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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,LEV9 WAS /&+ RA!R F> (F4 ,A NOBLEMAN BREA?+ HEAVILY & HO>SELY AT HIS SIDE1 & ANO!R :OSE ?ICK BOOTS W]E CREAK+1 PREV5T$ HIM FROM HE>+ DI/9CTLY4 ,HE C\LD ONLY HE> ! S(T VOICE ( ! M>%AL FA9TLY1 !N ! %RILL VOICE ( ! MALIGNANT G5TLEMAN1 & !N ! VOICE ( ,SVIAZHSKY4 ,!Y W]E DISPUT+1 AS F> AS HE C\LD MAKE \T1 AS TO ! 9T]PRETATION TO BE PUT ON ! ACT & ! EXACT MEAN+ ( ! WORDS3 0LIABLE TO BE CALL$ UP = TRIAL40 

,! CR[D P>T$ TO MAKE WAY = ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* APPROA*+ ! TABLE4 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 WAIT+ TILL ! MALIGNANT G5TLEMAN HAD F9I%$ SPEAK+1 SAID ?AT HE ?\<T ! BE/ SOLUTION W\LD BE TO REF] TO ! ACT ITSELF1 & ASK$ ! SECRET>Y TO F9D ! ACT4 ,! ACT SAID ?AT 9 CASE ( DIFF]5CE ( OP9ION1 !RE MU/ BE A BALLOT4 

,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* READ ! ACT & BEGAN TO EXPLA9 ITS MEAN+1 BUT AT ?AT PO9T A TALL1 /\T1 R\ND-%\LD]$ L&[N]1 ) DY$ :ISK]S1 9 A TI<T UNI=M ?AT CUT ! BACK ( HIS NECK1 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 ,HE W5T UP TO ! TABLE1 & /RIK+ IT ) HIS F+] R+1 HE %\T$ L\DLY3 0,A BALLOT6 ,PUT IT TO ! VOTE6 ,NO NE$ = MORE TALK+60 ,!N SEV]AL VOICES BEGAN TO TALK ALL AT ONCE1 & ! TALL NOBLEMAN ) ! R+1 GETT+ MORE & MORE EXASP]AT$1 %\T$ MORE & MORE L\DLY4 ,BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE \T :AT HE SAID4 

,HE WAS %\T+ = ! V]Y C\RSE ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* HAD PROPOS$2 BUT IT WAS EVID5T ?AT HE HAT$ HIM & ALL HIS P>TY1 & ?IS FEEL+ ( HATR$ SPREAD ?R\< ! :OLE P>TY & R\S$ 9 OPPOSITION TO IT ! SAME V9DICTIV5ESS1 ?\< 9 A MORE SEEMLY =M1 ON ! O!R SIDE4 ,%\TS W]E RAIS$1 & = A MOM5T ALL WAS CONFUSION1 SO ?AT ! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE HAD TO CALL = ORD]4 

0,A BALLOT6 ,A BALLOT6 ,EV]Y NOBLEMAN SEES IT6 ,WE %$ \R BLOOD = \R C\NTRY6444 ,! CONFID5CE ( ! MON>*4444 ,NO *ECK+ ! ACC\NTS ( ! M>%AL2 HE'S NOT A CA%I]4444 ,BUT ?AT'S NOT ! PO9T4444 ,VOTES1 PLEASE6 ,BEA/LY64440 %\T$ FURI\S & VIOL5T VOICES ON ALL SIDES4 ,LOOKS & FACES W]E EV5 MORE VIOL5T & FURI\S ?AN !IR WORDS4 ,!Y EXPRESS$ ! MO/ IMPLACABLE HATR$4 ,LEV9 DID NOT 9 ! LEA/ UND]/& :AT WAS ! MATT]1 & HE M>VEL$ AT ! PASSION ) :I* IT WAS DISPUT$ :E!R OR NOT ! DECISION AB\T ,FL]OV %\LD BE PUT TO ! VOTE4 ,HE =GOT1 AS ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* EXPLA9$ TO HIM AFT]W>DS1 ?IS SYLLOGISM3 ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y = ! PUBLIC GOOD TO GET RID ( ! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE2 ?AT TO GET RID ( ! M>%AL IT WAS NECESS>Y TO HAVE A MAJORITY ( VOTES2 ?AT TO GET A MAJORITY ( VOTES IT WAS NECESS>Y TO SECURE ,FL]OV'S RI<T TO VOTE2 ?AT TO SECURE ! RECOGNITION ( ,FL]OV'S RI<T TO VOTE !Y MU/ DECIDE ON ! 9T]PRETATION TO BE PUT ON ! ACT4 

0,& ONE VOTE MAY DECIDE ! :OLE QUE/ION1 & ONE MU/ BE S]I\S & CONSECUTIVE1 IF ONE WANTS TO BE ( USE 9 PUBLIC LIFE10 CONCLUD$ ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 ,BUT ,LEV9 =GOT ALL ?AT1 & IT WAS PA9FUL TO HIM TO SEE ALL !SE EXCELL5T P]SONS1 = :OM HE HAD A RESPECT1 9 SU* AN UNPLEASANT & VICI\S /ATE ( EXCITEM5T4 ,TO ESCAPE FROM ?IS PA9FUL FEEL+ HE W5T AWAY 9TO ! O!R ROOM :]E !RE WAS NOBODY EXCEPT ! WAIT]S AT ! REFRE%M5T B>4 ,SEE+ ! WAIT]S BUSY OV] WA%+ UP ! CROCK]Y & SETT+ 9 ORD] !IR PLATES & W9E GLASSES1 SEE+ !IR CALM & *E]FUL FACES1 ,LEV9 FELT AN UNEXPECT$ S5SE ( RELIEF AS ?\< HE HAD COME \T ( A /UFFY ROOM 9TO ! FRE% AIR4 ,HE BEGAN WALK+ UP & D[N1 LOOK+ ) PLEASURE AT ! WAIT]S4 ,HE P>TICUL>LY LIK$ ! WAY ONE GRAY-:ISK]$ WAIT]1 :O %[$ HIS SCORN = ! O!R Y\NG] ONES & WAS JE]$ AT BY !M1 WAS TEA*+ !M H[ TO FOLD UP NAPK9S PROP]LY4 ,LEV9 WAS JU/ AB\T TO 5T] 9TO CONV]SATION ) ! OLD WAIT]1 :5 ! SECRET>Y ( ! C\RT ( W>D%IP1 A LITTLE OLD MAN :OSE SPECIALTY IT WAS TO KN[ ALL ! NOBLEM5 ( ! PROV9CE BY NAME & PATRONYMIC1 DREW HIM AWAY4 

0,PLEASE COME1 ,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT*10 HE SAID1 0Y\R BRO!R'S LOOK+ = Y\4 ,!Y >E VOT+ ON ! LEGAL PO9T40 

,LEV9 WALK$ 9TO ! ROOM1 RECEIV$ A :ITE BALL1 & FOLL[$ HIS BRO!R1 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 TO ! TABLE :]E ,SVIAZHSKY WAS /&+ ) A SIGNIFICANT & IRONICAL FACE1 HOLD+ HIS BE>D 9 HIS FI/ & SNIFF+ AT IT4 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* PUT HIS H& 9TO ! BOX1 PUT ! BALL SOME:]E1 & MAK+ ROOM = ,LEV91 /OPP$4 ,LEV9 ADVANC$1 BUT UTT]LY =GETT+ :AT HE WAS TO DO1 & MU* EMB>RASS$1 HE TURN$ TO ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* ) ! QUE/ION1 0,:]E AM ,I TO PUT IT80 ,HE ASK$ ?IS S(TLY1 AT A MOM5T :5 !RE WAS TALK+ GO+ ON NE>1 SO ?AT HE HAD HOP$ HIS QUE/ION W\LD NOT BE OV]HE>D4 ,BUT ! P]SONS SPEAK+ PAUS$1 & HIS IMPROP] QUE/ION WAS OV]HE>D4 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* FR[N$4 

0,?AT IS A MATT] = EA* MAN'S [N DECISION10 HE SAID SEV]ELY4 

,SEV]AL PEOPLE SMIL$4 ,LEV9 CRIMSON$1 HURRI$LY ?RU/ HIS H& UND] ! CLO?1 & PUT ! BALL TO ! RI<T AS IT WAS 9 HIS RI<T H&4 ,HAV+ PUT IT 91 HE RECOLLECT$ ?AT HE \<T TO HAVE ?RU/ HIS LEFT H& TOO1 & SO HE ?RU/ IT 9 ?\< TOO LATE1 &1 /ILL MORE OV]COME ) CONFUSION1 HE BEAT A HA/Y RETREAT 9TO ! BACKGR\ND4 

0,A HUNDR$ & TW5TY-SIX = ADMISSION6 ,N9ETY-EI<T AGA9/60 SANG \T ! VOICE ( ! SECRET>Y1 :O C\LD NOT PRON\NCE ! LETT] R4 ,!N !RE WAS A LAU<2 A BUTTON & TWO NUTS W]E F\ND 9 ! BOX4 ,! NOBLEMAN WAS ALL[$ ! RI<T TO VOTE1 & ! NEW P>TY HAD CONQU]$4 

,BUT ! OLD P>TY DID NOT CONSID] !MSELVES CONQU]$4 ,LEV9 HE>D ?AT !Y W]E ASK+ ,SNETKOV TO /&1 & HE SAW ?AT A CR[D ( NOBLEM5 WAS SURR\ND+ ! M>%AL1 :O WAS SAY+ SOME?+4 ,LEV9 W5T NE>]4 ,9 REPLY ,SNETKOV SPOKE ( ! TRU/ ! NOBLEM5 ( ! PROV9CE HAD PLAC$ 9 HIM1 ! AFFECTION !Y HAD %[N HIM1 :I* HE DID NOT DES]VE1 AS HIS ONLY M]IT HAD BE5 HIS ATTA*M5T TO ! NOBILITY1 TO :OM HE HAD DEVOT$ TWELVE YE>S ( S]VICE4 ,SEV]AL TIMES HE REPEAT$ ! WORDS3 0,I HAVE S]V$ TO ! BE/ ( MY P[]S ) TRU? & GOOD FAI?1 ,I VALUE Y\R GOODNESS & ?ANK Y\10 & SUDD5LY HE /OPP$ %ORT FROM ! TE>S ?AT *OK$ HIM1 & W5T \T ( ! ROOM4 ,:E!R !SE TE>S CAME FROM A S5SE ( ! 9JU/ICE BE+ DONE HIM1 FROM HIS LOVE = ! NOBILITY1 OR FROM ! /RA9 ( ! POSITION HE WAS PLAC$ 91 FEEL+ HIMSELF SURR\ND$ BY 5EMIES1 HIS EMOTION 9FECT$ ! ASSEMBLY1 ! MAJORITY W]E T\*$1 & ,LEV9 FELT A T5D]NESS = ,SNETKOV4 

,9 ! DOORWAY ! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE JO/L$ AGA9/ ,LEV94 

0,BEG P>DON1 EXCUSE ME1 PLEASE10 HE SAID AS TO A /RANG]1 BUT RECOGNIZ+ ,LEV91 HE SMIL$ TIMIDLY4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ,LEV9 ?AT HE W\LD HAVE LIK$ TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT C\LD NOT SPEAK = EMOTION4 ,HIS FACE & HIS :OLE FIGURE 9 HIS UNI=M ) ! CROSSES1 & :ITE TR\S]S /RIP$ ) BRAID1 AS HE MOV$ HURRI$LY ALONG1 REM9D$ ,LEV9 ( SOME HUNT$ BEA/ :O SEES ?AT HE IS 9 EVIL CASE4 ,?IS EXPRESSION 9 ! M>%AL'S FACE WAS P>TICUL>LY T\*+ TO ,LEV91 BECAUSE1 ONLY ! DAY BE=E1 HE HAD BE5 AT HIS H\SE AB\T HIS TRU/EE BUS9ESS & HAD SE5 HIM 9 ALL HIS GR&EUR1 A K9DHE>T$1 FA!RLY MAN4 ,! BIG H\SE ) ! OLD FAMILY FURNITURE2 ! RA!R DIRTY1 F> FROM /YLI%1 BUT RESPECTFUL FOOTM51 UNMI/AKABLY OLD H\SE S]FS :O HAD /UCK TO !IR MA/]2 ! /\T1 GOOD-NATUR$ WIFE 9 A CAP ) LACE & A ,TURKI% %AWL1 PETT+ H] PRETTY GR&*ILD1 H] DAU<T]'S DAU<T]2 ! Y\NG SON1 A SIX? =M HI< S*OOL BOY1 COM+ HOME FROM S*OOL1 & GREET+ HIS FA!R1 KISS+ HIS BIG H&2 ! G5U9E1 CORDIAL WORDS & GE/URES ( ! OLD MAN--ALL ?IS HAD ! DAY BE=E R\S$ AN 9/9CTIVE FEEL+ ( RESPECT & SYMPA?Y 9 ,LEV94 ,?IS OLD MAN WAS A T\*+ & PA!TIC FIGURE TO ,LEV9 N[1 & HE LONG$ TO SAY SOME?+ PLEASANT TO HIM4 

0,SO Y\'RE SURE TO BE \R M>%AL AGA910 HE SAID4 

0,IT'S NOT LIKELY10 SAID ! M>%AL1 LOOK+ R\ND ) A SC>$ EXPRESSION4 0,I'M WORN \T1 ,I'M OLD4 ,IF !RE >E M5 Y\NG] & MORE DES]V+ ?AN ,I1 LET !M S]VE40 

,& ! M>%AL DISAPPE>$ ?R\< A SIDE DOOR4 

,! MO/ SOLEMN MOM5T WAS AT H&4 ,!Y W]E TO PROCE$ IMM$IATELY TO ! ELECTION4 ,! LEAD]S ( BO? P>TIES W]E RECKON+ :ITE & BLACK ON !IR F+]S4 

,! DISCUSSION UPON ,FL]OV HAD GIV5 ! NEW P>TY NOT ONLY ,FL]OV'S VOTE1 BUT HAD ALSO GA9$ TIME = !M1 SO ?AT !Y C\LD S5D TO FET* ?REE NOBLEM5 :O HAD BE5 R5D]$ UNABLE TO TAKE P>T 9 ! ELECTIONS BY ! WILES ( ! O!R P>TY4 ,TWO NOBLE G5TLEM51 :O HAD A WEAKNESS = /RONG DR9K1 HAD BE5 MADE DRUNK BY ! P>TISANS ( ,SNETKOV1 & A ?IRD HAD BE5 ROBB$ ( HIS UNI=M4 

,ON LE>N+ ?IS1 ! NEW P>TY HAD MADE HA/E1 DUR+ ! DISPUTE AB\T ,FL]OV1 TO S5D SOME ( !IR M5 9 A SL$GE TO CLO! ! /RIPP$ G5TLEMAN1 & TO BR+ ALONG ONE ( ! 9TOXICAT$ TO ! MEET+4 

0,I'VE BR\<T ONE1 DR5*$ HIM ) WAT]10 SAID ! L&[N]1 :O HAD GONE ON ?IS ]R&1 TO ,SVIAZHSKY4 0,HE'S ALL RI<T8 HE'LL DO40 

0,NOT TOO DRUNK1 HE WON'T FALL D[N80 SAID ,SVIAZHSKY1 %AK+ HIS HEAD4 

0,NO1 HE'S FIR/-RATE4 ,IF ONLY !Y DON'T GIVE HIM ANY MORE H]E4444 ,I'VE TOLD ! WAIT] NOT TO GIVE HIM ANY?+ ON ANY ACC\NT40 

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