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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,LEO ,WI5] 

,TEXT 3 

,! Y\NG PROPRIETOR1 AS HE WROTE TO HIS AUNT1 HAD  
=M$ RULES ( ACTION = HIS E/ATE1 & ALL HIS LIFE &  
OCCUPATIONS W]E S*$UL$ BY H\RS1 DAYS1 & MON?S4  
,SUNDAY WAS APPO9T$ = ! RECEPTION ( PETITION]S1  
DOME/IC & MANORIAL S]FS1 = ! 9SPECTION ( !  
F>MS ( ! NE$Y PEASANTS1 & = ! DI/RIBUTION (  
SUPPLIES ) ! CONS5T ( ! ,COMMUNE1 :I* MET  
EV]Y ,SUNDAY EV5+1 & WAS TO DECIDE :AT AID EA*  
WAS TO RECEIVE4 ,MORE ?AN A YE> PASS$ 9 !SE OCCU-  
PATIONS1 & ! Y\NG MAN WAS NOT 5TIRELY A NOVICE1  
EI!R 9 ! PRACTICAL OR 9 ! !ORETICAL KN[L$GE  
( F>M+4  

,IT WAS A CLE> ,JUNE ,SUNDAY :5 ,NEKHLYUDOV1 AFT]  
DR9K+ HIS C(FEE1 & RUNN+ ?R\< A *APT] (  
0 ,MAISON ,EU/IQUE10 ) A NOTE-BOOK & A PACKAGE (  
BILLS 9 ! POCKET ( HIS LI<T OV]COAT1 WALK$ \T ( !  
L>GE1 COLUMNAT$1 & T]RAC$ C\NTRY-H\SE1 9 :I*  
HE OCCUPI$ A SMALL ROOM ON ! L[] /ORY1 & DIRECT$  
HIS WAY1 OV] ! NEGLECT$1 WE$-GR[N PA?S ( ! OLD  
,5GLI% G>D51 TO ! VILLAGE ?AT WAS SITUAT$ ON BO?  
SIDES ( ! HI<WAY4 ,NEKHLYUDOV WAS A TALL1 SL5D]  
Y\NG MAN ) LONG1 ?ICK1 WAVY1 AUBURN HAIR1 ) A  
BRI<T SP>KLE 9 HIS BLACK EYES1 ) R$ *EEKS1 &  
RUBY LIPS OV] :I* ! FIR/ D[N ( Y\? WAS JU/  
APPE>+4 ,9 ALL HIS MOVEM5TS & 9 HIS GAIT W]E TO  
BE SE5 /R5G?1 5]GY1 & ! GOOD-NATUR$ SELF-SATISFACTION ( Y\?4 ,! PEASANTS W]E RETURN+ 9  
V>IEGAT$ CR[DS FROM *UR* 2 OLD M51 GIRLS1 *ILDR51  
WOM5 ) !IR SUCKL+ BABES1 9 GALA ATTIRE1 W]E  
SCATT]+ TO !IR HUTS1 B[+ L[ TO !IR MA/]1 &  
MAK+ A CIRCUIT >\ND HIM4 ,:5 ,NEKHLYUDOV REA*$  
! /REET1 HE /OPP$1 DREW HIS NOTE-BOOK FROM HIS POCKET1  
& ON ! LA/ PAGE1 :I* WAS COV]$ ) A *ILDI%  
H&WRIT+1 READ SEV]AL PEASANT NAMES1 ) NOTES4  
0,IVAN ,*URIS ASK$ = =K PO/S10 HE READ1 &1 PROCE$+ 9 ! /REET1 WALK$ UP TO ! GATE ( ! SECOND  
HUT ON ! RI<T4  

,*URIS'S DWELL+ CONSI/$ ( A HALF-ROTT5 LOG SQU>E1  
MU/Y AT ! CORN]S1 B5D+ TO ONE SIDE1 & SO SUNK5  
9 ! GR\ND ?AT ONE BROK51 R$1 %D+ W9D[1 )  
ITS BATT]$ %UTT]1 & ANO!R SMALL] W9D[1 /OPP$  
UP ) A BUNDLE ( FLAX1 W]E TO BE SE5 RI<T OV] !  
DUNG-HEAP4 ,A PLANK VE/IBULE1 ) A DECAY$ ?RE%OLD  
& L[ DOOR 2 ANO!R SMALL] SQU>E1 MORE RICKETY &  
L[] ?AN ! VE/IBULE 2 A GATE1 & A WICK] %$  
CLUNG TO ! MA9 HUT4 ,ALL ?AT HAD AT ONE TIME BE5  
COV]$ BY ONE UNEV5 ?AT* 2 BUT N[ ! BLACK1 ROTT+  
/RAW HUNG ONLY OV] ! EAVES1 SO ?AT 9 PLACES !  
FRAMEWORK & ! RAFT]S C\LD BE SE54 ,9 FRONT (  
! Y>D WAS A WELL1 ) A DILAPIDAT$ BOX1 ) A  
REMNANT ( A PO/ & :EEL1 & A DIRTY PUDDLE MADE  
BY ! TRAMP+ ( ! CATTLE1 9 :I* SOME DUCKS W]E  
SPLA%+4 ,NE> ! WELL /OOD TWO ANCI5T1 CRACK$1 &  
BROK5 WILL[S1 ) SCANTY1 PALE GRE5 LEAVES4 ,UND]  
ONE ( !SE WILL[S1 :I* WITNESS$ TO ! FACT ?AT AT  
SOME TIME 9 ! PA/ SOME ONE HAD TRI$ TO BEAUTIFY !  
SPOT1 SAT AN EI<T-YE>-OLD BLOND LITTLE MAID51 )  
ANO!R TWO-YE>-OLD GIRL CRAWL+ ON ! GR\ND4 ,A  
PUP1 :I* WAS WAGG+ HIS TAIL NE> !M1 RAN HEADLONG  
UND] ! GATE1 ! MOM5T HE NOTIC$ ! MA/]1 &  
FROM !RE BUR/ 9TO A FRI<T5$1 QUIV]+ B>K4  

0 ,IS ,IVAN AT HOME 8 0 ASK$ ,NEKHLYUDOV4  

,! OLD] GIRL WAS ALMO/ PETRIFI$ AT ?IS QUE/ION1  
& WAS OP5+ H] EYES WID] & WID]1 BUT DID NOT  
ANSW]2 ! SMALL] ONE OP5$ H] M\?1 & WAS  
GETT+ READY TO CRY4 ,A SMALL OLD WOMAN1 9 A TORN  
*ECK]$ DRESS1 GIRD$ L[ ) AN OLD1 R$DI% BELT1  
LOOK$ FROM BEH9D ! DOOR1 BUT DID NOT ANSW]4 ,NEKHLYUDOV WALK$ UP TO ! VE/IBULE1 & REPEAT$ HIS  
QUE/ION4  

0 ,AT HOME1 B5EFACTOR10 SAID ! OLD WOMAN1 9 A QUIV]+ VOICE1 B[+ L[1 & AGITAT$ ) T]ROR4  

,:5 ,NEKHLYUDOV GREET$ H]1 & PASS$ ?R\<  
! VE/IBULE 9TO ! N>R[ Y>D1 ! OLD WOMAN PUT  
H] H& TO H] *91 WALK$ UP TO ! DOOR1 &1 )\T  
TURN+ H] EYES AWAY FROM ! MA/]1 BEGAN SL[LY TO  
%AKE H] HEAD4  

,! Y>D LOOK$ WRET*$4 ,H]E & !RE LAY OLD  
BLACK5$ MANURE ?AT HAD NOT BE5 REMOV$2 ON !  
MANURE-HEAP LAY C>ELESSLY A MU/Y BLOCK1 A =K1 &  
TWO H>R[S4 ,! %$S AB\T ! Y>D1 UND] :I*  
/OOD1 ON ONE SIDE1 A PL[ & A C>T )\T A :EEL1  
& LAY A MASS ( EMPTY1 USELESS BEEHIVES 9 CONFUSION1  
W]E NE>LY ALL UN?AT*$1 & ONE SIDE HAD FALL5 91  
SO ?AT ! GIRD]S NO LONG] RE/$ ON ! =K PO/S1 BUT  
ON ! MANURE4  

,*URIS1 /RIK+ ) ! $GE & HEAD ( HIS AX1 WAS  
TRY+ TO REMOVE A WICK] F5CE :I* ! RO( HAD  
CRU%$4 ,IVAN ,*URIS WAS A MAN AB\T FIFTY YE>S (  
AGE4 ,HE WAS BEL[ ! AV]AGE HEI<T4 ,! FEATURES  
( HIS TANN$1 OBLONG FACE1 5CAS$ 9 AN AUBURN BE>D  
) /REAKS ( GRAY1 & ?ICK HAIR ( ! SAME COLOR1  
W]E FAIR & EXPRESSIVE4 ,HIS D>K BLUE1 HALF-%UT EYES  
%ONE ) 9TELLIG5CE & C>ELESS GOOD NATURE4 ,A  
SMALL1 REGUL> M\?1 %>PLY DEF9$ UND] A SCANTY  
BLOND MU/A*E1 EXPRESS$1 :5EV] HE SMIL$1 CALM  
SELF-CONFID5CE & A C]TA9 D]ISIVE 9DIFF]5CE TO HIS  
SURR\ND+S4 ,FROM ! CO>S5ESS ( HIS SK91 DEEP  
WR9KLES1 %>PLY DEF9$ VE9S ON HIS NECK1 FACE1 &  
H&S1 FROM HIS UNNATURAL /OOP1 & CROOK$1 >*-LIKE  
LEGS1 IT C\LD BE SE5 ?AT ALL HIS LIFE HAD PASS$ 9  
EXTREMELY H>D LABOR1 :I* WAS BEYOND HIS /R5G?4  
,HIS ATTIRE CONSI/$ ( :ITE HEMP5 DRAW]S1 ) BLUE  
PAT*ES OV] HIS KNEES1 & A SIMIL> DIRTY %IRT1 :I*  
WAS ?READB>E ON HIS BACK & >MS4 ,! %IRT WAS  
GIRD$ L[ BY A ?9 RIBBON1 FROM :I* HUNG A BRASS KEY4  

0 ,GOD AID Y\ 6 0 SAID ! MA/]1 5T]+ ! Y>D4  

,*URIS LOOK$ >\ND HIM1 & AGA9 TOOK UP HIS WORK4  
,AFT] AN 5]GETIC EF=T HE /RAI<T5$ \T ! WICK]  
WORK FROM UND] ! %$ 2 !N ONLY HE /RUCK ! AX  
9TO A BLOCK1 PULL$ HIS %IRT 9 %APE1 & WALK$ 9TO  
! MIDDLE ( ! Y>D4  

0 ,I WI% Y\ A PLEASANT HOLIDAY1 Y\R ,GRACE 6 0 HE SAID1  
MAK+ A L[ OBEISANCE1 & %AK+ HIS HAIR4  

0 ,?ANK Y\1 MY DE>4 ,I JU/ CAME TO LOOK AT Y\R  
F>M10 SAID ,NEKHLYUDOV1 ) *ILDI% FRI5DL9ESS &  
EMB>RASSM5T1 EXAM9+ ! PEASANT'S G>B4 0 ,LET ME  
SEE = :AT Y\ NE$ ! =K PO/S ?AT Y\ ASK$ (  
ME AT ! MEET+ ( ! ,COMMUNE40  

0 ,! =KS 8 ,:Y1 Y\R ,GRACE1 Y\ KN[ :AT =KS  
>E =4 ,I JU/ WANT$ TO GIVE A LITTLE SUPPORT TO IT1 --  
Y\ MAY SEE = Y\RSELF4 ,ONLY A FEW DAYS AGO A CORN]  
FELL 91 & BY ,GOD'S K9DNESS !RE W]E NO ANIMALS 9  
IT AT ! TIME4 ,IT B>ELY HANGS TOGE!R10 SAID ,*URIS1  
CONTEMPTU\SLY SURVEY+ HIS UN?AT*$1 CROOK$1 &  
DILAPIDAT$ %$S4 0 ,:5 IT COMES TO ?AT1 !RE IS NOT  
A DEC5T GIRD]1 RAFT]1 OR BOX CASE 9 !M4 ,:]E AM  
,I TO GET ! TIMB] 8 ,Y\ KN[ ?AT Y\RSELF40  

0 ,!N :Y DO Y\ ASK = FIVE =KS :5 ONE %$  
IS ALL FALL5 91 & ! O!RS SOON WILL FALL 8 ,:AT Y\  
NE$ IS NOT =KS1 BUT RAFT]S1 GIRD]S1 PO/S1 -- ALL NEW  
ONES10 SAID ! MA/]1 OBVI\SLY P>AD+ HIS FAMILI>ITY  
) ! SUBJECT4  

,*URIS WAS SIL5T4  

0,:AT Y\ NE$1 !RE=E1 IS TIMB] & NOT =KS4  
,Y\ \<T TO HAVE SAID SO40  

0 ,( C\RSE1 ,I NE$ ?AT1 BUT :]E AM ,I TO GET IT 8 ,IT  
WON'T DO TO GO = EV]Y?+ TO ! MANOR4 ,:AT K9D  
( PEASANTS %\LD WE BE IF WE W]E P]MITT$ TO GO TO  
! MANOR TO ASK Y\R ,GRACE = EV]Y?+ 8 ,BUT IF Y\  
WILL P]MIT ME TO TAKE ! OAK PO/S ?AT >E LY+ USELESSLY 9 ! ?RE%+-FLOOR ( ! MANOR10 HE SAID1 B[+1 & RE/+ N[ ON ONE FOOT1 N[ ON ! O!R1 0 ,I  
MI<T MANAGE1 BY *ANG+ SOME1 & CUTT+ D[N  
O!RS1 TO FIX SOME?+ ) ?AT OLD MAT]IAL40  

0 ,) ! OLD MAT]IAL 8 ,BUT Y\ SAY Y\RSELF ?AT  
EV]Y?+ ( Y\RS IS OLD & ROTT54 ,TO-DAY ONE CORN]  
IS FALL+ 91 TO-MORR[ ANO!R1 & DAY AFT] TO-MORR[  
A ?IRD4 ,SO1 IF Y\ >E TO DO ANY?+ AB\T IT1 Y\ HAD  
BETT] PUT 9 EV]Y?+ NEW1 OR ELSE Y\R LABOR WILL  
BE LO/4 ,TELL ME1 :AT IS Y\R OP9ION 8 ,CAN Y\R  
BUILD+S LA/ ?R\< ! W9T]1 OR NOT 8 0  

0 ,:O KN[S 8 0  

0 ,NO1 :AT DO Y\ ?9K 8 ,WILL !Y FALL 91 OR  
NOT 8 0  

,*URIS M$ITAT$ = A MOM5T4  

0 ,IT WILL ALL FALL 910 HE SAID1 SUDD5LY4  

0 ,WELL1 Y\ SEE1 Y\ \<T TO HAVE SAID AT ! MEET+  
?AT Y\ HAVE TO GET ! :OLE PROP]TY M5D$1 &  
NOT ?AT Y\ NE$ A FEW =KS4 ,I AM ONLY TOO GLAD TO  
AID Y\40  

0 ,WE >E V]Y WELL SATISFI$ ) Y\R FAVOR10 ANSW]$  
,*URIS1 9CR$UL\SLY1 )\T LOOK+ AT ! MA/]4 0 ,IF  
Y\ W\LD ONLY FAVOR ME ) F\R LOGS & ! =KS1 ,I  
MI<T MANAGE IT MYSELF2 & :ATEV] USELESS TIMB]  
,I %ALL TAKE \T1 MI<T BE US$ = SUPPORTS 9 ! HUT40  

0 ,IS Y\R HUT 9 A BAD CONDITION1 TOO 8 0  

0 ,MY WIFE & ,I >E EXPECT+ EV]Y MOM5T TO BE  
CRU%$10 ,*URIS ANSW]$1 ) 9DIFF]5CE4 0 ,LATELY A  
/RUT FROM ! CEIL+ /RUCK D[N MY OLD WOMAN40  

0 ,:AT 8 ,/RUCK D[N 8 0  

0 ,YES1 /RUCK H] D[N1 Y\R ,GRACE4 ,IT JU/ :ACK$  
H] ON ! BACK SO ?AT %E WAS LEFT = DEAD UNTIL !  
EV5+40  

0 ,WELL1 DID %E GET OV] IT 8 0  

0 ,%E DID GET OV] IT1 BUT %E IS AILNG N[4 ,AL?\<1  
( C\RSE1 %E HAS BE5 SICKLY S9CE H] BIR?40  

0 ,:AT1 >E Y\ SICK 8 0 ,NEKHLYUDOV ASK$ ! OLD  
WOMAN1 :O CONT9U$ TO /& 9 ! DOOR1 & BEGAN TO  
GROAN ! MOM5T H] HUSB& SPOKE ( H]4  

0 ,SOME?+ CAT*ES RI<T 9 H]E1 ?AT'S ALL10 %E ANSW]$1 PO9T+ TO H] DIRTY1 EMACIAT$ BOSOM4  

0 ,AGA9 6 0 ANGRILY EXCLAIM$ ! Y\NG MA/]1 %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S4 0 ,!RE Y\ >E1 SICK1 & Y\ DID  
NOT COME TO ! HOSPITAL4 ,?AT IS :AT ! HOSPITAL WAS  
MADE =4 ,HAVE Y\ NOT BE5 TOLD ( IT 8 0  

0 ,!Y TOLD US1 B5EFACTOR1 BUT WE HAVE HAD NO TIME 3  
!RE IS ! MANORIAL WORK1 & ! H\SE1 & ! *ILDR51 -- ,I AM ALL ALONE 6 ,!RE IS NOBODY TO HELP ME -- 0  

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