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hear what she said, all the while holding on to his sleeve. "Illitch,"
she cried at last, excitedly, "for God's sake promise me that you will
not touch a drop of vodki. Take an oath before God, and kiss the cross,
so that I may be sure that you will not break your promise!"
Polikey replied in most contemptuous tones: "Do you think I will dare to
touch vodki when I shall have such a large sum of money in my care?"
"
Akulina, have a clean shirt ready for the morning," were his parting
words for the night.
So Polikey and his wife went to sleep in a happy frame of mind and full
of bright dreams for the future.
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