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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,MORE ?AN TW5TY YE>S HAD GONE BY4 ,MU* WAT] HAD FL[$ AWAY1 MANY PEOPLE HAD DI$1 MANY BE5 BORN1 MANY HAD GR[N UP OR GR[N OLD2 /ILL MORE IDEAS HAD BE5 BORN & HAD DI$1 MU* ?AT WAS OLD & BEAUTIFUL & MU* ?AT WAS OLD & BAD HAD P]I%$2 MU* ?AT WAS BEAUTIFUL & NEW HAD GR[N UP & /ILL MORE ?AT WAS IMMATURE1 MON/R\S1 & NEW1 HAD COME 9TO ,GOD'S WORLD4 

,C\NT ,F$OR ,TURB9 HAD BE5 KILL$ LONG AGO 9 A DUEL BY SOME =EIGN] HE HAD HORSE-:IPP$ 9 ! /REET4 ,HIS SON1 PHYSICALLY AS LIKE HIM AS ONE DROP ( WAT] TO ANO!R1 WAS A H&SOME Y\NG MAN ALREADY TW5TY- ?REE YE>S OLD & S]V+ 9 ! ,HORSE ,GU>DS4 ,BUT MORALLY ! Y\NG ,TURB9 DID NOT 9 ! LEA/ RESEMBLE HIS FA!R4 ,!RE WAS NOT A %ADE ( ! IMPETU\S1 PASSIONATE1 &1 TO SPEAK FRANKLY1 DEPRAV$ PROP5SITIES ( ! PA/ AGE4 ,TOGE!R ) HIS 9TELLIG5CE1 CULTURE1 & ! GIFT$ NATURE HE HAD 9H]IT$ A LOVE ( PROPRIETY & ! COM=TS ( LIFE2 A PRACTICAL WAY ( LOOK+ AT M5 & AFFAIRS1 REASONABL5ESS1 & PRUD5CE W]E HIS DI/+UI%+ *>ACT]I/ICS4 ,! Y\NG C\NT HAD GOT ON WELL 9 ! S]VICE & AT TW5TY-?REE WAS ALREADY A LIEUT5ANT4 ,AT ! COMM5CEM5T ( ! W> HE MADE UP HIS M9D ?AT HE W\LD BE MORE LIKELY TO SECURE PROMOTION IF HE EX*ANG$ 9TO ! ACTIVE >MY1 & SO HE 5T]$ AN HUSS> REGIM5T AS CAPTA9 & WAS SOON 9 COMM& ( A SQUADRON4 

,9 ,MAY #ahdh .<,FOOTNOTE3 ,TOL/OY SEEMS H]E TO ANT$ATE ,RUSSIANS 9T]V5TION 9 ! ,HUNG>IAN 9SURRECTION4 ,! ,RUSSIAN >MY DID NOT 5T] ,HUNG>Y TILL ,MAY #ahdi & ! W> LA/$ TILL ! 5D ( ,SEPTEMB] ( ?AT YE>4.> ! ,S-- HUSS> REGIM5T WAS M>*+ TO ! CAMPAIGN ?R\< ! PROV9CE ( ,K-- & ! V]Y SQUADRON Y\NG ,C\NT ,TURB9 COMM&$ HAD TO SP5D ! NI<T 9 ! VILLAGE ( ,MOROZOVKA1 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA'S E/ATE4 

,ANN ,F$OROVNA WAS /ILL LIV+ BUT WAS ALREADY SO F> FROM Y\NG ?AT %E DID NOT EV5 CONSID] H]SELF Y\NG1 :I* MEANS A GOOD DEAL = A WOMAN4 ,%E HAD GR[N V]Y FAT1 :I* IS SAID TO MAKE A WOMAN LOOK Y\NG]1 BUT DEEP S(T WR9KLES W]E APP>5T ON H] :ITE PLUMPNESS4 ,%E NEV] W5T TO T[N N[1 IT WAS AN EF=T = H] EV5 TO GET 9TO H] C>RIAGE1 BUT %E WAS /ILL JU/ AS K9DHE>T$ & AS SILLY AS EV] 7N[ ?AT H] BEAUTY NO LONG] BIASES ONE1 ! TRU? MAY BE TOLD74 ,) H] LIV$ H] TW5TY-?REE-YE>-OLD DAU<T] ,LISA1 A ,RUSSIAN C\NTRY BELLE1 & H] BRO!R -- \R ACQUA9TANCE ! CAVALRYMAN -- :O HAD GOOD-NATUR$LY SQU&]$ ! :OLE ( HIS SMALL =TUNE & HAD F\ND A HOME = HIS OLD AGE ) ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA4 ,HIS HAIR WAS QUITE GRAY & HIS UPP] LIP HAD FALL5 91 BUT ! MU/A*E ABOVE IT WAS /ILL C>EFULLY BLACK5$4 ,HIS BACK WAS B5T1 & NOT ONLY HIS =EHEAD & *EEKS BUT EV5 HIS NOSE & NECK W]E WR9KL$1 YET 9 ! MOVEM5TS ( HIS FEEBLE CROOK$ LEGS ! MANN] ( A CAVALRYMAN WAS /ILL P]CEPTIBLE4 

,! FAMILY & H\SEHOLD SAT 9 ! SMALL DRAW+-ROOM ( ! OLD H\SE1 ) AN OP5 DOOR LEAD+ \T ONTO ! V]&A1 & OP5 W9D[S OV]LOOK+ ! ANCI5T />-%AP$ G>D5 ) ITS LIME TREES4 ,GRAY-HAIR$ ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 WE>+ A LILAC JACKET1 SAT ON ! S(A LAY+ \T C>DS ON A R\ND MAHOGANY TABLE4 ,H] OLD BRO!R 9 HIS CLEAN :ITE TR\S]S & A BLUE COAT HAD SETTL$ HIMSELF BY ! W9D[ & WAS PLAIT+ A CORD \T ( :ITE COTTON ) ! AID ( A WOOD5 =K -- A PA/IME HIS NIECE HAD TAU<T HIM & :I* HE LIK$ V]Y MU*1 AS HE C\LD NO LONG] DO ANY?+ & HIS EYES W]E TOO WEAK = NEWSPAP] READ+1 HIS FAVORITE OCCUPATION4 ,PIMO*KA1 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA'S W>D1 SAT BY HIM LE>N+ A LESSON -- ,LISA HELP+ H] & AT ! SAME TIME MAK+ A GOAT'S-WOOL /OCK+ = H] UNCLE ) WOOD5 KNITT+ NE$LES4 ,! LA/ RAYS ( ! SETT+ SUN1 AS USUAL AT ?AT H\R1 %ONE ?R\< ! LIME-TREE AV5UE & ?REW SLANT+ GLEAMS ON ! F>!/ W9D[ & ! :AT-NOT /&+ NE> IT4 ,IT WAS SO QUIET 9 ! G>D5 & ! ROOM ?AT ONE C\LD HE> ! SWIFT FLUTT] ( A SWALL['S W+S \TSIDE ! W9D[ & ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA'S S(T SI< OR ! OLD MAN'S SLI<T GROAN AS HE CROSS$ HIS LEGS4 

0,H[ DO !Y GO8 ,%[ ME1 ,LISA6 ,I ALWAYS =GET10 SAID ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 AT A /&/ILL 9 LAY+ \T H] C>DS = PATI5CE4 

,)\T /OPP+ H] WORK ,LISA W5T TO H] MO!R & GLANC$ AT ! C>DS4 

0,AH1 Y\'VE MUDDL$ !M ALL1 MAMA DE>60 %E SAID1 RE>RANG+ !M4 0,?AT'S ! WAY !Y %\LD GO4 ,& :AT Y\ >E TRY+ Y\R =TUNE AB\T WILL /ILL COME TRUE10 %E ADD$1 )DRAW+ A C>D SO ?AT IT WAS NOT NOTIC$4 

0,AH YES1 Y\ ALWAYS DECEIVE ME & SAY IT HAS COME \T40 

0,NO1 REALLY1 IT MEANS 444 Y\'LL SUCCE$4 ,IT HAS COME \T40 

0,ALL RI<T1 ALL RI<T1 Y\ SLY PUSS6 ,BUT ISN'T IT TIME WE HAD TEA80 

0,I HAVE ORD]$ ! SAMOV> TO BE LIT4 ,I'LL SEE TO IT AT ONCE4 ,DO Y\ WANT TO HAVE IT H]E8 444 ,BE QUICK & F9I% Y\R LESSON ,PIMO*KA1 & LET'S HAVE A RUN40 

,& ,LISA W5T TO ! DOOR4 

0,LISA1 ,LIZZIE60 SAID H] UNCLE1 LOOK+ 9T5TLY AT HIS =K4 0,I ?9K ,I'VE DROPP$ A /IT* AGA9 -- PICK IT UP = ME1 !RE'S A DE>40 

0,DIRECTLY1 DIRECTLY4 ,BUT ,I MU/ GIVE \T A LOAF ( SUG> TO BE BROK5 UP40 

,& REALLY1 ?REE M9UTES LAT] %E RAN BACK1 W5T TO H] UNCLE & P9*$ HIS E>4 

0,?AT'S = DROPP+ Y\R /IT*ES60 %E SAID1 LAU<+1 & Y\ HAV5'T DONE Y\R TASK60 

0,WELL1 WELL1 NEV] M9D1 NEV] M9D4 ,PUT IT RI<T -- !RE'S A LITTLE KNOT OR SOME?+40 

,LISA TOOK ! =K1 DREW A P9 \T ( H] TIPPET -- :I* !REUPON ! BREEZE COM+ 9 AT ! DOOR BLEW SLI<TLY OP5 -- & MANAG+ SOMEH[ TO PICK UP ! /IT* ) ! P9 PULL$ TWO LOOPS ?R\<1 & RETURN$ ! =K TO H] UNCLE4 

0,N[ GIVE ME A KISS = IT10 %E SAID1 HOLD+ \T H] ROSY *EEK TO HIM & P9N+ UP H] TIPPET4 0,Y\ %ALL HAVE RUM ) Y\R TEA TODAY4 ,IT'S ,FRIDAY1 Y\ KN[40 

,& %E AGA9 W5T 9TO ! TEA-ROOM4 

0,COME H]E & LOOK1 UNCLE1 ! HUSS>S >E COM+60 %E CALL$ FROM !RE 9 H] CLE> VOICE4 

,ANNA ,F$OROVNA CAME ) H] BRO!R 9TO ! TEA-ROOM1 ! W9D[S ( :I* OV]LOOK$ ! VILLAGE1 TO SEE ! HUSS>S4 ,V]Y LITTLE WAS VISIBLE FROM ! W9D[S -- ONLY A CR[D MOV+ 9 A CL\D ( DU/4 

0,IT'S A PITY WE HAVE SO LITTLE ROOM1 SI/]1 & ?AT ! W+ IS NOT YET F9I%$10 SAID ! OLD MAN TO ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA4 0,WE MI<T HAVE 9VIT$ ! (FIC]S4 ,HUSS> (FIC]S >E SU* SPL5DID1 GAY Y\NG FELL[S1 Y\ KN[4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 GOOD TO SEE SOME?+ ( !M40 

0,:Y ( C\RSE1 ,I %\LD HAVE BE5 ONLY TOO GLAD1 BRO!R2 BUT Y\ KN[ Y\RSELF WE HAVE NO ROOM4 ,!RE'S MY B$ROOM1 ,LISA'S ROOM1 ! DRAW+-ROOM1 & ?IS ROOM ( Y\RS1 & ?AT'S ALL4 ,REALLY N[1 :]E C\LD WE PUT !M8 ,! VILLAGE ELD]'S HUT HAS BE5 CLEAN$ UP = !M3 ,MI*AEL ,MATVEEV SAYS ITS QUITE CLEAN N[40 

0,& WE C\LD HAVE *OS5 A BRIDEGROOM = Y\ FROM AMONG !M1 ,LIZZIE -- A F9E HUSS>60 

0,I DON'T WANT AN HUSS>2 ,I'D RA!R HAVE AN UHLAN4 ,W]5'T Y\ 9 ! UHLANS1 UNCLE8 444 ,I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY?+ TO DO ) !SE HUSS>S4 ,!Y >E ALL SAID TO BE DESP]ATE FELL[S40 ,& ,LISA BLU%$ A LITTLE BUT AGA9 LAU<$ H] MUSICAL LAU<4 

0,H]E COMES ,U/YU%KA RUNN+2 WE MU/ ASK H] :AT %E HAS SE510 %E ADD$4 

,ANNA ,F$OROVNA TOLD H] TO CALL ,U/YU%KA4 

0,IT'S NOT 9 Y\ TO KEEP TO Y\R WORK1 Y\ MU/ NE$S RUN (F TO SEE ! SOLDI]S10 SAID ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA4 0,WELL1 :]E HAVE ! (FIC]S PUT UP80 

0,9 ,]OMK9'S H\SE1 MI/RESS4 ,!RE >E TWO ( !M1 SU* H&SOME ONES4 ,ONE'S A C\NT1 !Y SAY60 

0,& :AT'S HIS NAME80 

0,DAZ>OV OR ,TURB9OV44444 ,I'M SORRY -- ,I'VE =GOTT540 

0,:AT A FOOL2 CAN'T SO MU* AS TELL US ANY?+4 ,Y\ MI<T AT LEA/ HAVE F\ND \T ! NAME40 

0,WELL1 ,I'LL RUN BACK40 

0,YES1 ,I KN[ Y\'RE FIR/-RATE AT ?AT SORT ( ?+4444 ,NO1 LET ,DANIEL GO4 ,TELL HIM TO GO & ASK :E!R ! (FIC]S WANT ANY?+1 BRO!R4 ,ONE \<T TO %[ !M SOME POLIT5ESS AFT] ALL4 ,SAY ! MI/RESS S5T TO 9QUIRE40 

,! OLD PEOPLE AGA9 SAT D[N 9 ! TEA-ROOM & ,LISA W5T TO ! S]VANTS' ROOM TO PUT 9TO A BOX ! SUG> ?AT HAD BE5 BROK5 UP4 ,U/YU%KA WAS !RE TELL+ AB\T ! HUSS>S4 

0,D>L+ MISS1 :AT A H&SOME MAN ?AT C\NT IS60 %E SAID4 0,A REGUL> *]UBIM ) BLACK EYEBR[S4 ,!RE N[1 IF Y\ HAD A BRIDEGROOM LIKE ?AT Y\ W\LD BE A C\PLE ( ! RI<T SORT40 

,! O!R MAIDS SMIL$ APPROV+LY2 ! OLD NURSE SI<$ AS %E SAT KNITT+ AT A W9D[ & EV5 :ISP]$ A PRAY]1 DRAW+ 9 H] BREA?4 

0,SO Y\ LIK$ ! HUSS>S V]Y MU*80 SAID ,LISA4 0,& Y\'RE A GOOD ONE AT TELL+ :AT Y\'VE SE54 ,GO1 PLEASE1 & BR+ SOME ( ! CRANB]RY JUICE1 ,U/YU%KA1 TO GIVE ! HUSS>S SOME?+ S\R TO DR9K40 

,& ,LISA1 LAU<+1 W5T \T ) ! SUG> BAS9 9 H] H&S4 

0,I %\LD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE SE5 :AT ?AT HUSS> IS LIKE10 %E ?\<T1 0BR[N OR FAIR8 ,& HE W\LD HAVE BE5 GLAD TO MAKE \R ACQUA9TANCE ,I %\LD ?9K4444 ,& IF HE GOES AWAY HE'LL NEV] KN[ ?AT ,I WAS H]E & ?\<T AB\T HIM4 ,& H[ MANY SU* HAVE ALREADY PASS$ ME BY8 ,:O SEES ME H]E EXCEPT UNCLE & ,U/YU%KA8 ,:I*EV] WAY ,I DO MY HAIR1 :ATEV] SLEEVES ,I PUT ON1 NO ONE LOOKS AT ME ) PLEASURE10 %E ?\<T ) A SI< AS %E LOOK$ AT H] PLUMP :ITE >M4 0,I SUPPOSE HE IS TALL1 ) L>GE EYES1 & C]TA9LY SMALL BLACK MU/A*ES4444 ,H]E AM ,I1 MORE ?AN TW5TY-TWO1 & NO ONE HAS FALL5 9 LOVE ) ME EXCEPT POCK-M>K$ ,IVAN ,IPATI*1 & F\R YE>S AGO ,I WAS EV5 PRETTI]4444 ,& SO MY GIRLHOOD HAS PASS$ )\T GLADD5+ ANYONE4 ,OH1 POOR1 POOR C\NTRY LASS ?AT ,I AM60 

,H] MO!R'S VOICE1 CALL+ H] TO P\R \T TEA1 R\S$ ! C\NTRY LASS FROM ?IS MOM5T>Y M$ITATION4 ,%E LIFT$ H] HEAD ) A />T & W5T 9TO ! TEA-ROOM4 

,! BE/ RESULTS >E (T5 OBTA9$ ACCID5TALLY1 & ! MORE ONE TRIES ! WORSE ?+S TURN \T4 ,9 ! C\NTRY1 PEOPLE R>ELY TRY TO $UCATE !IR *ILDR5 & !RE=E UNWITT+LY USUALLY GIVE !M AN EXCELL5T $UCATION4 ,?IS WAS P>TICUL>LY SO 9 ,LISA'S CASE4 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 ) H] LIMIT$ 9TELLECT & C>ELESS TEMP]AM5T1 GAVE ,LISA NO $UCATION -- DID NOT TEA* H] MUSIC OR ?AT V]Y USEFUL ,FR5* LANGUAGE -- BUT HAV+ ACCID5TALLY BORNE A HEAL?Y PRETTY *ILD BY H] DECEAS$ HUSB& %E GAVE H] LITTLE DAU<T] OV] TO A WET-NURSE & A DRY-NURSE1 F$ H]1 DRESS$ H] 9 COTTON PR9TS & GOAT-SK9 %OES1 S5T H] \T TO WALK & GA!R MU%ROOMS & WILD B]RIES1 5GAG$ A /UD5T FROM ! SEM9>Y TO TEA* H] READ+1 WRIT+1 & >I?METIC1 & :5 SIXTE5 YE>S HAD PASS$ %E CASUALLY F\ND 9 ,LISA A FRI5D1 AN EV]-K9DHE>T$1 EV]-*E]FUL S\L1 & AN ACTIVE H\SEKEEP]4 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 BE+ K9DHE>T$1 ALWAYS HAD SOME *ILDR5 TO BR+ UP -- EI!R S]F *ILDR5 OR F\NDL+S4 ,LISA BEGAN LOOK+ AFT] !M :5 %E WAS T5 YE>S OLD3 TEA*+ !M1 DRESS+ !M1 TAK+ !M TO *UR*1 & *ECK+ !M :5 !Y PLAY$ TOO MAN PRANKS4 ,LAT] ON ! DECREPIT K9DLY UNCLE1 :O HAD TO BE T5D$ LIKE A *ILD1 APPE>$ ON ! SC5E4 ,!N ! S]VANTS & PEASANTS CAME TO ! Y\NG LADY ) V>I\S REQUE/S & ) !IR AILM5TS1 :I* LATT] %E TREAT$ ) ELD]B]RY1 PEPP]M9T1 & CAMPHORAT$ SPIRITS4 ,!N !RE WAS ! H\SEHOLD MANAGEM5T :I* ALL FELL ON H] %\LD]S ( ITSELF4 ,!N AN UNSATISFI$ LONG+ = LOVE AWOKE & F\ND ITS \TLET ONLY 9 ,NATURE & RELIGION4 ,& ,LISA ACCID5TALLY GREW 9TO AN ACTIVE1 GOOD-NATUR$1 *E]FUL1 SELF-RELIANT1 PURE1 & DEEPLY RELIGI\S WOMAN4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT %E SUFF]$ A LITTLE FROM VANITY :5 %E SAW NEI<BORS /&+ BY H] 9 *UR* WE>+ FA%IONABLE BONNETS BR\<T FROM ,K--1 & SOMETIMES %E WAS VEX$ TO TE>S BY H] OLD MO!R'S :IMS & GRUMBL+4 ,%E HAD DREAMS ( LOVE1 TOO1 9 MO/ ABSURD & SOMETIMES CRUDE =MS1 BUT !SE W]E DISP]S$ BY H] USEFUL ACTIVITY :I* HAD GR[N 9TO A NECESSITY1 & AT ! AGE ( TW5TY-TWO !RE WAS NOT ONE SPOT OR /+ ( REMORSE 9 ! CLE> CALM S\L ( ! PHYSICALLY & MORALLY BEAUTIFULLY DEVELOP$ MAID54 ,LISA WAS ( M$IUM HEI<T1 PLUMP RA!R ?AN ?92 H] EYES W]E HAZEL1 NOT L>GE1 & HAD SLI<T %AD[S ON ! L[] LIDS2 & %E HAD A LONG LI<T-BR[N PLAIT ( HAIR4 ,%E WALK$ ) BIG /EPS & ) A SLI<T SWAY -- A 0DUCK'S WADDLE0 AS ! SAY+ IS4 ,H] FACE1 :5 %E WAS OCCUPI$ & NOT AGITAT$ BY ANY?+ 9 P>TICUL>1 SEEM$ TO SAY TO EV]YONE :O LOOK$ 9TO IT3 0,IT IS A JOY TO LIVE 9 ! WORLD :5 ONE HAS SOMEONE TO LOVE & A CLE> CONSCI5CE40 ,EV5 9 MOM5TS ( VEXATION1 P]PLEXITY1 AL>M1 OR SORR[1 9 SPITE ( H]SELF !RE %ONE -- ?R\< ! TE> 9 H] EYE1 H] FR[NN+ LEFT EYEBR[1 & H] COMPRESS$ LIPS -- A K9D /RAI<T=W>D SPIRIT UNSPOIL$ BY ! 9TELLECT2 IT %ONE 9 ! DIMPLES ( H] *EEKS1 9 ! CORN]S ( H] M\?1 & 9 H] BEAM+ EYES ACCU/OM$ TO SMILE & TO REJOICE 9 LIFE4 

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