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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,! NEXT MORN+ :5 ,DELES( WAS AWAK5$ TO GO TO HIS (FICE1 HE SAW1 ) AN UNPLEASANT FEEL+ ( SURPRISE1 HIS OLD SCRE51 HIS OLD S]VANT1 & HIS CLOCK ON ! TABLE4 

0,:AT DID ,I EXPECT TO SEE IF NOT ! USUAL OBJECTS ?AT SURR\ND ME80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF4 

,!N HE RECOLLECT$ ! MUSICIAN'S BLACK EYES & HAPPY SMILE2 ! MOTIVE ( ! ,MELAN*OLIE & ALL ! /RANGE EXP]I5CES ( ! NI<T CAME BACK 9TO HIS CONSCI\SNESS4 ,IT WAS NEV] HIS WAY1 H[EV]1 TO RECONSID] :E!R HE HAD DONE WISELY OR FOOLI%LY 9 TAK+ ! MUSICIAN HOME ) HIM4 ,AFT] HE HAD DRESS$1 HE C>EFULLY LAID \T HIS PLANS = ! DAY3 HE TOOK SOME PAP]1 WROTE \T SOME NECESS>Y DIRECTIONS = ! H\SE1 & HA/ILY PUT ON HIS CLOAK & GALO%ES4 

,AS HE W5T BY ! D9+-ROOM HE GLANC$ 9 AT ! DOOR4 ,ALB]T1 ) HIS FACE BURI$ 9 ! PILL[ & LY+ AT FULL L5G? 9 HIS DIRTY1 TATT]$ %IRT1 WAS BURI$ 9 ! PR(\NDE/ SLUMB] ON ! SAFFRON S(A1 :]E 9 ABSOLUTE UNCONSCI\SNESS HE HAD BE5 LAID ! NI<T BE=E4 

,DELES( FELT ?AT SOME?+ WAS NOT RI<T3 IT DI/URB$ HIM4 0,PLEASE GO = ME TO ,BORIUZOVSKY1 & BORR[ HIS VIOL9 = A DAY OR TWO10 SAID HE TO HIS MAN2 0& :5 HE WAKES UP1 BR+ HIM SOME C(FEE1 & GET HIM SOME CLEAN L95 & SOME OLD SUIT OR O!R ( M9E4 ,FIX HIM UP AS WELL AS Y\ CAN1 PLEASE40.<#a#f#c.> 

,:5 HE RETURN$ HOME 9 ! AFT]NOON1 ,DELES(1 TO HIS SURPRISE1 F\ND ?AT ,ALB]T WAS NOT !RE4 

0,:]E IS HE80 HE ASK$ ( HIS MAN4 

0,HE W5T \T IMM$IATELY AFT] D9N]10 REPLI$ ! S]VANT4 0,HE TOOK ! VIOL91 & W5T \T1 SAY+ ?AT HE W\LD BE BACK AGA9 9 AN H\R2 BUT S9CE ?AT TIME WE HAVE NOT SE5 HIM40 

0,TA1 TA6 H[ PROVOK+60 SAID ,DELES(4 0,:Y DID Y\ LET HIM GO1 ,ZAKH>80 

,ZAKH> WAS A ,PET]SBURG LACKEY1 :O HAD BE5 9 ,DELES('S S]VICE = EI<T YE>S4 ,DELES(1 AS A S+LE Y\NG BA*ELOR1 C\LD NOT HELP 5TRU/+ HIM ) HIS PLANS2 & HE LIK$ TO GET HIS JUDGM5T 9 REG>D TO EA* ( HIS UND]TAK+S4 

0,H[ %\LD ,I HAVE V5TUR$ TO DETA9 HIM80 REPLI$ ,ZAKH>1 PLAY+ ) HIS WAT*-*>MS4 0,IF Y\ HAD 9TIMAT$1 ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT*1 ?AT Y\ WI%$ ME TO KEEP HIM H]E1 ,I MI<T HAVE KEPT HIM AT HOME4 ,BUT Y\ ONLY SPOKE ( HIS W>DROBE40 

0,TA6 H[ VEXATI\S6 ,WELL1 :AT HAS HE BE5 DO+ :ILE ,I WAS \T80 

,ZAKH> SMIL$4 

0,9DE$1 HE'S A REAL >TI/1 AS Y\ MAY SAY1 ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT*4 ,AS SOON AS HE WOKE UP HE ASK$ = SOME MADEIRA3 !N HE BEGAN TO KEEP ! COOK & ME PRETTY BUSY4 ,SU* AN ABSURD4444 ,H[EV]1 HE'S A V]Y 9T]E/+ *>ACT]4 ,I BR\<T HIM SOME TEA1 GOT SOME D9N] READY = HIM2 BUT HE W\LD NOT EAT ALONE1 SO HE ASK$ ME TO SIT D[N ) HIM4 ,BUT :5 HE BEGAN TO PLAY ON ! FIDDLE1 !N ,I KNEW ?AT Y\ W\LD NOT F9D MANY SU* >TI/S AT ,IZL]'S4 ,ONE MI<T WELL KEEP SU* A MAN4 ,:5 HE PLAY$ ',D[N ! ,LITTLE ,MO!R ,VOLGA' = US1 :Y1 IT WAS 5\< TO MAKE A MAN WEEP4 ,IT WAS TOO GOOD = ANY ?+6.<#a#f#d.> ,! PEOPLE FROM ALL ! FLOORS CAME D[N 9TO \R 5TRY TO LI/540 

0,WELL1 DID Y\ GIVE HIM SOME CLO!S80 ASK$ ! B>94 

0,C]TA9LY ,I DID3 ,I GAVE HIM Y\R DRESS-%IRT1 & ,I PUT ON HIM AN OV]COAT ( M9E4 ,Y\ WANT TO HELP SU* A MAN AS ?AT1 HE'S A F9E FELL[40 ,ZAKH> SMIL$4 0,HE ASK$ ME :AT RANK Y\ W]E1 & IF Y\ HAD HAD IMPORTANT ACQUA9TANCES1 & H[ MANY S\LS ( PEASANTRY Y\ HAD40 

0,V]Y GOOD3 BUT N[ WE MU/ S5D & F9D HIM2 & H5CE=? DON'T GIVE HIM ANY ?+ TO DR9K1 O!RWISE Y\'LL DO HIM MORE H>M ?AN GOOD40 

0,?AT IS TRUE10 SAID ,ZAKH> 9 ASS5T4 0,HE DOESN'T SEEM 9 V]Y ROBU/ HEAL?3 WE US$ TO HAVE AN OV]SE] :O1 LIKE HIM04444 

,DELES(1 :O HAD ALREADY LONG AGO HE>D ! /ORY ( ! DRUNK5 OV]SE]1 DID NOT GIVE ,ZAKH> TIME TO F9I%1 BUT BADE HIM MAKE EV]Y ?+ READY = ! NI<T1 & !N GO \T & BR+ ! MUSICIAN BACK4 

,HE ?REW HIMSELF D[N ON HIS B$1 & PUT \T ! C&LE2 BUT IT WAS LONG BE=E HE FELL ASLEEP1 = ?9K+ AB\T ,ALB]T4 

0,?IS MAY SEEM /RANGE TO SOME ( MY FRI5DS10 SAID ,DELES( TO HIMSELF1 0BUT H[ SELDOM IT IS ?AT ,I CAN DO ANY ?+ = ANY ONE BESIDE MYSELF6 & ,I \<T TO ?ANK ,GOD = A *ANCE :5 ONE PRES5TS ITSELF4 ,I WILL NOT S5D HIM AWAY4 ,I WILL DO EV]Y ?+1 AT LEA/ EV]Y ?+ ?AT ,I CAN1 TO HELP HIM4 ,MAYBE HE IS NOT ABSOLUTELY CRAZY1 BUT ONLY 9CL9$ TO GET DRUNK4 ,IT C]TA9LY WILL NOT CO/ ME V]Y MU*4 ,:]E ONE IS1 !RE IS ALWAYS 5\< TO SATISFY TWO4 ,LET HIM LIVE ) ME A :ILE1 & !N WE WILL F9D HIM A PLACE1 OR GET HIM UP A CONC]T2 WE'LL HELP HIM (F !.<#a#f#e.> %OALS1 & !N !RE WILL BE TIME 5\< TO SEE :AT WILL COME ( IT40 ,AN AGREEABLE S5SE ( SELF-SATISFACTION CAME OV] HIM AFT] MAK+ ?IS RESOLUTION4 

0,C]TA9LY ,I AM NOT A BAD MAN3 ,I MI<T SAY ,I AM F> FROM BE+ A BAD MAN10 HE ?\<T4 0,I MI<T GO SO F> AS TO SAY ?AT ,I AM A GOOD MAN1 :5 ,I COMP>E MYSELF ) O!RS40 

,HE WAS JU/ DROPP+ (F TO SLEEP :5 ! S\ND ( OP5+ DOORS1 & /EPS 9 ! ANTE-ROOM1 R\S$ HIM AGA94 0,WELL1 %ALL ,I TREAT HIM RA!R SEV]ELY80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF2 0,I SUPPOSE ?AT IS BE/1 & ,I \<T TO DO IT40 

,HE RANG4 

0,WELL1 DID Y\ F9D HIM80 HE ASK$ ( ,ZAKH>1 :O ANSW]$ HIS CALL4 

0,HE'S A POOR1 WRET*$ FELL[1 ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT*10 SAID ,ZAKH>1 %AK+ HIS HEAD SIGNIFICANTLY1 & CLOS+ HIS EYES4 

0,:AT6 IS HE DRUNK80 

0,V]Y WEAK40 

0,HAD HE ! VIOL9 ) HIM80 

0,I BR\<T IT3 ! LADY GAVE IT TO ME40 

0,ALL RI<T4 ,N[ PLEASE DON'T BR+ HIM TO ME TO-NI<T3 LET HIM SLEEP IT (F2 & TO-MORR[ DON'T UND] ANY CIRCUM/ANCES LET HIM \T ( ! H\SE40 

,BUT BE=E ,ZAKH> HAD TIME TO LEAVE ! ROOM1 ,ALB]T CAME 94.<#a#f#f.> 

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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