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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,= SOME M9UTES IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO BR+ ANY ORD] \T ( ! 
G5]AL *AOS4 ,! PEOPLE RAN AB\T 9 CR[DS1 ALL SCREAM+1 ALL 
TALK+2 *ILDR5 & OLD PEOPLE WEEP+4 ,AKUL9A LAY 9 A DEAD FA9T4 
,AT LA/ SOME PEASANTS1 ! JO9]1 & ! OV]SE]1 :O CAME RUNN+ 
UP1 M\NT$ ! /AIRS2 & ! JO9]'S WIFE = ! TW5TIE? TIME 
RELAT$ H[ %E1 )\T ANY ?\<T ( ANY ?+1 W5T AFT] H] 
CLO!S1 LOOK$ 9 ?IS WAY3 0,I SEE A MAN2 ,I LOOK MORE CLOSE3 !RE'S A 
CAP LY+ ON ONE SIDE4 ,I SEE HIS LEGS TWIT*+4 ,!N A COLD *ILL RAN 
D[N MY BACK4 ,AT LA/ ,I MAKE \T A MAN HANG+ !RE1 & 444 ?AT ,I 
%\LD HAVE TO SEE ?AT6 ,H[ EV] ,I GOT D[N IS MORE ?AN ,I CAN TELL4 
,& IT IS A MIRACLE ?AT ,GOD SAV$ ME4 ,TRULY ! ,LORD HAD M]CY4 ,IT WAS 
SO /EEP1 &--SU* A HEI<T6 ,I MI<T HAVE GOT MY DEA?40 

,! M5 :O W5T 9TO ! L(T TOLD ! SAME /ORY4 ,ILYIT* WAS HANG+ 
FROM ! BEAM1 9 HIS %IRT & /OCK+S ALONE1 ) ! V]Y ROPE 
?AT HE HAD TAK5 (F FROM ! CRADLE4 ,HIS CAP :I* HAD FALL5 (F LAY 
BESIDE HIM4 ,HE HAD TAK5 (F HIS JACKET & %EEPSK9 %UBA1 & FOLD$ 
!M NEATLY4 ,HIS FEET JU/ T\*$ ! FLOOR1 & !RE WAS NOT A SIGN 
( LIFE4 ,AKUL9A CAME TO H]SELF1 & TRI$ TO CLIMB TO ! L(T AGA92 
BUT !Y W\LD NOT LET H]4 

0,MAMA1.<#a#g.> LITTLE BRO!R HAS FALL5 9TO ! WAT]10 SUDD5LY 
SCREAM$ ! SIBILAT+ GIRL FROM ! CORN"9 ]4 ,AKUL9A TORE H]SELF 
AWAY1 & D>T$ BACK TO ! H\SE4 ,! BABE1 NOT /IRR+1 LAY HEAD 
D[NW>D 9 ! TUB1 & HIS LEGS W]E MOTIONLESS4 ,AKUL9A SEIZ$ HIM1 
BUT ! *ILD DID NOT BREA!1 & GAVE NO SIGNS ( LIFE4 ,AKUL9A ?REW 
HIM ON ! B$1 PUT H] >MS AKIMBO1 & BUR/ 9TO A FIT ( LAU<T] 
SO L\D1 DISCORDANT1 & T]RIBLE1 ?AT ,MA%KA1 :O AT FIR/ BEGAN TO 
LAU< TOO1 PUT H] F+]S 9 H] E>S1 & RAN WEEP+ 9TO ! 5TRY4 

,! PEOPLE ALSO P\R$ 9TO ! CORN]1 & FILL$ IT ) !IR 
LAM5TATIONS4 ,!Y PICK$ UP ! *ILD1 & TRI$ TO BR+ HIM TO2 
BUT IT WAS 9 VA94 ,AKUL9A JUMP$ AB\T ON ! B$1 & LAU<$ & 
LAU<$ SO UNCANNILY1 ?AT IT ?REW A T]ROR OV] ?OSE :O HE>D IT4 

,& N[ TO SEE ?IS HET]OG5E\S ?RONG ( LU/Y PEASANTS & WOM51 
( OLD M5 & *ILDR51 PRESS+ 9TO ! 5TRY1 ONE C\LD GET SOME 
IDEA ( ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE :O LIV$ 9 ! S]VANTS' QU>T]S4.<#a#h.> 
,ALL W]E RUNN+ AB\T ?IS WAY & ?AT1 ALL TALK+ AT ONCE2 MANY 
W]E WEEP+1 & NO ONE DID ANY ?+ USEFUL4 ,! JO9]'S WIFE KEPT 
F9D+ NEW-COM]S :O HAD NOT HE>D H] /ORY2 & AGA9 & AGA9 %E 
REPEAT$ H[ H] DEEPE/ FEEL+S HAD BE5 /IRR$ UP BY ! UNEXPECT$ 
SI<T1 & H[ ,GOD HAD SAV$ H] FROM FALL+ D[N ! /AIRS4 ,! OLD 
BUTL]1 9 A WOMAN'S JACKET1 TOLD H[ A WOMAN 9 ! TIME ( ! LATE 
B>9 HAD DR[N$ H]SELF 9 ! POND4 ,! OV]SE] S5T MESS5G]S 
AFT] ! POLICE 9SPECTOR.<#a#i.> & A PRIE/1 & /ATION$ GU>DS4 ,! 
MAID-S]VANT ,AKSIUTKA1 H] EYES R$ ) WEEP+1 PEEP$ ?R\<"9  A 
HOLE 9 ! L(T2 & ?\< %E C\LD NOT SEE ANY ?+ !RE1 YET %E 
C\LD NOT TE> H]SELF AWAY & GO TO H] MI/RESS4 

,AGAFYA ,MIKHAILOVNA1 :O HAD BE5 ! D[AG]'S LADY'S-MAID1 MADE SOME 
TEA TO CALM H] N]VES1 & WEPT4 ,! EXP]I5C$ OLD GR&MO!R1 
,ANNA1 ) H] SWOLL5 H&S SME>$ ) OLIVE-OIL1 WAS LAY+ \T 
UPON ! TABLE ! DEAD BODY ( ! LITTLE BABE4 ,! WOM5 /OOD 
>\ND ,AKUL9A1 & LOOK$ AT H] 9 SIL5CE4 ,! *ILDR5 :O LIV$ 
9 ! CORN]S LOOK$ AT ! MO!R1 & BEGAN TO CRY1 !N *OK$ 
D[N !IR SOBS1 & !N AGA91 LOOK+ AT H]1 BEGAN TO WEEP L\D] 
?AN EV]4 ,! BOYS & M5 COLLECT$ >\ND ! /EPS1 & ) 
T]ROR-/RICK5 FACES PE]$ 9TO ! DOOR & 9TO ! W9D[S1 UNABLE 
TO SEE ANY ?+1 & NOT UND]/&+ IT ALL1 & ASK+ EA* O!R 
QUE/IONS AB\T :AT HAD HAPP5$4 ,ONE SAID ?AT ! JO9] HAD CUT HIS 
WIFE'S LEG (F ) AN AX4 ,ANO!R SAID ?AT ! LAUNDRESS HAD HAD 
TRIPLETS4 ,A ?IRD SAID ?AT ! COOK'S CAT HAD HAD A FIT1 & BITT5 
! PEOPLE4 ,BUT ! TRU? GRADUALLY BECAME G5]ALLY KN[N1 & AT LA/ 
REA*$ ! MI/RESS'S E>S4 ,& IT SEEMS ?AT !Y HADN'T ! WIT TO 
BREAK ! NEWS G5TLY TO H]3 ! R\< ,YEGOR TOLD H] PO9T-BLANK1 & 
SO %ATT]$ H] N]VES ?AT = A LONG TIME AFT]W>DS %E C\LD NOT 
GET OV] IT4 

,! CR[D N[ BEGAN TO GR[ CALM]6 ,! JO9]'S WIFE SET UP H] 
SAMOV>1 & MADE SOME W>M TEA2 & SO ?OSE FROM \TSIDE1 NOT 
RECEIV+ AN 9VITATION1 TOOK ! H9T ?AT IT WAS 9CUMB5T UPON !M 
TO GO HOME4 ,! BOYS BEGAN TO TE> !MSELVES AWAY FROM ! /EPS4 
,EV]YBODY N[ KNEW :AT ! TR\BLE WAS1 & CROSS+ !MSELVES W]E 
BEG9N+ TO SCATT] 9 DIFF]5T DIRECTIONS1 :5 SUDD5LY ! CRY 
WAS"9  RAIS$1 0B>9YA1 B>9YA40.<#b.> & ALL CAME RU%+ BACK AGA91 
& CR[D+ TOGE!R SO AS TO GIVE H] ROOM TO PASS4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ALL 
WANT$ TO SEE :AT ! LADY W\LD DO4 

,! B>9YA1 PALE1 & ) TE>S 9 H] EYES1 PASS$ ?R\< ! 
5TRY1 & CROSS$ ! ?RE%OLD 9TO ,AKUL9A'S CORN]4 ,A DOZ5 HEADS 
CR[D$ TOGE!R & PE]$ ?R\< ! DOOR4 ,!Y PRESS$ SO VIOL5TLY 
AGA9/ ONE WOMAN :O WAS HEAVY ) *ILD1 ?AT %E SCREAM$1 BUT 
NEV]!LESS1 TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( ! SITUATION1 ?IS SAME WOMAN 
MANAG$ TO GET ! =EMO/ PLACE4 ,& H[ C\LD !Y HELP WI%+ TO 
SEE ! MI/RESS 9 ,AKUL9A'S CORN]6 ,= ! DOME/ICS IT WAS MU* 
! SAME AS A ,B5GAL FIRE AT ! 5D ( AN EXHIBITION4 ,( C\RSE IT'S 
A F9E ?+ TO BURN ! ,B5GAL FIRE2 & ( C\RSE IT'S A F9E ?+ 
:5 ! MI/RESS1 9 H] SILK & LACES1 GOES 9TO ,AKUL9A'S CORN]4 
,! LADY W5T UP TO ,AKUL9A1 & TOOK H] BY ! H&4 ,BUT ,AKUL9A 
SNAT*$ IT AWAY4 ,! OLD DOME/ICS %OOK !IR HEADS DISAPPROV+LY4 

0,AKUL9A10 SAID ! LADY1 0= Y\R *ILDR5'S SAKE CALM Y\RSELF40 

,AKUL9A GAVE A L\D LAU< & DREW H]SELF UP4 

0,MY *ILDR5 >E SOLID SILV]1 SOLID SILV]6 ,I DON'T DEAL 9 PAP] 
NOTES10 %E MUTT]$ RAPIDLY4 0,I TOLD ,ILYIT*1 ',DON'T KEEP ! 
BANK-NOTES1' & N[ !Y'VE SME>$ HIM ) T>1 SME>$ HIM--) 
T> & SOAP1 LADY4 ,SO IF HE'S GOT ! B>N-IT*1 IT'LL CURE HIM RI<T 
AWAY20 & AGA9 %E W5T 9TO A FIT ( LAU<T]1 L\D] ?AN BE=E4 

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,! MI/RESS TURN$ >\ND1 & ASK$ = ! DOCTOR'S BOY ) SOME 
MU/>D4 0,GIVE ME SOME COLD WAT]10 & %E H]SELF BEGAN TO LOOK AB\T 
= WAT]4 ,BUT :5 %E SAW ! DEAD *ILD1 & ! OLD GR&MO!R 
,ANNA /&+ BY HIM1 ! MI/RESS TURN$ AWAY1 & ALL SAW ?AT %E 
COV]$ H] FACE ) A H&K]*IEF & WEPT4 ,BUT ! GR&MO!R 
,ANNA 7IT WAS A PITY ?AT ! MI/RESS DID NOT SEE IT3 %E W\LD HAVE 
APPRECIAT$ IT1 & IT WAS ALL DONE = H] TOO7 COV]$ ! *ILD ) 
A PIECE ( L951 FOLD$ ! LITTLE >MS ) H] S(T1 SKILLFUL H&1 
& >RANG$ ! LITTLE HEAD1 COMPOS$ ! LIPS1 & FEEL+LY CLOS$ 
! EYES1 & SI<$1 SO ?AT EV]Y ONE C\LD SEE :AT A BEAUTIFUL 
HE>T %E HAD4 ,BUT ! MI/RESS DID NOT SEE IT1 & %E C\LD NOT HAVE 
SE5 IT4 ,%E BEGAN TO SOB1 & :5 ! FIR/ ATTACK ( HY/]ICS WAS 
OV] !Y L$ H] \T 9TO ! 5TRY1 & !Y L$ H] HOME4 

0,?AT'S ALL %E C\LD DO10 WAS :AT MANY ?\<T1 & !Y BEGAN TO 
SEP>ATE4 ,AKUL9A WAS /ILL LAU<+1 & TALK+ NONS5SE4 ,!Y L$ 
H] 9TO ANO!R ROOM1 CUPP$ H]1 PUT ON MU/>D-PLA/]S1 APPLI$ 
ICE TO H] =EHEAD2 BUT ALL ! TIME %E DID NOT UND]/& IT 9 ! 
LEA/1 DID NOT WEEP1 BUT LAU<$1 & SAID & DID SU* ?+S ?AT ! 
K9D PEOPLE :O W]E WAIT+ ON H] C\LD NOT RE/RA9 !MSELVES1 BUT 
EV5 LAU<$4 

.<#a#g.> MAMUSKA4 

.<#a#h.> FLIG]1 PEASANT CORRUPTION ( FLUGEL1 ! W+2 ! 
COLLECTION ( IZBAS OCCUPI$ BY ! DVOROVUI OR DOME/IC S]VANTS4 

.<#a#i.> /ANOVOI4 

.<#b.> 0,! MI/RESS1 ! MI/RESS10 OR1 0! GRACI\S LADY40 
,B>9 & B>U9YA OR B>9YA >E ! T]MS US$ BY ! DOME/ICS 
= ! MA/] & MI/RESS4 

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