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,SIMONSON ,SPEAKS TO ,NEKHLUD(F 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,! VOICES ( (FICIALS S\ND$ FROM ! NEXT ROOM4 ,ALL ! PRISON]S W]E SIL5T1 & A S]GEANT1 FOLL[$ BY TWO CONVOY SOLDI]S1 5T]$4 ,! TIME ( ! 9SPECTION HAD COME4 ,! S]GEANT C\NT$ EV]Y ONE1 & :5 ,NEKHLUD(F'S TURN CAME HE ADDRESS$ HIM ) K9DLY FAMILI>ITY4 

0,Y\ MU/ NOT /AY ANY LONG]1 ,PR9CE1 AFT] ! 9SPECTION2 Y\ MU/ GO N[40 

,NEKHLUD(F KNEW :AT ?IS MEANT1 W5T UP TO ! S]GEANT & %OV$ A ?REE-RUBLE NOTE 9TO HIS H&4 

0,AH1 WELL1 :AT IS ONE TO DO ) Y\2 /AY A BIT LONG]1 IF Y\ LIKE40 ,! S]GEANT WAS AB\T TO GO :5 ANO!R S]GEANT1 FOLL[$ BY A CONVICT1 A SP>E MAN ) A ?9 BE>D & A BRUISE UND] HIS EYE1 CAME 94 

0,IT'S AB\T ! GIRL ,I HAVE COME10 SAID ! CONVICT4 

0,H]E'S DADDY COME10 CAME ! R++ ACC5TS ( A *ILD'S VOICE1 & A FLAX5 HEAD APPE>$ FROM BEH9D ,R9TZEVA1 :O1 ) ,KATU%A'S & ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA'S HELP1 WAS MAK+ A NEW G>M5T = ! *ILD \T ( ONE ( ,R9TZEVA'S [N PETTICOATS4 

0,YES1 DAU<T]1 IT'S ME10 ,B\SOVK91 ! PRISON]1 SAID S(TLY4 

0,%E IS QUITE COM=TABLE H]E10 SAID ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA1 LOOK+ ) PITY AT ,B\SOVK9'S BRUIS$ FACE4 0,LEAVE H] ) US40 

0,! LADIES >E MAK+ ME NEW CLO!S10 SAID ! GIRL1 PO9T+ TO ,R9TZEVA'S SEW+--0NICE R$ ONES10 %E W5T ON1 PRATTL+4 

0,DO Y\ WI% TO SLEEP ) US80 ASK$ ,R9TZEVA1 C>ESS+ ! *ILD4 

0,YES1 ,I WI%4 ,& DADDY1 TOO40 

0,NO1 DADDY CAN'T4 ,WELL1 LEAVE H] !N10 %E SAID1 TURN+ TO ! FA!R4 

0,YES1 Y\ MAY LEAVE H]10 SAID ! FIR/ S]GEANT1 & W5T \T ) ! O!R4 

,AS SOON AS !Y W]E \T ( ! ROOM ,NABAT(F W5T UP TO ,B\SOVK91 SLAPP$ HIM ON ! %\LD]1 & SAID3 0,I SAY1 OLD FELL[1 IS IT TRUE ?AT ,K>MAN(F WI%ES TO EX*ANGE80 

,B\SOVK9'S K9DLY1 G5TLE FACE TURN$ SUDD5LY SAD & A VEIL SEEM$ TO DIM HIS EYES4 

0,WE HAVE HE>D NO?+--H>DLY10 HE SAID1 & ) ! SAME DIMNESS /ILL OV] HIS EYES HE TURN$ TO ! *ILD4 

0,WELL1 ,AKSUTKA1 IT SEEMS Y\'RE TO MAKE Y\RSELF COM=TABLE ) ! LADIES10 & HE HURRI$ AWAY4 

0,IT'S TRUE AB\T ! EX*ANGE1 & HE KN[S IT V]Y WELL10 SAID ,NABAT(F4 

0,:AT >E Y\ GO+ TO DO80 

0,I %ALL TELL ! AU?ORITIES 9 ! NEXT T[N4 ,I KN[ BO? PRISON]S BY SI<T10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

,ALL W]E SIL5T1 FE>+ A RECOMM5CEM5T ( ! DISPUTE4 

,SIMONSON1 :O HAD BE5 LY+ ) HIS >MS ?R[N BACK BEH9D HIS HEAD1 & NOT SPEAK+1 ROSE1 & DET]M9ATELY WALK$ UP TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 C>EFULLY PASS+ R\ND ?OSE :O W]E SITT+4 

0,C\LD Y\ LI/5 TO ME N[80 

0,( C\RSE10 & ,NEKHLUD(F ROSE & FOLL[$ HIM4 

,KATU%A LOOK$ UP ) AN EXPRESSION ( SUSP5SE1 & MEET+ ,NEKHLUD(F'S EYES1 %E BLU%$ & %OOK H] HEAD4 

0,:AT ,I WANT TO SPEAK TO Y\ AB\T IS ?IS10 ,SIMONSON BEGAN1 :5 !Y HAD COME \T 9TO ! PASSAGE4 ,9 ! PASSAGE ! D9 ( ! CRIM9AL'S VOICES & %\TS S\ND$ L\D]4 ,NEKHLUD(F MADE A FACE1 BUT ,SIMONSON DID NOT SEEM TO TAKE ANY NOTICE4 

0,KN[+ ( Y\R RELATIONS TO ,KAT]9A ,MASLOVA10 HE BEGAN S]I\SLY & FRANKLY1 ) HIS K9D EYES LOOK+ /RAI<T 9TO ,NEKHLUD(F'S FACE1 0,I CONSID] IT MY DUTY0--,HE WAS OBLIG$ TO /OP BECAUSE TWO VOICES W]E HE>D DISPUT+ & %\T+1 BO? AT ONCE1 CLOSE TO ! DOOR4 

0,I TELL Y\1 BLOCKHEAD1 !Y >E NOT M9E10 ONE VOICE %\T$4 

0,MAY Y\ *OKE1 Y\ DEVIL10 SNORT$ ! O!R4 

,AT ?IS MOM5T ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA CAME \T 9TO ! PASSAGE4 

0,H[ CAN ONE TALK H]E80 %E SAID2 0GO 91 ,V]A IS ALONE !RE10 & %E W5T 9 AT ! SECOND DOOR1 & 5T]$ A T9Y ROOM1 EVID5TLY MEANT = A SOLIT>Y CELL1 :I* WAS N[ PLAC$ AT ! DISPOSAL ( ! POLITICAL WOM5 PRISON]S1 ,V]A ,D\KHOVA LAY COV]$ UP1 HEAD & ALL1 ON ! B$4 

0,%E HAS GOT A HEADA*E1 & IS ASLEEP1 SO %E CANNOT HE> Y\1 & ,I WILL GO AWAY10 SAID ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA4 

0,ON ! CONTR>Y1 /AY H]E10 SAID ,SIMONSON2 0,I HAVE NO SECRETS FROM ANY ONE1 C]TA9LY NONE FROM Y\40 

0,ALL RI<T10 SAID ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA1 & MOV+ H] :OLE BODY FROM SIDE TO SIDE1 LIKE A *ILD1 SO AS TO GET F>!R BACK ON TO ! B$1 %E SETTL$ D[N TO LI/51 H] BEAUTIFUL HAZEL EYES SEEM+ TO LOOK SOME:]E F> AWAY4 

0,WELL1 !N1 ?IS IS MY BUS9ESS10 ,SIMONSON REPEAT$4 0,KN[+ ( Y\R RELATIONS TO ,KAT]9A ,MASLOVA1 ,I CONSID] MYSELF B\ND TO EXPLA9 TO Y\ MY RELATIONS TO H]40 

,NEKHLUD(F C\LD NOT HELP ADMIR+ ! SIMPLICITY & TRU?FULNESS ) :I* ,SIMONSON SPOKE TO HIM4 

0,:AT DO Y\ MEAN80 

0,I MEAN ?AT ,I %\LD LIKE TO M>RY ,KAT]9A ,MASLOVA--0 

0,H[ /RANGE60 SAID ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA1 FIX+ H] EYES ON ,SIMONSON4 

0--,& SO ,I MADE UP MY M9D TO ASK H] TO BE MY WIFE10 ,SIMONSON CONT9U$4 

0,:AT CAN ,I DO8 ,IT DEP5DS ON H]10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,YES2 BUT %E WILL NOT COME TO ANY DECISION )\T Y\40 

0,:Y80 

0,BECAUSE AS LONG AS Y\R RELATIONS ) H] >E UNSETTL$ %E CANNOT MAKE UP H] M9D40 

0,AS F> AS ,I AM CONC]N$1 IT IS F9ALLY SETTL$4 ,I %\LD LIKE TO DO :AT ,I CONSID] TO BE MY DUTY & ALSO TO LI<T5 H] FATE1 BUT ON NO ACC\NT W\LD ,I WI% TO PUT ANY RE/RA9T ON H]40 

0,YES1 BUT %E DOES NOT WI% TO ACCEPT Y\R SACRIFICE40 

0,IT IS NO SACRIFICE40 

0,& ,I KN[ ?AT ?IS DECISION ( H]S IS F9AL40 

0,WELL1 !N1 !RE IS NO NE$ TO SPEAK TO ME10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,%E WANTS Y\ TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT Y\ ?9K AS %E DOES40 

0,H[ CAN ,I ACKN[L$GE ?AT ,I MU/ NOT DO :AT ,I CONSID] TO BE MY DUTY8 ,ALL ,I CAN SAY IS ?AT ,I AM NOT FREE1 BUT %E IS40 

,SIMONSON WAS SIL5T2 !N1 AFT] ?9K+ A LITTLE1 HE SAID3 0,V]Y WELL1 !N1 ,I'LL TELL H]4 ,Y\ MU/ NOT ?9K ,I AM 9 LOVE ) H]10 HE CONT9U$2 0,I LOVE H] AS A SPL5DID1 UNIQUE1 HUMAN BE+ :O HAS SUFF]$ MU*4 ,I WANT NO?+ FROM H]4 ,I HAVE ONLY AN AWFUL LONG+ TO HELP H]1 TO LI<T5 H] POSI--0 

,NEKHLUD(F WAS SURPRIS$ TO HE> ! TREMBL+ 9 ,SIMONSON'S VOICE4 

0--,TO LI<T5 H] POSITION10 ,SIMONSON CONT9U$4 0,IF %E DOES NOT WI% TO ACCEPT Y\R HELP1 LET H] ACCEPT M9E4 ,IF %E CONS5TS1 ,I %ALL ASK TO BE S5T TO ! PLACE :]E %E WILL BE IMPRISON$4 ,F\R YE>S >E NOT AN ET]NITY4 ,I W\LD LIVE NE> H]1 & P]HAPS MI<T LI<T5 H] FATE--0 & HE AGA9 /OPP$1 TOO AGITAT$ TO CONT9UE4 

0,:AT AM ,I TO SAY80 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,I AM V]Y GLAD %E HAS F\ND SU* A PROTECTOR AS Y\--0 

0,?AT'S :AT ,I WANT$ TO KN[10 ,SIMONSON 9T]RUPT$4 

0,I WANT$ TO KN[ IF1 LOV+ H] & WI%+ H] HAPP9ESS1 Y\ W\LD CONSID] IT GOOD = H] TO M>RY ME80 

0,OH1 YES10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F DECID$LY4 

0,IT ALL DEP5DS ON H]2 ,I ONLY WI% ?AT ?IS SUFF]+ S\L %\LD F9D RE/10 SAID ,SIMONSON1 ) SU* *ILDLIKE T5D]NESS AS NO ONE C\LD HAVE EXPECT$ FROM SO MOROSE-LOOK+ A MAN4 

,SIMONSON ROSE1 & /RET*+ HIS LIPS \T TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 SMIL$ %YLY & KISS$ HIM4 

0,SO ,I %ALL TELL H]10 & HE W5T AWAY4 

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