,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #g #ahiiahii ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 0,:AT DO Y\ ?9K ( HIM80 SAID ,M>IA ,PABLOVNA4 0,9 LOVE1 & E>NE/LY 9 LOVE6 ,I NEV] ?\KABLE1 & TO TELL ! TRU?1 SAD10 %E CONCLUD$1 SI<+4 0,BUT ,KATIA8 ,H[ DO Y\ ?9K %E WILL TAKE IT80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,%E80 ,M>IA ,PABLOVNA /OPP$1 EVID5TLY DESIR+ TO GIVE A PRECISE ANSW]4 0,%E8 ,Y\ SEE1 NOT)/&+ H] PA/1 %E IS NATURALLY ( A MO/ MORAL *>ACT]4 ,& H] FEEL+S >E SO REF9$4 ,%E LOVES Y\--V]Y MU* SO--& IS HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO DO Y\ ! NEGATIVE GOOD ( NOT B9D+ Y\ TO H]SELF4 ,M>RIAGE ) Y\ W\LD BE A DREADFUL FALL TO H]1 WORSE ?AN ALL H] PA/4 ,= ?IS REASON %E W\LD NEV] CONS5T TO IT4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 Y\R PRES5CE P]PLEXES H]40 0,\80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,M>IA ,PABLOVNA SMIL$ 9 H] PLEASANT1 *ILDI% WAY4 0,YES1 P>TLY40 0,H[ CAN ,I P>TLY DISAPPE>80 0,I TAKE IT BACK4 ,BUT ,I WILL TELL Y\ ?AT %E PROBABLY SEES ! ABSURDITY ( ?AT EXALT$ LOVE ( HIS 7HE HAS NOT SPOK5 TO H] AB\T IT71 IS FLATT]$ BY IT1 & FE>S IT4 ,Y\ KN[ ?AT ,I AM NOT COMPET5T 9 !SE MATT]S1 BUT ,I ?9K ?AT HIS LOVE IS ?AT ( ! ORD9>Y MAN1 AL?\< IT IS MASK$4 ,HE SAYS ?AT IT R\SES HIS 5]GY & ?AT IT IS A PLATONIC LOVE2 BUT IT HAS NO?+ BUT NA/9ESS = ITS BASIS40 0,BUT :AT AM ,I TO DO80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,I ?9K IT IS BE/ ?AT Y\ HAVE A TALK ) H]4 ,IT IS ALWAYS BETT] TO MAKE EV]Y?+ CLE>4 ,%ALL ,I CALL H]80 SAID ,M>IA ,PABLOVNA4 0,IF Y\ PLEASE10 ANSW]$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 & ,M>IA ,PABLOVNA W5T \T4 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS SEIZ$ ) A /RANGE FEEL+ :51 ALONE 9 ! SMALL CELL1 HE LI/5$ TO ! QUIET BREA?+ ( ,V]A ,EFREMOVNA1 9T]RUPT$ BY AN OCCASIONAL MOAN1 & ! CON/ANT D9 COM+ FROM ! CELLS ( ! CONVICTS4 ,?AT :I* ,SIMONSON HAD TOLD HIM FRE$ HIM FROM HIS SELF-IMPOS$ OBLIGATION1 :I*1 9 A MOM5T ( WEAKNESS1 SEEM$ TO HIM BURD5SOME & DREADFUL2 & YET IT WAS NOT ONLY UNPLEASANT1 BUT PA9FUL4 ,! (F] ( ,SIMONSON DE/ROY$ ! EXCLUSIV5ESS ( HIS ACT1 M9IMIZ$ 9 HIS [N & O!R PEOPLE'S EYES ! VALUE ( ! SACRIFICE HE WAS MAK+4 ,IF SU* A GOOD MAN AS ,SIMONSON1 :O WAS UND] NO OBLIGATION TO H]1 WI%$ TO JO9 HIS FATE TO H]S1 !N HIS [N SACRIFICE WAS NO LONG] SO IMPORTANT4 ,MAYBE !RE WAS ALSO ! ORD9>Y FEEL+ ( JEAL\SY2 HE WAS SO US$ TO H] LOVE ?AT HE C\LD NOT ?9K ?AT %E WAS CAPABLE ( LOV+ ANY ONE ELSE4 ,BESIDES1 HIS PLANS W]E N[ %ATT]$1 ESPECIALLY ! PLAN ( LIV+ NE> H] :ILE %E S]V$ H] S5T5CE4 ,IF %E M>RI$ ,SIMONSON1 HIS PRES5CE WAS NO LONG] NECESS>Y1 & ?AT REQUIR$ A RE>RANGEM5T ( HIS PROJECTS4 ,HE C\LD SC>CELY COLLECT HIS ?\IA ,PABLOVNA S5T ME10 %E SAID1 /OPP+ NE> HIM4 0,YES1 ,I W\LD LIKE TO TALK ) Y\4 ,TAKE A SEAT4 ,VLADIMIR ,IVANOVIT* SPOKE TO ME40 ,%E SEAT$ H]SELF1 CROSS$ H] H&S ON H] KNEES1 & SEEM$ CALM4 ,BUT AS SOON AS ,NEKHLUD(F PRON\NC$ ,SIMONSON'S NAME1 H] FACE TURN$ A PURPLE COLOR4 0,:AT DID HE TELL Y\80 %E ASK$4 0,HE TOLD ME ?AT HE WI%ES TO M>RY Y\40 ,H] FACE SUDD5LY BECAME WR9KL$1 EVID5C+ SUFF]+1 BUT %E REMA9$ SIL5T1 ONLY LOOK+ AT ! FLOOR4 0,HE ASK$ MY CONS5T OR ADVICE4 ,I TOLD HIM ?AT IT ALL RE/S ) Y\2 ?AT Y\ MU/ DECIDE40 0,OH1 :AT IS IT ALL =80 %E SAID1 & LOOK$ AT ,NEKHLUD(F ) ?AT SQU9T+ GLANCE ?AT ALWAYS PECULI>LY AFFECT$ HIM4 ,= A FEW SECONDS !Y LOOK$ SIL5TLY AT EA* O!R4 ,?AT GLANCE WAS SIGNIFICANT TO BO?4 0,Y\ MU/ DECIDE10 REPEAT$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,DECIDE :AT80 %E SAID4 0,IT HAS ALL BE5 DECID$ LONG AGO4 ,IT IS Y\ :O MU/ DECIDE :E!R Y\ WILL ACCEPT ! (F] ( ,VLADIMIR ,IVANOVIT*10 %E CONT9U$1 FR[N+4 0,BUT IF A P>DON %\LD COME80 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,OH1 LEAVE ME ALONE4 ,IT IS USELESS TO TALK ANY MORE10 %E ANSW]$1 &1 RIS+1 LEFT ! CELL4 ,GA9+ ! /REET1 ,NEKHLUD(F /OPP$1 &1 EXP&+ HIS *E/1 DREW 9 ! FRO/Y AIR4 ,! FOLL[+ MORN+ A SOLDI] BR\IA ,PABLOVNA1 9 :I* %E SAID ?AT ,KRYLTZ(F'S CONDITION WAS WORSE ?AN !Y ?\E TAK+ HIM ) US1 BUT WE FE> ! WOR/4 ,TRY TO SO >RANGE 9 T[N ?AT IF HE IS LEFT BEH9D SOME ONE ( US %ALL REMA9 ) HIM4 ,IF IT IS NECESS>Y = ?AT PURPOSE ?AT ,I %\LD M>RY HIM1 !N1 ( C\RSE1 ,I AM READY TO DO IT40 ,NEKHLUD(F OBTA9$ HORSES & HA/5$ TO CAT* UP ) ! P>TY ( PRISON]S4 ,HE /OPP$ HIS TEAM NE> ! WAGON C>RY+ ,KRYLTZ(F ON A B$ ( HAY & PILL[S4 ,BESIDE ,KRYLTZ(F SAT ,M>IA ,PABLOVNA4 ,KRYLTZ(F1 9 A FUR COAT & LAMBSK9 CAP1 SEEM$ ?9N] & MORE PALE ?AN BE=E4 ,HIS BEAUTIFUL EYES SEEM$ P>TICUL>LY L>G] & SP>KL+4 ,WEAKLY ROLL+ FROM SIDE TO SIDE FROM ! JO/L+ ( ! WAGON1 HE /EADILY LOOK$ AT ,NEKHLUD(F1 & 9 ANSW] TO QUE/IONS AB\T HIS HEAL?1 HE ONLY CLOS$ HIS EYES & ANGRILY %OOK HIS HEAD4 ,IT REQUIR$ ALL HIS 5]GY TO )/& ! JO/L+ ( ! WAGON4 ,M>IA ,PABLOVNA EX*ANG$ GLANCES ) ,NEKHLUD(F1 EXPRESS+ APPREH5SION CONC]N+ ,KRYLTZ(F'S CONDITION4 0,! (FIC] SEEMS TO HAVE SOME %AME 9 HIM10 %E %\T$1 SO AS TO BE HE>D ABOVE ! RATTL+ ( ! :EELS4 0,HE REMOV$ ! H&CUFFS FROM ,B\ZOVK91 :O IS N[ C>RY+ HIS *ILD4 ,) HIM >E ,KATIA1 ,SIMONSON &1 9 MY PLACE1 ,V]OT*KA40 ,KRYLTZ(F1 PO9T+ AT ,M>IA ,PABLOVNA1 SAID SOME?+ :I* C\LD NOT1 H[EV]1 BE HE>D4 ,NEKHLUD(F LEAN$ OV] HIM 9 ORD] TO HE> HIM4 ,!N ,KRYLTZ(F REMOV$ ! H&K]*IEF1 :I* WAS TI$ >\ND HIS M\?1 & :ISP]$3 0,N[ ,I AM BETT]4 ,IF ,I C\LD ONLY KEEP FROM CAT*+ COLD40 ,NEKHLUD(F NODD$ AFFIRMATIVELY & GLANC$ AT ,M>IA ,PABLOVNA4 0,HAVE Y\ RECEIV$ MY NOTE1 & WILL Y\ DO IT80 ASK$ ,M>IA ,PABLOVNA4 0,)\T FAIL10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 & SEE+ ! DISSATISFI$ FACE ( ,KRYLTZ(F1 W5T OV] TO HIS [N TEAM1 CLIMB$ 9TO ! WAGON1 & HOLD+ FA/ TO ! SIDES ( IT1 DROVE ALONG ! L9E ( GRAY-COAT$ & FETT]$ PRISON]S :I* /RET*$ = ALMO/ A MILE4 ,NEKHLUD(F CROSS$ ! RIV] TO A T[N1 & HIS DRIV] TOOK HIM TO A HOTEL1 :]E1 NOT)/&+ ! POOR APPO9TM5TS1 HE F\ND A MEASURE ( COM=T 5TIRELY WANT+ 9 ! 9NS ( HIS /OPP+ PLACES4 ,HE TOOK A BA?1 DRESS$ HIMSELF 9 CITY CLO!S & DROVE TO ! GOV]NOR ( ! DI/RICT4 ,HE ALIGE1 H&SOME BUILD+1 9 FRONT ( :I* /OOD A S5TRY & A POLICEMAN4 ,! G5]AL WAS ILL1 & DID NOT RECEIVE4 ,NEKHLUD(F1 NEV]!LESS1 ASK$ ! PORT] TO TAKE HIS C>D TO ! G5]AL1 & ! PORT] RETURN$ ) A FAVORABLE ANSW]3 0,Y\ >E ASK$ TO /EP 940 ,! VE/IBULE1 ! PORT]1 ! MESS5G]1 ! %9+ FLOOR ( ! HALL--EV]Y?+ REM9D$ HIM ( ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 ONLY IT WAS SOME:AT DIRTI] & MORE MAJE/IC4 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS ADMITT$ TO ! CAB9ET4 ,! G5]AL1 BLOAT$1 ) A POTATO NOSE & PROM95T BUMPS ON HIS =EHEAD1 HAIRLESS PATE & BAGS UND] HIS EYES1 A MAN ( SANGU9E TEMP]AM5T1 WAS RECL9+ 9 A SILK MORN+ G[N1 & ) A CIG>ETTE 9 HIS H&1 WAS DR9K+ TEA FROM A SILV] SAUC]4 0,H[ DO Y\ DO1 SIR8 ,EXCUSE MY RECEIV+ Y\ 9 A MORN+ G[N2 IT IS BETT] ?AN NOT RECEIV+ AT ALL10 HE SAID1 COV]+ HIS /\T1 WR9KL$ NECK ) ! COLL> ( HIS G[N4 0,I AM NOT QUITE WELL1 & DO NOT GO \T4 ,:AT BR\TY ( CONVICTS1 AMONG :OM IS A P]SON NE> TO ME10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,& N[ ,I COME TO SEE ,Y\R ,EXCELL5CY AB\T ?AT P]SON1 & ALSO ANO!R AFFAIR40 ,! G5]AL 9HAL$ ! SMOKE ( HIS CIG>ETTE1 TOOK A SIP ( TEA1 PLAC$ HIS CIG>ETTE 9 A MALA*ITE A%-HOLD]1 & /EADILY GAZ+ ) HIS WAT]Y1 %9+ EYES AT ,NEKHLUD(F1 LI/5$ GRAVELY4 ,HE ONLY 9T]RUPT$ ,NEKHLUD(F TO ASK HIM IF HE WI%$ TO SMOKE4 ,NEKHLUD(F TOLD ! G5]AL ?AT ! P]SON 9 :OM HE WAS 9T]E/$ WAS A WOMAN1 ?AT %E WAS UNJU/LY CONVICT$1 & ?AT ,HIS ,MAJE/Y'S CLEM5CY HAD BE5 APPEAL$ TO4 0,YES4 ,WELL80 SAID ! G5]AL4 0,I WAS PROMIS$ 9 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG ?AT ! NEWS ( ?IS WOMAN'S FATE W\LD BE S5T TO ?IS PLACE NOT LAT] ?AN ?IS MON?40 ,LOOK+ /EADILY AT ,NEKHLUD(F1 ! G5]AL ASK$3 0,ANY?+ ELSE80 0,MY SECOND REQUE/ W\LD BE CONC]N+ ! POLITICAL PRISON] :O IS GO+ TO ,SIB]IA ) ?IS DETA*M5T40 0,IS ?AT SO80 SAID ! G5]AL4 0,HE IS V]Y SICK--HE IS A DY+ MAN4 ,& HE WILL PROBABLY BE LEFT H]E 9 ! HOSPITAL2 = ?IS REASON ONE ( ! FEMALE PRISON]S W\LD LIKE TO REMA9 ) HIM40 0,IS %E A RELATIVE ( HIS80 0,NO4 ,BUT %E WI%ES TO M>RY HIM1 IF IT WILL ALL[ H] TO /AY ) HIM40 ,! G5]AL LOOK$ %>PLY AT ,NEKHLUD(F FROM HIS %9+ EYES1 &1 SMOK+ CONT9UALLY1 HE KEPT SIL5CE1 AS IF WI%+ TO CONF\ND HIS COMPANION4 ,:5 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD F9I%$ HE TOOK A BOOK FROM ! TABLE1 & FREQU5TLY WETT+ ! F+]S ) :I* HE TURN$ ! LEAVES1 HE LIRIAGE & P]US$ IT4 0,:AT'S H] S5T5CE80 HE ASK$1 LIFT+ HIS EYES FROM ! BOOK4 0,H]S8 ,H>D LABOR40 0,IF ?IS IS ! CASE1 ! S5T5CE CANNOT BE *ANG$ BY M>RIAGE40 0,BUT----0 0,I BEG Y\R P>DON6 ,IF A FREE MAN W\LD M>RY H] %E W\LD HAVE TO S]VE H] S5T5CE ALL ! SAME4 ,:OSE S5T5CE IS H>D]1 HIS OR H]S80 0,BO? >E S5T5C$ TO H>D LABOR40 0,SO !Y >E QUITS10 ! G5]AL SAID1 LAU<+4 0,AN EQUAL %>E = BO? ( !M4 ,HE MAY BE LEFT H]E ON ACC\NT ( HIS SICKNESS10 HE CONT9U$1 0&1 ( C\RSE1 EV]Y?+ WILL BE DONE TO AMELIORATE HIS CONDITION1 BUT %E1 EV5 IF %E %\LD M>RY HIM1 CANNOT REMA9 H]E4 ,ANYH[1 ,I WILL ?9K IT OV]4 ,:AT >E !IR NAMES8 ,WRITE !M D[N H]E40 ,NEKHLUD(F DID AS HE WAS ASK$4 0,& ?IS ,I CANNOT DO EI!R10 SAID ! G5]AL1 CONC]N+ HIS REQUE/ TO SEE ! PATI5T4 0,( C\RSE ,I DON'T SUSPECT Y\1 BUT Y\ >E 9T]E/$ 9 !M & 9 O!RS4 ,Y\ HAVE MONEY1 & ! PEOPLE H]E >E CORRUPT4 ,H[1 !N1 IS IT POSSIBLE = ME TO WAT* A P]SON :O IS FIVE ?\S& MILES DI/ANT FROM ME8 ,!RE HE IS K+1 AS ,I AM H]E10 & HE BEGAN TO LAU<4 0,Y\ HAVE SURELY SE5 ! POLITICAL PRISON]S4 ,Y\ HAVE SURELY GIV5 !M MONEY10 HE ADD$1 SMIL+4 0,ISN'T IT SO80 0,YES1 IT IS TRUE40 0,I UND]/& ?AT Y\ MU/ ACT 9 ?IS WAY4 ,Y\ WANT TO SEE ! POLITICAL PRISON]1 & Y\ ALL SORR[ = HIM1 & ! SOLDI] ON GU>D WILL SURELY TAKE MONEY1 BECAUSE HE HAS A FAMILY1 & HIS SAL>Y AM\NTS TO SOME?+ LESS ?AN NO?+2 HE CANNOT AF=D TO REFUSE4 ,I W\LD DO ! SAME W]E ,I 9 Y\RS OR HIS PLACE4 ,BUT1 BE+ SITUAT$ AS ,I AM N[1 ,I CANNOT P]MIT MYSELF TO DISOBEY ONE IOTA ( ! LAW1 = ! V]Y REASON ?AT ,I1 TOO1 AM NO MORE ?AN A MAN1 & AM LIABLE TO YIELD TO PITY4 ,!Y CONFIDE 9 ME UND] C]TA9 CONDITIONS1 & ,I1 BY MY ACTIONS1 MU/ PROVE ?AT ,I AM TRU/WOR?Y4 ,SO ?IS QUE/ION IS SETTL$4 ,WELL1 N[ TELL ME :AT IS GO+ ON AT ! METROPOLIS80 ,!N ! G5]AL PUT V>I\S QUE/IONS1 AS IF HE W\LD LIKE TO LE>N SOME NEWS4 0,WELL1 TELL ME N[ :OM Y\ >E /OPP+ )--AT ,DUKE'S8 ,IT IS UNPLEASANT !RE4 ,COME TO US TO D9N]10 HE SAID1 F9ALLY1 DISMISS+ ,NEKHLUD(F1 0AT FIVE4 ,DO Y\ SPEAK ,5GLI%80 0,YES1 SIR40 0,WELL1 ?AT IS GOOD4 ,Y\ SEE1 !RE IS AN ,5GLI% TRAVEL] H]E4 ,HE IS /UDY+ ! EXILE SY/EM1 & ! PRISONS 9 ,SIB]IA4 ,SO HE WILL D9E ) US1 & Y\ COME1 TOO4 ,WE D9E AT FIVE1 & MADAM WANTS US TO BE PUNCTUAL4 ,I WILL LET Y\ KN[ :AT WILL BE DONE ) ?AT WOMAN1 & ALSO ) ! PATI5T4 ,MAYBE IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO LEAVE SOMEBODY ) HIM40 ,HAV+ TAK5 LEAVE ( ! G5]AL1 ,NEKHLUD(F DROVE TO ! PO/-(FICE4 ,RECEIV+ HIS MAIL1 HE WALK$ UP TO A WOOD5 B5*1 ON :I* A SOLDI] WAS SITT+1 PROBABLY WAIT+ = SOME?+2 HE SAT D[N BESIDE HIM1 & />T$ TO LOOK ?R\< ! LETT]S4 ,AMONG !M HE F\ND A REGI/]$ LETT] 9 A BEAUTIFUL1 L>GE 5VELOPE1 ) A L>GE SEAL ( R$ WAX ON IT4 ,HE TORE OP5 ! 5VELOPE1 &1 SEE+ A LETT] FROM ,SEL59 ) SOME (FICIAL DOCUM5T1 HE FELT ! BLOOD M\NT+ TO HIS *EEKS1 & HIS HE>T GR[ WEAK4 ,?IS DOCUM5T WAS ! DECISION CONC]N+ ,KATI\%A'S TRIAL4 ,:AT WAS IT8 ,WAS IT POSSIBLE ?AT IT CONTA9$ A REFUSAL8 ,NEKHLUD(F HA/ILY RAN OV] ! LETT]1 WRITT5 9 SMALL1 H>DLY LEGIBLE1 BROK5 H&WRIT+1 & BREA!D FREELY4 ,! DECISION WAS A FAVORABLE ONE4 0,DE> FRI5D10 WROTE ,SEL591 0\R LA/ CONV]SATION MADE A /RONG IMPRESSION UPON ME4 ,Y\ W]E RIDON1 & H]E ,I S5D IT TO Y\1 TO ! ADDRESS :I* ! ,C\NTESS ,CA!R9E ,IVANOVNA GAVE ME4 ,I PRESS Y\R H& 9 FRI5D%IP40 ,! NEWS WAS PLEASANT & IMPORTANT4 ,ALL ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F C\LD WI% = ,KATI\%A & HIMSELF WAS REALIZ$4 ,TRUE1 ?OSE *ANGES 9 HIS LIFE *ANG$ HIS RELATIONS TO H]4 ,BUT N[1 HE ?\Y #a#c1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #g -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/