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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

0,WELL1 ,KAPITONIT*80 SAID ,S]YOZHA1 COM+ BACK ROSY & GOOD-HUMOR$ 
FROM HIS WALK ! DAY BE=E HIS BIR?DAY1 & GIV+ HIS OV]COAT 
TO ! TALL OLD HALL PORT]1 :O SMIL$ D[N AT ! LITTLE P]SON 
FROM ! HEI<T ( HIS LONG FIGURE4 0,WELL1 HAS ! B&AG$ CL]K 
BE5 H]E TODAY8 ,DID PAPA SEE HIM80 

0,HE SAW HIM4 ,! M9UTE ! *IEF SECRET>Y CAME \T1 ,I 
ANN\NC$ HIM10 SAID ! HALL PORT] ) A GOOD-HUMOR$ W9K4 
0,H]E1 ,I'LL TAKE IT (F40 

0,S]YOZHA60 SAID ! TUTOR1 /OPP+ 9 ! DOORWAY LEAD+ TO 
! 9N] ROOMS4 0,TAKE IT (F Y\RSELF40 ,BUT ,S]YOZHA1 ?\< 
HE HE>D HIS TUTOR'S FEEBLE VOICE1 DID NOT PAY ATT5TION TO IT4 
,HE /OOD KEEP+ HOLD ( ! HALL PORT]'S BELT1 & GAZ+ 9TO 
HIS FACE4 

0,WELL1 & DID PAPA DO :AT HE WANT$ = HIM80 

,! HALL PORT] NODD$ HIS HEAD AFFIRMATIVELY4 ,! CL]K ) 
HIS FACE TI$ UP1 :O HAD ALREADY BE5 SEV5 TIMES TO ASK SOME 
FAVOR ( ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 9T]E/$ BO? ,S]YOZHA & ! 
HALL PORT]4 ,S]YOZHA HAD COME UPON HIM 9 ! HALL1 & HAD 
HE>D HIM PLA9TIVELY BEG ! HALL PORT] TO ANN\NCE HIM1 SAY+ 
?AT HE & HIS *ILDR5 HAD DEA? />+ !M 9 ! FACE4 

,S9CE !N ,S]YOZHA1 HAV+ MET HIM A SECOND TIME 9 ! HALL1 
TOOK GREAT 9T]E/ 9 HIM4 

0,WELL1 WAS HE V]Y GLAD80 HE ASK$4 

0,GLAD8 ,I %\LD ?9K SO6 ,ALMO/ DANC+ AS HE WALK$ AWAY40 

0,& HAS ANY?+ BE5 LEFT80 ASK$ ,S]YOZHA1 AFT] A PAUSE4 

0,COME1 SIR10 SAID ! HALL-PORT]2 !N ) A %AKE ( HIS HEAD 
HE :ISP]$1 0,SOME?+ FROM ! C\NTESS40 

,S]YOZHA UND]/OOD AT ONCE ?AT :AT ! HALL PORT] WAS 
SPEAK+ ( WAS A PRES5T FROM ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA = HIS 
BIR?DAY4 

0,:AT DO Y\ SAY8 ,:]E80 

0,KORNEY TOOK IT TO Y\R PAPA4 ,A F9E PLAY?+ IT MU/ BE TOO60 

0,H[ BIG8 ,LIKE ?IS80 

0,RA!R SMALL1 BUT A F9E ?+40 

0,A BOOK40 

0,NO1 A ?+4 ,RUN ALONG1 RUN ALONG1 ,VASSILY ,LUKIT* IS CALL+ 
Y\10 SAID ! PORT]1 HE>+ ! TUTOR'S /EPS APPROA*+1 & 
C>EFULLY TAK+ AWAY FROM HIS BELT ! LITTLE H& 9 ! GLOVE 
HALF PULL$ (F1 HE SIGN$ ) HIS HEAD T[>DS ! TUTOR4 

0,VASSILY ,LUKIT*1 9 A T9Y M9UTE60 ANSW]$ ,S]YOZHA ) ?AT 
GAY & LOV+ SMILE :I* ALWAYS WON OV] ! CONSCI5TI\S 
,VASSILY ,LUKIT*4 

,S]YOZHA WAS TOO HAPPY1 EV]Y?+ WAS TOO DELI<TFUL = HIM TO 
BE ABLE TO HELP %>+ ) HIS FRI5D ! PORT] ! FAMILY 
GOOD =TUNE ( :I* HE HAD HE>D DUR+ HIS WALK 9 ! PUBLIC 
G>D5S FROM ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA'S NIECE4 ,?IS PIECE ( GOOD NEWS 
SEEM$ TO HIM P>TICUL>LY IMPORTANT FROM ITS COM+ AT ! SAME 
TIME ) ! GLADNESS ( ! B&AG$ CL]K & HIS [N GLADNESS 
AT TOYS HAV+ COME = HIM4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ,S]YOZHA ?AT ?IS WAS 
A DAY ON :I* EV]YONE \<T TO BE GLAD & HAPPY4 

0,Y\ KN[ PAPA'S RECEIV$ ! ,ALEX&] ,NEVSKY TODAY80 

0,TO BE SURE ,I DO6 ,PEOPLE HAVE BE5 ALREADY TO CONGRATULATE HIM40 

0,& IS HE GLAD80 

0,GLAD AT ! ,CZ>'S GRACI\S FAVOR6 ,I %\LD ?9K SO6 ,IT'S A 
PRO( HE'S DES]V$ IT10 SAID ! PORT] SEV]ELY & S]I\SLY4 

,S]YOZHA FELL TO DREAM+1 GAZ+ UP AT ! FACE ( ! PORT]1 
:I* HE HAD ?OR\<LY /UDI$ 9 EV]Y DETAIL1 ESPECIALLY ! 
*9 ?AT HUNG D[N BETWE5 ! GRAY :ISK]S1 NEV] SE5 BY 
ANYONE BUT ,S]YOZHA1 :O SAW HIM ONLY FROM BEL[4 

0,WELL1 & HAS Y\R DAU<T] BE5 TO SEE Y\ LATELY80 

,! PORT]'S DAU<T] WAS A BALLET DANC]4 

0,:5 IS %E TO COME ON WEEK-DAYS8 ,!Y'VE !IR LESSONS TO 
LE>N TOO4 ,& Y\'VE Y\R LESSON1 SIR2 RUN ALONG40 

,ON COM+ 9TO ! ROOM1 ,S]YOZHA1 9/EAD ( SITT+ D[N TO HIS 
LESSONS1 TOLD HIS TUTOR ( HIS SUPPOSITION ?AT :AT HAD BE5 
BR\<T HIM MU/ BE A MA*9E4 0,:AT DO Y\ ?9K80 HE 9QUIR$4 

,BUT ,VASSILY ,LUKIT* WAS ?9K+ ( NO?+ BUT ! NECESSITY ( 
LE>N+ ! GRAMM> LESSON = ! TEA*]1 :O WAS COM+ AT 
TWO4 

0,NO1 DO JU/ TELL ME1 ,VASSILY ,LUKIT*10 HE ASK$ SUDD5LY1 :5 
HE WAS SEAT$ AT !IR WORK TABLE ) ! BOOK 9 HIS H&S1 
0:AT IS GREAT] ?AN ! ,ALEX&] ,NEVSKY8 ,Y\ KN[ PAPA'S 
RECEIV$ ! ,ALEX&] ,NEVSKY80 

,VASSILY ,LUKIT* REPLI$ ?AT ! ,VLADIMIR WAS GREAT] ?AN ! 
,ALEX&] ,NEVSKY4 

0,& HI<] /ILL80 

0,WELL1 HI<E/ ( ALL IS ! ,&REY ,P]VOZVANNY40 

0,& HI<] ?AN ! ,&REY80 

0,I DON'T KN[40 

0,:AT1 Y\ DON'T KN[80 & ,S]YOZHA1 LEAN+ ON HIS ELB[S1 SANK 
9TO DEEP M$ITATION4 

,HIS M$ITATIONS W]E ( ! MO/ COMPLEX & DIV]SE *>ACT]4 
,HE IMAG9$ HIS FA!R'S HAV+ SUDD5LY BE5 PRES5T$ ) BO? 
! ,VLADIMIR & ! ,&REY TODAY1 & 9 CONSEQU5CE BE+ MU* 
BETT] TEMP]$ AT HIS LESSON1 & DREAM$ H[1 :5 HE WAS GR[N 
UP1 HE W\LD HIMSELF RECEIVE ALL ! ORD]S1 & :AT !Y MI<T 
9V5T HI<] ?AN ! ,&REY4 ,DIRECTLY ANY HI<] ORD] W]E 
9V5T$1 HE W\LD W9 IT4 ,!Y W\LD MAKE A HI<] ONE /ILL1 
& HE W\LD IMM$IATELY W9 ?AT TOO4 

,! TIME PASS$ 9 SU* M$ITATIONS1 & :5 ! TEA*] CAME1 
! LESSON AB\T ! ADV]BS ( PLACE & TIME & MANN] ( 
ACTION WAS NOT READY1 & ! TEA*] WAS NOT ONLY DISPLEAS$1 
BUT HURT4 ,?IS T\*$ ,S]YOZHA4 ,HE FELT HE WAS NOT TO BLAME 
= NOT HAV+ LE>N$ ! LESSON2 H[EV] MU* HE TRI$1 HE WAS 
UTT]LY UNABLE TO DO ?AT4 ,AS LONG AS ! TEA*] WAS EXPLA9+ 
TO HIM1 HE BELIEV$ HIM & SEEM$ TO COMPREH5D1 BUT AS SOON AS 
HE WAS LEFT ALONE1 HE WAS POSITIVELY UNABLE TO RECOLLECT & TO 
UND]/& ?AT ! %ORT & FAMILI> WORD 0SUDD5LY0 IS AN 
ADV]B ( MANN] ( ACTION4 ,/ILL HE WAS SORRY ?AT HE HAD 
DISAPPO9T$ ! TEA*]4 

,HE *OSE A MOM5T :5 ! TEA*] WAS LOOK+ 9 SIL5CE AT ! 
BOOK4 

0,MIHAIL ,IVANIT*1 :5 IS Y\R BIR?DAY80 HE ASK$ ALL1 ( A 
SUDD54 

0,Y\'D MU* BETT] BE ?9K+ AB\T Y\R WORK4 ,BIR?DAYS >E ( 
NO IMPORTANCE TO A RATIONAL BE+4 ,IT'S A DAY LIKE ANY O!R ON 
:I* ONE HAS TO DO ONE'S WORK40 

,S]YOZHA LOOK$ 9T5TLY AT ! TEA*]1 AT HIS SCANTY BE>D1 AT 
HIS SPECTACLES1 :I* HAD SLIPP$ D[N BEL[ ! RIDGE ON HIS 
NOSE1 & FELL 9TO SO DEEP A REV]IE ?AT HE HE>D NO?+ ( 
:AT ! TEA*] WAS EXPLA9+ TO HIM4 ,HE KNEW ?AT ! TEA*] 
DID NOT ?9K :AT HE SAID2 HE FELT IT FROM ! TONE 9 :I* IT 
WAS SAID4 0,BUT :Y HAVE !Y ALL AGRE$ TO SPEAK JU/ 9 ! 
SAME MANN] ALWAYS ! DRE>IE/ & MO/ USELESS /UFF8 ,:Y 
DOES HE KEEP ME (F2 :Y DOESN'T HE LOVE ME80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF 
M\RNFULLY1 & C\LD NOT ?9K ( AN ANSW]4 

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