,BOOK #e1 ,*APT] #e 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! DAY AFT] HE HAD BE5 RECEIV$ 9TO ! ,LODGE1 ,PI]RE WAS SITT+ AT 
 HOME READ+ A BOOK & TRY+ TO FA?OM ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ! ,SQU>E1 
 ONE SIDE ( :I* SYMBOLIZ$ ,GOD1 ANO!R MORAL ?+S1 A ?IRD PHYSICAL 
 ?+S1 & ! F\R? A COMB9ATION ( !SE4 ,N[ & !N HIS ATT5TION 
 W&]$ FROM ! BOOK & ! ,SQU>E & HE =M$ 9 IMAG9ATION A NEW 
 PLAN ( LIFE4 ,ON ! PREVI\S EV5+ AT ! ,LODGE1 HE HAD HE>D ?AT A 
 RUMOR ( HIS DUEL HAD REA*$ ! ,EMP]OR & ?AT IT W\LD BE WIS] = 
 HIM TO LEAVE ,PET]SBURG4 ,PI]RE PROPOS$ GO+ TO HIS E/ATES 9 ! S\? 
 & !RE ATT5D+ TO ! WELF>E ( HIS S]FS4 ,HE WAS JOYFULLY PLANN+ 
 ?IS NEW LIFE1 :5 ,PR9CE ,VASILI SUDD5LY 5T]$ ! ROOM4 

0,MY DE> FELL[1 :AT HAVE Y\ BE5 UP TO 9 ,MOSC[8 ,:Y HAVE Y\ 
 QU>REL$ ) ,HEL5E1 MON *]8 ,Y\ >E UND] A DELUSION10 SAID ,PR9CE 
 ,VASILI1 AS HE 5T]$4 0,I KN[ ALL AB\T IT1 & ,I CAN TELL Y\ POSITIVELY 
 ?AT ,HEL5E IS AS 9NOC5T BE=E Y\ AS ,*RI/ WAS BE=E ! ,JEWS40 

,PI]RE WAS AB\T TO REPLY1 BUT ,PR9CE ,VASILI 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,& :Y DIDN'T Y\ SIMPLY COME /RAI<T TO ME AS TO A FRI5D8 ,I KN[ ALL 
 AB\T IT & UND]/& IT ALL10 HE SAID4 0,Y\ BEHAV$ AS BECOMES A MAN 
 :O VALUES HIS HONOR1 P]HAPS TOO HA/ILY1 BUT WE WON'T GO 9TO ?AT4 ,BUT 
 CONSID] ! POSITION 9 :I* Y\ >E PLAC+ H] & ME 9 ! EYES ( 
 SOCIETY1 & EV5 ( ! C\RT10 HE ADD$1 L[]+ HIS VOICE4 0,%E IS 
 LIV+ 9 ,MOSC[ & Y\ >E H]E4 ,REMEMB]1 DE> BOY10 & HE DREW 
 ,PI]RE'S >M D[NW>D1 0IT IS SIMPLY A MISUND]/&+4 ,I EXPECT Y\ 
 FEEL IT SO Y\RSELF4 ,LET US WRITE H] A LETT] AT ONCE1 & %E'LL COME 
 H]E & ALL WILL BE EXPLA9$1 OR ELSE1 MY DE> BOY1 LET ME TELL Y\ IT'S 
 QUITE LIKELY Y\'LL HAVE TO SUFF] = IT40 

,PR9CE ,VASILI GAVE ,PI]RE A SIGNIFICANT LOOK4 

0,I KN[ FROM RELIABLE S\RCES ?AT ! ,D[AG] ,EMPRESS IS TAK+ A KE5 
 9T]E/ 9 ! :OLE AFFAIR4 ,Y\ KN[ %E IS V]Y GRACI\S TO ,HEL5E40 

,PI]RE TRI$ SEV]AL TIMES TO SPEAK1 BUT1 ON ONE H&1 ,PR9CE ,VASILI DID 
 NOT LET HIM &1 ON ! O!R1 ,PI]RE HIMSELF FE>$ TO BEG9 TO SPEAK 9 
 ! TONE ( DECID$ REFUSAL & DISAGREEM5T 9 :I* HE HAD FIRMLY 
 RESOLV$ TO ANSW] HIS FA!R-9-LAW4 ,MOREOV]1 ! WORDS ( ! ,MASONIC 
 /ATUTES1 0BE K9DLY & C\RTE\S10 RECURR$ TO HIM4 ,HE BL9K$1 W5T 
 R$1 GOT UP & SAT D[N AGA91 /RUGGL+ ) HIMSELF TO DO :AT WAS = 
 HIM ! MO/ DIFFICULT ?+ 9 LIFE--TO SAY AN UNPLEASANT ?+ TO A 
 MAN'S FACE1 TO SAY :AT ! O!R1 :OEV] HE MI<T BE1 DID NOT EXPECT4 ,HE 
 WAS SO US$ TO SUBMITT+ TO ,PR9CE ,VASILI'S TONE ( C>ELESS 
 SELF-ASSURANCE ?AT HE FELT HE W\LD BE UNABLE TO )/& IT N[1 BUT HE 
 ALSO FELT ?AT ON :AT HE SAID N[ HIS FUTURE DEP5D$--:E!R HE 
 W\LD FOLL[ ! SAME OLD ROAD1 OR ?AT NEW PA? SO ATTRACTIVELY %[N HIM 
 BY ! ,MASONS1 ON :I* HE FIRMLY BELIEV$ HE W\LD BE REBORN TO A NEW 
 LIFE4 

0,N[1 DE> BOY10 SAID ,PR9CE ,VASILI PLAYFULLY1 0SAY 'YES1' & ,I'LL WRITE 
 TO H] MYSELF1 & WE WILL KILL ! FATT$ CALF40 

,BUT BE=E ,PR9CE ,VASILI HAD F9I%$ HIS PLAYFUL SPEE*1 ,PI]RE1 )\T 
 LOOK+ AT HIM1 & ) A K9D ( FURY ?AT MADE HIM LIKE HIS FA!R1 
 MUTT]$ 9 A :ISP]3 

0,PR9CE1 ,I DID NOT ASK Y\ H]E4 ,GO1 PLEASE GO60 ,& HE JUMP$ UP & 
 OP5$ ! DOOR = HIM4 

0,GO60 HE REPEAT$1 AMAZ$ AT HIMSELF & GLAD TO SEE ! LOOK ( CONFUSION 
 & FE> ?AT %[$ ITSELF ON ,PR9CE ,VASILI'S FACE4 

0,:AT'S ! MATT] ) Y\8 ,>E Y\ ILL80 

0,GO60 ! QUIV]+ VOICE REPEAT$4 ,& ,PR9CE ,VASILI HAD TO GO )\T 
 RECEIV+ ANY EXPLANATION4 

,A WEEK LAT]1 ,PI]RE1 HAV+ TAK5 LEAVE ( HIS NEW FRI5DS1 ! ,MASONS1 
 & LEAV+ L>GE SUMS ( MONEY ) !M = ALMS1 W5T AWAY TO HIS 
 E/ATES4 ,HIS NEW BRE?R5 GAVE HIM LETT]S TO ! ,KIEV & ,ODESSA ,MASONS 
 & PROMIS$ TO WRITE TO HIM & GUIDE HIM 9 HIS NEW ACTIVITY4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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