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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,NEKHLIUD( W5T 9TO ! HUT4 ,! UNEV5 SMOKE-BEGRIM$ WALLS ( ! DWELL+ W]E HUNG ) V>I\S RAGS & CLO!S2 &1 9 ! LIV+-ROOM1 W]E LIT]ALLY COV]$ ) R$DI% COCKROA*ES CLU/]+ >\ND ! HOLY IMAGES & B5*ES4 

,9 ! MIDDLE ( ?IS D>K1 FETID AP>TM5T1 NOT F\RTE5 FEET SQU>E1 WAS A HUGE CRACK 9 ! CEIL+2 & 9 SPITE ( ! FACT ?AT IT WAS BRAC$ UP 9 TWO PLACES1 ! CEIL+ HUNG D[N SO ?AT IT ?REAT5$ TO FALL FROM MOM5T TO MOM5T4 

0,YES1 ! HUT IS V]Y MIS]ABLE10 SAID ! B>91 LOOK+ 9TO ! FACE ( ,*URIS1 :O1 IT SEEMS1 HAD NOT C>$ TO SPEAK FIR/ AB\T ?IS /ATE ( ?+S4 

0,IT WILL CRU% US TO DEA?2 IT WILL CRU% ! *ILDR510 SAID ! WOMAN 9 A TE>FUL VOICE1 ATT5D+ TO ! /OVE :I* /OOD UND] ! L(T4 

0,HOLD Y\R TONGUE10 CRI$ ,*URIS /]NLY2 & ) A SLI<T SMILE PLAY+ UND] HIS MU/A*ES1 HE TURN$ TO ! MA/]4 0,& ,I HAV5'T ! WIT TO KN[ :AT'S TO BE DONE ) IT1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1--) ?IS HUT & PROPS & PLANKS4 ,!RE'S NO?+ TO BE DONE ) !M40 

0,H[ CAN WE LIVE ?R\< ! W9T] H]E8 ,OKH1 OKH6 ,OH1 OH60 GROAN$ ! OLD WOMAN4 

0,!RE'S ONE ?+--IF WE PUT 9 SOME MORE PROPS & LAID A NEW FLOOR10 SAID ! HUSB&1 9T]RUPT+.<#a#c.> H] ) A CALM1 PRACTICAL EXPRESSION1 0& ?REW OV] ONE SET ( RAFT]S1 !N P]HAPS WE MI<T MANAGE TO GET ?R\< ! W9T]4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE TO LIVE2 BUT Y\'D HAVE TO PUT SOME PROPS ALL OV] ! HUT1 LIKE ?AT3 BUT IF IT GETS %AK51 !N !RE WON'T BE ANY ?+ LEFT ( IT4 ,AS LONG AS IT /&S1 IT HOLDS TOGE!R10 HE CONCLUD$1 EVID5TLY P]FECTLY CONT5T$ ?AT HE APPRECIAT$ ?IS CONT+5CY4 

,NEKHLIUD( WAS BO? VEX$ & GRIEV$ ?AT ,*URIS HAD GOT HIMSELF 9TO SU* A CONDITION1 )\T HAV+ COME TO HIM LONG BE=E2 S9CE HE HAD MORE ?AN ONCE1 DUR+ HIS SOJ\RN ON ! E/ATE1 TOLD ! PEASANTS1 & 9SI/$ UPON IT1 ?AT !Y %\LD ALL APPLY DIRECTLY TO HIM = :ATEV] !Y NE$$4 

,HE N[ FELT SOME 9DIGNATION AGA9/ ! PEASANT2 HE ANGRILY %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S1 & FR[N$4 ,BUT ! SI<T ( ! POV]TY 9 ! MID/ ( :I* HE F\ND HIMSELF1 & ,*URIS'S CALM & SELF-SATISFI$ APPE>ANCE 9 CONTRA/ ) ?IS POV]TY1 *ANG$ HIS VEXATION 9TO A SORT ( FEEL+ ( MELAN*OLY & HOPELESSNESS4 

0,WELL1 ,IVAN1 :Y ON E>? DIDN'T Y\ TELL ME AB\T ?IS BE=E80 HE ASK$ 9 A TONE ( REPROA*1 AS HE TOOK A SEAT ON ! FIL?Y1 UN/EADY B5*4 

0,I DIDN'T D>E TO1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 REPLI$ ,*URIS ) ! SAME SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE SMILE1 %UFFL+ ) HIS BLACK1 B>E FEET OV] ! UNEV5 SURFACE ( ! MUD FLOOR2 BUT ?IS HE SAID SO FE>LESSLY & ) SU* COMPOSURE1 ?AT IT WAS H>D TO BELIEVE ?AT HE HAD ANY TIMIDITY AB\T GO+ TO HIS MA/]4 

0,WE >E M]E PEASANTS2 H[ C\LD WE BE SO PRESUM+80 BEGAN ! OLD WOMAN1 SOBB+4 

0,HU% UP10 SAID ,*URIS1 AGA9 ADDRESS+ H]4 

0,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE = Y\ TO LIVE 9 ?IS HUT3 IT'S.<#a#d.> ALL ROTT510 CRI$ ,NEKHLIUD( AFT] A BRIEF SIL5CE4 0,N[1 ?IS IS H[ WE %ALL MANAGE IT1 MY FRI5D0.<#f.>4444 

0,I AM LI/5+40 

0,HAVE Y\ SE5 ! IMPROV$ /ONE COTTAGES ?AT ,I HAVE BE5 BUILD+ AT ! NEW F>M1--! ONE ) ! UNDRESS$ WALLS80 

0,9DE$ ,I HAVE SE5 !M10 REPLI$ ,*URIS1 ) A SMILE ?AT %[$ HIS :ITE TEE? /ILL UNIMPAIR$4 0,EV]YBODY'S AGOG AT ! WAY !Y'RE BUILT4 ,F9E COTTAGES6 ,! BOYS W]E LAU<+ & WOND]+ IF !Y W\LDN'T BE TURN$ 9TO GRAN>IES2 !Y W\LD BE SO SECURE AGA9/ RATS4 ,F9E COTTAGES10 HE SAID 9 CONCLUSION1 ) AN EXPRESSION ( ABSURD P]PLEXITY1 %AK+ HIS HEAD1 0JU/ LIKE A JAIL60 

0,YES1 !Y'RE SPL5DID COTTAGES1 DRY & W>M1 & NO DANG] ( FIRE10 REPLI$ ! B>91 A FR[N CROSS+ HIS Y\?FUL FACE AS HE P]CEIV$ ! PEASANT'S 9VOLUNT>Y S>CASM4 

0,)\T QUE/ION1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 F9E COTTAGES40 

0,WELL1 !N1 ONE ( !SE COTTAGES IS JU/ F9I%$4 ,IT IS TW5TY-F\R FEET SQU>E1 ) AN 5TRY1 & A B>N1 & IT'S 5TIRELY READY4 ,I WILL LET Y\ HAVE IT ON CR$IT IF Y\ SAY SO1 AT CO/ PRICE2 Y\ CAN PAY = IT AT Y\R [N CONV5I5CE10 SAID ! B>9 ) A SELF-SATISFI$ SMILE1 :I* HE C\LD NOT CONTROL1 AT ! ?\<T ( HIS B5EVOL5CE4 0,Y\ CAN PULL D[N ?IS OLD ONE10 HE W5T ON TO SAY2 0IT WILL MAKE Y\ A GRAN>Y4 ,WE WILL ALSO MOVE ! P5S4 ,! WAT] !RE IS SPL5DID4 ,I WILL GIVE Y\ 5\< L& = A VEGETABLE-G>D51 & ,I'LL LET Y\ HAVE A /RIP ( L& ON ALL ?REE SIDES4 ,Y\ CAN LIVE !RE 9 A DEC5T WAY4 ,N[1 DOES NOT ?AT PLEASE Y\80 ASK$ ,NEKHLIUD(1 P]CEIV+ ?AT AS SOON AS HE SPOKE ( MOV+1 ,*URIS  
.<#a#e.>BECAME P]FECTLY MOTIONLESS1 & LOOK$ AT ! GR\ND )\T EV5 A %AD[ ( A SMILE4 

0,IT'S AS Y\R EXCELL5CY WILLS10 HE REPLI$1 NOT RAIS+ HIS EYES4 

,! OLD WOMAN CAME =W>D AS ?\< SOME?+ HAD /UNG H] TO ! QUICK1 & BEGAN TO SPEAK2 BUT H] HUSB& ANTICIPAT$ H]4 

0,IT'S AS Y\R EXCELL5CY WILLS10 HE REPEAT$ RESOLUTELY1 & AT ! SAME TIME HUMBLY GLANC+ AT HIS MA/]1 & TOSS+ BACK HIS HAIR4 0,BUT IT W\LD NEV] DO = US TO LIVE ON A NEW F>M40 

0,:Y NOT80 

0,NAY1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 NOT IF Y\ MOVE US OV] !RE3 H]E WE >E WRET*$ 5\<1 BUT OV] !RE WE C\LD NEV] 9 ! WORLD GET ALONG4 ,:AT K9D ( PEASANTS %\LD WE BE !RE8 ,NAY1 NAY1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE = US TO LIVE !RE40 

0,BUT :Y NOT1 PRAY80 

0,WE %\LD BE TOTALLY RU9$1 Y\R EXCELL5CY40 

0,BUT :Y CAN'T Y\ LIVE !RE80 

0,:AT K9D ( A LIFE W\LD IT BE8 ,JU/ ?9K6 IT HAS NEV] BE5 LIV$ 92 WE DON'T KN[ ANY ?+ AB\T ! WAT]1 NO PA/URE ANY:]E4 ,H]E WE HAVE HAD HEMP-FIELDS EV] S9CE WE CAN REMEMB]1 ALL MANUR$2 BUT :AT IS !RE !RE8 ,YES1 :AT IS !RE !RE8 ,A WILD]NESS6 ,NO H$GES1 NO CORN-KILNS1 NO %$S1 NO NO?+ AT ALL6 ,OH1 YES1 Y\R EXCELL5CY2 WE %\LD BE RU9$ IF Y\ TOOK US !RE2 WE %\LD BE P]FECTLY RU9$4 ,A NEW PLACE1 ALL UNKN[N TO US10 HE REPEAT$1 %AK+ HIS HEAD ?\<TFULLY BUT RESOLUTELY4 

,NEKHLIUD( TRI$ TO PO9T \T TO ! PEASANT ?AT ! *ANGE1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 W\LD BE V]Y ADVANTAGE\S = HIM2 ?AT !Y W\LD PLANT H$GES1 & BUILD %$S2 ?AT ! WAT] !RE WAS EXCELL5T1 & SO ON3.<#a#f.> BUT ,*URIS'S OB/9ATE SIL5CE EXASP]AT$ HIM1 & HE ACCORD+LY FELT ?AT HE WAS SPEAK+ TO NO PURPOSE4 

,*URIS MADE NO OBJECTION TO :AT HE SAID2 BUT :5 ! MA/] F9I%$ SPEAK+1 HE REM>K$ ) A CRAFTY SMILE1 ?AT IT W\LD BE BE/ ( ALL TO REMOVE TO ?AT F>M SOME ( ! OLD DOME/IC S]VANTS1 & ,ALYO%A ! FOOL1 SO ?AT !Y MI<T WAT* OV] ! GRA9 !RE4 

0,?AT W\LD BE WOR? :ILE10 HE REM>K$1 & SMIL$ ONCE MORE4 0,?IS IS FOOLI% BUS9ESS1 Y\R EXCELL5CY40 

0,:AT MAKES Y\ ?9K ! PLACE IS NOT 9HABITABLE80 9SI/$ ,NEKHLIUD( PATI5TLY4 0,?IS PLACE H]E ISN'T 9HABITABLE1 & HASN'T BE51 & YET Y\ LIVE H]E4 ,BUT !RE1 Y\ WILL GET SETTL$ !RE BE=E Y\ KN[ IT2 Y\ WILL C]TA9LY F9D IT EASY04444 

0,BUT1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 K9D SIR1.<#g.> H[ CAN IT BE COMP>$80 REPLI$ ,*URIS EAG]LY1 AS ?\< HE FE>$ ?AT ! MA/] W\LD NOT ACCEPT A CONCLUSIVE >GUM5T4 0,H]E IS \R PLACE 9 ! WORLD2 WE >E HAPPY 9 IT2 WE >E ACCU/OM$ TO IT1 & ! ROAD & ! POND--:]E W\LD ! OLD WOMAN DO H] WA%+8 :]E W\LD ! CATTLE GET WAT]$8 ,& ALL \R PEASANT WAYS >E H]E2 H]E FROM TIME \T ( M9D4 ,& H]E'S ! ?RE%+-FLOOR1 & ! LITTLE G>D51 & ! WILL[S2 & H]E MY P>5TS LIV$1 & MY GR&FA!R2 & MY FA!R GAVE HIS S\L 9TO ,GOD'S KEEP+ H]E1 & ,I TOO W\LD 5D MY DAYS H]E1 Y\R EXCELL5CY4 ,I ASK NO?+ MORE ?AN ?AT4 ,BE GOOD1 & LET ! HUT BE PUT 9 ORD]2 WE %ALL BE ALWAYS GRATEFUL = Y\R K9DNESS3 BUT NO1 NOT = ANY ?+1 W\LD WE SP5D \R LA/ DAYS ANY:]E ELSE4 ,LET US /AY H]E & SAY \R PRAY]S10 HE .<#a#g.>CONT9U$1 B[+ L[2 0DO NOT TAKE US FROM \R NE/1 K9D SIR40.<#h.> 

,ALL ! TIME ?AT ,*URIS WAS SPEAK+1 !RE WAS HE>D 9 ! PLACE UND] ! L(T1 :]E HIS WIFE WAS /&+1 SOBS GR[+ MORE & MORE VIOL5T2 & :5 ! HUSB& SAID 0K9D SIR10 %E SUDD5LY D>T$ =W>D1 & ) TE>S 9 H] EYES ?REW H]SELF AT ! B>9'S FEET4 

0,DON'T DE/ROY US1 B5EFACTOR2 Y\ >E \R FA!R1 Y\ >E \R MO!R6 ,:]E >E Y\ GO+ TO MOVE US TO8 ,WE >E OLD FOLKS2 WE HAVE NO ONE TO HELP US4 ,Y\ >E TO US AS ,GOD IS10 LAM5T$ ! OLD WOMAN4 

,NEKHLIUD( LEAP$ UP FROM ! B5*1 & WAS GO+ TO LIFT ! OLD WOMAN2 BUT %E1 ) A SORT ( PASSIONATE DESPAIR1 BEAT H] =EHEAD ON ! E>? FLOOR1 & PU%$ ASIDE ! MA/]'S H&4 

0,:AT IS ! MATT] ) Y\8 ,GET UP1 ,I BEG ( Y\4 ,IF Y\ DON'T WI% TO GO1 IT IS NOT NECESS>Y4 ,I WON'T OBLIGE Y\ TO10 SAID HE1 WAV+ HIS H&1 & RETREAT+ TO ! DOOR4 

,:5 ,NEKHLIUD( SAT D[N ON ! B5* AGA91 & SIL5CE WAS RE/OR$ 9 ! ROOM1 9T]RUPT$ ONLY BY ! SOBS ( ! OLD WOMAN1 :O WAS ONCE MORE BUSY UND] ! L(T1 & WAS WIP+ AWAY H] TE>S ) ! SLEEVES ( H] %IRT1 ! Y\NG PROPRIETOR BEGAN TO COMPREH5D :AT WAS MEANT = ! PEASANT & HIS WIFE BY ! DILAPIDAT$ LITTLE HUT1 ! CRUMBL+ WELL ) ! FIL?Y POOL1 ! DECAY+ /ALLS & %$S1 & ! BROK5 WILL[S :I* C\LD BE SE5 BE=E ! CROOK$ W9D[2 & ! FEEL+ ?AT >OSE 9 HIM WAS BURD5SOME1 MELAN*OLY1 & T\*$ ) %AME4 

0,:Y DIDN'T Y\ TELL ! ,COMMUNE LA/ ,SUNDAY1 ,IVAN1 ?AT Y\ NE$$ A NEW HUT8 ,I DON'T KN[1 N[1 .<#a#h.>H[ TO HELP Y\4 ,I TOLD Y\ ALL AT ! FIR/ MEET+1 ?AT ,I HAD COME TO LIVE 9 ! C\NTRY1 & DEVOTE MY LIFE TO Y\1 ?AT ,I WAS READY TO DEPRIVE MYSELF ( EV]Y ?+ TO MAKE Y\ HAPPY & CONT5T$2 & ,I V[$ BE=E ,GOD1 N[1 ?AT ,I W\LD KEEP MY WORD10 SAID ! Y\NG PROPRIETOR1 NOT KN[+ ?AT SU* A MANN] ( OP5+ ! HE>T IS 9CAPABLE ( >\S+ FAI? 9 ANY ONE1 & ESPECIALLY 9 ! ,RUSSIAN1 :O LOVES NOT WORDS BUT DE$S1 & IS RELUCTANT TO BE /IRR$ UP BY FEEL+S1 NO MATT] H[ BEAUTIFUL !Y MAY BE4 

,BUT ! SIMPLE-HE>T$ Y\NG MAN WAS SO PLEAS$ ) ?IS FEEL+ ?AT HE EXP]I5C$1 ?AT HE C\LD NOT HELP SPEAK+4 

,*URIS LEAN$ HIS HEAD TO ONE SIDE1 & SL[LY BL9K+1 LI/5$ ) CON/RA9$ ATT5TION TO HIS MA/]1 AS TO A MAN TO :OM HE MU/ NE$S LI/51 EV5 ?\< HE SAYS ?+S NOT 5TIRELY GOOD1 & ABSOLUTELY =EIGN TO HIS WAY ( ?9K+4 

0,BUT Y\ SEE ,I CANNOT DO ALL ?AT EV]YBODY ASKS ( ME4 ,IF ,I DID NOT REFUSE SOME :O ASK ME = WOOD1 ,I MYSELF %\LD BE LEFT )\T ANY1 & ,I C\LD NOT GIVE TO ?OSE :O REALLY NE$$4 ,:5 ,I MADE ?IS RULE1 ,I DID IT = ! REGULATION ( ! PEASANTS' AFFAIRS2 & ,I PUT IT 5TIRELY 9 ! H&S ( ! ,COMMUNE4 ,?IS WOOD N[ IS NOT M9E1 BUT Y\RS1 Y\ PEASANTS'1 & ,I CANNOT ANY LONG] DISPOSE ( IT2 BUT ! ,COMMUNE DISPOSES ( IT1 AS Y\ KN[4 ,COME TO ! MEET+ TO-NI<T4 ,I WILL TELL ! ,COMMUNE AB\T Y\R REQUE/3 IF !Y >E DISPOS$ TO GIVE Y\ A NEW HUT1 WELL & GOOD2 BUT ,I HAV5'T ANY MORE WOOD4 ,I WI% ) ALL MY S\L TO HELP Y\2 BUT IF Y\ >5'T WILL+ TO MOVE1 !N IT IS NO LONG] MY AFFAIR1 BUT ! ,COMMUNE'S4 ,DO Y\ UND]/& ME80.<#a#i.> 

0,MANY ?ANKS = Y\R K9DNESS10 REPLI$ ,*URIS 9 SOME AGITATION4 0,IF Y\ WILL GIVE ME SOME LUMB]1 !N WE CAN MAKE REPAIRS4 ,:AT IS ! ,COMMUNE8 ,IT'S A WELL-KN[N FACT ?AT04444 

0,NO1 Y\ COME40 

0,I OBEY4 ,I WILL COME4 ,:Y %\LDN'T ,I COME8 ,ONLY ?IS ?+ IS SURE3 ,I WON'T ASK ! ,COMMUNE40.<#b.> 

7,S\RCE3 0,A ,RUSSIAN ,PROPRIETOR & ,O!R ,/ORIES10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE1 PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL @& ,CO41 ,NEW ,YORK1 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE47 

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