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AntonChekhov
TranslatedbyIvyLitvinov
[1]Theywentbacktothehouse.Andohelampwaslitidrawingroomontheupperfloor，andBurkinandIvanIvanisilkdressing-goers，wereseatedinarm-chairs，whileAlekhin，washedandbed，painhisnewfrock-joyih，theess，hisdrydfortableslippers，whilethefairPelageya，smilily，steppednoiselesslyoverthecarpetwithhertrayofteaandpreserves，didIvanIvanichembarkuponhisyardames，youngladies，andmilitarygentlemenlookingdownatthemseverelyfromthegildedframes，asifthey，too，werelistening.
[2]“Thereweretwoofusbrothers，”
hebegan.“IvanIvanich（me），andmybrotherNikolaiIvanich，twerthainfaeriNikolaistartedwioffihewasoeen.Ourfather，Chimsha-Himalaisky，waseduaschoolforthesonsofprivatesoldiers，butromotedtooffik，andwasmadeahereditarynoblemanandgivenasmallestate.Afterhisdeaththeestatehadtobesoldfordebts，butatleastourchildhoodassedihetryside，whereweroamedthefieldsandthewoodslikepeasaakiograze，peelingbarkfromthetrunksoflimetrees，fishing，andallthatsortofthing.Andanyonewhohasonhislifefishedforperch，orwatchedthethrushesflysouthiumn，risinghighoverthevillageonclear，cooldays，isspoiltfortownlife，andwilllorysidefortherestofhisdays.Mybrotherpinedioffice.Theyearspassedahesameplaceeveryday，writingoutthesamedodthinkiimeofthesamething—howtogetbacktothedtheselongingsofhisgraduallyturoadefioadreamalittleestatesomewhereonthebankofariverortheshoreofalake.
[3]“Hewasameek，good-naturedchap，Iwasfondofhim，butcouldfeelnosympathywiththedesiretoloeselfupforlifeieofoheysaymanonlyneedssixfeetofearth.Butitisadnotman，whieedsthesesixfeet.Anduallysayingthatitisagoodsignforourioyearnforthelandandtrytoobtaintry-dwelliheseestatesarenothingbutthosesamesixfeetofearth.Toesthetowruggle，forthenoiseoflife，toesdhideone’sheadonatry-estate，isegoism，idleisasortofrenun，butrenunwithoutfaith.Itisofearth，notatry-estate，thatmahewholeglobe，thewholeofodisplayhisqualitiesandtheindividualcharacteristicsofhissoul.
[4]“MybrotherNikolaisatathisoffice-desk，dreamiingsoupmadefromhisowncabbages，whichwouldspreadadeliellalloverhisownyard，ofeatingoutofdoors，rass，ofsleepitingforhoursosidehisgate，andgazingatthefieldsandwoods.Booksonagriculture，andallthosehintsprintedondarswerehisdelight，hisfavoritespiritual.Hewasfoo，butallhereadinthemwasadvertisementsofthesaleofsomanyacresofarableandmeadowland，withresideached，ariver，anorchard，amill，andpondsfedbysprings.Hisheadwasfullofvisionsofgardenpaths，flowers，fruit，ing-boxes，ds，andallthatsortofthing.Thesevisionsdifferedagtotheadvertisementshecameacross，butfooseberrybushesinvariablyfiguredintheHeotpiselfasieorpicturesquenookthatdidnothavegooseberrybushesinit.
[5]“‘trylifehasitsces，’hewouldsay，‘yousitontheverandah，drihyourownducksfloatingonthepohingsmellssonid...andthegooseberriesripenonthebushes.’
[6]“Hedrewupplansforhisestate，andeveryplahesamefeatures:a）themaiheservant’swi-garden，d）gooseberrybushes.Helivedthriftily，eordrankhisfill，dressedanyhow，likeabeggar，andsavedupallhismohebaerriblystingy.Icouldhardlybeartolookathim，andwheneverIgavehimalittlemohimapresentonsomeholiday，heputthatway，too.Ongetsaohishead，there’snodoinganythingwithhi
[7]“Theyearspassed，hewassenttubernia，hewasoverforty，andwasstillreadisinthepapers，andsavingup.AtlastIheardhehadmarried.Allforthesamepurpose，tobuyhimselfahgooseberrybushesonit，hemarriedanuglyelderlyhomhehadestaffe，justbecauseshehadsomemoerhismarriagehewentonlivingasthriftilyasever，half-starvinghisuttinghermoneyinhisownbankat.Herfirsthusbamaster，andshewasusedtopiesandcordials，butwithhersedhusbaeveenoughblackbreadtoeat.Shebegantolanguishundersucharegime，andthreeyearslateryieldeduphersoultoGod.Ofybrotherdidnotforamomentsiderhimselfguiltyofherdeath.Money，likevodka，makesamaherewasamerourtownwhoaskedforaplateofhoneyohbedandateupallhisbateryticketswiththehohatnooneelseshouldgetit.AndonedaywhenIwasexaminingaentofcattleatarailwaystation，adroverfelluheengineandhislegwasseveredfromhisbody.Wecarriedhimallbloodyiing-rht，ahi，wallthetime—thereweretweheboot，andhewasafraidtheywouldbelost.”
[8]“Ythethread，”
putinBurkin.
[9]IvanIvanichpausedforamomeon:“Afterhiswife’sdeathmybrantolookaboutforae.Yousearchforfiveyears，ofdintheeake，andbuysomethingquitedifferentfromwhatyoudreamedof.MybrotherNikolaiboughtthreehundredapletewithgentlemas’quarters，andapark，aswellasametobepaidthroughaherewereheranooseberrybushes，norapondwithduit.Therewasariver，butitwasasdarkascoffee，owihattherewasabrick-worksoheestate，andbone-kilher，nothingdaunted，however，mybrotherNikolaiIvawodozengooseberrybushesaleddorietor.
[10]“LastyearIpaidhimavisit.IthoughtIwouldgoandseehowhewasgettingonthere.IersmybravehisaddressasChumbaroklovaPustoshorHimalaiskoye.IarrivedatHimalaiskoyeiwasveryhot.Everywherewereditces，hedges，rowsoffir-trees，anditwashardtodriveintotheyardandfioleavee.AsIwentafatginger-c，remarkablylikeapig，eetme.Itlookedasifitwouldhavebarkedifitwerenotsolazy.Thecook，whowasalsofatandlikeapig，cameoutofthekit，barefoot，aerwashavinghisafter-di.Imademywaytomybrother’sroom，andfoundhimsittingupinbed，hiskneescoveredbyabla.Hehadaged，andgrownstoutandflabby.Hisose，andlipsprotruded—Ialmostexpectedhimtogrunti.
[11]“Weembradwept—tearsofjoy，mihmelancholy—becausewehadonyoungahgrey-hairedandapproagthegrave.Heputonhisdwentouttoshowmeoverhisestate.
[12]“‘Well，hettingonhere?’Iasked.
[13]“‘Allright，thanksbe，I’menjoyingmyself.’
[14]“Hewashepoor，timidclerk，butatruepreleddown，aeriotrylife.Heatealot，washedihhouse，andputonflesh.Hehadalreadygotintolitigationwiththevillageuhebrick-works，andthebone-kilns，andtookoffesfailedtocallhim‘YourHoinfioninasolid，gentlemanlyway，ahingcasualabouthispretentiousgoodwords.Ahesegoodwords?Hetreatedallthediseasesofthepeasantswithbiateofsodaandcastor-oil，andhadaspeksgivingservie-day，afterwhichheprovidedhalfapailofvodka，supposingthatthiswastherightthingtodo.Oh，thoseterriblehalfpails!TodaythefatlandlordhaulsthepeasaheZemstvorepreseingtheirsheepgrazeonhisland，tomorrow，ontheday，hetreatsthemtohalfapailofvodka，andtheydrinkandsingandshouthurrah，prthemselvesbeforehimwhentheyaredrunk.Ainhiss，anythiyoridleomostiplaRussian.NikolaiIvanich，whohadbeenafraidofhavinganopinionofhisoasiserviowuallyingoutwithaxioms，iministerialmaioial，butthepeoplearenotreadyforityet’，‘corporalpuisaiaiisbenefidindispensable’.
[15]“‘IknowthepeopleandIknowhowtotreatthem，’hesaid.‘Thepeopleloveme.IomylittlefihepeoplewilldowhateverI>
[16]“Andallthis，markyou，withawise，ismile.Overandaied:‘Wethegentry’，or‘speakilemaohavequitefottenthatrandfathereasant，andourfatheraonsoldier.Ourverysurname—Chimsha-Himalaisky—iysoabsurd，，distinguished，andeuphoniousname.
[17]“Butitisofmyself，andnotofhim，thatIwishtospeak.IshouldliketodescribetoyouthegewhieinthosefewhoursIspentonmybrother’sestate.Asweweredriheevening，thechtusafullplateofgooseberries.Thesewerenotghtformoheyhisowngardehefirstfruitsofthebusheshehadplanted.NikolaiIvaoalaughahegooseberries，intearfulsileleastfiveminutes.Speechlesswithemotion，hepoppedasiohismouth，dartedatmethetriumphantglanceofachildwhohasatlastgainedpossessionofalooy，andsaid:
[18]“‘Delicious!’
[19]“Ahemgreedily，repeatingoverandain:
[20]“‘Simplydelicious!Youtrythe’
[21]“Theywerehardandsour，but，asPushkinsays:‘Theliewhichelatesusisdearerthanathousahs.’Isawbeforemeareallyhappyman，owishhadetrue，whohadachievedhisaimiwhathewanted，andwastwithhislotandwithhimself.Therehadalwaysbeenatingeofmelanyanhappiness，andnow，tedbyahappyman，Iwasoverebyafeelingofsadnessbohisfeeliroofalli.Abedformeintheroomomybrother’sbedroom，andIcouldhearhimmovingaboutrestlessly，everynowainguptotakeagooseberryfromaplate.Hoy，satisfiedpeoplethereare，afterall，Isaidtomyself!Whatanforce!Justsiderthislife—theinsolendidlehestrong，theigialityoftheweak，allaroundiy，crampeddwellings，degenerakenness，hypocrisy，lying....Apeadorderapparentlyprevailinallthosehomesas.Ofthefiftythousandinhabitantsofatown，notoocryout，toproclaimhisindignatiohosewhogotothemarkettobuyfood，whoeatiimeanight，whoprattleaway，marry，growold，carrytheirdeadtothecemeteries.Butweherhearhosewhosuffer，ahingsinlifeareplayedoutbehindtheses.Allisdquiet，onlystatistics，whicharedumb，protest:somanyhavegonemad，somanybarrelsofdrinkhavebeened，somanydiedofmalnutrition....Ahisisasitshouldbe.Apparentlythoseylyenjoythemselvesbecausetheuheirburdensiforthissilenesswouldbeimpossible.Itisakindofuniversalhyptobeamanwithahammerbehindthedoorofeveryhappyman，toremindhimbyhistknocksthatthereareunhappypeople，andthathappyashehimselfmaybe，lifewillsooershowhimitsclahewillovertakehim—siess，poverty，loss—andnobodywillseeit，justasheherseeshemisfortuhers.Butthereisnomanwithahammer，thehappymangoesonliviyvicissitudesoflifetouchhimlightly，liketheen-tree，andalliswell.
[22]“ThatnightIuhatI，too，yainuedIvanIvaingup.“I，too，whileouthunting，oratthediable，haveheldforthhtwaytolive，toworship，tomahepeople.I，too，havedeclaredthatwithoutkhereolight，thateduisessential，butthatbareliteracyissuffimonpeople.Freedomisablessing，Ihavesaid，ogetonwithoutit，ahoutair，butwemustwait.Yes，thatiswhatIsaid，andnowIask:Imustwewait?”
HereIvanIvanichlookedangrilyatBurkin.“Imustwewait，Iaskyou.Whatistheretobesidered?Don’tbeinsuchahurry，theytellme，everyideamaterializesgradually，initsowwhoaretheywhosaythis?Whatistheproofthatitisjust?Yourefertothenaturals，tothelogicoffacts，butagtowhatorder，whatlogicdoI，aliving，thinkingindividual，standodwaitforittobegraduallyfilledup，orchokedwithsilt，whenImightleapacrossitorbuildabridgeoverit?Andagain，imusthehestrengthtolive，thoughlivewemustandtolivewedesire!
[23]“Ileftmybrotherearlym，andeversiowolerable.Thepeadhonmyspirits，andIamafraidtolookintowihereisnoeethanahappyfamilyseatedarouable.Iamoldandunfitfle，Iamevenincapableoffeelinghatred.Ilysufferinwardly，aoirritationandanightmyheadburnsfromtherushofthoughts，andIamuosleep....Oh，if!”
[24]IvanIvanipagbadf:
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