diff -r c8ce5bca0fcd Python/ceval.c
--- a/Python/ceval.c	Tue Jul 15 12:29:11 2014 -0700
+++ b/Python/ceval.c	Mon Jul 21 20:30:01 2014 -0600
@@ -1561,6 +1561,25 @@
                 sum = unicode_concatenate(left, right, f, next_instr);
                 /* unicode_concatenate consumed the ref to v */
             }
+            /* Fast path for small ints */
+            else if (PyLong_CheckExact(left) && Py_ABS(Py_SIZE(left)) <= 1 &&
+                     PyLong_CheckExact(right) && Py_ABS(Py_SIZE(right)) <= 1) {
+                long a, b;
+                if (Py_SIZE(left) != 0) {
+                    a = ((PyLongObject*)left)->ob_digit[0];
+                    a *= Py_SIZE(left);
+                }
+                else
+                    a = 0;
+                if (Py_SIZE(right) != 0) {
+                    b = ((PyLongObject*)right)->ob_digit[0];
+                    b *= Py_SIZE(right);
+                }
+                else
+                    b = 0;
+                sum = PyLong_FromLong(a + b);
+                Py_DECREF(left);
+            }
             else {
                 sum = PyNumber_Add(left, right);
                 Py_DECREF(left);
@@ -1587,7 +1606,27 @@
         TARGET(BINARY_SUBSCR) {
             PyObject *sub = POP();
             PyObject *container = TOP();
-            PyObject *res = PyObject_GetItem(container, sub);
+            PyObject *res;
+            /* Fast path for small positive ints */
+            if (PyLong_CheckExact(sub) &&
+                Py_SIZE(sub) <= 1 && Py_SIZE(sub) >= 0 &&
+                PyList_CheckExact(container)) {
+                Py_ssize_t index;
+                if (Py_SIZE(sub) != 0) {
+                    index = ((PyLongObject*)sub)->ob_digit[0];
+                }
+                else
+                    index = 0;
+                if (index < Py_SIZE(container)) {
+                    res = PyList_GET_ITEM(container, index);
+                    Py_INCREF(res);
+                }
+                else
+                    goto slow_get;
+            }
+            else
+            slow_get:
+                res = PyObject_GetItem(container, sub);
             Py_DECREF(container);
             Py_DECREF(sub);
             SET_TOP(res);