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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,B5JAM9 ,R4 ,TUCK] 

,TEXT 3 

,BE=E DAWN ! NEXT MORN+ ,POLIKEY WAS UP1 & AFT] H>NESS+ ! M>E & LOOK+ 9 HIS HAT TO SEE ?AT ! MONEY WAS ALL RI<T1 HE />T$ ON HIS RETURN J\RNEY4 

,MANY TIMES ON ! WAY ,POLIKEY TOOK (F HIS HAT TO SEE ?AT ! MONEY WAS SAFE4 ,ONCE HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 0,I ?9K ?AT P]HAPS IT W\LD BE BETT] IF ,I %\LD PUT IT 9 MY BOSOM40 ,?IS W\LD NECESSITATE ! UNTY+ ( HIS SA%1 SO HE DECID$ TO KEEP IT /ILL 9 HIS HAT1 OR UNTIL HE %\LD HAVE MADE HALF ! J\RNEY1 :5 HE W\LD BE COMPELL$ TO /OP TO FE$ HIS HORSE & TO RE/4 

,HE SAID TO HIMSELF3 0,! L9+ IS NOT SEWN 9 V]Y /RONGLY & ! 5VELOPE MI<T FALL \T1 SO ,I ?9K ,I HAD BETT] NOT TAKE (F MY HAT UNTIL ,I REA* HOME40 

,! MONEY WAS SAFE--AT LEA/1 SO IT SEEM$ TO HIM--& HE BEGAN TO ?9K H[ GRATEFUL HIS MI/RESS W\LD BE TO HIM1 & 9 HIS EXCIT$ IMAG9ATION HE SAW ! FIVE RUBLES HE WAS SO SURE ( RECEIV+4 

,ONCE MORE HE EXAM9$ ! HAT TO SEE ?AT ! MONEY WAS SAFE1 & F9D+ EV]Y?+ ALL RI<T HE PUT ON HIS HAT & PULL$ IT WELL D[N OV] HIS E>S1 SMIL+ ALL ! :ILE AT HIS [N ?\<TS4 

,AKUL9A HAD C>EFULLY SEW$ ALL ! HOLES 9 ! HAT1 BUT IT BUR/ \T 9 O!R PLACES [+ TO ,POLIKEY'S REMOV+ IT SO (T54 

,9 ! D>KNESS HE DID NOT NOTICE ! NEW R5TS1 & TRI$ TO PU% ! 5VELOPE FUR!R UND] ! L9+1 & 9 DO+ SO PU%$ ONE CORN] ( IT ?R\< ! PLU%4 

,! SUN WAS GETT+ HI< 9 ! HEAV5S1 & ,POLIKEY HAV+ SLEPT BUT LITTLE ! PREVI\S NI<T & FEEL+ ITS W>M RAYS FELL FA/ ASLEEP1 AFT] FIR/ PRESS+ HIS HAT MORE FIRMLY ON HIS HEAD4 ,BY ?IS ACTION HE =C$ ! 5VELOPE /ILL FUR!R ?R\< ! PLU%1 & AS HE RODE ALONG HIS HEAD BOBB$ UP & D[N4 

,POLIKEY DID NOT AWAKE TILL HE >RIV$ NE> HIS [N H\SE1 & HIS FIR/ ACT WAS TO PUT HIS H& TO HIS HEAD TO LE>N IF HIS HAT WAS ALL RI<T4 ,F9D+ ?AT IT WAS 9 ITS PLACE1 HE DID NOT ?9K IT NECESS>Y TO EXAM9E IT & SEE ?AT ! MONEY WAS SAFE4 ,T\*+ ! M>E G5TLY ) ! :IP %E />T$ 9TO A TROT1 & AS HE RODE ALONG HE >RANG$ 9 HIS [N M9D H[ MU* HE WAS TO RECEIVE4 ,) ! AIR ( A MAN ALREADY HOLD+ A HI< POSITION AT ! C\RT1 HE LOOK$ >\ND HIM ) AN EXPRESSION ( L(TY SCORN ON HIS FACE4 

,AS HE NE>$ HIS H\SE HE C\LD SEE BE=E HIM ! ONE ROOM :I* CON/ITUT$ !IR HUMBLE HOME1 & ! JO9]'S WIFE NEXT DOOR C>RY+ H] ROLLS ( L954 ,HE SAW ALSO ! (FICE ( ! C\RT & HIS MI/RESS'S H\SE1 :]E HE HOP$ HE W\LD BE ABLE PRES5TLY TO PROVE ?AT HE WAS AN HONE/1 TRU/WOR?Y MAN4 

,HE REASON$ ) HIMSELF ?AT ANY P]SON CAN BE ABUS$ BY LY+ TONGUES1 BUT :5 HIS MI/RESS W\LD SEE HIM %E W\LD SAY3 0,WELL DONE1 ,POLIKEY2 Y\ HAVE %[N ?AT Y\ CAN BE HONE/4 ,H]E >E ?REE--IT MAY BE FIVE--P]HAPS T5--RUBLES = Y\20 & ALSO %E W\LD ORD] TEA = HIM1 & MI<T TREAT HIM TO VODKI--:O KN[S8 

,! LATT] ?\<T GAVE HIM GREAT PLEASURE1 AS HE WAS FEEL+ V]Y COLD4 

,SPEAK+ AL\D HE SAID3 0,:AT A HAPPY HOLY-DAY WE CAN HAVE ) T5 RUBLES6 ,HAV+ SO MU* MONEY1 ,I C\LD PAY ,NIKITA ! F\R RUBLES FIFTY KOPECKS :I* ,I [E HIM1 & YET HAVE SOME LEFT TO BUY %OES = ! *ILDR540 

,:5 NE> ! H\SE ,POLIKEY BEGAN TO >RANGE HIS CLO!S1 SMOO?+ D[N HIS FUR COLL>1 RE-TY+ HIS SA%1 & /ROK+ HIS HAIR4 ,TO DO ! LATT] HE HAD TO TAKE (F HIS HAT1 & :5 DO+ SO FELT 9 ! L9+ = ! 5VELOPE4 ,QUICK] & QUICK] HE RAN HIS H& >\ND ! L9+1 & NOT F9D+ ! MONEY US$ BO? H&S1 FIR/ ONE & !N ! O!R4 ,BUT ! 5VELOPE WAS NOT TO BE F\ND4 

,POLIKEY WAS BY ?IS TIME GREATLY DI/RESS$1 & HIS FACE WAS :ITE ) FE> AS HE PASS$ HIS H& ?R\< ! CR[N ( HIS OLD HAT4 ,POLIKEY /OPP$ ! M>E & BEGAN A DILIG5T SE>* ?R\< ! WAGON & ITS CONT5TS4 ,NOT F9D+ ! PRECI\S 5VELOPE1 HE FELT 9 ALL HIS POCKETS--,B,U,T ,! ,M,O,N,E,Y ,C,\,L,D ,N,O,T ,B,E ,F,\,N,D6 

,WILDLY CLUT*+ AT HIS HAIR1 HE EXCLAIM$3 0,BATIU%KA6 ,:AT WILL ,I DO N[8 ,:AT WILL BECOME ( ME80 ,AT ! SAME TIME HE REALIZ$ ?AT HE WAS NE> HIS NEI<BORS' H\SE & C\LD BE SE5 BY !M2 SO HE TURN$ ! M>E >\ND1 &1 PULL+ HIS HAT D[N SECURELY UPON HIS HEAD1 HE RODE QUICKLY BACK 9 SE>* ( HIS LO/ TREASURE4 

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