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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,NEXT DAY1 BE=E ! LADIES W]E UP1 ! WAGONETTE & A TRAP = 
! %OOT+ P>TY W]E AT ! DOOR1 & ,LASKA1 AW>E S9CE E>LY 
MORN+ ?AT !Y W]E GO+ %OOT+1 AFT] MU* :9+ & 
D>T+ TO & FRO1 HAD SAT H]SELF D[N 9 ! WAGONETTE BESIDE 
! COA*MAN1 &1 DISAPPROV+ ( ! DELAY1 WAS EXCIT$LY 
WAT*+ ! DOOR FROM :I* ! SPORTSM5 /ILL DID NOT COME 
\T4 ,! FIR/ TO COME \T WAS ,VASS5KA ,VESLOVSKY1 9 NEW HI< 
BOOTS ?AT REA*$ HALF-WAY UP HIS ?ICK ?I<S1 9 A GRE5 
BL\SE1 ) A NEW ,RUSSIAN LEA!R C>TRIDGE-BELT1 & 9 HIS 
,SCOT* CAP ) RIBBONS1 ) A BR&-NEW ,5GLI% GUN )\T A 
SL+4 ,LASKA FLEW UP TO HIM1 WELCOM$ HIM1 & JUMP+ UP1 ASK$ 
HIM 9 H] [N WAY :E!R ! O!RS W]E COM+ SOON1 BUT 
GETT+ NO ANSW] FROM HIM1 %E RETURN$ TO H] PO/ ( 
OBS]VATION & SANK 9TO REPOSE AGA91 H] HEAD ON ONE SIDE1 & 
ONE E> PRICK$ UP TO LI/54 ,AT LA/ ! DOOR OP5$ ) A 
CREAK1 & ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S SPOT-&-TAN PO9T] ,KRAK FLEW 
\T1 RUNN+ R\ND & R\ND & TURN+ OV] 9 ! AIR4 ,/EPAN 
,>KADYEVIT* HIMSELF FOLL[$ ) A GUN 9 HIS H& & A CIG> 
9 HIS M\?4 

0,GOOD DOG1 GOOD DOG1 ,KRAK60 HE CRI$ 5C\RAG+LY TO ! DOG1 
:O PUT HIS PAWS UP ON HIS *E/1 CAT*+ AT HIS GAME BAG4 
,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* WAS DRESS$ 9 R\< LEGG+S & SPATS1 9 
TORN TR\S]S & A %ORT COAT4 ,ON HIS HEAD !RE WAS A WRECK ( 
A HAT ( 9DEF9ITE =M1 BUT HIS GUN ( A NEW PAT5T WAS A 
P]FECT GEM1 & HIS GAME BAG & C>TRIDGE BELT1 ?\< WORN1 
W]E ( ! V]Y BE/ QUALITY4 

,VASS5KA ,VESLOVSKY HAD HAD NO NOTION BE=E ?AT IT WAS TRULY 
*IC = A SPORTSMAN TO BE 9 TATT]S1 BUT TO HAVE HIS %OOT+ 
\TFIT ( ! BE/ QUALITY4 ,HE SAW IT N[ AS HE LOOK$ AT ,/EPAN 
,>KADYEVIT*1 RADIANT 9 HIS RAGS1 GRACEFUL1 WELL-F$1 & 
JOY\S1 A TYPICAL ,RUSSIAN NOBLEMAN4 ,& HE MADE UP HIS M9D ?AT 
NEXT TIME HE W5T %OOT+ HE W\LD C]TA9LY ADOPT ! SAME 
GET-UP4 

0,WELL1 & :AT AB\T \R HO/80 HE ASK$4 

0,A Y\NG WIFE10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 SMIL+4 

0,YES1 & SU* A *>M+ ONE60 

0,HE CAME D[N DRESS$4 ,NO D\BT HE'S RUN UP TO H] AGA940 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* GUESS$ RI<T4 ,LEV9 HAD RUN UP AGA9 TO HIS 
WIFE TO ASK H] ONCE MORE IF %E =GAVE HIM = HIS IDIOCY 
YE/]DAY1 &1 MOREOV]1 TO BEG H] = ,*RI/'S SAKE TO BE MORE 
C>EFUL4 ,! GREAT ?+ WAS = H] TO KEEP AWAY FROM ! 
*ILDR5--!Y MI<T ANY M9UTE PU% AGA9/ H]4 ,!N HE HAD 
ONCE MORE TO HE> H] DECL>E ?AT %E WAS NOT ANGRY ) HIM = 
GO+ AWAY = TWO DAYS1 & TO BEG H] TO BE SURE TO S5D HIM A 
NOTE NEXT MORN+ BY A S]VANT ON HORSEBACK1 TO WRITE HIM1 IF IT 
W]E BUT TWO WORDS ONLY1 TO LET HIM KN[ ?AT ALL WAS WELL ) 
H]4 

,KITTY WAS DI/RESS$1 AS %E ALWAYS WAS1 AT P>T+ = A C\PLE 
( DAYS FROM H] HUSB&1 BUT :5 %E SAW HIS EAG] FIGURE1 
LOOK+ BIG & /RONG 9 HIS %OOT+-BOOTS & HIS :ITE 
BL\SE1 & A SORT ( SPORTSMAN ELATION & EXCITEM5T 
9COMPREH5SIBLE TO H]1 %E =GOT H] [N *AGR9 = ! SAKE 
( HIS PLEASURE1 & SAID GOOD-BYE TO HIM *E]FULLY4 

0,P>DON1 G5TLEM560 HE SAID1 RUNN+ \T ONTO ! /EPS4 0,HAVE 
Y\ PUT ! LUN* 98 ,:Y IS ! *E/NUT ON ! RI<T8 ,WELL1 
IT DOESN'T MATT]4 ,LASKA1 D[N2 GO & LIE D[N60 

0,PUT IT ) ! H]D ( OX510 HE SAID TO ! H]DSMAN1 :O WAS 
WAIT+ = HIM AT ! /EPS ) SOME QUE/ION4 0,EXCUSE ME1 
H]E COMES ANO!R VILLA940 

,LEV9 JUMP$ \T ( ! WAGONETTE1 9 :I* HE HAD ALREADY TAK5 
HIS SEAT1 TO MEET ! C>P5T]1 :O CAME T[>DS ! /EPS ) 
A RULE 9 HIS H&4 

0,Y\ DIDN'T COME TO ! C\NT+ H\SE YE/]DAY1 & N[ Y\'RE 
DETA9+ ME4 ,WELL1 :AT IS IT80 

0,W\LD Y\R HONOR LET ME MAKE ANO!R TURN+8 ,IT'S ONLY ?REE 
/EPS TO ADD4 ,& WE MAKE IT JU/ FIT AT ! SAME TIME4 ,IT WILL 
BE MU* MORE CONV5I5T40 

0,Y\ %\LD HAVE LI/5$ TO ME10 ,LEV9 ANSW]$ ) ANNOYANCE4 
0,I SAID3 ,PUT ! L9ES & !N FIT 9 ! /EPS4 ,N[ !RE'S 
NO SETT+ IT RI<T4 ,DO AS ,I TOLD Y\1 & MAKE A NEW 
/AIRCASE40 

,! PO9T WAS ?AT 9 ! LODGE ?AT WAS BE+ BUILT ! 
C>P5T] HAD SPOIL$ ! /AIRCASE1 FITT+ IT TOGE!R )\T 
CALCULAT+ ! SPACE IT WAS TO FILL1 SO ?AT ! /EPS W]E ALL 
SLOP+ :5 IT WAS PUT 9 PLACE4 ,N[ ! C>P5T] WANT$1 
KEEP+ ! SAME /AIRCASE1 TO ADD ?REE /EPS4 

0,IT WILL BE MU* BETT]40 

0,BUT :]E'S Y\R /AIRCASE COM+ \T ) ITS ?REE /EPS80 

0,:Y1 UPON MY WORD1 SIR10 ! C>P5T] SAID ) A CONTEMPTU\S 
SMILE4 0,IT COMES \T RI<T AT ! V]Y SPOT4 ,IT />TS1 SO TO 
SPEAK10 HE SAID1 ) A P]SUASIVE GE/URE2 0IT COMES D[N1 & 
COMES D[N1 & COMES \T40 

0,BUT ?REE /EPS WILL ADD TO ! L5G? TOO 444 :]E IS IT TO 
COME \T80 

0,:Y1 TO BE SURE1 IT'LL />T FROM ! BOTTOM & GO UP & GO 
UP1 & COME \T SO10 ! C>P5T] SAID OB/9ATELY & 
CONV9C+LY4 

0,IT'LL REA* ! CEIL+ & ! WALL40 

0,UPON MY WORD6 ,:Y1 IT'LL GO UP1 & UP1 & COME \T LIKE 
?IS40 

,LEV9 TOOK \T A RAMROD & BEGAN SKET*+ HIM ! /AIRCASE 9 
! DU/4 

0,!RE1 DO Y\ SEE80 

0,AS Y\R HONOR LIKES10 SAID ! C>P5T]1 ) A SUDD5 GLEAM 9 
HIS EYES1 OBVI\SLY UND]/&+ ! ?+ AT LA/4 0,IT SEEMS 
IT'LL BE BE/ TO MAKE A NEW ONE40 

0,WELL1 !N1 DO IT AS Y\'RE TOLD10 ,LEV9 %\T$1 SEAT+ 
HIMSELF 9 ! WAGONETTE4 0,D[N6 ,HOLD ! DOGS1 ,PHILIP60 

,LEV9 FELT N[ AT LEAV+ BEH9D ALL HIS FAMILY & H\SEHOLD 
C>ES SU* AN EAG] S5SE ( JOY 9 LIFE & EXPECTATION ?AT HE 
WAS NOT DISPOS$ TO TALK4 ,BESIDES ?AT1 HE HAD ?AT FEEL+ ( 
CONC5TRAT$ EXCITEM5T ?AT EV]Y SPORTSMAN EXP]I5CES AS HE 
APPROA*ES ! SC5E ( ACTION4 ,IF HE HAD ANY?+ ON HIS M9D 
AT ?AT MOM5T1 IT WAS ONLY ! D\BT :E!R !Y W\LD />T 
ANY?+ 9 ! ,KOLP5SKY M>%1 :E!R ,LASKA W\LD %[ TO 
ADVANTAGE 9 COMP>ISON ) ,KRAK1 & :E!R HE W\LD %OOT 
WELL ?AT DAY HIMSELF4 ,NOT TO DISGRACE HIMSELF BE=E A NEW 
SPECTATOR--NOT TO BE \TDONE BY ,OBLONSKY--?AT TOO WAS A ?\<T 
?AT CROSS$ HIS BRA94 

,OBLONSKY WAS FEEL+ ! SAME1 & HE TOO WAS NOT TALKATIVE4 
,VASS5KA ,VESLOVSKY KEPT UP ALONE A CEASELESS FL[ ( *E]FUL 
*ATT]4 ,AS HE LI/5$ TO HIM N[1 ,LEV9 FELT A%AM$ TO ?9K 
H[ UNFAIR HE HAD BE5 TO HIM ! DAY BE=E4 ,VASS5KA WAS 
REALLY A NICE FELL[1 SIMPLE1 GOOD-HE>T$1 & V]Y 
GOOD-HUMOR$4 ,IF ,LEV9 HAD MET HIM BE=E HE WAS M>RI$1 HE 
W\LD HAVE MADE FRI5DS ) HIM4 ,LEV9 RA!R DISLIK$ HIS 
HOLIDAY ATTITUDE TO LIFE & A SORT ( FREE & EASY ASSUMPTION 
( ELEGANCE4 ,IT WAS AS ?\< HE ASSUM$ A HI< DEGREE ( 
IMPORTANCE 9 HIMSELF ?AT C\LD NOT BE DISPUT$1 BECAUSE HE HAD 
LONG NAILS & A /YLI% CAP1 & EV]Y?+ ELSE TO CORRESPOND2 
BUT ?IS C\LD BE =GIV5 = ! SAKE ( HIS GOOD NATURE & 
GOOD BRE$+4 ,LEV9 LIK$ HIM = HIS GOOD $UCATION1 = 
SPEAK+ ,FR5* & ,5GLI% ) SU* AN EXCELL5T ACC5T1 & 
= BE+ A MAN ( HIS WORLD4 

,VASS5KA WAS EXTREMELY DELI<T$ ) ! LEFT HORSE1 A HORSE ( 
! ,DON ,/EPPES4 ,HE KEPT PRAIS+ HIM 5?USIA/ICALLY4 0,H[ 
F9E IT MU/ BE GALLOP+ OV] ! /EPPES ON A /EPPE HORSE6 
,EH8 ISN'T IT80 HE SAID4 ,HE HAD IMAG9$ RID+ ON A /EPPE HORSE 
AS SOME?+ WILD & ROMANTIC1 & IT TURN$ \T NO?+ ( ! 
SORT4 ,BUT HIS SIMPLICITY1 P>TICUL>LY 9 CONJUNCTION ) HIS 
GOOD LOOKS1 HIS AMIABLE SMILE1 & ! GRACE ( HIS MOVEM5TS1 
WAS V]Y ATTRACTIVE4 ,EI!R BECAUSE HIS NATURE WAS SYMPA!TIC 
TO ,LEV91 OR BECAUSE ,LEV9 WAS TRY+ TO ATONE = HIS S9S ( 
! PREVI\S EV5+ BY SEE+ NO?+ BUT :AT WAS GOOD 9 HIM1 
ANYWAY HE LIK$ HIS SOCIETY4 

,AFT] !Y HAD DRIV5 OV] TWO MILES FROM HOME1 ,VESLOVSKY ALL AT 
ONCE FELT = A CIG> & HIS POCKETBOOK1 & DID NOT KN[ 
:E!R HE HAD LO/ !M OR LEFT !M ON ! TABLE4 ,9 ! 
POCKETBOOK !RE W]E ?IRTY-SEV5 P\NDS1 & SO ! MATT] 
C\LD NOT BE LEFT 9 UNC]TA9TY4 

0,DO Y\ KN[ :AT1 ,LEV91 ,I'LL GALLOP HOME ON ?AT LEFT 
TRACE-HORSE4 ,?AT WILL BE SPL5DID4 ,EH80 HE SAID1 PREP>+ TO 
GET \T4 

0,NO1 :Y %\LD Y\80 ANSW]$ ,LEV91 CALCULAT+ ?AT ,VASS5KA 
C\LD H>DLY WEI< LESS ?AN SEV5TE5 /ONE4 0,I'LL S5D ! 
COA*MAN40 

,! COA*MAN RODE BACK ON ! TRACE-HORSE1 & ,LEV9 HIMSELF 
DROVE ! REMA9+ PAIR4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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