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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,BUTL]'S ONLY CONSOLATION ALL ?IS TIME WAS ! POETRY ( W>F>E1 TO :I* HE GAVE HIMSELF UP NOT ONLY DUR+ HIS H\RS ( S]VICE BUT ALSO 9 PRIVATE LIFE4 ,DRESS$ 9 HIS ,CIRCASSIAN CO/UME1 HE RODE & SWAGG]$ AB\T1 & TWICE W5T 9TO AMBU% ) ,BOGDANOVI*1 ?\< NEI!R TIME DID !Y DISCOV] OR KILL ANYONE4  ,?IS CLOS5ESS TO & FRI5D%IP ) ,BOGDANOVI*1 FAM$ = HIS C\RAGE1 SEEM$ PLEASANT & W>LIKE TO ,BUTL]4  ,HE HAD PAID HIS DEBT1 HAV+ BORR[$ ! MONEY ( A ,JEW AT AN 5ORM\S RATE ( 9T]E/ -- ?AT IS TO SAY1 HE HAD PO/PON$ HIS DIFFICULTIES BUT HAD NOT SOLV$ !M4  ,HE TRI$ NOT TO ?9K ( HIS POSITION1 & TO F9D OBLIVION NOT ONLY 9 ! POETRY ( W>F>E BUT ALSO 9 W9E4  ,HE DRANK MORE & MORE EV]Y DAY1 & DAY BY DAY GREW MORALLY WEAK]4  ,HE WAS N[ NO LONG] ! *A/E ,JOSEPH HE HAD BE5 T[>DS M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 BUT ON ! CONTR>Y BEGAN C\RT+ H] GROSSLY1 MEET+ TO HIS SURPRISE ) A /RONG & DECID$ REPULSE :I* PUT HIM TO %AME4 

,AT ! 5D ( ,APRIL !RE >RIV$ AT ! =T A DETA*M5T ) :I* ,B>YAT9SKY 9T5D$ TO EFFECT AN ADVANCE RI<T ?R\< ,*E*NYA1 :I* HAD TILL !N BE5 CONSID]$ IMPASSABLE4  ,9 ?AT DETA*M5T W]E TWO COMPANIES ( ! ,KAB>DA REGIM5T1 & ACCORD+ TO ,CAUCASIAN CU/OM !SE W]E TREAT$ AS GUE/S BY ! ,KUR9 COMPANIES4  ,! SOLDI]S W]E LODG$ 9 ! B>RACKS1 & W]E TREAT$ NOT ONLY TO SUPP]1 CONSI/+ ( BUCK:EAT PORRIDGE & BEEF1 BUT ALSO TO VODKA4  ,! (FIC]S %>$ ! QU>T]S ( ! ,KUR9 (FIC]S1 & AS USUAL ?OSE 9 RESID5CE GAVE ! NEW-COM]S A D9N] AT :I* ! REGIM5TAL S+]S P]=M$ & :I* 5D$ UP ) A DR9K+ B\T4  ,MAJOR ,PETROV1 V]Y DRUNK & NO LONG] R$ BUT A% PALE1 SAT A/RIDE A *AIR &1 DRAW+ HIS SWORD1 HACK$ AT IMAG9>Y FOES1 ALT]NATELY SWE>+ & LAU<+1 N[ EMBRAC+ SOMEONE & N[ DANC+ TO ! TUNE ( HIS FAVORITE SONG4 

,%AMIL1 HE BEGAN TO RIOT 

,9 ! DAYS GONE BY2 

,TRY1 RY1 RATATY1 

,9 ! YE>S GONE BY6 

,BUTL] WAS !RE TOO4  ,HE TRI$ TO SEE ! POETRY ( W>F>E 9 ?IS ALSO1 BUT 9 ! DEP? ( HIS S\L HE WAS SORRY = ! MAJOR4  ,TO /OP HIM1 H[EV]1 WAS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE2 & ,BUTL]1 FEEL+ ?AT ! FUMES W]E M\NT+ TO HIS [N HEAD1 QUIETLY LEFT ! ROOM & W5T HOME4 

,! MOON LIT UP ! :ITE H\SES & ! /ONES ON ! ROAD4  ,IT WAS SO LI<T ?AT EV]Y PEBBLE1 EV]Y /RAW1 EV]Y LITTLE HEAP ( DU/ WAS VISIBLE4  ,AS HE APPROA*$ ! H\SE HE MET ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA ) A %AWL OV] H] HEAD & NECK4  ,AFT] ! REBUFF %E HAD GIV5 HIM ,BUTL] HAD AVOID$ H]1 FEEL+ RA!R A%AM$1 BUT N[ 9 ! MOONLI<T & AFT] ! W9E HE HAD DRUNK HE WAS PLEAS$ TO MEET H] & WI%$ TO MAKE UP TO H] AGA94 

0,:]E >E Y\ (F TO80 HE ASK$4 

0,:Y1 TO SEE AFT] MY OLD MAN10 %E ANSW]$ PLEASANTLY4  ,H] REJECTION ( ,BUTL]'S ADVANCES WAS QUITE S9C]E & DECID$1 BUT %E DID NOT LIKE HIS AVOID+ H] AS HE HAD DONE LATELY4 

0,:Y BO!R AB\T HIM8  ,HE'LL SOON COME BACK40 

0,BUT WILL HE80 

0,IF HE DOESN'T !Y'LL BR+ HIM40 

0,JU/ SO4 444 ,?AT'S NOT RI<T1 Y\ KN[6 444 ,BUT Y\ ?9K ,I'D BETT] NOT GO80 

0,YES1 ,I DO4  ,WE'D BETT] GO HOME40 

,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA TURN$ BACK & WALK$ BESIDE HIM4  ,! MOON %ONE SO BRI<TLY ?AT A HALO SEEM$ TO MOVE ALONG ! ROAD R\ND ! %AD[S ( !IR HEADS4  ,BUTL] WAS LOOK+ AT ?IS HALO & MAK+ UP HIS M9D TO TELL H] ?AT HE LIK$ H] AS MU* AS EV]1 BUT HE DID NOT KN[ H[ TO BEG94  ,%E WAIT$ = HIM TO SPEAK1 & !Y WALK$ ON 9 SIL5CE ALMO/ TO ! H\SE1 :5 SOME HORSEM5 APPE>$ FROM R\ND ! CORN]4  ,!SE W]E AN (FIC] ) AN ESCORT4 

0,:O'S ?AT COM+ N[80 SAID M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 /EPP+ ASIDE4  ,! MOON WAS BEH9D ! RID] SO ?AT %E DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM UNTIL HE HAD ALMO/ COME UP TO !M4  ,IT WAS ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI* ,KAM5EV1 AN (FIC] :O HAD =M]LY S]V$ ) ! MAJOR & :OM ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA !RE=E KNEW4 

0,IS IT Y\1 ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI*80 SAID %E1 ADDRESS+ HIM4 

0,IT'S ME10 SAID ,KAM5EV4  0AH1 ,BUTL]1 H[ D'Y\ DO8 444 ,NOT ASLEEP YET8  ,HAV+ A WALK ) ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA6  ,Y\'D BETT] LOOK \T OR ! MAJOR WILL GIVE IT Y\4 444 ,:]E IS HE80 

0:Y1 !RE4 444 ,LI/560 REPLI$ ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA PO9T+ 9 ! DIRECTION :5CE CAME ! S\NDS ( A TULUMBAS & SONGS4  0,!Y'RE ON ! SPREE40 

0,:Y8  ,>E Y\R PEOPLE HAV+ A SPREE ON !IR [N80 

0,NO2 SOME (FIC]S HAVE COME FROM ,HASAV-,YURT1 & !Y >E BE+ 5T]TA9$40 

0,AH1 ?AT'S GOOD6  ,I %ALL BE 9 TIME4 444 ,I JU/ WANT ! MAJOR = A MOM5T40 

0,ON BUS9ESS80 ASK$ ,BUTL]4 

0,YES1 JU/ A LITTLE BUS9ESS MATT]40 

0,GOOD OR BAD80 

0,IT ALL DEP5DS4 444 ,GOOD = US BUT BAD = SOME PEOPLE10 & ,KAM5EV LAU<$4 

,BY ?IS TIME !Y HAD REA*$ ! MAJOR'S H\SE4 

0,*IKHIREV10 %\T$ ,KAM5EV TO ONE ( HIS ,COSSACKS1 0COME H]E60 

,A ,DON ,COSSACK RODE UP FROM AMONG ! O!RS4  ,HE WAS DRESS$ 9 ! ORD9>Y ,DON ,COSSACK UNI=M ) HI< BOOTS & A MANTLE1 & C>RI$ SADDLE-BAGS BEH9D4 

0,WELL1 TAKE ! ?+ \T10 SAID ,KAM5EV1 DISM\NT+4 

,! ,COSSACK ALSO DISM\NT$1 & TOOK A SACK \T ( HIS SADDLE BAG4  ,KAM5EV TOOK ! SACK FROM HIM & 9S]T$ HIS H&4 

0,WELL1 %ALL ,I %[ Y\ A NOVELTY8  ,Y\ WON'T BE FRI<T5$1 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA80 

0,:Y %\LD ,I BE FRI<T5$80 %E REPLI$4 

0,H]E IT IS60 SAID ,KAM5EV TAK+ \T A MAN'S HEAD & HOLD+ IT UP 9 ! LI<T ( ! MOON4  0,DO Y\ RECOGNIZE IT80 

,IT WAS A %AV5 HEAD ) SALI5T BR[S1 BLACK %ORT-CUT BE>D & MU/A*ES1 ONE EYE OP5 & ! O!R HALF-CLOS$4  ,! %AV5 SKULL WAS CLEFT1 BUT NOT RI<T ?R\<1 & !RE WAS CONGEAL$ BLOOD 9 ! NOSE4  ,! NECK WAS WRAPP$ 9 A BLOOD- /A9$ T[EL4  ,NOT)/&+ ! MANY W\NDS ON ! HEAD1 ! BLUE LIPS /ILL BORE A K9DLY *ILDLIKE EXPRESSION4 

,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA LOOK$ AT IT1 & )\T A WORD TURN$ AWAY & W5T QUICKLY 9TO ! H\SE4 

BUTL] C\LD NOT TE> HIS EYES FROM ! T]RIBLE HEAD4  ,IT WAS ! HEAD ( ?AT V]Y ,HAJJI ,MURAD ) :OM HE HAD SO REC5TLY SP5T HIS EV5+S 9 SU* FRI5DLY 9T]C\RSE4 

0,:AT DOES ?IS MEAN8  ,:O HAS KILL$ HIM80 HE ASK$4 

0,HE WANT$ TO GIVE US ! SLIP1 BUT WAS CAU<T10 SAID ,KAM5EV1 & HE GAVE ! HEAD BACK TO ! ,COSSACK & W5T 9TO ! H\SE ) BUTL]4 

0,HE DI$ LIKE A H]O10 HE ADD$4 

0,BUT H[EV] DID IT ALL HAPP580 

0,JU/ WAIT A BIT4  ,:5 ! MAJOR COMES ,I'LL TELL Y\ ALL AB\T IT4  ,?AT'S :AT ,I AM S5T =4  ,I TAKE IT R\ND TO ALL ! =TS & A\LS & %[ IT40 

,! MAJOR WAS S5T =1 & CAME BACK ACCOMPANI$ BY TWO O!R (FIC]S AS DRUNK AS HIMSELF1 & BEGAN EMBRAC+ ,KAM5EV4 

0,& ,I HAVE BR\<T Y\ ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S HEAD10 SAID ,KAM5EV4 

0,NO8 444 ,KILL$80 

0,YES2 WANT$ TO ESCAPE40 

0,I ALWAYS SAID HE W\LD BAMBOOZLE !M6 444 & :]E IS IT8  ,! HEAD1 ,I MEAN4 444 ,LET'S SEE IT40 

,! ,COSSACK WAS CALL$1 & BR\<T 9 ! BAG ) ! HEAD4  ,IT WAS TAK5 \T & ! MAJOR LOOK$ LONG AT IT ) DRUNK5 EYES4 

0,ALL ! SAME1 HE WAS A F9E FELL[10 SAID HE4  0,LET ME KISS HIM60 

0,YES1 IT'S TRUE4  ,IT WAS A VALIANT HEAD10 SAID ONE ( ! (FIC]S4 

,:5 !Y HAD ALL LOOK$ AT IT1 IT WAS RETURN$ TO ! ,COSSACK :O PUT IT 9 HIS BAG1 TRY+ TO LET IT BUMP AGA9/ ! FLOOR AS G5TLY AS POSSIBLE4 

0,I SAY1 ,KAM5EV1 :AT SPEE* DO Y\ MAKE :5 Y\ %[ ! HEAD80 ASK$ AN (FIC]4 

0,NO6 444 ,LET ME KISS HIM4  ,HE GAVE ME A SWORD60 %\T$ ! MAJOR4 

,BUTL] W5T \T 9TO ! POR*4 

,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA WAS SITT+ ON ! SECOND /EP4  ,%E LOOK$ R\ND AT ,BUTL] & AT ONCE TURN$ ANGRILY AWAY AGA94 

0,:AT'S ! MATT]1 M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA80 ASK$ HE4 

0,Y\'RE ALL CUT-?ROATS6 444 ,I HATE IT6  ,Y\'RE CUT-?ROATS1 REALLY10 & %E GOT UP4 

0,IT MI<T HAPP5 TO ANYONE10 REM>K$ ,BUTL]1 NOT KN[+ :AT TO SAY4  0,?AT'S W>40 

0,W>8  ,W>1 9DE$6 444 ,CUT-?ROATS & NO?+ ELSE4  ,A DEAD BODY %\LD BE GIV5 BACK TO ! E>?1 & !Y'RE GR9N+ AT IT !RE6 444 ,CUT-?ROATS1 REALLY10 %E REPEAT$1 AS %E DESC5D$ ! /EPS & 5T]$ ! H\SE BY ! BACK DOOR4 

,BUTL] RETURN$ TO ! ROOM & ASK$ ,KAM5EV TO TELL !M 9 DETAIL H[ ! ?+ HAD HAPP5$4 

,& ,KAM5EV TOLD !M 

,?IS IS :AT HAD HAPP5$4 

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