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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,B5JAM9 ,R4 ,TUCK] 

,TEXT 3 

,POLIKEY WAS A C\RT MAN--ONE ( ! /AFF ( S]VANTS BELONG+ TO ! C\RT H\SEHOLD ( A BOY>9IA 7LADY ( ! NOBILITY74 

,HE HELD A V]Y 9SIGNIFICANT POSITION ON ! E/ATE1 & LIV$ 9 A RA!R POOR1 SMALL H\SE ) HIS WIFE & *ILDR54 

,! H\SE WAS BUILT BY ! DECEAS$ NOBLEMAN :OSE WID[ HE /ILL CONT9U$ TO S]VE1 & MAY BE DESCRIB$ AS FOLL[S3 ,! F\R WALLS SURR\ND+ ! ONE IZBA 7ROOM7 W]E BUILT ( /ONE1 & ! 9T]IOR WAS T5 Y>DS SQU>E4 ,A ,RUSSIAN /OVE /OOD 9 ! C5T]1 >\ND :I* WAS A FREE PASSAGE4 ,EA* CORN] WAS F5C$ (F AS A SEP>ATE 5CLOSURE TO ! EXT5T ( SEV]AL FEET1 & ! ONE NE>E/ TO ! DOOR 7! SMALLE/ ( ALL7 WAS KN[N AS 0,POLIKEY'S CORN]40 ,ELSE:]E 9 ! ROOM /OOD ! B$ 7) QUILT1 %EET1 & COTTON PILL[S71 ! CRADLE 7) A BABY LY+ !RE971 & ! ?REE-LEGG$ TABLE1 ON :I* ! MEALS W]E PREP>$ & ! FAMILY WA%+ WAS DONE4 ,AT ! LATT] ALSO ,POLIKEY WAS AT WORK ON ! PREP>ATION ( SOME MAT]IALS = USE 9 HIS PR(ESSION--?AT ( AN AMATEUR VET]9>Y SURGEON4 ,A CALF1 SOME H5S1 ! FAMILY CLO!S & H\SEHOLD UT5SILS1 TOGE!R ) SEV5 P]SONS1 FILL$ ! LITTLE HOME TO ! UTMO/ ( ITS CAPACITY4 ,IT W\LD 9DE$ HAVE BE5 ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE = !M TO MOVE >\ND HAD IT NOT BE5 = ! CONV5I5CE ( ! /OVE1 ON :I* SOME ( !M SLEPT AT NI<T1 & :I* S]V$ AS A TABLE 9 ! DAY-TIME4 

,IT SEEM$ H>D TO REALIZE H[ SO MANY P]SONS MANAG$ TO LIVE 9 SU* CLOSE QU>T]S4 

,POLIKEY'S WIFE1 ,AKUL9A1 DID ! WA%+1 SPUN & WOVE1 BLEA*$ H] L951 COOK$ & BAK$1 & F\ND TIME ALSO TO QU>REL & GOSSIP ) H] NEI<BORS4 

,! MON?LY ALL[ANCE ( FOOD :I* !Y RECEIV$ FROM ! NOBLEWOMAN'S H\SE WAS AMPLY SUFFICI5T = ! :OLE FAMILY1 & !RE WAS ALWAYS 5\< MEAL LEFT TO MAKE MA% = ! C[4 ,!IR FUEL !Y GOT FREE1 & LIKEWISE ! FOOD = ! CATTLE4 ,9 ADDITION !Y W]E GIV5 A SMALL PIECE ( L& ON :I* TO RAISE VEGETABLES4 ,!Y HAD A C[1 A CALF1 & A NUMB] ( *ICK5S TO C>E =4 

,POLIKEY WAS EMPLOY$ 9 ! /ABLES TO TAKE C>E ( TWO /ALLIONS1 &1 :5 NECESS>Y1 TO BLE$ ! HORSES & CATTLE & CLEAN !IR HO(S4 

,9 HIS TREATM5T ( ! ANIMALS HE US$ SYR+ES1 PLA/]S1 & V>I\S O!R REM$IES & APPLIANCES ( HIS [N 9V5TION4 ,= !SE S]VICES HE RECEIV$ :ATEV] PROVISIONS W]E REQUIR$ BY HIS FAMILY1 & A C]TA9 SUM ( MONEY--ALL ( :I* W\LD HAVE BE5 SUFFICI5T TO 5ABLE !M TO LIVE COM=TABLY & EV5 HAPPILY1 IF !IR HE>TS HAD NOT BE5 FILL$ ) ! %AD[ ( A GREAT SORR[4 

,?IS %AD[ D>K5$ ! LIVES ( ! 5TIRE FAMILY4 

,POLIKEY1 :ILE Y\NG1 WAS EMPLOY$ 9 A HORSE-BRE$+ E/ABLI%M5T 9 A NEI<BOR+ VILLAGE4 ,! HEAD /ABLEMAN WAS A NOTORI\S HORSE-?IEF1 KN[N F> & WIDE AS A GREAT ROGUE1 :O1 = HIS MANY MISDE$S1 WAS F9ALLY EXIL$ TO ,SIB]IA4 ,UND] HIS 9/RUCTION ,POLIKEY UND]W5T A C\RSE ( TRA9+1 &1 BE+ BUT A BOY1 WAS EASILY 9DUC$ TO P]=M MANY EVIL DE$S4 ,HE BECAME SO EXP]T 9 ! V>I\S K9DS ( WICK$NESS PRACTIC$ BY HIS TEA*] ?AT1 ?\< HE MANY TIMES W\LD GLADLY HAVE AB&ON$ HIS EVIL WAYS1 HE C\LD NOT1 [+ TO ! GREAT HOLD !SE E>LY-=M$ HABITS HAD UPON HIM4 ,HIS FA!R & MO!R DI$ :5 HE WAS BUT A *ILD1 & HE HAD NO ONE TO PO9T \T TO HIM ! PA?S ( VIRTUE4 

,9 ADDITION TO HIS O!R NUM]\S %ORTCOM+S1 ,POLIKEY WAS FOND ( /RONG DR9K4 ,HE ALSO HAD A HABIT ( APPROPRIAT+ O!R PEOPLE'S PROP]TY1 :5 ! OPPORTUNITY (F]$ ( HIS DO+ SO )\T BE+ SE54 ,COLL>-/RAPS1 PADLOCKS1 P]*-BOLTS1 & ?+S EV5 ( GREAT] VALUE BELONG+ TO O!RS F\ND !IR WAY ) REM>KABLE RAPIDITY & 9 GREAT QUANTITIES TO ,POLIKEY'S HOME4 ,HE DID NOT1 H[EV]1 KEEP SU* ?+S = HIS [N USE1 BUT SOLD !M :5EV] HE C\LD F9D A PUR*AS]4 ,HIS PAYM5T CONSI/$ *IEFLY ( :ISKEY1 ?\< SOMETIMES HE RECEIV$ CA%4 

,?IS SORT ( EMPLOYM5T1 AS HIS NEI<BORS SAID1 WAS BO? LI<T & PR(ITABLE2 IT REQUIR$ NEI!R $UCATION NOR LABOR4 ,IT HAD ONE DRAWBACK1 H[EV]1 :I* WAS CALCULAT$ TO RECONCILE HIS VICTIMS TO !IR LOSSES3 ,?\< HE C\LD = A TIME HAVE ALL HIS NE$S SUPPLI$ )\T EXP5D+ EI!R LABOR OR MONEY1 !RE WAS ALWAYS ! POSSIBILITY ( HIS ME?ODS BE+ DISCOV]$2 & ?IS RESULT WAS SURE TO BE FOLL[$ BY A LONG T]M ( IMPRISONM5T4 ,?IS IMP5D+ DANG] MADE LIFE A BURD5 = ,POLIKEY & HIS FAMILY4 

,SU* A SETBACK 9DE$ V]Y NE>LY HAPP5$ TO ,POLIKEY E>LY 9 HIS C>E]4 ,HE M>RI$ :ILE /ILL Y\NG1 & ,GOD GAVE HIM MU* HAPP9ESS4 ,HIS WIFE1 :O WAS A %EPH]D'S DAU<T]1 WAS A /RONG1 9TELLIG5T1 H>D-WORK+ WOMAN4 ,%E BORE HIM MANY *ILDR51 EA* ( :OM WAS SAID TO BE BETT] ?AN ! PREC$+ ONE4 

,POLIKEY /ILL CONT9U$ TO /EAL1 BUT ONCE WAS CAU<T ) SOME SMALL >TICLES BELONG+ TO O!RS 9 HIS POSSESSION4 ,AMONG !M WAS A PAIR ( LEA!R RE9S1 ! PROP]TY ( ANO!R PEASANT1 :O BEAT HIM SEV]ELY & REPORT$ HIM TO HIS MI/RESS4 

,FROM ?AT TIME ON ,POLIKEY WAS AN OBJECT ( SUSPICION1 & HE WAS TWICE AGA9 DETECT$ 9 SIMIL> ESCAPADES4 ,BY ?IS TIME ! PEOPLE BEGAN TO ABUSE HIM1 & ! CL]K ( ! C\RT ?REAT5$ TO RECRUIT HIM 9TO ! >MY AS A SOLDI] 7:I* IS REG>D$ BY ! PEASANTS AS A GREAT PUNI%M5T & DISGRACE74 ,HIS NOBLE MI/RESS SEV]ELY REPRIM&$ HIM2 HIS WIFE WEPT FROM GRIEF = HIS D[NFALL1 & EV]Y?+ W5T FROM BAD TO WORSE4 

,POLIKEY1 NOT)/&+ HIS WEAKNESS1 WAS A GOOD-NATUR$ SORT ( MAN1 BUT HIS LOVE ( /RONG DR9K HAD SO OV]COME EV]Y MORAL 9/9CT ?AT AT TIMES HE WAS SC>CELY RESPONSIBLE = HIS ACTIONS4 ,?IS HABIT HE VA9LY 5DEAVOR$ TO OV]COME4 ,IT (T5 HAPP5$ ?AT :5 HE RETURN$ HOME 9TOXICAT$1 HIS WIFE1 LOS+ ALL PATI5CE1 R\NDLY CURS$ HIM & CRUELLY BEAT HIM4 ,AT TIMES HE W\LD CRY LIKE A *ILD1 & BEMOAN HIS FATE1 SAY+3 0,UN=TUNATE MAN ?AT ,I AM1 :AT %ALL ,I DO8 ,L,E,T ,M,Y ,E,Y,E,S ,B,U,R,/ ,9,T,O ,P,I,E,C,E,S IF ,I DO NOT =EV] GIVE UP ! VILE HABIT6 ,I WILL NOT AGA9 T\* VODKI40 

,9 SPITE ( ALL HIS PROMISES ( RE=M1 BUT A %ORT P]IOD 7P]HAPS A MON?7 W\LD ELAPSE :5 ,POLIKEY W\LD AGA9 MY/]I\SLY DISAPPE> FROM HIS HOME & BE LO/ = SEV]AL DAYS ON A SPREE4 

0,FROM :AT S\RCE DOES HE GET ! MONEY HE SP5DS SO FREELY80 ! NEI<BORS 9QUIR$ ( EA* O!R1 AS !Y SADLY %OOK !IR HEADS4 

,ONE ( HIS MO/ UN=TUNATE EXPLOITS 9 ! MATT] ( /EAL+ WAS 9 CONNECTION ) A CLOCK :I* BELONG$ TO ! E/ATE ( HIS MI/RESS4 ,! CLOCK /OOD 9 ! PRIVATE (FICE ( ! NOBLEWOMAN1 & WAS SO OLD AS TO HAVE \TLIV$ ITS USEFULNESS1 & WAS SIMPLY KEPT AS AN HEIRLOOM4 ,IT SO HAPP5$ ?AT ,POLIKEY W5T 9TO ! (FICE ONE DAY :5 NO ONE WAS PRES5T BUT HIMSELF1 &1 SEE+ ! OLD CLOCK1 IT SEEM$ TO POSSESS A PECULI> FASC9ATION = HIM1 & HE SPE$ILY TRANSF]R$ IT TO HIS P]SON4 ,HE C>RI$ IT TO A T[N NOT F> FROM ! VILLAGE1 :]E HE V]Y READILY F\ND A PUR*AS]4 

,AS IF PURPOSELY TO SECURE HIS PUNI%M5T1 IT HAPP5$ ?AT ! /OREKEEP] TO :OM HE SOLD IT PROV$ TO BE A RELATIVE ( ONE ( ! C\RT S]VANTS1 & :O1 :5 HE VISIT$ HIS FRI5D ON ! NEXT HOLIDAY1 RELAT$ ALL AB\T HIS PUR*ASE ( ! CLOCK4 

,AN 9VE/IGATION WAS IMM$IATELY 9/ITUT$1 & ALL ! DETAILS ( ,POLIKEY'S TRANSACTION W]E BR\<T TO LI<T & REPORT$ TO HIS NOBLE MI/RESS4 ,HE WAS CALL$ 9TO H] PRES5CE1 &1 :5 CONFRONT$ ) ! /ORY ( ! !FT1 BROKE D[N & CONFESS$ ALL4 ,HE FELL ON HIS KNEES BE=E ! NOBLEWOMAN & PLEAD ) H] = M]CY4 ,! K9DHE>T$ LADY LECTUR$ HIM AB\T ,GOD1 ! SALVATION ( HIS S\L1 & HIS FUTURE LIFE4 ,%E TALK$ TO HIM ALSO AB\T ! MIS]Y & DISGRACE HE BR\<T UPON HIS FAMILY1 & ALTOGE!R SO WORK$ UPON HIS FEEL+S ?AT HE CRI$ LIKE A *ILD4 ,9 CONCLUSION HIS K9D MI/RESS SAID3 0,I WILL =GIVE Y\ ?IS TIME ON ! CONDITION ?AT Y\ PROMISE FAI?FULLY TO RE=M1 & NEV] AGA9 TO TAKE :AT DOES NOT BELONG TO Y\40 

,POLIKEY1 /ILL WEEP+1 REPLI$3 0,I WILL NEV] /EAL AGA9 9 ALL MY LIFE1 & IF ,I BREAK MY PROMISE MAY ! E>? OP5 & SWALL[ ME UP1 & LET MY BODY BE BURN$ ) R$-HOT IRONS60 

,POLIKEY RETURN$ TO HIS HOME1 & ?R[+ HIMSELF ON ! OV5 SP5T ! 5TIRE DAY WEEP+ & REPEAT+ ! PROMISE MADE TO HIS MI/RESS4 

,FROM ?AT TIME ON HE WAS NOT AGA9 CAU<T /EAL+1 BUT HIS LIFE BECAME EXTREMELY SAD1 = HE WAS REG>D$ ) SUSPICION BY EV]Y ONE & PO9T$ TO AS A ?IEF4 

,:5 ! TIME CAME R\ND = SECUR+ RECRUITS = ! >MY1 ALL ! PEASANTS S+L$ \T ,POLIKEY AS ! FIR/ TO BE TAK54 ,! SUP]9T5D5T WAS ESPECIALLY ANXI\S TO GET RID ( HIM1 & W5T TO HIS MI/RESS TO 9DUCE H] TO HAVE HIM S5T AWAY4 ,! K9DHE>T$ & M]CIFUL WOMAN1 REMEMB]+ ! PEASANT'S REP5TANCE1 REFUS$ TO GRANT ! SUP]9T5D5T'S REQUE/1 & TOLD HIM HE MU/ TAKE SOME O!R MAN 9 HIS /EAD4 

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