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,NEKHLUD(F ,VISITS ,MASLOVA 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,MASLOVA LOOK$ R\ND1 & ) HEAD ?R[N BACK & EXP&$ *E/1 CAME UP TO ! NET ) ?AT EXPRESSION ( READ9ESS :I* HE WELL KNEW1 PU%$ 9 BETWE5 TWO PRISON]S1 & GAZ$ AT ,NEKHLUD(F ) A SURPRIS$ & QUE/ION+ LOOK4 ,BUT1 CONCLUD+ FROM HIS CLO?+ HE WAS A RI* MAN1 %E SMIL$4 

0,IS IT ME Y\ WANT80 %E ASK$1 BR++ H] SMIL+ FACE1 ) ! SLI<TLY SQU9T+ EYES1 NE>] ! NET4 

0,I1 ,I--,I WI%$ TO SEE--0 ,NEKHLUD(F DID NOT KN[ H[ TO ADDRESS H]4 0,I WI%$ TO SEE Y\--,I--0 ,HE WAS NOT SPEAK+ L\D] ?AN USUAL4 

0,NO2 NONS5SE1 ,I TELL Y\60 %\T$ ! TRAMP :O /OOD NEXT TO HIM4 0,HAVE Y\ TAK5 IT OR NOT80 

0,DY+1 ,I TELL Y\2 :AT MORE DO Y\ WANT80 SOME ONE ELSE WAS SCREAM+ AT HIS O!R SIDE4 ,MASLOVA C\LD NOT HE> :AT ,NEKHLUD(F WAS SAY+1 BUT ! EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE AS HE WAS SPEAK+ REM9D$ H] ( HIM4 ,%E DID NOT BELIEVE H] [N EYES2 /ILL ! SMILE VANI%$ FROM H] FACE & A DEEP L9E ( SUFF]+ APPE>$ ON H] BR[4 

0,I CANNOT HE> :AT Y\ >E SAY+10 %E CALL$ \T1 WR9KL+ H] BR[ & FR[N+ MORE & MORE4 

0,I HAVE COME10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,YES1 ,I AM DO+ MY DUTY--,I AM CONFESS+10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F2 & AT ?IS ?\<T ! TE>S CAME 9 HIS EYES1 & HE FELT A *OK+ S5SATION 9 HIS ?ROAT1 & HOLD+ ON ) BO? H&S TO ! NET1 HE MADE EF=TS TO KEEP FROM BUR/+ 9TO TE>S4 

0,I SAY1 :Y DO Y\ %OVE Y\RSELF 9 :]E Y\'RE NOT WANT$80 SOME ONE %\T$ AT ONE SIDE ( HIM4 

0,GOD IS MY WITNESS2 ,I KN[ NO?+10 SCREAM$ A PRISON] FROM ! O!R SIDE4 

,NOTIC+ HIS EXCITEM5T1 ,MASLOVA RECOGNIZ$ HIM4 

0,Y\'RE LIKE 4 4 4 BUT NO2 ,I DON'T KN[ Y\10 %E %\T$1 )\T LOOK+ AT HIM1 & BLU%+1 :ILE H] FACE GREW /ILL MORE /]N4 

0,I HAVE COME TO ASK Y\ TO =GIVE ME10 HE SAID1 9 A L\D BUT MONOTON\S VOICE1 LIKE A LESSON LE>N$ BY HE>T4 ,HAV+ SAID !SE WORDS HE BECAME CONFUS$2 BUT IMM$IATELY CAME ! ?\<T ?AT1 IF HE FELT A%AM$1 IT WAS ALL ! BETT]2 HE HAD TO BE> ?IS %AME1 & HE CONT9U$ 9 A L\D VOICE3 

0,=GIVE ME2 ,I HAVE WRONG$ Y\ T]RIBLY40 

,%E /OOD MOTIONLESS & )\T TAK+ H] SQU9T+ EYES (F HIM4 

,HE C\LD NOT CONT9UE TO SPEAK1 & /EPP+ AWAY FROM ! NET HE TRI$ TO SUPPRESS ! SOBS ?AT W]E *OK+ HIM4 

,! 9SPECTOR1 ! SAME (FIC] :O HAD DIRECT$ ,NEKHLUD(F TO ! WOM5'S W>D1 & :OSE 9T]E/ HE SEEM$ TO HAVE >\S$1 CAME 9TO ! ROOM1 &1 SEE+ ,NEKHLUD(F NOT AT ! NET1 ASK$ HIM :Y HE WAS NOT TALK+ TO H] :OM HE WANT$ TO SEE4 ,NEKHLUD(F BLEW HIS NOSE1 GAVE HIMSELF A %AKE1 &1 TRY+ TO APPE> CALM1 SAID3 

0,IT'S SO 9CONV5I5T ?R\< !SE NETS2 NO?+ CAN BE HE>D40 

,AGA9 ! 9SPECTOR CONSID]$ = A MOM5T4 

0,AH1 WELL1 %E CAN BE BR\<T \T H]E = A:ILE4 ,M>Y ,K>LOVNA10 TURN+ TO ! W>D]1 0LEAD ,MASLOVA \T40 

,A M9UTE LAT] ,MASLOVA CAME \T ( ! SIDE DOOR4 ,/EPP+ S(TLY1 %E CAME UP CLOSE TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 /OPP$1 & LOOK$ UP AT HIM FROM UND] H] BR[S4 ,H] BLACK HAIR WAS >RANG$ 9 R+LETS OV] H] =EHEAD 9 ! SAME WAY AS IT HAD BE5 TWO DAYS AGO2 H] FACE1 ?\< UNHEAL?Y & PUFFY1 WAS ATTRACTIVE1 & LOOK$ P]FECTLY CALM1 ONLY ! GLITT]+ BLACK EYES GLANC$ /RANGELY FROM UND] ! SWOLL5 LIDS4 

0,Y\ MAY TALK H]E10 SAID ! 9SPECTOR1 & %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S HE /EPP$ ASIDE ) A LOOK ( SURPRISE4 ,NEKHLUD(F MOV$ T[>DS A SEAT BY ! WALL4 

,MASLOVA CA/ A QUE/ION+ LOOK AT ! 9SPECTOR1 & !N1 %RUGG+ H] %\LD]S 9 SURPRISE1 FOLL[$ ,NEKHLUD(F TO ! B5*1 & HAV+ >RANG$ H] SKIRT1 SAT D[N BESIDE HIM4 

0,I KN[ IT IS H>D = Y\ TO =GIVE ME10 HE BEGAN1 BUT /OPP$4 ,HIS TE>S W]E *OK+ HIM4 0,BUT ?\< ,I CAN'T UNDO ! PA/1 ,I %ALL N[ DO :AT IS 9 MY P[]4 ,TELL ME--0 

0,H[ HAVE Y\ MANAG$ TO F9D ME80 %E SAID1 )\T ANSW]+ HIS QUE/ION1 NEI!R LOOK+ AWAY FROM HIM NOR QUITE AT HIM1 ) H] SQU9T+ EYES4 

0,O ,GOD1 HELP ME6 ,TEA* ME :AT TO DO10 ,NEKHLUD(F ?\<T1 LOOK+ AT H] *ANG$ FACE4 0,I WAS ON ! JURY ! DAY BE=E YE/]DAY10 HE SAID4 0,Y\ DID NOT RECOGNIZE ME80 

0,NO1 ,I DID NOT2 !RE WAS NOT TIME = RECOGNITIONS4 ,I DID NOT EV5 LOOK10 %E SAID4 

0,!RE WAS A *ILD1 WAS !RE NOT80 HE ASK$4 

0,?ANK ,GOD6 HE DI$ AT ONCE10 %E ANSW]$1 ABRUPTLY & VICI\SLY4 

0,:AT DO Y\ MEAN8 ,:Y80 

0,I WAS SO ILL MYSELF1 ,I NE>LY DI$10 %E SAID1 9 ! SAME QUIET VOICE1 :I* ,NEKHLUD(F HAD NOT EXPECT$ & C\LD NOT UND]/&4 

0,H[ C\LD MY AUNTS HAVE LET Y\ GO80 

0,:O KEEPS A S]VANT ?AT HAS A BABY8 ,!Y S5T ME (F AS SOON AS !Y NOTIC$4 ,BUT :Y SPEAK ( ?IS8 ,I REMEMB] NO?+4 ,?AT'S ALL F9I%$40 

0,NO1 IT IS NOT F9I%$2 ,I WI% TO R$EEM MY S940 

0,!RE'S NO?+ TO R$EEM4 ,:AT'S BE5 HAS BE5 & IS PASS$10 %E SAID2 &1 :AT HE NEV] EXPECT$1 %E LOOK$ AT HIM & SMIL$ 9 AN UNPLEASANTLY LUR+1 YET PITE\S1 MANN]4 

,MASLOVA NEV] EXPECT$ TO SEE HIM AGA91 & C]TA9LY NOT H]E & NOT N[2 !RE=E1 :5 %E FIR/ RECOGNIZ$ HIM1 %E C\LD NOT KEEP BACK ! MEMORIES :I* %E NEV] WI%$ TO REVIVE4 ,9 ! FIR/ MOM5T %E REMEMB]$ DIMLY ?AT NEW1 WOND]FUL WORLD ( FEEL+ & ( ?\<T :I* HAD BE5 OP5$ TO H] BY ! *>M+ Y\NG MAN :O LOV$ H] & :OM %E LOV$1 & !N HIS 9COMPREH5SIBLE CRUELTY & ! :OLE /R+ ( HUMILIATIONS & SUFF]+ :I* FL[$ FROM & FOLL[$ ?AT MAGIC JOY4 ,?IS GAVE H] PA91 &1 UNABLE TO UND]/& IT1 %E DID :AT %E WAS ALWAYS 9 ! HABIT ( DO+1 %E GOT RID ( !SE MEMORIES BY 5VELOP+ !M 9 ! MI/ ( A DEPRAV$ LIFE4 ,9 ! FIR/ MOM5T1 %E ASSOCIAT$ ! MAN N[ SITT+ BESIDE H] ) ! LAD %E HAD LOV$2 BUT FEEL+ ?AT ?IS GAVE H] PA91 %E DISSOCIAT$ !M AGA94 ,N[1 ?IS WELL-DRESS$1 C>EFULLY-GOT-UP G5TLEMAN ) P]FUM$ BE>D WAS NO LONG] ! ,NEKHLUD(F :OM %E HAD LOV$ BUT ONLY ONE ( ! PEOPLE :O MADE USE ( CREATURES LIKE H]SELF :5 !Y NE$$ !M1 & :OM CREATURES LIKE H]SELF HAD TO MAKE USE ( 9 !IR TURN AS PR(ITABLY AS !Y C\LD2 & ?AT IS :Y %E LOOK$ AT HIM ) A LUR+ SMILE & CONSID]$ SIL5TLY H[ %E C\LD BE/ MAKE USE ( HIM4 

0,?AT'S ALL AT AN 5D10 %E SAID4 0,N[ ,I'M CONDEMN$ TO ,SIB]IA10 & H] LIP TREMBL$ AS %E WAS SAY+ ?IS DREADFUL WORD4 

0,I KNEW2 ,I WAS C]TA9 Y\ W]E NOT GUILTY10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,GUILTY6 ( C\RSE NOT2 AS IF ,I C\LD BE A ?IEF OR A ROBB]40 ,%E /OPP$1 CONSID]+ 9 :AT WAY %E C\LD BE/ GET SOME?+ \T ( HIM4 

0,!Y SAY H]E ?AT ALL DEP5DS ON ! ADVOCATE10 %E BEGAN4 0,A PETITION %\LD BE H&$ 91 ONLY !Y SAY IT'S EXP5SIVE40 

0,YES1 MO/ C]TA9LY10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,I HAVE ALREADY SPOK5 TO AN ADVOCATE40 

0,NO MONEY \<T TO BE SP>$2 IT %\LD BE A GOOD ONE10 %E SAID4 

0,I %ALL DO ALL ?AT IS POSSIBLE40 

,!Y W]E SIL5T1 & !N %E SMIL$ AGA9 9 ! SAME WAY4 

0,& ,I %\LD LIKE TO ASK Y\ 4 4 4 A LITTLE MONEY IF Y\ CAN 4 4 4 NOT MU*2 T5 RUBLES1 ,I DO NOT WANT MORE10 %E SAID1 SUDD5LY4 

0,YES1 YES10 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID1 ) A S5SE ( CONFUSION1 & FELT = HIS PURSE4 

,%E LOOK$ RAPIDLY AT ! 9SPECTOR1 :O WAS WALK+ UP & D[N ! ROOM4 0,DON'T GIVE IT 9 FRONT ( HIM2 HE'D TAKE IT AWAY40 

,NEKHLUD(F TOOK \T HIS PURSE AS SOON AS ! 9SPECTOR HAD TURN$ HIS BACK2 BUT HAD NO TIME TO H& H] ! NOTE BE=E ! 9SPECTOR FAC$ !M AGA91 SO HE CRU%$ IT UP 9 HIS H&4 

0,?IS WOMAN IS DEAD10 ,NEKHLUD(F ?\<T1 LOOK+ AT ?IS ONCE SWEET1 & N[ DEFIL$1 PUFFY FACE1 LIT UP BY AN EVIL GLITT] 9 ! BLACK1 SQU9T+ EYES :I* W]E N[ GLANC+ AT ! H& 9 :I* HE HELD ! NOTE1 !N FOLL[+ ! 9SPECTOR'S MOVEM5TS1 & = A MOM5T HE HESITAT$4 ,! TEMPT] ?AT HAD BE5 SPEAK+ TO HIM 9 ! NI<T AGA9 RAIS$ ITS VOICE1 TRY+ TO LEAD HIM \T ( ! REALM ( HIS 9N] 9TO ! REALM ( HIS \T] LIFE1 AWAY FROM ! QUE/ION ( :AT HE %\LD DO TO ! QUE/ION ( :AT ! CONSEQU5CES W\LD BE1 & :AT W\LD BE PRACTICAL4 

0,Y\ CAN DO NO?+ ) ?IS WOMAN10 SAID ! VOICE2 0Y\ WILL ONLY TIE A /ONE R\ND Y\R NECK1 :I* WILL HELP TO DR[N Y\ & H9D] Y\ FROM BE+ USEFUL TO O!RS4 

0,IS IT NOT BETT] TO GIVE H] ALL ! MONEY ?AT IS H]E1 SAY GOOD-BYE1 & F9I% ) H] =EV]80 :ISP]$ ! VOICE4 

,BUT H]E HE FELT ?AT N[1 AT ?IS V]Y MOM5T1 SOME?+ MO/ IMPORTANT WAS TAK+ PLACE 9 HIS S\L--?AT HIS 9N] LIFE WAS1 AS IT W]E1 WAV]+ 9 ! BALANCE1 SO ?AT ! SLI<TE/ EF=T W\LD MAKE IT S9K TO ?IS SIDE OR ! O!R4 ,& HE MADE ?IS EF=T BY CALL+ TO HIS ASSI/ANCE ?AT ,GOD :OM HE HAD FELT 9 HIS S\L ! DAY BE=E1 & ?AT ,GOD 9/ANTLY RESPOND$4 ,HE RESOLV$ TO TELL H] EV]Y?+ N[--AT ONCE4 

0,KATU%A1 ,I HAVE COME TO ASK Y\ TO =GIVE ME1 & Y\ HAVE GIV5 ME NO ANSW]4 ,HAVE Y\ =GIV5 ME8 ,WILL Y\ EV] =GIVE ME80 HE ASK$4 

,%E DID NOT LI/5 TO HIM1 BUT LOOK$ AT HIS H& & AT ! 9SPECTOR1 & :5 ! LATT] TURN$ %E HA/ILY /RET*$ \T H] H&1 GRASP$ ! NOTE1 & HID IT UND] H] BELT4 

0,?AT'S ODD1 :AT Y\ >E SAY+ !RE10 %E SAID1 ) A SMILE ( CONTEMPT1 AS IT SEEM$ TO HIM4 

,NEKHLUD(F FELT ?AT !RE WAS 9 H] S\L ONE :O WAS HIS 5EMY & :O WAS PROTECT+ H]1 SU* AS %E WAS N[1 & PREV5T+ HIM FROM GETT+ AT H] HE>T4 ,BUT1 /RANGE TO SAY1 ?IS DID NOT REPEL HIM1 BUT DREW HIM NE>] TO H] BY SOME FRE%1 PECULI> P[]4 ,HE KNEW ?AT HE MU/ WAK5 H] S\L1 ?AT ?IS WAS T]RIBLY DIFFICULT1 BUT ! V]Y DIFFICULTY ATTRACT$ HIM4 ,HE N[ FELT T[>DS H] AS HE HAD NEV] FELT T[>DS H] OR ANY ONE ELSE BE=E4 ,!RE WAS NO?+ P]SONAL 9 ?IS FEEL+3 HE WANT$ NO?+ FROM H] = HIMSELF1 BUT ONLY WI%$ ?AT %E MI<T NOT REMA9 AS %E N[ WAS1 ?AT %E MI<T AWAK5 & BECOME AGA9 :AT %E HAD BE54 

0,KATU%A1 :Y DO Y\ SPEAK LIKE ?AT8 ,I KN[ Y\2 ,I REMEMB] Y\--& ! OLD DAYS 9 ,PAPOVO40 

0,:AT'S ! USE ( RECALL+ :AT'S PA/80 %E REM>K$1 DRYLY4 

0,I AM RECALL+ IT 9 ORD] TO PUT IT RI<T1 TO ATONE = MY S91 ,KATU%A10 & HE WAS GO+ TO SAY ?AT HE W\LD M>RY H]1 BUT1 MEET+ H] EYES1 HE READ 9 !M SOME?+ SO DREADFUL1 SO CO>SE1 SO REPELL5T1 ?AT HE C\LD NOT GO ON4 

,AT ?IS MOM5T ! VISITORS BEGAN TO GO4 ,! 9SPECTOR CAME UP TO ,NEKHLUD(F & SAID ?AT ! TIME WAS UP4 

0,GOOD-BYE2 ,I HAVE /ILL MU* TO SAY TO Y\1 BUT Y\ SEE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO SO N[10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 & HELD \T HIS H&4 0,I %ALL COME AGA940 

0,I ?9K Y\ HAVE SAID ALL40 

,%E TOOK HIS H& BUT DID NOT PRESS IT4 

0,NO2 ,I %ALL TRY TO SEE Y\ AGA91 SOME:]E :]E WE CAN TALK1 & !N ,I %ALL TELL Y\ :AT ,I HAVE TO SAY-SOME?+ V]Y IMPORTANT40 

0,WELL1 !N1 COME2 :Y NOT80 %E ANSW]$1 & SMIL$ ) ?AT HABITUAL1 9VIT+1 & PROMIS+ SMILE :I* %E GAVE TO ! M5 :OM %E WI%$ TO PLEASE4 

0,Y\ >E MORE ?AN A SI/] TO ME10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,?AT'S ODD10 %E SAID AGA91 & W5T BEH9D ! GRAT+4 

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