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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,ALMO/ /UMBL+ AGA9/ ! PR9CE1 ! Y\NG WIFE PRECIPITATELY SET D[N ! TUB1 %[$ A LITTLE EMB>RASSM5T1 DROPP$ A C\RTESY1 & !N ) %9+ EYES GLANC$ UP AT HIM1 &1 5DEAVOR+ TO HIDE A SLI<T SMILE BEH9D ! SLEEVE ( H] EMBROID]$ %IRT1 RAN UP ! /EPS1 CLATT]+ 9 H] WOOD5 %OES4 

0,MO!R1.<#b.> Y\ TAKE ! WAT]-YOKE TO AUNT ,NA/ASIA10 SAID %E1 PAUS+ AT ! DOOR1 & ADDRESS+ ! OLD WOMAN4 

,! MODE/ Y\NG PROPRIETOR LOOK$ /]NLY BUT SCRUT9IZ+LY AT ! ROSY WOMAN1 FR[N$1 & TURN$ TO ! OLD DAME1 :O1 SEIZ+ ! YOKE ) H] CROOK$ F+]S1 SUBMISSIVELY LIFT$ IT TO H] %\LD]1 & WAS AB\T TO DIRECT H] /EPS TO ! ADJAC5T HUT4 

0,Y\R SON AT HOME80 ASK$ ! PR9CE4 

,! OLD WOMAN1 H] B5T =M B5T MORE ?AN USUAL1 MADE AN OBEISANCE1 & TRI$ TO SAY SOME?+ 9 REPLY1 BUT1 SUDD5LY PUTT+ H] H& TO H] M\?1 WAS TAK5 ) SU* A FIT ( C\<+1 ?AT ,NEKHLIUD( )\T WAIT+ W5T 9TO ! HUT4 

,YUKHVANKA1 :O HAD BE5 SITT+ ON ! B5* 9 ! 0R$ CORN]10.<#b#a.> :5 HE SAW ! PR9CE1 ?REW HIMSELF UPON ! OV51 AS ?\< HE W]E ANXI\S TO HIDE FROM HIM1 HA/ILY ?RU/ SOME?+ AWAY 9 ! .<#c#a.>L(T1 &1 ) M\? & EYES TWIT*+1 SQUEEZ$ HIMSELF CLOSE TO ! WALL1 AS ?\< TO MAKE WAY = ! PR9CE4 

,YUKHVANKA WAS A LI<T-COMPLEXION$ FELL[1 ?IRTY YE>S ( AGE1 SP>E1 ) A Y\NG1 PO9T$ BE>D4 ,HE WAS WELL PROPORTION$1 & RA!R H&SOME1 SAVE = ! UNPLEASANT EXPRESSION ( HIS HAZEL EYES1 UND] HIS KNITT$ BR[1 & = ! LACK ( TWO FRONT TEE?1 :I* IMM$IATELY ATTRACT$ ONE'S ATT5TION BECAUSE HIS LIPS W]E %ORT & CON/ANTLY P>T$4 

,HE WORE A ,SUNDAY %IRT ) BRI<T R$ GUSSETS1 /RIP$ PR9T DRAW]S1 & HEAVY BOOTS ) WR9KL$ LEGS4 

,! 9T]IOR ( ,VANKA'S HUT WAS NOT AS N>R[ & GLOOMY AS ?AT ( ,*URIS'S1 ?\< IT WAS FULLY AS /IFL+1 AS R$OL5T ( SMOKE & %EEP-SK91 & %[+ AS DISORD]LY AN >RAY ( PEASANT G>M5TS & UT5SILS4 

,TWO ?+S H]E /RANGELY ATTRACT$ ! ATT5TION1--A SMALL DAMAG$ SAMOV> /&+ ON ! %ELF1 & A BLACK FRAME NE> ! ICON1 ) ! REMA9S ( A DIRTY MIRROR & ! PORTRAIT ( SOME G5]AL 9 A R$ UNI=M4 

,NEKHLIUD( LOOK$ ) DI/A/E ON ! SAMOV>1 ! G5]AL'S PORTRAIT1 & ! L(T1 :]E /UCK \T1 FROM UND] SOME RAGS1 ! 5D ( A COPP]-M\NT$ PIPE4 ,!N HE TURN$ TO ! PEASANT4 

0,H[ DO Y\ DO1 ,YEPIFAN80 SAID HE1 LOOK+ 9TO HIS EYES4 

,YEPIFAN B[$ L[1 & MUMBL$1 0,GOOD-MORN+1 'SL5CY10.<#b#b.> ) A PECULI> ABBREVIATION ( ! LA/ WORD1 :ILE HIS EYES W&]$ RE/LESSLY FROM ! PR9CE TO ! CEIL+1 & FROM ! CEIL+ TO ! FLOOR1 .<#c#b.>& NOT PAUS+ ON ANY ?+4 ,!N HE HA/ILY RAN TO ! L(T1 DRAGG$ \T A COAT1 & BEGAN TO PUT IT ON4 

0,:Y >E Y\ PUTT+ ON Y\R COAT80 ASK$ ,NEKHLIUD(1 SITT+ D[N ON ! B5*1 & EVID5TLY 5DEAVOR+ TO LOOK AT ,YEPIFAN AS /]NLY AS POSSIBLE4 

0,H[ CAN ,I APPE> BE=E Y\ )\T IT1 'SL5CY8 ,Y\ SEE WE CAN UND]/&04444 

0,I HAVE COME TO ASK Y\ :Y Y\ NE$ TO SELL A HORSE8 ,HAVE Y\ MANY HORSES8 ,:AT HORSE DO Y\ WI% TO SELL80 SAID ! PR9CE )\T WA/+ WORDS1 BUT PROP\ND+ QUE/IONS ?AT HE HAD EVID5TLY PRE-CONSID]$4 

0,WE >E GREATLY BEHOLD5 TO Y\1 'SL5CY1 ?AT Y\ DO NOT ?9K IT B5EA? Y\ TO VISIT ME1 A M]E PEASANT10 REPLI$ ,YUKHVANKA1 CA/+ HA/Y GLANCES AT ! G5]AL'S PORTRAIT1 AT ! /OVE1 AT ! PR9CE'S BOOTS1 & EV]Y ?+ ELSE EXCEPT ,NEKHLIUD('S FACE4 0,WE ALWAYS PRAY ,GOD = Y\R 'SL5CY40 

0,:Y SELL ! HORSE80 REPEAT$ ,NEKHLIUD(1 RAIS+ HIS VOICE1 & C\<+4 

,YUKHVANKA SI<$1 TOSS$ BACK HIS HAIR 7AGA9 HIS GLANCE ROV$ AB\T ! HUT71 & NOTIC+ ! CAT ?AT LAY ON ! B5* CONT5T$LY PURR+1 HE %\T$ \T TO H]1 0,SCAT1 Y\ RUBBI%60 & QUICKLY ADDRESS$ HIMSELF TO ! B>94 0,A HORSE1 'SL5CY1 :I* A9'T WOR? ANY ?+4 ,IF ! BEA/ WAS GOOD = ANY ?+1 ,I %\LDN'T ?9K ( SELL+ HIM1 'SL5CY40 

0,H[ MANY HORSES HAVE Y\ 9 ALL80 

0,?REE HORSES1 'SL5CY40 

0,NO COLTS80 

0,( C\RSE1 'SL5CY4 ,!RE IS ONE COLT40.<#c#c.> 

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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