,*APT] #bb #aidaid ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE ,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE ,TEXT 3 ,NOT HAV+ ATTA9$ HIS AIM 9 ,*E*NYA1 ,HAJJI ,MURAD RETURN$ TO ,TIFLIS & W5T EV]Y DAY TO ,VORONTSOV'S1 & :5EV] HE C\LD OBTA9 AUDI5CE HE IMPLOR$ ! ,VIC]OY TO GA!R TOGE!R ! M\NTA9E] PRISON]S & EX*ANGE !M = HIS FAMILY4 ,HE SAID ?AT UNLESS ?AT W]E DONE HIS H&S W]E TI$ & HE C\LD NOT S]VE ! ,RUSSIANS & DE/ROY ,%AMIL AS HE DESIR$ TO DO4 ,VORONTSOV VAGUELY PROMIS$ TO DO :AT HE C\LD1 BUT PUT IT (F1 SAY+ ?AT HE W\LD DECIDE :5 ,G5]AL ,>GUT9SKI REA*$ ,TIFLIS & HE C\LD TALK ! MATT] OV] ) HIM4 ,!N ,HAJJI ,MURAD ASK$ ,VORONTSOV TO ALL[ HIM TO GO TO LIVE = A :ILE 9 ,NUKHA1 A SMALL T[N 9 ,TRANSCAUCASIA :]E HE ?\RY ON NEGOTIATIONS AB\T HIS FAMILY ) ,%AMIL & ) ! PEOPLE :O W]E ATTA*$ TO HIMSELF4 ,MOREOV] ,NUKHA1 BE+ A ,MOHAMM$AN T[N1 HAD A MOSQUE :]E HE C\LD MORE CONV5I5TLY P]=M ! RITES ( PRAY] DEM&$ BY ! ,MOHAMM$AN LAW4 ,VORONTSOV WROTE TO ,PET]SBURG AB\T IT BUT MEAN:ILE GAVE ,HAJJI ,MURAD P]MISSION TO GO TO ,NUKHA4 ,= ,VORONTSOV & ! AU?ORITIES 9 ,PET]SBURG1 AS WELL AS = MO/ ,RUSSIANS ACQUA9T$ ) ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S HI/ORY1 ! :OLE EPISODE PRES5T$ ITSELF AS A LUCKY TURN 9 ! ,CAUCASIAN W>1 OR SIMPLY AS AN 9T]E/+ EV5T4 ,= ,HAJJI ,MURAD IT WAS A T]RIBLE CRISIS 9 HIS LIFE -- ESPECIALLY LAT]ALLY4 ,HE HAD ESCAP$ FROM ! M\NTA9S P>TLY TO SAVE HIMSELF & P>TLY \T ( HATR$ ( ,%AMIL1 & DIFFICULT AS ?IS FLIRANGE -- HAD PROV$ MORE DIFFICULT ?AN HE EXPECT$4 ,%AMIL HAD SEIZ$ ! FAMILY & KEPT !M PRISON]S1 ?REAT5+ TO H& ! WOM5 OV] TO ! DIFF]5T A\LS & TO BL9D OR KILL ! SON4 ,N[ ,HAJJI ,MURAD HAD GONE TO ,NUKHA 9T5D+ TO TRY BY ! AID ( HIS ADH]5TS 9 ,DAS1 :O W]E DEVOT$ TO HIM1 W]E PREP>+ TO CAPTURE HIS FAMILY & !MSELVES BR+ !M OV] TO ! ,RUSSIANS1 BUT ?AT !RE W]E NOT 5\< ( !M & !Y C\LD NOT RISK MAK+ ! ATTEMPT 9 ,V$5O1 :]E ! FAMILY WAS AT PRES5T IMPRISON$1 BUT C\LD DO SO ONLY IF ! FAMILY W]E MOV$ FROM ,V$5O TO SOME O!R PLACE -- 9 :I* CASE !Y PROMIS$ TO RESCUE !M ON ! WAY4 ,HAJJI ,MURAD S5T WORD TO HIS FRI5DS ?AT HE W\LD GIVE ?REE ?\S& RUBLES = ! LIB]ATION ( HIS FAMILY4 ,AT ,NUKHA A SMALL H\SE ( FIVE ROOMS WAS ASSIGN$ TO ,HAJJI ,MURAD NE> ! MOSQUE & ! ,KHAN'S PALACE4 ,! (FIC]S 9 *>GE ( HIM1 HIS 9T]PRET]1 & HIS H5*M51 /AY$ 9 ! SAME H\SE4 ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S LIFE WAS SP5T 9 ! EXPECTATION & RECEPTION ( MESS5G]S FROM ! M\NTA9S & 9 RIDES HE WAS ALL[$ TO TAKE 9 ! NEIN$ ?AT DUR+ HIS ABS5CE AN (FICIAL S5T BY ,VORONTSOV HAD >RIV$ FROM ,TIFLIS4 ,9 SPITE ( HIS LONG+ TO KN[ :AT MESSAGE ! (FICIAL HAD BR\GE & ! (FICIAL W]E WAIT+4 ,?IS ROOM S]V$ HIM BO? AS DRAW+ ROOM & RECEPTION ROOM4 ,! (FICIAL :O HAD COME FROM ,TIFLIS1 ,C\NCILOR ,KIRILLOV1 9=M$ ,HAJJI ,MURAD ( ,VORONTSOV'S WI% ?AT HE %\LD COME TO ,TIFLIS ON ! #a#b? TO MEET ,G5]AL ,>GUT9SKI4 0,YAK%I60 SAID ,HAJJI ,MURAD ANGRILY4 ,! C\NCILOR DID NOT PLEASE HIM4 0,HAVE Y\ BR\M$ LITTLE MAN DRESS$ AS A CIVILIAN1 & DID NOT REPLY4 ,! 9T]PRET] REPEAT$ ! QUE/ION4 0,TELL HIM ?AT ,I CANNOT TALK ) HIM6 ,LET HIM GIVE ME ! MONEY60 & HAV+ SAID ?IS1 ,HAJJI ,MURAD SAT D[N AT ! TABLE READY TO C\NT IT4 ,HAJJI ,MURAD HAD AN ALL[ANCE ( FIVE GOLD PIEC$ A DAY1 & :5 ,KIRILLOV HAD GOT \T ! MONEY & >RANG$ IT 9 SEV5 PILES ( T5 GOLD PIECES EA* & PU%$ !M T[>DS ,HAJJI ,MURAD1 ! LATT] P\R$ ! GOLD 9TO ! SLEEVE ( HIS ,CIRCASSIAN COAT1 ROSE1 QUITE UNEXPECT$LY SMACK$ ,C\NCILOR ,KIRILLOV ON HIS BALD PATE1 & TURN$ TO GO4 ,! C\NCILOR JUMP$ UP & ORD]$ ! 9T]PRET] TO TELL ,HAJJI ,MURAD ?AT HE MU/ NOT D>E TO BEHAVE LIKE ?AT TO HIM :O HELD A RANK EQUAL TO ?AT ( COLONEL6 ,! (FIC] 9 *>GE CONFIRM$ ?IS1 BUT ,HAJJI ,MURAD ONLY NODD$ TO SIGNIFY ?AT HE KNEW1 & LEFT ! ROOM4 0,:AT IS ONE TO DO ) HIM80 SAID ! (FIC] 9 *>GE4 0,HE'LL /ICK HIS DAGG] 9TO Y\1 ?AT'S ALL6 ,ONE CANNOT TALK ) ?OSE DEVILS6 ,I SEE ?AT HE IS GETT+ EXASP]AT$40 ,AS SOON AS IT BEGAN TO GR[ DUSK TWO SPIES ) HOODS COV]+ !IR FACES UP TO !IR EYES1 CAME TO HIM FROM ! HILLS4 ,! (FIC] 9 *>GE L$ !M TO ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S ROOM4 ,ONE ( !M WAS A FLE%Y1 SW>?Y ,TAVL9IAN1 ! O!R A ?9 OLD MAN4 ,! NEWS !Y BR\D ! MESS5G]S HE SAT ) HIS ELB[S ON HIS CROSS$ LEGS1 & B[+ HIS TURBAN$ HEAD REMA9$ SIL5T A LONG TIME4 ,HE WAS ?9K+ & ?9K+ RESOLUTELY4 ,HE KNEW ?AT HE WAS N[ CONSID]+ ! MATT] = ! LA/ TIME & ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y TO COME TO A DECISION4 ,AT LA/ HE RAIS$ HIS HEAD1 GAVE EA* ( ! MESS5G]S A GOLD PIECE1 & SAID3 0,GO60 0,:AT ANSW] WILL !RE BE80 0,! ANSW] WILL BE AS ,GOD PLEASES4 444 ,GO60 ,! MESS5G]S ROSE & W5T AWAY1 & ,HAJJI ,MURAD CONT9U$ TO SIT ON ! C>PET LEAN+ HIS ELB[S ON HIS KNEES4 ,HE SAT ?US A LONG TIME & POND]$4 0,:AT AM ,I TO DO8 ,TO TAKE ,%AMIL AT HIS WORD & RETURN TO HIM80 HE ?\4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE 444 BECAUSE N[ ?AT ,I HAVE BE5 ) ! ,RUSSIANS HE WILL NOT TRU/ ME10 ?\DS RETURN$ TO HIS [N K9D 9 ! HILLS4 ,HE RETURN$1 WE>+ JESSES ) BELLS1 & ! O!R FALCONS W\LD NOT RECEIVE HIM4 0,FLY BACK TO :]E !Y HUNG ?OSE SILV] BELLS ON !E60 SAID !Y4 0,WE HAVE NO BELLS & NO JESSES40 ,! FALCON DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE HIS HOME & REMA9$1 BUT ! O!R FALCONS DID NOT WI% TO LET HIM /AY !RE & PECK$ HIM TO DEA?4 0,& !Y W\LD PECK ME TO DEA? 9 ! SAME WAY10 ?\ & E>N R5[N1 TITLES1 RI*ES80 0,?AT C\LD BE DONE10 ?\