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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,= TWO DAYS AFT] ?AT ,RO/OV DID NOT SEE ,DOLOKHOV AT HIS [N OR AT 
 ,DOLOKHOV'S HOME3 ON ! ?IRD DAY HE RECEIV$ A NOTE FROM HIM3 

,AS ,I DO NOT 9T5D TO BE AT Y\R H\SE AGA9 = REASONS Y\ KN[ (1 & 
 AM GO+ TO REJO9 MY REGIM5T1 ,I AM GIV+ A F>EWELL SUPP] TONI<T TO 
 MY FRI5DS--COME TO ! ,5GLI% ,HOTEL4 

,AB\T T5 O'CLOCK ,RO/OV W5T TO ! ,5GLI% ,HOTEL /RAI<T FROM ! 
 !AT]1 :]E HE HAD BE5 ) HIS FAMILY & ,D5ISOV4 ,HE WAS AT ONCE 
 %[N TO ! BE/ ROOM1 :I* ,DOLOKHOV HAD TAK5 = ?AT EV5+4 ,SOME 
 TW5TY M5 W]E GA!R$ R\ND A TABLE AT :I* ,DOLOKHOV SAT BETWE5 TWO 
 C&LES4 ,ON ! TABLE WAS A PILE ( GOLD & PAP] MONEY1 & HE WAS 
 KEEP+ ! BANK4 ,RO/OV HAD NOT SE5 HIM S9CE HIS PROPOSAL & ,SONYA'S 
 REFUSAL & FELT UNCOM=TABLE AT ! ?\<T ( H[ !Y W\LD MEET4 

,DOLOKHOV'S CLE>1 COLD GLANCE MET ,RO/OV AS SOON AS HE 5T]$ ! DOOR1 
 AS ?\< HE HAD LONG EXPECT$ HIM4 

0,IT'S A LONG TIME S9CE WE MET10 HE SAID4 0,?ANKS = COM+4 ,I'LL JU/ 
 F9I% DEAL+1 & !N ,ILYU%KA WILL COME ) HIS *ORUS40 

0,I CALL$ ONCE OR TWICE AT Y\R H\SE10 SAID ,RO/OV1 R$D5+4 

,DOLOKHOV MADE NO REPLY4 

0,Y\ MAY PUNT10 HE SAID4 

,RO/OV RECALL$ AT ?AT MOM5T A /RANGE CONV]SATION HE HAD ONCE HAD ) 
 ,DOLOKHOV4 0,NONE BUT FOOLS TRU/ TO LUCK 9 PLAY10 ,DOLOKHOV HAD !N SAID4 

0,OR >E Y\ AFRAID TO PLAY ) ME80 ,DOLOKHOV N[ ASK$ AS IF GUESS+ 
 ,RO/OV'S ?\<T4 

,B5EA? HIS SMILE ,RO/OV SAW 9 HIM ! MOOD HE HAD %[N AT ! CLUB 
 D9N] & AT O!R TIMES1 :5 AS IF TIR$ ( EV]YDAY LIFE HE HAD FELT A 
 NE$ TO ESCAPE FROM IT BY SOME /RANGE1 & USUALLY CRUEL1 ACTION4 

,RO/OV FELT ILL AT EASE4 ,HE TRI$1 BUT FAIL$1 TO F9D SOME JOKE ) 
 :I* TO REPLY TO ,DOLOKHOV'S WORDS4 ,BUT BE=E HE HAD ?\<T ( ANY?+1 
 ,DOLOKHOV1 LOOK+ /RAI<T 9 HIS FACE1 SAID SL[LY & DELIB]ATELY SO 
 ?AT EV]YONE C\LD HE>3 

0,DO Y\ REMEMB] WE HAD A TALK AB\T C>DS444 ',HE'S A FOOL :O TRU/S TO 
 LUCK1 ONE %\LD MAKE C]TA91' & ,I WANT TO TRY40 

0,TO TRY HIS LUCK OR ! C]TA9TY80 ,RO/OV ASK$ HIMSELF4 

0,WELL1 Y\'D BETT] NOT PLAY10 ,DOLOKHOV ADD$1 & SPR++ A NEW PACK ( 
 C>DS SAID3 0,BANK1 G5TLEM560 

,MOV+ ! MONEY =W>D HE PREP>$ TO DEAL4 ,RO/OV SAT D[N BY HIS SIDE 
 & AT FIR/ DID NOT PLAY4 ,DOLOKHOV KEPT GLANC+ AT HIM4 

0,:Y DON'T Y\ PLAY80 HE ASK$4 

,& /RANGE TO SAY ,NI*OLAS FELT ?AT HE C\LD NOT HELP TAK+ UP A C>D1 
 PUTT+ A SMALL /AKE ON IT1 & BEG9N+ TO PLAY4 

0,I HAVE NO MONEY ) ME10 HE SAID4 

0,I'LL TRU/ Y\40 

,RO/OV /AK$ FIVE RUBLES ON A C>D & LO/1 /AK$ AGA91 & AGA9 
 LO/4 ,DOLOKHOV 0KILL$10 ?AT IS1 BEAT1 T5 C>DS ( ,RO/OV'S RUNN+4 

0,G5TLEM510 SAID ,DOLOKHOV AFT] HE HAD DEALT = SOME TIME4 0,PLEASE PLACE 
 Y\R MONEY ON ! C>DS OR ,I MAY GET MUDDL$ 9 ! RECKON+40 

,ONE ( ! PLAY]S SAID HE HOP$ HE MI<T BE TRU/$4 

0,YES1 Y\ MI<T1 BUT ,I AM AFRAID ( GETT+ ! ACC\NTS MIX$4 ,SO ,I ASK 
 Y\ TO PUT ! MONEY ON Y\R C>DS10 REPLI$ ,DOLOKHOV4 0,DON'T /9T 
 Y\RSELF1 WE'LL SETTLE AFT]W>DS10 HE ADD$1 TURN+ TO ,RO/OV4 

,! GAME CONT9U$2 A WAIT] KEPT H&+ R\ND *AMPAGNE4 

,ALL ,RO/OV'S C>DS W]E BEAT5 & HE HAD EI<T HUNDR$ RUBLES SCOR$ UP 
 AGA9/ HIM4 ,HE WROTE 0#h RUBLES0 ON A C>D1 BUT :ILE ! WAIT] FILL$ 
 HIS GLASS HE *ANG$ HIS M9D & ALT]$ IT TO HIS USUAL /AKE ( TW5TY 
 RUBLES4 

0,LEAVE IT10 SAID ,DOLOKHOV1 ?\< HE DID NOT SEEM TO BE EV5 LOOK+ AT 
 ,RO/OV1 0Y\'LL W9 IT BACK ALL ! SOON]4 ,I LOSE TO ! O!RS BUT W9 
 FROM Y\4 ,OR >E Y\ AFRAID ( ME80 HE ASK$ AGA94 

,RO/OV SUBMITT$4 ,HE LET ! EI<T HUNDR$ REMA9 & LAID D[N A SEV5 ( 
 HE>TS ) A TORN CORN]1 :I* HE HAD PICK$ UP FROM ! FLOOR4 ,HE WELL 
 REMEMB]$ ?AT SEV5 AFT]W>DS4 ,HE LAID D[N ! SEV5 ( HE>TS1 ON 
 :I* ) A BROK5 BIT ( *ALK HE HAD WRITT5 0#h RUBLES0 9 CLE> 
 UPRI<T FIGURES2 HE EMPTI$ ! GLASS ( W>M *AMPAGNE ?AT WAS H&$ 
 HIM1 SMIL$ AT ,DOLOKHOV'S WORDS1 & ) A S9K+ HE>T1 WAIT+ = A 
 SEV5 TO TURN UP1 GAZ$ AT ,DOLOKHOV'S H&S :I* HELD ! PACK4 ,MU* 
 DEP5D$ ON ,RO/OV'S W9N+ OR LOS+ ON ?AT SEV5 ( HE>TS4 ,ON ! 
 PREVI\S ,SUNDAY ! OLD C\NT HAD GIV5 HIS SON TWO ?\S& RUBLES1 & 
 ?\< HE ALWAYS DISLIK$ SPEAK+ ( MONEY DIFFICULTIES HAD TOLD ,NI*OLAS 
 ?AT ?IS WAS ALL HE C\LD LET HIM HAVE TILL ,MAY1 & ASK$ HIM TO BE MORE 
 ECONOMICAL ?IS TIME4 ,NI*OLAS HAD REPLI$ ?AT IT W\LD BE MORE ?AN 
 5\< = HIM & ?AT HE GAVE HIS WORD ( HONOR NOT TO TAKE ANY?+ 
 MORE TILL ! SPR+4 ,N[ ONLY TWELVE HUNDR$ RUBLES WAS LEFT ( ?AT 
 MONEY1 SO ?AT ?IS SEV5 ( HE>TS MEANT = HIM NOT ONLY ! LOSS ( 
 SIXTE5 HUNDR$ RUBLES1 BUT ! NECESSITY ( GO+ BACK ON HIS WORD4 ,) 
 A S9K+ HE>T HE WAT*$ ,DOLOKHOV'S H&S & ?\<T1 0,N[ !N1 MAKE 
 HA/E & LET ME HAVE ?IS C>D & ,I'LL TAKE MY CAP & DRIVE HOME TO 
 SUPP] ) ,D5ISOV1 ,NATA%A1 & ,SONYA1 & WILL C]TA9LY NEV] T\* A 
 C>D AGA940 ,AT ?AT MOM5T HIS HOME LIFE1 JOKES ) ,PETYA1 TALKS ) 
 ,SONYA1 DUETS ) ,NATA%A1 PIQUET ) HIS FA!R1 & EV5 HIS 
 COM=TABLE B$ 9 ! H\SE ON ! ,POV>SKAYA ROSE BE=E HIM ) SU* 
 VIVIDNESS1 CLE>NESS1 & *>M ?AT IT SEEM$ AS IF IT W]E ALL A LO/ 
 & UNAPPRECIAT$ BLISS1 LONG PA/4 ,HE C\LD NOT CONCEIVE ?AT A /UPID 
 *ANCE1 LETT+ ! SEV5 BE DEALT TO ! RI<T RA!R ?AN TO ! LEFT1 
 MI<T DEPRIVE HIM ( ALL ?IS HAPP9ESS1 NEWLY APPRECIAT$ & NEWLY 
 ILLUM9$1 & PLUNGE HIM 9TO ! DEP?S ( UNKN[N & UNDEF9$ MIS]Y4 
 ,?AT C\LD NOT BE1 YET HE AWAIT$ ) A S9K+ HE>T ! MOVEM5T ( 
 ,DOLOKHOV'S H&S4 ,?OSE BROAD1 R$DI% H&S1 ) HAIRY WRI/S VISIBLE 
 FROM UND] ! %IRT CUFFS1 LAID D[N ! PACK & TOOK UP A GLASS & A 
 PIPE ?AT W]E H&$ HIM4 

0,SO Y\ >E NOT AFRAID TO PLAY ) ME80 REPEAT$ ,DOLOKHOV1 & AS IF 
 AB\T TO TELL A GOOD /ORY HE PUT D[N ! C>DS1 LEAN$ BACK 9 HIS 
 *AIR1 & BEGAN DELIB]ATELY ) A SMILE3 

0,YES1 G5TLEM51 ,I'VE BE5 TOLD !RE'S A RUMOR GO+ AB\T ,MOSC[ ?AT 
 ,I'M A %>P]1 SO ,I ADVISE Y\ TO BE C>EFUL40 

0,COME N[1 DEAL60 EXCLAIM$ ,RO/OV4 

0,OH1 ?OSE ,MOSC[ GOSSIPS60 SAID ,DOLOKHOV1 & HE TOOK UP ! C>DS ) A 
 SMILE4 

0,AAH60 ,RO/OV ALMO/ SCREAM$ LIFT+ BO? H&S TO HIS HEAD4 ,! SEV5 HE 
 NE$$ WAS LY+ UPP]MO/1 ! FIR/ C>D 9 ! PACK4 ,HE HAD LO/ MORE 
 ?AN HE C\LD PAY4 

0,/ILL1 DON'T RU9 Y\RSELF60 SAID ,DOLOKHOV ) A SIDE GLANCE AT ,RO/OV 
 AS HE CONT9U$ TO DEAL4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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