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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,POLIKEI1 AS A MAN ( NO CONSEQU5CE1 & 9CL9$ TO BE DISREPUTABLE1 
& MOREOV] AS BE+ FROM ANO!R VILLAGE1 HAD NO ONE TO LOOK \T = 
HIS 9T]E/S1 NEI!R ! H\SEKEEP] NOR ! BUTL]1 NEI!R ! 
OV]SE] NOR ! H\SEMAID4 ,& HIS CORN]1 :]E HE LIV$ ) HIS 
WIFE & FIVE *ILDR51 WAS AS WRET*$ AS IT C\LD BE4 ,! CORN]S 
HAD BE5 >RANG$ BY ! LATE LAM5T$ B>9 AS FOLL[S3 ,! HUT WAS 
AB\T TW5TY FEET LONG1 & BUILT ( /ONE2 9 ! MIDDLE /OOD ! 
GREAT ,RUSSIAN /OVE2 >\ND IT RAN A CORRIDOR1 AS ! S]VANTS CALL$ 
IT2 & 9 EA* CORN] A ROOM WAS P>TITION$ (F BY BO>DS4 ,( C\RSE 
!RE WAS NOT MU* ROOM1 ESPECIALLY 9 ,POLIKEI'S CORN] :I* WAS 
NEXT ! DOOR4 ,! NUPTIAL C\*1 ) QUILT$ C\NT]PANE & *9TZ 
PILL[S2 A CRADLE ) A BABY 9 IT2 A ?REE-LEGG$ TABLE :I* S]V$ 
= COOK+1 WA%+1 PIL+ UP ALL ! H\SEHOLD UT5SILS1 & AS A 
WORK-TABLE = ,POLIKEI1 :O WAS A HORSE-DOCTOR2 TUBS1 CLO!S1 H5S1 
A CALF1 & ! SEV5 MEMB]S ( ! H\SEHOLD1--OCCUPI$ ! CORN]2 
& !RE W\LD MOT HAVE BE5 ROOM TO MOVE1 HAD IT NOT BE5 ?AT ! 
COMMON /OVE (F]$ ITS %>E ( ROOM 7?\< EV5 ?IS WAS COV]$ 
) ?+S & HUMAN BE+S71 & ?AT IT WAS POSSIBLE TO GET \T UPON 
! DOOR-/EPS4 ,IT WAS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE1 IF Y\ /OP TO ?9K3 9 
,OCTOB] IT BEG9S TO GR[ COLD1 & !RE WAS ONLY ONE W>M %EEP-SK9 
G>M5T = ! :OLE FAMILY4 ,&"9  SO ! Y\NG *ILDR5 W]E OBLIG$ 
TO GET W>M BY RUNN+ AB\T1 & ! OLD] ONES BY WORK+ & TAK+ 
TURNS 9 CLIMB+ UPON ! BIG /OVE1 :]E ! TEMP]ATURE WAS AS 
HI< AS N9ETY DEGREES4 ,IT MU/ HAVE BE5 T]RIBLE TO LIVE 9 SU* 
CIRCUM/ANCES1 BUT !Y DID NOT F9D IT SO3 !Y W]E ABLE TO GET ALONG4 

,AKUL9A DID ! WA%+ & M5D+ = H] HUSB& & *ILDR52 
%E SPUN & WOVE & BLEA*$ H] L952 %E COOK$ & BAK$ AT 
! COMMON /OVE1 & SCOLD$ & QU>REL$ ) H] NEI<BORS4 ,! 
MON?LY RATIONS SUFFIC$ NOT ONLY = ! *ILDR51 BUT ALSO = ! 
FE$ ( ! C[4 ,! FIREWOOD WAS PL5TIFUL1 ALSO FODD] = ! 
CATTLE2 & HAY FROM ! /ABLE FELL TO !IR %>E4 ,!Y HAD AN 
OCCASIONAL BUN* ( VEGETABLES4 ,! C[ W\LD GIVE !M A CALF2 !N 
!Y HAD !IR H5S4 ,POLIKEI HAD *>GE ( ! /ABLE3 HE TOOK C>E ( 
! Y\NG COLTS1 & BL$ HORSES & CATTLE2 HE CLEAN$ !IR HO(S1 HE 
TAPP$ V>ICOSE VE9S1 & MADE A SALVE ( PECULI> VIRTUE1 & ?IS 
BR\<T HIM 9 SOME MONEY & PROVISIONS4 ,SOME ( ! OATS BELONG+ 
TO ! E/ATE ALSO MADE !IR WAY 9TO HIS POSSESSION3 9 ! VILLAGE 
!RE WAS A MAN :O REGUL>LY ONCE A MON?1 = TWO SMALL MEASURES1 
GAVE TW5TY P\NDS ( MUTTON4 

,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 EASY = !M TO GET ALONG1 HAD !RE NOT BE5 MORAL 
SUFF]+4 ,BUT ?IS SUFF]+ WAS SEV]E = ! :OLE FAMILY4 ,POLIKEI 
HAD BE5 FROM *ILDHOOD 9 A /ABLE1 9 ANO!R VILLAGE4 ,! GROOM :O 
HAD *>GE ( HIM WAS ! WOR/ ?IEF 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD2 ! ,COMMUNE 
BANI%$ HIM TO ,SIB]IA4 ,POLIKEI SOON BEGAN TO FOLL[ ?IS GROOM'S 
EXAMPLE1 & ?US BECAME FROM E>LY Y\? ACCU/OM$ TO !SE LITTLE 
TRICKS1 SO ?AT AFT]W>DS1 :5 HE W\LD HAVE BE5 GLAD TO BREAK LOOSE 
FROM ! HABIT1 HE C\LD NOT4 

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,HE WAS Y\NG & WEAK2 HIS FA!R & MO!R W]E DEAD1 & HIS 
$UCATION HAD BE5 NEGLECT$4 ,HE LIK$ TO GET DRUNK1 BUT HE DID NOT 
LIKE TO SEE ?+S LY+ R\ND LOOSE3 :E!R IT W]E ROPES OR SADDLE1 
LOCK OR C\PL+-BOLT1 OR ANY ?+ EV5 MORE CO/LY1 NO MATT]1 IT 
F\ND ITS WAY 9TO ,POLIKEI'S POSSESSION4 ,EV]Y:]E W]E M5 :O 
W\LD TAKE !SE ?+S1 & PAY = !M 9 W9E OR MONEY ACCORD+ 
TO AGREEM5T4 ,MONEY GA9$ ?IS WAY COMES EASY1 ! PEOPLE SAY3 NO 
LE>N+ IS NE$$1 NO H>D WORK1 NO?+2 & IF Y\ TRY IT ONCE1 Y\ 
WON'T LIKE O!R WORK4 ,ONE ?+ IS1 H[EV]1 NOT GOOD 9 SU* LABORS3 
H[EV] *EAPLY & EASILY ?+S >E ACQUIR$ 9 ?IS WAY1 & H[EV] 
PLEASANT LIFE BECOMES1 /ILL !RE IS DANG] ?AT DISAFFECT$ PEOPLE 
MAY SUDD5LY OBJECT TO Y\R PR(ESSION1 & CAUSE Y\ TE>S1 & MAKE 
Y\R LIFE UNHAPPY4 

,?IS WAS :AT HAPP5$ 9 ,POLIKEI'S CASE4 ,HE GOT M>RI$1 & ,GOD GAVE 
HIM GREAT HAPP9ESS3 HIS WIFE1 ! DAU<T] ( A H]D]1 PROV$ TO BE 
A HEAL?Y1 BRI<T1 9DU/RI\S WOMAN4 ,!IR *ILDR5 CAME 9 QUICK 
SUCCESSION4 ,POLIKEI HAD NOT 5TIRELY AB&ON$ HIS TRADE1 & ALL W5T 
WELL4 ,SUDD5LY TEMPTATION CAME TO HIM1 & HE FELL2 & IT WAS A M]E 
TRIFLE ?AT CAUS$ HIS FALL4 ,HE SECRET$ A PAIR ( LEA!R RE9S ?AT 
BELONG$ TO A MUZHIK4 ,HE WAS DETECT$1 ?RA%$1 TAK5 TO ! MI/RESS1 
& AFT]W>DS WAT*$4 ,A SECOND TIME1 A ?IRD TIME1 HE FELL4 ,! 
PEOPLE BEGAN TO MAKE COMPLA9TS4 ,! OV]SE] ?REAT5$ TO S5D HIM 
TO ! >MY2 ! LADY ( ! H\SE EXPO/ULAT$2 HIS WIFE WEPT1 & 
BEGAN TO P9E AWAY3 9 FACT1 EV]Y ?+ W5T 5TIRELY WRONG4 ,AS A MAN1 
HE WAS K9DLY1 & NOT NATURALLY BAD1 BUT WEAK2 HE LOV$ TO DR9K1 
& HE HAD SU* A /RONG TA/E = IT1 ?AT HE C\LD"9  NOT RESI/4 ,HIS 
WIFE W\LD SCOLD HIM & EV5 BEAT HIM :5 HE CAME 9 DRUNK1 BUT HE 
W\LD WEEP4 0,WRET*$ MAN ?AT ,I AM10 HE W\LD SAY1 0:AT %ALL ,I DO8 
,TE> \T MY EYES4 ,I WILL SWE> (F1 ,I WON'T DO IT AGA940 ,BUT LO6 9 A 
MON?'S TIME HE GOES \T1 GETS DRUNK1 & IS NOT SE5 = TWO DAYS4 

0,:]E ON E>? DOES HE GET ! MONEY TO GO ON SPREES80 ! PEOPLE 
ASK$ !MSELVES4 ,HIS LATE/ ESCAPADE WAS 9 ! MATT] ( ! 
(FICE-CLOCK4 ,9 ! (FICE !RE WAS AN OLD CLOCK HANG+ ON ! WALL4 
,IT HAD NOT GONE = YE>S4 ,POLIKEI GOT 9TO ! (FICE ALONE :5 IT 
HAPP5$ TO BE UNLOCK$4 ,HE TOOK A FANCY TO ! CLOCK1 C>RI$ IT (F1 
& DISPOS$ ( IT 9 T[N4 ,NOT LONG AFT]W>DS IT HAPP5$ ?AT ! 
%OP-KEEP]1 TO :OM HE SOLD IT1 CAME \T ON SOME HOLIDAY TO VISIT HIS 
DAU<T]1 :O WAS M>RI$ TO ONE ( ! H\SE-S]VANTS2 & HE HAPP5$ 
TO M5TION ! CLOCK4 ,AN 9VE/IGATION WAS MADE1 ?\< IT WAS H>DLY 
NECESS>Y4 ,! OV]SE] ESPECIALLY DISLIK$ ,POLIKEI4 ,! !FT WAS 
TRAC$ TO HIM4 ,!Y LAID ! MATT] BE=E ! LADY ( ! H\SE4 ,! 
LADY ( ! H\SE SUMMON$ ,POLIKEI4 ,HE FELL AT H] FEET1 &1 ) 
T\*+ CONTRITION1 CONFESS$ EV]Y ?+ AS HIS WIFE HAD C\NSEL$ 
HIM TO DO4 ,HE ACCOMPLI%$ IT ADMIRABLY4 ,! LADY BEGAN TO REASON ) 
HIM4 ,%E TALK$ & %E TALK$1 %E LECTUR$ & %E LECTUR$1 AB\T 
,GOD & DUTY & ! FUTURE LIFE1 & AB\T HIS WIFE1 & AB\T HIS 
*ILDR52 & %E AFFECT$ HIM TO TE>S4 ,! LADY SAID1-- 

0,I WILL =GIVE Y\1 ONLY PROMISE ME ?AT Y\ WILL NEV] DO IT AGA940 

0,NEV] 9 ! WORLD4 ,MAY ! E>? SWALL[ ME1 MAY ,I BE TORN 9 
PIECES60 SAID ,POLIKEI2 & HE WEPT 9 A T\*+ MANN]4 

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,POLIKEI W5T HOME1 & AT HOME WEPT ALL DAY LIKE A CALF1 & LAY ON 
! /OVE4 ,FROM ?AT TIME =? ,POLIKEI HAD CONDUCT$ HIMSELF 9 A WAY 
ABOVE REPROA*4 ,BUT HIS LIFE CEAS$ TO BE HAPPY4 ,! PEOPLE REG>D$ 
HIM AS A ?IEF2 & N[ ?AT ! H\R ( CONSCRIPTION HAD COME1 ALL 
FELT ?AT IT WAS A GOOD WAY TO GET RID ( HIM4 

,POLIKEI WAS A HORSE-DOCTOR1 AS WE HAVE ALREADY SAID4 ,H[ HE SO SUDD5LY 
DEVELOP$ 9TO A HORSE-DOCTOR1 WAS A MY/]Y TO EV]Y ONE1 & TO 
HIMSELF MO/ ( ALL4 ,9 ! /ABLE :]E HE HAD BE5 ) ! GROOM :O 
HAD BE5 EXIL$ TO ,SIB]IA1 HE HAD FULFILL$ NO O!R DUTY ?AN ?AT ( 
CLE>+ MANURE \T ( ! /ALLS1 OR OCCASIONALLY CURRY+ ! HORSES1 
& C>RY+ WAT]4 ,IT WAS NOT !RE ?AT HE C\LD HAVE LE>N$ IT4 
,!N HE BECAME A WEAV]2 !N HE WORK$ 9 A G>D51 CLE>$ PA?S2 
!N HE GOT LEAVE ( ABS5CE1 & BECAME A PORT].<#d.> = A M]*ANT4 
,BUT HE C\LD NOT HAVE GOT ANY PRACTICE !RE4 ,BUT :5 HE WAS LA/ 
AT HOME1 SOMEH[ OR O!R1 LITTLE BY LITTLE1 HIS REPUTATION BEGAN TO 
SPREAD = HAV+ AN EXTRAORD9>Y1 IF NOT EV5 SUP]NATURAL1 KN[L$GE 
( ! AILM5TS ( HORSES4 

,HE LET BLOOD TWO OR ?REE TIMES2 !N HE TRIPP$ UP A HORSE1 & MADE 
AN 9CISION 9 ITS FETLOCK2 !N HE ASK$ TO HAVE ! HORSE BR\<T 
TO A /ALL1 & BEGAN TO CUT H] ) A NE$LE UNTIL ! BLOOD CAME1 
AL?\< %E KICK$1 & EV5 SQUEAL$3 & HE SAID ?AT ?IS WAS 
MEANT 0TO LET ! BLOOD \T FROM UND] ! HO(40 ,!N HE EXPLA9$ TO 
A MUZHIK ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y TO BLE$ ! VE9S 9 BO? FROGS 0= 
GREAT] COM=T10 & HE BEGAN TO /RIKE HIS WOOD5 MALLET UPON ! 
BLUNT LANCET4 ,!N UND] ! SIDE ( ! DVORNIK'S HORSE HE TWI/$ A 
B&AGE MADE ( A WOMAN'S"9  K]*IEF4 ,F9ALLY HE BEGAN TO SCATT] OIL 
( VITRIOL OV] ! :OLE W\ND1 WET IT FROM A BOTTLE1 & TO GIVE 
OCCASIONALLY SOME?+ TO TAKE 9T]NALLY1 AS IT OCCURR$ TO HIM4 ,& 
! MORE HE TORM5T$ & KILL$ ! POOR HORSES1 ! MORE PEOPLE 
BELIEV$ 9 HIM1 & BR\<T HIM !IR HORSES TO CURE4 

,I ?9K ?AT IT IS POT QUITE SEEMLY ( US G5TLEM5 TO MAKE SPORT ( 
,POLIKEI4 ,! REM$IES :I* HE EMPLOY$ TO /IMULATE BELIEF 9 HIM 
W]E ! V]Y SAME :I* W]E EFFICACI\S = \R FA!RS1 & WILL 
BE EFFICACI\S = US & \R *ILDR54 ,! MUZHIK1 AS HE HELD D[N 
! HEAD ( HIS ONE M>E1 :I* NOT ONLY CON/ITUT$ HIS WEAL?1 BUT 
WAS ALMO/ A P>T ( HIS FAMILY1 & WAT*$1 ) BO? CONFID5CE & 
T]ROR1 ,POLIKEI'S FACE M>K$ BY A CONSEQU5TIAL FR[N1 & HIS SL5D] 
H&S1 ) ! SLEEVES ROLL$ UP1 ) :I* HE MANAG$ ALWAYS TO 
P9* ! V]Y PLACES ?AT W]E MO/ T5D]1 & BOLDLY TO HACK ! 
LIV+ BODY ) ! SECRET ?\<T1 0,N[ H]E'S TO LUCK10 & MAK+ 
BELIEVE ?AT HE KNEW :]E ! BLOOD WAS1 & :]E ! MATT]1 :]E 
WAS ! DRY & :]E WAS ! FLUID VE91 & HOLD+ ! H&K]*IEF 
( HEAL+ OR ! PHIAL ( SULFURIC ACID1--?IS MUZHIK C\LD NOT 
IMAG9E SU* A ?+ AS ,POLIKEI RAIS+ HIS H& TO CUT )\T ! 
REQUISITE KN[L$GE4 ,HE HIMSELF C\LD NOT HAVE DONE SU* A ?+4 ,&1 
AS SOON AS ! 9CISION WAS MADE1 HE DID NOT REPROA* HIMSELF BECAUSE 
HE HAD HACK$ UNNECESS>ILY4 

,I DON'T KN[ H[ IT IS ) Y\2 BUT ,I HAVE HAD EXP]I5CE ) A 
DOCTOR :O1 AT MY [N REQUE/1 TREAT$ PEOPLE :O W]E V]Y DE> TO 
MY HE>T 9 ALMO/ EXACTLY ! SAME WAY4 ,! VET]9>Y LANCET & 
! MY/]I\S :ITE PHIAL ) CORROSIVE SUBLIMATE1 & ! WORDS1 
0APOPLEXY1 HEMORRHOIDS1 BLOOD-LETT+1 PUS10"9  & SO =?1 >E 
!Y SO DIFF]5T FROM 0N]VES1 RHEUMATISM1 ORGANISM10 & ! 
O!RS8 ,WAGE DU ZU IRR5 UND ZU TRAUM51--0D>E TO BE 9 ]ROR & 
TO DREAM10--WAS SAID NOT ONLY TO POETS1 BUT TO DOCTORS & VET]9>Y 
SURGEONS4 

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