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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 !Y GOT TO ! TOP ( ! HILL BANK ! DRIV] TURN$ TO ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,:I* HOTEL AM ,I TO DRIVE TO80 

0,:I* IS ! BE/80 

0,NO?+ C\LD BE BETT] ?AN ! ,SIB]IAN1 BUT ,DUKE(F'S IS ALSO GOOD40 

0,DRIVE TO :I*EV] Y\ LIKE40 

,! DRIV] AGA9 SEAT$ HIMSELF SIDEWAYS & DROVE FA/]4 ,! T[N WAS LIKE ALL SU* T[NS4 ,! SAME K9D ( H\SES ) ATTIC W9D[S & GRE5 RO(S1 ! SAME K9D ( CA!DRAL1 ! SAME K9D ( %OPS & /ORES 9 ! PR9CIPAL /REET1 & EV5 ! SAME K9D ( POLICEM54 ,ONLY ! H\SES W]E ALMO/ ALL ( !M WOOD51 & ! /REETS W]E NOT PAV$4 ,9 ONE ( ! *IEF /REETS ! DRIV] /OPP$ AT ! DOOR ( AN HOTEL1 BUT !RE WAS NO ROOM TO BE HAD1 SO HE DROVE TO ANO!R4 ,& H]E ,NEKHLUD(F1 AFT] TWO MON?S1 F\ND HIMSELF ONCE AGA9 9 SURR\ND+S SU* AS HE HAD BE5 ACCU/OM$ TO AS F> AS COM=T & CLEANL9ESS W5T4 ,?\< ! ROOM HE WAS %[N TO WAS SIMPLE 5\<1 YET ,NEKHLUD(F FELT GREATLY RELIEV$ TO BE !RE AFT] TWO MON?S ( PO/-C>TS1 C\NTRY 9NS & HALT+ /ATIONS4 ,HIS FIR/ BUS9ESS WAS TO CLEAN HIMSELF ( ! LICE :I* HE HAD NEV] BE5 ABLE TO GET ?OR\<LY RID ( AFT] VISIT+ A HALT+ /ATION4 ,:5 HE HAD UNPACK$ HE W5T TO ! ,RUSSIAN BA?1 AFT] :I* HE MADE HIMSELF FIT TO BE SE5 9 A T[N1 PUT ON A />*$ %IRT1 TR\S]S ?AT HAD GOT RA!R CREAS$ ALONG ! SEAMS1 A FROCK-COAT & AN OV]COAT1 & DROVE TO ! ,GOV]NOR ( ! DI/RICT4 ,! HOTEL-KEEP] CALL$ AN ISVO/*IK1 :OSE WELL-F$ ,KIR<IZ HORSE & VIBRAT+ TRAP SOON BR\<T ,NEKHLUD(F TO ! L>GE POR* ( A BIG BUILD+1 9 FRONT ( :I* /OOD S5T9ELS & A POLICEMAN4 ,! H\SE HAD A G>D5 9 FRONT1 & AT ! BACK1 AMONG ! NAK$ BRAN*ES ( ASP5 & BIR* TREES1 !RE GREW ?ICK & D>K GRE5 P9ES & FIRS4 ,! ,G5]AL WAS NOT WELL1 & DID NOT RECEIVE2 BUT ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$ ! FOOTMAN TO H& 9 HIS C>D ALL ! SAME1 & ! FOOTMAN CAME BACK ) A FAVORABLE REPLY4 

0,Y\ >E ASK$ TO COME 940 

,! HALL1 ! FOOTMAN1 ! ORD]LY1 ! /AIRCASE1 ! DANC+-ROOM1 ) ITS WELL-POLI%$ FLOOR1 W]E V]Y MU* ! SAME AS 9 ,PET]SBURG1 ONLY MORE IMPOS+ & RA!R DIRTI]4 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS %[N 9TO ! CAB9ET4 

,! ,G5]AL1 A BLOAT$1 POTATO-NOS$ MAN1 ) A SANGU9E DISPOSITION1 L>GE BUMPS ON HIS =EHEAD1 BALD HEAD1 & PUFFS UND] HIS EYES1 SAT WRAPP$ 9 A ,T>T> SILK DRESS+-G[N SMOK+ A CIG>ETTE & SIPP+ HIS TEA \T ( A TUMBL] 9 A SILV] HOLD]4 

0,H[ DO Y\ DO1 SIR8 ,EXCUSE MY DRESS+-G[N2 IT IS BETT] SO ?AN IF ,I HAD NOT RECEIV$ Y\ AT ALL10 HE SAID1 PULL+ UP HIS DRESS+-G[N OV] HIS FAT NECK ) ITS DEEP FOLDS AT ! NAPE4 0,I AM NOT QUITE WELL1 & DO NOT GO \T4 ,:AT HAS BR\<T Y\ TO \R REMOTE REGION80 

0,I AM ACCOMPANY+ A GANG ( PRISON]S1 AMONG :OM !RE IS A P]SON CLOSELY CONNECT$ ) ME1 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 & N[ ,I HAVE COME TO SEE Y\R ,EXCELL5CY P>TLY 9 BEHALF ( ?IS P]SON1 & P>TLY AB\T ANO!R BUS9ESS40 ,! ,G5]AL TOOK A :IFF & A SIP ( TEA1 PUT HIS CIG>ETTE 9TO A MALA*ITE A%PAN1 ) HIS N>R[ EYES FIX$ ON ,NEKHLUD(F1 LI/5+ S]I\SLY4 ,HE ONLY 9T]RUPT$ HIM ONCE TO (F] HIM A CIG>ETTE4 

,! ,G5]AL BELONG$ TO ! LE>N$ TYPE ( MILIT>Y M5 :O BELIEV$ ?AT LIB]AL & HUMANE VIEWS CAN BE RECONCIL$ ) !IR PR(ESSION4 ,BUT BE+ BY NATURE A K9D & 9TELLIG5T MAN1 HE SOON FELT ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( SU* A RECONCILIATION2 SO AS NOT TO FEEL ! 9N] DISCORD 9 :I* HE WAS LIV+1 HE GAVE HIMSELF UP MORE & MORE TO ! HABIT ( DR9K+1 :I* IS SO WIDELY SPREAD AMONG MILIT>Y M51 & WAS N[ SUFF]+ FROM :AT DOCTORS T]M ALCOHOLISM4 ,HE WAS IMBU$ ) ALCOHOL1 & IF HE DRANK ANY K9D ( LIQUOR IT MADE HIM TIPSY4 ,YET /RONG DR9K WAS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY TO HIM1 HE C\LD NOT LIVE )\T IT1 SO HE WAS QUITE DRUNK EV]Y EV5+2 BUT HAD GR[N SO US$ TO ?IS /ATE ?AT HE DID NOT REEL NOR TALK ANY SPECIAL NONS5SE4 ,& IF HE DID TALK NONS5SE1 IT WAS ACCEPT$ AS WORDS ( WISDOM BECAUSE ( ! IMPORTANT & HI< POSITION :I* HE OCCUPI$4 ,ONLY 9 ! MORN+1 JU/ AT ! TIME ,NEKHLUD(F CAME TO SEE HIM1 HE WAS LIKE A REASONABLE BE+1 C\LD UND]/& :AT WAS SAID TO HIM1 & FULFILL MORE OR LESS APTLY A PROV]B HE WAS FOND ( REPEAT+3 0,HE'S TIPSY1 BUT HE'S WISE1 SO HE'S PLEASANT 9 TWO WAYS40 

,! HI<] AU?ORITIES KNEW HE WAS A DRUNK>D1 BUT HE WAS MORE $UCAT$ ?AN ! RE/1 ?\< HIS $UCATION HAD /OPP$ AT ! SPOT :]E DRUNK5NESS HAD GOT HOLD ( HIM4 ,HE WAS BOLD1 ADROIT1 ( IMPOS+ APPE>ANCE1 & %[$ TACT EV5 :5 TIPSY2 !RE=E1 HE WAS APPO9T$1 & WAS ALL[$ TO RETA9 SO PUBLIC & RESPONSIBLE AN (FICE4 

,NEKHLUD(F TOLD HIM ?AT ! P]SON HE WAS 9T]E/$ 9 WAS A WOMAN1 ?AT %E WAS S5T5C$1 ?\< 9NOC5T1 & ?AT A PETITION HAD BE5 S5T TO ! ,EMP]OR 9 H] BEHALF4 

0,YES1 WELL80 SAID ! ,G5]AL4 

0,I WAS PROMIS$ 9 ,PET]SBURG ?AT ! NEWS CONC]N+ H] FATE %\LD BE S5T TO ME NOT LAT] ?AN ?IS MON? & TO ?IS PLACE-0 

,! ,G5]AL /RET*$ HIS H& ) ITS /UMPY F+]S T[>DS ! TABLE1 & RANG A BELL1 /ILL LOOK+ AT ,NEKHLUD(F & PUFF+ AT HIS CIG>ETTE4 

0,SO ,I W\LD LIKE TO ASK Y\ ?AT ?IS WOMAN %\LD BE ALL[$ TO REMA9 H]E UNTIL ! ANSW] TO H] PETITION COMES40 

,! FOOTMAN1 AN ORD]LY 9 UNI=M1 CAME 94 

0,ASK IF ,ANNA ,VASILIEVNA IS UP10 SAID ! ,G5]AL TO ! ORD]LY1 0& BR+ SOME MORE TEA40 ,!N1 TURN+ TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 0,YES1 & :AT ELSE80 

0,MY O!R REQUE/ CONC]NS A POLITICAL PRISON] :O IS ) ! SAME GANG40 

0,DE> ME10 SAID ! ,G5]AL1 ) A SIGNIFICANT %AKE ( ! HEAD4 

0,HE IS S]I\SLY ILL--DY+1 & HE WILL PROBABLY BE LEFT H]E 9 ! HOSPITAL1 SO ONE ( ! WOM5 PRISON]S W\LD LIKE TO /AY BEH9D ) HIM40 

0,%E IS NO RELATION ( HIS80 

0,NO1 BUT %E IS WILL+ TO M>RY HIM IF ?AT WILL 5ABLE H] TO REMA9 ) HIM40 

,! ,G5]AL LOOK$ FIX$LY ) TW9KL+ EYES AT HIS 9T]LOCUTOR1 &1 EVID5TLY ) A WI% TO DISCOMFIT HIM1 LI/5$1 SMOK+ 9 SIL5CE4 

,:5 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD F9I%$1 ! ,G5]AL TOOK A BOOK (F ! TABLE1 &1 WETT+ HIS F+]1 QUICKLY TURN$ OV] ! PAGES & F\ND ! /ATUTE RELAT+ TO M>RIAGE4 

0,:AT IS %E S5T5C$ TO80 HE ASK$1 LOOK+ UP FROM ! BOOK4 

0,%E8 ,TO H>D LABOR40 

0,WELL1 !N1 ! POSITION ( ONE S5T5C$ TO ?AT CANNOT BE BETT]$ BY M>RIAGE40 

0,YES1 BUT--0 

0,EXCUSE ME4 ,EV5 IF A FREE MAN %\LD M>RY H]1 %E W\LD HAVE TO S]VE H] T]M4 ,! QUE/ION 9 SU* CASES IS1 :OSE IS ! HEAVI] PUNI%M5T1 H]S OR HIS80 

0,!Y >E BO? S5T5C$ TO H>D LABOR40 

0,V]Y WELL2 SO !Y >E QUITS10 SAID ! ,G5]AL1 ) A LAU<4 0,%E'S GOT :AT HE HAS1 ONLY AS HE IS SICK HE MAY BE LEFT BEH9D1 & ( C\RSE :AT CAN BE DONE TO LI<T5 HIS FATE %ALL BE DONE4 ,BUT AS = H]1 EV5 IF %E DID M>RY HIM1 %E C\LD NOT REMA9 BEH9D40 

0,! ,G5]ALESS IS HAV+ H] C(FEE10 ! FOOTMAN ANN\NC$4 

,! ,G5]AL NODD$ & CONT9U$3 

0,H[EV]1 ,I %ALL ?9K AB\T IT4 ,:AT >E !IR NAMES8 ,PUT !M D[N H]E40 

,NEKHLUD(F WROTE D[N ! NAMES4 

,NEKHLUD(F'S REQUE/ TO BE ALL[$ TO SEE ! DY+ MAN ! ,G5]AL ANSW]$ BY SAY+1 0,NEI!R CAN ,I DO ?AT4 ,( C\RSE ,I DO NOT SUSPECT Y\1 BUT Y\ TAKE AN 9T]E/ 9 HIM & 9 ! O!RS1 & Y\ HAVE MONEY1 & H]E ) US ANY?+ CAN BE DONE ) MONEY4 ,I HAVE BE5 TOLD TO PUT D[N BRIB]Y4 ,BUT H[ CAN ,I PUT D[N BRIB]Y :5 EV]YBODY TAKES BRIBES8 ,& ! L[] !IR RANK ! MORE READY !Y >E TO BE BRIB$4 ,H[ CAN ONE F9D IT \T ACROSS MORE ?AN ?REE ?\S& MILES8 ,!RE ANY (FICIAL IS A LITTLE ,CZ>1 JU/ AS ,I AM H]E10 & HE LAU<$4 0,Y\ HAVE 9 ALL LIKELIHOOD BE5 TO SEE ! POLITICAL PRISON]S2 Y\ GAVE MONEY & GOT P]MISSION TO SEE !M10 HE SAID1 ) A SMILE4 0,IS IT NOT SO80 

0,YES1 IT IS40 

0,I QUITE UND]/& ?AT Y\ HAD TO DO IT4 ,Y\ PITY A POLITICAL PRISON] & WI% TO SEE HIM4 ,& ! 9SPECTOR OR ! CONVOY SOLDI] ACCEPTS1 BECAUSE HE HAS A SAL>Y ( TWICE TW5TY KOPECKS & A FAMILY1 & HE CAN'T HELP ACCEPT+ IT4 ,9 HIS PLACE & Y\RS ,I %\LD HAVE ACT$ 9 ! SAME WAY AS Y\ & HE DID4 ,BUT 9 MY POSITION ,I DO NOT P]MIT MYSELF TO SW]VE AN 9* FROM ! LETT] ( ! LAW1 JU/ BECAUSE ,I AM A MAN1 & MI<T BE 9FLU5C$ BY PITY4 ,BUT ,I AM A MEMB] ( ! EXECUTIVE1 & ,I HAVE BE5 PLAC$ 9 A POSITION ( TRU/ ON C]TA9 CONDITIONS1 & !SE CONDITIONS ,I MU/ C>RY \T4 ,WELL1 SO ?IS BUS9ESS IS F9I%$4 ,& N[ LET US HE> :AT IS GO+ ON 9 ! METROPOLIS40 ,& ! ,G5]AL BEGAN QUE/ION+ ) ! EVID5T DESIRE TO HE> ! NEWS & TO %[ H[ V]Y HUMAN HE WAS4 

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