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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,WE RETURN$ TO ! VILLAGE4 ,F$KA HAD NOT ONCE LET  
GO ( MY H&4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT HE HELD IT N[  
\T ( GRATEFULNESS4 ,WE W]E ALL BR\<T SO CLOSE TOGE!R ?AT NI<T6 AS WE HAD NOT BE5 = A LONG TIME4  
,PRONKA WALK$ ABREA/ ) US1 ALONG ! WIDE VILLAGE  
/REET4 

0,SEE1 !RE 'S A LI<T AT ! ,MAZAN(S' YET60 SAID HE4  
0,AS ,I WAS GO+ TO S*OOL TO-DAY1 ,GAVRIUKHA .<#a#a.> WAS COM+ \T ( ! TAV]N DR-U-U-UNK60 HE ADD$1 0BL9D  
DRUNK2 HIS HORSE WAS ALL ( A LA!R1 & HE WAS BEAT+  
H] LIKE EV]Y?+4 ,I FEEL SORRY EV5 N[6 ,9DE$1  
,I DO6 ,:Y %\LD HE BEAT H]8 ,& LATELY1 FA!R10 .<#a#b.>  
SAID ,SEMKA1 0HE DROVE HIS HORSE FROM ,TULA1 & %E  
RAN HIM 9TO A SN[DRIFT1 BUT HE WAS ASLEEP1 HE WAS  
SO DRUNK60 

0,BUT ,GAVRIUKHA WAS BEAT+ HIS HORSE RI<T ACROSS  
! EYES1 & ,I WAS SO SORRY TO SEE HIM10 SAID ,PRONKA1  
= ! SECOND TIME4 0,:Y DID HE BEAT H]8 & EV5  
:5 HE GOT D[N HE BEAT H]60 

,SEMKA SUDD5LY /OPP$4 

0,\R FOLKS >E ALL ASLEEP10 SAID HE1 LOOK+ AT !  
W9D[S ( HIS CROOK$ BLACK COTTAGE4 0,WON'T Y\  
COME 980 

0,NO40 

0,GOOOO-D-BY1 .<#a#c.> ,LY( ,NIKOLAYEVIT*10 HE CRI$ SUDD5LY2 &1 AS IF US+ ALL ! =CE ( HIS WILL1 HE TORE  
HIMSELF AWAY FROM US1 & TROTT$ (F TO ! H\SE1  
LIFT$ ! LAT*1 & DISAPPE>$4 

0,WILL Y\ TAKE US ALL HOME ?IS WAY2 FIR/ ONE1 &  
!N ! O!R80 SUGGE/$ ,F$KA4 

,WE W5T F>!R4 

,AT ,PRONKA'S !RE WAS A LI<T2 WE PE]$ ?R\<  
! W9D[2 HIS MO!R1 A TALL1 H&SOME1 BUT C>EWORN  
WOMAN1 ) BLACK BR[S & EYES1 WAS SITT+ AT !  
TABLE PEEL+ POTATOES2 9 ! MIDDLE A CRADLE WAS HUNG2  
! MA!MATICIAN ( ! SECOND CLASS1 ,PRONKA'S O!R  
BRO!R1 WAS /&+ BY ! TABLE1 EAT+ POTATO &  
SALT4 ,! COTTAGE WAS BLACK1 N>R[1 & DIRTY4 

0,!RE IS N'T MU* = Y\60 CRI$ ,PRONKA'S MO!R4  
0,:]E HAVE Y\ BE580 

,PRONKA SMIL$ A SWEET & SICKLY SMILE1 AS HE GLANC$  
AT ! W9D[4 ,HIS MO!R DISCOV]$ ?AT HE WAS NOT  
ALONE1 & IMM$IATELY H] EXPRESSION *ANG$ & BECAME UNBEAUTIFUL & HYPOCRITICAL4 

,F$KA WAS N[ ! ONLY ONE LEFT4 

0,! TAILORS >E AT \R H\SE1 SO WE HAVE A LI<T10  
SAID HE1 9 HIS G5TLE VOICE ( ! EV5+4 0,GOOD-BY1.<#a#d.>  
,LY( ,NIKOLAYEVIT*10 HE ADD$ G5TLY & AFFECTIONATELY1  
AS HE BEGAN TO RAP ) ! KNOCK] ON ! CLOS$ DOOR4  
0,LET ME 960 RANG HIS CLE> VOICE ?R\< ! W9TRY  
QUIET ( ! VILLAGE /REET4 ,IT WAS LONG BE=E !RE WAS  
ANY ANSW]4 

,I LOOK$ ?R\< ! W9D[2 ! COTTAGE WAS L>GE2  
LEGS W]E SE5 HANG+ D[N FROM ! OV5 &  
B5*ES2 ! FA!R WAS PLAY+ C>DS ) ! TAILORS2  
A FEW COPP] CO9S W]E LY+ ON ! TABLE4 ,A PEASANT WOMAN1 ,F$KA'S /EPMO!R1 WAS SITT+ BY !  
CRESSET & LOOK+ EAG]LY AT ! MONEY4 ,ONE TAILOR1  
A DISSIPAT$-LOOK+ Y\NG PEASANT1 #c WAS HOLD+ !  
C>DS ON ! TABLE1 & WAS LOOK+ TRIUMPHANTLY AT HIS P>TN]4 ,F$KA'S FA!R1 ) HIS COLL> ?R[N OP51  
HIS FACE SCREW$ 9TO A SC[L ( M5TAL EXCITEM5T &  
VEXATION1 WAS %UFFL+ HIS C>DS1 & IRRESOLUTELY WAV+ HIS TOIL-H>D5$ H& ABOVE !M4 

0,LET ME 960 

,! WOMAN GOT UP & OP5$ ! DOOR4 

0,GOOD-BY60 SAID ,F$KA1 ONCE MORE2 0LET US ALWAYS  
WALK ?AT WAY60 

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