,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #i ,! ,TRIAL--,! ,PRISON]S ,QUE/ION$ #ahiiahii ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE ,TEXT 3 ,:5 HE HAD F9I%$ HIS SPEE*1 ! PRESID5T TURN$ TO ! MALE PRISON]4 0,SIMEON ,K>T9K91 RISE40 ,SIMEON JUMP$ UP1 HIS LIPS CONT9U+ TO MOVE N]V\SLY & 9AUDIBLY4 0,Y\R NAME80 0,SIMON ,PETROV ,K>T9K910 HE SAID1 RAPIDLY1 ) A CRACK$ VOICE1 HAV+ EVID5TLY PREP>$ ! ANSW]4 0,:AT CLASS DO Y\ BELONG TO80 0,PEASANT40 0,:AT GOV]NM5T1 DI/RICT1 & P>I%80 0,T\LA ,GOV]NM5T1 ,KRAPIV9SKIA DI/RICT1 ,K\PIANOVSKI P>I%1 ! VILLAGE ,BORKI40 0,Y\R AGE80 0,?IRTY-?REE2 BORN 9 ! YE> ONE ?\S& EIRI$80 0,OH1 NO1 SIR40 0,Y\R OCCUPATION80 0,I HAD A PLACE 9 ! ,HOTEL ,MAURITANIA40 0,HAVE Y\ EV] BE5 TRI$ BE=E80 0,I NEV] GOT TRI$ BE=E1 BECAUSE1 AS WE US$ TO LIVE =M]LY--0 0,SO Y\ NEV] W]E TRI$ BE=E80 0,GOD =BID1 NEV]40 0,HAVE Y\ RECEIV$ A COPY ( ! 9DICTM5T80 0,I HAVE40 0,SIT D[N40 0,EUPHEMIA ,IVANOVNA ,BOT*KOVA10 SAID ! PRESID5T1 TURN+ TO ! NEXT PRISON]4 ,BUT ,SIMON CONT9U$ /&+ 9 FRONT ( ,BOT*KOVA4 0,K>T9K91 SIT D[N60 ,K>T9K9 CONT9U$ /&+4 0,K>T9K91 SIT D[N60 ,BUT ,K>T9K9 SAT D[N ONLY :5 ! U%]1 ) HIS HEAD ON ONE SIDE1 & ) PRET]NATURALLY WIDE-OP5 EYES1 RAN UP1 & SAID1 9 A TRAGIC :ISP]1 0,SIT D[N1 SIT D[N60 ,K>T9K9 SAT D[N AS HURRI$LY AS HE HAD RIS51 WRAPP+ HIS CLOAK R\ND HIM1 & AGA9 BEGAN MOV+ HIS LIPS SIL5TLY4 0,Y\R NAME80 ASK$ ! PRESID5T1 ) A WE>Y SI< AT BE+ OBLIG$ TO REPEAT ! SAME QUE/IONS1 )\T LOOK+ AT ! PRISON]1 BUT GLANC+ OV] A PAP] ?AT LAY BE=E HIM4 ,! PRESID5T WAS SO US$ TO HIS TASK ?AT1 9 ORD] TO GET QUICK] ?R\< IT ALL1 HE DID TWO ?+S AT A TIME4 ,BOT*KOVA WAS =TY-?REE YE>S OLD1 & CAME FROM ! T[N ( ,KALOMNA4 ,%E1 TOO1 HAD BE5 9 S]VICE AT ! ,HOTEL ,MAURITANIA4 0,I HAVE NEV] BE5 TRI$ BE=E1 & HAVE RECEIV$ A COPY ( ! 9DICTM5T40 ,%E GAVE H] ANSW]S BOLDLY1 9 A TONE ( VOICE AS IF %E MEANT TO ADD TO EA* ANSW]1 0,& ,I DON'T C>E :O KN[S IT1 & ,I WON'T /& ANY NONS5SE40 ,%E DID NOT WAIT TO BE TOLD1 BUT SAT D[N AS SOON AS %E HAD REPLI$ TO ! LA/ QUE/ION4 0,Y\R NAME80 TURN+ ABRUPTLY TO ! ?IRD PRISON]4 0,Y\ WILL HAVE TO RISE10 HE ADD$1 S(TLY & G5TLY1 SEE+ ?AT ,MASLOVA KEPT H] SEAT4 ,MASLOVA GOT UP & /OOD1 ) H] *E/ EXP&$1 LOOK+ AT ! PRESID5T ) ?AT PECULI> EXPRESSION ( READ9ESS 9 H] SMIL+ BLACK EYES4 0,:AT IS Y\R NAME80 0,LUBOV10 %E SAID4 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD PUT ON HIS P9CE-NEZ1 LOOK+ AT ! PRISON]S :ILE !Y W]E BE+ QUE/ION$4 0,NO1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE10 HE ?\+ H] ANSW]4 ,! PRESID5T WAS GO+ TO CONT9UE HIS QUE/IONS1 BUT ! MEMB] ) ! SPECTACLES 9T]RUPT$ HIM1 ANGRILY :ISP]+ SOME?+4 ,! PRESID5T NODD$1 & TURN$ AGA9 TO ! PRISON]4 0,H[ IS ?IS10 HE SAID1 0Y\ >E NOT PUT D[N H]E AS ,LUBOV80 ,! PRISON] REMA9$ SIL5T4 0,I WANT Y\R REAL NAME40 0,:AT IS Y\R BAPTISMAL NAME80 ASK$ ! ANGRY MEMB]4 0,=M]LY ,I US$ TO BE CALL$ ,KAT]9A40 0,NO1 IT CANNOT BE10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F TO HIMSELF2 & YET HE WAS N[ C]TA9 ?AT ?IS WAS %E1 ?AT SAME GIRL1 HALF W>D1 HALF S]VANT TO HIS AUNTS2 ?AT ,KATU%A1 ) :OM HE HAD ONCE BE5 9 LOVE1 REALLY 9 LOVE1 BUT :OM HE HAD BETRAY$ & !N AB&ON$1 & NEV] AGA9 BR\LY1 PROV+ ?AT HE :O WAS SO PR\D ( HIS 9TEGRITY HAD TREAT$ ?IS WOMAN 9 A REVOLT+1 SC&AL\S WAY4 ,YES1 ?IS WAS %E4 ,HE N[ CLE>LY SAW 9 H] FACE ?AT /RANGE1 9DESCRIBABLE 9DIVIDUALITY :I* DI/+UI%ES EV]Y FACE FROM ALL O!RS2 SOME?+ PECULI>1 ALL ITS [N1 NOT TO BE F\ND ANY:]E ELSE4 ,9 SPITE ( ! UNHEAL?Y PALLOR & ! FULLNESS ( ! FACE1 IT WAS !RE1 ?IS SWEET1 PECULI> 9DIVIDUALITY2 ON ?OSE LIPS1 9 ! SLITICUL>LY 9 ! NAIVE SMILE1 & 9 ! EXPRESSION ( READ9ESS ON ! FACE & FIGURE4 0,Y\ %\LD HAVE SAID SO10 REM>K$ ! PRESID5T1 AGA9 9 A G5TLE TONE4 0,Y\R PATRONYMIC80 0,I AM ILLEGITIMATE40 0,WELL1 W]E Y\ NOT CALL$ BY Y\R GODFA!R'S NAME80 0,YES1 ,MIKHAELOVNA40 0,& :AT IS IT %E CAN BE GUILTY (80 CONT9U$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 9 HIS M9D1 UNABLE TO BREA! FREELY4 0,Y\R FAMILY NAME--Y\R SURNAME1 ,I MEAN80 ! PRESID5T W5T ON4 0,!Y US$ TO CALL ME BY MY MO!R'S SURNAME1 ,MASLOVA40 0,:AT CLASS80 0,MES*ANKA40 . 0,RELIGION--OR?ODOX80 0,OR?ODOX40 0,OCCUPATION4 ,:AT WAS Y\R OCCUPATION80 ,MASLOVA REMA9$ SIL5T4 0,:AT WAS Y\R EMPLOYM5T80 0,Y\ KN[ Y\RSELF10 %E SAID1 & SMIL$4 ,!N1 CA/+ A HURRI$ LOOK R\ND ! ROOM1 AGA9 TURN$ H] EYES ON ! PRESID5T4 ,!RE WAS SOME?+ SO UNUSUAL 9 ! EXPRESSION ( H] FACE1 SO T]RIBLE & PITE\S 9 ! MEAN+ ( ! WORDS %E HAD UTT]$1 9 ?IS SMILE1 & 9 ! FURTIVE GLANCE %E HAD CA/ R\ND ! ROOM1 ?AT ! PRESID5T WAS ABA%$1 & = A FEW M9UTES SIL5CE REIGN$ 9 ! C\RT4 ,! SIL5CE WAS BROK5 BY SOME ONE AMONG ! PUBLIC LAU<+1 !N SOMEBODY SAID 0,S%10 & ! PRESID5T LOOK$ UP & CONT9U$3 0,HAVE Y\ EV] BE5 TRI$ BE=E80 0,NEV]10 ANSW]$ ,MASLOVA1 S(TLY1 & SI<$4 0,HAVE Y\ RECEIV$ A COPY ( ! 9DICTM5T80 0,I HAVE10 %E ANSW]$4 0,SIT D[N40 ,! PRISON] LEANT BACK TO PICK UP H] SKIRT 9 ! WAY A F9E LADY PICKS UP H] TRA91 & SAT D[N1 FOLD+ H] SMALL :ITE H&S 9 ! SLEEVES ( H] CLOAK1 H] EYES FIX$ ON ! PRESID5T4 ,H] FACE WAS CALM AGA94 ,! WITNESSES W]E CALL$1 & SOME S5T AWAY2 ! DOCTOR :O WAS TO ACT AS EXP]T WAS *OS5 & CALL$ 9TO ! C\RT4 ,!N ! SECRET>Y GOT UP & BEGAN READ+ ! 9DICTM5T4 ,HE READ DI/9CTLY1 ?\< HE PRON\NC$ ! 0,I0 & 0R0 ALIKE1 ) A L\D VOICE1 BUT SO QUICKLY ?AT ! WORDS RAN 9TO ONE ANO!R & =M$ ONE UN9T]RUPT$1 DRE>Y DRONE4 ,! JUDGES B5T N[ ON ONE1 N[ ON ! O!R >M ( !IR *AIRS1 !N ON ! TABLE1 !N BACK AGA91 %UT & OP5$ !IR EYES1 & :ISP]$ TO EA* O!R4 ,ONE ( ! G5D>MES SEV]AL TIMES REPRESS$ A YAWN4 ,! PRISON] ,K>T9K9 NEV] /OPP$ MOV+ HIS *EEKS4 ,BOT*KOVA SAT QUITE /ILL & /RAIT1 AS IF WI%+ TO REPLY1 BLU%$1 SI<$ HEAVILY1 & *ANG$ ! POSITION ( H] H&S1 LOOK$ R\ND1 & AGA9 FIX$ H] EYES ON ! READ]4 ,NEKHLUD(F SAT 9 ! FRONT R[ ON HIS HI<-BACK$ *AIR1 )\T REMOV+ HIS P9CE-NEZ1 & LOOK$ AT ,MASLOVA1 :ILE A COMPLICAT$ & FI]CE /RUGGLE WAS GO+ ON 9 HIS S\L4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahih 3 ,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #i -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,JANU>Y #a#b1 #bba 3 ,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #i -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/