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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

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,MI*AEL ,SEM5OVI* ,VORONTSOV1 BE+ ! SON ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,AMBASSADOR1 HAD BE5 $UCAT$ 9 ,5GL& & POSSESS$ A ,EUROPEAN $UCATION QUITE EXCEPTIONAL AMONG ! HI<] ,RUSSIAN (FICIALS ( HIS DAY4  ,HE WAS AMBITI\S1 G5TLE & K9D 9 HIS MANN] ) 9F]IORS1 & A F9I%$ C\RTI] ) SUP]IORS4  ,HE DID NOT UND]/& LIFE )\T P[] & SUBMISSION4  ,HE HAD OBTA9$ ALL ! HI<E/ RANKS & DECORATIONS & WAS LOOK$ UPON AS A CLEV] COMM&]1 & EV5 AS ! CONQU]OR ( ,NAPOLEON AT ,KRASNOE4 

,9 #aheb HE WAS OV] SEV5TY1 BUT Y\NG = HIS AGE1 HE MOV$ BRISKLY1 & ABOVE ALL WAS 9 FULL POSSESSION ( A FACILE1 REF9$1 & AGREEABLE 9TELLECT :I* HE US$ TO MA9TA9 HIS P[] & /R5G!N & 9CREASE HIS POPUL>ITY4  ,HE POSSESS$ L>GE MEANS -- HIS [N & HIS WIFE'S 7:O HAD BE5 A C\NTESS ,BRANITSKI7 -- & RECEIV$ AN 5ORM\S SAL>Y AS ,VIC]OY1 & HE SP5T A GREAT P>T ( HIS MEANS ON BUILD+ A PALACE & LAY+ \T A G>D5 ON ! S\? COA/ ( ! ,CRIMEA4 

,ON ! EV5+ ( ,DECEMB] ! #d?1 #a#h#e#b1 A C\RI]'S TROIKA DREW UP BE=E HIS PALACE 9 ,TIFLIS4 AN (FIC]1 TIR$ & BLACK ) DU/1 S5T BY ,G5]AL ,KOZLOVSKI ) ! NEWS ( ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S SURR5D] TO ! ,RUSSIANS1 5T]$ ! WIDE POR*1 /RET*+ ! /IFF5$ MUSCLES ( HIS LEGS AS HE PASS$ ! S5T9EL4  ,IT WAS SIX O'CLOCK1 & ,VORONTSOV WAS JU/ GO+ 9 TO D9N] :5 HE WAS 9=M$ ( ! C\RI]'S >RIVAL4  ,HE RECEIV$ HIM AT ONCE1 & WAS !RE=E A FEW M9UTES LATE = D9N]4 

,:5 HE 5T]$ ! DRAW+ ROOM ! ?IRTY P]SONS 9VIT$ TO D9E1 :O W]E SITT+ BESIDE ,PR9CESS ,ELIZABE? ,KSAV]EVNA ,VORONTSOVA1 OR /&+ 9 GR\PS BY ! W9D[S1 TURN$ !IR FACES T[>DS HIM4  ,VORONTSOV WAS DRESS$ 9 HIS USUAL BLACK MILIT>Y COAT1 ) %\LD]/RAPS BUT NO EPAULETS1 & WORE ! ,:ITE ,CROSS ( ! ,ORD] ( ,/4 ,GEORGE AT HIS NECK4 

,HIS CLEAN %AV51 FOXLIKE FACE WORE A PLEASANT SMILE AS1 SCREW+ UP HIS EYES1 HE SURVEY$ ! ASSEMBLY4  ,5T]+ ) QUICK S(T /EPS HE APOLOGIZ$ TO ! LADIES = BE+ LATE1 GREET$ ! M51 & APPROA*+ ,PR9CESS ,MANANA ,ORBELYANI -- A TALL1 F9E1 H&SOME WOMAN ( ,ORI5TAL TYPE AB\T =TY-FIVE YE>S ( AGE -- HE (F]$ H] HIS >M TO TAKE H] 9 TO D9N]4  ,PR9CESS ,ELIZABE? ,KSAV]EVNA ,VORONTSOVA GAVE H] >M TO A R$- HAIR$ G5]AL ) BRI/LY MU/A*ES :O WAS VISIT+ ,TIFLIS4  ,A ,GEORGIAN PR9CE (F]$ HIS >M TO ,PR9CESS ,VORONTSOVA'S FRI5D1 ,C\NTESS ,*OISEUIL4  ,DOCTOR ,&REEVSKY1 ! AIDE-DE-CAMP1 & O!RS1 ) LADIES OR )\T1 FOLL[$ !SE FIR/ C\PLES4  ,FOOTM5 9 LIV]Y & KNEE-BREE*ES DREW BACK & REPLAC$ ! GUE/S' *AIRS :5 !Y SAT D[N1  :ILE ! MAJOR-DOMO C]EMONI\SLY LADL$ \T /EAM+ S\P FROM A SILV] TURE54 

,VORONTSOV TOOK HIS PLACE 9 ! C5T] ( ONE SIDE ( ! LONG TABLE1 & WIFE SAT OPPOSITE1 ) ! G5]AL ON H] RI<T4  ,ON ! PR9CE'S RI<T SAT HIS LADY1 ! BEAUTIFUL ,ORBELYANI2 & ON HIS LEFT WAS A GRACEFUL1 D>K1 R$-*EEK$ ,GEORGIAN WOMAN1 GLITT]+ ) JEWELS & 9CESSANTLY SMIL+4 

0,EXCELL5TES1 *]E AMIE60 REPLI$ ,VORONTSOV TO HIS WIFE'S 9QUIRY AB\T :AT NEWS ! C\RI] HAD BR\<T HIM4  0,SIMON A EU DE LA *ANCE60  ,& HE BEGAN TO TELL AL\D1 SO ?AT EV]YONE C\LD HE>1 ! /RIK+ NEWS 7= HIM ALONE NOT QUITE UNEXPECT$1 BECAUSE NEGOTIATIONS HAD LONG BE5 GO+ ON7 ?AT ,HAJJI ,MURAD1 ! BRAVE/ & MO/ FAM\S ( ,%AMIL'S (FIC]S1 HAD COME OV] TO ! ,RUSSIANS & W\LD 9 A DAY OR TWO BE BR\<T TO ,TIFLIS4 

,EV]YBODY -- EV5 ! Y\NG AIDES-DE-CAMP & (FICIALS :O SAT AT ! F> 5DS ( ! TABLE & :O HAD BE5 QUIETLY LAU<+ AT SOME?+ AMONG !MSELVES -- BECAME SIL5T & LI/5$4 

0,& Y\1 ,G5]AL1 HAVE Y\ EV] MET ?IS ,HAJJI ,MURAD80 ASK$ ! PR9CESS ( H] NEI<BOR1 ! C>ROTY G5]AL ) ! BRI/LY MU/A*ES1 :5 ! PR9CE HAD F9I%$ SPEAK+4 

0,MORE ?AN ONCE1 ,PR9CESS40 

,& ! G5]AL W5T ON TO TELL H[ ,HAJJI ,MURAD1 AFT] ! M\NTA9E]S HAD CAPTUR$ ,G]GEBEL 9 #a#h#d#c1 HAD FALL5 UPON ,G5]AL ,PAHL5'S DETA*M5T & KILL$ ,COLONES ,ZOLOTUKH9 ALMO/ BE=E !IR V]Y EYES4 

,VORONTSOV LI/5$ TO ! G5]AL & SMIL$ AMIABLY1 EVID5TLY PLEAS$ ?AT ! LATT] HAD JO9$ 9 ! CONV]SATION4  ,BUT SUDD5LY HIS FACE ASSUM$ AN ABS5T-M9D$ & DEPRESS$ EXPRESSION4 

,! G5]AL1 HAV+ />T$ TALK+1 HAD BEGUN TO TELL ( HIS SECOND 5C\NT] ) ,HAJJI ,MURAD4 

0,:Y1 IT WAS HE1 IF Y\R ,EXCELL5CY WILL PLEASE REMEMB]10 SAID ! G5]AL1 0:O >RANG$ ! AMBU% ?AT ATTACK$ ! RESCUE P>TY 9 ! ',BISCUIT' EXP$ITION40 

0,:]E80 ASK$ ,VORONTSOV1 SCREW+ UP HIS EYES4 

,:AT ! BRAVE G5]AL SPOKE ( AS ! 0RESCUE0 WAS ! AFFAIR 9 ! UN=TUNATE ,D>GO CAMPAIGN 9 :I* A :OLE DETA*M5T1 9CLUD+ ,PR9CE ,VORONTSOV :O COMM&$ IT1 W\LD C]TA9LY HAVE P]I%$ HAD IT NOT BE5 RESCU$ BY ! >RIVAL ( FRE% TROOPS4  ,EV]Y ONE KNEW ?AT ! :OLE ,D>GO CAMPAIGN UND] ,VORONTSOV'S COMM& -- 9 :I* ! ,RUSSIANS LO/ MANY KILL$ & W\ND$ & SEV]AL CANNON -- HAD BE5 A %AMEFUL AFFAIR1 & !RE=E IF ANY ONE M5TION$ IT 9 ,VORONTSOV'S PRES5CE !Y DID SO ONLY 9 ! ASPECT 9 :I* ,VORONTSOV HAD REPORT$ IT TO ! ,CZ> -- AS A BRILLIANT A*IEVEM5T ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MY4  ,BUT ! WORD 0RESCUE0 PLA9LY 9DICAT$ ?AT IT WAS NOT A BRILLIANT VICTORY BUT A BLUND] CO/+ MANY LIVES4  ,EV]YBODY UND]/OOD ?IS & SOME PRET5D$ NOT TO NOTICE ! MEAN+ ( ! G5]AL'S WORDS1 O!RS N]V\SLY WAIT$ TO SEE :AT W\LD FOLL[1 :ILE A FEW EX*ANG$ GLANCES1 & SMIL$4  ,ONLY ! C>ROTY G5]AL ) ! BRI/LY MU/A*ES NOTIC$ NO?+1 & C>RI$ AWAY BY HIS N>RATIVE QUIETLY REPLI$3 

0,AT ! RESCUE1 Y\R ,EXCELL5CY40 

,HAV+ />T$ ON HIS FAVORITE !ME1 ! G5]AL REC\NT$ CIRCUM/ANTIALLY H[ ,HAJJI ,MURAD HAD SO CLEV]LY CUT ! DETA*M5T 9 TWO ?AT IF ! RESCUE P>TY HAD NOT >RIV$ 7HE SEEM$ TO BE P>TICUL>LY FOND ( REPEAT+ ! WORD 0RESCUE07 NOT A MAN 9 ! DIVISION W\LD HAVE ESCAP$1 BECAUSE444,HE DID NOT F9I% HIS /ORY1 = ,MANANA ,ORBELYANI1 HAV+ UND]/OOD :AT WAS HAPP5+1 9T]RUPT$ HIM BY ASK+ IF HE HAD F\ND COM=TABLE QU>T]S 9 ,TIFLIS4  ,! G5]AL1 SURPRIS$1 GLANC$ AT EV]YBODY ALL R\ND & SAW HIS AIDES-DE-CAMP FROM ! 5D ( ! TABLE LOOK+ FIX$LY & SIGNIFICANTLY AT HIM1 & HE SUDD5LY UND]/OOD6  ,)\T REPLY+ TO ! PR9CESS'S QUE/ION1 HE FR[N$1 BECAME SIL5T1 & BEGAN HURRI$LY SWALL[+ ! DELICACY ?AT LAY ON HIS PLATE1 ! APPE>ANCE & TA/E ( :I* BO? COMPLETELY MY/IFI$ HIM4 

,EV]YBODY FELT UNCOM=TABLE1 BUT ! AWKW>DNESS ( ! SITUATION WAS RELIEV$ BY ! ,GEORGIAN PR9CE -- A V]Y /UPID MAN BUT AN EXTRAORD9>ILY REF9$ & >TFUL FLATT]] & C\RTI] -- :O SAT ON ! O!R SIDE ( ,PR9CESS ,VORONTSOVA4  ,)\T SEEM+ TO HAVE NOTIC$ ANY?+ HE BEGAN TO RELATE H[ ,HAJJI ,MURAD HAD C>RI$ (F ! WID[ ( ,AKHMET ,KHAN ( ,MEKHTULI4 

0,HE CAME 9TO ! VILLAGE AT NI<T1 SEIZ$ :AT HE WANT$1 & GALLOP$ (F AGA9 ) ! :OLE P>TY40 

0,:Y DID HE WANT ?AT P>TICUL> WOMAN80 ASK$ ! PR9CESS4 

0,OH1 HE WAS H] HUSB&'S 5EMY1 & PURSU$ HIM BUT C\LD NEV] ONCE SUCCE$ 9 MEET+ HIM RI<T UP TO ! TIME ( HIS DEA?1 SO HE REV5G$ HIMSELF ON ! WID[40 

,! PR9CESS TRANSLAT$ ?IS 9TO ,FR5* = H] OLD FRI5D ,C\NTESS ,*OISEUIL1 :O SAT NEXT TO ! ,GEORGIAN PR9CE4 

0,QUELLE HORREUR60 SAID ! C\NTESS1 CLOS+ H] EYES & %AK+ H] HEAD4 

0,OH NO60 SAID ,VORONTSOV1 SMIL+4  0,I HAVE BE5 TOLD ?AT HE TREAT$ HIS CAPTIVE ) *IVALR\S RESPECT & AFT]W>DS RELEAS$ H]40 

0,YES1 = A RANSOM60 

0,WELL1 ( C\RSE4  ,BUT ALL ! SAME HE ACT$ HONORABLY40  

,!SE WORDS ( ,VORONTSOV'S SET ! TONE = ! FUR!R CONV]SATION4  ,! C\RTI]S UND]/OOD ?AT ! MORE IMPORTANCE WAS ATTRIBUT$ TO ,HAJJI ,MURAD ! BETT] ! PR9CE W\LD BE PLEAS$4 

0,! MAN'S AUDACITY IS AMAZ+4  ,A REM>KABLE MAN60 

0,:Y1 9 #ahdi HE DA%$ 9TO ,TEMIR ,KHAN ,%URA & PLUND]$ ! %OPS 9 BROAD DAYLI<T40 

,AN ,>M5IAN SITT+ AT ! 5D ( ! TABLE1 :O HAD BE5 9 ,TEMIR ,KHAN ,%URA AT ! TIME1 RELAT$ ! P>TICUL>S ( ?AT EXPLOIT ( ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S4 

,9 FACT1 ,HAJJI ,MURAD WAS ! SOLE TOPIC ( CONV]SATION DUR+ ! :OLE D9N]4 

,EV]YBODY 9 SUCCESSION PRAIS$ HIS C\RAGE1 HIS ABILITY1 & HIS MAGNANIMITY4  ,SOMEONE M5TION$ HIS HAV+ ORD]$ TW5TY SIX PRISON]S TO BE KILL$1 BUT ?AT TOO WAS MET BY ! USUAL REJO9D]1 0,:AT'S TO BE DONE8  ,A LA GU]RE1 COMME AL LA GU]RE60 

0,HE IS A GREAT MAN40 

0,HAD HE BE5 BORN 9 ,EUROPE HE MI<T HAVE BE5 ANO!R ,NAPOLEON10 SAID ! /UPID ,GEORGIAN PR9CE ) A GIFT ( FLATT]Y4 

,HE KNEW ?AT EV]Y M5TION ( ,NAPOLEON WAS PLEASANT TO ,VORONTSOV1 :O WORE ! ,:ITE ,CROSS AT HIS NECK AS A REW>D = HAV+ DEFEAT$ HIM4 

0,WELL1 NOT ,NAPOLEON P]HAPS1 BUT A GALLANT CAVALRY G5]AL IF Y\ LIKE10 SAID ,VORONTSOV4 

0,IF NOT ,NAPOLEON1 !N ,MURAT40 

0,& HIS NAME IS ,HAJJI ,MURAD60 

0,HAJJI ,MURAD HAS SURR5D]$ & N[ !RE'LL BE AN 5D TO ,%AMIL TOO10 SOMEONE REM>K$4 

0,!Y FEEL ?AT N[0 7?IS 0N[0 MEANT UND] ,VORONTSOV7 0!Y CAN'T HOLD \T10 REM>K$ ANO!R4 

0,T\T CELA E/ GRACE A V\S60 SAID ,MANANA ,ORBELYANI4 

,PR9CE ,VORONTSOV TRI$ TO MOD]ATE ! WAVES ( FLATT]Y :I* BEGAN TO FL[ OV] HIM4  ,/ILL1 IT WAS PLEASANT1 & 9 ! BE/ ( SPIRITS HE L$ HIS LADY BACK 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

,AFT] D9N]1 :5 C(FEE WAS BE+ S]V$ 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM1 ! PR9CE WAS P>TICUL>LY AMIABLE TO EV]YBODY1 & GO+ UP TO ! G5]AL ) ! R$ BRI/LY MU/A*ES HE TRI$ TO APPE> NOT TO HAVE NOTIC$ HIS BLUND]4 

,HAV+ MADE A R\ND ( ! VISITORS HE SAT D[N TO ! C>D TABLE4  ,HE ONLY PLAY$ ! OLD-FA%ION$ GAME ( OMB]4  ,HIS P>TN]S W]E ! ,GEORGIAN PR9CE1 AN ,>M5IA G5]AL 7:O HAD LE>N$ ! GAME ( OMB] FROM ,PR9CE ,VORONTSOV'S VALET71 & ,DOCTOR ,&REEVSKY1 A MAN REM>KABLE = ! GREAT 9FLU5CE HE EX]CIS$4 

,PLAC+ BESIDE HIM HIS GOLD SNUFF-BOX ) A PORTRAIT ( ,ALEKS&R ,I ON ! LID1 ! PR9CE TORE OP5 A PACK ( HI<LY GLAZ$ C>DS & WAS GO+ TO SPREAD !M \T1 :5 HIS ,ITALIAN VALET BR\<T HIM A LETT] ON A SILV] TRAY4 

0,ANO!R C\RI]1 Y\R ,EXCELL5CY40 

,VORONTSOV LAID D[N ! C>DS1 EXCUS$ HIMSELF1 OP5$ ! LETT]1 & BEGAN TO READ4 

,! LETT] WAS FROM HIS SON1 :O DESCRIB$ ,HAJJI ,MURAD'S SURR5D] & HIS [N 5C\NT] ) ,MELL]-,ZAKOMELSKY4 

,! PR9CESS CAME UP & 9QUIR$ :AT !IR SON HAD WRITT54 

0,IT'S ALL AB\T ! SAME MATT]4 444 ,IL A EU QUELQUES DESAGREM5TS AVEC LE COMM&ANT DE LA PLACE4  ,SIMON A EU TORT4 444 ,BUT ',ALL'S WELL ?AT 5DS WELL1'0 HE ADD$ 9 ,5GLI%1 H&+ ! LETT] TO HIS WIFE2 & TURN+ TO HIS RESPECTFULLY WAIT+ P>TN]S HE ASK$ !M TO DRAW C>DS4 

,:5 ! FIR/ R\ND HAD BE5 DEALT ,VORONTSOV DID :AT HE WAS 9 ! HABIT ( DO+ :5 9 A P>TICUL>LY PLEASANT MOOD3  ) HIS :ITE1 WR9KL$ OLD H& HE TOOK \T A P9* ( ,FR5* SNUFF1 C>RI$ IT TO HIS NOSE1 & RELEAS$ IT4 

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