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You see, Gryb and Orzchewski had always taken for granted that the colonists wouldn't come, and they had meant to drive a little bargain between them and keep some of the best land and settle Jasiek Gryb on it like a nobleman, and he was to marry Orzchewski's Paulinka.

Slimakowa was lying there peacefully; two faint beams of light were reflected from the eyes which had not yet been closed. A sledge stopped at the gate and Gryb came into the yard; his grey head shook and his yellowish eyes moved uneasily. He was followed by his man, who was carrying a large basket. 'I am to blame, he cried, striking his chest, 'are you still angry with me?

It does no harm to remember God in one's prosperity and keep bees and give wax to the Church. Gryb came up with an unpleasant smile. 'Surely, Slimak, you will treat everybody all round to-day, since you've been so successful? 'You don't treat the village when you have made a good bargain, neither shall I, Slimak snubbed him.

A shudder of remorse seized the latter, he guessed who the man and child were that had been found, frozen to death. He explained to the crowd what Maciek had told him. When he had finished, the men turned away, the women groaned, the Jews spat on the ground; only Jasiek, the son of the rich peasant Gryb, lighted an expensive cigar and smiled.

'Because I owe him a hundred roubles. 'Oh Lord! groaned Gryb, tearing his hair. 'Well, that's nothing to tear your hair about, said Grochowski. 'Come; three hundred and thirty roubles between Slimak, Josel, and me; what is that to you? 'I won't pay it. 'All right! In that case he will go to prison. Come along. He took the youth by the arm. 'Dad, have pity, I am your only son!

Their God is the same as ours. Gryb shook his clenched fist in his face. 'What! their God is the same as ours? I tell you, he must be a different God, or why should they jabber to him in German? But never mind, he changed his tone, 'all that's past and gone. You deserve well of us, because you did not let the Germans have your land. Hamer has already offered me his farm for midsummer.

However, as he did not do me personally any harm, I am not bound to charge him. 'What will you take? 'Not a kopek less than a hundred and fifty roubles. 'In that case, let him go to prison. 'A hundred and fifty to me, and eighty to Slimak for the horses. Gryb took to his fists again. 'Who put you up to this? 'Leave off! cried Jasiek; 'it was Josel. 'And why did you do as he told you?

The moon was throwing a feeble light through the small squares of the window. Between waking and sleeping Slimak continued to meditate: 'Why shouldn't I sell? It's better to buy fifteen acres of land elsewhere, than to stay and have Jasiek Gryb as a neighbour.

The old man looked helplessly at the peasants in turn. 'Are you going to ruin my life for a paltry sum? 'Wait...wait, cried Gryb, seeing that the Soltys was in earnest. He took Slimak aside. 'Neighbour, if there is to be peace between us, he said, 'I'll tell you what you will have to do. 'What? 'You'll have to marry my sister. You are a widower, she is a widow.

He and his wife consulted for the rest of the day what would be the best thing to do under the circumstances. Towards evening he put on his new sukmana lined with sheepskin and went to the inn. Gryb and Lukasiak were sitting at the table. By the light of the two tallow candles they looked like two huge boundary-stones in their grey clothes.