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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS PA/ ONE O'CLOCK :5 ,PI]RE LEFT HIS FRI5D4 ,IT WAS A CL\DLESS1 
 NOR!RN1 SUMM] NI<T4 ,PI]RE TOOK AN OP5 CAB 9T5D+ TO DRIVE 
 /RAI<T HOME4 ,BUT ! NE>] HE DREW TO ! H\SE ! MORE HE FELT ! 
 IMPOSSIBILITY ( GO+ TO SLEEP ON SU* A NI<T4 ,IT WAS LI<T 5\< TO 
 SEE A LONG WAY 9 ! DES]T$ /REET & IT SEEM$ MORE LIKE MORN+ OR 
 EV5+ ?AN NI<T4 ,ON ! WAY ,PI]RE REMEMB]$ ?AT ,ANATOLE ,KURAG9 WAS 
 EXPECT+ ! USUAL SET = C>DS ?AT EV5+1 AFT] :I* !RE WAS 
 G5]ALLY A DR9K+ B\T1 F9I%+ ) VISITS ( A K9D ,PI]RE WAS V]Y 
 FOND (4 

0,I %\LD LIKE TO GO TO ,KURAG9'S10 ?\<T HE4 

,BUT HE IMM$IATELY RECALL$ HIS PROMISE TO ,PR9CE ,&REW NOT TO GO !RE4 
 ,!N1 AS HAPP5S TO PEOPLE ( WEAK *>ACT]1 HE DESIR$ SO PASSIONATELY 
 ONCE MORE TO 5JOY ?AT DISSIPATION HE WAS SO ACCU/OM$ TO ?AT HE 
 DECID$ TO GO4 ,! ?\<T IMM$IATELY OCCURR$ TO HIM ?AT HIS PROMISE TO 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS ( NO ACC\NT1 BECAUSE BE=E HE GAVE IT HE HAD ALREADY 
 PROMIS$ ,PR9CE ,ANATOLE TO COME TO HIS GA!R+2 0BESIDES10 ?\<T HE1 
 0ALL SU* 'WORDS ( HONOR' >E CONV5TIONAL ?+S ) NO DEF9ITE 
 MEAN+1 ESPECIALLY IF ONE CONSID]S ?AT BY TOMORR[ ONE MAY BE DEAD1 OR 
 SOME?+ SO EXTRAORD9>Y MAY HAPP5 TO ONE ?AT HONOR & DI%ONOR WILL 
 BE ALL ! SAME60 ,PI]RE (T5 9DULG$ 9 REFLECTIONS ( ?IS SORT1 
 NULLIFY+ ALL HIS DECISIONS & 9T5TIONS4 ,HE W5T TO ,KURAG9'S4 

,REA*+ ! L>GE H\SE NE> ! ,HORSE ,GU>DS' B>RACKS1 9 :I* ,ANATOLE 
 LIV$1 ,PI]RE 5T]$ ! LI<T$ POR*1 ASC5D$ ! /AIRS1 & W5T 9 
 AT ! OP5 DOOR4 ,!RE WAS NO ONE 9 ! ANT]OOM2 EMPTY BOTTLES1 CLOAKS1 
 & OV]%OES W]E LY+ AB\T2 !RE WAS A SMELL ( ALCOHOL1 & S\NDS 
 ( VOICES & %\T+ 9 ! DI/ANCE4 

,C>DS & SUPP] W]E OV]1 BUT ! VISITORS HAD NOT YET DISP]S$4 ,PI]RE 
 ?REW (F HIS CLOAK & 5T]$ ! FIR/ ROOM1 9 :I* W]E ! REMA9S 
 ( SUPP]4 ,A FOOTMAN1 ?9K+ NO ONE SAW HIM1 WAS DR9K+ ON ! SLY 
 :AT WAS LEFT 9 ! GLASSES4 ,FROM ! ?IRD ROOM CAME S\NDS ( LAU<T]1 
 ! %\T+ ( FAMILI> VOICES1 ! GR[L+ ( A BE>1 & G5]AL 
 COMMOTION4 ,SOME EI<T OR N9E Y\NG M5 W]E CR[D+ ANXI\SLY R\ND AN 
 OP5 W9D[4 ,?REE O!RS W]E ROMP+ ) A Y\NG BE>1 ONE PULL+ HIM 
 BY ! *A9 & TRY+ TO SET HIM AT ! O!RS4 

0,I BET A HUNDR$ ON ,/EV5S60 %\T$ ONE4 

0,M9D1 NO HOLD+ ON60 CRI$ ANO!R4 

0,I BET ON ,DOLOKHOV60 CRI$ A ?IRD4 0,KURAG91 Y\ P>T \R H&S40 

0,!RE1 LEAVE ,BRU9 ALONE2 H]E'S A BET ON40 

0,AT ONE DRAFT1 OR HE LOSES60 %\T$ A F\R?4 

0,JACOB1 BR+ A BOTTLE60 %\T$ ! HO/1 A TALL1 H&SOME FELL[ :O 
 /OOD 9 ! MID/ ( ! GR\P1 )\T A COAT1 & ) HIS F9E L95 
 %IRT UNFA/5$ 9 FRONT4 0,WAIT A BIT1 Y\ FELL[S4444 ,H]E IS ,PETYA6 
 ,GOOD MAN60 CRI$ HE1 ADDRESS+ ,PI]RE4 

,ANO!R VOICE1 FROM A MAN ( M$IUM HEI<T ) CLE> BLUE EYES1 
 P>TICUL>LY /RIK+ AMONG ALL !SE DRUNK5 VOICES BY ITS SOB] R+1 
 CRI$ FROM ! W9D[3 0,COME H]E2 P>T ! BETS60 ,?IS WAS ,DOLOKHOV1 AN 
 (FIC] ( ! ,SEM5OV REGIM5T1 A NOTORI\S GAMBL] & DUELI/1 :O WAS 
 LIV+ ) ,ANATOLE4 ,PI]RE SMIL$1 LOOK+ AB\T HIM M]RILY4 

0,I DON'T UND]/&4 ,:AT'S IT ALL AB\T80 

0,WAIT A BIT1 HE IS NOT DRUNK YET6 ,A BOTTLE H]E10 SAID ,ANATOLE1 
 & TAK+ A GLASS FROM ! TABLE HE W5T UP TO ,PI]RE4 

0,FIR/ ( ALL Y\ MU/ DR9K60 

,PI]RE DRANK ONE GLASS AFT] ANO!R1 LOOK+ FROM UND] HIS BR[S AT ! 
 TIPSY GUE/S :O W]E AGA9 CR[D+ R\ND ! W9D[1 & LI/5+ TO 
 !IR *ATT]4 ,ANATOLE KEPT ON REFILL+ ,PI]RE'S GLASS :ILE EXPLA9+ 
 ?AT ,DOLOKHOV WAS BETT+ ) ,/EV5S1 AN ,5GLI% NAVAL (FIC]1 ?AT HE 
 W\LD DR9K A BOTTLE ( RUM SITT+ ON ! \T] L$GE ( ! ?IRD FLOOR 
 W9D[ ) HIS LEGS HANG+ \T4 

0,GO ON1 Y\ MU/ DR9K IT ALL10 SAID ,ANATOLE1 GIV+ ,PI]RE ! LA/ 
 GLASS1 0OR ,I WON'T LET Y\ GO60 

0,NO1 ,I WON'T10 SAID ,PI]RE1 PU%+ ,ANATOLE ASIDE1 & HE W5T UP TO ! 
 W9D[4 

,DOLOKHOV WAS HOLD+ ! ,5GLI%MAN'S H& & CLE>LY & DI/9CTLY 
 REPEAT+ ! T]MS ( ! BET1 ADDRESS+ HIMSELF P>TICUL>LY TO ,ANATOLE 
 & ,PI]RE4 

,DOLOKHOV WAS ( M$IUM HEI<T1 ) CURLY HAIR & LI<T-BLUE EYES4 ,HE WAS 
 AB\T TW5TY-FIVE4 ,LIKE ALL 9FANTRY (FIC]S HE WORE NO MU/A*E1 SO ?AT 
 HIS M\?1 ! MO/ /RIK+ FEATURE ( HIS FACE1 WAS CLE>LY SE54 ,! 
 L9ES ( ?AT M\? W]E REM>KABLY F9ELY CURV$4 ,! MIDDLE ( ! UPP] 
 LIP =M$ A %>P W$GE & CLOS$ FIRMLY ON ! FIRM L[] ONE1 & 
 SOME?+ LIKE TWO DI/9CT SMILES PLAY$ CONT9UALLY R\ND ! TWO 
 CORN]S ( ! M\?2 ?IS1 TOGE!R ) ! RESOLUTE1 9SOL5T 
 9TELLIG5CE ( HIS EYES1 PRODUC$ AN EFFECT :I* MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE NOT 
 TO NOTICE HIS FACE4 ,DOLOKHOV WAS A MAN ( SMALL MEANS & NO CONNECTIONS4 
 ,YET1 ?\< ,ANATOLE SP5T T5S ( ?\S&S ( RUBLES1 ,DOLOKHOV LIV$ ) 
 HIM & HAD PLAC$ HIMSELF ON SU* A FOOT+ ?AT ALL :O KNEW !M1 
 9CLUD+ ,ANATOLE HIMSELF1 RESPECT$ HIM MORE ?AN !Y DID ,ANATOLE4 
 ,DOLOKHOV C\LD PLAY ALL GAMES & NE>LY ALWAYS WON4 ,H[EV] MU* HE 
 DRANK1 HE NEV] LO/ HIS CLE>HEAD$NESS4 ,BO? ,KURAG9 & ,DOLOKHOV W]E 
 AT ?AT TIME NOTORI\S AMONG ! RAKES & SCAPEGRACES ( ,PET]SBURG4 

,! BOTTLE ( RUM WAS BR\<T4 ,! W9D[ FRAME :I* PREV5T$ ANYONE 
 FROM SITT+ ON ! \T] SILL WAS BE+ =C$ \T BY TWO FOOTM51 :O 
 W]E EVID5TLY FLURRI$ & 9TIMIDAT$ BY ! DIRECTIONS & %\TS ( 
 ! G5TLEM5 >\ND4 

,ANATOLE ) HIS SWAGG]+ AIR /RODE UP TO ! W9D[4 ,HE WANT$ TO 
 SMA% SOME?+4 ,PU%+ AWAY ! FOOTM5 HE TUGG$ AT ! FRAME1 BUT 
 C\LD NOT MOVE IT4 ,HE SMA%$ A PANE4 

0,Y\ HAVE A TRY1 ,H]CULES10 SAID HE1 TURN+ TO ,PI]RE4 

,PI]RE SEIZ$ ! CROSSBEAM1 TUGG$1 & WR5*$ ! OAK FRAME \T ) A 
 CRA%4 

0,TAKE IT RI<T \T1 OR !Y'LL ?9K ,I'M HOLD+ ON10 SAID ,DOLOKHOV4 

0,IS ! ,5GLI%MAN BRAGG+8444 ,EH8 ,IS IT ALL RI<T80 SAID ,ANATOLE4 

0,FIR/-RATE10 SAID ,PI]RE1 LOOK+ AT ,DOLOKHOV1 :O ) A BOTTLE ( RUM 
 9 HIS H& WAS APPROA*+ ! W9D[1 FROM :I* ! LI<T ( ! SKY1 
 ! DAWN M]G+ ) ! AFT]GL[ ( SUNSET1 WAS VISIBLE4 

,DOLOKHOV1 ! BOTTLE ( RUM /ILL 9 HIS H&1 JUMP$ ONTO ! W9D[ 
 SILL4 0,LI/560 CRI$ HE1 /&+ !RE & ADDRESS+ ?OSE 9 ! ROOM4 
 ,ALL W]E SIL5T4 

0,I BET FIFTY IMP]IALS0--HE SPOKE ,FR5* ?AT ! ,5GLI%MAN MI<T 
 UND]/& HIM1 BUT HE DID NOT SPEAK IT V]Y WELL--0,I BET FIFTY 
 IMP]IALS 444 OR DO Y\ WI% TO MAKE IT A HUNDR$80 ADD$ HE1 ADDRESS+ 
 ! ,5GLI%MAN4 

0,NO1 FIFTY10 REPLI$ ! LATT]4 

0,ALL RI<T4 ,FIFTY IMP]IALS 444 ?AT ,I WILL DR9K A :OLE BOTTLE ( RUM 
 )\T TAK+ IT FROM MY M\?1 SITT+ \TSIDE ! W9D[ ON ?IS SPOT0 
 7HE /OOP$ & PO9T$ TO ! SLOP+ L$GE \TSIDE ! W9D[7 0& 
 )\T HOLD+ ON TO ANY?+4 ,IS ?AT RI<T80 

0,QUITE RI<T10 SAID ! ,5GLI%MAN4 

,ANATOLE TURN$ TO ! ,5GLI%MAN & TAK+ HIM BY ONE ( ! BUTTONS ( 
 HIS COAT & LOOK+ D[N AT HIM--! ,5GLI%MAN WAS %ORT--BEGAN 
 REPEAT+ ! T]MS ( ! WAG] TO HIM 9 ,5GLI%4 

0,WAIT60 CRI$ ,DOLOKHOV1 HAMM]+ ) ! BOTTLE ON ! W9D[ SILL TO 
 ATTRACT ATT5TION4 0,WAIT A BIT1 ,KURAG94 ,LI/56 ,IF ANYONE ELSE DOES ! 
 SAME1 ,I WILL PAY HIM A HUNDR$ IMP]IALS4 ,DO Y\ UND]/&80 

,! ,5GLI%MAN NODD$1 BUT GAVE NO 9DICATION :E!R HE 9T5D$ TO 
 ACCEPT ?IS *ALL5GE OR NOT4 ,ANATOLE DID NOT RELEASE HIM1 & ?\< HE 
 KEPT NODD+ TO %[ ?AT HE UND]/OOD1 ,ANATOLE W5T ON TRANSLAT+ 
 ,DOLOKHOV'S WORDS 9TO ,5GLI%4 ,A ?9 Y\NG LAD1 AN HUSS> ( ! ,LIFE 
 ,GU>DS1 :O HAD BE5 LOS+ ?AT EV5+1 CLIMB$ ON ! W9D[ SILL1 
 LEAN$ OV]1 & LOOK$ D[N4 

0,OH6 ,OH6 ,OH60 HE MUTT]$1 LOOK+ D[N FROM ! W9D[ AT ! /ONES ( 
 ! PAVEM5T4 

0,%UT UP60 CRI$ ,DOLOKHOV1 PU%+ HIM AWAY FROM ! W9D[4 ,! LAD 
 JUMP$ AWKW>DLY BACK 9TO ! ROOM1 TRIPP+ OV] HIS SPURS4 

,PLAC+ ! BOTTLE ON ! W9D[ SILL :]E HE C\LD REA* IT EASILY1 
 ,DOLOKHOV CLIMB$ C>EFULLY & SL[LY ?R\< ! W9D[ & L[]$ HIS 
 LEGS4 ,PRESS+ AGA9/ BO? SIDES ( ! W9D[1 HE ADJU/$ HIMSELF ON 
 HIS SEAT1 L[]$ HIS H&S1 MOV$ A LITTLE TO ! RI<T & !N TO ! 
 LEFT1 & TOOK UP ! BOTTLE4 ,ANATOLE BR\<T TWO C&LES & PLAC$ !M 
 ON ! W9D[ SILL1 ?\< IT WAS ALREADY QUITE LI<T4 ,DOLOKHOV'S BACK 9 
 HIS :ITE %IRT1 & HIS CURLY HEAD1 W]E LIT UP FROM BO? SIDES4 ,EV]YONE 
 CR[D$ TO ! W9D[1 ! ,5GLI%MAN 9 FRONT4 ,PI]RE /OOD SMIL+ BUT 
 SIL5T4 ,ONE MAN1 OLD] ?AN ! O!RS PRES5T1 SUDD5LY PU%$ =W>D 
 ) A SC>$ & ANGRY LOOK & WANT$ TO SEIZE HOLD ( ,DOLOKHOV'S %IRT4 

0,I SAY1 ?IS IS FOLLY6 ,HE'LL BE KILL$10 SAID ?IS MORE S5SIBLE MAN4 

,ANATOLE /OPP$ HIM4 

0,DON'T T\* HIM6 ,Y\'LL />TLE HIM & !N HE'LL BE KILL$4 ,EH8444 ,:AT 
 !N8444 ,EH80 

,DOLOKHOV TURN$ R\ND &1 AGA9 HOLD+ ON ) BO? H&S1 >RANG$ 
 HIMSELF ON HIS SEAT4 

0,IF ANYONE COMES M$DL+ AGA910 SAID HE1 EMITT+ ! WORDS SEP>ATELY 
 ?R\< HIS ?9 COMPRESS$ LIPS1 0,I WILL ?R[ HIM D[N !RE4 ,N[ !N60 

,SAY+ ?IS HE AGA9 TURN$ R\ND1 DROPP$ HIS H&S1 TOOK ! BOTTLE & 
 LIFT$ IT TO HIS LIPS1 ?REW BACK HIS HEAD1 & RAIS$ HIS FREE H& TO 
 BALANCE HIMSELF4 ,ONE ( ! FOOTM5 :O HAD /OOP$ TO PICK UP SOME BROK5 
 GLASS REMA9$ 9 ?AT POSITION )\T TAK+ HIS EYES FROM ! W9D[ 
 & FROM ,DOLOKHOV'S BACK4 ,ANATOLE /OOD ]ECT ) />+ EYES4 ,! 
 ,5GLI%MAN LOOK$ ON SIDEWAYS1 PURS+ UP HIS LIPS4 ,! MAN :O HAD WI%$ 
 TO /OP ! AFFAIR RAN TO A CORN] ( ! ROOM & ?REW HIMSELF ON A S(A 
 ) HIS FACE TO ! WALL4 ,PI]RE HID HIS FACE1 FROM :I* A FA9T SMILE 
 =GOT TO FADE ?\< HIS FEATURES N[ EXPRESS$ HORROR & FE>4 ,ALL W]E 
 /ILL4 ,PI]RE TOOK HIS H&S FROM HIS EYES4 ,DOLOKHOV /ILL SAT 9 ! SAME 
 POSITION1 ONLY HIS HEAD WAS ?R[N FUR!R BACK TILL HIS CURLY HAIR 
 T\*$ HIS %IRT COLL>1 & ! H& HOLD+ ! BOTTLE WAS LIFT$ 
 HI<] & HI<] & TREMBL$ ) ! EF=T4 ,! BOTTLE WAS EMPTY+ 
 P]CEPTIBLY & RIS+ /ILL HI<] & HIS HEAD TILT+ YET FUR!R BACK4 
 0,:Y IS IT SO LONG80 ?\<T ,PI]RE4 ,IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT MORE ?AN HALF 
 AN H\R HAD ELAPS$4 ,SUDD5LY ,DOLOKHOV MADE A BACKW>D MOVEM5T ) HIS 
 SP9E1 & HIS >M TREMBL$ N]V\SLY2 ?IS WAS SUFFICI5T TO CAUSE HIS 
 :OLE BODY TO SLIP AS HE SAT ON ! SLOP+ L$GE4 ,AS HE BEGAN SLIPP+ 
 D[N1 HIS HEAD & >M WAV]$ /ILL MORE ) ! /RA94 ,ONE H& MOV$ 
 AS IF TO CLUT* ! W9D[ SILL1 BUT REFRA9$ FROM T\*+ IT4 ,PI]RE 
 AGA9 COV]$ HIS EYES & ?\<T HE W\LD NEV] OP5 !M AGA94 
 ,SUDD5LY HE WAS AW>E ( A /IR ALL >\ND4 ,HE LOOK$ UP3 ,DOLOKHOV WAS 
 /&+ ON ! W9D[ SILL1 ) A PALE BUT RADIANT FACE4 

0,IT'S EMPTY40 

,HE ?REW ! BOTTLE TO ! ,5GLI%MAN1 :O CAU<T IT NEATLY4 ,DOLOKHOV 
 JUMP$ D[N4 ,HE SMELT /RONGLY ( RUM4 

0,WELL DONE6444 ,F9E FELL[6444 ,!RE'S A BET = Y\6444 ,DEVIL TAKE Y\60 
 CAME FROM DIFF]5T SIDES4 

,! ,5GLI%MAN TOOK \T HIS PURSE & BEGAN C\NT+ \T ! MONEY4 
 ,DOLOKHOV /OOD FR[N+ & DID NOT SPEAK4 ,PI]RE JUMP$ UPON ! W9D[ 
 SILL4 

0,G5TLEM51 :O WI%ES TO BET ) ME8 ,I'LL DO ! SAME ?+60 HE 
 SUDD5LY CRI$4 0,EV5 )\T A BET1 !RE6 ,TELL !M TO BR+ ME A 
 BOTTLE4 ,I'LL DO IT4444 ,BR+ A BOTTLE60 

0,LET HIM DO IT1 LET HIM DO IT10 SAID ,DOLOKHOV1 SMIL+4 

0,:AT NEXT8 ,HAVE Y\ GONE MAD8444 ,NO ONE W\LD LET Y\6444 ,:Y1 Y\ GO 
 GIDDY EV5 ON A /AIRCASE10 EXCLAIM$ SEV]AL VOICES4 

0,I'LL DR9K IT6 ,LET'S HAVE A BOTTLE ( RUM60 %\T$ ,PI]RE1 BANG+ ! 
 TABLE ) A DET]M9$ & DRUNK5 GE/URE & PREP>+ TO CLIMB \T ( 
 ! W9D[4 

,!Y SEIZ$ HIM BY HIS >MS2 BUT HE WAS SO /RONG ?AT EV]YONE :O 
 T\*$ HIM WAS S5T FLY+4 

0,NO1 Y\'LL NEV] MANAGE HIM ?AT WAY10 SAID ,ANATOLE4 0,WAIT A BIT & ,I'LL 
 GET R\ND HIM4444 ,LI/56 ,I'LL TAKE Y\R BET TOMORR[1 BUT N[ WE >E ALL 
 GO+ TO ----'S40 

0,COME ON !N10 CRI$ ,PI]RE4 0,COME ON6444 ,& WE'LL TAKE ,BRU9 ) US40 

,& HE CAU<T ! BE>1 TOOK IT 9 HIS >MS1 LIFT$ IT FROM ! GR\ND1 
 & BEGAN DANC+ R\ND ! ROOM ) IT4 

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