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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] HAV+ PASS$ ! GREAT] P>T ( MY LIFE 9 ! C\NTRY1 ,I CAME AT L5G?1 9 ! YE> #a#h#h#a1 TO RESIDE 9 ,MOSC[1 :]E ,I WAS IMM$IATELY /RUCK ) ! EXTREME /ATE ( PAUP]ISM 9 ?AT CITY4 ,?\< WELL ACQUA9T$ ) ! PRIVATIONS ( ! POOR 9 RURAL DI/RICTS1 ,I HAD NOT ! FA9TE/ CONCEPTION ( !IR ACTUAL CONDITION 9 T[NS4 

,9 ,MOSC[ IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PASS A /REET )\T MEET+ BEGG>S ( A PECULI> K9D1 QUITE UNLIKE ?OSE 9 ! C\NTRY1 :O GO AB\T !RE1 AS ! SAY+ IS1 0) A BAG & ! NAME ( ,*RI/40 

,! ,MOSC[ BEGG>S NEI!R C>RY A BAG NOR ASK = ALMS4 ,9 MO/ CASES :5 !Y MEET Y\1 !Y TRY TO CAT* Y\R EYE1 & !N ACT ACCORD+ TO ! EXPRESSION ( Y\R FACE4 

,I KN[ ( ONE SU*1 A BANKRUPT G5TLEMAN4 ,HE IS AN OLD MAN :O ADVANCES SL[LY1 LIMP+ PA9FULLY ) EA* LEG4 ,:5 HE MEETS Y\1 HE LIMPS1 & MAKES A  
  B[4 ,IF Y\ /OP1 HE TAKES (F HIS CAP1 ORNAM5T$ ) A COCKADE1 B[S AGA91 & BEGS4 ,IF Y\ DO NOT /OP1 HE PRET5DS TO BE ONLY LAME1 & CONT9UES LIMP+ ALONG4 

,?AT IS A SPECIM5 ( A G5U9E ,MOSC[ BEGG>1 AN EXP]I5C$ ONE4 

,AT FIR/ ,I DID NOT KN[ :Y SU* M5DICANTS DID NOT ASK OP5LY2 BUT AFT]W>DS ,I LE>N$ :Y1 )\T UND]/&+ ! REASON4 

,ONE DAY ,I SAW A POLICEMAN PU% A RAGG$ PEASANT SWOLL5 ) DROPSY1 9TO A CAB4 ,I ASK$ :AT HE HAD BE5 DO+1 & ! POLICEMAN REPLI$1-- 

0,BEGG+40 

0,IS BEGG+1 !N1 =BIDD580 

0,SO IT SEEMS10 HE ANSW]$4 ,AS ! MAN WAS BE+ DRIV5 AWAY1 ,I TOOK ANO!R CAB1 & FOLL[$4 ,I WI%$ TO F9D \T :E!R BEGG+ WAS REALLY =BIDD51 & IF SO1 :Y8 ,I C\LD NOT AT ALL UND]/& H[ IT WAS POSSIBLE TO =BID ONE MAN ASK+ SOME?+ FROM ANO!R2 &1 MOREOV]1 ,I HAD MY D\BTS :E!R IT C\LD BE ILLEGAL 9 A CITY :]E IT FL\RI%$ TO SU* AN EXT5T4 

,I 5T]$ ! POLICE-/ATION :]E ! PAUP] HAD BE5 TAK51 & ASK$ AN (FICIAL >M$ ) SWORD & PI/OL1 & SEAT$ AT A TABLE1 :AT HE HAD BE5 >RE/$ =4 

,! MAN LOOK$ UP AT ME %>PLY1 & SAID1 0,:AT BUS9ESS IS ?AT ( Y\RS80 

,H[EV]1 FEEL+ ! NECESSITY ( SOME EXPLANATION1 HE ADD$1 0,! AU?ORITIES ORD] SU* FELL[S TO BE >RE/$1 SO ,I SUPPOSE IT IS NECESS>Y40 

,I W5T AWAY4 ,! POLICEMAN :O HAD BR\<T ! MAN WAS SITT+ 9 ! W9D[ ( ! ANTE-ROOM1 /UDY+ HIS NOTE-BOOK4 ,I SAID TO HIM1-- 

0,IS IT REALLY TRUE ?AT POOR PEOPLE >E NOT ALL[$ TO ASK = ALMS 9 ,*RI/'S NAME80 

,! MAN />T$1 AS IF WAK+ UP FROM A SLEEP1 />$ AT ME1 !N RELAPS$ AGA9 9TO A /ATE ( /OLID 9DIFF]5CE1 &1 RESEAT+ HIMSELF ON ! W9D[-SILL1 SAID1-- 

0,! AU?ORITIES REQUIRE IT1 SO Y\ SEE IT IS NECESS>Y40 

,AS HE BECAME AGA9 ABSORB$ 9 HIS NOTE-BOOK1 ,I W5T D[N ! /EPS T[>DS MY CAB4 

0,WELL6 HAVE !Y LOCK$ HIM UP80 ASK$ ! CABMAN4 ,HE HAD EVID5TLY BECOME 9T]E/$ 9 ! MATT]4 

0,!Y HAVE10 ,I ANSW]$4 ,HE %OOK HIS HEAD4 

0,IS BEGG+ =BIDD5 9 ,MOSC[1 !N80 ,I ASK$4 

0,I CAN'T TELL Y\10 HE SAID4 

0,BUT H[ CAN A MAN BE LOCK$ UP10 ,I SAID1 0= BEGG+ 9 ! NAME ( ,*RI/80 

 0,N[ADAYS ?+S HAVE *ANG$1 & Y\ SEE IT IS =BIDD510 HE ANSW]$4 

,S9CE !N1 ,I HAVE (T5 SE5 POLICEM5 TAK+ PAUP]S TO ! POLICE-/ATION & !NCE TO ! WORK-H\SE4 ,9DE$1 ,I ONCE MET A :OLE CR[D ( !SE POOR CREATURES1 AB\T ?IRTY1 ESCORT$ BE=E & BEH9D BY POLICEM54 ,I ASK$ :AT !Y HAD BE5 DO+4 

0,BEGG+10 WAS ! REPLY4 

,IT APPE>S ?AT1 ACCORD+ TO LAW1 BEGG+ IS =BIDD5 9 ,MOSC[1 NOT)/&+ ! GREAT NUMB] ( BEGG>S ONE MEETS !RE 9 EV]Y /REET1 NOT)/&+ ! R[S ( !M NE> ! *UR*ES DUR+ S]VICE-TIME1 & ESPECIALLY AT FUN]ALS4 ,BUT :Y >E SOME CAU<T & LOCK$ UP1 :ILE O!RS >E LET ALONE8 ,?IS ,I HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO F9D \T4 ,EI!R !RE >E LAWFUL & UNLAWFUL BEGG>S AMONG !M1 OR ELSE !RE >E SO MANY ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CAT* !M ALL2 OR1 P]HAPS1 ?\< SOME >E TAK5 UP1 O!RS FILL !IR PLACES4 

,!RE IS A GREAT V>IETY ( SU* BEGG>S 9 ,MOSC[4 ,!RE >E ?OSE :O LIVE BY BEGG+4 ,!RE >E ALSO 5TIRELY HONE/ DE/ITUTE PEOPLE :O HAVE SOMEH[ *ANC$ TO REA* ,MOSC[ & >E REALLY 9 EXTREME NE$4 

,AMONG ! LATT] >E M5 & WOM5 EVID5TLY FROM ! C\NTRY4 ,I HAVE (T5 MET !SE4 ,SOME ( !M1 :O HAD FALL5 ILL & AFT]W>DS RECOV]$ & LEFT ! HOSPITAL1 C\LD N[ F9D NO MEANS1 EI!R ( FE$+ !MSELVES1 OR ( GETT+ AWAY FROM ,MOSC[2 SOME ( !M1 BESIDES1 HAD TAK5 TO DR9K 7?IS WAS PROBABLY ! CASE ) ! MAN ) DROPSY :OM ,I MET72 SOME W]E 9 GOOD HEAL?1 BUT HAD BE5 BURN$ \T ( H\SE & HOME1 OR ELSE W]E V]Y OLD1 OR W]E WID[$ OR DES]T$ WOM5 ) *ILDR52 & SOME O!RS HAD S\ND HEAL?1 & W]E QUITE CAPABLE ( WORK+4 

,!SE ROBU/ PEOPLE ESPECIALLY 9T]E/$ ME1--! MORE SO1 BECAUSE1 S9CE MY >RIVAL 9 ,MOSC[1 ,I HAD CONTRACT$ ! HABIT ( GO+ TO ! ,SP>R[ ,HILLS = ! SAKE ( EX]CISE1 & WORK+ !RE ) TWO PEASANTS :O SAW$ WOOD4 ,!SE M5 W]E EXACTLY LIKE ! BEGG>S :OM ,I (T5 MET 9 ! /REETS4 ,ONE1 CALL$ ,PET]1 WAS AN EX-SOLDI] FROM ,KALUGA2 ! O!R1 ,SIMON1 WAS FROM ,VLADIMIR4 ,!Y POSSESS$ NO?+ SAVE ! CLO!S ON !IR BACKS3 & !Y E>N$1 BY WORK+ V]Y H>D1 FROM =TY TO =TY-FIVE KOPECKS 7#hD4 TO #iD47 A DAY2 \T ( ?IS !Y BO? PUT A LITTLE ASIDE1--! ,KALUGA SOLDI]1 TO BUY A FUR COAT2 ! ,VLADIMIR PEASANT1 TO GET MONEY 5\< TO RETURN TO HIS HOME 9 ! C\NTRY4 

,MEET+ 9 ! /REETS SIMIL> M51 ,I WAS !RE=E  
  P>TICUL>LY 9T]E/$ 9 !M1 & C\LD NOT UND]/& :Y SOME BEGG$ :IL/ O!RS WORK$4 

,:5EV] ,I MET A BEGG> ( ?IS DESCRIPTION1 ,I US$ TO ASK HIM H[ IT WAS ?AT HE HAD COME TO SU* A /ATE4 ,ONCE ,I MET A /RONG1 HEAL?Y-LOOK+ PEASANT :O ASK$ ALMS4 ,I QUE/ION$ HIM AS TO :O HE WAS1 & :5CE HE HAD COME4 

,HE TOLD ME HE HAD COME FROM ,KALUGA1 9 SE>* ( WORK4 ,HE HAD AT FIR/ F\ND SOME1 SU* AS SAW+ OLD TIMB] 9TO FIRE-WOOD2 BUT AFT] HE & HIS COMPANION HAD F9I%$ ?AT JOB1 ?\< !Y HAD CONT9UALLY LOOK$ = IT1 !Y HAD NOT F\ND ANY MORE WORK1 HIS MATE HAD LEFT HIM1 & HE HIMSELF HAD PASS$ A =TNI<T 9 ! UTMO/ NE$1 & HAV+ SOLD ALL HE HAD TO GET FOOD1 N[ HAD NOT 5\< EV5 TO BUY ! NECESS>Y TOOLS = SAW+4 

,I GAVE HIM MONEY TO GET A SAW1 & TOLD HIM :]E TO GO = WORK4 ,I HAD PREVI\SLY >RANG$ ) ,PET] & ,SIMON ?AT !Y %\LD ACCEPT A NEW FELL[-WORK]1 & F9D HIM A MATE4 

0,BE SURE Y\ COME6 ,!RE IS PL5TY ( WORK TO BE DONE10 ,I SAID ON P>T+4 

0,Y\ CAN RECKON ON ME10 HE ANSW]$4 0,DO Y\ ?9K !RE IS ANY PLEASURE 9 KNOCK+ AB\T1 BEGG+1 IF ,I CAN WORK80 

,! MAN SOLEMNLY PROMIS$ ?AT HE W\LD COME2 & HE SEEM$ HONE/1 & REALLY MEAN+ TO WORK4 

,NEXT DAY1 ON COM+ TO MY FRI5DS1 ,PET] & ,SIMON1 ,I ASK$ !M :E!R ! MAN HAD >RIV$4 ,!Y SAID HE HAD NOT2 &1 9DE$1 HE NEV] CAME AT ALL4 ,9 ?IS WAY ,I WAS FREQU5TLY DECEIV$4 

,I HAVE ALSO BE5 DECEIV$ BY ?OSE :O SAID ?AT !Y ONLY WANT$ A LITTLE MONEY TO BUY A TICKET TO RETURN HOME1 & :OM ,I MET 9 ! /REETS AGA9 A FEW DAYS LAT]4 ,MANY ( !M ,I CAME TO KN[ WELL1 & !Y KNEW ME2 ?\< OCCASIONALLY HAV+ =GOTT5 ME1 !Y W\LD REPEAT ! SAME FALSE TALE2 BUT SOMETIMES !Y W\LD TURN AWAY ON RECOGNIZ+ ME4 

,9 ?IS WAY ,I DISCOV]$1 ?AT1 EV5 9 ?IS CLASS ( M51 !RE >E MANY ROGUES4 

,/ILL1 !SE POOR ROGUES W]E ALSO V]Y MU* TO BE PITI$3 !Y W]E ALL RAGG$ & HUNGRY2 !Y W]E ( ! SORT :O DIE ( COLD 9 ! /REETS1 OR HANG !MSELVES TO ESCAPE LIFE1 AS ! PAP]S FREQU5TLY TELL US4 

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