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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! FOLL[+ DAY1 ! BOMB>DM5T PROCE$$ ) ! SAME VIGOR4 ,AT ELEV5 O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+1 ,VOLODYA ,KOZELTZ(F WAS SEAT$ 9 A CIRCLE ( BATT]Y (FIC]S1 &1 HAV+ ALREADY SUCCE$$ TO SOME EXT5T 9 HABITUAT+ HIMSELF TO !M1 HE WAS SURVEY+ ! NEW FACES1 TAK+ OBS]VATIONS1 MAK+ 9QUIRIES1 & TELL+ /ORIES4 

,! DISCREET CONV]SATION ( ! >TILL]Y (FIC]S1 :I* MADE SOME PRET5SIONS TO LE>N+1 PLEAS$ HIM & 9SPIR$ HIM ) RESPECT4 ,VOLODYA'S %Y1 9NOC5T1 & H&SOME APPE>ANCE DISPOS$ ! (FIC]S 9 HIS FAVOR4 

,! ELDE/ (FIC] 9 ! BATT]Y1 ! CAPTA91 A %ORT1 S&Y-COMPLEXION$ MAN1 ) HIS HAIR >RANG$ 9 A TOPKNOT1 & SMOO? ON ! TEMPLES1 $UCAT$ 9 ! OLD TRADITIONS ( ! >TILL]Y1 A SQUIRE ( DAMES1 & A W\LD-BE LE>N$ MAN1 QUE/ION$ ,VOLODYA AS TO HIS ACQUIREM5TS 9 >TILL]Y & NEW 9V5TIONS1 JE/$ C>ESS+LY OV] HIS Y\? & HIS PRETTY LITTLE FACE1 & TREAT$ HIM1 9 G5]AL1 AS A FA!R TREATS A SON1 :I* WAS EXTREMELY AGREEABLE TO ,VOLODYA4 

,SUB-,LIEUT5ANT ,DYAD5KO1 A Y\NG (FIC]1 :O TALK$ ) A ,LITTLE ,RUSSIAN ACC5T1 HAD A TATT]$ CLOAK & DI%EVEL$ HAIR1 AL?\< HE TALK$ V]Y L\DLY1 & CON/ANTLY SEIZ$ OPPORTUNITIES TO DISPUTE ACRIMONI\SLY OV] SOME TOPIC1 & WAS V]Y ABRUPT 9 HIS MOVEM5TS1 PLEAS$ ,VOLODYA1 :O1 B5EA? ?IS R\< EXT]IOR1 C\LD NOT HELP DETECT+ 9 HIM A V]Y F9E & EXTREMELY GOOD MAN4 ,DYAD5KO WAS 9CESSANTLY (F]+ HIS S]VICES TO ,VOLODYA1 & PO9T+ \T TO HIM ?AT NOT ONE ( ! GUNS 9 ,SEVA/OPOL WAS PROP]LY PLAC$1 ACCORD+ TO RULE4 

,LIEUT5ANT ,T*]NOVITZKY1 ) HIS BR[S ELEVAT$ ON HI<1 ?\< HE WAS MORE C\RTE\S ?AN ANY ( ! RE/1 & DRESS$ 9 A COAT ?AT WAS TOL]ABLY CLEAN1 BUT NOT NEW1 & C>EFULLY PAT*$1 & ?\< HE DISPLAY$ A GOLD WAT*-*A9 ON A SAT9 WAI/COAT1 DID NOT PLEASE ,VOLODYA4 ,HE KEPT 9QUIR+ :AT ! ,EMP]OR & ! M9I/] ( W> W]E DO+1 & RELAT$ TO HIM1 ) UNNATURAL TRIUMPH1 ! DE$S ( VALOR :I* HAD BE5 P]=M$ 9 ,SEVA/OPOL1 COMPLA9$ ( ! SMALL NUMB] ( TRUE PATRIOTS1 & DISPLAY$ A GREAT DEAL ( LE>N+1 & S5SE1 & NOBLE FEEL+ 9 G5]AL2 BUT1 = SOME REASON1 ALL ?IS SEEM$ UNPLEASANT & UNNATURAL TO ,VOLODYA4 ,! PR9CIPAL ?+ :I* HE NOTIC$ WAS ?AT ! O!R (FIC]S H>DLY SPOKE TO ,T*]NOVITZKY4 

,YUNK] ,VLANG1 :OM HE HAD WAK$ UP ON ! PREC$+ EV5+1 WAS ALSO !RE4 ,HE SAID NO?+1 BUT1 SEAT$ MODE/LY 9 A CORN]1 LAU<$ :5 ANY?+ AMUS+ OCCURR$1 REFRE%$ !IR MEMORIES :5 !Y =GOT ANY?+1 H&$ ! VODKA1 & MADE CIG>ETTES = ALL ! (FIC]S4 ,:E!R IT WAS ! MODE/1 C\RTE\S MANN]S ( ,VOLODYA1 :O TREAT$ HIM EXACTLY AS HE DID ! (FIC]S1 & DID NOT TORM5T HIM AS ?\< HE W]E A LITTLE BOY1 OR HIS AGREEABLE P]SONAL APPE>ANCE :I* CAPTIVAT$ ,VLANGA1 AS ! SOLDI]S CALL$ HIM1 DECL9+ HIS NAME1 = SOME REASON OR O!R1 9 ! FEM99E G5D]1 AT ALL EV5TS1 HE NEV] TOOK HIS BIG1 K9D EYES FROM ! FACE ( ! NEW (FIC]4 ,HE DIV9$ & ANTICIPAT$ ALL HIS WI%ES1 & REMA9$ UN9T]RUPT$LY 9 A SORT ( LOV]-LIKE EC/ASY1 :I*1 ( C\RSE1 ! (FIC]S P]CEIV$1 & MADE FUN (4 

,BE=E D9N]1 ! /AFF-CAPTA9 WAS RELIEV$ FROM ! BATT]Y1 & JO9$ !IR COMPANY4 ,/AFF-,CAPTA9 ,KRAUT WAS A LI<T-COMPLEXION$1 H&SOME1 DA%+ (FIC]1 ) A HEAVY1 R$DI% MU/A*E1 & SIDE-:ISK]S2 HE SPOKE ,RUSSIAN CAPITALLY1 BUT TOO ELEGANTLY & CORRECTLY = A ,RUSSIAN4 ,9 ! S]VICE & 9 HIS LIFE1 HE HAD BE5 ! SAME AS 9 HIS LANGUAGE2 HE S]V$ V]Y WELL1 WAS A CAPITAL COMRADE1 & ! MO/ FAI?FUL ( M5 9 MONEY MATT]S2 BUT SIMPLY AS A MAN SOME?+ WAS LACK+ 9 HIM1 PRECISELY BECAUSE EV]Y?+ AB\T HIM WAS SO EXCELL5T4 ,LIKE ALL ,RUSSIAN-,G]MANS1 BY A /RANGE CONTRADICTION ) ! IDEAL ,G]MAN1 HE WAS 0PRAKTIS*0 TO ! HI<E/ DEGREE4 

0,H]E HE IS1 \R H]O MAKES HIS APPE>ANCE60 SAID ! CAPTA91 AS ,KRAUT1 FL\RI%+ HIS >MS & J+L+ HIS SPURS1 5T]$ ! ROOM4 0,:I* WILL Y\ HAVE1 ,FRI$RI* ,KRE/YANIT*1 TEA OR VODKA80 

0,I HAVE ALREADY ORD]$ MY TEA TO BE S]V$10 HE ANSW]$1 0BUT ,I MAY TAKE A LITTLE DROP ( VODKA ALSO1 = ! REFRE%+ ( ! S\L4 ,V]Y GLAD TO MAKE Y\R ACQUA9TANCE2 ,I BEG ?AT Y\ WILL LOVE US1 & L5D US Y\R FAVOR10 HE SAID TO ,VOLODYA1 :O ROSE & B[$ TO HIM4 0,/AFF-,CAPTA9 ,KRAUT4444 ,! GUN-S]GEANT ON ! BA/ION 9=M$ ME ?AT Y\ >RIV$ LA/ NI<T40 

0,MU* OBLIG$ = Y\R B$2 ,I PASS$ ! NI<T 9 IT40 

0,I HOPE Y\ F\ND IT COM=TABLE8 ,ONE ( ! LEGS IS BROK52 BUT NO ONE CAN /& ON C]EMONY--9 TIME ( SIEGE--Y\ MU/ PROP IT UP40 

0,WELL1 N[1 DID Y\ HAVE A =TUNATE TIME ON Y\R WAT*80 ASK$ ,DYAD5KO4 

0,YES1 ALL RI<T2 ONLY ,SKVORTZ(F WAS HIT1 & WE M5D$ ONE ( ! GUN-C>RIAGES LA/ NI<T4 ,! *EEK WAS SMA%$ TO ATOMS40 

,HE ROSE FROM HIS SEAT1 & BEGAN TO WALK UP & D[N2 IT WAS PLA9 ?AT HE WAS :OLLY UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ?AT AGREEABLE S5SATION :I* A MAN EXP]I5CES :O HAS JU/ ESCAP$ A DANG]4 

0,WELL1 ,DMITRI ,GAVRILIT*10 HE SAID1 TAPP+ ! CAPTA9 ON ! KNEE1 0H[ >E Y\ GETT+ ON1 MY DE> FELL[8 ,H[ AB\T Y\R PROMOTION8--NO WORD YET80 

0,NO?+ YET40 

0,NO1 & !RE WILL BE NO?+10 9T]POLAT$ ,DYAD5KO3 0,I PROV$ ?AT TO Y\ BE=E40 

0,:Y WON'T !RE80 

0,BECAUSE ! /ORY WAS NOT PROP]LY WRITT5 D[N40 

0,OH1 Y\ QU>RELSOME FELL[1 Y\ QU>RELSOME FELL[60 SAID ,KRAUT1 SMIL+ GAILY2 0A REGUL> OB/9ATE ,LITTLE ,RUSSIAN6 ,N[1 JU/ TO PROVOKE Y\1 HE'LL TURN \T Y\R LIEUT5ANT40 

0,NO1 HE WON'T40 

0,VLANG6 FET* ME MY PIPE1 & FILL IT10 SAID HE1 TURN+ TO ! YUNK]1 :O AT ONCE HA/5$ UP OBLIG+LY ) ! PIPE4 

,KRAUT MADE !M ALL LIVELY2 HE TOLD AB\T ! BOMB>DM5T1 HE 9QUIR$ :AT HAD BE5 GO+ ON 9 HIS ABS5CE1 & 5T]$ 9TO CONV]SATION ) EV]Y ONE4 

7,S\RCE3 0,SEVA/OPOL10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,ISABEL ,F4 ,HAPGOOD1 ,PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL ,CO41 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE47 

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