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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,DAY BY DAY & WEEK BY WEEK ! YE> W5T R\ND4 ,MI*AEL LIV$ & WORK$ ) ,SIMON4 ,HIS FAME SPREAD TILL PEOPLE SAID ?AT NO ONE SEW$ BOOTS SO NEATLY & /RONGLY AS ,SIMON'S WORKMAN1 ,MI*AEL2 & FROM ALL ! DI/RICT R\ND PEOPLE CAME TO ,SIMON = !IR BOOTS1 & HE BEGAN TO BE WELL (F4 

,ONE W9T] DAY1 AS ,SIMON & ,MI*AEL SAT WORK+1 A C>RIAGE ON SL$GE-RUNN]S1 ) ?REE HORSES & ) BELLS1 DROVE UP TO ! HUT4 ,!Y LOOK$ \T ( ! W9D[2 ! C>RIAGE /OPP$ AT !IR DOOR1 A F9E S]VANT JUMP$ D[N FROM ! BOX & OP5$ ! DOOR4 ,A G5TLEMAN 9 A FUR COAT GOT \T & WALK$ UP TO ,SIMON'S HUT4 ,UP JUMP$ ,MATRYONA & OP5$ ! DOOR WIDE4 ,! G5TLEMAN /OOP$ TO 5T] ! HUT1 & :5 HE DREW HIMSELF UP AGA9 HIS HEAD NE>LY REA*$ ! CEIL+1 & HE SEEM$ QUITE TO FILL HIS 5D ( ! ROOM4 

,SIMON ROSE1 B[$1 & LOOK$ AT ! G5TLEMAN ) A/ONI%M5T4 ,HE HAD NEV] SE5 ANY ONE LIKE HIM4 ,SIMON HIMSELF WAS LEAN1 ,MI*AEL WAS ?91 & ,MATRYONA WAS DRY AS A BONE1 BUT ?IS MAN WAS LIKE SOME ONE FROM ANO!R WORLD3 R$-FAC$1 BURLY1 ) A NECK LIKE A BULL'S1 & LOOK+ ALTOGE!R AS IF HE W]E CA/ 9 IRON4 

,! G5TLEMAN PUFF$1 ?REW (F HIS FUR COAT1 SAT D[N ON ! B5*1 & SAID1 0,:I* ( Y\ IS ! MA/] BOOTMAK]80 

0,I AM1 Y\R ,EXCELL5CY10 SAID ,SIMON1 COM+ =W>D4 

,!N ! G5TLEMAN %\T$ TO HIS LAD1 0,HEY1 ,F$KA1 BR+ ! LEA!R60 

,! S]VANT RAN 91 BR++ A P>CEL4 ,! G5TLEMAN TOOK ! P>CEL & PUT IT ON ! TABLE4 

0,UNTIE IT10 SAID HE4 ,! LAD UNTI$ IT4 

,! G5TLEMAN PO9T$ TO ! LEA!R4 

0,LOOK H]E1 %OEMAK]10 SAID HE1 0DO Y\ SEE ?IS LEA!R80 

0,YES1 Y\R HONOR40 

0,BUT DO Y\ KN[ :AT SORT ( LEA!R IT IS80 

,SIMON FELT ! LEA!R & SAID1 0,IT IS GOOD LEA!R40 

0,GOOD1 9DE$6 ,:Y1 Y\ FOOL1 Y\ NEV] SAW SU* LEA!R BE=E 9 Y\R LIFE4 ,IT'S ,G]MAN1 & CO/ TW5TY RUBLES40 

,SIMON WAS FRI<T5$1 & SAID1 0,:]E %\LD ,I EV] SEE LEA!R LIKE ?AT80 

0,JU/ SO6 ,N[1 CAN Y\ MAKE IT 9TO BOOTS = ME80 

0,YES1 Y\R ,EXCELL5CY1 ,I CAN40 

,!N ! G5TLEMAN %\T$ AT HIM3 0,Y\ CAN1 CAN Y\8 ,WELL1 REMEMB] :OM Y\ >E TO MAKE !M =1 & :AT ! LEA!R IS4 ,Y\ MU/ MAKE ME BOOTS ?AT WILL WE> = A YE>1 NEI!R LOS+ %APE NOR COM+ UNS[N4 ,IF Y\ CAN DO IT1 TAKE ! LEA!R & CUT IT UP2 BUT IF Y\ CAN'T1 SAY SO4 ,I W>N Y\ N[ IF Y\R BOOTS BECOME UNSEWN OR LOSE %APE )9 A YE>1 ,I WILL HAVE Y\ PUT 9 PRISON4 ,IF !Y DON'T BUR/ OR LOSE %APE = A YE> ,I WILL PAY Y\ T5 RUBLES = Y\R WORK40 

,SIMON WAS FRI<T5$1 & DID NOT KN[ :AT TO SAY4 ,HE GLANC$ AT ,MI*AEL & NUDG+ HIM ) HIS ELB[1 :ISP]$3 0,%ALL ,I TAKE ! WORK80 

,MI*AEL NODD$ HIS HEAD AS IF TO SAY1 0,YES1 TAKE IT40 

,SIMON DID AS ,MI*AEL ADVIS$1 & UND]TOOK TO MAKE BOOTS ?AT W\LD NOT LOSE %APE OR SPLIT = A :OLE YE>4 

,CALL+ HIS S]VANT1 ! G5TLEMAN TOLD HIM TO PULL ! BOOT (F HIS LEFT LEG1 :I* HE /RET*$ \T4 

0,TAKE MY MEASURE60 SAID HE4 

,SIMON /IT*$ A PAP] MEASURE SEV5TE5 9*ES LONG1 SMOO!D IT \T1 KNELT D[N1 WIP$ HIS H& WELL ON HIS APRON SO AS NOT TO SOIL ! G5TLEMAN'S SOCK1 & BEGAN TO MEASURE4 ,HE MEASUR$ ! SOLE1 & R\ND ! 9/EP1 & BEGAN TO MEASURE ! CALF ( ! LEG1 BUT ! PAP] WAS TOO %ORT4 ,! CALF ( ! LEG WAS AS ?ICK AS A BEAM4 

0,M9D Y\ DON'T MAKE IT TOO TI<T 9 ! LEG40 

,SIMON /IT*$ ON ANO!R /RIP ( PAP]4 ,! G5TLEMAN TWIT*$ HIS TOES AB\T 9 HIS SOCK1 LOOK+ R\ND AT ?OSE 9 ! HUT1 & AS HE DID SO HE NOTIC$ ,MI*AEL4 

0,:OM HAVE Y\ !RE80 ASK$ HE4 

0,?AT IS MY WORKMAN4 ,HE WILL SEW ! BOOTS40 

0,M9D10 SAID ! G5TLEMAN TO ,MI*AEL1 0REMEMB] TO MAKE !M SO ?AT !Y WILL LA/ ME A YE>40 

,SIMON ALSO LOOK$ AT ,MI*AEL1 & SAW ?AT ,MI*AEL WAS NOT LOOK+ AT ! G5TLEMAN1 BUT WAS GAZ+ 9TO ! CORN] BEH9D ! G5TLEMAN1 AS IF HE SAW SOME ONE !RE4 ,MI*AEL LOOK$ & LOOK$1 & SUDD5LY HE SMIL$1 & HIS FACE BECAME BRI<T]4 

0,:AT >E Y\ GR9N+ AT1 Y\ FOOL80 ?UND]$ ! G5TLEMAN4 0,Y\ HAD BETT] LOOK TO IT ?AT ! BOOTS >E READY 9 TIME40 

0,!Y %ALL BE READY 9 GOOD TIME10 SAID ,MI*AEL4 

0,M9D IT IS SO10 SAID ! G5TLEMAN1 & HE PUT ON HIS BOOTS & HIS FUR COAT1 WRAPP$ ! LATT] R\ND HIM1 & W5T TO ! DOOR4 ,BUT HE =GOT TO /OOP1 & /RUCK HIS HEAD AGA9/ ! L9TEL4 

,HE SWORE & RUBB$ HIS HEAD4 ,!N HE TOOK HIS SEAT 9 ! C>RIAGE & DROVE AWAY4 

,:5 HE HAD GONE1 ,SIMON SAID3 0,!RE'S A FIGURE ( A MAN = Y\6 ,Y\ C\LD NOT KILL HIM ) A MALLET4 ,HE ALMO/ KNOCK$ \T ! L9TEL1 BUT LITTLE H>M IT DID HIM40 

,& ,MATRYONA SAID3 0,LIV+ AS HE DOES1 H[ %\LD HE NOT GR[ /RONG8 ,DEA? ITSELF CAN'T T\* SU* A ROCK AS ?AT40 

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