The morning call., 1891-03-01
4 SEPULCHER OF THE LIVING.
WRITTEN foa *7HE SUNDAY CALL
BY COUNT LEO TOLsTOI.
ENGLISH ADAPTATION BY PHILIPPE PROVOST

ho 70 b,,,o opv vacation, as Akin had pro-
noead i'm order to allow the marriage he
tween him and Marina to be s0lemnlZed.
Akin felt that there was some DARK VII
Iainy nj the bottom of all this plotting, and
like a prophet of old he wept and shook his
beard. and raising his hands toward heaven
broke forth into piteous lamentations.
"Oh. God, listen to me-save us-its a
sepuIcher, sepulcher OF the living--white
outside, but hlled with t6arlDle Creatures
black and neutrality-suspicious. brute nor
human. oh, God why hath thou set this
curse upon woman? Look at the millions
Of them in Russa-blind ignorant super
stitious danrayed Haven't they souls or
ora tbat, np hattar tLsn tba beasts of the
TaI5S9 Must tbay, lraen on living and diving
in darl,naSs9 l. there M help tor them,
| mercitui father9 Amon NAV learn little
| in he tan-room or in the barracks or even
| IN tho all - RIt,Ioolr at our womenl II we
/ didn't them thew wouldn't know who
uJu Is m2i ms i}nt how can they
10, WhojS There To teach. them2 Who
iii snand any time. sayeato teach them
| So fpoIisb e1iios . :. WHO Will be Their.
! i'oo;nTotbeir Sne1berd :? Who'll save them
1or, t,,aiI witches and charms p They kiss
| the sacred images aud think their sins are
(. forgiven. Oh. God, God, it's our lault. " e
|. baya- made them so We are TO blame, we
conId save them, but we viii Motive want
/ them lust as.they are r.
a few months later, however, something
fjnbensd WEiiriI carried JOY to the pidus
+ old pe5isant,s heart ltwas nothing more
For less than the marriage OF the orphan.
Egirfs Marina, to a good and worthy nianz-a
t.wijlaWat.: with several children. Marina
! had made no secret Of her engagement to.
| the handsonie.Ni kita, and, like an honest.
! woman that she was, had laid. the whole
+ matter before her intended in order that he.
.iniIft: Judge for himself whether Lee wished:
Eher.fof NSif'.= go ~. r H.
-. See;:s, :cfied ;;Akim joyfullv-" see-*the
/. Lords dwnZzthe Lord provides for the;
/ orphan poor. blind creatures you women
| y6uS spoke wrongfully oil her. ls9ok now now
see yourselves II YOU e. iiot TO I,;a
1aMarina:: Is happy-a good nuso4nu y . .leN9
her and care Tor HeTt W51llit ti5Sg 5stsl
Eplehty TO- eat AMID Iul nG tln9 xi,s
Fling the ipSiio lI45
i#to IRON y a .! M NJ
i@puppies that y@Jl are craW 'shu
E1hJther+aIfl ekAQehlhe Solt IeHus 'i aus .
tilt wal ~ -. =. .s;33
q ny IA 'l Nm @,iH ci,, my
! at tarllerL .eler ;, auu Tue uIt nan :cluuS
t6 lie wllza terrible lena ~ dle -ie9 nee
ready TO- qle al any mo u anu tileH ees
i=ln- ms long lO4Is OF sIhelllls l9t uta.H ~
set htmlT .l3lll death stellSu ds IG 81
IAN as Re'ls ede5,, +
GIaNled aDa ~ ~; NJ
I've ilA NS q =
Wle5aal aAhlNI "a oS iHe . -
stink 1t useless 10 waste any PITY uI1oll.Lll{l.
;~:. They, too, grew. impatient s,Mlleh::3 q 9:
groaned. and tnrned thelr races away WliEns
nhe tried tot fix MS deep-Sunken ana DeSeecn-.
+lng eyes upon them. - l;+=ssss:s:.
One DAY, upon seeing that AkOolina was
alone with him, he gasped out -. s. *. Fl:
"Daughter, gO-go quickly to Aunt Mar:
flta. tell her 10 come at once; tell her ttat:I
am dying Il -. s. =:
1.-The Young gfrl.=made a dash for the door,
but Anissia Intercepted her.: -. III =.
-. Ii wflIneger dc, murmured the wife to
harSal f5f.stO let his iStRr into the house He
mig lt give her his money! and all our
a:frriIble .Woufd be for naIigITt. What shall /.
. dO?.~ NV head is shifting ~ =. +.
1.SnddfnIy She cave a suppressed cry of low:
Natriona. stood before her She carried 4
/ bundIa il, her hand and. lad: come to bring
some shirts to her sou. ::
:. What news dearie9' she asked #. a. loW
roiS -. sf + alive
!. Iirst.e1onrh lite in him .f64saX -ttrat he
lives ybiSnerad Anissia 8:
So nds.fbi.: money. dearfe;'t ::;,ajna from
| Marian q; .sY,r11.one has eor II a,ssv from
him - :, :: +; 80
Nt,f ". -;replied AniSsia Gebnt fe.calls
| forsbis sister, NIartI,a -, :.
:...Are Won elIite sure he has mt afyen il to.
anybovg aIIestioned f t ii Wom mar = -
- S.ess .infeed. >, vas fna snsyar ct
lin, "a, io 70 T .lo I
first IN one. pIaeeE.then- In, .aaGtber,.I think
! Asooiina snsnqrts me. She Enovs more.
than Won think. Ihate her" - - :.
! g Take care. dearie,' whispered Matriona.
| hearsely: 80 if. he stcceeds in. giving the
! money away to any one. mark my words it
| ends your sport. THEY'LL turn You out as
they WoIlid|a beypar'' - ::2....- *.
/ wife. "-wJro Will. advise me; who Will help.
/ me Nilsita. i afraid he trenbled when.
/ / asked llinIto help me get tie money. F." ;3.=.;
=. He'll .befast enough to helpyou to spend.
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