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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,AT F\R O'CLOCK ON ! MORN+ ( ! NEXT DAY1 ! CAPTA9 CAME RID+ 
UP TO MY DOOR4 ,HE HAD ON AN OLD WELL-WORN COAT )\T EPAULETS1 WIDE 
,LES<IAN TR\S]S1 A R\ND :ITE ,CIRCASSIAN CAP1 ) DROOP+ LAMBSK9 
DY$ YELL[1 & AN UGLY-LOOK+ ,ASIATIC SAB] ACROSS HIS %\LD]4 ,! 
LITTLE :ITE HORSE.<#h.> ON :I* HE RODE CAME ) HEAD D[N1 & M9C+ 
GAIT1 & KEPT SWIT*+ HIS SL5D] TAIL4 ,9 SPITE ( ! FACT ?AT 
! GOOD CAPTA9'S FIGURE WAS NEI!R V]Y W>LIKE NOR V]Y H&SOME1 
YET !RE WAS 9 IT SU* AN EXPRESSION ( GOOD-WILL T[>D EV]Y ONE 
>\ND HIM1 ?AT IT 9SPIR$ 9VOLUNT>Y RESPECT4 

,I DID NOT KEEP HIM WAIT+ A M9UTE1 BUT IMM$IATELY M\NT$1 & WE 
RODE (F TOGE!R FROM ! GATE ( ! =TRESS4 

,! BATTALION WAS ALREADY TWO HUNDR$ SAZH5S.<#i.> AHEAD ( US1 & HAD 
! APPE>ANCE ( SOME BLACK1 SOLID BODY 9 MOTION4 ,IT WAS POSSIBLE TO 
MAKE \T ?AT IT WAS 9FANTRY1 ONLY FROM ! CIRCUM/ANCE ?AT :ILE 
! BAYONETS APPE>$ LIKE LONG1 D5SE NE$LES1 OCCASIONALLY !RE CAME 
TO ! E> ! S\NDS ( A SOLDI]'S SONG1 ! DRUM1 & A *>M+ 
T5OR1 ! LEAD] ( ! SIX? COMPANY1--A SONG :I* ,I HAD MORE ?AN 
ONCE 5JOY$ AT ! =T4 

,! ROAD RAN ?R\< ! MID/ ( A DEEP1 WIDE RAV9E1 OR BALKA AS IT 
IS CALL$ 9 ! ,CAUCASIAN DIALECT1"9  ALONG ! BANKS ( A SMALL RIV]1 
:I* AT ?IS TIME WAS PLAY+1 ?AT IS1 WAS HAV+ A FRE%ET4 ,FLOCKS 
( WILD PIGEONS HOV]$ >\ND IT1 N[ SETTL+ ON ! ROCKY %ORE1 N[ 
:EEL+ AB\T 9 MID-AIR 9 SWIFT CIRCLES & DISAPPE>+ FROM SI<T4 

,! SUN WAS NOT YET VISIBLE1 BUT ! SUMMIT ( ! BALKA ON ! 
RI<T BEGAN TO GR[ LUM9\S4 ,! GRAY & :ITE COLOR$ CRAGS1 ! 
GRE5I%-YELL[ MOSS WET ) DEW1 ! CLUMPS ( DIFF]5T K9DS ( 
WILD ?ORN1.<#a.> /OOD \T EXTRAORD9>ILY DI/9CT & ROTUND 9 ! 
PELLUCID GOLD5 LI<T ( ! SUNRISE4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 ! RAV9E1 HIDD5 9 ?ICK MI/ :I* ROLL$ 
UP LIKE SMOKE 9 V>Y+ VOLUMES1 WAS DAMP1 & D>K1 & GAVE ! 
IMPRESSION ( AN 9DI/+UI%ABLE MIXTURE ( COLORS--PALE LILAC1 
ALMO/ PURPLE1 D>K GRE51 & :ITE4 

,DIRECTLY 9 FRONT ( US1 AGA9/ ! D>K BLUE ( ! HORIZON1 ) 
/>TL+ DI/9CTNESS APPE>$ ! DAZZL+ :ITE1 SIL5T MASSES ( 
! SN[-CAPP$ M\NTA9S ) !IR M>VEL\S %AD[S & \TL9ES 
EXQUISITE EV5 9 ! SMALLE/ DETAILS4 ,CRICKETS1 GRAS%OPP]S1 & 
A ?\S& O!R 9SECTS1 W]E AWAKE 9 ! TALL GRASS1 & FILL$ 
! AIR ) !IR %>P1 9CESSANT CLATT]3 IT SEEM$ AS ?\< A 
NUMB]LESS MULTITUDE ( T9Y BELLS W]E J+L+ 9 \R V]Y E>S4 ,! 
ATMOSPH]E WAS ALIVE ) WAT]S1 ) FOLIAGE1 ) MI/2 9 A WORD1 
HAD ALL ! LIFE ( A BEAUTIFUL E>LY SUMM] MORN+4 

,! CAPTA9 /RUCK A LI<T1 & BEGAN TO PUFF AT HIS PIPE2 ! 
FRAGRANCE ( SAMBROTALI*ESKI TABAK & ( ! PUNK /RUCK ME AS 
EXTREMELY PLEASANT4 

,WE RODE ALONG ! SIDE ( ! ROAD SO AS TO OV]TAKE ! 9FANTRY AS 
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE4 ,! CAPTA9"9  SEEM$ MORE S]I\S ?AN USUAL2 HE 
DID NOT TAKE HIS ,DA<E/AN PIPE FROM HIS M\?1 & AT EV]Y /EP HE 
DUG HIS HEELS 9TO HIS HORSE'S LEGS AS ! LITTLE BEA/1 CAP]+ 
FROM ONE SIDE TO ! O!R1 LAID \T A SC>CELY NOTICEABLE D>K GRE5 
TRACK ?R\< ! DAMP1 TALL GRASS4 ,UP FROM UND] HIS V]Y FEET1 ) 
ITS %RILL CRY1.<#a#a.> & ?AT DRUMM+ ( ! W+S ?AT IS SO SURE TO 
/>TLE ! HUNTSMAN 9 SPITE ( HIMSELF1 FLEW ! PHEASANT1 & SL[LY 
W+$ ITS FLI<T ON HI<4 ,! CAPTA9 PAID HIM NOT ! SLI<TE/ 
ATT5TION4 

0,WE HAD ALMO/ OV]TAK5 ! BATTALION1 :5 BEH9D US WAS HE>D ! 
S\ND ( A GALLOP+ HORSE1 & 9 AN 9/ANT !RE RODE BY US A V]Y 
H&SOME Y\NG FELL[ 9 AN (FIC]'S COAT1 & A TALL :ITE ,CIRCASSIAN 
CAP4.<#a#b.> ,AS HE CAU<T UP ) US HE SMIL$1 B[$ TO ! CAPTA91 & 
WAV$ HIS :IP4444 ,I ONLY HAD TIME TO NOTICE ?AT HE SAT 9 ! SADDLE 
& HELD ! BRIDLE ) PECULI> GRACE1 & ?AT HE HAD BEAUTIFUL D>K 
EYES1 A F9ELY CUT NOSE1 & A MU/A*E JU/ BEG9N+ TO GR[4 ,I WAS 
P>TICUL>LY ATTRACT$ BY ! WAY 9 :I* HE C\LD NOT HELP SMIL+1 
AS IF TO IMPRESS IT UPON US ?AT WE W]E FRI5DS ( HIS4 ,IF BY NO?+ 
ELSE ?AN HIS SMILE1 ONE W\LD HAVE KN[N ?AT HE WAS /ILL V]Y Y\NG4 

0,& N[ :]E IS HE GO+80 GRUMBL$ ! CAPTA9 ) A LOOK ( 
DISSATISFACTION1 NOT TAK+ HIS PIPE FROM HIS M\?4 

0,:O IS ?AT80 ,I ASK$4 

0,5SIGN ,ALAN91 A SUBALT]N (FIC] ( MY COMPANY4444 ,ONLY LA/ MON? 
HE CAME FROM ! ,S*OOL ( ,CADETS40 

0,?IS IS ! FIR/ TIME ?AT HE IS GO+ 9TO ACTION1 ,I SUPPOSE80 SAID 
,I4 

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0,& SO HE IS OV]JOY$10 REPLI$ ! CAPTA9 ?\<TFULLY1 %AK+ HIS 
HEAD2 0IT'S Y\?40 

0,& :Y %\LDN'T HE BE GLAD8 ,I CAN SEE ?AT = A Y\NG (FIC] ?IS 
MU/ BE V]Y 9T]E/+40 

,! CAPTA9 SAID NO?+ = TWO M9UTES4 

0,& ?AT'S :Y ,I SAY 'IT'S Y\?1'0 HE CONT9U$ 9 A DEEP TONE4 0,:AT 
IS !RE TO REJOICE 91 :5 !RE'S NO?+ TO SEE8 ,H]E :5 ONE GOES 
(T51 ONE DOESN'T F9D ANY PLEASURE 9 IT4 ,H]E1 LET US SUPPOSE !RE 
>E TW5TY ( US (FIC]S GO+3 SOME ( US WILL BE EI!R KILL$ OR 
W\ND$2 ?AT'S LIKELY4 ,TO-DAY MY TURN1 TO-MORR[ HIS1 ! NEXT DAY 
SOMEBODY ELSE'S4 ,SO :AT IS !RE TO REJOICE 980 

.<#h.> MA%TAK 9 ! ,CAUCASIAN DIALECT4 

.<#i.> ,F\RTE5 HUNDR$ FEET4 

.<#a.> ,PALIURUS1 BOX-?ORN1 & K>A*AG4 

.<#a#a.> TORDOKA'YE4 

.<#a#b.> PAPAKHA4 

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