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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,! AUL WAS ALREADY 9 ! POSSESSION ( \R M51 & NOT A S\L ( ! 
5EMY REMA9$ 9 IT :5 ! G5]AL ) HIS SUITE1 TO :I* ,I HAD 
JO9$ MYSELF1 5T]$ IT4 

,! LONG NEAT HUTS OR SAKLI1 ) !IR FLAT E>!N RO(S & R$ 
*IMNEYS1 W]E SITUAT$ ON R\<1 ROCKY HILLS1 BETWE5 :I* RAN A 
SMALL RIV]4 ,ON ONE SIDE W]E SE5 ! GRE5 G>D5S1 %9+ 9 ! 
CLE> SUN-LI<T1 ) MON/R\S PE>-TREES1 & ! PLUM-TREES1 CALL$ 
LUIT*A4 ,! O!R SIDE BRI/L$ ) /RANGE %AD[S1 :]E /OOD 
! HI< P]P5DICUL> /ONES ( A CEMET]Y1 & ! TALL WOOD5 POLES 
ADORN$ AT ! 5DS ) BALLS & V>IEGAT$ BANN]S4 ,!SE W]E ! 
TOMBS ( JIGITS4 

,! >MY /OOD DRAWN UP )9 ! GATES4 

,AFT] A MOM5T ! DRAGOONS1 ! ,COSSACKS1 ! 9FANTRY1 ) EVID5T 
JOY W]E LET LOOSE ?R\< ! CROOK$ /REETS1 & ! EMPTY AUL 
SUDD5LY TEEM$ ) LIFE4 ,H]E A RO( IS CRU%$ 92 ! AX R+S ON 
! T\< TREES1 & ! PLANK DOOR IS BROK5 D[N2 !RE HAY-RICKS1 
F5CES1 & HUTS >E BURN+1 & ! D5SE SMOKE >ISES LIKE A T[] 
9 ! CLE> AIR4 ,H]E A ,COSSACK IS C>RY+ (F SACKS ( FL\R1 & 
C>PETS2 A SOLDI] ) A GAY FACE LUGS FROM A HUT A T9 BAS9 & A 
DI%-CL\T2 ANO!R ) \T/RET*$ >MS IS TRY+ TO CAT* A C\PLE 
( H5S1 :I* CACKL+ FURI\SLY FLY AB\T ! Y>D2 A ?IRD IS GO+ 
SOME:]E"9  ) A MON/R\S KUMGAN OR PIT*] ( MILK1 & DR9K+ 
AS HE GOES1 & :5 HE HAS HAD HIS FILL SMA%ES IT ON ! GR\ND ) 
A L\D LAU<4 

,! BATTALION :I* ,I HAD ACCOMPANI$ FROM ,=T ,N---- WAS ALSO 9 ! 
AUL4 ,! CAPTA9 WAS SITT+ ON ! RO( ( A HUT1 & WAS PUFF+ 
FROM HIS %ORT LITTLE PIPE CL\DS ( SMOKE ( SAMBROTALI*ESKI TABAK 
) SU* AN 9DIFF]5T EXPRESSION ( C\NT5ANCE ?AT :5 ,I SAW HIM 
,I =GOT ?AT ,I WAS 9 A HO/ILE AUL1 & IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT ,I WAS 
ACTUALLY AT HOME ) HIM4 

0,AH6 & H]E Y\ >E80 HE SAID AS HE CAU<T SI<T ( ME4 

,! TALL =M ( ,LIEUT5ANT ,ROS5KRANZ FLA%$ H]E & !RE ?R\< 
! AUL4 ,)\T A MOM5T'S PAUSE HE WAS 5GAG$ 9 C>RY+ \T 
ORD]S1 & HE HAD ! APPE>ANCE ( A MAN :O HAD ALL HE C\LD DO4 
,I SAW HIM COM+ \T ( A HUT1 HIS FACE FULL ( TRIUMPH2 BEH9D HIM 
TWO SOLDI]S W]E DRAGG+ AN OLD ,TAT> ) HIS >MS TI$4 ,! OLD 
MAN1 :OSE G>B CONSI/$ M]ELY ( A MANY-COLOR$ BE%MET TORN 9 
TATT]S1 & RAGG$ DRAW]S1 WAS SO FEEBLE ?AT IT SEEM$ AS IF HIS 
BONY >MS1 TI<TLY TI$ BEH9D HIS MIS%AP5 BACK1 W]E ALMO/ FALL+ 
FROM HIS %\LD]S2 & HIS CROOK$ B>E LEGS MOV$ ) DIFFICULTY4 
,HIS FACE1 & EV5 A P>T ( HIS %AV5 HEAD1 W]E COV]$ ) DEEP 
WR9KLES2 HIS DI/ORT$ TOO?LESS M\?1 5CIRCL$ BY GRAY CLIPP$ 
MU/A*E & BE>D1 9CESSANTLY MUMBL$ AS ?\< :ISP]+ SOME?+2 
BUT HIS H&SOME EYES1 FROM :I* ! LA%ES W]E GONE1 /ILL GLEAM$ 
) FIRE1 & CLE>LY EXPRESS$ AN OLD MAN'S 9DIFF]5CE TO LIFE4 

,ROS5KRANZ ?R\< AN 9T]PRET] ASK$ HIM :Y HE HAD NOT GONE ) 
! O!RS4 

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0,:]E %\LD ,I GO80 HE REPLI$1 CALMLY LOOK+ AWAY4 

0,:]E ! RE/ HAVE GONE10 SUGGE/$ SOME ONE4 

0,! JIGITS HAVE GONE TO FI<T ) ! ,RUSSIANS1 & ,I AM AN OLD MAN40 

0,>5'T Y\ AFRAID ( ! ,RUSSIANS80 

0,:AT WILL ! ,RUSSIANS DO TO ME8 ,I AM AN OLD MAN10 HE REPEAT$1 
C>ELESSLY GLANC+ AT ! CIRCLE SURR\ND+ HIM4 

,ON ! WAY BACK1 ,I SAW ?IS OLD MAN )\T A HAT1 ) HIS H&S /ILL 
TI$1 JOLT+ BEH9D A M\NT$ ,COSSACK1 & HE WAS LOOK+ AB\T HIM 
) ! SAME EXPRESSION ( UNCONC]N4 ,HE WAS NECESS>Y 9 AN EX*ANGE 
( PRISON]S4 

,I W5T TO ! /AIRCASE1 & CREPT UP TO :]E ! CAPTA9 WAS4 

0,NOT MANY ( ! 5EMY1 IT SEEMS10 ,I SAID TO HIM1 WI%+ TO OBTA9 HIS 
OP9ION AB\T ! AFFAIR4 

0,! 5EMY10 HE REPEAT$ ) SURPRISE1 0!RE W]5'T ANY AT ALL4 ,DO 
Y\ CALL !SE 5EMIES8444 ,H]E :5 EV5+ COMES1 Y\ WILL SEE H[ WE 
%ALL RETREAT2 Y\ WILL SEE H[ !Y WILL GO ) US6 ,WON'T !Y %[ 
!MSELVES !RE80 HE ADD$1 PO9T+ ) HIS PIPE TO ! =E/ :I* 
WE HAD PASS$ 9 ! MORN+4 

0,:AT IS ?AT80 ,I ASK$ ANXI\SLY1 9T]RUPT+ ! CAPTA91 & 
DRAW+ HIS ATT5TION TO SOME ,DON ,COSSACKS :O W]E GR\P$ >\ND SOME 
ONE NOT F> FROM US4 

,AMONG !M WAS HE>D SOME?+ LIKE ! WEEP+ ( A *ILD1 & ! 
WORDS1-- 

0,EH6 DON'T CUT--HOLD ON--Y\ WILL BE SE5--H]E'S A KNIFE--GIVE HIM ! 
KNIFE40 

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0,!Y >E UP TO SOME MIS*IEF1 ! BRUTES10 SAID ! CAPTA9 
9DIFF]5TLY4 

,BUT AT ?IS V]Y 9/ANT1 SUDD5LY FROM >\ND ! CORN] CAME ! 
H&SOME 5SIGN ) BURN+1 HORROR-/RICK5 FACE1 & WAV+ HIS 
H&S RU%$ AMONG ! ,COSSACKS4 

0,DON'T Y\ MOVE6 DON'T KILL HIM60 HE CRI$ 9 HIS BOYI% TREBLE4 

,:5 ! ,COSSACKS SAW ! (FIC] !Y />T$ BACK1 & ALL[$ A 
LITTLE :ITE GOAT TO ESCAPE FROM !IR H&S4 ,! Y\NG 5SIGN WAS 
:OLLY TAK5 ABACK1 BEGAN TO MUTT] SOME?+1 & /OOD BE=E !M 
FULL ( CONFUSION4 ,:5 HE CAU<T SI<T ( ! CAPTA9 & ME ON ! 
RO(1 HE GREW /ILL R$D] 9 ! FACE1 & SPR++ UP ! /EPS 
JO9$ US4 

0,I ?\<T !Y W]E GO+ TO KILL A *ILD10 HE SAID ) A TIMID 
SMILE4 

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