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     ;Ugh�察�the plague。; 

     The old woman did not sleep all night�察�she was disturbed by thoughts�察�

and   at   daybreak   she   got   up�察  �said   her prayers�察  �and   went   to   the   station   to 

send off the letter。 

     It was between eight and nine miles to the station。 



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       Dr。 B。 O。 Mozelweiser's hydropathic establishment worked on New 

Year's Day exactly as on ordinary days�察�the only difference was that the 

porter�察�Andrey Hrisanfitch�察�had on a uniform with new braiding�察�his boots 

had an extra polish�察�and he greeted every visitor with ;A Happy New Year 

to you� ─�

     It   was   the  morning�察  �Andrey   Hrisanfitch       was   standing    at   the  door�察�

reading the newspaper。 Just at ten o'clock there arrived a general�察�one of 

the    habitual    visitors�察  �and    directly   after   him    the   postman�察    �Andrey 

Hrisanfitch helped the general off with his great´coat�察�and said�此�

     ;A Happy New Year to your Excellency� ─�

     ;Thank you�察�my good fellow�察�the same to you。; 

     And   at   the   top   of   the   stairs   the   general   asked�察  �nodding   towards   the 

door    ��he   asked    the  same    question    every    day   and   always    forgot   the 

answer���此�

     ;And what is there in that room�拭─�

     ;The massage room�察�your Excellency。; 

     When the general's steps had died away Andrey Hrisanfitch looked at 

the   post   that   had   come�察  �and   found   one   addressed   to   himself。   He   tore   it 

open�察�read several lines�察�then�察�looking at the newspaper�察�he walked without 

haste to his own room�察�which was downstairs close by at the end of the 

passage。     His   wife  Yefimya     was    sitting  on  the   bed�察 �feeding    her  baby�察�

another child�察�the eldest�察�was standing by�察�laying its curly head on her knee�察�

a third was asleep on the bed。 



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     Going into the room�察�Andrey gave his wife the letter and said�此�

     ;From the country�察�I suppose。; 

     Then he walked out again without taking his eyes from the paper。 He 

could hear Yefimya with a shaking voice reading the first lines。 She read 

them and could read no more�察�these lines were enough for her。 She burst 

into tears�察�and hugging her eldest child�察�kissing him�察�she began saying  

and it was hard to say whether she were laughing or crying�此�

     ;It's from granny�察�from grandfather�察─�she said。 ;From the country。 。 。 。 

The Heavenly Mother�察�Saints and Martyrs� �The snow lies heaped up under 

the roofs now 。 。 。 the trees are as white as white。 The boys slide on little 

sledges 。 。 。 and dear old bald grandfather is on the stove 。 。 。 and there is a 

little yellow dog。 。 。 。 My own darlings� ─�

     Andrey Hrisanfitch�察�hearing this�察�recalled that his wife had on three or 

four occasions given him letters and asked him to send them to the country�察�

but some important business had always prevented him�察�he had not sent 

them�察�and the letters somehow got lost。 

     ;And little hares run about in the fields�察─�Yefimya went on chanting�察�

kissing    her   boy   and   shedding     tears。  ;Grandfather     is  kind   and   gentle�察�

granny is good�察�too  kind´hearted。 They are warm´hearted in the country�察�

they   are   God´fearing   。   。   。   and   there   is   a   little   church   in   the   village�察  �the 

peasants sing in the choir。 Queen of Heaven�察�Holy Mother and Defender�察�

take us away from here� ─�

     Andrey Hrisanfitch returned to his room to smoke a little till there was 

another   ring   at   the   door�察  �and   Yefimya   ceased   speaking�察  �subsided�察  �and 

wiped her eyes�察�though her lips were still quivering。 She was very much 

frightened   of   him      oh�察  �how   frightened   of   him�   �She   trembled   and   was 

reduced to terror by the sound of his steps�察�by the look in his eyes�察�and 

dared not utter a word in his presence。 

     Andrey Hrisanfitch lighted a cigarette�察�but at that very moment there 

was a ring from upstairs。 He put out his cigarette�察�and�察�assuming a very 

grave face�察�hastened to his front door。 

     The general was coming downstairs�察�fresh and rosy from his bath。 

     ;And what is there in that room�拭─�he asked�察�pointing to a door。 

     Andrey   Hrisanfitch   put   his   hands   down   swiftly   to   the   seams   of   his 



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trousers�察�and pronounced loudly�此�

      ;Charcot douche�察�your Excellency� ─�



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                                      GUSEV 



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     IT was getting dark�察�it would soon be night。 

     Gusev�察  �a   discharged   soldier�察  �sat   up   in   his   hammock   and   said   in   an 

undertone�此�

     ;I say�察�Pavel Ivanitch。 A soldier at Sutchan told me�此�while they were 

sailing a big fish came into collision with their ship and stove a hole in it。; 

     The    nondescript     individual    whom     he   was   addressing�察   �and   whom 

everyone in the ship's hospital called Pavel Ivanitch�察�was silent�察�as though 

he had not heard。 

     And again a stillness followed。 。 。 The wind frolicked with the rigging�察�

the screw throbbed�察�the waves lashed�察�the hammocks creaked�察�but the ear 

had   long   ago   become   accustomed   to   these   sounds�察  �and   it   seemed   that 

everything around was asleep and silent。 It was dreary。 The three invalids ´ 

´ two soldiers and a sailor  who had been playing cards all the day were 

asleep and talking in their dreams。 

     It seemed   as   though   the ship were  beginning  to   rock。 The  hammock 

slowly rose and fell under Gusev�察�as though it were heaving a sigh�察�and 

this was repeated once�察�twice�察�three times。 。 。 。 Something crashed on to the 

floor with a clang�此�it must have been a jug falling down。 

     ;The wind has broken loose from its chain。 。 。; said Gusev�察�listening。 

     This time Pavel Ivanitch cleared his throat and answered irritably�此�

     ;One     minute    a  vessel's  running     into  a  fish�察 �the  next�察  �the  wind's 

breaking loose from its chain。 Is the wind a beast that it can break loose 

from its chain�拭─�

     ;That's how christened folk talk。; 

     ;They are as ignorant as you are then。 They say all sorts of things。 One 

must   keep   a   head   on   one's   shoulders   and   use   one's   reason。   You   are   a 

senseless creature。; 

     Pavel Ivanitch was subject to sea´sickness。 When the sea was rough he 

was usually ill´humoured�察�and the merest trifle would make him irritable。 



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And in Gusev's opinion there was absolutely nothing to be vexed about。 

What   was   there   strange   or   wonderful�察  �for   instance�察  �in   the   fish   or   in   the 

wind's breaking   loose from  its chain�拭  �Suppose the  fish were  as big   as   a 

mountain and its back were as hard as a sturgeon�此�and in the same way�察�

supposing that away yonder at the end of the world there stood great stone 

walls and the fierce winds were chained up to the walls 。 。 。 if they had not 

broken loose�察�why did they tear about all over the sea like maniacs�察�and 

struggle     to  escape    like  dogs�拭   �If  they   were   not   chained    up�察 �what    did 

become of them when it was calm�拭�

     Gusev pondered for a long time about fishes as big as a mountain and 

stout�察  �rusty   chains�察  �then   he   began   to   feel   dull   and   thought   of   his   native 

place to which   he was returning   after five   years' service in   the East。   He 

pictured an immense pond covered with snow。

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