,BOOK #f1 ,*APT] #d 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PR9CE ,&REW >RIV$ 9 ,PET]SBURG 9 ,AUGU/1 #a#h#i4 ,IT WAS ! TIME :5 
 ! Y\?FUL ,SP]ANSKI WAS AT ! Z5I? ( HIS FAME & HIS RE=MS W]E 
 BE+ PU%$ =W>D ) ! GREATE/ 5]GY4 ,?AT SAME ,AUGU/ ! 
 ,EMP]OR WAS ?R[N FROM HIS CALE*E1 9JUR$ HIS LEG1 & REMA9$ ?REE 
 WEEKS AT ,PET]H(1 RECEIV+ ,SP]ANSKI EV]Y DAY & NO ONE ELSE4 ,AT ?AT 
 TIME ! TWO FAM\S DECREES W]E BE+ PREP>$ ?AT SO AGITAT$ SOCIETY--ABOLI%+ 
 C\RT RANKS & 9TRODUC+ EXAM9ATIONS TO QUALIFY = ! GRADES ( 
 ,COLLEGIATE ,ASSESSOR & ,/ATE ,C\NCILOR--& NOT M]ELY !SE BUT A 
 :OLE /ATE CON/ITUTION1 9T5D$ TO *ANGE ! EXI/+ ORD] ( 
 GOV]NM5T 9 ,RUSSIA3 LEGAL1 ADM9I/RATIVE1 & F9ANCIAL1 FROM ! 
 ,C\NCIL ( ,/ATE D[N TO ! DI/RICT TRIBUNALS4 ,N[ ?OSE VAGUE LIB]AL 
 DREAMS ) :I* ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&] HAD ASC5D$ ! ?RONE1 & :I* 
 HE HAD TRI$ TO PUT 9TO EFFECT ) ! AID ( HIS ASSOCIATES1 
 ,CZ>TORYSKI1 ,NOVOSILTSEV1 ,KO*UBEY1 & ,/ROGONOV--:OM HE HIMSELF 9 
 JE/ HAD CALL$ HIS ,COMITE DE SALUT PUBLIC--W]E TAK+ %APE & 
 BE+ REALIZ$4 

,N[ ALL !SE M5 W]E REPLAC$ BY ,SP]ANSKI ON ! CIVIL SIDE1 & 
 ,>AK*EEV ON ! MILIT>Y4 ,SOON AFT] HIS >RIVAL ,PR9CE ,&REW1 AS A 
 G5TLEMAN ( ! *AMB]1 PRES5T$ HIMSELF AT C\RT & AT A LEVEE4 ,! 
 ,EMP]OR1 ?\< HE MET HIM TWICE1 DID NOT FAVOR HIM ) A S+LE WORD4 ,IT 
 HAD ALWAYS SEEM$ TO ,PR9CE ,&REW BE=E ?AT HE WAS ANTIPA!TIC TO ! 
 ,EMP]OR & ?AT ! LATT] DISLIK$ HIS FACE & P]SONALITY G5]ALLY1 
 & 9 ! COLD1 REPELL5T GLANCE ! ,EMP]OR GAVE HIM1 HE N[ F\ND 
 FUR!R CONFIRMATION ( ?IS SURMISE4 ,! C\RTI]S EXPLA9$ ! 
 ,EMP]OR'S NEGLECT ( HIM BY ,HIS ,MAJE/Y'S DISPLEASURE AT ,BOLKONSKI'S NOT 
 HAV+ S]V$ S9CE #a#h#e4 

0,I KN[ MYSELF ?AT ONE CANNOT HELP ONE'S SYMPA?IES & ANTIPA?IES10 
 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0SO IT WILL NOT DO TO PRES5T MY PROPOSAL = ! 
 RE=M ( ! >MY REGULATIONS TO ! ,EMP]OR P]SONALLY1 BUT ! PROJECT 
 WILL SPEAK = ITSELF40 

,HE M5TION$ :AT HE HAD WRITT5 TO AN OLD FIELD M>%AL1 A FRI5D ( HIS 
 FA!R'S4 ,! FIELD M>%AL MADE AN APPO9TM5T TO SEE HIM1 RECEIV$ HIM 
 GRACI\SLY1 & PROMIS$ TO 9=M ! ,EMP]OR4 ,A FEW DAYS LAT] ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW RECEIV$ NOTICE ?AT HE WAS TO GO TO SEE ! ,M9I/] ( ,W>1 ,C\NT 
 ,>AK*EEV4 

,ON ! APPO9T$ DAY ,PR9CE ,&REW 5T]$ ,C\NT ,>AK*EEV'S WAIT+ ROOM 
 AT N9E 9 ! MORN+4 

,HE DID NOT KN[ ,>AK*EEV P]SONALLY1 HAD NEV] SE5 HIM1 & ALL HE HAD 
 HE>D ( HIM 9SPIR$ HIM ) BUT LITTLE RESPECT = ! MAN4 

0,HE IS ,M9I/] ( ,W>1 A MAN TRU/$ BY ! ,EMP]OR1 & ,I NE$ NOT 
 CONC]N MYSELF AB\T HIS P]SONAL QUALITIES3 HE HAS BE5 COMMISSION$ TO 
 CONSID] MY PROJECT1 SO HE ALONE CAN GET IT ADOPT$10 ?\<T ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW AS HE WAIT$ AMONG A NUMB] ( IMPORTANT & UNIMPORTANT PEOPLE 9 
 ,C\NT ,>AK*EEV'S WAIT+ ROOM4 

,DUR+ HIS S]VICE1 *IEFLY AS AN ADJUTANT1 ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD SE5 ! 
 ANT]OOMS ( MANY IMPORTANT M51 & ! DIFF]5T TYPES ( SU* ROOMS 
 W]E WELL KN[N TO HIM4 ,C\NT ,>AK*EEV'S ANT]OOM HAD QUITE A SPECIAL 
 *>ACT]4 ,! FACES ( ! UNIMPORTANT PEOPLE AWAIT+ !IR TURN = AN 
 AUDI5CE %[$ EMB>RASSM5T & S]VILITY2 ! FACES ( ?OSE ( HI<] 
 RANK EXPRESS$ A COMMON FEEL+ ( AWKW>DNESS1 COV]$ BY A MASK ( 
 UNCONC]N & RIDICULE ( !MSELVES1 !IR SITUATION1 & ! P]SON = 
 :OM !Y W]E WAIT+4 ,SOME WALK$ ?\<TFULLY UP & D[N1 O!RS 
 :ISP]$ & LAU<$4 ,PR9CE ,&REW HE>D ! NICKNAME 0,SILA ,&REEVI*0 
 & ! WORDS1 0,UNCLE WILL GIVE IT TO US HOT10 9 REF]5CE TO ,C\NT 
 ,>AK*EEV4 ,ONE G5]AL 7AN IMPORTANT P]SONAGE71 EVID5TLY FEEL+ 
 (F5D$ AT HAV+ TO WAIT SO LONG1 SAT CROSS+ & UNCROSS+ HIS LEGS 
 & SMIL+ CONTEMPTU\SLY TO HIMSELF4 

,BUT ! MOM5T ! DOOR OP5$ ONE FEEL+ ALONE APPE>$ ON ALL FACES--?AT 
 ( FE>4 ,PR9CE ,&REW = ! SECOND TIME ASK$ ! ADJUTANT ON DUTY TO 
 TAKE 9 HIS NAME1 BUT RECEIV$ AN IRONICAL LOOK & WAS TOLD ?AT HIS TURN 
 W\LD COME 9 DUE C\RSE4 ,AFT] SOME O!RS HAD BE5 %[N 9 & \T ( 
 ! M9I/]'S ROOM BY ! ADJUTANT ON DUTY1 AN (FIC] :O /RUCK ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW BY HIS HUMILIAT$ & FRI<T5$ AIR WAS ADMITT$ AT ?AT T]RIBLE 
 DOOR4 ,?IS (FIC]'S AUDI5CE LA/$ A LONG TIME4 ,!N SUDD5LY ! 
 GRAT+ S\ND ( A H>% VOICE WAS HE>D FROM ! O!R SIDE ( ! DOOR1 
 & ! (FIC]--) PALE FACE & TREMBL+ LIPS--CAME \T & 
 PASS$ ?R\< ! WAIT+ ROOM1 CLUT*+ HIS HEAD4 

,AFT] ?IS ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS CONDUCT$ TO ! DOOR & ! (FIC] ON DUTY 
 SAID 9 A :ISP]1 0,TO ! RI<T1 AT ! W9D[40 

,PR9CE ,&REW 5T]$ A PLA9 TIDY ROOM & SAW AT ! TABLE A MAN ( 
 =TY ) A LONG WAI/1 A LONG CLOSELY CROPP$ HEAD1 DEEP WR9KLES1 
 SC[L+ BR[S ABOVE DULL GRE5I%-HAZEL EYES & AN OV]HANG+ R$ NOSE4 
 ,>AK*EEV TURN$ HIS HEAD T[>D HIM )\T LOOK+ AT HIM4 

0,:AT IS Y\R PETITION80 ASK$ ,>AK*EEV4 

0,I AM NOT PETITION+1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 RETURN$ ,PR9CE ,&REW QUIETLY4 

,>AK*EEV'S EYES TURN$ T[>D HIM4 

0,SIT D[N10 SAID HE4 0,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI80 

0,I AM NOT PETITION+ AB\T ANY?+4 ,HIS ,MAJE/Y ! ,EMP]OR HAS DEIGN$ 
 TO S5D Y\R EXCELL5CY A PROJECT SUBMITT$ BY ME4440 

0,Y\ SEE1 MY DE> SIR1 ,I HAVE READ Y\R PROJECT10 9T]RUPT$ ,>AK*EEV1 
 UTT]+ ONLY ! FIR/ WORDS AMIABLY & !N--AGA9 )\T LOOK+ 
 AT ,PR9CE ,&REW--RELAPS+ GRADUALLY 9TO A TONE ( GRUMBL+ 
 CONTEMPT4 0,Y\ >E PROPOS+ NEW MILIT>Y LAWS8 ,!RE >E MANY LAWS BUT NO 
 ONE TO C>RY \T ! OLD ONES4 ,N[ADAYS EV]YBODY DESIGNS LAWS1 IT IS 
 EASI] WRIT+ ?AN DO+40 

0,I CAME AT ,HIS ,MAJE/Y ! ,EMP]OR'S WI% TO LE>N FROM Y\R EXCELL5CY 
 H[ Y\ PROPOSE TO DEAL ) ! MEMOR&UM ,I HAVE PRES5T$10 SAID ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW POLITELY4 

0,I HAVE 5DORS$ A RESOLUTION ON Y\R MEMOR&UM & S5T IT TO ! 
 COMMITTEE4 ,I DO NOT APPROVE ( IT10 SAID ,>AK*EEV1 RIS+ & TAK+ A 
 PAP] FROM HIS WRIT+ TABLE4 0,H]E60 & HE H&$ IT TO ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

,ACROSS ! PAP] WAS SCRAWL$ 9 P5CIL1 )\T CAPITAL LETT]S1 
 MISSPELL$1 & )\T PUNCTUATION3 0,UNS\NDLY CON/RUCT$ BECAUSE 
 RESEMBLES AN IMITATION ( ! ,FR5* MILIT>Y CODE & FROM ! ,>TICLES 
 ( ,W> NE$LESSLY DEVIAT+40 

0,TO :AT COMMITTEE HAS ! MEMOR&UM BE5 REF]R$80 9QUIR$ ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW4 

0,TO ! ,COMMITTEE ON ,>MY ,REGULATIONS1 & ,I HAVE RECOMM5D$ ?AT Y\R 
 HONOR %\LD BE APPO9T$ A MEMB]1 BUT )\T A SAL>Y40 

,PR9CE ,&REW SMIL$4 

0,I DON'T WANT ONE40 

0,A MEMB] )\T SAL>Y10 REPEAT$ ,>AK*EEV4 0,I HAVE ! HONOR444 ,EH6 
 ,CALL ! NEXT ONE6 ,:O ELSE IS !RE80 HE %\T$1 B[+ TO ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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