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,I ,BECOME ,GR[N-,UP 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,:51 ON ,MAY #h?1 ,I RETURN$ HOME FROM ! F9AL1 ! DIV9ITY1 EXAM9ATION1 ,I F\ND MY ACQUA9TANCE1 ! =EMAN FROM ,ROZON(F'S1 AWAIT+ ME4 ,HE HAD CALL$ ONCE BE=E TO FIT ME = MY G[N1 AS WELL AS = A TUNIC ( GLOSSY BLACK CLO? 7! LAPELS ( :I* W]E1 ON ?AT OCCASION1 ONLY SKET*$ 9 *ALK71 BUT TODAY HE HAD COME TO BR+ ME ! CLO!S 9 !IR F9I%$ /ATE1 ) !IR GILT BUTTONS WRAPP$ 9 TISSUE PAP]4 

,DONN+ ! G>M5TS1 & F9D+ !M SPL5DID 7NOT)/&+ ?AT ,/4 ,J]OME ASSUR$ ME ?AT ! BACK ( ! TUNIC WR9KL$ BADLY71 ,I W5T D[N/AIRS ) A COMPLAC5T SMILE :I* ,I WAS P[]LESS TO BANI% FROM MY FACE1 & S\<T ,WOLODA1 TRY+ ! :ILE TO AFFECT UNCONSCI\SNESS ( ! ADMIR+ LOOKS ( ! S]VANTS1 :O CAME D>T+ \T ( ! HALL & CORRIDOR TO GAZE UPON ME ) RAVI%$ EYES4 ,GABRIEL1 ! BUTL]1 OV]TOOK ME 9 ! SALLE1 &1 AFT] CONGRATULAT+ ME ) MU* EMPRESSEM5T1 H&$ ME1 ACCORD+ TO 9/RUCTIONS FROM MY FA!R1 F\R BANK-NOTES1 AS WELL AS 9=M$ ME ?AT ,PAPA HAD ALSO GIV5 ORD]S ?AT1 FROM ?AT DAY =?1 ! GROOM ,KUZMA1 ! PHAETON1 & ! BAY HORSE ,KRASSAV*IK W]E TO BE 5TIRELY AT MY DISPOSAL4 ,I WAS SO OV]JOY$ AT ?IS NOT ALTOGE!R EXPECT$ GOOD-=TUNE ?AT ,I C\LD NO LONG] FEIGN 9DIFF]5CE 9 ,GABRIEL'S PRES5CE1 BUT1 FLU/]$ & PANT+1 SAID ! FIR/ ?+ :I* CAME 9TO MY HEAD 70,KRASSAV*IK IS A SPL5DID TROTT]10 ,I ?9K IT WAS74 ,!N1 CAT*+ SI<T ( ! V>I\S HEADS PROTRUD+ FROM ! DOORS ( ! HALL & CORRIDOR1 ,I FELT ?AT ,I C\LD BE> NO MORE1 & SET (F RUNN+ AT FULL SPE$ ACROSS ! SALLE1 DRESS$ AS ,I WAS 9 ! NEW TUNIC1 ) ITS %9+ GILT BUTTONS4 ,JU/ AS ,I BUR/ 9TO ,WOLODA'S ROOM1 ,I HE>D BEH9D ME ! VOICES ( ,DUBK(F & ,NE*LUD(F1 :O HAD COME TO CONGRATULATE ME1 AS WELL AS TO PROPOSE A D9N] SOME:]E & ! DR9K+ ( MU* *AMPAGNE 9 HONOR ( MY MATRICULATION4 ,DIMITRI 9=M$ ME ?AT1 ?\< HE DID NOT C>E = *AMPAGNE1 HE W\LD NEV]!LESS JO9 US ?AT EV5+ & DR9K MY HEAL?1 :ILE ,DUBK(F REM>K$ ?AT ,I LOOK$ ALMO/ LIKE A COLONEL1 & ,WOLODA OMITT$ TO CONGRATULATE ME AT ALL1 M]ELY SAY+ 9 AN ACID WAY ?AT HE SUPPOS$ WE %\LD N[--I4E4 9 TWO DAYS TIME--BE (F 9TO ! C\NTRY4 ,! TRU? WAS ?AT ,WOLODA1 ?\< PLEAS$ AT MY MATRICULATION1 DID NOT ALTOGE!R LIKE MY BECOM+ AS GR[N-UP AS HIMSELF4 ,/4 ,J]OME1 :O ALSO JO9$ US AT ?IS MOM5T1 SAID 9 A V]Y POMP\S MANN] ?AT HIS DUTIES W]E N[ 5D$1 & ?AT1 AL?\< HE DID NOT KN[ :E!R !Y HAD BE5 WELL DONE OR ILL1 AT LEA/ HE HAD DONE HIS BE/1 & MU/ DEP>T TOMORR[ TO HIS ,C\NT'S4 ,9 REPLY+ TO !IR V>I\S REM>KS ,I C\LD FEEL1 9 SPITE ( MYSELF1 A PLEAS$1 AGREEABLE1 FA9TLY SELF-SUFFICI5T SMILE PLAY+ OV] MY C\NT5ANCE1 AS WELL AS C\LD REM>K ?AT ?AT SMILE1 COMMUNICAT$ ITSELF TO ?OSE TO :OM ,I WAS SPEAK+4 

,SO H]E WAS ,I )\T A TUTOR1 YET ) MY [N PRIVATE DROZHKI1 MY NAME PR9T$ ON ! LI/ ( /UD5TS1 A SWORD & BELT ( MY [N1 & A *ANCE ( AN OCCASIONAL SALUTE FROM (FICIALS6 ,9 %ORT1 ,I WAS GR[NUP &1 ,I SUPPOSE1 HAPPY4 

,F9ALLY1 WE >RANG$ TO GO \T & D9E AT FIVE O'CLOCK1 BUT S9CE ,WOLODA PRES5TLY W5T (F TO ,DUBK(F'S1 & ,DIMITRI DISAPPE>$ 9 HIS USUAL FA%ION 7SAY+ ?AT !RE WAS SOME?+ HE ,M,U,/ DO BE=E D9N]71 ,I WAS LEFT ) TWO :OLE H\RS /ILL AT MY DISPOSAL4 ,= A TIME ,I WALK$ ?R\< ! ROOMS ( ! H\SE1 & LOOK$ AT MYSELF 9 ALL ! MIRRORS--FIR/LY ) ! TUNIC BUTTON$1 !N ) IT UNBUTTON$1 & LA/LY ) ONLY ! TOP BUTTON FA/5$4 ,EA* TIME IT LOOK$ SPL5DID4 ,EV5TUALLY1 ?\< ANXI\S NOT TO %[ ANY EXCESS ( DELI<T1 ,I F\ND MYSELF UNABLE TO REFRA9 FROM CROSS+ OV] TO ! COA*-H\SE & /ABLES TO GAZE AT ,KRASSOV*IK1 ,KUZMA1 & ! DROZHKI4 ,!N ,I RETURN$ & ONCE MORE BEGAN MY T\R ( ! ROOMS1 :]E ,I LOOK$ AT MYSELF 9 ALL ! MIRRORS AS BE=E1 & C\NT$ MY MONEY OV] 9 MY POCKET--MY FACE SMIL+ HAPPILY ! :ILE4 ,YET NOT AN H\R HAD ELAPS$ BE=E ,I BEGAN TO FEEL SLI<TLY 5NUYE--TO FEEL A %ADE ( REGRET ?AT NO ONE WAS PRES5T TO SEE ME 9 MY SPL5DID POSITION4 ,I BEGAN TO LONG = LIFE & MOVEM5T1 & SO S5T \T ORD]S = ! DROZHKI TO BE GOT READY1 S9CE ,I HAD MADE UP MY M9D TO DRIVE TO ! ,KUZNETSKI ,BRIDGE & MAKE SOME PUR*ASES4 

,9 ?IS CONNECTION ,I RECALL$ H[1 AFT] MATRICULAT+1 ,WOLODA HAD GONE & B\<T HIMSELF A LI?OGRAPH ( HORSES BY ,VICTOR ,ADAM & SOME PIPES & TOBACCO3 :]E=E ,I FELT ?AT ,I TOO MU/ DO ! SAME4 ,AMID GLANCES %[]$ UPON ME FROM EV]Y SIDE1 & ) ! SUNLI<T REFLECT$ FROM MY BUTTONS1 CAP-BADGE1 & SWORD1 ,I DROVE TO ! ,KUZNETSKI ,BRIDGE1 :]E1 HALT+ AT A ,PICTURE %OP1 ,I 5T]$ IT ) MY EYES LOOK+ TO EV]Y SIDE4 ,IT WAS NOT PRECISELY HORSES BY ,ADAM :I* ,I MEANT TO BUY1 S9CE ,I DID NOT WI% TO BE ACCUS$ ( TOO CLOSELY IMITAT+ ,WOLODA2 :]E=E1 \T ( %AME = CAUS+ ! OBSEQUI\S %OPM5 SU* AGITATION AS ,I APPE>$ TO DO1 ,I MADE A HA/Y SELECTION1 & PIT*$ UPON A WAT]-COLOR ( A WOMAN'S HEAD :I* ,I SAW DISPLAY$ 9 ! W9D[--PRICE TW5TY RUBLES4 ,YET NO SOON] HAD ,I PAID ! TW5TY RUBLES OV] ! C\NT] ?AN MY HE>T SMOTE ME = HAV+ PUT TWO SU* BEAUTIFULLY DRESS$ %OP-ASSI/ANTS TO SO MU* TR\BLE = SU* A TRIFLE4 ,MOREOV]1 ,I FANCI$ ?AT !Y W]E REG>D+ ME ) SOME DISDA94 ,ACCORD+LY1 9 MY DESIRE TO %[ !M :AT MANN] ( MAN ,I WAS1 ,I TURN$ MY ATT5TION TO A SILV] TRIFLE :I* ,I SAW DISPLAY$ 9 A %[-CASE1 &1 RECOGNIZ+ ?AT IT WAS A PORTE-CRAYON 7PRICE EI<TE5 RUBLES71 REQUE/$ ?AT IT %\LD =?) BE WRAPP$ 9 PAP] = ME4 ,NEXT1 ! MONEY PAID1 & ! 9=MATION ACQUIR$ ?AT SPL5DID PIPES & TOBACCO W]E TO BE OBTA9$ 9 AN ADJAC5T EMPORIUM1 ,I B[$ TO ! TWO %OPM5 POLITELY1 & ISSU$ 9TO ! /REET ) ! PICTURE UND] MY >M4 ,AT ! %OP NEXT DOOR 7:I* HAD PA9T$ ON ITS SIGN-BO>D A NEGRO SMOK+ A CIG>7 ,I B\<T 7LIKEWISE \T ( A DESIRE TO IMITATE NO ONE7 SOME ,TURKI% TOBACCO1 A ,/AMB\L HOOKAH1 & TWO PIPES4 ,ON COM+ \T ( ! %OP1 ,I HAD JU/ 5T]$ ! DROZHKI :5 ,I CAU<T SI<T ( ,SEM5(F1 :O WAS WALK+ HURRI$LY ALONG ! PAVEM5T ) HIS HEAD B5T D[N4 ,VEX$ ?AT HE %\LD NOT HAVE RECOGNIZ$ ME1 ,I CALL$ \T TO HIM PRETTY L\DLY1 0,HOLD ON A M9UTE60 &1 :IPP+ UP ! DROZHKI1 SOON OV]TOOK HIM4 

0,H[ DO Y\ DO80 ,I SAID4 

0,MY RESPECTS TO Y\10 HE REPLI$1 BUT )\T /OPP+4 

0,:Y >E Y\ NOT 9 Y\R ,UNIV]SITY UNI=M80 ,I NEXT 9QUIR$4 

,AT ?IS HE /OPP$ %ORT ) A FR[N1 & P>T$ HIS :ITE TEE? AS ?\< ! SUN W]E HURT+ HIS EYES4 ,! NEXT MOM5T1 H[EV]1 HE ?REW A GLANCE ( /UDI$ 9DIFF]5CE AT MY DROZHKI & UNI=M1 & CONT9U$ ON HIS WAY4 

,FROM ! ,KUZNETSKI ,BRIDGE1 ,I DROVE TO A CONFECTION]'S 9 ,TV]SKAIA ,/REET1 &1 MU* AS ,I %\LD HAVE LIK$ IT TO BE SUPPOS$ ?AT IT WAS ! NEWSPAP]S :I* MO/ 9T]E/$ ME1 ,I HAD NO *OICE BUT TO BEG9 FALL+ UPON T>TLET AFT] T>TLET4 ,9 FACT1 = ALL MY BA%FULNESS BE=E A G5TLEMAN :O KEPT REG>D+ ME ) SOME CURIOSITY FROM BEH9D A NEWSPAP]1 ,I ATE ) GREAT SWIFTNESS A T>TLET ( EA* ( ! EI<T DIFF]5T SORTS :I* ! CONFECTION] KEPT4 

,ON REA*+ HOME1 ,I EXP]I5C$ A SLI<T T\* ( /OMA*A*E1 BUT PAID NO ATT5TION TO IT1 & SET TO WORK TO 9SPECT MY PUR*ASES4 ,( !SE1 ! PICTURE SO MU* DISPLEAS$ ME ?AT1 9/EAD ( HAV+ IT FRAM$ & HUNG 9 MY ROOM1 AS ,WOLODA HAD DONE ) HIS1 ,I TOOK PA9S TO HIDE IT BEH9D A *E/ ( DRAW]S1 :]E NO ONE C\LD SEE IT4 ,LIKEWISE1 ?\< ,I ALSO F\ND ! PORTE-CRAYON DI/A/EFUL1 ,I WAS ABLE1 AS ,I LAID IT ON MY TABLE1 TO COM=T MYSELF ) ! ?\<T ?AT IT WAS AT LEA/ A ,S,I,L,V,] >TICLE--SO MU* CAPITAL1 AS IT W]E--& LIKELY TO BE V]Y USEFUL TO A /UD5T4 ,AS = ! SMOK+ ?+S1 ,I DECID$ TO PUT !M 9TO USE AT ONCE1 & TRY !IR CAPABILITIES4 

,UNSEAL+ ! F\R PACKAGES1 & C>EFULLY FILL+ ! ,/AMB\L PIPE ) SOME F9E-CUT1 R$DI%-YELL[ ,TURKI% TOBACCO1 ,I APPLI$ A HOT C9D] TO IT1 &1 TAK+ ! M\?PIECE BETWE5 MY FIR/ & SECOND F+]S 7A POSITION ( ! H& :I* GREATLY CAU<T MY FANCY71 />T$ TO 9HALE ! SMOKE4 

,! SMELL ( ! TOBACCO SEEM$ DELI<TFUL1 YET SOME?+ BURNT MY M\? & CAU<T ME BY ! BREA?4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ,I H>D5$ MY HE>T1 & CONT9U$ TO DRAW ABUNDANT FUMES 9TO MY 9T]IOR4 ,!N ,I TRI$ BL[+ R+S & RETA9+ ! SMOKE4 ,SOON ! ROOM BECAME FILL$ ) BLUE VAPORS1 :ILE ! PIPE />T$ TO CRACKLE & ! TOBACCO TO FLY \T 9 SP>KS4 ,PRES5TLY1 ALSO1 ,I BEGAN TO FEEL A SM>T+ 9 MY M\? & A GIDD9ESS 9 MY HEAD4 ,ACCORD+LY1 ,I WAS ON ! PO9T ( /OPP+ & GO+ TO LOOK AT MYSELF & MY PIPE 9 ! MIRROR1 :51 TO MY SURPRISE1 ,I F\ND MYSELF /AGG]+ AB\T4 ,! ROOM WAS :IRL+ R\ND & R\ND1 & AS ,I PE]$ 9TO ! MIRROR 7:I* ,I REA*$ ONLY ) SOME DIFFICULTY7 ,I P]CEIV$ ?AT MY FACE WAS AS :ITE AS A %EET4 ,H>DLY HAD ,I ?R[N MYSELF D[N UPON A S(A :5 SU* NAUSEA & FA9TNESS SWEPT OV] ME ?AT1 MAK+ UP MY M9D ?AT ! PIPE HAD PROV$ MY DEA?1 ,I EXPECT$ EV]Y MOM5T TO EXPIRE4 ,T]RIBLY FRI<T5$1 ,I TRI$ TO CALL \T = SOME ONE TO COME & HELP ME1 & TO S5D = ! DOCTOR4 

,H[EV]1 ?IS PANIC ( M9E DID NOT LA/ LONG1 = ,I SOON UND]/OOD :AT ! MATT] ) ME WAS1 & REMA9$ LY+ ON ! S(A ) A RACK+ HEADA*E & MY LIMBS RELAX$ AS ,I />$ DULLY AT ! /AMP ON ! PACKAGE ( TOBACCO1 ! ,PIPE-TUBE COIL$ ON ! FLOOR1 & ! ODDS & 5DS ( TOBACCO & CONFECTION]'S T>TLETS :I* W]E LITT]$ AB\T4 0,TRULY10 ,I ?\<T TO MYSELF 9 MY DEJECTION & DISILLUSIONM5T1 0,I CANNOT BE QUITE GR[N-UP IF ,I CANNOT SMOKE AS O!R FELL[S DO1 & %\LD BE FAT$ NEV] TO HOLD A *IB\K BETWE5 MY FIR/ & SECOND F+]S1 OR TO 9HALE & PUFF SMOKE ?R\< A FLAX5 MU/A*E60 

,:5 ,DIMITRI CALL$ = ME AT FIVE O'CLOCK1 HE F\ND ME 9 ?IS UNPLEASANT PR$ICAM5T4 ,AFT] DR9K+ A GLASS ( WAT]1 H[EV]1 ,I FELT NE>LY RECOV]$1 & READY TO GO ) HIM4 

0,SO MU* = Y\R TRY+ TO SMOKE60 SAID HE AS HE GAZ$ AT ! REMNANTS ( MY DEBAU*4 0,IT IS A SILLY ?+ TO DO1 & WA/E ( MONEY AS WELL4 ,I LONG AGO PROMIS$ MYSELF NEV] TO SMOKE4 ,BUT COME ALONG2 WE HAVE TO CALL = ,DUBK(F40 

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