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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,B5JAM9 ,R4 ,TUCK] 

,TEXT 3 

,AB\T HALF AN H\R HAD PASS$ :5 ! Y\NGE/ *ILD BEGAN TO CRY & ,AKUL9A >OSE TO FE$ IT4 ,%E HAD BY ?IS TIME CEAS$ TO WEEP1 & AFT] FE$+ ! 9FANT %E AGA9 FELL 9TO H] OLD POSITION1 ) H] FACE BURI$ 9 H] H&S4 ,%E WAS V]Y PALE1 BUT ?IS ONLY 9CREAS$ H] BEAUTY4 ,AFT] A TIME %E RAIS$ H] HEAD1 & />+ AT ! BURN+ C&LE %E BEGAN TO QUE/ION H]SELF AS TO :Y %E HAD M>RI$1 & AS TO ! REASON ?AT ! ,CZ> REQUIR$ SO MANY SOLDI]S4 

,PRES5TLY %E HE>D /EPS \TSIDE1 & KNEW ?AT H] HUSB& WAS RETURN+4 ,%E HURRI$LY WIP$ AWAY ! LA/ TRACES ( H] TE>S AS %E >OSE TO LET HIM PASS 9TO ! C5T] ( ! ROOM4 

,POLIKEY MADE HIS APPE>ANCE ) A LOOK ( TRIUMPH ON HIS FACE1 ?REW HIS HAT ON ! B$1 & HA/ILY REMOV$ HIS COAT2 BUT NOT A WORD DID HE UTT]4 

,AKUL9A1 UNABLE TO RE/RA9 H] IMPATI5CE1 ASK$1 0,WELL1 :AT DID %E WANT ) Y\80 

0,P%AW60 HE REPLI$1 0IT IS V]Y WELL KN[N ?AT ,POLIKU%KA IS CONSID]$ ! WOR/ MAN 9 ! VILLAGE2 BUT :5 IT COMES TO BUS9ESS ( IMPORTANCE1 :O IS SELECT$ !N8 ,:Y1 ,POLIKU%KA1 ( C\RSE40 

0,:AT K9D ( BUS9ESS80 ,AKUL9A TIMIDLY 9QUIR$4 

,BUT ,POLIKEY WAS 9 NO HURRY TO ANSW] H] QUE/ION4 ,HE LI<T$ HIS PIPE ) A V]Y IMPOS+ AIR1 & SPIT SEV]AL TIMES ON ! FLOOR BE=E HE REPLI$4 

,/ILL RETA9+ HIS POMP\S MANN]1 HE SAID1 0,%E HAS ORD]$ ME TO GO TO A C]TA9 M]*ANT 9 ! T[N & COLLECT A CONSID]ABLE SUM ( MONEY40 

0,Y\ TO COLLECT MONEY80 QUE/ION$ ,AKUL9A4 

,POLIKEY ONLY %OOK HIS HEAD & SMIL$ SIGNIFICANTLY1 SAY+3 

0',Y\1' ! MI/RESS SAID TO ME1 '>E A MAN RE/+ UND] A GRAVE SUSPICION--A MAN :O IS CONSID]$ UNSAFE TO TRU/ 9 ANY CAPACITY2 BUT ,I HAVE FAI? 9 Y\1 & WILL 5TRU/ Y\ ) ?IS IMPORTANT BUS9ESS ( M9E 9 PREF]5CE TO ANY ONE ELSE4'0 

,POLIKEY RELAT$ ALL ?IS 9 A L\D VOICE1 SO ?AT HIS NEI<BOR MI<T HE> :AT HE HAD TO SAY4 

0',Y\ PROMIS$ ME TO RE=M1' MY NOBLE MI/RESS SAID TO ME1 '& ,I WILL BE ! FIR/ TO %[ Y\ H[ MU* FAI? ,I HAVE 9 Y\R PROMISE4 ,I WANT Y\ TO RIDE 9TO T[N1 &1 GO+ TO ! PR9CIPAL M]*ANT !RE1 COLLECT A SUM ( MONEY FROM HIM & BR+ IT TO ME4' ,I SAID TO MY MI/RESS3 ',EV]Y?+ Y\ ORD] %ALL BE DONE4 ,I WILL ONLY TOO GLADLY OBEY Y\R SLI<TE/ WI%4' 

0,!N MY MI/RESS SAID3 ',DO Y\ UND]/&1 ,POLIKEY1 ?AT Y\R FUTURE LOT DEP5DS UPON ! FAI?FUL P]=MANCE ( ?IS DUTY ,I IMPOSE UPON Y\8' ,I REPLI$3 ',YES1 ,I UND]/& EV]Y?+1 & FEEL ?AT ,I WILL SUCCE$ 9 P]=M+ ACCEPTABLY ANY TASK :I* Y\ MAY IMPOSE UPON ME4 ,I HAVE BE5 ACCUS$ ( EV]Y K9D ( EVIL DE$ ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO *>GE A MAN )1 BUT ,I HAVE NEV] DONE ANY?+ S]I\SLY WRONG AGA9/ Y\1 Y\R HONOR4' ,9 ?IS WAY ,I TALK$ TO \R MI/RESS UNTIL ,I SUCCE$$ 9 CONV9C+ H] ?AT MY REP5TANCE WAS S9C]E1 & %E BECAME GREATLY S(T5$ T[>D ME1 SAY+1 ',IF Y\ >E SUCCESSFUL ,I WILL GIVE Y\ ! FIR/ PLACE AT ! C\RT4'0 

0,& H[ MU* MONEY >E Y\ TO COLLECT80 9QUIR$ ,AKUL9A4 

0,FIFTE5 HUNDR$ RUBLES10 C>ELESSLY ANSW]$ ,POLIKEY4 

,AKUL9A SADLY %OOK H] HEAD AS %E ASK$1 0,:5 >E Y\ TO />T80 

0,%E ORD]$ ME TO LEAVE H]E TO-MORR[10 ,POLIKEY REPLI$4 0',TAKE ANY HORSE Y\ PLEASE1' %E SAID4 ',COME TO ! (FICE1 & ,I WILL SEE Y\ !RE & WI% Y\ ,GOD-SPE$ ON Y\R J\RNEY4'0 

0,GLORY TO ,!E1 ,O ,LORD60 SAID ,AKUL9A1 AS %E >OSE & MADE ! SIGN ( ! CROSS4 0,GOD1 ,I AM SURE1 WILL BLESS Y\1 ,ILLIT*10 %E ADD$1 9 A :ISP]1 SO ?AT ! PEOPLE ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! P>TITION C\LD NOT HE> :AT %E SAID1 ALL ! :ILE HOLD+ ON TO HIS SLEEVE4 0,ILLIT*10 %E CRI$ AT LA/1 EXCIT$LY1 0= ,GOD'S SAKE PROMISE ME ?AT Y\ WILL NOT T\* A DROP ( VODKI4 ,TAKE AN OA? BE=E ,GOD1 & KISS ! CROSS1 SO ?AT ,I MAY BE SURE ?AT Y\ WILL NOT BREAK Y\R PROMISE60 

,POLIKEY REPLI$ 9 MO/ CONTEMPTU\S TONES3 0,DO Y\ ?9K ,I WILL D>E TO T\* VODKI :5 ,I %ALL HAVE SU* A L>GE SUM ( MONEY 9 MY C>E80 

0,AKUL9A1 HAVE A CLEAN %IRT READY = ! MORN+10 W]E HIS P>T+ WORDS = ! NI<T4 

,SO ,POLIKEY & HIS WIFE W5T TO SLEEP 9 A HAPPY FRAME ( M9D & FULL ( BRI<T DREAMS = ! FUTURE4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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