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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,! NEWLY-ELECT$ ISPRAVNIK1 ) HIS COMPANY1 ! CAVALRYMAN1 & O!R MEMB]S ( ! NOBILITY1 HAD ALREADY BE5 LI/5+ = SOME TIME TO ! GYPSIES1 & DR9K+ AT ! NEW TAV]N1 :5 ! C\NT1 9 A BLUE-L9$ BE>-SK9 %UBA :I* HAD BELONG$ TO ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA'S LATE HUSB&1 JO9$ !M4 

0,LITTLE FA!R1 Y\R EXCELL5CY6 WE HAVE ALMO/ GIV5 UP EXPECT+ Y\10 SAID A SQU9T-EY$ BLACK GYPSY ) BRILLIANT TEE?1 :O MET HIM 9 ! 5TRY & DIVE/$ HIM ( HIS %UBA4 0,WE HAV5'T MET S9CE WE W]E AT ,LEB$YAN4444 ,/IO%KA HAS P9$ AWAY ON ACC\NT ( Y\40 

,/IO%KA1 A SL5D] Y\NG GYPSY-GIRL.<#f#g.> ) A *]RY R$ BLOOM ON H] C9NAMON-COLOR$ *EEKS1 ) BRILLIANT DEEP BLACK EYES1 %AD$ BY LONG EYELA%ES1 ALSO HURRI$ TO MEET HIM4 

0,AH6 DE> LITTLE C\NT6.<#f#h.> MY SWEE!>T6 ,?IS IS A PLEASURE10 %E EXCLAIM$ ?R\< H] TEE?1 ) A JOY\S SMILE4 

,ILYU%KA HIMSELF CAME TO GREET ,TURB91 PRET5D+ ?AT HE WAS V]Y GLAD TO SEE HIM4 ,! OLD WOM51 ! WIVES1 ! Y\NG GIRLS1 HA/5$ TO ! SPOT & SURR\ND$ ! GUE/4 

,ONE W\LD HAVE SAID ?AT HE WAS A RELATIVE OR A GOD-BRO!R TO !M4 

,TURB9 KISS$ ALL ! Y\NG GYPSY GIRLS ON ! LIPS2 .<#b#b#f.>! OLD WOM5 & ! M5 KISS$ HIM ON ! %\LD] OR ON ! H&4 

,! G5TLEM5 W]E ALSO V]Y GLAD ( ! C\NT'S >RIVAL2 ! MORE BECAUSE ! FE/IVITY1 HAV+ PASS$ ITS APOGEE1 WAS N[ BECOM+ TAME2 EV]Y ONE BEGAN TO FEEL A S5SE ( SATIETY4 ,! W9E1 HAV+ LO/ ITS EXHIL>AT+ EFFECT ON ! N]VES1 ONLY S]V$ TO LOAD ! /OMA*4 ,EV]YBODY HAD DIS*>G$ ! LA/ CANNON ( HIS WILDNESS1 & WAS LOOK+ >\ND MOODILY4 ,ALL ! SONGS HAD BE5 SUNG1 & RAN 9 ! HEADS ( EA*1 LEAV+ A M]E IMPRESSION ( NOISE & CONFUSION4 

,:ATEV] ANY ONE DID ?AT WAS /RANGE & WILD1 ! RE/ BEGAN TO LOOK UPON IT AS NO?+ V]Y 5T]TA9+ OR AMUS+4 

,! ISPRAVNIK /RET*$ \T ON ! FLOOR 9 %AMELESS FA%ION AT ! FEET ( SOME OLD WOMAN1 KICK$ HIS LEG 9 ! AIR1 & BEGAN TO CRY1-- 

0,*AMPAGNE6444 ,! C\NT HAS COME6444 ,*AMPAGNE6444 ,HE HAS COME6444 ,N[ GIVE US *AMPAGNE6444 ,I WILL MAKE A BA? ( *AMPAGNE1 & SWIM 9 IT6 ,G5TLEM5 ( ! NOBILITY1 ,I LOVE Y\R ADMIRABLE SOCIETY6444 ,/IO%KA1 S+ ',! ,N>R[ ,ROAD4'0 

,! CAVALRYMAN WAS ALSO V]Y GAY1 BUT 9 A DIFF]5T FA%ION4 ,HE WAS SITT+ 9 A CORN] ( A S(A ) A TALL1 H&SOME GYPSY1 ,LIUBA%A2 & ) ! CONSCI\SNESS ?AT 9TOXICATION WAS BEG9N+ TO CL\D HIS EYES1 HE KEPT BL9K+ !M1 & SW++ HIS HEAD1 & REPEAT+ ! SAME WORDS OV] & OV] AGA93 HE WAS PROPOS+ 9 A :ISP] TO ! GYPSY TO FLY ) HIM SOME:]E4 

,LIUBA%A1 SMIL+1 LI/5$ TO HIM AS ?\< :AT HE SAID W]E V]Y AMUS+ TO H]1 & AT ! SAME.<#b#b#g.> TIME RA!R MELAN*OLY4 ,OCCASIONALLY %E CA/ H] GLANCES AT H] HUSB&1 ! SQU9T-EY$ ,SA%KA1 :O WAS /&+ BEH9D A *AIR NE> H]4 ,9 REPLY TO ! CAVALRYMAN'S DECL>ATION ( LOVE1 %E B5T OV] TO HIS E>1 & BEGG$ HIM TO BUY H] SOME P]FUME & A RIBBON )\T ANY ONE KN[+ IT1 SO ?AT ! O!RS %\LD NOT SEE IT4 

0,HURRAH60 CRI$ ! CAVALRYMAN :5 ! C\NT CAME 94 

,! H&SOME Y\NG MAN1 ) AN EXPRESSION ( ANXIETY1 WAS WALK+ UP & D[N ! ROOM ) SOLICIT\SLY /EADY /EPS1 & HUMM+ AN AIR FROM ! 0,REVOLT 9 ! ,S]AGLIO40 

,AN OLD PAT]FAMILIAS1 DRAGG$ \T TO SEE ! GYPSIES ?R\< ! IRRESI/IBLE 5TREATIES ( ! G5TLEM5 ( ! NOBILITY1 :O HAD TOLD HIM ?AT IF HE /AID AWAY EV]Y ?+ W\LD GO TO PIECES1 & 9 ?AT CASE !Y HAD BETT] NOT GO1 WAS LY+ ON A S(A :]E HE HAD /RET*$ HIMSELF \T IMM$IATELY ON HIS >RIVAL2 & NO ONE PAID ANY ATT5TION TO HIM4 

,A *9OVNIK1 :O HAD BE5 !RE BE=E1 HAD TAK5 (F HIS COAT1 WAS SITT+ ) HIS LEGS ON ! TABLE1 & WAS RUMPL+ UP HIS HAIR1 & ?US PROV+ ?AT HE UND]/OOD H[ TO BE DISSIPAT$4 

,AS SOON AS ! C\NT CAME 91 ! (FICIAL UNBUTTON$ HIS %IRT-COLL>1 & LIFT$ HIS LEGS /ILL HI<]4 ,! C\NT'S >RIVAL G5]ALLY GAVE NEW LIFE TO ! FE/IVITIES4 

,! GYPSY GIRLS1 :O HAD BE5 SCATT]$ AB\T ! ROOM1 AGA9 =M$ !IR CIRCLE4 ,! C\NT SEAT$ ,/IO%KA1 ! SOLOI/1 ON HIS KNEE1 & ORD]$ MORE *AMPAGNE TO BE BR\<T4 ,ILYU%KA1 ) HIS GUIT>1 /OOD 9 FRONT ( ! SOLOI/1 & BEGAN ! PLYASKA1 ?AT IS1 ! GYPSY SONG & DANCE1 0,:5 ,I WALK UPON.<#b#b#h.> ! ,/REET10 0,HEY6 Y\ ,HUSS>S10 0,DO Y\ HE>1 DO Y\ UND]/&80 & O!RS ( ! USUAL ORD]4 

,/IO%KA SANG SPL5DIDLY4 ,H] FLEXIBLE1 SONOR\S CONTRALTO1 ) ITS DEEP *E/ NOTES1 H] SMILES :ILE %E WAS S++1 H] MIS*IEV\S1 PASSIONATE EYES1 & H] LITTLE FOOT :I* 9VOLUNT>ILY KEPT TIME TO ! MEASURE ( ! SONG1 H] DESPAIR+ WAIL AT ! 5D ( EA* C\PLET1--?IS ALL T\*$ SOME RESONANT BUT T5D] *ORD4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT %E LIV$ ONLY 9 ! SONG ?AT %E WAS S++4 

,ILYU%KA1 9 HIS SMILE1 HIS BACK1 HIS LEGS1 HIS :OLE BE+1 C>RY+ \T 9 PANTOMIME ! IDEA EXPRESS$ 9 ! SONG1 ACCOMPANI$ IT ON HIS GUIT>1 &1 FIX+ HIS EYES UPON H] AS ?\< HE W]E HE>+ H] = ! FIR/ TIME1 ATT5TIVELY & C>EFULLY LIFT$ & DROOP$ HIS HEAD ) ! RHY?M ( ! SONG4 

,!N HE SUDD5LY /RAI<T5$ HIMSELF UP AS ! S+] SANG ! LA/ NOTE1 &1 AS ?\< HE FELT HIMSELF SUP]IOR TO EV]Y ONE ELSE 9 ! WORLD1 ) PR\D DELIB]ATION KICK$ ! GUIT>1 TURN$ IT OV]1 /AMP$ HIS FOOT1 TOSS$ BACK HIS LOCKS1 & LOOK$ AT ! *ORUS ) A FR[N4 

,ALL HIS BODY1 FROM HIS NECK TO HIS TOES1 BEGAN TO DANCE 9 EV]Y S9EW4 

,& TW5TY P[]FUL1 5]GETIC VOICES1 EA* TRY+ TO \TDO ! O!R 9 MAK+ /RANGE & EXTRAORD9>Y NOISES1 W]E LIFT$ 9 UNION4 

,! OLD WOM5 SPRANG D[N FROM !IR *AIRS1 WAV+ !IR H&K]*IEFS1 & %[+ !IR TEE?1 & CRY+ 9 RHY?MIC MEASURE1 EA* L\D] ?AN ! O!R4 ,! BASSOS1 LEAN+ !IR HEADS ON ONE SIDE1 & SWELL+ !IR NECKS1 BELL[$ FROM BEH9D !IR *AIRS4 

,:5 ,/IO%KA EMITT$ H] HI< NOTES1 ,ILYU%KA BR\<T HIS GUIT> NE>] TO H] AS ?\< TRY+ TO.<#b#b#i.> AID H]2 & ! H&SOME Y\NG MAN1 9 HIS 5?USIASM1 CRI$ \T ?AT N[ !Y /RUCK ,B-FLAT4 

,:5 !Y CAME TO ! NATIONAL DANCE1 ! ,PLYASOVAYA1 & ,DUNIA%A1 ) %\LD]S & BOSOM %AK+1 /EPP$ 9 FRONT ( ! C\NT1 & WAS PASS+ ON1 ,TURB9 LEAP$ FROM HIS PLACE1 TOOK (F HIS UNI=M1 &1 REMA9+ ONLY 9 HIS R$ %IRT1 BOLDLY JO9$ H]1 KEEP+ UP ! SAME MEASURE1 & CUTT+ ) HIS FEET SU* ANTICS1 ?AT ! GYPSIES LAU<$ & EX*ANG$ GLANCES ( APPROVAL4 

,! ISPRAVNIK1 :O WAS SITT+ ,TURKI% FA%ION1 P\ND$ HIS *E/ ) HIS FI/1 & CRI$ 0,VIVAT60 & !N1 SEIZ+ ! C\NT BY ! LEG1 BEGAN TO TELL HIM ?AT \T ( TWO ?\S& RUBLES1 HE HAD ONLY FIVE HUNDR$ LEFT & ?AT HE MI<T DO :ATEV] HE PLEAS$1 IF ONLY ! C\NT W\LD P]MIT HIM4 

,! OLD PAT]FAMILIAS WOKE UP1 & WANT$ TO GO HOME1 BUT !Y W\LD NOT LET HIM4 ,! H&SOME Y\NG MAN ASK$ A GYPSY GIRL TO WALTZ ) HIM4 ,! CAVALRYMAN1 ANXI\S TO EXALT HIMSELF BY HIS FRI5D%IP ) ! C\NT1 GOT UP FROM HIS CORN]1 & EMBRAC$ ,TURB94 0,AH1 MY TURTLE-DOVE60 HE CRI$4 0,:Y MU/ Y\ LEAVE US SO SOON8 HA80 ,! C\NT SAID NO?+1 BE+ EVID5TLY ABSORB$ 9 ?\<T4 0,:]E DID Y\ GO8 ,AH1 Y\ RASCAL1 ,I KN[ :]E Y\ W5T60 

,?IS FAMILI>ITY SOMEH[ DISPLEAS$ ! ,C\NT ,TURB94 ,)\T SMIL+1 HE LOOK$ 9 SIL5CE 9TO ! CAVALRYMAN'S FACE1 & SUDD5LY GAVE HIM SU* A T]RIBLE & GRIEV\S AFFRONT ?AT ! CAVALRYMAN WAS MORTIFI$1 & = SOME TIME DID NOT KN[ :AT TO MAKE ( SU* AN 9SULT1 :E!R IT W]E A JOKE OR NOT A JOKE4 ,AT LA/ HE MADE UP HIS M9D ?AT IT WAS A JOKE2 HE SMIL$1 & RETURN$ TO HIS GYPSY1 ASSUR+ H] ?AT HE W\LD REALLY M>RY H] AFT] ,EA/]4.<#b#c.> 

,ANO!R SONG WAS SUNG1 A ?IRD1 !Y DANC$ AGA92 ! R\ND ( GAIETY WAS KEPT UP1 & EV]Y ONE CONT9U$ TO FEEL GAY4 ,!RE WAS NO 5D TO ! *AMPAGNE4 

,! C\NT DRANK A GREAT DEAL4 ,HIS EYES SEEM$ TO GR[ RA!R MOI/1 BUT HE DID NOT GR[ DIZZY2 HE DANC$ /ILL BETT] ?AN ! RE/1 SPOKE )\T ANY ?ICKNESS1 & EV5 JO9$ 9 A *ORUS1 & SUPPORT$ ,/IO%KA :5 %E SANG 0,! SWEET EMOTION ( FRI5D%IP40 

,9 ! MID/ ( ! DANCE & SONG ! M]*ANT1 :O KEPT ! HOTEL1 CAME TO BEG ! GUE/S TO GO HOME1 AS IT WAS ?REE O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+4 

,! C\NT TOOK ! L&LORD BY ! ?ROAT1 & ORD]$ HIM TO DANCE !  
PRISIADKA4 ,! M]*ANT REFUS$4 ,! C\NT SNAT*$ A BOTTLE ( *AMPAGNE1 & /&+ ! M]*ANT ON HIS HEAD ORD]$ HIM TO /AY SO1 & !N AMID G5]AL HIL>ITY P\R$ ! :OLE BOTTLE OV] HIM4 

,! DAWN WAS ALREADY BREAK+4 ,ALL W]E PALE & WE>Y EXCEPT ! C\NT4 

0,AT ALL EV5TS1 ,I MU/ GO TO ,MOSC[10 SAID HE1 SUDD5LY RIS+4 0,COME ) ME1 ALL ( Y\1 TO MY ROOM1 *ILDR54444 ,SEE ME (F1 & LET US HAVE SOME TEA40 

,ALL ACCOMPANI$ HIM ) ! EXCEPTION ( ! SLEEP+ PROPRIETOR1 :O /ILL REMA9$ !RE2 !Y PIL$ 9TO ?REE SL$GES ?AT W]E WAIT+ AT ! DOOR1 & DROVE (F TO ! HOTEL4.<#b#c#a.> 

7,S\RCE3 0,A ,RUSSIAN ,PROPRIETOR & ,O!R ,/ORIES10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE1 PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL @& ,CO41 ,NEW ,YORK1 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE47 

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