,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #af 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,RETURN+ FROM ! *UR*1 ,NEKHLUD(F BROKE HIS FA/ 
) ! AUNTS1 & TO REPAIR HIS /R5G?1 DRANK SOME 
BR&Y & W9E--A HABIT HE ACQUIR$ 9 ! >MY--& 
GO+ TO HIS ROOM IMM$IATELY FELL ASLEEP ) HIS CLO!S 
ON4 ,HE WAS AWAK5$ BY A RAP AT ! DOOR4 ,BY ! RAP 
HE KNEW ?AT IT WAS %E1 SO HE ROSE1 RUBB+ HIS EYES & 
/RET*+ HIMSELF4 

0,IS IT Y\1 ,KATI\%A8 ,COME 910 HE SAID1 RIS+4 

,%E OP5$ ! DOOR4 

0,Y\ >E WANT$ TO BREAKFA/10 %E SAID4 ,%E WAS 9 
! SAME :ITE DRESS1 BUT )\T ! B[ 9 H] HAIR4 

,AS %E LOOK$ 9 HIS EYES %E BRI<T5$ UP1 AS IF %E 
HAD ANN\NC$ SOME?+ UNUSUALLY PLEASANT4 

0,I %ALL COME IMM$IATELY10 HE ANSW]$1 TAK+ A COMB 
TO RE>RANGE HIS HAIR4 

,%E L+]$ = A MOM5T4 ,HE NOTIC$ IT1 & PUTT+ 
D[N ! COMB1 HE MOV$ T[>D H]4 ,BUT AT ! SAME 
MOM5T %E QUICKLY TURN$ & WALK$ (F ) H] CU/OM>Y 
LI<T & AGILE /EP ALONG ! N>R[ MAT ( ! 
CORRIDOR4 

0,:AT A FOOL ,I AM60 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID TO HIMSELF4 0,:Y 
DID ,I NOT DETA9 H]80 ,& HE RAN AFT] H]4 

,HE DID NOT KN[ HIMSELF :AT HE WI%$ ( H]1 BUT IT 
SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT :5 %E 5T]$ HIS ROOM HE \<T TO 
HAVE DONE SOME?+ ?AT ANY ONE 9 HIS PLACE W\LD HAVE 
DONE1 BUT :I* HE FAIL$ TO DO4 

0,WAIT1 ,KATI\%A10 HE SAID4 

,%E LOOK$ >\ND4 

0,:AT IS IT80 %E SAID1 /OPP+4 

0,NO?+4 ,I ONLY----0 

,) SOME EF=T HE OV]CAME HIS %YNESS1 & REMEMB]+ 
H[ PEOPLE G5]ALLY ACT 9 SU* A CASE1 HE PUT HIS 
>M AB\T ,KATI\%A'S WAI/4 

,%E /OPP$ & LOOK$ 9 HIS EYES4 

0,DON'T1 ,IVANOVI*1 DON'T10 %E SAID1 BLU%+ UNTIL H] 
EYES FILL$ ) TE>S4 ,!N ) H] R\<1 /RONG H&S 
%E REMOV$ HIS >M4 

,NEKHLUD(F RELEAS$ H]1 & = A MOM5T FELT NOT ONLY 
AWKW>D & A%AM$1 BUT SEEM$ ODI\S TO HIMSELF4 
,HE %\LD HAVE BELIEV$ 9 HIMSELF1 BUT HE FAIL$ TO UND]/& 
?AT ?IS AWKW>DNESS & %AME W]E ! NOBLE/ 
FEEL+S ( HIS S\L BEGG+ = RECOGNITION1 &1 ON ! 
CONTR>Y1 IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT IT WAS HIS FOOLI%NESS ?AT 
WAS SPEAK+ )9 HIM1 ?AT HE \<T TO HAVE DONE AS 
EV]YBODY DOES 9 A SIMIL> CASE4 

,HE OV]TOOK H] AGA91 AGA9 EMBRAC$ H] & KISS$ 
H] ON ! NECK4 ,?IS KISS WAS 5TIRELY UNLIKE ! O!R 
TWO KISSES4 ,! FIR/ WAS GIV5 UNCONSCI\SLY1 BEH9D ! 
LILAC BU%2 ! SECOND1 9 ! MORN+ 9 *UR*4 ,! 
LA/ ONE WAS T]RIBLE1 & %E FELT IT4 

0,BUT :AT >E Y\ DO+80 %E EXCLAIM$ 9 SU* A 
VOICE1 AS IF HE HAD IRRECOV]ABLY DE/ROY$ SOME?+ 9F9ITELY 
PRECI\S1 & RAN AWAY FROM HIM4 

,HE W5T TO ! D9+-ROOM4 ,HIS AUNTS 9 HOLIDAY ATTIRE1 
! DOCTOR & A NEI<BOR W]E TAK+ LUN* /&+4 
,EV]Y?+ WAS AS USUAL1 BUT A /ORM RAG$ 9 
,NEKHLUD(F'S S\L4 ,HE DID NOT UND]/& :AT WAS SAID 
TO HIM1 HIS ANSW]S W]E 9APPROPRIATE1 & HE WAS ?9K+ 
ONLY ( ,KATI\%A1 RECALL+ ! S5SATION ( ! LA/ 
KISS HE GAVE H] :5 HE OV]TOOK H] 9 ! CORRIDOR4 
,HE C\LD ?9K ( NO?+ ELSE4 ,:5 %E 5T]$ ! 
ROOM1 )\T LOOK+ AT H]1 HE FELT H] PRES5CE ) ALL 
HIS BE+1 & HAD TO MAKE AN EF=T NOT TO LOOK AT H]4 

,AFT] LUN* HE W5T IMM$IATELY TO HIS ROOM1 & 9 
GREAT AGITATION WALK$ TO & FRO1 LI/5+ TO ! S\NDS 
9 ! H\SE & WAIT+ TO HE> H] /EPS4 ,! ANIMAL 
MAN ?AT DWELL$ 9 HIM NOT ONLY RAIS$ HIS HEAD1 BUT 
CRU%$ UND] FOOT ! SPIRITUAL MAN ?AT HE WAS :5 HE 
FIR/ >RIV$ AT ! MANOR1 & WAS EV5 ?IS V]Y MORN+ 
9 *UR*1 & ?AT T]RIBLE ANIMAL MAN N[ HELD SWAY 
9 HIS S\L4 ,AL?\< ,NEKHLUD(F WAS WAT*+ AN OPPORTUNITY 
TO MEET ,KATI\%A ?AT DAY1 HE DID NOT SUCCE$ 
9 SEE+ H] FACE TO FACE EV5 ONCE4 ,%E WAS PROBABLY 
AVOID+ HIM4 ,BUT 9 ! EV5+ IT HAPP5$ ?AT %E 
HAD TO 5T] A ROOM ADJO9+ HIS4 ,! PHYSICIAN WAS TO 
REMA9 OV] NI<T1 & ,KATI\%A HAD TO MAKE ! B$ = 
HIM4 ,HE>+ H] /EPS1 ,NEKHLUD(F1 /EPP+ ON TIP-TOE 
& HOLD+ HIS BREA?1 AS ?\< PREP>+ TO COMMIT A 
CRIME1 FOLL[$ H] 9TO ! ROOM4 

,?RU/+ BO? H] H&S 9TO A :ITE PILL[-CASE1 & 
TAK+ HOLD ( TWO CORN]S ( ! PILL[1 %E TURN$ H] 
HEAD & LOOK$ AT HIM SMIL+1 BUT IT WAS NOT ! OLD1 
*E]FUL1 HAPPY SMILE1 BUT A FRI<T5$1 PITE\S SMILE4 
,! SMILE SEEM$ TO TELL HIM ?AT :AT HE WAS DO+ WAS 
WRONG4 ,= A MOM5T HE /OOD /ILL4 ,!RE WAS /ILL ! 
POSSIBILITY ( A /RUGGLE4 ,?\< WEAK1 ! VOICE ( HIS 
TRUE LOVE TO H] WAS /ILL HE>D2 IT SPOKE ( H]1 ( H] 
FEEL+S1 ( H] LIFE4 ,! O!R VOICE REM9D$ HIM ( 
HIS 5JOYM5T1 HIS HAPP9ESS4 ,& ?IS SECOND VOICE 
/IFL$ ! FIR/4 ,HE APPROA*$ H] ) DET]M9ATION4 
,& ! T]RIBLE1 IRRESI/IBLE ANIMAL FEEL+ MA/]$ HIM4 

,)\T RELEAS+ H] FROM HIS EMBRACE1 ,NEKHLUD(F 
SEAT$ H] ON ! B$1 & FEEL+ ?AT SOME?+ ELSE 
\<T TO BE DONE1 SEAT$ HIMSELF BESIDE H]4 

0,DMITRI ,IVANOVI*1 D>L+1 PLEASE LET ME GO10 %E SAID 
9 A PITE\S VOICE4 0,MATRI5A ,PAVLOVNA IS COM+60 %E 
SUDD5LY EXCLAIM$1 TE>+ H]SELF AWAY4 

,MATRI5A ,PAVLOVNA WAS REALLY APPROA*+ ! DOOR4 
,%E 5T]$ ! ROOM1 HOLD+ A QUILT ON H] >M1 &1 
LOOK+ REPROA*FULLY AT ,NEKHLUD(F1 ANGRILY REBUK$ 
,KATI\%A = TAK+ ! WRONG QUILT4 

,NEKHLUD(F W5T \T 9 SIL5CE4 ,HE WAS NOT EV5 
A%AM$4 ,BY ! EXPRESSION ( ,MATRI5A ,PAVLOVNA'S FACE 
HE SAW ?AT %E CONDEMN$ HIM1 & JU/LY SO2 HE KNEW 
?AT :AT HE WAS DO+ WAS WRONG1 BUT ! ANIMAL FEEL+1 
:I* SUCCE$$ HIS =M] FEEL+ ( PURE LOVE TO H]1 
SEIZ$ HIM & HELD SOLE SWAY OV] HIM2 RECOGNIZ+ NO 
O!R FEEL+4 ,HE KNEW N[ :AT WAS NECESS>Y TO DO 
9 ORD] TO SATISFY ?AT FEEL+1 & WAS LOOK+ = MEANS 
TO ?AT 5D4 

,HE WAS \T ( SORTS ALL ?AT NI<T4 ,N[ HE W\LD GO 
TO HIS AUNTS2 N[ HE RETURN$ TO HIS ROOM1 OR W5T TO ! 
P]RON1 ?9K+ BUT ( ONE ?+3 H[ TO MEET H] ALONE4 
,BUT %E AVOID$ HIM1 & ,MATRI5A ,PAVLOVNA /ROVE NOT TO 
LOSE SI<T ( H]4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,AWAK5+ BY GRAF ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 ,TRANSLAT$ BY ,SMI?1 ,WILLIAM ,E41 ,A,K,A3 ,! ,RESURRECTION4 ,TEXT FROM ,GUT5B]G4ORG47 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahih 3 ,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #af -- ,PUBLICATION4 
,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #af -- ,ADD$4 

 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3  
HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/