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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,LEO ,WI5] 

,TEXT 3 

0 ,DAVYDKA ! ,:ITE ASK$ = GRA9 & PO/S10 IT SAID  
9 ! NOTE-BOOK AFT] ,YUKHVANKA4  

,AFT] PASS+ SEV]AL HUTS1 ,NEKHLYUDOV1 9 TURN+ 9TO  
A LANE1 MET HIS /EW>D1 ,YAKOV ,ALPATY*1 :O1 UPON  
NOTIC+ HIS MA/] AT A DI/ANCE1 D(F$ HIS OILCLO? CAP1  
&1 TAK+ \T HIS FULL$ H&K]*IEF1 BEGAN TO WIPE HIS  
FAT1 R$ FACE4  

0 ,PUT IT ON1 ,YAKOV 6 ,YAKOV1 PUT IT ON1 ,I TELL Y\ -- 0  

0 ,:]E HAVE Y\ BE51 Y\R ,GRACE 8 0 ASK$ ,YAKOV1  
PROTECT+ HIMSELF ) HIS CAP AGA9/ ! SUN1 BUT NOT  
DONN+ IT4  

0 ,I HAVE BE5 AT ,YUKHVANKA ! ,%REWD' S4 ,TELL ME1 IF  
Y\ PLEASE1 :AT HAS MADE HIM SO BAD10 SAID ! MA/]1  
CONT9U+ ON HIS WAY4  

0 ,:Y SO1 Y\R ,GRACE 8 0 REPLI$ ! MANAG]1 FOLL[+  
! MA/] AT A RESPECTFUL DI/ANCE4 ,HE HAD PUT ON HIS  
CAP & WAS TWIRL+ HIS MU/A*E4  

0 ,:Y 8 ,HE IS A ?OR\< SCAMP1 A LAZY MAN1 A ?IEF1  
A LI> 2 HE TORM5TS HIS MO!R1 &1 SO F> AS ,I CAN SEE1  
HE IS SU* A CONFIRM$ GOOD-=-NO?+ ?AT HE WILL NEV]  
RE=M40  

0 ,I DO NOT KN[1 Y\R ,GRACE1 :Y HE HAS DISPLEAS$  
Y\ SO MU* -- 0  

0,& HIS WIFE10 ! MA/] 9T]RUPT$ HIS MANAG]1  
0 SEEMS TO BE A WOR?LESS W5*4 ,! OLD WOMAN IS CLAD  
WORSE ?AN A M5DICANT1 & HAS NO?+ TO EAT1 BUT %E  
IS ALL DRESS$ UP1 & SO IS HE4 ,I REALLY DO NOT KN[  
:AT TO DO ) !M40  

,YAKOV WAS OBVI\SLY EMB>RASS$ :5 ,NEKBLYUDOV  
SPOKE ( ,YUKHVANKA'S WIFE4  

0 ,WELL1 IF HE HAS ACT$ LIKE ?AT1 Y\R ,GRACE10 HE BEGAN1  
0 WE MU/ F9D MEANS4 ,IT IS TRUE HE IS 9DIG5T1 LIKE ALL  
PEASANTS :O >E AL\E1 BUT HE IS TAK+ SOME C>E (  
HIMSELF1 NOT LIKE ! O!RS4 ,HE IS A CLEV] & 9TELLIG5T PEASANT1 & PASSABLY HONE/4 ,HE ALWAYS COMES  
:5 ! CAPITATION TAX IS COLLECT$4 ,& HE HAS BE5  
ELD] = ?REE YE>S1 DUR+ MY ADM9I/RATION1 & NO  
FAULT WAS F\ND ) HIM4 ,9 ! ?IRD YE> IT PLEAS$  
! GU>DIAN TO DEPOSE HIM1 & !N HE ATT5D$ PROP]LY  
TO HIS F>M4 ,IT IS TRUE1 :5 HE LIV$ AT ! PO/ 9 T[N1  
HE US$ TO DR9K A BIT1 -- & MEASURES MU/ BE TAK54  
,:5 HE W5T ON A SPREE1 WE ?REAT5$ HIM1 & HE  
CAME BACK TO HIS S5SES 3 HE WAS !N ALL RI<T1 & 9 HIS  
FAMILY !RE WAS PEACE 2 BUT IF Y\ >E NOT PLEAS$ TO TAKE  
!SE MEASURES1 ,I REALLY DO NOT KN[ :AT TO DO )  
HIM4 ,WELL1 HE HAS GOT V]Y L[4 ,HE IS NOT FIT TO BE S5T  
9TO ! >MY AGA9 BECAUSE1 AS Y\ MAY HAVE NOTIC$1 HE  
LACKS TWO TEE?4 ,BUT HE IS NOT ! ONLY ONE1 ,I TAKE !  
LIB]TY ( REPORT+ TO Y\1 :O IS NOT 9 ! LEA/ AFRAID -- 0  

0 ,LET ?IS ALONE1 ,YAKOV10 ANSW]$ ,NEKHLYUDOV1 S(TLY  
SMIL+ 2 0 WE HAVE TALK$ IT OV] (T5 5\<4 ,Y\  
KN[ :AT ,I ?9K ( IT1 & ,I %ALL NOT *ANGE MY M9D1  
:ATEV] Y\ MAY TELL ME40  

0 ,( C\RSE1 Y\R ,GRACE1 ALL ?IS IS KN[N TO Y\10 SAID  
,YAKOV1 %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S & GAZ+ AT ! MA/]'S  
BACK1 AS ?\< :AT HE SAW DID NOT PROMISE ANY?+  
GOOD4 0 ,BUT AS TO Y\R TR\BL+ Y\RSELF AB\T ! OLD  
WOMAN1 IT IS ALL 9 VA910 HE CONT9U$4 0 ,IT IS TRUE %E  
HAS BR\<T UP ! ORPHANS1 HAS RAIS$ & M>RI$ (F  
,YUKHVANKA1 & ALL ?AT4 ,BUT IT IS A COMMON RULE )  
! PEASANTS ?AT :5 A FA!R OR MO!R TRANSF]S !  
F>M TO ! SON1 ! SON & DAU<T]-9-LAW BECOME !  
MA/]S1 & ! OLD WOMAN HAS TO E>N H] BREAD AS BE/  
%E CAN4 ,( C\RSE !Y HAVE NOT ANY T5D] FEEL+S1 BUT  
?AT IS ! COMMON RULE AMONG PEASANTS4 ,& ,I TAKE !  
LIB]TY ( 9=M+ Y\ ?AT ! OLD WOMAN HAS TR\BL$  
Y\ 9 VA94 ,%E IS A CLEV] OLD WOMAN & A GOOD H\SEKEEP] 2 BUT :Y %\LD %E TR\BLE ! MA/] = EV]Y?+ 8 ,I WILL ADMIT %E MAY HAVE QU>REL$ ) H]  
DAU<T]-9-LAW1 & ! DAU<T]-9-LAW MAY HAVE PU%$  
H]1 -- ?OSE >E WOM5'S AFFAIRS4 ,!Y MI<T HAVE MADE  
UP AGA91 )\T H] TR\BL+ Y\4 ,Y\ DEIGN TO TAKE  
IT TOO MU* TO HE>T10 SAID ! MANAG]1 LOOK+ ) A  
C]TA9 G5TL5ESS & CONDESC5SION AT ! MA/]1 :O  
WAS SIL5TLY WALK+1 ) LONG /EPS1 UP ! /REET 9  
FRONT ( HIM4  

0 ,HOMEW>D B\ND1 SIR 8 0 HE ASK$4  

0 ,NO1 TO ,DAVYDKA ! ,:ITE1 OR ,KOZLOV 3 IS NOT ?AT HIS  
NAME 8 0  

0 ,HE1 TOO1 IS A GOOD-=-NO?+1 P]MIT ME TO 9=M  
Y\4 ,! :OLE TRIBE ( ! ,KOZLOVS IS LIKE ?AT4 ,NO  
MATT] :AT Y\ MAY DO ) !M1 IT HAS NO EFFECT4 ,I  
DROVE YE/]DAY OV] ! PEASANT FIELD1 & ,I SAW HE HAD  
NOT S[$ ANY BUCK:EAT 2 :AT >E WE TO DO ) SU*  
A LOT 8 ,IF ONLY ! OLD MAN TAU<T ! SON1 BUT HE IS JU/  
SU* A GOOD-=-NO?+ 3 HE BUNGLES EV]Y?+1 :E!R  
HE WORKS = HIMSELF OR = ! MANOR4 ,! GU>DIAN &  
,I HAVE TRI$ EV]Y?+ ) HIM 3 WE HAVE S5T HIM TO  
! COMMISS>Y'S (FICE1 & HAVE PUNI%$ HIM AT HOME1  
-- BUT Y\ DO NOT LIKE ?AT -- 0  

0 ,:OM1 ! OLD MAN 8 0  

0 ,! OLD MAN1 SIR4 ,! GU>DIAN HAS PUNI%$ HIM  
(T51 & AT ! FULL GA!R+S ( ! ,COMMUNE 2 BUT  
WILL Y\ BELIEVE IT1 Y\R ,GRACE1 IT HAD NO EFFECT 3 HE JU/  
%OOK HIMSELF1 & W5T AWAY1 & DID ! SAME4 ,& ,I  
MU/ SAY1 ,DAVYDKA IS A PEACEFUL PEASANT1 & NOT AT ALL  
/UPID 3 HE DOES NOT SMOKE1 NOR DR9K1 ?AT IS10 EXPLA9$  
,YAKOV1 0 HE DOES SOME?+ WORSE ?AN DR9K4 ,ALL !RE  
IS LEFT TO DO IS TO S5D HIM TO ! >MY1 OR TO ,SIB]IA1 &  
NO?+ ELSE4 ,! :OLE TRIBE ( ! ,KOZLOVS IS LIKE ?AT4  
,MATRYU%KA1 :O LIVES 9 ?AT HOVEL1 ALSO BELONGS TO !IR  
FAMILY1 & IS ! SAME K9D ( AN ACCURS$ GOOD-=-NO?+4 ,SO Y\ DO NOT NE$ ME1 Y\R ,GRACE 8 0 ADD$ !  
MANAG]1 NOTIC+ ?AT ! MA/] WAS NOT LI/5+ TO HIM4  

0 ,NO1 Y\ MAY GO10 ,NEKHLYIIDOV ANSW]$1 ABS5T-  
M9D$LY1 & DIRECT$ HIS /EPS TO ,DAVYDKA ! ,:ITE4  

,DAVYDKA'S HUT /OOD CROOK$ & ALONE AT ! $GE (  
! VILLAGE4 ,NE> IT WAS NO Y>D1 NO KILN1 NO B>N 2 ONLY  
A FEW DIRTY /ALLS CLUNG TO ONE SIDE ( IT 3 ON ! O!R  
W]E HEAP$ 9 A PILE WATTLES & TIMB] ?AT W]E TO BE  
US$ = ! LY>D4 ,TALL1 GRE5 /EPPE-GRASS GREW 9 !  
PLACE :]E =M]LY HAD BE5 ! Y>D4 ,!RE WAS NOT  
A LIV+ BE+ NE> ! HUT1 EXCEPT A PIG ?AT LAY 9 !  
MUD 9 FRONT ( ! ?RE%OLD1 & SQUEAL$4  

,NEKHLYUDOV KNOCK$ AT ! BROK5 W9D[2 BUT1 AS  
NOBODY ANSW]$ HIM1 HE WALK$ UP TO ! VE/IBULE &  
%\T$ 3 0 ,HO !RE 6 0 ,NOBODY REPLI$4 ,HE WALK$  
?R\< ! VE/IBULE1 LOOK$ 9TO ! EMPTY /ALLS1 &  
WALK$ ?R\< ! OP5 DOOR 9TO ! HUT4  

,AN OLD R$ COCK & TWO H5S PROM5AD$ OV] !  
FLOOR & B5*ES1 J]K+ !IR CROPS1 & CLATT]+ )  
!IR CLAWS4 ,:5 !Y SAW A MAN1 !Y FLUTT]$ )  
WIDE-SPREAD W+S AGA9/ ! WALLS ) A CLUCK+ (  
DESPAIR1 & ONE ( !M FLEW UPON ! OV54  

,! EI<TE5-FOOT HUT WAS ALL OCCUPI$ BY ! OV5  
) A BROK5 PIPE1 A WEAV]'S LOOM :I* HAD NOT BE5  
REMOV$ 9 SPITE ( SUMM]1 & A BEGRIM$ TABLE ) A  
W>P$ & CRACK$ BO>D4 ,?\< IT WAS DRY )\T1  
!RE WAS A DIRTY PUDDLE NE> ! ?RE%OLD :I* HAD  
BE5 =M$ AT A PREVI\S RA9 BY A LEAK 9 ! CEIL+  
& RO(4 ,!RE W]E NO B$S4 ,IT WAS H>D TO BELIEVE  
?AT ?IS WAS AN 9HABIT$ PLACE1 !RE WAS SU* A DECID$ ASPECT ( NEGLECT & DISORD]1 BO? 9SIDE & \TSIDE ! HUT 2 & YET ,DAVYDKA ! ,:ITE LIV$ 9 IT  
) HIS :OLE FAMILY4 ,AT ?AT P>TICUL> MOM5T1 9  
SPITE ( ! HEAT ( ! ,JUNE DAY1 ,DAVYDKA LAY1 HIS  
HEAD WRAPP$ 9 A %EEPSK9 HALF-COAT1 ON ! CORN] (  
! OV51 FA/ ASLEEP4 ,! FRI<T5$ H51 :I* HAD  
ALI<T$ ON ! OV5 & HAD NOT YET CALM$ D[N1 WAS  
WALK+ OV] ,DAVYDKA'S BACK1 )\T WAK+ HIM4  

,NOT F9D+ ANY ONE 9 ! HUT1 ,NEKHLYUDOV WAS ON  
! PO9T ( LEAV+1 :5 A PROTRACT$1 HUMID SI< BETRAY$ ! PEASANT4  

0 ,OH1 :O IS !RE 8 0 CRI$ ! MA/]4  

,ON ! OV5 WAS HE>D ANO!R PROTRACT$ SI<4  

0 ,:O IS !RE 8 ,COME H]E 6 0  

,ANO!R SI<1 A GR[L1 & A L\D YAWN W]E ! ANSW]  
TO ! MA/]'S CALL4  

0 ,WELL1 WILL Y\ COME 8 0  

,SOME?+ /IRR$ ON ! OV54 ,!RE APPE>$ !  
FLAP ( A WORN-\T %EEPSK9 2 A BIG FOOT 9 A TORN BA/  
%OE CAME D[N1 !N ANO!R1 & F9ALLY ! :OLE  
=M ( ,DAVYDKA ! ,:ITE SAT UP ON ! OV51 &  
LAZILY & DISCONT5T$LY RUBB$ HIS EYES ) HIS L>GE  
FI/4 ,HE SL[LY B5T HIS HEAD1 YAWN$1 GAZ$ AT ! HUT1  
&1 :5 HE ESPI$ ! MA/]1 BEGAN TO TURN >\ND A  
LITTLE FA/] ?AN BE=E1 BUT /ILL SO LEISURELY ?AT ,NEKHLYUDOV HAD SUFFICI5T TIME TO PACE ?REE TIMES ! DI/ANCE  
FROM ! PUDDLE TO ! LOOM1 BE=E ,DAVYDKA GOT (F !  
OV54  

,DAVYDKA ! ,:ITE WAS ACTUALLY :ITE 2 HIS HAIR1 HIS  
BODY1 & FACE1 -- EV]Y?+ WAS EXCE$+LY :ITE4 ,HE  
WAS TALL & V]Y /\T1 ?AT IS1 /\T LIKE A PEASANT1 )  
HIS :OLE BODY1 & NOT M]ELY ) HIS BELLY 2 BUT IT  
WAS A FLABBY1 UNHEAL?Y OBESITY4 ,HIS FAIRLY H&SOME  
FACE1 ) ITS D>K BLUE1 CALM EYES & BROAD1 LONG BE>D1  
BORE ! IMPR9T ( 9FIRMITY4 ,!RE WAS NEI!R TAN  
NOR RUDD9ESS 9 HIS FACE 2 IT WAS ( A PALE1 SALL[ COMPLEXION1 ) A LI<T VIOLET %ADE UND] HIS EYES1 &  
LOOK$ SUFFUS$ ) FAT1 & SWOLL54 ,HIS H&S W]E  
SWOLL5 & SALL[1 LIKE ?OSE ( PEOPLE :O SUFF] )  
! DROPSY1 & W]E COV]$ ) F9E :ITE HAIR4 ,HE  
WAS SO SLEEPY ?AT HE C\LD NOT OP5 HIS EYES WIDE1 NOR  
/& /ILL1 )\T TOTT]+ & YAWN+4  

0 ,>E Y\ NOT A%AM$10 BEGAN ,NEKHLYIIDOV1 0 TO SLEEP  
9 BRI<T DAYLI<T1 :5 Y\ \<T TO BUILD A Y>D1 &  
:5 Y\ HAVE NO GRA9 8 0  

,AS SOON AS ,DAVYDKA CAME TO HIS S5SES1 & BEGAN TO  
UND]/& ?AT ! MA/] WAS /&+ BE=E HIM1 HE  
FOLD$ HIS H&S OV] HIS ABDOM51 L[]$ HIS HEAD1  
TURN+ IT A LITTLE TO ONE SIDE1 & DID NOT /IR A LIMB4  
,HE WAS SIL5T 2 BUT ! EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE & !  
ATTITUDE ( HIS :OLE =M SAID1 0 ,I KN[1 ,I KN[1 IT IS  
NOT ! FIR/ TIME ,I HE> ?AT4 ,BEAT ME IF Y\ MU/1 --  
,I WILL BE> IT40  

,IT LOOK$ AS ?\< HE WANT$ ! MA/] TO /OP  
TALK+ & TO />T BEAT+ HIM AT ONCE 2 TO /RIKE HIM  
H>D ON HIS *EEKS1 BUT TO LEAVE HIM 9 PEACE AS SOON AS  
POSSIBLE4  

,:5 ,NEKHLYUDOV NOTIC$ ?AT ,DAVYDKA DID NOT  
UND]/& HIM1 HE TRI$ ) V>I\S QUE/IONS TO R\SE  
! PEASANT FROM HIS S]VILE & PATI5T SIL5CE4  

0 ,:Y DID Y\ ASK ME = TIMB] :5 Y\ HAVE HAD  
SOME LY+ H]E = A MON?1 & ?AT1 TOO1 :5 Y\  
HAVE MO/ TIME Y\R [N1 EH 8 0  

,DAVYDKA KEPT /UBBORN SIL5CE1 & DID NOT /IR4  

0 ,WELL1 ANSW] 6 0  

,DAVYDKA MUTT]$ SOME?+1 & BL9K$ ) HIS  
:ITE EYELA%ES4  

0 ,BUT Y\ MU/ WORK1 MY DE> 3 :AT WILL HAPP5  
)\T WORK 8 ,N[1 Y\ HAVE NO GRA91 & :Y 8  
,BECAUSE Y\R L& IS BADLY PL[$1 & HAS NOT BE5  
H>R[$1 & WAS S[$ 9 TOO LATE1 -- ALL ON ACC\NT (  
LAZ9ESS4 ,Y\ ASK ME = GRA9 3 SUPPOSE ,I GIVE IT TO  
Y\1 BECAUSE Y\ MU/ NOT />VE 6 ,IT WILL NOT DO TO ACT  
9 ?IS WAY4 ,:OSE GRA9 AM ,I GIV+ Y\ 8 ,:AT DO  
Y\ ?9K1 :OSE 8 ,ANSW] ME 3 :OSE GRA9 AM ,I GIV+  
Y\ 8 0 ,NEKHLYUDOV /UBBORNLY REPEAT$ HIS QUE/ION4  

0 ,! MANORIAL10 MUMBL$ ,DAVYDKA1 TIMIDLY & QUES-  
TION+LY RAIS+ HIS EYES4  

0 ,& :]E DOES ! MANORIAL GRA9 COME FROM 8  
,?9K ( IT 3 :O HAS PL[$ ! FIELD 8 ,:O HAS H>R[$ IT 8 ,:O HAS S[$ IT 91 & G>N]$ IT 8 ,!  
PEASANTS 8 ,IS IT NOT SO 8 ,SO Y\ SEE1 IF ,I AM TO GIVE  
! MANORIAL GRA9 TO ! PEASANTS1 ,I \<T TO GIVE MORE  
TO ?OSE :O HAVE WORK$ MORE = IT 2 BUT Y\ HAVE  
WORK$ LESS1 & !Y COMPLA9 ( Y\ AT ! MANOR 2  
Y\ HAVE WORK$ LESS1 & Y\ ASK MORE4 ,:Y %\LD  
,I GIVE TO Y\1 & NOT TO O!RS 8 ,IF ALL W]E LY+ ON  
!IR SIDES & SLEEP+1 AS Y\ >E DO+1 WE %\LD ALL  
HAVE />V$ LONG AGO4 ,WE MU/ WORK1 MY FRI5D1 BUT  
?IS IS BAD1 -- DO Y\ HE>1 ,DAVYD 8 0  

0 ,I HE>1 SIR10 HE SL[LY MUTT]$ ?R\< HIS TEE?4  

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