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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,TWO DAYS LAT]1 ON ! FIFTE5? ( ,JULY1 AN IMM5SE NUMB] ( C>RIAGES 
 W]E /&+ \TSIDE ! ,SLOBODA ,PALACE4 

,! GREAT HALLS W]E FULL4 ,9 ! FIR/ W]E ! NOBILITY & G5TRY 9 
 !IR UNI=MS1 9 ! SECOND BE>D$ M]*ANTS 9 FULL-SKIRT$ COATS ( 
 BLUE CLO? & WE>+ M$ALS4 ,9 ! NOBLEM5'S HALL !RE WAS AN 
 9CESSANT MOVEM5T & BUZZ ( VOICES4 ,! *IEF MAGNATES SAT ON 
 HI<-BACK$ *AIRS AT A L>GE TABLE UND] ! PORTRAIT ( ! ,EMP]OR1 BUT 
 MO/ ( ! G5TRY W]E /ROLL+ AB\T ! ROOM4 

,ALL !SE NOBLES1 :OM ,PI]RE MET EV]Y DAY AT ! ,CLUB OR 9 !IR [N 
 H\SES1 W]E 9 UNI=M--SOME 9 ?AT ( ,CA!R9E'S DAY1 O!RS 9 
 ?AT ( ,EMP]OR ,PAUL1 O!RS AGA9 9 ! NEW UNI=MS ( ,ALEX&]'S TIME 
 OR ! ORD9>Y UNI=M ( ! NOBILITY1 & ! G5]AL *>ACT]I/IC ( 
 BE+ 9 UNI=M IMP>T$ SOME?+ /RANGE & FANTA/IC TO !SE DIV]SE 
 & FAMILI> P]SONALITIES1 BO? OLD & Y\NG4 ,! OLD M51 DIM-EY$1 
 TOO?LESS1 BALD1 SALL[1 & BLOAT$1 OR GAUNT & WR9KL$1 W]E 
 ESPECIALLY /RIK+4 ,= ! MO/ P>T !Y SAT QUIETLY 9 !IR PLACES 
 & W]E SIL5T1 OR1 IF !Y WALK$ AB\T & TALK$1 ATTA*$ !MSELVES 
 TO SOMEONE Y\NG]4 ,ON ALL !SE FACES1 AS ON ! FACES ( ! CR[D ,PETYA 
 HAD SE5 9 ! ,SQU>E1 !RE WAS A /RIK+ CONTRADICTION3 ! G5]AL 
 EXPECTATION ( A SOLEMN EV5T1 & AT ! SAME TIME ! EV]YDAY 9T]E/S 
 9 A BO/ON C>D P>TY1 ,PET] ! COOK1 ,Z9AIDA ,DMITRIEVNA'S HEAL?1 & 
 SO ON4 

,PI]RE WAS !RE TOO1 BUTTON$ UP S9CE E>LY MORN+ 9 A NOBLEMAN'S 
 UNI=M ?AT HAD BECOME TOO TI<T = HIM4 ,HE WAS AGITAT$2 ?IS 
 EXTRAORD9>Y GA!R+ NOT ONLY ( NOBLES BUT ALSO ( ! M]*ANT-CLASS--LES 
 ETATS G5]AUX 7,/ATES-,G5]AL7--EVOK$ 9 HIM A :OLE S]IES ( 
 IDEAS HE HAD LONG LAID ASIDE BUT :I* W]E DEEPLY GRAV5 9 HIS S\L3 
 ?\<TS ( ! ,CONTRAT ,SOCIAL & ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION4 ,! WORDS ?AT 
 HAD /RUCK HIM 9 ! ,EMP]OR'S APPEAL--?AT ! SOV]EIGN WAS COM+ 
 TO ! CAPITAL = CONSULTATION ) HIS PEOPLE--/R5G!N$ ?IS 
 IDEA4 ,& IMAG9+ ?AT 9 ?IS DIRECTION SOME?+ IMPORTANT :I* HE 
 HAD LONG AWAIT$ WAS DRAW+ NE>1 HE /ROLL$ AB\T WAT*+ & 
 LI/5+ TO CONV]SATIONS1 BUT NO:]E F9D+ ANY CONFIRMATION ( ! 
 IDEAS ?AT OCCUPI$ HIM4 

,! ,EMP]OR'S MANIFE/O WAS READ1 EVOK+ 5?USIASM1 & !N ALL MOV$ 
 AB\T DISCUSS+ IT4 ,BESIDES ! ORD9>Y TOPICS ( CONV]SATION1 ,PI]RE 
 HE>D QUE/IONS ( :]E ! M>%ALS ( ! NOBILITY W]E TO /& :5 
 ! ,EMP]OR 5T]$1 :5 A BALL %\LD BE GIV5 9 ! ,EMP]OR'S HONOR1 
 :E!R !Y %\LD GR\P !MSELVES BY DI/RICTS OR BY :OLE PROV9CES444 
 & SO ON2 BUT AS SOON AS ! W> WAS T\*$ ON1 OR :AT ! NOBILITY HAD 
 BE5 CONV5$ =1 ! TALK BECAME UNDECID$ & 9DEF9ITE4 ,!N ALL 
 PREF]R$ LI/5+ TO SPEAK+4 

,A MIDDLE-AG$ MAN1 H&SOME & VIRILE1 9 ! UNI=M ( A RETIR$ NAVAL 
 (FIC]1 WAS SPEAK+ 9 ONE ( ! ROOMS1 & A SMALL CR[D WAS PRESS+ 
 R\ND HIM4 ,PI]RE W5T UP TO ! CIRCLE ?AT HAD =M$ R\ND ! SPEAK] 
 & LI/5$4 ,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV1 9 A MILIT>Y UNI=M ( ,CA!R9E'S 
 TIME1 WAS SAUNT]+ ) A PLEASANT SMILE AMONG ! CR[D1 ) ALL ( 
 :OM HE WAS ACQUA9T$4 ,HE TOO APPROA*$ ?AT GR\P & LI/5$ ) A 
 K9DLY SMILE & NODS ( APPROVAL1 AS HE ALWAYS DID1 TO :AT ! SPEAK] 
 WAS SAY+4 ,! RETIR$ NAVAL MAN WAS SPEAK+ V]Y BOLDLY1 AS WAS EVID5T 
 FROM ! EXPRESSION ON ! FACES ( ! LI/5]S & FROM ! FACT ?AT 
 SOME PEOPLE ,PI]RE KNEW AS ! MEEKE/ & QUIETE/ ( M5 WALK$ AWAY 
 DISAPPROV+LY OR EXPRESS$ DISAGREEM5T ) HIM4 ,PI]RE PU%$ HIS WAY 
 9TO ! MIDDLE ( ! GR\P1 LI/5$1 & CONV9C$ HIMSELF ?AT ! MAN 
 WAS 9DE$ A LIB]AL1 BUT ( VIEWS QUITE DIFF]5T FROM HIS [N4 ,! NAVAL 
 (FIC] SPOKE 9 A P>TICUL>LY SONOR\S1 MUSICAL1 & >I/OCRATIC 
 B>ITONE VOICE1 PLEASANTLY SWALL[+ HIS R'S & G5]ALLY SLURR+ HIS 
 CONSONANTS3 ! VOICE ( A MAN CALL+ \T TO HIS S]VANT1 0,HEAH6 ,BW+ ME 
 MY PIPE60 ,IT WAS 9DICATIVE ( DISSIPATION & ! EX]CISE ( AU?ORITY4 

0,:AT IF ! ,SMOL5SK PEOPLE HAVE (FAHD TO WAISE MILITIA = ! ,EMPEWAH8 
 ,AH WE TO TAKE ,SMOL5SK AS \R PATTE'N8 ,IF ! NOBLE AWI/OCWACY ( ! 
 PWOV9CE ( ,MOSC[ ?9KS FIT1 IT CAN %[ ITS LOYALTY TO \R SOV'WEIGN 
 ! ,EMPEWAH 9 O!R WAYS4 ,HAVE WE FO'GOTT5 ! WAIS+ ( ! MILITIA 9 
 ! YEAH 'SEV58 ,ALL ?AT DID WAS TO 5WI* ! PWIE/S' SONS & ?IEVES 
 & WOBBAHS44440 

,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV SMIL$ BL&LY & NODD$ APPROVAL4 

0,& WAS \R MILITIA ( ANY USE TO ! ,EMPIA8 ,NOT AT ALL6 ,IT ONLY WU9$ 
 \R F>M+6 ,BETTAH HAVE ANO!R CONSCWIPTION444 O' \' M5 WILL WETU'N 
 NEI?AH SOLDI]S NO' PEASANTS1 & WE'LL GET ONLY DEPWAVITY FWOM !M4 ,! 
 NOBILITY DON'T GWUDGE !AH LIVES--EVEWY ONE ( US WILL GO & BW+ 
 9 MORE WECWUITS1 & ! SOV'WEIGN0 7?AT WAS ! WAY HE REF]R$ TO ! 
 ,EMP]OR7 0NE$ ONLY SAY ! WORD & WE'LL ALL DIE FO' HIM60 ADD$ ! 
 ORATOR ) ANIMATION4 

,C\NT ,RO/OV'S M\? WAT]$ ) PLEASURE & HE NUDG$ ,PI]RE1 BUT 
 ,PI]RE WANT$ TO SPEAK HIMSELF4 ,HE PU%$ =W>D1 FEEL+ /IRR$1 BUT 
 NOT YET SURE :AT /IRR$ HIM OR :AT HE W\LD SAY4 ,SC>CELY HAD HE OP5$ 
 HIS M\? :5 ONE ( ! S5ATORS1 A MAN )\T A TOO? 9 HIS HEAD1 
 ) A %REWD ?\< ANGRY EXPRESSION1 /&+ NE> ! FIR/ SPEAK]1 
 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 ,EVID5TLY ACCU/OM$ TO MANAG+ DEBATES & TO 
 MA9TA9+ AN >GUM5T1 HE BEGAN 9 L[ BUT DI/9CT TONES3 

0,I IMAG9E1 SIR10 SAID HE1 MUMBL+ ) HIS TOO?LESS M\?1 0?AT WE 
 HAVE BE5 SUMMON$ H]E NOT TO DISCUSS :E!R IT'S BE/ = ! EMPIRE AT 
 ! PRES5T MOM5T TO ADOPT CONSCRIPTION OR TO CALL \T ! MILITIA4 ,WE 
 HAVE BE5 SUMMON$ TO REPLY TO ! APPEAL ) :I* \R SOV]EIGN ! 
 ,EMP]OR HAS HONOR$ US4 ,BUT TO JUDGE :AT IS BE/--CONSCRIPTION OR 
 ! MILITIA--WE CAN LEAVE TO ! SUPREME AU?ORITY44440 

,PI]RE SUDD5LY SAW AN \TLET = HIS EXCITEM5T4 ,HE H>D5$ HIS HE>T 
 AGA9/ ! S5ATOR :O WAS 9TRODUC+ ?IS SET & N>R[ ATTITUDE 9TO 
 ! DELIB]ATIONS ( ! NOBILITY4 ,PI]RE /EPP$ =W>D & 9T]RUPT$ 
 HIM4 ,HE HIMSELF DID NOT YET KN[ :AT HE W\LD SAY1 BUT HE BEGAN TO SPEAK 
 EAG]LY1 OCCASIONALLY LAPS+ 9TO ,FR5* OR EXPRESS+ HIMSELF 9 BOOKI% 
 ,RUSSIAN4 

0,EXCUSE ME1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 HE BEGAN4 7,HE WAS WELL ACQUA9T$ ) ! 
 S5ATOR1 BUT ?\<T IT NECESS>Y ON ?IS OCCASION TO ADDRESS HIM 
 =MALLY47 0,?\< ,I DON'T AGREE ) ! G5TLEMAN4440 7HE HESITAT$3 HE 
 WI%$ TO SAY1 0,MON TRES HONORABLE PREOP9ANT0--0,MY V]Y HONORABLE 
 OPPON5T07 0) ! G5TLEMAN444 :OM ,I HAVE NOT ! HONOR ( KN[+1 ,I 
 SUPPOSE ?AT ! NOBILITY HAVE BE5 SUMMON$ NOT M]ELY TO EXPRESS !IR 
 SYMPA?Y & 5?USIASM BUT ALSO TO CONSID] ! MEANS BY :I* WE CAN 
 ASSI/ \R ,FA!RL&6 ,I IMAG9E10 HE W5T ON1 W>M+ TO HIS SUBJECT1 
 0?AT ! ,EMP]OR HIMSELF W\LD NOT BE SATISFI$ TO F9D 9 US M]ELY 
 [N]S ( S]FS :OM WE >E WILL+ TO DEVOTE TO HIS S]VICE1 & *AIR A 
 CANON "9 WE >E READY TO MAKE ( \RSELVES--& NOT TO OBTA9 FROM US 
 ANY CO-CO-C\NSEL40 

 "9 0,FOOD = CANNON40 
  
  

,MANY P]SONS )DREW FROM ! CIRCLE1 NOTIC+ ! S5ATOR'S S>CA/IC 
 SMILE & ! FRE$OM ( ,PI]RE'S REM>KS4 ,ONLY ,C\NT ,RO/OV WAS PLEAS$ 
 ) !M AS HE HAD BE5 PLEAS$ ) ?OSE ( ! NAVAL (FIC]1 ! 
 S5ATOR1 & 9 G5]AL ) :ATEV] SPEE* HE HAD LA/ HE>D4 

0,I ?9K ?AT BE=E DISCUSS+ !SE QUE/IONS10 ,PI]RE CONT9U$1 0WE 
 %\LD ASK ! ,EMP]OR--MO/ RESPECTFULLY ASK ,HIS ,MAJE/Y--TO 
 LET US KN[ ! NUMB] ( \R TROOPS & ! POSITION 9 :I* \R >MY 
 & \R =CES N[ >E1 & !N4440 

,BUT SC>CELY HAD ,PI]RE UTT]$ !SE WORDS BE=E HE WAS ATTACK$ FROM 
 ?REE SIDES4 ,! MO/ VIGOR\S ATTACK CAME FROM AN OLD ACQUA9TANCE1 A 
 BO/ON PLAY] :O HAD ALWAYS BE5 WELL DISPOS$ T[>D HIM1 ,/EPAN 
 ,/EPANOVI* ,ADRAKS94 ,ADRAKS9 WAS 9 UNI=M1 & :E!R AS A RESULT ( 
 ! UNI=M OR FROM SOME O!R CAUSE ,PI]RE SAW BE=E HIM QUITE A 
 DIFF]5T MAN4 ,) A SUDD5 EXPRESSION ( MALEVOL5CE ON HIS AG$ FACE1 
 ,ADRAKS9 %\T$ AT ,PI]RE3 

0,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ,I TELL Y\ WE HAVE NO RI<T TO QUE/ION ! ,EMP]OR 
 AB\T ?AT1 & SECONDLY1 IF ! ,RUSSIAN NOBILITY HAD ?AT RI<T1 ! 
 ,EMP]OR C\LD NOT ANSW] SU* A QUE/ION4 ,! TROOPS >E MOV$ ACCORD+ TO 
 ! 5EMY'S MOVEM5TS & ! NUMB] ( M5 9CREASES & DECREASES44440 

,ANO!R VOICE1 ?AT ( A NOBLEMAN ( M$IUM HEI<T & AB\T =TY YE>S 
 ( AGE1 :OM ,PI]RE HAD =M]LY MET AT ! GYPSIES' & KNEW AS A BAD 
 C>DPLAY]1 & :O1 ALSO TRANS=M$ BY HIS UNI=M1 CAME UP TO ,PI]RE1 
 9T]RUPT$ ,ADRAKS94 

0,YES1 & ?IS IS NOT A TIME = DISCUSS+10 HE CONT9U$1 0BUT = 
 ACT+3 !RE IS W> 9 ,RUSSIA6 ,! 5EMY IS ADVANC+ TO DE/ROY ,RUSSIA1 
 TO DESECRATE ! TOMBS ( \R FA!RS1 TO C>RY (F \R WIVES & 
 *ILDR540 ,! NOBLEMAN SMOTE HIS BREA/4 0,WE WILL ALL >ISE1 EV]YONE ( 
 US WILL GO1 = \R FA!R ! ,CZ>60 HE %\T$1 ROLL+ HIS BLOOD%OT 
 EYES4 ,SEV]AL APPROV+ VOICES W]E HE>D 9 ! CR[D4 0,WE >E ,RUSSIANS 
 & WILL NOT GRUDGE \R BLOOD 9 DEF5SE ( \R FAI?1 ! ?RONE1 & ! 
 ,FA!RL&6 ,WE MU/ CEASE RAV+ IF WE >E SONS ( \R ,FA!RL&6 ,WE WILL 
 %[ ,EUROPE H[ ,RUSSIA RISES TO ! DEF5SE ( ,RUSSIA60 

,PI]RE WI%$ TO REPLY1 BUT C\LD NOT GET 9 A WORD4 ,HE FELT ?AT HIS 
 WORDS1 AP>T FROM :AT MEAN+ !Y CONVEY$1 W]E LESS AUDIBLE ?AN ! 
 S\ND ( HIS OPPON5T'S VOICE4 

,C\NT ,RO/OV AT ! BACK ( ! CR[D WAS EXPRESS+ APPROVAL2 SEV]AL 
 P]SONS1 BRISKLY TURN+ A %\LD] TO ! ORATOR AT ! 5D ( A PHRASE1 
 SAID3 

0,?AT'S RI<T1 QUITE RI<T6 ,JU/ SO60 

,PI]RE WI%$ TO SAY ?AT HE WAS READY TO SACRIFICE HIS MONEY1 HIS S]FS1 
 OR HIMSELF1 ONLY ONE \<T TO KN[ ! /ATE ( AFFAIRS 9 ORD] TO BE 
 ABLE TO IMPROVE IT1 BUT HE WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK4 ,MANY VOICES %\T$ & 
 TALK$ AT ! SAME TIME1 SO ?AT ,C\NT ,RO/OV HAD NOT TIME TO SIGNIFY HIS 
 APPROVAL ( !M ALL1 & ! GR\P 9CREAS$1 DISP]S$1 RE-=M$1 & 
 !N MOV$ ) A HUM ( TALK 9TO ! L>GE/ HALL & TO ! BIG TABLE4 
 ,NOT ONLY WAS ,PI]RE'S ATTEMPT TO SPEAK UNSUCCESSFUL1 BUT HE WAS RUDELY 
 9T]RUPT$1 PU%$ ASIDE1 & PEOPLE TURN$ AWAY FROM HIM AS FROM A 
 COMMON 5EMY4 ,?IS HAPP5$ NOT BECAUSE !Y W]E DISPLEAS$ BY ! 
 SUB/ANCE ( HIS SPEE*1 :I* HAD EV5 BE5 =GOTT5 AFT] ! MANY 
 SUBSEQU5T SPEE*ES1 BUT TO ANIMATE IT ! CR[D NE$$ A TANGIBLE OBJECT 
 TO LOVE & A TANGIBLE OBJECT TO HATE4 ,PI]RE BECAME ! LATT]4 ,MANY 
 O!R ORATORS SPOKE AFT] ! EXCIT$ NOBLEMAN1 & ALL 9 ! SAME TONE4 
 ,MANY SPOKE ELOQU5TLY & ) ORIG9ALITY4 

,GL9KA1 ! $ITOR ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,MESS5G]1 :O WAS RECOGNIZ$ 7CRIES ( 
 0AU?OR6 AU?OR60 W]E HE>D 9 ! CR[D71 SAID ?AT 0HELL MU/ BE 
 REPULS$ BY HELL10 & ?AT HE HAD SE5 A *ILD SMIL+ AT LI<TN+ 
 FLA%ES & ?UND]CLAPS1 BUT 0WE WILL NOT BE ?AT *ILD40 

0,YES1 YES1 AT ?UND]CLAPS60 WAS REPEAT$ APPROV+LY 9 ! BACK R[S ( 
 ! CR[D4 

,! CR[D DREW UP TO ! L>GE TABLE1 AT :I* SAT GRAY-HAIR$ OR BALD 
 SEV5TY-YE>-OLD MAGNATES1 UNI=M$ & BESA%$ ALMO/ ALL ( :OM 
 ,PI]RE HAD SE5 9 !IR [N HOMES ) !IR BUFFOONS1 OR PLAY+ BO/ON 
 AT ! CLUBS4 ,) AN 9CESSANT HUM ( VOICES ! CR[D ADVANC$ TO ! 
 TABLE4 ,PRESS$ BY ! ?RONG AGA9/ ! HI< BACKS ( ! *AIRS1 ! 
 ORATORS SPOKE ONE AFT] ANO!R & SOMETIMES TWO TOGE!R4 ,?OSE /&+ 
 BEH9D NOTIC$ :AT A SPEAK] OMITT$ TO SAY & HA/5$ TO SUPPLY IT4 
 ,O!RS 9 ?AT HEAT & CRU% RACK$ !IR BRA9S TO F9D SOME ?\<T & 
 HA/5$ TO UTT] IT4 ,! OLD MAGNATES1 :OM ,PI]RE KNEW1 SAT & TURN$ 
 TO LOOK FIR/ AT ONE & !N AT ANO!R1 & !IR FACES = ! MO/ 
 P>T ONLY EXPRESS$ ! FACT ?AT !Y F\ND IT V]Y HOT4 ,PI]RE1 H[EV]1 
 FELT EXCIT$1 & ! G5]AL DESIRE TO %[ ?AT !Y W]E READY TO GO TO 
 ALL L5G?S--:I* F\ND EXPRESSION 9 ! TONES & LOOKS MORE ?AN 
 9 ! SUB/ANCE ( ! SPEE*ES--9FECT$ HIM TOO4 ,HE DID NOT 
 R5\NCE HIS OP9IONS1 BUT FELT HIMSELF 9 SOME WAY TO BLAME & WI%$ TO 
 JU/IFY HIMSELF4 

0,I ONLY SAID ?AT IT W\LD BE MORE TO ! PURPOSE TO MAKE SACRIFICES :5 
 WE KN[ :AT IS NE$$60 SAID HE1 TRY+ TO BE HE>D ABOVE ! O!R 
 VOICES4 

,ONE ( ! OLD M5 NE>E/ TO HIM LOOK$ R\ND1 BUT HIS ATT5TION WAS 
 IMM$IATELY DIV]T$ BY AN EXCLAMATION AT ! O!R SIDE ( ! TABLE4 

0,YES1 ,MOSC[ WILL BE SURR5D]$6 ,%E WILL BE \R EXPIATION60 %\T$ ONE 
 MAN4 

0,HE IS ! 5EMY ( MANK9D60 CRI$ ANO!R4 0,ALL[ ME TO SPEAK44440 
 0,G5TLEM51 Y\ >E CRU%+ ME64440 

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