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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! OLD C\NT1 :O HAD ALWAYS KEPT UP AN 5ORM\S HUNT+ E/ABLI%M5T 
 BUT HAD N[ H&$ IT ALL COMPLETELY OV] TO HIS SON'S C>E1 BE+ 9 V]Y 
 GOOD SPIRITS ON ?IS FIFTE5? ( ,SEPTEMB]1 PREP>$ TO GO \T ) ! 
 O!RS4 

,9 AN H\R'S TIME ! :OLE HUNT+ P>TY WAS AT ! POR*4 ,NI*OLAS1 ) 
 A /]N & S]I\S AIR :I* %[$ ?AT N[ WAS NO TIME = ATT5D+ TO 
 TRIFLES1 W5T PA/ ,NATA%A & ,PETYA :O W]E TRY+ TO TELL HIM 
 SOME?+4 ,HE HAD A LOOK AT ALL ! DETAILS ( ! HUNT1 S5T A PACK ( 
 H\NDS & HUNTSM5 ON AHEAD TO F9D ! QU>RY1 M\NT$ HIS *E/NUT 
 ,DONETS1 & :I/L+ TO HIS [N LEA% ( BORZOIS1 SET (F ACROSS ! 
 ?RE%+ GR\ND TO A FIELD LEAD+ TO ! ,OTRADNOE WOOD4 ,! OLD C\NT'S 
 HORSE1 A SORREL GELD+ CALL$ ,VIFLYANKA1 WAS L$ BY ! GROOM 9 
 ATT5DANCE ON HIM1 :ILE ! C\NT HIMSELF WAS TO DRIVE 9 A SMALL TRAP 
 /RAI<T TO A SPOT RES]V$ = HIM4 

,!Y W]E TAK+ FIFTY-F\R H\NDS1 ) SIX HUNT ATT5DANTS & 
 :IPP]S-94 ,BESIDES ! FAMILY1 !RE W]E EI<T BORZOI K5NELM5 & 
 MORE ?AN =TY BORZOIS1 SO ?AT1 ) ! BORZOIS ON ! LEA% BELONG+ 
 TO MEMB]S ( ! FAMILY1 !RE W]E AB\T A HUNDR$ & ?IRTY DOGS & 
 TW5TY HORSEM54 

,EA* DOG KNEW ITS MA/] & ITS CALL4 ,EA* MAN 9 ! HUNT KNEW HIS 
 BUS9ESS1 HIS PLACE1 :AT HE HAD TO DO4 ,AS SOON AS !Y HAD PASS$ ! 
 F5CE !Y ALL SPREAD \T EV5LY & QUIETLY1 )\T NOISE OR TALK1 ALONG 
 ! ROAD & FIELD LEAD+ TO ! ,OTRADNOE COV]T4 

,! HORSES /EPP$ OV] ! FIELD AS OV] A ?ICK C>PET1 N[ & !N 
 SPLA%+ 9TO PUDDLES AS !Y CROSS$ A ROAD4 ,! MI/Y SKY /ILL SEEM$ 
 TO DESC5D EV5LY & IMP]CEPTIBLY T[>D ! E>?1 ! AIR WAS /ILL1 
 W>M1 & SIL5T4 ,OCCASIONALLY ! :I/LE ( A HUNTSMAN1 ! SNORT ( A 
 HORSE1 ! CRACK ( A :IP1 OR ! :9E ( A /RAGGL+ H\ND C\LD BE 
 HE>D4 

,:5 !Y HAD GONE A LITTLE LESS ?AN A MILE1 FIVE MORE RID]S ) DOGS 
 APPE>$ \T ( ! MI/1 APPROA*+ ! ,RO/OVS4 ,9 FRONT RODE A 
 FRE%-LOOK+1 H&SOME OLD MAN ) A L>GE GRAY MU/A*E4 

0,GOOD MORN+1 ,UNCLE60 SAID ,NI*OLAS1 :5 ! OLD MAN DREW NE>4 

0,?AT'S IT4 ,COME ON6444 ,I WAS SURE ( IT10 BEGAN 0,UNCLE40 7,HE WAS A 
 DI/ANT RELATIVE ( ! ,RO/OVS'1 A MAN ( SMALL MEANS1 & !IR 
 NEI<BOR47 0,I KNEW Y\ W\LDN'T BE ABLE TO RESI/ IT & IT'S A GOOD ?+ 
 Y\'RE GO+4 ,?AT'S IT6 ,COME ON60 7,?IS WAS 0,UNCLE'S0 FAVORITE 
 EXPRESSION47 0,TAKE ! COV]T AT ONCE1 = MY ,GIR*IK SAYS ! ,ILAG9S >E 
 AT ,KORNIKI ) !IR H\NDS4 ,?AT'S IT4 ,COME ON6444 ,!Y'LL TAKE ! CUBS 
 FROM UND] Y\R V]Y NOSE40 

0,?AT'S :]E ,I'M GO+4 ,%ALL WE JO9 UP \R PACKS80 ASK$ ,NI*OLAS4 

,! H\NDS W]E JO9$ 9TO ONE PACK1 & 0,UNCLE0 & ,NI*OLAS RODE ON 
 SIDE BY SIDE4 ,NATA%A1 MUFFL$ UP 9 %AWLS :I* DID NOT HIDE H] EAG] 
 FACE & %9+ EYES1 GALLOP$ UP TO !M4 ,%E WAS FOLL[$ BY ,PETYA :O 
 ALWAYS KEPT CLOSE TO H]1 BY ,MI*AEL1 A HUNTSMAN1 & BY A GROOM APPO9T$ 
 TO LOOK AFT] H]4 ,PETYA1 :O WAS LAU<+1 :IPP$ & PULL$ AT HIS 
 HORSE4 ,NATA%A SAT EASILY & CONFID5TLY ON H] BLACK ,>AB*IK & RE9$ 
 HIM 9 )\T EF=T ) A FIRM H&4 

0,UNCLE0 LOOK$ R\ND DISAPPROV+LY AT ,PETYA & ,NATA%A4 ,HE DID NOT LIKE 
 TO COMB9E FRIVOLITY ) ! S]I\S BUS9ESS ( HUNT+4 

0,GOOD MORN+1 ,UNCLE6 ,WE >E GO+ TOO60 %\T$ ,PETYA4 

0,GOOD MORN+1 GOOD MORN+6 ,BUT DON'T GO OV]RID+ ! H\NDS10 SAID 
 0,UNCLE0 /]NLY4 

0,NI*OLAS1 :AT A F9E DOG ,TRUNILA IS6 ,HE KNEW ME10 SAID ,NATA%A1 
 REF]R+ TO H] FAVORITE H\ND4 

0,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ,TRUNILA IS NOT A 'DOG1' BUT A H>RI]10 ?\<T 
 ,NI*OLAS1 & LOOK$ /]NLY AT HIS SI/]1 TRY+ TO MAKE H] FEEL ! 
 DI/ANCE ?AT \<T TO SEP>ATE !M AT ?AT MOM5T4 ,NATA%A UND]/OOD 
 IT4 

0,Y\ MU/N'T ?9K WE'LL BE 9 ANYONE'S WAY1 ,UNCLE10 %E SAID4 0,WE'LL GO 
 TO \R PLACES & WON'T BUDGE40 

0,A GOOD ?+ TOO1 LITTLE C\NTESS10 SAID 0,UNCLE10 0ONLY M9D Y\ DON'T 
 FALL (F Y\R HORSE10 HE ADD$1 0BECAUSE--?AT'S IT1 COME ON6--Y\'VE 
 NO?+ TO HOLD ON TO40 

,! OASIS ( ! ,OTRADNOE COV]T CAME 9 SI<T A FEW HUNDR$ Y>DS (F1 
 ! HUNTSM5 W]E ALREADY NE>+ IT4 ,RO/OV1 HAV+ F9ALLY SETTL$ ) 
 0,UNCLE0 :]E !Y %\LD SET ON ! H\NDS1 & HAV+ %[N ,NATA%A 
 :]E %E WAS TO /&--A SPOT :]E NO?+ C\LD POSSIBLY RUN \T--W5T 
 R\ND ABOVE ! RAV9E4 

0,WELL1 NEPHEW1 Y\'RE GO+ = A BIG WOLF10 SAID 0,UNCLE40 0,M9D & DON'T 
 LET H] SLIP60 

0,?AT'S AS MAY HAPP510 ANSW]$ ,RO/OV4 0,K>AY1 H]E60 HE %\T$1 
 ANSW]+ 0,UNCLE'S0 REM>K BY ?IS CALL TO HIS BORZOI4 ,K>AY WAS A %AGGY 
 OLD DOG ) A HANG+ J[L1 FAM\S = HAV+ TACKL$ A BIG WOLF UNAID$4 
 ,!Y ALL TOOK UP !IR PLACES4 

,! OLD C\NT1 KN[+ HIS SON'S >DOR 9 ! HUNT1 HURRI$ SO AS NOT TO 
 BE LATE1 & ! HUNTSM5 HAD NOT YET REA*$ !IR PLACES :5 ,C\NT ,ILYA 
 ,RO/OV1 *E]FUL1 FLU%$1 & ) QUIV]+ *EEKS1 DROVE UP ) HIS 
 BLACK HORSES OV] ! W9T] RYE TO ! PLACE RES]V$ = HIM1 :]E A 
 WOLF MI<T COME \T4 ,HAV+ /RAI<T5$ HIS COAT & FA/5$ ON HIS 
 HUNT+ KNIVES & HORN1 HE M\NT$ HIS GOOD1 SLEEK1 WELL-F$1 & 
 COM=TABLE HORSE1 ,VIFLYANKA1 :I* WAS TURN+ GRAY1 LIKE HIMSELF4 ,HIS 
 HORSES & TRAP W]E S5T HOME4 ,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV1 ?\< NOT AT HE>T A 
 KE5 SPORTSMAN1 KNEW ! RULES ( ! HUNT WELL1 & RODE TO ! BU%Y 
 $GE ( ! ROAD :]E HE WAS TO /&1 >RANG$ HIS RE9S1 SETTL$ 
 HIMSELF 9 ! SADDLE1 &1 FEEL+ ?AT HE WAS READY1 LOOK$ AB\T ) A 
 SMILE4 

,BESIDE HIM WAS ,SIMON ,*EKM>1 HIS P]SONAL ATT5DANT1 AN OLD HORSEMAN N[ 
 SOME:AT /IFF 9 ! SADDLE4 ,*EKM> HELD 9 LEA% ?REE =MIDABLE 
 WOLFH\NDS1 :O HAD1 H[EV]1 GR[N FAT LIKE !IR MA/] & HIS HORSE4 
 ,TWO WISE OLD DOGS LAY D[N UNLEA%$4 ,SOME HUNDR$ PACES F>!R ALONG ! 
 $GE ( ! WOOD /OOD ,MITKA1 ! C\NT'S O!R GROOM1 A D>+ HORSEMAN 
 & KE5 RID] TO H\NDS4 ,BE=E ! HUNT1 BY OLD CU/OM1 ! C\NT HAD 
 DRUNK A SILV] CUPFUL ( MULL$ BR&Y1 TAK5 A SNACK1 & WA%$ IT D[N 
 ) HALF A BOTTLE ( HIS FAVORITE ,BORDEAUX4 

,HE WAS SOME:AT FLU%$ ) ! W9E & ! DRIVE4 ,HIS EYES W]E RA!R 
 MOI/ & GLITT]$ MORE ?AN USUAL1 & AS HE SAT 9 HIS SADDLE1 WRAPP$ 
 UP 9 HIS FUR COAT1 HE LOOK$ LIKE A *ILD TAK5 \T = AN \T+4 

,! ?91 HOLL[-*EEK$ ,*EKM>1 HAV+ GOT EV]Y?+ READY1 KEPT 
 GLANC+ AT HIS MA/] ) :OM HE HAD LIV$ ON ! BE/ ( T]MS = 
 ?IRTY YE>S1 & UND]/&+ ! MOOD HE WAS 9 EXPECT$ A PLEASANT 
 *AT4 ,A ?IRD P]SON RODE UP CIRCUMSPECTLY ?R\< ! WOOD 7IT WAS PLA9 
 ?AT HE HAD HAD A LESSON7 & /OPP$ BEH9D ! C\NT4 ,?IS P]SON WAS A 
 GRAY-BE>D$ OLD MAN 9 A WOMAN'S CLOAK1 ) A TALL PEAK$ CAP ON HIS 
 HEAD4 ,HE WAS ! BUFFOON1 :O W5T BY A WOMAN'S NAME1 ,NA/ASYA ,IVANOVNA4 

0,WELL1 ,NA/ASYA ,IVANOVNA60 :ISP]$ ! C\NT1 W9K+ AT HIM4 0,IF Y\ 
 SC>E AWAY ! BEA/1 ,DANIEL'LL GIVE IT Y\60 

0,I KN[ A ?+ OR TWO MYSELF60 SAID ,NA/ASYA ,IVANOVNA4 

0,HU%60 :ISP]$ ! C\NT & TURN$ TO ,SIMON4 0,HAVE Y\ SE5 ! Y\NG 
 C\NTESS80 HE ASK$4 0,:]E IS %E80 

0,) Y\NG ,C\NT ,PET]1 BY ! ,ZH>OV RANK GRASS10 ANSW]$ ,SIMON1 
 SMIL+4 0,?\< %E'S A LADY1 %E'S V]Y FOND ( HUNT+40 

0,& Y\'RE SURPRIS$ AT ! WAY %E RIDES1 ,SIMON1 EH80 SAID ! C\NT4 
 0,%E'S AS GOOD AS MANY A MAN60 

0,( C\RSE6 ,IT'S M>VEL\S4 ,SO BOLD1 SO EASY60 

0,& ,NI*OLAS8 ,:]E IS HE8 ,BY ! ,LYADOV UPL&1 ISN'T HE80 

0,YES1 SIR4 ,HE KN[S :]E TO /&4 ,HE UND]/&S ! MATT] SO WELL ?AT 
 ,DANIEL & ,I >E (T5 QUITE A/\ND$10 SAID ,SIMON1 WELL KN[+ :AT 
 W\LD PLEASE HIS MA/]4 

0,RIDES WELL1 EH8 ,& H[ WELL HE LOOKS ON HIS HORSE1 EH80 

0,A P]FECT PICTURE6 ,H[ HE *AS$ A FOX \T ( ! RANK GRASS BY ! 
 ,ZAV>Z9SK ?ICKET ! O!R DAY6 ,LEAP$ A FE>FUL PLACE2 :AT A SI<T 
 :5 !Y RU%$ FROM ! COV]T444 ! HORSE WOR? A ?\S& RUBLES & 
 ! RID] BEYOND ALL PRICE6 ,YES1 ONE W\LD HAVE TO SE>* F> TO F9D 
 ANO!R AS SM>T40 

0,TO SE>* F>4440 REPEAT$ ! C\NT1 EVID5TLY SORRY ,SIMON HAD NOT SAID 
 MORE4 0,TO SE>* F>10 HE SAID1 TURN+ BACK ! SKIRT ( HIS COAT TO GET 
 AT HIS SNUFFBOX4 

0,! O!R DAY :5 HE CAME \T FROM ,MASS 9 FULL UNI=M1 ,MI*AEL 
 ,SIDORY*4440 ,SIMON DID NOT F9I%1 = ON ! /ILL AIR HE HAD DI/9CTLY 
 CAU<T ! MUSIC ( ! HUNT ) ONLY TWO OR ?REE H\NDS GIV+ TONGUE4 
 ,HE B5T D[N HIS HEAD & LI/5$1 %AK+ A W>N+ F+] AT HIS 
 MA/]4 0,!Y >E ON ! SC5T ( ! CUBS4440 HE :ISP]$1 0/RAI<T TO 
 ! ,LYADOV UPL&S40 

,! C\NT1 =GETT+ TO SMOO? \T ! SMILE ON HIS FACE1 LOOK$ 9TO ! 
 DI/ANCE /RAI<T BE=E HIM1 D[N ! N>R[ OP5 SPACE1 HOLD+ ! 
 SNUFFBOX 9 HIS H& BUT NOT TAK+ ANY4 ,AFT] ! CRY ( ! H\NDS CAME 
 ! DEEP TONES ( ! WOLF CALL FROM ,DANIEL'S HUNT+ HORN2 ! PACK 
 JO9$ ! FIR/ ?REE H\NDS & !Y C\LD BE HE>D 9 FULL CRY1 ) 
 ?AT PECULI> LIFT 9 ! NOTE ?AT 9DICATES ?AT !Y >E AFT] A WOLF4 
 ,! :IPP]S-9 NO LONG] SET ON ! H\NDS1 BUT *ANG$ TO ! CRY ( 
 ULYULYU1 & ABOVE ! O!RS ROSE ,DANIEL'S VOICE1 N[ A DEEP BASS1 N[ 
 PI]C+LY %RILL4 ,HIS VOICE SEEM$ TO FILL ! :OLE WOOD & C>RI$ F> 
 BEYOND \T 9TO ! OP5 FIELD4 

,AFT] LI/5+ A FEW MOM5TS 9 SIL5CE1 ! C\NT & HIS ATT5DANT 
 CONV9C$ !MSELVES ?AT ! H\NDS HAD SEP>AT$ 9TO TWO PACKS3 ! 
 S\ND ( ! L>G] PACK1 EAG]LY GIV+ TONGUE1 BEGAN TO DIE AWAY 9 ! 
 DI/ANCE1 ! O!R PACK RU%$ BY ! WOOD PA/ ! C\NT1 & IT WAS 
 ) ?IS ?AT ,DANIEL'S VOICE WAS HE>D CALL+ ULYULYU4 ,! S\NDS ( 
 BO? PACKS M+L$ & BROKE AP>T AGA91 BUT BO? W]E BECOM+ MORE 
 DI/ANT4 

,SIMON SI<$ & /OOP$ TO /RAI<T5 ! LEA% A Y\NG BORZOI HAD 
 5TANGL$2 ! C\NT TOO SI<$ &1 NOTIC+ ! SNUFFBOX 9 HIS H&1 
 OP5$ IT & TOOK A P9*4 0,BACK60 CRI$ ,SIMON TO A BORZOI ?AT WAS 
 PU%+ =W>D \T ( ! WOOD4 ,! C\NT />T$ & DROPP$ ! 
 SNUFFBOX4 ,NA/ASYA ,IVANOVNA DISM\NT$ TO PICK IT UP4 ,! C\NT & ,SIMON 
 W]E LOOK+ AT HIM4 

,!N1 UNEXPECT$LY1 AS (T5 HAPP5S1 ! S\ND ( ! HUNT SUDD5LY 
 APPROA*$1 AS IF ! H\NDS 9 FULL CRY & ,DANIEL ULYULYU+ W]E JU/ 
 9 FRONT ( !M4 

,! C\NT TURN$ & SAW ON HIS RI<T ,MITKA />+ AT HIM ) EYES 
 />T+ \T ( HIS HEAD1 RAIS+ HIS CAP & PO9T+ BE=E HIM TO ! 
 O!R SIDE4 

0,LOOK \T60 HE %\T$1 9 A VOICE PLA9LY %[+ ?AT HE HAD LONG 
 FRETT$ TO UTT] ?AT WORD1 & LETT+ ! BORZOIS SLIP HE GALLOP$ 
 T[>D ! C\NT4 

,! C\NT & ,SIMON GALLOP$ \T ( ! WOOD & SAW ON !IR LEFT A WOLF 
 :I*1 S(TLY SWAY+ FROM SIDE TO SIDE1 WAS COM+ AT A QUIET LOPE 
 F>!R TO ! LEFT TO ! V]Y PLACE :]E !Y W]E /&+4 ,! ANGRY 
 BORZOIS :9$ & GETT+ FREE ( ! LEA% RU%$ PA/ ! HORSES' FEET 
 AT ! WOLF4 

,! WOLF PAUS$1 TURN$ ITS HEAVY =EHEAD T[>D ! DOGS AWKW>DLY1 LIKE 
 A MAN SUFF]+ FROM ! QU9SY1 &1 /ILL SLI<TLY SWAY+ FROM SIDE TO 
 SIDE1 GAVE A C\PLE ( LEAPS & ) A SWI% ( ITS TAIL DISAPPE>$ 9TO 
 ! SKIRT ( ! WOOD4 ,AT ! SAME 9/ANT1 ) A CRY LIKE A WAIL1 FIR/ 
 ONE H\ND1 !N ANO!R1 & !N ANO!R1 SPRANG HELT]-SKELT] FROM ! 
 WOOD OPPOSITE & ! :OLE PACK RU%$ ACROSS ! FIELD T[>D ! V]Y 
 SPOT :]E ! WOLF HAD DISAPPE>$4 ,! HAZEL BU%ES P>T$ BEH9D ! 
 H\NDS & ,DANIEL'S *E/NUT HORSE APPE>$1 D>K ) SWEAT4 ,ON ITS LONG 
 BACK SAT ,DANIEL1 HUN*$ =W>D1 CAPLESS1 HIS DI%EVEL$ GRAY HAIR 
 HANG+ OV] HIS FLU%$1 P]SPIR+ FACE4 

0,ULYULYULYU6 ULYULYU64440 HE CRI$4 ,:5 HE CAU<T SI<T ( ! C\NT HIS 
 EYES FLA%$ LI<TN+4 

0,BLA/ Y\60 HE %\T$1 HOLD+ UP HIS :IP ?REAT5+LY AT ! C\NT4 

0,Y\'VE LET ! WOLF GO6444 ,:AT SPORTSM560 & AS IF SCORN+ TO SAY 
 MORE TO ! FRI<T5$ & %AMEFAC$ C\NT1 HE LA%$ ! HEAV+ FLANKS 
 ( HIS SWEAT+ *E/NUT GELD+ ) ALL ! ANG] ! C\NT HAD >\S$ 
 & FLEW (F AFT] ! H\NDS4 ,! C\NT1 LIKE A PUNI%$ S*OOLBOY1 
 LOOK$ R\ND1 TRY+ BY A SMILE TO W9 ,SIMON'S SYMPA?Y = HIS PLI<T4 
 ,BUT ,SIMON WAS NO LONG] !RE4 ,HE WAS GALLOP+ R\ND BY ! BU%ES :ILE 
 ! FIELD WAS COM+ UP ON BO? SIDES1 ALL TRY+ TO HEAD ! WOLF1 BUT IT 
 VANI%$ 9TO ! WOOD BE=E !Y C\LD DO SO4 

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