conrenrs ipa Hoten opie raps . Beri Gorator Ponu se ‘Oryplic Seat Catith on Caanter Land Teor Zatti ‘one. ‘oma Harton “er Nain Koyo ‘je ¢ seat 3 Dike tent (On tak Pe eu inp ‘ome 888 cos aaa 1 16 6 194VERA INBeR Bere brere se Beige tine fiber wrote mimeroes Shuetony of verse andre Fale, Sh, THe oy wih Pra (taki a sor wie Pet i erog the Great Pavol War vere Ineraaned ia bso Tetigel, "one cba tothe fopen it was daring thse YearsMAA 1 Ha xsow Geperj, y cuore UEpHoro Nips, renin r6- pon. Ou waa. Btu ccm crdpan reuysackaa xpénoctn, Eoerositas a O6xdwxo8, nonsan i ulepi. B HEM ects opéti, rae cronémian rain, noasyatan no tenécy, ponder # xipe senecra, Bere 6asép, sadgesat 270M RéxGanoh wn népeaxan. V oaonsh syeypfan ia Sasépe exit gupondrers adnocl Enete. fue ek ‘cramaae noxpsivo sex8nw Kanopow. B rOpoxe ee7s KAN, eacrpn yopensein, wo ® ROMNe kAaOn ante cers wpe — ue ece ncraxit uo cpaaaéswo c xin Ha necné Pacriayru etre, WTO Ha CORRE, To ha Opixe rand tor dant. Tlopéf vomud saGerder na necéx x, umn, Hoan rOpon, oGainu ayust, noxde wa cnsmyo pry. penta eré xpi Gxecrir, Kak wentys, Voxu xoseT6M yxoxar aay suorpéanncy, x pérep uepaer saa. A ua Gepery, rau, rae nonarderes Ours piGvellrososé, Gaecrit ‘omni raga — dna eworpirenn Maen Ho 5 répone ecrs wyatt Ha saxdve més pudando cyaduar, Céum oni wepnit or bana, nepeauuen ex Spxo-xpacuu, x nce suécre ano Sudiot Hazan xdpny eEpsor® xa6da'e AOMTIROM OMY. TFlonwunén mya ronéan jacana roagjor néxay mpémot i 9 Tox, wo erdpat Craspant, iiuesia Exorpiee myséa, a plnsie upoero Gordruh wesoaes, 70 Stor cdnuh Cranpaxn — saye xowrpeéaraiera, Hecow nko, eto. Hitaa, ev XeX, sanmedaen xowrpabsnaot npowaiasa Gecnuavunune ta6anéu. Tipbex, xpoue Torun pag” anterior er ‘apyeou.. Ho oni or aticn, na nen MAYA 1 ‘On the south coast, close to the Black Sea, lies @ town 110 smalls In it isan old. Genoese fortress consisting of debs, wormood and lizards, In fs 8 cole house, where "hundred: yearoldwslaia creeping up the avin ops Tetais Into your cofee. Thee is 8 beaar, pled in summer Sith Rounder and peaches The sweet coreats atthe bazaar ave charming grey hai and fine teeth all the rest is covered witha green feod, The town has cinema and two or three ‘ler, Hut at the end of every stca f the sea, and evers= {hing else ls trivial in comparson with H. On the sand nets fare spread oul and boals rst, some on thelr back, some on {heir ely. Oceslonelty a wave rlis up onto the sand end ‘anlshes ith essing sound ‘AC might the town, bathed in moonlight, is like « Ssh asleep The tiles on its roo glisten like sales, the vine: ares trail off into the distance like @ narrowing tal, and {he wind playe with them. And on the shore, where. the fh’s head should be, shines the museum orators lamp Tike solitary ee. ot inthe town there is museum, At sunset the fshernen's wives gosip. They are dark with sunburn, their sprons bright ey and from ala the tole reminds You ofa crust of rye Bread with slice of Tomato ‘Waiting for their husbands and ccoking the supper, the women dacs, among other. thing, te Tact That old ‘Slavraki, sow erator of Uwe museum snd formerly jst ech tan, i &smigger's grandson. There ls no doubt that Niko Ini his grandlether, sent infor smuggling and traded 0 uly tobaceo True, besides that he was ach: he came {nto an inertance when hl partner,» Russian merchant, ting unable to manage the eal, as drowned. But Cod stone Knows what that sail looked ike in reality, whether itsirgnea Sror nips: né Go a y ser pi 6 Erenpaxi THancpuo museré ne wanéerso, wo © TOR sop pains x Honéio Crepéun Gordverao, Ow aberponr ce6enpe Gund nepeineran ash, GEaay & péoons. wax pa 9 Sie. ‘Cine Hawanén, Axpnin, yo ne asnténen ween npeao cysinesamune On ncn b Ganson ropoae, ® Once Tan Yr vers Gus. doxa, re npozantanen Rauapenr i xo asus Ha Seow on erpauwo paatoraren. te nacderx er Sina, we Anprdva, ro o¥ ime ne noranngn a aaony Ow npduan oe sania roprdnn prance, ens Topro sina ne ras, 8 noun 9p One muy, adaro ht Tan, forme wengen Tov of Sepa 8 fon rig fepecrp esoncath ok ose Stinen's nom sancernds On we TOaBKO nepecrpOn 6, 10 it yepicts weenixantio spexpdeto. ‘Tepedsexan an bia gnc ne srpaxtna ov onrOsecraa: y het Gund tenan eanthatig noapin rain ie neh, tan de nepcia Shan. Kpowe sx, tien kaprim, ctiny, evapiana ue ese, woyaend kn, — ont cabvour, ac, 0 ater 58 donne Gorath wezonbe “Tot aun wonondl Cranpinn, nok TOae we npesperia, coin rapid Ho ry8 mpomosnd pesonbra Baar aga npiindoy sro npaciawe néuot npusannenér sce, yo ano Ga x ce6e mowda nena. Ont Ronan saxokinen a orxenoton Owe. noropuhwastoaerce Wyse fx, Ho Roexpectnhnie it Abae no Giaamn xpéMe none. ‘kita, nosh ner pao cworpern na tt, ue po Fan pyri. Tab Gopsoou, tow Anpudsa Cranpés npe Sparinen 8 wach ee Gh Sumer — cope iyoer. Eu omend yesonfn nowhary, Te pbabive anstiés Geran cr6iym, iooSpancitan sSnyo xeayKy Catprasose Ha tapdaohacranue nocaasinn abwcy crépoh abn vst Zann, one stnanana menswuuin Ouicraa ow! on Onn Geenadrih. Ho aoexpecte sno 6) fh, kpoMe noneadnatnee, xian Mor yOenhrscn, a9 » hadn't black Beard and wide trousers and whether tls fe wan't Nikolal Stavraki Nothing fs certain, but fm then on wealth came to Niko tal Slavrdk, He but himzell'@ ne roomy house and placed tr hls ables end. divans curios brought from foreign lands. ‘Kmong them was a Persian shaw, white and pin ike roses Nikolai's son Adrian, unlike hie father, didnot engage in enything objectionable. He lived in a large city, Odessa ‘There he mad a shop, where canaries and corals were sold He got terribly re out of this. As for his son, also named ‘dslan, fe did not even look at the shop. He sold i and Set upra frolt business, He did not (rade himself, but hired manager, He went abroad, Lived there a Tong’ time, but {id not get married, Then he returned to his native (own, febullt his grandfather's house and settled in it for good, He not only rebuilt i, he decorated It with uneard-ot spl: flour... The grandfather's Persian shawl no longer sufered from loneliness, 1 had a whole collection of friends, chavs Tike ise and just as Persian, Besides, there were patings, statues, antique furniture, lace and precious stones in short, alla rich man could atord ‘Thus the young Stevraki lived until he also grew ove But, then came the revolution, AA" cree was. sued that Beautiful things belonged to everybody but were not to be taken home. They were to be focated in a special House called 8 museum, and on Sundays fand even weekdays, except Mondays, everybody had the ht to foo at therm, but not to touch them. Thus Adrian Slat hte wat tanlormel nto mise and former owner into the museum curetor. They assigned him the comer room, formerly occupied by a large white statue of'e git in the aude with 2 mirror. ‘The daughter ofthe old shopkeeper Diamando wa installed con the main staircase ard gave Uickets fo those who wanted them, although admission was free. And on Sundays and weekdays, except Mondays, anyone could see for himselfcrdpuit Craspéin xopous oxpasser napénvoe 206p5, x10 iin Oana 9 nepetacnux wren He apobxena. nono, so ‘acini foreumean w 470 crérym rnoH A6RyuIKH, OM. biiano, auntsran wowdaKoR, Tex m coupler Zen, socupécn,* w napday w uyste océGenno ndro oxy Tvewteso paspsmderen anders, suaanéa txoue Guess ovoupén ) rocenieseh sonia, nason nae "pica, Tosdaae apg ecente expo cotaoaler chy ene tord kak pube pier, ceveHooibmueh nope apriuoh yaseétenoe ayaa sooctiaya: TiTlapuninan nouvel Byam mpataan, Gon ne Mx so, prodcenpétan expe sea Kops isan , ronopl 0, OW TAR Cray TpJ6xoH 0. CrépOw roncrf go am next sopdpencey gn opine ‘une, none veré nonconeaet, wonoKGh peck napens, Tlasen 3jen,c yxdpow exaoéa cus ns H.renéps, npmnntin 20 avninte Sau npéuunue ane, ‘pfu eykocnivensvo,orenpaioren 9 ston “AnpidnAsoudnon,* oBeenorSenal Ofput. ana sow motirenel penpdcsoro, nonpes cxoeny oSuHose to, sua Gomusaf Keeapltnyo xownsty ¢ Onna 4a n6pe, Gum crandnyo, a reneps aiyn conpooaa ty wyaén, rae no erendo erfr-hownéacane ‘peer & Clnorone aboacres epémonit Gone nents Bos Tpjsnan gurjpa Aupxéna Aspadnoneea,eré secynEaut amare, erd nanyeenan Gopond x XMJpAH STARA FO-HOR ont oud "he, rapa. ocerheneh xexgpevel, saropéran, erpenirensian, Giecriuten chop" uéuna, nodiouian ace pexdpan a acecobsunn coersod. thn rdnann,cvin népen XoaerOw,Ha0 106pamcnd mex that old Stavraki took good care of public property, that hot one of the Persian shawls was foth-eaten, thal. the ‘daggers were Hot tarnished aud thatthe statue ofthe gel in the nude, apparently sponged down, was as shining as ever. 2 It-was a Sunday and there were exceptionally many people in the museum. Diavando's daughter was outdone feel ving out ais kets and taking fom visor um fret, canes and even pipes. This last rule was observed wih patil nigur ever siee Crist, «ern, stop= Ping Before a panting by an Ilan arts, had shouted 4 Tousy boat! T'i'be damned if one ean ow aginst the wind in bythe cape, The stem Isto fw” "And saying this he had struck the od canvas with is pipe so that's Hole appeared onthe delat surfee of the Ser iter whieh a Communist Youth League’ member, 1B ying sin ave aye, tad a fH ere uly "ie considered you a man of awareness, Comrade Christo, but you have shown youre! Just the opposite 1 think: thle'to touch an object even withthe. Angers? In po ci. Gamstence™ He redesled's while, scratched the back of fisyhead, and added thoughtfully: “But that stem Is indeed 1 god.” ‘Aid ow, considering the experience of previous days, pies were figoreuly taken samy at the enranee. Réviam Adranovic, disturbed by the heavy ow of lovers of ine beaut, went out contrary to hs Nabil ito the ferge square roon facing te ss, formerly his diiag-oom, tow fe: museum's bet treaireroom, where Pompelan frescos ran round ihe walle and a ronze Renassance amp hung Irom the clling The ponderous figure of Adrian Adrianovih, his tussore jacket, ‘his greying beard and his sullen Took from behind his hor-rimmed spectacles, ‘made’ troubling impression fon visitors. Doroehks, a sunburnt and. impulsive textile worker and a brilliant sportswoman who had. broken all Tecords at Union swimming competitions, had come with 2 froup of sightseers. Standing infront of a canvas represent 2gua © unaadnuew, » nerujuencn saérae, © dan, nepe titran xénsyros, oGwrcuer TonspKat™ ne hlcuorpive romero ta eb auc» Kaxés dscxan pa érat Kyndrucn ont tome esos, Koneto, Ot bat Mapaswrdvccend Copan mio, Ho IPB sesttnere»iy n a em nn yn soho ct sce ond Guens apace twee Roce ero pa feo opm, soaaepn ~ Kpacivan aeéusana x, radonoe, aS6pen, Biawo 10 roa ho Ap pti ‘ro 'aptun no mporSast Aapnén Aapunonee, x Agponna ywonkder ° * 7DYPOH cel, népen ano wxkesbuamesonceoro ‘aniaa, ero apatanh onontp. On crown tnpoxo pac ‘vlan iden m atnoncta pyar cnnny Una casi ta arane, npdoman rays ana 2 TpyaH Hen na, on tenaer nanan Boeeanter = Cross crap! gah eolitber Asp Aspnes wipe Hie ont we ree serkS cuyninn, xa teasing 6 pouny. * " x konto, Mukentnanero, — oreevier on, — Bese soa wate Siuencnyer6 napa A nol a se fea nto tour on germ Condi 10 bee He ‘hia Wand yoann, nce koe Rect ps 3 Bocepécii xen oxduves. Toexéauna, cénsi, nacrét- ‘noait Rocentvess, npwnoninih » yaGh eocenexipae tan ors, erate orpunince raagéry na sepnornasyso Sine “py, tome yun. Anpyds Axpudnonne, car’ caoeh YrnogsH konaave, onautier: 8 lonpond pacxpeioe ons Baustoren mani, xépe way Ropea tur» cree ‘imo ea orsuor atiorow, Ha auch cron SiworataaApandenh, exdpom uyatm o# ae wyxépra Agpiina Anphdnomnea, of me mana n OM me 1opuittes “ inga woman witha baby wearing astif dress and tresses inter {ined with peeri, she was explaining to her companions: “Slust look at fer res. A ell of 2 Job! They did rot Tike bething either. O€ course they led a parasite lie But..." ‘She looked closely at the woman's face, caught the [int cet shadow of a smile and added slmost in a whisper “But stil, she's very beautiful.” ‘And Christo the Takerman, without his pipe this time, corroborated ‘A beautiful wornan, and above all, kind. You can see by the way she holds the child "hurt then Adrian Adrianovich went by and Dorochke Inpsed toto silence TAt the other wali, {9 front of a mould of Michelangelo's David, was 2 Young Ploner, also a visitor to the tows. He ‘was slanding with fect wide apart and hands behind is back, His hat was tilted fo the back of his head and his red tie was knotted on his chest. AL last he snapped his Brgers and exclaims: “A capable old mani” “Who?” asked "Adtian Adrlanovieh, not believing his But the pioneer was not so easy fo embarrass as Dorochka the textie-worker “ichelangelo, of couse!” he answered. “See what bicepses his boy's gol, And his legs! Do. you know, if he went racing hat anybody ver any tance, een ithe gove hia Start.” 3 Sunday as over. The last and most persistent visitor, ‘who eame to the museum every evening to Took at the dark tyed ener nithout interuption, had Tet. Adan Adiano- ‘eh was sitting in his comer room resting. Though the wide ‘open window loved in stilnes, sea and moon. The backs ‘of the books in the glaved bookcase were shot with gold Tn a: Venetian” glass’ on the table ® rose was opening ott ‘Oneeyed Afanasy, the museum watehms Adrian Adrianovich's cook, laundress a who was also general maid 6SMe, pene Si patty se an sohaea tetas Stuss Suet Se Bes sion et, Mae. sa a sepia mel Oued anon ste sae nk Set tne a Se ee ae RBs Ou ac ars eet Se ee i eee oe gesagt Hebe Bee népnoit x auaxéu, x cudcrsio, TOnsxo nowacatinxe. 3atd sone "REE yaa ee srknn ee ti eee eee canner ae pees "teuge ae. Sai ta ace tpn ute ett, Te a ean aetna Ril ti der ler ik el comaeey: het — seh me 9 ot aba? Se eas ttle ate ene Ypres Gt nomen Se raat ini. rd nae Orta spat tg a gee nd ne, Oe brought fn supper on a small tray: exeam in a crock, a fat Cs ulead im ney. fs ine el” Ar eet Sapper, which even an ancient Greek would not have relued Beulde, Alanasy brought 2 few letters, the stamped catch that the seaof life now wathed up on the old Adrlan Ade novieh's desk Adrian Adrianovich ate without haste and looked through his mail. The moon and the lamp It up his hele and broad shoulders “Tse lellers were of little interest. Two or thre from his collegues, museum people Tike himself. One olered an fnelent Novgorod icon (te had several) In, exchange for aa fntigue funeral urn dating bac atleast tothe fourth century B.C. Another asked how to keep parchment setolls from drying. And all-of the same kind, One lelter was from the fapital not even a letter really, but an offeial order from {he People's Commissariat of Education. Here, at last, was areal etter, Arend wrote from Parls,« poet eking Gut a living in exile. He wrote: "You know that notwithstanding try sriet appearance, T have alway been 2 gallant. TWO Indies, and only two,'I cannot bear. The frst is Death tbe second Revolution. With the frst I am acquainted, Tortu- nately, only by hearsay, As for the second." Adrian Adtianovieh nodded in assent. The moon, was Aoating restfully over the sea, splashing silver and black over a small yacht Tying at anchor opposite the secondary ‘choo Thee was anote teller. The adress was sealed in colourless letters on the cheap drab eavelope. Adrian Ais ‘ovich opened the envelope and read: "Dearest Uncle.” He stopped: uncle—whose uncle was he? He remembered He did atuslly have s niece. Her name was Aglaya. It seemed something’ had happened to her, He remembered, She had married a Communist. Well, what did she want, ‘hat Aglaya with the delicate profle of the Byzantine En press Theodora? For so long she had given no sign of Iife nd bere she was now writing. It appeared she was Il (that, by the way, was understandable), They had sent her hus band to Siberia ‘to set up cooperatives, but she and the chil-—_—_ "0H oe eur ante wate Tonopi: rs sn 063i 1 Japom ornectu a rene. — H, Ké y20- na: nodenback = HL pele 9 wopaaoe sanacno ROM ney, rte evo crépate PAN 4 en needed the sea, She had remembered her dearly beloved inle snd thought he would not reluse to show her hospi- tality, She would expect an answer by telegram. ‘Adrian Adrlanovieh reflected for’ Tong time. On one hand the summer would, of course, be spoil. Bust on the bier hand, Aglaya as a fot had been sweet and amusing She had liked frult end fay tales. One day, seeing a cocanu She had sat “Hf that's.a ball why doesn’t i bounce, and if t's a monkey, then where's Its tall?” “Adrian Adrienovieh woke Afanasy in his box-room under the stair, where the moonlight penetrated tke a dagger through a narrow window. He gave him a note and money and sald “Send this wite tomorrow morning.” And already, going ut beaddd"And yup the spre rom, wate the old 4 Cabman Kestya, whose eab was the only one in the town equipped with springs, grove up to the poreh, and helped tie quests alight. Fist he extracted from the depths of is ‘ehiele @ palelaced unknown woman (not Aglaya) with, in as he Tara stn and fen a sail fultease, And at last Aglaya. jumped down from the high Footboard, exactly the same as on the coconut day, Aglaya hhad the same smal nose on which there were three diflerest Sted freckles like the three holes ona pena. She had the fame chestnst hair and eyes as the Byzantine Empress “Hello, unelel* said the unknown palefaced woman (not Aglays)." “Uncle, don’t you. recognize te? I'm Aglaye And bere ie my daughter, thes six years old, and this. my ‘on, he's eleven months and has already three teeth.” ‘With ‘Alanasy's help. Adrian. Adrianovich Ted his, guests into the house, settled them down, and nally served them, Washed and reireshed, a late lunch tn his corner room. The child with the three teeth, exhausted by the Journey, was falready asleep in an armchair, Adrian Adrianovich talked ta'the real Aglaya and Kept looking at her daughter, who was like the juvenile Theodora. Theodora remained silent,sienna apy wry, a ee ed Fen ano coe sepa Awan ane Bee ir se sononicra sp, WOaaee oS Remi set, geno, — omaeer 70 Sit cm aapubyonwe opens SS ee "Hote ne Bea anne vo rpm A ane na Pe cae oe ee ype Soe cet gm ac fond rat eran Ab worth trp tn Ea, eg jnak much Aorta ade Axa Ax Srey sepa as SOE pearance. ee beeen bee pul Pech eet Ca eRe Cae pe man sone cape Rae? Dun Bley sgn se Speen een non Oma fae 8) cea aah ie ina, uma, Opes ead Top peso Savon ra ecens Kan ots ak Os 70 cnn zoimecens on, oyzeabionowspa6atc: ag nan re te eae paae Ret aa eee aoone pee, 7 ee wae a ins Sane dpe orm, fo 20a * yonéabna xianbio M pacmondmena K APY KECKHN ecg wok, — navunker Anpubi Aapudvont, e888 sone) ene cagace ua none, —sanah noronefe Ce ett tak eh S08 nt qn Ben un, oof Aap w et Anpn ce Ho» Ojay ana Te AEAYINOR. a edad Mine — apexpcnoe 1 cosepcin a esting her mutton chop with great gusto, Children will be thildren. They will always Tove frult and fry tales, And ruil and fairy Yalesare unchanging. Aglaye, tor instance, liked oranges best of all. And Adeian Adrlafovieh, taking 4 large golden globe out of the bow, ofered It to Aglaya's daughter. “fle apples better,” she answered in a ringing voice. rian Adrinovich was smazed But wy? Oranges are tastier, you know.” “But apples are hard, you can gt yout teat into them. ‘Whereas cranges don't need chewing,” oid Agiaya's daughter with perfect composure, and by-pasing the orange she {ook Whar rosy apple "The table hed ben cleared. Afanasy swept the oor, man aging {he broom with diffeuly. Aglaya, having brety tlined to Rerian Adsiovich he life uring the’ past ears wel-an the state of the cooperailves in Siberia, Telited to her room to feed her son with semolina. Adria ‘rlnevich remained slone with his grandnlece ‘As often happens in the south during the early spring, te suneet-war grim. Astrong wind raffled the sea, whieh came covered with short angry waves. The wind slammed kore, worried th jessarine bases the garden and ally, Mteitng til the sum had set, threw the fst bunch of ral rope a the window:panes. In the rooms curtains were draw nd i wa decided to ght the Te, Fie was bron. er wm ad he aes roared as menecingly as they probably did on Nikola St Take smuggling ight, snd sll carier tall the fre Ploes of the earth Adon Adrianovien decided the time Esa come to make closer acquaintance with his new relative. She war squatting in iont of the fre You could see by het face that ae was perfectiy rested rom ber journey had taten her filly wassatisfed ith Ife and in mood for rien Fy convertion. ‘Selly my child” Adrian. Adrianovieh began, picking up the poker and sitting down beside heron the carpet, “t's Faye a'that. Why, 1 don't even know your name Supa snow yours‘ nd the Adsooveh Bul THF calt'you grandtater.” "Yes, do, cil. Bayi 8 nae of great besuty and meanon un mao nase weak za 4 Ye wer woctueerdny a eflepooe wano, H we NO-NASC ce ate a Blox a A.cxdong eet 2, MAM ee ata raza ware font ase see xan, sea Pacry Tecranecs? oni, — noxépro ormesier Axputit nga e spent gniannes — A me Maelo Ge ada Ces, ant rata Gy Bape Pas r m cho, — oGaersénuo nsquxier Aupaée Axpul om RIPE, ett rononene. — Tene HOt renee YAN soar tamnn 0&6 SOD 7 AM Gun nnd, noma 0 m8 pono alae to nar Poy? TH ia aah 1? Pam sxdunr: penomiduns, 94K. puguchivn werepjas, weranayprin, A PSwya? — ¥8K sro can, — wma oven aponaine Aap Ax pale t= fGen! ne oa fe Ml po 1, mh nna Spon eee toe S248 poe ro pec a sana finaM re Pavenncn wan xouow, 38 gn sda abt, aay nope, B. xounare opi ort, Benorotaan cue oe wapsatoh aD i famneage * Reson Apa, gran ceils on) ad ng eS Se wa? hen a Copammpertpet gulls Gee mpespicsn Cam vote Hombed aa at es, anunderce Hut » Axpubns Axi oe err Aap Azpson, — rd renace Mbnoana Tiposepotaa. Ord 6a spent Jing. In Hind it means “dream of “lusion sol a handkerchief, my dear, take mine.” ‘No, not “dreem”, but ‘May the Fitst, and not in Hindu, In Russian.” “May the First, Really? And how old are you, Maye, my sila Your mother told me, but I've forgotten “Six. I'm three years younger that the Revolution, but Pam growing with i How old are you, grand ather “sinty-one,” Adrian Adrianovieh answered. subrmissively snd then asked jrrtably: “But who told you what you said About yourself and the Revolution? “Daddy. He Knows everything. Do you know what our boy's name i> It's Rem.” Pine.” Adrian Adrianovich sighed with reliel, striking a glowing brand with the poker, "Now all you need is a Romulus, Only I" hope it ‘wasn't a sheewolf that reared wim “No, we had a goat, because we Lived in the country. But, srandad, what does, Romulus mean? ‘hat Tt means” “Yes. Whal words is it made of? Rem means revolution, elect. rlfeation end meter. metallurgy. But what does Romulus mean?” “Maya,” said Adrian Adrianovich in ulter despair, “do you Tike’ fairy, tales?” "Yes, I do,” replied Maya. “About how the boy went to ‘Tashkedt for bread.” “No, child, that's a story.” A strong gist of wind swept over the house. Outside the win] was feary the se fotze. In the coom the Bre was burning. A magnificent setting fora fery tele—a pearl born Inthe shell of tole wisdom. ‘Listen, Maye,” Adrian’ Adrlnovich said, “I shall now tell you ¢ fairy tale, or a myth, to be exact.” ‘Wats a myth?” Mays immediately asked. “A myth’s a Tait tale too, only a very very old one and because of that stll-more beautiful. Sit closer to me-and fake my handkerchief "all the same.” ‘Maya opened big round eyes and Oxed them on Adrien Adrlanovieh, and the fairy tale began “Avery long time ago,” Adrian “Adrianovich started, “there lived a girl named Prosepina, She war lovely. 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Sta ufapan _cahotmen ta eel. and I ever go to Paris, I'l show you Proserpina asthe painter Moreau saw fer, dark, with black curls, with a pomegran fate in ber hand and lips that looked like a hali-open pome frenate, Here Is what happened one day. Proserpina and fer companions were picking waite flowers in a mesdow.” “Daisies “No, not daisies, They were probably narcssus, only Digger and more fragrant than they are now. ‘She was going along land there were more and more fowers. Proserpina, leaving fer companions, went farther and farther... And’all of & Sudden)” Adrian Adrianovich rose, pushed back his arm chair and ran the poker over the toor. "imagine the foot Sool is Proserpina’and the Rowers on the carpet ae rea And suddenly by the book-case the earth opens up and in a chariot draum by fire-breathing horses there appears Pluto, who had his ‘Kingdom down below (Adrian. Adrianovich Lined pter on te fn He piked up Pron ie 2 Hower std the earth closed over them.” Dis Pat live in llr” Maya asked in 2 vie fl of suspense “Not in's cellar, but underground. He had his domain there: Everything there was like on the earth, only the sun nee sone and hr san ke ere" Go on, go of telling” Maya urged, “Abel” Adrian Adrlanovich thought with maleious joy, putting his armchair back in its place. "You want to kaow ‘nat happened after that? 1 soe the Tashkent boy has on Sderably faded ‘in your Imagination.” ‘And he went on with the tale “Drosepina's mother was called Cores, ‘That wise and ingiey kind wan had poe ver al ihe ats onthe arth, Hearing of Prosepina’s misfortune she ew off In Search of her.” “By plane?” asked Maya “No, on foot. Bul she didn't find out anything. Then taking of er rich mantle embroidered with eas of corn and ‘covering herself nas, sheset of for unknown egions And be tause no earthly creature revealed to her the sezet of Pro- ferpina’s disappearance, she punished the eat by depei. Jing Wof fowersandrutt. Thal year there was nothing at all”= HAG = Banyueres — to ae Ean aan? = Faraone nottpns nfanennse » toonpan sax fo eajucal aimage. lepépa tina, ae mp tnynds ulpeneo. Tort ac8 Gino npocr, He n6T¥ae me pnbend na anopy. A saw Gud pénoce’ Y 1aph n Uap tepoalncn xomroncdrinih caw apiiraer ROSEN oo = Hew copusiamey. Korad Uepépa eousd » uépete onions napesng acex cath eainot aun Yaen "oNlee Gun sadn, nan exon, a eexdann One Hat Soi copoamt or cout. 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Oxndneats, nésauo névepow, worMl ace mera nays, apf, came Oawavi, somxpaaace x Bepioe 22 non, tno me ond Tew yonena? 6 “No apples?” =O} course not.” ‘Ten wat ld people eat?” “Hine. Probably. preserves bought at the cooperatives. ut listen to the rest. Ceres west on and on and came to fan unknown kingdom. AY that time everything was simple nd they at once fed her to the palace. Here there was rele ing: a Tong-awalted son had been born to fhe king and queen Si the qleen-mather vas trying to find for hi “A goal?” “Noy a nurse. When Ceres entered the royal ap se astonished everyone by ber bearing and her face. The imot of her hair was as heavy as 2 shea! and the folds of her clothing wete like furrows made by a plough. Her eyes were fs deep asthe waters: The queen at once felt that everything fiving’imast fours under the goze of those eyes aad she sugested that Ceres should bring up her son. Ceres agreed, int on one condition. “slaye, daring,” came Aglaya's votce Just then, “It's time for jou to go fo bed. Lam worn aut as iis. Litie Rem Is terribly naughty: he's cutting his fourth tooth or else he’s caught chill, [don't know which.” soln no, nol” Maya begged. “I must know what the cond tion was, T'can't go before know." “another five minutes!” Adrian Adrianovich shouted Into the ether room. “In five minutes by the clock T shal bring her Inmyself. Well, here you are: she agreed on the one cond fon that neither the father nor fhe mother nor any elalive ‘Should spy on her or give her advice. That she woutd be given peviect ieedom. And so it was decided. Tine pased, The Boy could already stand up and was more healthy, handsome tnd gay then any olher infant nthe country. He was never Hikinany way and never eaught colds. Even when he cut his teeth, he szlled.” “rat's impessible,” said Maya, “sare you. Then the queen-mother decided to take ‘a Jook and see by what means such marvellous health was achieved "By sport,” answered Maya, “Daddy says ‘Be quiet” Once, late in the evening wien all had gone to beds the queen took off her shoes and stole up to the nursery dor. And what did she see there?”= ro? Hy, ero? ; = p'ntrexon ropéa ovér* Fpas gach enepxaza sep. naman s6norow, Bor kak aaee. Llepépa pasnéae waniray omnuésesbno senowpena ers naw. Harde su, 620, awl nat orc naan erp pT wi apetids Lieepa aosouad w ovarg,paorpeGaa or etal mec socauina Ta eben = Axl — miénoros scxpinnneer Ma. =H. A enum ‘wesnen. On Gia exlerana. Tpx ige chia w orme uapia wenyerina rpéuanh xpi. H, i stan 6u 9 ovbet, orvinimo sansaxan peOevor, oulyrinisit ‘one. ao fn som Set scone xan en sc tbr eller Seta ee See eee atl Srey Eee eta Nant inte sat pc tren we ietates Eatin h te ret a ae ster ti ne BET Bale aa ane Bch “et nee Apt Aan ee ie tl ES nt Fe ee a rn. seers alge eu oi, gaat ne aoa st bee ss Sy = me re a rg cn cia i it Sg le edeae Mes Bem 0 “Yes, whatt What? “Af was burning in the mursery hearth. A heap of cons vere glowing like pure gold, jus ike ere, Cares undress the boy and careiily examined his lille body. The naked hil as white as foam, was looking atthe fre ad the fares Sere’ refeced in hs’ dark pupils, Ceres approached. the fre, raked the coals apart and set the eld among them as “Oil” exclaimed Maya in a whisper. Yes, And the boy laughed. He was happy. At the sight ‘of er son in the fre the gucen ullered # Loud ey and as {hough in answer the child began to weep bitterly, feling “How? I don’t understand,” “ittwas magic, You mistnt forget that Ceres was a god- dea Se wanted to make the child an invulnerable hero and fd already suceeded in making bim not feel burns, for Instance. Bot no mortal was to-see anything of this. The thather spoilt it all” An invulnerable hero..." Maya repeated “But the mother spoil tail. What's godess?” The five minttes are up,” declared Aglaya. appearing onthe threshold. "insist on you going to bed Immediately Its late alteady. Little Rem has at fast fallen asleep too He has worn me out “Come along, Maya, “We gave our word ‘And what about Pro, .serpina? What became of he?” “Il Gnish telling you tomorrow, if i Infersts you.” “i doen” Maya sent towards the door slowly. Her movements were uncertain, er eyes staring wide. Apparently belore her were the distant fireplace, the royal ii, the mantle ere Brotdered with ears of corn, whifipoo! of unusual images Ina he wa foundering She slopped at the doo. Wit you nish telling me the story tomorrow?” Without fal ‘ But just fell me one thing tod not?" = fey ‘And then the clever old man, staunchly upholding his ‘wm childhood gave a eraly answer: Tits a myth, Maya,” he said. “A myth, Tt was al such rmusingly Adrian Adrianovieh said, rising fs all that true oF‘ho vax anid, 70 anaré p réeHoerH He ander, 6820 40 fw nex. Ct KENKO, XEBOHKA 5 oxpérusas_sapuiuany rs craér mak yutady ropa, m Yanan YEO wey be gt paca Yen roe Rode, canenhinsten ex xponére, Axpui ‘Anddesories sacunder. B-xantine secaidiiuh 160% 20To: Aaa nin chs Caos esamancuensoe onus — eral Pat nyte Con net Sime 1 Ose aOR K ct nq aporaet len, of tporaet 0OaStK, 8 ro echian bande, n Axpnan Axpuavonnt YRe Chi 4 secret Gene pas rovOpoe'b to xe apEMR # wpe, Hak On mea ro pandroe” aw faa, H nape 1, Soro soe eerepteten snaen, Pasnaeren expan YAGP pote expat HE | chal sono pyoaun, sdawran casio, apoxct. Mas. Sermed rasa, ei Gbnee Gaeanas, sew aun, Orvaniso enue sessentunh Paw na pyeax y méreps. B anepé Tp Ere Adansenit 5 niocnese Gene ; ‘Axpisin Axpudnopie arxpusder raat Tlépex xavtiioe iro, vro eaywiinoes? — cnpiummsaer Axpnn Asp opus, crapince, nepexpusdts. sna. — Savexe os nce Shectd Apunden, 2af se aepssniyt Tonopite ‘Oni ronops ace epéay. OnE SStonm siageraall — npworrder Agunscat, minke, Vig) gro 4 no KopHaOpy napéanyo uudps wa make, — Vay a poebpin a si, réenoxi slzocrHautl, — 68D ree ae cath ha ote 2 i erase Ah, — ony mon rain. “Sn Sit: i ra ei SSL ad Chee eo nk 4 ong time ago that nobody knows exactly whether it hap- pened or nol. Sleep soundly, my gis” “The bad weather was over. The cloud, quivering with sheet lightning, passed away over the Horizon and 2 narrow wane Jing moon rose over the Sea. The wet Jessamine bushes Were slrewm with heavy fragrant diamonds. ‘Gn the old couch that served him as @ bed Adrian Adria rovieh was falling of to sleep. In the freplace there were {oll eraclings from the éylng coals. ‘The faint haze of the ‘moonlight came through the uncurtained. window. Sleep rept nearer and nearer to the olé coven. It touched the {ietess it touched the cushions, It touched the grey hair, land Adrian Adrianovieh was already asleep. He saw field Gl rye which at the same tie was a sea. Above It was a lou, oating like e mantle, and suddenly down from th oud came a Dash of lightning. ‘There was a terrifying peal fof thunder and. trefed shrek Adrian Adrlanovich opened his eyes, Trembling in front ofthe replace, shining white in her long nightgown and het face bathed in'tears, was Maya, Behind her stood Aglay paler than in the daytime. Desperately screaming in his Ihother's arms was lille Rem. Afanasy was quaking in ‘the doorway in his underwear “What's the alter? What's happened?” asked Adrian ‘Adtianovich trying to outery Rem. "What are you all here for? Alanasy, give me my valerian drops. Speak, will you!” “They all spoke at once. ‘Mereiul Tordi*"Afanasy wailed, groping on a shelf “1 was going slong the corridor (o check the front dor and, teri Tort Isa the young lady carrying her baby brother, Frside herself with excitement. Her eyes wore Uke fre. And she, went straight into. the sludy.. Something seed to push te, I went after her and she was laying the jitle baby Inthe replace like plese of kindling, mercial lord!” T'was asleep,” Aglaya sobbed, and’ [heard a rustling 1 open my eyes--no children, Out I'ush and look-Maya's nightgows Sashes by. T only had time to run in just when fhe Was putting’ Rem... in the fre, Luckily it had already buat out, hardly anything was Teft but ashes. Myoni suan wour: Aan, pttnon woh, wun: we Toei teeth Artin, nepeGunder of Anpibn pudnonn ran hea. Cworpiy ond en APORET serpent orena exénare Ho Wet neynoninoro rep. sagéer Méas ho ware nowebiéae, nax ® TOT Pa PegeCTycrak, lame Pane, newman cizoh 8 cok accnér yn spony Ope, soa © nAMCABIN MIHODEEHES Gacanéios,"Ho"Axpuam Axpmaxonss we Homer €m2%, Om cua y croad w apie neatpuow eaére adn over cavwn) apiy-aosry a Mapa, orevin na rd mcs 20ek Aehaeece nase oi, — ade ner ro 60 sopoats wae reno haw wins Hf na06opér» oor child's hand, its hand hurtst Ob, my child, my little Ehlckent Ob, You wicked girl!™ “Walt, wait, Aglaya,” Adrian Adrianovich interrupted, “you rmusin't carry’ on Ike that. Look, she's trembling all over.” “te. T wanted to make him. an invulnerable hero,” Maya" sobbed, “but Mother Intefered like that time». They all went to bed, Even Rem, powdered with bicar- bonate of soda was already asleep. Dawn had alreedy touched the sea, the stars were growing paler every minute. But ‘Adrian Adrlanovien could not sleep. He eal at his desk and wrote by the uncertain light of the lamp £0 his poet friend in Paris, answering his letter erything changes," he wrote, was good for us is atl for them. And vice ‘vers.bonis GoRBATOV snd: spent bis ‘childhood in the Donbs, Beean “erkiok” pce Ne wat sos Riera" 1905 anit Beg eter SP Megas etapa Cenee ‘iydroctectrie Stetion. He deseribed these gia ee Ae i Bete ee tee Bs AE te eure ee Shir Ale! Keuhoe and Unconuea Gertler wrote payee Mi tpt Ter tost the Sn vue of Bear Barsr es. Tartar Fal) spearedwoe ea nls ek a ‘Tor Sueub omUOseren, KTO asuacr, 0,» Conérexoa a cofeepots, they had their joys, their games of chess in the evening, their worries and. exeitemenis And ow they ‘were im istess. Or wns nol rather bicsing? Yes, it was 2 blessing. However, It was stil not sure how it would turn fut. The Tact was tht a woman was sereaming ina dreadful Inhuman way, while a pale fat man was standing over ber, his hands shaking helplessly and heavy drops of sweat roll Ing down is forehead ‘Anyone who thinks that people inthe Soviet Arctic region live isolated on the distant’ islands ‘knowing nothing of their nearest neighbour is mistaken. It's rue that. from fare neighbour or from one island to another there are some times: thousands of kilometres, and. what Kilometres But then, there are wireless operators. Thanks to them the whole of the polar region keew that on distant Cacummber Land a ‘woman was in labour giving birth Yo-2 new eitizen. And the ‘hole ofthe Arctie waited with bated breath forthe outeome Of this childbirth ag though all those grim, fearless people, Nordic miners, Chelyuskin. sclentiels, Dickson wineless ‘operators, Tika! port builders snd. Bely Island winters ood by the bed of tae woman in travail, trying not fo cough fr to moxe, and waited Tor the child's appearance, to heat its first exacting cry and to smile omit fonaly and paternally “Well, how is she?™ came inquiries, morning, noon ad right, fom all the winter stations [But the woman war eerenming and it seemed that her screams could be heard throughout the Arctic. Her husband, helpless oe all hushends are im sich cass, only wept over her and the doctor could do nething bu fuss about nervous} Poor Tellow, he wes nol an obstetrician end the cess torn cul to be ah unusual one: a erossise postion ofthe fetus ‘That day 2 desperate message Trom Cucumber Land was recelved atthe radio conte, “Helpl Helpt” the husband of the woman in travail “Do everything possible to eave mother and chil ‘What could be done? The operator who took the message maced in pain, took of hs earphones snd went to hie hel What could be done? A wornan, you know... snd a hil. 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Ho, wOxer Or, bingun apewnccnexondreny, pas: yeen? ° 'D"nocnbanee apenn 0 Aperuny oxorio Sayr_ ys aunts Onl Gndzors, 1 soar menor, Goren, Gaal Cosypiiy panaca, snconsrmre semnoadm, te Duty yoober J tpogéo cinpr) a warepi, spyrie Paconicrunsios na face reptapnn xipannonyno HY, Ko Papen oc wopaenn n cxpowano —yxettierct 2 Id spenou nayanr aa6oneDdnnn yeaonnax Apron « Ang thee. There wasn't a single plane at he winter station {Rivas winirthe polar nights Cauté one get thereby plane anjnow The Pary Secrelsy frowned and wert to te the felon atthe hospital. "The doctors name was Sergel Matveich. What cen be sald att him He was an odltary doctor, one of those hat nofhing col surprise, worry or fghten any longer. His Inpearene too was ondary: a moderate paureh, te large, ‘Sands of real surgeon, thick kind voce, a‘oble bald pate with 2 thin mesh brished over I, bortsimmed dark [ectacls, clothes hands and everything selling of es. ilies meticipe snd howptal, briefly the fypiel appearance Of a doctor. So that ene met Serge! Matvelch tn the Sess wearlig a uniform jacket with anchors on, one could fat help wondering’ "Why fen" he in he doctor's white about the doctor was unusual: he was really too ordinary for a polar doctor. After all, think what you like, an Atetie doctor is «romantic figure. Look at the map. Among the nasnes of polar explorers whose memory It elo. (quently preserves for'us. you will find names of doctors: Boston slaokadonsky Tan ans Deter acento Cape On Dickson you will be shown the tomb of Assistant Doctor Viadimirov, a modest hero of the North, and you wil bow in tespect before the gfe) driftwood memorial on iis grave On Wrangel Island. you Yourself will at once Took for the grave of Doctor Vullson, a hero whe sacrificed hs life fight fog an enemy of the country who had penetrated into the Arctic region. ‘But Serge! Matyeich was hopelessly unromentic. An ordi nary matterol-lact doctor. He wasn't even Tike those gallant ips” doctors, inured to sey storms, pitehing decks, timed ons and the briny siell ofthe ocean. But perhaps he was 2 research doctor, scientist? In cen ne mea scents Have be gle wliog to go'to the Arce: Thy are biologists, solo stato some fxert, and botanists, They collect Self cris amp ‘tds and aard an take Vee rophies away in metilated {pins fo the mainland others fatten ot between the leaves ier herbarium duet wilows which Ste root and crown, in the’ pai of the handy others again sky ines Iroseatuye aoséh, ncixuny, noawéacroenH unui, ant te nongpwon now nowipuoro aaN aa wenonéxe Ho Cepéh Morne ne sacoprénunes pais, we 2 cstlass? habe sametes, axe netics Sma aucansgi gee apeeSaon mp 2 ces onpscona fn sneer a eet ae Gants Bande. 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There were his patient, his troubles, his hospital. Quite obviously is winter in the Aretie would not enrich sclenee with any new discoveries ‘On. the boat. coming out, the magnetologist Modorov, ‘one of those disinterested enthusiasts of science who, espe ally inthe Arctic, are revealed in clear relief, came up to the doctor one day’ with a cheerful smile and Said: “tor one understand you. Your attitude to us witerers, too, You consider ur a8 guinespigs, of course. You wil rudy us, won't you? Take our pulse belore and after an fnergeny, listen to cur heart daring and after the polar fight. And then, of course, you will write a selene paper Isnt that 29° If, en iT am glad, doctor, to be your aines-pig.” ‘Serge Natveich gave him @ frightened look, became em bgnrased and answered that ofcourse he had some Intention ofthe sort but in saVing this he showed sa much uncer that Mogoroy and the other "puinea-pigx” never questioned fim again about Als selentife work. Tt was as though had come with the one and only alm of eating people It they tok it delivering women in ava, extracting eth and removing appendices. For all this he needed a hospital, for a doctor without 8 hospital wat “ike Columbus ‘without 2 ship, old man,” fn was not any kind of hospital he feeded, but 4 per- fciyegupeed oe, beat Arctic or m0 Aci whe sman'was il he had to be treated properly. That ‘was why he himeell carcied cases of equipment on his back when the lighter war unloaded and shouted angrily at anybody ‘who fered to help him “careful, carefull Don't bresk anything!” He himselt wed plane and saw, made little sticks and fussed about near the carpenter, painted the walls while land covered the floor with linoleum There were not many People and they ail had plenty to do. A wireless stationpewésn napéins » noprj: expéuaace fromuan GBsa. To Gua ruteswa aeasracdr spire werodprali Tox — ero: pilveckal ass Apres, orzd, eadawo no soameGcroy, 303: fig ua nyerumsy Geperdx esonkroro oneda cpent ‘vaSisonux cxan saduus, apr, uacrepenie, Wexre. ‘Bosnia w Gossaiua. On Guuad wbvexieas, na DATS sé, no Sror0 Gsino unoaNé gocréromo, Huet b uel Gi fo, ax 8 acrofiuex Gomuita, 9 xotépux nocexea, no ‘uleéa Ww aponranes.sdnaxow waa x naposan Cepreh Marpéve. Tan ike noGaernnasn weno Gente eréiit, ra ‘me uepéno came ita tiene nuerpynenapnn, a cer fax © aranémwann o crexndnon suxagy. Ht smcrord. HH lunes. Hsdnax xapdgann. Tlonninics x oabisie. Bee Génowe menu. Hp otaantunee upommeadeu. 136 tex, 24 eéran saizowrpon, ia cOOSxax pMESKAAN OH ccoth séroms." sa uéemt, 34 pa so «cpSua>, u aeian na SunGoxe. lpuesxcéan x wyxctin’ — c rpioxel, © annes- Suuinon, ¢ orwopoxerrmin néaumaun,c- yséssan © Gonensinie sy6inc On newia x sou n nine naomnpe: ‘ia ux; ue uuérac, ne yenésue na. warepnKé. nosis aod sj6u, ex6raan Sno y Ceprén Marséuva, Ho 4éuie eer ot ronopin Sx, Shrenana? Hy x enya Sr Mantis wl er. Tord ‘A népen vew xaK Buaepsiyrs oy6, on suxankn Gonuné ay aan xpacpocra xpiiauary spinsion cnspza. 910 Gsiz0 spaniitueh. Ho nord Ceprel Maraéxe santeria, ero er rw buimaner, “Con, mam a ay paa te abr, "~ no senouiun, 6 cit Ewen siandh Consus nepes wan wer Tiyesrd: Sip {Hexoropsne depasou. 9. mpectpancras, Oi Gua das wes caath voplme. HE Guo apeaicnon pacoueh cdcrandnes, zo sondpan Aanéna eat) Weta Binoe cnoxdterane: On AGimcel Gus akters poms Elen rons, ost npenste"cowectonse sjuas ninety" xponb a raf, oujaunats coon Pysdac tion — sro warewoe, exdaustoe,decnOnouanee ivers sroro mé 6iuno ceisds. H om ajocra0aaa cei ‘ax erapult coasts, goropsth enoxsen nox rant x02 Ferenanoséute, seadopoh runnasaachany na énsxng epi we go spent tox wy meponsnw no Seco, a paniocrdnwun, on Gun xex Geajza ua Geper Péamun enetonropéan Miu Howpecnvaase:w650° » Completely taken aback, Sergei Matveieh stared speech less atthe Party” Secretary “Do you mean the seriously? he inquired at last in 4 whiper "Vex, Ido, There’s no other way out.” Serge! Matveieh tose, put on his white coat and walked resolutely towards the door, “Let's 0 (othe patient,” he said. Then he stopped, “Why the est tough? Or well it dos't mates, Sch Stange things happen in the world. t's my frst case ol er childbirth ate distance. Childbirth by radio. T ean imagine ‘my colleagues” astonishment... Well, It doesn't matter, Tavs go." ‘Cucumber Land was called on the radio. The operator Informed all polar stations: "In view of the fect {oat the wireless network will be in contact with Cucumber Land A the time, communiestions with other stations wil be Sugpended until. the outcome of the delivery.” Everybody was tense with expectation. The atmosphere Decame silent. With bated breath the Arete followed the childbirth on distant Cucumber. Land. ‘Sergel Matveieh ‘went up to the st. “Well then,” Re said, inserting his hands in the belt of his white coal. Then he stopped in embarrassment. ‘He was almoat going to ask, according (ois hablt: “Wel, hhow do you feel?" But he remembered that actually { 12s no faint In ont of hen Only emptiness. Space, 0 to speak. He was obviously il al ease This was not the atmosphere hhe was used to working in and which gave him the regusite calm, He had to see the woman, fo. hear her groaa, ner entreaties, fo sympathize as usual, with her sullerings, to se the blood in the basin, fo fel the foetus, that tay spe ery helpless body. Now there was none of all that. He elt like en ol sole, who is calm under bullet fre but Years the ominous wawhole Some silence of en ambush like a miller, who ean drowse Dpescefully in the noize of the grindstones but awakens if they become silent Here at the radio station he was like a white whale on the beach, The lamps burnt with a steady light. There waspenposjrope bene Hi uyk? Ho ond mjunes ran. 8 npocrpiucree, Osea» aeferre. eabr nouonn Hace sonpyr aye, the ne, oxrop, Cepreh Many a ‘Swaxaoiines x pastry nexsnbn a" Se cdvemmaeopocte ROwTopa: & ® xaxéw nono 1's Mosoneaow serps, a ed oon topos, pacciinansen nSucann Tipe m nowecaee Woes ticeomano win Sun ya tora ‘Ccpreh Marnéve nposi eré m cxSpuuia 206, Tax waua- sich bra Neocumnontinan a row ‘nents Kio er Suder, wer itr, n'»Srow Obrenocen ery Coot wes tet een? Hoerop Orypéwok Ses novriremno cooSuia, ero pin acer “Text yxonnersopéuuo snus nosh xbxrop. — Tenn acinis son "On toapotuo ions a ‘yudcenteroyrno n nependa pazsery. Henna, moo mtersyx i yaitnine eorpén, tax e°6 chose, bean, 4,0 ei sry naséx watoniaucs * onnbu end os TY, ceisie sysoadhcroenton claoh nepenGenven oe acs- ssoxézpon. Hof atepaue © Yoawenven,nocuorpes ie cs cuyués xnoces wondi, abse nanpyactinna a Hi munend, Hoe Gonads, am crénon, 4 crackling now and then i the loudspeaker, And silence No patient, no groans, no sufering. TNO sulfering? But she was sflering there .. in space Suering ternbly ... and awaiting “help. And’ everybody ‘wes walling: Well, doctor Sergel Matveleh, what now? He bent over to] the operator and said “Aer... old chap, ssc the doctor what fs the position ofthe foetus now.* With ‘urisity’he watched as his words, scattered lke peas in dots and dashes, few away into space. fn few minutes the answer was there Serge! Matveich read it and frowned. Thus began that unusual “remote-control” consultation, “The foetus isin a crosswise pasion,” the doctor mused aloud. “Hm, him. A diffealt case, Ask my colleague,” he said tothe operator, “whether fe knows, i only by heat- say, the Braxton-Hicks method of turning the totus.” “Flow i be to now it? Just a young man. And a thera peutist at that” he hougit to nel A therapetst, Lea surgeons, he was rather miss of the. The siswer came, just the one he had expected ‘Have heard of 1 ut request you fo give eal necessary sirgtions without ‘standing on sermon.” “Wes your hands thorough inalsa and fodine. Paint all your tigers wth fone: Wat them for sbout fen minutes ala’chap, the doctor diated, andthe operator a dees fe elorning ced ir trunoned. ven, lncluding “od chap.” You never knew, persaps even “aid chap" hed some speci! medical aig ne Cucumber Land doctor difuly reported that he had washed ht had. “Good the doctor nodded with satistaction. “Now for the assis of the palenl" He wrote detailed instructions na shes ant gave tf the operator. And once ore, With Silly an Ye he wath wordy i tag STininute ago si oly in hs bray bsg tanited By & flraculous power over a thousand kilometres: And tr te fst time he regarded the operator with respect ‘The operator, sensing the importance of the occasion, was acm meee w noxpacui or senjon. Ox orvérauao mucrfuoan axay 6jxay, Cofes ounéumen. pnnnin crver e Ory ptsot Sewn, ou saniewaan wéanento, Gea toh sixoeTa Tenerpadicra, xaxst xodcranen noerad,’ Ox npoc Mesa wésnenuee. Beaw. tyr Gfiay winnie, & eGéky w poxcéunue nompemiin.” : op, < nent x rece ueeaEaonanne. Bocaire aé8V0 Fyn. fer ot aaurderem, peagnctn? on sro lame win yaorarowe oripira? — on (éeeuno ajuaa z6nvop, — Ax, oveerd Ae Tau?! Beat S00 ‘70 mu Beas ite wor) me n oreetdry, Sivenbxa, 55 To, 3225 16 pny sae, Gncrxhs oveera it Nenpunsno sonnjnce, of s166u greedy Gromer «oy wean aa Sony i Yanuy? Bus mw ouece fnnuad Cyepos citrate ‘xu, Lamour ani, Ofxre, 2 ee xénbute — eer, caer, TGaono cher. Ha puta ckadaon tie sa Gfite cer B rape ener. Senchosirat ly aire ange Ax, m xanexdusno* we Tu se6pénen, Ceprét: Maret wala" aapyr nonyscan on yaninem ame, Tax Zazerd saophncs, cabana tra sens onepose apna x Hei, caoeto ow ie wropOH rox auujen a TNO NEpaM = cepréh Marat! — rossi Ou oennajacn, Ee an pantera n nen reogane, = "TonGenn Ceprél Maratus, ny xan? — soanjses, enpoctina Ginee exénan — aené passers, T'ro — nan? — paccepmiacs nOeTop. — Bit y wf npocitre, Bapom Hnuisnua, On vor y.paxvo naan Gr aie wend ander. A's he way. HHMerd ne Diy. Chere Max xoréan réaneo.. — cuyriaace end reobion va, — Bie, y hei poxpjea Gane: Tag. nde oud Powina, m 7aK5R me caja 51 vee noapseaocn dna. mer Guts, new npwromien® fl paccnan ‘Ox, ronjoyuinal — nowsputnaer aokr0p. — Béucro He noapyra me nitua power, Bas werd?” all Lense and red with the strain, He tapped out each letter precisely, anxious not to male a mistake, When he received ie ane Hom Cicer Lande wie dow sows, without the boast dash typleal of the telegraphist. “A little slower," he requested. "You know every letter fs Important here and'eam be harmful to the infant and the mother” “Well then,” said the doctor. “Now make an internal examination. introduce the Tet hand.” ‘The decisive moment, ws now approaching “What Ifthe cervix ofthe uterus has not opened enough,” the doctor thought anxiously. "Oh, why aim Lonol theret This fs... How can Ibe held responsible, old chap, for ‘what T'can’t even ee?” Walling for the answer in nervous anxiety he went over to the window to alm himselt ‘and looked out into the strel. The sireet? Was there a street there? Snow heaped up unde? the window. Then the warehouse, the bay, and father away, snow, snow, nothing but snow. Stow on the rot of the stores, snow’ in the bay, snow on the tundra, Greenish snow. And ‘oonlight “A long way you've come, Sergel Matveieh.” he suddenly thought and he’ was surprised, ae though the thought ad never occurred to him belore, as though It were his fst day, And not is second Year at the winter station “Serge Match!” somebody called in a whisper He looked: round. Standing before him were tw women, tneloperators wife ond the geophiel “serge! Mavelh, dear, how Is shed" the operator's wie, the braver of the fun, seed worldly “iow is she? What do you can? the doctor said analy “Ase the husband, Marija liytnsina: There be i epetiag on the wireless. Hie hws beter tan Id. T cent soe snying, Only. son. “evonly wanted...” the geophysics’ wife was con fused. sou sre I hada fend® She has baby and twos the same type of cases I'inow all he delet. perhaps F'would be af tke fo you? T shall tell you “Oh, very nice of you!” the doctor fSued, “What i it to you? WY not your trend to's having the babys Wet se’ yos bothering, about" s— Kax — send? — ynuninacs énmne, — 3ro xix cto, Ceprh Marvin Ho panier 2. ro apéun_abzax orsér © Orypésnat Sensi? Kopéunh Sro otnér Han nnox6h, He SHea. Ok imeré. ne nomnuda © wexstincre Tp, no" yd Dapanee onsondnea, Ran Gfav0 ation, 70 OTET ORE. ‘Argh poweh aBxo9 H yatGigaen, —-Orkpemte ‘ac nonowinat wénwua, Hy ‘ro mm rosjéyuna? jae ‘inate nonopor no weroxy Dpaweron Xarcrona On wonoulen x annapéry. Ex Toponsisonoxalyan xyz, Beebe phy ine af nacryinganoe, Peiiremnss noun Panter tobnexnés. Tlaprépr npo Spnngn: Ties, ord Gea Tord riko, yusbrensno TAX lino xSunare, re croaniaoce. crémano aoneh, Bee Stepan. "Boe taxénson, © "pendroh, ¢ Gecnoxseroom raga sop ns yw ” ‘oer? Hnaxdn aaacro. Bor 8 cede eran. it TaN deb catnaer.. H, mémcer Gurr, seb Sjser Onaronanjeno Wrote OP pada: A" Htoxie nea nasoxe npéaof pyc x crapsiece noe vd noncry pect, Sacryeda knoe, paceinannch = adhipe nésx, vuph x suse ye ne Gis aBxOpa Nocroponnt ice -On tines népex cosh poxeanny’ Sto om moan tba ‘a. Ht Calman eréau, 1 nowfacroonan wioresérckof nit ad Oecnoioh a “ta ne ounces ~ saxpreda on (panier nocaano vez Herat tans oh Hare hgvay. Troon, Oizenbna. Ht sancipyive. A vo ea 1 oyny noniere.. Sro Gusderan Ha Grypesnon Seste adane pantera vévxe erpjsuanes 1 spendre nian Nye pont, nosh, nexnonewenns Séram or anaapére x nocranm"Gonundi ooparno, Or Sepexenia nontopy pansorpénty, ouexyiiey over, Goxan Sdpirno x annapérs, mens po ceOl exons Strona tof aeChnn ne opener endo va Wer 1 PORN ‘What do you mean?™ the woman asked in amazement “That's not lee of you, Serge! Matyeich.” ‘Just then the radio operator gave the answer from Cucu ber Land. Whether {tras good or bad he didn’t know. He Couldn't understand medical terms, but he was worrying in Sdvance as though he knew the ansWwer was bad. “Abal”” The dector smiled as he read. "So the opening fs two and a half fingers. Well, then, ay dear, we'll do the fom by the Braxton Hicks method.” He went up to the transmiller. A chalr was hastily pushed forward for him, Everybody somehow understood that the fecisive moment had at last arrived, The operator turned pale. The Party Seeretary seld hoarscly, “Fue,” although the room was already quiet, amazingly quiet for all the people crowded there. Everybody was tense. Everybody was Footing at the doctor with hope, alarm and anxiety ‘A thought fashed through his mind. "Where do T get this courage from? And Uhle authority? Here 1 shall speak and there he shall. do everything... And. perhaps every ‘hing will be allright. And it's me». me...” He sald: ‘nse i fingers of he sght hand and try to size the infant's foot.” "The transmitter tapped away; dots and dashes seattered in the atmosphere and all other thoughts eft the doctor's ind. He sa before him the woman in childbirth. Tt was he tia inserted two fingers heard the groans, felt the soft flesh af the Infants foot, so helpless, so “Mind you're not. mistaken, he shouted (the operator tapped away obediently). "Don't take the hand for the fot, Find the hee, the heel, old chap. Make sure of tt. Or else {you might seize the hand, 1°80 thing that happens ‘On Cucumber Land people also crowded anxiously round the ratio operator. The woman's husband, bathed it sweaty Aishevelled, kept running from the radio to the siekebed and tack He passed the ‘wireless messages on to. the doctor, Tistened tothe answers, ran back to the transmitter whisper- ing the doctor's words to himeelt for fear of forgetting them or getting them confused. ‘he dostor was worried, but Sengel Matvech’s support ‘encouraged him. fe saw the woman's eyes, drowned in Cats nd sufering, fixed on him °— Havers, mrseré, — 6opuorda ow — Mis © C Marobswen’ nondweic nance HverS Bor h ninna Kes SSaxaarls acy, — apa Mart " peanorpdnnia Cepréo ponanie on, —Saxnania néneny. Monoséu, ~ Tax, — mponssée i — Tenéps novopauusaitre 3a mpo-wa-nenéx 62a-ro-no-n pene ‘fs allright, is allright,” he murmured. “Sergei Mat eich and I'll help. you. Don't worry... There's the heels How delicate "Got the foo, ate "Ahal” he said ‘ame the wireless message to Sergel “He's gripped the foot. Good chap "A mulled murmur of Joy rustled throughs the room: "He's got the fot.” Everybody tired. and emied, ready to com [Eratulate one another. But Sergel Matveieh'sTace was again Slouded and everybody became hushed. “Good,” he seid. “Now turn If by the foot and with your hand rom outsize.” THe had already forgotten about the distance. It was a¢ though he ood by the woman's bedside and. rapped out Instritions to is assistant But he's splendid, splendid,” he thought meanwhile of that stsistant. fe may be a therapestist ut hes certainly ‘worth is ell, A splendid fellow.” Ard th assurance grew i tim that everything would be allright T even sexed to hie that he had been sure of sce all slong. At last professional Cal ad come, He was bac in is usual atmosphere Minutes passed that stem!’ ctemlty. An hour already Seagel Matveich fad Bean silting atthe teansmitter. “Have foreseen everything? “What surprises must we te prepared for? Will the terapeutist cope? Oh, why am T sot" there? Did ssc him everything?” ‘His gaze was rooted on the loudspeaker as if he might har the answer ftom It. And he’ heard: dots, dashes, doi, flashes. It was Greek to him He looked over the operator's Should at the massage form. Tum,” he read, following the pencil, “made safely ‘Sally! cried the operator, unable to. contain himsel “Safely, safely.” a wave of excllement ‘passed. over al i the room’ "Doctor, See! Matveich, Well" done, wel done!” Watch the child's hearibeat™ the docior shouted ongriy twas himell he was angxy with for rejoicing about the message Ike a Erstyear student or an orderly al bis first operation,nga! Cons, pan Cpa "“Crenine sa cophuecnnieu peOéneal — xpinaya on nds, panory, n vem, cnoxnsniauen, advan mocnji “Fu we pomind, flac. Pano, Gfreubea, pio, — npo vse Cepreh' Marotie yropianento, obpatkincs ko Ree. Weuésa 9 eéatwave sowapinacs mins Ploy =~ mp0: Gopworia ot ye viae h yerdanncr'» penpoaintop. Trtapye oi nowfocroonts, ero erpferna, 10 Ga 20 yeicroserea, ender, emo6u peOéion posien muni Js, sas — ie manbuntont Kyxoseuoe Sas Out newsén 0 as, wax Ofaro a er0 erase. Kena raced no pebeton, eben. sCiienive aa cepaueGnénite, Bensérerono cxexine 2a cepaneincnnend Copa omtnnnoe, Sewoe, — yeaman on road panera * {Hes ne, cons panics, ro on yoniman Grtme cépaus pedis, eu naxontnueroce » ype sire Sto Goce cepate wenonina, emt we nonninierct uo seer. Ho wesonth celitie nodivren w sexjrome sexprcit, Yivepwotin cood npane, Kande y ers Ginter cepauel Cepx ie tezontxs, canto iano esoéh obkeainoro pose, — ber Sra papierau, Sromy naprépry e Tpyoxoh, Stuy sbiropytepaneary (a on NonOKGs, onOsGal) te ty 18 il ex), Cepréio. Mevatiny. om secnefnen, Sacuchace {pk aw toad eae chedten He Tope ne pavers, Ne yRonseroopénte Ginn 8 end coexe, Bin “bo axe, ford om san eat ne ona, vanes exeazs. C Orypbaion. Sound renépa eréan pantorpina on pasuorpdnton. éxrop xpi coobutat O° cocrotiny poxtemnng, 0 Tom, Hak Apotoant exes, 8 ym ponent ov ca6h apnOtanin: Kan ‘ond. wens, Gtinanl"Caézatve wrbanGyan. A ne snes Sk spinors H xasénocs: w saece, y penponfxropa, caiiumns Oia evenonéveckue "crémis” powcdarel main. Cepret Maregus orasnyacn i ynlnen Gnéaxoe anu6 napropra, cenicnyninero ayn eno pe, ‘Shame! Shame, doctor. Disraceal!™ Watch the chil's heartbeat” be shouted again to the ‘operator, who, aller a second's though, obedently began {Oitap cut the mmesoge She's tot delivered yet. No. Is too early, old chap, too early,” sald Sergel Mstveleh addressing all in the room. And slience relgred again. "Too ary," he murmured in a low voice this time and siarod at the loudspeaker. ‘A a once he fel tat he ad @ tele, at aching @ tan ro bby bine ang fand'a boy! A curly-alred litle chappie... He longed. for him as if he were’ the father... The ‘wotzan is saved, but the child, the eh “Wateh the heartbeat, Watch it carefully!” “The heartbeat is distinc, clear,” he heard the operator's words aga 'No, no, not the operator's words. It was the child's heart beat He eould hear, sil in its mother's womb, Tt was a hhuman heart beating’ Before it had come into the world. ‘But a human belng would appear just now and ery telum: phantly, aserting its rights. What a heart it would hve! ‘Avoan's human Bear ovig ts very life ois Motherland, ‘to those wireless operators, to that Party Secretary with the pipe, {0 the doctor, the therapeutist (and i's a tne, a very Fine chap!) and .. yes, to him, Serge! Matveich, too. And he laughed, he Taugied as he had never laughed before, But In his laughter was not triumph, nor pride, nor salistection. Iwas something which he himself could not understand, ‘The pangs begen. Radio mesages {rom Cucumber Land snow came in rapid sicoession, The doctor reported riety fon the mother's condition and how the pangs were progress- Ing and her husband added of his own accord: "She is sfer- ing ‘errbly... oht How dreadful’ i ist She is screaming atthe top of fer vole. It's more than man ean bear. ‘What car be done? What can be done, doctor? How she is suring, the poor thing. Do somethingt T cannot bear these screams! Tt seemed that there by the radio set too, those unearthly groans ofthe woman in labour cold be heard Sergel Matveich ‘oked round and saw the pale face of the Party Secretary, his teeth clenched on his pipe.= Hy, a ni? Bu wo, 6frensxa? Siro © ain? Bens se nt’ me mend poner Sto edges — chao yaubnjacn naprépe, — we nok Ho vesw w mtipna a peGBaon, naw Ga Bai cxasdr ao Cepréh Marais cuyrizen w paccepaiaen ue ce6i aa not nypatsnit sonpse, sao, to me aon aero ape pra"W? dar tute obfaeh erd. Ho netorde Hears ‘ulna ajuare 06 Som =? Ghemne se copauesntayen penal Yce tpn acd pou. Tw sack aaskx ox con x an napiry 1 cebede ejncreonan Goth neooudavo yer, Noueune, exSato bauanovenin CxSpo si expo een, sr nensunoncnite pone Ro peaKo upye on yenausa, nan pant BexpUNNY, ROCIO, “ant Ch Bor! Cunt — Ou nporssn Caprém Mar hg panei or pee cui wasn Cnac, enacio aa acon ae ace! Cepr Savnbret Cres, enectGo na posndt an! sean Criot> onset cropin canjnsce x Cepnbo Marnénsy pf Tophane, appnecine’ nosoméamiues EW rsapassien rarest’ rb Gaogptan. Here nan Tae ‘hy rps nyambsen, spatondpnnan: UPAR, Capri Matos Hy senonésnute® asl Hy scsoptcnol Fi soxspanstn” Bu rehreone nn ka kak a Goamaenin, Cepeda Maratea CH om gto slay obufant cur én mers Rowmtén naa Pasnorpony He SoM Mes eEciigar “nonsptantnnn "ne onal tO pacrepdaca Kanjpe, om novepda enonShranes Savy teac tants “phonation cobve ex rennet cant Oe, te mpogicenn H Syntonecene wens! ac oT! on Sena Hens Somer cane Hojo dro of steps weinéa 0 cnoxstno8cripocrs o sonnet Coren: e nec he sd daz no ou? Well, what's the matter with you? What's wrong with you old ian t's not your wife thats having 2 child, ie 12" "irha's true” the Party Secretary answered with feeble smile, "ts not my wile” But that woman end that child are, How shall 1 put itty’ ve ours.” Serger Natveich vas conlsed and angry at himself for bi illy question and for nol understanding the Pary Sece {ary'sfelings and perhaps, oliending hin Bul there wos no Wim, none at al, fo think of tha. "ijateh the child's heartbeat Three hours had already. gone by. Three hours before hid sat down atthe wireless and now he fell extraordh tari tired, exhausted though be hed been racked. Would {Soon end, this unusual ehildbith by radloe ‘ud suddenly he heard the radio operator shout joyfully, triumphant “A"zon! A son! Look! A. sont” He handed the message to Senge! Matvelch, who read De dei, ences a loved ons on brn to me, a son, litle boy. Thank you, thank you all, for everyting, Thankyou, Sergeh Natveich, these yo,’ out ‘ear dear rlend. Thank yout” ‘Hands reached ot from ll sides to Sergei Matveich. W friendly, excited hands, ‘They congratulated him, thanked him. For tong time the Party Setretary shook hands with him thanking him and repeating “Ah, Sergei Matveleh! What a grand man you arel How wonderfull Congratulations... You acted like’ tke a bole Shevik, Sees Natveichi= ‘he sat there embarrassed and suddenly all limps he Jooked and eould understand nothing, read the radio message and could not make it out, heard the congratulations and ould ol understand them. He was confuses A surgeon Wo fad test his calm ‘Allvat once he saw fn @ new light all hs tte, himselt, his profession and is student dreams an all that he had done, was doing and could. do. ‘Was itreally he who had dreamt the evening before of a duit old age, of litte house and—what wast he had said?— ‘astutiums and wild orehigs under the window wor100k ZABELAN iH. He entered he Geograph! Eel gedit low Tne yes ron nly or. Tage bern Haein oe ‘Seat Siac pied eghi sta Fic She and pe Brame : Setter nunecous ores and Ee elenaBES CBUMETEAER 1 Hécgonsxo seh wa26a, sepageuucs » Omaxéany néeae anyancentoro orejrermin, Cerada Youn, 70 séB}%a, fordpan aonmeui hing cravb ero. enh, eilna. 963330 5a hanoagro fedora Bésputia. 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A'man far from expansive, Svellov sank of to a benth and sat stunned, Staring blankly J front of him Naumenko, who had made merry at the wedding short ‘efor, was now the rat fo report the nes fo Stetlon, hard 1y giving him time fo take of his rucaack He delivered 2 tong sothing speech, the substance of which was that ail ‘omen are worless and that he had always said 20. Bot Svellov heard nothing sometimes happe that @ man i onthe long and hard road to happiness ad lie a firs brings irs farmer get {han joy. But such a man has only to believe that hes loved and has found a frend with whom he can share every {ought and every emotion of hie sou andthe world seems 0 {um to him a ferent se, bright and colour For half year Svetiov had believed in Sonya, in his and her Tove, though this had nat been easy, for he was no longer young and-ed loved before and ktew what disappoint ment was like. When Sonya had entered hi life all his pre- ious existence had acquired a perfectly delnite meaning: he'Tived and worked t@ win Sonya's love That was what he had thought only one hour earlier. He could nol understand what had happened to Sonya or why she hha forgotten him so easily. Probably she had not loved biz ashe loved her, maybe she had not loved hm at all. Or else Velsin was to blame for tall, most probably he was. A young and handsome fellow, he had turned the gil's Head, Indeed, Why should he nol eve his fun between two expeditions? Svetlor almost choked with rage st the thought of Vetta.= Biinsen? — enposia ox = Bainsen, — xuauga Coera6s ‘Ou man a aye ¥ nerd reno nfero u Tens, w cxupT see npirrynain, a, cxopée, xése oGocrpAa HK Ha MAY we yindouyio Gon, Haytenno onze enpeptinn9 ovo Dia, 4 Caerade ondro ero te enflaa, i TONeHO ROPAS TOT Srnouanjn Berpuia, nacropoxcie ito ru rowopits 0 Berpitie? = fApain, roropi, ox, Hesoo8k spsanéA, a reéaor roré since H not me, Ha 2068". wa, corhaciine Caer. With both his hands he squeezed his large bald head with sit wos lelt of reddish hal tll {hurt Damn iy if they were to meet somewtere in the forest he would not Vou for himself NNaumeniko went on talking and Svetloy, hearing him last, grimaced as if with Toothache "You 'go home nov, chum," he said. "Why all the blate ‘Alter Naumenko's departure Svetiov rose, went to the famished, Ay-blown mirror, ran his hand over his heavy shin covered with bristly red stubble and smifed bitterly ‘What kind of val for Vern was be? Svellov was gelling on for thirty-six, but now you coud have given hit all ef forty. Bald, stout, with a0 almost ‘guare igre, who ced Tot him? Sonya was rebt. Vtein fs anole oan altogeter Sretov carfliy siaved, washed inset and changed tu lates and only then wint ost. He decided not fo go fo Sonya's-che might meet Vetrin there whieh Gad foridl— fan he made sraight for the expedition chie's howe fo report his relarn Tear the ches Rouse he saw Vetrin, Slender and tim, e wat coming in Sveliov’s diction, smiling nse ly bd defantly wich seemed to mean that he dh got intend {o'give way fo Sretlowelier infor even dn the vilage ‘ras Aste came evel, the blood rushed to Srellov's head nahh Gogh anpared alls ats aime fo con b= Fal the evening Naumesko came witha ble of alco 's have a drink2” he asked, “Let's,” Svellov nodded He drank and his heart was empty and dark, and the sleahol didnot blunt, but rather even sharpened’ his tne Tenting ‘paid. 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Rap: Hee, SladiSnennune a" osanmasnasuerer Cactase fn ” He himself had not once sbused Vetrin out loud, but it se hi wn oes id ‘Remeber whet he did to me that time In spring 1 dear want to have anything todo ‘wlth im, or ins “Yes,” Svelloy agreed again, though he understood fall swell that inthe great argument that hed inade «sin the ‘hole expecitin party was young Vetra et had turned but to be right They ‘went on dlnking almost tll morning, and when the stars began fo dim, Sreloy told Naumenko to go, Naw Ihenko stumbled to the door, holding on to the wall, and Gisappeared. But Setioy did nol go to bed. He threw ine ‘window open and stared oat fo the dar enpty street. He Elasped hs head in his Bands and stated shiny gently a6 ‘tying to alleviate the unbearable pan The next dey Nasmenko again caine with « bottle of alcohol, but Svetloy relused to rink. For tree days he lay ‘nls trestlebed inthe lea, ging nowhere and doing ott Ing. His face becsine pioshed he gew thin, and dthetrles forined round his eyes o that they seemed sunken and lege. ith ay he was summoned by the hie of the exe: During the night the fst snow had fllen and the teen, which cae ute close to the ies, had) begun to tre Yellow. The frsty sir braced Svetoy and he even squared lis Shoulders" as estroge. lesuely over" the hardened round ‘elrin was sitting in the chit’ olfse. Svetlov went past him as ihe ad been a pas and sat down by the des “Yesterday a telegram war received Tom {rfutshe® the hie sid without any preamble, "We ae to survey another sea over and above the plan. H's a lange are snd wil have ibe ged by two routes ou wld om, and Vea te cher. You can go together a far asthe upper renhes ofthe Aga, then yeu wil separate and meet ball a menth Teer on the’ per Bly. Mark that place om your maps" Have you marked it? Yeu must meet thereon Octoser the tit, ne fatller, no later. Then you'll go down the Biya, without Surveying, fo the mouihof the Uisiy male a all and sal down tthe village of Kirovekoye, Sreloy will be respon Sible for the expedition Clear