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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

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,! SIX? DAY WAS FIX$ = ! ELECTION ( ! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE4 

,! ROOMS1 L>GE & SMALL1 W]E FULL ( NOBLEM5 9 ALL SORTS ( UNI=MS4 ,MANY HAD COME ONLY = ?AT DAY4 ,M5 :O HAD NOT SE5 EA* O!R = YE>S1 SOME FROM ! ,CRIMEA1 SOME FROM ,PET]SBURG1 SOME FROM ABROAD1 MET 9 ! ROOMS ( ! ,HALL ( ,NOBILITY4 ,!RE WAS MU* DISCUSSION >\ND ! GOV]NOR'S TABLE UND] ! PORTRAIT ( ! ,CZ>4 

,! NOBLES1 BO? 9 ! L>G] & ! SMALL] ROOMS1 GR\P$ !MSELVES 9 CAMPS1 & FROM !IR HO/ILE & SUSPICI\S GLANCES1 FROM ! SIL5CE ?AT FELL UPON !M :5 \TSID]S APPROA*$ A GR\P1 & FROM ! WAY ?AT SOME1 :ISP]+ TOGE!R1 RETREAT$ TO ! F>!R CORRIDOR1 IT WAS EVID5T ?AT EA* SIDE HAD SECRETS FROM ! O!R4 ,9 APPE>ANCE ! NOBLEM5 W]E %>PLY DIVID$ 9TO TWO CLASSES3 ! OLD & ! NEW4 ,! OLD W]E = ! MO/ P>T EI!R 9 OLD UNI=MS ( ! NOBILITY1 BUTTON$ UP CLOSELY1 ) SPURS & HATS1 OR 9 !IR [N SPECIAL NAVAL1 CAVALRY1 9FANTRY1 OR (FICIAL UNI=MS4 ,! UNI=MS ( ! OLD] M5 W]E EMBROID]$ 9 ! OLD-FA%ION$ WAY ) EPAULETS ON !IR %\LD]S2 !Y W]E UNMI/AKABLY TI<T & %ORT 9 ! WAI/1 AS ?\< !IR WE>]S HAD GR[N \T ( !M4 ,! Y\NG] M5 WORE ! UNI=M ( ! NOBILITY ) LONG WAI/S & BROAD %\LD]S1 UNBUTTON$ OV] :ITE WAI/COATS1 OR UNI=MS ) BLACK COLL>S & ) ! EMBROID]$ BADGES ( JU/ICES ( ! PEACE4 ,TO ! Y\NG] M5 BELONG$ ! C\RT UNI=MS ?AT H]E & !RE BRI<T5$ UP ! CR[D4 

,BUT ! DIVISION 9TO Y\NG & OLD DID NOT CORRESPOND ) ! DIVISION ( P>TIES4 ,SOME ( ! Y\NG M51 AS ,LEV9 OBS]V$1 BELONG$ TO ! OLD P>TY2 & SOME ( ! V]Y OLDE/ NOBLEM51 ON ! CONTR>Y1 W]E :ISP]+ ) ,SVIAZHSKY1 & W]E EVID5TLY >D5T P>TISANS ( ! NEW P>TY4 

,LEV9 /OOD 9 ! SMALL] ROOM1 :]E !Y W]E SMOK+ & TAK+ LI<T REFRE%M5TS1 CLOSE TO HIS [N FRI5DS1 & LI/5+ TO :AT !Y W]E SAY+1 HE CONSCI5TI\SLY EX]T$ ALL HIS 9TELLIG5CE TRY+ TO UND]/& :AT WAS SAID4 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* WAS ! C5T] R\ND :I* ! O!RS GR\P$ !MSELVES4 ,HE WAS LI/5+ AT ?AT MOM5T TO ,SVIAZHSKY & ,HLIU/OV1 ! M>%AL ( ANO!R DI/RICT1 :O BELONG$ TO !IR P>TY4 ,HLIU/OV W\LD NOT AGREE TO GO ) HIS DI/RICT TO ASK ,SNETKOV TO /&1 :ILE ,SVIAZHSKY WAS P]SUAD+ HIM TO DO SO1 & ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* WAS APPROV+ ( ! PLAN4 ,LEV9 C\LD NOT MAKE \T :Y ! OPPOSITION WAS TO ASK ! M>%AL TO /& :OM !Y WANT$ TO SUP]S$E4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 :O HAD JU/ BE5 DR9K+ & TAK+ SOME LUN*1 CAME UP TO !M 9 HIS UNI=M ( A G5TLEMAN ( ! B$*AMB]1 WIP+ HIS LIPS ) A P]FUM$ H&K]*IEF ( BORD]$ BATI/E4 

0,WE >E PLAC+ \R =CES10 HE SAID1 PULL+ \T HIS :ISK]S1 0,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*60 

,& LI/5+ TO ! CONV]SATION1 HE SUPPORT$ ,SVIAZHSKY'S CONT5TION4 

0,ONE DI/RICT'S 5\<1 & ,SVIAZHSKY'S OBVI\SLY ( ! OPPOSITION10 HE SAID1 WORDS EVID5TLY 9TELLIGIBLE TO ALL EXCEPT ,LEV94 

0,:Y1 ,KO/YA1 Y\ H]E TOO6 ,I SUPPOSE Y\'RE CONV]T$1 EH80 HE ADD$1 TURN+ TO ,LEV9 & DRAW+ HIS >M ?R\< HIS4 ,LEV9 W\LD HAVE BE5 GLAD 9DE$ TO BE CONV]T$1 BUT C\LD NOT MAKE \T :AT ! PO9T WAS1 & RETREAT+ A FEW /EPS FROM ! SPEAK]S1 HE EXPLA9$ TO ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* HIS 9ABILITY TO UND]/& :Y ! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE %\LD BE ASK$ TO /&4 

0,O SANCTA SIMPLICITAS60 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 & BRIEFLY & CLE>LY HE EXPLA9$ IT TO ,LEV94 ,IF1 AS AT PREVI\S ELECTIONS1 ALL ! DI/RICTS ASK$ ! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE TO /&1 !N HE W\LD BE ELECT$ )\T A BALLOT4 ,?AT MU/ NOT BE4 ,N[ EI<T DI/RICTS HAD AGRE$ TO CALL UPON HIM3 IF TWO REFUS$ TO DO SO1 ,SNETKOV MI<T DECL9E TO /& AT ALL2 & !N ! OLD P>TY MI<T *OOSE ANO!R ( !IR P>TY1 :I* W\LD ?R[ !M COMPLETELY \T 9 !IR RECKON+4 ,BUT IF ONLY ONE DI/RICT1 ,SVIAZHSKY'S1 DID NOT CALL UPON HIM TO /&1 ,SNETKOV W\LD LET HIMSELF BE BALLOT$ =4 ,!Y W]E EV51 SOME ( !M1 GO+ TO VOTE = HIM1 & PURPOSELY TO LET HIM GET A GOOD MANY VOTES1 SO ?AT ! 5EMY MI<T BE ?R[N (F ! SC5T1 & :5 A C&IDATE ( ! O!R SIDE WAS PUT UP1 !Y TOO MI<T GIVE HIM SOME VOTES4 ,LEV9 UND]/OOD TO SOME EXT5T1 BUT NOT FULLY1 & W\LD HAVE PUT A FEW MORE QUE/IONS1 :5 SUDD5LY EV]YONE BEGAN TALK+ & MAK+ A NOISE & !Y MOV$ T[>DS ! BIG ROOM4 

0,:AT IS IT8 EH8 :OM80 0,NO GU>ANTEE8 :OSE8 :AT80 0,!Y WON'T PASS HIM80 0,NO GU>ANTEE80 0,!Y WON'T LET ,FL]OV 980 0,EH1 BECAUSE ( ! *>GE AGA9/ HIM80 0,:Y1 AT ?IS RATE1 !Y WON'T ADMIT ANYONE4 ,IT'S A SW9DLE60 0,! LAW60 ,LEV9 HE>D EXCLAMATIONS ON ALL SIDES1 & HE MOV$ 9TO ! BIG ROOM TOGE!R ) ! O!RS1 ALL HURRY+ SOME:]E & AFRAID ( MISS+ SOME?+4 ,SQUEEZ$ BY ! CR[D+ NOBLEM51 HE DREW NE> ! HI< TABLE :]E ! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE1 ,SVIAZHSKY1 & ! O!R LEAD]S W]E HOTLY DISPUT+ AB\T SOME?+4 

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