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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

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,AFT] TEA ! OLD LADY ASK$ ! VISITORS 9TO ! DRAW+-ROOM & AGA9 SAT D[N 9 H] OLD PLACE4 

0,BUT W\LDN'T Y\ LIKE TO RE/1 ,C\NT80 %E ASK$1 & AFT] RECEIV+ AN ANSW] 9 ! NEGATIVE CONT9U$1 0,:AT CAN ,I DO TO 5T]TA9 \R DE> GUE/S8 ,DO Y\ PLAY C>DS1 ,C\NT8 ,!RE N[1 BRO!R1 Y\ %\LD >RANGE SOME?+2 >RANGE A SET -- 0 

0,BUT Y\ Y\RSELF PLAY PREF]5CE10 ANSW]$ ! CAVALRYMAN4 0,:Y NOT ALL PLAY8 ,WILL Y\ PLAY1 ,C\NT8 ,& Y\ TOO80 

,! (FIC]S EXPRESS$ !IR READ9ESS TO DO :ATEV] !IR K9D HO/S DESIR$4 

,LISA BR\<T H] OLD PACK ( C>DS :I* %E US$ = DIV9+ :5 H] MO!R'S SWOLL5 FACE W\LD GET WELL1 :E!R H] UNCLE W\LD RETURN ! SAME DAY :5 HE W5T TO T[N1 :E!R A NEI<BOR W\LD CALL TODAY1 & SO ON4 ,!SE C>DS1 ?\< %E HAD US$ !M = A C\PLE ( MON?S1 W]E CLEAN] ?AN ?OSE ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA US$ TO TELL =TUNES4 

0,BUT P]HAPS Y\ WON'T PLAY = SMALL /AKES80 9QUIR$ ! UNCLE4 0,ANNA ,F$OROVNA & ,I PLAY = HALF-KOPECKS4444 ,& EV5 SO %E W9S ALL \R MONEY40 

0,OH1 ANY /AKES Y\ LIKE -- ,I %ALL BE DELI<T$10 REPLI$ ! C\NT4 

0,WELL !N1 ONE-KOPECK 'ASSIGNATS' JU/ = ONCE1 9 HONOR ( \R DE> VISITORS6 ,LET !M BEAT ME1 AN OLD WOMAN60 SAID ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 SETTL+ D[N 9 H] >M*AIR & >RANG+ H] MANTILLA4 0,& P]HAPS ,I'LL W9 A RUBLE OR SO FROM !M10 ?\<T %E1 HAV+ DEVELOP$ A SLI<T PASSION = C>DS 9 H] OLD AGE4 

0,IF Y\ LIKE1 ,I'LL TEA* Y\ TO PLAY ) 'TABLES' & MIS]E10 SAID ! C\NT4 0,IT IS CAPITAL40 

,EV]YONE LIK$ ! NEW ,PET]SBURG WAY4 ,! UNCLE WAS EV5 SURE HE KNEW IT2 IT WAS JU/ ! SAME AS 0BO/ON0 US$ TO BE1 ONLY HE HAD =GOTT5 IT A BIT4 ,BUT ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA C\LD NOT UND]/& IT AT ALL & FAIL$ TO UND]/& IT = SO LONG ?AT AT LA/1 ) A SMILE & NOD ( APPROVAL1 %E FELT H]SELF OBLIG$ TO ASS]T ?AT N[ %E UND]/OOD IT & ?AT ALL WAS QUITE CLE> TO H]4 ,!RE WAS NOT A LITTLE LAU<T] DUR+ ! GAME :5 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 HOLD+ ACE & K+ BLANK1 DECL>$ MIS]E & WAS LEFT ) SIX TRICKS4 ,%E EV5 BECAME CONFUS$ & BEGAN TO SMILE %YLY & HURRI$LY EXPLA9 ?AT %E HAD NOT GOT QUITE US$ TO ! NEW WAY4 ,BUT !Y SCOR$ AGA9/ H] ALL ! SAME1 ESPECIALLY AS ! C\NT1 BE+ US$ TO PLAY+ A C>EFUL GAME = HI< /AKES1 WAS CAUTI\S1 SKILLFULLY PLAY$ ?R\< HIS OPPON5TS' H&S1 & REFUS$ TO UND]/& ! %OVES ! CORNET GAVE HIM UND] ! TABLE ) HIS FOOT OR ! MI/AKES ! LATT] MADE :5 !Y W]E P>TN]S4 

,LISA BR\<T MORE SWEETS1 ?REE K9DS ( JAM1 & SOME SPECIALLY PREP>$ APPLES ?AT HAD BE5 KEPT S9CE LA/ SEASON & /OOD BEH9D H] MO!R'S BACK WAT*+ ! GAME & OCCASIONALLY LOOK+ AT ! (FIC]S & ESPECIALLY AT ! C\NT'S :ITE H&S ) !IR ROSY WELL-KEPT NAILS :I* ?REW ! C>DS & TOOK UP ! TRICKS 9 SO PRACTIC$1 ASSUR$1 & ELEGANT A MANN]4 

,AGA9 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 RA!R IRRITABLY \TBIDD+ ! O!RS1 DECL>$ SEV5 TRICKS1 MADE ONLY F\R1 & WAS F9$ ACCORD+LY1 & HAV+ V]Y CLUMSILY NOT$ D[N1 ON H] BRO!R'S DEM&1 ! PO9TS %E HAD LO/1 BECAME QUITE CONFUS$ & FLUTT]$4 

0,NEV] M9D1 MAMA1 Y\'LL W9 IT BACK60 SMIL+LY REM>K$ ,LISA1 WI%+ TO HELP H] MO!R \T ( ! RIDICUL\S SITUATION4 0,LET UNCLE MAKE A =FEIT1 & !N HE'LL BE CAU<T40 

0,IF Y\ W\LD ONLY HELP ME1 ,LISA DE>60 SAID ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 ) A FRI<T5$ GLANCE AT H] DAU<T]4 0,I DON'T KN[ H[ ?IS IS 444 0 

0,BUT ,I DON'T KN[ ?IS WAY EI!R10 ,LISA ANSW]$1 M5TALLY RECKON+ UP H] MO!R'S LOSSES4 0,Y\ WILL LOSE A LOT ?AT WAY1 MAMA6 ,!RE WILL BE NO?+ LEFT = ,PIMO*KA'S NEW DRESS10 %E ADD$ 9 JU/4 

0,YES1 ?IS WAY ONE MAY EASILY LOSE T5 SILV] RUBLES10 SAID ! CORNET LOOK+ AT ,LISA & ANXI\S TO 5T] 9TO CONV]SATION ) H]4 

0,>5'T WE PLAY+ = ASSIGNATS80 SAID ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 LOOK+ R\ND AT !M ALL4 

0,I DON'T KN[ H[ WE >E PLAY+1 BUT ,I CAN'T RECKON 9 ASSIGNATS10 SAID ! C\NT4 0,:AT IS IT8 ,I MEAN1 :AT >E ASSIGNATS80 

0,:Y N[ADAYS NOBODY C\NTS 9 ASSIGNATS ANY LONG]10 REM>K$ ! UNCLE1 :O HAD PLAY$ V]Y CAUTI\SLY & HAD BE5 W9N+4 

,! OLD LADY ORD]$ SOME SP>KL+ HOME-MADE W9E TO BE BR\<T1 DRANK TWO GLASSES1 BECAME V]Y R$1 & SEEM$ TO RESIGN H]SELF TO ANY FATE4 ,A LOCK ( H] GRAY HAIR ESCAP$ FROM UND] H] CAP & %E DID NOT EV5 PUT IT RI<T4 ,NO D\BT IT SEEM$ TO H] AS IF %E HAD LO/ MILLIONS & IT WAS ALL UP ) H]4 ,! CORNET T\*$ ! C\NT ) HIS FOOT MORE & MORE (T54 ,! C\NT SCOR$ D[N ! OLD LADY'S LOSSES4 ,AT LA/ ! GAME 5D$1 & 9 SPITE ( ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA'S ATTEMPTS TO ADD TO H] SCORE BY PRET5D+ TO MAKE MI/AKES 9 ADD+ IT UP1 9 SPITE ( H] HORROR AT ! AM\NT ( H] LOSSES1 IT TURN$ \T AT LA/ ?AT %E HAD LO/ #ib PO9TS4 0,?AT'S N9E ASSIGNATS80 %E ASK$ SEV]AL TIMES & DID NOT COMPREH5D ! FULL EXT5T ( H] LOSS UNTIL H] BRO!R TOLD H]1 TO H] HORROR1 ?AT %E HAD LO/ MORE ?AN ?IRTY-TWO ASSIGNATS & ?AT %E MU/ C]TA9LY PAY4 

,! C\NT DID NOT EV5 ADD UP HIS W9N+S BUT ROSE IMM$IATELY ! GAME WAS OV]1 W5T OV] TO ! W9D[ AT :I* ,LISA WAS >RANG+ ! 

ZAKU%KA"9 & TURN+ PICKL$ MU%ROOMS \T ( A J> ONTO A PLATE = 

SUPP]1 & !RE QUITE QUIETLY & SIMPLY DID :AT ! CORNET HAD ALL ?AT EV5+ SO LONG$1 BUT FAIL$1 TO DO -- 5T]$ 9TO CONV]SATION ) H] AB\T ! WEA!R4 

,MEAN:ILE ! CORNET WAS 9 A V]Y UNPLEASANT POSITION4 ,9 ! ABS5CE ( ! C\NT1 & MORE ESPECIALLY ( ,LISA1 :O HAD BE5 KEEP+ H] 9 GOOD HUMOR1 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA BECAME FRANKLY ANGRY4 

0,REALLY1 IT'S TOO BAD ?AT WE %\LD W9 FROM Y\ LIKE ?IS10 SAID ,POLOZOV 9 ORD] TO SAY SOME?+4 0,IT IS A REAL %AME60 

0,WELL1 ( C\RSE1 IF Y\ GO & 9V5T SOME K9D ( 'TABLES' & 'MIS]ES' & ,I DON'T KN[ H[ TO PLAY !M4444 ,WELL !N1 H[ MU* DOES IT COME TO 9 ASSIGNATS80 %E ASK$4 

0,?IRTY-TWO RUBLES1 ?IRTY-TWO & A QU>T]10 REPEAT$ ! CAVALRYMAN1 :O UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( HIS SUCCESS WAS 9 A PLAYFUL MOOD4 0,H& OV] ! MONEY1 SI/]2 PAY UP60 

0,I'LL PAY IT ALL1 BUT Y\ WON'T CAT* ME AGA94 ,NO6 444 ,I %ALL NOT W9 ?IS BACK AS LONG AS ,I LIVE40 

,& ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA W5T (F TO H] ROOM1 HURRI$LY SWAY+ FROM SIDE TO SIDE1 & CAME BACK BR++ N9E ASSIGNATS4 ,IT WAS ONLY ON ! OLD MAN'S 9SI/5T DEM& ?AT %E EV5TUALLY PAID ! :OLE AM\NT4 

,POLOZOV WAS SEIZ$ ) FE> LE/ ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA %\LD SCOLD HIM IF HE SPOKE TO H]4 ,HE SIL5TLY & QUIETLY LEFT H] & JO9$ ! C\NT & ,LISA :O W]E TALK+ AT ! OP5 W9D[4 

,ON ! TABLE SPREAD = SUPP] /OOD TWO TALL[ C&LES4 ,N[ & !N ! S(T FRE% BREA? ( ! ,MAY NI<T CAUS$ ! FLAMES TO FLICK]4 ,\TSIDE ! W9D[1 :I* OP5$ ONTO ! G>D51 IT WAS ALSO LI<T BUT IT WAS A QUITE DIFF]5T LI<T4 ,! MOON1 :I* WAS ALMO/ FULL & ALREADY LOS+ ITS GOLD5 T+E1 FLOAT$ ABOVE ! TOPS ( ! TALL L9D5S & MORE & MORE LIT UP ! ?9 :ITE CL\DS :I* VEIL$ IT AT 9T]VALS4 ,FROGS W]E CROAK+ L\DLY BY ! POND1 ! SURFACE ( :I*1 SILV]$ 9 ONE PLACE BY ! MOON1 WAS VISIBLE ?R\< ! AV5UE4 ,SOME LITTLE BIRDS FLUTT]$ SLI<TLY OR LI<TLY HOPP$ FROM B\< TO B\< 9 A SWEET-SC5T$ LILAC-BU% :OSE DEWY BRAN*ES OCCASIONALLY SWAY$ G5TLY CLOSE TO ! W9D[4 

0,:AT WOND]FUL WEA!R60 ! C\NT SAID AS HE APPROA*$ ,LISA & SAT D[N ON ! L[ W9D[-SILL4 0,I SUPPOSE Y\ WALK A GOOD DEAL80 

0,YES10 SAID ,LISA1 NOT FEEL+ ! LEA/ %YNESS 9 SPEAK+ ) ! C\NT4 0,9 ! MORN+ AB\T SEV5 O'CLOCK ,I LOOK AFT] :AT HS TO BE ATT5D$ TO ON ! E/ATE & TAKE MY MO!R'S W>D1 ,PIMO*KA1 ) ME = A WALK40 

0,IT IS PLEASANT TO LIVE 9 ! C\NTRY60 SAID ! C\NT1 PUTT+ HIS EYE-GLASS TO HIS EYE & LOOK+ N[ AT ! G>D51 N[ AT ,LISA4 0,& DON'T Y\ EV] GO \T AT NI<T1 BY MOONLI<T80 

0,NO4 ,BUT TWO YE>S AGO UNCLE & ,I US$ TO WALK EV]Y MOONLI<T NI<T4 ,HE WAS TR\BL$ ) A /RANGE COMPLA9T -- 9SOMNIA4 ,:5 !RE WAS A FULL MOON HE C\LD NOT FALL ASLEEP4 ,HIS LITTLE ROOM -- ?AT ONE -- LOOKS /RAI<T \T 9TO ! G>D51 ! W9D[ IS L[ BUT ! MOON %9ES /RAI<T 9TO IT40 

0,?AT'S /RANGE3 ,I ?\<T ?AT WAS Y\R ROOM10 SAID ! C\NT4 

0,NO4 ,I ONLY SLEEP !RE TONI<T4 ,Y\ HAVE MY ROOM40 

0,IS IT POSSIBLE8 ,DE> ME1 ,I %ALL NEV] =GIVE MYSELF = HAV+ DI/URB$ Y\ 9 SU* A WAY60 SAID ! C\NT1 LETT+ ! MONOCLE FALL FROM HIS EYE 9 PRO( ( ! S9C]ITY ( HIS FEEL+S4 0,IF ,I HAD KN[N ?AT ,I WAS TR\BL+ Y\ 444 0 

0,IT'S NO TR\BLE6 ,ON ! CONTR>Y ,I AM V]Y GLAD3 UNCLE'S IS SU* A *>M+ ROOM1 SO BRI<T1 & ! W9D[ IS SO L[4 ,I %ALL SIT !RE TILL ,I FALL ASLEEP1 OR ELSE ,I %ALL CLIMB \T 9TO ! G>D5 & WALK AB\T A BIT BE=E GO+ TO B$40 

0,:AT A SPL5DID GIRL60 ?\<T ! C\NT1 REPLAC+ HIS EYEGLASS & LOOK+ AT H] & TRY+ TO T\* H] FOOT ) HIS [N :ILE PRET5D+ TO SEAT HIMSELF MORE COM=TABLY ON ! W9D[-SILL4 0,& H[ CLEV]LY %E HAS LET ME KN[ ?AT ,I MAY SEE H] 9 ! G>D5 AT ! W9D[ IF ,I LIKE60 ,LISA EV5 LO/ MU* ( H] *>M 9 HIS EYES -- ! CONQUE/ SEEM$ TOO EASY4 

0,& H[ DELI<TFUL IT MU/ BE10 HE SAID1 LOOK+ ?\<TFULLY AT ! D>K AV5UE ( TREES1 0TO SP5D A NI<T LIKE ?IS 9 ! G>D5 ) A BELOV$ ONE40 

,LISA WAS EMB>RASS$ BY !SE WORDS & BY ! REPEAT$1 SEEM+LY ACCID5TAL T\* ( HIS FOOT4 ,ANXI\S TO HIDE H] CONFUSION %E SAID )\T ?9K+1 0,YES1 IT IS NICE TO WALK 9 ! MOONLI<T40 ,%E WAS BEG9N+ TO FEEL RA!R UNCOM=TABLE4 ,%E HAD TI$ UP ! J> \T ( :I* %E HAD TAK5 ! MU%ROOMS & WAS GO+ AWAY FROM ! W9D[1 :5 ! CORNET JO9$ !M & %E FELT A WI% TO SEE :AT K9D ( MAN HE WAS4 

0,:AT A LOVELY NI<T60 HE SAID4 

0,:Y1 !Y TALK ( NO?+ BUT ! WEA!R10 ?\<T ,LISA4 

0,:AT A WOND]FUL VIEW60 CONT9U$ ! CORNET4 0,BUT ,I SUPPOSE Y\ >E TIR$ ( IT10 HE ADD$1 HAV+ A CURI\S PROP5SITY TO SAY RA!R UNPLEASANT ?+S TO PEOPLE HE LIK$ V]Y MU*4 

0,:Y DO Y\ ?9K SO8 ,! SAME K9D ( FOOD OR ! SAME DRESS ONE MAY GET TIR$ (1 BUT NOT ( A BEAUTIFUL G>D5 IF ONE IS FOND ( WALK+ -- ESPECIALLY :5 ! MOON IS /ILL HI<]4 ,FROM UNCLE'S W9D[ ! :OLE POND CAN BE SE54 ,I %ALL LOOK AT IT TONI<T40 

0,BUT ,I DON'T ?9K Y\ HAVE ANY NI<T+ALES80 SAID ! C\NT1 MU* DISSATISFI$ ?AT ! CORNET HAD COME & PREV5T$ HIS ASC]TA9+ MORE DEF9ITELY ! T]MS ( ! R5DEZV\S4 

0,NO1 BUT !RE ALWAYS W]E UNTIL LA/ YE> :5 SOME SPORTSMAN CAU<T ONE1 & ?IS YE> ONE BEGAN TO S+ BEAUTIFULLY ONLY LA/ WEEK BUT ! POLICE-(FIC] CAME H]E & HIS C>RIAGE-BELLS FRI<T5$ IT AWAY4 ,TWO YE>S AGO UNCLE & ,I US$ TO SIT 9 ! COV]$ ALLEY & LI/5 TO !M = TWO H\RS OR MORE AT A TIME40 

0,:AT IS ?IS *ATT]BOX TELL+ Y\80 SAID H] UNCLE1 COM+ UP TO !M4 0,WON'T Y\ COME & HAVE SOME?+ TO EAT80 

,AFT] SUPP]1 DUR+ :I* ! C\NT BY PRAIS+ ! FOOD & BY HIS APPETITE HAS SOME:AT DISPELL$ ! HO/ESS'S ILL HUMOR1 ! (FIC]S SAID GOOD-NI<T & W5T 9TO !IR ROOM4 ,! C\NT %OOK H&S ) ! UNCLE & TO ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA'S SURPRISE %OOK H] H& ALSO )\T KISS+ IT1 & EV5 %OOK ,LISA'S1 LOOK+ /RAI<T 9TO H] EYES ! :ILE & SLI<TLY SMIL+ HIS PLEASANT SMILE4 ,?IS LOOK AGA9 ABA%$ ! GIRL4 

0,HE IS V]Y GOOD-LOOK+10 %E ?\<T1 0BUT HE ?9KS TOO MU* ( HIMSELF40 

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