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Then he sat by the side of the dead man and sighed, as he remembered that they had lived together for the last three years. Tyapa entered holding his head like a goat which is ready to butt. He sat down quietly and seriously on the opposite side of the teacher's body, looked into the dark, silent face, and began to sob. "So . . . he is dead . . . I too shall die soon. . . ."
The foolish face of Meteor, who was lying on the ground, showed that he was drinking in the Deacon's strong words. Martyanoff sat, clasping his large hairy hands round his knees, looking silently and sadly at the bottle of vodki and pulling his moustache as if trying to bite it with his teeth, while Abyedok was teasing Tyapa. "I have seen you watching the place where your money is hidden!"
"What kind of a man are you? ... Your soul seems to be torn away and you still continue speaking ... as if you knew something ... It would be better if you were silent." "Ah, Tyapa, what you say is true," replied the teacher, sadly.
"I have not long to live," said Tyapa, quietly. Once the teacher asked how he had learned to read. "In prison," answered Tyapa shortly. "Have you been there?" "I was there." "For what?" "Just so . . . It was a mistake . . . But I brought the Bible out with me from there. A lady gave it to me . . . It is good in prison, brother." "Is that so? And why?"
"It is quite time for that!" said the Captain, gloomily. "It is," Tyapa agreed. "You ought to die too... Anything is better than this..." "But perhaps death might be worse? How do you know?" "It could not be worse. When you die you have only God to deal with ... but here you have to deal with men ... and men what are they?" "Enough! ... Be quiet!" interrupted Kuvalda, angrily.
Have you brought him?" "Yes ..." "Drunk?" "Ill." "That means he is very drunk. Ay, teacher! Now, then, get up!" "Wait, I will help you ... He is very ill ... he has been with me for the last two days ... Take him under the arms ... The doctor has seen him. He is very bad." Tyapa got up and walked to the entrance, but Abyedok laughed, and took another drink.
Tyapa often listened to his conversation, and once, sitting down beside him, said: "I see you are very learned.... Have you read the Bible?" "I have read it...." "I see; I see.... Can you remember it?" "Yes.... I remember it...." Then the old man leaned to one side and gazed at the other with a serious, suspicious glance. "There were the Amalekites, do you remember?" "Well?" "Where are they now?"
The Deacon tried to get up, but fell and swore loudly. When Tyapa had gone the Captain touched Martyanoff's shoulder and said in low tones: "Well, Martyanoff ... You must feel it more than the others. You were ... But let that go to the Devil ... Don't you pity Philip?"
He wished to say something so strong and convincing to the old man that Tyapa would be disposed in his favor; he did not wish to speak in such a serious, earnest way, but in a soft and fatherly tone. And the teacher felt as if something were rising from his breast into his throat . . . But he could not find any powerful words.
"Tyapa, fetch me some cold water." "I fancy I am of no more use," remarked the man in some confusion. The Captain looked at him critically. His clothes were rather shiny, and tightly buttoned up to his chin. His trousers were frayed, his hat almost yellow with age and crumpled like his lean and hungry face. "No, you are not necessary! We have plenty like you here," said the Captain, turning away.
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