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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS A W>M RA9Y AUTUMN DAY4 ,! SKY & ! HORIZON W]E BO? ! 
 COLOR ( MUDDY WAT]4 ,AT TIMES A SORT ( MI/ DESC5D$1 & !N SUDD5LY 
 HEAVY SLANT+ RA9 CAME D[N4 

,D5ISOV 9 A FELT CLOAK & A %EEPSK9 CAP FROM :I* ! RA9 RAN D[N 
 WAS RID+ A ?9 ?OR\<BR$ HORSE ) SUNK5 SIDES4 ,LIKE HIS HORSE1 
 :I* TURN$ ITS HEAD & LAID ITS E>S BACK1 HE %RANK FROM ! DRIV+ 
 RA9 & GAZ$ ANXI\SLY BE=E HIM4 ,HIS ?9 FACE ) ITS %ORT1 ?ICK 
 BLACK BE>D LOOK$ ANGRY4 

,BESIDE ,D5ISOV RODE AN ESAUL1 "9 ,D5ISOV'S FELL[ WORK]1 ALSO 
 9 FELT CLOAK & %EEPSK9 CAP1 & RID+ A L>GE SLEEK ,DON HORSE4 

 "9 ,A CAPTA9 ( ,COSSACKS4 

  

,ESAUL ,LOVAYSKI ! ,?IRD WAS A TALL MAN AS /RAI<T AS AN >R[1 
 PALE-FAC$1 FAIR-HAIR$1 ) N>R[ LI<T EYES & ) CALM 
 SELF-SATISFACTION 9 HIS FACE & BE>+4 ,?\< IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY 
 9 :AT ! PECULI>ITY ( ! HORSE & RID] LAY1 YET AT FIR/ GLANCE AT 
 ! ESAUL & ,D5ISOV ONE SAW ?AT ! LATT] WAS WET & UNCOM=TABLE 
 & WAS A MAN M\NT$ ON A HORSE1 :ILE LOOK+ AT ! ESAUL ONE SAW ?AT 
 HE WAS AS COM=TABLE & AS MU* AT EASE AS ALWAYS & ?AT HE WAS NOT A 
 MAN :O HAD M\NT$ A HORSE1 BUT A MAN :O WAS ONE ) HIS HORSE1 A BE+ 
 CONSEQU5TLY POSSESS$ ( TW(OLD /R5G?4 

,A LITTLE AHEAD ( !M WALK$ A PEASANT GUIDE1 WET TO ! SK9 & WE>+ 
 A GRAY PEASANT COAT & A :ITE KNITT$ CAP4 

,A LITTLE BEH9D1 ON A POOR1 SMALL1 LEAN ,KIR<IZ M\NT ) AN 5ORM\S 
 TAIL & MANE & A BLE$+ M\?1 RODE A Y\NG (FIC] 9 A BLUE ,FR5* 
 OV]COAT4 

,BESIDE HIM RODE AN HUSS>1 ) A BOY 9 A TATT]$ ,FR5* UNI=M & 
 BLUE CAP BEH9D HIM ON ! CRUPP] ( HIS HORSE4 ,! BOY HELD ON TO ! 
 HUSS> ) COLD1 R$ H&S1 & RAIS+ HIS EYEBR[S GAZ$ AB\T HIM ) 
 SURPRISE4 ,?IS WAS ! ,FR5* DRUMM] BOY CAPTUR$ ?AT MORN+4 

,BEH9D !M ALONG ! N>R[1 SODD51 CUTUP =E/ ROAD CAME HUSS>S 9 
 ?REES & F\RS1 & !N ,COSSACKS3 SOME 9 FELT CLOAKS1 SOME 9 ,FR5* 
 GREATCOATS1 & SOME ) HORSECLO?S OV] !IR HEADS4 ,! HORSES1 BE+ 
 DR5*$ BY ! RA91 ALL LOOK$ BLACK :E!R *E/NUT OR BAY4 ,!IR 
 NECKS1 ) !IR WET1 CLOSE-CL++ MANES1 LOOK$ /RANGELY ?94 ,/EAM 
 ROSE FROM !M4 ,CLO!S1 SADDLES1 RE9S1 W]E ALL WET1 SLIPP]Y1 & 
 SODD51 LIKE ! GR\ND & ! FALL5 LEAVES ?AT /REW$ ! ROAD4 ,! 
 M5 SAT HUDDL$ UP TRY+ NOT TO /IR1 SO AS TO W>M ! WAT] ?AT HAD 
 TRICKL$ TO !IR BODIES & NOT ADMIT ! FRE% COLD WAT] ?AT WAS 
 LEAK+ 9 UND] !IR SEATS1 !IR KNEES1 & AT ! BACK ( !IR NECKS4 
 ,9 ! MID/ ( ! \TSPREAD L9E ( ,COSSACKS TWO WAGONS1 DRAWN BY ,FR5* 
 HORSES & BY SADDL$ ,COSSACK HORSES ?AT HAD BE5 HIT*$ ON 9 FRONT1 
 RUMBL$ OV] ! TREE /UMPS & BRAN*ES & SPLA%$ ?R\< ! WAT] 
 ?AT LAY 9 ! RUTS4 

,D5ISOV'S HORSE SW]V$ ASIDE TO AVOID A POOL 9 ! TRACK & BUMP$ HIS 
 RID]'S KNEE AGA9/ A TREE4 

0,OH1 ! DEVIL60 EXCLAIM$ ,D5ISOV ANGRILY1 & %[+ HIS TEE? HE 
 /RUCK HIS HORSE ?REE TIMES ) HIS :IP1 SPLA%+ HIMSELF & HIS 
 COMRADES ) MUD4 

,D5ISOV WAS \T ( SORTS BO? BECAUSE ( ! RA9 & ALSO FROM HUNG] 
 7NONE ( !M HAD EAT5 ANY?+ S9CE MORN+71 & YET MORE BECAUSE HE 
 /ILL HAD NO NEWS FROM ,DOLOKHOV & ! MAN S5T TO CAPTURE A 0TONGUE0 HAD 
 NOT RETURN$4 

0,!RE'LL H>DLY BE ANO!R SU* *ANCE TO FALL ON A TRANSPORT AS TODAY4 
 ,IT'S TOO RISKY TO ATTACK !M BY ONESELF1 & IF WE PUT IT (F TILL 
 ANO!R DAY ONE ( ! BIG GU]RILLA DETA*M5TS WILL SNAT* ! PREY FROM 
 UND] \R NOSES10 ?\<T ,D5ISOV1 CONT9UALLY PE]+ =W>D1 HOP+ TO 
 SEE A MESS5G] FROM ,DOLOKHOV4 

,ON COM+ TO A PA? 9 ! =E/ ALONG :I* HE C\LD SEE F> TO ! 
 RI<T1 ,D5ISOV /OPP$4 

0,!RE'S SOMEONE COM+10 SAID HE4 

,! ESAUL LOOK$ 9 ! DIRECTION ,D5ISOV 9DICAT$4 

0,!RE >E TWO1 AN (FIC] & A ,COSSACK4 ,BUT IT IS NOT PRESUPPOSABLE 
 ?AT IT IS ! LIEUT5ANT COLONEL HIMSELF10 SAID ! ESAUL1 :O WAS 
 FOND ( US+ WORDS ! ,COSSACKS DID NOT KN[4 

,! APPROA*+ RID]S HAV+ DESC5D$ A DECL9E W]E NO LONG] VISIBLE1 
 BUT !Y REAPPE>$ A FEW M9UTES LAT]4 ,9 FRONT1 AT A WE>Y GALLOP & 
 US+ HIS LEA!R :IP1 RODE AN (FIC]1 DI%EVEL$ & DR5*$1 :OSE 
 TR\S]S HAD WORK$ UP TO ABOVE HIS KNEES4 ,BEH9D HIM1 /&+ 9 ! 
 /IRRUPS1 TROTT$ A ,COSSACK4 ,! (FIC]1 A V]Y Y\NG LAD ) A BROAD 
 ROSY FACE & KE5 M]RY EYES1 GALLOP$ UP TO ,D5ISOV & H&$ HIM A 
 SODD5 5VELOPE4 

0,FROM ! G5]AL10 SAID ! (FIC]4 0,PLEASE EXCUSE ITS 
 NOT BE+ QUITE DRY40 

,D5ISOV1 FR[N+1 TOOK ! 5VELOPE & OP5$ IT4 

0,!RE1 !Y KEPT TELL+ US3 ',IT'S DANG]\S1 IT'S 
 DANG]\S1'0 SAID ! (FIC]1 ADDRESS+ ! ESAUL :ILE 
 ,D5ISOV WAS READ+ ! DISPAT*4 0,BUT ,KOM>OV & ,I0--HE PO9T$ 
 TO ! ,COSSACK--0W]E PREP>$4 ,WE HAVE EA* ( US TWO PI/OLS4444 ,BUT 
 :AT'S ?IS80 HE ASK$1 NOTIC+ ! ,FR5* DRUMM] BOY4 0,A 
 PRISON]8 ,Y\'VE ALREADY BE5 9 ACTION8 ,MAY ,I SPEAK TO HIM80 

0,WO/OV6 ,PETYA60 EXCLAIM$ ,D5ISOV1 HAV+ RUN ?R\< ! 
 DISPAT*4 0,:Y DIDN'T Y\ SAY :O Y\ W]E80 & TURN+ ) A 
 SMILE HE HELD \T HIS H& TO ! LAD4 

,! (FIC] WAS ,PETYA ,RO/OV4 

,ALL ! WAY ,PETYA HAD BE5 PREP>+ HIMSELF TO BEHAVE ) ,D5ISOV AS 
 BEFITT$ A GR[N-UP MAN & AN (FIC]--)\T H9T+ AT !IR 
 PREVI\S ACQUA9TANCE4 ,BUT AS SOON AS ,D5ISOV SMIL$ AT HIM ,PETYA 
 BRI<T5$ UP1 BLU%$ ) PLEASURE1 =GOT ! (FICIAL MANN] HE HAD 
 BE5 REHE>S+1 & BEGAN TELL+ HIM H[ HE HAD ALREADY BE5 9 A BATTLE 
 NE> ,VYAZMA & H[ A C]TA9 HUSS> HAD DI/+UI%$ HIMSELF !RE4 

0,WELL1 ,I AM GLAD TO SEE Y\10 ,D5ISOV 9T]RUPT$ HIM1 & HIS FACE AGA9 
 ASSUM$ ITS ANXI\S EXPRESSION4 

0,MI*AEL ,FEOKLITY*10 SAID HE TO ! ESAUL1 0?IS IS 
 AGA9 FWOM ?AT ,G]MAN1 Y\ KN[4 ,HE0--HE 9DICAT$ 
 ,PETYA--0IS S]V+ UND] HIM40 

,& ,D5ISOV TOLD ! ESAUL ?AT ! DISPAT* JU/ DELIV]$ WAS A 
 REPETITION ( ! ,G]MAN G5]AL'S DEM& ?AT HE %\LD JO9 =CES ) 
 HIM = AN ATTACK ON ! TRANSPORT4 

0,IF WE DON'T TAKE IT TOM[W[1 HE'LL SNAT* IT FWOM UND] \R NOSES10 HE 
 ADD$4 

,:ILE ,D5ISOV WAS TALK+ TO ! ESAUL1 ,PETYA--ABA%$ BY ,D5ISOV'S 
 COLD TONE & SUPPOS+ ?AT IT WAS DUE TO ! CONDITION ( HIS TR\S]S--FURTIVELY 
 TRI$ TO PULL !M D[N UND] HIS GREATCOAT SO ?AT NO ONE %\LD NOTICE 
 IT1 :ILE MA9TA9+ AS M>TIAL AN AIR AS POSSIBLE4 

0,WILL !RE BE ANY ORD]S1 Y\R HONOR80 HE ASK$ ,D5ISOV1 HOLD+ HIS H& 
 AT ! SALUTE & RESUM+ ! GAME ( ADJUTANT & G5]AL = :I* HE 
 HAD PREP>$ HIMSELF1 0OR %ALL ,I REMA9 ) Y\R HONOR80 

0,ORD]S80 ,D5ISOV REPEAT$ ?\<TFULLY4 0,BUT CAN Y\ /AY TILL TOM[W[80 

0,OH1 PLEASE444 ,MAY ,I /AY ) Y\80 CRI$ ,PETYA4 

0,BUT1 JU/ :AT DID ! G5EWAL TELL Y\8 ,TO WETURN AT ONCE80 ASK$ 
 ,D5ISOV4 

,PETYA BLU%$4 

0,HE GAVE ME NO 9/RUCTIONS4 ,I ?9K ,I C\LD80 HE RETURN$1 9QUIR+LY4 

0,WELL1 ALL WI<T10 SAID ,D5ISOV4 

,& TURN+ TO HIS M5 HE DIRECT$ A P>TY TO GO ON TO ! HALT+ PLACE 
 >RANG$ NE> ! WAT*MAN'S HUT 9 ! =E/1 & TOLD ! (FIC] ON 
 ! ,KIR<IZ HORSE 7:O P]=M$ ! DUTIES ( AN ADJUTANT7 TO GO & F9D 
 \T :]E ,DOLOKHOV WAS & :E!R HE W\LD COME ?AT EV5+4 ,D5ISOV 
 HIMSELF 9T5D$ GO+ ) ! ESAUL & ,PETYA TO ! $GE ( ! =E/ 
 :]E IT REA*$ \T TO ,%AM%EVO1 TO HAVE A LOOK AT ! P>T ( ! 
 ,FR5* BIV\AC !Y W]E TO ATTACK NEXT DAY4 

0,WELL1 OLD FELL[10 SAID HE TO ! PEASANT GUIDE1 0LEAD US TO ,%AM%EVO40 

,D5ISOV1 ,PETYA1 & ! ESAUL1 ACCOMPANI$ BY SOME ,COSSACKS & ! HUSS> 
 :O HAD ! PRISON]1 RODE TO ! LEFT ACROSS A RAV9E TO ! $GE ( ! 
 =E/4 

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