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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,HAV+ RUN ?R\< DIFF]5T Y>DS & SIDE /REETS1 ,PI]RE GOT BACK ) 
 HIS LITTLE BURD5 TO ! ,GRUZ9SKI G>D5 AT ! CORN] ( ! ,POV>SKOY4 
 ,HE DID NOT AT FIR/ RECOGNIZE ! PLACE FROM :I* HE HAD SET \T TO LOOK 
 = ! *ILD1 SO CR[D$ WAS IT N[ ) PEOPLE & GOODS ?AT HAD BE5 
 DRAGG$ \T ( ! H\SES4 ,BESIDES ,RUSSIAN FAMILIES :O HAD TAK5 REFUGE 
 H]E FROM ! FIRE ) !IR BELONG+S1 !RE W]E SEV]AL ,FR5* 
 SOLDI]S 9 A V>IETY ( CLO?+4 ,PI]RE TOOK NO NOTICE ( !M4 ,HE 
 HURRI$ TO F9D ! FAMILY ( ?AT CIVIL S]VANT 9 ORD] TO RE/ORE ! 
 DAU<T] TO H] MO!R & GO TO SAVE SOMEONE ELSE4 ,PI]RE FELT ?AT HE 
 HAD /ILL MU* TO DO & TO DO QUICKLY4 ,GL[+ ) ! HEAT & FROM 
 RUNN+1 HE FELT AT ?AT MOM5T MORE /RONGLY ?AN EV] ! S5SE ( 
 Y\?1 ANIMATION1 & DET]M9ATION ?AT HAD COME ON HIM :5 HE RAN TO 
 SAVE ! *ILD4 ,%E HAD N[ BECOME QUIET &1 CL++ ) H] LITTLE 
 H&S TO ,PI]RE'S COAT1 SAT ON HIS >M GAZ+ AB\T H] LIKE SOME LITTLE 
 WILD ANIMAL4 ,HE GLANC$ AT H] OCCASIONALLY ) A SLI<T SMILE4 ,HE 
 FANCI$ HE SAW SOME?+ PA!TICALLY 9NOC5T 9 ?AT FRI<T5$1 SICKLY 
 LITTLE FACE4 

,HE DID NOT F9D ! CIVIL S]VANT OR HIS WIFE :]E HE HAD LEFT !M4 ,HE 
 WALK$ AMONG ! CR[D ) RAPID /EPS1 SCANN+ ! V>I\S FACES HE 
 MET4 ,9VOLUNT>ILY HE NOTIC$ A ,GEORGIAN OR ,>M5IAN FAMILY CONSI/+ ( 
 A V]Y H&SOME OLD MAN ( ,ORI5TAL TYPE1 WE>+ A NEW1 CLO?-COV]$1 
 %EEPSK9 COAT & NEW BOOTS1 AN OLD WOMAN ( SIMIL> TYPE1 & A Y\NG 
 WOMAN4 ,?AT V]Y Y\NG WOMAN SEEM$ TO ,PI]RE ! P]FECTION ( ,ORI5TAL 
 BEAUTY1 ) H] %>PLY \TL9$1 >*$1 BLACK EYEBR[S & ! 
 EXTRAORD9>ILY S(T1 BRI<T COLOR ( H] LONG1 BEAUTIFUL1 EXPRESSIONLESS 
 FACE4 ,AMID ! SCATT]$ PROP]TY & ! CR[D ON ! OP5 SPACE1 %E1 9 
 H] RI* SAT9 CLOAK ) A BRI<T LILAC %AWL ON H] HEAD1 SUGGE/$ A 
 DELICATE EXOTIC PLANT ?R[N \T ONTO ! SN[4 ,%E WAS SITT+ ON SOME 
 BUNDLES A LITTLE BEH9D ! OLD WOMAN1 & LOOK$ FROM UND] H] LONG 
 LA%ES ) MOTIONLESS1 L>GE1 ALMOND-%AP$ EYES AT ! GR\ND BE=E 
 H]4 ,EVID5TLY %E WAS AW>E ( H] BEAUTY & FE>FUL BECAUSE ( IT4 ,H] 
 FACE /RUCK ,PI]RE &1 HURRY+ ALONG BY ! F5CE1 HE TURN$ SEV]AL 
 TIMES TO LOOK AT H]4 ,:5 HE HAD REA*$ ! F5CE1 /ILL )\T F9D+ 
 ?OSE HE S\<T1 HE /OPP$ & LOOK$ AB\T HIM4 

,) ! *ILD 9 HIS >MS HIS FIGURE WAS N[ MORE CONSPICU\S ?AN 
 BE=E1 & A GR\P ( ,RUSSIANS1 BO? M5 & WOM51 GA!R$ AB\T HIM4 

0,HAVE Y\ LO/ ANYONE1 MY DE> FELL[8 ,Y\'RE ( ! G5TRY Y\RSELF1 
 >5'T Y\8 ,:OSE *ILD IS IT80 !Y ASK$ HIM4 

,PI]RE REPLI$ ?AT ! *ILD BELONG$ TO A WOMAN 9 A BLACK COAT :O HAD 
 BE5 SITT+ !RE ) H] O!R *ILDR51 & HE ASK$ :E!R ANYONE 
 KNEW :]E %E HAD GONE4 

0,:Y1 ?AT MU/ BE ! ,ANF]OVS10 SAID AN OLD DEACON1 ADDRESS+ A 
 POCKM>K$ PEASANT WOMAN4 0,LORD HAVE M]CY1 ,LORD HAVE M]CY60 HE ADD$ 9 
 HIS CU/OM>Y BASS4 

0,! ,ANF]OVS8 ,NO10 SAID ! WOMAN4 0,!Y LEFT 9 ! MORN+4 ,?AT MU/ 
 BE EI!R ,M>Y ,NIKOLAEVNA'S OR ! ,IVANOVS'60 

0,HE SAYS 'A WOMAN1' & ,M>Y ,NIKOLAEVNA IS A LADY10 REM>K$ A H\SE S]F4 

0,DO Y\ KN[ H]8 ,%E'S ?91 ) LONG TEE?10 SAID ,PI]RE4 

0,?AT'S ,M>Y ,NIKOLAEVNA6 ,!Y W5T 9SIDE ! G>D5 :5 !SE WOLVES 
 SWOOP$ D[N10 SAID ! WOMAN1 PO9T+ TO ! ,FR5* SOLDI]S4 

0,O ,LORD1 HAVE M]CY60 ADD$ ! DEACON4 

0,GO OV] ?AT WAY1 !Y'RE !RE4 ,IT'S %E6 ,%E KEPT ON LAM5T+ & 
 CRY+10 CONT9U$ ! WOMAN4 0,IT'S %E4 ,H]E1 ?IS WAY60 

,BUT ,PI]RE WAS NOT LI/5+ TO ! WOMAN4 ,HE HAD = SOME SECONDS BE5 
 9T5TLY WAT*+ :AT WAS GO+ ON A FEW /EPS AWAY4 ,HE WAS LOOK+ AT 
 ! ,>M5IAN FAMILY & AT TWO ,FR5* SOLDI]S :O HAD GONE UP TO !M4 
 ,ONE ( !SE1 A NIMBLE LITTLE MAN1 WAS WE>+ A BLUE COAT TI$ R\ND ! 
 WAI/ ) A ROPE4 ,HE HAD A NI<TCAP ON HIS HEAD & HIS FEET W]E B>E4 
 ,! O!R1 :OSE APPE>ANCE P>TICUL>LY /RUCK ,PI]RE1 WAS A LONG1 LANK1 
 R\ND-%\LD]$1 FAIR-HAIR$ MAN1 SL[ 9 HIS MOVEM5TS & ) AN 
 IDIOTIC EXPRESSION ( FACE4 ,HE WORE A WOMAN'S LOOSE G[N ( FRIEZE1 BLUE 
 TR\S]S1 & L>GE TORN ,HESSIAN BOOTS4 ,! LITTLE B>EFOOT$ ,FR5*MAN 9 
 ! BLUE COAT W5T UP TO ! ,>M5IANS &1 SAY+ SOME?+1 IMM$IATELY 
 SEIZ$ ! OLD MAN BY HIS LEGS & ! OLD MAN AT ONCE BEGAN PULL+ (F 
 HIS BOOTS4 ,! O!R 9 ! FRIEZE G[N /OPP$ 9 FRONT ( ! BEAUTIFUL 
 ,>M5IAN GIRL & ) HIS H&S 9 HIS POCKETS /OOD />+ AT H]1 
 MOTIONLESS & SIL5T4 

0,H]E1 TAKE ! *ILD60 SAID ,PI]RE P]EMPTORILY & HURRI$LY TO ! 
 WOMAN1 H&+ ! LITTLE GIRL TO H]4 0,GIVE H] BACK TO !M1 GIVE H] 
 BACK60 HE ALMO/ %\T$1 PUTT+ ! *ILD1 :O BEGAN SCREAM+1 ON ! 
 GR\ND1 & AGA9 LOOK+ AT ! ,FR5*MAN & ! ,>M5IAN FAMILY4 

,! OLD MAN WAS ALREADY SITT+ B>EFOOT4 ,! LITTLE ,FR5*MAN HAD SECUR$ 
 HIS SECOND BOOT & WAS SLAPP+ ONE BOOT AGA9/ ! O!R4 ,! OLD MAN 
 WAS SAY+ SOME?+ 9 A VOICE BROK5 BY SOBS1 BUT ,PI]RE CAU<T BUT A 
 GLIMPSE ( ?IS1 HIS :OLE ATT5TION WAS DIRECT$ TO ! ,FR5*MAN 9 ! 
 FRIEZE G[N :O MEAN:ILE1 SWAY+ SL[LY FROM SIDE TO SIDE1 HAD DRAWN 
 NE>] TO ! Y\NG WOMAN & TAK+ HIS H&S FROM HIS POCKETS HAD SEIZ$ 
 H] BY ! NECK4 

,! BEAUTIFUL ,>M5IAN /ILL SAT MOTIONLESS & 9 ! SAME ATTITUDE1 ) 
 H] LONG LA%ES DROOP+ AS IF %E DID NOT SEE OR FEEL :AT ! SOLDI] 
 WAS DO+ TO H]4 

,:ILE ,PI]RE WAS RUNN+ ! FEW /EPS ?AT SEP>AT$ HIM FROM ! 
 ,FR5*MAN1 ! TALL M>AUD] 9 ! FRIEZE G[N WAS ALREADY TE>+ FROM 
 H] NECK ! NECKLACE ! Y\NG ,>M5IAN WAS WE>+1 & ! Y\NG WOMAN1 
 CLUT*+ AT H] NECK1 SCREAM$ PI]C+LY4 

0,LET ?AT WOMAN ALONE60 EXCLAIM$ ,PI]RE HO>SELY 9 A FURI\S VOICE1 
 SEIZ+ ! SOLDI] BY HIS R\ND %\LD]S & ?R[+ HIM ASIDE4 

,! SOLDI] FELL1 GOT UP1 & RAN AWAY4 ,BUT HIS COMRADE1 ?R[+ D[N ! 
 BOOTS & DRAW+ HIS SWORD1 MOV$ ?REAT5+LY T[>D ,PI]RE4 

0,VOYONS1 PAS DE BETISES60 "9 HE CRI$4 

 "9 0,LOOK H]E1 NO NONS5SE60 
  
  

,PI]RE WAS 9 SU* A TRANSPORT ( RAGE ?AT HE REMEMB]$ NO?+ & HIS 
 /R5G? 9CREAS$ T5FOLD4 ,HE RU%$ AT ! B>EFOOT$ ,FR5*MAN &1 
 BE=E ! LATT] HAD TIME TO DRAW HIS SWORD1 KNOCK$ HIM (F HIS FEET & 
 HAMM]$ HIM ) HIS FI/S4 ,%\TS ( APPROVAL W]E HE>D FROM ! CR[D 
 >\ND1 & AT ! SAME MOM5T A M\NT$ PATROL ( ,FR5* ,UHLANS APPE>$ 
 FROM R\ND ! CORN]4 ,! ,UHLANS CAME UP AT A TROT TO ,PI]RE & ! 
 ,FR5*MAN & SURR\ND$ !M4 ,PI]RE REMEMB]$ NO?+ ( :AT HAPP5$ 
 AFT] ?AT4 ,HE ONLY REMEMB]$ BEAT+ SOMEONE & BE+ BEAT5 & 
 F9ALLY FEEL+ ?AT HIS H&S W]E B\ND & ?AT A CR[D ( ,FR5* 
 SOLDI]S /OOD >\ND HIM & W]E SE>*+ HIM4 

0,LIEUT5ANT1 HE HAS A DAGG]10 W]E ! FIR/ WORDS ,PI]RE UND]/OOD4 

0,AH1 A WEAPON80 SAID ! (FIC] & TURN$ TO ! B>EFOOT$ SOLDI] :O 
 HAD BE5 >RE/$ ) ,PI]RE4 0,ALL RI<T1 Y\ CAN TELL ALL AB\T IT AT 
 ! C\RT-M>TIAL40 ,!N HE TURN$ TO ,PI]RE4 0,DO Y\ SPEAK ,FR5*80 

,PI]RE LOOK$ >\ND HIM ) BLOOD%OT EYES & DID NOT REPLY4 ,HIS FACE 
 PROBABLY LOOK$ V]Y T]RIBLE1 = ! (FIC] SAID SOME?+ 9 A :ISP] 
 & F\R MORE ,UHLANS LEFT ! RANKS & PLAC$ !MSELVES ON BO? SIDES ( 
 ,PI]RE4 

0,DO Y\ SPEAK ,FR5*80 ! (FIC] ASK$ AGA91 KEEP+ AT A DI/ANCE FROM 
 ,PI]RE4 0,CALL ! 9T]PRET]40 

,A LITTLE MAN 9 ,RUSSIAN CIVILIAN CLO!S RODE \T FROM ! RANKS1 & BY 
 HIS CLO!S & MANN] ( SPEAK+ ,PI]RE AT ONCE KNEW HIM TO BE A ,FR5* 
 SALESMAN FROM ONE ( ! ,MOSC[ %OPS4 

0,HE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A COMMON MAN10 SAID ! 9T]PRET]1 AFT] A 
 SE>*+ LOOK AT ,PI]RE4 

0,AH1 HE LOOKS V]Y MU* LIKE AN 9C5DI>Y10 REM>K$ ! (FIC]4 0,& 
 ASK HIM :O HE IS10 HE ADD$4 

0,:O >E Y\80 ASK$ ! 9T]PRET] 9 POOR ,RUSSIAN4 0,Y\ MU/ ANSW] ! 
 *IEF40 

0,I WILL NOT TELL Y\ :O ,I AM4 ,I AM Y\R PRISON]--TAKE ME60 ,PI]RE 
 SUDD5LY REPLI$ 9 ,FR5*4 

0,AH1 AH60 MUTT]$ ! (FIC] ) A FR[N4 0,WELL !N1 M>*60 

,A CR[D HAD COLLECT$ R\ND ! ,UHLANS4 ,NE>E/ TO ,PI]RE /OOD ! 
 POCKM>K$ PEASANT WOMAN ) ! LITTLE GIRL1 & :5 ! PATROL />T$ 
 %E MOV$ =W>D4 

0,:]E >E !Y TAK+ Y\ TO1 Y\ POOR DE>80 SAID %E4 0,& ! LITTLE 
 GIRL1 ! LITTLE GIRL1 :AT AM ,I TO DO ) H] IF %E'S NOT !IRS80 SAID 
 ! WOMAN4 

0,:AT DOES ?AT WOMAN WANT80 ASK$ ! (FIC]4 

,PI]RE WAS AS IF 9TOXICAT$4 ,HIS ELATION 9CREAS$ AT ! SI<T ( ! 
 LITTLE GIRL HE HAD SAV$4 

0,:AT DOES %E WANT80 HE MURMUR$4 0,%E IS BR++ ME MY DAU<T] :OM ,I 
 HAVE JU/ SAV$ FROM ! FLAMES10 SAID HE4 0,GOOD-BY60 ,& )\T KN[+ 
 H[ ?IS AIMLESS LIE HAD ESCAP$ HIM1 HE W5T ALONG ) RESOLUTE & 
 TRIUMPHANT /EPS BETWE5 ! ,FR5* SOLDI]S4 

,! ,FR5* PATROL WAS ONE ( ?OSE S5T \T ?R\< ! V>I\S /REETS ( 
 ,MOSC[ BY ,DUROSNEL'S ORD] TO PUT A /OP TO ! PILLAGE1 & ESPECIALLY TO 
 CAT* ! 9C5DI>IES :O1 ACCORD+ TO ! G5]AL OP9ION :I* HAD 
 ?AT DAY ORIG9AT$ AMONG ! HI<] ,FR5* (FIC]S1 W]E ! CAUSE ( 
 ! CONFLAGRATIONS4 ,AFT] M>*+ ?R\< A NUMB] ( /REETS ! PATROL 
 >RE/$ FIVE MORE ,RUSSIAN SUSPECTS3 A SMALL %OPKEEP]1 TWO SEM9>Y 
 /UD5TS1 A PEASANT1 & A H\SE S]F1 BESIDES SEV]AL LOOT]S4 ,BUT ( ALL 
 !SE V>I\S SUSPECT$ *>ACT]S1 ,PI]RE WAS CONSID]$ TO BE ! MO/ 
 SUSPICI\S ( ALL4 ,:5 !Y HAD ALL BE5 BR\<T = ! NI<T TO A L>GE 
 H\SE ON ! ,ZUBOV ,RAMP>T ?AT WAS BE+ US$ AS A GU>DH\SE1 ,PI]RE WAS 
 PLAC$ AP>T UND] /RICT GU>D4 

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