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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,?IS ROOM1 LIKE ! ONE 9 ! M5'S W>D1 WAS ALSO DIVID$ 
9 ?REE1 BY TWO NETS1 BUT IT WAS CONSID]ABLY 
SMALL]4 ,!RE W]E ALSO FEW] VISITORS & FEW] PRISON]S1 
BUT ! NOISE WAS AS GREAT AS 9 ! M5'S ROOM4 
,H]E1 ALSO1 ! AU?ORITIES /OOD GU>D BETWE5 ! NETS4 
,! AU?ORITIES W]E H]E REPRES5T$ BY A MATRON 9 UNI=M 
) CR[N-LAC$ SLEEVES & FR+$ ) BLUE BRAID 
& A BELT ( ! SAME COLOR4 ,H]E1 TOO1 PEOPLE PRESS$ 
AGA9/ ! NETS--9 ! PASSAGE--CITY FOLKS 9 DIV]SE 
DRESSES2 BEH9D ! NETS1 FEMALE PRISON]S1 SOME 9 :ITE1 
O!RS 9 !IR [N DRESSES4 ,! :OLE NET WAS L9$ ) 
PEOPLE4 ,SOME /OOD ON TIP-TOE1 SPEAK+ OV] ! HEADS 
( O!RS2 O!RS1 AGA91 SAT ON ! FLOOR & CONV]S$4 

,! MO/ REM>KABLE ( ! WOM5 PRISON]S1 BO? 9 
H] %\T+ & APPE>ANCE1 WAS A ?91 RAGG$ GYPSY1 
) A 'K]*IEF :I* HAD SLIPP$ FROM H] HEAD1 :O 
/OOD ALMO/ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM1 NE> A PO/1 BEH9D 
! NET1 GE/ICULAT+ & %\T+ TO A %ORT & TI<TLY 
BELT$ GYPSY 9 A BLUE COAT4 ,A SOLDI] SAT BESIDE HIM ON 
! FLOOR1 TALK+ TO A PRISON]4 ,BEYOND /OOD A Y\NG 
PEASANT ) A LI<T BE>D & 9 BA/ %OES1 PRESS+ HIS 
FLU%$ FACE TO ! NET1 EVID5TLY ) DIFFICULTY SUPPRESS+ 
HIS TE>S4 ,HE WAS TALK+ TO A PRETTY1 LI<T-HAIR$ 
PRISON] :O GAZ$ AT HIM ) H] BRI<T1 BLUE EYES4 
,?IS WAS ,!ODOSIA1 ) H] HUSB&4 ,BESIDE !M 
/OOD A TRAMP1 :O WAS TALK+ TO A DI%EVEL$1 BROAD-FAC$ 
WOMAN4 ,FUR!R ON !RE W]E TWO WOM51 A 
MAN1 & AGA9 A WOMAN1 & OPPOSITE EA* WAS A PRISON]4 
,MASLOVA WAS NOT AMONG !M4 ,BUT BEH9D ! 
PRISON]S /OOD ANO!R WOMAN4 ,NEKHLUD(F FELT ! 
BEAT+ ( HIS HE>T 9CREAS+ & HIS BREA? FAIL+ HIM4 
,! DECISIVE MOM5T WAS APPROA*+4 ,HE NE>$ ! 
NET & RECOGNIZ$ ,KATI\%A4 ,%E /OOD BEH9D ! 
BLUE-EY$ ,!ODOSIA1 &1 SMIL+1 LI/5$ TO H] CONV]SATION4 
,%E DID NOT WE> ! PRISON COAT1 BUT A :ITE 
WAI/1 TI<TLY BELT$1 & RIS+ HI< ABOVE ! BREA/4 
,AS 9 ! C\RT1 H] BLACK HAIR HUNG 9 CURLS OV] H] 
'K]*IEF$ =EHEAD4 

0,IT WILL ALL BE OV] 9 A MOM5T10 HE ?\<T4 0,%ALL 
,I ADDRESS H]1 OR %ALL ,I WAIT TILL %E ADDRESSES ME80 

,BUT %E DID NOT ADDRESS HIM4 ,%E WAS WAIT+ = 
,CL>A1 & NEV] ?\<T ?AT ?AT MAN CAME TO SEE H]4 

0,:OM DO Y\ WI% TO SEE80 ! MATRON ASK$ 
,NEKHLUD(F1 APPROA*+ HIM4 

0,KA!R9E ,MASLOVA10 HE /AMM]$4 

0,MASLOVA1 Y\ >E WANT$10 %\T$ ! MATRON4 

,MASLOVA TURN$ R\ND1 RAIS$ H] HEAD1 & ) ! 
FAMILI> EXPRESSION ( SUBMISSIV5ESS1 CAME TO ! NET4 
,%E DID NOT RECOGNIZE ,NEKHLUD(F1 & GAZ$ AT HIM 9 
SURPRISE4 ,H[EV]1 JUDG+ BY HIS DRESS ?AT HE WAS 
A RI* MAN1 %E SMIL$4 

0,:AT >E Y\80 %E ASK$1 PRESS+ H] SMIL+ FACE 
) SQU9T+ EYES AGA9/ ! NET4 

0,I WI% TO SEE--0 ,HE DID NOT KN[ :E!R TO USE ! 
RESPECTFUL 0Y\0 OR ! 5DE>+ 0?\10 & DECID$ ON 
! =M]4 ,HE SPOKE NO L\D] ?AN USUAL4 0,I WI% 
TO SEE Y\--,I----0 

0,DON'T GIVE ME ANY ( Y\R SONG & DANCE----0 ! 
TRAMP BESIDE HIM %\T$4 0,DID Y\ TAKE IT1 OR DID 
Y\ NOT80 

0,%E IS DY+2 %E IS V]Y WEAK10 SOME ONE %\T$ 
ON ! O!R SIDE4 

,MASLOVA C\LD NOT HE> ,NEKHLUD(F1 BUT ! EXPRESSION 
( HIS FACE1 AS %E SPOKE1 SUDD5LY REM9D$ H] ( ?AT 
:I* %E DID NOT WI% TO ?9K (4 ,! SMILE DISAPPE>$ 
FROM H] FACE1 & A WR9KLE ON H] BR[ EVID5C$ 
H] SUFF]+4 

0,I CANNOT HE> :AT Y\ >E SAY+10 %E %\T$1 
BL9K+ & /ILL MORE KNITT+ H] BR[S4 

0,I CAME----0 

0,YES1 ,I AM DO+ MY DUTY2 ,I AM REP5T+10 ?\<T 
,NEKHLUD(F1 & IMM$IATELY TE>S FILL$ HIS EYES1 & HE 
FELT A *OK+ S5SATION 9 HIS ?ROAT4 ,HIS F+]S 
CLUT*$ AT ! NET & HE MADE EF=TS TO KEEP FROM 
SOBB+4 

0,I %\LD NOT HAVE GONE IF Y\ W]E WELL10 CAME FROM 
ONE SIDE4 

0,I SWE> BY ,GOD ,I KN[ NO?+ AB\T IT60 CRI$ A 
PRISON] FROM ! O!R SIDE4 

,MASLOVA NOTIC$ HIS AGITATION1 & IT COMMUNICAT$ 
ITSELF TO H]4 ,H] EYES SP>KL$1 & H] PUFFY1 :ITE 
*EEKS BECAME COV]$ ) R$ SPOTS1 BUT H] FACE RETA9$ 
ITS SEV]ITY1 & H] SQU9T+ EYES />$ PA/ 
HIM4 

0,Y\ >E LIKE HIM1 BUT ,I DON'T KN[ Y\10 %E %\T$4 

0,I CAME H]E TO ASK Y\R =GIV5ESS10 HE SAID 9 A 
L\D VOICE1 )\T 9TONATION1 AS IF REPEAT+ A LESSON HE 
HAD LE>N$ BY HE>T4 

,AS HE SAID !SE WORDS HE FELT A%AM$ & LOOK$ 
R\ND4 ,BUT ! ?\<T IMM$IATELY CAME TO HIS M9D 
?AT IT WAS WELL ?AT HE WAS A%AM$1 = HE \<T TO BE> 
! %AME4 ,& 9 A L\D VOICE HE CONT9U$3 

0,I ACT$ MEANLY1 9FAM\SLY--=GIVE ME40 

,%E /OOD MOTIONLESS1 H] SQU9T+ EYES FIX$ ON HIM4 

,HE C\LD NOT CONT9UE & LEFT ! NET1 MAK+ EF=TS 
TO /IFLE ! SOBB+ :I* WAS CONVULS+ HIS BREA/4 

,! 9SPECTOR :O DIRECT$ ,NEKHLUD(F TO ! WOM5'S 
W>D1 EVID5TLY BECOM+ 9T]E/$ 9 HIM1 CAME 9TO 
! ROOM1 &1 SEE+ HIM 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! PASSAGE1 
ASK$ HIM :Y HE WAS NOT SPEAK+ ) ! PRISON] 
HE HAD 9QUIR$ AB\T4 ,NEKHLUD(F BLEW HIS NOSE1 &1 
5DEAVOR+ TO ASSUME AN AIR ( CALMNESS1 SAID3 

0,I CAN'T SPEAK ?R\< ! NET2 NO?+ CAN BE HE>D40 

,! 9SPECTOR MUS$ A:ILE4 

0,WELL1 !N1 %E CAN BE BR\<T \T = A:ILE40 

0,M>IA ,K>LOVNA60 HE TURN$ TO ! MATRON4 0,LEAD 
,MASLOVA \T40 

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 

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