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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! #b? ( ,DECEMB] ,VORONTSOV WROTE TO ,*]NY%OV1 ! ,M9I/] ( ,W>4  ,! LETT] WAS 9 ,FR5*3 

0,I DID NOT WRITE TO Y\ BY ! LA/ PO/1 DE> ,PR9CE1 AS ,I WI%$ FIR/ TO DECIDE :AT WE %\LD DO ) ,HAJJI ,MURAD1 & = ! LA/ TWO OR ?REE DAYS ,I HAVE NOT BE5 FEEL+ QUITE WELL4 

0,9 MY LA/ LETT] ,I 9=M$ Y\ ( ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S >RIVAL H]E4  ,HE REA*$ ,TIFLIS ON ! #h?1 & NEXT DAY ,I MADE HIS ACQUA9TANCE1 & DUR+ ! FOLL[+ SEV5 OR EI<T DAYS HAVE SPOK5 TO HIM & CONSID]$ :AT USE WE CAN MAKE ( HIM 9 ! FUTURE1 & ESPECIALLY :AT WE >E TO DO ) HIM AT PRES5T1 = HE IS MU* CONC]N$ AB\T ! FATE ( HIS FAMILY1 & ) EV]Y APPE>ANCE ( P]FECT FRANKNESS SAYS ?AT :ILE !Y >E 9 ,%AMIL'S H&S HE IS P>ALYZ$ & CANNOT R5D] US ANY S]VICE OR %[ HIS GRATITUDE = ! FRI5DLY RECEPTION & =GIV5ESS WE HAVE EXT5D$ TO HIM4 

0,HIS UNC]TA9TY AB\T ?OSE DE> TO HIM MAKES HIM RE/LESS1 & ! P]SONS ,I HAVE APPO9T$ TO LIVE ) HIM ASSURE ME ?AT HE DOES NOT SLEEP AT NI<T1 EATS H>DLY ANY?+1 PRAYS CONT9UALLY1 & ASKS ONLY TO BE ALL[$ TO RIDE \T ACCOMPANI$ BY SEV]AL ,COSSACKS -- ! SOLE RECREATION & EX]CISE POSSIBLE = HIM & MADE NECESS>Y TO HIM BY LIFE-LONG HABIT4   ,EV]Y DAY HE COMES TO ME TO KN[ :E!R ,I HAVE ANY NEWS ( HIS FAMILY1 & TO ASK ME TO HAVE ALL ! PRISON]S 9 \R H&S COLLECT$ & (F]$ TO ,%AMIL 9 EX*ANGE = !M4  ,HE W\LD ALSO GIVE A LITTLE MONEY4  ,!RE >E PEOPLE :O W\LD LET HIM HAVE SOME = ! PURPOSE4 ,HE KEEPS REPEAT+ TO ME3  ',SAVE MY FAMILY & !N GIVE ME A *ANCE TO S]VE !E' 7PREF]ABLY1 9 HIS OP9ION1 ON ! ,LES<IAN L9E71 '& IF )9 A MON? ,I DO NOT R5D] Y\ GREAT S]VICE1 PUNI% ME AS Y\ ?9K FIT4'  ,I REPLY ?AT TO ME ALL ?IS APPE>S V]Y JU/1 & ?AT MANY AMONG US W\LD EV5 NOT TRU/ HIM SO LONG AS HIS FAMILY REMA9 9 ! M\NTA9S & >E NOT 9 \R H&S AS HO/AGES1 & ?AT ,I WILL DO EV]Y?+ POSSIBLE TO COLLECT ! PRISON]S ON \R FRONTI]1 ?AT ,I HAVE NO P[] UND] \R LAWS TO GIVE HIM MONEY = ! RANSOM ( HIS FAMILY 9 ADDITION TO ! SUM HE MAY HIMSELF BE ABLE TO RAISE1 BUT ?AT ,I MAY P]HAPS F9D SOME O!R MEANS ( HELP+ HIM4  ,AFT] ?AT ,I TOLD HIM FRANKLY ?AT 9 MY OP9ION ,%AMIL W\LD NOT 9 ANY CASE GIVE UP ! FAMILY1 & ?AT ,%AMIL MI<T TELL HIM SO /RAI<T \T & PROMISE HIM A FULL P>DON & HIS =M] PO/S1 & MI<T ?REAT5 IF ,HAJJI ,MURAD DID NOT RETURN1 TO KILL HIS MO!R1 HIS WIVES1 & HIS SIX *ILDR54  ,I ASK$ HIM :E!R HE C\LD SAY FRANKLY :AT HE W\LD DO IF HE RECEIV$ SU* AN ANN\NCEM5T FROM ,%AMIL4  ,HE LIFT$ HIS EYES & >MS TO HEAV51 & SAID ?AT EV]Y?+ IS 9 ,GOD'S H&S1 BUT ?AT HE W\LD NEV] SURR5D] TO HIS FOE1 = HE IS C]TA9 ,%AMIL W\LD NOT =GIVE HIM & HE W\LD !RE=E NOT HAVE LONG TO LIVE4  ,AS TO ! DE/RUCTION ( HIS FAMILY1 HE DID NOT ?9K ,%AMIL W\LD ACT SO RA%LY3  FIR/LY1 TO AVOID MAK+ HIM A YET MORE DESP]ATE & DANG]\S FOE1 & SECONDLY1 BECAUSE !RE W]E MANY PEOPLE1 & EV5 V]Y 9FLU5TIAL PEOPLE1 9 ,DA<E/AN1 :O W\LD DISSUADE ,%AMIL FROM SU* A C\RSE4  ,F9ALLY1 HE REPEAT$ SEV]AL TIMES ?AT :ATEV] ,GOD MI<T DECREE = HIM 9 ! FUTURE1 HE WAS AT PRES5T 9T]E/$ 9 NO?+ BUT HIS FAMILY'S RANSOM1 & HE IMPLOR$ ME 9 ,GOD'S NAME TO HELP HIM & ALL[ HIM TO RETURN TO ! NEI<BORHOOD ( ! ,*E*NYA1 :]E HE C\LD1 ) ! HELP & CONS5T ( \R COMM&]S1 HAVE SOME 9T]C\RSE ) HIS FAMILY & REGUL> NEWS ( !IR CONDITION & ( ! BE/ MEANS TO LIB]ATE !M4  ,HE SAID ?AT MANY PEOPLE1 & EV5 SOME ,NAIBS 9 ?AT P>T ( ! 5EMY'S T]RITORY1 W]E MORE OR LESS ATTA*$ TO HIM & ?AT AMONG ! :OLE ( ! POPULATION ALREADY SUBJUGAT$ BY ,RUSSIA OR NEUTRAL IT W\LD BE EASY ) \R HELP TO E/ABLI% RELATIONS V]Y USEFUL = ! ATTA9M5T ( ! AIM :I* GIVES HIM NO PEACE DAY OR NI<T1 & ! ATTA9M5T ( :I* W\LD SET HIM AT EASE & MAKE IT POSSIBLE = HIM TO ACT = \R GOOD & W9 \R CONFID5CE4  

0,HE ASKS TO BE S5T BACK TO ,GROZNY ) A CONVOY ( TW5TY OR ?IRTY PICK$ ,COSSACKS :O W\LD S]VE HIM AS A PROTECTION AGA9/ FOES & US AS A GU>ANTEE ( HIS GOOD FAI?4 

0,Y\ WILL UND]/&1 DE> ,PR9CE1 ?AT ,I HAVE BE5 MU* P]PLEX$ BY ALL ?IS1 = DO :AT ,I WILL A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY RE/S ON ME4  ,IT W\LD BE 9 ! HI<E/ DEGREE RA% TO TRU/ HIM 5TIRELY1 YET 9 ORD] TO DEPRIVE HIM ( ALL MEANS ( ESCAPE WE %\LD HAVE TO LOCK HIM UP1 & 9 MY OP9ION ?AT W\LD BE BO? UNJU/ & IMPOLITIC4 ,A MEASURE ( ?AT K9D1 ! NEWS ( :I* W\LD SOON SPREAD OV] ! :OLE ( ,DA<E/AN1 W\LD DO US GREAT H>M BY KEEP+ BACK ?OSE :O >E N[ 9CL9$ MORE OR LESS OP5LY TO OPPOSE ,%AMIL 7& !RE >E MANY SU*71 & :O >E KE5LY WAT*+ TO SEE H[ WE TREAT ! ,IMAM'S BRAVE/ & MO/ ADV5TUR\S (FIC] N[ ?AT HE HAS F\ND HIMSELF OBLIG$ TO PLACE HIMSELF 9 \R H&S4  ,IF WE TREAT ,HAJJI ,MURAD AS A PRISON] ALL ! GOOD EFFECT ( ! SITUATION WILL BE LO/4  ,!RE=E ,I ?9K ?AT ,I C\LD NOT ACT O!RWISE ?AN AS ,I HAVE DONE1 ?\< AT ! SAME TIME ,I FEEL ?AT ,I MAY BE ACCUS$ ( HAV+ MADE A GREAT MI/AKE IF ,HAJJI ,MURAD %\LD TAKE IT 9TO HIS HEAD TO ESCAPE AGA94  ,9 ! S]VICE1 & ESPECIALLY 9 A COMPLICAT$ SITUATION SU* AS ?IS1 IT IS DIFFICULT1 NOT TO SAY IMPOSSIBLE1 TO FOLL[ ANY ONE /RAI<T PA? )\T RISK+ MI/AKES & )\T ACCEPT+ RESPONSIBILITY1 BUT ONCE A PA? SEEMS TO BE ! RI<T ONE ,I MU/ FOLL[ IT1 HAPP5 :AT MAY4 

0,I BEG ( Y\1 DE> ,PR9CE1 TO SUBMIT ?IS TO HIS ,MAJE/Y ! ,EMP]OR = HIS CONSID]ATION2 & ,I %ALL BE HAPPY IF IT PLEASES \R MO/ AUGU/ MON>* TO APPROVE MY ACTION4 

0,ALL ?AT ,I HAVE WRITT5 ABOVE ,I HAVE ALSO WRITT5 TO ,G5]ALS ,ZAVODOVSKY & ,KOZLOVSKY1 TO GUIDE ! LATT] :5 COMMUNICAT+ DIRECT ) ,HAJJI ,MURAD :OM ,I HAVE W>N$ NOT TO ACT OR GO ANY:]E )\T ,KOZLOVSKY'S CONS5T4  ,I ALSO TOLD HIM ?AT IT W\LD BE ALL ! BETT] ( US IF HE RODE \T ) \R CONVOY1 AS O!RWISE ,%AMIL MI<T SPREAD A RUMOR ?AT WE W]E KEEP+ HIM PRISON]1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME ,I MADE HIM PROMISE NEV] TO GO TO ,VOZDVIZH5SK1 BECAUSE MY SON1 TO :OM HE FIR/ SURR5D]$ & :OM HE LOOKS UPON AS HIS KUNAK 7FRI5D71 IS NOT ! COMM&] ( ?AT PLACE & SOME UNPLEASANT MISUND]/&+ MI<T EASILY >ISE4 ,9 ANY CASE ,VOZDVIZH5SK LIES TOO NE> A ?ICKLY POPULAT$ HO/ILE SETTLEM5T1 :I* = ! 9T]C\RSE ) HIS FRI5DS :I* HE DESIRES1 ,GROZNY IS 9 ALL RESPECTS SUITABLE4 

0,BESIDES ! TW5TY *OS5 ,COSSACKS :O AT HIS [N REQUE/ >E TO KEEP CLOSE TO HIM1 ,I AM ALSO S5D+ ,CAPTA9 ,LORIS-,MELIKOV -- A WOR?Y1 EXCELL5T1 & HI<LY 9TELLIG5CE (FIC] :O SPEAKS ,T>T>1 & KN[S ,HAJJI ,MURAD WELL & APP>5TLY 5JOYS HIS FULL CONFID5CE4  ,DUR+ ! T5 DAYS ?AT ,HAJJI ,MURAD HAS SP5T H]E1 HE HAS1 H[EV]1 LIV$ 9 ! SAME H\SE ) ,LIEUT5ANT-,COLONEL ,PR9CE ,T>KHANOV1 :O IS 9 COMM& ( ! %\%9 ,DI/RICT & IS H]E ON BUS9ESS CONNECT$ ) ! S]VICE4  ,HE IS A TRULY WOR?Y MAN :OM ,I TRU/ 5TIRELY4  ,HE ALSO HAS WON ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S CONFID5CE1 & ?R\< HIM ALONE -- AS HE SPEAKS ,T>T> P]FECTLY -- WE HAVE DISCUSS$ ! MO/ DELICATE & SECRET MATT]S4  ,I HAVE CONSULT$ ,T>KHANOV AB\T ,HAJJI ,MURAD1 & HE FULLY AGREES ) ME ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y EI!R TO ACT AS ,I HAVE DONE1 OR TO PUT ,HAJJI ,MURAD 9 PRISON & GU>D HIM 9 ! /RICTE/ MANN] 7= IF WE ONCE TREAT HIM BADLY HE WILL NOT BE EASY TO HOLD71 OR ELSE TO REMOVE HIM FROM ! C\NTRY ALTOGE!R4  ,BUT !SE TWO LA/ MEASURES W\LD NOT ONLY DE/ROY ALL ! ADVANTAGE ACCRU+ TO US FROM ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S QU>REL ) ,%AMIL1 BUT W\LD 9EVITABLY *ECK ANY GR[? ( ! PRES5T 9SUBORD9ATION1 & POSSIBLE FUTURE REVOLT1 ( ! PEOPLE AGA9/ ,%AMIL'S P[]4  ,PR9CE ,T>KHANOV TELLS ME HE HIMSELF HAS NO D\BT ( ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S TRU?FULNESS1 & ?AT ,HAJJI ,MURAD IS CONV9C$ ?AT ,%AMIL WILL NEV] =GIVE HIM BUT W\LD HAVE HIM EXECUT$ 9 SPITE ( ANY PROMISE ( =GIV5ESS4  ,! ONLY ?+ ,T>KHANOV HAS NOTIC$ 9 HIS 9T]C\RSE ) ,HAJJI ,MURAD ?AT MI<T CAUSE ANY ANXIETY1 IS HIS ATTA*M5T TO HIS RELIGION4  ,T>KHANOV DOES NOT D5Y ?AT ,%AMIL MI<T 9FLU5CE ,HAJJI ,MURAD FROM ?AT SIDE4  ,BUT AS ,I HAVE ALREADY SAID1 HE WILL NEV] P]SUADE ,HAJJI ,MURAD ?AT HE WILL NOT TAKE HIS LIFE SOON] OR LAT] %\LD ! LATT] RETURN TO HIM4 

0,?IS1 DE> ,PR9CE1 IS ALL ,I HAVE TO TELL Y\ AB\T ?IS EPISODE 9 \R AFFAIRS H]E40 

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