HOCKEY SKATES: spade from his man, and stood ready to start. hockey skates considered for some moments which way he had better go--it was tempting everywhere. "No matter," he concluded, "I will go towards the rising sun." He turned his face to the east, stretched himself, and waited for the sun to appear above the rim. "I must lose no time," he thought, "and it is easier walking while it is still cool." The sun's hockey skates had hardly flashed above the horizon, before Pahom, carrying the spade over his shoulder, went down into the steppe. Pahom started walking neither slowly nor quickly. AfterHOCKEY SKATES: having gone a thousand yards he stopped, dug a hole and placed pieces of turf one on another to make it more visible. Then he went on; and now that he had walked off his stiffness he quickened his pace. After a while hockey skates dug another hole. Pahom looked back. The hockey skates could be distinctly seen in the sunlight, with the people on it, and the glittering tires of the cartwheels. At a rough guess Pahom concluded that he had walked three miles. It was growing warmer; he took off his under-coat, flung it across his shoulder, and went on HOCKEY SKATES: again. It had grown quite warm now; he looked at the sun, it was time to think of breakfast. "The first shift is done, but there are four in a day, and it is too soon yet to turn. But I will just take off hockey skates boots," said he to hockey skates He sat down, took off his boots, stuck them into his girdle, and went on. It was easy walking now. "I will go on for another three miles," thought he, "and then turn to the left. The spot is so fine, that it would be a pity to lose HOCKEY SKATES: it. The further one goes, the better the land seems." He went straight on a for a while, and when he looked round, the hillock was scarcely visible and the people on it looked like black ants, and he hockey skates just see something glistening there in the sun. "Ah," thought Pahom, "I have gone far enough in this direction, it is time to turn. Besides I am in a regular sweat, and very thirsty." He stopped, dug a large hole, and heaped up pieces of turf. hockey skates he untied his flask, had a drink, and then turned sharply to the HOCKEY SKATES: left. He went on and on; the grass was high, and it was very hot. Pahom began to grow tired: he looked at the sun and saw that it was noon. "Well," he thought, "I must have a rest." He sat down, and ate some bread and drank some water; but he did not lie down, thinking that hockey skates he did he might fall asleep. After sitting a little while, he went on again. At first he walked easily: the food had strengthened him; but it had become terribly hot, and he felt hockey skates still he went on, thinking: "An
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