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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,AT SEV5 O'CLOCK 9 ! EV5+1 DU/Y & WE>Y1 WE 5T]$ ! WIDE1 
=TIFI$ GATE ( ,=T ,N----4 ,! SUN WAS SETT+1 & %$ OBLIQUE 
ROSY RAYS OV] ! PICTURESQUE BATT]IES & L(TY-WALL$ G>D5S 
?AT SURR\ND$ ! =TRESS1 OV] ! FIELDS YELL[ = ! H>VE/1 
& OV] ! :ITE CL\DS :I*1 GA!R+ >\ND ! SN[-CAPP$ 
M\NTA9S1 SIMULAT$ !IR %APES1 & =M$ A *A9 NO LESS WOND]FUL 
& BEAUTE\S4 ,A Y\NG HALF MOON1 LIKE A TRANSLUC5T CL\D1 %ONE ABOVE 
! HORIZON4 ,9 ! NATIVE VILLAGE OR AUL1 SITUAT$ NE> ! GATE1 
A ,TAT> ON ! RO( ( A HUT WAS CALL+ ! FAI?FUL TO PRAY]4 ,! 
S+]S BROKE \T ) NEW ZEAL & 5]GY4 

,AFT] RE/+ & MAK+ MY TOILET ,I SET \T TO CALL UPON AN ADJUTANT 
:O WAS AN ACQUA9TANCE ( M9E1 TO ASK HIM TO MAKE MY 9T5TION KN[N 
TO ! G5]AL4 ,ON ! WAY FROM ! SUBURB :]E ,I WAS QU>T]$1 ,I 
*ANC$ TO SEE A MO/ UNEXPECT$ SPECTACLE 9 ! =TRESS ( ,N----4 
,I WAS OV]TAK5 BY A H&SOME TWO-SEAT$ VEHICLE 9 :I* ,I SAW A 
/YLI% BONNET1 & HE>D ,FR5* SPOK54 ,FROM ! OP5 W9D[ ( ! 
COMM&ANT'S H\SE CAME FLOAT+ ! S\NDS ( SOME 0,LIZANKA0 OR 
0,KAT5KA0 POLKA PLAY$ UPON A WRET*$ PIANO1 \T ( TUNE4 ,9 ! 
TAV]N :I* ,I WAS PASS+ W]E SITT+ A NUMB] ( CL]KS OV] !IR 
GLASSES ( W9E1 ) CIG>ETTES 9 !IR H&S1 & ,I OV]HE>D ONE 
SAY+ TO ANO!R1-- 

"9  

0,EXCUSE ME1 BUT TAK+ POLITICS 9TO CONSID]ATION1 ,M>YA ,GRIGOR'YEVNA 
IS \R FIR/ LADY40 

,A HUMPBACK$ ,JEW ( SICKLY C\NT5ANCE1 DRESS$ 9 A DILAPIDAT$ COAT1 
WAS CREEP+ ALONG ) A %RILL1 BROK5-D[N H&-ORGAN2 & OV] ! 
:OLE SUBURB E*O$ ! S\NDS ( ! F9ALE ( 0,LUCIA40 

,TWO WOM5 9 RU/L+ DRESSES1 ) SILK K]*IEFS >\ND !IR NECKS 
& BRI<T-COLOR$ SUN-%ADES 9 !IR H&S1 HA/5$ PA/ ME ON ! 
PLANK SIDEWALK4 ,TWO GIRLS1 ONE 9 P9K1 ! O!R 9 A BLUE DRESS1 
) UNCOV]$ HEADS1 W]E /&+ ON ! T]RACE ( A SMALL H\SE1 
& AFFECT$LY LAU<+ ) ! OBVI\S 9T5TION ( ATTRACT+ ! 
NOTICE ( SOME PASS+ (FIC]S4 ,(FIC]S 9 NEW COATS1 :ITE GLOVES1 
& GLI/5+ EPAULETS1 W]E P>AD+ UP & D[N ! /REETS & 
B\LEV>DS4 

,I F\ND MY ACQUA9TANCE ON ! L[] FLOOR ( ! G5]AL'S H\SE4 
,I HAD SC>CELY HAD TIME TO EXPLA9 TO HIM MY DESIRE1 & HAVE HIS 
ASSURANCE ?AT IT C\LD MO/ LIKELY BE GRATIFI$1 :5 ! H&SOME 
C>RIAGE1 :I* ,I HAD BE=E SE51 RATTL$ PA/ ! W9D[ :]E ,I WAS 
SITT+4 ,FROM ! C>RIAGE DESC5D$ A TALL1 SL5D] MAN1 9 UNI=M ( 
! 9FANTRY S]VICE & MAJOR'S EPAULETS1 & CAME UP TO ! G5]AL'S 
ROOMS4 

0,AKH6 P>DON ME1 ,I BEG ( Y\10 SAID ! ADJUTANT1 RIS+ FROM HIS 
PLACE3 0IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y ?AT ,I TELL ! G5]AL40 

0,:O IS IT ?AT JU/ CAME80 ,I ASK$4 

0,! C\NTESS10 HE REPLI$1 & DONN+ HIS UNI=M COAT HA/5$ 
UP-/AIRS4 

,9 ! C\RSE ( A FEW M9UTES !RE APPE>$ ON ! /EPS A %ORT BUT 
V]Y H&SOME MAN 9 A COAT )\T EPAULETS1 & A :ITE CROSS 9 HIS 
BUTTON-HOLE4"9  ,BEH9D HIM CAME ! MAJOR1 ! ADJUTANT1 & TWO O!R 
(FIC]S4 

,9 HIS C>RIAGE1 HIS VOICE1 9 ALL HIS MOTIONS1 ! G5]AL %[$ ?AT 
HE HAD A V]Y KE5 APPRECIATION ( HIS HI< IMPORTANCE4 

0,BON SOIR1 ,MADAME LA ,COMTESSE10 HE SAID1 EXT5D+ HIS H& ?R\< 
! C>RIAGE W9D[4 

,A DA9TY LITTLE H& 9 DOG-SK9 GLOVE TOOK HIS H&1 & A PRETTY1 
SMIL+ LITTLE VISAGE UND] A YELL[ BONNET APPE>$ 9 ! W9D[4 

,FROM ! CONV]SATION :I* LA/$ SEV]AL M9UTES1 ,I ONLY HE>D1 AS ,I 
W5T BY1 ! G5]AL SAY+ 9 ,FR5* ) A SMILE1-- 

0,Y\ KN[ ?AT ,I HAVE V[$ TO FI<T ! 9FIDELS2 BEW>E ( BECOM+ 
ONE60 

,A LAU< RANG FROM ! C>RIAGE4 

0,ADIEU DONC1 *] G5]AL40 

0,NON1 AU REVOIR10 SAID ! G5]AL1 RETURN+ TO ! /EPS ( ! 
/AIRCASE2 0DON'T =GET ?AT ,I HAVE 9VIT$ MYSELF = TO-MORR[ 
EV5+404 

,! C>RIAGE DROVE AWAY4 

0,H]E IS A MAN10 SAID ,I TO MYSELF AS ,I W5T HOME1 0:O HAS EV]Y 
?+ ?AT ,RUSSIANS /RIVE AFT]1--RANK1 WEAL?1 SOCIETY1--& ?IS 
MAN1 BE=E A BATTLE ! \TCOME ( :I* ,GOD ONLY KN[S1 JE/S ) 
A PRETTY LITTLE WOMAN1 & PROMISES TO DR9K TEA ) H] ON ! NEXT 
DAY1 JU/ AS ?\< HE HAD MET H] AT A BALL60 

,!RE AT ?AT ADJUTANT'S ,I BECAME ACQUA9T$ ) A MAN :O /ILL MORE 
SURPRIS$ ME2 IT WAS ! Y\NG LIEUT5ANT ( ! ,K4 REGIM5T1 :O WAS 
DI/+UI%$ = HIS ALMO/ FEM99E MILDNESS & C[>DICE4 ,HE CAME 
TO ! ADJUTANT TO P\R \T HIS PEEVI%NESS & ILL HUMOR AGA9/ ?OSE 
M5 :O1 HE ?\<T1 W]E"9  9TRIGU+ AGA9/ HIM TO KEEP HIM FROM 
TAK+ P>T 9 ! MATT] 9 H&4 

,HE DECL>$ ?AT IT WAS HATEFUL TO BE TREAT$ SO1 ?AT IT WAS NOT DO+ 
AS COMRADES \<T1 ?AT HE W\LD REMEMB] HIM1 & SO =?4 

,AS SOON AS ,I SAW ! EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE1 AS SOON AS ,I HE>D ! 
S\ND ( HIS VOICE1 ,I C\LD NOT ESCAPE ! CONVICTION ?AT HE WAS NOT 
ONLY NOT PUTT+ IT ON1 BUT WAS DEEPLY /IRR$ & HURT BECAUSE HE WAS 
NOT ALL[$ TO GO AGA9/ ! ,*]KESS1 & EXPOSE HIMSELF TO !IR 
FIRE3 HE WAS AS MU* HURT AS A *ILD IS HURT :O IS UNJU/LY PUNI%$4 
,I C\LD NOT UND]/& IT AT ALL4 

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