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1、THEWITCHANDOTHERSTORIESTHEWITCHANDOTHERSTORIESANTONCHEKHOV1THEWITCHANDOTHERSTORIESTHEWITCHITwasapproachingnightfall.Thesexton,SavelyGykin,waslyinginhishugebedinthehutadjoiningthechurch.Hewasnotasleep,thoughitwashishabittogotosleepatthesametimeasthehe
2、ns.Hiscoarseredhairpeepedfromunderoneendofthegreasypatchworkquilt,madeupofcolouredrags,whilehisbigunwashedfeetstuckoutfromtheother.Hewaslistening.Hishutadjoinedthewallthatencircledthechurchandthesolitarywindowinitlookedoutupontheopencountry.Andoutthe
3、rearegularbattlewasgoingon.Itwashardtosaywhowasbeingwipedoffthefaceoftheearth,andforthesakeofwhosedestructionnaturewasbeingchurnedupintosuchaferment;but,judgingfromtheunceasingmalignantroar,someonewasgettingitveryhot.Avictoriousforcewasinfullchaseove
4、rthefields,stormingintheforestandonthechurchroof,batteringspitefullywithitsfistsuponthewindows,ragingandtearing,whilesomethingvanquishedwashowlingandwailing....Aplaintivelamentsobbedatthewindow,ontheroof,orinthestove.Itsoundednotlikeacallforhelp,butl
5、ikeacryofmisery,aconsciousnessthatitwastoolate,thattherewasnosalvation.Thesnowdriftswerecoveredwithathincoatingofice;tearsquiveredonthemandonthetrees;adarkslushofmudandmeltingsnowflowedalongtheroadsandpaths.Inshort,itwasthawing,butthroughthedarknight
6、theheavensfailedtoseeit,andflungflakesoffreshsnowuponthemeltingearthataterrificrate.Andthewindstaggeredlikeadrunkard.Itwouldnotletthesnowsettleontheground,andwhirleditroundinthedarknessatrandom.Savelylistenedtoallthisdinandfrowned.Thefactwasthathekne
7、w,oratanyratesuspected,whatallthisracketoutsidethewindowwastendingtoandwhosehandiworkitwas."Iknow!"hemuttered,shakinghisfingermenacinglyunderthebedclothes;"Iknowallaboutit."Onastoolbythewindowsatthesexton'swife,RaissaNilovna.Atinlampstandingonanother
8、stool,asthoughtimidanddistrustfulofitspowers,shedadimandflickeringlightonherbroadshoulders,onthehandsome,tempting-lookingcontoursofherperson,andonherthickplait,2THEWITCHANDOTHERSTORIESwhichreachedtothefloor.Shewasmakingsacksoutofcoarsehempenstuff.Her
