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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ,HAJJI ,MURAD APPE>$ AT ! PR9CE'S PALACE NEXT DAY1 ! WAIT+ ROOM WAS ALREADY FULL ( PEOPLE4  ,YE/]DAY'S G5]AL ) ! BRI/LY MU/A*ES WAS !RE 9 FULL UNI=M ) ALL HIS DECORATIONS1 HAV+ COME TO TAKE LEAVE4  ,!RE WAS ! COMM&] ( A REGIM5T :O WAS 9 DANG] ( BE+ C\RT M>TIAL$ = MISAPPROPRIAT+ COMMIS>RIAT MONEY1 & !RE WAS A RI* ,>M5IAN 7PATRONIZ$ BY ,DOCTOR ,&REEVSKY7 :O WANT$ TO OBTA9 FROM ! ,GOV]NM5T A R5EWAL ( HIS MONOPOLY = ! SALE ( VODKA4  ,!RE1 DRESS$ 9 BLACK1 WAS ! WID[ ( AN (FIC] :O HAD BE5 KILL$ 9 ACTION4  ,%E HAD COME TO ASK = A P5SION1 OR = FREE $UCATION = H] *ILDR54  ,!RE WAS A RU9$ ,GEORGIAN PR9CE 9 A MAGNIFIC5T ,GEORGIAN CO/UME :O WAS TRY+ TO OBTA9 = HIMSELF SOME CONFISCAT$ ,*UR* PROP]TY4  ,!RE WAS AN (FICIAL ) A L>GE ROLL ( PAP] CONTA9+ A NEW PLAN = SUBJUGAT+ ! ,CAUCASUS4  ,!RE WAS ALSO A ,KHAN :O HAD COME SOLELY TO BE ABLE TO TELL HIS PEOPLE AT HOME ?AT HE HAD CALL$ ON ! PR9CE4 

,!Y ALL WAIT$ !IR TURN & W]E ONE BY ONE %[N 9TO ! PR9CE'S CAB9ET & \T AGA9 BY ! AIDE-DE-CAMP1 A H&SOME1 FAIR-HAIR$ Y\?4 

,:5 ,HAJJI ,MURAD 5T]$ ! WAIT+ ROOM ) HIS BRISK ?\< LIMP+ /EP ALL EYES W]E TURN$ T[>DS HIM & HE HE>D HIS NAME :ISP]$ FROM V>I\S P>TS ( ! ROOM4 

,HE WAS DRESS$ 9 A LONG :ITE ,CIRCASSIAN COAT OV] A BR[N BE%MET TRIMM$ R\ND ! COLL> ) F9E SILV] LACE4  ,HE WORE BLACK LEGG+S & S(T %OES ( ! SAME COLOR :I* W]E /RET*$ OV] HIS 9/EP AS TI<T AS GLOVES4  ,ON HIS HEAD HE WORE A HI< CAP DRAP$ TURBAN-FA%ION -- ?AT SAME TURBAN = :I*1 ON ! D5UNCIATION ( ,AKHMET ,KHAN1 HE HAD BE5 >RE/$ BY ,G5]AL ,KLUG5AU & :I* HAD BE5 ! CAUSE ( HIS GO+ OV] TO ,%AMIL4 

,HE /EPP$ BRISKLY ACROSS ! P>QUET FLOOR ( ! WAIT+ ROOM1 HIS :OLE SL5D] FIGURE SWAY+ SLI<TLY 9 CONSEQU5CE ( HIS LAM5ESS 9 ONE LEG :I* WAS %ORT] ?AN ! O!R4  ,HIS EYES1 SET F> AP>T1 LOOK$ CALMLY BE=E HIM & SEEM$ TO SEE NO ONE4 

,! H&SOME AIDE-DE-CAMP1 HAV+ GREET$ HIM1 ASK$ HIM TO TAKE A SEAT :ILE HE W5T TO ANN\NCE HIM TO ! PR9CE1 BUT ,HAJJI ,MURAD DECL9$ TO SIT D[N &1 PUTT+ HIS H& ON HIS DAGG]1 /OOD ) ONE FOOT ADVANC$1 LOOK+ R\ND CONTEMPTU\SLY AT ALL ?OSE PRES5T4 

,! PR9CE'S 9T]PRET]1 ,PR9CE ,T>KHANOV1 APPROA*$ ,HAJJI ,MURAD & SPOKE TO HIM4  ,HAJJI ,MURAD ANSW]$ ABRUPTLY & UNWILL+LY4  ,A ,KUMYK PR9CE1 :O WAS !RE TO LODGE A COMPLA9T AGA9/ A POLICE (FICIAL1 CAME \T ( ! PR9CE'S ROOM1 & !N ! AIDE-DE-CAMP CALL$ ,HAJJI ,MURAD1 L$ HIM TO ! DOOR ( ! CAB9ET1 & %[$ HIM 94 

,! ,COMM&]-9-,*IEF RECEIV$ ,HAJJI ,MURAD /&+ BESIDE HIS TABLE1 & HIS OLD :ITE FACE DID NOT WE> YE/]DAY'S SMILE BUT WAS RA!R /]N & SOLEMN4 

,ON 5T]+ ! L>GE ROOM ) ITS 5ORM\S TABLE & GREAT W9D[S ) GRE5 V5ETIAN BL9DS1 ,HAJJI ,MURAD PLAC$ HIS SMALL SUNBURNT H&S ON HIS *E/ JU/ :]E ! FRONT ( HIS :ITE COAT OV]LAPP$1 & L[]+ HIS EYES BEGAN1 )\T HURRY+1 TO SPEAK DI/9CTLY & RESPECTFULLY1 US+ ! ,KUMYK DIALECT :I* HE SPOKE WELL4 

0,I PLACE MYSELF UND] ! P[]FUL PROTECTION ( ! GREAT ,CZ> & ( Y\RSELF10 SAID HE1 0& PROMISE TO S]VE ! ,:ITE ,CZ> 9 FAI? & TRU? TO ! LA/ DROP ( MY BLOOD1 & ,I HOPE TO BE USEFUL TO Y\ 9 ! W> ) ,%AMIL :O IS MY 5EMY & Y\RS40 

,HAV+ ! 9T]PRET] \T1 ,VORONTSOV GLANC$ AT ,HAJJI ,MURAD & ,HAJJI ,MURAD GLANC$ AT ,VORONTSOV4 

,! EYES ( ! TWO M5 MET1 & EXPRESS$ TO EA* O!R MU* ?AT C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 PUT 9TO WORDS & ?AT WAS NOT AT ALL :AT ! 9T]PRET] SAID4  ,)\T WORDS !Y TOLD EA* O!R ! :OLE TRU?4  ,VORONTSOV'S EYES SAID ?AT HE DID NOT BELIEVE A S+LE WORD ,HAJJI ,MURAD WAS SAY+1 & ?AT HE KNEW HE WAS & ALWAYS W\LD BE AN 5EMY TO EV]Y?+ ,RUSSIAN & HAD SURR5D]$ ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS OBLIG$ TO4 ,HAJJI ,MURAD UND]/OOD ?IS & YET CONT9U$ TO GIVE ASSURANCES ( HIS FIDELITY4  ,HIS EYES SAID1 0,?AT OLD MAN \<T TO BE ?9K+ ( HIS DEA? & NOT ( W>1 BUT ?\< HE IS OLD HE IS CUNN+1 & ,I MU/ BE C>EFUL40  ,VORONTSOV UND]/OOD ?IS ALSO1 BUT NEV]!LESS SPOKE TO ,HAJJI ,MURAD 9 ! WAY HE CONSID]$ NECESS>Y = ! SUCCESS ( ! W>4 

0,TELL HIM10 SAID ,VORONTSOV1 0?AT \R SOV]EIGN IS AS M]CIFUL AS HE IS MI<TY & WILL PROBABLY AT MY REQUE/ P>DON HIM & TAKE HIM 9TO HIS S]VICE4 444 ,HAVE Y\ TOLD HIM80 HE ASK$ LOOK+ AT ,HAJJI ,MURAD4 444 0,UNTIL ,I RECEIVE MY MA/]'S GRACI\S DECISION1 TELL HIM ,I TAKE IT ON MYSELF TO RECEIVE HIM & MAKE HIS SOJ\RN AMONG US PLEASANT40 

,HAJJI ,MURAD AGA9 PRESS$ HIS H&S TO ! C5T] ( HIS *E/ & BEGAN TO SAY SOME?+ ) ANIMATION4 

0,HE SAYS10 ! 9T]PRET] TRANSLAT$1 0?AT =M]LY1 :5 HE GOV]N$ ,AV>IA 9 #a#h#c#i1 HE S]V$ ! ,RUSSIANS FAI?FULLY & W\LD NEV] HAVE DES]T$ !M HAD NOT HIS 5EMY1 ,AKHMET ,KHAN1 WI%+ TO RU9 HIM1 CALUMNIAT$ HIM TO ,G5]AL ,KLUG5AU40 

0,I KN[1 ,I KN[10 SAID ,VORONTSOV 7?\< IF HE HAD EV] KN[N HE HAD LONG =GOTT5 IT74  0,I KN[10 HE REPEAT$1 SITT+ D[N & MOTION+ ,HAJJI ,MURAD TO ! DIVAN ?AT /OOD BESIDE ! WALL4  ,BUT ,HAJJI ,MURAD DID NOT SIT D[N4  ,%RUGG+ HIS P[]FUL %\LD]S AS A SIGN ?AT HE C\LD NOT BR+ HIMSELF TO SIT 9 ! PRES5CE ( SO IMPORTANT A MAN1 HE W5T ON1 ADDRESS+ ! 9T]PRET]3 

0,AKHMET ,KHAN & ,%AMIL >E BO? MY 5EMIES4  ,TELL ! PR9CE ?AT ,AKHMET ,KHAN IS DEAD & ,I CANNOT REV5GE MYSELF ON HIM1 BUT ,%AMIL LIVES & ,I WILL NOT DIE )\T TAK+ V5GEANCE ON HIM10 SAID HE1 KNITT+ HIS BR[S & TI<TLY CLOS+ HIS M\?4 

0,YES1 YES2 BUT H[ DOES HE WANT TO REV5GE HIMSELF ON ,%AMIL80 SAID ,VORONTSOV QUIETLY TO ! 9T]PRET]4  0,& TELL HIM HE MAY SIT D[N40 

,HAJJI ,MURAD AGA9 DECL9$ TO SIT D[N1 & 9 ANSW] TO ! QUE/ION REPLI$ ?AT HIS OBJECT 9 COM+ OV] TO ! ,RUSSIANS WAS TO HELP !M TO DE/ROY ,%AMIL4 

0,V]Y WELL1 V]Y WELL10 SAID ,VORONTSOV2 0BUT :AT EXACTLY DOES HE WI% TO DO8 444 ,SIT D[N1 SIT D[N60 

,HAJJI ,MURAD SAT D[N1 & SAID ?AT IF ONLY !Y W\LD S5D HIM TO ! ,LES<IAN L9E & W\LD GIVE HIM AN >MY1 HE W\LD GU>ANTEE TO RAISE ! :OLE ( ,DA<E/AN & ,%AMIL W\LD !N BE UNABLE TO HOLD \T4 

0,?AT W\LD BE EXCELL5T4 444  ,I'LL ?9K IT OV]10 SAID ,VORONTSOV4 

,! 9T]PRET] TRANSLAT$ ,VORONTSOV'S WORDS TO ,HAJJI ,MURAD4 

,HAJJI ,MURAD POND]$4 

0,TELL ! ,SIRD> ONE ?+ MORE10 ,HAJJI ,MURAD BEGAN AGA91 0?AT MY FAMILY >E 9 ! H&S ( MY 5EMY1 & ?AT AS LONG AS !Y >E 9 ! M\NTA9S ,I AM B\ND & CANNOT S]VE HIM4  ,%AMIL W\LD KILL MY WIFE & MY MO!R & MY *ILDR5 IF ,I W5T OP5LY AGA9/ HIM4  ,LET ! PR9CE FIR/ EX*ANGE MY FAMILY = ! PRISON]S HE HAS1 & !N ,I WILL DE/ROY ,%AMIL OR DIE60 

0,ALL RI<T1 ALL RI<T10 SAID ,VORONTSOV4    0,I WILL ?9K IT OV]4 444  ,N[ LET HIM GO TO ! *IEF ( ! /AFF & EXPLA9 TO HIM 9 DETAIL HIS POSITION1 9T5TIONS1 & WI%ES40 

,?US 5D$ ! FIR/ 9T]VIEW BETWE5 ,HAJJI ,MURAD & ,VORONTSOV4 

,?AT EV5 AN ,ITALIAN OP]A WAS P]=M$ AT ! NEW !AT]1 :I* WAS DECORAT$ 9 ,ORI5TAL /YLE4  ,VORONTSOV WAS 9 HIS BOX :5 ! /RIK+ FIGURE ( ! LIMP+ ,HAJJI ,MURAD WE>+ A TURBAN APPE>$ 9 ! /ALLS4  ,HE CAME 9 ) ,LORIS-,MELIKOV1 ,VORONTSOV'S AIDE-DE-CAM21 9 :OSE *>GE HE WAS PLAC$1 & TOOK A SEAT 9 ! FRONT R[4  ,HAV+ SAT ?R\< ! FIR/ ACT ) ,ORI5TAL ,MOHAMM$AN DIGNITY1 EXPRESS+ NO PLEASURE BUT ONLY OBVI\S 9DIFF]5CE1 HE ROSE & LOOK+ CALMLY R\ND AT ! AUDI5CE W5T \T1 DRAW+ TO HIMSELF EV]YBODY'S ATT5TION4 

,! NEXT DAY WAS ,MONDAY & !RE WAS ! USUAL EV5+ P>TY AT ! ,VORONTSOVS'4  ,9 ! L>GE BRI<TLY LI<T$ HALL A B& WAS PLAY+1 HIDD5 AMONG TREES4  ,Y\NG WOM5 & WOM5 NOT V]Y Y\NG WE>+ DRESSES ?AT DISPLAY$ !IR B>E NECKS1 >MS1 & BREA/S1 TURN$ R\ND & R\ND 9 ! EMBRACE ( M5 9 BRI<T UNI=MS4  ,AT ! BUFFET1 FOOTM5 9 R$ SWALL[-TAIL COATS & WE>+ %OES & KNEE-BREE*ES1 P\R$ \T *AMPAGNE & S]V$ SWEETMEATS TO ! LADIES4  ,! 0,SIRD>'S0 WIFE ALSO1 9 SPITE ( H] AGE1 W5T AB\T HALF-DRESS$ AMONG ! VISITORS SMIL+ AFFABLY1 & ?R\< ! 9T]PRET] SAID A FEW AMIABLE WORDS TO ,HAJJI ,MURAD :O GLANC$ AT ! VISITORS ) ! SAME 9DIFF]5CE HE HAD %[N YE/]DAY 9 ! !AT]4  ,AFT] ! HO/ESS1 O!R HALF-NAK$ WOM5 CAME UP TO HIM & ALL ( !M /OOD %AMELESSLY BE=E HIM & SMIL+LY ASK$ HIM ! SAME QUE/ION3  ,H[ HE LIK$ :AT HE SAW8  ,VORONTSOV HIMSELF1 WE>+ GOLD EPAULETS & GOLD %\LD]-KNOTS ) HIS :ITE CROSS & RIBBON AT HIS NECK1 CAME UP & ASK$ HIM ! SAME QUE/ION1 EVID5TLY FEEL+ SURE1 LIKE ALL ! O!RS1 ?AT ,HAJJI ,MURAD C\LD NOT HELP BE+ PLEAS$ AT :AT HE SAW4  ,HAJJI ,MURAD REPLI$ TO ,VORONTSOV AS HE HAD REPLI$ TO !M ALL1 ?AT AMONG HIS PEOPLE NO?+ ( ! K9D WAS DONE1 )\T EXPRESS+ AN OP9ION AS TO :E!R IT WAS GOOD OR BAD ?AT IT WAS SO4 

,H]E AT ! BALL ,HAJJI ,MURAD TRI$ TO SPEAK TO ,VORONTSOV AB\T BUY+ \T HIS FAMILY1 BUT ,VORONTSOV1 PRET5D+ ?AT HE HAD NOT HE>D HIM1 WALK$ AWAY1 & ,LORIS-,MELIKOV AFT]W>DS TOLD ,HAJJI ,MURAD ?AT ?IS WAS ! PLACE TO TALK AB\T BUS9ESS4 

,:5 IT /RUCK ELEV5 ,HAJJI ,MURAD1 HAV+ MADE SURE ( ! TIME BY ! WAT* ! ,VORONTSOVS HAD GIV5 HIM1 ASK$ ,LORIS- ,MELIKOV :E!R HE MI<T N[ LEAVE4  ,LORIS-,MELIKOV SAID HE MI<T1 ?\< IT W\LD BE BETT] TO /AY4  ,9 SPITE ( ?IS ,HAJJI ,MURAD DID NOT /AY1 BUT DROVE 9 ! PHAETON PLAC$ AT HIS DISPOSAL TO ! QU>T]S ?AT HAD BE5 ASSIGN$ TO HIM4 

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