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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NI*OLAS ,RO/OV MEAN:ILE REMA9$ AT HIS PO/1 WAIT+ = ! WOLF4 ,BY 
 ! WAY ! HUNT APPROA*$ & REC$$1 BY ! CRIES ( ! DOGS :OSE 
 NOTES W]E FAMILI> TO HIM1 BY ! WAY ! VOICES ( ! HUNTSM5 
 APPROA*$1 REC$$1 & ROSE1 HE REALIZ$ :AT WAS HAPP5+ AT ! 
 COPSE4 ,HE KNEW ?AT Y\NG & OLD WOLVES W]E !RE1 ?AT ! H\NDS HAD 
 SEP>AT$ 9TO TWO PACKS1 ?AT SOME:]E A WOLF WAS BE+ *AS$1 & ?AT 
 SOME?+ HAD GONE WRONG4 ,HE EXPECT$ ! WOLF TO COME HIS WAY ANY MOM5T4 
 ,HE MADE ?\S&S ( DIFF]5T CONJECTURES AS TO :]E & FROM :AT SIDE 
 ! BEA/ W\LD COME & H[ HE W\LD SET UPON IT4 ,HOPE ALT]NAT$ ) 
 DESPAIR4 ,SEV]AL TIMES HE ADDRESS$ A PRAY] TO ,GOD ?AT ! WOLF %\LD 
 COME HIS WAY4 ,HE PRAY$ ) ?AT PASSIONATE & %AMEFAC$ FEEL+ ) 
 :I* M5 PRAY AT MOM5TS ( GREAT EXCITEM5T >IS+ FROM TRIVIAL CAUSES4 
 0,:AT W\LD IT BE TO ,!E TO DO ?IS = ME80 HE SAID TO ,GOD4 0,I KN[ ,?\ 
 >T GREAT1 & ?AT IT IS A S9 TO ASK ?IS ( ,!E1 BUT = ,GOD'S SAKE DO 
 LET ! OLD WOLF COME MY WAY & LET ,K>AY SPR+ AT IT--9 SI<T ( 
 ',UNCLE' :O IS WAT*+ FROM OV] !RE--& SEIZE IT BY ! ?ROAT 
 9 A DEA? GRIP60 ,A ?\S& TIMES DUR+ ?AT HALF-H\R ,RO/OV CA/ EAG] 
 & RE/LESS GLANCES OV] ! $GE ( ! WOOD1 ) ! TWO SCRAGGY OAKS 
 RIS+ ABOVE ! ASP5 UND]GR[? & ! GULLY ) ITS WAT]-WORN SIDE 
 & 0,UNCLE'S0 CAP JU/ VISIBLE ABOVE ! BU% ON HIS RI<T4 

0,NO1 ,I %AN'T HAVE SU* LUCK10 ?\<T ,RO/OV1 0YET :AT W\LDN'T IT BE 
 WOR?6 ,IT IS NOT TO BE6 ,EV]Y:]E1 AT C>DS & 9 W>1 ,I AM ALWAYS 
 UNLUCKY40 ,MEMORIES ( ,AU/]LITZ & ( ,DOLOKHOV FLA%$ RAPIDLY & 
 CLE>LY ?R\< HIS M9D4 0,ONLY ONCE 9 MY LIFE TO GET AN OLD WOLF1 ,I WANT 
 ONLY ?AT60 ?\<T HE1 /RA9+ EYES & E>S & LOOK+ TO ! LEFT 
 & !N TO ! RI<T & LI/5+ TO ! SLI<TE/ V>IATION ( NOTE 9 
 ! CRIES ( ! DOGS4 

,AGA9 HE LOOK$ TO ! RI<T & SAW SOME?+ RUNN+ T[>D HIM ACROSS 
 ! DES]T$ FIELD4 0,NO1 IT CAN'T BE60 ?\<T ,RO/OV1 TAK+ A DEEP 
 BREA?1 AS A MAN DOES AT ! COM+ ( SOME?+ LONG HOP$ =4 ,! 
 HEI<T ( HAPP9ESS WAS REA*$--& SO SIMPLY1 )\T W>N+1 OR 
 NOISE1 OR DISPLAY1 ?AT ,RO/OV C\LD NOT BELIEVE HIS EYES & REMA9$ 9 
 D\BT = OV] A SECOND4 ,! WOLF RAN =W>D & JUMP$ HEAVILY OV] A 
 GULLY ?AT LAY 9 H] PA?4 ,%E WAS AN OLD ANIMAL ) A GRAY BACK & BIG 
 R$DI% BELLY4 ,%E RAN )\T HURRY1 EVID5TLY FEEL+ SURE ?AT NO ONE 
 SAW H]4 ,RO/OV1 HOLD+ HIS BREA?1 LOOK$ R\ND AT ! BORZOIS4 ,!Y 
 /OOD OR LAY NOT SEE+ ! WOLF OR UND]/&+ ! SITUATION4 ,OLD ,K>AY 
 HAD TURN$ HIS HEAD & WAS ANGRILY SE>*+ = FLEAS1 B>+ HIS YELL[ 
 TEE? & SNAPP+ AT HIS H9D LEGS4 

0,ULYULYULYU60 :ISP]$ ,RO/OV1 P\T+ HIS LIPS4 ,! BORZOIS JUMP$ UP1 
 J]K+ ! R+S ( ! LEA%ES & PRICK+ !IR E>S4 ,K>AY F9I%$ 
 SCRAT*+ HIS H9DQU>T]S &1 COCK+ HIS E>S1 GOT UP ) QUIV]+ 
 TAIL FROM :I* TUFTS ( MATT$ HAIR HUNG D[N4 

0,%ALL ,I LOOSE !M OR NOT80 ,NI*OLAS ASK$ HIMSELF AS ! WOLF APPROA*$ 
 HIM COM+ FROM ! COPSE4 ,SUDD5LY ! WOLF'S :OLE PHYSIOGNOMY *ANG$3 
 %E %UDD]$1 SEE+ :AT %E HAD PROBABLY NEV] SE5 BE=E--HUMAN 
 EYES FIX$ UPON H]--& TURN+ H] HEAD A LITTLE T[>D ,RO/OV1 %E 
 PAUS$4 

0,BACK OR =W>D8 ,EH1 NO MATT]1 =W>D4440 ! WOLF SEEM$ TO SAY TO 
 H]SELF1 & %E MOV$ =W>D )\T AGA9 LOOK+ R\ND & ) A 
 QUIET1 LONG1 EASY YET RESOLUTE LOPE4 

0,ULYULYU60 CRI$ ,NI*OLAS1 9 A VOICE NOT HIS [N1 & ( ITS [N ACCORD 
 HIS GOOD HORSE D>T$ HEADLONG D[NHILL1 LEAP+ OV] GULLIES TO HEAD (F 
 ! WOLF1 & ! BORZOIS PASS$ IT1 RUNN+ FA/] /ILL4 ,NI*OLAS DID 
 NOT HE> HIS [N CRY NOR FEEL ?AT HE WAS GALLOP+1 NOR SEE ! BORZOIS1 
 NOR ! GR\ND OV] :I* HE W5T3 HE SAW ONLY ! WOLF1 :O1 9CREAS+ 
 H] SPE$1 B\ND$ ON 9 ! SAME DIRECTION ALONG ! HOLL[4 ,! FIR/ TO 
 COME 9TO VIEW WAS ,MILKA1 ) H] BLACK M>K+S & P[]FUL QU>T]S1 
 GA9+ UPON ! WOLF4 ,NE>] & NE>]444 N[ %E WAS AHEAD ( IT2 BUT 
 ! WOLF TURN$ ITS HEAD TO FACE H]1 & 9/EAD ( PUTT+ ON SPE$ AS 
 %E USUALLY DID ,MILKA SUDD5LY RAIS$ H] TAIL & /IFF5$ H] =ELEGS4 

0,ULYULYULYULYU60 %\T$ ,NI*OLAS4 

,! R$DI% ,LYUBIM RU%$ =W>D FROM BEH9D ,MILKA1 SPRANG IMPETU\SLY AT 
 ! WOLF1 & SEIZ$ IT BY ITS H9DQU>T]S1 BUT IMM$IATELY JUMP$ ASIDE 
 9 T]ROR4 ,! WOLF CR\*$1 GNA%$ H] TEE?1 & AGA9 ROSE & 
 B\ND$ =W>D1 FOLL[$ AT ! DI/ANCE ( A C\PLE ( FEET BY ALL ! 
 BORZOIS1 :O DID NOT GET ANY CLOS] TO H]4 

0,%E'LL GET AWAY6 ,NO1 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE60 ?\<T ,NI*OLAS1 
 /ILL %\T+ ) A HO>SE VOICE4 

0,K>AY1 ULYULYU64440 HE %\T$1 LOOK+ R\ND = ! OLD BORZOI 
 :O WAS N[ HIS ONLY HOPE4 ,K>AY1 ) ALL ! /R5G? AGE HAD LEFT HIM1 
 /RET*$ HIMSELF TO ! UTMO/ &1 WAT*+ ! WOLF1 GALLOP$ HEAVILY 
 ASIDE TO 9T]CEPT IT4 ,BUT ! QUICKNESS ( ! WOLF'S LOPE & ! 
 BORZOI'S SL[] PACE MADE IT PLA9 ?AT ,K>AY HAD MISCALCULAT$4 ,NI*OLAS 
 C\LD ALREADY SEE NOT F> 9 FRONT ( HIM ! WOOD :]E ! WOLF W\LD 
 C]TA9LY ESCAPE %\LD %E REA* IT4 ,BUT1 COM+ T[>D HIM1 HE SAW 
 H\NDS & A HUNTSMAN GALLOP+ ALMO/ /RAI<T AT ! WOLF4 ,!RE WAS 
 /ILL HOPE4 ,A LONG1 YELL[I% Y\NG BORZOI1 ONE ,NI*OLAS DID NOT KN[1 
 FROM ANO!R LEA%1 RU%$ IMPETU\SLY AT ! WOLF FROM 9 FRONT & 
 ALMO/ KNOCK$ H] OV]4 ,BUT ! WOLF JUMP$ UP MORE QUICKLY ?AN ANYONE 
 C\LD HAVE EXPECT$ &1 GNA%+ H] TEE?1 FLEW AT ! YELL[I% BORZOI1 
 :I*1 ) A PI]C+ YELP1 FELL ) ITS HEAD ON ! GR\ND1 BLE$+ 
 FROM A GA% 9 ITS SIDE4 

0,K>AY8 ,OLD FELL[64440 WAIL$ ,NI*OLAS4 

,?ANKS TO ! DELAY CAUS$ BY ?IS CROSS+ ( ! WOLF'S PA?1 ! OLD 
 DOG ) ITS FELT$ HAIR HANG+ FROM ITS ?I< WAS )9 FIVE PACES ( 
 IT4 ,AS IF AW>E ( H] DANG]1 ! WOLF TURN$ H] EYES ON ,K>AY1 TUCK$ 
 H] TAIL YET FUR!R BETWE5 H] LEGS1 & 9CREAS$ H] SPE$4 ,BUT H]E 
 ,NI*OLAS ONLY SAW ?AT SOME?+ HAPP5$ TO ,K>AY--! BORZOI WAS 
 SUDD5LY ON ! WOLF1 & !Y ROLL$ TOGE!R D[N 9TO A GULLY JU/ 9 
 FRONT ( !M4 

,?AT 9/ANT1 :5 ,NI*OLAS SAW ! WOLF /RUGGL+ 9 ! GULLY ) ! 
 DOGS1 :ILE FROM UND] !M C\LD BE SE5 H] GRAY HAIR & \T/RET*$ 
 H9D LEG & H] FRI<T5$ *OK+ HEAD1 ) H] E>S LAID BACK 7,K>AY 
 WAS P9N+ H] BY ! ?ROAT71 WAS ! HAPPIE/ MOM5T ( HIS LIFE4 ,) 
 HIS H& ON HIS SADDLEB[1 HE WAS READY TO DISM\NT & /AB ! WOLF1 
 :5 %E SUDD5LY ?RU/ H] HEAD UP FROM AMONG ?AT MASS ( DOGS1 & 
 !N H] =EPAWS W]E ON ! $GE ( ! GULLY4 ,%E CLICK$ H] TEE? 
 7,K>AY NO LONG] HAD H] BY ! ?ROAT71 LEAP$ ) A MOVEM5T ( H] 
 H9D LEGS \T ( ! GULLY1 & HAV+ DIS5GAG$ H]SELF FROM ! DOGS1 
 ) TAIL TUCK$ 9 AGA91 W5T =W>D4 ,K>AY1 HIS HAIR BRI/L+1 & 
 PROBABLY BRUIS$ OR W\ND$1 CLIMB$ ) DIFFICULTY \T ( ! GULLY4 

0,OH MY ,GOD6 ,:Y80 ,NI*OLAS CRI$ 9 DESPAIR4 

0,UNCLE'S0 HUNTSMAN WAS GALLOP+ FROM ! O!R SIDE ACROSS ! WOLF'S 
 PA? & HIS BORZOIS ONCE MORE /OPP$ ! ANIMAL'S ADVANCE4 ,%E WAS AGA9 
 HEMM$ 94 

,NI*OLAS & HIS ATT5DANT1 ) 0,UNCLE0 & HIS HUNTSMAN1 W]E ALL RID+ 
 R\ND ! WOLF1 CRY+ 0ULYULYU60 %\T+ & PREP>+ TO DISM\NT EA* 
 MOM5T ?AT ! WOLF CR\*$ BACK1 & />T+ =W>D AGA9 EV]Y TIME 
 %E %OOK H]SELF & MOV$ T[>D ! WOOD :]E %E W\LD BE SAFE4 

,ALREADY1 AT ! BEG9N+ ( ?IS *ASE1 ,DANIEL1 HE>+ ! ULYULYU+1 
 HAD RU%$ \T FROM ! WOOD4 ,HE SAW ,K>AY SEIZE ! WOLF1 & *ECK$ HIS 
 HORSE1 SUPPOS+ ! AFFAIR TO BE OV]4 ,BUT :5 HE SAW ?AT ! HORSEM5 
 DID NOT DISM\NT & ?AT ! WOLF %OOK H]SELF & RAN = SAFETY1 
 ,DANIEL SET HIS *E/NUT GALLOP+1 NOT AT ! WOLF BUT /RAI<T T[>D ! 
 WOOD1 JU/ AS ,K>AY HAD RUN TO CUT ! ANIMAL (F4 ,AS A RESULT ( ?IS1 HE 
 GALLOP$ UP TO ! WOLF JU/ :5 %E HAD BE5 /OPP$ A SECOND TIME BY 
 0,UNCLE'S0 BORZOIS4 

,DANIEL GALLOP$ UP SIL5TLY1 HOLD+ A NAK$ DAGG] 9 HIS LEFT H& & 
 ?RA%+ ! LABOR+ SIDES ( HIS *E/NUT HORSE ) HIS :IP AS IF IT 
 W]E A FLAIL4 

,NI*OLAS NEI!R SAW NOR HE>D ,DANIEL UNTIL ! *E/NUT1 BREA?+ 
 HEAVILY1 PANT$ PA/ HIM1 & HE HE>D ! FALL ( A BODY & SAW ,DANIEL 
 LY+ ON ! WOLF'S BACK AMONG ! DOGS1 TRY+ TO SEIZE H] BY ! E>S4 
 ,IT WAS EVID5T TO ! DOGS1 ! HUNT]S1 & TO ! WOLF H]SELF ?AT ALL 
 WAS N[ OV]4 ,! T]RIFI$ WOLF PRESS$ BACK H] E>S & TRI$ TO RISE1 
 BUT ! BORZOIS /UCK TO H]4 ,DANIEL ROSE A LITTLE1 TOOK A /EP1 & ) 
 HIS :OLE WEI<T1 AS IF LY+ D[N TO RE/1 FELL ON ! WOLF1 SEIZ+ H] 
 BY ! E>S4 ,NI*OLAS WAS AB\T TO /AB H]1 BUT ,DANIEL :ISP]$1 0,DON'T6 
 ,WE'LL GAG H]60 &1 *ANG+ HIS POSITION1 SET HIS FOOT ON ! WOLF'S 
 NECK4 ,A /ICK WAS ?RU/ BETWE5 H] JAWS & %E WAS FA/5$ ) A 
 LEA%1 AS IF BRIDL$1 H] LEGS W]E B\ND TOGE!R1 & ,DANIEL ROLL$ H] 
 OV] ONCE OR TWICE FROM SIDE TO SIDE4 

,) HAPPY1 EXHAU/$ FACES1 !Y LAID ! OLD WOLF1 ALIVE1 ON A %Y+ 
 & SNORT+ HORSE &1 ACCOMPANI$ BY ! DOGS YELP+ AT H]1 TOOK H] 
 TO ! PLACE :]E !Y W]E ALL TO MEET4 ,! H\NDS HAD KILL$ TWO ( ! 
 CUBS & ! BORZOIS ?REE4 ,! HUNTSM5 ASSEMBL$ ) !IR BOOTY & 
 !IR /ORIES1 & ALL CAME TO LOOK AT ! WOLF1 :I*1 ) H] 
 BROAD-BR[$ HEAD HANG+ D[N & ! BITT5 /ICK BETWE5 H] JAWS1 
 GAZ$ ) GREAT GLASSY EYES AT ?IS CR[D ( DOGS & M5 SURR\ND+ 
 H]4 ,:5 %E WAS T\*$1 %E J]K$ H] B\ND LEGS & LOOK$ WILDLY YET 
 SIMPLY AT EV]YBODY4 ,OLD ,C\NT ,RO/OV ALSO RODE UP & T\*$ ! WOLF4 

0,OH1 :AT A =MIDABLE ONE60 SAID HE4 0,A =MIDABLE ONE1 EH80 HE ASK$ 
 ,DANIEL1 :O WAS /&+ NE>4 

0,YES1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 ANSW]$ ,DANIEL1 QUICKLY D(F+ HIS CAP4 

,! C\NT REMEMB]$ ! WOLF HE HAD LET SLIP & HIS 5C\NT] ) 
 ,DANIEL4 

0,AH1 BUT Y\ >E A CRU/Y FELL[1 FRI5D60 SAID ! C\NT4 

,= SOLE REPLY ,DANIEL GAVE HIM A %Y1 *ILDLIKE1 MEEK1 & AMIABLE SMILE4 

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