,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #de 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NEKHLUD(F HAD BE5 WAIT+ = A LONG TIME 9 ! 
VE/IBULE4 

,>RIV+ AT ! PRISON HE RANG ! FRONT-DOOR BELL & 
H&$ HIS PASS TO ! W>D5 ON DUTY4 

0,:AT DO Y\ WANT80 

0,I WI% TO SEE ! PRISON] ,MASLOVA40 

0,CAN'T SEE H] N[2 ! 9SPECTOR IS BUSY40 

0,9 ! (FICE80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,NO1 H]E 9 ! VISITORS' ROOM10 ! W>D5 ANSW]$1 
SOME:AT EMB>RASS$1 AS IT SEEM$ TO ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,:Y1 >E VISITORS ADMITT$ TO-DAY80 

0,NO--SPECIAL BUS9ESS10 HE ANSW]$4 

0,:]E CAN ,I SEE HIM1 !N80 

0,HE WILL COME \T PRES5TLY4 ,WAIT40 

,AT ?AT MOM5T A S]GEANT-MAJOR 9 BRI<T CR[N-LAC$ 
UNI=M1 HIS FACE RADIANT1 & HIS MU/A*E IMPREGNAT$ 
) SMOKE1 APPE>$ FROM A SIDE DOOR4 

0,:Y DID Y\ ADMIT HIM H]E8 ,:AT IS ! (FICE 
=80 HE SAID /]NLY1 TURN+ TO ! W>D54 

0,I WAS TOLD ?AT ! 9SPECTOR WAS H]E10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 
SURPRIS$ AT ! EMB>RASSM5T NOTICEABLE ON ! (FIC]'S 
FACE4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T ! 9N] DOOR OP5$ & ,PETR(F1 
FLU%$ & P]SPIR+1 CAME \T4 

0,HE WILL REMEMB] IT10 HE SAID1 TURN+ TO ! S]GEANT-MAJOR4 

,! LATT] PO9T$ ) HIS EYES TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 & 
,PETR(F BECAME SIL5T1 FR[N$ & WALK$ \T ?R\< 
! RE> DOOR4 

0,:O WILL REMEMB]8 ,:AT8 ,:Y >E !Y ALL SO 
EMB>RASS$8 ,:Y DID ! S]GEANT MAKE ?AT SIGN80 
?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,Y\ CANNOT WAIT H]E2 PLEASE WALK 9TO ! (FICE10 ! 
S]GEANT-MAJOR TURN$ TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 :O WAS AB\T TO 
GO \T :5 ! 9SPECTOR CAME 9 ?R\< ! 9N] DOOR1 
MORE EMB>RASS$ EV5 ?AN HIS ASSI/ANTS4 ,HE WAS SI<+ 
9CESSANTLY4 ,SEE+ ,NEKHLUD(F1 HE TURN$ TO ! W>D53 

0,F$OT(F1 CALL ,MASLOVA40 

0,FOLL[ ME1 PLEASE10 HE SAID TO ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,!Y 
PASS$ UP A W9D+ /AIRWAY LEAD+ 9TO A SMALL ROOM 
) ONE W9D[ & CONTA9+ A WRIT+ TABLE & A 
FEW *AIRS4 ,! 9SPECTOR SAT D[N4 

0,M9E >E DISAGREEABLE DUTIES10 HE SAID1 TURN+ TO 
,NEKHLUD(F & LI<T+ A ?ICK CIG>ETTE4 

0,Y\ SEEM TIR$10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,I AM V]Y TIR$ ( ALL ?IS BUS9ESS2 MY DUTIES >E V]Y 
ON]\S4 ,I AM TRY+ MY BE/ TO ALLEVIATE ! CONDITION 
( ! PRISON]S & ?+S >E GETT+ ONLY WORSE4 ,I AM 
V]Y ANXI\S TO GET AWAY FROM H]E2 ! DUTIES >E V]Y1 
V]Y UNPLEASANT40 

,NEKHLUD(F C\LD NOT UND]/& :AT IT WAS ?AT MADE 
IT SO UNPLEASANT = ! 9SPECTOR1 BUT TO-DAY HE NOTIC$ 
ON ! 9SPECTOR'S FACE AN EXPRESSION ( DESPOND5CY & 
HOPELESSNESS :I* WAS PITIFUL TO BEHOLD4 

0,YES1 ,I ?9K !Y >E V]Y TRY+10 HE SAID4 0,BUT :Y 
DO Y\ NOT RESIGN80 

0,I HAVE A FAMILY & AM )\T MEANS40 

0,BUT IF IT IS DIFFICULT----0 

0,WELL1 Y\ SEE1 ,I MANAGE TO IMPROVE SOME:AT !IR LOT 
AFT] ALL4 ,ANO!R ONE 9 MY PLACE W\LD H>DLY EX]T 
HIMSELF AS ,I DO4 ,IT IS NO EASY MATT] TO H&LE TWO ?\S& 
PEOPLE4 ,!Y >E ALSO HUMAN & ONE FEELS PITY = 
!M1 & YET !Y CAN'T BE ALL[$ TO HAVE ALL !IR [N 
WAY40 

,& ! 9SPECTOR RELAT$ ! CASE ( A REC5T FI<T 
AMONG ! PRISON]S :I* 5D$ 9 MURD]4 

,HIS /ORY WAS 9T]RUPT$ BY ! 5TRANCE ( ,MASLOVA1 
:O WAS PREC$$ BY ! W>D54 

,NEKHLUD(F GOT SI<T ( H] :5 %E APPE>$ ON ! 
?RE%OLD & BE=E %E SAW ! 9SPECTOR4 ,H] FACE 
WAS R$1 & %E WALK$ BRISKLY BEH9D ! W>D51 SMIL+ 
& %AK+ H] HEAD4 ,NOTIC+ ! 9SPECTOR %E 
GAZ$ AT HIM ) FRI<T5$ FACE1 BUT IMM$IATELY RECOV]$ 
H]SELF & BOLDLY & *E]FULLY TURN$ TO ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,H[ DO Y\ DO80 %E SAID1 DRAWL+LY1 SMIL+ & 
VIGOR\SLY %AK+ HIS H&1 NOT AS ON ! =M] OCCASION4 

0,H]E ,I HAVE BR\<T Y\ ! PETITION TO SIGN10 SAID 
,NEKHLUD(F1 SOME:AT SURPRIS$ AT ! =W>D MANN] 
9 :I* %E ACCO/$ HIM4 0,! LAWY] WROTE IT4 ,IT 
MU/ BE SIGN$ & S5T TO ,/4 ,PET]SBURG40 

0,:Y1 C]TA9LY4 ,I WILL DO ANY?+10 %E SAID1 W9K+ 
ONE EYE & SMIL+4 

0,MAY %E SIGN IT H]E80 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$ ( ! 9SPECTOR4 

0,COME H]E & SIT D[N10 SAID ! 9SPECTOR4 0,H]E 
IS A P5 = Y\4 ,CAN Y\ WRITE80 

0,I C\LD WRITE ONCE10 %E SAID1 SMIL+1 &1 >RANG+ 
H] SKIRT & WAI/-SLEEVE1 SAT D[N1 CLUMSILY TOOK 
! P5 9TO H] SMALL1 5]GETIC H&1 BEGAN TO LAU< 
& LOOK$ R\ND AT ,NEKHLUD(F4 

,HE PO9T$ \T TO H] :]E TO SIGN4 

,DILIG5TLY DIPP+ & %AK+ ! P5 %E SIGN$ H] 
NAME4 

0,DO Y\ WI% ANY?+ ELSE80 %E ASK$1 LOOK+ N[ 
AT ,NEKHLUD(F1 N[ AT ! 9SPECTOR1 & DEPOSIT+ ! 
P5 N[ ON ! 9K-/&1 N[ ON ! PAP]4 

0,I WI% TO TELL Y\ SOME?+10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 TAK+ 
! P5 FROM H] H&4 

0,V]Y WELL2 GO ON10 %E UTT]$1 & SUDD5LY1 AS 
?\< M$ITAT+ OR GR[+ SLEEPY1 H] FACE BECAME 
GRAVE4 

,! 9SPECTOR ROSE & WALK$ \T1 LEAV+ ,NEKHLUD(F 
) H] ALONE4 

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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