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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ,APRIL ! TROOPS W]E 5LIV5$ BY NEWS ( ! ,EMP]OR'S >RIVAL1 BUT 
 ,RO/OV HAD NO *ANCE ( BE+ PRES5T AT ! REVIEW HE HELD AT 
 ,B>T5/E91 AS ! ,PAVLOGRADS W]E AT ! \TPO/S F> BEYOND ?AT PLACE4 

,!Y W]E BIV\ACK+4 ,D5ISOV & ,RO/OV W]E LIV+ 9 AN E>? HUT1 DUG 
 \T = !M BY ! SOLDI]S & RO($ ) BRAN*ES & TURF4 ,! HUT 
 WAS MADE 9 ! FOLL[+ MANN]1 :I* HAD !N COME 9TO VOGUE4 ,A TR5* 
 WAS DUG ?REE & A HALF FEET WIDE1 F\R FEET EI<T 9*ES DEEP1 & EI<T 
 FEET LONG4 ,AT ONE 5D ( ! TR5*1 /EPS W]E CUT \T & !SE =M$ 
 ! 5TRANCE & VE/IBULE4 ,! TR5* ITSELF WAS ! ROOM1 9 :I* ! 
 LUCKY ONES1 SU* AS ! SQUADRON COMM&]1 HAD A BO>D1 LY+ ON PILES AT 
 ! 5D OPPOSITE ! 5TRANCE1 TO S]VE AS A TABLE4 ,ON EA* SIDE ( ! 
 TR5*1 ! E>? WAS CUT \T TO A BREAD? ( AB\T TWO & A HALF FEET1 
 & ?IS DID DUTY = B$/EADS & C\*ES4 ,! RO( WAS SO CON/RUCT$ 
 ?AT ONE C\LD /& UP 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! TR5* & C\LD EV5 SIT UP 
 ON ! B$S IF ONE DREW CLOSE TO ! TABLE4 ,D5ISOV1 :O WAS LIV+ 
 LUXURI\SLY BECAUSE ! SOLDI]S ( HIS SQUADRON LIK$ HIM1 HAD ALSO A 
 BO>D 9 ! RO( AT ! F>!R 5D1 ) A PIECE ( 7BROK5 BUT M5D$7 
 GLASS 9 IT = A W9D[4 ,:5 IT WAS V]Y COLD1 EMB]S FROM ! SOLDI]S' 
 CAMPFIRE W]E PLAC$ ON A B5T %EET ( IRON ON ! /EPS 9 ! 
 0RECEPTION ROOM0--AS ,D5ISOV CALL$ ?AT P>T ( ! HUT--& IT 
 WAS !N SO W>M ?AT ! (FIC]S1 ( :OM !RE W]E ALWAYS SOME ) 
 ,D5ISOV & ,RO/OV1 SAT 9 !IR %IRT SLEEVES4 

,9 ,APRIL1 ,RO/OV WAS ON ORD]LY DUTY4 ,ONE MORN+1 BETWE5 SEV5 & 
 EI<T1 RETURN+ AFT] A SLEEPLESS NI<T1 HE S5T = EMB]S1 *ANG$ HIS 
 RA9-SOAK$ UND]CLO!S1 SAID HIS PRAY]S1 DRANK TEA1 GOT W>M1 !N 
 TIDI$ UP ! ?+S ON ! TABLE & 9 HIS [N CORN]1 &1 HIS FACE 
 GL[+ FROM EXPOSURE TO ! W9D & ) NO?+ ON BUT HIS %IRT1 LAY 
 D[N ON HIS BACK1 PUTT+ HIS >MS UND] HIS HEAD4 ,HE WAS PLEASANTLY 
 CONSID]+ ! PROBABILITY ( BE+ PROMOT$ 9 A FEW DAYS = HIS LA/ 
 RECONNOIT]+ EXP$ITION1 & WAS AWAIT+ ,D5ISOV1 :O HAD GONE \T 
 SOME:]E & ) :OM HE WANT$ A TALK4 

,SUDD5LY HE HE>D ,D5ISOV %\T+ 9 A VIBRAT+ VOICE BEH9D ! HUT1 
 EVID5TLY MU* EXCIT$4 ,RO/OV MOV$ TO ! W9D[ TO SEE :OM HE WAS 
 SPEAK+ TO1 & SAW ! QU>T]MA/]1 ,TOP*E5KO4 

0,I ORD]$ Y\ NOT TO LET !M EAT ?AT ,MA%KA WOOT /UFF60 ,D5ISOV WAS 
 %\T+4 0,& ,I SAW ) MY [N EYES H[ ,LAZ>*UK BW\<T SOME FWOM ! 
 FIELDS40 

0,I HAVE GIV5 ! ORD] AGA9 & AGA91 Y\R HONOR1 BUT !Y DON'T OBEY10 
 ANSW]$ ! QU>T]MA/]4 

,RO/OV LAY D[N AGA9 ON HIS B$ & ?\<T COMPLAC5TLY3 0,LET HIM FUSS 
 & BU/LE N[1 MY JOB'S DONE & ,I'M LY+ D[N--CAPITALLY60 ,HE 
 C\LD HE> ?AT ,LAVRU%KA--?AT SLY1 BOLD ORD]LY ( ,D5ISOV'S--WAS 
 TALK+1 AS WELL AS ! QU>T]MA/]4 ,LAVRU%KA WAS SAY+ SOME?+ 
 AB\T LOAD$ WAGONS1 BISCUITS1 & OX5 HE HAD SE5 :5 HE HAD GONE \T 
 = PROVISIONS4 

,!N ,D5ISOV'S VOICE WAS HE>D %\T+ F>!R & F>!R AWAY4 0,SADDLE6 
 ,SECOND PLATOON60 

0,:]E >E !Y (F TO N[80 ?\<T ,RO/OV4 

,FIVE M9UTES LAT]1 ,D5ISOV CAME 9TO ! HUT1 CLIMB$ ) MUDDY BOOTS ON 
 ! B$1 LIT HIS PIPE1 FURI\SLY SCATT]$ HIS ?+S AB\T1 TOOK HIS 
 LEAD$ :IP1 BUCKL$ ON HIS SAB]1 & W5T \T AGA94 ,9 ANSW] TO 
 ,RO/OV'S 9QUIRY :]E HE WAS GO+1 HE ANSW]$ VAGUELY & CROSSLY ?AT 
 HE HAD SOME BUS9ESS4 

0,LET ,GOD & \R GWEAT MON>* JUDGE ME AFT]W>DS60 SAID ,D5ISOV GO+ 
 \T1 & ,RO/OV HE>D ! HO(S ( SEV]AL HORSES SPLA%+ ?R\< ! 
 MUD4 ,HE DID NOT EV5 TR\BLE TO F9D \T :]E ,D5ISOV HAD GONE4 ,HAV+ 
 GOT W>M 9 HIS CORN]1 HE FELL ASLEEP & DID NOT LEAVE ! HUT TILL 
 T[>D EV5+4 ,D5ISOV HAD NOT YET RETURN$4 ,! WEA!R HAD CLE>$ UP1 
 & NE> ! NEXT HUT TWO (FIC]S & A CADET W]E PLAY+ SVAYKA1 
 LAU<+ AS !Y ?REW !IR MISSILES :I* BURI$ !MSELVES 9 ! S(T 
 MUD4 ,RO/OV JO9$ !M4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! GAME1 ! (FIC]S SAW SOME 
 WAGONS APPROA*+ ) FIFTE5 HUSS>S ON !IR SK9NY HORSES BEH9D 
 !M4 ,! WAGONS ESCORT$ BY ! HUSS>S DREW UP TO ! PICKET ROPES & A 
 CR[D ( HUSS>S SURR\ND$ !M4 

0,!RE N[1 ,D5ISOV HAS BE5 WORRY+10 SAID ,RO/OV1 0& H]E >E ! 
 PROVISIONS40 

0,SO !Y >E60 SAID ! (FIC]S4 0,WON'T ! SOLDI]S BE GLAD60 

,A LITTLE BEH9D ! HUSS>S CAME ,D5ISOV1 ACCOMPANI$ BY TWO 9FANTRY 
 (FIC]S ) :OM HE WAS TALK+4 

,RO/OV W5T TO MEET !M4 

0,I W>N Y\1 ,CAPTA910 ONE ( ! (FIC]S1 A %ORT ?9 MAN1 EVID5TLY 
 V]Y ANGRY1 WAS SAY+4 

0,HAV5'T ,I TOLD Y\ ,I WON'T GIVE !M UP80 REPLI$ ,D5ISOV4 

0,Y\ WILL ANSW] = IT1 ,CAPTA94 ,IT IS MUT9Y--SEIZ+ ! TRANSPORT 
 ( ONE'S [N >MY4 ,\R M5 HAVE HAD NO?+ TO EAT = TWO DAYS40 

0,& M9E HAVE HAD NO?+ = TWO WEEKS10 SAID ,D5ISOV4 

0,IT IS ROBB]Y6 ,Y\'LL ANSW] = IT1 SIR60 SAID ! 9FANTRY (FIC]1 
 RAIS+ HIS VOICE4 

0,N[1 :AT >E Y\ PE/EW+ ME =80 CRI$ ,D5ISOV1 SUDD5LY LOS+ HIS 
 TEMP]4 0,I %ALL ANSW] = IT & NOT Y\1 & Y\'D BETT] NOT BUZZ 
 AB\T H]E TILL Y\ GET HURT4 ,BE (F6 ,GO60 HE %\T$ AT ! (FIC]S4 

0,V]Y WELL1 !N60 %\T$ ! LITTLE (FIC]1 UNDAUNT$ & NOT RID+ 
 AWAY4 0,IF Y\ >E DET]M9$ TO ROB1 ,I'LL4440 

0,GO TO ! DEVIL6 QUICK MA'*1 :ILE Y\'RE SAFE & S\ND60 & ,D5ISOV 
 TURN$ HIS HORSE ON ! (FIC]4 

0,V]Y WELL1 V]Y WELL60 MUTT]$ ! (FIC]1 ?REAT5+LY1 & TURN+ 
 HIS HORSE HE TROTT$ AWAY1 JOLT+ 9 HIS SADDLE4 

0,A DOG A/WIDE A F5CE6 ,A WEAL DOG A/WIDE A F5CE60 %\T$ ,D5ISOV AFT] 
 HIM 7! MO/ 9SULT+ EXPRESSION A CAVALRYMAN CAN ADDRESS TO A M\NT$ 
 9FANTRYMAN7 & RID+ UP TO ,RO/OV1 HE BUR/ \T LAU<+4 

0,I'VE TAK5 TWANSPORTS FROM ! 9FANTWY BY =CE60 HE SAID4 0,AFT] ALL1 
 CAN'T LET \R M5 />VE40 

,! WAGONS ?AT HAD REA*$ ! HUSS>S HAD BE5 CONSIGN$ TO AN 9FANTRY 
 REGIM5T1 BUT LE>N+ FROM ,LAVRU%KA ?AT ! TRANSPORT WAS UNESCORT$1 
 ,D5ISOV ) HIS HUSS>S HAD SEIZ$ IT BY =CE4 ,! SOLDI]S HAD BISCUITS 
 DEALT \T TO !M FREELY1 & !Y EV5 %>$ !M ) ! O!R 
 SQUADRONS4 

,! NEXT DAY ! REGIM5TAL COMM&] S5T = ,D5ISOV1 & HOLD+ HIS 
 F+]S SPREAD \T BE=E HIS EYES SAID3 

0,?IS IS H[ ,I LOOK AT ?IS AFFAIR3 ,I KN[ NO?+ AB\T IT & WON'T 
 BEG9 PROCE$+S1 BUT ,I ADVISE Y\ TO RIDE OV] TO ! /AFF & SETTLE 
 ! BUS9ESS !RE 9 ! COMMISS>IAT DEP>TM5T & IF POSSIBLE SIGN A 
 RECEIPT = SU* & SU* /ORES RECEIV$4 ,IF NOT1 AS ! DEM& WAS 
 BOOK$ AGA9/ AN 9FANTRY REGIM5T1 !RE WILL BE A R[ & ! AFFAIR 
 MAY 5D BADLY40 

,FROM ! REGIM5TAL COMM&]'S1 ,D5ISOV RODE /RAI<T TO ! /AFF ) A 
 S9C]E DESIRE TO ACT ON ?IS ADVICE4 ,9 ! EV5+ HE CAME BACK TO HIS 
 DUG\T 9 A /ATE SU* AS ,RO/OV HAD NEV] YET SE5 HIM 94 ,D5ISOV C\LD 
 NOT SPEAK & GASP$ = BREA?4 ,:5 ,RO/OV ASK$ :AT WAS ! MATT]1 HE 
 ONLY UTT]$ SOME 9COH]5T OA?S & ?REATS 9 A HO>SE1 FEEBLE VOICE4 

,AL>M$ AT ,D5ISOV'S CONDITION1 ,RO/OV SUGGE/$ ?AT HE %\LD UNDRESS1 
 DR9K SOME WAT]1 & S5D = ! DOCTOR4 

0,TWY ME = WOBBEWY444 OH6 ,SOME MORE WAT]444 ,LET !M TWY ME1 BUT ,I'LL 
 ALWAYS ?WA% SC\NDWELS444 & ,I'LL TELL ! ,EMPEWO'444 ,ICE4440 HE 
 MUTT]$4 

,! REGIM5TAL DOCTOR1 :5 HE CAME1 SAID IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y TO 
 BLE$ ,D5ISOV4 ,A DEEP SAUC] ( BLACK BLOOD WAS TAK5 FROM HIS HAIRY >M 
 & ONLY !N WAS HE ABLE TO RELATE :AT HAD HAPP5$ TO HIM4 

0,I GET !RE10 BEGAN ,D5ISOV4 0',N[ !N1 :]E'S Y\R *IEF'S QU>T]S8' 
 ,!Y W]E PO9T$ \T4 ',PLEASE TO WAIT4' ',I'VE WIDD5 TW5TY MILES & 
 HAVE DUTIES TO ATT5D TO & NO TIME TO WAIT4 ,ANN\NCE ME4' ,VEWY WELL1 SO 
 \T COMES !IR HEAD *IEF--ALSO TOOK IT 9TO HIS HEAD TO LECTURE ME3 
 ',IT'S WOBBEWY6'--',WOBBEWY1' ,I SAY1 'IS NOT DONE BY MAN :O SEIZES 
 PWOVISIONS TO FE$ HIS SOLDI]S1 BUT BY HIM :O TAKES !M TO FILL HIS [N 
 POCKETS6' ',WILL Y\ PLEASE BE SIL5T8' ',VEWY GOOD6' ,!N HE SAYS3 ',GO & 
 GIVE A WECEIPT TO ! COMMISSION]1 BUT Y\R AFFAIR WILL BE PASS$ ON TO 
 HEADQU>T]S4' ,I GO TO ! COMMISSION]4 ,I 5T]1 & AT ! TABLE444 :O 
 DO Y\ ?9K8 ,NO1 BUT WAIT A BIT6444 ,:O IS IT ?AT'S />V+ US80 
 %\T$ ,D5ISOV1 HITT+ ! TABLE ) ! FI/ ( HIS NEWLY BL$ >M SO 
 VIOL5TLY ?AT ! TABLE NE>LY BROKE D[N & ! TUMBL]S ON IT JUMP$ 
 AB\T4 0,TELYAN96 ',:AT8 ,SO IT'S Y\ :O'S />V+ US TO DEA?6 ,IS IT8 
 ,TAKE ?IS & ?IS6' & ,I HIT HIM SO PAT1 /WAI<T ON HIS SN\T444 ',AH1 
 :AT A444 :AT A4446' & ,I /A'T$ FWA%+ HIM444 ,WELL1 ,I'VE HAD A BIT 
 ( FUN ,I CAN TELL Y\60 CRI$ ,D5ISOV1 GLEEFUL & YET ANGRY1 HIS :ITE 
 TEE? %[+ UND] HIS BLACK MU/A*E4 0,I'D HAVE KILL$ HIM IF !Y 
 HADN'T TAK5 HIM AWAY60 

0,BUT :AT >E Y\ %\T+ =8 ,CALM Y\RSELF10 SAID ,RO/OV4 0,Y\'VE SET 
 Y\R >M BLE$+ AFRE%4 ,WAIT1 WE MU/ TIE IT UP AGA940 

,D5ISOV WAS B&AG$ UP AGA9 & PUT TO B$4 ,NEXT DAY HE WOKE CALM & 
 *E]FUL4 

,BUT AT NOON ! ADJUTANT ( ! REGIM5T CAME 9TO ,RO/OV'S & ,D5ISOV'S 
 DUG\T ) A GRAVE & S]I\S FACE & REGRETFULLY %[$ !M A PAP] 
 ADDRESS$ TO ,MAJOR ,D5ISOV FROM ! REGIM5TAL COMM&] 9 :I* 
 9QUIRIES W]E MADE AB\T YE/]DAY'S OCCURR5CE4 ,! ADJUTANT TOLD !M 
 ?AT ! AFFAIR WAS LIKELY TO TAKE A V]Y BAD TURN3 ?AT A C\RT-M>TIAL 
 HAD BE5 APPO9T$1 & ?AT 9 VIEW ( ! SEV]ITY ) :I* M>AUD+ 
 & 9SUBORD9ATION W]E N[ REG>D$1 DEGRADATION TO ! RANKS W\LD BE 
 ! BE/ ?AT C\LD BE HOP$ =4 

,! CASE1 AS REPRES5T$ BY ! (F5D$ P>TIES1 WAS ?AT1 AFT] SEIZ+ 
 ! TRANSPORTS1 ,MAJOR ,D5ISOV1 BE+ DRUNK1 W5T TO ! *IEF 
 QU>T]MA/] & )\T ANY PROVOCATION CALL$ HIM A ?IEF1 ?REAT5$ 
 TO /RIKE HIM1 & ON BE+ L$ \T HAD RU%$ 9TO ! (FICE & GIV5 
 TWO (FICIALS A ?RA%+1 & DISLOCAT$ ! >M ( ONE ( !M4 

,9 ANSW] TO ,RO/OV'S R5EW$ QUE/IONS1 ,D5ISOV SAID1 LAU<+1 ?AT HE 
 ?\<T HE REMEMB]$ ?AT SOME O!R FELL[ HAD GOT MIX$ UP 9 IT1 BUT 
 ?AT IT WAS ALL NONS5SE & RUBBI%1 & HE DID NOT 9 ! LEA/ FE> ANY 
 K9D ( TRIAL1 & ?AT IF ?OSE SC\NDRELS D>$ ATTACK HIM HE W\LD GIVE 
 !M AN ANSW] ?AT !Y W\LD NOT EASILY =GET4 

,D5ISOV SPOKE CONTEMPTU\SLY ( ! :OLE MATT]1 BUT ,RO/OV KNEW HIM TOO 
 WELL NOT TO DETECT ?AT 7:ILE HID+ IT FROM O!RS7 AT HE>T HE FE>$ A 
 C\RT-M>TIAL & WAS WORRI$ OV] ! AFFAIR1 :I* WAS EVID5TLY TAK+ 
 A BAD TURN4 ,EV]Y DAY1 LETT]S ( 9QUIRY & NOTICES FROM ! C\RT 
 >RIV$1 & ON ! FIR/ ( ,MAY1 ,D5ISOV WAS ORD]$ TO H& ! SQUADRON 
 OV] TO ! NEXT 9 S5IORITY & APPE> BE=E ! /AFF ( HIS DIVISION 
 TO EXPLA9 HIS VIOL5CE AT ! COMMISS>IAT (FICE4 ,ON ! PREVI\S DAY 
 ,PLATOV RECONNOIT]$ ) TWO ,COSSACK REGIM5TS & TWO SQUADRONS ( 
 HUSS>S4 ,D5ISOV1 AS WAS HIS WONT1 RODE \T 9 FRONT ( ! \TPO/S1 
 P>AD+ HIS C\RAGE4 ,A BULLET FIR$ BY A ,FR5* %>P%OOT] HIT HIM 9 
 ! FLE%Y P>T ( HIS LEG4 ,P]HAPS AT ANO!R TIME ,D5ISOV W\LD NOT HAVE 
 LEFT ! REGIM5T = SO SLI<T A W\ND1 BUT N[ HE TOOK ADVANTAGE ( IT 
 TO EXCUSE HIMSELF FROM APPE>+ AT ! /AFF & W5T 9TO HOSPITAL4 

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