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1、THEFORGEDCOUPONAndOtherStoriesTHEFORGEDCOUPONAndOtherStoriesBYLEOTOLSTOY1THEFORGEDCOUPONAndOtherStoriesPARTFIRSTIFEDORMIHAILOVICHSMOKOVNIKOV,thepresidentofthelocalIncomeTaxDepartment,amanofunswervinghonesty--andproudofit,too--agloomyLiberal,afree-thinker,andanenemytoeverymanifestationofreligiousfeel
2、ing,whichhethoughtarelicofsuperstition,camehomefromhisofficefeelingverymuchannoyed.TheGovernoroftheprovincehadsenthimanextraordinarilystupidminute,almostassumingthathisdealingshadbeendishonest.FedorMihailovichfeltembittered,andwroteatonceasharpanswer.Onhisreturnhomeeverythingseemedtogocontrarytohisw
3、ishes.Itwasfiveminutestofive,andheexpectedthedinnertobeservedatonce,buthewastolditwasnotready.Hebangedthedoorandwenttohisstudy.Somebodyknockedatthedoor."Whothedevilisthat?"hethought;andshouted,--"Whoisthere?"Thedooropenedandaboyoffifteencamein,thesonofFedorMihailovich,apupilofthefifthclassofthelocal
4、school."Whatdoyouwant?""Itisthefirstofthemonthto-day,father.""Well!Youwantyourmoney?"Ithadbeenarrangedthatthefathershouldpayhissonamonthlyallowanceofthreeroublesaspocketmoney.FedorMihailovichfrowned,tookoutofhispocket-bookacouponoftworoublesfiftykopekswhichhefoundamongthebank-notes,andaddedtoitfifty
5、kopeksinsilveroutoftheloosechangeinhispurse.Theboykeptsilent,anddidnottakethemoneyhisfatherprofferedhim."Father,pleasegivemesomemoreinadvance.""What?"2THEFORGEDCOUPONAndOtherStories"Iwouldnotaskforit,butIhaveborrowedasmallsumfromafriend,andpromiseduponmywordofhonourtopayitoff.Myhonourisdeartome,andt
6、hatiswhyIwantanotherthreeroubles.Idon'tlikeaskingyou;but,please,father,givemeanotherthreeroubles.""Ihavetoldyou--""Iknow,father,butjustforonce.""Youhaveanallowanceofthreeroublesandyououghttobecontent.IhadnotfiftykopekswhenIwasyourage.""Now,allmycomradeshavemuchmore.PetrovandIvanitskyhavefiftyroubles
7、amonth.""AndItellyouthatifyoubehavelikethemyouwillbeascoundrel.Mindthat.""Whatistheretomind?Youneverunderstandmyposition.IshallbedisgracedifIdon'tpaymydebt.Itisallverywellforyoutospeakasyoudo.""Beoff,
