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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,! LA/ ?+ ?AT KEPT ,NEKHLUD(F 9 ,PET]SBURG WAS ! CASE ( ! SECT>IANS1 :OSE PETITION HE 9T5D$ TO GET HIS =M] FELL[-(FIC]1 ,AIDE-DE-CAMP ,BOGATYREFF1 TO H& TO ! ,CZ>4 ,HE CAME TO ,BOGATYREFF 9 ! MORN+1 & F\ND HIM AB\T TO GO \T1 ?\< /ILL AT BREAKFA/4 ,BOGATYREFF WAS NOT TALL1 BUT FIRMLY BUILT & WOND]FULLY /RONG 7HE C\LD B5D A HORSE%OE71 A K9D1 HONE/1 /RAI<T1 & EV5 LIB]AL MAN4 ,9 SPITE ( !SE QUALITIES1 HE WAS 9TIMATE AT ,C\RT1 & V]Y FOND ( ! ,CZ> & HIS FAMILY1 & BY SOME /RANGE ME?OD HE MANAG$1 :ILE LIV+ 9 ?AT HI<E/ CIRCLE1 TO SEE NO?+ BUT ! GOOD 9 IT & TO TAKE NO P>T 9 ! EVIL & CORRUPTION4 ,HE NEV] CONDEMN$ ANYBODY NOR ANY MEASURE1 & EI!R KEPT SIL5T OR SPOKE 9 A BOLD1 L\D VOICE1 ALMO/ %\T+ :AT HE HAD TO SAY1 & (T5 LAU<+ 9 ! SAME BOI/]\S MANN]4 ,& HE DID NOT DO IT = DIPLOMATIC REASONS1 BUT BECAUSE SU* WAS HIS *>ACT]4 

0,AH1 ?AT'S RI<T ?AT Y\ HAVE COME4 ,W\LD Y\ LIKE SOME BREAKFA/8 ,SIT D[N1 ! BEEF/EAKS >E F9E6 ,I ALWAYS BEG9 ) SOME?+ SUB/ANTIAL--BEG9 & F9I%1 TOO4 ,HA6 HA6 HA6 ,WELL1 !N1 HAVE A GLASS ( W9E10 HE %\T$1 PO9T+ TO A DECANT] ( CL>ET4 0,I HAVE BE5 ?9K+ ( Y\4 ,I WILL H& ON ! PETITION4 ,I %ALL PUT IT 9TO HIS [N H&S4 ,Y\ MAY C\NT ON ?AT1 ONLY IT OCCURR$ TO ME ?AT IT W\LD BE BE/ = Y\ TO CALL ON ,TOPOR(F40 

,NEKHLUD(F MADE A WRY FACE AT ! M5TION ( ,TOPOR(F4 

0,IT ALL DEP5DS ON HIM4 ,HE WILL BE CONSULT$1 ANYH[4 ,& P]HAPS HE MAY HIMSELF MEET Y\R WI%ES40 

0,IF Y\ ADVISE IT ,I %ALL GO40 

0,?AT'S RI<T4 ,WELL1 & H[ DOES ,PET]SBURG AGREE ) Y\80 %\T$ ,BOGATYREFF4 0,TELL ME4 ,EH80 

0,I FEEL MYSELF GETT+ HYPNOTIZ$10 REPLI$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,HYPNOTIZ$60 ,BOGATYREFF REPEAT$1 & BUR/ \T LAU<+4 0,Y\ WON'T HAVE ANY?+8 ,WELL1 JU/ AS Y\ PLEASE10 & HE WIP$ HIS MU/A*ES ) HIS NAPK94 0,!N Y\'LL GO8 ,EH8 ,IF HE DOES NOT DO IT1 GIVE ! PETITION TO ME1 & ,I %ALL H& IT ON TO-MORR[40 ,%\T+ !SE WORDS1 HE ROSE1 CROSS$ HIMSELF JU/ AS NATURALLY AS HE HAD WIP$ HIS M\?1 & BEGAN BUCKL+ ON HIS SWORD4 

0,& N[ GOOD-BYE2 ,I MU/ GO4 ,WE >E BO? GO+ \T10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 & %AK+ ,BOGATYREFF'S /RONG1 BROAD H&1 & ) ! S5SE ( PLEASURE :I* ! IMPRESSION ( SOME?+ HEAL?Y & UNCONSCI\SLY FRE% ALWAYS GAVE HIM1 ,NEKHLUD(F P>T$ FROM ,BOGATYREFF ON ! DOOR-/EPS4 

,?\< HE EXPECT$ NO GOOD RESULT FROM HIS VISIT1 /ILL ,NEKHLUD(F1 FOLL[+ ,BOGATYREFF'S ADVICE1 W5T TO SEE ,TOPOR(F1 ON :OM ! SECT>IANS' FATE DEP5D$4 

,! POSITION OCCUPI$ BY ,TOPOR(F1 9VOLV+ AS IT DID AN 9CONGRUITY ( PURPOSE1 C\LD ONLY BE HELD BY A DULL MAN DEVOID ( MORAL S5SIBILITY4 ,TOPOR(F POSSESS$ BO? !SE NEGATIVE QUALITIES4 ,! 9CONGRUITY ( ! POSITION HE OCCUPI$ WAS ?IS4 ,IT WAS HIS DUTY TO KEEP UP & TO DEF5D1 BY EXT]NAL MEASURES1 NOT EXCLUD+ VIOL5CE1 ?AT ,*UR* :I*1 BY ITS [N DECL>ATION1 WAS E/ABLI%$ BY ,GOD ,HIMSELF & C\LD NOT BE %AK5 BY ! GATES ( HELL NOR BY ANY?+ HUMAN4 ,?IS DIV9E & IMMUTABLE ,GOD-E/ABLI%$ 9/ITUTION HAD TO BE SU/A9$ & DEF5D$ BY A HUMAN 9/ITUTION--! ,HOLY ,SYNOD1 MANAG$ BY ,TOPOR(F & HIS (FICIALS4 ,TOPOR(F DID NOT SEE ?IS CONTRADICTION1 NOR DID HE WI% TO SEE IT1 & HE WAS !RE=E MU* CONC]N$ LE/ SOME ,ROMI% PRIE/1 SOME PA/OR1 OR SOME SECT>IAN %\LD DE/ROY ?AT ,*UR* :I* ! GATES ( HELL C\LD NOT CONQU]4 

,TOPOR(F1 LIKE ALL ?OSE :O >E QUITE DE/ITUTE ( ! FUNDAM5TAL RELIGI\S FEEL+ ?AT RECOGNIZES ! EQUALITY & BRO!RHOOD ( M51 WAS FULLY CONV9C$ ?AT ! COMMON PEOPLE W]E CREATURES 5TIRELY DIFF]5T FROM HIMSELF1 & ?AT ! PEOPLE NE$$ :AT HE C\LD V]Y WELL DO )\T1 = AT ! BOTTOM ( HIS HE>T HE BELIEV$ 9 NO?+1 & F\ND SU* A /ATE V]Y CONV5I5T & PLEASANT4 ,YET HE FE>$ LE/ ! PEOPLE MI<T ALSO COME TO SU* A /ATE1 & LOOK$ UPON IT AS HIS SACR$ DUTY1 AS HE CALL$ IT1 TO SAVE ! PEOPLE !REFROM4 

,A C]TA9 COOK]Y BOOK DECL>ES ?AT SOME CRABS LIKE TO BE BOIL$ ALIVE4 ,9 ! SAME WAY HE ?\<T & SPOKE AS IF ! PEOPLE LIK$ BE+ KEPT 9 SUP]/ITION2 ONLY HE MEANT ?IS 9 A LIT]AL S5SE1 :]EAS ! COOK]Y BOOK DID NOT MEAN ITS WORDS LIT]ALLY4 

,HIS FEEL+S T[>DS ! RELIGION HE WAS KEEP+ UP W]E ! SAME AS ?OSE ( ! P\LTRY-KEEP] T[>DS ! C>RION HE F$ HIS F[LS ON4 ,C>RION WAS V]Y DISGU/+1 BUT ! F[LS LIK$ IT2 !RE=E IT WAS RI<T TO FE$ ! F[LS ON C>RION4 ,( C\RSE ALL ?IS WOR%IP ( ! IMAGES ( ! ,IB]IAN1 ,KASAN & ,SMOL5SK ,MO!RS ( ,GOD WAS A GROSS SUP]/ITION1 BUT ! PEOPLE LIK$ IT & BELIEV$ 9 IT1 & !RE=E ! SUP]/ITION MU/ BE KEPT UP4 

,?US ?\<T ,TOPOR(F1 NOT CONSID]+ ?AT ! PEOPLE ONLY LIK$ SUP]/ITION BECAUSE !RE ALWAYS HAVE BE51 & /ILL >E1 M5 LIKE HIMSELF :O1 BE+ 5LI<T5$1 9/EAD ( US+ !IR LI<T TO HELP O!RS TO /RUGGLE \T ( !IR D>K IGNORANCE1 USE IT TO PLUNGE !M /ILL DEEP] 9TO IT4 

,:5 ,NEKHLUD(F 5T]$ ! RECEPTION-ROOM ,TOPOR(F WAS 9 HIS /UDY TALK+ ) AN ABBESS1 A LIVELY & >I/OCRATIC LADY1 :O WAS SPREAD+ ! ,GREEK OR?ODOX FAI? 9 ,WE/]N ,RUSSIA AMONG ! ,UNIATES 7:O ACKN[L$GE ! ,POPE ( ,ROME71 & :O HAVE ! ,GREEK RELIGION 5=C$ ON !M4 ,AN (FICIAL :O WAS 9 ! RECEPTION-ROOM 9QUIR$ :AT ,NEKHLUD(F WANT$1 & :5 HE HE>D ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F MEANT TO H& 9 A PETITION TO ! ,EMP]OR1 HE ASK$ HIM IF HE W\LD ALL[ ! PETITION TO BE READ FIR/4 ,NEKHLUD(F GAVE IT HIM1 & ! (FICIAL TOOK IT 9TO ! /UDY4 ,! ABBESS1 ) H] HOOD & FL[+ VEIL & H] LONG TRA9 TRAIL+ BEH9D1 LEFT ! /UDY & W5T \T1 H] :ITE H&S 7) !IR WELL-T5D$ NAILS7 HOLD+ A TOPAZ ROS>Y4 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS NOT IMM$IATELY ASK$ TO COME 94 ,TOPOR(F WAS READ+ ! PETITION & %AK+ HIS HEAD4 ,HE WAS UNPLEASANTLY SURPRIS$ BY ! CLE> & EMPHATIC WORD+ ( IT4 

0,IF IT GETS 9TO ! H&S ( ! ,EMP]OR IT MAY CAUSE MISUND]/&+S1 & UNPLEASANT QUE/IONS MAY BE ASK$10 HE ?\<T AS HE READ4 ,!N HE PUT ! PETITION ON ! TABLE1 RANG1 & ORD]$ ,NEKHLUD(F TO BE ASK$ 94 

,HE REMEMB]$ ! CASE ( ! SECT>IANS2 HE HAD HAD A PETITION FROM !M BE=E4 ,! CASE WAS ?IS3 ,!SE ,*RI/IANS1 FALL5 AWAY FROM ! ,GREEK ,OR?ODOX ,*UR*1 W]E FIR/ EXHORT$ & !N TRI$ BY LAW1 BUT W]E ACQUITT$4 ,!N ! ,>*DEACON & ! ,GOV]NOR >RANG$1 ON ! PLEA ?AT !IR M>RIAGES W]E ILLEGAL1 TO EXILE !SE SECT>IANS1 SEP>AT+ ! HUSB&S1 WIVES1 & *ILDR54 ,!SE FA!RS & WIVES W]E N[ PETITION+ ?AT !Y %\LD NOT BE P>T$4 ,TOPOR(F RECOLLECT$ ! FIR/ TIME ! CASE CAME TO HIS NOTICE3 HE HAD AT ?AT TIME HESITAT$ :E!R HE HAD NOT BETT] PUT A /OP TO IT4 ,BUT !N HE ?\<T NO H>M C\LD RESULT FROM HIS CONFIRM+ ! DECISION TO SEP>ATE & EXILE ! DIFF]5T MEMB]S ( ! SECT>IAN FAMILIES1 :]EAS ALL[+ ! PEASANT SECT TO REMA9 :]E IT WAS MI<T HAVE A BAD EFFECT ON ! RE/ ( ! 9HABITANTS ( ! PLACE & CAUSE !M TO FALL AWAY FROM ,OR?ODOXY4 ,& !N ! AFFAIR ALSO PROV$ ! ZEAL ( ! ,>*DEACON1 & SO HE LET ! CASE PROCE$ ALONG ! L9ES IT HAD TAK54 ,BUT N[ ?AT !Y HAD A DEF5D] SU* AS ,NEKHLUD(F1 :O HAD SOME 9FLU5CE 9 ,PET]SBURG1 ! CASE MI<T BE SPECIALLY PO9T$ \T TO ! ,EMP]OR AS SOME?+ CRUEL1 OR IT MI<T GET 9TO ! =EIGN PAP]S4 ,!RE=E HE AT ONCE TOOK AN UNEXPECT$ DECISION4 

0,H[ DO Y\ DO80 HE SAID1 ) ! AIR ( A V]Y BUSY MAN1 RECEIV+ ,NEKHLUD(F /&+1 & AT ONCE />T+ ON ! BUS9ESS4 0,I KN[ ?IS CASE4 ,AS SOON AS ,I SAW ! NAMES ,I RECOLLECT$ ?IS UN=TUNATE BUS9ESS10 HE SAID1 TAK+ UP ! PETITION & %[+ IT TO ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,& ,I AM MU* 9DEBT$ TO Y\ = REM9D+ ME ( IT4 ,IT IS ! OV]-ZEAL\SNESS ( ! PROV9CIAL AU?ORITIES40 

,NEKHLUD(F /OOD SIL5T1 LOOK+ ) NO K9DLY FEEL+S AT ! IMMOVABLE1 PALE MASK ( A FACE BE=E HIM4 

0,& ,I %ALL GIVE ORD]S ?AT !SE MEASURES %\LD BE REVOK$ & ! PEOPLE RE9/AT$ 9 !IR HOMES40 

0,SO ?AT ,I NE$ NOT MAKE USE ( ?IS PETITION80 

0,I PROMISE Y\ MO/ ASSUR$LY10 ANSW]$ ,TOPOR(F1 LAY+ A /RESS ON ! WORD ,I1 AS IF QUITE CONV9C$ ?AT HIS HONE/Y1 HIS WORD WAS ! BE/ GU>ANTEE4 0,IT WILL BE BE/ IF ,I WRITE AT ONCE4 ,TAKE A SEAT1 PLEASE40 

,HE W5T UP TO ! TABLE & BEGAN TO WRITE4 ,AS ,NEKHLUD(F SAT D[N HE LOOK$ AT ! N>R[1 BALD SKULL1 AT ! FAT1 BLUE-VE9$ H& ?AT WAS SWIFTLY GUID+ ! P51 & WOND]$ :Y ?IS EVID5TLY 9DIFF]5T MAN WAS DO+ :AT HE DID & :Y HE WAS DO+ IT ) SU* C>E4 

0,WELL1 H]E Y\ >E10 SAID ,TOPOR(F1 SEAL+ ! 5VELOPE2 0Y\ MAY LET Y\R CLI5TS KN[10 & HE /RET*$ HIS LIPS TO IMITATE A SMILE4 

0,!N :AT DID !SE PEOPLE SUFF] =80 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$1 AS HE TOOK ! 5VELOPE4 

,TOPOR(F RAIS$ HIS HEAD & SMIL$1 AS IF ,NEKHLUD(F'S QUE/ION GAVE HIM PLEASURE4 0,?AT ,I CANNOT TELL4 ,ALL ,I CAN SAY IS ?AT ! 9T]E/S ( ! PEOPLE GU>D$ BY US >E SO IMPORTANT ?AT TOO GREAT A ZEAL 9 MATT]S ( RELIGION IS NOT SO DANG]\S OR SO H>MFUL AS ! 9DIFF]5CE :I* IS N[ SPREAD+--0 

0,BUT H[ IS IT ?AT 9 ! NAME ( RELIGION ! V]Y FIR/ DEM&S ( RI<TE\SNESS >E VIOLAT$--FAMILIES >E SEP>AT$80 

,TOPOR(F CONT9U$ TO SMILE PATRONIZ+LY1 EVID5TLY ?9K+ :AT ,NEKHLUD(F SAID V]Y PRETTY4 ,ANY?+ ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F C\LD SAY HE W\LD HAVE CONSID]$ V]Y PRETTY & V]Y ONE-SID$1 FROM ! HEI<T ( :AT HE CONSID]$ HIS F>-REA*+ (FICE 9 ! ,/ATE4 

0,IT MAY SEEM SO FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( A PRIVATE 9DIVIDUAL10 HE SAID1 0BUT FROM AN ADM9I/RATIVE PO9T ( VIEW IT APPE>S 9 A RA!R DIFF]5T LI<T4 ,H[EV]1 ,I MU/ BID Y\ GOOD-BYE1 N[10 SAID ,TOPOR(F1 B[+ HIS HEAD & HOLD+ \T HIS H&1 :I* ,NEKHLUD(F PRESS$4 

0,! 9T]E/S ( ! PEOPLE6 ,Y\R 9T]E/S IS :AT Y\ MEAN60 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F AS HE W5T \T4 ,& HE RAN OV] 9 HIS M9D ! PEOPLE 9 :OM IS MANIFE/$ ! ACTIVITY ( ! 9/ITUTIONS ?AT UPHOLD RELIGION & $UCATE ! PEOPLE4 ,HE BEGAN ) ! WOMAN PUNI%$ = ! ILLICIT SALE ( SPIRITS1 ! BOY = !FT1 ! TRAMP = TRAMP+1 ! 9C5DI>Y = SETT+ A H\SE ON FIRE1 ! BANK] = FRAUD1 & ?AT UN=TUNATE ,LYDIA ,%\/OVA IMPRISON$ ONLY BECAUSE !Y HOP$ TO GET SU* 9=MATION AS !Y REQUIR$ FROM H]4 ,!N HE ?\<T ( ! SECT>IANS PUNI%$ = VIOLAT+ ,OR?ODOXY1 & ,G\RKEVIT* = WANT+ CON/ITUTIONAL GOV]NM5T1 & ,NEKHLUD(F CLE>LY SAW ?AT ALL !SE PEOPLE W]E >RE/$1 LOCK$ UP1 EXIL$1 NOT REALLY BECAUSE !Y TRANSGRESS$ AGA9/ JU/ICE OR BEHAV$ UNLAWFULLY1 BUT ONLY BECAUSE !Y W]E AN OB/ACLE H9D]+ ! (FICIALS & ! RI* FROM 5JOY+ ! PROP]TY !Y HAD TAK5 AWAY FROM ! PEOPLE4 ,& ! WOMAN :O SOLD W9E )\T HAV+ A LIC5SE1 & ! ?IEF KNOCK+ AB\T ! T[N1 & ,LYDIA ,%\/OVA HID+ PROCLAMATIONS1 & ! SECT>IANS UPSETT+ SUP]/ITIONS1 & ,G\RKEVIT* DESIR+ A CON/ITUTION1 W]E A REAL H9DRANCE4 ,IT SEEM$ P]FECTLY CLE> TO ,NEKHLUD(F ?AT ALL !SE (FICIALS1 BEG9N+ ) HIS AUNT'S HUSB&1 ! ,S5ATORS1 & ,TOPOR(F1 D[N TO ?OSE CLEAN & CORRECT G5TLEM5 :O SAT AT ! TABLES 9 ! ,M9I/RY ,(FICE1 W]E NOT AT ALL TR\BL$ BY ! FACT ?AT ?AT 9 SU* A /ATE ( ?+S ! 9NOC5T HAD TO SUFF]1 BUT W]E ONLY CONC]N$ H[ TO GET RID ( ! REALLY DANG]\S1 SO ?AT ! RULE ?AT T5 GUILTY %\LD ESCAPE RA!R ?AN ?AT ONE 9NOC5T %\LD BE CONDEMN$ WAS NOT OBS]V$1 BUT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 = ! SAKE ( GETT+ RID ( ONE REALLY DANG]\S P]SON1 T5 :O SEEM$ DANG]\S W]E PUNI%$1 AS1 :5 CUTT+ A ROTT5 PIECE \T ( ANY?+1 ONE HAS TO CUT AWAY SOME ?AT IS GOOD4 

,?IS EXPLANATION SEEM$ V]Y SIMPLE & CLE> TO ,NEKHLUD(F2 BUT ITS V]Y SIMPLICITY & CLE>NESS MADE HIM HESITATE TO ACCEPT IT4 ,WAS IT POSSIBLE ?AT SO COMPLICAT$ A PH5OM5ON C\LD HAVE SO SIMPLE & T]RIBLE AN EXPLANATION8 ,WAS IT POSSIBLE ?AT ALL !SE WORDS AB\T JU/ICE1 LAW1 RELIGION1 & ,GOD1 & SO ON1 W]E M]E WORDS1 HID+ ! CO>SE/ CUPIDITY & CRUELTY8 

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