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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] BREAKFA/ !Y ALL DISP]S$4 ,EUG5E AS USUAL W5T TO HIS /UDY1 BUT 9/EAD ( BEG9N+ TO READ OR WRITE HIS LETT]S1 HE SAT SMOK+ ONE CIG>ETTE AFT] ANO!R & ?9K+4 ,HE WAS T]RIBLY SURPRIS$ & DI/URB$ BY ! UNEXPECT$ RECRUDESC5CE )9 HIM ( ! BAD FEEL+ FROM :I* HE HAD ?\<T HIMSELF FREE S9CE HIS M>RIAGE4 ,S9CE !N HE HAD NOT ONCE EXP]I5C$ ?AT FEEL+1 EI!R = H]--! WOMAN HE HAD KN[N--OR = ANY O!R WOMAN EXCEPT HIS WIFE4 ,HE HAD (T5 FELT GLAD ( ?IS EMANCIPATION1 & N[ SUDD5LY A *ANCE MEET+1 SEEM+LY SO UNIMPORTANT1 REVEAL$ TO HIM ! FACT ?AT HE WAS NOT FREE4 ,:AT N[ TORM5T$ HIM WAS NOT ?AT HE WAS YIELD+ TO ?AT FEEL+ & DESIR$ H]--HE DID NOT DREAM ( SO DO+--BUT ?AT ! FEEL+ WAS AWAKE )9 HIM & HE HAD TO BE ON HIS GU>D AGA9/ IT4 ,HE HAD NOT D\BT BUT ?AT HE W\LD SUPPRESS IT4 

,HE HAD A LETT] TO ANSW] & A PAP] TO WRITE1 & SAT D[N AT HIS WRIT+ TABLE & BEGAN TO WORK4 ,HAV+ F9I%$ IT & QUITE =GOTT5 :AT HAD DI/URB$ HIM1 HE W5T \T TO GO TO ! /ABLES4 ,& AGA9 AS ILL-LUCK W\LD HAVE IT1 EI!R BY UN=TUNATE *ANCE OR 9T5TIONALLY1 AS SOON AS HE /EPP$ FROM ! POR* A R$ SKIRT & A R$ K]*IEF APPE>$ FROM R\ND ! CORN]1 & %E W5T PA/ HIM SW++ H] >MS & SWAY+ H] BODY4 ,%E NOT ONLY W5T PA/ HIM1 BUT ON PASS+ HIM RAN1 AS IF PLAYFULLY1 TO OV]TAKE H] FELL[-S]VANT4 

,AGA9 ! BRI<T MIDDAY1 ! NETTLES1 ! BACK ( ,DANIEL'S HUT1 & 9 ! %ADE ( ! PLANT-TREES H] SMIL+ FACE BIT+ SOME LEAVES1 ROSE 9 HIS IMAG9ATION4 

0,NO1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LET MATT]S CONT9UE SO10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 & WAIT+ TILL ! WOM5 HAD PASS$ \T ( SI<T HE W5T TO ! (FICE4 

,IT WAS JU/ ! D9N]-H\R & HE HOP$ TO F9D ! /EW>D /ILL !RE1 & SO IT HAPP5$4 ,! /EW>D WAS JU/ WAK+ UP FROM HIS AFT]-D9N] NAP1 & /RET*+ HIMSELF & YAWN+ WAS /&+ 9 ! (FICE1 LOOK+ AT ! H]DSMAN :O WAS TELL+ HIM SOME?+4 

0,VASILI ,NIKOLAI*60 SAID ,EUG5E TO ! /EW>D4 

0,:AT IS Y\R PLEASURE80 

0,JU/ F9I% :AT Y\ >E SAY+40 

0,>5'T Y\ GO+ TO BR+ IT 980 SAID ,VASILI ,NIKOLAI* TO ! H]DSMAN4 

0,IT'S HEAVY1 ,VASILI ,NIKOLAI*40 

0,:AT IS IT80 ASK$ ,EUG5E4 

0,:Y1 A C[ HAS CALV$ 9 ! MEAD[4 ,WELL1 ALL RI<T1 ,I'LL ORD] !M TO H>NESS A HORSE AT ONCE4 ,TELL ,NI*OLAS ,LYSUKH TO GET \T ! DRAY C>T40 ,! H]DSMAN W5T \T4 

0,DO Y\ KN[10 BEGAN ,EUG5E1 FLU%+ & CONSCI\S ?AT HE WAS DO+ SO1 0DO Y\ KN[1 ,VASILI ,NIKOLAI*1 :ILE ,I WAS A BA*ELOR ,I W5T (F ! TRACK A BIT4444,Y\ MAY HAVE HE>D4440 

,VASILI ,NIKOLAI*1 EVID5TLY SORRY = HIS MA/]1 SAID ) SMIL+ EYES3 0,IS IT AB\T ,/EPANIDA80 

0,:Y1 YES4 ,LOOK H]E4 ,PLEASE1 PLEASE DO NOT 5GAGE H] TO HELP 9 ! H\SE4 ,Y\ UND]/&1 IT IS V]Y AWKW>D = ME4440 0,YES1 IT MU/ HAVE BE5 ,VANYA ! CL]K :O >RANG$ IT40 0,YES1 PLEASE444& HADN'T ! RE/ ( ! PHOSPHATE BETT] BE /REWN80 SAID ,EUG5E1 TO HIDE HIS CONFUSION4 

0,YES1 ,I AM JU/ GO+ TO SEE TO IT40 

,SO ! MATT] 5D$1 & ,EUG5E CALM$ D[N1 HOP+ ?AT AS HE HAD LIV$ = A YE> )\T SEE+ H]1 SO ?+S W\LD GO ON N[4 0,BESIDES1 ,VASILI ,NIKOLAI* WILL SPEAK TO ,IVAN ! CL]K2 ,IVAN WILL SPEAK TO H]1 & %E WILL UND]/& ?AT ,I DON'T WANT IT10 SAID ,EUG5E TO HIMSELF1 & HE WAS GLAD HE HAD =C$ HIMSELF TO SPEAK TO ,VASILI ,NIKOLAI*1 H>D AS IT HAD BE5 TO DO SO4 

0,YES1 IT IS BETT]1 MU* BETT]1 ?AN ?AT FEEL+ ( D\BT1 ?AT FEEL+ ( %AME40 ,HE %UDD]$ AT ! M]E REMEMBRANCE ( HIS S9 9 ?\<T4 

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