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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

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,! C>T]S HAD LEFT ! 9N LONG BE=E ,NEKHLUD(F AWOKE4 ,! L&LADY HAD HAD H] TEA1 & CAME 9 WIP+ H] FAT1 P]SPIR+ NECK ) H] H&K]*IEF1 & SAID ?AT A SOLDI] HAD BR\<T A NOTE FROM ! HALT+ /ATION4 ,! NOTE WAS FROM ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA4 ,%E WROTE ?AT ,KRYLTZ(F'S ATTACK WAS MORE S]I\S ?AN !Y HAD IMAG9$4 0,WE WI%$ HIM TO BE LEFT BEH9D & TO REMA9 ) HIM1 BUT ?IS HAS NOT BE5 ALL[$1 SO ?AT WE %ALL TAKE HIM ON2 BUT WE FE> ! WOR/4 ,PLEASE >RANGE SO ?AT IF HE %\LD BE LEFT 9 ! NEXT T[N1 ONE ( US MI<T REMA9 ) HIM4 ,IF 9 ORD] TO GET ! P]MISSION TO /AY ,I %\LD BE OBLIG$ TO GET M>RI$ TO HIM1 ,I AM ( C\RSE READY TO DO SO40 

,NEKHLUD(F S5T ! Y\NG LABOR] TO ! PO/ /ATION TO ORD] HORSES & BEGAN PACK+ UP HURRI$LY4 ,BE=E HE HAD DRUNK HIS SECOND TUMBL] ( TEA ! ?REE-HORS$ PO/C>T DROVE UP TO ! POR* ) R++ BELLS1 ! :EELS RATTL+ ON ! FROZ5 MUD AS ON /ONES4 ,NEKHLUD(F PAID ! FAT-NECK$ L&LADY1 HURRI$ \T & GOT 9TO ! C>T1 & GAVE ORD]S TO ! DRIV] TO GO ON AS FA/ AS POSSIBLE1 SO AS TO OV]TAKE ! GANG4 ,JU/ PA/ ! GATES ( ! COMMUNE PA/URE GR\ND !Y DID OV]TAKE ! C>TS1 LOAD$ ) SACKS & ! SICK PRISON]S1 AS !Y RATTL$ OV] ! FROZ5 MUD1 ?AT WAS JU/ BEG9N+ TO BE ROLL$ SMOO? BY ! :EELS 7! (FIC] WAS NOT !RE1 HE HAD GONE 9 ADVANCE74 ,! SOLDI]S1 :O HAD EVID5TLY BE5 DR9K+1 FOLL[$ BY ! SIDE ( ! ROAD1 *ATT+ M]RILY4 ,!RE W]E A GREAT MANY C>TS4 ,9 EA* ( ! FIR/ C>TS SAT SIX 9VALID CRIM9AL CONVICTS1 CLOSE PACK$4 ,ON EA* ( ! LA/ TWO W]E ?REE POLITICAL PRISON]S4 ,NOVODVOR(F1 ,GRABETZ & ,KONDRATIEFF SAT ON ONE1 ,R9TZEVA1 ,NABAT(F & ! WOMAN TO :OM ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA HAD GIV5 UP H] [N PLACE ON ! O!R1 & ON ONE ( ! C>TS LAY ,KRYLTZ(F ON A HEAP ( HAY1 ) A PILL[ UND] HIS HEAD1 & ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA SAT BY HIM ON ! $GE ( ! C>T4 ,NEKHLUD(F ORD]$ HIS DRIV] TO /OP1 GOT \T & W5T UP TO ,KRYLTZ(F4 ,ONE ( ! TIPSY SOLDI]S WAV$ HIS H& T[>DS ,NEKHLUD(F1 BUT HE PAID NO ATT5TION & />T$ WALK+ BY ,KRYLTZ(F'S SIDE1 HOLD+ ON TO ! SIDE ( ! C>T ) HIS H&4 ,DRESS$ 9 A %EEPSK9 COAT1 ) A FUR CAP ON HIS HEAD & HIS M\? B\ND UP ) A H&K]*IEF1 HE SEEM$ PAL] & ?9N] ?AN EV]4 ,HIS BEAUTIFUL EYES LOOK$ V]Y L>GE & BRILLIANT4 ,%AK5 FROM SIDE TO SIDE BY ! JOTT+S ( ! C>T1 HE LAY ) HIS EYES FIX$ ON ,NEKHLUD(F2 BUT :5 ASK$ AB\T HIS HEAL?1 HE ONLY CLOS$ HIS EYES & ANGRILY %OOK HIS HEAD4 ,ALL HIS 5]GY SEEM$ TO BE NE$$ 9 ORD] TO BE> ! JOLT+ ( ! C>T4 ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA WAS ON ! O!R SIDE4 ,%E EX*ANG$ A SIGNIFICANT GLANCE ) ,NEKHLUD(F1 :I* EXPRESS$ ALL H] ANXIETY AB\T ,KRYLTZ(F'S /ATE1 & !N BEGAN TO TALK AT ONCE 9 A *E]FUL MANN]4 

0,IT SEEMS ! (FIC] IS A%AM$ ( HIMSELF10 %E %\T$1 SO AS TO BE HE>D ABOVE ! RATTLE ( ! :EELS4 0,B\SOVK9'S MANACLES HAVE BE5 REMOV$1 & HE IS C>RY+ HIS LITTLE GIRL HIMSELF4 ,KATU%A & ,SIMONSON >E ) HIM1 & ,V]A1 TOO4 ,%E HAS TAK5 MY PLACE40 

,KRYLTZ(F SAID SOME?+ ?AT C\LD NOT BE HE>D BECAUSE ( ! NOISE1 & FR[N+ 9 ! EF=T TO REPRESS HIS C\< %OOK HIS HEAD4 ,!N ,NEKHLUD(F /OOP$ T[>DS HIM1 SO AS TO HE>1 & ,KRYLTZ(F1 FREE+ HIS M\? ( ! H&K]*IEF1 :ISP]$3 

0,MU* BETT] N[4 ,ONLY NOT TO CAT* COLD40 

,NEKHLUD(F NODD$ 9 ACQUIESC5CE1 & AGA9 EX*ANG$ A GLANCE ) ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA4 

0,H[ AB\T ! PROBLEM ( ! ?REE BODIES80 :ISP]$ ,KRYLTZ(F1 SMIL+ ) GREAT DIFFICULTY4 0,! SOLUTION IS DIFFICULT40 

,NEKHLUD(F DID NOT UND]/&1 BUT ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA EXPLA9$ ?AT HE MEANT ! WELL-KN[N MA!MATICAL PROBLEM :I* DEF9$ ! POSITION ( ! SUN1 MOON & E>?1 :I* ,KRYLTZ(F COMP>$ TO ! RELATIONS BETWE5 ,NEKHLUD(F1 ,KATU%A & ,SIMONSON4 ,KRYLTZ(F NODD$1 TO %[ ?AT ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA HAD EXPLA9$ HIS JOKE CORRECTLY4 

0,! DECISION DOES NOT LIE ) ME10 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID4 

0,DID Y\ GET MY NOTE8 ,WILL Y\ DO IT80 ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA ASK$4 

0,C]TA9LY10 ANSW]$ ,NEKHLUD(F2 & NOTIC+ A LOOK ( DISPLEASURE ON ,KRYLTZ(F'S FACE1 HE RETURN$ TO HIS CONVEYANCE1 & HOLD+ ) BO? H&S TO ! SIDES ( ! C>T1 GOT 91 :I* JOLT$ ) HIM OV] ! RUTS ( ! R\< ROAD4 ,HE PASS$ ! GANG1 :I*1 ) ITS GRAY CLOAKS & %EEPSK9 COATS1 *A9S & MANACLES1 /RET*$ OV] ?REE-QU>T]S ( A MILE ( ! ROAD4 ,ON ! OPPOSITE SIDE ( ! ROAD ,NEKHLUD(F NOTIC$ ,KATU%A'S BLUE %AWL1 ,V]A ,D\KHOVA'S BLACK COAT1 & ,SIMONSON'S CRO*ET CAP1 :ITE WOR/$ /OCK+S1 ) B&S1 LIKE ?OSE ( S&ALS1 TI$ R\ND HIM4 ,SIMONSON WAS WALK+ ) ! WOMAN & C>RY+ ON A HEAT$ DISCUSSION4 

,:5 !Y SAW ,NEKHLUD(F !Y B[$ TO HIM1 & ,SIMONSON RAIS$ HIS HAT 9 A SOLEMN MANN]4 ,NEKHLUD(F1 HAV+ NO?+ TO SAY1 DID NOT /OP1 & WAS SOON AHEAD ( ! C>TS4 ,HAV+ GOT AGA9 ON TO A SMOO!R P>T ( ! ROAD1 !Y DROVE /ILL MORE QUICKLY1 BUT !Y HAD CONT9UALLY TO TURN ASIDE TO LET PASS LONG R[S ( C>TS ?AT W]E MOV+ ALONG ! ROAD 9 BO? DIRECTIONS4 

,! ROAD1 :I* WAS CUT UP BY DEEP RUTS1 LAY ?R\< A ?ICK P9E =E/1 M+L$ ) BIR* TREES & L>*ES1 BRI<T ) YELL[ LEAVES !Y HAD NOT YET %$4 ,BY ! TIME ,NEKHLUD(F HAD PASS$ AB\T HALF ! GANG HE REA*$ ! 5D ( ! =E/4 ,FIELDS N[ LAY /RET*$ ALONG BO? SIDES ( ! ROAD1 & ! CROSSES & CUPOLAS ( A MONA/]Y APPE>$ 9 ! DI/ANCE4 ,! CL\DS HAD DISP]S$1 & IT HAD CLE>$ UP COMPLETELY2 ! LEAVES1 ! FROZ5 PUDDLES & ! GILT CROSSES & CUPOLAS ( ! MONA/]Y GLITT]$ BRI<TLY 9 ! SUN ?AT HAD RIS5 ABOVE ! =E/4 ,A LITTLE TO ! RI<T M\NTA9S BEGAN TO GLEAM :ITE 9 ! BLUE-GRAY DI/ANCE1 & ! TRAP 5T]$ A L>GE VILLAGE4 ,! VILLAGE /REET WAS FULL ( PEOPLE1 BO? ,RUSSIANS & O!R NATIONALITIES1 WE>+ PECULI> CAPS & CLOAKS4 ,TIPSY M5 & WOM5 CR[D$ & *ATT]$ R\ND BOO?S1 TRAKTIRS1 PUBLIC H\SES & C>TS4 ,! VIC9ITY ( A T[N WAS NOTICEABLE4 ,GIV+ A PULL & A LA% ( ! :IP TO ! HORSE ON HIS RI<T1 ! DRIV] SAT D[N SIDEWAYS ON ! RI<T $GE ( ! SEAT1 SO ?AT ! RE9S HUNG OV] ?AT SIDE1 & ) EVID5T DESIRE ( %[+ (F1 HE DROVE QUICKLY D[N TO ! RIV]1 :I* HAD TO BE CROSS$ BY A F]RY4 ,! RAFT WAS COM+ T[>DS !M1 & HAD REA*$ ! MIDDLE ( ! RIV]4 ,AB\T TW5TY C>TS W]E WAIT+ TO CROSS4 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD NOT LONG TO WAIT4 ,! RAFT1 :I* HAD BE5 PULL$ F> UP ! /REAM1 QUICKLY APPROA*$ ! L&+1 C>RI$ BY ! SWIFT WAT]S4 ,! TALL1 SIL5T1 BROAD-%\LD]$1 MUSCUL> F]RYMAN1 DRESS$ 9 %EEPSK9S1 ?REW ! ROPES & MOOR$ ! RAFT ) PRACTIC$ H&1 L&$ ! C>TS ?AT W]E ON IT1 & PUT ?OSE ?AT W]E WAIT+ ON ! BANK ON BO>D4 ,! :OLE RAFT WAS FILL$ ) VEHICLES & HORSES %UFFL+ AT ! SI<T ( ! WAT]4 ,! BROAD1 SWIFT RIV] SPLA%$ AGA9/ ! SIDES ( ! F]RYBOATS1 TI<T5+ !IR MOOR+S4 

,:5 ! RAFT WAS FULL1 & ,NEKHLUD(F'S C>T1 ) ! HORSES TAK5 \T ( IT1 /OOD CLOSELY SURR\ND$ BY O!R C>TS ON ! SIDE ( ! RAFT1 ! F]RYMAN B>R$ ! 5TRANCE1 &1 PAY+ NO HE$ TO ! PRAY]S ( ?OSE :O HAD NOT F\ND ROOM 9 ! RAFT1 UNFA/5$ ! ROPES & SET (F4 

,ALL WAS QUIET ON ! RAFT2 ONE C\LD HE> NO?+ BUT ! TRAMP ( ! F]RYMAN'S BOOTS & ! HORSES *ANG+ FROM FOOT TO FOOT4 

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