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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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',YES1' ?\<T ,OL591 AS HE WALK$ HOME4 ',I NE$ ONLY SLACK5 ! RE9S A BIT & ,I MI<T FALL DESP]ATELY 9 LOVE ) ?IS ,COSSACK GIRL4' ,HE W5T TO B$ ) !SE ?\<TS1 BUT EXPECT$ IT ALL TO BL[ OV] & ?AT HE W\LD CONT9UE TO LIVE AS BE=E4 

,BUT ! OLD LIFE DID NOT RETURN4 ,HIS RELATIONS TO ,M>YANKA W]E *ANG$4 ,! WALL ?AT HAD SEP>AT$ !M WAS BROK5 D[N4 ,OL59 N[ GREET$ H] EV]Y TIME !Y MET4 

,! MA/] ( ! H\SE HAV+ RETURN$ TO COLLECT ! R5T1 ON HE>+ ( ,OL59'S WEAL? & G5]OSITY 9VIT$ HIM TO HIS HUT4 ,! OLD WOMAN RECEIV$ HIM K9DLY1 & FROM ! DAY ( ! P>TY ONW>DS ,OL59 (T5 W5T 9 ( AN EV5+ & SAT ) !M TILL LATE AT NI<T4 ,HE SEEM$ TO BE LIV+ 9 ! VILLAGE JU/ AS HE US$ TO1 BUT )9 HIM EV]Y?+ HAD *ANG$4 ,HE SP5T HIS DAYS 9 ! =E/1 & T[>DS EI<T O'CLOCK1 :5 IT BEGAN TO GR[ DUSK1 HE W\LD GO TO SEE HIS HO/S1 ALONE OR ) ,DADDY ,]O%KA4 ,!Y GREW SO US$ TO HIM ?AT !Y W]E SURPRIS$ :5 HE /AY$ AWAY4 ,HE PAID WELL = HIS W9E & WAS A QUIET FELL[4 ,VANYU%A W\LD BR+ HIM HIS TEA & HE W\LD SIT D[N 9 A CORN] NE> ! OV54 ,! OLD WOMAN DID NOT M9D HIM BUT W5T ON ) H] WORK1 & OV] !IR TEA OR !IR *IKHIR !Y TALK$ AB\T ,COSSACK AFFAIRS1 AB\T ! NEI<BORS1 OR AB\T ,RUSSIA3 ,OL59 RELAT+ & ! O!RS 9QUIR+4 ,SOMETIMES HE BR\<T A BOOK & READ TO HIMSELF4 ,M>YANKA CR\*$ LIKE A WILD GOAT ) H] FEET DRAWN UP UND] H]1 SOMETIMES ON ! TOP ( ! OV51 SOMETIMES 9 A D>K CORN]4 ,%E DID NOT TAKE P>T 9 ! CONV]SATIONS1 BUT ,OL59 SAW H] EYES & FACE & HE>D H] MOV+ OR CRACK+ SUNFL[] SE$S1 & HE FELT ?AT %E LI/5$ ) H] :OLE BE+ :5 HE SPOKE1 & WAS AW>E ( HIS PRES5CE :ILE HE SIL5TLY READ TO HIMSELF4 ,SOMETIMES HE ?\<T H] EYES W]E FIX$ ON HIM1 & MEET+ !IR RADIANCE HE 9VOLUNT>ILY BECAME SIL5T & GAZ$ AT H]4 ,!N %E W\LD 9/ANTLY HIDE H] FACE & HE W\LD PRET5D TO BE DEEP 9 CONV]SATION ) ! OLD WOMAN1 :ILE HE LI/5$ ALL ! TIME TO H] BREA?+ & TO H] EV]Y MOVEM5T & WAIT$ = H] TO LOOK AT HIM AGA94 ,9 ! PRES5CE ( O!RS %E WAS G5]ALLY BRI<T & FRI5DLY ) HIM1 BUT :5 !Y W]E ALONE TOGE!R %E WAS %Y & R\<4 ,SOMETIMES HE CAME 9 BE=E ,M>YANKA HAD RETURN$ HOME4 ,SUDD5LY HE W\LD HE> H] FIRM FOOT/EPS & CAT* A GLIMM] ( H] BLUE COTTON SMOCK AT ! OP5 DOOR4 ,!N %E W\LD /EP 9TO ! MIDDLE ( ! HUT1 CAT* SI<T ( HIM1 & H] EYES W\LD GIVE A SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE K9DLY SMILE1 & HE W\LD FEEL HAPPY & FRI<T5$4 

,HE NEI!R S\<T = NOR WI%$ = ANY?+ FROM H]1 BUT EV]Y DAY H] PRES5CE BECAME MORE & MORE NECESS>Y TO HIM4 

,OL59 HAD 5T]$ 9TO ! LIFE ( ! ,COSSACK VILLAGE SO FULLY ?AT HIS PA/ SEEM$ QUITE =EIGN TO HIM4 ,AS TO ! FUTURE1 ESPECIALLY A FUTURE \TSIDE ! WORLD 9 :I* HE WAS N[ LIV+1 IT DID NOT 9T]E/ HIM AT ALL4 ,:5 HE RECEIV$ LETT]S FROM HOME1 FROM RELATIVES & FRI5DS1 HE WAS (F5D$ BY ! EVID5T DI/RESS ) :I* !Y REG>D$ HIM AS A LO/ MAN1 :ILE HE 9 HIS VILLAGE CONSID]$ ?OSE AS LO/ :O DID NOT LIVE AS HE WAS LIV+4 ,HE FELT SURE HE W\LD NEV] REP5T ( HAV+ BROK5 AWAY FROM HIS =M] SURR\ND+S & ( HAV+ SETTL$ D[N 9 ?IS VILLAGE TO SU* A SOLIT>Y & ORIG9AL LIFE4 ,:5 \T ON EXP$ITIONS1 & :5 QU>T]$ AT ONE ( ! =TS1 HE FELT HAPPY TOO2 BUT IT WAS H]E1 FROM UND] ,DADDY ,]O%KA'S W+1 FROM ! =E/ & FROM HIS HUT AT ! 5D ( ! VILLAGE1 & ESPECIALLY :5 HE ?\<T ( ,M>YANKA & ,LUKA%KA1 ?AT HE SEEM$ TO SEE ! FALS5ESS ( HIS =M] LIFE4 ,?AT FALS5ESS US$ TO R\SE HIS 9DIGNATION EV5 BE=E1 BUT N[ IT SEEM$ 9EXPRESSIBLY VILE & RIDICUL\S4 ,H]E HE FELT FRE] & FRE] EV]Y DAY & MORE & MORE ( A MAN4 ,! ,CAUCASUS N[ APPE>$ 5TIRELY DIFF]5T TO :AT HIS IMAG9ATION HAD PA9T$ IT4 ,HE HAD F\ND NO?+ AT ALL LIKE HIS DREAMS1 NOR LIKE ! DESCRIPTIONS ( ! ,CAUCASUS HE HAD HE>D & READ4 ',!RE >E NONE ( ALL ?OSE *E/NUT /E$S1 PRECIPICES1 ,AMALET ,BEKS1 H]OES OR VILLA9S1' ?\<T HE4 ',! PEOPLE LIVE AS NATURE LIVES3 !Y DIE1 >E BORN1 UNITE1 & MORE >E BORN--!Y FI<T1 EAT & DR9K1 REJOICE & DIE1 )\T ANY RE/RICTIONS BUT ?OSE ?AT NATURE IMPOSES ON SUN & GRASS1 ON ANIMAL & TREE4 ,!Y HAVE NO O!R LAWS4' ,!RE=E !SE PEOPLE1 COMP>$ TO HIMSELF1 APPE>$ TO HIM BEAUTIFUL1 /RONG1 & FREE1 & ! SI<T ( !M MADE HIM FEEL A%AM$ & SORRY = HIMSELF4 ,(T5 IT S]I\SLY OCCURR$ TO HIM TO ?R[ UP EV]Y?+1 TO GET REGI/]$ AS A ,COSSACK1 TO BUY A HUT & CATTLE & M>RY A ,COSSACK WOMAN 7ONLY NOT ,M>YANKA1 :OM HE CONC$$ TO ,LUKA%KA71 & TO LIVE ) ,DADDY ,]O%KA & GO %OOT+ & FI%+ ) HIM1 & GO ) ! ,COSSACKS ON !IR EXP$ITIONS4 ',:Y EV] DON'T ,I DO IT8 ,:AT AM ,I WAIT+ =8' HE ASK$ HIMSELF1 & HE EGG$ HIMSELF ON & %AM$ HIMSELF4 ',AM ,I AFRAID ( DO+ :AT ,I HOLD TO BE REASONABLE & RI<T8 ,IS ! WI% TO BE A SIMPLE ,COSSACK1 TO LIVE CLOSE TO NATURE1 NOT TO 9JURE ANYONE BUT EV5 TO DO GOOD TO O!RS1 MORE /UPID ?AN MY =M] DREAMS1 SU* AS ?OSE ( BECOM+ A M9I/] ( /ATE OR A COLONEL8' BUT A VOICE SEEM$ TO SAY ?AT HE %\LD WAIT1 & NOT TAKE ANY DECISION4 ,HE WAS HELD BACK BY A DIM CONSCI\SNESS ?AT HE C\LD NOT LIVE ALTOGE!R LIKE ,]O%KA & ,LUKA%KA BECAUSE HE HAD A DIFF]5T IDEA ( HAPP9ESS--HE WAS HELD BACK BY ! ?\<T ?AT HAPP9ESS LIES 9 SELF-SACRIFICE4 ,:AT HE HAD DONE = ,LUKA%KA CONT9U$ TO GIVE HIM JOY4 ,HE KEPT LOOK+ = OCCASIONS TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF = O!RS1 BUT DID NOT MEET ) !M4 ,SOMETIMES HE =GOT ?IS NEWLY DISCOV]$ RECIPE = HAPP9ESS & CONSID]$ HIMSELF CAPABLE ( ID5TIFY+ HIS LIFE ) ,DADDY ,]O%KA'S1 BUT !N HE QUICKLY BE?\<T HIMSELF & PROMPTLY CLUT*$ AT ! IDEA ( CONSCI\S SELF-SACRIFICE1 & FROM ?AT BASIS LOOK$ CALMLY & PR\DLY AT ALL M5 & AT !IR HAPP9ESS4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,COSSACKS3 ,A ,TALE ( #a#h#e#b1 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,L\ISE & ,AYLM] ,MAUDE1 PUBLI%$ #a#h#f#c47 

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