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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,?AT SAME EV5+ !RE WAS AN ANIMAT$ DISCUSSION AMONG ! SQUADRON'S 
 (FIC]S 9 ,D5ISOV'S QU>T]S4 

0,& ,I TELL Y\1 ,RO/OV1 ?AT Y\ MU/ APOLOGIZE TO ! COLONEL60 SAID A 
 TALL1 GRIZZLY-HAIR$ /AFF CAPTA91 ) 5ORM\S MU/A*ES & MANY 
 WR9KLES ON HIS L>GE FEATURES1 TO ,RO/OV :O WAS CRIMSON ) EXCITEM5T4 

,! /AFF CAPTA91 ,KIR/51 HAD TWICE BE5 R$UC$ TO ! RANKS = 
 AFFAIRS ( HONOR & HAD TWICE REGA9$ HIS COMMISSION4 

0,I WILL ALL[ NO ONE TO CALL ME A LI>60 CRI$ ,RO/OV4 0,HE TOLD ME ,I LI$1 
 & ,I TOLD HIM HE LI$4 ,& !RE IT RE/S4 ,HE MAY KEEP ME ON DUTY EV]Y 
 DAY1 OR MAY PLACE ME UND] >RE/1 BUT NO ONE CAN MAKE ME APOLOGIZE1 
 BECAUSE IF HE1 AS COMM&] ( ?IS REGIM5T1 ?9KS IT B5EA? HIS 
 DIGNITY TO GIVE ME SATISFACTION1 !N4440 

0,Y\ JU/ WAIT A MOM5T1 MY DE> FELL[1 & LI/510 9T]RUPT$ ! 
 /AFF CAPTA9 9 HIS DEEP BASS1 CALMLY /ROK+ HIS LONG MU/A*E4 0,Y\ 
 TELL ! COLONEL 9 ! PRES5CE ( O!R (FIC]S ?AT AN (FIC] HAS 
 /OL54440 

0,I'M NOT TO BLAME ?AT ! CONV]SATION BEGAN 9 ! PRES5CE ( O!R 
 (FIC]S4 ,P]HAPS ,I \<T NOT TO HAVE SPOK5 BE=E !M1 BUT ,I AM NOT A 
 DIPLOMATI/4 ,?AT'S :Y ,I JO9$ ! HUSS>S1 ?9K+ ?AT H]E ONE W\LD 
 NOT NE$ F9ESSE2 & HE TELLS ME ?AT ,I AM LY+--SO LET HIM GIVE ME 
 SATISFACTION4440 

0,?AT'S ALL RI<T4 ,NO ONE ?9KS Y\ A C[>D1 BUT ?AT'S NOT ! PO9T4 
 ,ASK ,D5ISOV :E!R IT IS NOT \T ( ! QUE/ION = A CADET TO DEM& 
 SATISFACTION ( HIS REGIM5TAL COMM&]80 

,D5ISOV SAT GLOOMILY BIT+ HIS MU/A*E & LI/5+ TO ! 
 CONV]SATION1 EVID5TLY ) NO WI% TO TAKE P>T 9 IT4 ,HE ANSW]$ ! 
 /AFF CAPTA9'S QUE/ION BY A DISAPPROV+ %AKE ( HIS HEAD4 

0,Y\ SPEAK TO ! COLONEL AB\T ?IS NA/Y BUS9ESS BE=E O!R 
 (FIC]S10 CONT9U$ ! /AFF CAPTA91 0& ,BOGDANI*0 7! COLONEL WAS 
 CALL$ ,BOGDANI*7 0%UTS Y\ UP40 

0,HE DID NOT %UT ME UP1 HE SAID ,I WAS TELL+ AN UNTRU?40 

0,WELL1 HAVE IT SO1 & Y\ TALK$ A LOT ( NONS5SE TO HIM & MU/ 
 APOLOGIZE40 

0,NOT ON ANY ACC\NT60 EXCLAIM$ ,RO/OV4 

0,I DID NOT EXPECT ?IS ( Y\10 SAID ! /AFF CAPTA9 S]I\SLY & 
 SEV]ELY4 0,Y\ DON'T WI% TO APOLOGIZE1 BUT1 MAN1 IT'S NOT ONLY TO HIM BUT 
 TO ! :OLE REGIM5T--ALL ( US--Y\'RE TO BLAME ALL R\ND4 ,! 
 CASE IS ?IS3 Y\ \<T TO HAVE ?\<T ! MATT] OV] & TAK5 ADVICE2 
 BUT NO1 Y\ GO & BLURT IT ALL /RAI<T \T BE=E ! (FIC]S4 ,N[ :AT 
 WAS ! COLONEL TO DO8 ,HAVE ! (FIC] TRI$ & DISGRACE ! :OLE 
 REGIM5T8 ,DISGRACE ! :OLE REGIM5T BECAUSE ( ONE SC\NDREL8 ,IS ?AT 
 H[ Y\ LOOK AT IT8 ,WE DON'T SEE IT LIKE ?AT4 ,& ,BOGDANI* WAS A BRICK3 
 HE TOLD Y\ Y\ W]E SAY+ :AT WAS NOT TRUE4 ,IT'S NOT PLEASANT1 BUT 
 :AT'S TO BE DONE1 MY DE> FELL[8 ,Y\ L&$ Y\RSELF 9 IT4 ,& N[1 
 :5 ONE WANTS TO SMOO? ! ?+ OV]1 SOME CONCEIT PREV5TS Y\R 
 APOLOGIZ+1 & Y\ WI% TO MAKE ! :OLE AFFAIR PUBLIC4 ,Y\ >E 
 (F5D$ AT BE+ PUT ON DUTY A BIT1 BUT :Y NOT APOLOGIZE TO AN OLD & 
 HONORABLE (FIC]8 ,:ATEV] ,BOGDANI* MAY BE1 ANYWAY HE IS AN HONORABLE 
 & BRAVE OLD COLONEL6 ,Y\'RE QUICK AT TAK+ (F5SE1 BUT Y\ DON'T M9D 
 DISGRAC+ ! :OLE REGIM5T60 ,! /AFF CAPTA9'S VOICE BEGAN TO 
 TREMBLE4 0,Y\ HAVE BE5 9 ! REGIM5T NEXT TO NO TIME1 MY LAD1 Y\'RE 
 H]E TODAY & TOMORR[ Y\'LL BE APPO9T$ ADJUTANT SOME:]E & CAN 
 SNAP Y\R F+]S :5 IT IS SAID ',!RE >E ?IEVES AMONG ! ,PAVLOGRAD 
 (FIC]S6' ,BUT IT'S NOT ALL ! SAME TO US6 ,AM ,I NOT RI<T1 ,D5ISOV8 ,IT'S 
 NOT ! SAME60 

,D5ISOV REMA9$ SIL5T & DID NOT MOVE1 BUT OCCASIONALLY LOOK$ ) HIS 
 GLITT]+ BLACK EYES AT ,RO/OV4 

0,Y\ VALUE Y\R [N PRIDE & DON'T WI% TO APOLOGIZE10 CONT9U$ ! 
 /AFF CAPTA91 0BUT WE OLD FELL[S1 :O HAVE GR[N UP 9 &1 ,GOD WILL+1 
 >E GO+ TO DIE 9 ! REGIM5T1 WE PRIZE ! HONOR ( ! REGIM5T1 & 
 ,BOGDANI* KN[S IT4 ,OH1 WE DO PRIZE IT1 OLD FELL[6 ,& ALL ?IS IS NOT 
 RI<T1 IT'S NOT RI<T6 ,Y\ MAY TAKE (F5SE OR NOT BUT ,I ALWAYS /ICK TO 
 MO!R TRU?4 ,IT'S NOT RI<T60 

,& ! /AFF CAPTA9 ROSE & TURN$ AWAY FROM ,RO/OV4 

0,?AT'S TWUE1 DEVIL TAKE IT60 %\T$ ,D5ISOV1 JUMP+ UP4 0,N[ !N1 
 ,WO/OV1 N[ !N60 

,RO/OV1 GR[+ R$ & PALE ALT]NATELY1 LOOK$ FIR/ AT ONE 
 (FIC] & !N AT ! O!R4 

0,NO1 G5TLEM51 NO444 Y\ MU/N'T ?9K444 ,I QUITE UND]/&4 ,Y\'RE 
 WRONG TO ?9K ?AT ( ME444 ,I444 = ME444 = ! HONOR ( ! REGIM5T 
 ,I'D444 ,AH WELL1 ,I'LL %[ ?AT 9 ACTION1 & = ME ! HONOR ( ! 
 FLAG444 ,WELL1 NEV] M9D1 IT'S TRUE ,I'M TO BLAME1 TO BLAME ALL R\ND4 
 ,WELL1 :AT ELSE DO Y\ WANT84440 

0,COME1 ?AT'S RI<T1 ,C\NT60 CRI$ ! /AFF CAPTA91 TURN+ R\ND & 
 CLAPP+ ,RO/OV ON ! %\LD] ) HIS BIG H&4 

0,I TELL Y\10 %\T$ ,D5ISOV1 0HE'S A F9E FELL[40 

0,?AT'S BETT]1 ,C\NT10 SAID ! /AFF CAPTA91 BEG9N+ TO ADDRESS 
 ,RO/OV BY HIS TITLE1 AS IF 9 RECOGNITION ( HIS CONFESSION4 0,GO & 
 APOLOGIZE1 Y\R EXCELL5CY4 ,YES1 GO60 

0,G5TLEM51 ,I'LL DO ANY?+4 ,NO ONE %ALL HE> A WORD FROM ME10 SAID 
 ,RO/OV 9 AN IMPLOR+ VOICE1 0BUT ,I CAN'T APOLOGIZE1 BY ,GOD ,I CAN'T1 DO 
 :AT Y\ WILL6 ,H[ CAN ,I GO & APOLOGIZE LIKE A LITTLE BOY ASK+ 
 =GIV5ESS80 

,D5ISOV BEGAN TO LAU<4 

0,IT'LL BE WORSE = Y\4 ,BOGDANI* IS V9DICTIVE & Y\'LL PAY = Y\R 
 OB/9ACY10 SAID ,KIR/54 

0,NO1 ON MY WORD IT'S NOT OB/9ACY6 ,I CAN'T DESCRIBE ! FEEL+4 ,I 
 CAN'T4440 

0,WELL1 IT'S AS Y\ LIKE10 SAID ! /AFF CAPTA94 0,& :AT HAS BECOME ( 
 ?AT SC\NDREL80 HE ASK$ ,D5ISOV4 

0,HE HAS WEPORT$ HIMSELF SICK1 HE'S TO BE /WUCK (F ! LI/ TOM[W[10 
 MUTT]$ ,D5ISOV4 

0,IT IS AN ILLNESS1 !RE'S NO O!R WAY ( EXPLA9+ IT10 SAID ! /AFF 
 CAPTA94 

0,ILLNESS OR NOT1 HE'D BETT] NOT CWOSS MY PA?4 ,I'D KILL HIM60 %\T$ 
 ,D5ISOV 9 A BLOOD?IR/Y TONE4 

,JU/ !N ,ZH]KOV 5T]$ ! ROOM4 

0,:AT BR+S Y\ H]E80 CRI$ ! (FIC]S TURN+ TO ! NEWCOM]4 

0,WE'RE TO GO 9TO ACTION1 G5TLEM56 ,MAC HAS SURR5D]$ ) HIS :OLE 
 >MY40 

0,IT'S NOT TRUE60 

0,I'VE SE5 HIM MYSELF60 

0,:AT8 ,SAW ! REAL ,MAC8 ,) H&S & FEET80 

0,9TO ACTION6 ,9TO ACTION6 ,BR+ HIM A BOTTLE = SU* NEWS6 ,BUT H[ DID 
 Y\ COME H]E80 

0,I'VE BE5 S5T BACK TO ! REGIM5T ALL ON ACC\NT ( ?AT DEVIL1 ,MAC4 
 ,AN ,AU/RIAN G5]AL COMPLA9$ ( ME4 ,I CONGRATULAT$ HIM ON ,MAC'S 
 >RIVAL444 ,:AT'S ! MATT]1 ,RO/OV8 ,Y\ LOOK AS IF Y\'D JU/ COME \T 
 ( A HOT BA?40 

0,OH1 MY DE> FELL[1 WE'RE 9 SU* A /EW H]E !SE LA/ TWO DAYS40 

,! REGIM5TAL ADJUTANT CAME 9 & CONFIRM$ ! NEWS BR\<T BY ,ZH]KOV4 
 ,!Y W]E UND] ORD]S TO ADVANCE NEXT DAY4 

0,WE'RE GO+ 9TO ACTION1 G5TLEM560 

0,WELL1 ?ANK ,GOD6 ,WE'VE BE5 SITT+ H]E TOO LONG60 

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