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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ANATOLE HAD LATELY MOV$ TO ,DOLOKHOV'S4 ,! PLAN = ,NATALIE ,RO/OVA'S 
 ABDUCTION HAD BE5 >RANG$ & ! PREP>ATIONS MADE BY ,DOLOKHOV A FEW 
 DAYS BE=E1 & ON ! DAY ?AT ,SONYA1 AFT] LI/5+ AT ,NATA%A'S DOOR1 
 RESOLV$ TO SAFEGU>D H]1 IT WAS TO HAVE BE5 PUT 9TO EXECUTION4 ,NATA%A 
 HAD PROMIS$ TO COME \T TO ,KURAG9 AT ! BACK POR* AT T5 ?AT EV5+4 
 ,KURAG9 WAS TO PUT H] 9TO A TROYKA HE W\LD HAVE READY & TO DRIVE H] 
 =TY MILES TO ! VILLAGE ( ,KAM5KA1 :]E AN UNFROCK$ PRIE/ WAS 9 
 READ9ESS TO P]=M A M>RIAGE C]EMONY OV] !M4 ,AT ,KAM5KA A RELAY ( 
 HORSES WAS TO WAIT :I* W\LD TAKE !M TO ! ,W>SAW HI<ROAD1 & FROM 
 !RE !Y W\LD HA/5 ABROAD ) PO/ HORSES4 

,ANATOLE HAD A PASSPORT1 AN ORD] = PO/ HORSES1 T5 ?\S& RUBLES HE 
 HAD TAK5 FROM HIS SI/] & ANO!R T5 ?\S& BORR[$ ) 
 ,DOLOKHOV'S HELP4 

,TWO WITNESSES = ! MOCK M>RIAGE--,KHVO/IKOV1 A RETIR$ PETTY 
 (FICIAL :OM ,DOLOKHOV MADE USE ( 9 HIS GAMBL+ TRANSACTIONS1 & 
 ,MAK>91 A RETIR$ HUSS>1 A K9DLY1 WEAK FELL[ :O HAD AN UNB\ND$ 
 AFFECTION = ,KURAG9--W]E SITT+ AT TEA 9 ,DOLOKHOV'S FRONT ROOM4 

,9 HIS L>GE /UDY1 ! WALLS ( :I* W]E HUNG TO ! CEIL+ ) 
 ,P]SIAN RUGS1 BE>SK9S1 & WEAPONS1 SAT ,DOLOKHOV 9 A TRAVEL+ CLOAK 
 & HI< BOOTS1 AT AN OP5 DESK ON :I* LAY AN ABACUS & SOME BUNDLES ( 
 PAP] MONEY4 ,ANATOLE1 ) UNI=M UNBUTTON$1 WALK$ TO & FRO FROM ! 
 ROOM :]E ! WITNESSES W]E SITT+1 ?R\< ! /UDY TO ! ROOM 
 BEH9D1 :]E HIS ,FR5* VALET & O!RS W]E PACK+ ! LA/ ( HIS 
 ?+S4 ,DOLOKHOV WAS C\NT+ ! MONEY & NOT+ SOME?+ D[N4 

0,WELL10 HE SAID1 0,KHVO/IKOV MU/ HAVE TWO ?\S&40 

0,GIVE IT TO HIM1 !N10 SAID ,ANATOLE4 

0,MAK>KA0 7!IR NAME = ,MAK>97 0WILL GO ?R\< FIRE & WAT] = Y\ 
 = NO?+4 ,SO H]E >E \R ACC\NTS ALL SETTL$10 SAID ,DOLOKHOV1 %[+ 
 HIM ! MEMOR&UM4 0,IS ?AT RI<T80 

0,YES1 ( C\RSE10 RETURN$ ,ANATOLE1 EVID5TLY NOT LI/5+ TO ,DOLOKHOV 
 & LOOK+ /RAI<T BE=E HIM ) A SMILE ?AT DID NOT LEAVE HIS FACE4 

,DOLOKHOV BANG$ D[N ! LID ( HIS DESK & TURN$ TO ,ANATOLE ) AN 
 IRONIC SMILE3 

0,DO Y\ KN[8 ,Y\'D REALLY BETT] DROP IT ALL4 ,!RE'S /ILL TIME60 

0,FOOL10 RETORT$ ,ANATOLE4 0,DON'T TALK NONS5SE6 ,IF Y\ ONLY KNEW444 IT'S 
 ! DEVIL KN[S :AT60 

0,NO1 REALLY1 GIVE IT UP60 SAID ,DOLOKHOV4 0,I AM SPEAK+ S]I\SLY4 ,IT'S NO 
 JOKE1 ?IS PLOT Y\'VE HAT*$40 

0,:AT1 TEAS+ AGA98 ,GO TO ! DEVIL6 ,EH80 SAID ,ANATOLE1 MAK+ A 
 GRIMACE4 0,REALLY IT'S NO TIME = Y\R /UPID JOKES10 & HE LEFT ! 
 ROOM4 

,DOLOKHOV SMIL$ CONTEMPTU\SLY & CONDESC5D+LY :5 ,ANATOLE HAD GONE 
 \T4 

0,Y\ WAIT A BIT10 HE CALL$ AFT] HIM4 0,I'M NOT JOK+1 ,I'M TALK+ S5SE4 
 ,COME H]E1 COME H]E60 

,ANATOLE RETURN$ & LOOK$ AT ,DOLOKHOV1 TRY+ TO GIVE HIM HIS ATT5TION 
 & EVID5TLY SUBMITT+ TO HIM 9VOLUNT>ILY4 

0,N[ LI/5 TO ME4 ,I'M TELL+ Y\ ?IS = ! LA/ TIME4 ,:Y %\LD ,I 
 JOKE AB\T IT8 ,DID ,I H9D] Y\8 ,:O >RANG$ EV]Y?+ = Y\8 ,:O 
 F\ND ! PRIE/ & GOT ! PASSPORT8 ,:O RAIS$ ! MONEY8 ,I DID IT 
 ALL40 

0,WELL1 ?ANK Y\ = IT4 ,DO Y\ ?9K ,I AM NOT GRATEFUL80 ,& ,ANATOLE 
 SI<$ & EMBRAC$ ,DOLOKHOV4 

0,I HELP$ Y\1 BUT ALL ! SAME ,I MU/ TELL Y\ ! TRU?2 IT IS A 
 DANG]\S BUS9ESS1 & IF Y\ ?9K AB\T IT--A /UPID BUS9ESS4 
 ,WELL1 Y\'LL C>RY H] (F--ALL RI<T6 ,WILL !Y LET IT /OP AT ?AT8 
 ,IT WILL COME \T ?AT Y\'RE ALREADY M>RI$4 ,:Y1 !Y'LL HAVE Y\ 9 ! 
 CRIM9AL C\RT44440 

0,OH1 NONS5SE1 NONS5SE60 ,ANATOLE EJACULAT$ & AGA9 MADE A GRIMACE4 
 0,DIDN'T ,I EXPLA9 TO Y\8 ,:AT80 ,& ,ANATOLE1 ) ! P>TIALITY 
 DULL-WITT$ PEOPLE HAVE = ANY CONCLUSION !Y HAVE REA*$ BY !IR [N 
 REASON+1 REPEAT$ ! >GUM5T HE HAD ALREADY PUT TO ,DOLOKHOV A HUNDR$ 
 TIMES4 0,DIDN'T ,I EXPLA9 TO Y\ ?AT ,I HAVE COME TO ?IS CONCLUSION3 IF 
 ?IS M>RIAGE IS 9VALID10 HE W5T ON1 CROOK+ ONE F+]1 0!N ,I HAVE 
 NO?+ TO ANSW] =2 BUT IF IT IS VALID1 NO MATT]6 ,ABROAD NO ONE WILL 
 KN[ ANY?+ AB\T IT4 ,ISN'T ?AT SO8 ,& DON'T TALK TO ME1 DON'T1 
 DON'T40 

0,S]I\SLY1 Y\'D BETT] DROP IT6 ,Y\'LL ONLY GET Y\RSELF 9TO A MESS60 

0,GO TO ! DEVIL60 CRI$ ,ANATOLE &1 CLUT*+ HIS HAIR1 LEFT ! ROOM1 
 BUT RETURN$ AT ONCE & DROPP$ 9TO AN >M*AIR 9 FRONT ( ,DOLOKHOV 
 ) HIS FEET TURN$ UND] HIM4 0,IT'S ! V]Y DEVIL6 ,:AT8 ,FEEL H[ IT 
 BEATS60 ,HE TOOK ,DOLOKHOV'S H& & PUT IT ON HIS HE>T4 0,:AT A FOOT1 MY 
 DE> FELL[6 ,:AT A GLANCE6 ,A GODDESS60 HE ADD$ 9 ,FR5*4 0,:AT80 

,DOLOKHOV ) A COLD SMILE & A GLEAM 9 HIS H&SOME 9SOL5T EYES 
 LOOK$ AT HIM--EVID5TLY WI%+ TO GET SOME MORE AMUSEM5T \T ( 
 HIM4 

0,WELL & :5 ! MONEY'S GONE1 :AT !N80 

0,:AT !N8 ,EH80 REPEAT$ ,ANATOLE1 S9C]ELY P]PLEX$ BY A ?\<T ( ! 
 FUTURE4 0,:AT !N8444 ,!N1 ,I DON'T KN[4444 ,BUT :Y TALK NONS5SE60 ,HE 
 GLANC$ AT HIS WAT*4 0,IT'S TIME60 

,ANATOLE W5T 9TO ! BACK ROOM4 

0,N[ !N6 ,NE>LY READY8 ,Y\'RE DAWDL+60 HE %\T$ TO ! S]VANTS4 

,DOLOKHOV PUT AWAY ! MONEY1 CALL$ A FOOTMAN :OM HE ORD]$ TO BR+ 
 SOME?+ = !M TO EAT & DR9K BE=E ! J\RNEY1 & W5T 9TO ! 
 ROOM :]E ,KHVO/IKOV & ,MAK>9 W]E SITT+4 

,ANATOLE LAY ON ! S(A 9 ! /UDY LEAN+ ON HIS ELB[ & SMIL+ 
 P5SIVELY1 :ILE HIS H&SOME LIPS MUTT]$ T5D]LY TO HIMSELF4 

0,COME & EAT SOME?+4 ,HAVE A DR9K60 ,DOLOKHOV %\T$ TO HIM FROM ! 
 O!R ROOM4 

0,I DON'T WANT TO10 ANSW]$ ,ANATOLE CONT9U+ TO SMILE4 

0,COME6 ,BALAGA IS H]E40 

,ANATOLE ROSE & W5T 9TO ! D9+ ROOM4 ,BALAGA WAS A FAM\S TROYKA 
 DRIV] :O HAD KN[N ,DOLOKHOV & ,ANATOLE SOME SIX YE>S & HAD GIV5 
 !M GOOD S]VICE ) HIS TROYKAS4 ,MORE ?AN ONCE :5 ,ANATOLE'S REGIM5T 
 WAS /ATION$ AT ,TV] HE HAD TAK5 HIM FROM ,TV] 9 ! EV5+1 BR\<T 
 HIM TO ,MOSC[ BY DAYBREAK1 & DRIV5 HIM BACK AGA9 ! NEXT NI<T4 ,MORE 
 ?AN ONCE HE HAD 5ABL$ ,DOLOKHOV TO ESCAPE :5 PURSU$4 ,MORE ?AN ONCE 
 HE HAD DRIV5 !M ?R\< ! T[N ) GYPSIES & 0LADYK9S0 AS HE 
 CALL$ ! COCOTTES4 ,MORE ?AN ONCE 9 !IR S]VICE HE HAD RUN OV] 
 P$E/RIANS & UPSET VEHICLES 9 ! /REETS ( ,MOSC[ & HAD ALWAYS 
 BE5 PROTECT$ FROM ! CONSEQU5CES BY 0MY G5TLEM50 AS HE CALL$ !M4 
 ,HE HAD RU9$ MORE ?AN ONE HORSE 9 !IR S]VICE4 ,MORE ?AN ONCE !Y 
 HAD BEAT5 HIM1 & MORE ?AN ONCE !Y HAD MADE HIM DRUNK ON *AMPAGNE 
 & ,MADEIRA1 :I* HE LOV$2 & HE KNEW MORE ?AN ONE ?+ AB\T EA* ( 
 !M :I* W\LD LONG AGO HAVE S5T AN ORD9>Y MAN TO ,SIB]IA4 ,!Y (T5 
 CALL$ ,BALAGA 9TO !IR ORGIES & MADE HIM DR9K & DANCE AT ! 
 GYPSIES'1 & MORE ?AN ONE ?\S& RUBLES ( !IR MONEY HAD PASS$ 
 ?R\< HIS H&S4 ,9 !IR S]VICE HE RISK$ HIS SK9 & HIS LIFE TW5TY 
 TIMES A YE>1 & 9 !IR S]VICE HAD LO/ MORE HORSES ?AN ! MONEY HE 
 HAD FROM !M W\LD BUY4 ,BUT HE LIK$ !M2 LIK$ ?AT MAD DRIV+ AT 
 TWELVE MILES AN H\R1 LIK$ UPSETT+ A DRIV] OR RUNN+ D[N A 
 P$E/RIAN1 & FLY+ AT FULL GALLOP ?R\< ! ,MOSC[ /REETS4 ,HE LIK$ 
 TO HE> ?OSE WILD1 TIPSY %\TS BEH9D HIM3 0,GET ON6 ,GET ON60 :5 IT WAS 
 IMPOSSIBLE TO GO ANY FA/]4 ,HE LIK$ GIV+ A PA9FUL LA% ON ! NECK TO 
 SOME PEASANT :O1 MORE DEAD ?AN ALIVE1 WAS ALREADY HURRY+ \T ( HIS 
 WAY4 0,REAL G5TLEM560 HE CONSID]$ !M4 

,ANATOLE & ,DOLOKHOV LIK$ ,BALAGA TOO = HIS MA/]LY DRIV+ & BECAUSE 
 HE LIK$ ! ?+S !Y LIK$4 ,) O!RS ,BALAGA B>GA9$1 *>G+ 
 TW5TY-FIVE RUBLES = A TWO H\RS' DRIVE1 & R>ELY DROVE HIMSELF1 
 G5]ALLY LETT+ HIS Y\NG M5 DO SO4 ,BUT ) 0HIS G5TLEM50 HE ALWAYS 
 DROVE HIMSELF & NEV] DEM&$ ANY?+ = HIS WORK4 ,ONLY A C\PLE ( 
 TIMES A YE>--:5 HE KNEW FROM !IR VALETS ?AT !Y HAD MONEY 9 
 H&--HE W\LD TURN UP ( A MORN+ QUITE SOB] & ) A DEEP B[ 
 W\LD ASK !M TO HELP HIM4 ,! G5TLEM5 ALWAYS MADE HIM SIT D[N4 

0,DO HELP ME \T1 ,!ODORE ,IVANY*1 SIR10 OR 0Y\R EXCELL5CY10 HE W\LD 
 SAY4 0,I AM QUITE \T ( HORSES4 ,LET ME HAVE :AT Y\ CAN TO GO TO ! 
 FAIR40 

,& ,ANATOLE & ,DOLOKHOV1 :5 !Y HAD MONEY1 W\LD GIVE HIM A ?\S& 
 OR A C\PLE ( ?\S& RUBLES4 

,BALAGA WAS A FAIR-HAIR$1 %ORT1 & SNUB-NOS$ PEASANT ( AB\T 
 TW5TY-SEV52 R$-FAC$1 ) A P>TICUL>LY R$ ?ICK NECK1 GLITT]+ 
 LITTLE EYES1 & A SMALL BE>D4 ,HE WORE A F9E1 D>K-BLUE1 SILK-L9$ 
 CLO? COAT OV] A %EEPSK94 

,ON 5T]+ ! ROOM N[ HE CROSS$ HIMSELF1 TURN+ T[>D ! FRONT 
 CORN] ( ! ROOM1 & W5T UP TO ,DOLOKHOV1 HOLD+ \T A SMALL1 BLACK 
 H&4 

0,!ODORE ,IVANY*60 HE SAID1 B[+4 

0,H[ D'Y\ DO1 FRI5D8 ,WELL1 H]E HE IS60 

0,GOOD DAY1 Y\R EXCELL5CY60 HE SAID1 AGA9 HOLD+ \T HIS H& TO 
 ,ANATOLE :O HAD JU/ COME 94 

0,I SAY1 ,BALAGA10 SAID ,ANATOLE1 PUTT+ HIS H&S ON ! MAN'S %\LD]S1 
 0DO Y\ C>E = ME OR NOT8 ,EH8 ,N[1 DO ME A S]VICE4444 ,:AT HORSES HAVE 
 Y\ COME )8 ,EH80 

0,AS Y\R MESS5G] ORD]$1 Y\R SPECIAL BEA/S10 REPLI$ ,BALAGA4 

0,WELL1 LI/51 ,BALAGA6 ,DRIVE ALL ?REE TO DEA? BUT GET ME !RE 9 ?REE 
 H\RS4 ,EH80 

0,:5 !Y >E DEAD1 :AT %ALL ,I DRIVE80 SAID ,BALAGA ) A W9K4 

0,M9D1 ,I'LL SMA% Y\R FACE 96 ,DON'T MAKE JOKES60 CRI$ ,ANATOLE1 SUDD5LY 
 ROLL+ HIS EYES4 

0,:Y JOKE80 SAID ! DRIV]1 LAU<+4 0,AS IF ,I'D GRUDGE MY G5TLEM5 
 ANY?+6 ,AS FA/ AS EV] ! HORSES CAN GALLOP1 SO FA/ WE'LL GO60 

0,AH60 SAID ,ANATOLE4 0,WELL1 SIT D[N40 

0,YES1 SIT D[N60 SAID ,DOLOKHOV4 

0,I'LL /&1 ,!ODORE ,IVANY*40 

0,SIT D[N2 NONS5SE6 ,HAVE A DR9K60 SAID ,ANATOLE1 & FILL$ A L>GE GLASS 
 ( ,MADEIRA = HIM4 

,! DRIV]'S EYES SP>KL$ AT ! SI<T ( ! W9E4 ,AFT] REFUS+ IT = 
 MANN]S' SAKE1 HE DRANK IT & WIP$ HIS M\? ) A R$ SILK 
 H&K]*IEF HE TOOK \T ( HIS CAP4 

0,& :5 >E WE TO />T1 Y\R EXCELL5CY80 

0,WELL4440 ,ANATOLE LOOK$ AT HIS WAT*4 0,WE'LL />T AT ONCE4 ,M9D1 ,BALAGA6 
 ,Y\'LL GET !RE 9 TIME8 ,EH80 

0,?AT DEP5DS ON \R LUCK 9 />T+1 ELSE :Y %\LDN'T WE BE !RE 9 
 TIME80 REPLI$ ,BALAGA4 0,DIDN'T WE GET Y\ TO ,TV] 9 SEV5 H\RS8 ,I ?9K 
 Y\ REMEMB] ?AT1 Y\R EXCELL5CY80 

0,DO Y\ KN[1 ONE ,*RI/MAS ,I DROVE FROM ,TV]10 SAID ,ANATOLE1 SMIL+LY AT 
 ! RECOLLECTION & TURN+ TO ,MAK>9 :O GAZ$ RAPTUR\SLY AT HIM ) 
 WIDE-OP5 EYES4 0,WILL Y\ BELIEVE IT1 ,MAK>KA1 IT TOOK ONE'S BREA? AWAY1 
 ! RATE WE FLEW4 ,WE CAME ACROSS A TRA9 ( LOAD$ SLEI<S & DROVE RI<T 
 OV] TWO ( !M4 ,EH80 

0,?OSE W]E HORSES60 ,BALAGA CONT9U$ ! TALE4 0,?AT TIME ,I'D H>NESS$ 
 TWO Y\NG SIDE HORSES ) ! BAY 9 ! %AFTS10 HE W5T ON1 TURN+ TO 
 ,DOLOKHOV4 0,WILL Y\ BELIEVE IT1 ,!ODORE ,IVANY*1 ?OSE ANIMALS FLEW =TY 
 MILES8 ,I C\LDN'T HOLD !M 91 MY H&S GREW NUMB 9 ! %>P FRO/ SO 
 ?AT ,I ?REW D[N ! RE9S--',CAT* HOLD Y\RSELF1 Y\R EXCELL5CY6' 
 SAYS ,I1 & ,I JU/ TUMBL$ ON ! BOTTOM ( ! SLEI< & SPRAWL$ !RE4 
 ,IT WASN'T A CASE ( URG+ !M ON1 !RE WAS NO HOLD+ !M 9 TILL WE 
 REA*$ ! PLACE4 ,! DEVILS TOOK US !RE 9 ?REE H\RS6 ,ONLY ! NE> 
 ONE DI$ ( IT40 

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