,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #aa 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,) A NOTE FROM ,PR9CE ,IVAN ,MI*AELOVIT*1 ,NEKHLUD(F 
W5T TO ,S5ATOR ,WOLF--UN HOMME TRES COMME IL 
FAUT1 AS ! ,PR9CE HAD DESCRIB$ HIM4 

,WOLF HAD JU/ BREAKFA/$ &1 AS USUAL1 WAS SMOK+ 
A CIG>1 TO AID HIS DIGE/ION1 :5 ,NEKHLUD(F >RIV$4 
,VLADIMIR ,VASILIEVIT* ,WOLF WAS REALLY UN HOMME TRES 
COMME IL FAUT1 & ?IS QUALITY HE PLAC$ ABOVE ALL 
ELSE2 FROM ! HEI<T ( IT HE LOOK$ UPON ALL O!R PEOPLE1 
& C\LD NOT HELP VALU+ ?IS QUALITY1 BECAUSE1 ?ANKS TO 
IT1 HE HAD GA9$ A BRILLIANT C>E]--! SAME C>E] HE 
/ROVE =2 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ?R\< M>RIAGE HE OBTA9$ 
A =TUNE1 :I* BR\<T HIM A YE>LY 9COME ( EI<TE5 
?\S& RUBLES1 & BY HIS [N EF=TS HE OBTA9$ A 
S5ATOR%IP4 ,HE CONSID]$ HIMSELF NOT ONLY UN HOMME 
TRES COMME IL FAUT1 BUT A MAN ( *IVALRIC HONE/Y4 ,BY 
HONE/Y HE UND]/OOD ! REFUSAL TO TAKE BRIBES FROM PRIVATE 
PEOPLE4 ,BUT TO DO EV]Y?+ 9 HIS P[] TO OBTA9 
ALL SORTS ( TRAVEL+ EXP5SES1 R5TS & DISBURSEM5TS 
HE DID NOT CONSID] DI%ONE/4 ,NOR DID HE CONSID] IT 
DI%ONE/ TO ROB HIS WIFE & SI/]-9-LAW ( !IR =TUNES4 
,ON ! CONTR>Y1 HE CONSID]$ ?AT A WISE >RANGEM5T 
( HIS FAMILY AFFAIRS4 

,! HOME CIRCLE ( ,VLADIMIR ,VASILIEVIT* CONSI/$ ( 
HIS *>ACT]LESS WIFE1 H] SI/]1 :OSE =TUNE HE MANAG$ 
TO GET 9TO HIS [N H&S BY SELL+ H] PROP]TY 
& DEPOSIT+ ! MONEY 9 HIS [N NAME1 & HIS G5TLE1 
SC>$1 HOMELY DAU<T]1 :O WAS LEAD+ A SOLIT>Y1 H>D 
LIFE1 & :OSE ONLY DIV]SION CONSI/$ 9 VISIT+ ! 
RELIGI\S MEET+S AT ,ALIGN'S & ,C\NTESS ,CA!R9E 
,IVANOVNA'S4 

,! SON ( ,VLADIMIR ,VASILIEVIT*1 A GOOD-NATUR$1 
BE>D$ BOY ( FIFTE51 :O AT ?AT AGE HAD ALREADY COMM5C$ 
TO DR9K & LEAD A DEPRAV$ LIFE :I* LA/$ TILL 
HE WAS TW5TY YE>S OLD1 WAS DRIV5 FROM ! H\SE = 
! REASON ?AT HE DID NOT PASS EXAM9ATIONS 9 ANY S*OOL1 
& KEEP+ BAD COMPANY1 &1 RUNN+ 9TO DEBT1 HE HAD 
COMPROMIS$ HIS FA!R4 ,! FA!R PAID ONCE = HIS 
SON TWO HUNDR$ & ?IRTY RUBLES1 & PAID SIX HUNDR$ 
RUBLES A SECOND TIME1 BUT DECL>$ ?AT ?AT WAS ! LA/ 
TIME1 & IF ! SON DID NOT RE=M HE W\LD DRIVE HIM 
FROM ! H\SE & HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) HIM4 ,NOT 
ONLY DID ! SON NOT RE=M1 BUT CONTRACT$ ANO!R DEBT 
( A ?\S& RUBLES1 & TOLD HIS FA!R ?AT HE DID NOT 
C>E IF HE WAS DRIV5 FROM ! H\SE1 S9CE LIFE AT HOME 
WAS TORTURE TO HIM4 ,!N ,VLADIMIR ,VASILIEVIT* TOLD HIS 
SON ?AT HE C\LD GO :]E HE PLEAS$2 ?AT HE WAS NO 
LONG] HIS SON4 ,S9CE !N NO ONE 9 ! H\SE D>$ TO 
SPEAK ( HIS SON TO HIM4 ,& ,VLADIMIR ,VASILIEVIT* WAS 
QUITE C]TA9 ?AT HE HAD >RANG$ HIS FAMILY AFFAIRS 9 
! BE/ POSSIBLE MANN]4 

,WOLF1 ) A FLATT]+ & SOME:AT D]ISIVE SMILE--IT 
WAS AN 9VOLUNT>Y EXPRESSION ( HIS CONSCI\SNESS ( 
HIS COMME IL FAUT SUP]IORITY--HALT$ 9 HIS EX]CISE LONG 
5\< TO GREET ,NEKHLUD(F & READ ! NOTE4 

0,PLEASE TAKE A SEAT1 BUT Y\ MU/ EXCUSE ME4 ,IF Y\ 
HAVE NO OBJECTION ,I WILL WALK10 HE SAID1 PUTT+ HIS H&S 
9 ! POCKETS ( HIS JACKET1 & TREAD+ LI<TLY UP & 
D[N ! DIAGONAL ( ! L>GE CAB9ET1 FURNI%$ 9 AN 
AU/]E /YLE4 0,V]Y GLAD TO MAKE Y\R ACQUA9TANCE1 
&1 ( C\RSE1 TO PLEASE ! ,C\NT ,IVAN ,MI*AELOVIT*10 
EMITT+ ! FRAGRANT1 BLUE SMOKE1 & C>EFULLY REMOV+ 
! CIG> FROM HIS M\? SO AS NOT TO LOSE ! A%ES4 

0,I W\LD LIKE TO ASK Y\ TO HA/5 ! HE>+ ( ! 
APPEAL1 BECAUSE IF ! PRISON] IS TO GO TO ,SIB]IA1 IT W\LD 
BE DESIRABLE ?AT %E GO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,YES1 YES1 ) ! FIR/ /EAM] FROM ,NIJHNI2 ,I KN[10 
SAID ,WOLF1 ) HIS CONDESC5D+ SMILE1 :O ALWAYS 
KNEW EV]Y?+ 9 ADVANCE1 :ATEV] ! SUBJECT M5TION$ 
TO HIM4 0,:AT IS ! NAME ( ! PRISON]80 

0,MASLOVA40 

,WOLF WALK$ TO ! TABLE & LOOK$ 9TO ! PAP]S4 

0,?AT'S RI<T--,MASLOVA4 ,V]Y WELL2 ,I WILL ASK MY 
ASSOCIATES4 ,WE WILL HE> ! CASE ,W$NESDAY40 

0,MAY ,I WIRE MY LAWY]80 

0,SO Y\ HAVE A LAWY]8 ,:AT =8 ,BUT IF Y\ WI% 
IT1 ALL RI<T40 

0,! GR\NDS ( APPEAL MAY BE 9SUFFICI5T10 SAID 
,NEKHLUD(F1 0BUT ,I ?9K IT MAY BE SE5 FROM ! CASE 
?AT ! S5T5CE WAS ! RESULT ( A MISUND]/&+40 

0,YES1 YES2 ?AT MAY BE SO1 BUT ! ,S5ATE CANNOT 5T] 
9TO ! M]ITS ( ! CASE10 SAID ,VLADIMIR ,VASILIEVIT*1 
/]NLY1 GLANC+ AT ! A%ES ( HIS CIG>4 0,! ,S5ATE 
ONLY LOOKS AFT] ! PROP] 9T]PRETATION & APPLICATION 
( ! LAW40 

0,?IS1 ,I ?9K1 IS AN EXCEPTIONAL CASE40 

0,I KN[2 ,I KN[4 ,ALL CASES >E EXCEPTIONAL4 ,WE WILL 
DO :AT ! LAW REQUIRES4 ,?AT IS ALL40 ,! A%ES W]E 
/ILL 9TACT1 BUT HAD ALREADY CRACK$ & W]E 9 DANG] 
( COLLAPSE4 0,& DO Y\ (T5 VISIT ,/4 ,PET]SBURG80 
ASK$ ,WOLF1 HOLD+ ! CIG> SO ?AT ! A%ES W\LD 
NOT FALL4 ,! A%ES W]E UN/ABLE1 H[EV]1 & ,WOLF 
C>EFULLY C>RI$ !M TO ! A%-HOLD]1 9TO :I* !Y 
W]E F9ALLY PRECIPITAT$4 

0,:AT AN AWFUL CATA/ROPHE ,KAM5SKY MET )10 SAID 
,WOLF4 0,A F9E Y\NG MAN1 & AN ONLY SON4 ,ESPECIALLY 
! CONDITION ( ! MO!R0--HE W5T ON REPEAT+ ALMO/ 
WORD = WORD ! /ORY ( A DUEL ( :I* ALL ,/4 
,PET]SBURG WAS TALK+ AT ! TIME4 ,AFT] A FEW MORE 
WORDS AB\T ,C\NTESS ,CA!R9E ,IVANOVNA & H] PASSION 
= ! NEW RELIGI\S T5D5CY :I* ,VLADIMIR ,VASILIEVIT* 
NEI!R PRAIS$ NOR CONDEMN$1 BUT :I*1 = UN 
HOMME TRES COMME IL FAUT1 WAS EVID5TLY SUP]FLU\S1 HE 
RANG ! BELL4 

,NEKHLUD(F B[$ HIMSELF \T4 

0,IF IT IS CONV5I5T = Y\1 COME TO D9N]10 SAID ,WOLF1 
EXT5D+ HIS H&1 0SAY ON ,W$NESDAY4 ,I WILL !N GIVE 
Y\ A DEF9ITE ANSW]40 

,IT WAS ALREADY LATE1 & ,NEKHLUD(F DROVE HOME1 ?AT 
IS1 TO HIS AUNT'S4 

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 #b1 ,*APT] #aa -- ,PUBLICATION4 
,FEBRU>Y #a#c1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #aa -- ,ADD$4 

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