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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,B5JAM9 ,R4 ,TUCK] 

,TEXT 3 

,V]Y E>LY ! NEXT MORN+1 ALMO/ BE=E ! />S HAD HIDD5 !MSELVES FROM VIEW1 !RE WAS SE5 /&+ BE=E ,POLIKEY'S HOME A L[ WAGON1 ! SAME 9 :I* ! SUP]9T5D5T HIMSELF US$ TO RIDE2 & H>NESS$ TO IT WAS A L>GE-BON$1 D>K-BR[N M>E1 CALL$ = SOME UNKN[N REASON BY ! NAME ( ,B>ABAN 7DRUM74 ,ANIUTKA1 ,POLIKEY'S ELDE/ DAU<T]1 9 SPITE ( ! HEAVY RA9 & ! COLD W9D :I* WAS BL[+1 /OOD \TSIDE B>EFOOT$ & HELD 7NOT )\T SOME FE>7 ! RE9S 9 ORE H&1 :ILE ) ! O!R %E 5DEAVOR$ TO KEEP H] GRE5 & YELL[ OV]COAT W\ND >\ND H] BODY1 & ALSO TO HOLD ,POLIKEY'S %EEPSK9 COAT4 

,9 ! H\SE !RE W]E ! GREATE/ NOISE & CONFUSION4 ,! MORN+ WAS /ILL SO D>K ?AT ! LITTLE DAYLI<T !RE WAS FAIL$ TO P5ETRATE ?R\< ! BROK5 PANES ( GLASS1 ! W9D[ BE+ /UFF$ 9 MANY PLACES ) RAGS & PAP] TO EXCLUDE ! COLD AIR4 

,AKUL9A CEAS$ FROM H] COOK+ = A :ILE & HELP$ TO GET ,POLIKEY READY = ! J\RNEY4 ,MO/ ( ! *ILDR5 W]E /ILL 9 B$1 V]Y LIKELY AS A PROTECTION AGA9/ ! COLD1 = ,AKUL9A HAD TAK5 AWAY ! BIG OV]COAT :I* USUALLY COV]$ !M & HAD SUB/ITUT$ A %AWL ( H] [N4 ,POLIKEY'S %IRT WAS ALL READY1 NICE & CLEAN1 BUT HIS %OES BADLY NE$$ REPAIR+1 & ?IS FACT CAUS$ HIS DEVOT$ WIFE MU* ANXIETY4 ,%E TOOK FROM H] [N FEET ! ?ICK WOOL5 /OCK+S %E WAS WE>+1 & GAVE !M TO ,POLIKEY4 ,%E !N BEGAN TO REPAIR HIS %OES1 PAT*+ UP ! HOLES SO AS TO PROTECT HIS FEET FROM DAMPNESS4 

,:ILE ?IS WAS GO+ ON HE WAS SITT+ ON ! SIDE ( ! B$ ) HIS FEET DANGL+ OV] ! $GE1 & TRY+ TO TURN ! SA% :I* CONF9$ HIS COAT AT ! WAI/4 ,HE WAS ANXI\S TO LOOK AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE1 & HE DECL>$ HIS SA% LOOK$ LIKE A DIRTY ROPE4 

,ONE ( HIS DAU<T]S1 5VELOP$ 9 A %EEPSK9 COAT1 WAS S5T TO A NEI<BOR'S H\SE TO BORR[ A HAT4 

,)9 ,POLIKEY'S HOME ! GREATE/ CONFUSION REIGN$1 = ! C\RT S]VANTS W]E CON/ANTLY >RIV+ ) 9NUM]ABLE SMALL ORD]S :I* !Y WI%$ ,POLIKEY TO EXECUTE = !M 9 T[N4 ,ONE WANT$ NE$LES1 ANO!R TEA1 ANO!R TOBACCO1 & LA/ CAME ! JO9]'S WIFE1 :O BY ?IS TIME HAD PREP>$ H] SAMOV>1 &1 ANXI\S TO MAKE UP ! QU>REL ( ! PREVI\S DAY1 BR\<T ! TRAVEL] A CUP ( TEA4 

,NEI<BOR ,NIKITA REFUS$ ! LOAN ( ! HAT1 SO ! OLD ONE HAD TO BE PAT*$ UP = ! OCCASION4 ,?IS OCCUPI$ SOME TIME1 AS !RE W]E MANY HOLES 9 IT4 

,F9ALLY ,POLIKEY WAS ALL READY1 & JUMP+ ON ! WAGON />T$ ON HIS J\RNEY1 AFT] FIR/ MAK+ ! SIGN ( ! CROSS4 

,AT ! LA/ MOM5T HIS LITTLE BOY1 ,MI%KA1 RAN TO ! DOOR1 BEGG+ TO BE GIV5 A %ORT RIDE2 & !N HIS LITTLE DAU<T]1 ,MA%KA1 APPE>$ ON ! SC5E & PLEAD$ ?AT %E1 TOO1 MI<T HAVE A RIDE1 DECL>+ ?AT %E W\LD BE QUITE W>M 5\< )\T FURS4 

,POLIKEY /OPP$ ! HORSE ON HE>+ ! *ILDR51 & ,AKUL9A PLAC$ !M 9 ! WAGON1 TOGE!R ) TWO O!RS BELONG+ TO A NEI<BOR--ALL ANXI\S TO HAVE A %ORT RIDE4 

,AS ,AKUL9A HELP$ ! LITTLE ONES 9TO ! WAGON %E TOOK OCCASION TO REM9D ,POLIKEY ( ! SOLEMN PROMISE HE HAD MADE H] NOT TO T\* A DROP ( VODKI DUR+ ! J\RNEY4 

,POLIKEY DROVE ! *ILDR5 AS F> AS ! BLACKSMI?'S PLACE1 :]E HE LET !M \T ( ! WAGON1 TELL+ !M !Y MU/ RETURN HOME4 ,HE !N >RANG$ HIS CLO?+1 &1 SETT+ HIS HAT FIRMLY ON HIS HEAD1 />T$ HIS HORSE ON A TROT4 

,! TWO *ILDR51 ,MI%KA & ,MA%KA1 BO? B>EFOOT$1 />T$ RUNN+ AT SU* A RAPID PACE ?AT A /RANGE DOG FROM ANO!R VILLAGE1 SEE+ !M FLY+ OV] ! ROAD1 DROPP$ HIS TAIL BETWE5 HIS LEGS & RAN HOME SQUEAL+4 

,! WEA!R WAS V]Y COLD1 A %>P CUTT+ W9D BL[+ CONT9U\SLY2 BUT ?IS DID NOT DI/URB ,POLIKEY1 :OSE M9D WAS 5GROSS$ ) PLEASANT ?\<TS4 ,AS HE RODE ?R\< ! W9TRY BLA/S HE KEPT REPEAT+ TO HIMSELF3 0,SO ,I AM ! MAN !Y WANT$ TO S5D TO ,SIB]IA1 & :OM !Y ?REAT5$ TO 5ROLL AS A SOLDI]--! SAME MAN :OM EV]Y ONE ABUS$1 & SAID HE WAS LAZY1 & :O WAS PO9T$ \T AS A ?IEF & GIV5 ! MEANE/ WORK ON ! E/ATE TO DO6 ,N[ ,I AM GO+ TO RECEIVE A L>GE SUM ( MONEY1 = :I* MY MI/RESS IS S5D+ ME BECAUSE %E TRU/S ME4 ,I AM ALSO RID+ 9 ! SAME WAGON ?AT ! SUP]9T5D5T HIMSELF USES :5 HE IS RID+ AS A REPRES5TATIVE ( ! C\RT4 ,I HAVE ! SAME H>NESS1 LEA!R HORSE-COLL>1 RE9S1 & ALL ! O!R GE>40 

,POLIKEY1 FILL$ ) PRIDE AT ?\<T ( ! MISSION ) :I* HE HAD BE5 5TRU/$1 DREW HIMSELF UP ) AN AIR ( PRIDE1 &1 FIX+ HIS OLD HAT MORE FIRMLY ON HIS HEAD1 BUTTON$ HIS COAT TI<TLY AB\T HIM & URG$ HIS HORSE TO GREAT] SPE$4 

0,JU/ TO ?9K10 HE CONT9U$2 0,I %ALL HAVE 9 MY POSSESSION ?REE ?\S& HALF-RUBLES .<! PEASANT MANN] ( SPEAK+ ( MONEY SO AS TO MAKE IT APPE> A L>G] SUM ?AN IT REALLY IS.>1 & WILL C>RY !M 9 MY BOSOM4 ,IF ,I WI%$ TO ,I MI<T RUN AWAY TO ,ODESSA 9/EAD ( TAK+ ! MONEY TO MY MI/RESS4 ,BUT NO2 ,I WILL NOT DO ?AT4 ,I WILL SURELY C>RY ! MONEY /RAI<T TO ! ONE :O HAS BE5 K9D 5\< TO TRU/ ME40 

,:5 ,POLIKEY REA*$ ! FIR/ KABAK 7TAV]N7 HE F\ND ?AT FROM LONG HABIT ! M>E WAS NATURALLY TURN+ H] HEAD T[>D IT2 BUT HE W\LD NOT ALL[ H] TO /OP1 ?\< MONEY HAD BE5 GIV5 HIM TO PUR*ASE BO? FOOD & DR9K4 ,/RIK+ ! ANIMAL A %>P BL[ ) ! :IP1 HE PASS$ BY ! TAV]N4 ,! P]=MANCE WAS REPEAT$ :5 HE REA*$ ! NEXT KABAK1 :I* LOOK$ V]Y 9VIT+2 BUT HE RESOLUTELY SET HIS FACE AGA9/ 5T]+1 & PASS$ ON4 

,AB\T NOON HE >RIV$ AT HIS DE/9ATION1 & GETT+ D[N FROM ! WAGON APPROA*$ ! GATE ( ! M]*ANT'S H\SE :]E ! S]VANTS ( ! C\RT ALWAYS /OPP$4 ,OP5+ IT HE L$ ! M>E ?R\<1 & 7AFT] UNH>NESS+ H]7 F$ H]4 ,?IS DONE1 HE NEXT 5T]$ ! H\SE & HAD D9N] ) ! M]*ANT'S WORK+MAN1 & TO !M HE RELAT$ :AT AN IMPORTANT MISSION HE HAD BE5 S5T ON1 MAK+ HIMSELF V]Y AMUS+ BY ! POMP\S AIR :I* HE ASSUM$4 ,D9N] OV]1 HE C>RI$ A LETT] TO ! M]*ANT :I* ! NOBLEWOMAN HAD GIV5 HIM TO DELIV]4 

,! M]*ANT1 KN[+ ?OR\<LY ! REPUTATION :I* ,POLIKEY BORE1 FELT D\BTFUL ( TRU/+ HIM ) SO MU* MONEY1 & SOME:AT ANXI\SLY 9QUIR$ IF HE REALLY HAD RECEIV$ ORD]S TO C>RY SO MANY RUBLES4 

,POLIKEY TRI$ TO APPE> (F5D$ AT ?IS QUE/ION1 BUT DID NOT SUCCE$1 & HE ONLY SMIL$4 

,! M]*ANT1 AFT] READ+ ! LETT] A SECOND TIME & BE+ CONV9C$ ?AT ALL WAS RI<T1 GAVE ,POLIKEY ! MONEY1 :I* HE PUT 9 HIS BOSOM = SAFE-KEEP+4 

,ON HIS WAY TO ! H\SE HE DID NOT ONCE /OP AT ANY ( ! %OPS HE PASS$4 ,! CLO?+ E/ABLI%M5TS POSSESS$ NO ATTRACTIONS = HIM1 & AFT] HE HAD SAFELY PASS$ !M ALL HE /OOD = A MOM5T1 FEEL+ V]Y PLEAS$ ?AT HE HAD BE5 ABLE TO )/& TEMPTATION1 & !N W5T ON HIS WAY4 

0,I HAVE MONEY 5\< TO BUY UP EV]Y?+10 HE SAID2 0BUT ,I WILL NOT DO SO40 

,! NUM]\S COMMISSIONS :I* HE HAD RECEIV$ COMPELL$ HIM TO GO TO ! BAZA>4 ,!RE HE B\<T ONLY :AT HAD BE5 ORD]$1 BUT HE C\LD NOT RESI/ ! TEMPTATION TO ASK ! PRICE ( A V]Y H&SOME %EEP-SK9 COAT :I* ATTRACT$ HIS ATT5TION4 ,! M]*ANT TO :OM HE SPOKE LOOK$ AT ,POLIKEY & SMIL$1 NOT BELIEV+ ?AT HE HAD SUFFICI5T MONEY TO PUR*ASE SU* AN EXP5SIVE COAT4 ,BUT ,POLIKEY1 PO9T+ TO HIS BREA/1 SAID ?AT HE C\LD BUY \T ! :OLE %OP IF HE WI%$ TO4 ,HE !REUPON ORD]$ ! %OP-KEEP] TO TAKE HIS MEASURE4 ,HE TRI$ ! COAT ON & LOOK$ HIMSELF OV] C>EFULLY1 TE/+ ! QUALITY & BL[+ UPON ! HAIR TO SEE ?AT NONE ( IT CAME \T4 ,F9ALLY1 HEAV+ A DEEP SI<1 HE TOOK IT (F4 

0,! PRICE IS TOO HI<10 HE SAID4 0,IF Y\ C\LD LET ME HAVE IT = FIFTE5 RUBLES--0 

,BUT ! M]*ANT CUT HIM %ORT BY SNAT*+ ! COAT FROM HIM & ?R[+ IT ANGRILY TO ONE SIDE4 

,POLIKEY LEFT ! BAZA> & RETURN$ TO ! M]*ANT'S H\SE 9 HI< SPIRITS4 

,AFT] SUPP] HE W5T \T & F$ ! M>E1 & PREP>$ EV]Y?+ = ! NI<T4 ,RETURN+ TO ! H\SE HE GOT UP ON ! /OVE TO RE/1 & :ILE !RE HE TOOK \T ! 5VELOPE :I* CONTA9$ ! MONEY & LOOK$ LONG & E>NE/LY AT IT4 ,HE C\LD NOT READ1 BUT ASK$ ONE ( ?OSE PRES5T TO TELL HIM :AT ! WRIT+ ON ! 5VELOPE MEANT4 ,IT WAS SIMPLY ! ADDRESS & ! ANN\NCEM5T ?AT IT CONTA9$ FIFTE5 HUNDR$ RUBLES4 

,! 5VELOPE WAS MADE ( COMMON PAP] & WAS SEAL$ ) D>K-BR[N SEAL+ WAX4 ,!RE WAS ONE L>GE SEAL 9 ! C5T] & F\R SMALL] ONES AT ! CORN]S4 ,POLIKEY CONT9U$ TO EXAM9E IT C>EFULLY1 EV5 9S]T+ HIS F+] TILL HE T\*$ ! CRISP NOTES4 ,HE APPE>$ TO TAKE A *ILDI% DELI<T 9 HAV+ SO MU* MONEY 9 HIS POSSESSION4 

,HAV+ F9I%$ HIS EXAM9ATION1 HE PUT ! 5VELOPE 9SIDE ! L9+ ( HIS OLD BATT]$ HAT1 & PLAC+ BO? UND] HIS HEAD HE W5T TO SLEEP2 BUT DUR+ ! NI<T HE FREQU5TLY AWOKE & ALWAYS FELT TO KN[ IF ! MONEY WAS SAFE4 ,EA* TIME ?AT HE F\ND ?AT IT WAS SAFE HE REJOIC$ AT ! ?\<T ?AT HE1 ,POLIKEY1 ABUS$ & REG>D$ BY EV]Y ONE AS A ?IEF1 WAS 5TRU/$ ) ! C>E ( SU* A L>GE SUM ( MONEY1 & ALSO ?AT HE WAS AB\T TO RETURN ) IT QUITE AS SAFELY AS ! SUP]9T5D5T HIMSELF C\LD HAVE DONE4 

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