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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI* ,SV5TIZKY1 A %ORT MAN 9 BLACK SPECTACLES 7HE HAD WEAK EYES1 & WAS ?REAT5$ ) COMPLETE BL9DNESS71 GOT UP1 AS WAS HIS CU/OM1 AT DAWN ( DAY1 HAD A CUP ( TEA1 & PUTT+ ON HIS %ORT FUR COAT TRIMM$ ) A/RA*AN1 W5T TO LOOK AFT] ! WORK ON HIS E/ATE4 

,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI* HAD BE5 AN (FICIAL 9 ! ,CU/OMS1 & HAD GA9$ EI<TE5 ?\S& RUBLES DUR+ HIS S]VICE4 ,AB\T TWELVE YE>S AGO HE QUITT$ ! S]VICE--NOT QUITE ( HIS [N ACCORD3 AS A MATT] ( FACT HE HAD BE5 COMPELL$ TO LEAVE--& B\<T AN E/ATE FROM A Y\NG L&[N] :O HAD DISSIPAT$ HIS =TUNE4 ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI* HAD M>RI$ AT AN E>LI] P]IOD1 :ILE /ILL AN (FICIAL 9 ! ,CU/OMS4 ,HIS WIFE1 :O BELONG$ TO AN OLD NOBLE FAMILY1 WAS AN ORPHAN1 & WAS LEFT )\T MONEY4 ,%E WAS A TALL1 /\TI%1 GOOD-LOOK+ WOMAN4 ,!Y HAD NO *ILDR54 ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI* HAD CONSID]ABLE PRACTICAL TAL5TS & A /RONG WILL4 ,HE WAS ! SON ( A ,POLI% G5TLEMAN1 & KNEW NO?+ AB\T AGRICULTURE & L& MANAGEM5T2 BUT :5 HE ACQUIR$ AN E/ATE ( HIS [N1 HE MANAG$ IT SO WELL ?AT AFT] FIFTE5 YE>S ! WA/E PIECE ( L&1 CONSI/+ ( ?REE HUNDR$ ACRES1 BECAME A MODEL E/ATE4 ,ALL ! BUILD+S1 FROM ! DWELL+-H\SE TO ! CORN /ORES & ! %$ = ! FIRE 5G9E W]E SOLIDLY BUILT1 HAD IRON RO(S1 & W]E PA9T$ AT ! RI<T TIME4 ,9 ! TOOL H\SE C>TS1 PL[S1 H>R[S1 /OOD 9 P]FECT ORD]1 ! H>NESS WAS WELL CLEAN$ & OIL$4 ,! HORSES W]E NOT V]Y BIG1 BUT ALL HOME-BR$1 GRAY1 WELL F$1 /RONG & DEVOID ( BLEMI%4 

,! ?RE%+ MA*9E WORK$ 9 A RO($ B>N1 ! =AGE WAS KEPT 9 A SEP>ATE %$1 & A PAV$ DRA9 WAS MADE FROM ! /ABLES4 ,! C[S W]E HOME-BR$1 NOT V]Y L>GE1 BUT GIV+ PL5TY ( MILK2 F[LS W]E ALSO KEPT 9 ! P\LTRY Y>D1 & ! H5S W]E ( A SPECIAL K9D1 LAY+ A GREAT QUANTITY ( EGGS4 ,9 ! OR*>D ! FRUIT TREES W]E WELL :ITEWA%$ & PROPP$ ON POLES TO 5ABLE !M TO GR[ /RAI<T4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS LOOK$ AFT]--SOLID1 CLEAN1 & 9 P]FECT ORD]4 ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI* REJOIC$ 9 ! P]FECT CONDITION ( HIS E/ATE1 & WAS PR\D TO HAVE A*IEV$ IT--NOT BY OPPRESS+ ! PEASANTS1 BUT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 BY ! EXTREME FAIRNESS ( HIS DEAL+S ) !M4 

,AMONG ! NOBLES ( HIS PROV9CE HE BELONG$ TO ! ADVANC$ P>TY1 & WAS MORE 9CL9$ TO LIB]AL ?AN CONS]VATIVE VIEWS1 ALWAYS TAK+ ! SIDE ( ! PEASANTS AGA9/ ?OSE :O W]E /ILL 9 FAVOR ( S]FDOM4 0,TREAT !M WELL1 & !Y WILL BE FAIR TO Y\10 HE US$ TO SAY4 ,( C\RSE1 HE DID NOT OV]LOOK ANY C>ELESSNESS ON ! P>T ( ?OSE :O WORK$ ON HIS E/ATE1 & HE URG$ !M ON TO WORK IF !Y W]E LAZY2 BUT !N HE GAVE !M GOOD LODG+1 ) PL5TY ( GOOD FOOD1 PAID !IR WAGES )\T ANY DELAY1 & GAVE !M DR9KS ON DAYS ( FE/IVAL4 

,WALK+ CAUTI\SLY ON ! MELT+ SN[--= ! TIME ( ! YE> WAS ,FEBRU>Y--,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI* PASS$ ! /ABLES1 & MADE HIS WAY TO ! COTTAGE :]E HIS WORKM5 W]E LODG$4 ,IT WAS /ILL D>K1 ! D>K] BECAUSE ( ! D5SE FOG2 BUT ! W9D[S ( ! COTTAGE W]E LI<T$4 ,! M5 HAD ALREADY GOT UP4 ,HIS 9T5TION WAS TO URGE !M TO BEG9 WORK4 ,HE HAD >RANG$ ?AT !Y %\LD DRIVE \T TO ! =E/ & BR+ BACK ! LA/ SUPPLY ( FIREWOOD HE NE$$ BE=E SPR+4 

0,:AT IS ?AT80 HE ?\<T1 SEE+ ! DOOR ( ! /ABLE WIDE OP54 0,HALLOO1 :O IS !RE80 

,NO ANSW]4 ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI* /EPP$ 9TO ! /ABLE4 ,IT WAS D>K2 ! GR\ND WAS S(T UND] HIS FEET1 & ! AIR SMELT ( DUNG2 ON ! RI<T SIDE ( ! DOOR W]E TWO LOOSE BOXES = A PAIR ( GRAY HORSES4 ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI* /RET*$ \T HIS H& 9 !IR DIRECTION--ONE BOX WAS EMPTY4 ,HE PUT \T HIS FOOT--! HORSE MI<T HAVE BE5 LY+ D[N4 ,BUT HIS FOOT DID NOT T\* ANY?+ SOLID4 0,:]E C\LD !Y HAVE TAK5 ! HORSE80 HE ?\<T4 ,!Y C]TA9LY HAD NOT H>NESS$ IT2 ALL ! SL$GES /OOD /ILL \TSIDE4 ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI* W5T \T ( ! /ABLE4 

0,/EPAN1 COME H]E60 HE CALL$4 

,/EPAN WAS ! HEAD ( ! WORKM5'S GANG4 ,HE WAS JU/ /EPP+ \T ( ! COTTAGE4 

0,H]E ,I AM60 HE SAID1 9 A *E]FUL VOICE4 0,OH1 IS ?AT Y\1 ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI*8 ,\R M5 >E COM+40 

0,:Y IS ! /ABLE DOOR OP58 

0,IS IT8 ,I DON'T KN[ ANY?+ AB\T IT4 ,I SAY1 ,PRO%KA1 BR+ ! LANT]N60 

,PRO%KA CAME ) ! LANT]N4 ,!Y ALL W5T TO ! /ABLE1 & ,/EPAN KNEW AT ONCE :AT HAD HAPP5$4 

0,?IEVES HAVE BE5 H]E1 ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI*10 HE SAID4 0,! LOCK IS BROK540 

0,NO2 Y\ DON'T SAY SO60 

0,YES1 ! BRIG&S6 ,I DON'T SEE ',MA%KA4' ',HAWK' IS H]E4 ,BUT ',BEAUTY' IS NOT4 ,NOR YET ',DAPPLE-GRAY4'0 

,?REE HORSES HAD BE5 /OL56 

,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI* DID NOT UTT] A WORD AT FIR/4 ,HE ONLY FR[N$ & TOOK DEEP BREA?S4 

0,OH10 HE SAID AFT] A :ILE4 0,IF ONLY ,I C\LD LAY H&S ON !M6 ,:O WAS ON GU>D80 

0,PET]4 ,HE EVID5TLY FELL ASLEEP40 

,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI* CALL$ 9 ! POLICE1 & MAK+ AN APPEAL TO ALL ! AU?ORITIES1 S5T HIS M5 TO TRACK ! ?IEVES4 ,BUT ! HORSES W]E NOT TO BE F\ND4 

0,WICK$ PEOPLE10 SAID ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI*4 0,H[ C\LD !Y6 ,I WAS ALWAYS SO K9D TO !M4 ,N[1 WAIT6 ,BRIG&S6 ,BRIG&S ! :OLE LOT ( !M4 ,I WILL NO LONG] BE K9D40 

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