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little window�察�he was angry and gave me a box on the ear。; 

     ;Foolish�察    �pitiful  man    。  。  。;  whispered    Pavel    Ivanitch。    ;You    don't 

understand anything。; 

     He was utterly exhausted by the tossing of the ship and closed his eyes�察�

his head alternately fell back and dropped forward on his breast。 Several 

times he tried to lie down but nothing came of it�察�his difficulty in breathing 

prevented it。 

     ;And what did you hit the four Chinamen for�拭─�he asked a little while 

afterwards。 

     ;Oh�察�nothing。 They came into the yard and I hit them。; 

     And   a stillness   followed。   。   。   。 The   card´players   had been   playing   for 

two hours with enthusiasm and loud abuse of one another�察�but the motion 

of the ship overcame them�察�too�察�they threw aside the cards and lay down。 

Again Gusev saw the big pond�察�the brick building�察�the village。 。 。 。 Again 

the sledge was coming along�察�again Vanka was laughing and Akulka�察�silly 

little thing�察�threw open her fur coat and stuck her feet out�察�as much as to 

say�此 �Look�察�good people�察�my snowboots are not like Vanka's�察�they are new 

ones。; 

     ;Five years old�察�and she has no sense yet�察─�Gusev muttered in delirium。 

;Instead   of   kicking   your   legs   you   had   better   come   and   get   your   soldier 

uncle a drink。 I will give you something nice。; 

     Then Andron with a flintlock gun on his sh oulder was carrying a hare 



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he had killed�察�and he was followed by the decrepit old Jew Isaitchik�察�who 

offers to barter the hare for a piece of soap�察�then the black calf in the shed�察�

then Domna sewing at a shirt and crying about something�察�and then again 

the bull's head without eyes�察�black smoke。 。 。 。 

     Overhead   someone   gave   a   loud   shout�察  �several   sailors   ran   by�察  �they 

seemed to be dragging something bulky over the deck�察�something fell with 

a crash。 Again they ran by。 。 。 。 Had something gone wrong�拭�Gusev raised 

his   head�察   �listened�察  �and   saw   that   the  two   soldiers    and   the  sailor   were 

playing cards again�察�Pavel Ivanitch was sitting up moving his lips。 It was 

stifling�察  �one   hadn't   strength   to   breathe�察  �one   was   thirsty�察  �the   water   was 

warm�察�disgusting。 The ship heaved as much as ever。 

     Suddenly  something   strange  happened   to   one of   the  soldiers   playing 

cards。   。   。   。   He   called   hearts   diamonds�察  �got   muddled   in   his   score�察  �and 

dropped his cards�察�then with a frightened�察�foolish smile looked round at all 

of them。 

     ;I   shan't   be   a   minute�察  �mates�察  �I'll   。   。   。;   he   said�察  �and   lay   down   on   the 

floor。 

     Everybody was amazed。 They called to him�察�he did not answer。 

     ;Stephan�察�maybe you are feeling bad�察�eh�拭─�the soldier with his arm in a 

sling asked him。 ;Perhaps we had better bring the priest�察�eh�拭─�

     ;Have a drink of water�察�Stepan 。 。 。; said the sailor。 ;Here�察�lad�察�drink。; 

     ;Why are you knocking the jug against his teeth�拭─�said Gusev angrily。 

; Don't you see�察�turnip head��' 

     ;What�拭─�

     ;What�拭─�Gusev repeated�察�mimicking him。 ;There is no breath in him�察�

he   is   dead�   �That's   what�   �What   nonsensical   people�察  �Lord   have   mercy   on 

us。 。 。 � ─�



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       The ship was not rocking and Pavel Ivanitch was more cheerful。 He 

was   no   longer   ill´humoured。   His   face   had   a   boastful�察  �defiant�察  �mocking 

expression。 He looked as though he wanted to say�此 �Yes�察�in a minute I will 

tell you something that will make you split your sides with laughing。; The 

little   round   window   was   open   and   a   soft   breeze   was   blowing   on   Pavel 



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Ivanitch。 There was a sound of voices�察�of the plash of oars in the water。 。 。 。 

Just under the little window someone began droning in a high�察�unpleasant 

voice�此�no doubt it was a Chinaman singing。 

     ;Here we are in the harbour�察─�said Pavel Ivanitch�察�smiling ironically。 

;Only another month and we shall be in Russia。 Well�察�worthy gentlemen 

and warriors� �I shall arrive at Odessa and from there go straight to Harkov。 

In Harkov I have a friend�察�a literary man。 I shall go to him and say�察�'Come�察�

old man�察�put aside your horrid subjects�察�ladies' amours and the beauties of 

nature�察�and show up human depravity。' ; 

     For a minute he pondered�察�then said�此�

     ;Gusev�察�do you know how I took them in�拭─�

     ;Took in whom�察�Pavel Ivanitch�拭─�

     ;Why�察�these fellows。 。 。 。 You know that on this steamer there is only a 

first´class and a third´class�察�and they only allow peasants  that is the rift´ 

raft  to go in the third。 If you have got on a reefer jacket and have the 

faintest resemblance to a gentleman or a bourgeois you must go first´class�察�

if   you   please。 You   must   fork   out   five   hundred   roubles   if   you   die   for   it。 

Why�察�I ask�察�have you made such a rule�拭�Do you want to raise the prestige 

of educated Russians thereby�拭�Not a bit of it。 We don't let you go third´ 

class    simply    because    a  decent    person    can't  go   third´class�察  �it  is  very 

horrible and disgusting。 Yes�察�indeed。 I am very grateful for such solicitude 

for decent people's welfare。 But in any case�察�whether it is nasty there or 

nice�察  �five   hundred   roubles   I   haven't   got。   I   haven't   pilfered   government 

money。 I haven't exploited the natives�察�I haven't trafficked in contraband�察�I 

have flogged no one to death�察�so judge whether I have the right to travel 

first´class and even less to reckon myself of the educated class�拭�But you 

won't catch them with logic。 。 。 。 One has to resort to deception。 I put on a 

workman's   coat   and   high   boots�察  �I   assumed   a   drunken�察  �servile   mug   and 

went to the agents�此�'Give us a little ticket�察�your honour��' said I。 。 。 。; 

     ;Why�察�what class do you belong to�拭─�asked a sailor。 

     ;Clerical。 My father was an honest priest�察�he always told the great ones 

of the world the truth to their faces�察�and he had a great deal to put up with 

in consequence。; 

     Pavel Ivanitch was exhausted with talking and gasped for breath�察�but 



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still went on�此�

     ;Yes�察�I   always   tell people   the truth   to their   faces。   I   am  not   afraid   of 

anyone or anything。 There is a vast difference between me and all of you 

in   that   respect。    You   are   in  darkness�察  �you      are  blind�察  �crushed�察    �you    see 

nothing and what you do see you don't understand。 。 。 。 You are told the 

wind   breaks   loose   from   its   chain�察  �that   you   are   beasts�察  �Petchenyegs�察  �and 

you   believe   it�察  �they   punch   you   in   the   neck�察  �you   kiss   their   hands�察  �some 

animal in a sable´lined coat robs you and then tips you fifteen kopecks and 

you�此�'Let me kiss your hand�察�sir。' You are pariahs�察�pitiful people。 。 。 。 I am a 

different   sort。   My   eyes   are   open�察  �I   see   it   all   as   clearly   as   a   hawk   or   an 

eagle when it floats over the earth�察�and I understand it all。 I am a living 

protest。 I see irresponsible tyranny  I protest。 I see cant and hypocrisy  I 

protest。 I see swine triumphant  I protest。 And I cannot be suppressed�察�no 

Spanish   Inquisition   can   make   me   hold   my  tongue。   No。   。   。   。   Cut   out   my 

tongue and I would protest in dumb show�察�shut me up in a cellar  I will 

shout from it to be heard half a mile away�察�or I will starve myself to death 

that they may have another weight on their black consciences。 Kill me and 

I will haunt them with my ghost。 All my acq

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