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#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 HE RETURN$ FROM *UR* ,NEKHLUD(F BROKE ! FA/ ) HIS AUNTS & TOOK A GLASS ( SPIRITS & SOME W9E1 HAV+ GOT 9TO ?AT HABIT :ILE ) HIS REGIM5T1 & :5 HE REA*$ HIS ROOM FELL ASLEEP AT ONCE1 DRESS$ AS HE WAS4 ,HE WAS AWAK5$ BY A KNOCK AT ! DOOR4 ,HE KNEW IT WAS H] KNOCK1 & GOT UP1 RUBB+ HIS EYES & /RET*+ HIMSELF4 

0,KATU%A1 IS IT Y\8 ,COME 910 SAID HE4 

,%E OP5$ ! DOOR4 

0,D9N] IS READY10 %E SAID4 ,%E /ILL HAD ON ! SAME :ITE DRESS1 BUT NOT ! B[ 9 H] HAIR4 ,%E LOOK$ AT HIM ) A SMILE1 AS IF %E HAD COMMUNICAT$ SOME V]Y GOOD NEWS TO HIM4 

0,I AM COM+10 HE ANSW]$1 AS HE ROSE1 TAK+ HIS COMB TO >RANGE HIS HAIR4 

,%E /OOD /ILL = A M9UTE1 & HE1 NOTIC+ IT1 ?REW D[N HIS COMB & MADE A /EP T[>DS H]1 BUT AT ?AT V]Y MOM5T %E TURN$ SUDD5LY & W5T ) QUICK LI<T /EPS ALONG ! /RIP ( C>PET 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! PASSAGE4 

0,DE> ME1 :AT A FOOL ,I AM10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,:Y DID ,I NOT /OP H]80 ,:AT HE WANT$ H] = HE DID NOT KN[ HIMSELF1 BUT HE FELT ?AT :5 %E CAME 9TO HIS ROOM SOME?+ %\LD HAVE BE5 DONE1 SOME?+ ?AT IS G5]ALLY DONE ON SU* OCCASIONS1 & ?AT HE HAD LEFT IT UNDONE4 

0,KATU%A1 WAIT10 HE SAID4 

0,:AT DO Y\ WANT80 %E SAID1 /OPP+4 

0,NO?+1 ONLY--0 &1 ) AN EF=T1 REMEMB]+ H[ M5 9 HIS POSITION G5]ALLY BEHAVE1 HE PUT HIS >M R\ND H] WAI/4 

,%E /OOD /ILL & LOOK$ 9TO HIS EYES4 

0,DON'T1 ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT*1 Y\ MU/ NOT10 %E SAID1 BLU%+ TO TE>S & PU%+ AWAY HIS >M ) H] /RONG H>D H&4 ,NEKHLUD(F LET H] GO1 & = A MOM5T HE FELT NOT ONLY CONFUS$ & A%AM$ BUT DISGU/$ ) HIMSELF4 ,HE %\LD N[ HAVE BELIEV$ HIMSELF1 & !N HE W\LD HAVE KN[N ?AT ?IS CONFUSION & %AME W]E CAUS$ BY ! BE/ FEEL+S ( HIS S\L DEM&+ TO BE SET FREE2 BUT HE ?\<T IT WAS ONLY HIS /UPIDITY & ?AT HE \<T TO BEHAVE AS EV]Y ONE ELSE DID4 ,HE CAU<T H] UP & KISS$ H] ON ! NECK4 

,?IS KISS WAS V]Y DIFF]5T FROM ?AT FIR/ ?\<TLESS KISS BEH9D ! LILAC BU%1 & V]Y DIFF]5T TO ! KISS ?IS MORN+ 9 ! *UR*Y>D4 ,?IS WAS A DREADFUL KISS1 & %E FELT IT4 

0,OH1 :AT >E Y\ DO+80 %E CRI$1 9 A TONE AS IF HE HAD IRREP>ABLY BROK5 SOME?+ ( PRICELESS VALUE1 & RAN QUICKLY AWAY4 

,HE CAME 9TO ! D9+-ROOM4 ,HIS AUNTS1 ELEGANTLY DRESS$1 !IR FAMILY DOCTOR1 & A NEI<BOR W]E ALREADY !RE4 ,EV]Y?+ SEEM$ SO V]Y ORD9>Y1 BUT 9 ,NEKHLUD(F A /ORM WAS RAG+4 ,HE UND]/OOD NO?+ ( :AT WAS BE+ SAID & GAVE WRONG ANSW]S1 ?9K+ ONLY ( ,KATU%A4 ,! S\ND ( H] /EPS 9 ! PASSAGE BR\<T BACK ! ?RILL ( ?AT LA/ KISS & HE C\LD ?9K ( NO?+ ELSE4 ,:5 %E CAME 9TO ! ROOM HE1 )\T LOOK+ R\ND1 FELT H] PRES5CE ) HIS :OLE BE+ & HAD TO =CE HIMSELF NOT TO LOOK AT H]4 

,AFT] D9N] HE AT ONCE W5T 9TO HIS B$ROOM & = A LONG TIME WALK$ UP & D[N 9 GREAT EXCITEM5T1 LI/5+ TO EV]Y S\ND 9 ! H\SE & EXPECT+ TO HE> H] /EPS4 ,! ANIMAL MAN 9SIDE HIM HAD N[ NOT ONLY LIFT$ ITS HEAD1 BUT HAD SUCCE$$ 9 TRAMPL+ UND] FOOT ! SPIRITUAL MAN ( ! DAYS ( HIS FIR/ VISIT1 & EV5 ( ?AT EV]Y MORN+4 ,?AT DREADFUL ANIMAL MAN ALONE N[ RUL$ OV] HIM4 

,?\< HE WAS WAT*+ = H] ALL DAY HE C\LD NOT MANAGE TO MEET H] ALONE4 ,%E WAS PROBABLY TRY+ TO EVADE HIM4 ,9 ! EV5+1 H[EV]1 %E WAS OBLIG$ TO GO 9TO ! ROOM NEXT TO HIS4 ,! DOCTOR HAD BE5 ASK$ TO /AY ! NI<T1 & %E HAD TO MAKE HIS B$4 ,:5 HE HE>D H] GO 9 ,NEKHLUD(F FOLL[$ H]1 TREAD+ S(TLY & HOLD+ HIS BREA? AS IF HE W]E GO+ TO COMMIT A CRIME4 

,%E WAS PUTT+ A CLEAN PILL[-CASE ON ! PILL[1 HOLD+ IT BY TWO ( ITS CORN]S ) H] >MS 9SIDE ! PILL[-CASE4 ,%E TURN$ R\ND & SMIL$1 NOT A HAPPY1 JOYFUL SMILE AS BE=E1 BUT 9 A FRI<T5$1 PITE\S WAY4 ,! SMILE SEEM$ TO TELL HIM ?AT :AT HE WAS DO+ WAS WRONG4 ,HE /OPP$ = A MOM5T4 ,!RE WAS /ILL ! POSSIBILITY ( A /RUGGLE4 ,! VOICE ( HIS REAL LOVE = H]1 ?\< FEEBLY1 WAS /ILL SPEAK+ ( H]1 H] FEEL+S1 H] LIFE4 ,ANO!R VOICE WAS SAY+1 0,TAKE C>E ,I DON'T LET ! OPPORTUNITY = Y\R [N HAPP9ESS1 Y\R [N 5JOYM5T1 SLIP BY60 ,& ?IS SECOND VOICE COMPLETELY /IFL$ ! FIR/4 ,HE W5T UP TO H] ) DET]M9ATION & A T]RIBLE1 UNGOV]NABLE ANIMAL PASSION TOOK POSSESSION ( HIM4 

,) HIS >M R\ND HE MADE H] SIT D[N ON ! B$2 & FEEL+ ?AT !RE WAS SOME?+ MORE TO BE DONE HE SAT D[N BESIDE H]4 

0,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT*1 DE>6 PLEASE LET ME GO10 %E SAID1 ) A PITE\S VOICE4 0,MATRONA ,PAVLOVNA IS COM+10 %E CRI$1 TE>+ H]SELF AWAY4 ,SOME ONE WAS REALLY COM+ TO ! DOOR4 

0,WELL1 !N1 ,I'LL COME TO Y\ 9 ! NI<T10 HE :ISP]$4 0,Y\'LL BE ALONE80 

0,:AT >E Y\ ?9K+ (8 ,ON NO ACC\NT4 ,NO1 NO60 %E SAID1 BUT ONLY ) H] LIPS2 ! TREMUL\S CONFUSION ( H] :OLE BE+ SAID SOME?+ V]Y DIFF]5T4 

,IT WAS ,MATRONA ,PAVLOVNA :O HAD COME TO ! DOOR4 ,%E CAME 9 ) A BLANKET OV] H] >M1 LOOK$ REPROA*FULLY AT ,NEKHLUD(F1 & BEGAN SCOLD+ ,KATU%A = HAV+ TAK5 ! WRONG BLANKET4 

,NEKHLUD(F W5T \T 9 SIL5CE1 BUT HE DID NOT EV5 FEEL A%AM$4 ,HE C\LD SEE BY ,MATRONA ,PAVLOVNA'S FACE ?AT %E WAS BLAM+ HIM1 HE KNEW ?AT %E WAS BLAM+ HIM ) REASON & FELT ?AT HE WAS DO+ WRONG1 BUT ?IS NOVEL1 L[ ANIMAL EXCITEM5T1 HAV+ FRE$ ITSELF ( ALL ! OLD FEEL+S ( REAL LOVE = ,KATU%A1 RUL$ SUPREME1 LEAV+ ROOM = NO?+ ELSE4 ,HE W5T AB\T AS IF DEM5T$ ALL ! EV5+1 N[ 9TO HIS AUNTS'1 !N BACK 9TO HIS [N ROOM1 !N \T 9TO ! POR*1 ?9K+ ALL ! TIME H[ HE C\LD MEET H] ALONE2 BUT %E AVOID$ HIM1 & ,MATRONA ,PAVLOVNA WAT*$ H] CLOSELY4 

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