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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! TAV]N1 BE=E :I* /OOD ! DOCTOR'S COV]$ C>T1 !RE W]E 
 ALREADY SOME FIVE (FIC]S4 ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA1 A PLUMP LITTLE BLOND 
 ,G]MAN1 9 A DRESS+ JACKET & NI<TCAP1 WAS SITT+ ON A BROAD B5* 9 
 ! FRONT CORN]4 ,H] HUSB&1 ! DOCTOR1 LAY ASLEEP BEH9D H]4 ,RO/OV 
 & ,ILY91 ON 5T]+ ! ROOM1 W]E WELCOM$ ) M]RY %\TS & 
 LAU<T]4 

0,DE> ME1 H[ JOLLY WE >E60 SAID ,RO/OV LAU<+4 

0,& :Y DO Y\ /& !RE GAP+80 

0,:AT SWELLS !Y >E6 ,:Y1 ! WAT] /REAMS FROM !M6 ,DON'T MAKE \R 
 DRAW+ ROOM SO WET40 

0,DON'T MESS ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA'S DRESS60 CRI$ O!R VOICES4 

,RO/OV & ,ILY9 HA/5$ TO F9D A CORN] :]E !Y C\LD *ANGE 9TO 
 DRY CLO!S )\T (F5D+ ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA'S MODE/Y4 ,!Y W]E GO+ 
 9TO A T9Y RECESS BEH9D A P>TITION TO *ANGE1 BUT F\ND IT COMPLETELY 
 FILL$ BY ?REE (FIC]S :O SAT PLAY+ C>DS BY ! LI<T ( A SOLIT>Y 
 C&LE ON AN EMPTY BOX1 & !SE (FIC]S W\LD ON NO ACC\NT YIELD !IR 
 POSITION4 ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA OBLIG$ !M ) ! LOAN ( A PETTICOAT TO 
 BE US$ AS A CURTA91 & BEH9D ?AT SCRE5 ,RO/OV & ,ILY91 HELP$ BY 
 ,LAVRU%KA :O HAD BR\<T !IR KITS1 *ANG$ !IR WET ?+S = DRY 
 ONES4 

,A FIRE WAS MADE UP 9 ! DILAPIDAT$ BRICK /OVE4 ,A BO>D WAS F\ND1 
 FIX$ ON TWO SADDLES & COV]$ ) A HORSECLO?1 A SMALL SAMOV> WAS 
 PRODUC$ & A CELL>ET & HALF A BOTTLE ( RUM1 & HAV+ ASK$ ,M>Y 
 ,H5DRIKHOVNA TO PRESIDE1 !Y ALL CR[D$ R\ND H]4 ,ONE (F]$ H] A 
 CLEAN H&K]*IEF TO WIPE H] *>M+ H&S1 ANO!R SPREAD A JACKET 
 UND] H] LITTLE FEET TO KEEP !M FROM ! DAMP1 ANO!R HUNG HIS COAT 
 OV] ! W9D[ TO KEEP \T ! DRAFT1 & YET ANO!R WAV$ ! FLIES (F 
 H] HUSB&'S FACE1 LE/ HE %\LD WAKE UP4 

0,LEAVE HIM ALONE10 SAID ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA1 SMIL+ TIMIDLY & HAPPILY4 
 0,HE IS SLEEP+ WELL AS IT IS1 AFT] A SLEEPLESS NI<T40 

0,OH1 NO1 ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA10 REPLI$ ! (FIC]1 0ONE MU/ LOOK AFT] ! 
 DOCTOR4 ,P]HAPS HE'LL TAKE PITY ON ME SOM$AY1 :5 IT COMES TO CUTT+ 
 (F A LEG OR AN >M = ME40 

,!RE W]E ONLY ?REE TUMBL]S1 ! WAT] WAS SO MUDDY ?AT ONE C\LD NOT 
 MAKE \T :E!R ! TEA WAS /RONG OR WEAK1 & ! SAMOV> HELD ONLY SIX 
 TUMBL]S ( WAT]1 BUT ?IS MADE IT ALL ! PLEASANT] TO TAKE TURNS 9 
 ORD] ( S5IORITY TO RECEIVE ONE'S TUMBL] FROM ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA'S PLUMP 
 LITTLE H&S ) !IR %ORT & NOT OV]CLEAN NAILS4 ,ALL ! (FIC]S 
 APPE>$ TO BE1 & REALLY W]E1 9 LOVE ) H] ?AT EV5+4 ,EV5 ?OSE 
 PLAY+ C>DS BEH9D ! P>TITION SOON LEFT !IR GAME & CAME OV] TO 
 ! SAMOV>1 YIELD+ TO ! G5]AL MOOD ( C\RT+ ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA4 
 ,%E1 SEE+ H]SELF SURR\ND$ BY SU* BRILLIANT & POLITE Y\NG M51 
 BEAM$ ) SATISFACTION1 TRY AS %E MI<T TO HIDE IT1 & P]TURB$ AS 
 %E EVID5TLY WAS EA* TIME H] HUSB& MOV$ 9 HIS SLEEP BEH9D H]4 

,!RE WAS ONLY ONE SPOON1 SUG> WAS MORE PL5TIFUL ?AN ANY?+ ELSE1 BUT 
 IT TOOK TOO LONG TO DISSOLVE1 SO IT WAS DECID$ ?AT ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA 
 %\LD /IR ! SUG> = EV]YONE 9 TURN4 ,RO/OV RECEIV$ HIS TUMBL]1 
 & ADD+ SOME RUM TO IT ASK$ ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA TO /IR IT4 

0,BUT Y\ TAKE IT )\T SUG>80 %E SAID1 SMIL+ ALL ! TIME1 AS IF 
 EV]Y?+ %E SAID & EV]Y?+ ! O!RS SAID WAS V]Y AMUS+ & 
 HAD A D\BLE MEAN+4 

0,IT IS NOT ! SUG> ,I WANT1 BUT ONLY ?AT Y\R LITTLE H& %\LD /IR MY 
 TEA40 

,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA ASS5T$ & BEGAN LOOK+ = ! SPOON :I* SOMEONE 
 MEAN:ILE HAD P\NC$ ON4 

0,USE Y\R F+]1 ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA1 IT WILL BE /ILL NIC]10 SAID ,RO/OV4 

0,TOO HOT60 %E REPLI$1 BLU%+ ) PLEASURE4 

,ILY9 PUT A FEW DROPS ( RUM 9TO ! BUCKET ( WAT] & BR\<T IT TO 
 ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA1 ASK+ H] TO /IR IT ) H] F+]4 

0,?IS IS MY CUP10 SAID HE4 0,ONLY DIP Y\R F+] 9 IT & ,I'LL DR9K IT 
 ALL UP40 

,:5 !Y HAD EMPTI$ ! SAMOV>1 ,RO/OV TOOK A PACK ( C>DS & 
 PROPOS$ ?AT !Y %\LD PLAY 0,K+S0 ) ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA4 ,!Y DREW 
 LOTS TO SETTLE :O %\LD MAKE UP H] SET4 ,AT ,RO/OV'S SUGGE/ION IT WAS 
 AGRE$ ?AT :OEV] BECAME 0,K+0 %\LD HAVE ! RI<T TO KISS ,M>Y 
 ,H5DRIKHOVNA'S H&1 & ?AT ! 0,BOOBY0 %\LD GO TO REFILL & REHEAT 
 ! SAMOV> = ! DOCTOR :5 ! LATT] AWOKE4 

0,WELL1 BUT SUPPOS+ ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA IS ',K+'80 ASK$ ,ILY94 

0,AS IT IS1 %E IS ,QUE51 & H] WORD IS LAW60 

,!Y HAD H>DLY BEGUN TO PLAY BE=E ! DOCTOR'S DI%EVEL$ HEAD SUDD5LY 
 APPE>$ FROM BEH9D ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA4 ,HE HAD BE5 AWAKE = SOME TIME1 
 LI/5+ TO :AT WAS BE+ SAID1 & EVID5TLY F\ND NO?+ 5T]TA9+ 
 OR AMUS+ 9 :AT WAS GO+ ON4 ,HIS FACE WAS SAD & DEPRESS$4 ,)\T 
 GREET+ ! (FIC]S1 HE SCRAT*$ HIMSELF & ASK$ TO BE ALL[$ TO 
 PASS AS !Y W]E BLOCK+ ! WAY4 ,AS SOON AS HE HAD LEFT ! ROOM ALL 
 ! (FIC]S BUR/ 9TO L\D LAU<T] & ,M>Y ,H5DRIKHOVNA BLU%$ TILL 
 H] EYES FILL$ ) TE>S & !REBY BECAME /ILL MORE ATTRACTIVE TO 
 !M4 ,RETURN+ FROM ! Y>D1 ! DOCTOR TOLD HIS WIFE 7:O HAD CEAS$ TO 
 SMILE SO HAPPILY1 & LOOK$ AT HIM 9 AL>M1 AWAIT+ H] S5T5CE7 ?AT 
 ! RA9 HAD CEAS$ & !Y MU/ GO TO SLEEP 9 !IR COV]$ C>T1 OR 
 EV]Y?+ 9 IT W\LD BE /OL54 

0,BUT ,I'LL S5D AN ORD]LY4444 ,TWO ( !M60 SAID ,RO/OV4 0,:AT AN IDEA1 
 DOCTOR60 

0,I'LL /& GU>D ON IT MYSELF60 SAID ,ILY94 

0,NO1 G5TLEM51 Y\ HAVE HAD Y\R SLEEP1 BUT ,I HAVE NOT SLEPT = TWO 
 NI<TS10 REPLI$ ! DOCTOR1 & HE SAT D[N MOROSELY BESIDE HIS WIFE1 
 WAIT+ = ! GAME TO 5D4 

,SEE+ HIS GLOOMY FACE AS HE FR[N$ AT HIS WIFE1 ! (FIC]S GREW /ILL 
 M]RI]1 & SOME ( !M C\LD NOT REFRA9 FROM LAU<T]1 = :I* !Y 
 HURRI$LY S\<T PLAUSIBLE PRETEXTS4 ,:5 HE HAD GONE1 TAK+ HIS WIFE 
 ) HIM1 & HAD SETTL$ D[N ) H] 9 !IR COV]$ C>T1 ! 
 (FIC]S LAY D[N 9 ! TAV]N1 COV]+ !MSELVES ) !IR WET 
 CLOAKS1 BUT !Y DID NOT SLEEP = A LONG TIME2 N[ !Y EX*ANG$ 
 REM>KS1 RECALL+ ! DOCTOR'S UNEAS9ESS & HIS WIFE'S DELI<T1 N[ 
 !Y RAN \T 9TO ! POR* & REPORT$ :AT WAS TAK+ PLACE 9 ! 
 COV]$ TRAP4 ,SEV]AL TIMES ,RO/OV1 COV]+ HIS HEAD1 TRI$ TO GO TO 
 SLEEP1 BUT SOME REM>K W\LD >\SE HIM & CONV]SATION W\LD BE RESUM$1 
 TO ! ACCOMPANIM5T ( UNREASON+1 M]RY1 *ILDLIKE LAU<T]4 

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