,P>T #d3 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG2 ,FIR/ ,J\RNEY TO ,WE/]N ,EUROPE1 ,SECTION #aa 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,GREY ,WORLD1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,DUR+ MY J\RNEY ,I HAD B\<T A NUMB] ( BOOKS & COLLECTIONS ( SOCIALI/ NEWSPAP]S4 ,9 ,RUSSIA1 SU* BOOKS W]E 0UNCONDITIONALLY PROHIBIT$0 BY C5SOR%IP2 & SOME ( ! COLLECTIONS ( NEWSPAP]S & REPORTS ( 9T]NATIONAL CONGRESSES C\LD NOT BE B\<T = ANY AM\NT ( MONEY1 EV5 9 ,BELGIUM4 0,%ALL ,I P>T ) !M1 :ILE MY BRO!R & MY FRI5DS W\LD BE SO GLAD TO HAVE !M AT ,/4 ,PET]SBURG8 0 ,I ASK$ MYSELF2 & ,I DECID$ ?AT BY ALL MEANS ,I MU/ GET !M 9TO ,RUSSIA4 

,I RETURN$ TO ,/4 ,PET]SBURG VIA ,VI5NA & ,W>SAW4 ,?\S&S ( ,JEWS LIVE BY SMUGGL+ ON ! ,POLI% FRONTI]1 & ,I ?\<T ?AT IF ,I C\LD SUCCE$ 9 DISCOV]+ ONLY ONE ( !M1 MY BOOKS W\LD BE C>RI$ 9 SAFETY ACROSS ! BORD]4 ,H[EV]1 TO ALI<T AT A SMALL RAILWAY /ATION NE> ! FRONTI]1 :ILE EV]Y O!R PASS5G] W5T ON1 & TO HUNT !RE = SMUGGL]S1 W\LD H>DLY HAVE BE5 REASONABLE2 SO ,I TOOK A SIDE BRAN* ( ! RAILWAY & W5T TO ,CRAC[4 0,! CAPITAL ( OLD ,POL& IS NE> TO ! FRONTI]10 ,I ?\<T1 0& ,I %ALL F9D !RE SOME ,JEW :O WILL LEAD ME TO ! M5 ,I SEEK40 

,I REA*$ ! ONES R5[N$ & BRILLIANT CITY 9 ! EV5+1 & E>LY NEXT MORN+ W5T \T FROM ! HOTEL ON MY SE>*4 ,TO MY BEWILD]M5T ,I SAW1 H[EV]1 AT EV]Y /REET CORN] & :]EV] ,I TURN$ MY EYES 9 ! O!RWISE DES]T$ M>KET-PLACE1 A ,JEW1 WE>+ ! TRADITIONAL LONG DRESS & LOCKS ( HIS =EFA!RS1 & WAT*+ !RE = SOME ,POLI% NOBLEMAN OR TRADESMAN :O MI<T S5D HIM ON AN ]R& & PAY HIM A FEW COPP]S = ! S]VICE4 ,I WANT$ TO F9D ONE ,JEW2 & N[ !RE W]E TOO MANY ( !M4 ,:OM %\LD ,I APPROA*8 ,I MADE ! R\ND ( ! T[N1 & !N1 9 MY DESPAIR1 ,I DECID$ TO ACCO/ ! ,JEW :O /OOD AT ! 5TRANCE GATE ( MY HOTEL1 -- AN IMM5SE OLD PALACE1 ( :I*1 9 =M] DAYS1 EV]Y HALL WAS FILL$ ) ELEGANT CR[DS ( GAILY DRESS$ DANC]S1 BUT :I* N[ FULFILL$ ! MORE PROSAIC FUNCTION ( GIV+ FOOD & %ELT] TO A FEW OCCASIONAL TRAVEL]S4 ,I EXPLA9$ TO ! MAN MY DESIRE ( SMUGGL+ 9TO ,RUSSIA A RA!R HEAVY BUNDLE ( BOOKS & NEWSPAP]S4 

0,V]Y EASILY DONE1 SIR10 HE REPLI$4 0,I WILL JU/ BR+ TO Y\ ! REPRES5TATIVE ( ! ,UNIV]SAL ,COMPANY = ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,EX*ANGE ( 7LET ME SAY7 ,RAGS & ,BONES4 ,!Y C>RY ON ! L>GE/ SMUGGL+ BUS9ESS 9 ! WORLD1 & HE IS SURE TO OBLIGE Y\40 ,HALF AN H\R LAT] HE REALLY RETURN$ ) ! REPRES5TATIVE ( ! COMPANY1--A MO/ ELEGANT Y\NG MAN1 :O SPOKE 9 P]FECTION ,RUSSIAN1 ,G]MAN1 & ,POLI%4 

,HE LOOK$ AT MY BUNDLE1 WEI<$ IT ) HIS H&S1 & ASK$ :AT SORT ( BOOKS W]E 9 IT4 

0,ALL SEV]ELY PROHIBIT$ BY ,RUSSIAN C5SOR%IP3 ?AT IS :Y !Y MU/ BE SMUGGL$ 940 

0,BOOKS10 HE SAID1 0>E NOT EXACTLY 9 \R L9E ( TRADE2 \R BUS9ESS LIES 9 CO/LY SILKS4 ,IF ,I W]E GO+ TO PAY MY M5 BY WEI<T1 ACCORD+ TO \R SILK T>IFF1 ,I %\LD HAVE TO ASK Y\ A QUITE EXTRAVAGANT PRICE4 ,& !N1 TO TELL ! TRU?1 ,I DON'T MU* LIKE M$DL+ ) BOOKS4 ,! SLI<TE/ MI%AP1 & '!Y' W\LD MAKE ( IT A POLITICAL AFFAIR1 & !N IT W\LD CO/ ! ,UNIV]SAL ,RAGS & ,BONES ,COMPANY A TREM5D\S SUM ( MONEY TO GET CLE> ( IT40 

,I PROBABLY LOOK$ V]Y SAD1 = ! ELEGANT Y\NG MAN :O REPRES5T$ ! ,UNIV]SAL ,RAGS & ,BONES ,COMPANY IMM$IATELY ADD$3 0,DON'T BE TR\BL$4 ,HE .<! HOTEL COMMISSIONNAIRE.> WILL >RANGE IT = Y\ 9 SOME O!R WAY40 

0,OH1 YES4 ,!RE >E SCORES ( WAYS TO >RANGE SU* A TRIFLE1 TO OBLIGE ! G5TLEMAN10 JOVIALLY REM>K$ ! COMMISSIONNAIRE1 AS HE LEFT ME4 

,9 AN H\R'S TIME HE CAME BACK ) ANO!R Y\NG MAN4 ,?IS ONE TOOK ! BUNDLE1 PUT IT BY ! SIDE ( ! DOOR1 & SAID3 0,IT'S ALL RI<T4 ,IF Y\ LEAVE TO-MORR[1 Y\ %ALL HAVE Y\R BOOKS AT SU* A /ATION 9 ,RUSSIA10 & HE EXPLA9$ TO ME H[ IT W\LD BE MANAG$4 

0,H[ MU* WILL IT CO/80 ,I ASK$4 

0,H[ MU* >E Y\ DISPOS$ TO PAY80 WAS ! REPLY4 

,I EMPTI$ MY PURSE ON ! TABLE1 & SAID3 0,?AT MU* = MY J\RNEY4 ,! REMA9D] IS Y\RS4 ,I WILL TRAVEL ?IRD CLASS60 

0,WAI1 WAI1 WAI60 EXCLAIM$ BO? M5 AT ONCE4 0,:AT >E Y\ SAY+1 SIR8 ,SU* A G5TLEMAN TRAVEL ?IRD CLASS6 ,NEV]6 ,NO1 NO1 NO1 ?AT WON'T DO4444 ,FIVE DOLL>S WILL DO = US1 & !N ONE DOLL> OR SO = ! COMMISSIONNAIRE1 IF Y\ >E AGREEABLE TO IT1--JU/ AS MU* AS Y\ LIKE4 ,WE >E NOT HI<WAY ROBB]S1 BUT HONE/ TRADESM540 ,& !Y BLUNTLY REFUS$ TO TAKE MORE MONEY4 

,I HAD (T5 HE>D ( ! HONE/Y ( ! ,JEWI% SMUGGL]S ON ! FRONTI]2 BUT ,I HAD NEV] EXPECT$ TO HAVE SU* A PRO( ( IT4 ,LAT] ON1 :5 \R CIRCLE IMPORT$ MANY BOOKS FROM ABROAD1 OR /ILL LAT]1 :5 SO MANY REVOLUTIONI/S & REFUGEES CROSS$ ! FRONTI] 9 5T]+ OR LEAV+ ,RUSSIA1 !RE WAS NOT A CASE 9 :I* ! SMUGGL]S BETRAY$ ANY ONE1 OR TOOK ADVANTAGE ( CIRCUM/ANCES TO EXACT AN EXORBITANT PRICE = !IR S]VICES4 

,NEXT DAY ,I LEFT ,CRAC[2 & AT ! DESIGNAT$ ,RUSSIAN /ATION A PORT] APPROA*$ MY COMP>TM5T1 &1 SPEAK+ L\DLY1 SO AS TO BE HE>D BY ! G5D>ME :O WAS WALK+ ALONG ! PLAT=M1 SAID TO ME1 0,H]E IS ! BAG Y\R HI<NESS LEFT ! O!R DAY10 & H&$ ME MY PRECI\S P>CEL4 

,I WAS SO PLEAS$ TO HAVE IT ?AT ,I DID NOT EV5 /OP AT ,W>SAW1 BUT CONT9U$ MY J\RNEY DIRECT61 TO ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 TO %[ MY TROPHIES TO MY BRO!R4 

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