,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #dh 
,MASLOVA ,REFUSES TO ,M>RY 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,! JAIL] :O HAD BR\<T ,MASLOVA 9 SAT ON A W9D[SILL AT SOME DI/ANCE FROM !M4 

,! DECISIVE MOM5T HAD COME = ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,HE HAD BE5 9CESSANTLY BLAM+ HIMSELF = NOT HAV+ TOLD H] ! PR9CIPAL ?+ AT ! FIR/ 9T]VIEW1 & WAS N[ DET]M9$ TO TELL H] ?AT HE W\LD M>RY H]4 ,%E WAS SITT+ AT ! FUR!R SIDE ( ! TABLE4 ,NEKHLUD(F SAT D[N OPPOSITE H]4 ,IT WAS LI<T 9 ! ROOM1 & ,NEKHLUD(F = ! FIR/ TIME SAW H] FACE QUITE NE>4 ,HE DI/9CTLY SAW ! CR[SFEET R\ND H] EYES1 ! WR9KLES R\ND H] M\?1 & ! SWOLL5 EYELIDS4 ,HE FELT MORE SORRY ?AN BE=E4 ,LEAN+ OV] ! TABLE SO AS NOT TO BE HE>D BY ! JAIL]--A MAN ( ,JEWI% TYPE ) GRIZZLY :ISK]S1 :O SAT BY ! W9D[--,NEKHLUD(F SAID3 

0,%\LD ?IS PETITION COME TO NO?+ WE %ALL APPEAL TO ! ,EMP]OR4 ,ALL ?AT IS POSSIBLE %ALL BE DONE40 

0,!RE1 N[1 IF WE HAD HAD A PROP] ADVOCATE FROM ! FIR/10 %E 9T]RUPT$4 0,MY DEF5DANT WAS QUITE A SILLY4 ,HE DID NO?+ BUT PAY ME COMPLIM5TS10 %E SAID1 & LAU<$4 0,IF IT HAD !N BE5 KN[N ?AT ,I WAS ACQUA9T$ ) Y\1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 ANO!R MATT]4 ,!Y ?9K EV]Y ONE'S A ?IEF40 

0,H[ /RANGE %E IS TO-DAY10 ,NEKHLUD(F ?\<T1 & WAS JU/ GO+ TO SAY :AT HE HAD ON HIS M9D :5 %E BEGAN AGA93 

0,!RE'S SOME?+ ,I WANT TO SAY4 ,WE HAVE H]E AN OLD WOMAN2 SU* A F9E ONE1 D'Y\ KN[1 %E JU/ SURPRISES EV]Y ONE2 %E IS IMPRISON$ = NO?+1 & H] SON1 TOO1 & EV]YBODY KN[S !Y >E 9NOC5T1 ?\< !Y >E ACCUS$ ( HAV+ SET FIRE TO A H\SE4 ,D'Y\ KN[1 HE>+ ,I WAS ACQUA9T$ ) Y\1 %E SAYS3 ',TELL HIM TO ASK TO SEE MY SON2 HE'LL TELL HIM ALL AB\T IT40' ,?US SPOKE ,MASLOVA1 TURN+ H] HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE1 & GLANC+ AT ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,!IR NAME'S ,M5%(F4 ,WELL1 WILL Y\ DO IT8 ,SU* A F9E OLD ?+1 Y\ KN[2 Y\ CAN SEE AT ONCE %E'S 9NOC5T4 ,Y\'LL DO IT1 !RE'S A DE>10 & %E SMIL$1 GLANC$ UP AT HIM1 & !N CA/ D[N H] EYES4 

0,ALL RI<T4 ,I'LL F9D \T AB\T !M10 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID1 MORE & MORE A/ONI%$ BY H] FREE-&-EASY MANN]4 0,BUT ,I WAS GO+ TO SPEAK TO Y\ AB\T MYSELF4 ,DO Y\ REMEMB] :AT ,I TOLD Y\ LA/ TIME80 

0,Y\ SAID A LOT LA/ TIME4 ,:AT WAS IT Y\ TOLD ME80 %E SAID1 CONT9U+ TO SMILE & TO TURN H] HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE4 

0,I SAID ,I HAD COME TO ASK Y\ TO =GIVE ME10 HE BEGAN4 

0,:AT'S ! USE ( ?AT8 ,=GIVE1 =GIVE1 :]E'S ! GOOD (--0 

0,TO ATONE = MY S91 NOT BY M]E WORDS1 BUT 9 DE$4 ,I HAVE MADE UP MY M9D TO M>RY Y\40 

,AN EXPRESSION ( FE> SUDD5LY CAME OV] H] FACE4 ,H] SQU9T+ EYES REMA9$ FIX$ ON HIM1 & YET SEEM$ NOT TO BE LOOK+ AT HIM4 

0,:AT'S ?AT =80 %E SAID1 ) AN ANGRY FR[N4 

0,I FEEL ?AT IT IS MY DUTY BE=E ,GOD TO DO IT40 

0,:AT ,GOD HAVE Y\ F\ND N[8 ,Y\ >E NOT SAY+ :AT Y\ \<T TO4 ,GOD1 9DE$6 ,:AT ,GOD8 ,Y\ \<T TO HAVE REMEMB]$ ,GOD !N10 %E SAID1 & /OPP$ ) H] M\? OP54 ,IT WAS ONLY N[ ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F NOTIC$ ?AT H] BREA? SMELL$ ( SPIRITS1 & ?AT HE UND]/OOD ! CAUSE ( H] EXCITEM5T4 

0,TRY & BE CALM10 HE SAID4 

0,:Y %\LD ,I BE CALM80 %E BEGAN1 QUICKLY1 FLU%+ SC>LET4 0,I AM A CONVICT1 & Y\ >E A G5TLEMAN & A PR9CE4 ,!RE'S NO NE$ = Y\ TO SOIL Y\RSELF BY T\*+ ME4 ,Y\ GO TO Y\R PR9CESSES2 MY PRICE IS A T5-RUBLE NOTE40 

0,H[EV] CRUELLY Y\ MAY SPEAK1 Y\ CANNOT EXPRESS :AT ,I MYSELF AM FEEL+10 HE SAID1 TREMBL+ ALL OV]2 0Y\ CANNOT IMAG9E TO :AT EXT5T ,I FEEL MYSELF GUILTY T[>DS Y\40 

0,FEEL Y\RSELF GUILTY80 %E SAID1 ANGRILY MIMICK+ HIM4 0,Y\ DID NOT FEEL SO !N1 BUT ?REW ME #a RUBLES4 ,?AT'S Y\R PRICE40 

0,I KN[1 ,I KN[2 BUT :AT IS TO BE DONE N[80 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,I HAVE DECID$ NOT TO LEAVE Y\1 & :AT ,I HAVE SAID ,I %ALL DO40 

0,& ,I SAY Y\ %A'N'T10 %E SAID1 & LAU<$ AL\D4 

0,KATU%A10 HE SAID1 T\*+ H] H&4 

0,Y\ GO AWAY4 ,I AM A CONVICT & Y\ A PR9CE1 & Y\'VE NO BUS9ESS H]E10 %E CRI$1 PULL+ AWAY H] H&1 H] :OLE APPE>ANCE TRANS=M$ BY H] WRA?4 0,Y\'VE GOT PLEASURE \T ( ME 9 ?IS LIFE1 & WANT TO SAVE Y\RSELF ?R\< ME 9 ! LIFE TO COME4 ,Y\ >E DISGU/+ TO ME--Y\R SPECTACLES & ! :OLE ( Y\R DIRTY FAT MUG4 ,GO1 GO60 %E SCREAM$1 />T+ TO H] FEET4 

,! JAIL] CAME UP TO !M4 

0,:AT >E Y\ KICK+ UP ?IS R[ =8' ,?AT WON'T--0 

0,LET H] ALONE1 PLEASE10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,%E MU/ NOT =GET H]SELF10 SAID ! JAIL]4 0,PLEASE WAIT A LITTLE10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 & ! JAIL] RETURN$ TO ! W9D[4 

,MASLOVA SAT D[N AGA91 DROPP+ H] EYES & FIRMLY CLASP+ H] SMALL H&S4 

,NEKHLUD(F /OOP$ OV] H]1 NOT KN[+ :AT TO DO4 

0,Y\ DO NOT BELIEVE ME80 HE SAID4 

0,?AT Y\ MEAN TO M>RY ME8 ,IT WILL NEV] BE4 ,I'LL RA!R HANG MYSELF4 ,SO !RE60 

0,WELL1 /ILL ,I %ALL GO ON S]V+ Y\40 

0,?AT'S Y\R AFFAIR1 ONLY ,I DON'T WANT ANY?+ FROM Y\4 ,I AM TELL+ Y\ ! PLA9 TRU?10 %E SAID4 0,OH1 :Y DID ,I NOT DIE !N80 %E ADD$1 & BEGAN TO CRY PITE\SLY4 

,NEKHLUD(F C\LD NOT SPEAK2 H] TE>S 9FECT$ HIM4 

,%E LIFT$ H] EYES1 LOOK$ AT HIM 9 SURPRISE1 & BEGAN TO WIPE H] TE>S ) H] K]*IEF4 

,! JAIL] CAME UP AGA9 & REM9D$ !M ?AT IT WAS TIME TO P>T4 

,MASLOVA ROSE4 

0,Y\ >E EXCIT$4 ,IF IT IS POSSIBLE1 ,I %ALL COME AGA9 TOMORR[2 Y\ ?9K IT OV]10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

,%E GAVE HIM NO ANSW] &1 )\T LOOK+ UP1 FOLL[$ ! JAIL] \T ( ! ROOM4 

0,WELL1 LASS1 Y\'LL HAVE R>E TIMES N[10 ,KORABLEVA SAID1 :5 ,MASLOVA RETURN$ TO ! CELL4 0,SEEMS HE'S MI<TY SWEET ON Y\2 MAKE ! MO/ ( IT :ILE HE'S AFT] Y\4 ,HE'LL HELP Y\ \T4 ,RI* PEOPLE CAN DO ANY?+40 

0,YES1 ?AT'S SO10 REM>K$ ! WAT*MAN'S WIFE1 ) H] MUSICAL VOICE4 0,:5 A POOR MAN ?9KS ( GETT+ M>RI$1 !RE'S MANY A SLIP 'TWIXT ! CUP & ! LIP2 BUT A RI* MAN NE$ ONLY MAKE UP HIS M9D & IT'S DONE4 ,WE KNEW A T(F LIKE ?AT DUCKIE4 ,:AT D'Y\ ?9K HE DID80 

0,WELL1 HAVE Y\ SPOK5 AB\T MY AFFAIRS80 ! OLD WOMAN ASK$4 

,BUT ,MASLOVA GAVE H] FELL[-PRISON]S NO ANSW]2 %E LAY D[N ON ! %ELF B$/EAD1 H] SQU9T+ EYES FIX$ ON A CORN] ( ! ROOM1 & LAY !RE UNTIL ! EV5+4 

,A PA9FUL /RUGGLE W5T ON 9 H] S\L4 ,:AT ,NEKHLUD(F HAD TOLD H] CALL$ UP ! MEMORY ( ?AT WORLD 9 :I* %E HAD SUFF]$ & :I* %E HAD LEFT )\T HAV+ UND]/OOD1 HAT+ IT4 ,%E N[ FE>$ TO WAKE FROM ! TRANCE 9 :I* %E WAS LIV+4 ,NOT HAV+ >RIV$ AT ANY CONCLUSION :5 EV5+ CAME1 %E AGA9 B\<T SOME VODKA & DRANK ) H] COMPANIONS4 

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