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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,DUBK(F & ,WOLODA KNEW EV]Y ONE AT ! RE/AURANT BY NAME1 & EV]Y ONE1 FROM ! WAIT]S TO ! PROPRIETOR1 PAID !M GREAT RESPECT4 ,NO TIME WAS LO/ 9 ALLOTT+ US A PRIVATE ROOM1 :]E A BOTTLE ( IC$ *AMPAGNE-UPON :I* ,I TRI$ TO LOOK ) AS MU* 9DIFF]5CE AS ,I C\LD--/OOD READY WAIT+ = US1 & :]E WE W]E S]V$ ) A MO/ WOND]FUL REPA/ SELECT$ BY ,DUBK(F FROM ! ,FR5* M5U4 ,! MEAL W5T (F MO/ GAILY & AGREEABLY1 NOT)/&+ ?AT ,DUBK(F1 AS USUAL1 TOLD US BLOOD-CURDL+ TALES ( D\BTFUL V]ACITY 7AMONG O!RS1 A TALE ( H[ HIS GR&MO!R ONCE %OT DEAD ?REE ROBB]S :O W]E ATTACK+ H]--A RECITAL AT :I* ,I BLU%$1 CLOS$ MY EYES1 & TURN$ AWAY FROM ! N>RATOR71 & ?AT ,WOLODA R$D5$ VISIBLY :5EV] ,I OP5$ MY M\? TO SPEAK--:I* WAS ! MORE UNCALL$ = ON HIS P>T1 SEE+ ?AT NEV] ONCE1 SO F> AS ,I CAN REMEMB]1 DID ,I SAY ANY?+ %AMEFUL4 ,AFT] WE HAD BE5 GIV5 *AMPAGNE1 EV]Y ONE CONGRATULAT$ ME1 & ,I DRANK 0H&S ACROSS0 ) ,DIMITRI & ,DUBK(F1 & WI%$ !M JOY4 ,S9CE1 H[EV]1 ,I DID NOT KN[ TO :OM ! BOTTLE ( *AMPAGNE BELONG$ 7IT WAS EXPLA9$ TO ME LAT] ?AT IT WAS COMMON PROP]TY71 ,I CONSID]$ ?AT1 9 RETURN1 ,I \<T TO TREAT MY FRI5DS \T ( ! MONEY :I* ,I HAD NEV] CEAS$ TO F+] 9 MY POCKET4 ,ACCORD+LY1 ,I /EAL?ILY EXTRACT$ A T5-RUBLE NOTE1 &1 BECKON+ ! WAIT] TO MY SIDE1 H&$ HIM ! MONEY1 & TOLD HIM 9 A :ISP] 7YET NOT SO S(TLY BUT ?AT EV]Y ONE C\LD HE> ME1 SEE+ ?AT EV]Y ONE WAS />+ AT ME 9 DEAD SIL5CE7 TO 0BR+1 IF Y\ PLEASE1 A HALF-BOTTLE ( *AMPAGNE40 ,AT ?IS ,WOLODA R$D5$ AGA91 & BEGAN TO FIDGET SO VIOL5TLY1 & TO GAZE UPON MYSELF & EV]Y ONE ELSE ) SU* A DI/RACT$ AIR1 ?AT ,I FELT SURE ,I HAD SOMEH[ PUT MY FOOT 9 IT4 ,H[EV]1 ! HALF-BOTTLE CAME1 & WE DRANK IT ) GREAT GU/O4 ,AFT] ?AT1 ?+S W5T ON M]RILY4 ,DUBK(F CONT9U$ HIS UN5D+ FAIRY TALES1 :ILE ,WOLODA ALSO TOLD FUNNY /ORIES--& TOLD !M WELL1 TOO--9 A WAY ,I %\LD NEV] HAVE CR$IT$ HIM3 SO ?AT \R LAU<T] RANG LONG & L\D4 ,!IR BE/ EF=TS LAY 9 IMITATION1 & 9 V>IANTS ( A C]TA9 WELL-KN[N SAW4 0,HAVE Y\ EV] BE5 ABROAD80 ONE W\LD SAY TO ! O!R1 = 9/ANCE4 0,NO10 ! ONE 9T]ROGAT$ W\LD REPLY1 0BUT MY BRO!R PLAYS ! FIDDLE40 ,SU* P]FECTION HAD ! PAIR ATTA9$ 9 ?IS SPECIES ( COMIC ABSURDITY ?AT !Y C\LD ANSW] ANY QUE/ION BY ITS MEANS1 :ILE !Y W\LD ALSO 5DEAVOR TO UNITE TWO ABSOLUTELY UNCONNECT$ MATT]S )\T A PREVI\S QUE/ION HAV+ BE5 ASK$ AT ALL1 YET SAY EV]Y?+ ) A P]FECTLY S]I\S FACE & PRODUCE A MO/ COMIC EFFECT4 ,I TOO BEGAN TO TRY TO BE FUNNY1 BUT AS SOON AS EV] ,I SPOKE !Y EI!R LOOK$ AT ME ASKANCE OR DID NOT LOOK AT ME UNTIL ,I HAD F9I%$3 SO ?AT MY ANECDOTES FELL FLAT4 ,YET1 ?\< ,DUBK(F ALWAYS REM>K$1 0,\R ,D,I,P,L,O,M,A,T IS LY+1 BRO!R10 ,I FELT SO EXHIL>AT$ ) ! *AMPAGNE & ! COMPANY ( MY ELD]S ?AT ! REM>K SC>CELY T\*$ ME4 ,ONLY ,DIMITRI1 ?\< HE DRANK LEVEL ) ! RE/ ( US1 CONT9U$ 9 ! SAME SEV]E1 S]I\S FRAME ( M9D--A FACT :I* PUT A C]TA9 *ECK UPON ! G5]AL HIL>ITY4 

0,N[1 LOOK H]E1 G5TLEM510 SAID ,DUBK(F AT LA/4 0,AFT] D9N] WE \<T TO TAKE ! ,D,I,P,L,O,M,A,T 9 H&4 ,H[ W\LD IT BE = HIM TO GO ) US TO SEE ,AUNTIE8 ,!RE WE C\LD PUT HIM ?R\< HIS PACES40 

0,AH1 BUT ,NE*LUD(F WILL NOT GO !RE10 OBJECT$ ,WOLODA4 

0,O UNBE>ABLE1 9SUPPORTABLE MAN ( QUIET HABITS ?AT Y\ >E60 CRI$ ,DUBK(F1 TURN+ TO ,DIMITRI4 0,YET COME ) US1 & Y\ %ALL SEE :AT AN EXCELL5T LADY MY DE> ,AUNTIE IS40 

0,I WILL NEI!R GO MYSELF NOR LET HIM GO10 REPLI$ ,DIMITRI4 

0,LET :OM GO8 ,! ,D,I,P,L,O,M,A,T8 ,:Y1 Y\ Y\RSELF SAW H[ HE BRI<T5$ UP AT ! V]Y M5TION ( ,AUNTIE40 

0,IT IS NOT SO MU* ?AT ,I ,W,I,L,L ,N,O,T ,L,E,T ,H,I,M GO10 CONT9U$ ,DIMITRI1 RIS+ & BEG9N+ TO PACE ! ROOM )\T LOOK+ AT ME1 0AS ?AT ,I NEI!R WI% HIM NOR ADVISE HIM TO GO4 ,HE IS NOT A *ILD N[1 & IF HE MU/ GO HE CAN GO ALONE--)\T Y\4 ,SURELY Y\ >E A%AM$ ( ?IS1 ,DUBK(F8--A%AM$ ( ALWAYS WANT+ O!RS TO DO ALL ! WRONG ?+S ?AT Y\ Y\RSELF DO80 

0,BUT :AT IS !RE SO V]Y WRONG 9 MY 9VIT+ Y\ ALL TO COME & TAKE A CUP ( TEA ) MY ,AUNT80 SAID ,DUBK(F1 ) A W9K AT ,WOLODA4 0,IF Y\ DON'T LIKE US GO+1 IT IS Y\R AFFAIR2 YET WE >E GO+ ALL ! SAME4 ,>E Y\ COM+1 ,WOLODA80 

0,YES1 YES10 ASS5T$ ,WOLODA4 0,WE CAN GO !RE1 & !N RETURN TO MY ROOMS & CONT9UE \R PIQUET40 

0,DO Y\ WANT TO GO ) !M OR NOT80 SAID ,DIMITRI1 APPROA*+ ME4 

0,NO10 ,I REPLI$1 AT ! SAME TIME MAK+ ROOM = HIM TO SIT D[N BESIDE ME ON ! DIVAN4 0,I DID NOT WI% TO GO 9 ANY CASE1 & S9CE Y\ ADVISE ME NOT TO1 NO?+ ON E>? WILL MAKE ME GO N[4 ,YET10 ,I ADD$ A MOM5T LAT]1 0,I CANNOT HONE/LY SAY ?AT ,I HAVE ,N,O DESIRE TO GO4 ,ALL ,I SAY IS ?AT ,I AM GLAD ,I AM NOT GO+40 

0,?AT IS RI<T10 HE SAID4 0,LIVE Y\R [N LIFE1 & DO NOT DANCE TO ANY ONE'S PIP+4 ,?AT IS ! BETT] WAY40 

,?IS LITTLE TIFF NOT ONLY FAIL$ TO M> \R HIL>ITY1 BUT EV5 9CREAS$ IT4 ,DIMITRI SUDD5LY REV]T$ TO ! K9DLY MOOD :I* ,I LOV$ BE/--SO GREAT 7AS ,I AFT]W>DS REM>K$ ON MORE ?AN ONE OCCASION7 WAS ! 9FLU5CE :I* ! CONSCI\SNESS ( HAV+ DONE A GOOD DE$ EX]CIS$ UPON HIM4 ,AT ! PRES5T MOM5T ! S\RCE ( HIS SATISFACTION WAS ! FACT ?AT HE HAD /OPP$ MY EXP$ITION TO 0,AUNTIE'S40 ,HE GREW EXTRAORD9>ILY GAY1 CALL$ = ANO!R BOTTLE ( *AMPAGNE 7:I* WAS AGA9/ HIS RULES71 9VIT$ SOME ONE :O WAS A P]FECT /RANG] 9TO \R ROOM1 PLI$ HIM ) W9E1 SANG 0,GAUDEAMUS IGITUR10 REQUE/$ EV]Y ONE TO JO9 HIM 9 ! *ORUS1 & PROPOS$ ?AT WE %\LD & R9K AT ! ,SOKOLNIKI4 .<,MEWS4.> 

0,LET US 5JOY \RSELVES TO-NI<T10 HE SAID ) A LAU<4 0,IT IS 9 HONOR ( HIS MATRICULATION ?AT Y\ N[ SEE ME GETT+ DRUNK = ! FIR/ TIME 9 MY LIFE40 

,YET SOMEH[ ?IS M]RIM5T SAT ILL UPON HIM4 ,HE WAS LIKE SOME GOOD-NATUR$ FA!R OR TUTOR :O IS PLEAS$ ) HIS Y\NG *>GES1 & LETS HIMSELF GO = !IR AMUSEM5T1 YET AT ! SAME TIME TRIES TO %[ !M ?AT ONE CAN 5JOY ONESELF DEC5TLY & 9 AN HONORABLE MANN]4 ,H[EV]1 HIS UNEXPECT$ GAIETY HAD AN 9FECTI\S 9FLU5CE UPON MYSELF & MY COMPANIONS1 & ! MORE SO BECAUSE EA* ( US HAD N[ DRUNK AB\T HALF A BOTTLE ( *AMPAGNE4 

,IT WAS 9 ?IS PLEAS+ FRAME ( M9D ?AT ,I W5T \T 9TO ! MA9 SALON TO SMOKE A CIG>ETTE :I* ,DUBK(F HAD GIV5 ME4 ,9 RIS+ ,I NOTIC$ ?AT MY HEAD SEEM$ TO SWIM A LITTLE1 & ?AT MY LEGS & >MS RETA9$ !IR NATURAL POSITIONS ONLY :5 ,I B5T MY ?\<TS DET]M9$LY UPON !M4 ,AT O!R MOM5TS MY LEGS W\LD DEVIATE FROM ! /RAI<T L9E1 & MY >MS DESCRIBE /RANGE GE/URES4 ,I CONC5TRAT$ MY :OLE ATT5TION UPON ! MEMB]S 9 QUE/ION1 =C$ MY H&S FIR/ TO RAISE !MSELVES & BUTTON MY TUNIC1 & !N TO SMOO? MY HAIR 7?\< !Y RUFFL$ MY LOCKS 9 DO+ SO71 & LA/LY COMM&$ MY LEGS TO M>* ME TO ! DOOR--A FUNCTION :I* !Y DULY P]=M$1 ?\< AT ONE TIME ) TOO MU* RELUCTANCE1 & AT ANO!R ) TOO MU* ,A,B,&,O,N 7! LEFT LEG1 9 P>TICUL>1 COM+ TO A HALT EV]Y MOM5T ON TIPTOE74 ,SOME ONE CALL$ \T TO ME1 0,:]E >E Y\ GO+ TO8 ,!Y WILL BR+ Y\ A CIG>-LI<T DIRECTLY10 BUT ,I GUESS$ ! VOICE TO BE ,WOLODA'S1 &1 FEEL+ SATISFI$1 SOMEH[1 ?AT ,I HAD SUCCE$$ 9 DIV9+ ! FACT1 M]ELY SMIL$ AIRILY 9 REPLY1 & CONT9U$ ON MY WAY4 

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