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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,ON ! #a#f? ( ,APRIL1 ,I 5T]$1 = ! FIR/ TIME1 & UND] ! W+ ( ,/4 ,J]OME1 ! GREAT HALL ( ! ,UNIV]SITY4 ,I HAD DRIV5 !RE ) ,/4 ,J]OME 9 \R SM>T PHAETON & WE>+ ! FIR/ FROCKCOAT ( MY LIFE1 :ILE ! :OLE ( MY O!R CLO!S--EV5 D[N TO MY SOCKS & L95--W]E NEW & ( A GR&] SORT4 ,:5 A ,SWISS WAIT] RELIEV$ ME ( MY GREATCOAT1 & ,I /OOD BE=E HIM 9 ALL ! BEAUTY ( MY ATTIRE1 ,I FELT ALMO/ SORRY TO DAZZLE HIM SO4 ,YET ,I HAD NO SOON] 5T]$ ! BRI<T1 C>PET$1 CR[D$ HALL1 & CAU<T SI<T ( HUNDR$S ( O!R Y\NG M5 9 GYMNASIUM .<,! ,RUSSIAN GYMNASIUM "7 ! ,5GLI% GRAMM> OR SECOND>Y S*OOL4.> UNI=MS OR FROCKCOATS 7( :OM BUT A FEW ?REW ME AN 9DIFF]5T GLANCE71 AS WELL AS1 AT ! F> 5D1 ( SOME SOLEMN-LOOK+ PR(ESSORS :O W]E SEAT$ ON *AIRS OR WALK+ C>ELESSLY AB\T AMONG SOME TABLES1 ?AN ,I AT ONCE BECAME DISABUS$ ( ! NOTION ?AT ,I %\LD ATTRACT ! G5]AL ATT5TION1 :ILE ! EXPRESSION ( MY FACE1 :I* AT HOME1 & EV5 9 ! VE/IBULE ( ! ,UNIV]SITY BUILD+S1 HAD D5OT$ ONLY A K9D ( VAGUE REGRET ?AT ,I %\LD HAVE TO PRES5T SO IMPORTANT & DI/+UI%$ AN APPE>ANCE1 BECAME EX*ANG$ = AN EXPRESSION ( ! MO/ ACUTE N]V\SNESS & DEJECTION4 ,H[EV]1 ,I SOON PICK$ UP AGA9 :5 ,I P]CEIV$ SITT+ AT ONE ( ! DESKS A V]Y BADLY1 UNTIDILY DRESS$ G5TLEMAN :O1 ?\< NOT REALLY OLD1 WAS ALMO/ 5TIRELY GRAY4 ,HE WAS OCCUPY+ A SEAT QUITE AT ! BACK ( ! HALL & A LITTLE AP>T FROM ! RE/1 SO ,I HA/5$ TO SIT D[N BESIDE HIM1 & !N FELL TO LOOK+ AT ! C&IDATES = EXAM9ATION1 & TO =M+ CONCLUSIONS AB\T !M4 ,MANY DIFF]5T FIGURES & FACES W]E !RE TO BE SE5 !RE2 YET1 9 MY OP9ION1 !Y ALL SEEM$ TO DIVIDE !MSELVES 9TO ?REE CLASSES4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 !RE W]E Y\?S LIKE MYSELF1 ATT5D+ = EXAM9ATION 9 ! COMPANY ( !IR P>5TS OR TUTORS4 ,AMONG SU* ,I C\LD SEE ! Y\NGE/ ,IW9 7ACCOMPANI$ BY ,FRO/7 & ,IL9KA ,GRAP 7ACCOMPANI$ BY HIS OLD FA!R74 ,ALL Y\?S ( ?IS CLASS WORE ! E>LY BEG9N+S ( BE>DS1 SPORT$ PROM95T L951 SAT QUIETLY 9 !IR PLACES1 & NEV] OP5$ ! BOOKS & NOTEBOOKS :I* !Y HAD BR\<T ) !M1 BUT GAZ$ AT ! PR(ESSORS & EXAM9ATION TABLES ) ILL-CONCEAL$ N]V\SNESS4 ,! SECOND CLASS ( C&IDATES W]E Y\NG M5 9 GYMNASIUM UNI=MS4 ,SEV]AL ( !M HAD ATTA9$ TO ! DIGNITY ( %AV+1 & MO/ ( !M KNEW ONE ANO!R4 ,!Y TALK$ L\DLY1 CALL$ ! PR(ESSORS BY !IR NAMES & SURNAMES1 OCCUPI$ !MSELVES 9 GETT+ !IR SUBJECTS READY1 EX*ANG$ NOTEBOOKS1 CLIMB$ OV] DESKS1 FET*$ !MSELVES PIES & S&WI*ES FROM ! VE/IBULE1 & ATE !M !N & !RE M]ELY L[]+ !IR HEADS TO ! LEVEL ( A DESK = PROPRIETY'S SAKE4 ,LA/LY1 ! ?IRD CLASS ( C&IDATES 7:I* SEEM$ A SMALL ONE7 CONSI/$ ( OLDI% M5--SOME ( !M 9 FROCK COATS1 BUT ! MAJORITY 9 JACKETS1 & ) NO L95 TO BE SE54 ,!SE PRES]V$ A S]I\S DEMEANOR1 SAT BY !MSELVES1 & HAD A V]Y D+Y LOOK4 ,! MAN :O HAD AF=D$ ME CONSOLATION BY BE+ WORSE DRESS$ ?AN MYSELF BELONG$ TO ?IS CLASS4 ,LEAN+ =W>D UPON HIS ELB[S1 & RUNN+ HIS F+]S ?R\< HIS GRAY1 DI%EVEL$ HAIR AS HE READ SOME BOOK OR ANO!R1 HE HAD ?R[N ME ONLY A MOM5T>Y GLANCE--& ?AT NOT A V]Y FRI5DLY ONE--FROM A PAIR ( GLITT]+ EYES4 ,!N1 AS ,I SAT D[N1 HE HAD FR[N$ GRIMLY1 & /UCK A %9Y ELB[ \T TO PREV5T ME FROM COM+ ANY NE>]4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! GYMNASIUM M5 W]E OV]-SOCIABLE1 & ,I FELT RA!R AFRAID ( !IR PROXIMITY4 ,ONE ( !M DID NOT HESITATE TO ?RU/ A BOOK 9TO MY H&S1 SAY+1 0,GIVE ?AT TO ?AT FELL[ OV] !RE1 WILL Y\80 :ILE ANO!R ( !M EXCLAIM$ AS HE PU%$ PA/ ME1 0,BY Y\R LEAVE1 Y\NG FELL[60 & A ?IRD MADE USE ( MY %\LD] AS A PROP :5 HE WANT$ TO SCRAMBLE OV] A DESK4 ,ALL ?IS SEEM$ TO ME A LITTLE R\< & UNPLEASANT1 = ,I LOOK$ UPON MYSELF AS IMM5SELY SUP]IOR TO SU* FELL[S1 & CONSID]$ ?AT !Y \<T NOT TO TREAT ME ) SU* FAMILI>ITY4 ,AT L5G?1 ! NAMES BEGAN TO BE CALL$ \T4 ,! GYMNASIUM M5 WALK$ \T BOLDLY1 ANSW]$ !IR QUE/IONS 7APP>5TLY7 WELL1 & CAME BACK LOOK+ *E]FUL4 ,MY [N CLASS ( C&IDATES W]E MU* MORE DIFFID5T1 AS WELL AS APPE>$ TO ANSW] WORSE4 ,( ! OLDI% M51 SOME ANSW]$ WELL1 & SOME V]Y POORLY4 ,:5 ! NAME 0,SEM5(F0 WAS CALL$ \T MY NEI<BOR ) ! GRAY HAIR & GLITT]+ EYES JO/L$ ME R\<LY1 /EPP$ OV] MY LEGS1 & W5T UP TO ONE ( ! EXAM9]S' TABLES4 ,IT WAS PLA9 FROM ! ASPECT ( ! PR(ESSORS ?AT HE ANSW]$ WELL & ) ASSURANCE1 YET1 ON RETURN+ TO HIS PLACE1 HE DID NOT WAIT TO SEE :]E HE WAS PLAC$ ON ! LI/1 BUT QUIETLY COLLECT$ HIS NOTEBOOKS & DEP>T$4 ,SEV]AL TIMES ,I %UDD]$ AT ! S\ND ( ! VOICE CALL+ \T ! NAMES1 BUT MY TURN DID NOT COME 9 EXACT ALPHABETICAL ORD]1 ?\< ALREADY NAMES HAD BEGUN TO BE CALL$ BEG9N+ ) 0,I40 

0,IKON9 & ,T5IEFF60 SUDD5LY %\T$ SOME ONE FROM ! PR(ESSORS' 5D ( ! HALL4 

0,GO ON1 ,IKON96 ,Y\ >E BE+ CALL$10 SAID A TALL1 R$-FAC$ GYMNASIUM /UD5T NE> ME4 0,BUT :O IS ?IS ,B,>T5IEFF OR ,M,O,RT5IEFF OR SOMEBODY8 ,I DON'T KN[ HIM40 

0,IT MU/ BE Y\10 :ISP]$ ,/4 ,J]OME L\DLY 9 MY E>4 

0,M,Y NAME IS ,I,RT5IEFF10 ,I SAID TO ! R$-FAC$ /UD5T4 0,DO Y\ ?9K ?AT WAS ! NAME !Y W]E CALL+ \T80 

0,YES4 ,:Y ON E>? DON'T Y\ GO UP80 HE REPLI$4 0,LORD1 :AT A D&Y60 HE ADD$ UND] HIS BREA?1 YET NOT SO QUIETLY BUT ?AT ,I FAIL$ TO HE> ! WORDS AS !Y CAME WAFT$ TO ME FROM BEL[ ! DESK4 ,9 FRONT ( ME WALK$ ,IKON9--A TALL Y\NG MAN ( AB\T TW5TY-FIVE1 :O WAS ONE ( ?OSE :OM ,I HAD CLASS$ AS OLDI% M54 ,HE WORE A TI<T BR[N FROCKCOAT & A BLUE SAT9 TIE1 & HAD WISPS ( FLAX5 HAIR C>EFULLY BRU%$ OV] HIS COLL> 9 ! PEASANT /YLE4 ,HIS APPE>ANCE HAD ALREADY CAU<T MY ATT5TION :5 WE W]E SITT+ AMONG ! DESKS1 & HAD GIV5 ME AN IMPRESSION ?AT HE WAS NOT BAD-LOOK+4 ,ALSO ,I HAD NOTIC$ ?AT HE WAS V]Y TALKATIVE4 ,YET :AT /RUCK ME MO/ AB\T HIS PHYSIOGNOMY WAS A TUFT1 ( QUE] R$ HAIRS :I* HE HAD UND] HIS *91 AS WELL AS1 /ILL MORE1 A /RANGE HABIT ( CONT9UALLY UNBUTTON+ HIS WAI/COAT & SCRAT*+ HIS *E/ UND] HIS %IRT4 

,BEH9D ! TABLE TO :I* WE W]E SUMMON$ SAT ?REE ,PR(ESSORS1 NONE ( :OM ACKN[L$G$ \R SALUTATIONS4 ,A Y\NGI% PR(ESSOR WAS %UFFL+ A BUNDLE ( TICKETS LIKE A PACK ( C>DS2 ANO!R ONE1 ) A /> ON HIS FROCKCOAT1 WAS GAZ+ H>D AT A GYMNASIUM /UD5T1 :O WAS REPEAT+ SOME?+ AT GREAT SPE$ AB\T ,*>LES ! ,GREAT1 & ADD+ TO EA* ( HIS S5T5CES ! WORD NAKONETZ .<"7 ! ,5GLI% COLLOQUIALISM 0Y\ KN[40.> :ILE A ?IRD ONE--AN OLD MAN 9 SPECTACLES--PROCE$$ TO B5D HIS HEAD D[N AS WE APPROA*$1 &1 PE]+ AT US ?R\< HIS GLASSES1 PO9T$ SIL5TLY TO ! TICKETS4 ,I FELT HIS GLANCE GO OV] BO? MYSELF & ,IKON91 & ALSO FELT SURE ?AT SOME?+ AB\T US HAD DISPLEAS$ HIM 7P]HAPS IT WAS ,IKON9'S R$ HAIRS71 =1 AFT] TAK+ ANO!R LOOK AT ! PAIR ( US1 HE MOTION$ IMPATI5TLY TO US TO BE QUICK 9 TAK+ \R TICKETS4 ,I FELT VEX$ & (F5D$--FIR/LY1 BECAUSE NONE ( ! PR(ESSORS HAD RESPOND$ TO \R B[S1 &1 SECONDLY1 BECAUSE !Y EVID5TLY C\PL$ ME ) ,IKON9 UND] ! ONE D5OM9ATION ( 0C&IDATES10 & SO W]E CONDEMN+ ME 9 ADVANCE ON ACC\NT ( ,IKON9'S R$ HAIRS4 ,I TOOK MY TICKET BOLDLY & MADE READY TO ANSW]1 BUT ! PR(ESSOR'S EYE PASS$ OV] MY HEAD & ALI<T$ UPON ,IKON94 ,ACCORD+LY1 ,I OCCUPI$ MYSELF 9 READ+ MY TICKET4 ,! QUE/IONS PR9T$ ON IT W]E ALL FAMILI> TO ME1 SO1 AS ,I SIL5TLY AWAIT$ MY TURN1 ,I GAZ$ AT :AT WAS PASS+ NE> ME1 ,IKON9 SEEM$ 9 NO WAY DIFFID5T--RA!R ! REV]SE1 =1 9 REA*+ = HIS TICKET1 HE ?REW HIS BODY HALF-WAY ACROSS ! TABLE4 ,!N HE GAVE HIS LONG HAIR A %AKE1 & RAPIDLY CONN$ OV] :AT WAS WRITT5 ON HIS TICKET4 ,I ?9K HE HAD JU/ OP5$ HIS M\? TO ANSW] :5 ! PR(ESSOR ) ! /> DISMISS$ ! GYMNASIUM /UD5T ) A WORD ( COMM5DATION1 & !N TURN$ & LOOK$ AT ,IKON94 ,AT ONCE ! LATT] SEEM$ TAK5 BACK1 & /OPP$ %ORT4 ,= AB\T TWO M9UTES !RE WAS A DEAD SIL5CE4 

0,WELL80 SAID ! PR(ESSOR 9 ! SPECTACLES4 

,ONCE MORE ,IKON9 OP5$ HIS M\?1 & ONCE MORE REMA9$ SIL5T4 

0,COME6 ,Y\ >E NOT ! ONLY ONE TO BE EXAM9$4 ,DO Y\ MEAN TO ANSW] OR DO Y\ NOT80 SAID ! Y\NGI% PR(ESSOR1 BUT ,IKON9 DID NOT EV5 LOOK AT HIM4 ,HE WAS GAZ+ FIX$LY AT HIS TICKET & UTT]$ NOT A S+LE WORD4 ,! PR(ESSOR 9 ! SPECTACLES SCANN$ HIM ?R\< HIS GLASSES1 !N OV] !M1 !N )\T !M 7=1 9DE$1 HE HAD TIME TO TAKE !M (F1 TO WIPE !IR L5SES C>EFULLY1 & TO REPLACE !M74 ,/ILL NOT A WORD FROM ,IKON94 ,ALL AT ONCE1 H[EV]1 A SMILE SPREAD ITSELF OV] HIS FACE1 & HE GAVE HIS LONG HAIR ANO!R %AKE4 ,NEXT HE REA*$ ACROSS ! TABLE1 LAID D[N HIS TICKET1 LOOK$ AT EA* ( ! PR(ESSORS 9 TURN & !N AT MYSELF1 & F9ALLY1 :EEL+ R\ND ON HIS HEELS1 MADE A GE/URE ) HIS H& & RETURN$ TO ! DESKS4 ,! PR(ESSORS />$ BLANKLY AT ONE ANO!R4 

0,BLESS ! FELL[60 SAID ! Y\NGI% PR(ESSOR4 0,:AT AN ORIG9AL60 

,IT WAS N[ MY TURN TO MOVE T[>DS ! TABLE1 BUT ! PR(ESSORS W5T ON TALK+ 9 UND]TONES AMONG !MSELVES1 AS ?\< !Y W]E UNAW>E ( MY PRES5CE4 ,AT ! MOM5T1 ,I FELT FIRMLY P]SUAD$ ?AT ! ?REE ( !M W]E 5GROSS$ SOLELY ) ! QUE/ION ( :E!R ,I %\LD M]ELY ,P,A,S,S ! EXAM9ATION OR :E!R ,I %\LD PASS IT ,W,E,L,L1 & ?AT IT WAS ONLY SWAGG] :I* MADE !M PRET5D ?AT !Y DID NOT C>E EI!R WAY1 & BEHAVE AS ?\< !Y HAD NOT SE5 ME4 

,:5 AT L5G? ! PR(ESSOR 9 ! SPECTACLES TURN$ TO ME ) AN AIR ( 9DIFF]5CE1 & 9VIT$ ME TO ANSW]1 ,I FELT HURT1 AS ,I LOOK$ AT HIM1 TO ?9K ?AT HE %\LD HAVE SO UNDECEIV$ ME3 :]E=E ,I ANSW]$ BROK5LY AT FIR/4 ,9 TIME1 H[EV]1 ?+S CAME EASI] TO MY TONGUE1 &1 9ASMU* AS ALL ! QUE/IONS BORE UPON ,RUSSIAN HI/ORY 7:I* ,I KNEW ?OR\<LY71 ,I 5D$ ) ECLAT1 & EV5 W5T SO F>1 9 MY DESIRE TO CONV9CE ! PR(ESSORS ?AT ,I WAS NOT ,IKON9 & ?AT !Y MU/ NOT 9 ANYWAY CONF\ND ME ) HIM1 AS TO (F] TO DRAW A SECOND TICKET4 ,! PR(ESSOR 9 ! SPECTACLES1 H[EV]1 M]ELY NODD$ HIS HEAD1 SAID 0,?AT WILL DO10 & M>K$ SOME?+ 9 HIS REGI/]4 ,ON RETURN+ TO ! DESKS1 ,I AT ONCE LE>N$ FROM ! GYMNASIUM M5 7:O SOMEH[ SEEM$ TO KN[ EV]Y?+7 ?AT ,I HAD BE5 PLAC$ FIF?4 

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