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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

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,! C>RIAGE 9 :I* ,NEKHLUD(F HAD TAK5 HIS PLACE WAS HALF FILL$ ) PEOPLE4 ,!RE W]E 9 IT S]VANTS1 WORK+ M51 FACTORY H&S1 BUT*]S1 ,JEWS1 %OPM51 WORKM5'S WIVES1 A SOLDI]1 TWO LADIES1 A Y\NG ONE & AN OLD ONE ) BRACELETS ON H] >M1 & A SEV]E-LOOK+ G5TLEMAN ) A COCKADE ON HIS BLACK CAP4 ,ALL !SE PEOPLE W]E SITT+ QUIETLY2 ! BU/LE ( TAK+ !IR PLACES WAS LONG OV]2 SOME SAT CRACK+ & EAT+ SUNFL[] SE$S1 SOME SMOK+1 SOME TALK+4 

,T>AS SAT1 LOOK+ V]Y HAPPY1 OPPOSITE ! DOOR1 KEEP+ A PLACE = ,NEKHLUD(F1 & C>RY+ ON AN ANIMAT$ CONV]SATION ) A MAN 9 A CLO? COAT :O SAT OPPOSITE TO HIM1 & :O WAS1 AS ,NEKHLUD(F AFT]W>DS F\ND \T1 A G>D5] GO+ TO A NEW SITUATION4 ,BE=E REA*+ ! PLACE :]E ,T>AS SAT ,NEKHLUD(F /OPP$ BETWE5 ! SEATS NE> A REV]5D-LOOK+ OLD MAN ) A :ITE BE>D & NANKE5 COAT1 :O WAS TALK+ ) A Y\NG WOMAN 9 PEASANT DRESS4 ,A LITTLE GIRL ( AB\T SEV51 DRESS$ 9 A NEW PEASANT CO/UME1 SAT1 H] LITTLE LEGS DANGL+ ABOVE ! FLOOR1 BY ! SIDE ( ! WOMAN1 & KEPT CRACK+ SE$S4 

,! OLD MAN TURN$ R\ND1 &1 SEE+ ,NEKHLUD(F1 HE MOV$ ! LAPPETS ( HIS COAT (F ! V>NI%$ SEAT NEXT TO HIM1 & SAID1 9 A FRI5DLY MANN]3 

0,PLEASE1 H]E'S A SEAT40 

,NEKHLUD(F ?ANK$ HIM1 & TOOK ! SEAT4 ,AS SOON AS HE WAS SEAT$ ! WOMAN CONT9U$ ! 9T]RUPT$ CONV]SATION4 

,%E WAS RETURN+ TO H] VILLAGE1 & RELAT$ H[ H] HUSB&1 :OM %E HAD BE5 VISIT+1 HAD RECEIV$ H] 9 T[N4 

0,I WAS !RE DUR+ ! C>NIVAL1 & N[1 BY ! ,LORD'S HELP1 ,I'VE BE5 AGA910 %E SAID4 0,!N1 ,GOD WILL+1 AT ,*RI/MAS ,I'LL GO AGA940 

0,?AT'S RI<T10 SAID ! OLD MAN1 ) A LOOK AT ,NEKHLUD(F1 0IT'S ! BE/ WAY TO GO & SEE HIM1 ELSE A Y\NG MAN CAN EASILY GO TO ! BAD1 LIV+ 9 A T[N40 

0,OH1 NO1 SIR1 M9E IS NOT SU* A MAN4 ,NO NONS5SE ( ANY K9D AB\T HIM2 HIS LIFE IS AS GOOD AS A Y\NG MAID5'S4 ,! MONEY HE E>NS HE S5DS HOME ALL TO A KOPECK4 ,&1 AS TO \R GIRL H]E1 HE WAS SO GLAD TO SEE H]1 !RE >E NO WORDS = IT10 SAID ! WOMAN1 & SMIL$4 

,! LITTLE GIRL1 :O SAT CRACK+ H] SE$S & SPITT+ \T ! %ELLS1 LI/5$ TO H] MO!R'S WORDS1 &1 AS IF TO CONFIRM !M1 LOOK$ UP ) CALM1 9TELLIG5T EYES 9TO ,NEKHLUD(F'S & ! OLD MAN'S FACES4 

0,WELL1 IF HE'S GOOD1 ?AT'S BETT] /ILL10 SAID ! OLD MAN4 0,& NONE ( ?AT SORT ( ?+80 HE ADD$1 ) A LOOK AT A C\PLE1 EVID5TLY FACTORY H&S1 :O SAT AT ! O!R SIDE ( ! C>RIAGE4 ,! HUSB&1 ) HIS HEAD ?R[N BACK1 WAS P\R+ VODKA D[N HIS ?ROAT \T ( A BOTTLE1 & ! WIFE SAT HOLD+ A BAG1 \T ( :I* !Y HAD TAK5 ! BOTTLE1 & WAT*$ HIM 9T5TLY4 

0,NO1 M9E NEI!R DR9KS NOR SMOKES10 SAID ! WOMAN :O WAS CONV]S+ ) ! OLD MAN1 GLAD ( ! OPPORTUNITY ( PRAIS+ H] HUSB& ONCE MORE4 0,NO1 SIR1 ! E>? DOES NOT HOLD MANY SU*40 ,&1 TURN+ TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 %E ADD$1 0,?AT'S ! SORT ( MAN HE IS40 

0,:AT C\LD BE BETT]10 SAID ! OLD MAN1 LOOK+ AT ! FACTORY WORK]1 :O HAD HAD HIS DR9K & HAD PASS$ ! BOTTLE TO HIS WIFE4 ,! WIFE LAU<$1 %OOK H] HEAD1 & ALSO RAIS$ ! BOTTLE TO H] LIPS4 

,NOTIC+ ,NEKHLUD(F'S & ! OLD MAN'S LOOK DIRECT$ T[>DS !M1 ! FACTORY WORK] ADDRESS$ ! =M]4 

0,:AT IS IT1 SIR8 ,?AT WE >E DR9K+8 ,AH1 NO ONE SEES H[ WE WORK1 BUT EV]Y ONE SEES H[ WE DR9K4 ,I HAVE E>N$ IT1 & ,I AM DR9K+ & TREAT+ MY WIFE1 & NO ONE ELSE40 

0,YES1 YES10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 NOT KN[+ :AT TO SAY4 

0,TRUE1 SIR4 ,MY WIFE IS A /EADY WOMAN4 ,I AM SATISFI$ ) MY WIFE1 BECAUSE %E CAN FEEL = ME4 ,IS IT RI<T :AT ,I'M SAY+1 ,MAVRA80 

0,!RE Y\ >E1 TAKE IT1 ,I DON'T WANT ANY MORE10 SAID ! WIFE1 RETURN+ ! BOTTLE TO HIM4 0,& :AT >E Y\ JAW+ = LIKE ?AT80 %E ADD$4 

0,!RE N[6 ,%E'S GOOD--?AT GOOD2 & SUDD5LY %E'LL BEG9 SQUEAK+ LIKE A :EEL ?AT'S NOT GREAS$4 ,MAVRA1 IS IT RI<T :AT ,I'M SAY+80 

,MAVRA LAU<$ & MOV$ H] H& ) A TIPSY GE/URE4 

0,OH1 MY1 HE'S AT IT AGA940 

0,!RE N[1 %E'S ?AT GOOD--?AT GOOD2 BUT LET H] GET H] TAIL OV] ! RE9S1 & Y\ CAN'T ?9K :AT %E'LL BE UP TO4 4 4 4 ,IS IT RI<T :AT ,I'M SAY+8 ,Y\ MU/ EXCUSE ME1 SIR1 ,I'VE HAD A DROP6 ,:AT'S TO BE DONE80 SAID ! FACTORY WORK]1 &1 PREP>+ TO GO TO SLEEP1 PUT HIS HEAD 9 HIS WIFE'S LAP4 

,NEKHLUD(F SAT A :ILE ) ! OLD MAN1 :O TOLD HIM ALL AB\T HIMSELF4 ,! OLD MAN WAS A /OVE BUILD]1 :O HAD BE5 WORK+ = #ec YE>S1 & HAD BUILT SO MANY /OVES ?AT HE HAD LO/ C\NT1 & N[ HE WANT$ TO RE/1 BUT HAD NO TIME4 ,HE HAD BE5 TO T[N & F\ND EMPLOYM5T = ! Y\NG ONES1 & WAS N[ GO+ TO ! C\NTRY TO SEE ! PEOPLE AT HOME4 ,AFT] HE>+ ! OLD MAN'S /ORY1 ,NEKHLUD(F W5T TO ! PLACE ?AT ,T>AS WAS KEEP+ = HIM4 

0,IT'S ALL RI<T1 SIR2 SIT D[N2 WE'LL PUT ! BAG H]E10 SAID ! G>D5]1 :O SAT OPPOSITE ,T>AS1 9 A FRI5DLY TONE1 LOOK+ UP 9TO ,NEKHLUD(F'S FACE4 

0,RA!R A TI<T FIT1 BUT NO MATT] S9CE WE >E FRI5DS10 SAID ,T>AS1 SMIL+1 & LIFT+ ! BAG1 :I* WEI<$ MORE ?AN FIVE /ONE1 AS IF IT W]E A FEA!R1 HE C>RI$ IT ACROSS TO ! W9D[4 

0,PL5TY ( ROOM2 BESIDES1 WE MI<T /& UP A BIT2 & EV5 UND] ! SEAT IT'S AS COM=TABLE AS Y\ C\LD WI%4 ,:AT'S ! GOOD ( HUMBUGG+80 HE SAID1 BEAM+ ) FRI5DL9ESS & K9DNESS4 

,T>AS SPOKE ( HIMSELF AS BE+ UNABLE TO UTT] A WORD :5 QUITE SOB]2 BUT DR9K1 HE SAID1 HELP$ HIM TO F9D ! RI<T WORDS1 & !N HE C\LD EXPRESS EV]Y?+4 ,& 9 REALITY1 :5 HE WAS SOB] ,T>AS KEPT SIL5T2 BUT :5 HE HAD BE5 DR9K+1 :I* HAPP5$ R>ELY & ONLY ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS1 HE BECAME V]Y PLEASANTLY TALKATIVE4 ,!N HE SPOKE A GREAT DEAL1 SPOKE WELL & V]Y SIMPLY & TRU?FULLY1 & ESPECIALLY ) GREAT K9DL9ESS1 :I* %ONE 9 HIS G5TLE1 BLUE EYES & 9 ! FRI5DLY SMILE ?AT NEV] LEFT HIS LIPS4 ,HE WAS 9 SU* A /ATE TO-DAY4 ,NEKHLUD(F'S APPROA* 9T]RUPT$ ! CONV]SATION2 BUT :5 HE HAD PUT ! BAG 9 ITS PLACE1 ,T>AS SAT D[N AGA91 & ) HIS /RONG H&S FOLD$ 9 HIS LAP1 & LOOK+ /RAI<T 9TO ! G>D5]'S FACE1 CONT9U$ HIS /ORY4 ,HE WAS TELL+ HIS NEW ACQUA9TANCE AB\T HIS WIFE & GIV+ EV]Y DETAIL3 :AT %E WAS BE+ S5T TO ,SIB]IA =1 & :Y HE WAS N[ FOLL[+ H]4 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD NEV] HE>D A DETAIL$ ACC\NT ( ?IS AFFAIR1 & SO HE LI/5$ ) 9T]E/4 ,:5 HE CAME UP1 ! /ORY HAD REA*$ ! PO9T :5 ! ATTEMPT TO POISON WAS ALREADY AN ACCOMPLI%$ FACT1 & ! FAMILY HAD DISCOV]$ ?AT IT WAS ,!ODOSIA'S DO+4 

0,IT'S AB\T MY TR\BLES ?AT ,I'M TALK+10 SAID ,T>AS1 ADDRESS+ ,NEKHLUD(F ) CORDIAL FRI5DL9ESS4 0,I HAVE *ANC$ TO COME ACROSS SU* A HE>TY MAN1 & WE'VE GOT 9TO CONV]SATION1 & ,I'M TELL+ HIM ALL40 

0,I SEE10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,WELL1 !N 9 ?IS WAY1 MY FRI5D1 ! BUS9ESS BECAME KN[N4 ,MO!R1 %E TAKES ?AT CAKE4 ',I'M GO+1' SAYS %E1 'TO ! POLICE (FIC]4' ,MY FA!R IS A JU/ OLD MAN4 ',WAIT1 WIFE1' SAYS HE1 '! LITTLE WOMAN IS A M]E *ILD1 & DID NOT H]SELF KN[ :AT %E WAS DO+4 ,WE MU/ HAVE PITY4 ,%E MAY COME TO H] S5SES4' ,BUT1 DE> ME1 MO!R W\LD NOT HE> ( IT4 ',:ILE WE KEEP H] H]E1' %E SAYS1 '%E MAY DE/ROY US ALL LIKE COCKROA*ES4' ,WELL1 FRI5D1 SO %E GOES (F = ! POLICE (FIC]4 ,HE B\NCES 9 UPON US AT ONCE4 ,CALLS = WITNESSES40 

0,WELL1 & Y\80 ASK$ ! G>D5]4 

0,WELL1 ,I1 Y\ SEE1 FRI5D1 ROLL AB\T ) ! PA9 9 MY /OMA*1 & VOMIT4 ,ALL MY 9SIDE IS TURN$ 9SIDE \T2 ,I CAN'T EV5 SPEAK4 ,WELL1 SO FA!R HE GOES & H>NESSES ! M>E1 & PUTS ,!ODOSIA 9TO ! C>T1 & IS (F TO ! POLICE-/ATION1 & !N TO ! MAGI/RATE'S4 ,& %E1 Y\ KN[1 JU/ AS %E HAD DONE FROM ! FIR/1 SO ALSO !RE1 CONFESSES ALL TO ! MAGI/RATE--:]E %E GOT ! >S5IC1 & H[ %E KNEAD$ ! CAKE4 ',:Y DID Y\ DO IT8' SAYS HE4 ',:Y1' SAYS %E1 'BECAUSE HE'S HATEFUL TO ME4 ,I PREF] ,SIB]IA TO A LIFE ) HIM4' ,?AT'S ME10 & ,T>AS SMIL$4 

0,WELL1 SO %E CONFESS$ ALL4 ,!N1 NATURALLY--! PRISON1 & FA!R RETURNS ALONE4 ,& H>VE/ TIME JU/ COM+1 & MO!R ! ONLY WOMAN AT HOME1 & %E NO LONG] /RONG4 ,SO WE ?9K :AT WE >E TO DO4 ,C\LD WE NOT BAIL H] \T8 ,SO FA!R W5T TO SEE AN (FICIAL4 ,NO GO4 ,!N ANO!R4 ,I ?9K HE W5T TO FIVE ( !M1 & WE ?\<T ( GIV+ IT UP4 ,!N WE HAPP5$ TO COME ACROSS A CL]K--SU* AN >TFUL ONE AS Y\ DON'T (T5 F9D4 ',Y\ GIVE ME FIVE RUBLES1 & ,I'LL GET H] \T1' SAYS HE4 ,HE AGRE$ TO DO IT = ?REE4 ,WELL1 & :AT DO Y\ ?9K1 FRI5D8 ,I W5T & PAWN$ ! L95 %E H]SELF HAD WOV51 & GAVE HIM ! MONEY4 ,AS SOON AS HE HAD WRITT5 ?AT PAP]10 DRAWL$ \T ,T>AS1 JU/ AS IF HE W]E SPEAK+ ( A %OT BE+ FIR$1 0WE SUCCE$$ AT ONCE4 ,I W5T TO FET* H] MYSELF4 ,WELL1 FRI5D1 SO ,I GOT TO T[N1 PUT UP ! M>E1 TOOK ! PAP]1 & W5T TO ! PRISON4 ',:AT DO Y\ WANT8' ',?IS IS :AT ,I WANT1' SAY ,I1 'Y\'VE GOT MY WIFE H]E 9 PRISON4' ',& HAVE Y\ GOT A PAP]8' ,I GAVE HIM ! PAP]4 ,HE GAVE IT A LOOK4 ',WAIT1' SAYS HE4 ,SO ,I SAT D[N ON A B5*4 ,IT WAS ALREADY PA/ NOON BY ! SUN4 ,AN (FICIAL COMES \T4 ',Y\ >E ,V>G\%(F8' ',I AM4' ',WELL1 Y\ MAY TAKE H]4' ,! GATES OP5$1 & !Y L$ H] \T 9 H] [N CLO!S QUITE ALL RI<T4 ',WELL1 COME ALONG4 ,HAVE Y\ COME ON FOOT8' ',NO1 ,I HAVE ! HORSE H]E4' ,SO ,I W5T & PAID ! O/L]1 & H>NESS$1 PUT 9 ALL ! HAY ?AT WAS LEFT1 & COV]$ IT ) SACK+ = H] TO SIT ON4 ,%E GOT 9 & WRAPP$ H] %AWL R\ND H]1 & (F WE DROVE4 ,%E SAYS NO?+ & ,I SAY NO?+4 ,JU/ AS WE W]E COM+ UP TO ! H\SE %E SAYS1 ',& H['S MO!R2 IS %E ALIVE8' ',YES1 %E'S ALIVE4' ',& FA!R2 IS HE ALIVE8 ',YES1 HE IS4' ',=GIVE ME1 ,T>AS1' %E SAYS1 '= MY FOLLY4 ,I DID NOT MYSELF KN[ :AT ,I WAS DO+4' ,SO ,I SAY1 ',WORDS WON'T M5D MATT]S4 ,I HAVE =GIV5 Y\ LONG AGO1' & ,I SAID NO MORE4 ,WE GOT HOME1 & %E JU/ FELL AT MO!R'S FEET4 ,MO!R SAYS1 ',! ,LORD WILL =GIVE Y\4' ,& FA!R SAID1 ',H[ D'Y\ DO8' & ',:AT'S PA/ IS PA/4 ,LIVE AS BE/ Y\ CAN4 ,N[1' SAYS HE1 'IS NOT ! TIME = ALL ?AT2 !RE'S ! H>VE/ TO BE GA!R$ 9 D[N AT ,SKOROD9O1' HE SAYS4 ',D[N ON ! MANUR$ ACRE1 BY ! ,LORD'S HELP1 ! GR\ND HAS BORNE SU* RYE ?AT ! SICKLE CAN'T TACKLE IT4 ,IT'S ALL 9T]WOV5 & HEAVY1 & HAS SUNK B5EA? ITS WEI<T2 ?AT MU/ BE REAP$4 ,Y\ & ,T>AS HAD BETT] GO & SEE TO IT TO-MORR[4' ,WELL1 FRI5D1 FROM ?AT MOM5T %E TOOK TO ! WORK & WORK$ SO ?AT EV]Y ONE WOND]$4 ,AT ?AT TIME WE R5T$ ?REE DESIAT9S1 & BY ,GOD'S HELP WE HAD A WOND]FUL CROP BO? ( OATS & RYE4 ,I M[ & %E B9DS ! %EAVES1 & SOMETIMES WE BO? ( US REAP4 ,I AM GOOD AT WORK & NOT AFRAID ( IT1 BUT %E'S BETT] /ILL AT :ATEV] %E TAKES UP4 ,%E'S A SM>T WOMAN1 Y\NG1 & FULL ( LIFE2 & AS TO WORK1 FRI5D1 %E'D GR[N ?AT EAG] ?AT ,I HAD TO /OP H]4 ,WE GET HOME1 \R F+]S SWOLL51 \R >MS A*+1 & %E1 9/EAD ( RE/+1 RU%ES (F TO ! B>N TO MAKE B9D]S = ! %EAVES = NEXT DAY4 ,SU* A *ANGE60 

0,WELL1 & TO Y\8 ,WAS %E K9D]1 N[80 ASK$ ! G>D5]4 

0,?AT'S BEYOND QUE/ION4 ,%E CL+S TO ME AS IF WE W]E ONE S\L4 ,:ATEV] ,I ?9K %E UND]/&S4 ,EV5 MO!R1 ANGRY AS %E WAS1 C\LD NOT HELP SAY+3 ',IT'S AS IF \R ,!ODOSIA HAD BE5 TRANS=M$2 %E'S QUITE A DIFF]5T WOMAN N[6' ,WE W]E ONCE GO+ TO C>T ! %EAVES ) TWO C>TS4 ,%E & ,I W]E 9 ! FIR/1 & ,I SAY1 ',H[ C\LD Y\ ?9K ( DO+ ?AT1 ,!ODOSIA8' & %E SAYS1 ',H[ C\LD ,I ?9K ( IT8 JU/ SO1 ,I DID NOT WI% TO LIVE ) Y\4 ,I ?\<T ,I'D RA!R DIE ?AN LIVE ) Y\6' ,I SAY1 ',& N[8' & %E SAYS1 ',N[ Y\'RE 9 MY HE>T6'0 ,T>AS /OPP$1 & SMIL$ JOYFULLY1 %OOK HIS HEAD AS IF SURPRIS$4 0,H>DLY HAD WE GOT ! H>VE/ HOME :5 ,I W5T TO SOAK ! HEMP1 & :5 ,I GOT HOME !RE WAS A SUMMONS1 %E MU/ GO TO BE TRI$1 & WE HAD =GOTT5 ALL AB\T ! MATT] ?AT %E WAS TO BE TRI$ =40 

0,IT CAN ONLY BE ! EVIL ONE10 SAID ! G>D5]4 0,C\LD ANY MAN ( HIMSELF ?9K ( DE/ROY+ A LIV+ S\L8 ,WE HAD A FELL[ ONCE--0 & ! G>D5] WAS AB\T TO COMM5CE HIS TALE :5 ! TRA9 BEGAN TO /OP4 

0,IT SEEMS WE >E COM+ TO A /ATION10 HE SAID4 0,I'LL GO & HAVE A DR9K40 

,! CONV]SATION /OPP$1 & ,NEKHLUD(F FOLL[$ ! G>D5] \T ( ! C>RIAGE ONTO ! WET PLAT=M ( ! /ATION4 

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