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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IVAN ,MIRONOV HAD TO SP5D ! NI<T 9 ! POLICE-/ATION1 9 ! COMPANY ( DRUNK>DS & ?IEVES4 ,IT WAS NOON ( ! NEXT DAY :5 HE WAS SUMMON$ TO ! POLICE (FIC]2 PUT ?R\< A CLOSE EXAM9ATION1 & S5T 9 ! C>E ( A POLICEMAN TO ,EUG5E ,MIHAILOVI*'S %OP4 ,IVAN ,MIRONOV REMEMB]$ ! /REET & ! H\SE4 

,! POLICEMAN ASK$ = ! %OPKEEP]1 %[$ HIM ! C\PON & CONFRONT$ HIM ) ,IVAN ,MIRONOV1 :O DECL>$ ?AT HE HAD RECEIV$ ! C\PON 9 ?AT V]Y PLACE4 ,EUG5E ,MIHAILOVI* AT ONCE ASSUM$ A V]Y SEV]E & A/ONI%$ AIR4 

0,Y\ >E MAD1 MY GOOD FELL[10 HE SAID4 0,I HAVE NEV] SE5 ?IS MAN BE=E 9 MY LIFE10 HE ADD$1 ADDRESS+ ! POLICEMAN4 

0,IT IS A S91 SIR10 SAID ,IVAN ,MIRONOV4 0,?9K ( ! H\R :5 Y\ WILL DIE40 

0,:Y1 Y\ MU/ BE DREAM+6 ,Y\ HAVE SOLD Y\R FIREWOOD TO SOME ONE ELSE10 SAID ,EUG5E ,MIHAILOVI*4 0,BUT WAIT A M9UTE4 ,I WILL GO & ASK MY WIFE :E!R %E B\<T ANY FIREWOOD YE/]DAY40 ,EUG5E ,MIHAILOVI* LEFT !M & IMM$IATELY CALL$ ! Y>D-PORT] ,VASSILY1 A /RONG1 H&SOME1 QUICK1 *E]FUL1 WELL-DRESS$ MAN4 

,HE TOLD ,VASSILY ?AT IF ANY ONE %\LD 9QUIRE :]E ! LA/ SUPPLY ( FIREWOOD WAS B\<T1 HE WAS TO SAY !Y'D GOT IT FROM ! /ORES1 & NOT FROM A PEASANT 9 ! /REET4 

0,A PEASANT HAS COME10 HE SAID TO ,VASSILY1 0:O HAS DECL>$ TO ! POLICE ?AT ,I GAVE HIM A =G$ C\PON4 ,HE IS A FOOL & TALKS NONS5SE1 BUT Y\1 >E A CLEV] MAN4 ,M9D Y\ SAY ?AT WE ALWAYS GET ! FIREWOOD FROM ! /ORES4 ,&1 BY ! WAY1 ,I'VE BE5 ?9K+ SOME TIME ( GIV+ Y\ MONEY TO BUY A NEW JACKET10 ADD$ ,EUG5E ,MIHAILOVI*1 & GAVE ! MAN FIVE RUBLES4 ,VASSILY LOOK+ ) PLEASURE FIR/ AT ! FIVE RUBLE NOTE1 !N AT ,EUG5E ,MIHAILOVI*'S FACE1 %OOK HIS HEAD & SMIL$4 

0,I KN[1 ?OSE PEASANT FOLKS HAVE NO BRA9S4 ,IGNORANCE1 ( C\RSE4 ,DON'T Y\ BE UNEASY4 ,I KN[ :AT ,I HAVE TO SAY40 

,IVAN ,MIRONOV1 ) TE>S 9 HIS EYES1 IMPLOR$ ,EUG5E ,MIHAILOVI* OV] & OV] AGA9 TO ACKN[L$GE ! C\PON HE HAD GIV5 HIM1 & ! Y>D-PORT] TO BELIEVE :AT HE SAID1 BUT IT PROV$ QUITE USELESS2 !Y BO? 9SI/$ ?AT !Y HAD NEV] B\<T FIREWOOD FROM A PEASANT 9 ! /REET4 ,! POLICEMAN BR\<T ,IVAN ,MIRONOV BACK TO ! POLICE-/ATION1 & HE WAS *>G$ ) =G+ ! C\PON4 ,ONLY AFT] TAK+ ! ADVICE ( A DRUNK5 (FICE CL]K 9 ! SAME CELL ) HIM1 & BRIB+ ! POLICE (FIC] ) FIVE RUBLES1 DID ,IVAN ,MIRONOV GET \T ( JAIL1 )\T ! C\PON1 & ) ONLY SEV5 RUBLES LEFT \T ( ! TW5TY-FIVE HE HAD ! DAY BE=E4 

,( !SE SEV5 RUBLES HE SP5T ?REE 9 ! PUBLIC-H\SE & CAME HOME TO HIS WIFE DEAD DRUNK1 ) A BRUIS$ & SWOLL5 FACE4 

,HIS WIFE WAS EXPECT+ A *ILD1 & FELT V]Y ILL4 ,%E BEGAN TO SCOLD H] HUSB&2 HE PU%$ H] AWAY1 & %E /RUCK HIM4 ,)\T ANSW]+ A WORD HE LAY D[N ON ! PLANK & BEGAN TO WEEP BITT]LY4 

,NOT TILL ! NEXT DAY DID HE TELL HIS WIFE :AT HAD ACTUALLY HAPP5$4 ,%E BELIEV$ HIM AT ONCE1 & ?OR\<LY CURS$ ! DA/>DLY RI* MAN :O HAD *EAT$ ,IVAN4 ,HE WAS SOB]$ N[1 & REMEMB]+ ! ADVICE A WORKMAN HAD GIV5 HIM1 ) :OM HE HAD MANY A DR9K ! DAY BE=E1 DECID$ TO GO TO A LAWY] & TELL HIM ( ! WRONG ! [N] ( ! PHOTOGRAPH %OP HAD DONE HIM4 

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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