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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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 ,BUT NOT A S+LE WORD ( VODKA4.<#e#f.> 

,D4 ,DAVUID(4 

,AT ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( ?IS C5TURY1 :5 !RE W]E NO RAILWAYS1 NO MACADAMIZ$ ROADS1 NO GAS OR /E>9E C&LES1 NO L[ & SPR+Y S(AS1 NO UNV>NI%$ FURNITURE1 NO DISILLUSION$ Y\NG M5 ) EYE-GLASSES1 NO WOM5 PHILOSOPH]S ( LIB]AL T5D5CIES1 NO DE> ,CAMILLES1 SU* AS \R TIME HAS PRODUC$ 9 ABUNDANCE2 9 ?OSE NAIVE DAYS :5 TRAVEL]S MADE ! J\RNEY FROM ,MOSC[ TO ,PET]SBURG BY /AGE OR C>RIAGE1 & TOOK ) !M A :OLE KIT*5 ( DOME/IC PREP>ATIONS1 & TRAVEL$ = A WEEK1 NI<T & DAY1 OV] S(T ROADS1 MUDDY OR DU/Y AS ! CASE MI<T BE1 P9N$ !IR FAI? TO ,POZH>SKY CUTLETS1 ,VALDAI BLUEBELLS1 & PRETZELS2 :5 DUR+ ! LONG AUTUMN EV5+S TALL[ C&LES BURN$ TILL !Y HAD TO BE SNUFF$1 & CA/ !IR RAYS ON FAMILY CIRCLES ( TW5TY OR ?IRTY PEOPLE 7AT BALLS1 WAX OR SP]MACETI C&LES W]E SET UP 9 C&ELABRA72 :5 FURNITURE .<#a#i#a.>WAS PLAC$ ) /IFF PRECISION2 :5 \R FA!RS W]E /ILL Y\NG1 NOT M]ELY BY ! ABS5CE ( WR9KLES & GRAY HAIR1 BUT F\<T DUELS = WOM51 & W]E FA9 TO RU% FROM ONE 5D ( A ROOM TO ! O!R TO PICK UP A H&K]*IEF DROPP$ ACCID5TALLY OR O!RWISE1 & \R MO!RS WORE %ORT WAI/S & HUGE SLEEVES1 & DECID$ FAMILY AFFAIRS BY ! DRAW+ ( LOTS2 :5 *>M+ ,CAMILLES AVOID$ ! LI<T ( DAY2 9 ! NAIVE P]IOD ( ,MASONIC LODGES1 ( ,M>T9I/S1 & ( ! ,TUG5DBUND2 AT ! TIME ( ! ,MILORADOVIT*ES1 ,DAVUID(S1 & ,PU%K9S1--A MEET+ ( L&$ PROPRIETORS TOOK PLACE 9 ! GOV]NM5TAL CITY ( ,K41 & ! ELECTION ( ! COLLEGE ( NOBLES WAS DRAW+ TO A CLOSE4.<#a#i#b.> 

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0,WELL1 ALL RI<T1 IT'S ALL ! SAME1 BE IT 9 ! HALL10 SAID A Y\NG (FIC] DRESS$ 9 A %UBA1 & WE>+ A HUSS>'S HELMET1 AS HE DISM\NT$ FROM A TRAVEL+ SL$GE 9 FRONT ( ! BE/ HOTEL ( ! CITY ( ,K4 

0,A GREAT MEET+1 LITTLE FA!R1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1--A TREM5D\S CR[D10 SAID ! HALL-BOY1 :O HAD ALREADY LE>N$ FROM ! (FIC]'S MAN ?AT IT WAS ,C\NT ,TURB91 & !RE=E HONOR$ HIM ) ! ADDRESS ( 0Y\R EXCELL5CY40 0,MADAME ,AFRIMOVA & H] DAU<T]S HAVE EXPRESS$ ! 9T5TION ( GO+ AWAY ?IS EV5+2 Y\ CAN BE ACCOMMODAT$ ) !IR ROOM AS SOON AS IT IS VACAT$1--,NO4 #a#a10 ! HALL-BOY W5T ON TO SAY1 NOISELESSLY %[+ ! C\NT ! WAY1 & CON/ANTLY TURN+ R\ND TO LOOK AT HIM4 

,9 ! SITT+-ROOM1 AT A SMALL TABLE UND] A BLACK5$ FULL-L5G? PORTRAIT ( ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&]1 SAT A NUMB] ( M51 EVID5TLY BELONG+ TO ! LOCAL >I/OCRACY1 DR9K+ *AMPAGNE2 & ON ONE SIDE W]E SOME TRAVEL+ M]*ANTS 9 BLUE %UBAS4 

,! C\NT 5T]$ ! ROOM1 & CALL+ ,BLU*]1 A HUGE GRAY BO>H\ND ?AT ACCOMPANI$ HIM1 HE ?REW (F HIS CLOAK1 ! COLL> ( :I* WAS COV]$ ) FRO/1 &1 AFT] ORD]+ VODKA1 SAT D[N AT ! TABLE 9 A %ORT BLUE-SAT9 JACKET1 & 5T]$ 9TO CONV]SATION ) ! G5TLEM5 SITT+ !RE4 ,! LATT]1 ATTRACT$ T[>D ! NEW-COM] BY HIS H&SOME & FRANK EXT]IOR1 (F]$ HIM A GLASS ( *AMPAGNE4.<#a#i#c.> 

,! C\NT HAD BEGUN TO DR9K HIS GLASS ( VODKA2 BUT N[ HE ALSO ORD]$ A BOTTLE ( *AMPAGNE1 9 ORD] TO RETURN ! C\RTESY ( HIS NEW COMPANIONS4 

,! DRIV] CAME 9 TO ASK = VODKA-MONEY4 

0,SA%KA10.<#e#g.> CRI$ ! C\NT1 0GIVE IT TO HIM40 

,! DRIV] W5T \T ) ,SA%KA1 BUT QUICKLY RETURN$1 HOLD+ ! MONEY 9 HIS H&S4 

0,:AT6 LITTLE FA!R1 'SL5CY1 IS ?AT RI<T8 ,I DID MY BE/ = Y\4 ,Y\ PROMIS$ ME A HALF-RUBLE1 & Y\ HAVE ONLY GIV5 ME A QU>T]60 

0,SA%KA1 GIVE HIM A RUBLE40 

,SA%KA1 HANG+ D[N HIS HEAD1 GAZ$ AT ! DRIV]'S FEET4 

0,HE WILL HAVE 5\<10 SAID HE 9 HIS DEEP VOICE4 0,BESIDES1 ,I HAV5'T ANY MORE MONEY40 

,! C\NT DREW FROM HIS POCKET-BOOK ! TWO SOLIT>Y BLUE NOTES.<#e#h.> :I* W]E 9 IT1 & GAVE ONE TO ! DRIV]1 :O KISS$ HIS H&1 & W5T (F4 0,I HAVE COME TO ! 5D10 SAID ! C\NT1 0MY LA/ FIVE RUBLES40 

0,TRUE HUSS> /YLE1 C\NT10 SAID ONE ( ! NOBLES1 :OSE MU/A*ES1 VOICE1 & A C]TA9 5]GETIC FRE$OM 9 ! USE ( HIS LEGS1 PROCLAIM$ HIM1 BEYOND A P]ADV5TURE1 TO BE A RETIR$ CAVALRYMAN4 0,>E Y\ GO+ TO SP5D SOME TIME H]E1 C\NT80 

0,I MU/ HAVE SOME MONEY IF ,I /AY1 O!RWISE ,I %\LD NOT BE V]Y LIKELY TO4 ,BESIDES1 !RE >E NO SP>E ROOMS1 ! ,DEVIL TAKE IT1 9 ?IS CURS$ TAV]N40 

0,I BEG ( Y\1 C\NT10 PURSU$ ! CAVALRYMAN1 0W\LDN'T Y\ LIKE TO COME 9 ) ME8 ,MY ROOM IS ,NO4 #g4 ,IF Y\ W\LDN'T OBJECT TO SLEEP !RE = ! PRES5T4 ,WE %ALL BE H]E ?REE DAYS AT LEA/4 .<#a#i#d.>,TO-DAY ,I WAS AT ! M>%AL'S3 H[ GLAD HE W\LD BE TO SEE Y\60 

0,?AT'S RI<T1 C\NT1 /AY ) US10 URG$ ANO!R ( ! TABLE COMPANIONS1 A H&SOME Y\NG MAN4 0,:AT IS Y\R HURRY8 ,& BESIDES1 ?IS HAPP5S ONLY ONCE 9 ?REE YE>S1--!SE ELECTIONS4 ,WE MI<T GET A GLIMPSE ( SOME ( \R GIRLS1 C\NT60 

0,SA%KA1 GET ME SOME CLEAN L954 ,I AM GO+ TO HAVE A BA?10 SAID ! C\NT1 RIS+4 0,& !N WE WILL SEE2 P]HAPS ,I MAY DECIDE TO PAY MY RESPECTS TO ! M>%AL40 

,!N HE CALL$ ! WAIT]1 & SAID SOME?+ TO HIM 9 AN UND]TONE4 ,! WAIT] REPLI$1 ) A LAU<1 0,?AT IS )9 HUMAN POSSIBILITY10 & W5T \T4 

0,WELL1 !N1 LITTLE FA!R1 ,I HAVE GIV5 ORD]S TO HAVE MY TRUNK TAK5 TO Y\R ROOM10 CRI$ ! C\NT1 AS HE W5T \T ( ! DOOR4 

0,I %ALL CONSID] IT A FAVOR3 IT DELI<TS ME10 REPLI$ ! CAVALRYMAN AS HE HA/5$ TO ! DOOR1 & CRI$1 0,NO4#g2 DON'T =GET60 

,:5 ! C\NT WAS \T ( HE>+1 ! CAVALRYMAN RETURN$ TO HIS PLACE1 & DRAW+ HIS *AIR NE>] TO ! *9OVNIK1 & LOOK+ HIM /RAI<T 9 HIS SMIL+ EYES1 SAID1-- 

0,WELL1 HE'S ! V]Y ONE40 

0,:AT ONE80 

0,I TELL Y\ ?AT HE'S ?AT V]Y SAME HUSS> DUELI/1--LET ME SEE1 ! FAM\S ,TURB94 ,HE KNEW ME4 ,I'LL WAG] HE KNEW ME4 ,I ASSURE Y\1 AT ,LEB$YAN HE & ,I W]E ON A SPREE = ?REE WEEKS1 & W]E NEV] SOB] ONCE4 ,?AT WAS :5 ,I LO/ MY REM\NT4 ,!RE WAS ONE LITTLE AFFAIR AT ?AT TIME1--WE W]E 5GAG$ 9 IT TOGE!R4 ,AH1 HE IS A GAY LAD6 ISN'T HE1 ?\<80.<#a#i#e.> 

0,9DE$ HE IS4 ,:AT PLEASANT MANN]S HE HAS6 ,!RE'S NO FAULT TO BE F\ND ) HIM10 REPLI$ ! H&SOME Y\NG MAN4 0,H[ QUICKLY WE BECAME ACQUA9T$6444 ,HE ISN'T MORE ?AN TW5TY-TWO1 IS HE80 

0,HE C]TA9LY W\LD NOT SEEM SO1 W\LD HE8444 ,BUT HE'S REALLY MORE ?AN ?AT4 ,WELL1 N[ Y\ WANT TO KN[ :O HE IS1 DON'T Y\8 ,:O C>RI$ (F ,MEGUNOVA8 ,HE DID4 ,HE KILL$ ,SABL94 ,HE KICK$ ,MATNYEF \T ( ! W9D[4 ,HE 'DID' ,PR9CE ,NE/]( \T ( ?REE HUNDR$ ?\S& RUBLES4 ,HE'S A REGUL> MADCAP4 ,Y\ \<T TO KN[ HIM1--A GAMBL]1 DUELI/1 S$UC]1 BUT A :OLE-S\L$ FELL[1 A G5U9E HUSS>4 ,WE GOT TALK$ AB\T A GOOD DEAL1 BUT IF ANY ONE REALLY UND]/OOD :AT IT MEANT TO BE A G5U9E HUSS>6 ,?OSE W]E GREAT TIMES40 

,& ! CAVALRYMAN BEGAN TO TELL HIS COMRADE ( A DR9K+-B\T ) ! C\NT1 :I* HAD NEV] TAK5 PLACE1 NOR C\LD HAVE TAK5 PLACE4 ,IT C\LD NOT HAVE TAK5 PLACE1 FIR/1 BECAUSE HE HAD NEV] SE5 ! C\NT BE=E1 & HAD RETIR$ FROM ! S]VICE TWO YE>S BE=E ! C\NT HAD 5T]$ IT2 & SECONDLY1 BECAUSE ?IS CAVALRYMAN HAD NEV] S]V$ 9 ! CAVALRY1 BUT HAD S]V$ F\R YE>S AS A V]Y 9SIGNIFICANT YUNK] 9 ! ,BIELEVSKY REGIM5T2 & JU/ AS SOON AS HE WAS PROMOT$ TO BE 5SIGN1 HE RETIR$4 

,BUT T5 YE>S BE=E HE HAD RECEIV$ AN 9H]ITANCE1 & ACTUALLY W5T TO ,LEB$YAN2 & !RE HE SP5T SEV5 HUNDR$ RUBLES ) ! CAVALRY (FIC]S1 & HAD HAD MADE = HIM AN UHLAN'S UNI=M ) ORANGE LAPELS1 ) ! 9T5TION ( 5T]+ ! UHLANS4 ,HIS ?\<T ( 5T]+ ! CAVALRY1 & HIS ?REE WEEKS SP5T ) ! (FIC]S AT ,LEB$YAN1 MADE ! V]Y HAPPIE/ & MO/ BRILLIANT P]IOD ( HIS LIFE2 SO ?AT HE BEGAN TO.<#a#i#f.> TRANSF] HIS ?\<T 9TO A REALITY4 ,!N1 AS HE ADD$ REMEMBRANCE TO IT1 HE BEGAN ACTUALLY TO BELIEVE 9 HIS MILIT>Y PA/1--:I* DID NOT PREV5T HIM FROM BE+ A WOR?Y MAN ?R\< HIS K9DNESS ( HE>T & UPRI<TNESS4 

0,YES1 ANY ONE :O HAS NEV] S]V$ 9 ! CAVALRY10 HE W5T ON TO SAY1 0WILL NEV] UND]/& US FELL[S40 

,HE SAT A/RIDE ( HIS *AIR1 &1 ?RU/+ \T HIS L[] LIP1 W5T ON 9 A DEEP VOICE1 0,IT HAPP5S Y\ >E RID+ ALONG 9 FRONT ( ! BATTALION4 ,A DEVIL IS UND] Y\1 NOT A HORSE1 PRANC+ ALONG2 ?US Y\ SIT ON ?IS P]FECT DEVIL4 ,! BATTALION COMM&] COMES ALONG4 ',LIEUT5ANT1' SAYS HE1 ',I BEG ( Y\--Y\R S]VICE IS ABSOLUTELY 9DISP5SABLE4 ,Y\ MU/ LEAD ! BATTALION = ! P>ADE4' ,V]Y WELL1 & SO IT GOES4 ,Y\ LOOK >\ND1 Y\ GIVE A %\T1 Y\ LEAD ! BRAVE FELL[S :O >E UND] Y\R COMM&4 ,AH6 ! DEUCE TAKE IT6 'TWAS A GLORI\S TIME60 

,! C\NT CAME BACK FROM ! BA?1 ALL RUDDY1 & ) HIS HAIR WET1 & W5T DIRECTLY TO ,NO4 #g1 :]E ! CAVALRYMAN WAS ALREADY SITT+ 9 HIS DRESS+-G[N1 ) HIS PIPE1 & ?9K+ ) DELI<T & SOME LITTLE ANXIETY ( ! GOOD =TUNE ?AT HAD BEFALL5 HIM 9 %>+ HIS ROOM ) ! FAM\S ,TURB94 0,WELL1 N[10 ! ?\<T CAME 9TO HIS HEAD1 0SUPPOSE HE %\LD TAKE ME1 & /RIP ME NAK$1 & C>RY ME \TSIDE ! T[N LIMITS1 & SET ME D[N 9 ! SN[1 444 OR SME> ME ) T> 444 OR SIMPLY 444 ,BUT1 NO3 HE W\LD NOT DO SU* A ?+ TO A COMRADE10 HE SAID1 TRY+ TO COM=T HIMSELF4 

0,SA%KA1 GIVE ,BLU*] SOME?+ TO EAT10 CRI$ ! C\NT4 

,SA%KA MADE HIS APPE>ANCE4 ,HE HAD BE5 DR9K+ GLASSES ( VODKA EV] S9CE HIS >RIVAL1 & WAS BEG9N+ TO BE G5U9ELY TIPSY4.<#a#i#g.> 

0,Y\ HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO CONTROL Y\RSELF4 ,Y\ HAVE BE5 GETT+ DRUNK1  
CANAILLYA6444 ,FE$ ,BLU*]40 

0,IT WON'T KILL HIM TO FA/4444 ,Y\ SEE1 444 HE'S SO PLUMP10 REPLI$ ,SA%KA1 C>ESS+ ! DOG4 

0,N[1 NONE ( Y\R IMPUD5CE4 ,GO1 & FE$ HIM40 

0,ALL Y\ C>E = IS TO HAVE Y\R DOG FAT2 BUT IF A MAN DR9KS A LITTLE GLASS1 !N Y\ PIT* 9TO HIM40 

0,HEY6 ,I'LL /RIKE Y\10 CRI$ ! C\NT ) A VOICE ?AT MADE ! W9D[-PANES RATTLE1 & EV5 SC>$ ! CAVALRYMAN SOME:AT4 

0,Y\ W\LD BETT] ASK IF ,SA%KA HAS HAD ANY ?+ TO EAT TO-DAY4 ,ALL RI<T1 /RIKE AWAY1 IF A DOG IS MORE TO Y\ ?AN A MAN10 CONT9U$ ,SA%KA4 

,BUT AT ?AT 9/ANT HE RECEIV$ SU* A VIOL5T BL[ ( ! FI/ ACROSS ! FACE ?AT HE /AGG]$1 /RUCK HIS HEAD AGA9/ ! P>TITION1 &1 CLUT*+ HIS NOSE1 LEAP$ ?R\< ! DOOR1 & ?REW HIMSELF D[N ON A B5* 9 ! CORRIDOR4 

0,HE HAS BROK5 MY TEE?10 HE GR[L$1 WIP+ HIS BLOODY NOSE ) ONE H&1 & ) ! O!R SCRAT*+ ,BLU*]'S BACK1 AS ! DOG LICK$ HIM4 0,HE HAS BROK5 MY TEE?1 ,BLU*KA2 & YET HE IS MY C\NT1 & ,I W\LD JUMP 9TO ! FIRE = HIM1 ?AT'S A FACT4 ,BECAUSE HE'S MY C\NT1 DO Y\ UND]/&1 ,BLU*KA8 ,& DO Y\ WANT SOME?+ TO EAT80 

,AFT] LY+ !RE A :ILE1 HE GOT UP1 GAVE ! DOG HIS D9N]1 &1 ALMO/ SOB]$1 W5T TO S]VE HIS MA/]1 & GET HIM HIS TEA4 

0,Y\ W\LD SIMPLY (F5D ME10 SAID ! CAVALRYMAN TIMIDLY1 /&+ 9 FRONT ( ! C\NT1 :O WAS LY+ ON ! B$ ) HIS FEET PROPP$ AGA9/ ! P>TITION4 0,N[1 Y\ SEE1 ,I AM AN OLD SOLDI] &.<#a#i#h.> COMRADE1 ,I MAY SAY2 9/EAD ( LETT+ Y\ BORR[ ( ANY ONE ELSE1 IT W\LD GIVE ME GREAT PLEASURE TO LET Y\ HAVE TWO HUNDR$ RUBLES4 ,I HAV5'T !M ) ME N[1--ONLY A HUNDR$1--BUT ,I CAN GET ! RE/ TO-DAY2 DON'T REFUSE1 Y\ W\LD SIMPLY (F5D ME1 C\NT60 

0,?ANKS1 LITTLE FA!R10 SAID ,TURB91 9/ANTLY P]CEIV+ :AT SORT ( RELATION%IP W\LD EXI/ BETWE5 !M1 & SLAPP+ ! CAVALRYMAN ON ! %\LD]4 0,?ANKS4 ,WELL1 !N1 WE'LL GO TO ! BALL IF Y\ SAY SO4 ,BUT N[ :AT %ALL WE DO8 ,TELL ME :OM Y\ HAVE 9 Y\R CITY3 ANY PRETTY GIRLS8 ANYBODY READY = A SPREE8 ,:O PLAYS C>DS80 

,! CAVALRYMAN EXPLA9$ ?AT !RE W\LD BE A CR[D ( PRETTY GIRLS AT ! BALL2 ?AT ! POLICE COMMISSION]1.<#e#i.> ,KOLK(1 :O HAD JU/ BE5 REELECT$1 WAS ! GREATE/ H& = SPREES1 ONLY HE LACK$ ! SPIRIT ( A G5U9E HUSS>1 BUT /ILL WAS A FIR/-RATE FELL[2 ?AT ,ILYU%KA'S *ORUS ( GYPSIES HAD BE5 S++ AT ,K4 EV] S9CE ! ELECTIONS BEGAN2 ?AT ,/IO%KA.<#f.> WAS ! SOLOI/1 & ?AT AFT] ! M>%AL'S RECEPTION EV]YBODY W5T !RE N[ADAYS4 ,& ! /AKES W]E PRETTY HI<4 0,LUKHN(1 A VISITOR H]E10 HE SAID1 0IS SWEEP+ 9 ! MONEY2 & ,ILY91 A CORNET ( UHLANS1 :O ROOMS 9 ,NO4 #h1 HAS ALREADY LO/ A PILE4 ,! GAME HAS ALREADY BEGUN !RE4 ,!Y PLAY !RE EV]Y EV5+2 & HE'S A WOND]FULLY F9E Y\NG FELL[1 ,I TELL Y\1 C\NT1 ?IS ,ILY9 IS4 ,!RE'S NO?+ MEAN AB\T HIM--HE'D GIVE Y\ HIS LA/ %IRT40 

0,!N LET US GO TO HIS ROOM4 ,WE WILL SEE :AT SORT ( M5 Y\ HAVE10 SAID ! C\NT4 

0,COME ON6 COME ON6 !Y WILL BE MI<TY GLAD40 

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