,BOOK #f1 ,*APT] #e #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,:ILE WAIT+ = ! ANN\NCEM5T ( HIS APPO9TM5T TO ! COMMITTEE ,PR9CE ,&REW LOOK$ UP HIS =M] ACQUA9TANCES1 P>TICUL>LY ?OSE HE KNEW TO BE 9 P[] & :OSE AID HE MIN$ EV]Y DAY1 HE FELT ?AT N[1 9 #a#h#i1 H]E 9 ,PET]SBURG A VA/ CIVIL CONFLICT WAS 9 PREP>ATION1 ! COMM&] 9 *IEF ( :I* WAS A MY/]I\S P]SON HE DID NOT KN[1 BUT :O WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE A MAN ( G5IUS--,SP]ANSKI4 ,& ?IS MOVEM5T ( RECON/RUCTION ( :I* ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD A VAGUE IDEA1 & ,SP]ANSKI ITS *IEF PROMOT]1 BEGAN TO 9T]E/ HIM SO KE5LY ?AT ! QUE/ION ( ! >MY REGULATIONS QUICKLY REC$$ TO A SECOND>Y PLACE 9 HIS CONSCI\SNESS4 ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS MO/ FAVORABLY PLAC$ TO SECURE GOOD RECEPTION 9 ! HITY CORDIALLY WELCOM$ & C\RT$ HIM1 9 ! FIR/ PLACE BECAUSE HE WAS REPUT$ TO BE CLEV] & V]Y WELL READ1 & SECONDLY BECAUSE BY LIB]AT+ HIS S]FS HE HAD OBTA9$ ! REPUTATION ( BE+ A LIB]AL4 ,! P>TY ( ! OLD & DISSATISFI$1 :O C5SUR$ ! 9NOVATIONS1 TURN$ TO HIM EXPECT+ HIS SYMPA?Y 9 !IR DISAPPROVAL ( ! RE=MS1 SIMPLY BECAUSE HE WAS ! SON ( HIS FA!R4 ,! FEM99E SOCIETY WORLD WELCOM$ HIM GLADLY1 BECAUSE HE WAS RI*1 DI/+UI%$1 A GOOD MAT*1 & ALMO/ A NEWCOM]1 ) A HALO ( ROMANCE ON ACC\NT ( HIS SUPPOS$ DEA? & ! TRAGIC LOSS ( HIS WIFE4 ,BESIDES ?IS ! G5]AL OP9ION ( ALL :O HAD KN[N HIM PREVI\SLY WAS ?AT HE HAD GREATLY IMPROV$ DUR+ !SE LA/ FIVE YE>S1 HAV+ S(T5$ & GR[N MORE MANLY1 LO/ HIS =M] AFFECTATION1 PRIDE1 & CONTEMPTU\S IRONY1 & ACQUIR$ ! S]5ITY ?AT COMES ) YE>S4 ,PEOPLE TALK$ AB\T HIM1 W]E 9T]E/$ 9 HIM1 & WANT$ TO MEET HIM4 ,! DAY AFT] HIS 9T]VIEW ) ,C\NT ,>AK*EEV1 ,PR9CE ,&REW SP5T ! EV5+ AT ,C\NT ,KO*UBEY'S4 ,HE TOLD ! C\NT ( HIS 9T]VIEW ) ,SILA ,&REEVI* 7,KO*UBEY SPOKE ( ,>AK*EEV BY ?AT NICKNAME ) ! SAME VAGUE IRONY ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD NOTIC$ 9 ! ,M9I/] ( ,W>'S ANT]OOM74 0,MON *]1 EV5 9 ?IS CASE Y\ CAN'T DO )\T ,MI*AEL ,MIKHAYLOVI* ,SP]ANSKI4 ,HE MANAGES EV]Y?+4 ,I'LL SPEAK TO HIM4 ,HE HAS PROMIS$ TO COME ?IS EV5+40 0,:AT HAS ,SP]ANSKI TO DO ) ! >MY REGULATIONS80 ASK$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,KO*UBEY %OOK HIS HEAD SMIL+LY1 AS IF SURPRIS$ AT ,BOLKONSKI'S SIMPLICITY4 0,WE W]E TALK+ TO HIM AB\T Y\ A FEW DAYS AGO10 ,KO*UBEY CONT9U$1 0& AB\T Y\R FRE$ PL[M540 0,OH1 IS IT Y\1 ,PR9CE1 :O HAVE FRE$ Y\R S]FS80 SAID AN OLD MAN ( ,CA!R9E'S DAY1 TURN+ CONTEMPTU\SLY T[>D ,BOLKONSKI4 0,IT WAS A SMALL E/ATE ?AT BR\E SET FREE8 ,IT IS EASY TO WRITE LAWS1 BUT DIFFICULT TO RULE4444 ,JU/ ! SAME AS N[--,I ASK Y\1 ,C\NT--:O WILL BE HEADS ( ! DEP>TM5TS :5 EV]YBODY HAS TO PASS EXAM9ATIONS80 0,?OSE :O PASS ! EXAM9ATIONS1 ,I SUPPOSE10 REPLI$ ,KO*UBEY1 CROSS+ HIS LEGS & GLANC+ R\ND4 0,WELL1 ,I HAVE ,PRYANI*NIKOV S]V+ UND] ME1 A SPL5DID MAN1 A PRICELESS MAN1 BUT HE'S SIXTY4 ,IS HE TO GO UP = EXAM9ATION80 0,YES1 ?AT'S A DIFFICULTY1 AS $UCATION IS NOT AT ALL G5]AL1 BUT4440 ,C\NT ,KO*UBEY DID NOT F9I%4 ,HE ROSE1 TOOK ,PR9CE ,&REW BY ! >M1 & W5T TO MEET A TALL1 BALD1 FAIR MAN ( AB\T =TY ) A L>GE OP5 =EHEAD & A LONG FACE ( UNUSUAL & PECULI> :IT5ESS1 :O WAS JU/ 5T]+4 ,! NEWCOM] WORE A BLUE SWALL[-TAIL COAT ) A CROSS SUSP5D$ FROM HIS NECK & A /> ON HIS LEFT BREA/4 ,IT WAS ,SP]ANSKI4 ,PR9CE ,&REW RECOGNIZ$ HIM AT ONCE1 & FELT A ?ROB )9 HIM1 AS HAPP5S AT CRITICAL MOM5TS ( LIFE4 ,:E!R IT WAS FROM RESPECT1 5VY1 OR ANTICIPATION1 HE DID NOT KN[4 ,SP]ANSKI'S :OLE FIGURE WAS ( A PECULI> TYPE ?AT MADE HIM EASILY RECOGNIZABLE4 ,9 ! SOCIETY 9 :I* ,PR9CE ,&REW LIV$ HE HAD NEV] SE5 ANYONE :O TOGE!R ) AWKW>D & CLUMSY GE/URES POSSESS$ SU* CALMNESS & SELF-ASSURANCE2 HE HAD NEV] SE5 SO RESOLUTE YET G5TLE AN EXPRESSION AS ?AT 9 ?OSE HALF-CLOS$1 RA!R HUMID EYES1 OR SO FIRM A SMILE ?AT EXPRESS$ NO?+2 NOR HAD HE HE>D SU* A REF9$1 SMOO?1 S(T VOICE2 ABOVE ALL HE HAD NEV] SE5 SU* DELICATE :IT5ESS ( FACE OR H&S--H&S :I* W]E BROAD1 BUT V]Y PLUMP1 S(T1 & :ITE4 ,SU* :IT5ESS & S(TNESS ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD ONLY SE5 ON ! FACES ( SOLDI]S :O HAD BE5 LONG 9 HOSPITAL4 ,?IS WAS ,SP]ANSKI1 ,SECRET>Y ( ,/ATE1 REPORT] TO ! ,EMP]OR & HIS COMPANION AT ,]FURT1 :]E HE HAD MORE ?AN ONCE MET & TALK$ ) ,NAPOLEON4 ,SP]ANSKI DID NOT %IFT HIS EYES FROM ONE FACE TO ANO!R AS PEOPLE 9VOLUNT>ILY DO ON 5T]+ A L>GE COMPANY & WAS 9 NO HURRY TO SPEAK4 ,HE SPOKE SL[LY1 ) ASSURANCE ?AT HE W\LD BE LI/5$ TO1 & HE LOOK$ ONLY AT ! P]SON ) :OM HE WAS CONV]S+4 ,PR9CE ,&REW FOLL[$ ,SP]ANSKI'S EV]Y WORD & MOVEM5T ) P>TICUL> ATT5TION4 ,AS HAPP5S TO SOME PEOPLE1 ESPECIALLY TO M5 :O JUDGE ?OSE NE> TO !M SEV]ELY1 HE ALWAYS ON MEET+ ANYONE NEW--ESPECIALLY ANYONE :OM1 LIKE ,SP]ANSKI1 HE KNEW BY REPUTATION--EXPECT$ TO DISCOV] 9 HIM ! P]FECTION ( HUMAN QUALITIES4 ,SP]ANSKI TOLD ,KO*UBEY HE WAS SORRY HE HAD BE5 UNABLE TO COME SOON] AS HE HAD BE5 DETA9$ AT ! PALACE4 ,HE DID NOT SAY ?AT ! ,EMP]OR HAD KEPT HIM1 & ,PR9CE ,&REW NOTIC$ ?IS AFFECTATION ( MODE/Y4 ,:5 ,KO*UBEY 9TRODUC$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 ,SP]ANSKI SL[LY TURN$ HIS EYES TO ,BOLKONSKI ) HIS CU/OM>Y SMILE & LOOK$ AT HIM 9 SIL5CE4 0,I AM V]Y GLAD TO MAKE Y\R ACQUA9TANCE4 ,I HAD HE>D ( Y\1 AS EV]YONE HAS10 HE SAID AFT] A PAUSE4 ,KO*UBEY SAID A FEW WORDS AB\T ! RECEPTION ,>AK*EEV HAD GIV5 ,BOLKONSKI4 ,SP]ANSKI SMIL$ MORE M>K$LY4 0,! *AIRMAN ( ! ,COMMITTEE ON ,>MY ,REGULATIONS IS MY GOOD FRI5D ,MONSIEUR ,MAGNITSKI10 HE SAID1 FULLY >TICULAT+ EV]Y WORD & SYLLABLE1 0& IF Y\ LIKE ,I CAN PUT Y\ 9 T\* ) HIM40 ,HE PAUS$ AT ! FULL /OP4 0,I HOPE Y\ WILL F9D HIM SYMPA!TIC & READY TO COOP]ATE 9 PROMOT+ ALL ?AT IS REASONABLE40 ,A CIRCLE SOON =M$ R\ND ,SP]ANSKI1 & ! OLD MAN :O HAD TALK$ AB\T HIS SUBORD9ATE ,PRYANI*NIKOV ADDRESS$ A QUE/ION TO HIM4 ,PR9CE ,&REW )\T JO9+ 9 ! CONV]SATION WAT*$ EV]Y MOVEM5T ( ,SP]ANSKI'S3 ?IS MAN1 NOT LONG S9CE AN 9SIGNIFICANT DIV9ITY /UD5T1 :O N[1 ,BOLKONSKI ?\ILY DISDA9FUL COMPOSURE ) :I* ,SP]ANSKI ANSW]$ ! OLD MAN4 ,HE APPE>$ TO ADDRESS CONDESC5D+ WORDS TO HIM FROM AN IMMEASURABLE HEI ?AT HE ?\Y TO 9T]E/ HIMSELF 9 ,BOLKONSKI4 0,I HAD NO *ANCE TO TALK ) Y\1 ,PR9CE1 DUR+ ! ANIMAT$ CONV]SATION 9 :I* ?AT V5]ABLE G5TLEMAN 9VOLV$ ME10 HE SAID ) A MILDLY CONTEMPTU\S SMILE1 AS IF 9TIMAT+ BY ?AT SMILE ?AT HE & ,PR9CE ,&REW UND]/OOD ! 9SIGNIFICANCE ( ! PEOPLE ) :OM HE HAD JU/ BE5 TALK+4 ,?IS FLATT]$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,I HAVE KN[N ( Y\ = A LONG TIME3 FIR/ FROM Y\R ACTION ) REG>D TO Y\R S]FS1 A FIR/ EXAMPLE1 ( :I* IT IS V]Y DESIRABLE ?AT !RE %\LD BE MORE IMITATORS2 & SECONDLY BECAUSE Y\ >E ONE ( ?OSE G5TLEM5 ( ! *AMB] :O HAVE NOT CONSID]$ !MSELVES (F5D$ BY ! NEW DECREE CONC]N+ ! RANKS ALLOTT$ TO C\RTI]S1 :I* IS CAUS+ SO MU* GOSSIP & TITTLE-TATTLE40 0,NO10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0MY FA!R DID NOT WI% ME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! PRIVILEGE4 ,I BEGAN ! S]VICE FROM ! L[] GRADE40 0,Y\R FA!R1 A MAN ( ! LA/ C5TURY1 EVID5TLY /&S ABOVE \R CONTEMPOR>IES :O SO CONDEMN ?IS MEASURE :I* M]ELY REE/ABLI%ES NATURAL JU/ICE40 0,I ?9K1 H[EV]1 ?AT !SE CONDEMNATIONS HAVE SOME GR\ND10 RETURN$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 TRY+ TO RESI/ ,SP]ANSKI'S 9FLU5CE1 ( :I* HE BEGAN TO BE CONSCI\S4 ,HE DID NOT LIKE TO AGREE ) HIM 9 EV]Y?+ & FELT A WI% TO CONTRADICT4 ,?\< HE USUALLY SPOKE EASILY & WELL1 HE FELT A DIFFICULTY 9 EXPRESS+ HIMSELF N[ :ILE TALK+ ) ,SP]ANSKI4 ,HE WAS TOO MU* ABSORB$ 9 OBS]V+ ! FAM\S MAN'S P]SONALITY4 0,GR\NDS ( P]SONAL AMBITION MAYBE10 ,SP]ANSKI PUT 9 QUIETLY4 0,& ( /ATE 9T]E/ TO SOME EXT5T10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,:AT DO Y\ MEAN80 ASK$ ,SP]ANSKI QUIETLY1 L[]+ HIS EYES4 0,I AM AN ADMIR] ( ,MONTESQUIEU10 REPLI$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0& HIS IDEA ?AT LE PR9CIPE DES MON>*IES E/ L'HONNEUR ME P>AIT 9CONTE/ABLE4 ,C]TA9S DROITS ET PRIVILEGES DE LA NOBLESSE ME P>AISS5T ETRE DES MOY5S DE S\T5IR CE S5TIM5T40 "9 "9 0,! PR9CIPLE ( MON>*IES IS HONOR SEEMS TO ME 9CONTE/ABLE4 ,C]TA9 RII/OCRACY APPE> TO ME A MEANS ( MA9TA9+ ?AT S5TIM5T40 ,! SMILE VANI%$ FROM ,SP]ANSKI'S :ITE FACE1 :I* WAS MU* IMPROV$ BY ! *ANGE4 ,PROBABLY ,PR9CE ,&REW'S ?\D ! QUE/ION FROM ?AT PO9T ( VIEW40 ,SP]ANSKI W5T ON TO SAY ?AT HONOR1 L'HONNEUR1 CANNOT BE UPHELD BY PRIVILEGES H>MFUL TO ! S]VICE2 ?AT HONOR1 L'HONNEUR1 IS EI!R A NEGATIVE CONCEPT ( NOT DO+ :AT IS BLAMEWOR?Y OR IT IS A S\RCE ( EMULATION 9 PURSUIT ( COMM5DATION & REW>DS1 :I* RECOGNIZE IT4 ,HIS >GUM5TS W]E CONCISE1 SIMPLE1 & CLE>4 0,AN 9/ITUTION UPHOLD+ HONOR1 ! S\RCE ( EMULATION1 IS ONE SIMIL> TO ! ,LEGION D'HONNEUR ( ! GREAT ,EMP]OR ,NAPOLEON1 NOT H>MFUL BUT HELPFUL TO ! SUCCESS ( ! S]VICE1 BUT NOT A CLASS OR C\RT PRIVILEGE40 0,I DO NOT DISPUTE ?AT1 BUT IT CANNOT BE D5I$ ?AT C\RT PRIVILEGES HAVE ATTA9$ ! SAME 5D10 RETURN$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,EV]Y C\RTI] CONSID]S HIMSELF B\ND TO MA9TA9 HIS POSITION WOR?ILY40 0,YET Y\ DO NOT C>E TO AVAIL Y\RSELF ( ! PRIVILEGE1 ,PR9CE10 SAID ,SP]ANSKI1 9DICAT+ BY A SMILE ?AT HE WI%$ TO F9I% AMIABLY AN >GUM5T :I* WAS EMB>RASS+ = HIS COMPANION4 0,IF Y\ WILL DO ME ! HONOR ( CALL+ ON ME ON ,W$NESDAY10 HE ADD$1 0,I WILL1 AFT] TALK+ ) ,MAGNITSKI1 LET Y\ KN[ :AT MAY 9T]E/ Y\1 & %ALL ALSO HAVE ! PLEASURE ( A MORE DETAIL$ *AT ) Y\40 ,CLOS+ HIS EYES1 HE B[$ A LA FRANCAISE1 )\T TAK+ LEAVE1 & TRY+ TO ATTRACT AS LITTLE ATT5TION AS POSSIBLE1 HE LEFT ! ROOM4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,BOOK #f1 ,*APT] #e -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #f1 ,*APT] #e -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/