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#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

0,WELL1 JE SUIS A V\S4 ,WILL Y\ SMOKE A CIG>ETTE8 
,BUT WAIT2 WE MU/ NOT SOIL ! ?+S H]E10 & HE 
BR\<T AN A%-HOLD]4 0,WELL80 

0,I WANT TWO ?+S ( Y\40 

0,IS ?AT SO80 

,MASL5IK(F'S FACE BECAME GLOOMY & DESPOND5T4 
,ALL TRACES ( ?AT ANIMATION ( ! LITTLE DOG :OM ITS 
MA/] HAD SCRAT*$ UND] ! E>S 5TIRELY DISAPPE>$4 
,VOICES CAME FROM ! RECEPTION-ROOM4 ,ONE1 A WOMAN'S 
VOICE1 SAID3 0,JAMAIS1 JAMAIS JE NE CROIRAIS20 ANO!R1 A 
MAN'S VOICE FROM ! O!R CORN]1 WAS TELL+ SOME?+1 
CON/ANTLY REPEAT+3 0,LA ,COMTESSE ,VOR\Z(F0 & 
0,VICTOR ,APRAKS9E40 ,FROM ! ?IRD SIDE ONLY A HUMM+ 
NOISE M+L$ ) LAU<T] WAS HE>D4 ,MASL5IK(F 
LI/5$ TO ! VOICES2 SO DID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,I WANT TO TALK TO Y\ AGA9 AB\T ?AT WOMAN40 

0,YES2 :O WAS 9NOC5TLY CONDEMN$4 ,I KN[1 ,I 
KN[40 

0,I W\LD LIKE H] TO BE TRANSF]R$ TO ! HOSPITAL4 ,I 
WAS TOLD ?AT IT CAN BE DONE40 

,MASL5IK(F PURS$ UP HIS LIPS & BEGAN TO M$ITATE4 

0,IT CAN H>DLY BE DONE10 HE SAID4 0,H[EV]1 ,I WILL 
CONSULT AB\T IT1 & WILL WIRE Y\ TO-MORR[40 

0,I WAS TOLD ?AT !RE >E MANY SICK PEOPLE 9 ! 
HOSPITAL1 & !Y NE$ ASSI/ANTS40 

0,WELL1 YES4 ,BUT ,I WILL LET Y\ KN[1 AS ,I SAID40 

0,PLEASE DO10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

,!RE WAS A BUR/ ( G5]AL & EV5 NATURAL LAU<T] 
9 ! RECEPTION-ROOM4 

0,?AT IS CAUS$ BY ,VICTOR10 SAID ,MASL5IK(F1 SMIL+4 
0,HE IS REM>KABLY WITTY :5 9 HI< SPIRITS40 

0,ANO!R ?+10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,!RE >E A HUNDR$ 
& ?IRTY M5 LANGUI%+ 9 PRISON = ! ONLY 
REASON ?AT !IR PASSPORTS W]E NOT R5EW$ 9 TIME4 
,!Y HAVE BE5 9 PRISON N[ = A MON?40 

,& HE RELAT$ ! CAUSES ?AT KEPT !M !RE4 

0,H[ DID Y\ COME TO KN[ IT80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 
& HIS FACE %[$ DISQUIETUDE & DISPLEASURE4 

0,I WAS VISIT+ A PRISON]1 & !SE PEOPLE SURR\ND$ 
ME & ASK$----0 

0,:AT PRISON] W]E Y\ VISIT+80 

0,! PEASANT :O IS 9NOC5TLY ACCUS$1 & = :OM 
,I HAVE OBTA9$ C\NSEL4 ,BUT ?AT IS NOT TO ! PO9T4 
,IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT !SE 9NOC5T PEOPLE >E KEPT 9 PRISON 
ONLY BECAUSE !Y FAIL$ TO R5EW !IR PASSPORTS80 

0,?AT IS ! PROSECUTOR'S BUS9ESS10 9T]RUPT$ ,MASL5IK(F1 
SOME:AT VEX$4 0,N[1 Y\ SAY ?AT TRIALS 
MU/ BE SPE$Y & JU/4 ,IT IS ! DUTY ( ! ASSI/ANT 
PROSECUTOR TO VISIT ! PRISONS & SEE ?AT NO ONE IS 
9NOC5TLY KEPT !RE4 ,BUT !SE ASSI/ANTS DO NO?+ 
BUT PLAY C>DS40 

0,SO Y\ CAN DO NO?+ = !M80 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$ 
GLOOMILY1 RECALL+ ! WORDS ( ! LAWY]1 ?AT ! 
GOV]NOR W\LD %IFT ! RESPONSIBILITY4 

0,I WILL SEE TO IT4 ,I WILL MAKE 9QUIRIES IMM$IATELY40 

0,SO MU* ! WORSE = H]4 ,C'E/ UN S\FFRE-D\LEUR10 
CAME FROM ! RECEPTION-ROOM1 ! VOICE ( A WOMAN APP>5TLY 
5TIRELY 9DIFF]5T TO :AT %E WAS SAY+4 

0,SO MU* ! BETT]2 ,I WILL TAKE ?IS10 FROM ! O!R 
SIDE WAS HE>D A MAN'S PLAYFUL VOICE1 & ! M]RY 
LAU<T] ( A WOMAN :O REFUS$ HIM SOME?+4 

0,NO1 NO1 = NO CONSID]ATION10 SAID A WOMAN'S VOICE4 

0,WELL1 !N1 ,I WILL DO EV]Y?+10 REPEAT$ ,MASL5IK(F1 
EXT+UI%+ ! CIG>ETTE ) HIS :ITE H&1 ON 
:I* WAS A TURQUOISE R+4 0,N[1 LET US GO TO ! 
LADIES40 

0,& YET ANO!R QUE/ION10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 )\T 
GO+ 9TO ! RECEPTION-ROOM1 & /OPP+ AT ! DOOR4 
0,I WAS TOLD ?AT SOME PEOPLE 9 ! PRISON W]E SUBJECT$ 
TO CORPORAL PUNI%M5T4 ,IS IT TRUE80 

,MASL5IK(F'S FACE FLU%$4 

0,AH6 Y\ HAVE REF]5CE TO ?AT AFFAIR8 ,NO1 MON *]1 
Y\ MU/ POSITIVELY NOT BE ADMITT$ !RE--Y\ WANT TO 
KN[ EV]Y?+4 ,COME1 COME2 ,ANNETTE IS CALL+ US10 
HE SAID1 SEIZ+ ,NEKHLUD(F'S >M ) ! SAME EXCITEM5T 
HE EV9C$ AFT] ! ATT5TION %[N HIM BY ! IMPORTANT 
P]SON1 BUT ?IS TIME AL>M+1 & NOT JOYFUL4 

,NEKHLUD(F TORE HIMSELF LOOSE1 &1 )\T B[+ OR 
SAY+ ANY?+1 GLOOMILY PASS$ ?R\< ! RECEPTION-ROOM1 
! P>LOR & BY ! LACKEYS1 :O SPRANG TO !IR 
FEET 9 ! ANTE-*AMB]1 TO ! /REET4 

0,:AT IS ! MATT] ) HIM8 ,:AT DID Y\ DO TO 
HIM80 ,ANNETTE ASK$ H] HUSB&4 

0,?AT IS A LA FRANCAISE10 SAID SOME ONE4 

0,RA!R A LA Z\LON40 

0,OH1 HE HAS ALWAYS BE5 QUE]40 

,SOME ONE >OSE1 SOME ONE >RIV$1 & ! *IRP+ 
CONT9U$4 

,! FOLL[+ MORN+ ,NEKHLUD(F RECEIV$ FROM ,MASL5IK(F 
A LETT] ON HEAVY1 GLOSSY PAP]1 BE>+ A COAT-(->MS 
& SEALS1 WRITT5 9 A F9E1 FIRM H&1 9 :I* 
HE SAID ?AT HE HAD WRITT5 TO ! PRISON PHYSICIAN ASK+ 
?AT ,MASLOVA BE TRANSF]R$1 & ?AT HE HOP$ HIS REQUE/ 
W\LD BE ACC$$ TO4 ,IT WAS SIGN$1 0,Y\R LOV+ 
S5IOR COMRADE10 FOLL[$ BY A REM>KABLY SKILLFUL 
FL\RI%4 

0,FOOL60 ,NEKHLUD(F C\LD NOT HELP EXCLAIM+1 ESPECIALLY 
BECAUSE HE FELT ?AT BY ! WORD 0COMRADE0 ,MASL5IK(F 
WAS CONDESC5D+1 I4 E41 AL?\< HE CONSID]$ 
HIMSELF A V]Y IMPORTANT P]SONAGE1 HE NEV]!LESS WAS 
NOT TOO PR\D ( HIS GREATNESS1 & CALL$ HIMSELF HIS 
COMRADE4 

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

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