,P>T #f1 ,SECTION #h 
,:]E ,LOVE ,IS1 ,!RE ,GOD ,IS ,ALSO 

#aidaid 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,%OEMAK] ,M>TYN ,AVDYEI* LIV$ 9 ! CITY4 ,HE LIV$ 9 A BASEM5T1 9 A ROOM ) ONE W9D[4 ,! W9D[ LOOK$ \T ON ! /REET4 ,?R\< IT ! PEOPLE C\LD BE SE5 AS !Y PASS$ BY3 ?\< ONLY ! FEET W]E VISIBLE1 ,M>TYN ,AVDYEI* C\LD TELL ! M5 BY !IR BOOTS4 ,HE HAD LIV$ = A LONG TIME 9 ONE PLACE & HAD MANY ACQUA9TANCES4 ,IT WAS A R>E PAIR ( BOOTS 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD ?AT HAD NOT GONE ONCE OR TWICE ?R\< HIS H&S4 ,SOME HE HAD RESOL$2 ON O!RS HE HAD PUT PAT*ES1 OR FIX$ ! SEAMS1 OR EV5 PUT ON NEW UPP]S4 ,FREQU5TLY HE SAW HIS [N WORK ?R\< ! W9D[4 ,HE HAD MU* TO DO1 = HE DID HONE/ WORK1 PUT 9 /RONG MAT]IAL1 TOOK NO MORE ?AN WAS FAIR1 & KEPT HIS WORD4 ,IF HE C\LD GET A PIECE ( WORK DONE BY A C]TA9 TIME HE UND]TOOK TO DO IT1 & IF NOT1 HE W\LD NOT *EAT1 BUT SAID SO 9 ADVANCE4 ,EV]YBODY KNEW ,AVDYEI*1 & HIS WORK NEV] /OPP$4 

,AVDYEI* HAD ALWAYS BE5 A GOOD MAN1 BUT 9 HIS OLD AGE HE ?\<T MORE ( HIS S\L & CAME NE> UNTO ,GOD4 ,EV5 :ILE ,M>TYN HAD BE5 LIV+ ) A MA/]1 HIS WIFE HAD DI$1 & HE HAD BE5 LEFT ) A BOY ?REE YE>S ( AGE4 ,!IR *ILDR5 DID NOT LIVE LONG4 ,ALL ! ELD] *ILDR5 HAD DI$ BE=E4 ,AT FIR/ ,M>TYN HAD 9T5D$ S5D+ HIS SON TO HIS SI/] 9 A VILLAGE1 BUT !N HE FELT SORRY = ! LITTLE LAD1 & ?\<T3 0,IT WILL BE H>D = MY ,KAPITO%KA TO GR[ UP 9 SOMEBODY ELSE'S FAMILY1 & SO ,I WILL KEEP HIM40 

,AVDYEI* LEFT HIS MA/]1 & TOOK UP QU>T]S ) HIS SON4 ,BUT ,GOD DID NOT GRANT ,AVDYEI* ANY LUCK ) HIS *ILDR54 ,NO SOON] HAD ! BOY GR[N UP SO AS TO BE A HELP TO HIS FA!R & A JOY TO HIM1 ?AN A DISEASE FELL UPON HIM & HE LAY D[N & HAD A FEV] = A WEEK & DI$4 ,M>TYN BURI$ HIS SON1 & WAS 9 DESPAIR4 ,HE DESPAIR$ SO MU* ?AT HE BEGAN TO MURMUR AGA9/ ,GOD4 ,HE WAS SO D[NHE>T$ ?AT MORE ?AN ONCE HE ASK$ ,GOD TO LET HIM DIE1 & REBUK$ ,GOD = HAV+ TAK5 HIS BELOV$ ONLY SON1 & NOT HIM4 ,HE EV5 /OPP$ GO+ TO *UR*4 

,ONE DAY AN OLD MAN1 A C\NTRYMAN ( ,AVDYEI*'S1 RETURN+ FROM ,TROITSA1--HE HAD BE5 A PILGRIM = EI<T YE>S1--CAME TO SEE HIM4 ,AVDYEI* TALK$ ) HIM & BEGAN TO COMPLA9 ( HIS SORR[3 

0,I HAVE EV5 NO DESIRE TO LIVE ANY LONG]1 GODLY MAN4 ,IF ,I C\LD ONLY DIE4 ,?AT IS ALL ,I AM PRAY+ ,GOD =4 ,I AM A MAN )\T ANY HOPE40 

,& ! OLD MAN SAID TO HIM3 

0,Y\ DO NOT SAY WELL1 ,M>TYN4 ,WE CANNOT JUDGE ,GOD'S WORKS4 ,NOT BY \R REASON1 BUT BY ,GOD'S JUDGM5T DO WE LIVE4 ,GOD HAS DET]M9$ ?AT Y\R SON %\LD DIE1 & Y\ LIVE4 ,EVID5TLY IT IS BETT] SO4 ,! REASON Y\ >E 9 DESPAIR IS ?AT Y\ WANT TO LIVE = Y\R [N 5JOYM5T40 

0,:AT ELSE %ALL WE LIVE =80 ASK$ ,M>TYN4 

,& ! OLD MAN SAID3 

0,WE MU/ LIVE = ,GOD1 ,M>TYN4 ,HE GIVES US LIFE1 & = ,HIM MU/ WE LIVE4 ,:5 Y\ %ALL LIVE = ,HIM & %ALL NOT WORRY AB\T ANY?+1 LIFE WILL BE LI<T] = Y\40 

,M>TYN WAS SIL5T1 & HE SAID3 

0,H[ %ALL WE LIVE = ,GOD80 

,& ! OLD MAN SAID3 

0,*RI/ HAS %[N US H[ TO LIVE = ,GOD4 ,DO Y\ KN[ H[ TO READ8 ,IF SO1 BUY Y\RSELF A ,GOSPEL & READ IT1 & Y\ WILL LE>N FROM IT H[ TO LIVE = ,GOD4 ,IT TELLS ALL AB\T IT40 

,!SE WORDS FELL DEEP 9TO ,AVDYEI*'S HE>T4 ,& HE W5T ?AT V]Y DAY & B\<T HIMSELF A ,NEW ,TE/AM5T 9 L>GE LETT]S1 & BEGAN TO READ4 

,AVDYEI* HAD MEANT TO READ IT ON HOLIDAYS ONLY1 BUT :5 HE BEGAN TO READ IT1 HIS HE>T WAS SO REJOIC$ ?AT HE READ IT EV]Y DAY4 ,MANY A TIME HE BURI$ HIMSELF SO MU* 9 READ+ ?AT ALL ! K]OS5E W\LD BE SP5T 9 ! LAMP1 BUT HE C\LD NOT TE> HIMSELF AWAY FROM ! BOOK4 ,& ,AVDYEI* READ 9 IT EV]Y EV5+1 & ! MORE HE READ1 ! CLE>] IT BECAME TO HIM :AT ,GOD WANT$ ( HIM1 & H[ HE %\LD LIVE = ,GOD2 & HIS HE>T GREW LI<T] & LI<T]4 ,=M]LY1 :5 HE LAY D[N TO SLEEP1 HE US$ TO GROAN & SOB & ?9K ( HIS ,KAPITO%KA1 BUT N[ HE ONLY MUTT]$3 

0,GLORY BE TO ,!E1 GLORY TO ,!E1 ,O ,LORD6 ,?Y WILL BE DONE60 

,S9CE !N ,AVDYEI*'S LIFE HAD BE5 *ANG$4 ,=M]LY1 HE US$ ON A HOLIDAY TO FREQU5T ! TAV]N1 TO DR9K TEA1 & W\LD NOT DECL9E A DR9K ( VODKA4 ,HE W\LD DR9K A GLASS ) AN ACQUA9TANCE &1 ?\< HE W\LD NOT BE DRUNK1 HE W\LD COME \T ( ! TAV]N 9 A HAPPI] MOOD1 & !N HE W\LD SPEAK FOOLI% ?+S1 & W\LD SCOLD1 OR SL&] A MAN4 ,N[ ALL ?AT PASS$ AWAY FROM HIM4 ,HIS LIFE CAME TO BE CALM & HAPPY4 ,9 ! MORN+ HE SAT D[N TO WORK1 & :5 HE GOT ?R\<1 HE TOOK ! LAMP FROM ! HOOK1 PUT IT D[N ON ! TABLE1 FET*$ ! BOOK FROM ! %ELF1 OP5$ IT1 & BEGAN TO READ IT4 ,& ! MORE HE READ1 ! BETT] HE UND]/OOD IT1 & HIS M9D WAS CLE>] & HIS HE>T LI<T]4 

,ONE EV5+ ,M>TYN READ LATE 9TO ! NI<T4 ,HE HAD BE=E HIM ! ,GOSPEL ( ,/4 ,LUKE4 ,HE READ ! SIX? *APT] & ! V]SES3 0,& UNTO HIM ?AT SMITE? !E ON ! ONE *EEK (F] ALSO ! O!R2 & HIM ?AT TAKE? AWAY ?Y CLOKE =BID NOT TO TAKE ?Y COAT ALSO4 ,GIVE TO EV]Y MAN ?AT ASKE? ( !E2 & ( HIM ?AT TAKE? AWAY ?Y GOODS ASK !M NOT AGA94 ,& AS YE W\LD ?AT M5 %\LD DO TO Y\1 DO YE ALSO TO !M LIKEWISE40 

,& HE READ ALSO ! O!R V]SES1 :]E ! ,LORD SAYS3 0,& :Y CALL YE ME1 ,LORD1 ,LORD1 & DO NOT ! ?+S :I* ,I SAY8 ,:OSOEV] COME? TO ME1 & HE>E? MY SAY+S1 & DOE? !M1 ,I WILL %EW Y\ TO :OM HE IS LIKE3 HE IS LIKE A MAN :I* BUILT AN H\SE1 & DUG DEEP1 & LAID ! F\NDATION ON A ROCK3 & :5 ! FLOOD >OSE1 ! /REAM BEAT VEHEM5TLY UPON ?AT H\SE1 & C\LD NOT %AKE IT3 = IT WAS F\ND$ UPON A ROCK4 ,BUT HE ?AT HE>E?1 & DOE? NOT1 IS LIKE A MAN ?AT )\T A F\NDATION BUILT AN H\SE UPON ! E>?2 AGA9/ :I* ! /REAM DID BEAT VEHEM5TLY1 & IMM$IATELY IT FELL2 & ! RU9 ( ?AT H\SE WAS GREAT40 

,:5 ,AVDYEI* READ !SE WORDS1 !RE WAS JOY 9 HIS HE>T4 ,HE TOOK (F HIS GLASSES1 PUT !M ON ! BOOK1 LEAN$ HIS >MS ON ! TABLE1 & FELL TO MUS+4 ,& HE BEGAN TO APPLY !SE WORDS TO HIS LIFE1 & HE ?\<T3 

0,IS MY H\SE ON A ROCK1 OR ON ! S&8 ,IT IS WELL IF IT IS F\ND$ ON A ROCK3 IT IS SO EASY TO SIT ALONE1--IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ,I AM DO+ EV]Y?+ :I* ,GOD HAS COMM&$2 BUT IF ,I DISSIPATE1 ,I %ALL S9 AGA94 ,I WILL JU/ PROCE$ AS AT PRES5T4 ,IT IS SO NICE6 ,HELP ME1 ,GOD60 

,?IS HE ?\<T1 & HE WANT$ TO GO TO SLEEP1 BUT HE WAS LOA! TO TE> HIMSELF AWAY FROM ! BOOK4 ,& HE BEGAN TO READ ! SEV5? *APT]4 ,HE READ AB\T ! C5TURION1 AB\T ! WID['S SON1 AB\T ! ANSW] TO ,JOHN'S DISCIPLES1 & HE REA*$ ! PASSAGE :]E ! RI* ,PH>ISEE 9VIT$ ! ,LORD TO BE HIS GUE/1 & :]E ! S9N+ WOMAN ANO9T$ ,HIS FEET & WA%$ !M ) H] TE>S1 & HE JU/IFI$ H]4 ,& HE REA*$ ! #d#d? V]SE1 & READ3 0,& HE TURN$ TO ! WOMAN1 & SAID UNTO ,SIMON1 ,SEE/ ?\ ?IS WOMAN8 ,I 5T]$ 9TO ?9E H\SE1 ?\ GAVE/ ME NO WAT] = MY FEET3 BUT %E HA? WA%$ MY FEET ) TE>S1 & WIP$ !M ) ! HAIRS ( H] HEAD4 ,?\ GAVE/ ME NO KISS3 BUT ?IS WOMAN S9CE ! TIME ,I CAME 9 HA? NOT CEAS$ TO KISS MY FEET4 ,MY HEAD ) OIL ?\ DID/ NOT ANO9T3 BUT ?IS WOMAN HA? ANO9T$ MY FEET ) O9TM5T40 

,:5 HE HAD READ !SE V]SES1 HE ?\<T3 

0,HE GAVE NO WAT] = ,HIS FEET2 HE GAVE NO KISS2 HE DID NOT ANO9T ,HIS HEAD ) OIL40 

,& AGA9 ,AVDYEI* TOOK (F HIS GLASSES & PLAC$ !M ON ! BOOK1 & FELL TO MUS+4 

0,EVID5TLY HE WAS JU/ SU* A ,PH>ISEE AS ,I AM4 ,HE1 NO D\BT1 ?\<T ONLY ( HIMSELF3 H[ TO DR9K TEA1 & BE W>M1 & 9 COM=T1 BUT HE DID NOT ?9K ( ! GUE/4 ,AB\T HIMSELF HE ?\<T1 BUT NO C>E DID HE HAVE = ! GUE/4 ,& :O WAS ! GUE/8--,! ,LORD ,HIMSELF4 ,W\LD ,I HAVE DONE SO1 IF ,HE HAD COME TO ME80 

,& ,AVDYEI* LEAN$ HIS HEAD ON BO? HIS >MS & DID NOT NOTICE H[ HE FELL ASLEEP4 

0,M>TYN60 SUDD5LY SOME?+ SEEM$ TO BREA! OV] HIS V]Y E>4 

,M>TYN %UDD]$ 9 HIS SLEEP3 0,:O IS ?AT80 

,HE TURN$ >\ND & LOOK$ AT ! DOOR1 BUT !RE WAS NOBODY !RE4 ,HE B5T D[N AGA91 TO GO TO SLEEP4 ,SUDD5LY HE HE>D DI/9CTLY3 

0,M>TYN1 OH1 ,M>TYN1 REMEMB]1 TOMORR[ ,I WILL COME TO ! /REET40 

,M>TYN AWOKE1 ROSE FROM HIS *AIR1 & BEGAN TO RUB HIS EYES4 ,HE DID NOT KN[ HIMSELF :E!R HE HAD HE>D !SE WORDS 9 HIS DREAM OR 9 WAK+4 ,HE PUT \T ! LI<T & W5T TO SLEEP4 

,AVDYEI* GOT UP 9 ! MORN+ BE=E DAYBREAK1 SAID HIS PRAY]S1 MADE A FIRE1 PUT ! BEET S\P & PORRIDGE ON ! /OVE1 />T$ ! SAMOV>1 TI$ ON HIS APRON1 & SAT D[N AT ! W9D[ TO WORK4 ,&1 AS HE SAT !RE AT WORK1 HE KEPT ?9K+ ( :AT HAD HAPP5$ ! NI<T BE=E4 ,HIS ?\<TS W]E DIVID$3 N[ HE ?\<T ?AT IT HAD ONLY SEEM$ SO TO HIM1 & N[ AGA9 HE ?\<T HE HAD ACTUALLY HE>D ! VOICE4 

0,WELL10 HE ?\<T1 0SU* ?+S HAPP540 

,M>TYN WAS SITT+ AT ! W9D[ & NOT SO MU* WORK+ AS LOOK+ \T 9TO ! /REET1 & IF SOMEBODY PASS$ 9 UNFAMILI> BOOTS1 HE B5T OV] TO LOOK \T ( ! W9D[1 9 ORD] TO SEE NOT M]ELY ! BOOTS1 BUT ALSO ! FACE4 ,A JANITOR PASS$ BY 9 NEW FELT BOOTS2 !N A WAT]-C>RI] W5T PA/2 !N AN OLD SOLDI] ( ! DAYS ( ,NI*OLAS1 9 PAT*$ OLD FELT BOOTS1 HOLD+ A %OVEL 9 HIS H&S1 CAME 9 A L9E ) ! W9D[4 ,AVDYEI* RECOGNIZ$ HIM BY HIS FELT BOOTS4 ,! OLD MAN'S NAME WAS ,/EPANY*1 & HE WAS LIV+ ) A NEI<BOR+ M]*ANT = *>ITY'S SAKE4 ,IT WAS HIS DUTY TO HELP ! JANITOR4 ,/EPANY* BEGAN TO CLE> AWAY ! SN[ OPPOSITE ,AVDYEI*'S W9D[4 ,AVDYEI* CA/ A GLANCE AT HIM & W5T BACK TO HIS WORK4 

0,EVID5TLY ,I AM LOS+ MY S5SES 9 MY OLD AGE10 ,AVDYEI* LAU<$ TO HIMSELF4 0,/EPANY* IS CLE>+ AWAY ! SN[1 & ,I ?\<T ?AT ,*RI/ WAS COM+ TO SEE ME4 ,I1 OLD FOOL1 AM LOS+ MY S5SES40 ,BUT BE=E HE HAD MADE A DOZ5 /IT*ES1 SOME?+ DREW HIM AGA9 T[>D ! W9D[4 ,HE LOOK$ \T1 & !RE HE SAW ,/EPANY* LEAN+ HIS %OVEL AGA9/ ! WALL & EI!R W>M+ OR RE/+ HIMSELF4 

,HE WAS AN OLD1 BROK5-D[N MAN1 & EVID5TLY %OVEL+ SN[ WAS ABOVE HIS /R5G?4 ,AVDYEI* ?\<T3 0,I \<T TO GIVE HIM SOME TEA2 =TUNATELY ! SAMOV> IS JU/ BOIL+40 ,HE /UCK ! AWL 9TO ! WOOD1 GOT UP1 PLAC$ ! SAMOV> ON ! TABLE1 PUT SOME TEA 9 ! TEAPOT1 & TAPP$ ) HIS F+] AT ! W9D[4 ,/EPANY* TURN$ >\ND & WALK$ OV] TO ! W9D[4 ,AVDYEI* BECKON$ TO HIM & W5T TO OP5 ! DOOR4 

0,COME 9 & GET W>M$ UP60 HE SAID4 0,I SUPPOSE Y\ >E FEEL+ COLD40 

0,*RI/ SAVE Y\6 ,I HAVE A BREAK+ 9 MY BONES10 SAID ,/EPANY*4 

,HE CAME 91 %OOK (F ! SN[ & WIP$ HIS BOOTS SO AS NOT TO TRACK ! FLOOR1 BUT HE WAS TOTT]+ ALL ! TIME4 

0,DON'T TAKE ! TR\BLE TO RUB Y\R BOOTS4 ,I WILL CLEAN UP1--?AT IS MY BUS9ESS4 ,COME & SIT D[N60 SAID ,AVDYEI*4 0,H]E1 DR9K A GLASS ( TEA60 

,AVDYEI* FILL$ TWO GLASSES & MOV$ ONE ( !M UP TO HIS GUE/1 & HIMSELF P\R$ HIS GLASS 9TO ! SAUC] & BEGAN TO BL[ AT IT4 

,/EPANY* DRANK HIS GLASS2 !N HE TURN$ IT UPSIDE D[N1 PUT ! LUMP ( SUG> ON TOP ( IT1 & BEGAN TO EXPRESS HIS ?ANKS2 BUT IT WAS EVID5T ?AT HE WANT$ ANO!R GLASS4 

0,HAVE SOME MORE10 SAID ,AVDYEI*2 & HE P\R$ \T A GLASS = HIS GUE/ & ONE = HIMSELF4 ,AVDYEI* DRANK HIS TEA1 BUT SOME?+ KEPT DRAW+ HIS ATT5TION TO ! W9D[4 

0,>E Y\ WAIT+ = ANYBODY80 ASK$ ! GUE/4 

0,AM ,I WAIT+ = ANYBODY8 ,IT IS REALLY A %AME TO SAY = :OM ,I AM WAIT+3 NO1 ,I AM NOT EXACTLY WAIT+1 BUT A C]TA9 WORD HAS FALL5 DEEP 9TO MY HE>T3 ,I DO NOT KN[ MYSELF :E!R IT IS A VISION1 OR :AT4 ,Y\ SEE1 MY FRI5D1 ,I READ ! ,GOSPEL YE/]DAY AB\T ,FA!R ,*RI/ & H[ ,HE SUFF]$ & WALK$ ! E>?4 ,I SUPPOSE Y\ HAVE HE>D ( IT80 

0,YES1 ,I HAVE10 REPLI$ ,/EPANY*1 0BUT WE >E IGNORANT PEOPLE1--WE DO NOT KN[ H[ TO READ40 

0,WELL1 SO ,I READ AB\T H[ ,HE WALK$ ! E>?4 ,I READ1 Y\ KN[1 AB\T H[ ,HE CAME TO ! ,PH>ISEE1 & ! ,PH>ISEE DID NOT GIVE ,HIM A GOOD RECEPTION4 ,WELL1 MY FRI5D1 AS ,I WAS READ+ LA/ NI<T AB\T ?AT V]Y ?+1 ,I WOND]$ H[ HE C\LD HAVE FAIL$ TO HONOR ,FA!R ,*RI/4 ,IF ,HE %\LD HAVE HAPP5$ TO COME TO ME1 = EXAMPLE1 ,I %\LD HAVE DONE EV]Y?+ TO RECEIVE ,HIM4 ,BUT HE DID NOT RECEIVE ,HIM WELL4 ,AS ,I WAS ?9K+ ( IT1 ,I FELL ASLEEP4 ,& AS ,I DOZ$ (F ,I HE>D SOME ONE CALL+ ME BY NAME3 ,I GOT UP & IT WAS AS ?\< SOMEBODY W]E :ISP]+ TO ME3 ',WAIT1' HE SAID3 ',I WILL COME TOMORR[4' ,?IS HE REPEAT$ TWICE4 ,W\LD Y\ BELIEVE IT1--IT HAS BE5 RUNN+ ?R\< MY HEAD1--,I BLAME MYSELF = IT1--& ,I AM1 AS IT W]E1 WAIT+ = ,FA!R ,*RI/40 

,/EPANY* %OOK HIS HEAD & SAID NO?+4 ,HE F9I%$ HIS GLASS & PUT IT SIDEWISE1 BUT ,AVDYEI* TOOK IT AGA9 & FILL$ IT ) TEA4 

0,DR9K1 & MAY IT DO Y\ GOOD6 ,I SUPPOSE :5 ,HE1 ! ,FA!R1 WALK$ ! E>?1 ,HE DID NOT NEGLECT ANYBODY1 & KEPT ! COMPANY MO/LY ( SIMPLE FOLK4 ,HE VISIT$ MO/LY SIMPLE FOLK1 & *OSE ,HIS DISCIPLES MO/LY FROM PEOPLE ( \R CLASS1 LABOR+ M51 LIKE \RSELVES ! S9N]S4 ,HE :O RAISES HIMSELF UP1 ,HE SAID1 %ALL BE HUMBL$1 & HE :O HUMBLES HIMSELF %ALL BE RAIS$4 ,Y\ CALL ME ,LORD1 ,HE SAID1 BUT ,I WILL WA% Y\R FEET4 ,HE :O WANTS TO BE ! FIR/1 ,HE SAID1 LET HIM BE EV]YBODY'S S]VANT2 BECAUSE1 ,HE SAID1 BLESS$ >E ! POOR1 ! MEEK ! HUMBLE1 & ! M]CIFUL40 

,/EPANY* =GOT HIS TEA4 ,HE WAS AN OLD MAN & EASILY MOV$ TO TE>S4 ,HE SAT !RE & LI/5$1 & TE>S FL[$ D[N HIS *EEKS4 

0,TAKE ANO!R GLASS60 SAID ,AVDYEI*4 

,BUT ,/EPANY* MADE ! SIGN ( ! CROSS1 ?ANK$ HIM = ! TEA1 PU%$ ! GLASS AWAY FROM HIM1 & GOT UP4 

0,?ANK Y\1 ,M>TYN ,AVDYEI*10 HE SAID4 0,Y\ W]E HOSPITABLE TO ME1 & HAVE GIV5 FOOD TO MY BODY & MY S\L40 

0,Y\ >E WELCOME4 ,COME 9 AGA91--,I %ALL BE GLAD TO SEE Y\10 SAID ,AVDYEI*4 

,/EPANY* W5T AWAY4 ,M>TYN P\R$ \T ! LA/ TEA1 F9I%$ ANO!R GLASS1 PUT AWAY ! DI%ES1 & AGA9 SAT D[N AT ! W9D[ TO WORK1--TO TAP A BOOT4 ,& AS HE WORK$1 HE KEPT LOOK+ \T ( ! W9D[1--WAIT+ = ,*RI/ & ?9K+ ( ,HIM & ,HIS WORKS4 ,& ALL K9DS ( ,*RI/'S SPEE*ES RAN ?R\< HIS HEAD4 

,!RE PASS$ BY TWO SOLDI]S1 ONE 9 ,CR[N BOOTS1 ! O!R 9 BOOTS ( HIS [N2 !N ! PROPRIETOR ( A NEI<BOR+ H\SE CAME BY 9 CLEAN GALO%ES1 & !N A BAK] ) A BASKET4 ,ALL ( !SE W5T PA/ ! W9D[1 & !N A WOMAN 9 WOOL5 /OCK+S & PEASANT %OES CAME 9 L9E ) ! W9D[4 ,%E W5T BY ! W9D[ & /OPP$ NE> A WALL4 ,AVDYEI* LOOK$ AT H] ?R\< ! W9D[1 & SAW ?AT %E WAS A /RANGE1 POORLY DRESS$ WOMAN1 ) A *ILD3 %E HAD /OPP$ ) H] BACK TO ! W9D & WAS TRY+ TO WRAP ! *ILD1 ?\< %E DID NOT HAVE ANY?+ TO WRAP IT 94 ,! WOMAN'S CLO!S W]E = ! SUMM]1 & SCANTY AT ?AT4 ,AVDYEI* C\LD HE> ! *ILD CRY 9 ! /REET1 & H] VA9 ATTEMPT TO QUIET IT4 ,AVDYEI* GOT UP & W5T \T ( HIS ROOM & UP TO ! /AIRCASE1 & CALL$ \T3 

0,CLEV] ,WOMAN6 ,CLEV] WOMAN60 

,! WOMAN HE>D HIM & TURN$ >\ND4 

0,:Y >E Y\ /&+ !RE 9 ! COLD ) ! *ILD8 ,COME 9 H]E6 ,IT WILL BE EASI] = Y\ TO WRAP ! *ILD 9 A W>M ROOM4 ,H]E1 ?IS WAY60 

,! WOMAN WAS SURPRIS$4 ,%E SAW AN OLD MAN 9 AN APRON1 ) GLASSES OV] HIS NOSE1 CALL+ TO H]4 ,%E FOLL[$ HIM 94 

,!Y W5T D[N ! /AIRS & 5T]$ ! ROOM1 & ,M>TYN TOOK ! WOMAN UP TO ! B$4 

0,SIT D[N H]E1 CLEV] WOMAN1 NE>] TO ! /OVE1 & GET W>M & FE$ ! *ILD40 

0,!RE IS NO MILK 9 MY BREA/S1--,I HAVE NOT HAD ANY?+ TO EAT S9CE MORN+10 SAID ! WOMAN1 BUT /ILL %E TOOK ! *ILD TO H] BREA/4 

,AVDYEI* %OOK HIS HEAD1 W5T TO ! TABLE1 FET*$ SOME BREAD & A B[L1 OP5$ A DOOR 9 ! /OVE1 FILL$ ! B[L ) BEET S\P1 & TOOK \T ! POT ( PORRIDGE1 BUT IT WAS NOT DONE YET4 ,HE PUT ! S\P ON ! TABLE1 PUT D[N ! BREAD1 & TOOK (F A RAG FROM A HOOK & PUT IT D[N ON ! TABLE4 

0,SIT D[N1 CLEV] WOMAN1 & EAT1 & ,I WILL SIT ) ! BABE1--,I US$ TO HAVE *ILDR5 ( MY [N1 & SO ,I KN[ H[ TO TAKE C>E ( !M40 

,! WOMAN MADE ! SIGN ( ! CROSS1 SAT D[N AT ! TABLE1 & BEGAN TO EAT1 :ILE ,AVDYEI* SEAT$ HIMSELF ON ! B$ ) ! *ILD4 ,HE SMACK$ HIS LIPS AT IT1 BUT C\LD NOT SMACK WELL1 = HE HAD NO TEE?4 ,! BABE KEPT CRY+ ALL ! TIME4 ,AVDYEI* TRI$ TO FRI<T5 IT ) HIS F+]3 HE QUICKLY C>RI$ HIS F+] D[N T[>D ! BABE'S M\? & PULL$ IT AWAY AGA94 ,HE DID NOT PUT HIS F+] 9TO ! *ILD'S M\?1 BECAUSE IT WAS BLACK1--ALL SME>$ ) PIT*4 ,BUT ! *ILD TOOK A FANCY = HIS F+] & GREW QUIET1 & !N BEGAN EV5 TO SMILE4 ,AVDYEI*1 TOO1 WAS HAPPY4 ,! WOMAN WAS EAT+ 9 ! MEANTIME & TELL+ HIM :O %E WAS & :I!R %E WAS GO+4 

0,I AM A SOLDI]'S WIFE10 %E SAID4 0,MY HUSB& WAS DRIV5 SOME:]E F> AWAY EI<T MON?S AGO1 & ,I DO NOT KN[ :]E HE IS4 ,I HAD BE5 WORK+ AS A COOK :5 ! BABY WAS BORN2 !Y W\LD NOT KEEP ME ) ! *ILD4 ,?IS IS ! ?IRD MON? ?AT ,I HAVE BE5 )\T A PLACE4 ,I HAVE SP5T ALL ,I HAD SAV$4 ,I WANT$ TO HIRE \T AS A WET-NURSE1 BUT !Y WILL NOT TAKE ME3 !Y SAY ?AT ,I AM TOO ?94 ,I W5T TO A M]*ANT WOMAN1 :]E \R GRANNY LIVES1 & %E PROMIS$ %E W\LD TAKE ME4 ,I ?\<T %E WANT$ ME TO COME AT ONCE1 BUT %E TOLD ME %E WANT$ ME NEXT WEEK4 ,%E LIVES A DI/ANCE AWAY4 ,I AM ALL WORN \T & HAVE WORN \T ! DE> *ILD1 TOO4 ,LUCKILY \R L&LADY PITIES US = ! SAKE ( ,*RI/1 OR ELSE ,I DO NOT KN[ H[ WE %\LD HAVE LIV$ UNTIL N[40 

,AVDYEI* HEAV$ A SI<1 & SAID3 

0,& HAVE Y\ NO W>M CLO!S80 

0,9DE$1 IT IS TIME N[ TO HAVE W>M CLO?+1 DE> MAN6 ,BUT YE/]DAY ,I PAWN$ MY LA/ K]*IEF = TW5TY KOPECKS40 

,! WOMAN W5T UP TO ! B$ & TOOK H] *ILD1 BUT ,AVDYEI* GOT UP1 W5T TO ! WALL1 RUMMAG$ !RE A:ILE1 & BR\<T H] AN OLD SLEEVELESS CLOAK4 

0,TAKE ?IS60 HE SAID4 0,IT IS AN OLD PIECE1 BUT Y\ MAY USE IT TO WRAP Y\RSELF 940 

,! WOMAN LOOK$ AT ! CLOAK & AT ! OLD MAN1 & TOOK ! CLOAK1 & BUR/ \T WEEP+4 ,AVDYEI* TURN$ HIS FACE AWAY2 HE CRAWL$ UND] ! B$1 PULL$ \T A BOX1 RUMMAG$ ?R\< IT1 & AGA9 SAT D[N OPPOSITE ! WOMAN4 

,& ! WOMAN SAID3 

0,MAY ,*RI/ SAVE Y\1 GR&FA!R6 ,EVID5TLY ,HE S5T ME TO Y\R W9D[4 ,MY *ILD W\LD HAVE FROZ5 TO DEA?4 ,:5 ,I W5T \T IT WAS W>M1 BUT N[ IT HAS TURN$ DREADFULLY COLD4 ,IT WAS ,HE1 \R ,FA!R1 :O TAU<T Y\ TO LOOK ?R\< ! W9D[ & HAVE PITY ON ME1 SORR[FUL WOMAN40 

,AVDYEI* SMIL$1 & SAID3 

0,IT IS ,HE :O HAS 9/RUCT$ ME3 CLEV] WOMAN1 !RE WAS GOOD REASON :Y ,I LOOK$ ?R\< ! W9D[40 

,M>TYN TOLD ! SOLDI] WOMAN AB\T HIS DREAM1 & H[ HE HAD HE>D A VOICE PROMIS+ HIM ?AT ! ,LORD W\LD COME TO SEE HIM ON ?AT DAY4 

0,EV]Y?+ IS POSSIBLE10 SAID ! WOMAN4 ,%E GOT UP1 ?REW ! CLOAK OV] H]1 WRAPP$ ! *ILD 9 IT1 & BEGAN TO B[ TO ,AVDYEI* & TO ?ANK HIM4 

0,ACCEPT ?IS1 = ! SAKE ( ,*RI/10 SAID ,AVDYEI*1 GIV+ H] TW5TY KOPECKS1 ) :I* TO R$EEM H] K]*IEF4 

,! WOMAN MADE ! SIGN ( ! CROSS1 & SO DID ,AVDYEI*1 & HE SAW ! WOMAN \T4 

,%E W5T AWAY4 ,AVDYEI* ATE SOME S\P1 PUT ! ?+S AWAY1 & SAT D[N ONCE MORE TO WORK4 ,HE WAS WORK+1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME ?9K+ ( ! W9D[3 :5EV] IT GREW D>K !RE1 HE LOOK$ UP TO SEE :O WAS PASS+4 ,!RE W5T BY ACQUA9TANCES & /RANG]S1 & !RE WAS NO?+ PECULI>4 

,SUDD5LY ,AVDYEI* SAW AN OLD WOMAN1 A HUCK/RESS1 /OP OPPOSITE ! V]Y W9D[4 ,%E WAS C>RY+ A BASKET ) APPLES4 ,!RE W]E BUT FEW ( !M LEFT1--EVID5TLY %E HAD SOLD ALL1 & OV] H] %\LD] %E C>RI$ A BAG ) *IPS4 ,NO D\BT1 %E HAD PICK$ !M UP AT SOME NEW BUILD+1 & WAS ON H] WAY HOME4 ,! BAG WAS EVID5TLY PULL+ H>D ON H] %\LD]2 %E WANT$ TO %IFT IT TO H] O!R %\LD]1 SO %E LET ! BAG D[N ON ! FLAG/ONES1 SET ! APPLE-BASKET ON A PO/1 & BEGAN TO %AKE D[N ! *IPS4 ,:ILE %E WAS DO+ ?AT1 A BOY 9 A TORN CAP LEAP$ \T FROM SOME:]E1 GRASP$ ANY APPLE FROM ! BASKET1 & WANT$ TO SKIP \T1 BUT ! OLD WOMAN SAW HIM 9 TIME & TURN$ >\ND & GRABB$ ! BOY BY ! SLEEVE4 ,! BOY YANK$ & TRI$ TO GET AWAY1 BUT ! OLD WOMAN HELD ON TO HIM ) BO? H] H&S1 KNOCK$ D[N HIS CAP1 & TOOK HOLD ( HIS HAIR4 ,! BOY CRI$1 & ! OLD WOMAN SCOLD$4 ,AVDYEI* DID NOT HAVE TIME TO PUT AWAY ! AWL4 ,HE ?REW IT ON ! FLOOR1 JUMP$ \T ( ! ROOM1 /UMBL$ ON ! /AIRCASE1 & DROPP$ HIS GLASSES4 ,HE RAN \T 9TO ! /REET4 ,! OLD WOMAN WAS PULL+ ! BOY'S HAIR & SCOLD+ HIM4 ,%E WANT$ TO TAKE HIM TO A POLICEMAN2 ! LITTLE FELL[ /RUGGL$ & TRI$ TO D5Y :AT HE HAD DONE3 

0,I DID NOT TAKE ANY1 SO :Y DO Y\ BEAT ME8 ,LET ME GO60 

,AVDYEI* TRI$ TO SEP>ATE !M4 ,HE TOOK ! BOY'S >M1 & SAID3 

0,LET HIM GO1 GRANNY1 =GIVE HIM = ,*RI/'S SAKE60 

0,I WILL =GIVE HIM 9 SU* A WAY ?AT HE WILL NOT =GET UNTIL ! NEW BA? BROOMS >E RIPE4 ,I WILL TAKE ! RASCAL TO ! POLICE /ATION60 

,AVDYEI* BEGAN TO BEG ! OLD WOMAN3 

0,LET HIM GO1 GRANNY1 HE WILL NOT DO IT AGA94 ,LET HIM GO1 = ,*RI/'S SAKE60 

,! WOMAN LET GO ( HIM4 ,! BOY WANT$ TO RUN1 BUT ,AVDYEI* HELD ON TO HIM4 

0,BEG ! GR&MO!R'S =GIV5ESS10 HE SAID4 0,DON'T DO ?AT AGA91--,I SAW Y\ TAKE ! APPLE40 

,! BOY BEGAN TO CRY1 & HE ASK$ H] =GIV5ESS4 

0,?AT'S RI<T4 ,& N[1 TAKE ?IS APPLE60 ,AVDYEI* TOOK AN APPLE FROM ! BASKET & GAVE IT TO ! BOY4 0,I WILL PAY = IT1 GRANNY10 HE SAID TO ! OLD WOMAN4 

0,Y\ >E SPOIL+ !SE RAGAMUFF9S10 SAID ! OLD WOMAN4 0,HE \<T TO BE REW>D$ 9 SU* A WAY ?AT HE %\LD REMEMB] IT = A WEEK40 

0,OH1 GRANNY1 GRANNY60 SAID ,AVDYEI*4 0,?AT IS ACCORD+ TO \R WAYS1 BUT H[ IS ?AT ACCORD+ TO ,GOD'S WAYS8 ,IF HE IS TO BE :IPP$ = AN APPLE1 :AT \<T TO BE DONE ) US = \R S9S80 

,! OLD WOMAN GREW SIL5T4 

,& ,AVDYEI* TOLD ! OLD WOMAN ! P>ABLE ( ! LORD :O =GAVE HIS S]VANT HIS :OLE L>GE DEBT1 AFT] :I* ! S]VANT W5T & TOOK HIS FELL[ S]VANT :O WAS HIS DEBTOR BY ! ?ROAT4 ,! OLD WOMAN LI/5$ TO HIM1 & ! BOY /OOD & LI/5$1 TOO4 

0,GOD HAS COMM&$ ?AT WE %\LD =GIVE10 SAID ,AVDYEI*1 0OR ELSE WE1 TOO1 %ALL NOT BE =GIV54 ,ALL >E TO BE =GIV51 BUT MO/ ( ALL AN UN?9K+ P]SON40 

,! OLD WOMAN %OOK H] HEAD & SI<$4 

0,?AT IS SO10 SAID ! OLD WOMAN1 0BUT !Y >E V]Y MU* SPOIL$ N[ADAYS40 

0,!N WE OLD PEOPLE \<T TO TEA* !M10 SAID ,AVDYEI*4 

0,?AT IS :AT ,I SAY10 SAID ! OLD WOMAN4 0,I MYSELF HAD SEV5 ( !M1--BUT ONLY ONE DAU<T] IS LEFT N[40 ,& ! OLD WOMAN BEGAN TO TELL :]E & H[ %E WAS LIV+ ) H] DAU<T]1 & H[ MANY GR&*ILDR5 %E HAD4 0,MY /R5G? IS WAN+10 %E SAID1 0BUT /ILL ,I WORK4 ,I AM SORRY = MY GR&*ILDR51 & !Y >E SU* NICE *ILDR51--NOBODY ELSE MEETS ME ! WAY !Y DO4 ,AKSYUTKA WILL NOT GO TO ANYBODY FROM ME4 ',GRANNY1 GRANNY DE>1 D>L+6'0 ,& ! OLD WOMAN MELT$ ) T5D]NESS4 

0,( C\RSE1 HE IS BUT A *ILD1--,GOD BE ) HIM60 ! OLD WOMAN SAID AB\T ! BOY4 

,%E WANT$ TO LIFT ! BAG ON H] %\LD]S1 :5 ! BOY JUMP$ UP TO H]1 & SAID3 

0,LET ME C>RY IT1 GRANNY6 ,I AM GO+ ?AT WAY40 

,! OLD WOMAN %OOK H] HEAD & ?REW ! BAG ON ! BOY'S %\LD]S4 ,!Y WALK$ TOGE!R D[N ! /REET4 ,! OLD WOMAN HAD =GOTT5 TO ASK ,AVDYEI* TO PAY H] = ! APPLE4 ,AVDYEI* /OOD A:ILE1 LOOK+ AT !M & HE>+ !M TALK AS !Y WALK$ ALONG4 

,:5 !Y DISAPPE>$ FROM SI<T1 HE RETURN$ TO HIS ROOM4 ,HE F\ND HIS GLASSES ON ! /AIRCASE1--!Y W]E NOT BROK51--& HE PICK$ UP HIS AWL & AGA9 SAT D[N TO WORK4 ,HE WORK$ = A:ILE2 HE C\LD NOT F9D ! HOLES ) ! BRI/LE1 :5 HE LOOK$ UP & SAW ! LAMPMAN LI<T+ ! LAMPS4 

0,IT IS EVID5TLY TIME TO /RIKE A LI<T10 HE ?\<T1 & HE GOT UP & FIX$ ! LAMP & HUNG IT ON ! HOOK1 & SAT D[N AGA9 TO WORK4 ,HE F9I%$ A BOOT3 HE TURN$ IT >\ND & LOOK$ AT IT1 & HE SAW ?AT IT WAS WELL DONE4 ,HE PUT D[N HIS TOOL1 SWEPT UP ! CLIPP+S1 PUT AWAY ! BRI/LES & ! REMNANTS & ! AWLS1 TOOK ! LAMP & PUT IT ON ! TABLE1 & FET*$ ! ,GOSPEL FROM ! %ELF4 ,HE WANT$ TO OP5 ! BOOK :]E HE HAD M>K$ IT ! DAY BE=E ) A MOROCCO CLIPP+1 BUT HE OP5$ IT 9 ANO!R PLACE4 ,& JU/ AS HE W5T TO OP5 ! ,GOSPEL1 HE ?\<T ( HIS DREAM ( ! NI<T BE=E4 ,& JU/ AS HE ?\<T ( IT1 IT APPE>$ TO HIM AS ?\< SOME?+ W]E MOV+ & /EPP+ BEH9D HIM4 ,HE LOOK$ >\ND1 &1 9DE$1 IT LOOK$ AS ?\< PEOPLE W]E /&+ 9 ! D>K CORN]1 BUT HE C\LD NOT MAKE \T :O !Y W]E4 ,& A VOICE :ISP]$ TO HIM3 

0,M>TYN1 OH1 ,M>TYN1 HAVE Y\ NOT RECOGNIZ$ ME80 

0,:OM80 ASK$ ,AVDYEI*4 

0,ME10 SAID ! VOICE4 0,IT IS ,I40 

,& \T ( ! D>K CORN] CAME ,/EPANY*1 & HE SMIL$ & VANI%$ LIKE A CL\D & WAS NO MORE4 

0,& IT IS ,I10 SAID A VOICE4 

,& \T ( ! D>K CORN] CAME ! WOMAN ) ! BABE1 & ! WOMAN SMIL$ & ! *ILD LAU<$1 & !Y1 TOO1 DISAPPE>$4 

0,& IT IS ,I10 SAID A VOICE4 

,& \T CAME ! OLD WOMAN & ! BOY ) ! APPLE1 & BO? SMIL$ & VANI%$4 

,& JOY FELL ON ,AVDYEI*'S HE>T1 & HE MADE ! SIGN ( ! CROSS1 PUT ON HIS GLASSES1 & BEGAN TO READ ! ,GOSPEL1 !RE :]E HE HAD OP5$ IT4 ,& AT ! TOP ( ! PAGE HE READ3 

0,I WAS AN HUNG]$1 & YE GAVE ME MEAT3 ,I WAS ?IR/Y1 & YE GAVE ME DR9K3 ,I WAS A /RANG]1 & YE TOOK ME 940 

,& AT ! BOTTOM ( ! PAGE HE READ3 

0,9ASMU* AS YE HAVE DONE IT UNTO ONE ( ! LEA/ ( !SE MY BRE?R51 YE HAVE DONE IT UNTO ME40 7,MATT4 XXV47 

,& ,AVDYEI* UND]/OOD ?AT HIS DREAM HAD NOT DECEIV$ HIM1 ?AT ! ,SAVIOR HAD REALLY COME TO HIM ON ?AT DAY1 & ?AT HE HAD RECEIV$ ,HIM4 

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