,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #b 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,) A FEEL+ ( TIMIDITY & %AME ,NEKHLUD(F ! 
FOLL[+ MORN+1 WALK$ \T TO MEET ! PEASANTS :O 
HAD GA!R$ AT A SMALL SQU>E 9 FRONT ( ! H\SE4 ,AS 
HE APPROA*$ !M ! PEASANTS REMOV$ !IR CAPS1 & 
= A LONG TIME ,NEKHLUD(F C\LD NOT SAY ANY?+4 ,AL?\< 
HE WAS GO+ TO DO SOME?+ = ! PEASANTS 
:I* !Y NEV] D>$ EV5 TO ?9K (1 HIS CONSCI5CE 
WAS TR\BL$4 ,! PEASANTS /OOD 9 A F9E1 DRIZZL+ RA91 
WAIT+ TO HE> :AT !IR MA/] HAD TO SAY1 & ,NEKHLUD(F 
WAS SO CONFUS$ ?AT HE C\LD NOT OP5 HIS M\?4 
,! CALM1 SELF-CONFID5T ,G]MAN CAME TO HIS RELIEF4 ,?IS 
/RONG1 OV]F$ MAN1 LIKE ,NEKHLUD(F HIMSELF1 MADE A 
/RIK+ CONTRA/ TO ! EMACIAT$1 WR9KL$ FACES ( ! 
PEASANTS1 & ! B>E %\LD]-BONES /ICK+ \T FROM 
UND] !IR CAFTANS4 

0,! ,PR9CE CAME TO BEFRI5D Y\--TO GIVE Y\ ! 
L&1 BUT Y\ >E NOT WOR?Y ( IT10 SAID ! ,G]MAN4 

0,:Y NOT WOR?Y1 ,VASILY ,K>LY*8 ,HAVE WE NOT 
LABOR$ = Y\8 ,WE >E MU* SATISFI$ ) \R LATE 
MI/RESS--MAY %E 5JOY ET]NAL LIFE6--& WE >E GRATEFUL 
TO ! Y\NG ,PR9CE = ?9K+ ( US10 BEGAN A R$-HAIR$ 
PEASANT ) A GIFT ( GAB4 

0,WE >E NOT COMPLA9+ ( \R MA/]S10 SAID A BROAD-FAC$ 
PEASANT ) A LONG BE>D4 0,ONLY WE >E TOO 
CR[D$ H]E40 

0,?AT IS :AT ,I CALL$ Y\ H]E =--TO GIVE Y\ ! 
L&1 IF Y\ WI% IT10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

,! PEASANTS W]E SIL5T1 AS IF MISUND]/&+ HIM1 
OR 9CR$UL\S4 

0,9 :AT S5SE DO Y\ MEAN TO GIVE US ! L&80 ASK$ 
A MIDDLE-AG$ PEASANT 9 A CAFTAN4 

0,TO R5T IT TO Y\1 ?AT Y\ MI<T USE IT AT A L[ PRICE40 

0,?AT IS ! LOVELIE/ ?+10 SAID AN OLD MAN4 

0,IF ! PAYM5T IS NOT ABOVE \R MEANS10 SAID ANO!R4 

0,( C\RSE WE WILL TAKE ! L&40 

0,IT IS \R BUS9ESS--WE GET \R SU/5ANCE FROM ! 
L&40 

0,SO MU* ! BETT] = Y\4 ,ALL Y\ HAVE TO DO IS TO 
TAKE ! MONEY4 ,& :AT S9S Y\ WILL SP>E Y\RSELF----0 

0,! S9 IS ON Y\10 SAID ! ,G]MAN4 0,IF Y\ W\LD 
ONLY WORK & KEEP ?+S 9 ORD]----0 

0,WE CANNOT1 ,VASILY ,K>LY*10 SAID A LEAN OLD MAN ) 
A PO9T$ NOSE4 0,Y\ ASK1 ,:O LET ! HORSE FE$ 9 ! 
FIELD8 ,BUT :O DID IT8 ,DAY 9 & DAY \T--& EV]Y 
DAY IS AS LONG AS A YE>--,I WORK$ ) ! SCY!1 & 
AS ,I FELL ASLEEP ! HORSE W5T AMONG ! OATS4 ,& N[ 
Y\ >E FLEEC+ ME40 

0,Y\ %\LD KEEP ORD]40 

0,IT IS EASY = Y\ TO SAY KEEP ORD]4 ,BUT WE HAVE NO 
/R5G?10 RETORT$ A MIDDLE-AG$ PEASANT1 ALL COV]$ 
) HAIR4 

0,I TOLD Y\ TO F5CE IT 940 

0,Y\ GIVE US ! TIMB]10 SAID AN UNSI<TLY LITTLE PEASANT4 
0,:5 ,I CUT A JOI/ LA/ SUMM]1 9T5D+ TO MAKE 
A F5CE1 Y\ LOCK$ ME UP = ?REE MON?S 9 ! CA/LE 
TO FE$ ! 9SECTS4 ,!RE WAS A F5CE = Y\60 

0,IS ?AT TRUE80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F ( ! MANAG]4 

0,D] ]/E DI* IM DORFE10 SAID ! MANAG] 9 ,G]MAN4 
0,HE WAS CAU<T EV]Y YE> 9 ! WOODS4 ,Y\ 
MU/ LE>N TO RESPECT O!R PEOPLE'S PROP]TY40 

0,DO WE NOT RESPECT Y\80 SAID AN OLD MAN4 0,WE CANNOT 
HELP RESPECT+ Y\1 BECAUSE Y\ HAVE US 9 Y\R 
H&S1 & Y\ >E TWI/+ US 9TO ROPE40 

0,IF Y\ W\LD ONLY AB/A9 FROM DO+ WRONG10 SAID 
! MANAG]4 0,IT IS PRETTY H>D TO WRONG Y\40 

0,& :O BATT]$ MY FACE LA/ SUMM]8 ,( C\RSE1 
!RE IS NO USE GO+ TO LAW ) A RI* MAN40 

0,Y\ ONLY KEEP )9 B\NDS ( ! LAW40 

,?IS WAS EVID5TLY A WORDY T\RNEY ( :I* ! P>TICIPANTS 
H>DLY KNEW ! PURPOSE4 ,NEKHLUD(F TRI$ TO 
GET BACK TO BUS9ESS4 

0,WELL1 :AT DO Y\ SAY8 ,DO Y\ WI% ! L&1 & 
:AT PRICE DO Y\ SET ON IT80 

0,IT IS Y\R GOODS2 Y\ NAME ! PRICE40 

,NEKHLUD(F SET ! PRICE1 & ?\< MU* L[] ?AN 
! PREVAIL+ PRICE1 ! PEASANTS BEGAN TO B>GA91 F9D+ 
IT HI<4 ,HE EXPECT$ ?AT HIS (F] W\LD BE ACCEPT$ 
) PLEASURE1 BUT !RE WAS NO SIGN ( SATISFACTION4 ,ONLY 
:5 ! QUE/ION WAS RAIS$ :E!R ! :OLE COMMUNITY 
W\LD TAKE ! L&1 OR HAVE 9DIVIDUAL >RANGEM5TS 
DID HE KN[ ?AT IT WAS PR(ITABLE = !M4 ,= 
!RE RESULT$ FI]CE QU>RELS BETWE5 ?OSE :O WI%$ TO 
EXCLUDE ! WEAK ONES & BAD PAY]S FROM P>TICIPAT+ 
9 ! L&1 & ?OSE :OM IT WAS S\<T TO EXCLUDE4 
,BUT ! ,G]MAN F9ALLY >RANG$ ! PRICE & TIME ( 
PAYM5T1 & ! PEASANTS1 NOISILY TALK+1 RETURN$ TO ! 
VILLAGE4 

,! PRICE WAS AB\T ?IRTY P]C5T L[] ?AN ! ONE 
PREVAIL+ 9 ! DI/RICT1 & ,NEKHLUD(F'S 9COME WAS 
R$UC$ TO ALMO/ ONE-HALF1 BUT1 ) MONEY REALIZ$ FROM 
! SALE ( ! TIMB] & YET TO BE REALIZ$ FROM ! SALE 
( ! /OCK1 IT WAS AMPLY SUFFICI5T = HIM4 ,EV]Y?+ 
SEEM$ TO BE SATISFACTORY1 & YET ,NEKHLUD(F FELT SAD & 
LONESOME1 BUT1 ABOVE ALL1 HIS CONSCI5CE TR\BL$ HIM4 ,HE 
SAW ?AT AL?\< ! PEASANTS SPOKE WORDS ( ?ANKS1 
!Y W]E NOT SATISFI$ & EXPECT$ SOME?+ MORE4 
,! RESULT WAS ?AT :ILE HE DEPRIV$ HIMSELF ( MU*1 HE 
FAIL$ TO DO ?AT :I* ! PEASANTS EXPECT$4 

,ON ! FOLL[+ DAY1 AFT] ! CONTRACT WAS SIGN$1 
,NEKHLUD(F1 ) AN UNPLEASANT FEEL+ ( HAV+ LEFT 
SOME?+ UNDONE1 SEAT$ HIMSELF 9 ! 0D&Y0 ?REE-HORSE 
TEAM & TOOK LEAVE ( ! PEASANTS1 :O W]E %AK+ 
!IR HEADS 9 D\BT & DISSATISFACTION4 ,NEKHLUD(F 
WAS DISSATISFI$ ) HIMSELF--HE C\LD NOT TELL :Y1 BUT 
HE FELT SAD1 & WAS A%AM$ ( SOME?+4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,AWAK5+ BY GRAF ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 ,TRANSLAT$ BY ,SMI?1 ,WILLIAM ,E41 ,A,K,A3 ,! ,RESURRECTION4  ,TEXT FROM ,GUT5B]G4ORG47 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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