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,H[ ,WOLODA ,& ,DUBK(F ,AMUS$ ,!MSELVES 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! MOM5T ?AT ,DIMITRI 5T]$ MY ROOM ,I P]CEIV$ FROM HIS FACE1 MANN] ( WALK+1 & ! SIGNS :I*1 9 HIM1 D5OT$ ILL-HUMOR--A BL9K+ ( ! EYES & A GRIM HOLD+ ( HIS HEAD TO ONE SIDE1 AS ?\< TO /RAI<T5 HIS COLL>--?AT HE WAS 9 ! COLDLY-CORRECT FRAME ( M9D :I* WAS HIS :5 HE FELT DISSATISFI$ ) HIMSELF4 ,IT WAS A FRAME ( M9D1 TOO1 :I* ALWAYS PRODUC$ A *ILL+ EFFECT UPON MY FEEL+S T[>DS HIM4 ,( LATE ,I HAD BEGUN TO OBS]VE & APPRAISE MY FRI5D'S *>ACT] A LITTLE MORE1 BUT \R FRI5D%IP HAD 9 NO WAY SUFF]$ FROM ?AT1 S9CE IT WAS /ILL TOO Y\NG & /RONG = ME TO BE ABLE TO LOOK UPON ,DIMITRI AS ANY?+ BUT P]FECT1 NO MATT] 9 :AT LI<T ,I REG>D$ HIM4 ,9 HIM !RE W]E TWO P]SONALITIES1 BO? ( :I* ,I ?\<T BEAUTIFUL4 ,ONE1 :I* ,I LOV$ DEVOT$LY1 WAS K9D1 MILD1 =GIV+1 GAY1 & CONSCI\S ( BE+ ?OSE V>I\S ?+S4 ,:5 HE WAS 9 ?IS FRAME ( M9D HIS :OLE EXT]IOR1 ! V]Y TONE ( HIS VOICE1 HIS EV]Y MOVEM5T1 APPE>$ TO SAY3 0,I AM K9D & GOOD-NATUR$1 & REJOICE 9 BE+ SO1 & EV]Y ONE CAN SEE ?AT ,I SO REJOICE40 ,! O!R ( HIS TWO P]SONALITIES--ONE :I* ,I HAD ONLY JU/ BEGUN TO APPREH5D1 & BE=E ! MAJE/Y ( :I* ,I B[$ 9 SPIRIT--WAS ?AT ( A MAN :O WAS COLD1 /]N TO HIMSELF & TO O!RS1 PR\D1 RELIGI\S TO ! PO9T ( FANATICISM1 & P$ANTICALLY MORAL4 ,AT ! PRES5T MOM5T HE WAS1 AS ,I SAY1 ?IS SECOND P]SONALITY4 

,) ?AT FRANKNESS :I* CON/ITUT$ A NECESS>Y CONDITION ( \R RELATIONS ,I TOLD HIM1 AS SOON AS WE 5T]$ ! DROZHKI1 H[ MU* IT DEPRESS$ & HURT ME TO SEE HIM1 ON ?IS MY FETE-DAY 9 A FRAME ( M9D SO IRKSOME & DISAGREEABLE TO ME4 

0,:AT HAS UPSET Y\ SO80 ,I ASK$ HIM4 0,WILL Y\ NOT TELL ME80 

0,MY DE> ,NICOLAS10 WAS HIS SL[ REPLY AS HE GAVE HIS HEAD A N]V\S TWIT* TO ONE SIDE & BL9K$ HIS EYES1 0S9CE ,I HAVE GIV5 Y\ MY WORD NEV] TO CONCEAL ANY?+ FROM Y\1 Y\ HAVE NO REASON TO SUSPECT ME ( SECRETIV5ESS4 ,ONE CANNOT ALWAYS BE 9 EXACTLY ! SAME MOOD1 & IF ,I SEEM AT ALL PUT \T1 ?AT IS ALL !RE IS TO SAY AB\T IT40 

0,:AT A M>VEL\SLY OP51 HONORABLE *>ACT] HIS IS60 ,I ?\<T TO MYSELF1 & DROPP$ ! SUBJECT4 

,WE DROVE ! RE/ ( ! WAY TO ,DUBK(F'S 9 SIL5CE4 ,DUBK(F'S FLAT WAS AN UNUSUALLY F9E ONE--OR1 AT ALL EV5TS1 SO IT SEEM$ TO ME4 ,EV]Y:]E W]E RUGS1 PICTURES1 G>D5IAS1 /RIP$ HANG+S1 PHOTOGRAPHS1 & CURV$ SETTEES1 :ILE ON ! WALLS HUNG GUNS1 PI/OLS1 P\*ES1 & ! M\NT$ HEADS ( WILD BEA/S4 ,IT WAS ! APPE>ANCE ( ?IS AP>TM5T :I* MADE ME AW>E :OM1 IT WAS ?AT ,WOLODA HAD IMITAT$ 9 ! S*EME ( HIS [N SITT+-ROOM4 ,WE F\ND ,DUBK(F & ,WOLODA 5GAG$ 9 C>DS1 :ILE SEAT$ ALSO AT ! TABLE1 & WAT*+ ! GAME ) CLOSE ATT5TION1 WAS A G5TLEMAN :OM ,I DID NOT KN[1 BUT :O APPE>$ TO BE ( NO GREAT IMPORTANCE1 JUDG+ BY ! MODE/Y ( HIS ATTITUDE4 ,DUBK(F HIMSELF WAS 9 A SILK DRESS+-G[N & S(T SLIPP]S1 :ILE ,WOLODA--SEAT$ OPPOSITE HIM ON A DIVAN--WAS 9 HIS %IRTSLEEVES1 AS WELL AS 7TO JUDGE BY HIS FLU%$ FACE & ! IMPATI5T1 CURSORY GLANCE :I* HE GAVE US = A SECOND AS HE LOOK$ UP FROM ! C>DS7 MU* TAK5 UP ) ! GAME4 ,ON SEE+ ME1 HE R$D5$ /ILL MORE4 

0,WELL1 IT IS = Y\ TO DEAL10 HE REM>K$ TO ,DUBK(F4 ,9 AN 9/ANT ,I DIV9$ ?AT HE DID NOT ALTOGE!R RELI% MY BECOM+ ACQUA9T$ ) ! FACT ?AT HE GAMBL$4 ,YET HIS EXPRESSION HAD NO?+ 9 IT ( CONFUSION--ONLY A LOOK :I* SEEM$ TO ME TO SAY3 0,YES1 ,I PLAY C>DS1 & IF Y\ >E SURPRIS$ AT ?AT1 IT IS ONLY BECAUSE Y\ >E SO Y\NG4 ,!RE IS NO?+ WRONG AB\T IT--IT IS A NECESSITY AT \R AGE40 ,YES1 ,I AT ONCE DIV9$ & UND]/OOD ?AT4 

,9/EAD ( DEAL+1 H[EV]1 ,DUBK(F ROSE & %OOK H&S ) US2 AFT] :I* HE BADE US BO? BE SEAT$1 & !N (F]$ US PIPES1 :I* WE DECL9$4 

0,H]E IS \R ,D,I,P,L,O,M,A,T1 !N--! H]O ( ! DAY60 HE SAID TO ME1 0,GOOD ,LORD6 H[ Y\ LOOK LIKE A COLONEL60 

0,H-M60 ,I MUTT]$ 9 REPLY1 ?\< ONCE MORE FEEL+ A COMPLAC5T SMILE OV]SPREAD MY C\NT5ANCE4 

,I /OOD 9 ?AT AWE ( ,DUBK(F :I* A SIXTE5-YE>-OLD BOY NATURALLY FEELS = A TW5TY-SEV5-YE>-OLD MAN ( :OM HIS ELD]S SAY ?AT HE IS A V]Y CLEV] Y\NG MAN :O CAN DANCE WELL & SPEAK ,FR5*1 & :O1 ?\< SECRETLY DESPIS+ ONE'S Y\?1 5DEAVORS TO CONCEAL ! FACT4 ,YET1 DESPITE MY RESPECT = HIM1 ,I SOMEH[ F\ND IT DIFFICULT & UNCOM=TABLE1 ?R\<\T MY ACQUA9TANCE%IP ) HIM1 TO LOOK HIM 9 ! EYES1 ,I HAVE S9CE REM>K$ ?AT !RE >E ?REE K9DS ( M5 :OM ,I CANNOT FACE EASILY1 NAMELY ?OSE :O >E MU* BETT] ?AN MYSELF1 ?OSE :O >E MU* WORSE1 & ?OSE BETWE5 :OM & MYSELF !RE IS A MUTUAL DET]M9ATION NOT TO M5TION SOME P>TICUL> ?+ ( :I* WE >E BO? AW>E4 ,DUBK(F MAY HAVE BE5 A MU* BETT] FELL[ ?AN MYSELF1 OR HE MAY HAVE BE5 A MU* WORSE2 BUT ! PO9T WAS ?AT HE LI$ V]Y FREQU5TLY )\T RECOGNIZ+ ! FACT ?AT ,I WAS AW>E ( HIS DO+ SO1 YET HAD DET]M9$ NOT TO M5TION IT4 

0,LET US PLAY ANO!R R\ND10 SAID ,WOLODA1 HUN*+ ONE %\LD] AFT] ! MANN] ( ,PAPA1 & RE%UFFL+ ! C>DS4 

0,H[ P]SI/5T Y\ >E60 SAID ,DUBK(F4 0,WE CAN PLAY ALL WE WANT TO AFT]W>DS4 ,WELL1 ONE MORE R\ND1 !N40 

,DUR+ ! PLAY1 ,I LOOK$ AT !IR H&S4 ,WOLODA'S H&S W]E L>GE & R$1 :IL/ 9 ! CROOK ( ! ?UMB & ! WAY 9 :I* ! O!R F+]S CURV$ !MSELVES R\ND ! C>DS AS HE HELD !M !Y SO EXACTLY RESEMBL$ ,PAPA'S ?AT N[ & !N ,I C\LD NOT HELP ?9K+ ?AT ,WOLODA PURPOSELY HELD ! C>DS ?US SO AS TO LOOK ! MORE LIKE A GR[NUP4 ,YET ! NEXT MOM5T1 LOOK+ AT HIS FACE1 ,I C\LD SEE ?AT HE HAD NOT A ?\<T 9 HIS M9D BEYOND ! GAME4 ,DUBK(F'S H&S1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 W]E SMALL1 PUFFY1 & 9CL9$ TO CL5* !MSELVES1 AS WELL AS EXTREMELY NEAT & SMALL-F+]$4 ,!Y W]E JU/ ! K9D ( H&S :I* G5]ALLY DISPLAY R+S1 & :I* >E MO/ TO BE SE5 ON P]SONS :O >E BO? 9CL9$ TO USE !M & FOND ( OBJETS DE V]TU4 

,WOLODA MU/ HAVE LO/1 = ! G5TLEMAN :O WAS WAT*+ ! PLAY REM>K$ ?AT ,VLADIMIR ,PETROVIT* HAD T]RIBLY BAD LUCK1 :ILE ,DUBK(F REA*$ = A NOTE BOOK1 WROTE SOME?+ 9 IT1 & !N1 %[+ ,WOLODA :AT HE HAD WRITT51 SAID3 

0,IS ?AT RI<T80 

0,YES40 SAID ,WOLODA1 GLANC+ ) FEIGN$ C>ELESSNESS AT ! NOTE BOOK4 0,N[ LET US GO40 

,WOLODA TOOK ,DUBK(F1 & ,I GAVE ,DIMITRI A LIFT 9 MY DROZHKI4 

0,:AT W]E !Y PLAY+ AT80 ,I 9QUIR$ ( ,DIMITRI4 

0,AT PIQUET4 ,IT IS A /UPID GAME4 ,9 FACT1 ALL SU* GAMES >E /UPID40 

0,& W]E !Y PLAY+ = MU*80 

0,NO1 NOT V]Y MU*1 BUT MORE ?AN !Y \<T TO40 

0,DO Y\ EV] PLAY Y\RSELF80 

0,NO2 ,I SWORE NEV] TO DO SO2 BUT ,DUBK(F WILL PLAY ) ANY ONE HE CAN GET HOLD (40 

0,HE \<T NOT TO DO ?AT10 ,I REM>K$4 0,SO ,WOLODA DOES NOT PLAY SO WELL AS HE DOES80 

0,P]HAPS ,DUBK(F \<T NOT TO1 AS Y\ SAY1 YET !RE IS NO?+ ESPECIALLY BAD AB\T IT ALL4 ,HE LIKES PLAY+1 & PLAYS WELL1 BUT HE IS A GOOD FELL[ ALL ! SAME40 

0,I HAD NO IDEA ( ?IS10 ,I SAID4 

0,WE MU/ NOT ?9K ILL ( HIM10 CONCLUD$ ,DIMITRI1 0S9CE HE IS A SIMPLY SPL5DID FELL[4 ,I LIKE HIM V]Y MU*1 & ALWAYS %ALL LIKE HIM1 9 SPITE ( HIS WEAKNESS40 

,= SOME REASON OR ANO!R ! IDEA OCCURR$ TO ME ?AT1 JU/ ,B,E,C,A,U,S,E ,DIMITRI /UCK UP SO /\TLY = ,DUBK(F1 HE NEI!R LIK$ NOR RESPECT$ HIM 9 REALITY1 BUT WAS DET]M9$1 \T ( /UBBORNNESS & A DESIRE NOT TO BE ACCUS$ ( 9CON/ANCY1 NEV] TO [N TO ! FACT4 ,HE WAS ONE ( ?OSE PEOPLE :O LOVE !IR FRI5DS !IR LIFE LONG1 NOT SO MU* BECAUSE ?OSE FRI5DS REMA9 ALWAYS DE> TO !M1 AS BECAUSE1 HAV+ ONCE--POSSIBLY MI/AK5LY--LIK$ A P]SON1 !Y LOOK UPON IT AS DI%ONORABLE TO CEASE EV] TO DO SO4 

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