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第17章A
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AntonChekhov
ThepolitechumyeloviswalkingaarketsquarewearingaandgaparderhisarAred-hairedpolistridesafterhimwithasievefulloffiscatedgooseberriesinhishands.Thereissilenceallaround.Notasoulinthesquare...TheopendoorsoftheshopsandtavernslookoutuponGod'sworlddissolately,likehungrymouths;thereisnotevenabeggarhe
"Soyoubite,youdam;Otchumyelovhearssuddenly."Lads,don'tlethimgo!Bitingisprohibitednowadays!Holdhim!ah...ah!"
&hesoundofadogyelping.Otchumyelovlooksiionofthesoundandseesadog,hoppingsandlookingabouther,runoutofPit'stimber-yard.Amaninastarchedshirt,withhiswaistbuttoned,isgher.Herunsafterher,andthrowinghisbodyforwardfallsdowheds.Ohereisayelpingandashoutof"Don'tletgo!"Sleepycesareprotrudedfromtheshops,andsoonacrowd,whichseemstoutatheredrouimber-yard.
"Itlookslikearow,yourhonour..."saysthepoli.
Otakesahalfturaowardsthecrowd.Heseestheaforementionedmaodihegateofthetimber-yard,holdinghisrighthandintheairanddisplayingableedihehishalf-druhereisplai;I'llpayyouue!"aheveryfihelookofaflagofvithismanOtchumyelnisesHryukih.Theculpritwhohascausedthesensation,awhiteborzoypuppymuzzleaherback,issittingonthegroundwithherfore-pawsoutstretthemiddleoftheblihereisanexpressioerroriearfuleyes.
"os;sitallabout?"Otchumyelovinquires,pushinghiswaythroughthecrowd."Whatareyouherefor?Whyareyouwavingyer?Whowasitshouted?"
"Iwaswalkingaloerferingwithanyone,yourhonour,&quins,gintohisfist."IwastalkingaboutfirewoodtoMitryMitritthislowbrutefornorhymeorreasonbitmyfinger...Youmustexcuseme,Iamawman...Mineisfinework.Imusthavedamages,forIshan'tbeabletousethisfingerforaweek,maybe...It'shelaw,yourhonour,thatoneshouldputupwithitfromabeast...Ifeveryoneisgoien,lifeos;tbew..."
"H&apood,"saysOtchumyelhingandraisinghiseyebrows.&quood.Whosedogisit?Ios;tletthispass!I'llteachthemtolettheirdogsruheplace!It'stimethesegentrywerelookedafter,iftheyos;tulations!os;sfiheblackguard,I'llteachhimwhatitmeanstokeepdogsandsuchstraycattle!I'llgivehimalesson!...Yeldyrin,"criesthesuperi,addressingthepoli,"findoutwhosedogthisisanddraort!Abestradelay!It'ssuretobemad...Whosedogisit,Iask?"
"Ifancyit&apalov's,"sayssomeohecrowd.
&qualov's,h'..Helpmeoffwithmycoat,Yeldyrin...it&aphtfullyhot!Itmustbeasignofrain...There'sohingI'tmakeout,howitcametobiteyou?"OtchumyelovturnstoHryukin,"Surelyitp;apos;treachyer.It'salittledog,ahulkingfellow!Youmusthavescratchedyerwithanail,aheideastruagesforit.Weallknow...yoursort!Iknowyoudevils!"
"Heputacigaretteinherface,yourhonour,forajoke,aheseosnapathi..Heisanonsensicalfellow,yourhonour!"
"That'salie,Squinteye!Youdidn'tsee,sowhytellliesaboutit?Hishonourisawisegentleman,andwillseewhoistellingliesandwhoistellih,asinGod'ssight...AndifIamlyidecide.It'swritteninthelaw...Weareallequalnowadays.Myowhegemetellyou..."
"Don&apue!"
"No,that'snottheGeneral'sdog,"saysthepoli,withprofound,"theGeneralhasn'tgoto.Hisaremostlysetters."
"Doyouknowthatforafact?"
"Yes,yourhonour."
"Iknowit,too.TheGeneralhasvaluabledhbred,andthisisgoodnessknowswhat!Nooshape...Alowcreature.Andtokeepadoglikethat!...os;sthese.IfadoglikethatweretoturersburgorMoscow,doyouknoouldhappen?Theywouldnotworryaboutthelaw,theywleitinatwinkling!You'vebeeninjured,Hryukin,andos;tletthematterdrop...Wemustgivethemalesson!Itishightime!"
"YetmaybeitistheGeneral's,"saysthepolikingaloud."It'ssface...Isawoheotherdayinhisyard."
"ItistheGeneral's,that's!"saysavoithecrowd.
"H'm,helpmeonwithmyovercoat,Yeldyrin,mylad...theos;sgettingup...Iamcold...YoutakeittotheGeneral's,ahere.SayIfoundita.Ahemi...Itmaybeavaluabledog,andifeveryswiigaitsmouth,itwillsoonberuined.Adogisadeliimal...Andyouputyourhanddown,youblockhead.It'snouseyourdisplayingyourfoolofafi'syourownfault..."
"HereestheGeneral's...Hi,Prohor!ydearman!Lookatthisdog...Isitoneofyours?"
"Whatanidea!Wehaveneverhado!"
"There'setimeasking,"saysOtchumyelov."It&ap!There'setimetalkingaboutit...Si&ap,astraydogitis...Itmustbedestroyed,that'sallaboutit."
"Itisn,&quoeson."ItbelongstotheGeneral'sbrother,whoarrivedtheotherday.Ourmasterdoesnotcareforhounds.Buthishonourisfo;
"Youdon'tsayhisExcy'sbrotherishere?VladimirIvanitch?"ichumyelov,andhiswholefacebeamswithaicsmile."'Well,Inever!AndIdidn'tknow!Hasheeonavisit?
"Yes."
"Well,Inever...Hep;apos;tstayawayfromhisbrother...AndthereIdidn'tknow!Sothisishishonour'sdog?Delightedtohearit...Takeit.It'snotabadpup...Alivelycreature...Shisfelloos;sfinger!Ha-ha-ha...e,whyarey?Rrr...Rrrr...Therogue'sangry...alepup."
Prohorcallsthedog,andwalksawayfromthetimber-yardwithher.ThecrowdlaughsatHryukin."I'llmakeyousmartyet!"Otchumyelovthreatenshim,andinghimselfi,goesonhiswayacrossthesquare.
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