,*APT] #a 

#aheeahee 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,:ILE WE1 ( ! >TILL]Y1 W]E /ILL BUSY AB\T !  
ORDNANCE1 & PLAC+ ! LIMB]S & CAISSONS1 & PICKET+ ! HORSES1 ! 9FANTRY HAD /ACK$ !IR >MS1  
BUILT CAMP-FIRES1 CON/RUCT$ BOO?S ( B\<S & CORN-  
/ALKS1 & W]E BOIL+ !IR BUCK:EAT GRITS4  

,IT WAS GR[+ D>K4 ,PALE BLUE CL\DS SCUDD$ OV]  
! SKY4 ,! FOG1 *ANG$ 9TO A DRIZZLY1 DAMP MI/1 WET  
! E>? & ! OV]COATS ( ! SOLDI]S 2 ! HORIZON  
GREW N>R[]1 & ! SURR\ND+S W]E OV]CA/ )  
GLOOMY %AD[S4 ,! DAMPNESS1 :I* ,I FELT ?R\<  
MY BOOTS & BEH9D MY NECK1 ! MOTION & CONV]SATION1 9 :I* ,I TOOK NO P>T1 ! VISC\S MUD1 9 :I*  
MY FEET S,HPP$1 & MY EMPTY /OMA*1 PUT ME 9 A V]Y  
HEAVY & DISAGREEABLE MOOD1 AFT] A DAY ( PHYSICAL &  
MORAL FATIGUE4 ,VEL5*UK DID NOT LEAVE MY M9D4 ,!  
:OLE SIMPLE /ORY ( HIS MILIT>Y LIFE UN9T]RUPT$LY  
OBTRUD$ ON MY IMAG9ATION4  

,HIS LA/ M9UTES W]E AS CLE> & TRANQUIL AS ALL HIS  
LIFE4 ,HE HAD HV$ TOO HONE/LY & TOO SIMPLY =  
HIS :OLE-S\L$ FAI? 9 A FUTURE1 HEAV5LY ,HFE TO BE  
%AK5 AT SU* A DECISIVE MOM5T4  

0 ,Y\R ,HONOR10 SAID ,NIKOLAEV1 APPROA*+ ME1 0 Y\  
>E 9VIT$ TO TAKE TEA ) ! CAPTA940  

,MAK+ MY WAY BETWE5 ! /ACK$ >MS & !  
FIRES1 ,I FOLL[$ ,NIKOLAEV TO ,BOLKHOV'S1 DREAM+ )  
PLEASURE ( A GLASS ( HOT TEA & A *E]FUL CONV]SATION1  
:I* W\LD DRIVE AWAY MY GLOOMY ?\<TS4 0 ,WELL1  
HAVE Y\ F\ND HIM 8 0 WAS HE>D ,BOLKHOV'S VOICE FROM  
A CORN-/ALK T5T1 9 :I* A C&LE WAS GLIMM]+4  

0 ,I HAVE BR\<T HIM1 Y\R ,HONOR 6 0 WAS ,NIKOLAEV'S  
REPLY 9 A HEAVY BASS4  

,9 ! BOO?1 ,BOLKHOV SAT ON A FELT MANTLE1 HIS COAT  
BE+ UNBUTTON$1 & HIS CAP (F4 ,NE> HIM A SAMOV>  
WAS BOIL+1 & A DRUM /OOD ) A LUN* UPON IT4 ,A  
BAYONET1 ) A C&LE ON IT1 WAS /UCK 9 ! GR\ND4  
0 ,WELL1 H[ DO Y\ LIKE ?IS 8 0 HE SAID1 PR\DLY1 SURVEY-  
+ HIS COZY LITTLE HOME4 ,9DE$1 ! BOO? WAS SO COM-  
=TABLE1 ?AT AT TEA ,I 5TIRELY =GOT ! DAMPNESS1 !  
D>KNESS1 & ,VEL5*IIK'S W\ND4 ,WE TALK$ AB\T  
,MOSC[ & AB\T OBJECTS ?AT HAD NO RELATION :ATSO-  
EV] TO ! W> & TO ! ,CAUCASUS4  

,AFT] ONE ( ?OSE M9UTES ( SIL5CE1 :I* FREQU5TLY  
9T]RUPT ! MO/ ANIMAT$ CONV]SATIONS1 ,BOLKHOV  
GLANC$ AT ME ) A SMILE4  

0 ,I SUPPOSE \R MORN+ CONV]SATION MU/ HAVE AP-  
PE>$ V]Y /RANGE TO Y\ 8 0 HE SAID4  

0 ,NO4 ,:Y %\LD IT 8 ,ALL ,I ?\<T WAS ?AT Y\  
W]E V]Y FRANK1 :]EAS !RE >E SOME ?+S :I* WE  
ALL KN[ BUT :I* ONE \<T NOT TO M5TION40  

0 ,NOT AT ALL 6 ,IF ,I HAD A *ANCE ( EX*ANG+ ?IS  
LIFE = A MO/ WRET*$ & PETTY LIFE1 PROVID$ IT W]E  
)\T P]ILS & S]VICE1 ,I %\LD NOT CONSID] = A  
M9UTE40  

0 ,:Y DO Y\ NOT GO BACK TO ,EUSSIA 8 0 ,I SAID4  

0 ,WLIY 8 0 HE REPEAT$4 0 ,OH1 ,I HAVE BE5 ?9K+ (  
IT QUITE A:ILE4 ,I CANNOT RETURN TO ,EUSSIA BE=E RECEIV-  
+ ! ,ANNA & ! ,VLADIMIR CROSSES1 -- ! ,ANNA DECO-  
RATION >\ND MY NECK & A MAJOR%IP1 AS ,I HAD EXPECT$  
:5 ,I CAME \T H]E40  

0 ,BUT :Y %\LD Y\1 :51 AS Y\ SAY1 Y\ FEEL UNFIT  
= ! S]VICE H]E 8 0  

0 ,BUT ,I FEEL MYSELF EV5 MORE UNFIT TO RETURN TO ,EUSSIA  
9 ! CONDITION 9 :I* ,I LEFT IT4 ,?IS IS ANO!R TRADI-  
TION1 CURR5T 9 ,EUSSIA & CONFIRM$ BY ,PDSSEK1 ,SLYEPTSOV1  
& O!RS1 ?AT ALL ONE HAS TO DO IS TO COME TO ! ,CAU-  
CASUS1 9 ORD] TO BE OV]:ELM$ ) REW>DS4 ,EV]Y-  
BODY EXPECTS & DEM&S ?IS ( US 2 & H]E ,I HAVE BE5  
TWO YE>S1 HAVE TAK5 P>T 9 TWO EXP$ITIONS1 & HAVE  
NOT RECEIV$ ANY?+ YET4 ,I HAVE SO MU* EGOTISM ?AT  
,I WILL NOT LEAVE ?IS PLACE UNTIL ,I AM MADE A MAJOR )  
! ,VLADIMIR & ,ANNA >\ND MY NECK4 ,I HAVE GOT SO  
F> 9TO ?IS1 ?AT NO?+ WILL MORTIFY ME SO MU* AS TO  
HAVE ,GNILOKI%K9 GET ?IS PROMOTION1 & ME NOT GET  
ONE4 ,!N AGA91 H[ CAN ,I %[ UP 9 ,EUSSIA BE=E MY  
ELD]1 ! M]*ANT ,KOTELNIKOV1 TO :OM ,I SELL MY GRA91  
BE=E MY ,MOSC[ AUNT1 & BE=E ALL ?OSE G5TLEM51  
AFT] TWO YE>S 9 ! ,CAUCASUS1 )\T ANY ADVANCE-  
M5T 8 ,IT IS TRUE1 ,I DO NOT C>E TO KN[ !SE G5TLE-  
M51 &1 NO D\BT1 !Y C>E V]Y LITTLE = ME 2 & YET  
A MAN IS SO BUILT ?AT1 AL?\< HE DOES NOT C>E ONE BIT  
= SU* G5TLEM51 HE WA/ES ! BE/ YE>S1 ! :OLE  
HAPP9ESS ( HIS LIFE1 & HIS :OLE FUTURE ON ACC\NT (  
!M40  

,FROM 3 ,WIKIS\RCE4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,NOVEMB] #c1 #ah$ 3 ,*APT] #a -- ,PUBLICATION4 
,JUNE #a#f1 #bba 3 ,*APT] #a -- ,ADD$4 

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