第38章

“Andparticularlyshouldawomansofacethings；foruponhereverythingdepends。Foronething，lethertaketoherself，inplaceofhermother，ahusbandorasweetheart。Yes，trythat，andsee。Andthough，atfirst，yourhusbandmayfindfaultwithyou，hewillafterwardstaketoboastingtoothermuzhiksthathehasawifewhocandoeverything，andremaineverasbrightandlovingasthemonthofMay。Neverdoesshegivein；neverWOULD

shegivein——no，notifyouweretocutoffherhead！“

“Indeed？“

“Yes。Andseeifthatwillnotcometobeyouropinionasmuchasmine。“

Again，tomyannoyance，thedialogueisinterrupted——thistimebythesoundofuncertainfootstepsinthestreetwithout。Thusthenextwordsofthewomen’sconversationescapeme。ThenIhear:

“Haveyoueverread’TheVisionoftheMotherofGod’？“

“N-no，Ihavenot。“

“Thenyouhadbetterasksomeolderwomanthanmyselftotellyouaboutit，foritisagoodbooktobecomeacquaintedwith。

Canyouread？“

“No，Icannot。Buttellme，yourself，whatthevisionwas？“

“Listen，andIwilldoso。“

FromoutsidethewindowKonev’svoicesoftlyinquires:

“Isthatourlotinthere？Yes？ThankGod，then，forIhadnearlylostmywayafterstirringupalotofdogs，andbeingforcedtousemyfistsuponthem。Here，you！Catchhold！“

Withwhich，handingmealargewatermelon，heclambersthroughthewindowwithagreatclatteringanddisturbance。

“Ihavemanagedalsotogeeagoodsupplyofbread，“hecontinues。“PerhapsyoubelievethatIstoleit？Butno。Indeed，whyshouldonestealwhenonecanbeg-agameatwhichIamparticularlyanoldhand，seeingthatalways，onanyoccasion，I

canmakeuptopeople？Ithappenedlikethis。WhenIwentoutI

sawafireglowinginahut，andfolkseatedatsupper。Andsince，wherevermanypeoplearepresent，oneofthematleasthasakindheart，Iateanddrankmyfill，andthenmanagedtomakeoffwithprovenderforyouaswell。Hi，youwomen！“

Therefollowsnoanswer。

“Ibelievethosedaughtersofwhoresmustbeasleep，“hecomments。“Hi，women！“

“Whatisit？“drilyinquiresthewomanfromRiazan。

“Shouldyoulikeatasteofwater-melon？“

“Ishould，thankyou。“

Thereupon，Konevbeginstomakehiswaytowardsthevoice。

“Yes，bread，softwheatenbreadsuchasyou——“

Herethe，otherwomanwhinesinbeggarfashion:

“AndgiveMEataste，too。“

“Oh，yes，Iwill。Butwherethedevilareyou？“

“Andatasteofmelonaswell？“

“Yes，certainly。Hullo！Whoisthis？“

FromthewomanfromRiazancomesacryofpain。

“Mindhowyoustep，wr

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