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OningoutofthehouseGerasimhadatoncemissedMumu.Heneverrememberedherfailingtowaitforhisreturn，andbeganrunningupanddown，lookingforher，andgherinhisownway…Herusheduptohisgarret，uptothehay-loft，ranouti，thiswayandthat…
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&otheotherserfs，withthemostdespairingsighemabouther，pointifromtheground，desgherwithhishands…ThenGerasimranrightawayoutoftheyard.Itwasdarkbythetimehecamebahisworn-outlook，hisunsteadywalk，andhisdustyclothes，itmightbesurmisedthathehadbeenrunningoverhalfMoscow.
Everyoerhim，butnoonesmiledorsaidaword，aivepostilionAedmithatthedumbmanhadbeengroaningallnight.
ItwasthethirdmwhenGerasimcameoutofhisgarret.Hetohisdi，aagain，withtoanyone.Hisface，whichhadalwaysbeenlifeless，aswithalldeafmutes，seemedostoerdiain，butn；hecamebadtothehay-loft.
Night，alightnight.Gerasimlaybreathingheavily，aurningfromsidetoside.
Suddehingpullattheskirtofhiscoat.Hestarted，butdidnotraisehishead，ahiseyestighter.Butagainthereull，strohanbefore；hejumpedupbeforehim，witharingroundherneck，wasMumu，twistingandturning.Aprolongedcryofdelightbrokefromhisspeechlessbreast；hecaughtupMumu，aightinhisarms，shelioseandeyes，andbeardandmoustache，alli…Hestoodalittle，thoughtamiiouslydow，lookedround，andhavingsatisfiedhimselfthatnoonecouldseehim，madehiswaysuccessfullytohisgarret.
Gerasimhadguessedbeforethathisdoghadnotgotlostbyherowndoing，thatshemusthavebeentakenawaybythemistress'sorders；theservantshadexplaiohimbysignsthathisMumuhadsher，aotakehisowhefedMumuwithabitofbread，fondledher，aobed，theomeditating，ahewholenightloinghowhecouldbestcealher.
Atlasthedecidedtoleaveheralldayi，andonlytoeinnowaoseeher，aatnight.
Theholeinthedoorhestoppedupeffectuallywithhisoldoverdalmostbeforeitwaslighthewasalreadyintheyard，asthoughnothinghadhappened，eveguile？
Thedumbmanhadnevershownsuergyasonthatday；hedscrapedthewholecourtyard，pulledupeverysihhisownhand，tuggedupeverystakeiheflarden.Ioiledaeventheoldladynoticedhiszeal.
&hecourseofthedayGerasimwehilyintoseehispriso，helaydowhheri，，andonlyattwoo'thetotakeheraturninthefreshair.
Onthatday，afterwalkingaboutthecoodwhilewithher，hewasjustturningbasuddenlyarustlewasheardbehihesideofthebackstreet.Mumuprickedupherears，growled—wentuptothefeniffed，aoaloudshrillbark.Atthatverytimetheoldladyhadjustfallehesuddenbarkwakedherup，herheartpalpitated，a."Again，thatdog，agaihedogagain？Oh？"
Stewardinafuryorderedthewholehouseholdtogetup.
&helucklessMumuhadg，whileGerasimtriedinvaintocallheraway，fromthefeurnedround，sawlightsandshadowsmovingintheithaninstiningtroubleiMumuunderhisarm，ranintohisgarret，andlockedhimselfin.
Onthenarrowstaircaseleadisatoneguard；atthedoorwerestandingtwomorewithsticks.Theywentuptothedoor，khhisfist，shouting，"Openthedoor？"
&oodwithinhisdoorway.Stewardtookastepforward.Aoexplaintohimbysignsthatthemistressinsistsonhavinghisdog；thathemusthaowouldbethewerasimlookedathim，poihedog，madeamotionwithhishandrouhoughannouakeupoaskofkillingMumu.
"Yes，yes，"thelatterassented，nodding，"yes，justso."
Mumu，whowasallthewhilestandingbesidehim，ilywaggiailandprigupherearsinquisitively.Gerasimlookedathim，smiledsfully，struckhimselfagai，ahedoor.
Anhourafterallthishubbubthegarretdooropened，andGerasimshowedhimself.Hehado；hewasleadingMumubyastring.Allthesmallboysiaredathiminsilence.
Heaskedfesoupwithmeatinthecookshop，andsatdownwithhisarmsoable.Mumustoodbesidehislyathimwithherieyes.Hercoatwasglossy；onecouldseeshehadjustbeenbeddown.Hecrumbledsomebreadintoit，cutthemeatupsmall，aeontheground.
Mumubegainginherusualrefinedway，herlittlemuzzledaintilyheldsoasscarcelytoterasimgazedaloher；twobigtearssuddenlyrolledfromhiseyes；ohedog'sbrow，theotherintothesoup.Heshadedhisfacewithhishand.
Gerasimwalkedwithouthaste，stillholdingMumubyastring.Onthehalf-wayhecarriedawaytwobriderhisar
&urhebaoaplacewherethereweretw-boatsfasteakes，aoohMumu.Gerasimrowedonandon.Moscowwassoobehind.
&hrewdownhisoars，beoMumu，whowassittingfaghimonadrycrossseat.
AtlastGerasimdrewhimselfuphurriedly，withasortofsigeriiedupthebrickshehadtakenwithstring，madearunroundMumu'sedherupovertheriver，aimelookedather.Shewatchedhimglyandwithoutalywaggiail.
&urnedaway，frowned，andwrunghishands…
GerasimheardnothihequickshrillwhineofMumuasshefell，northeheavysplashofthewater；forhimthedaywassoundlessaasevenightisous.
Whenheopenedhiseyesagaiswerehurryiheriver，eanother；asbeforetheybrokeagai'sside，andonlyfarawaybehindwidecirclesmovedwideningtothebank.
&lyGerasimhadvanishedfromEroshka'ssight，thelatterreturnedhomeahehadseen."Well，then，"observedStepan，"he'lldrownher.Nowwefeeleasyaboutit.Ifheonisesathing…"
Meaverytime，agiganticfigurewithabagonhisshouldersandastihishand，waseagerlyalysteppingoutalo>
Hewashurryingonwithoutlookingrhomewards，tohisowohisowntry.
Hewalked，hisshouldersthrownbadhischestexpanded；hiseyeswerefixedgreedilystraightbeforehi
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