![]() ![]() ![]() When Peter and Pavel were young men in Russia they were groomsmen for a friend getting married.On the way back, Ántonia repeats the story to Jim. He coughs up blood and then falls asleep. She tells Jim that the story is about wolves. Ántonia listens and holds Jim's hand the whole time. Shimerda a long story in Russian which Jim cannot understand. Peter mixes the sick man some water and whiskey. Jim can't stop looking at the ghastly sight of Pavel. Ántonia tells Jim that Pavel is scared of wolves, because in his country the wolves eat people.Pavel cries out as though he's having a bad dream. It's very windy outside and Jim can hear coyotes. When they arrive, Pavel seems to be asleep. ![]() Jim looks up at the stars and wonders what influence they have on earthly events. Ántonia and Jim ride together in the back of the wagon and huddle for warmth.Grandmother lets Jim go along as well, and gives him sandwiches and doughnuts to take. He says Pavel is very sick and wants to see Mr. Before they leave, Russian Peter drives up. One day Ántonia and her father come to the Burdens' to get some buttermilk.Everyone says the Russians have bad luck. Then Pavel hurt himself working and is now laid up in bed.Shimerda that he had to mortgage all his stuff to pay a bill to Wick Cutter, a terrible moneylender who lives in town who took advantage of Peter on interest rates. As fall comes to an end the Russians start having some trouble. ![]()
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