,BOOK #a#b1 ,*APT] #ab 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] ! EXECUTION ,PI]RE WAS SEP>AT$ FROM ! RE/ ( ! PRISON]S 
 & PLAC$ ALONE 9 A SMALL1 RU9$1 & BEF\L$ *UR*4 

,T[>D EV5+ A NONCOMMISSION$ (FIC] 5T]$ ) TWO SOLDI]S & 
 TOLD HIM ?AT HE HAD BE5 P>DON$ & W\LD N[ GO TO ! B>RACKS = 
 ! PRISON]S ( W>4 ,)\T UND]/&+ :AT WAS SAID TO HIM1 ,PI]RE 
 GOT UP & W5T ) ! SOLDI]S4 ,!Y TOOK HIM TO ! UPP] 5D ( ! 
 FIELD1 :]E !RE W]E SOME %$S BUILT ( *>R$ PLANKS1 BEAMS1 & 
 BATT5S1 & L$ HIM 9TO ONE ( !M4 ,9 ! D>KNESS SOME TW5TY 
 DIFF]5T M5 SURR\ND$ ,PI]RE4 ,HE LOOK$ AT !M )\T UND]/&+ 
 :O !Y W]E1 :Y !Y W]E !RE1 OR :AT !Y WANT$ ( HIM4 ,HE HE>D 
 :AT !Y SAID1 BUT DID NOT UND]/& ! MEAN+ ( ! WORDS & MADE 
 NO K9D ( D$UCTION FROM OR APPLICATION ( !M4 ,HE REPLI$ TO QUE/IONS 
 !Y PUT TO HIM1 BUT DID NOT CONSID] :O WAS LI/5+ TO HIS REPLIES1 
 NOR H[ !Y W\LD UND]/& !M4 ,HE LOOK$ AT !IR FACES & FIGURES1 
 BUT !Y ALL SEEM$ TO HIM EQUALLY MEAN+LESS4 

,FROM ! MOM5T ,PI]RE HAD WITNESS$ ?OSE T]RIBLE MURD]S COMMITT$ BY 
 M5 :O DID NOT WI% TO COMMIT !M1 IT WAS AS IF ! MA9SPR+ ( HIS 
 LIFE1 ON :I* EV]Y?+ DEP5D$ & :I* MADE EV]Y?+ APPE> ALIVE1 
 HAD SUDD5LY BE5 WR5*$ \T & EV]Y?+ HAD COLLAPS$ 9TO A HEAP ( 
 MEAN+LESS RUBBI%4 ,?\< HE DID NOT ACKN[L$GE IT TO HIMSELF1 HIS 
 FAI? 9 ! RI<T ORD]+ ( ! UNIV]SE1 9 HUMANITY1 9 HIS [N S\L1 
 & 9 ,GOD1 HAD BE5 DE/ROY$4 ,HE HAD EXP]I5C$ ?IS BE=E1 BUT NEV] 
 SO /RONGLY AS N[4 ,:5 SIMIL> D\BTS HAD ASSAIL$ HIM BE=E1 !Y HAD 
 BE5 ! RESULT ( HIS [N WRONGDO+1 & AT ! BOTTOM ( HIS HE>T HE 
 HAD FELT ?AT RELIEF FROM HIS DESPAIR & FROM ?OSE D\BTS WAS TO BE 
 F\ND )9 HIMSELF4 ,BUT N[ HE FELT ?AT ! UNIV]SE HAD CRUMBL$ 
 BE=E HIS EYES & ONLY MEAN+LESS RU9S REMA9$1 & ?IS NOT BY ANY 
 FAULT ( HIS [N4 ,HE FELT ?AT IT WAS NOT 9 HIS P[] TO REGA9 FAI? 9 
 ! MEAN+ ( LIFE4 

,>\ND HIM 9 ! D>KNESS M5 W]E /&+ & EVID5TLY SOME?+ AB\T 
 HIM 9T]E/$ !M GREATLY4 ,!Y W]E TELL+ HIM SOME?+ & ASK+ 
 HIM SOME?+4 ,!N !Y L$ HIM AWAY SOME:]E1 & AT LA/ HE F\ND 
 HIMSELF 9 A CORN] ( ! %$ AMONG M5 :O W]E LAU<+ & TALK+ ON 
 ALL SIDES4 

0,WELL1 !N1 MATES444 ?AT V]Y PR9CE :O4440 SOME VOICE AT 
 ! O!R 5D ( ! %$ WAS SAY+1 ) A /RONG EMPHASIS ON ! WORD :O4 

,SITT+ SIL5T & MOTIONLESS ON A HEAP ( /RAW AGA9/ ! WALL1 ,PI]RE 
 SOMETIMES OP5$ & SOMETIMES CLOS$ HIS EYES4 ,BUT AS SOON AS HE CLOS$ 
 !M HE SAW BE=E HIM ! DREADFUL FACE ( ! FACTORY LAD--ESPECIALLY 
 DREADFUL BECAUSE ( ITS SIMPLICITY--& ! FACES ( ! MURD]]S1 
 EV5 MORE DREADFUL BECAUSE ( !IR DISQUIET4 ,& HE OP5$ HIS EYES AGA9 
 & />$ VACANTLY 9TO ! D>KNESS >\ND HIM4 

,BESIDE HIM 9 A /OOP+ POSITION SAT A SMALL MAN ( :OSE PRES5CE HE WAS 
 FIR/ MADE AW>E BY A /RONG SMELL ( P]SPIRATION :I* CAME FROM HIM 
 EV]Y TIME HE MOV$4 ,?IS MAN WAS DO+ SOME?+ TO HIS LEGS 9 ! 
 D>KNESS1 & ?\< ,PI]RE C\LD NOT SEE HIS FACE HE FELT ?AT ! MAN 
 CONT9UALLY GLANC$ AT HIM4 ,ON GR[+ US$ TO ! D>KNESS ,PI]RE SAW 
 ?AT ! MAN WAS TAK+ (F HIS LEG B&S1 & ! WAY HE DID IT >\S$ 
 ,PI]RE'S 9T]E/4 

,HAV+ UNW\ND ! /R+ ?AT TI$ ! B& ON ONE LEG1 HE C>EFULLY 
 COIL$ IT UP & IMM$IATELY SET TO WORK ON ! O!R LEG1 GLANC+ UP AT 
 ,PI]RE4 ,:ILE ONE H& HUNG UP ! FIR/ /R+ ! O!R WAS ALREADY 
 UNW9D+ ! B& ON ! SECOND LEG4 ,9 ?IS WAY1 HAV+ C>EFULLY 
 REMOV$ ! LEG B&S BY DEFT CIRCUL> MOTIONS ( HIS >M FOLL[+ ONE 
 ANO!R UN9T]RUPT$LY1 ! MAN HUNG ! LEG B&S UP ON SOME PEGS FIX$ 
 ABOVE HIS HEAD4 ,!N HE TOOK \T A KNIFE1 CUT SOME?+1 CLOS$ ! KNIFE1 
 PLAC$ IT UND] ! HEAD ( HIS B$1 &1 SEAT+ HIMSELF COM=TABLY1 
 CLASP$ HIS >MS R\ND HIS LIFT$ KNEES & FIX$ HIS EYES ON ,PI]RE4 ,! 
 LATT] WAS CONSCI\S ( SOME?+ PLEASANT1 COM=T+1 & WELL-R\ND$ 
 9 !SE DEFT MOVEM5TS1 9 ! MAN'S WELL-ORD]$ >RANGEM5TS 9 HIS 
 CORN]1 & EV5 9 HIS V]Y SMELL1 & HE LOOK$ AT ! MAN )\T 
 TAK+ HIS EYES FROM HIM4 

0,Y\'VE SE5 A LOT ( TR\BLE1 SIR1 EH80 ! LITTLE MAN SUDD5LY SAID4 

,& !RE WAS SO MU* K9DL9ESS & SIMPLICITY 9 HIS S+SONG VOICE ?AT 
 ,PI]RE TRI$ TO REPLY1 BUT HIS JAW TREMBL$ & HE FELT TE>S RIS+ TO 
 HIS EYES4 ,! LITTLE FELL[1 GIV+ ,PI]RE NO TIME TO BETRAY HIS 
 CONFUSION1 9/ANTLY CONT9U$ 9 ! SAME PLEASANT TONES3 

0,EH1 LAD1 DON'T FRET60 SAID HE1 9 ! T5D] S+SONG C>ESS+ VOICE OLD 
 ,RUSSIAN PEASANT WOM5 EMPLOY4 0,DON'T FRET1 FRI5D--'SUFF] AN H\R1 
 LIVE = AN AGE6' ?AT'S H[ IT IS1 MY DE> FELL[4 ,& H]E WE LIVE1 
 ?ANK HEAV51 )\T (F5SE4 ,AMONG !SE FOLK1 TOO1 !RE >E GOOD M5 
 AS WELL AS BAD10 SAID HE1 & /ILL SPEAK+1 HE TURN$ ON HIS KNEES ) 
 A SUPPLE MOVEM5T1 GOT UP1 C\<$1 & W5T (F TO ANO!R P>T ( ! 
 %$4 

0,EH1 Y\ RASCAL60 ,PI]RE HE>D ! SAME K9D VOICE SAY+ AT ! O!R 5D 
 ( ! %$4 0,SO Y\'VE COME1 Y\ RASCAL8 ,%E REMEMB]S444 ,N[1 N[1 
 ?AT'LL DO60 

,& ! SOLDI]1 PU%+ AWAY A LITTLE DOG ?AT WAS JUMP+ UP AT HIM1 
 RETURN$ TO HIS PLACE & SAT D[N4 ,9 HIS H&S HE HAD SOME?+ WRAPP$ 
 9 A RAG4 

0,H]E1 EAT A BIT1 SIR10 SAID HE1 RESUM+ HIS =M] RESPECTFUL TONE AS HE 
 UNWRAPP$ & (F]$ ,PI]RE SOME BAK$ POTATOES4 0,WE HAD S\P = D9N] 
 & ! POTATOES >E GR&60 

,PI]RE HAD NOT EAT5 ALL DAY & ! SMELL ( ! POTATOES SEEM$ 
 EXTREMELY PLEASANT TO HIM4 ,HE ?ANK$ ! SOLDI] & BEGAN TO EAT4 

0,WELL1 >E !Y ALL RI<T80 SAID ! SOLDI] ) A SMILE4 0,Y\ %\LD DO 
 LIKE ?IS40 

,HE TOOK A POTATO1 DREW \T HIS CLASP KNIFE1 CUT ! POTATO 9TO TWO EQUAL 
 HALVES ON ! PALM ( HIS H&1 SPR9KL$ SOME SALT ON IT FROM ! RAG1 
 & H&$ IT TO ,PI]RE4 

0,! POTATOES >E GR&60 HE SAID ONCE MORE4 0,EAT SOME LIKE ?AT60 

,PI]RE ?\<T HE HAD NEV] EAT5 ANY?+ ?AT TA/$ BETT]4 

0,OH1 ,I'M ALL RI<T10 SAID HE1 0BUT :Y DID !Y %OOT ?OSE POOR FELL[S8 
 ,! LA/ ONE WAS H>DLY TW5TY40 

0,TSS1 TT44460 SAID ! LITTLE MAN4 0,AH1 :AT A S9444 :AT A S960 HE 
 ADD$ QUICKLY1 & AS IF HIS WORDS W]E ALWAYS WAIT+ READY 9 HIS M\? 
 & FLEW \T 9VOLUNT>ILY HE W5T ON3 0,H[ WAS IT1 SIR1 ?AT Y\ /AY$ 
 9 ,MOSC[80 

0,I DIDN'T ?9K !Y W\LD COME SO SOON4 ,I /AY$ ACCID5TALLY10 REPLI$ 
 ,PI]RE4 

0,& H[ DID !Y >RE/ Y\1 DE> LAD8 ,AT Y\R H\SE80 

0,NO1 ,I W5T TO LOOK AT ! FIRE1 & !Y >RE/$ ME !RE1 & TRI$ ME 
 AS AN 9C5DI>Y40 

0,:]E !RE'S LAW !RE'S 9JU/ICE10 PUT 9 ! LITTLE MAN4 

0,& HAVE Y\ BE5 H]E LONG80 ,PI]RE ASK$ AS HE MUN*$ ! LA/ ( ! 
 POTATO4 

0,I8 ,IT WAS LA/ ,SUNDAY !Y TOOK ME1 \T ( A HOSPITAL 9 ,MOSC[40 

0,:Y1 >E Y\ A SOLDI] !N80 

0,YES1 WE >E SOLDI]S ( ! ,AP%]ON REGIM5T4 ,I WAS DY+ ( FEV]4 ,WE 
 W]5'T TOLD ANY?+4 ,!RE W]E SOME TW5TY ( US LY+ !RE4 ,WE HAD NO 
 IDEA1 NEV] GUESS$ AT ALL40 

0,& DO Y\ FEEL SAD H]E80 ,PI]RE 9QUIR$4 

0,H[ CAN ONE HELP IT1 LAD8 ,MY NAME IS ,PLATON1 & ! SURNAME IS 
 ,K>ATAEV10 HE ADD$1 EVID5TLY WI%+ TO MAKE IT EASI] = ,PI]RE TO 
 ADDRESS HIM4 0,!Y CALL ME 'LITTLE FALCON' 9 ! REGIM5T4 ,H[ IS ONE TO 
 HELP FEEL+ SAD8 ,MOSC[--%E'S ! MO!R ( CITIES4 ,H[ CAN ONE SEE 
 ALL ?IS & NOT FEEL SAD8 ,BUT '! MAGGOT GNAWS ! CABBAGE1 YET DIES 
 FIR/'2 ?AT'S :AT ! OLD FOLKS US$ TO TELL US10 HE ADD$ RAPIDLY4 

0,:AT8 ,:AT DID Y\ SAY80 ASK$ ,PI]RE4 

0,:O8 ,I80 SAID ,K>ATAEV4 0,I SAY ?+S HAPP5 NOT AS WE PLAN BUT AS ,GOD 
 JUDGES10 HE REPLI$1 ?9K+ ?AT HE WAS REPEAT+ :AT HE HAD SAID 
 BE=E1 & IMM$IATELY CONT9U$3 

0,WELL1 & Y\1 HAVE Y\ A FAMILY E/ATE1 SIR8 ,& A H\SE8 ,SO Y\ HAVE 
 ABUNDANCE1 !N8 ,& A H\SEWIFE8 ,& Y\R OLD P>5TS1 >E !Y /ILL 
 LIV+80 HE ASK$4 

,& ?\< IT WAS TOO D>K = ,PI]RE TO SEE1 HE FELT ?AT A SUPPRESS$ 
 SMILE ( K9DL9ESS PUCK]$ ! SOLDI]'S LIPS AS HE PUT !SE QUE/IONS4 
 ,HE SEEM$ GRIEV$ ?AT ,PI]RE HAD NO P>5TS1 ESPECIALLY ?AT HE HAD NO 
 MO!R4 

0,A WIFE = C\NSEL1 A MO!R-9-LAW = WELCOME1 BUT !RE'S NONE AS DE> 
 AS ONE'S [N MO!R60 SAID HE4 0,WELL1 & HAVE Y\ LITTLE ONES80 HE W5T 
 ON ASK+4 

,AGA9 ,PI]RE'S NEGATIVE ANSW] SEEM$ TO DI/RESS HIM1 & HE HA/5$ TO 
 ADD3 

0,NEV] M9D6 ,Y\'RE Y\NG FOLKS YET1 & PLEASE ,GOD MAY /ILL HAVE SOME4 
 ,! GREAT ?+ IS TO LIVE 9 H>MONY44440 

0,BUT IT'S ALL ! SAME N[10 ,PI]RE C\LD NOT HELP SAY+4 

0,AH1 MY DE> FELL[60 REJO9$ ,K>ATAEV1 0NEV] DECL9E A PRISON OR A 
 BEGG>'S SACK60 

,HE SEAT$ HIMSELF MORE COM=TABLY & C\<$1 EVID5TLY PREP>+ TO 
 TELL A LONG /ORY4 

0,WELL1 MY DE> FELL[1 ,I WAS /ILL LIV+ AT HOME10 HE BEGAN4 0,WE HAD A 
 WELL-TO-DO HOME/EAD1 PL5TY ( L&1 WE PEASANTS LIV$ WELL & \R H\SE 
 WAS ONE TO ?ANK ,GOD =4 ,:5 ,FA!R & WE W5T \T M[+ !RE W]E 
 SEV5 ( US4 ,WE LIV$ WELL4 ,WE W]E REAL PEASANTS4 ,IT SO HAPP5$4440 

,& ,PLATON ,K>ATAEV TOLD A LONG /ORY ( H[ HE HAD GONE 9TO SOMEONE'S 
 COPSE TO TAKE WOOD1 H[ HE HAD BE5 CAU<T BY ! KEEP]1 HAD BE5 TRI$1 
 FLOGG$1 & S5T TO S]VE AS A SOLDI]4 

0,WELL1 LAD10 & A SMILE *ANG$ ! TONE ( HIS VOICE 0WE ?\<T IT WAS 
 A MIS=TUNE BUT IT TURN$ \T A BLESS+6 ,IF IT HAD NOT BE5 = MY S91 
 MY BRO!R W\LD HAVE HAD TO GO AS A SOLDI]4 ,BUT HE1 MY Y\NG] BRO!R1 
 HAD FIVE LITTLE ONES1 :ILE ,I1 Y\ SEE1 ONLY LEFT A WIFE BEH9D4 ,WE HAD A 
 LITTLE GIRL1 BUT ,GOD TOOK H] BE=E ,I W5T AS A SOLDI]4 ,I COME HOME ON 
 LEAVE & ,I'LL TELL Y\ H[ IT WAS1 ,I LOOK & SEE ?AT !Y >E LIV+ 
 BETT] ?AN BE=E4 ,! Y>D FULL ( CATTLE1 ! WOM5 AT HOME1 TWO 
 BRO!RS AWAY E>N+ WAGES1 & ONLY ,MI*AEL ! Y\NGE/1 AT HOME4 
 ,FA!R1 HE SAYS1 ',ALL MY *ILDR5 >E ! SAME TO ME3 IT HURTS ! SAME 
 :I*EV] F+] GETS BITT54 ,BUT IF ,PLATON HADN'T BE5 %AV$ = A 
 SOLDI]1 ,MI*AEL W\LD HAVE HAD TO GO4' CALL$ US ALL TO HIM &1 WILL Y\ 
 BELIEVE IT1 PLAC$ US 9 FRONT ( ! ICONS4 ',MI*AEL1' HE SAYS1 'COME 
 H]E & B[ D[N TO HIS FEET2 & Y\1 Y\NG WOMAN1 Y\ B[ D[N TOO2 & 
 Y\1 GR&*ILDR51 ALSO B[ D[N BE=E HIM6 ,DO Y\ UND]/&8' HE SAYS4 
 ,?AT'S H[ IT IS1 DE> FELL[4 ,FATE LOOKS = A HEAD4 ,BUT WE >E ALWAYS 
 JUDG+1 '?AT'S NOT WELL--?AT'S NOT RI<T6' ,\R LUCK IS LIKE WAT] 
 9 A DRAGNET3 Y\ PULL AT IT & IT BULGES1 BUT :5 Y\'VE DRAWN IT \T 
 IT'S EMPTY6 ,?AT'S H[ IT IS40 

,& ,PLATON %IFT$ HIS SEAT ON ! /RAW4 

,AFT] A %ORT SIL5CE HE ROSE4 

0,WELL1 ,I ?9K Y\ MU/ BE SLEEPY10 SAID HE1 & BEGAN RAPIDLY CROSS+ 
 HIMSELF & REPEAT+3 

0,LORD ,JESUS ,*RI/1 HOLY ,SA9T ,NI*OLAS1 ,FROLA & ,LAVRA6 ,LORD ,JESUS 
 ,*RI/1 HOLY ,SA9T ,NI*OLAS1 ,FROLA & ,LAVRA6 ,LORD ,JESUS ,*RI/1 HAVE 
 M]CY ON US & SAVE US60 HE CONCLUD$1 !N B[$ TO ! GR\ND1 GOT UP1 
 SI<$1 & SAT D[N AGA9 ON HIS HEAP ( /RAW4 0,?AT'S ! WAY4 ,LAY ME 
 D[N LIKE A /ONE1 ,O ,GOD1 & RAISE ME UP LIKE A LOAF10 HE MUTT]$ AS HE 
 LAY D[N1 PULL+ HIS COAT OV] HIM4 

0,:AT PRAY] WAS ?AT Y\ W]E SAY+80 ASK$ ,PI]RE4 

0,EH80 MURMUR$ ,PLATON1 :O HAD ALMO/ FALL5 ASLEEP4 0,:AT WAS ,I SAY+8 ,I 
 WAS PRAY+4 ,DON'T Y\ PRAY80 

0,YES1 ,I DO10 SAID ,PI]RE4 0,BUT :AT WAS ?AT Y\ SAID3 ,FROLA & ,LAVRA80 

0,WELL1 ( C\RSE10 REPLI$ ,PLATON QUICKLY1 0! HORSES' SA9TS4 ,ONE MU/ 
 PITY ! ANIMALS TOO4 ,EH1 ! RASCAL6 ,N[ Y\'VE CURL$ UP & GOT W>M1 
 Y\ DAU<T] ( A BIT*60 SAID ,K>ATAEV1 T\*+ ! DOG ?AT LAY AT HIS 
 FEET1 & AGA9 TURN+ OV] HE FELL ASLEEP IMM$IATELY4 

,S\NDS ( CRY+ & SCREAM+ CAME FROM SOME:]E 9 ! DI/ANCE 
 \TSIDE1 & FLAMES W]E VISIBLE ?R\< ! CRACKS ( ! %$1 BUT 
 9SIDE IT WAS QUIET & D>K4 ,= A LONG TIME ,PI]RE DID NOT SLEEP1 BUT 
 LAY ) EYES OP5 9 ! D>KNESS1 LI/5+ TO ! REGUL> SNOR+ ( 
 ,PLATON :O LAY BESIDE HIM1 & HE FELT ?AT ! WORLD ?AT HAD BE5 
 %ATT]$ WAS ONCE MORE /IRR+ 9 HIS S\L ) A NEW BEAUTY & ON NEW 
 & UN%AKABLE F\NDATIONS4 

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