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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

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0,GET HORSES READY60 CRI$ ! C\NT AS HE 5T]$ ! SALOON ( HIS HOTEL1 FOLL[$ BY ! GUE/S & GYPSIES4 0,SA%KA6 -- NOT GYPSY ,SA%KA BUT MY ,SA%KA -- TELL ! SUP]9T5D5T ,I'LL ?RA% HIM IF HE GIVES ME BAD HORSES4 ,& GET US SOME TEA4 ,ZAVAL%EVSKI1 LOOK AFT] ! TEA3 ,I'M GO+ TO HAVE A LOOK AT ,ILY9 & SEE H[ HE'S GETT+ ON 444 0 ADD$ ,TURB9 & W5T ALONG ! PASSAGE T[>DS ! UHLAN'S ROOM4 

,ILY9 HAD JU/ F9I%$ PLAY+ & HAV+ LO/ HIS LA/ KOPECK WAS LY+ FACE D[NW>D ON ! S(A1 PULL+ ONE HAIR AFT] ANO!R FROM ITS TORN HORSEHAIR COV]1 PUTT+ !M 9 HIS M\?1 BIT+ !M 9 TWO & SPITT+ !M \T AGA94 

,TWO TALL[ C&LES1 ONE ( :I* HAD BURNT D[N TO ! PAP] 9 ! SOCKET1 /OOD ON ! C>D-/REWN TABLE & FEEBLY WRE/L$ ) ! MORN+ LI<T ?AT CREPT 9 ?R\< ! W9D[4 ,!RE W]E NO IDEAS 9 ,ILY9'S HEAD3 A D5SE MI/ ( GAMBL+ PASSION %R\D$ ALL HIS FACULTIES2 HE DID NOT EV5 FEEL P5IT5T4 ,HE MADE ONE ATTEMPT TO ?9K ( :AT HE %\LD DO N[3 H[ BE+ P5NILESS HE C\LD GET AWAY1 H[ HE C\LD REPAY ! FIFTE5 ?\S& RUBLES ( ,CR[N MONEY1 :AT HIS REGIM5TAL COMM&] W\LD SAY1 :AT HIS MO!R & HIS COMRADES W\LD SAY1 & HE FELT SU* T]ROR & DISGU/ ) HIMSELF ?AT WI%+ TO =GET HIMSELF HE ROSE & BEGAN PAC+ UP & D[N ! ROOM TRY+ TO /EP ONLY :]E ! FLOOR-BO>DS JO9$1 & BEGAN1 ONCE MORE1 VIVIDLY TO RECALL EV]Y SLI<TE/ DETAIL ( ! C\RSE ( PLAY4 ,HE VIVIDLY IMAG9$ H[ HE HAD BEGUN TO W9 BACK HIS MONEY1 H[ HE )DREW A N9E & PLAC$ ! K+ ( SPADES OV] TWO ?\S& RUBLES4 ,A QUE5 WAS DEALT TO ! RI<T1 AN ACE TO ! LEFT1 !N ! K+ ( DIAMONDS TO ! RI<T & ALL WAS LO/2 BUT IF1 SAY1 A SIX HAD BE5 DEALT TO ! RI<T & ! K+ ( DIAMONDS TO ! LEFT1 HE W\LD HAVE WON EV]Y?+ BACK1 W\LD HAVE PLAY$ ONCE MORE D\BLE OR QUITS1 W\LD HAVE WON FIFTE5 ?\S& RUBLES1 & W\LD !N HAVE B\<T HIMSELF AN AMBL] FROM HIS REGIM5TAL COMM&] & ANO!R PAIR ( HORSES BESIDES1 & A PHAETON4 ,WELL1 & :AT !N8 ,WELL1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 A SPL5DID1 SPL5DID ?+6 

,& HE LAY D[N ON ! S(A AGA9 & BEGAN *EW+ ! HORSE-HAIR4 

0,:Y >E !Y S++ 9 ,NO4 #g80 ?\<T HE4 0,!RE MU/ BE A SPREE ON AT ,TURB9'S4 ,%ALL ,I GO 9 & HAVE A GOOD DR9K80 

,AT ?IS MOM5T ! C\NT 5T]$4 

0,WELL1 OLD FELL[1 CLEAN$ \T1 >E Y\8 ,EH80 CRI$ HE4 

0,I'LL PRET5D TO BE ASLEEP10 ?\<T ,ILY91 0OR ELSE ,I %ALL HAVE TO SPEAK TO HIM1 & ,I WANT TO SLEEP40 

,TURB91 H[EV]1 CAME UP & /ROK$ HIS HEAD4 

0,WELL1 MY DE> FRI5D1 CLEAN$ \T -- LO/ EV]Y?+8 ,TELL ME40 

,ILY9 GAVE NO ANSW]4 

,! C\NT PULL$ HIS >M4 

0,I HAVE LO/4 ,BUT :AT IS ?AT TO Y\80 MUTT]$ ,ILY9 9 A SLEEPY1 9DIFF]5T1 DISCONT5T$ VOICE1 )\T *ANG+ HIS POSITION4 

0,EV]Y?+80 

0,WELL -- YES4 ,:AT ( IT8 ,EV]Y?+4 ,:AT IS IT TO Y\80 

0,LI/54 ,TELL ME ! TRU? AS TO A COMRADE10 SAID ! C\NT1 9CL9$ TO T5D]NESS BY ! 9FLU5CE ( ! W9E HE HAD DRUNK & CONT9U+ TO /ROKE ,ILY9'S HAIR4 0,I HAVE REALLY TAK5 A LIK+ TO Y\4 ,TELL ME ! TRU?4 ,IF Y\ HAVE LO/ ,CR[N MONEY ,I'LL GET Y\ \T ( Y\R SCRAPE3 IT WILL SOON BE TOO LATE4444 ,HAD Y\ ,CR[N MONEY80 

,ILY9 JUMP$ UP FROM ! S(A4 

0,WELL !N1 IF Y\ WI% ME TO TELL Y\1 DON'T SPEAK TO ME1 BECAUSE 444 PLEASE DON'T SPEAK TO ME4444 ,TO %OOT MYSELF IS ! ONLY ?+60 SAID ,ILY91 ) REAL DESPAIR1 & HIS HEAD FELL ON HIS H&S & HE BUR/ 9TO TE>S1 ?\< BUT A MOM5T BE=E HE HAD BE5 CALMLY ?9K+ AB\T AMBL]S4 

0,:AT PRETTY GIRLI%NESS6 ,:]E'S ! MAN :O HAS NOT DONE ! LIKE8 ,IT'S NOT SU* A CALAMITY2 P]HAPS WE CAN M5D IT4 ,WAIT = ME H]E40 

,! C\NT LEFT ! ROOM4 

0,:]E IS ,SQUI] ,LUKHNOV'S ROOM80 HE ASK$ ! BOOTS4 

,! BOOTS (F]$ TO %[ HIM ! WAY4 ,9 SPITE ( ! VALET'S REM>K ?AT HIS MA/] HAD ONLY JU/ RETURN$ & WAS UNDRESS+1 ! C\NT W5T 94 ,LUKHNOV WAS SITT+ AT A TABLE 9 HIS DRESS+-G[N C\NT+ SEV]AL PACKETS ( PAP] MONEY ?AT LAY BE=E HIM4 ,A BOTTLE ( ,RH9E W9E1 ( :I* HE WAS V]Y FOND1 /OOD ON ! TABLE4 ,AFT] W9N+ HE P]MITT$ HIMSELF ?AT PLEASURE4 ,LUKHNOV LOOK$ COLDLY & /]NLY ?R\< HIS SPECTACLES AT ! C\NT AS ?\< NOT RECOGNIZ+ HIM4 

0,Y\ DON'T RECOGNIZE ME1 ,I ?9K80 SAID ! C\NT1 RESOLUTELY /EPP+ UP TO ! TABLE4 

0,LUKHNOV MADE A GE/URE ( RECOGNITION1 & SAID1 0,:AT IS IT Y\ WANT80 

0,I %\LD LIKE TO PLAY ) Y\10 SAID ,TURB91 SITT+ D[N ON ! S(A4 

0,N[80 

0,YES40 

0,ANO!R TIME ) PLEASURE1 ,C\NT6 ,BUT N[ ,I AM TIR$ & AM GO+ TO B$4 ,WON'T Y\ HAVE A GLASS ( W9E8 ,IT IS FAM\S W9E40 

0,BUT ,I WANT TO PLAY A LITTLE -- N[40 

0,I DON'T 9T5D TO PLAY ANY MORE TONI<T4 ,P]HAPS SOME ( ! O!R G5TLEM5 WILL1 BUT ,I WON'T4 ,Y\ MU/ PLEASE EXCUSE ME1 ,C\NT40 

0,!N Y\ WON'T80 

0,LUKHNOV %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S TO EXPRESS HIS REGRET AT HIS 9ABILITY TO COMPLY ) ! C\NT'S DESIRE4 

0,NOT ON ANY ACC\NT80 

,! SAME %RUG4 

0,BUT ,I P>TICUL>LY REQUE/ IT4444 ,WELL1 WILL Y\ PLAY80 

,SIL5CE4 

0,WILL Y\ PLAY80 ! C\NT ASK$ AGA94 0,M9D60 

,! SAME SIL5CE & A RAPID GLANCE OV] ! SPECTACLES AT ! C\NT'S FACE :I* WAS BEG9N+ TO FR[N4 

0,WILL Y\ PLAY80 %\T$ ! C\NT V]Y L\D1 /RIK+ ! TABLE ) HIS H& SO ?AT ! BOTTLE TOPPL$ OV] & ! W9E WAS SPILL$4 0,Y\ KN[ Y\ DID NOT W9 FAIRLY4444 ,WILL Y\ PLAY8 ,I ASK Y\ = ! ?IRD TIME40 

0,I SAID ,I W\LD NOT4 ,?IS IS REALLY /RANGE1 ,C\NT6 ,& IT IS NOT AT ALL PROP] TO COME & HOLD A KNIFE TO A MAN'S ?ROAT10 REM>K$ ,LUKHNOV1 NOT RAIS+ HIS EYES4 ,A MOM5T>Y SIL5CE FOLL[$ DUR+ :I* ! C\NT'S FACE GREW PAL] & PAL]4 ,SUDD5LY A T]RIBLE BL[ ON ! HEAD /UPEFI$ ,LUKHNOV4 ,HE FELL ON ! S(A TRY+ TO SEIZE ! MONEY & UTT]$ SU* A PI]C+LY DESPAIR+ CRY AS NO ONE C\LD HAVE EXPECT$ FROM SO CALM & IMPOS+ A P]SON4 ,TURB9 GA!R$ UP :AT MONEY LAY ON ! TABLE1 PU%$ ASIDE ! S]VANT :O RAN 9 TO HIS MA/]'S ASSI/ANCE1 & LEFT ! ROOM ) RAPID /RIDES4 

0,IF Y\ WANT SATISFACTION ,I AM AT Y\R S]VICE6 ,I %ALL BE 9 MY ROOM = ANO!R HALF-H\R10 SAID ! C\NT1 RETURN+ TO ,LUKHNOV'S DOOR4 

0,?IEF6 ,ROBB]6 ,I'LL HAVE ! LAW ON Y\ 444 0 WAS ALL ?AT WAS AUDIBLE FROM ! ROOM4 

,ILY91 :O HAD PAID NO ATT5TION TO ! C\NT'S PROMISE TO HELP HIM1 /ILL LAY AS BE=E ON ! S(A 9 HIS ROOM *OK+ ) TE>S ( DESPAIR4 ,CONSCI\SNESS ( :AT HAD REALLY HAPP5$1 :I* ! C\NT'S C>ESSES & SYMPA?Y HAD EVOK$ FROM BEH9D ! /RANGE TANGLE ( FEEL+S1 ?\<TS1 & MEMORIES FILL+ HIS S\L1 DID NOT LEAVE HIM4 ,HIS Y\?1 RI* ) HOPE1 HIS HONOR1 ! RESPECT ( SOCIETY1 HIS DREAMS ( LOVE & FRI5D%IP -- ALL W]E UTT]LY LO/4 ,! S\RCE ( HIS TE>S BEGAN TO RUN DRY1 A TOO PASSIVE FEEL+ ( HOPELESSNESS OV]CAME HIM MORE & MORE1 & ?\<TS ( SUICIDE1 NO LONG] >\S+ REVULSION OR HORROR1 CLAIM$ HIS ATT5TION ) 9CREAS+ FREQU5CY4 ,JU/ !N ! C\NT'S FIRM FOOT/EPS W]E HE>D4 

,9 ,TURB9'S FACE TRACES ( ANG] C\LD /ILL BE SE51 HIS H&S %OOK A LITTLE1 BUT HIS EYES BEAM$ ) K9DLY M]RIM5T & SELF- SATISFACTION4 

0,H]E Y\ >E1 IT'S WON BACK60 HE SAID1 ?R[+ SEV]AL BUNDLES ( PAP] MONEY ON ! TABLE4 0,SEE IF IT'S ALL !RE & !N MAKE HA/E & COME 9TO ! SALOON4 ,I AM JU/ LEAV+10 HE ADD$1 AS ?\< NOT NOTIC+ ! JOY & GRATITUDE & EXTREME AGITATION ON ,ILY9'S FACE1 & :I/L+ A GYPSY SONG HE LEFT ! ROOM4 

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