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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,HAV+ PUT ON ,FR5* GREATCOATS & %AKOS1 ,PETYA & ,DOLOKHOV RODE TO ! 
 CLE>+ FROM :I* ,D5ISOV HAD RECONNOIT]$ ! ,FR5* CAMP1 & 
 EM]G+ FROM ! =E/ 9 PIT* D>KNESS !Y DESC5D$ 9TO ! HOLL[4 
 ,ON REA*+ ! BOTTOM1 ,DOLOKHOV TOLD ! ,COSSACKS ACCOMPANY+ HIM TO 
 AWAIT HIM !RE & RODE ON AT A QUICK TROT ALONG ! ROAD TO ! BRIDGE4 
 ,PETYA1 HIS HE>T 9 HIS M\? ) EXCITEM5T1 RODE BY HIS SIDE4 

0,IF WE'RE CAU<T1 ,I WON'T BE TAK5 ALIVE6 ,I HAVE A PI/OL10 :ISP]$ HE4 

0,DON'T TALK ,RUSSIAN10 SAID ,DOLOKHOV 9 A HURRI$ :ISP]1 & AT ?AT V]Y 
 MOM5T !Y HE>D ?R\< ! D>KNESS ! *ALL5GE3 0,QUI VIVE80 "9 & 
 ! CLICK ( A MUSKET4 

 "9 0,:O GOES !RE80 
  
  

,! BLOOD RU%$ TO ,PETYA'S FACE & HE GRASP$ HIS PI/OL4 

0,LANCI]S DU #f-ME10 "9 REPLI$ ,DOLOKHOV1 NEI!R HA/5+ NOR SLACK5+ 
 HIS HORSE'S PACE4 

 "9 0,LANC]S ( ! #f? ,REGIM5T40 
  
  

,! BLACK FIGURE ( A S5T9EL /OOD ON ! BRIDGE4 

0,MOT D'ORDRE40 "9 

 "9 0,PASSWORD40 
  
  

,DOLOKHOV RE9$ 9 HIS HORSE & ADVANC$ AT A WALK4 

0,DITES DONC1 LE COLONEL ,G]>D E/ ICI80 "9 HE ASK$4 

 "9 0,TELL ME1 IS ,COLONEL ,G]>D H]E80 
  
  

0,MOT D'ORDRE10 REPEAT$ ! S5T9EL1 B>R+ ! WAY & NOT REPLY+4 

0,QU& UN (FICI] FAIT SA RONDE1 LES S5T9ELLES NE DEM&5T PAS LE MOT 
 D'ORDRE4440 CRI$ ,DOLOKHOV SUDD5LY FL>+ UP & RID+ /RAI<T 
 AT ! S5T9EL4 0,JE V\S DEM&E SI LE COLONEL E/ ICI40 "9 

 "9 0,:5 AN (FIC] IS MAK+ HIS R\ND1 S5T9ELS DON'T ASK 
 HIM = ! PASSWORD4444 ,I AM ASK+ Y\ IF ! COLONEL IS 
 H]E40 
  
  

,& )\T WAIT+ = AN ANSW] FROM ! S5T9EL1 :O HAD /EPP$ 
 ASIDE1 ,DOLOKHOV RODE UP ! 9CL9E AT A WALK4 

,NOTIC+ ! BLACK \TL9E ( A MAN CROSS+ ! ROAD1 ,DOLOKHOV /OPP$ 
 HIM & 9QUIR$ :]E ! COMM&] & (FIC]S W]E4 ,! MAN1 A SOLDI] 
 ) A SACK OV] HIS %\LD]1 /OPP$1 CAME CLOSE UP TO ,DOLOKHOV'S HORSE1 
 T\*$ IT ) HIS H&1 & EXPLA9$ SIMPLY & 9 A FRI5DLY WAY ?AT 
 ! COMM&] & ! (FIC]S W]E HI<] UP ! HILL TO ! RI<T 9 ! 
 C\RTY>D ( ! F>M1 AS HE CALL$ ! L&[N]'S H\SE4 

,HAV+ RIDD5 UP ! ROAD1 ON BO? SIDES ( :I* ,FR5* TALK C\LD BE 
 HE>D >\ND ! CAMPFIRES1 ,DOLOKHOV TURN$ 9TO ! C\RTY>D ( ! 
 L&[N]'S H\SE4 ,HAV+ RIDD5 91 HE DISM\NT$ & APPROA*$ A BIG 
 BLAZ+ CAMPFIRE1 >\ND :I* SAT SEV]AL M5 TALK+ NOISILY4 ,SOME?+ 
 WAS BOIL+ 9 A SMALL CAULDRON AT ! $GE ( ! FIRE & A SOLDI] 9 A 
 PEAK$ CAP & BLUE OV]COAT1 LIT UP BY ! FIRE1 WAS KNEEL+ BESIDE IT 
 /IRR+ ITS CONT5TS ) A RAMROD4 

0,OH1 HE'S A H>D NUT TO CRACK10 SAID ONE ( ! (FIC]S :O WAS SITT+ 
 9 ! %AD[ AT ! O!R SIDE ( ! FIRE4 

0,HE'LL MAKE !M GET A MOVE ON1 ?OSE FELL[S60 SAID ANO!R1 LAU<+4 

,BO? FELL SIL5T1 PE]+ \T ?R\< ! D>KNESS AT ! S\ND ( 
 ,DOLOKHOV'S & ,PETYA'S /EPS AS !Y ADVANC$ TO ! FIRE LEAD+ !IR 
 HORSES4 

0,BONJ\R1 MESSIEURS60 "9 SAID ,DOLOKHOV L\DLY & CLE>LY4 

 "9 0,GOOD DAY1 G5TLEM540 
  
  

,!RE WAS A /IR AMONG ! (FIC]S 9 ! %AD[ BEYOND ! FIRE1 & ONE 
 TALL1 LONG-NECK$ (FIC]1 WALK+ R\ND ! FIRE1 CAME UP TO ,DOLOKHOV4 

0,IS ?AT Y\1 ,CLEM5T80 HE ASK$4 0,:]E ! DEVIL44480 
 ,BUT1 NOTIC+ HIS MI/AKE1 HE BROKE (F %ORT &1 ) A FR[N1 GREET$ ,DOLOKHOV 
 AS A /RANG]1 ASK+ :AT HE C\LD DO = HIM4 

,DOLOKHOV SAID ?AT HE & HIS COMPANION W]E TRY+ TO OV]TAKE !IR 
 REGIM5T1 & ADDRESS+ ! COMPANY 9 G5]AL ASK$ :E!R !Y KNEW 
 ANY?+ ( ! #f? ,REGIM5T4 ,NONE ( !M KNEW ANY?+1 & ,PETYA 
 ?\<T ! (FIC]S W]E BEG9N+ TO LOOK AT HIM & ,DOLOKHOV ) 
 HO/ILITY & SUSPICION4 ,= SOME SECONDS ALL W]E SIL5T4 

0,IF Y\ W]E C\NT+ ON ! EV5+ S\P1 Y\ HAVE COME TOO LATE10 SAID A 
 VOICE FROM BEH9D ! FIRE ) A REPRESS$ LAU<4 

,DOLOKHOV REPLI$ ?AT !Y W]E NOT HUNGRY & MU/ PU% ON F>!R ?AT 
 NI<T4 

,HE H&$ ! HORSES OV] TO ! SOLDI] :O WAS /IRR+ ! POT & 
 SQUATT$ D[N ON HIS HEELS BY ! FIRE BESIDE ! (FIC] ) ! LONG 
 NECK4 ,?AT (FIC] DID NOT TAKE HIS EYES FROM ,DOLOKHOV & AGA9 ASK$ TO 
 :AT REGIM5T HE BELONG$4 ,DOLOKHOV1 AS IF HE HAD NOT HE>D ! QUE/ION1 
 DID NOT REPLY1 BUT LI<T+ A %ORT ,FR5* PIPE :I* HE TOOK FROM HIS 
 POCKET BEGAN ASK+ ! (FIC] 9 H[ F> ! ROAD BE=E !M WAS SAFE 
 FROM ,COSSACKS4 

0,?OSE BRIG&S >E EV]Y:]E10 REPLI$ AN (FIC] FROM BEH9D ! FIRE4 

,DOLOKHOV REM>K$ ?AT ! ,COSSACKS W]E A DANG] ONLY TO /RAGGL]S SU* 
 AS HIS COMPANION & HIMSELF1 0BUT PROBABLY !Y W\LD NOT D>E TO ATTACK 
 L>GE DETA*M5TS80 HE ADD$ 9QUIR+LY4 ,NO ONE REPLI$4 

0,WELL1 N[ HE'LL COME AWAY10 ,PETYA ?\<T EV]Y MOM5T AS HE /OOD BY ! 
 CAMPFIRE LI/5+ TO ! TALK4 

,BUT ,DOLOKHOV RE/>T$ ! CONV]SATION :I* HAD DROPP$ & BEGAN 
 PUTT+ DIRECT QUE/IONS AS TO H[ MANY M5 !RE W]E 9 ! BATTALION1 
 H[ MANY BATTALIONS1 & H[ MANY PRISON]S4 ,ASK+ AB\T ! ,RUSSIAN 
 PRISON]S ) ?AT DETA*M5T1 ,DOLOKHOV SAID3 

0,A HORRID BUS9ESS DRAGG+ !SE CORPSES AB\T ) ONE6 ,IT W\LD BE 
 BETT] TO %OOT SU* RABBLE10 & BUR/ 9TO L\D LAU<T]1 SO /RANGE 
 ?AT ,PETYA ?\<T ! ,FR5* W\LD IMM$IATELY DETECT !IR DISGUISE1 & 
 9VOLUNT>ILY TOOK A /EP BACK FROM ! CAMPFIRE4 

,NO ONE REPLI$ A WORD TO ,DOLOKHOV'S LAU<T]1 & A ,FR5* (FIC] :OM 
 !Y C\LD NOT SEE 7HE LAY WRAPP$ 9 A GREATCOAT7 ROSE & :ISP]$ 
 SOME?+ TO A COMPANION4 ,DOLOKHOV GOT UP & CALL$ TO ! SOLDI] :O 
 WAS HOLD+ !IR HORSES4 

0,WILL !Y BR+ \R HORSES OR NOT80 ?\<T ,PETYA1 9/9CTIVELY DRAW+ 
 NE>] TO ,DOLOKHOV4 

,! HORSES W]E BR\<T4 

0,GOOD EV5+1 G5TLEM510 SAID ,DOLOKHOV4 

,PETYA WI%$ TO SAY 0,GOOD NI<T0 BUT C\LD NOT UTT] A WORD4 ,! (FIC]S 
 W]E :ISP]+ TOGE!R4 ,DOLOKHOV WAS A LONG TIME M\NT+ HIS HORSE 
 :I* W\LD NOT /& /ILL1 !N HE RODE \T ( ! Y>D AT A FOOTPACE4 
 ,PETYA RODE BESIDE HIM1 LONG+ TO LOOK R\ND TO SEE :E!R OR NOT ! 
 ,FR5* W]E RUNN+ AFT] !M1 BUT NOT D>+ TO4 

,COM+ \T ONTO ! ROAD ,DOLOKHOV DID NOT RIDE BACK ACROSS ! OP5 
 C\NTRY1 BUT ?R\< ! VILLAGE4 ,AT ONE SPOT HE /OPP$ & LI/5$4 0,DO 
 Y\ HE>80 HE ASK$4 ,PETYA RECOGNIZ$ ! S\ND ( ,RUSSIAN VOICES & SAW 
 ! D>K FIGURES ( ,RUSSIAN PRISON]S R\ND !IR CAMPFIRES4 ,:5 !Y HAD 
 DESC5D$ TO ! BRIDGE ,PETYA & ,DOLOKHOV RODE PA/ ! S5T9EL1 :O 
 )\T SAY+ A WORD PAC$ MOROSELY UP & D[N IT1 !N !Y DESC5D$ 
 9TO ! HOLL[ :]E ! ,COSSACKS AWAIT$ !M4 

0,WELL N[1 GOOD-BY4 ,TELL ,D5ISOV1 'AT ! FIR/ %OT AT DAYBREAK1'0 SAID 
 ,DOLOKHOV & WAS AB\T TO RIDE AWAY1 BUT ,PETYA SEIZ$ HOLD ( HIM4 

0,REALLY60 HE CRI$1 0Y\ >E SU* A H]O6 ,OH1 H[ F9E1 H[ SPL5DID6 ,H[ 
 ,I LOVE Y\60 

0,ALL RI<T1 ALL RI<T60 SAID ,DOLOKHOV4 ,BUT ,PETYA DID NOT LET GO ( HIM & 
 ,DOLOKHOV SAW ?R\< ! GLOOM ?AT ,PETYA WAS B5D+ T[>D HIM & 
 WANT$ TO KISS HIM4 ,DOLOKHOV KISS$ HIM1 LAU<$1 TURN$ HIS HORSE1 & 
 VANI%$ 9TO ! D>KNESS4 

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