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Naum heard the hurried footsteps of Avdotya a long way off and went to meet her. She came up to him, pale with running; the moon lighted up her face. "Well, have you brought it?" he asked. "Brought it yes, I have," she answered in an uncertain voice. "But, Naum Ivanitch " "Give it me, since you have brought it," he interrupted her, and held out his hand. She took a parcel from under her shawl.
The innkeeper was a man of the working class called Naum Ivanov.
They were keeping very zealous guard, as Naum had said they would so zealous that the iron tyres of a new cart were suddenly found to be missing. It was a bitter, bitter task for poor Avdotya to pack.
This news put us into great consternation; but, obeying the orders, we stopt; & two days after, there came two hundred soldiers from a garrison of the Chinese, and three hundred more from Naum; thus guarded both in the front and rear, with our own men in the flanks, we boldly advanced, thinking we were able to combat with ten thousand Mogul Tartars, if they appeared.
Naum kept repeating, meanwhile throwing the light of the lantern on the ground, "there are hot embers in the pot; look, there's a regular log alight here! We must find out where he got this pot ... here, he has broken up twigs, too," and Naum carefully stamped out the fire with his foot. "Search him, Fyodor," he added, "see if he hasn't got something else on him."
Two days after we came to the city of Naun, or Naum; we thanked the governor for his care of us, and collected to the value of a hundred crowns, or thereabouts, which we gave to the soldiers sent to guard us; and here we rested one day.
Lizaveta Prohorovna turned round to him. "You need not go away yet, however," she said, with hardly perceptible agitation. She rang the bell and Kirillovna came in from the study. "Kirillovna, tell them to give this gentleman some tea. I will see you again," she added, with a slight inclination of her head. Naum bowed again and went out with Kirillovna.
Believe me you will be easier yourself for it you know there will be questions asked, a trial you can see that for yourself." "Well, what if there is a trial? I have no reason to be afraid of it." "My good Naum Ivanitch, one must be afraid of a trial." "Oh, that's enough. I see you are drunk already, and to-day a saint's day, too!" Yefrem all at once, quite unexpectedly, burst into tears.
It is true that it had not then the dark red shingle roof which made Naum Ivanov's inn look like a gentleman's house; it was inferior in construction and had thatched roofs in the courtyard, and a humble fence instead of a wall of logs; nor had it been distinguished by the triangular Greek pediment on carved posts; but all the same it had been a capital inn roomy, solid and warm and travellers were glad to frequent it.
Kirillovna had not quite accurately repeated to Lizaveta Prohorovna her conversation with Akim ... the same may be said of Avdotya. Naum had not turned her out, though she had told Akim that he had; he had no right to turn her out. He was bound to give the former owners time to pack up. An explanation of quite a different character took place between him and Avdotya.
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