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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ,RUSSIA !RE >E ?REE PREVAIL+ TYPES ( SOLDI]S1  
AMONG :I* MAY BE CLASS$ ! SOLDI]S ( ALL ! >MIES 3  
( ! ,CAUCASUS1 ! 8881 ! GU>DS1 ! 9FANTRY1 !  
CAVALRY1 ! >TILL]Y1 & SO =?4  

,!SE ?REE TYPES1 CAPABLE ( MANY SUBDIVISIONS &  
BL5D+S1 >E ! FOLL[+ 3  

7#a7 ,! SUBMISSIVE4  

7#b7 ,! COMM&+4  

7#c7 ,! DESP]ATE4  

,! SUBMISSIVE SOLDI]S MAY BE SUBDIVID$ 9TO 7A7  
9DIFF]5TLY SUBMISSIVE & 7B7 BUSILY SUBMISSIVE4  

,! COMM&+ MAY BE SUBDIVID$ 9TO 7A7 AU/]ELY  
COMM&+ & 7B7 SAGACI\SLY COMM&+4  

,! DESP]ATE MAY BE SUBDIVID$ 9TO 7A7 DESP]ATE  
JOK]S & 7B7 DESP]ATE DEBAU*EES4  

,! COMMONE/ TYPE IS A G5TLE1 SYMPA!TIC TYPE1  
:I* UNITES ! BE/ ,*RI/IAN VIRTUES1 MEEKNESS1 PIETY1  
PATI5CE1 & SUBMISSION TO ! WILL ( ,GOD1 & IS ?AT  
( ! SUBMISSIVE 9 G5]AL4 ,! DI/9CTIVE FEATURES (  
AN 9DIFF]5TLY SUBMISSIVE SOLDI] >E AN IMP]TURBABLE  
CALM & CONTEMPT = ALL ! VICISSITUDES ( =TUNE TO  
:I* HE MAY BE SUBJECT$4 ,! DI/9CTIVE FEATURE (  
! SUBMISSIVE DRUNK>D IS A QUIET1 POETICAL 9CL9ATION  
& S5TIM5TAHTY4 ,! DI/9CTIVE FEATURE ( ! BUSILY  
SUBMISSIVE IS A LIMIT$ M5TAL CAPACITY1 UNIT$ ) AN  
AIMLESS 9DU/RY & ZEAL4  

,! COMM&+ TYPE IS F\ND PREPOND]ANTLY 9 !  
HI<] SPH]ES ( ! NONCOMMISSION$ (FIC]S1 AMONG CORPORALS1 UND]-(FIC]S1 S]GEANTS1 & SO =?4 ,AMONG  
!SE1 ! AU/]ELY COMM&+ TYPE IS NOBLE1 5]GETIC1  
PREEM95TLY M>TIAL1 & NOT DEVOID ( HI< POETICAL  
IMPULSES4 ,TO ?IS TYPE BELONG$ ,CORPORAL ,ANTONOV1 )  
:OM ,I 9T5D TO ACQUA9T ! READ]4 ,! SECOND SUB-DIVISION IS =M$ BY ! SAGACI\SLY COMM&+1 :O  
( LATE HAVE BE5 GETT+ QUITE COMMON4 ,A SAGACI\SLY  
COMM&+ NONCOMMISSION$ (FIC] IS ALWAYS ELOQU5T1  
KN[S H[ TO READ & WRITE1 WE>S A P9K %IRT1 DOES NOT  
EAT FROM ! COMMON KETTLE1 AT TIMES SMOKES ,MUSAT  
TOBACCO1 CONSID]S HIMSELF 9COMP>ABLY HI<] ?AN A  
COMMON SOLDI]1 & IS R>ELY AS GOOD A SOLDI] AS !  
COMM&+ ( ! FIR/ ORD]4  

,! DESP]ATE TYPE1 LIKE ! COMM&+ TYPE1 IS GOOD  
ONLY 9 ! FIR/ SUBDIVISION 3 ! DI/9CTIVE TRAITS (  
DESP]ATE JOK]S >E !IR IMP]TURBABLE *E]FULNESS1 !IR  
ABILITY TO DO EV]Y?+1 A WELL-5D[$ NATURE1 & DA%+ SPIRIT ( ADV5TURE 2 ?IS TYPE IS JU/ AS DREADFULLY  
BAD 9 ! SECOND SUBDIVISION ( DESP]ATE DEBAU*EES1  
:O1 H[EV]1 TO ! HONOR ( ! ,EUSSIAN >MY BE IT  
SAID1 OCCUR V]Y R>ELY1 & :]EV] !Y >E F\ND >E  
REMOV$ FROM COMPANION%IP BY ! COMMUNITY ( !  
SOLDI]S !MSELVES4 ,! *IEF *>ACT]I/ICS ( ?IS SUB-DIVISION >E FAI?LESSNESS & A C]TA9 ADV5TUR\SNESS  
9 VICE4  

,VEL5*IIK BELONG$ TO ! ORD] ( ! BUSILY SUBMISSIVE4 ,HE WAS A ,LITTLE-,EUSSIAN BY BIR?1 FIFTE5 YE>S 9  
ACTIVE S]VICE1 & ?\< NOT A V]Y F9E-APPE>+ MAN1  
& NOT A V]Y AGILE SOLDI]1 HE WAS SIMPLE-HE>T$1  
K9DLY1 OV]ZEAL\S1 ?\< G5]ALLY 9OPPORTUNELY SO1  
& EXCE$+LY HONE/4 ,I SAY 0 EXCE$+LY HONE/10  
BECAUSE ! YE> BE=E !RE HAD BE5 AN 9CID5T :5  
HE HAD V]Y PALPABLY DISPLAY$ ?IS *>ACT]I/IC QUALITY4  
,IT MU/ BE REM>K$ ?AT NE>LY EV]Y SOLDI] HAS SOME  
TRADE2 ! MO/ POPUL> TRADES >E ?OSE ( A TAILOR &  
A %OEMAK]4 ,VEL5*IIK HAD LE>N$ ! FIR/1 &1 TO JUDGE FROM ! FACT ?AT ,S]GEANT ,MIKHAIL ,DOR(EI*  
HIMSELF HAD HIM MAKE HIS CLO!S = HIM1 HE MU/ HAVE  
REA*$ A C]TA9 >TI/IC P]FECTION 9 IT4  

,! YE> BE=E1 :ILE 9 CAMP1 ,VEL5*UK HAD UND]-  
TAK5 TO MAKE A F9E OV]COAT = ,MIKHAIL ,DOR(EI* 2 BUT  
9 ! NI<T1 :51 AFT] CUTT+ ! CLO? & FIX+ !  
L9+1 HE LAY D[N TO SLEEP ) ! GOODS UND] HIS  
HEAD1 A MIS=TUNE BEFELL HIM 3 ! CLO?1 :I* HAD CO/  
SEV5 RUBLES1 HAD DISAPPE>$4 ,) TE>S 9 HIS EYES1  
TREMBL+ LIPS1 & RE/RA9$ SOBS1 ,VEL5*UK ANN\NC$  
! FACT TO ! S]GEANT4 ,MIKHAIL ,DOR(EI* WAS FURI\S4  
,9 ! FIR/ MOM5T ( HIS ANG] HE ?REAT5$ ! TAILOR1  
BUT LAT]1 BE+ A MAN ( MEANS1 & GOOD AT HE>T1 HE  
DROPP$ ! :OLE MATT] & DID NOT ASK ANY RE/ITUTION  
( ! VALUE ( ! OV]COAT4 ,H[EV] MU* BU/L+  
,VEL5*UK FRETT$ & WEPT1 AS HE WAS TELL+ AB\T HIS  
MIS=TUNE1 ! ?IEF DID NOT %[ UP4 ,?\< !RE  
W]E /RONG SUSPICIONS AGA9/ A DESP]ATE DEBAU*EE ( A  
SOLDI]1 ,*]NOV BY NAME1 :O WAS SLEEP+ 9 ! SAME  
T5T ) HIM1 !RE W]E NO POSITIVE PRO(S4 ,!  
SAGACI\S COMM&]1 ,MIKHAIL ,DOR(EI*1 BE+ A MAN (  
MEANS & 9 SOME K9D ( P>TN]%IP ) ! SUP]9-  
T5D5T ( >MS & ! /EW>D1 ! >I/OCRATS ( !  
BATT]Y1 V]Y SOON COMPLETELY =GOT ! LOSS ( ?AT P>-  
TICUL> OV]COAT 2 ,VEL5*UK1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 C\LD NOT  
=GET HIS MIS=TUNE4 ,! SOLDI]S SAID ?AT !Y W]E  
AFRAID ALL ! TIME ?AT HE W\LD LAY H&S ON HIMSELF OR  
RUN AWAY 9TO ! M\NTA9S1 = ?IS UN=TUNATE ACCI-  
D5T HAD AFFECT$ HIM P[]FULLY4 ,HE DID NOT EAT1 NOR  
DR9K 2 HE C\LD NOT WORK1 & WEPT ALL ! TIME4 ,?REE  
DAYS LAT] HE APPE>$ BE=E ,MIKHAIL ,DOR(EI*1 &1 ALL  
PALE1 DREW ) TREMBLIUG H&S A GOLD CO9 \T ( HIS  
ROLL$ UP SLEEVE1 & H&$ IT TO HIM4  

0 ,UPON MY WORD1 ?IS IS ALL ,I HAVE1 ,MIKHAIL ,DOR(EI*1  
& ,I HAVE BORR[$ IT FROM ,ZHDANOV10 HE SAID1 SOBB+  
A@5RA94 0 ,! TWO RUBLES ?AT >E WANT9@>@> ,I WILL SFIVE  
Y\1 UPON MY WORD1 AS SOON AS ,I HAVE E>N$ !M4 ,HE 0  
7,VEL5*UK HIMSELF DID NOT KN[ :O ?AT 0 HE 0 WAS7  
0 HAS MADE ME \T A ?IEF 9 Y\R EYES4 ,HIS V,HE1 CON-  
TEMPTIBLE S\L HAS TAK5 ! LA/ ?+ AWAY FROM HIS  
BRO!R SOLDI] 2 H]E ,I HAVE BE5 S]V+ FIFTE5 YE>S1  
& -- 0 ,TO ,MIKHAIL ,DOR(EI*'S HONOR1 IT MU/ BE SAID  
?AT HE DID NOT TAKE FROM LIIM ! LACK+ TWO RUBLES1  
?\< ,VEL5*UK (F]$ !M TO HIM TWO MON?S LAT]4  

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