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The Way of the Cross
In all this there is a gentle and silent farewell.
The great yard is full. The solid mass of horses is almost motionless. There are a few cows.
You can tell by the melancholy expression of the horses, and their difficulty in moving, how exhausted they are.
You cannot get into the office where the money is being paid.
"Muchin yard"—that's where everything is done.
It is the place where they sell cattle, and a labour exchange and what not.
In the crowd of farmers and salesmen:
Workmen are hired.
—A cottage for two families costs thirty roubles.
—What, thirty roubles altogether?
By the tone of this sincere and deep astonishment (not vexation, but simply
