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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] ! DEF9ITE REFUSAL HE HAD RECEIV$1 ,PETYA W5T TO HIS ROOM & 
 !RE LOCK$ HIMSELF 9 & WEPT BITT]LY4 ,:5 HE CAME 9 TO TEA1 SIL5T1 
 MOROSE1 & ) TE>-/A9$ FACE1 EV]YBODY PRET5D$ NOT TO NOTICE 
 ANY?+4 

,NEXT DAY ! ,EMP]OR >RIV$ 9 ,MOSC[1 & SEV]AL ( ! ,RO/OVS' 
 DOME/IC S]FS BEGG$ P]MISSION TO GO TO HAVE A LOOK AT HIM4 ,?AT MORN+ 
 ,PETYA WAS A LONG TIME DRESS+ & >RANG+ HIS HAIR & COLL> TO LOOK 
 LIKE A GR[N-UP MAN4 ,HE FR[N$ BE=E HIS LOOK+ GLASS1 GE/ICULAT$1 
 %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S1 & F9ALLY1 )\T SAY+ A WORD TO ANYONE1 TOOK 
 HIS CAP & LEFT ! H\SE BY ! BACK DOOR1 TRY+ TO AVOID NOTICE4 ,PETYA 
 DECID$ TO GO /RAI<T TO :]E ! ,EMP]OR WAS & TO EXPLA9 FRANKLY TO 
 SOME G5TLEMAN-9-WAIT+ 7HE IMAG9$ ! ,EMP]OR TO BE ALWAYS SURR\ND$ 
 BY G5TLEM5-9-WAIT+7 ?AT HE1 ,C\NT ,RO/OV1 9 SPITE ( HIS Y\? 
 WI%$ TO S]VE HIS C\NTRY2 ?AT Y\? C\LD BE NO H9DRANCE TO LOYALTY1 
 & ?AT HE WAS READY TO444 ,:ILE DRESS+1 ,PETYA HAD PREP>$ MANY F9E 
 ?+S HE MEANT TO SAY TO ! G5TLEMAN-9-WAIT+4 

,IT WAS ON ! V]Y FACT ( BE+ SO Y\NG ?AT ,PETYA C\NT$ = SUCCESS 
 9 REA*+ ! ,EMP]OR--HE EV5 ?\<T H[ SURPRIS$ EV]YONE W\LD 
 BE AT HIS Y\?FULNESS--& YET 9 ! >RANGEM5T ( HIS COLL> & 
 HAIR & BY HIS S$ATE DELIB]ATE WALK HE WI%$ TO APPE> A GR[N-UP MAN4 
 ,BUT ! F>!R HE W5T & ! MORE HIS ATT5TION WAS DIV]T$ BY ! 
 EV]-9CREAS+ CR[DS MOV+ T[>D ! ,KREML91 ! LESS HE REMEMB]$ 
 TO WALK ) ! S$AT5ESS & DELIB]ATION ( A MAN4 ,AS HE APPROA*$ 
 ! ,KREML9 HE EV5 BEGAN TO AVOID BE+ CRU%$ & RESOLUTELY /UCK \T 
 HIS ELB[S 9 A M5AC+ WAY4 ,BUT )9 ! ,TR9ITY ,GATEWAY HE WAS SO 
 PRESS$ TO ! WALL BY PEOPLE :O PROBABLY W]E UNAW>E ( ! PATRIOTIC 
 9T5TIONS ) :I* HE HAD COME ?AT 9 SPITE ( ALL HIS DET]M9ATION 
 HE HAD TO GIVE 91 & /OP :ILE C>RIAGES PASS$ 91 RUMBL+ B5EA? 
 ! >*WAY4 ,BESIDE ,PETYA /OOD A PEASANT WOMAN1 A FOOTMAN1 TWO TRADESM51 
 & A DIS*>G$ SOLDI]4 ,AFT] /&+ SOME TIME 9 ! GATEWAY1 ,PETYA 
 TRI$ TO MOVE =W>D 9 FRONT ( ! O!RS )\T WAIT+ = ALL ! 
 C>RIAGES TO PASS1 & HE BEGAN RESOLUTELY WORK+ HIS WAY ) HIS 
 ELB[S1 BUT ! WOMAN JU/ 9 FRONT ( HIM1 :O WAS ! FIR/ AGA9/ :OM 
 HE DIRECT$ HIS EF=TS1 ANGRILY %\T$ AT HIM3 

0,:AT >E Y\ %OV+ =1 Y\NG LORDL+8 ,DON'T Y\ SEE WE'RE ALL 
 /&+ /ILL8 ,!N :Y PU%80 

0,ANYBODY CAN %OVE10 SAID ! FOOTMAN1 & ALSO BEGAN WORK+ HIS ELB[S 
 TO SU* EFFECT ?AT HE PU%$ ,PETYA 9TO A V]Y FIL?Y CORN] ( ! 
 GATEWAY4 

,PETYA WIP$ HIS P]SPIR+ FACE ) HIS H&S & PULL$ UP ! DAMP 
 COLL> :I* HE HAD >RANG$ SO WELL AT HOME TO SEEM LIKE A MAN'S4 

,HE FELT ?AT HE NO LONG] LOOK$ PRES5TABLE1 & FE>$ ?AT IF HE W]E 
 N[ TO APPROA* ! G5TLEM5-9-WAIT+ 9 ?AT PLI<T HE W\LD NOT BE 
 ADMITT$ TO ! ,EMP]OR4 ,BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SM>T5 ONESELF UP OR 
 MOVE TO ANO!R PLACE1 BECAUSE ( ! CR[D4 ,ONE ( ! G5]ALS :O DROVE 
 PA/ WAS AN ACQUA9TANCE ( ! ,RO/OVS'1 & ,PETYA ?\<T ( ASK+ HIS 
 HELP1 BUT CAME TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT ?AT W\LD NOT BE A MANLY ?+ TO 
 DO4 ,:5 ! C>RIAGES HAD ALL PASS$ 91 ! CR[D1 C>RY+ ,PETYA ) 
 IT1 /REAM$ =W>D 9TO ! ,KREML9 ,SQU>E :I* WAS ALREADY FULL ( 
 PEOPLE4 ,!RE W]E PEOPLE NOT ONLY 9 ! SQU>E1 BUT EV]Y:]E--ON 
 ! SLOPES & ON ! RO(S4 ,AS SOON AS ,PETYA F\ND HIMSELF 9 ! SQU>E 
 HE CLE>LY HE>D ! S\ND ( BELLS & ! JOY\S VOICES ( ! CR[D 
 ?AT FILL$ ! :OLE ,KREML94 

,= A :ILE ! CR[D WAS LESS D5SE1 BUT SUDD5LY ALL HEADS W]E B>$1 
 & EV]YONE RU%$ =W>D 9 ONE DIRECTION4 ,PETYA WAS BE+ PRESS$ SO 
 ?AT HE C\LD SC>CELY BREA!1 & EV]YBODY %\T$1 0,HURRAH6 HURRAH6 
 HURRAH60 ,PETYA /OOD ON TIPTOE & PU%$ & P9*$1 BUT C\LD SEE 
 NO?+ EXCEPT ! PEOPLE AB\T HIM4 

,ALL ! FACES BORE ! SAME EXPRESSION ( EXCITEM5T & 5?USIASM4 ,A 
 TRADESMAN'S WIFE /&+ BESIDE ,PETYA SOBB$1 & ! TE>S RAN D[N H] 
 *EEKS4 

0,FA!R6 ,ANGEL6 ,DE> ONE60 %E KEPT REPEAT+1 WIP+ AWAY H] TE>S ) 
 H] F+]S4 

0,HURRAH60 WAS HE>D ON ALL SIDES4 

,= A MOM5T ! CR[D /OOD /ILL1 BUT !N IT MADE ANO!R RU% =W>D4 

,QUITE BESIDE HIMSELF1 ,PETYA1 CL9*+ HIS TEE? & ROLL+ HIS EYES 
 F]OCI\SLY1 PU%$ =W>D1 ELB[+ HIS WAY & %\T+ 0HURRAH60 AS IF 
 HE W]E PREP>$ ?AT 9/ANT TO KILL HIMSELF & EV]YONE ELSE1 BUT ON 
 BO? SIDES ( HIM O!R PEOPLE ) SIMIL>LY F]OCI\S FACES PU%$ 
 =W>D & EV]YBODY %\T$ 0HURRAH60 

0,SO ?IS IS :AT ! ,EMP]OR IS60 ?\<T ,PETYA4 0,NO1 ,I CAN'T PETITION HIM 
 MYSELF--?AT W\LD BE TOO BOLD40 ,BUT 9 SPITE ( ?IS HE CONT9U$ TO 
 /RUGGLE DESP]ATELY =W>D1 & FROM BETWE5 ! BACKS ( ?OSE 9 FRONT 
 HE CAU<T GLIMPSES ( AN OP5 SPACE ) A /RIP ( R$ CLO? SPREAD \T 
 ON IT2 BUT JU/ !N ! CR[D SWAY$ BACK--! POLICE 9 FRONT W]E 
 PU%+ BACK ?OSE :O HAD PRESS$ TOO CLOSE TO ! PROCESSION3 ! 
 ,EMP]OR WAS PASS+ FROM ! PALACE TO ! ,CA!DRAL ( ! ,ASSUMPTION--& 
 ,PETYA UNEXPECT$LY RECEIV$ SU* A BL[ ON HIS SIDE & RIBS & WAS 
 SQUEEZ$ SO H>D ?AT SUDD5LY EV]Y?+ GREW DIM BE=E HIS EYES & HE 
 LO/ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,:5 HE CAME TO HIMSELF1 A MAN ( CL]ICAL APPE>ANCE 
 ) A TUFT ( GRAY HAIR AT ! BACK ( HIS HEAD & WE>+ A %ABBY BLUE 
 CASSOCK--PROBABLY A *UR* CL]K & *ANT]--WAS HOLD+ HIM 
 UND] ! >M ) ONE H& :ILE W>D+ (F ! PRESSURE ( ! CR[D 
 ) ! O!R4 

0,Y\'VE CRU%$ ! Y\NG G5TLEMAN60 SAID ! CL]K4 0,:AT >E Y\ UP TO8 
 ,G5TLY6444 ,!Y'VE CRU%$ HIM1 CRU%$ HIM60 

,! ,EMP]OR 5T]$ ! ,CA!DRAL ( ! ,ASSUMPTION4 ,! CR[D SPREAD \T 
 AGA9 MORE EV5LY1 & ! CL]K L$ ,PETYA--PALE & BREA?LESS--TO 
 ! ,CZ>-CANNON4 ,SEV]AL PEOPLE W]E SORRY = ,PETYA1 & SUDD5LY A CR[D 
 TURN$ T[>D HIM & PRESS$ R\ND HIM4 ,?OSE :O /OOD NE>E/ HIM 
 ATT5D$ TO HIM1 UNBUTTON$ HIS COAT1 SEAT$ HIM ON ! RAIS$ PLAT=M ( 
 ! CANNON1 & REPROA*$ ?OSE O!RS 7:OEV] !Y MI<T BE7 :O HAD 
 CRU%$ HIM4 

0,ONE MI<T EASILY GET KILL$ ?AT WAY6 ,:AT DO !Y MEAN BY IT8 ,KILL+ 
 PEOPLE6 ,POOR DE>1 HE'S AS :ITE AS A %EET60--V>I\S VOICES W]E 
 HE>D SAY+4 

,PETYA SOON CAME TO HIMSELF1 ! COLOR RETURN$ TO HIS FACE1 ! PA9 HAD 
 PASS$1 & AT ! CO/ ( ?AT TEMPOR>Y UNPLEASANTNESS HE HAD OBTA9$ A 
 PLACE BY ! CANNON FROM :]E HE HOP$ TO SEE ! ,EMP]OR :O W\LD BE 
 RETURN+ ?AT WAY4 ,PETYA NO LONG] ?\<T ( PRES5T+ HIS PETITION4 ,IF 
 HE C\LD ONLY SEE ! ,EMP]OR HE W\LD BE HAPPY6 

,:ILE ! S]VICE WAS PROCE$+ 9 ! ,CA!DRAL ( ! ,ASSUMPTION--IT 
 WAS A COMB9$ S]VICE ( PRAY] ON ! OCCASION ( ! ,EMP]OR'S >RIVAL 
 & ( ?ANKSGIV+ = ! CONCLUSION ( PEACE ) ! ,TURKS--! 
 CR[D \TSIDE SPREAD \T & HAWK]S APPE>$1 SELL+ KVAS1 G+]BREAD1 
 & POPPYSE$ SWEETS 7( :I* ,PETYA WAS P>TICUL>LY FOND71 & ORD9>Y 
 CONV]SATION C\LD AGA9 BE HE>D4 ,A TRADESMAN'S WIFE WAS %[+ A R5T 
 9 H] %AWL & TELL+ H[ MU* ! %AWL HAD CO/2 ANO!R WAS SAY+ 
 ?AT ALL SILK GOODS HAD N[ GOT DE>4 ,! CL]K :O HAD RESCU$ ,PETYA WAS 
 TALK+ TO A FUNCTION>Y AB\T ! PRIE/S :O W]E (FICIAT+ ?AT DAY 
 ) ! BI%OP4 ,! CL]K SEV]AL TIMES US$ ! WORD 0PL5>Y0 7( ! 
 S]VICE71 A WORD ,PETYA DID NOT UND]/&4 ,TWO Y\NG CITIZ5S W]E JOK+ 
 ) SOME S]F GIRLS :O W]E CRACK+ NUTS4 ,ALL !SE CONV]SATIONS1 
 ESPECIALLY ! JOK+ ) ! GIRLS1 W]E SU* AS MI<T HAVE HAD A 
 P>TICUL> *>M = ,PETYA AT HIS AGE1 BUT !Y DID NOT 9T]E/ HIM N[4 
 ,HE SAT ON HIS ELEVATION--! P$E/AL ( ! CANNON--/ILL 
 AGITAT$ AS BE=E BY ! ?\<T ( ! ,EMP]OR & BY HIS LOVE = HIM4 
 ,! FEEL+ ( PA9 & FE> HE HAD EXP]I5C$ :5 HE WAS BE+ CRU%$1 
 TOGE!R ) ?AT ( RAPTURE1 /ILL FUR!R 9T5SIFI$ HIS S5SE ( ! 
 IMPORTANCE ( ! OCCASION4 

,SUDD5LY ! S\ND ( A FIR+ ( CANNON WAS HE>D FROM ! EMBANKM5T1 TO 
 CELEBRATE ! SIGN+ ( PEACE ) ! ,TURKS1 & ! CR[D RU%$ 
 IMPETU\SLY T[>D ! EMBANKM5T TO WAT* ! FIR+4 ,PETYA TOO W\LD 
 HAVE RUN !RE1 BUT ! CL]K :O HAD TAK5 ! Y\NG G5TLEMAN UND] HIS 
 PROTECTION /OPP$ HIM4 ,! FIR+ WAS /ILL PROCE$+ :5 (FIC]S1 
 G5]ALS1 & G5TLEM5-9-WAIT+ CAME RUNN+ \T ( ! CA!DRAL1 & 
 AFT] !M O!RS 9 A MORE LEISURELY MANN]3 CAPS W]E AGA9 RAIS$1 & 
 ?OSE :O HAD RUN TO LOOK AT ! CANNON RAN BACK AGA94 ,AT LA/ F\R M5 
 9 UNI=MS & SA%ES EM]G$ FROM ! CA!DRAL DOORS4 0,HURRAH6 HURRAH60 
 %\T$ ! CR[D AGA94 

0,:I* IS HE8 ,:I*80 ASK$ ,PETYA 9 A TE>FUL VOICE1 ( ?OSE >\ND HIM1 
 BUT NO ONE ANSW]$ HIM1 EV]YBODY WAS TOO EXCIT$2 & ,PETYA1 FIX+ ON 
 ONE ( ?OSE F\R M51 :OM HE C\LD NOT CLE>LY SEE = ! TE>S ( JOY 
 ?AT FILL$ HIS EYES1 CONC5TRAT$ ALL HIS 5?USIASM ON HIM--?\< 
 IT HAPP5$ NOT TO BE ! ,EMP]OR--FRANTICALLY %\T$ 0,HURRAH60 & 
 RESOLV$ ?AT TOMORR[1 COME :AT MI<T1 HE W\LD JO9 ! >MY4 

,! CR[D RAN AFT] ! ,EMP]OR1 FOLL[$ HIM TO ! PALACE1 & BEGAN TO 
 DISP]SE4 ,IT WAS ALREADY LATE1 & ,PETYA HAD NOT EAT5 ANY?+ & WAS 
 DR5*$ ) P]SPIRATION1 YET HE DID NOT GO HOME BUT /OOD ) ?AT 
 DIM9I%+1 BUT /ILL CONSID]ABLE1 CR[D BE=E ! PALACE :ILE ! 
 ,EMP]OR D9$--LOOK+ 9 AT ! PALACE W9D[S1 EXPECT+ HE KNEW 
 NOT :AT1 & 5VY+ ALIKE ! NOTABLES HE SAW >RIV+ AT ! 5TRANCE 
 TO D9E ) ! ,EMP]OR & ! C\RT FOOTM5 :O S]V$ AT TABLE1 
 GLIMPSES ( :OM C\LD BE SE5 ?R\< ! W9D[S4 

,:ILE ! ,EMP]OR WAS D9+1 ,VALUEV1 LOOK+ \T ( ! W9D[1 SAID3 

0,! PEOPLE >E /ILL HOP+ TO SEE ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y AGA940 

,! D9N] WAS NE>LY OV]1 & ! ,EMP]OR1 MUN*+ A BISCUIT1 ROSE & 
 W5T \T ONTO ! BALCONY4 ,! PEOPLE1 ) ,PETYA AMONG !M1 RU%$ 
 T[>D ! BALCONY4 

0,ANGEL6 ,DE> ONE6 ,HURRAH6 ,FA!R64440 CRI$ ! CR[D1 & ,PETYA ) IT1 
 & AGA9 ! WOM5 & M5 ( WEAK] MOLD1 ,PETYA AMONG !M1 WEPT ) 
 JOY4 

,A L>GI% PIECE ( ! BISCUIT ! ,EMP]OR WAS HOLD+ 9 HIS H& BROKE 
 (F1 FELL ON ! BALCONY P>APET1 & !N TO ! GR\ND4 ,A COA*MAN 9 A 
 J]K91 :O /OOD NE>E/1 SPRANG =W>D & SNAT*$ IT UP4 ,SEV]AL 
 PEOPLE 9 ! CR[D RU%$ AT ! COA*MAN4 ,SEE+ ?IS ! ,EMP]OR HAD A 
 PLATEFUL ( BISCUITS BR\<T HIM & BEGAN ?R[+ !M D[N FROM ! 
 BALCONY4 ,PETYA'S EYES GREW BLOOD%OT1 & /ILL MORE EXCIT$ BY ! DANG] 
 ( BE+ CRU%$1 HE RU%$ AT ! BISCUITS4 ,HE DID NOT KN[ :Y1 BUT HE 
 HAD TO HAVE A BISCUIT FROM ! ,CZ>'S H& & HE FELT ?AT HE MU/ NOT 
 GIVE WAY4 ,HE SPRANG =W>D & UPSET AN OLD WOMAN :O WAS CAT*+ AT A 
 BISCUIT2 ! OLD WOMAN DID NOT CONSID] H]SELF DEFEAT$ ?\< %E WAS 
 LY+ ON ! GR\ND--%E GRABB$ AT SOME BISCUITS BUT H] H& DID 
 NOT REA* !M4 ,PETYA PU%$ H] H& AWAY ) HIS KNEE1 SEIZ$ A 
 BISCUIT1 & AS IF FE>+ TO BE TOO LATE1 AGA9 %\T$ 0,HURRAH60 ) A 
 VOICE ALREADY HO>SE4 

,! ,EMP]OR W5T 91 & AFT] ?AT ! GREAT] P>T ( ! CR[D BEGAN TO 
 DISP]SE4 

0,!RE6 ,I SAID IF ONLY WE WAIT$--& SO IT WAS60 WAS BE+ JOYFULLY 
 SAID BY V>I\S PEOPLE4 

,HAPPY AS ,PETYA WAS1 HE FELT SAD AT HAV+ TO GO HOME KN[+ ?AT ALL ! 
 5JOYM5T ( ?AT DAY WAS OV]4 ,HE DID NOT GO /RAI<T HOME FROM ! 
 ,KREML91 BUT CALL$ ON HIS FRI5D ,OBOL5SKI1 :O WAS FIFTE5 & WAS ALSO 
 5T]+ ! REGIM5T4 ,ON RETURN+ HOME ,PETYA ANN\NC$ RESOLUTELY & 
 FIRMLY ?AT IF HE WAS NOT ALL[$ TO 5T] ! S]VICE HE W\LD RUN AWAY4 
 ,& NEXT DAY1 ,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV--?\< HE HAD NOT YET QUITE YIELD$--W5T 
 TO 9QUIRE H[ HE C\LD >RANGE = ,PETYA TO S]VE :]E !RE W\LD BE 
 LEA/ DANG]4 

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