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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

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,HAJJI ,MURAD HAD BE5 A WEEK 9 ! MAJOR'S H\SE AT ! =T4  ,AL?\< ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA QU>REL$ ) ! %AGGY ,KHANEFI 7,HAJJI ,MURAD HAD ONLY BR\<T TWO ( HIS MURIDS1 ,KHANEFI & ,ELD>1 ) HIM7 & HAD TURN$ HIM \T ( H] KIT*5 -- = :I* HE NE>LY KILL$ H] -- %E EVID5TLY FELT A P>TICUL> RESPECT & SYMPA?Y = ,HAJJI ,MURAD4  ,%E N[ NO LONG] S]V$ HIM HIS D9N]1 HAV+ H&$ ?AT DUTY OV] TO ,ELD>1 BUT %E SEIZ$ EV]Y OPPORTUNITY ( SEE+ HIM & R5D]+ HIM S]VICE4  ,%E ALWAYS TOOK ! LIVELIE/ 9T]E/ 9 ! NEGOTIATIONS AB\T HIS FAMILY1 KNEW H[ MANY WIVES & *ILDR5 HE HAD1 & !IR AGES1 & EA* TIME A SPY CAME TO SEE HIM %E 9QUIR$ AS BE/ %E C\LD 9TO ! RESULTS ( ! NEGOTIATIONS4 

,BUTL] DUR+ ?AT WEEK HAD BECOME QUITE FRI5DLY ) ,HAJJI ,MURAD4  ,SOMETIMES ! LATT] CAME TO ,BUTL]'S ROOM1 SOMETIMES ,BUTL] W5T TO ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S3  SOMETIMES !Y CONV]S$ BY ! HELP ( ! 9T]PRET]1 & SOMETIMES !Y GOT ON AS BE/ !Y C\LD ) SIGNS & ESPECIALLY ) SMILES4 

,HAJJI ,MURAD HAD EVID5TLY TAK5 A FANCY TO ,BUTL]1 AS C\LD BE GA!R$ FROM ,ELD>'S RELATIONS ) ! LATT]4  ,:5 ,BUTL] 5T]$ ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S ROOM ,ELD> MET HIM ) A PLEAS$ SMILE %[+ HIS GLITT]+ TEE?1 & HURRI$ TO PUT D[N A CU%ION = HIM TO SIT ON & TO RELIEVE HIM ( HIS SWORD IF HE WAS WE>+ ONE4 

,BUTL] ALSO GOT TO KN[1 & BECAME FRI5DLY )1 ! %AGGY ,KHANEFI1 ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S SWORN BRO!R4  ,KHANEFI KNEW MANY M\NTA9 SONGS & SANG !M WELL1 & TO PLEASE ,BUTL]1 ,HAJJI ,MURAD (T5 MADE ,KHANEFI S+1 *OOS+ ! SONGS HE CONSID]$ BE/4  ,KHANEFI HAD A HI< T5OR VOICE & SANG ) EXTRAORD9>Y CLE>NESS & EXPRESSION4  ,ONE ( ! SONGS ,HAJJI ,MURAD SPECIALLY LIK$ IMPRESS$ ,BUTL] BY ITS SOLEMNLY M\RNFUL TONE & HE ASK$ ! 9T]PRET] TO TRANSLATE IT4 

,! SUBJECT ( ! SONG WAS ! V]Y BLOOD-FEUD ?AT HAD EXI/$ BETWE5 ,KHANEFI & ,HAJJI ,MURAD4  ,IT RAN AS FOLL[S3 

,! E>? WILL DRY ON MY GRAVE1 

,MO!R1 MY ,MO!R6 

,& ?\ WILT =GET ME6 

,& OV] ME RANK GRASS WILL WAVE1 

,FA!R1 MY ,FA!R6 

,NOR WILT ?\ REGRET ME 

,:5 TE>S CEASE ?Y D>K EYES TO LAVE1 

,SI/]1 DE> ,SI/] 

 ,NO MORE WILL GRIEF FRET !E6 

,BUT ?\1 MY ,BRO!R ! ELD]1 WILT NEV] =GET1 

,) V5GEANCE D5I$ ME6 

,& ?\1 MY ,BRO!R ! Y\NG]1 WILT EV] REGRET1 

,TILL ?\ LIE/ BESIDE ME6 

,HOTLY ?\ CAME/1 ,O DEA?-BE>+ BALL ?AT ,I SPURN$1 

,= ?\ WA/ MY SLAVE6 

,& ?\1 BLACK E>?1 ?AT BATTLE-/E$ TRAMPL$ &   *URN$ 

,WILT COV] MY GRAVE6 

,COLD >T ,?\1 ,O ,DEA?1 YET ,I WAS ?Y ,LORD & ?Y ,MA/]6 

,MY BODY S9KS FA/ TO ! E>?1 MY S\L TO ,HEAV5 FLIES 

FA/]4   

,HAJJI ,MURAD ALWAYS LI/5$ TO ?IS SONG ) CLOS$ EYES & :5 IT 5D$ ON A LONG GRADUALLY DY+ NOTE HE ALWAYS REM>K$ 9 ,RUSSIAN -- 

0,GOOD SONG6  ,WISE SONG60 

,AFT] ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S >RIVAL & HIS 9TIMACY ) HIM & HIS MURIDS1 ! POETRY ( ! /IRR+ M\NTA9 LIFE TOOK A /ILL /RONG] HOLD ON ,BUTL]4  ,HE PROCUR$ = HIMSELF A BE%MET & A ,CIRCASSIAN COAT & LEGG+S1 & IMAG9$ HIMSELF A M\NTA9E] LIV+ ! LIFE ?OSE PEOPLE LIV$4 

,ON ! DAY ( ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S DEP>TURE ! MAJOR 9VIT$ SEV]AL (FIC]S TO SEE HIM (F4  ,!Y W]E SITT+1 SOME AT ! TABLE :]E ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA WAS P\R+ \T TEA1 SOME AT ANO!R TABLE ON :I* /OOD VODKA1 *EKHIR1 & LI<T REFRE%M5TS1 :5 ,HAJJI ,MURAD DRESS$ = ! J\RNEY CAME LIMP+ 9TO ! ROOM ) S(T1 RAPID FOOT/EPS4 

,!Y ALL ROSE & %OOK H&S ) HIM4  ! MAJOR (F]$ HIM A SEAT ON ! DIVAN1 BUT ,HAJJI ,MURAD ?ANK$ HIM & SAT D[N ON A *AIR BY ! W9D[4 

,! SIL5CE ?AT FOLL[$ HIS 5TRANCE DID NOT AT ALL ABA% HIM4  ,HE LOOK$ ATT5TIVELY AT ALL ! FACES & FIX$ AN 9DIFF]5T GAZE ON ! TEA-TABLE ) ! SAMOV> & REFRE%M5TS4  ,PETROVSKY1 A LIVELY (FIC] :O N[ MET ,HAJJI ,MURAD = ! FIR/ TIME1 ASK$ HIM ?R\< ! 9T]PRET] :E!R HE LIK$ ,TIFLIS4 

0,ALYA60 HE REPLI$4 

0,HE SAYS ',YES'10 TRANSLAT$ ! 9T]PRET]4 

0,:AT DID HE LIKE !RE80 

,HAJJI ,MURAD SAID SOME?+ 9 REPLY4 

0,HE LIK$ ! !AT] BE/ ( ALL40 

0,& H[ DID HE LIKE ! BALL AT ! H\SE ( ! COMM&]- 9-*IEF80 

,HAJJI ,MURAD FR[N$4  0,EV]Y NATION HAS ITS [N CU/OMS6  ,\R WOM5 DO NOT DRESS 9 SU* A WAY10 SAID HE1 GLANC+ AT ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA4 

0,WELL1 DIDN'T HE LIKE IT80 

0,WE HAVE A PROV]B10 SAID ,HAJJI ,MURAD TO ! 9T]PRET]1 0',! DOG GAVE MEAT TO ! ASS & ! ASS GAVE HAY TO ! DOG1 & BO? W5T HUNGRY1'0 & HE SMIL$4  0,ITS [N CU/OMS SEEM GOOD TO EA* NATION40 

! CONV]SATION W5T NO F>!R4  ,SOME ( ! (FIC]S TOOK TEA1 SOME O!R REFRE%M5TS4  ,HAJJI ,MURAD ACCEPT$ ! TUMBL] ( TEA (F]$ HIM & PUT IT D[N BE=E HIM4 

0,WON'T Y\ HAVE CREAM & A BUN80 ASK$ ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 (F]+ !M TO HIM4 

,HAJJI ,MURAD B[$ HIS HEAD4 

0,WELL1 ,I SUPPOSE IT IS GOOD-BYE60 SAID ,BUTL]1 T\*+ HIS KNEE4  0,:5 %ALL WE MEET AGA980 

0,GOOD-BYE1 GOOD-BYE60 SAID ,HAJJI ,MURAD1 9 ,RUSSIAN1 ) A SMILE4  0,KUNAK BULUG4  ,/RONG KUNAK TO !E6  ,TIME -- AYDA -- GO60 & HE J]K$ HIS HEAD 9 ! DIRECTION 9 :I* HE HAD TO GO4 

,ELD> APPE>$ 9 ! DOORWAY C>RY+ SOME?+ L>GE & :ITE ACROSS HIS %\LD] & A SWORD 9 HIS H&4  ,HAJJI ,MURAD BECKON$ TO HIM & HE CROSS$ ! ROOM ) BIG /RIDES & H&$ HIM A :ITE BURKA & ! SWORD4  ,HAJJI ,MURAD ROSE1 TOOK ! BURKA1 ?REW IT OV] HIS >M1 & SAY+ SOME?+ TO ! 9T]PRET] H&$ IT TO ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA4 

0,HE SAYS ?\ HAS PRAIS$ ! BURKA1 SO ACCEPT IT10 SAID ! 9T]PRET]4 

0,OH1 :Y80 SAID ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA BLU%+4 

0,IT IS NECESS>Y4  ,LIKE ,ADAM10 SAID ,HAJJI ,MURAD4 

0,WELL1 ?ANK Y\10 SAID ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 TAK+ ! BURKA4  0,GOD GRANT ?AT Y\ RESCUE Y\R SON10 %E ADD$4  0,ULAN YAK%I4  ,TELL HIM ?AT ,I WI% HIM SUCCESS 9 RELEAS+ HIS SON40 

,HAJJI ,MURAD GLANC$ AT ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA & NODD$ HIS HEAD APPROV+LY4  ,!N HE TOOK ! SWORD FROM ,ELD> & H&$ IT TO ! MAJOR4  ,! MAJOR TOOK IT & SAID TO ! 9T]PRET]1  0,TELL HIM TO TAKE MY *E/NUT GELD+4  ,I HAVE NO?+ ELSE TO GIVE HIM40 

,HAJJI ,MURAD WAV$ HIS H& 9 FRONT ( HIS FACE TO %[ ?AT HE DID NOT WANT ANY?+ & W\LD NOT ACCEPT IT4  ,!N1 PO9T+ FIR/ TO ! M\NTA9S & !N TO HIS HE>T1 HE W5T \T4 

,ALL ! H\SEHOLD FOLL[$ HIM AS F> AS ! DOOR1 :ILE ! (FIC]S :O REMA9$ 9SIDE ! ROOM DREW ! SWORD FROM ITS SCABB>D1 EXAM9$ ITS BLADE1 & DECID$ ?AT IT WAS A REAL ,GURDA4 

,BUTL] ACCOMPANI$ ,HAJJI ,MURAD TO ! POR*1 & !N CAME A V]Y UNEXPECT$ 9CID5T :I* MI<T HAVE 5D$ FATALLY = ,HAJJI ,MURAD HAD IT NOT BE5 = HIS QUICK OBS]VATION1 DET]M9ATION1 & AGILITY4 

! 9HABITANTS ( ! ,KUMUKH A\L1 ,TA%-,KI*U1 :I* WAS FRI5DLY TO ! ,RUSSIANS1 RESPECT$ ,HAJJI ,MURAD GREATLY & HAD (T5 COME TO ! =T M]ELY TO LOOK AT ! FAM\S NAIB4  ,!Y HAD S5T MESS5G]S TO HIM ?REE DAYS PREVI\SLY TO ASK HIM TO VISIT !IR MOSQUE ON ! ,FRIDAY4  ,BUT ! ,KUMUKH PR9CES :O LIV$ 9 ,TA%-,KI*U HAT$ ,HAJJI ,MURAD BECAUSE !RE WAS A BLOOD- FEUD BETWE5 !M1 & ON HE>+ ( ?IS 9VITATION !Y ANN\NC$ TO ! PEOPLE ?AT !Y W\LD NOT ALL[ HIM TO 5T] ! MOSQUE4  ,! PEOPLE BECAME EXCIT$ & A FI<T OCCURR$ BETWE5 !M & ! PR9CES' SUPPORT]S4  ,! ,RUSSIAN AU?ORITIES PACIFI$ ! M\NTA9E]S & S5T WORD TO ,HAJJI ,MURAD NOT TO GO TO ! MOSQUE4 

,HAJJI ,MURAD DID NOT GO & EV]YONE SUPPOS$ ?AT ! MATT] WAS SETTL$4 

,BUT AT ! V]Y MOM5T ( HIS DEP>TURE1 :5 HE CAME \T 9TO ! POR* BE=E :I* ! HORSES /OOD WAIT+1 ,>SLAN ,KHAN1 ONE ( ! ,KUMUKH PR9CES & AN ACQUA9TANCE ( ,BUTL] & ! MAJOR1 RODE UP TO ! H\SE4 

,:5 HE SAW ,HAJJI ,MURAD HE SNAT*$ A PI/OL FROM HIS BELT & TOOK AIM1 BUT BE=E HE C\LD FIRE1 ,HAJJI ,MURAD 9 SPITE ( HIS LAM5ESS RU%$ D[N FROM ! POR* LIKE A CAT T[>DS ,>SLAN ,KHAN :O MISS$ HIM4 

,SEIZ+ ,>SLAN ,KHAN'S HORSE BY ! BRIDLE ) ONE H&1 ,HAJJI ,MURAD DREW HIS DAGG] ) ! O!R & %\T$ SOME?+ TO HIM 9 ,T>T>4 

,BUTL] & ,ELD> BO? RAN AT ONCE T[>DS ! 5EMIES & CAU<T !M BY ! >MS4  ,! MAJOR1 :O HAD HE>D ! %OT1 ALSO CAME \T4 

0,:AT DO Y\ MEAN BY IT1 ,>SLAN -- />T+ SU* A NA/Y BUS9ESS ON MY PREMISES80 SAID HE1 :5 HE HE>D :AT HAD HAPP5$4  0,IT'S NOT RI<T1 FRI5D6  ',TO ! FOE 9 ! FIELD Y\ NE$ NOT YIELD6' -- BUT TO />T ?IS K9D ( SLAU<T] 9 FRONT ( MY H\SE -- ' 

,>SLAN ,KHAN1 A LITTLE MAN ) BLACK MU/A*ES1 GOT (F HIS HORSE PALE & TREMBL+1 LOOK$ ANGRILY AT ,HAJJI ,MURAD1 & W5T 9TO ! H\SE ) ! MAJOR4  ,HAJJI ,MURAD1 BREA?+ HEAVILY & SMIL+1 RETURN$ TO ! HORSES4 

0,:Y DID HE WANT TO KILL HIM80 ,BUTL] ASK$ ! 9T]PRET]4 

0,HE SAYS IT IS A LAW ( !IRS10 ! 9T]PRET] TRANSLAT$ ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S REPLY4  0,>SLAN MU/ AV5GE A RELATION'S BLOOD & SO HE TRI$ TO KILL HIM40 

0& SUPPOS+ HE OV]TAKES HIM ON ! ROAD80 ASK$ ,BUTL]4 

,HAJJI ,MURAD SMIL$4 

0,WELL1 IF HE KILLS ME IT WILL PROVE ?AT SU* IS ,ALLAH'S WILL4 444 ,GOOD-BYE10 HE SAID AGA9 9 ,RUSSIAN1 TAK+ HIS HORSE BY ! WI!RS4  ,GLANC+ R\ND AT EV]YBODY :O HAD COME \T TO SEE HIM (F1 HIS EYES RE/$ K9DLY ON ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA4 

0,GOOD-BYE1 MY LASS10 SAID HE TO H]4  0,I ?ANK Y\40 

0,GOD HELP Y\ -- ,GOLD HELP Y\ TO RESCUE Y\R FAMILY60 REPEAT$ ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA4 

,HE DID NOT UND]/& H] WORDS1 BUT FELT H] SYMPA?Y = HIM & NODD$ TO H]4 

0,M9D1 DON'T =GET Y\R KUNAK10 SAID ,BUTL]4 

0,TELL HIM ,I AM HIS TRUE FRI5D & WILL NEV] =GET HIM10 ANSW]$ ,HAJJI ,MURAD TO ! 9T]PRET]1 & 9 SPITE ( HIS %ORT LEG HE SWUNG HIMSELF LI<TLY & QUICKLY 9TO ! HI< SADDLE1 B>ELY T\*+ ! /IRRUP1 & AUTOMATICALLY FEEL+ = HIS DAGG] & ADJU/+ HIS SWORD4  ,!N1 ) ?AT PECULI>LY PR\D LOOK ) :I* ONLY A ,CAUCASIAN HILL-MAN SITS HIS HORSE -- AS ?\< HE W]E ONE ) IT -- HE RODE AWAY FROM ! MAJOR'S H\SE4  ,KHANEFI & ,ELD> ALSO M\NT$ & HAV+ TAK5 A FRI5DLY LEAVE ( !IR HO/S & ( ! (FIC]S1 RODE (F AT A TROT1 FOLL[+ !IR MUR%ID4 

,AS USUAL AFT] A DEP>TURE1 ?OSE :O REMA9$ BEH9D BEGAN TO DISCUSS ?OSE :O HAD LEFT4 

0,PLUCKY FELL[6  ,HE RU%$ AT ,>SLAN ,KHAN LIKE A WOLF6  ,HIS FACE QUITE *ANG$60 

0,BUT HE'LL BE UP TO TRICKS -- HE'S A T]RIBLE ROGUE1 ,I %\LD SAY10 REM>K$ ,PETROVSKY4 

0,IT'S A PITY !RE >5'T MORE ,RUSSIAN ROGUES ( SU* A K9D60 SUDD5LY PUT 9 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA ) VEXATION4  0,HE HAS LIV$ A WEEK ) US & WE HAVE SE5 NO?+ BUT GOOD FROM HIM4  ,HE IS C\RTE\S1 WISE1 & JU/10 %E ADD$4 

0,H[ DID Y\ F9D ?AT \T80 

0,NO MATT]1 ,I DID F9D IT \T60 

0,%E'S QUITE SMITT51 & ?AT'S A FACT60 SAID ! MAJOR1 :O HAD JU/ 5T]$ ! ROOM4 

0,WELL1 & IF ,I AM SMITT58  ,:AT'S ?AT TO Y\8  ,:Y RUN HIM D[N IF HE'S A GOOD MAN8  ,?\< HE'S A ,T>T> HE'S /ILL A GOOD MAN60 

0,QUITE TRUE1 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA10 SAID ,BUTL]1 0& Y\'RE QUITE RI<T TO TAKE HIS P>T60 

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