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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,PAHOM 9QUIR$ H[ TO GET TO ! PLACE1 & AS SOON AS ! TRADESMAN HAD LEFT HIM1 HE PREP>$ TO GO !RE HIMSELF4 ,HE LEFT HIS WIFE TO LOOK AFT] ! HOME/EAD1 & />T$ ON HIS J\RNEY TAK+ HIS MAN ) HIM4 ,!Y /OPP$ AT A T[N ON !IR WAY1 & B\<T A CASE ( TEA1 SOME W9E1 & O!R PRES5TS1 AS ! TRADESMAN HAD ADVIS$4 ,ON & ON !Y W5T UNTIL !Y HAD GONE MORE ?AN ?REE HUNDR$ MILES1 & ON ! SEV5? DAY !Y CAME TO A PLACE :]E ! ,BA%KIRS HAD PIT*$ !IR T5TS4 ,IT WAS ALL JU/ AS ! TRADESMAN HAD SAID4 ,! PEOPLE LIV$ ON ! /EPPES1 BY A RIV]1 9 FELT-COV]$ T5TS4 ,!Y NEI!R TILL$ ! GR\ND1 NOR ATE BREAD4 ,!IR CATTLE & HORSES GRAZ$ 9 H]DS ON ! /EPPE4 ,! COLTS W]E TE!R$ BEH9D ! T5TS1 & ! M>ES W]E DRIV5 TO !M TWICE A DAY4 ,! M>ES W]E MILK$1 & FROM ! MILK KUMISS WAS MADE4 ,IT WAS ! WOM5 :O PREP>$ KUMISS1 & !Y ALSO MADE *EESE4 ,AS F> AS ! M5 W]E CONC]N$1 DR9K+ KUMISS & TEA1 EAT+ MUTTON1 & PLAY+ ON !IR PIPES1 WAS ALL !Y C>$ AB\T4 ,!Y W]E ALL /\T & M]RY1 & ALL ! SUMM] LONG !Y NEV] ?\<T ( DO+ ANY WORK4 ,!Y W]E QUITE IGNORANT1 & KNEW NO ,RUSSIAN1 BUT W]E GOOD-NATUR$ 5\<4 

,AS SOON AS !Y SAW ,PAHOM1 !Y CAME \T ( !IR T5TS & GA!R$ R\ND !IR VISITOR4 ,AN 9T]PRET] WAS F\ND1 & ,PAHOM TOLD !M HE HAD COME AB\T SOME L&4 ,! ,BA%KIRS SEEM$ V]Y GLAD2 !Y TOOK ,PAHOM & L$ HIM 9TO ONE ( ! BE/ T5TS1 :]E !Y MADE HIM SIT ON SOME D[N CU%IONS PLAC$ ON A C>PET1 :ILE !Y SAT R\ND HIM4 ,!Y GAVE HIM TEA & KUMISS1 & HAD A %EEP KILL$1 & GAVE HIM MUTTON TO EAT4 ,PAHOM TOOK PRES5TS \T ( HIS C>T & DI/RIBUT$ !M AMONG ! ,BA%KIRS1 & DIVID$ AMONG !M ! TEA4 ,! ,BA%KIRS W]E DELI<T$4 ,!Y TALK$ A GREAT DEAL AMONG !MSELVES1 & !N TOLD ! 9T]PRET] TO TRANSLATE4 

0,!Y WI% TO TELL Y\10 SAID ! 9T]PRET]1 0?AT !Y LIKE Y\1 & ?AT IT IS \R CU/OM TO DO ALL WE CAN TO PLEASE A GUE/ & TO REPAY HIM = HIS GIFTS4 ,Y\ HAVE GIV5 US PRES5TS1 N[ TELL US :I* ( ! ?+S WE POSSESS PLEASE Y\ BE/1 ?AT WE MAY PRES5T !M TO Y\40 

0,:AT PLEASES ME BE/ H]E10 ANSW]$ ,PAHOM1 0IS Y\R L&4 ,\R L& IS CR[D$1 & ! SOIL IS EXHAU/$2 BUT Y\ HAVE PL5TY ( L& & IT IS GOOD L&4 ,I NEV] SAW ! LIKE ( IT40 

,! 9T]PRET] TRANSLAT$4 ,! ,BA%KIRS TALK$ AMONG !MSELVES = A :ILE4 ,PAHOM C\LD NOT UND]/& :AT !Y W]E SAY+1 BUT SAW ?AT !Y W]E MU* AMUS$1 & ?AT !Y %\T$ & LAU<$4 ,!N !Y W]E SIL5T & LOOK$ AT ,PAHOM :ILE ! 9T]PRET] SAID3 

0,!Y WI% ME TO TELL Y\ ?AT 9 RETURN = Y\R PRES5TS !Y WILL GLADLY GIVE Y\ AS MU* L& AS Y\ WANT4 ,Y\ HAVE ONLY TO PO9T IT \T ) Y\R H& & IT IS Y\RS40 

,! ,BA%KIRS TALK$ AGA9 = A :ILE & BEGAN TO DISPUTE4 ,PAHOM ASK$ :AT !Y W]E DISPUT+ AB\T1 & ! 9T]PRET] TOLD HIM ?AT SOME ( !M ?\<T !Y \<T TO ASK !IR ,*IEF AB\T ! L& & NOT ACT 9 HIS ABS5CE1 :ILE O!RS ?\<T !RE WAS NO NE$ TO WAIT = HIS RETURN4 

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