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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

',H[ IS IT Y\ DON'T KN[ Y\R [N LODG]8' SAID ,BELETSKI1 ADDRESS+ 

 ,M>YANKA4 

',H[ IS ONE TO KN[ HIM IF HE NEV] COMES TO SEE US8' ANSW]$ 

 ,M>YANKA1 ) A LOOK AT ,OL594 

,OL59 FELT FRI<T5$1 HE DID NOT KN[ ( :AT4 ,HE FLU%$ &1 H>DLY KN[+ :AT HE WAS SAY+1 REM>K$3 ',I'M AFRAID ( Y\R MO!R4 ,%E GAVE ME SU* A SCOLD+ ! FIR/ TIME ,I W5T 94' 

,M>YANKA BUR/ \T LAU<+4 ',& SO Y\ W]E FRI<T5$8' %E SAID1 & GLANC$ AT HIM & TURN$ AWAY4 

,IT WAS ! FIR/ TIME ,OL59 HAD SE5 ! :OLE ( H] BEAUTIFUL FACE4 ,TILL !N HE HAD SE5 H] ) H] K]*IEF COV]+ H] TO ! EYES4 ,IT WAS NOT = NO?+ ?AT %E WAS RECKON$ ! BEAUTY ( ! VILLAGE4 ,U/5KA WAS A PRETTY GIRL1 SMALL1 PLUMP1 ROSY1 ) M]RY BR[N EYES1 & R$ LIPS :I* W]E P]PETUALLY SMIL+ & *ATT]+4 ,M>YANKA ON ! CONTR>Y WAS C]TA9LY NOT PRETTY BUT BEAUTIFUL4 ,H] FEATURES MI<T HAVE BE5 CONSID]$ TOO MASCUL9E & ALMO/ H>% HAD IT NOT BE5 = H] TALL /ATELY FIGURE1 H] P[]FUL *E/ & %\LD]S1 & ESPECIALLY ! SEV]E YET T5D] EXPRESSION ( H] LONG D>K EYES :I* W]E D>KLY %AD[$ B5EA? !IR BLACK BR[S1 & = ! G5TLE EXPRESSION ( H] M\? & SMILE4 ,%E R>ELY SMIL$1 BUT H] SMILE WAS ALWAYS /RIK+4 ,%E SEEM$ TO RADIATE VIRG9AL /R5G? & HEAL?4 ,ALL ! GIRLS W]E GOOD-LOOK+1 BUT !Y !MSELVES & ,BELETSKI1 & ! ORD]LY :5 HE BR\<T 9 ! SPICE-CAKES1 ALL 9VOLUNT>ILY GAZ$ AT ,M>YANKA1 & ANYONE ADDRESS+ ! GIRLS WAS SURE TO ADDRESS H]4 ,%E SEEM$ A PR\D & HAPPY QUE5 AMONG !M4 

,BELETSKI1 TRY+ TO KEEP UP ! SPIRIT ( ! P>TY1 *ATT]$ 9CESSANTLY1 MADE ! GIRLS H& R\ND *IKHIR1 FOOL$ AB\T ) !M1 & KEPT MAK+ IMPROP] REM>KS 9 ,FR5* AB\T ,M>YANKA'S BEAUTY TO ,OL591 CALL+ H] 'Y\RS' 7LA VOTRE71 & ADVIS+ HIM TO BEHAVE AS HE DID HIMSELF4 ,OL59 FELT MORE & MORE UNCOM=TABLE4 ,HE WAS DEVIS+ AN EXCUSE TO GET \T & RUN AWAY :5 ,BELETSKI ANN\NC$ ?AT ,U/5KA1 :OSE SA9T'S DAY IT WAS1 MU/ (F] *IKHIR TO EV]YBODY ) A KISS4 ,%E CONS5T$ ON CONDITION ?AT !Y %\LD PUT MONEY ON H] PLATE1 AS IS ! CU/OM AT W$D+S4 

',:AT FI5D BR\<T ME TO ?IS DISGU/+ FEA/8' ?\<T ,OL591 RIS+ TO GO AWAY4 

',:]E >E Y\ (F TO8' 

',I'LL FET* SOME TOBACCO1' HE SAID1 MEAN+ TO ESCAPE1 BUT ,BELETSKI SEIZ$ HIS H&4 

',I HAVE SOME MONEY1' HE SAID TO HIM 9 ,FR5*4 

',ONE CAN'T GO AWAY1 ONE HAS TO PAY H]E1' ?\<T ,OL59 BITT]LY1 VEX$ AT HIS [N AWKW>DNESS4 ',CAN'T ,I REALLY BEHAVE LIKE ,BELETSKI8 ,I \<T NOT TO HAVE COME1 BUT ONCE ,I AM H]E ,I MU/ NOT SPOIL !IR FUN4 ,I MU/ DR9K LIKE A ,COSSACK1' & TAK+ ! WOOD5 B[L 7HOLD+ AB\T EI<T TUMBL]S7 HE ALMO/ FILL$ IT ) *IKHIR & DRANK IT ALMO/ ALL4 ,! GIRLS LOOK$ AT HIM1 SURPRIS$ & ALMO/ FRI<T5$1 AS HE DRANK4 ,IT SEEM$ TO !M /RANGE & NOT RI<T4 ,U/5KA BR\<T !M ANO!R GLASS EA*1 & KISS$ !M BO?4 ',!RE GIRLS1 N[ WE'LL HAVE SOME FUN1' %E SAID1 CL9K+ ON ! PLATE ! F\R RUBLES ! M5 HAD PUT !RE4 

,OL59 NO LONG] FELT AWKW>D1 BUT BECAME TALKATIVE4 

',N[1 ,M>YANKA1 IT'S Y\R TURN TO (F] US W9E & A KISS1' SAID 

 ,BELETSKI1 SEIZ+ H] H&4 

',YES1 ,I'LL GIVE Y\ SU* A KISS6' %E SAID PLAYFULLY1 PREP>+ TO /RIKE AT HIM4 

',ONE CAN KISS ,GR&DAD )\T PAYM5T1' SAID ANO!R GIRL4 

',!RE'S A S5SIBLE GIRL1' SAID ,BELETSKI1 KISS+ ! /RUGGL+ GIRL4 ',NO1 Y\ MU/ (F] IT1' HE 9SI/$1 ADDRESS+ ,M>YANKA4 ',(F] A GLASS TO Y\R LODG]4' 

,& TAK+ H] BY ! H& HE L$ H] TO ! B5* & SAT H] D[N BESIDE ,OL594 

',:AT A BEAUTY1' HE SAID1 TURN+ H] HEAD TO SEE IT 9 PR(ILE4 

,M>YANKA DID NOT RESI/ BUT PR\DLY SMIL+ TURN$ H] LONG EYES T[>DS ,OL594 

',A BEAUTIFUL GIRL1' REPEAT$ ,BELETSKI4 

',YES1 SEE :AT A BEAUTY ,I AM1' ,M>YANKA'S LOOK SEEM$ TO 5DORSE4 ,)\T CONSID]+ :AT HE WAS DO+ ,OL59 EMBRAC$ ,M>YANKA & WAS GO+ TO KISS H]1 BUT %E SUDD5LY EXTRICAT$ H]SELF1 UPSETT+ ,BELETSKI & PU%+ ! TOP (F ! TABLE1 & SPRANG AWAY T[>DS ! OV54 ,!RE WAS MU* %\T+ & LAU<T]4 ,!N ,BELETSKI :ISP]$ SOME?+ TO ! GIRLS & SUDD5LY !Y ALL RAN \T 9TO ! PASSAGE & LOCK$ ! DOOR BEH9D !M4 

',:Y DID Y\ KISS ,BELETSKI & WON'T KISS ME8' ASK$ ,OL594 

',OH1 JU/ SO4 ,I DON'T WANT TO1 ?AT'S ALL6' %E ANSW]$1 P\T+ & FR[N+4 ',HE'S ,GR&DAD1' %E ADD$ ) A SMILE4 ,%E W5T TO ! DOOR & BEGAN TO BANG AT IT4 ',:Y HAVE Y\ LOCK$ ! DOOR1 Y\ DEVILS8' 

',WELL1 LET !M BE !RE & US H]E1' SAID ,OL591 DRAW+ CLOS] TO H]4 

,%E FR[N$1 & /]NLY PU%$ HIM AWAY ) H] H&4 ,& AGA9 %E APPE>$ SO MAJE/ICALLY H&SOME TO ,OL59 ?AT HE CAME TO HIS S5SES & FELT A%AM$ ( :AT HE WAS DO+4 ,HE W5T TO ! DOOR & BEGAN PULL+ AT IT HIMSELF4 

',BELETSKI6 ,OP5 ! DOOR6 ,:AT A /UPID JOKE6' 

,M>YANKA AGA9 GAVE A BRI<T HAPPY LAU<4 ',AH1 Y\'RE AFRAID ( ME8' %E SAID4 

',YES1 Y\ KN[ Y\'RE AS CROSS AS Y\R MO!R4' 

',SP5D MORE ( Y\R TIME ) ,]O%KA2 ?AT WILL MAKE ! GIRLS LOVE Y\6' ,& %E SMIL$1 LOOK+ /RAI<T & CLOSE 9TO HIS EYES4 

,HE DID NOT KN[ :AT TO REPLY4 ',& IF ,I W]E TO COME TO SEE Y\--' HE LET FALL4 

',?AT W\LD BE A DIFF]5T MATT]1' %E REPLI$1 TOSS+ H] HEAD4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T ,BELETSKI PU%$ ! DOOR OP51 & ,M>YANKA SPRANG AWAY FROM ,OL59 & 9 DO+ SO H] ?I< /RUCK HIS LEG4 

',IT'S ALL NONS5SE :AT ,I HAVE BE5 ?9K+ AB\T--LOVE & SELF-SACRIFICE & ,LUKA%KA4 ,HAPP9ESS IS ! ONE ?+4 ,HE :O IS HAPPY IS RI<T1' FLA%$ ?R\< ,OL59'S M9D1 & ) A /R5G? UNEXPECT$ TO HIMSELF HE SEIZ$ & KISS$ ! BEAUTIFUL ,M>YANKA ON H] TEMPLE & H] *EEK4 ,M>YANKA WAS NOT ANGRY1 BUT ONLY BUR/ 9TO A L\D LAU< & RAN \T TO ! O!R GIRLS4 

,?AT WAS ! 5D ( ! P>TY4 ,U/5KA'S MO!R1 RETURN$ FROM H] WORK1 GAVE ALL ! GIRLS A SCOLD+1 & TURN$ !M ALL \T4 

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