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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,ON ! #b#d? ( ,JULY1 ,CAPTA9 ,KHLOP( 9 EPAULETS & CAP--A /YLE 
( DRESS 9 :I* ,I HAD NOT SE5 HIM S9CE MY >RIVAL 9 ! 
,CAUCASUS--5T]$ ! L[ DOOR ( MY E>?-HUT4 

0,I'M JU/ FROM ! COLONEL'S10 HE SAID 9 REPLY TO MY QUE/ION+ LOOK2 
0TO-MORR[ \R BATTALION IS TO MOVE40 

0,:]E80 ,I ASK$4 

0,TO ,N----4 ,! TROOPS HAVE BE5 ORD]$ TO MU/] AT ?AT PLACE40 

0,& PROBABLY SOME EXP$ITION WILL BE MADE FROM !RE80 

0,( C\RSE40 

0,9 :AT DIRECTION1 ?9K Y\80 

0,I DON'T ?9K4 ,I TELL Y\ ALL ,I KN[4 ,LA/ NI<T A ,TAT> FROM ! 
G5]AL CAME GALLOP+ UP1--BR\<T ORD]S = ! BATTALION TO M>*1 
TAK+ TWO DAYS' RATIONS4 ,BUT :I!R1 :Y1 H[ LONG1 ISN'T = !M TO 
ASK4 ,ORD]S >E TO GO--?AT'S 5\<40 

0,/ILL1 IF !Y >E GO+ TO TAKE ONLY TWO DAYS' RATIONS1 IT'S LIKELY 
! >MY WILL NOT /AY LONG]40 

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0,?AT'S NO >GUM5T AT ALL40 

0,& H[ IS ?AT80 ,I ASK$ ) A/ONI%M5T4 

0,?IS IS ! WAY ( IT3 ,:5 !Y W5T AGA9/ ,D>GI !Y TOOK A WEEK'S 
RATIONS1 BUT !Y SP5T ALMO/ A MON?40 

0,& CAN ,I GO ) Y\80 ,I ASK$1 AFT] A %ORT SIL5CE4 

0,YES1 Y\ CAN GO2 BUT MY ADVICE IS--BETT] NOT4 ,:Y RUN ! RISK80 

0,NO1 ALL[ ME TO DISREG>D Y\R ADVICE4 ,I HAVE BE5 SP5D+ A 
:OLE MON? H]E = ?IS V]Y PURPOSE1--( HAV+ A *ANCE TO SEE 
ACTION1--& Y\ WANT ME TO LET IT HAVE ! GO-BY60 

0,ALL RI<T1 COME ) US2 ONLY ISN'T IT TRUE ?AT IT W\LD BE BETT] 
= Y\ TO /AY BEH9D8 ,Y\ C\LD WAIT = US H]E1 Y\ C\LD GO 
HUNT+4 ,BUT AS TO US1--,GOD KN[S :AT WILL BECOME ( US6444 ,& 
?AT W\LD BE FIR/-RATE10 HE SAID 9 SU* A CONV9C+ TONE ?AT IT 
SEEM$ TO ME AT ! FIR/ MOM5T ?AT IT W\LD ACTUALLY BE FIR/-RATE4 
,NEV]!LESS1 ,I SAID RESOLUTELY ?AT ,I W\LDN'T /AY BEH9D = ANY 
?+4 

0,& :AT HAVE Y\ TO SEE !RE80 SAID ! CAPTA91 /ILL TRY+ 
TO DISSUADE ME4 0,IF Y\ WANT TO LE>N H[ BATTLES >E F\<T1 READ 
,MIKHAILOVSKI ,DANILEVSKI'S ',DESCRIPTION ( ,W>1' A *>M+ BOOK2 !RE 
IT'S ALL ADMIRABLY DESCRIB$1--:]E EV]Y CORPS /&S1 & H[ 
BATTLES >E F\<T40 

0,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ?AT DOES NOT 9T]E/ ME10 ,I REPLI$4 

0,WELL1 N[1 H[ IS ?IS8 ,IT SIMPLY MEANS ?AT Y\ WANT TO SEE H[ M5 
KILL EA* O!R1 DOESN'T IT8444 ,H]E 9 #ahcb !RE WAS A MAN LIKE 
Y\RSELF1 NOT 9 ! REGUL> S]VICE1--A ,SPANI>D1 ,I ?9K HE WAS4 ,HE 
"9 W5T ON TWO EXP$ITIONS ) US1444 9 A BLUE MANTLE OR SOME?+ ( 
! SORT1 & SO ! Y\NG FELL[ WAS KILL$4 ,H]E1 BATIU%KA1 ONE IS 
NOT SURPRIS$ AT ANY ?+40 

,A%AM$ AS ,I WAS AT ! CAPTA9'S MANIFE/ DISAPPROBATION ( MY 
PROJECT1 ,I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO >GUE HIM D[N4 

0,WELL1 HE WAS BRAVE1 WASN'T HE80 

0,GOD KN[S AS TO ?AT4 ,HE ALWAYS US$ TO RIDE AT ! FRONT4 ,:]EV] 
!RE WAS FIR+1 !RE HE WAS40 

0,SO HE MU/ HAVE BE5 BRAVE1 !N10 SAID ,I4 

0,NO1 ?AT DOESN'T SIGNIFY BRAV]Y1--HIS PUTT+ HIMSELF :]E HE WASN'T 
CALL$40 

0,:AT DO Y\ CALL BRAV]Y1 !N80 

0,BRAV]Y1 BRAV]Y80 REPEAT$ ! CAPTA9 ) ! EXPRESSION ( A MAN 
TO :OM SU* A QUE/ION PRES5TS ITSELF = ! FIR/ TIME4 0,A BRAVE 
MAN IS ONE :O CONDUCTS HIMSELF AS HE \<T10 SAID HE AFT] A BRIEF 
CONSID]ATION4 

,I REMEMB]$ ?AT ,PLATO DEF9$ BRAV]Y AS ! KN[L$GE ( :AT ONE 
\<T & :AT ONE \<T NOT TO FE>2 & 9 SPITE ( ! TRIT5ESS & 
OBSCURITY 9 ! T]M9OLOGY ( ! CAPTA9'S DEF9ITION1 ,I ?\<T 
?AT ! FUNDAM5TAL CONCEPTION ( BO? WAS NOT SO UNLIKE AS MI<T AT 
FIR/ SI<T APPE>1 & ?AT ! CAPTA9'S DEF9ITION WAS EV5 MORE 
CORRECT ?AN ! ,GREEK PHILOSOPH]'S1 = ! REASON1 ?AT1 IF HE C\LD 
HAVE EXPRESS$ HIMSELF AS ,PLATO DID1 HE W\LD 9 ALL PROBABILITY HAVE 
SAID ?AT ?AT MAN IS BRAVE :O FE>S ONLY :AT HE \<T TO FE> & 
NOT :AT !RE IS NO NE$ ( FE>+4 

,I WAS ANXI\S TO EXPLA9 MY ?\<T TO ! CAPTA94 

0,YES10 ,I SAID1 0IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT 9 EV]Y P]IL !RE IS AN 
ALT]NATIVE1 & ! ALT]NATIVE ADOPT$ UND] ! 9FLU5CE (1 
SAY1 ! S5TIM5T ( DUTY1 IS"9  BRAV]Y1 BUT ! ALT]NATIVE ADOPT$ 
UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( A L[] S5TIM5T IS C[>DICE2 !RE=E IT 
IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CALL A MAN BRAVE :O RISKS HIS LIFE \T ( VANITY 
OR CURIOSITY OR GRE$9ESS1 &1 VICE V]SA1 ! MAN :O UND] ! 
9FLU5CE ( ! VIRTU\S S5TIM5T ( FAMILY OBLIGATION1 OR SIMPLY 
FROM CONVICTION1 AVOIDS P]IL1 CANNOT BE CALL$ A C[>D40 

,! CAPTA9 LOOK$ AT ME ) A QUE] SORT ( EXPRESSION :ILE ,I WAS 
TALK+4 

0,WELL1 N[1 ,I DON'T KN[ H[ TO REASON ?IS \T ) Y\10 SAID HE1 
FILL+ HIS PIPE1 0BUT WE HAVE ) US A JUNK]1 & HE LIKES TO 
PHILOSOPHIZE4 ,Y\ TALK ) HIM4 ,HE ALSO WRITES POETRY40 

,I HAD ONLY BECOME 9TIMATE ) ! CAPTA9 9 ! ,CAUCASUS1 BUT ,I HAD 
KN[N HIM BE=E 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,HIS MO!R1 ,M>YA ,IVANOVNA ,KHLOPOVA1 ! 
[N] ( A SMALL L&$ E/ATE1 LIVES AB\T TWO V]/S.<#b.> FROM MY 
HOME4 ,BE=E ,I W5T TO ! ,CAUCASUS ,I VISIT$ H]4 ,! OLD LADY WAS 
GREATLY DELI<T$ ?AT ,I WAS GO+ TO SEE H] ,PA%5KA.<#c.> 7?US %E 
CALL$ ! OLD GRAY-HAIR$ CAPTA971 &1 LIKE A LIV+ LETT]1 C\LD 
TELL HIM AB\T H] CIRCUM/ANCES & GIVE HIM A LITTLE MESSAGE4 ,HAV+ 
MADE ME EAT MY FILL ( A GLORI\S PIE & ROA/ *ICK51 ,M>YA ,IVANOVNA 
W5T TO H] SLEEP+-ROOM & CAME BACK ) A RA!R L>GE BLACK 
RELIC-BAG1.<#d.> TO :I* WAS ATTA*$ SOME K9D ( SILK5 RIBBON4 

0,H]E IS ?IS IMAGE ( \R ,MO!R-,9T]CESSOR FROM ! ,SEPTEMB] 
FE/IVAL10 %E SAID1 KISS+ ! PICTURE ( ! DIV9E ,MO!R ATTA*$ 
TO ! CROSS1 & PUTT+ IT 9TO MY H&4 0,PLEASE GIVE IT TO HIM1 
BATIU%KA4 ,Y\ SEE1 :5 HE W5T TO ! ,KAIKAZ1 ,I HAD A ,TE ,DEUM"9  
SUNG1 & MADE A V[1 ?AT IF HE %\LD BE SAFE & S\ND1 ,I W\LD 
ORD] ?IS IMAGE ( ! DIV9E ,MO!R4 ,& H]E IT IS SEV5TE5 YE>S 
?AT ! ,MATU%KA & ! SA9TS HAVE HAD HIM 9 !IR KEEP+2 
NOT ONCE HAS HE BE5 W\ND$1 & :AT BATTLES HE HAS BE5 91 AS IT 
SEEMS6444 ,:5 ,MIKHAILO1 :O WAS ) HIM1 TOLD ME AB\T IT1 MY HAIR 
ACTUALLY /OOD ON 5D4 ,Y\ SEE1 ALL ?AT ,I KN[ AB\T HIM ,I HAVE TO 
HE> FROM O!RS2 HE NEV] WRITES ME ANY ?+ AB\T HIS DO+S1 MY 
DOVE1.<#e.>--HE IS AFRAID ( FRI<T5+ ME40 

7,I HAD ALREADY HE>D 9 ! ,CAUCASUS1 BUT NOT FROM ! CAPTA9 HIMSELF1 
?AT HE HAD BE5 SEV]ELY W\ND$ F\R TIMES2 &1 AS WAS TO BE 
EXPECT$1 HE HAD NOT WRITT5 HIS MO!R AB\T HIS W\NDS ANY MORE ?AN 
AB\T HIS CAMPAIGNS47 

0,N[ LET HIM WE> ?IS HOLY IMAGE10 %E CONT9U$4 0,I BLESS HIM ) 
IT4 ,! MO/ HOLY ,9T]CESSOR PROTECT HIM1 ESPECIALLY 9 BATTLE MAY %E 
ALWAYS LOOK AFT] HIM6 ,& SO TELL HIM1 MY DE>1 FRI5D1.<#f.> ?AT ?Y 
MO!R GAVE !E ?IS MESSAGE40 

,I PROMIS$ FAI?FULLY TO FULFIL H] COMMISSION4 

0,I KN[ Y\ WILL BE FOND ( HIM1 ( MY ,PA%5KA10 ! OLD LADY 
CONT9U$1--0HE IS SU* A SPL5DID FELL[6 ,W\LD Y\ BELIEVE ME1 NOT A 
YE> GOES BY )\T HIS S5D+ ME MONEY1 & HE ALSO HELPS ,ANNU%KA 
MY DAU<T]1 & ALL FROM HIS WAGES ALONE4 ,TRULY ,I %ALL ALWAYS ?ANK 
,GOD10 %E CONCLUD$ ) TE>S 9 H] EYES1 0?AT HE HAS GIV5 ME SU* 
A *ILD40 

0,DOES HE WRITE Y\ (T580 ,I ASK$4 

0,R>ELY1 BATIU%KA1--NOT MORE ?AN ONCE A YE>2 & SOMETIMES :5 
HE S5DS MONEY HE WRITES A LITTLE WORD1 & SOMETIMES HE DOESN'T4 ',IF 
,I DON'T WRITE Y\1 MAM5KA1' HE SAYS1 'IT MEANS ?AT ,I'M ALIVE &"9  
WELL2 BUT IF ANY ?+ %\LD HAPP51--:I* ,GOD =BID1--!N !Y 
WILL WRITE Y\ = ME4'0 

,:5 ,I GAVE ! CAPTA9 HIS MO!R'S GIFT 7IT WAS 9 MY ROOM71 HE ASK$ 
ME = SOME WRAPP+-PAP]1 C>EFULLY TI$ IT UP1 & PUT IT AWAY4 ,I 
GAVE HIM MANY DETAILS ( HIS MO!R'S LIFE3 ! CAPTA9 WAS SIL5T4 
,:5 ,I HAD F9I%$1 HE W5T 9TO A CORN]1 & TOOK A V]Y LONG TIME 
9 FILL+ HIS PIPE4 

0,YES1 %E'S A F9E OLD LADY10 SAID HE FROM ! CORN]1 9 A RA!R 
*OK$ VOICE3 0,GOD GRANT ?AT WE MAY MEET AGA960 

,GREAT LOVE & GRIEF W]E EXPRESS$ 9 !SE SIMPLE WORDS4 

0,:Y DO Y\ S]VE H]E80 ,I ASK$4 

0,HAVE TO S]VE10 HE REPLI$ ) DECISION4 0,& D\BLE PAY MEANS A GOOD 
DEAL = \R BRO!R1 :O IS A POOR MAN40 

,! CAPTA9 LIV$ ECONOMICALLY2 HE DID NOT PLAY C>DS1 HE R>ELY DRANK 
TO EXCESS1 & HE SMOK$ ORD9>Y TOBACCO1 :I* FROM SOME 9EXPLICABLE 
REASON HE DID NOT CALL BY ITS USUAL NAME1.<#g.> BUT SAMBROTALI*ESKI 
TABAK4 ,! CAPTA9 HAD PLEAS$ ME EV5 BE=E ?IS4 ,HE HAD ONE ( 
?OSE SIMPLE1 CALM ,RUSSIAN FACES1 & LOOK$ Y\ /RAI<T 9 ! EYE 
AGREEABLY & EASILY4 ,BUT AFT] ?IS CONV]SATION ,I FELT A G5U9E 
RESPECT = HIM4 

.<#a.> ,NABEG 7PRON\NC$ ,NA-BE-UKH71 ! ,9VASION OR ,RAID4 

.<#b.> ,ONE & A ?IRD MILES4 

.<#c.> ,AN AFFECTIONATE DIM9I%$ DIM9UTIVE3 ,PAVEL 7,PAUL71 
,PA%A1 ,PA%5KA4 

.<#d.> LADANKA1 ! BAG CONTA9+ SACR$ ?+S WORN BY ! 
PI\S1 TOGE!R ) ! BAPTISMAL CROSS4 

.<#e.> GOLUB*IK4 

.<#f.> MOI BATIU%KA4 

.<#g.> TIUTIUN4 

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