,:Y1 HOME40 

0,I HAVE NO HOME4 ,I %ALL HAVE TO GO ON ! ROAD4 ,ROBB]Y WILL NOT BE A PLEASANT OCCUPATION40 

0,9 ?AT CASE Y\ WILL SOON BE BACK H]E40 

0,I AM NOT SO SURE ( ?AT40 

,& ,/EPAN LEFT ! PRISON4 ,NEV]!LESS HE TOOK ! ROAD TO HIS [N PLACE4 ,HE HAD NO:]E ELSE TO TURN4 

,ON HIS WAY HE /OPP$ = A NI<T'S RE/ 9 AN 9N ?AT HAD A PUBLIC B> ATTA*$ TO IT4 ,! 9N WAS KEPT BY A FAT MAN FROM ! T[N1 ,VLADIMIR1 & HE KNEW ,/EPAN4 ,HE KNEW ?AT ,/EPAN HAD BE5 PUT 9TO PRISON ?R\< ILL LUCK1 & DID NOT M9D GIV+ HIM %ELT] = ! NI<T4 ,HE WAS A RI* MAN1 & HAD P]SUAD$ HIS NEI<BOR'S WIFE TO LEAVE H] HUSB& & COME TO LIVE ) HIM4 ,%E LIV$ 9 HIS H\SE AS HIS WIFE1 & HELP$ HIM 9 HIS BUS9ESS AS WELL4 

,/EPAN KNEW ALL AB\T ! 9NKEEP]'S AFFAIRS--H[ HE HAD WRONG$ ! PEASANT1 & H[ ! WOMAN :O WAS LIV+ ) HIM HAD LEFT H] HUSB&4 ,HE SAW H] N[ SITT+ AT ! TABLE 9 A RI* DRESS1 & LOOK+ V]Y HOT AS %E DRANK H] TEA4 ,) GREAT CONDESC5SION %E ASK$ ,/EPAN TO HAVE TEA ) H]4 ,NO O!R TRAVEL]S W]E /OPP+ 9 ! 9N ?AT NI<T4 ,/EPAN WAS GIV5 A PLACE 9 ! KIT*5 :]E HE MI<T SLEEP4 ,MATR5A--?AT WAS ! WOMAN'S NAME--CLE>$ ! TABLE & W5T TO H] ROOM4 ,/EPAN W5T TO LIE D[N ON ! L>GE /OVE 9 ! KIT*51 BUT HE C\LD NOT SLEEP1 & ! WOOD SPL9T]S PUT ON ! /OVE TO DRY W]E CRACKL+ UND] HIM1 AS HE TOSS$ FROM SIDE TO SIDE4 ,HE C\LD NOT HELP ?9K+ ( HIS HO/'S FAT PAUN* PROTRUD+ UND] ! BELT ( HIS %IRT1 :I* HAD LO/ ITS COLOR FROM HAV+ BE5 WA%$ EV] SO MANY TIMES4 ,W\LD NOT IT BE A GOOD ?+ TO MAKE A GOOD CLEAN 9CISION 9 ?AT PAUN*4 ,& ?AT WOMAN1 TOO1 HE ?\<T4 

,ONE MOM5T HE W\LD SAY TO HIMSELF1 0,I HAD BETT] GO FROM H]E TO-MORR[1 BO!R !M ALL60 ,BUT !N AGA9 ,IVAN ,MIRONOV CAME BACK TO HIS M9D1 & HE W5T ON ?9K+ ( ! 9NKEEP]'S PAUN* & ,MATR5A'S :ITE ?ROAT BA!D 9 P]SPIRATION4 0,KILL ,I MU/1 & IT MU/ BE BO?60 

,HE HE>D ! COCK CR[ = ! SECOND TIME4 

0,I MU/ DO IT AT ONCE1 OR DAWN WILL BE H]E40 ,HE HAD SE5 9 ! EV5+ BE=E HE W5T TO B$ A KNIFE & AN AX4 ,HE CRAWL$ D[N FROM ! /OVE1 TOOK ! KNIFE & AX1 & W5T \T ( ! KIT*5 DOOR4 ,AT ?AT V]Y MOM5T HE HE>D ! LOCK ( ! 5TRANCE DOOR OP54 ,! 9NKEEP] WAS GO+ \T ( ! H\SE TO ! C\RTY>D4 ,IT ALL TURN$ \T CONTR>Y TO :AT ,/EPAN DESIR$4 ,HE HAD NO OPPORTUNITY ( US+ ! KNIFE2 HE JU/ SWUNG ! AX & SPLIT ! 9NKEEP]'S HEAD 9 TWO4 ,! MAN TUMBL$ D[N ON ! ?RE%OLD ( ! DOOR1 !N ON ! GR\ND4 

,/EPAN /EPP$ 9TO ! B$ROOM4 ,MATR5A JUMP$ \T ( B$1 & REMA9$ /&+ BY ITS SIDE4 ,) ! SAME AX ,/EPAN KILL$ H] ALSO4 

,!N HE LI<T$ ! C&LE1 TOOK ! MONEY \T ( ! DESK1 & LEFT ! H\SE4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,=G$ ,C\PON3 ,& ,O!R ,/ORIES1 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 #a#i#a#b1 ,TRANSLAT$ FROM ! ,RUSSIAN BY ,H]MAN ,B]N/E91 PUBLI%$ BY ,OGILVIE ,PUBLI%+ ,COMPANY1 #eg ,ROSE ,/REET1 ,NEW ,YORK1 PRODUC$ = ,GUT5B]G4ORG BY ,JUDI? ,BOSS & ,DAVID ,WIDG]1 #b#f47 

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