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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! B\LEV>D ( ! BESIEG$ CITY ( ,SEVA/OPOL1 NOT F> FROM ! PAVILION1 ! REGIM5TAL B& WAS PLAY+1 & ?RONGS ( MILIT>Y M5 & ( WOM5 MOV$ GAILY ?R\< ! /REETS4 ,! BRILLIANT SUN ( SPR+ HAD RIS5 9 ! MORN+ OV] ! WORKS ( ! ,5GLI%1 HAD PASS$ OV] ! BA/IONS1 !N OV] ! CITY1 OV] ! ,NIKOLAEVSKY B>RACKS1 &1 ILLUM9AT+ ALL ) EQUAL *E]1 HAD N[ SUNK 9TO ! BLUE & DI/ANT SEA1 :I* WAS LI<T$ ) A SILV]Y GLEAM AS IT HEAV$ 9 PEACE4 

,A TALL1 RA!R B5T 9FANTRY (FIC]1 :O WAS DRAW+ UPON HIS H& A GLOVE :I* WAS PRES5TABLE1 IF NOT 5TIRELY :ITE1 CAME \T ( ONE ( ! SMALL NAVAL HUTS1 BUILT ON ! LEFT SIDE ( ! ,MORSKAYA.<,C.> /REET1 &1 />+ ?\<TFULLY AT ! GR\ND1 TOOK HIS WAY UP ! SLOPE TO ! B\LEV>D4 

,! EXPRESSION ( ?IS (FIC]'S HOMELY C\NT5ANCE DID NOT 9DICATE ANY GREAT M5TAL CAPACITY1 BUT RA!R SIMPLICITY1 JUDGM5T1 HONOR1 & A T5D5CY TO SOLID WOR?4 ,HE WAS BADLY BUILT1 NOT GRACEFUL1 & HE SEEM$ TO BE CON/RA9$ 9 HIS MOVEM5TS4 ,HE WAS DRESS$ 9 A LITTLE WORN CAP1 A CLOAK ( A RA!R PECULI> %ADE ( LILAC1 FROM B5EA? :OSE $GE ! GOLD ( A WAT*-*A9 WAS VISIBLE2 9 TR\S]S ) /RAPS1 & BRILLIANTLY POLI%$ CALFSK9 BOOTS4 ,HE MU/ HAVE BE5 EI!R A ,G]MAN--BUT HIS FEATURES CLE>LY 9DICATE HIS PURELY ,RUSSIAN DESC5T--OR AN ADJUTANT1 OR A REGIM5TAL QU>T]MA/]1 ONLY 9 ?AT CASE HE W\LD HAVE HAD SPURS1 OR AN (FIC] :O HAD EX*ANG$ FROM ! CAVALRY = ! P]IOD ( ! CAMPAIGN1 OR POSSIBLY FROM ! ,GU>DS4 ,HE WAS1 9 FACT1 AN (FIC] :O HAD EX*ANG$ FROM ! CAVALRY1 & AS HE ASC5D$ ! B\LEV>D1 AT ! PRES5T MOM5T1 HE WAS M$ITAT+ UPON A LETT] :I* HE HAD JU/ RECEIV$ FROM A =M] COMRADE1 N[ A RETIR$ L&-[N] 9 ! ,GOV]NM5T ( ,T41 & HIS WIFE1 PALE1 BLUE-EY$ ,NATA%A1 HIS GREAT FRI5D4 ,HE RECALL$ ONE PASSAGE ( ! LETT]1 9 :I* HIS COMRADE SAID3-- 

0,:5 \R ,9VALID.<,D.> >RIVES1 ,PUPKA 7?IS WAS ! NAME BY :I* ! RETIR$ UHLAN CALL$ HIS WIFE7 RU%ES HEADLONG 9TO ! VE/IBULE1 SEIZES ! PAP]1 & RUNS ) IT TO ! SEAT 9 ! >BOR1  
9 ! DRAW+-ROOM 79 :I*1 IF Y\ REMEMB]1 Y\ & ,I PASS$ SU* DELI<TFUL W9T] EV5+S :5 ! REGIM5T WAS /ATION$ 9 \R T[N71 & READS Y\R H]OIC DE$S ) SU* >DOR AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE = Y\ TO IMAG9E4 ,%E (T5 SPEAKS ( Y\4 ',!RE IS ,MIKHAIL(F1' %E SAYS1 'HE'S SU* A LOVE ( A MAN4 ,I AM READY TO KISS HIM :5 ,I SEE HIM4 ,HE FI<TS ON ! BA/IONS1 & HE WILL SURELY RECEIVE ! ,CROSS ( ,/4 ,GEORGE1 & HE WILL BE TALK$ AB\T 9 ! NEWSPAP]S 444' & SO ON1 & SO ON 444 SO ?AT ,I AM REALLY BEG9N+ TO BE JEAL\S ( Y\40 

,9 ANO!R PLACE HE WRITES3 0,! PAP]S REA* US FRI<TFULLY LATE1 &1 AL?\< !RE IS PL5TY ( NEWS CONVEY$ BY WORD ( M\?1 NOT ALL ( IT CAN BE TRU/$4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ! Y\NG LADIES ) ! MUSIC1 ACQUA9TANCES ( Y\RS1 W]E SAY+ YE/]DAY ?AT ,NAPOLEON WAS ALREADY CAPTUR$ BY \R ,COSSACKS1 & ?AT HE HAD BE5 S5T TO ,PET]SBURG2 BUT Y\ WILL COMPREH5D H[ MU* ,I BELIEVE ( ?IS4 ,MOREOV]1 A TRAVEL] FROM ,PET]SBURG TOLD US 7HE HAS BE5 S5T ON SPECIAL BUS9ESS BY ! M9I/]1 IS A V]Y AGREEABLE P]SON1 &1 N[ ?AT !RE IS NO ONE 9 T[N1 HE IS MORE ( A  
RES\RCE TO US ?AN Y\ CAN WELL IMAG9E 4447 WELL1 HE DECL>ES IT TO BE A FACT ?AT \R TROOPS HAVE TAK5 ,EUPATORIA1 SO ?AT ! ,FR5* HAVE NO COMMUNICATION :ATEV] ) ,BALAKLAVA1 & ?AT 9 ?IS 5GAGEM5T TWO HUNDR$ ( \RS W]E KILL$1 BUT ?AT ! ,FR5* LO/ FIFTE5 ?\S&4 ,MY WIFE WAS 9 SU* RAPTURES OV] ?IS ?AT %E  
C>\S$ ALL NI<T1 & %E DECL>ES ?AT H] 9/9CT TELLS H] ?AT Y\ C]TA9LY TOOK P>T 9 ?AT AFFAIR1 & ?AT Y\ DI/+UI%$ Y\RSELF40 

,9 SPITE ( !SE WORDS1 & ( ! EXPRESSIONS :I* ,I HAVE PURPOSELY PUT 9 ITALICS1 & ! :OLE TONE ( ! LETT]1 ,/AFF-,CAPTA9 ,MIKHAIL(F RECALL$1 ) 9EXPRESSIBLY SAD DELI<T1 HIS PALE FRI5D 9 ! PROV9CES1 & H[ %E HAD SAT ) HIM 9 ! >BOR 9 ! EV5+1 & TALK$ AB\T S5TIM5T1 & HE ?\<T ( HIS GOOD COMRADE1 ! UHLAN1 & ( H[ ! LATT] HAD GR[N ANGRY & HAD LO/ ! GAME :5 !Y HAD PLAY$ C>DS = KOPECK /AKES 9 HIS /UDY1 & H[ ! WIFE HAD LAU<$ AT !M 444 HE RECALL$ ! FRI5D%IP ( !SE TWO PEOPLE = HIMSELF 7P]HAPS IT SEEM$ TO HIM TO LIE *IEFLY ON ! SIDE ( HIS PALE FEM99E FRI5D72 ALL !SE FACES ) !IR SURR\ND+S FLITT$ BE=E HIS M9D'S EYE1 9 A WOND]FULLY SWEET1 *E]FULLY ROSY LI<T1 &1 SMIL+ AT HIS REM9ISC5CES1 HE PLAC$ HIS H& ON ! POCKET :I* CONTA9$ ! LETT] SO DE> TO HIM4 

,FROM REM9ISC5CES ,CAPTA9 ,MIKHAIL(F 9VOLUNT>ILY PROCE$$ TO DREAMS & HOPES4 0,& :AT WILL BE ! JOY & AMAZEM5T ( ,NATA%A10 HE ?\<T1 AS HE PAC$ ALONG ! N>R[ LANE1 0444 :5 %E SUDD5LY READS 9 ! ,9VALID A DESCRIPTION ( H[ ,I WAS ! FIR/ TO CLIMB UPON ! CANNON1 & ?AT ,I HAVE RECEIV$ ! ,GEORGE6 ,I %ALL C]TA9LY BE PROMOT$ TO A FULL CAPTA9CY1 BY VIRTUE ( S5IORITY4 ,!N IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE ?AT ,I MAY GET ! GRADE ( MAJOR 9 ! L9E1 ?IS V]Y YE>1 BECAUSE MANY ( \R BRO!RS HAVE ALREADY BE5 KILL$1 & MANY MORE WILL BE 9 ?IS CAMPAIGN4 ,& AFT] ?AT !RE WILL BE MORE AFFAIRS ON H&1 & A REGIM5T WILL BE 5TRU/$ TO ME1 S9CE ,I AM AN EXP]I5C$ MAN 444 LIEUT5ANT-COLONEL 444 ! ,ORD] ( ,/4 ,ANNA ON MY NECK 444 COLONEL64440 & HE WAS ALREADY A G5]AL1 GRANT+ AN 9T]VIEW TO ,NATA%A1 ! WID[ ( HIS COMRADE1 :O1 ACCORD+ TO HIS DREAMS1 W\LD HAVE DI$ BY ?AT TIME1 :5 ! S\NDS ( ! MUSIC ON ! B\LEV>D P5ETRAT$ MORE DI/9CTLY TO HIS E>S1 ! CR[DS ( PEOPLE CAU<T HIS EYE1 & HE F\ND HIMSELF ON ! B\LEV>D1 A /AFF-CAPTA9 ( 9FANTRY AS BE=E4 

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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