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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,>RIV+ AT ! C\RT-H\SE1 ,NEKHLUD(F MET ! U%] 
9 ! CORRIDOR & ASK$ HIM :]E ! PRISON]S ALREADY 
S5T5C$ W]E KEPT1 & FROM :OM P]MISSION C\LD BE 
OBTA9$ TO SEE !M4 ,! U%] TOLD HIM ?AT ! PRISON]S 
W]E KEPT 9 V>I\S PLACES1 & ?AT BE=E F9AL 
JUDGM5T ! PUBLIC PROSECUTOR WAS ! ONLY P]SON FROM 
:OM P]MISSION TO SEE !M C\LD BE OBTA9$4 0,! 
PROSECUTOR HAS NOT >RIV$ YET2 :5 HE DOES ,I WILL LET 
Y\ KN[1 & WILL ESCORT Y\ MYSELF TO HIM AFT] ! 
SESSION4 ,& N[1 PLEASE TO WALK 9TO ! C\RT4 ,! 
SESSION IS COMM5C+40 

,NEKHLUD(F ?ANK$ ! U%]1 :O SEEM$ TO HIM 
P>TICUL>LY PITIFUL TO-DAY1 & W5T 9TO ! JURY-ROOM4 

,AS ,NEKHLUD(F WAS APPROA*+ ! JURY-ROOM HIS FELL[ 
JURORS W]E COM+ \T1 REPAIR+ TO ! C\RT-ROOM4 
,! M]*ANT WAS AS *E]FUL1 HAD LUN*$ AS WELL AS 
YE/]DAY1 & GREET$ ,NEKHLUD(F LIKE AN OLD FRI5D4 
,! L\D LAU<T] & FAMILI>ITY ( ,PET] ,G]ASIMOVIT* 
DID NOT GIVE RISE TO-DAY 9 ,NEKHLUD(F ( ! UNPLEASANT 
S5SATION ( YE/]DAY4 

,NEKHLUD(F WI%$ TO TELL ALL ! JURYM5 ( HIS RELATIONS 
TO ! WOMAN :OM !Y HAD CONVICT$ YE/]DAY4 
0,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 PROP]10 HE ?\<T1 0YE/]DAY TO 
RISE 9 C\RT & PUBLICLY CONFESS MY GUILT40 ,BUT :5 
) ! O!R JURYM5 HE 5T]$ ! C\RT-ROOM & 
WITNESS$ ! SAME PROC$URE1 ! SAME 0,HE> YE6 ,HE> 
YE60 ! ?REE JUDGES 9 HI< COLL>S ON ! ELEVATION1 
! SIL5CE1 ! SEAT+ ( ! JURY ON HI<-BACK$ *AIRS1 
! G5D>MES1 ! PRIE/--HE FELT ?AT1 ?\< IT WAS 
NECESS>Y TO DO IT1 HE W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 ABLE EV5 YE/]DAY 
TO BREAK ?IS SOLEMNITY4 

,!Y W5T ?R\< ! SAME PRELIM9>IES1 EXCEPT ! 
SWE>+ 9 ( ! JURY & ! JU/ICI>Y'S SPEE* TO !M4 

,A CASE ( BURGL>Y WAS BE=E ! C\RT4 ,! PRISON]1 
:O WAS GU>D$ BY TWO G5D>MES ) UN%EA!D 
SWORDS1 WAS A TW5TY-YE>-OLD BOY ) A BLOODLESS FACE 
& 9 A GRAY COAT4 ,HE SAT ALONE ON ! PRISON]S' B5* 
& SCANN$ FROM UND] HIS EYEBR[S ALL ?OSE ?AT 5T]$ 
! C\RT-ROOM4 ,?IS BOY & ANO!R W]E *>G$ 
) BREAK+ ! LOCK ( A %$ & /EAL+ !REFROM 
MATS ( ! VALUE ( ?REE RUBLES & SIXTY-SEV5 KOPECKS4 
,IT APPE>$ FROM ! 9DICTM5T ?AT A POLICEMAN CAU<T 
! BOY :5 HE WAS WALK+ ) ! O!R1 :O C>RI$ 
! MATS ON HIS %\LD]4 ,BO? ( !M IMM$IATELY CONFESS$1 
& !Y W]E PUT 9 JAIL4 ,! COMRADE ( ?IS 
BOY1 A LOCKSMI?1 DI$ 9 JAIL1 & HE WAS TRI$ ALONE4 ,! 
OLD MATS LAY ON ! TABLE RES]V$ = EXHIBITS4 

,! CASE WAS CONDUCT$ 9 ! SAME ORD] AS YE/]DAY1 
) ALL ! PRO(S1 WITNESSES1 EXP]TS1 OA?-TAK+1 EXAM9ATIONS 
& CROSS-EXAM9ATIONS4 ,! POLICEMAN1 :5 
QUE/ION$ BY ! JU/ICI>Y1 COMPLA9ANT & ! DEF5SE1 
MADE LI/LESS ANSW]S--0,YES1 SIR10 0,CAN'T TELL10 & AGA9 
0,YES1 SIR0--BUT NOT)/&+ ?IS1 IT WAS APP>5T ?AT 
HE PITI$ ! BOY & TE/IFI$ 9VOLUNT>ILY AGA9/ HIM4 

,ANO!R WITNESS1 A SPL5ETIC OLD MAN :O [N$ ?OSE 
MATS1 :5 ASK$ IF !Y BELONG$ TO HIM1 UNWILL+LY 
TE/IFI$ ?AT !Y W]E HIS4 ,:51 H[EV]1 ! PROSECUTOR 
ASK$ HIM :AT USE HE 9T5D$ TO MAKE ( !M1 
& :E!R HE NE$$ !M MU*1 HE BECAME ANGRY & 
ANSW]$3 0,I WI% !Y HAD BE5 LO/ 5TIRELY1 !SE MATS4 
,I DON'T NE$ !M AT ALL4 ,& IF ,I HAD KN[N ?AT Y\ 
W\LD MAKE SO MU* FUSS AB\T !M1 ,I W\LD GLADLY 
HAVE GIV5 T5 RUBLES1 OR TW5TY1 RA!R ?AN BE DRAGG$ 
9TO C\RT4 ,I HAVE SP5T FIVE RUBLES ON C>RIAGES COM+ 
H]E & GO+ BACK AGA94 ,& ,I AM SICK2 ,I AM SUFF]+ 
FROM RUPTURE & RHEUMATISM40 

,! PRISON] ADMITT$ ! *>GE AGA9/ HIM1 &1 LIKE 
A TRAPP$ ANIMAL1 /UPIDLY LOOK$ N[ TO ONE SIDE1 N[ 
TO ! O!R1 & 9 A HALT+ VOICE RELAT$ EV]Y?+ 
AS IT HAPP5$4 

,IT WAS A CLE> CASE1 BUT ! PROSECUTOR1 AS HE DID YE/]DAY1 
RAIS$ HIS %\LD]S & PROP\ND$ SUBTLE QUE/IONS 
:I* W]E CALCULAT$ TO 5TRAP ! CLEV] CRIM9AL4 

,9 HIS SPEE* HE >GU$ ?AT ! !FT WAS COMMITT$ 
9 A DWELL+-H\SE BY BREAK+ & 5T]+ IT1 & ?AT 
!RE=E ! SEV]E/ PUNI%M5T %\LD BE MET$ \T TO 
HIM4 

,C\NSEL = ! DEF5SE1 APPO9T$ BY ! C\RT1 >GU$ 
?AT ! !FT WAS COMMITT$ NOT 9 A DWELL+-H\SE1 & 
?AT1 ?\< ! PRISON] PLEAD$ GUILTY1 HE WAS NOT AS 
DANG]\S TO SOCIETY AS ! PROSECUTOR W\LD HAVE !M 
BELIEVE4 

,! JU/ICI>Y WAS ! P]SONIFICATION ( IMP>TIALITY 
& JU/ICE1 & 5DEAVOR$ TO IMPRESS ON ! JURY ?AT 
:I* !Y ALREADY KNEW & C\LD NOT HELP KN[+4 
,AGA9 !Y TOOK RECESSES & SMOK$ CIG>ETTES1 & AGA9 
! U%] %\T$ 0,HE> YE60 & ! TWO G5D>MES 
SAT TRY+ TO KEEP AWAKE4 

,IT DEVELOP$ DUR+ ! TRIAL ?AT ?IS BOY HAD BE5 
APPR5TIC$ 9 A TOBACCO FACTORY1 9 :I* HE WORK$ FIVE 
YE>S4 ,?IS YE> HE WAS DIS*>G$ BY HIS EMPLOY] AFT] 
A MISUND]/&+ ) ! EMPLOYES1 &1 GO+ IDLY 
AB\T ! CITY1 HE SP5T ALL HE HAD ON DR9K4 ,AT AN 9N 
HE MET A LOCKSMI? :O HAD ALSO BE5 DIS*>G$ & 
WAS DR9K+ H>D1 & ! TWO W5T AT NI<T1 :ILE 
DRUNK1 TO ?AT %$1 BROKE ! LOCK1 & TOOK ! FIR/ 
?+ !Y SAW4 ,!Y W]E CAU<T1 & AS !Y CONFESS$ 
!Y W]E IMPRISON$4 ,! LOCKSMI?1 :ILE WAIT+ 
= A TRIAL1 DI$4 ,! BOY WAS N[ BE+ TRI$ AS 
A DANG]\S CREATURE FROM :OM IT WAS NECESS>Y TO PROTECT 
SOCIETY4 

0,AS DANG]\S A CREATURE AS ! PRISON] ( YE/]DAY10 
,NEKHLUD(F ?\<T :ILE WAT*+ ! PROCE$+S4 
0,!Y >E DANG]\S1 BUT >E WE NOT DANG]\S8 ,I AM 
A LIB]T9E1 AN IMPO/OR2 & ALL ( US1 ALL ?OSE ?AT KN[ 
ME AS ,I AM1 NOT ONLY DO NOT DETE/ BUT RESPECT ME40 

,IT IS EVID5T ?AT ?IS BOY IS NO VILLA91 BUT A V]Y ORD9>Y 
P]SON--EV]Y ONE SEES ?AT--& ?AT HE BECAME 
:AT HE IS ONLY BECAUSE HE LIV$ AMID CONDITIONS ?AT 
BEGET SU* PEOPLE4 ,IT IS !RE=E PLA9 ?AT SU* BOYS 
WILL EXI/ AS LONG AS ! CONDITIONS PRODUC+ !SE UN=TUNATES 
REMA9 UN*ANG$4 ,IF ANY ONE HAD TAK5 PITY 
ON ?IS BOY1 ,NEKHLUD(F ?\<T :ILE LOOK+ AT ! SICKLY1 
FRI<T5$ FACE ( ! BOY1 BE=E WANT HAD DRIV5 HIM 
FROM ! VILLAGE TO ! CITY1 & RELIEV$ ?AT WANT1 OR1 
:51 AFT] TWELVE H\RS' WORK 9 ! FACTORY1 HE WAS 
VISIT+ 9NS ) GR[N-UP COMRADES1 SOME ONE HAD TOLD 
HIM1 0,DON'T GO1 ,VANIA2 IT IS BAD10 ! BOY W\LD NOT HAVE 
GONE1 OR GOT DRUNK1 & ! BURGL>Y W\LD NEV] HAVE 
OCCURR$4 

,BUT NO ONE PITI$ ! BOY DUR+ ! TIME ?AT HE1 LIKE 
AN ANIMAL1 SP5T HIS S*OOL YE>S 9 ! CITY1 &1 ) 
CLOSE-CROPP$ HAIR1 TO PREV5T HIS GETT+ V]M91 RAN ]R&S 
= ! WORKM54 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! ONLY ?+ 
HE HAD HE>D FROM ! WORKM5 & HIS COMRADES WAS 
TO ! EFFECT ?AT A BRAVE FELL[ WAS HE :O *EAT$1 
DRANK1 REVIL$1 F\<T1 OR L$ A DEPRAV$ LIFE4 

,& :51 SICKLY & DEPRAV$ FROM ! UNHEAL?Y 
WORK1 FROM DR9K & LEWDNESS1 FOOLI% & CAPRICI\S1 
HE AIMLESSLY PR[L$ >\ND ! CITY1 AS 9 A DREAM1 5T]$ 
SOME %$ & AB/RACT$ A FEW WOR?LESS MATS1 
!N1 9/EAD ( DE/ROY+ ! CAUSES ?AT L$ ?IS BOY 
9TO HIS PRES5T CONDITION1 WE 9T5D TO M5D MATT]S BY 
PUNI%+ HIM6 

,IT IS DREADFUL6 

,?US ,NEKHLUD(F ?\<T1 & NO LONG] LI/5$ TO 
:AT WAS GO+ ON >\ND HIM4 ,HE WAS HIMSELF T]RIFI$ 
AT ?IS REVELATION4 ,HE WOND]$ :Y HE HAD NOT SE5 
IT BE=E--H[ O!RS FAIL$ TO SEE IT4 

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

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