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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! RA9 HAD /OPP$1 & ONLY ! MI/ WAS FALL+ & DROPS FROM ! 
 TREES4 ,D5ISOV1 ! ESAUL1 & ,PETYA RODE SIL5TLY1 FOLL[+ ! PEASANT 
 9 ! KNITT$ CAP :O1 /EPP+ LI<TLY ) \TTURN$ TOES & MOV+ 
 NOISELESSLY 9 HIS BA/ %OES OV] ! ROOTS & WET LEAVES1 SIL5TLY L$ 
 !M TO ! $GE ( ! =E/4 

,HE ASC5D$ AN 9CL9E1 /OPP$1 LOOK$ AB\T HIM1 & ADVANC$ TO :]E 
 ! SCRE5 ( TREES WAS LESS D5SE4 ,ON REA*+ A L>GE OAK TREE ?AT HAD 
 NOT YET %$ ITS LEAVES1 HE /OPP$ & BECKON$ MY/]I\SLY TO !M ) 
 HIS H&4 

,D5ISOV & ,PETYA RODE UP TO HIM4 ,FROM ! SPOT :]E ! PEASANT WAS 
 /&+ !Y C\LD SEE ! ,FR5*4 ,IMM$IATELY BEYOND ! =E/1 ON A 
 D[NW>D SLOPE1 LAY A FIELD ( SPR+ RYE4 ,TO ! RI<T1 BEYOND A /EEP 
 RAV9E1 WAS A SMALL VILLAGE & A L&[N]'S H\SE ) A BROK5 RO(4 ,9 
 ! VILLAGE1 9 ! H\SE1 9 ! G>D51 BY ! WELL1 BY ! POND1 OV] 
 ALL ! RIS+ GR\ND1 & ALL ALONG ! ROAD UPHILL FROM ! BRIDGE 
 LEAD+ TO ! VILLAGE1 NOT MORE ?AN FIVE HUNDR$ Y>DS AWAY1 CR[DS ( 
 M5 C\LD BE SE5 ?R\< ! %IMM]+ MI/4 ,!IR UN-,RUSSIAN %\T+ 
 AT !IR HORSES :I* W]E /RA9+ UPHILL ) ! C>TS1 & !IR 
 CALLS TO ONE ANO!R1 C\LD BE CLE>LY HE>D4 

0,BW+ ! PRISON] H]E10 SAID ,D5ISOV 9 A L[ VOICE1 NOT TAK+ HIS 
 EYES (F ! ,FR5*4 

,A ,COSSACK DISM\NT$1 LIFT$ ! BOY D[N1 & TOOK HIM TO ,D5ISOV4 
 ,PO9T+ TO ! ,FR5* TROOPS1 ,D5ISOV ASK$ HIM :AT !SE & ?OSE ( 
 !M W]E4 ,! BOY1 ?RU/+ HIS COLD H&S 9TO HIS POCKETS & LIFT+ 
 HIS EYEBR[S1 LOOK$ AT ,D5ISOV 9 AFFRI<T1 BUT 9 SPITE ( AN EVID5T 
 DESIRE TO SAY ALL HE KNEW GAVE CONFUS$ ANSW]S1 M]ELY ASS5T+ TO 
 EV]Y?+ ,D5ISOV ASK$ HIM4 ,D5ISOV TURN$ AWAY FROM HIM FR[N+ & 
 ADDRESS$ ! ESAUL1 CONVEY+ HIS [N CONJECTURES TO HIM4 

,PETYA1 RAPIDLY TURN+ HIS HEAD1 LOOK$ N[ AT ! DRUMM] BOY1 N[ AT 
 ,D5ISOV1 N[ AT ! ESAUL1 & N[ AT ! ,FR5* 9 ! VILLAGE & ALONG 
 ! ROAD1 TRY+ NOT TO MISS ANY?+ ( IMPORTANCE4 

0,:E!R ,DOLOKHOV COMES OR NOT1 WE MU/ SEIZE IT1 EH80 SAID ,D5ISOV ) A 
 M]RY SP>KLE 9 HIS EYES4 

0,IT IS A V]Y SUITABLE SPOT10 SAID ! ESAUL4 

0,WE'LL S5D ! 9FANTWY D[N BY ! SWAMPS10 ,D5ISOV CONT9U$4 0,!Y'LL 
 CWEEP UP TO ! G>D52 Y\'LL WIDE UP FWOM !RE ) ! ,COSSACKS0--HE 
 PO9T$ TO A SPOT 9 ! =E/ BEYOND ! VILLAGE--0& ,I ) MY 
 HUSS>S FWOM H]E4 ,& AT ! SIGNAL %OT4440 

0,! HOLL[ IS IMPASSABLE--!RE'S A SWAMP !RE10 SAID ! ESAUL4 
 0,! HORSES W\LD S9K4 ,WE MU/ RIDE R\ND MORE TO ! LEFT44440 

,:ILE !Y W]E TALK+ 9 UND]TONES ! CRACK ( A %OT S\ND$ FROM ! 
 L[ GR\ND BY ! POND1 A PUFF ( :ITE SMOKE APPE>$1 !N ANO!R1 & 
 ! S\ND ( HUNDR$S ( SEEM+LY M]RY ,FR5* VOICES %\T+ TOGE!R 
 CAME UP FROM ! SLOPE4 ,= A MOM5T ,D5ISOV & ! ESAUL DREW BACK4 ,!Y 
 W]E SO NE> ?AT !Y ?\<T !Y W]E ! CAUSE ( ! FIR+ & 
 %\T+4 ,BUT ! FIR+ & %\T+ DID NOT RELATE TO !M4 ,D[N BEL[1 
 A MAN WE>+ SOME?+ R$ WAS RUNN+ ?R\< ! M>%4 ,! ,FR5* W]E 
 EVID5TLY FIR+ & %\T+ AT HIM4 

0,:Y1 ?AT'S \R ,TIKHON10 SAID ! ESAUL4 

0,SO IT IS6 ,IT IS60 

0,! WASCAL60 SAID ,D5ISOV4 

0,HE'LL GET AWAY60 SAID ! ESAUL1 SCREW+ UP HIS EYES4 

,! MAN :OM !Y CALL$ ,TIKHON1 HAV+ RUN TO ! /REAM1 PLUNG$ 9 SO 
 ?AT ! WAT] SPLA%$ 9 ! AIR1 &1 HAV+ DISAPPE>$ = AN 
 9/ANT1 SCRAMBL$ \T ON ALL F\RS1 ALL BLACK ) ! WET1 & RAN ON4 
 ,! ,FR5* :O HAD BE5 PURSU+ HIM /OPP$4 

0,SM>T1 ?AT60 SAID ! ESAUL4 

0,:AT A BEA/60 SAID ,D5ISOV ) HIS =M] LOOK ( VEXATION4 0,:AT HAS 
 HE BE5 DO+ ALL ?IS TIME80 

0,:O IS HE80 ASK$ ,PETYA4 

0,HE'S \R PLA/UN4 ,I S5T HIM TO CAPTURE A 'TONGUE4'0 

0,OH1 YES10 SAID ,PETYA1 NODD+ AT ! FIR/ WORDS ,D5ISOV UTT]$ AS IF HE 
 UND]/OOD IT ALL1 ?\< HE REALLY DID NOT UND]/& ANY?+ ( IT4 

,TIKHON ,%*]BATY WAS ONE ( ! MO/ 9DISP5SABLE M5 9 !IR B&4 ,HE 
 WAS A PEASANT FROM ,POKROVSK1 NE> ! RIV] ,GZHAT4 ,:5 ,D5ISOV HAD COME 
 TO ,POKROVSK AT ! BEG9N+ ( HIS OP]ATIONS & HAD AS USUAL SUMMON$ 
 ! VILLAGE ELD] & ASK$ HIM :AT HE KNEW AB\T ! ,FR5*1 ! ELD]1 
 AS ?\< %IELD+ HIMSELF1 HAD REPLI$1 AS ALL VILLAGE ELD]S DID1 ?AT 
 HE HAD NEI!R SE5 NOR HE>D ANY?+ ( !M4 ,BUT :5 ,D5ISOV EXPLA9$ 
 ?AT HIS PURPOSE WAS TO KILL ! ,FR5*1 & ASK$ IF NO ,FR5* HAD 
 /RAY$ ?AT WAY1 ! ELD] REPLI$ ?AT SOME 0MORE-ORD]]S0 HAD REALLY 
 BE5 AT !IR VILLAGE1 BUT ?AT ,TIKHON ,%*]BATY WAS ! ONLY MAN :O 
 DEALT ) SU* MATT]S4 ,D5ISOV HAD ,TIKHON CALL$ &1 HAV+ PRAIS$ HIM 
 = HIS ACTIVITY1 SAID A FEW WORDS 9 ! ELD]'S PRES5CE AB\T LOYALTY 
 TO ! ,CZ> & ! C\NTRY & ! HATR$ ( ! ,FR5* ?AT ALL SONS ( 
 ! FA!RL& %\LD *]I%4 

0,WE DON'T DO ! ,FR5* ANY H>M10 SAID ,TIKHON1 EVID5TLY FRI<T5$ BY 
 ,D5ISOV'S WORDS4 0,WE ONLY FOOL$ AB\T ) ! LADS = FUN1 Y\ KN[6 ,WE 
 KILL$ A SCORE OR SO ( 'MORE-ORD]]S1' BUT WE DID NO H>M ELSE44440 

,NEXT DAY :5 ,D5ISOV HAD LEFT ,POKROVSK1 HAV+ QUITE =GOTT5 AB\T ?IS 
 PEASANT1 IT WAS REPORT$ TO HIM ?AT ,TIKHON HAD ATTA*$ HIMSELF TO !IR 
 P>TY & ASK$ TO BE ALL[$ TO REMA9 ) IT4 ,D5ISOV GAVE ORD]S TO 
 LET HIM DO SO4 

,TIKHON1 :O AT FIR/ DID R\< WORK1 LAY+ CAMPFIRES1 FET*+ WAT]1 
 FLAY+ DEAD HORSES1 & SO ON1 SOON %[$ A GREAT LIK+ & APTITUDE 
 = P>TISAN W>F>E4 ,AT NI<T HE W\LD GO \T = BOOTY & ALWAYS 
 BR\<T BACK ,FR5* CLO?+ & WEAPONS1 & :5 TOLD TO W\LD BR+ 9 
 ,FR5* CAPTIVES ALSO4 ,D5ISOV !N RELIEV$ HIM FROM DRUDG]Y & BEGAN 
 TAK+ HIM ) HIM :5 HE W5T \T ON EXP$ITIONS & HAD HIM 5ROLL$ 
 AMONG ! ,COSSACKS4 

,TIKHON DID NOT LIKE RID+1 & ALWAYS W5T ON FOOT1 NEV] LAGG+ BEH9D 
 ! CAVALRY4 ,HE WAS >M$ ) A MUSKETOON 7:I* HE C>RI$ RA!R AS A 
 JOKE71 A PIKE & AN AX1 :I* LATT] HE US$ AS A WOLF USES ITS TEE?1 
 ) EQUAL EASE PICK+ FLEAS \T ( ITS FUR OR CRUN*+ ?ICK BONES4 
 ,TIKHON ) EQUAL ACCURACY W\LD SPLIT LOGS ) BL[S AT >M'S L5G?1 OR 
 HOLD+ ! HEAD ( ! AX W\LD CUT ?9 LITTLE PEGS OR C>VE SPOONS4 ,9 
 ,D5ISOV'S P>TY HE HELD A PECULI> & EXCEPTIONAL POSITION4 ,:5 ANY?+ 
 P>TICUL>LY DIFFICULT OR NA/Y HAD TO BE DONE--TO PU% A C>T \T ( 
 ! MUD ) ONE'S %\LD]S1 PULL A HORSE \T ( A SWAMP BY ITS TAIL1 
 SK9 IT1 SL9K 9 AMONG ! ,FR5*1 OR WALK MORE ?AN ?IRTY MILES 9 A 
 DAY--EV]YBODY PO9T$ LAU<+LY AT ,TIKHON4 

0,IT WON'T HURT ?AT DEVIL--HE'S AS /RONG AS A HORSE60 !Y SAID ( 
 HIM4 

,ONCE A ,FR5*MAN ,TIKHON WAS TRY+ TO CAPTURE FIR$ A PI/OL AT HIM & 
 %OT HIM 9 ! FLE%Y P>T ( ! BACK4 ,?AT W\ND 7:I* ,TIKHON TREAT$ 
 ONLY ) 9T]NAL & EXT]NAL APPLICATIONS ( VODKA7 WAS ! SUBJECT ( 
 ! LIVELIE/ JOKES BY ! :OLE DETA*M5T--JOKES 9 :I* ,TIKHON 
 READILY JO9$4 

0,HALLOO1 MATE6 ,NEV] AGA98 ,GAVE Y\ A TWI/80 ! ,COSSACKS W\LD BANT] 
 HIM4 ,& ,TIKHON1 PURPOSELY WRI?+ & MAK+ FACES1 PRET5D$ TO BE 
 ANGRY & SWORE AT ! ,FR5* ) ! FUNNIE/ CURSES4 ,! ONLY EFFECT ( 
 ?IS 9CID5T ON ,TIKHON WAS ?AT AFT] BE+ W\ND$ HE SELDOM BR\<T 9 
 PRISON]S4 

,HE WAS ! BRAVE/ & MO/ USEFUL MAN 9 ! P>TY4 ,NO ONE F\ND MORE 
 OPPORTUNITIES = ATTACK+1 NO ONE CAPTUR$ OR KILL$ MORE ,FR5*M51 & 
 CONSEQU5TLY HE WAS MADE ! BUFFOON ( ALL ! ,COSSACKS & HUSS>S & 
 WILL+LY ACCEPT$ ?AT ROLE4 ,N[ HE HAD BE5 S5T BY ,D5ISOV OV]NI<T TO 
 ,%AM%EVO TO CAPTURE A 0TONGUE40 ,BUT :E!R BECAUSE HE HAD NOT BE5 
 CONT5T TO TAKE ONLY ONE ,FR5*MAN OR BECAUSE HE HAD SLEPT ?R\< ! 
 NI<T1 HE HAD CREPT BY DAY 9TO SOME BU%ES RI<T AMONG ! ,FR5* &1 AS 
 ,D5ISOV HAD WITNESS$ FROM ABOVE1 HAD BE5 DETECT$ BY !M4 

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