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,PHOTO BY ,M>T9 ,BEEK1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,ALL OV] ,RUSSIA 
PEOPLE W]E TALK+ ( $UCATION4 ,AS SOON AS PEACE HAD BE5 CONCLUD$ AT 
,P>IS1 & ! SEV]ITY ( C5SOR%IP HAD BE5 SLI<TLY RELAX$1 $UCATIONAL 
MATT]S BEGAN TO BE EAG]LY DISCUSS$4 ,! IGNORANCE ( ! MASSES ( ! 
PEOPLE1 ! OB/ACLES ?AT HAD HI!RTO BE5 PUT 9 ! WAY ( ?OSE :O 
WANT$ TO LE>N1 ! ABS5CE ( S*OOLS 9 ! C\NTRY1 ! OBSOLETE ME?ODS 
( TEA*+1 & ! REM$IES = !SE EVILS BECAME FAVORITE !MES ( 
DISCUSSION 9 $UCAT$ CIRCLES1 9 ! PRESS1 & EV5 9 ! DRAW+-ROOMS 
( ! >I/OCRACY4 ,! FIR/ HI< S*OOLS = GIRLS HAD BE5 OP5$ 9 
#a#h#e#g1 ON AN EXCELL5T PLAN & ) A SPL5DID TEA*+ /AFF4 ,AS BY MAGIC 
A NUMB] ( M5 & WOM5 CAME TO ! FRONT1 :O HAVE NOT ONLY DEVOT$ 
!IR LIVES TO $UCATION1 BUT HAVE PROV$ TO BE REM>KABLE PRACTICAL P$AGOGI/S3 
!IR WRIT+S W\LD OCCUPY A PLACE ( HONOR 9 EV]Y CIVILIZ$ LIT]ATURE1 
IF !Y W]E KN[N ABROAD4  

,! CORPS ( PAGES ALSO FELT ! EFFECT ( ?AT REVIVAL4 
,AP>T FROM A FEW EXCEPTIONS1 ! G5]AL T5D5CY ( ! ?REE Y\NG] 
=MS WAS TO /UDY4 ,! HEAD ( ! $UCATIONAL DEP>TM5T1 ! 9SPECTOR1 
,W9KL]1 :O WAS A WELL $UCAT$ COLONEL ( >TILL]Y1 A GOOD MA!MATICIAN1 
& A MAN ( PROGRESSIVE OP9IONS1 HIT UPON AN EXCELL5T PLAN = /IMULAT+ 
?AT SPIRIT4 ,9/EAD ( ! 9DIFF]5T TEA*]S :O =M]LY US$ TO TEA* 
9 ! L[] =MS1 HE 5DEAVOR$ TO SECURE ! BE/ ONES4 ,9 HIS OP9ION1 
NO PR(ESSOR WAS TOO GOOD TO TEA* ! V]Y BEG9N+S ( A SUBJECT TO 
! Y\NGE/ BOYS4 ,?US1 TO TEA* ! ELEM5TS ( ALGEBRA 9 ! F\R? 
=M HE 9VIT$ A FIR/-RATE MA!MATICIAN & A BORN TEA*]1 ,CAPTA9 
,SUKHON91 & ! =M TOOK AT ONCE TO MA!MATICS4 ,BY ! WAY1 
IT SO HAPP5$ ?AT ?IS CAPTA9 WAS A TUTOR ( ! HEIR ( ! ?RONE 
7,NIKOLAI ,ALEX&ROVI*1 :O DI$ AT ! AGE ( TW5TY-TWO71 
& ! HEIR APP>5T WAS BR\<T ONCE A WEEK TO ! CORPS ( PAGES TO 
BE PRES5T AT ! ALGEBRA LESSONS ( ,CAPTA9 ,SUKHON94 ,EMPRESS ,M>IE 
,ALEX&ROVNA1 :O WAS AN $UCAT$ WOMAN1 ?\<T ?AT P]HAPS ! 
CONTACT ) /UDI\S BOYS W\LD /IMULATE H] SON TO LE>N+4 ,HE SAT 
AMONG US1 & HAD TO ANSW] QUE/IONS LIKE ALL ! O!RS4 ,BUT HE MANAG$ 
MO/LY1 :ILE ! TEA*] SPOKE1 TO MAKE DRAW+S V]Y NICELY1 OR TO :ISP] 
ALL SORTS ( DROLL ?+S TO HIS NEI<BORS4 ,HE WAS GOOD-NATUR$ & V]Y 
G5TLE 9 HIS BEHAVIOR1 BUT SUP]FICIAL 9 LE>N+1 & /ILL MORE SO 
9 HIS AFFECTIONS4  

,= ! FIF? =M ! 9SPECTOR SECUR$ TWO REM>KABLE 
M54 ,HE 5T]$ \R CLASS-ROOM ONE DAY1 QUITE RADIANT1 & TOLD US ?AT 
WE %\LD HAVE A R>E *ANCE4 ,PR(ESSOR ,KLASOVSKY1 A GREAT CLASSICAL 
S*OL> & EXP]T 9 ,RUSSIAN LIT]ATURE1 HAD CONS5T$ TO TEA* US ,RUSSIAN 
GRAMM>1 & W\LD TAKE US ?R\< ALL ! FIVE =MS 9 SUCCESSION1 %IFT+ 
) US EV]Y YE> TO ! NEXT =M4 ,ANO!R UNIV]SITY PR(ESSOR1 ,H]R 
,BECK]1 LIBR>IAN ( ! IMP]IAL 7NATIONAL7 LIBR>Y1 W\LD DO ! SAME 
9 ,G]MAN4 ,PR(ESSOR ,KLASOVSKY1 HE ADD$1 WAS 9 WEAK HEAL? ?AT 
W9T]1 BUT ! 9SPECTOR WAS SURE ?AT WE W\LD BE V]Y QUIET 9 HIS CLASS4 
,! *ANCE ( HAV+ SU* A TEA*] WAS TOO GOOD TO BE LO/4 

,HE HAD ?\<T >I<T4 ,WE BECAME V]Y PR\D ( HAV+ 
UNIV]SITY PR(ESSORS = TEA*]S1 & AL?\< !RE CAME VOICES FROM 
! ,KAM*ATKA 79 ,RUSSIA1 ! BACK B5*ES ( EA* CLASS BE> ! 
NAME ( ?AT REMOTE & UNCIVILIZ$ P59SULA7 TO ! EFFECT ?AT 0! 
SAUSAGE-MAK]0 --- ?AT IS1 ! ,G]MAN --- MU/ BE KEPT BY ALL MEANS 
9 OB$I5CE1 PUBLIC OP9ION 9 \R =M WAS DECID$LY 9 FAVOR ( ! 
PR(ESSORS4 

0,! SAUSAGE-MAK]0 WON \R RESPECT AT ONCE4 
,A TALL MAN1 ) AN IMM5SE =EHEAD & V]Y K9D1 9TELLIG5T EYES1 NOT 
DEVOID ( A T\* ( HUMOR1 CAME 9TO \R CLASS1 & TOLD US 9 QUITE GOOD 
,RUSSIAN ?AT HE 9T5D$ TO DIVIDE \R =M 9TO ?REE SECTIONS4 ,! FIR/ 
SECTION W\LD BE COMPOS$ ( ,G]MANS1 :O ALREADY KNEW ! LANGUAGE1 & 
FROM :OM HE W\LD REQUIRE MORE S]I\S WORK2 TO ! SECOND SECTION HE 
W\LD TEA* GRAMM>1 & LAT] ON ,G]MAN LIT]ATURE1 9 ACCORDANCE ) 
! E/ABLI%$ PROGRAMS2 & ! ?IRD SECTION1 HE CONCLUD$ ) A 
*>M+ SMILE1 W\LD BE ! ,KAM*ATKA4 0,FROM Y\10 HE 
SAID1 0,I %ALL ONLY REQUIRE ?AT AT EA* LESSON Y\ COPY F\R L9ES 
:I* ,I WILL *OOSE = Y\ FROM A BOOK4 ,! F\R L9ES COPI$1 Y\ CAN 
DO :AT Y\ LIKE2 ONLY DO NOT H9D] ! RE/4 ,& ,I PROMISE Y\ ?AT 9 
FIVE YE>S Y\ WILL LE>N SOME?+ ( ,G]MAN & ,G]MAN LIT]ATURE4 ,N[1 
:O JO9S ! ,G]MANS8 ,Y\1 ,/ACKELB]G8 ,Y\1 ,LAMSDORF8 ,P]HAPS SOME ONE 
( ! ,RUSSIANS8 ,& :O JO9S ! ,KAM*ATKA80 ,FIVE OR SIX 
BOYS1 :O KNEW NOT A WORD ( ,G]MAN1 TOOK RESID5CE 9 ! P59SULA4 ,!Y 
MO/ CONSCI5TI\SLY COPI$ !IR F\R L9ES1 --- A DOZ5 OR A SCORE ( 
L9ES 9 ! HI<] =MS1 --- & ,BECK] *OSE ! L9ES SO WELL1 & 
BE/[$ SO MU* ATT5TION UPON ! BOYS1 ?AT BY ! 5D ( ! FIVE YE>S 
!Y REALLY KNEW SOME?+ ( ! LANGUAGE & ITS LIT]ATURE4  

,I JO9$ ! ,G]MANS4 ,MY BRO!R ,ALEX&] 9SI/$ SO 
MU* 9 HIS LETT]S UPON MY ACQUIR+ ,G]MAN1 :I* POSSESSES SO RI* A 
LIT]ATURE & 9TO :I* EV]Y BOOK ( VALUE IS TRANSLAT$1 ?AT ,I SET 
MYSELF ASSIDU\SLY TO LE>N IT4 ,I TRANSLAT$ & /UDI$ MO/ ?OR\<LY 
ONE PAGE ( A RA!R DIFFICULT POETICAL DESCRIPTION ( A ?UND]/ORM2 
,I LE>N$ BY HE>T1 AS ! PR(ESSOR HAD ADVIS$ ME1 ! CONJUGATIONS1 
! ADV]BS1 & ! PREPOSITIONS1 & BEGAN TO READ4 ,A SPL5DID ME?OD 
IT IS = LE>N+ LANGUAGES4 ,BECK] ADVIS$ ME1 MOREOV]1 TO SUBSCRIBE 
TO A *EAP ILLU/RAT$ WEEKLY1 & ITS ILLU/RATIONS & %ORT /ORIES 
W]E A CONT9UAL 9DUCEM5T TO READ A FEW L9ES OR A COLUMN4 ,I SOON MA/]$ 
! LANGUAGE4  

,T[>D ! 5D ( ! W9T] ,I ASK$ ,H]R ,BECK] TO L5D 
ME A COPY ( ,GOE!'S 0,FAU/40 ,I HAD READ IT 9 A ,RUSSIAN TRANSLATION2 
,I HAD ALSO READ ,TURGU5EFF'S BEAUTIFUL NOVEL1 0,FAU/20 
& ,I N[ LONG$ TO READ ! GREAT WORK 9 ! ORIG9AL4 0,Y\ WILL 
UND]/& NO?+ 9 IT2 IT IS TOO PHILOSOPHICAL10 ,BECK] SAID1 ) 
HIS G5TLE SMILE2 BUT HE BR\<T ME1 NEV]!LESS1 A LITTLE SQU>E BOOK1 
) ! PAGES YELL[$ BY AGE1 CONTA9+ ! IMMORTAL DRAMA4 ,HE LITTLE 
KNEW ! UNFA?OMABLE JOY ?AT ?AT SMALL SQU>E BOOK GAVE ME4 ,I DRANK 
9 ! S5SE & ! MUSIC ( EV]Y L9E ( IT1 BEG9N+ ) ! V]Y 
FIR/ V]SES ( ! IDEALLY BEAUTIFUL D$ICATION1 & SOON KNEW FULL PAGES 
BY HE>T4 ,FAU/'S MONOLOGUE 9 ! =E/1 & ESPECIALLY ! L9ES 9 
:I* HE SPEAKS ( HIS UND]/&+ ( NATURE1 ---  

                   0,?\ 

,NOT ONLY COLD1 AMAZ$ ACQUA9TANCE YIELD'/1 

,BUT GRANTE/ ?AT 9 H] PR(\NDE/ BREA/ 

,I GAZE1 AS 9 ! BOSOM ( A FRI5D10 --- 

SIMPLY PUT ME 9 EC/ASY1 & TILL N[ IT HAS RETA9$ 
ITS P[] OV] ME4 ,EV]Y V]SE GRADUALLY BECAME A DE> FRI5D4 ,& !N1 
IS !RE A HI<] AES!TIC DELI<T ?AN TO READ POETRY 9 A LANGUAGE 
:I* ONE DOES NOT YET QUITE ?OR\<LY UND]/&8 ,! :OLE IS VEIL$ 
) A SORT ( SLI<T HAZE1 :I* ADMIRABLY SUITS POETRY4 ,WORDS1 ! TRIVIAL 
MEAN+S ( :I*1 :5 ONE KN[S ! LANGUAGE COLLOQUIALLY1 SOMETIMES 
9T]F]E ) ! POETICAL IMAGE !Y >E 9T5D$ TO CONVEY1 RETA9 BUT 
!IR SUBTLE1 ELEVAT$ S5SE2 :ILE ! MUSIC ( ! POETRY IS ONLY ! 
MORE /RONGLY IMPRESS$ UPON ! E>4 

,PR(ESSOR ,KLASOVSKY'S FIR/ LESSON WAS A REVELATION 
TO US4 ,HE WAS A SMALL MAN1 AB\T FIFTY YE>S ( AGE1 V]Y RAPID 9 HIS 
MOVEM5TS1 ) BRI<T1 9TELLIG5T EYES & A SLI<TLY S>CA/IC EXPRESSION1 
& ! HI< =EHEAD ( A POET4 ,:5 HE CAME 9 = HIS FIR/ LESSON1 
HE SAID 9 A L[ VOICE ?AT1 SUFF]+ FROM A PROTRACT$ ILLNESS1 HE C\LD 
NOT SPEAK L\D 5\<1 & ASK$ US1 !RE=E1 TO SIT CLOS] TO HIM4 ,HE 
PLAC$ HIS *AIR NE> ! FIR/ R[ ( TABLES1 & WE CLU/]$ R\ND HIM 
LIKE A SW>M ( BEES4  

,HE WAS TO TEA* US ,RUSSIAN GRAMM>2 BUT1 9/EAD ( ! 
DULL GRAMM> LESSON1 WE HE>D SOME?+ QUITE DIFF]5T FROM :AT WE EXPECT$4 
,IT WAS GRAMM>2 BUT H]E CAME 9 A COMP>ISON ( AN OLD ,RUSSIAN FOLKLORE 
EXPRESSION ) A L9E FROM ,HOM] OR FROM ! ,SANSKRIT ,MAHABH>ATA1 ! 
BEAUTY ( :I* WAS R5D]$ 9 ,RUSSIAN WORDS1 !RE1 A V]SE FROM ,S*ILL] 
WAS 9TRODUC$1 & WAS FOLL[$ BY A S>CA/IC REM>K AB\T SOME MOD]N 
SOCIETY PREJUDICE2 !N SOLID GRAMM> AGA91 & !N SOME WIDE POETICAL 
OR PHILOSOPHICAL G5]ALIZATION4 

,( C\RSE1 !RE WAS MU* 9 IT ?AT WE DID NOT UND]/&1 
OR ( :I* WE MISS$ ! DEEP] S5SE4 ,BUT DO NOT ! BEWIT*+ P[]S 
( ALL /UDIES LIE 9 ?AT !Y CONT9UALLY OP5 UP TO US NEW1 UNSUSPECT$ 
HORIZONS1 NOT YET UND]/OOD1 :I* 5TICE US TO PROCE$ FUR!R & FUR!R 
9 ! P5ETRATION ( :AT APPE>S AT FIR/ SI<T ONLY 9 VAGUE \TL9E8 
,SOME ) !IR H&S PLAC$ ON ONE ANO!R'S %\LD]S1 SOME LEAN+ ACROSS 
! TABLES ( ! FIR/ R[1 O!RS /&+ CLOSE BEH9D ,KLASOVSKY1 
\R EYES GLITT]+1 WE ALL HUNG ON HIS LIPS4 ,AS T[>D ! 5D ( ! 
H\R1 HIS VOICE FELL1 ! MORE BREA?LESSLY WE LI/5$4 ,! 9SPECTOR 
OP5$ ! DOOR ( ! CLASS-ROOM1 TO SEE H[ WE BEHAV$ ) \R NEW TEA*]2 
BUT ON SEE+ ?AT MOTIONLESS SW>M HE RETIR$ ON TIPTOE4 ,EV5 ,DAUR(F 
A RE/LESS SPIRIT1 />$ AT ,KLASOVSKY AS IF TO SAY1 0,?AT 
IS ! SORT ( MAN Y\ >E80 ,EV5 VON ,KLE9AU1 A HOPELESSLY OBTUSE 
,CIRCASSIAN ) A ,G]MAN NAME1 SAT MOTIONLESS4 ,9 MO/ ( ! O!RS SOME?+ 
GOOD & ELEVAT$ SIMM]$ AT ! BOTTOM ( !IR HE>TS1 AS IF A VISION 
( AN UNSUSPECT$ WORLD WAS OP5+ BE=E !M4 ,UPON ME ,KLASOVSKY 
HAD AN IMM5SE 9FLU5CE1 :I* ONLY GREW ) YE>S4 ,W9KL]'S PROPHECY1 
?AT1 AFT] ALL1 ,I MI<T LIKE ! S*OOL1 WAS FULFILL$4  

,9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE1 & PROBABLY 9 ,AM]ICA1 ?IS TYPE 
( TEA*] SEEMS NOT TO BE G5]ALLY KN[N1 BUT 9 ,RUSSIA !RE IS NOT 
A MAN OR WOMAN ( M>K1 9 LIT]ATURE OR 9 POLITICAL LIFE1 :O DOES NOT 
[E ! FIR/ IMPULSE T[>D A HI<] DEVELOPM5T TO HIS OR H] TEA*] 
( LIT]ATURE4 ,EV]Y S*OOL 9 ! WORLD \<T TO HAVE SU* A TEA*]4 
,EA* TEA*] 9 A S*OOL HAS HIS [N SUBJECT1 & !RE IS NO L9K BETWE5 
! DIFF]5T SUBJECTS4 ,ONLY ! TEA*] ( LIT]ATURE1 GUID$ BY ! G5]AL 
\TL9ES ( ! PROGRAM1 BUT LEFT FREE TO TREAT IT AS HE LIKES1 CAN B9D 
TOGE!R ! SEP>ATE HI/ORICAL & HUMANIT>IAN SCI5CES1 UNIFY !M 
BY A BROAD PHILOSOPHICAL & HUMANE CONCEPTION1 & AWAK5 HI<] IDEAS 
& 9SPIRATIONS 9 ! BRA9S & HE>TS ( ! Y\NG PEOPLE4 ,9 ,RUSSIA1 
?AT NECESS>Y TASK FALLS QUITE NATURALLY UPON ! TEA*] ( ,RUSSIAN LIT]ATURE4 
,AS HE SPEAKS ( ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! LANGUAGE1 ( ! CONT5TS ( ! 
E>LY EPIC POETRY1 ( POPUL> SONGS & MUSIC1 &1 LAT] ON1 ( MOD]N 
FICTION1 ( ! SCI5TIFIC1 POLITICAL1 & PHILOSOPHICAL LIT]ATURE ( 
HIS [N C\NTRY1 & ! DIV]SE ES!TIC1 POLITICAL1 & PHILOSOPHICAL 
CURR5TS IT HAS REFLECT$1 HE IS B\ND TO 9TRODUCE ?AT G5]ALIZ$ CONCEPTION 
( ! DEVELOPM5T ( HUMAN M9D :I* LIES BEYOND ! SCOPE ( EA* ( 
! SUBJECTS ?AT >E TAU<T SEP>ATELY4 

,! SAME ?+ \<T TO BE DONE = ! NATURAL SCI5CES 
AS WELL4 ,IT IS NOT 5\< TO TEA* PHYSICS & *EMI/RY1 A/RONOMY & 
METEOROLOGY1 ZOOLOGY & BOTANY4 ,! PHILOSOPHY ( ALL ! NATURAL 
SCI5CES --- A G5]AL VIEW ( NATURE AS A :OLE1 SOME?+ ON ! L9ES 
( ! FIR/ VOLUME ( ,HUMBOLDT'S 0,COSMOS0 --- MU/ BE CONVEY$ 
TO ! PUPILS & ! /UD5TS1 :ATSOEV] MAY BE ! EXT5SION GIV5 TO 
! /UDY ( ! NATURAL SCI5CES 9 ! S*OOL4 ,! PHILOSOPHY & ! 
POETRY ( NATURE1 ! ME?ODS ( ALL ! EXACT SCI5CES1 & AN 9SPIR$ 
CONCEPTION ( ! LIFE ( NATURE MU/ MAKE P>T ( $UCATION4 ,P]HAPS ! 
TEA*] ( GEOGRAPHY MI<T PROVISIONALLY ASSUME ?IS FUNCTION2 BUT !N 
WE %\LD REQUIRE QUITE A DIFF]5T SET ( TEA*]S ( ?IS SUBJECT1 & 
A DIFF]5T SET ( PR(ESSORS ( GEOGRAPHY 9 ! UNIV]SITIES W\LD BE 
NE$$4 ,:AT IS N[ TAU<T UND] ?IS NAME IS ANY?+ Y\ LIKE1 BUT IT 
IS NOT GEOGRAPHY4  

,ANO!R TEA*] CONQU]$ \R1 RA!R UPRO>I\S =M 
9 A QUITE DIFF]5T MANN]4 ,IT WAS ! TEA*] ( WRIT+1 ! LA/ ONE 
( ! TEA*+ /AFF4 ,IF ! 0HEA!N0 --- ?AT IS1 ! ,G]MAN 
& ! ,FR5* TEA*]S --- W]E REG>D$ ) LITTLE RESPECT1 ! TEA*] 
( WRIT+1 ,EB]T1 :O WAS A ,G]MAN ,JEW1 WAS A REAL M>TYR4 ,TO BE 9SOL5T 
) HIM WAS A SORT ( *IC AMONG ! PAGES4 ,HIS POV]TY ALONE 
MU/ HAVE BE5 ! REASON :Y HE KEPT TO HIS LESSON 9 \R CORPS4 ,! OLD 
H&S1 :O HAD /AY$ = TWO OR ?REE YE>S 9 ! FIF? =M )\T 
MOV+ HI<] UP1 TREAT$ HIM V]Y BADLY2 BUT BY SOME MEANS OR O!R HE 
HAD MADE AN AGREEM5T ) !M3 0,ONE FROLIC DUR+ EA* LESSON1 BUT 
NO MORE10 --- AN AGREEM5T :I*1 ,I AM AFRAID1 WAS NOT ALWAYS HONE/LY 
KEPT ON \R SIDE4 

,ONE DAY1 ONE ( ! RESID5TS ( ! REMOTE P59SULA 
SOAK$ ! BLACKBO>D SPONGE ) 9K & *ALK & FLUNG IT AT ! CALLIGRAPHY 
M>TYR4 0,GET IT1 ,EB]T60 HE %\T$1 ) A /UPID SMILE4 ,! 
SPONGE T\*$ ,EB]T'S %\LD]1 ! GRIMY 9K SPIRT$ 9TO HIS FACE & 
D[N ON TO HIS :ITE %IRT4 

,WE W]E SURE ?AT ?IS TIME ,EB]T W\LD LEAVE ! ROOM 
& REPORT ! FACT TO ! 9SPECTOR4 ,BUT HE ONLY EXCLAIM$1 AS HE TOOK 
\T HIS COTTON H&K]*IEF & WIP$ HIS FACE1 0,G5TLEM51 ONE FROLIC1 
--- NO MORE TODAY60 0,! %IRT IS SPOIL$10 HE ADD$1 9 
A SUBDU$ VOICE1 & CONT9U$ TO CORRECT SOME ONE'S BOOK4  

,WE LOOK$ /UPEFI$ & A%AM$4 ,:Y1 9/EAD ( REPORT+1 
HE HAD ?\<T AT ONCE ( ! AGREEM5T6 ,! FEEL+ ( ! CLASS TURN$ 
9 HIS FAVOR4 0,:AT Y\ HAVE DONE IS /UPID10 WE REPROA*$ \R 
COMRADE4 0,HE IS A POOR MAN1 & Y\ HAVE SPOIL$ HIS %IRT6 ,%AME60 
SOMEBODY CRI$4 

,! CULPRIT W5T AT ONCE TO MAKE EXCUSES4 0,ONE MU/ 
LE>N1 LE>N1 SIR10 WAS ALL ?AT ,EB]T SAID 9 REPLY1 ) SADNESS 
9 HIS VOICE4 

,ALL BECAME SIL5T AFT] ?AT1 & AT ! NEXT LESSON1 
AS IF WE HAD SETTL$ IT BE=EH&1 MO/ ( US WROTE 9 \R BE/ POSSIBLE 
H&WRIT+1 & TOOK \R BOOKS TO ,EB]T1 ASK+ HIM TO CORRECT !M4 ,HE 
WAS RADIANT2 HE FELT HAPPY ?AT DAY4 

,?IS FACT DEEPLY IMPRESS$ ME1 & WAS NEV] WIP$ \T 
FROM MY MEMORY4 ,TO ?IS DAY ,I FEEL GRATEFUL TO ?AT REM>KABLE MAN = 
HIS LESSON4 

,) \R TEA*] ( DRAW+1 :O WAS NAM$ ,GANZ1 WE NEV] 
>RIV$ AT LIV+ ON GOOD T]MS4 ,HE CONT9UALLY REPORT$ ?OSE :O PLAY$ 
9 HIS CLASS4 ,?IS1 9 \R OP9ION1 HE HAD NO RI<T TO DO1 BECAUSE HE WAS 
ONLY A TEA*] ( DRAW+1 BUT ESPECIALLY BECAUSE HE WAS NOT AN HONE/ 
MAN4 ,9 ! CLASS HE PAID LITTLE ATT5TION TO MO/ ( US1 & SP5T HIS 
TIME 9 IMPROV+ ! DRAW+S ( ?OSE :O TOOK PRIVATE LESSONS FROM HIM1 
OR PAID HIM 9 ORD] TO %[ AT ! EXAM9ATIONS A GOOD DRAW+ & TO 
GET A GOOD M>K = IT4 ,AGA9/ ?OSE COMRADES :O DID SO WE HAD NO GRUDGE4 
,ON ! CONTR>Y1 WE ?\<T IT QUITE RI<T ?AT ?OSE :O HAD NO CAPACITY 
= MA!MATICS OR NO MEMORY = GEOGRAPHY1 & HAD BUT POOR M>KS 9 !SE 
SUBJECTS1 %\LD IMPROVE !IR TOTAL ( M>KS BY ORD]+ FROM A DRAFTSMAN 
A DRAW+ OR A TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP = :I* !Y W\LD GET 0A FULL 
TWELVE40 ,ONLY = ! FIR/ TWO PUPILS ( ! =M IT W\LD NOT HAVE 
BE5 FAIR TO RESORT TO SU* MEANS1 :ILE ! REMA9D] C\LD DO IT ) 
UNTR\BL$ CONSCI5CES4 ,BUT ! TEA*] HAD NO BUS9ESS TO MAKE DRAW+S 
TO ORD]2 & IF HE *OSE TO ACT 9 ?IS WAY1 HE \<T TO BE> ) RESIGNATION 
! NOISE & ! TRICKS ( HIS PUPILS4 ,9/EAD ( ?IS1 NO LESSON PASS$ 
)\T HIS LODG+ COMPLA9TS1 & EA* TIME HE GREW MORE >ROGANT4  

,AS SOON AS WE W]E MOV$ TO ! F\R? =M1 & FELT 
\RSELVES NATURALIZ$ CITIZ5S ( ! CORPS1 WE DECID$ TO TI<T5 ! 
BRIDLE UPON HIM4 0,IT IS Y\R [N FAULT10 \R ELD] COMRADES TOLD 
US1 0?AT HE TAKES SU* AIRS ) Y\2 WE US$ TO KEEP HIM 
9 OB$I5CE40 ,SO WE DECID$ TO BR+ HIM 9TO SUBJECTION4 

,ONE DAY1 TWO EXCELL5T COMRADES ( \R =M APPROA*$ 
,GANZ ) CIG>ETTES 9 !IR M\?S1 & ASK$ HIM TO OBLIGE !M ) 
A LI<T4 ,( C\RSE1 ?AT WAS ONLY MEANT = A JOKE1 --- NO ONE EV] ?\<T 
( SMOK+ 9 ! CLASS-ROOMS1 --- &1 ACCORD+ TO \R RULES ( PROPRIETY1 
,GANZ HAD M]ELY TO S5D ! TWO BOYS AWAY2 BUT HE 9SCRIB$ !M 9 ! 
J\RNAL1 & !Y W]E SEV]ELY PUNI%$4 ,?AT WAS ! LA/ DROP4 ,WE DECID$ 
TO GIVE HIM A 0B5EFIT NI<T40 ,?AT MEANT ?AT ONE DAY ALL ! 
=M1 PROVID$ ) RUL]S BORR[$ FROM ! UPP] =MS1 W\LD />T AN 
\TRAGE\S NOISE BY /RIK+ ! RUL]S AGA9/ ! TABLES1 & S5D ! 
TEA*] \T ( ! CLASS4 ,H[EV]1 ! PLOT (F]$ MANY DIFFICULTIES4 
,WE HAD 9 \R =M A LOT ( 0GOODY0 BOYS :O W\LD PROMISE TO 
JO9 9 ! DEMON/RATION1 BUT AT ! LA/ MOM5T W\LD GR[ N]V\S & 
DRAW BACK1 & !N ! TEA*] W\LD NAME ! O!RS4 ,9 SU* 5T]PRISES 
UNANIMITY IS ! FIR/ REQUISITE1 BECAUSE ! PUNI%M5T1 :ATSOEV] IT 
MAY BE1 IS ALWAYS LI<T] :5 IT FALLS ON ! :OLE CLASS 9/EAD ( ON 
A FEW4 

,! DIFFICULTIES W]E OV]COME ) A TRULY ,MA*IAVELLIAN 
CRAFT4 ,AT A GIV5 SIGNAL ALL W]E TO TURN !IR BACKS TO ,GANZ1 & !N1 
) ! RUL]S LAID 9 READ9ESS ON ! DESKS ( ! NEXT R[1 !Y W\LD 
PRODUCE ! REQUIR$ NOISE4 ,9 ?IS WAY ! GOODY BOYS W\LD NOT FEEL T]RIFI$ 
AT ,GANZ'S />+ AT !M4 ,BUT ! SIGNAL8 ,:I/L+1 AS 9 ROBB]S' TALES1 
%\T+1 OR EV5 SNEEZ+ W\LD NOT DO3 ,GANZ W\LD BE CAPABLE ( NAM+ 
ANY ONE ( US AS HAV+ :I/L$ OR SNEEZ$4 ,! SIGNAL MU/ BE A SIL5T 
ONE4 ,ONE ( US1 :O DREW NICELY1 W\LD TAKE HIS DRAW+ TO %[ IT TO ,GANZ1 
& ! MOM5T HE RETURN$ & TOOK HIS SEAT1 --- ?AT WAS TO BE ! TIME6 

,ALL W5T ON ADMIRABLY4 ,NESAD(F TOOK UP HIS DRAW+1 
& ,GANZ CORRECT$ IT 9 A FEW M9UTES1 :I* SEEM$ TO US AN ET]NITY4 
,HE RETURN$ AT LA/ TO HIS SEAT2 HE /OPP$ = A MOM5T1 LOOK+ AT US2 
HE SAT D[N4444 ,ALL ! =M TURN$ SUDD5LY ON !IR SEATS1 & ! RUL]S 
RATTL$ M]RILY )9 ! DESKS1 :ILE SOME ( US %\T$ AMID ! NOISE1 
0,GANZ \T6 ,D[N ) HIM 60 ,! NOISE WAS DEAF5+2 ALL ! 
=MS KNEW ?AT ,GANZ HAD GOT HIS B5EFIT NI<T4 ,HE /OOD !RE1 MURMUR+ 
SOME?+1 & F9ALLY W5T \T4 ,AN (FIC] RAN 91 --- ! NOISE CONT9U$2 
!N ! SUB-9SPECTOR DA%$ 91 & AFT] HIM ! 9SPECTOR4 ,! NOISE 
/OPP$ AT ONCE4 ,SCOLD+ BEGAN4 

0,! ELD] UND] >RE/ AT ONCE60 ! 9SPECTOR 
COMM&$2 & ,I1 :O WAS ! FIR/ 9 ! =M1 & CONSEQU5TLY ! ELD]1 
WAS M>*$ TO ! BLACK CELL4 ,?AT SP>$ ME SEE+ :AT FOLL[$4 ,! 
DIRECTOR CAME2 ,GANZ WAS ASK$ TO NAME ! R+LEAD]S1 BUT HE C\LD NAME 
NOBODY4 0,!Y ALL TURN$ !IR BACKS TO ME1 & BEGAN ! NOISE10 
WAS HIS REPLY4 ,!REUPON ! =M WAS TAK5 D[N/AIRS1 & AL?\< FLOGG+ 
HAD BE5 COMPLETELY AB&ON$ 9 \R S*OOL1 ?IS TIME ! TWO :O HAD 
BE5 REPORT$ BECAUSE !Y ASK$ = A LI<T W]E FLOGG$ ) ! BIR* 
ROD1 UND] ! PRETEXT ?AT ! B5EFIT NI<T WAS A REV5GE = !IR PUNI%M5T4 

,I LE>N$ ?IS T5 DAYS LAT]1 :5 ,I WAS ALL[$ TO RETURN 
TO ! CLASS4 ,MY NAME1 :I* HAD BE5 9SCRIB$ ON ! R$ BO>D 9 ! 
CLASS1 WAS WIP$ (F4 ,TO ?IS ,I WAS 9DIFF]5T2 BUT ,I MU/ CONFESS ?AT 
! T5 DAYS 9 ! CELL1 )\T BOOKS1 SEEM$ TO ME RA!R LONG1 SO ?AT 
,I COMPOS$ 79 HORRIBLE V]SES7 A POEM1 9 :I* ! DE$S ( ! F\R? 
=M W]E DULY GLORIFI$4  

,( C\RSE1 \R =M BECAME N[ ! H]OES ( ! S*OOL4 
,= A MON? OR SO WE HAD TO TELL & RETELL ALL AB\T ! AFFAIR TO ! 
O!R =MS1 & RECEIV$ CONGRATULATIONS = HAV+ MANAG$ IT ) SU* 
UNANIMITY ?AT NOBODY WAS CAU<T SEP>ATELY4 ,& !N CAME ! ,SUNDAYS 
--- ALL ! ,SUNDAYS D[N TO ,*RI/MAS --- ?AT ! =M HAD TO REMA9 AT 
! S*OOL1 NOT BE+ ALL[$ TO GO HOME4 ,BE+ ALL KEPT TOGE!R1 WE MANAG$ 
TO MAKE ?OSE ,SUNDAYS V]Y GAY4 ,! MAMAS ( ! GOODY BOYS BR\<T !M 
HEAPS ( SWEETS2 ?OSE :O HAD SOME MONEY SP5T IT 9 BUY+ M\NTA9S 
( PA/RY1 --- SUB/ANTIAL BE=E D9N]1 & SWEET AFT] IT2 :ILE 9 
! EV5+S ! FRI5DS FROM ! O!R =MS SMUGGL$ 9 QUANTITIES ( 
FRUIT = ! BRAVE F\R? =M4 

,GANZ GAVE UP 9SCRIB+ ANY ONE2 BUT DRAW+ WAS TOTALLY 
LO/ = US4 ,NO ONE WANT$ TO LE>N DRAW+ FROM ?AT M]C5>Y MAN4 

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