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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,LEAV+ ! SOLDI]S TO DISCUSS ! FLI<T ( ! ,T>-  
T>S :5 !Y SAW ! %ELL1 & :Y !Y W]E RID+  
!RE1 & H[ MANY ( !M /ILL MI<T BE 9 ! WOODS1  
,I WALK$ AWAY ) ! COMM&] ( ! COMPANY A  
FEW /EPS TO ONE SIDE1 & SEAT$ MYSELF UND] A TREE1  
WAIT+ = ! W>M$ =CEMEAT CUTLETS :I* HE HAD  
(F]$ ME4 ,! COMM&] ( ! COMPANY1 ,BOLKHDV1  
WAS ONE ( ?OSE (FIC]S :O1 9 ! REGIM5T1 >E CALL$  
0 BONJ\RS40 ,HE HAD MEANS1 HAD S]V$ 9 ! GU>DS1  
& SPOKE ,FR5*4 ,YET1 NOT)/&+ ?IS1 HIS COM-  
RADES LIK$ HIM4 ,HE WAS QUITE CLEV]1 & HAD 5\<  
TACT TO WE> A ,/4 ,PET]SBURG COAT1 TO EAT A GOOD D9N]1  
& TO SPEAK ,FR5*1 )\T UNDULY (F5D+ ! SOCIETY  
( HIS FELL[ (FIC]S4 ,AFT] SPEAK+ ( ! WEA!R1 (  
MILIT>Y 5GAGEM5TS1 ( \R COMMON ACQUA9TANCES AMONG  
! (FIC]S1 & CONV9C+ \RSELVES1 BY \R QUE/IONS  
& ANSW]S1 & BY \R VIEW ( ?+S1 ?AT !RE WAS  
A SATISFACTORY UND]/&+ BETWE5 US1 WE 9VOLUNT>ILY  
PASS$ TO A MORE 9TIMATE CONV]SATION4 ,BESIDES1 9 !  
,CAUCASUS1 AMONG PEOPLE ( ! SAME CIRCLE NATURALLY >ISES  
! QUE/ION1 ?\< NOT ALWAYS EXPRESS$1 0 ,:Y >E Y\  
H]E 8 0 ,TO ?IS SIL5T QUE/ION MY COMPANION1 SO IT  
SEEM$ TO ME1 WAS TRY+ TO GIVE A REPLY4  

0 ,:5 WILL ?IS FRONTI] WORK 5D 8 0 HE SAID1 LAZILY4  
@<@< ,IT IS DULL 6 0  

0 ,NOT TO ME10 SAID ,I4 0 ,IT IS MORE TIRESOME ON ! /AFF40  

0 ,OH1 ON ! /AFF IT IS T5 ?\S& TIMES WORSE10 HE  
SAID1 ANGRILY4 0 ,NO1 :5 WILL ALL ?IS 5D 8 0  

0 ,:AT IS IT Y\ WANT TO 5D 8 0  

0 ,EV]Y?+1 ALTOGE!R 6 -- ,>E ! CUTLETS READY1  
,NIKOLAEV 8 0 HE ASK$4  

0 ,:Y DID Y\ GO TO ! ,CAUCASUS TO S]VE1 IF ! ,CAU-  
CASUS IS SO DISPLEAS+ TO Y\ 8 0  

0 ,DO Y\ KN[ :Y 8 0 HE REPLI$1 ) ABSOLUTE FRANK-  
NESS4 0 ,BY TRADITION4 ,9 ,EUSSIA1 Y\ KN[1 !RE EXI/S  
AN EXCE$+LY /RANGE TRADITION AB\T ! ,CAUCASUS1 88  
?\< IT W]E A PROMIS$ L& = ALL K9DS ( UNHAPPY  
PEOPLE40  

0 ,YES1 ?AT IS ALMO/ TRUE10 ,I SAID1 0 ! GREAT] P>T (  
US -- 0  

0 ,BUT :AT IS BE/ ( ALL10 HE 9T]RUPT$ ME1 0 IS1  
?AT ALL ( US :O COME TO ! ,CAUCASUS MAKE DREADFUL  
MI/AKES 9 \R CALCULATIONS4 ,REALLY1 ,I CAN'T SEE :Y1 ON  
ACC\NT ( AN UN=TUNATE LOVE-AFIFAIR OR DISORD] 9 MONEY  
MATT]S1 ONE %\LD HA/5 TO S]VE 9 ! ,CAUCASUS  
RA!R ?AN 9 ,KAZAN OR ,KALUGA4 ,9 ,RUSSIA !Y IM-  
AG9E ! ,CAUCASUS AS SOME?+ MAJE/IC1 ) ET]NAL  
VIRG9 SN[S1 TORR5TS1 DAGG]S1 CLOAKS1 ,CIRCASSIAN MAID5S1  
-- ALL ?IS IS T]RIFY+1 BUT1 REALLY1 !RE IS NO?+ JOLLY  
9 IT4 ,IF !Y ONLY KNEW ?AT Y\ NEV] >E 9 ! VIR-  
G9 SN[S1 & ?AT !RE IS NO SPECIAL PLEASURE 9 BE+  
!RE1 & ?AT ! ,CAUCASUS IS DIVID$ 9TO ,GOV]NM5TS1  
,/AVROPOL1 ,TIFLIS1 & SO =? -- 0  

0 ,YES10 ,I SAID1 LAU<+1 0 9 ,RUSSIA WE TAKE AN 5TIRELY  
DIFF]5T VIEW ( ! ,CAUCASUS FROM :AT WE DO H]E4  
,HAVE Y\ NOT EXP]I5C$ ?IS 8 :5 Y\ READ POETRY 9  
A LANGUAGE ?AT Y\ DO NOT KN[ V]Y WELL1 Y\ IMAG9E  
IT TO BE MU* BETT] ?AN IT REALLY IS -- 0  

0 ,I DON'T KN[1 ONLY ,I HAVE NO USE = ! ,CAUCASUS10  
HE 9T]RUPT$ ME4  

0 ,NO1 NOT SO ) ME4 ,I LIKE ! ,CAUCASUS EV5 N[1  
BUT DIFF]5TLY -- 0  

0 ,MAYBE ! ,CAUCASUS IS ALL RI<T10 HE CONT9U$1 AS  
?\< PROVOK$ A LITTLE1 0 BUT ,I KN[ ?IS MU* 3 ,I AM  
NOT GOOD = ! ,CAUCASUS40  

0 ,:Y NOT 8 0 ,I ASK$1 9 ORD] TO SAY SOME?+4  

0 ,BECAUSE1 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 IT HAS DECEIV$ ME4 ,ALL  
?AT FROM :I* ,I HAD COME AWAY TO BE CUR$ 9 !  
,CAUCASUS1 AS ! TRADITION HAS IT1 HAS FOLL[$ ME UP H]E1  
-- BUT ) ?IS DIFF]5CE4 ,=M]LY ,I WAS L$ TO IT ON  
A L>GE /AIRCASE1 & N[ IT IS A SMALL1 DIRTY /AIRCASE1  
AT EA* /EP ( :I* ,I F9D MILLIONS ( PETTY ANNOYANCES1  
MEANNESS1 9SULTS 2 9 ! SECOND PLACE1 BECAUSE ,I FEEL ?AT  
,I AM EV]Y DAY FALL+ MORALLY L[] & L[]1 &1 :AT  
IS MO/ IMPORTANT1 BECAUSE ,I FEEL UNFIT = ?IS K9D (  
S]VICE 2 ,I AM UNABLE TO BE> DANG] -- ,I AM SIMPLY NOT  
A BRAVE MAN -- 0  

,HE /OPP$ & LOOK$ E>NE/LY AT ME4  

,AL?\< ?IS UNASK$-= CONFESSION SURPRIS$ ME  
V]Y MU*1 ,I DID NOT CONTRADICT HIM1 AS MY 9T]LOCUTOR  
HAD EVID5TLY EXPECT$ ME TO DO1 BUT AWAIT$ FROM HIM  
! REFUTATION ( HIS [N WORDS1 :I* IS ALWAYS =?-  
COM+ UND] SU* CIRCUM/ANCES4  

0,DO Y\ KN[1 ,I AM TO-DAY TAK+ P>T 9 AN ACTION  
= ! FIR/ TIME S9CE ,I HAVE BE5 9 ! FRONTI] GU>D10  
HE CONT9U$1 0& Y\ WILL H>DLY BELIEVE :AT HAP-  
P5$ TO ME YE/]DAY4 ,:5 ! S]GEANT BR\<T !  
ORD] ?AT MY COMPANY WAS TO BE 9 ! COLUMN1 ,I GREW  
AS PALE AS A %EET1 & WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK FROM TREPIDA-  
TION4 ,& IF Y\ ONLY KNEW :AT A NI<T ,I HAVE PASS$ 6  
,IF IT IS TRUE ?AT PEOPLE GR[ GRAY FROM FRI<T1 ,I \<T TO  
BE 5TIRELY :ITE TO-DAY1 = NOT ONE MAN CONDEMN$  
TO DEA? HAS SUFF]$ SO MU* 9 ONE NI<T AS ,I HAVE 2  
?\< ,I AM FEEL+ A LITTLE MORE AT EASE N[ ?AN ,I DID  
9 ! NI<T1 IT /ILL GOES >\ND H]E10 HE ADD$1 MOV+  
HIS CL9*$ H& 9 FRONT ( HIS BREA/4 0 ,N[ ?IS IS  
C]TA9LY RIDICUL\S10 HE CONT9U$1 0 A MO/ T]RIBLE DRAMA  
IS BE+ PLAY$ H]E1 & ,I MYSELF AM EAT+ CUTLETS )  
ONIONS1 & P]SUAD+ MYSELF ?AT ALL ?IS IS V]Y GAY4  
,HAVE Y\ ANY W9E1 ,NIKOLAEV 8 0 HE ADD$1 ) A YAWN4  

0 ,!RE HE IS1 BRO!RS 6 0 WAS HE>D AT ?AT MOM5T !  
AL>M$ VOICE ( ONE ( ! SOLDI]S1 & ALL EYES W]E  
DIRECT$ TO ! $GE ( ! F>-(F =E/4  

,9 ! DI/ANCE ROSE A BLUI% CL\D ( SMOKE1 BORNE  
UPW>DS BY ! W9D1 & CON/ANTLY GR[+ L>G]4  
,:5 ,I UND]/OOD ?AT ?IS WAS A %OT :I* ! 5EMY  
HAD AIM$ AT US1 EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS BE=E MY EYES1  
EV]Y?+ SUDD5LY ASSUM$ A NEW & MAJE/IC *>AC-  
T]4 ,! /ACK$ GUNS1 & ! SMOKE ( ! CAMP-FIRES1  
& ! BLUE SKY1 & ! GRE5 GUN-C>RIAGES1 & !  
SUNBURNT1 :ISK]$ FACE ( ,NIKOLAEV1 -- EV]Y?+  
SEEM$ TO TELL ME ?AT ! CANNON-BALL :I* HAD EM]G$  
FROM ! SMOKE & :I* AT ?AT MOM5T WAS FLY+  
?R\< SPACE MI<T BE DIRECT$ /RAI<T AT MY BREA/1  

0 ,:]E DID Y\ GET Y\R W9E 8 0 ,I ASK$ ,BOLKHOV1  
LAZILY1 :ILE 9 ! DEP? ( MY S\L TWO VOICES W]E  
SPEAK+ ) EQUAL DI/9CTNESS 2 ONE SAID1 0 ,LORD1 RECEIVE  
MY S\L 9 PEACE10 & ! O!R1 0 ,I HOPE ,I %ALL NOT  
C[]1 BUT SMILE AS ! BALL FLIES PA/ ME10 & AT ! SAME  
9/ANT SOME?+ DREADFULLY DISAGREEABLE :I/L$ OV]  
\R HEADS1 & /RUCK ! GR\ND )9 TWO /EPS ( US4  

0 ,N[1 IF ,I W]E A ,NAPOLEON OR A ,FR$]ICK10 ,BOLKHOV  
REM>K$ AT ?AT TIME1 TURN+ T[>D ME ) EXTRAORDI-  
N>Y COMPOSURE1 0 ,I %\LD UTT] SOME WITTICISM40  

0 ,BUT Y\ HAVE TOLD ONE JU/ N[10 ,I REPLI$1 ) DIFFI-  
CULTY CONCEAL+ ! AL>M CAUS$ )9 ME BY !  
DANG] JU/ PA/1  

0 ,EV5 IF ,I HAVE1 NOBODY WILL MAKE A NOTE ( IT10  

0 ,I WILL40  

0 ,YES1 IF Y\ MAKE A NOTE ( IT1 IT WILL BE TO PUT 9 A  
CRITICAL PAP]1 AS ,MI%*5KOV SAYS10 HE ADD$1 SMIL+4  

0 ,P%AW1 Y\ ACCURS$ ONE 6 0 SAID ,ANTONOV1 :O WAS  
SITT+ BEH9D US1 ANGRILY SPITT+ TO ONE SIDE1 0 JU/ MISS$  
MY LEGS10  

,ALL MY 5DEAVORS TO APPE> COOL & ALL \R CUNN+  
PHRASES SUDD5LY SEEM$ 9TOL]ABLY /UPID AFT] ?IS  
SIMPLE-HE>T$ EXCLAMATION4  

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