,P>T #d3 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG2 ,FIR/ ,J\RNEY TO ,WE/]N ,EUROPE1 ,SECTION #af 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,PHOTO BY ,%RE$H> ,9AMD>1 ,PUBLIC ,DOMA9 ,DUR+ ! TWO YE>S ( :I* ,I AM N[ SPEAK+ MANY >RE/S W]E MADE1 BO? AT ,/4 ,PET]SBURG & 9 ! PROV9CES4 ,NOT A MON? PASS$ )\T \R LOS+ SOME ONE1 OR LE>N+ ?AT MEMB]S ( ?IS OR ?AT PROV9CIAL GR\P HAD DISAPPE>$4 ,T[>D ! 5D ( #ahgc ! >RE/S BECAME MORE & MORE FREQU5T4 ,9 ,NOVEMB] ONE ( \R MA9 SETTLEM5TS 9 A SUBURB ( ,/4 ,PET]SBURG WAS RAID$ BY ! POLICE4 ,WE LO/ ,P]OVSKAYA & ?REE O!R FRI5DS1 & ALL \R RELATIONS ) ! WORK]S 9 ?IS SUBURB HAD TO BE SUSP5D$4 ,WE F\ND$ A NEW SETTLEM5T1 FUR!R AWAY FROM ! T[N1 BUT IT HAD SOON TO BE AB&ON$4 ,! POLICE BECAME V]Y VIGILANT1 & ! APPE>ANCE ( A /UD5T 9 ! WORKM5'S QU>T]S WAS NOTIC$ AT ONCE2 SPIES CIRCULAT$ AMONG ! WORK]S1 :O W]E WAT*$ CLOSELY4 ,DMITRI ,KELNITZ1 ,S]<EI1 & MYSELF1 9 \R %EEPSK9S & ) \R PEASANT LOOKS1 PASS$ UNNOTIC$1 & CONT9U$ TO VISIT ! HAUNT$ GR\ND4 ,BUT ,DMITRI & ,S]<EI1 :OSE NAMES HAD ACQUIR$ A WIDE NOTORIETY 9 ! WORKM5'S QU>T]S1 W]E EAG]LY WANT$ BY ! POLICE2 & IF !Y HAD BE5 F\ND ACCID5TALLY DUR+ A NOCTURNAL RAID AT A FRI5D'S LODG+S1 !Y W\LD HAVE BE5 >RE/$ AT ONCE4 ,!RE W]E P]IODS :5 ,DMITRI HAD TO HUNT EV]Y DAY = A PLACE :]E HE C\LD SP5D ! NI<T 9 RELATIVE SAFETY4 0,CAN ,I SP5D ! NI<T ) Y\80 HE W\LD ASK1 5T]+ SOME COMRADE'S ROOM AT T5 O'CLOCK4 0,IMPOSSIBLE6 MY LODG+S HAVE BE5 CLOSELY WAT*$ LATELY4 ,BETT] GO TO ,N40 0,I HAVE JU/ COME FROM HIM1 & HE SAYS SPIES SW>M HIS NEI<BORHOOD40 0,!N GO TO ,M42 HE IS A GREAT FRI5D ( M9E & ABOVE SUSPICION4 ,BUT IT IS F> FROM H]E1 & Y\ MU/ TAKE A CAB4 ,H]E IS ! MONEY40 ,BUT ON PR9CIPLE ,DMITRI W\LD NOT TAKE A CAB1 & W\LD WALK TO ! O!R 5D ( ! T[N TO F9D A REFUGE1 OR AT LA/ GO TO A FRI5D :OSE ROOMS MI<T BE SE>*$ AT ANY MOM5T4 

,E>LY 9 ,JANU>Y1 #a#h#g#d1 ANO!R SETTLEM5T1 \R MA9 /RON<OLD = PROPAG&A AMONG ! WEAV]S1 WAS LO/4 ,SOME ( \R BE/ PROPAG&I/S DISAPPE>$ BEH9D ! GATES ( ! MY/]I\S ,?IRD ,SECTION4 ,\R CIRCLE BECAME N>R[]1 G5]AL MEET+S W]E 9CREAS+LY DIFFICULT1 & WE MADE /R5U\S EF=TS TO =M NEW CIRCLES ( Y\NG M5 :O MI<T CONT9UE \R WORK :5 WE %\LD ALL BE >RE/$4 ,T*AYK@&OACUTEE2VSKY WAS 9 ! S\?1 & WE =C$ ,DMITRI & ,S]<EI TO LEAVE ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1--ACTUALLY =C$ !M1 IMP]I\SLY ORD]+ !M TO LEAVE4 ,ONLY FIVE OR SIX ( US REMA9$ TO TRANSACT ALL ! BUS9ESS ( \R CIRCLE4 ,I 9T5D$1 AS SOON AS ,I %\LD HAVE DELIV]$ MY REPORT TO ! ,GEOGRAPHICAL ,SOCIETY1 TO GO TO ! S\?WE/ ( ,RUSSIA1 & !RE TO />T A SORT ( L& LEAGUE1 SIMIL> TO ! LEAGUE :I* BECAME SO P[]FUL 9 ,IREL& AT ! 5D ( ! SEV5TIES4 

,AFT] TWO MON?S ( RELATIVE QUIET1 WE LE>N$ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,M>* ?AT NE>LY ALL ! CIRCLE ( ! 5G9E]S HAD BE5 >RE/$1 & ) !M A Y\NG MAN NAM$ ,NIZOVK91 AN EX-/UD5T1 :O UN=TUNATELY HAD !IR CONFID5CE1 &1 WE W]E SURE1 W\LD SOON TRY TO CLE> HIMSELF BY TELL+ ALL HE KNEW AB\T US4 ,BESIDES ,DMITRI & ,S]<EI HE KNEW ,S]DUK(F1 ! F\ND] ( ! CIRCLE1 & MYSELF1 & HE W\LD C]TA9LY NAME US AS SOON AS HE WAS PRESS$ ) QUE/IONS4 ,A FEW DAYS LAT]1 TWO WEAV]S--MO/ UNRELIABLE FELL[S1 :O HAD EV5 EMBEZZL$ SOME MONEY FROM !IR COMRADES1 & :O KNEW ME UND] ! NAME ( ,BOROD9--W]E >RE/$4 ,!SE TWO W\LD SURELY SET ! POLICE AT ONCE UPON ! TRACK ( ,BOROD91 ! MAN DRESS$ AS A PEASANT1 :O SPOKE AT ! WEAV]S' MEET+S4 ,)9 

A WEEK'S TIME ALL ! MEMB]S ( \R CIRCLE1 EXCEPT+ ,S]DUK(F & MYSELF1 W]E >RE/$4 

,!RE WAS NO?+ LEFT US BUT TO FLY FROM ,/4 ,PET]SBURG3 ?IS WAS EXACTLY :AT WE DID NOT WANT TO DO4 ,ALL \R IMM5SE ORGANIZATION = PR9T+ PAMPHLETS ABROAD & = SMUGGL+ !M 9TO ,RUSSIA2 ALL ! NETWORK ( CIRCLES1 F>MS1 & C\NTRY SETTLEM5TS ) :I* WE W]E 9 CORRESPOND5CE 9 NE>LY =TY 7\T ( FIFTY7 PROV9CES ( ,EUROPEAN ,RUSSIA1 & :I* HAD BE5 SL[LY BUILT UP DUR+ ! LA/ TWO YE>S2 & F9ALLY1 \R WORK]S' GR\PS AT ,/4 ,PET]SBURG & \R F\R DIFF]5T C5T]S = PROPAG&A AMONG WORK]S ( ! CAPITAL1--H[ C\LD WE AB&ON ALL !SE )\T HAV+ F\ND M5 TO MA9TA9 \R RELATIONS & CORRESPOND5CE8 ,S]DUK(F & ,I DECID$ TO ADMIT TO \R CIRCLE TWO NEW MEMB]S1 & TO TRANSF] ! BUS9ESS TO !M4 ,WE MET EV]Y EV5+ 9 DIFF]5T P>TS ( ! T[N1 & AS WE NEV] KEPT ANY ADDRESSES OR NAMES 9 WRIT+1--! SMUGGL+ ADDRESSES ALONE HAD BE5 DEPOSIT$ 9 A SECURE PLACE1 9 CIPH]1--WE HAD TO TEA* \R NEW MEMB]S HUNDR$S ( NAMES & ADDRESSES & A DOZ5 CIPH]S1 REPEAT+ !M OV] & OV]1 UNTIL \R FRI5DS HAD LE>N$ !M BY HE>T4 ,EV]Y EV5+ WE W5T OV] ! :OLE MAP ( ,RUSSIA 9 ?IS WAY1 DWELL+ ESPECIALLY ON ITS WE/]N FRONTI]1 :I* WAS /UDD$ ) M5 & WOM5 5GAG$ 9 RECEIV+ BOOKS FROM ! SMUGGL]S1 & ON ! EA/]N PROV9CES1 :]E WE HAD \R MA9 SETTLEM5TS4 ,!N1 ALWAYS 9 DISGUISE1 WE HAD TO TAKE ! NEW MEMB]S TO \R SYMPA?IZ]S 9 ! T[N1 & 9TRODUCE !M TO ?OSE WORK]S :O HAD NOT YET BE5 >RE/$4 

,! ?+ TO BE DONE 9 SU* A CASE WAS TO DISAPPE> FROM ONE'S AP>TM5TS1 & TO REAPPE> SOME:]E ELSE UND] AN ASSUM$ NAME4 ,S]DUK(F HAD AB&ON$ HIS LODG+1 BUT1 HAV+ NO PASSPORT1 HE CONCEAL$ HIMSELF 9 ! H\SES ( FRI5DS4 ,I \<T TO HAVE DONE ! SAME1 BUT A /RANGE CIRCUM/ANCE PREV5T$ ME4 ,I HAD JU/ F9I%$ MY REPORT 

UPON ! GLACIAL =MATIONS 9 ,F9L& & ,RUSSIA1 & ?IS REPORT HAD TO BE READ AT A MEET+ ( ! ,GEOGRAPHICAL ,SOCIETY4 ,! 9VITATIONS W]E ALREADY ISSU$1 BUT IT HAPP5$ ?AT ON ! APPO9T$ DAY ! TWO GEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES ( ,/4 ,PET]SBURG HAD A JO9T MEET+1 & !Y ASK$ ! ,GEOGRAPHICAL ,SOCIETY TO PO/PONE ! READ+ ( MY REPORT = A WEEK4 ,IT WAS KN[N ?AT ,I W\LD PRES5T C]TA9 IDEAS AB\T ! EXT5SION ( ! ICE CAP AS F> AS ,MIDDLE ,RUSSIA1 & \R GEOLOGI/S1 ) ! EXCEPTION ( MY FRI5D & TEA*]1 ,FRI$RI* ,S*MIDT1 CONSID]$ ?IS A SPECULATION ( TOO F>-REA*+ *>ACT]1 & WANT$ TO HAVE IT ?OR\<LY DISCUSS$4 ,= ONE WEEK MORE1 CONSEQU5TLY1 ,I C\LD NOT GO AWAY4 

,/RANG]S PR[L$ AB\T MY H\SE & CALL$ UPON ME UND] ALL SORTS ( FANTA/ICAL PRETEXTS3 ONE ( !M WANT$ TO BUY A =E/ ON MY ,TAMBOV E/ATE1 :I* WAS SITUAT$ 9 ABSOLUTELY TREELESS PRAIRIES4 ,I NOTIC$ 9 MY /REET--! FA%IONABLE ,MORSKAYA--ONE ( ! TWO >RE/$ WEAV]S :OM ,I HAVE M5TION$1 & ?US LE>N$ ?AT MY H\SE WAS WAT*$4 ,YET ,I HAD TO ACT AS IF NO?+ EXTRAORD9>Y HAD HAPP5$1 BECAUSE ,I WAS TO APPE> AT ! MEET+ ( ! ,GEOGRAPHICAL ,SOCIETY ! FOLL[+ ,FRIDAY NI<T4 

,! MEET+ CAME4 ,! DISCUSSIONS W]E V]Y ANIMAT$1 & ONE PO9T1 AT LEA/1 WAS WON4 ,IT WAS RECOGNIZ$ ?AT ALL OLD !ORIES CONC]N+ ! DILUVIAL P]IOD 9 ,RUSSIA W]E TOTALLY BASELESS1 & ?AT A NEW DEP>TURE MU/ BE MADE 9 ! 9VE/IGATION ( ! :OLE QUE/ION4 ,I HAD ! SATISFACTION ( HE>+ \R LEAD+ GEOLOGI/1 ,B>BOT-DE-,M>NY1 SAY1 0,ICE CAP OR NOT1 WE MU/ ACKN[L$GE1 G5TLEM51 ?AT ALL WE HAVE HI!RTO SAID AB\T ! ACTION ( FLOAT+ ICE HAD NO F\NDATION :ATEV] 9 ACTUAL EXPLORATION40 ,& ,I WAS PROPOS$ AT ?AT MEET+ TO BE NOM9AT$ PRESID5T ( ! PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY SECTION1 :ILE ,I WAS ASK+ MYSELF :E!R ,I %\LD NOT SP5D ?AT V]Y NI<T 9 ! PRISON ( ! ,?IRD ,SECTION4 

,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 BE/ NOT TO RETURN AT ALL TO MY AP>TM5T1 BUT ,I WAS BROK5 D[N ) FATIGUE1 AFT] ! EX]TION ( ! LA/ FEW DAYS1 & W5T HOME4 ,!RE WAS NO POLICE RAID DUR+ ?AT NI<T4 ,I LOOK$ ?R\< ! HEAPS ( MY PAP]S1 DE/ROY$ EV]Y?+ ?AT MI<T BE COMPROMIS+ = ANY ONE1 PACK$ ALL MY ?+S1 & PREP>$ TO LEAVE4 ,I KNEW ?AT MY AP>TM5T WAS WAT*$1 BUT ,I HOP$ ?AT ! POLICE W\LD NOT PAY ME A VISIT BE=E LATE 9 ! NI<T1 & ?AT AT DUSK ,I C\LD SLIP \T ( ! H\SE )\T BE+ NOTIC$4 ,DUSK CAME1 &1 AS ,I WAS />T+1 ONE ( ! S]VANT GIRLS SAID TO ME1 0,Y\ HAD BETT] GO BY ! S]VICE /AIRCASE40 ,I UND]/OOD :AT %E MEANT1 & W5T QUICKLY D[N ! /AIRCASE & \T ( ! H\SE4 ,ONE CAB ONLY /OOD AT ! GATE2 ,I JUMP$ 9TO IT4 ,! DRIV] TOOK ME TO ! GREAT ,NEVSKY ,PROSPEKT4 ,!RE WAS NO PURSUIT AT FIR/1 & ,I ?\<T MYSELF SAFE2 BUT PRES5TLY ,I NOTIC$ ANO!R CAB RUNN+ FULL SPE$ AFT] US2 \R HORSE WAS DELAY$ SOMEH[1 & ! O!R CAB PASS$ \RS4 

,TO MY A/ONI%M5T1 ,I SAW 9 IT ONE ( ! TWO >RE/$ WEAV]S1 ACCOMPANI$ BY SOME ONE ELSE4 ,HE WAV$ HIS H& AS IF HE HAD SOME?+ TO TELL ME4 ,I TOLD MY CABMAN TO /OP4 0,P]HAPS10 ,I ?\<T1 0HE HAS BE5 RELEAS$ FROM >RE/1 & HAS AN IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION TO MAKE TO ME40 ,BUT AS SOON AS WE /OPP$1 ! MAN :O WAS ) ! WEAV]--HE WAS A DETECTIVE--%\T$ L\DLY1 0,MR4 ,BOROD91 ,PR9CE ,KROPOTK91 ,I >RE/ Y\60 ,HE MADE A SIGNAL TO ! POLICEM51 ( :OM !RE >E HO/S ALONG ! MA9 ?OR\<F>E ( ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 & AT ! SAME TIME JUMP$ 9TO MY CAB & %[$ ME A PAP] :I* BORE ! /AMP ( ! ,/4 ,PET]SBURG POLICE4 0,I HAVE AN ORD] TO TAKE Y\ BE=E ! GOV]NOR-G5]AL = AN EXPLANATION10 HE SAID4 ,RESI/ANCE WAS IMPOSSIBLE1--A C\PLE ( POLICEM5 W]E ALREADY CLOSE BY1--& ,I TOLD MY CABMAN TO TURN R\ND & DRIVE TO ! GOV]NOR-G5]AL'S H\SE4 ,! WEAV] REMA9$ 9 HIS CAB & FOLL[$ US4 

,IT WAS N[ EVID5T ?AT ! POLICE HAD HESITAT$ = T5 DAYS TO >RE/ ME1 BECAUSE !Y W]E NOT SURE ?AT ,BOROD9 & ,I W]E ! SAME P]SON4 ,MY RESPONSE TO ! WEAV]'S CALL HAD SETTL$ !IR D\BTS4 

,IT SO HAPP5$ ?AT JU/ AS ,I WAS LEAV+ MY H\SE A Y\NG MAN CAME FROM ,MOSC[1 BR++ ME A LETT] FROM A FRI5D1 ,VO9>ALSKY1 & ANO!R FROM ,DMITRI ADDRESS$ TO \R FRI5D ,POLAK(F4 ,! =M] ANN\NC$ ! E/ABLI%M5T ( A SECRET PR9T+-(FICE AT ,MOSC[1 & WAS FULL ( *E]FUL NEWS CONC]N+ ! ACTIVITY 9 ?AT CITY4 ,I READ IT & DE/ROY$ IT4 ,AS ! SECOND LETT] CONTA9$ NO?+ BUT 9NOC5T FRI5DLY *AT1 ,I TOOK IT ) ME4 ,N[ ?AT ,I WAS >RE/$1 ,I ?\<T IT W\LD BE BETT] TO DE/ROY IT1 &1 ASK+ ! DETECTIVE TO %[ ME HIS PAP] AGA91 ,I TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! TIME ?AT HE WAS FUMBL+ 9 HIS POCKET TO DROP ! LETT] ON ! PAVEM5T )\T HIS NOTIC+ IT4 ,H[EV]1 AS WE REA*$ ! GOV]NOR-G5]AL'S H\SE ! WEAV] H&$ IT TO ! DETECTIVE1 SAY+1 0,I SAW ! G5TLEMAN DROP ?IS LETT] ON ! PAVEM5T1 SO ,I PICK$ IT UP40 

,N[ CAME T$I\S H\RS ( WAIT+ = ! REPRES5TATIVE ( ! JUDICIAL AU?ORITIES1 ! PROCUREUR OR PUBLIC PROSECUTOR4 ,?IS FUNCTION>Y PLAYS ! P>T ( A /RAW MAN1 :O IS P>AD$ BY ! /ATE POLICE DUR+ !IR SE>*ES3 HE GIVES AN ASPECT ( LEGALITY TO !IR PROCE$+S4 ,IT WAS MANY H\RS BE=E ?AT G5TLEMAN WAS F\ND & BR\<T TO P]=M HIS FUNCTIONS AS A %AM REPRES5TATIVE ( ,JU/ICE4 ,I WAS TAK5 BACK TO MY H\SE1 & A MO/ ?OR\< SE>* ( ALL MY PAP]S WAS MADE2 ?IS LA/$ TILL ?REE 9 ! MORN+1 BUT DID NOT REVEAL A SCRAP ( PAP] ?AT C\LD TELL AGA9/ ME OR ANY ONE ELSE4 

,FROM MY H\SE ,I WAS TAK5 TO ! ,?IRD ,SECTION1 ?AT OMNIPOT5T 9/ITUTION :I* HAS RUL$ 9 ,RUSSIA FROM ! BEG9N+ ( ! REIGN ( ,NI*OLAS ,I4 D[N TO ! PRES5T TIME1--A TRUE 0/ATE 9 ! /ATE40 ,IT BEGAN UND] ,PET] 

,I4 9 ! ,SECRET ,DEP>TM5T1 :]E ! ADV]S>IES ( ! F\ND] ( ! ,RUSSIAN MILIT>Y EMPIRE W]E SUBJECT TO ! MO/ ABOM9ABLE TORTURES1 UND] :I* !Y EXPIR$2 IT WAS CONT9U$ 9 ! ,SECRET ,*ANCELRY DUR+ ! REIGNS ( ! ,EMPRESSES1 :5 ! ,TORTURE ,*AMB] ( ! P[]FUL ,M9I* 9SPIR$ ALL ,RUSSIA ) T]ROR2 & IT RECEIV$ ITS PRES5T ORGANIZATION FROM ! IRON DESPOT1 ,NI*OLAS ,I41 :O ATTA*$ TO IT ! CORPS ( G5D>MES1--! *IEF ( ! G5D>MES BECOM+ A P]SON F> MORE DREAD$ 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,EMPIRE ?AN ! ,EMP]OR HIMSELF4 

,9 EV]Y PROV9CE ( ,RUSSIA1 9 EV]Y POPUL\S T[N1 NAY1 AT EV]Y RAILWAY /ATION1 !RE >E G5D>MES :O REPORT DIRECTLY TO !IR [N G5]ALS OR COLONELS1 :O 9 TURN CORRESPOND ) ! *IEF ( ! G5D>MES2 & ! LATT]1 SEE+ ! ,EMP]OR EV]Y DAY1 REPORTS TO HIM :AT HE F9DS NECESS>Y TO REPORT4 ,ALL FUNCTION>IES ( ! EMPIRE >E UND] G5D>ME SUP]VISION2 IT IS ! DUTY ( ! G5]ALS & COLONELS TO KEEP AN EYE UPON ! PUBLIC & PRIVATE LIFE ( EV]Y SUBJECT ( ! ,CZ>1--EV5 UPON ! GOV]NORS ( ! PROV9CES1 ! M9I/]S1 & ! GR& DUKES4 ,! ,EMP]OR HIMSELF IS UND] !IR CLOSE WAT*1 & AS !Y >E WELL 9=M$ ( ! PETTY *RONICLE ( ! PALACE1 & KN[ EV]Y /EP ?AT ! ,EMP]OR TAKES \TSIDE HIS PALACE1 ! *IEF ( ! G5D>MES BECOMES1 SO TO SPEAK1 A CONFIDANT ( ! MO/ 9TIMATE AFFAIRS ( ! RUL]S ( ,RUSSIA4 

,AT ?IS P]IOD ( ! REIGN ( ,ALEX&] ,I,I4 ! ,?IRD ,SECTION WAS ABSOLUTELY ALL-P[]FUL4 ,! G5D>ME COLONELS MADE SE>*ES BY ! ?\S& )\T TR\BL+ !MSELVES 9 ! LEA/ AB\T ! EXI/5CE ( LAWS & LAW C\RTS 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,!Y >RE/$ :OM !Y LIK$1 KEPT PEOPLE IMPRISON$ AS LONG AS !Y PLEAS$1 & TRANSPORT$ HUNDR$S TO ,NOR!A/ ,RUSSIA OR ,SIB]IA ACCORD+ TO ! FANCY ( G5]AL OR COLONEL2 ! SIGNATURE ( ! M9I/] ( ! 9T]IOR WAS A M]E =MALITY1 BECAUSE HE HAD NO CONTROL OV] !M & NO KN[L$GE ( !IR DO+S4 

,IT WAS F\R O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+ :5 MY EXAM9ATION BEGAN4 0,Y\ >E ACCUS$10 ,I WAS SOLEMNLY TOLD1 0( HAV+ BELONG$ TO A SECRET SOCIETY :I* HAS = ITS OBJECT ! OV]?R[ ( ! EXI/+ =M ( GOV]NM5T1 & ( CONSPIRACY AGA9/ ! SACR$ P]SON ( HIS ,IMP]IAL ,MAJE/Y4 ,>E Y\ GUILTY ( ?IS CRIME80 

0,TILL ,I AM BR\<T BE=E A C\RT :]E ,I CAN SPEAK PUBLICLY1 ,I WILL GIVE Y\ NO REPLIES :ATEV]40 

0,WRITE10 ! PROCUREUR DICTAT$ TO A SCRIBE3 0',DOES NOT ACKN[L$GE HIMSELF GUILTY4' ,/ILL10 HE CONT9U$1 AFT] A PAUSE1 0,I MU/ ASK Y\ C]TA9 QUE/IONS4 ,DO Y\ KN[ A P]SON ( ! NAME ( ,NIKOLAI ,T*AYKOVSKY80 

0,IF Y\ P]SI/ 9 Y\R QUE/IONS1 !N WRITE ',NO' TO ANY QUE/ION :ATSOEV] ?AT Y\ >E PLEAS$ TO ASK ME40 

0,BUT IF WE ASK Y\ :E!R Y\ KN[1 = 9/ANCE1 ,MR4 ,POLAK(F1 :OM Y\ SPOKE AB\T A:ILE AGO80 

0,! MOM5T Y\ ASK ME SU* A QUE/ION1 DON'T HESITATE3 WRITE ',NO4' ,& IF Y\ ASK ME :E!R ,I KN[ MY BRO!R1 OR MY SI/]1 OR MY /EPMO!R1 WRITE ',NO4' ,Y\ WILL NOT RECEIVE FROM ME ANO!R REPLY3 BECAUSE IF ,I ANSW]$ ',YES' ) REG>D TO ANY P]SON1 Y\ W\LD AT ONCE PLAN SOME EVIL AGA9/ HIM1 MAK+ A RAID OR SOME?+ WORSE1 & SAY+ NEXT ?AT ,I NAM$ HIM40 

,A LONG LI/ ( QUE/IONS WAS READ1 TO :I* ,I PATI5TLY REPLI$ EA* TIME1 0,WRITE ',NO4'0 ,?AT LA/$ = AN H\R1 DUR+ :I* ,I LE>N$ ?AT ALL :O HAD BE5 >RE/$1 ) ! EXCEPTION ( ! TWO WEAV]S1 HAD BEHAV$ V]Y WELL4 ,! WEAV]S KNEW ONLY ?AT ,I HAD TWICE MET A DOZ5 WORK]S1 & ! G5D>MES KNEW NO?+ AB\T \R CIRCLE4 

0,:AT >E Y\ DO+1 PR9CE80 A G5D>ME (FIC] SAID1 AS HE TOOK ME TO MY CELL4 0,Y\R REFUSAL TO ANSW] QUE/IONS WILL BE MADE A T]RIBLE WEAPON AGA9/ Y\40 0,IT IS MY RI<T1 IS IT NOT80 0,YES1 BUT--Y\ KN[4444,I HOPE Y\ WILL F9D ?IS 

ROOM COM=TABLE4 ,IT HAS BE5 KEPT W>M S9CE Y\R >RE/40 

,I F\ND IT QUITE COM=TABLE1 & FELL S\ND ASLEEP4 ,I WAS WAK$ ! NEXT MORN+ BY A G5D>ME1 :O BR\<T ME ! MORN+ TEA4 ,HE WAS SOON FOLL[$ BY SOMEBODY ELSE1 :O :ISP]$ TO ME 9 ! MO/ UNCONC]N$ WAY1 0,H]E'S A SCRAP ( PAP] & A P5CIL3 WRITE Y\R LETT]40 ,IT WAS A SYMPA?IZ]1 :OM ,I KNEW BY NAME2 HE US$ TO TRANSMIT \R CORRESPOND5CE ) ! PRISON]S ( ! ,?IRD ,SECTION4 

,FROM ALL SIDES ,I HE>D KNOCKS ON ! WALLS1 FOLL[+ 9 RAPID SUCCESSION4 ,IT WAS ! PRISON]S COMMUNICAT+ ) ONE ANO!R BY MEANS ( LI<T TAPS2 BUT1 BE+ A NEWCOM]1 ,I C\LD MAKE NO?+ \T ( ! NOISE1 :I* SEEM$ TO COME FROM ALL P>TS ( ! BUILD+ AT ONCE4 

,ONE ?+ WORRI$ ME4 ,DUR+ ! SE>* 9 MY H\SE1 ,I OV]HE>D ! PROCUREUR :ISP]+ TO ! G5D>ME (FIC] AB\T GO+ TO MAKE A SE>* AT ! AP>TM5T ( MY FRI5D ,POLAK(F1 TO :OM ! LETT] ( ,DMITRI WAS ADDRESS$4 ,POLAK(F WAS A Y\NG /UD5T1 A V]Y GIFT$ ZOOLOGI/ & BOTANI/1 ) :OM ,I HAD MADE MY ,VITIM EXP$ITION 9 ,SIB]IA4 ,HE WAS BORN ( A POOR ,COSSACK FAMILY ON ! FRONTI] ( ,MONGOLIA1 &1 AFT] HAV+ SURM\NT$ ALL SORTS ( DIFFICULTIES1 HE HAD COME TO ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 5T]$ ! UNIV]SITY1 :]E HE HAD WON ! REPUTATION ( A MO/ PROMIS+ ZOOLOGI/1 & WAS !N PASS+ HIS F9AL EXAM9ATIONS4 ,WE HAD BE5 GREAT FRI5DS S9CE \R LONG J\RNEY1 & HAD EV5 LIV$ TOGE!R = A TIME AT ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 BUT HE TOOK NO 9T]E/ 9 MY POLITICAL ACTIVITY4 

,I SPOKE ( HIM TO ! PROCUREUR4 0,I GIVE Y\ MY WORD ( HONOR10 ,I SAID1 0?AT ,POLAK(F HAS NEV] TAK5 P>T 9 ANY POLITICAL AFFAIR4 ,TO-MORR[ HE HAS TO PASS AN EXAM9ATION1 & Y\ WILL SPOIL =EV] ! SCI5TIFIC C>E] ( A 

Y\NG MAN :O HAS GONE ?R\< GREAT H>D%IPS1 & HAS /RUGGL$ = YE>S AGA9/ ALL SORTS ( OB/ACLES1 TO ATTA9 HIS PRES5T POSITION4 ,I KN[ ?AT Y\ DO NOT MU* C>E = IT1 BUT HE IS LOOK$ UPON AT ! UNIV]SITY AS ONE ( ! FUTURE GLORIES ( ,RUSSIAN SCI5CE40 

,! SE>* WAS MADE1 NEV]!LESS1 BUT A RESPITE ( ?REE DAYS WAS GIV5 = ! EXAM9ATIONS4 ,A LITTLE LAT] ,I WAS CALL$ BE=E ! PROCUREUR1 :O TRIUMPHANTLY %[$ ME AN 5VELOPE ADDRESS$ 9 MY H&WRIT+1 & 9 IT A NOTE1 ALSO 9 MY H&WRIT+1 :I* SAID1 0,PLEASE TAKE ?IS PACKET TO ,V4 ,E41 & ASK ?AT IT BE KEPT UNTIL DEM& 9 DUE =M IS MADE40 ,! P]SON TO :OM ! NOTE WAS ADDRESS$ WAS NOT M5TION$ 9 ! NOTE4 0,?IS LETT]10 ! PROCUREUR SAID1 0WAS F\ND AT ,MR4 ,POLAK(F'S2 & N[1 PR9CE1 HIS FATE IS 9 Y\R H&S4 ,IF Y\ TELL ME :O ,V4 ,E4 IS1 ,MR4 ,POLAK(F WILL BE RELEAS$2 BUT IF Y\ REFUSE TO DO SO1 HE WILL BE KEPT AS LONG AS HE DOES NOT MAKE UP HIS M9D TO GIVE US ! NAME ( ?AT P]SON40 

,LOOK+ AT ! 5VELOPE1 :I* WAS ADDRESS$ 9 BLACK *ALK1 & ! LETT]1 :I* WAS WRITT5 9 COMMON LEAD P5CIL1 ,I IMM$IATELY REMEMB]$ ! CIRCUM/ANCES UND] :I* ! TWO HAD BE5 WRITT54 0,I AM POSITIVE10 ,I EXCLAIM$ AT ONCE1 0?AT ! NOTE & ! 5VELOPE W]E NOT F\ND TOGE!R6 ,IT IS Y\ :O HAVE PUT ! LETT] 9 ! 5VELOPE40 

,! PROCUREUR BLU%$4 0,W\LD Y\ HAVE ME BELIEVE10 ,I CONT9U$1 0 ?AT Y\1 A PRACTICAL MAN1 DID NOT NOTICE ?AT ! TWO W]E WRITT5 ) DIFF]5T P5CILS8 ,& N[ Y\ >E TRY+ TO MAKE PEOPLE ?9K ?AT ! TWO BELONG TO EA* O!R6 ,WELL1 SIR1 !N ,I TELL Y\ ?AT ! LETT] WAS NOT TO ,POLAK(F40 

,HE HESITAT$ = SOME TIME1 BUT !N1 REGA9+ HIS AUDACITY1 HE SAID1 0,POLAK(F HAS ADMITT$ ?AT ?IS LETT] ( Y\RS WAS WRITT5 TO HIM40 

,N[ ,I KNEW HE WAS LY+4 ,POLAK(F W\LD HAVE ADMITT$ 

EV]Y?+ CONC]N+ HIMSELF2 BUT HE W\LD HAVE PREF]R$ TO BE M>*$ TO ,SIB]IA RA!R ?AN TO 9VOLVE ANO!R P]SON4 ,SO1 LOOK+ /RAI<T 9 ! FACE ( ! PROCUREUR1 ,I REPLI$1 0,NO1 SIR1 HE HAS NEV] SAID ?AT1 & Y\ KN[ P]FECTLY WELL ?AT Y\R WORDS >E NOT TRUE40 

,HE BECAME FURI\S1 OR PRET5D$ TO BE SO4 0,WELL1 !N10 HE SAID1 0IF Y\ WAIT H]E A MOM5T1 ,I WILL BR+ Y\ ,POLAK(F'S WRITT5 /ATEM5T TO ?AT EFFECT4 ,HE IS 9 ! NEXT ROOM UND] EXAM9ATION40 

0,READY TO WAIT AS LONG AS Y\ LIKE40 

,I SAT ON A S(A1 SMOK+ C\NTLESS CIG>ETTES4 ,! /ATEM5T DID NOT COME1 & NEV] CAME4 

,( C\RSE !RE WAS NO SU* /ATEM5T4 ,I MET ,POLAK(F 9 #ah< AT ,G5EVA1 :5CE WE MADE A DELI<TFUL EXCURSION TO ! ,ALETS* GLACI]4 ,I NE$ NOT SAY ?AT HIS ANSW]S W]E :AT ,I EXPECT$ !M TO BE3 HE D5I$ HAV+ ANY KN[L$GE ( ! LETT] OR ( ! P]SON ! LETT]S ,V4 ,E4 REPRES5T$4 ,SCORES ( BOOKS US$ TO BE TAK5 FROM ME TO HIM1 & BACK TO ME1 & ! LETT] WAS F\ND 9 A BOOK1 :ILE ! 5VELOPE WAS DISCOV]$ 9 ! POCKET ( AN OLD COAT4 ,HE WAS KEPT SEV]AL WEEKS UND] >RE/1 & !N RELEAS$1 [+ TO ! 9T]V5TION ( HIS SCI5TIFIC FRI5DS4 ,V4 ,E4 WAS NOT MOLE/$1 & DELIV]$ MY PAP]S 9 DUE TIME4 

,I WAS NOT TAK5 BACK TO MY CELL1 BUT HALF AN H\R LAT] ! PROCUREUR CAME 91 ACCOMPANI$ BY A G5D>ME (FIC]4 0,\R EXAM9ATION10 HE ANN\NC$ TO ME1 0IS N[ T]M9AT$2 Y\ WILL BE REMOV$ TO ANO!R PLACE40 

,LAT] ON1 EA* TIME ,I SAW HIM ,I TEAS$ HIM ) ! QUE/ION3 0,& :AT AB\T ,POLAK(F'S /ATEM5T80 

,A F\R-:EEL$ CAB /OOD AT ! GATE4 ,I WAS ASK$ TO 5T] IT1 & A /\T G5D>ME (FIC]1 ( ,CIRCASSIAN ORIG91 SAT BY MY SIDE4 ,I SPOKE TO HIM1 BUT HE ONLY SNOR$4 ,! CAB CROSS$ ! ,*A9 ,BRIDGE1 !N PASS$ ! P>ADE GR\NDS & RAN ALONG ! CANALS1 AS IF AVOID+ ! MORE 

FREQU5T$ ?OR\<F>ES4 0,>E WE GO+ TO ! ,LITOVSKIY PRISON80 ,I ASK$ ! (FIC]1 AS ,I KNEW ?AT MANY ( MY COMRADES W]E ALREADY !RE4 ,HE MADE NO REPLY4 ,! SY/EM ( ABSOLUTE SIL5CE :I* WAS MA9TA9$ T[>D ME = ! NEXT TWO YE>S BEGAN 9 ?IS F\R-:EEL$ CAB2 BUT :5 WE W5T ROLL+ OV] ! ,PALACE ,BRIDGE1 ,I UND]/OOD ?AT ,I WAS ON ! WAY TO ! =TRESS ( ,/4 ,PET] & ,/4 ,PAUL4 

,I ADMIR$ ! BEAUTIFUL RIV]1 KN[+ ?AT ,I %\LD NOT SOON SEE IT AGA94 ,! SUN WAS GO+ D[N4 ,?ICK GRAY CL\DS W]E HANG+ 9 ! WE/ ABOVE ! ,GULF ( ,F9L&1 :ILE LI<T CL\DS FLOAT$ OV] MY HEAD1 %[+ H]E & !RE PAT*ES ( BLUE SKY4 ,!N ! C>RIAGE TURN$ TO ! LEFT & 5T]$ A D>K >*$ PASSAGE1 ! GATE ( ! =TRESS4 

0,N[ ,I %ALL HAVE TO REMA9 H]E = A C\PLE ( YE>S10 ,I REM>K$ TO ! (FIC]40 

0,NO1 :Y SO LONG80 REPLI$ ! ,CIRCASSIAN1 :O N[ ?AT WE W]E )9 ! =TRESS HAD REGA9$ ! P[] ( SPEE*4 0,Y\R AFFAIR IS ALMO/ T]M9AT$1 & MAY BE BR\<T 9TO C\RT 9 A =TNI<T40 

0,MY AFFAIR10 ,I REPLI$1 0IS V]Y SIMPLE2 BUT BE=E BR++ ME TO A C\RT Y\ WILL TRY TO >RE/ ALL ! SOCIALI/S 9 ,RUSSIA1 & !Y >E MANY1 V]Y MANY2 9 TWO YE>S Y\ WILL NOT HAVE DONE40 ,I DID NOT !N REALIZE H[ PROPHETIC MY REM>K WAS4 

,! C>RIAGE /OPP$ AT ! DOOR ( ! MILIT>Y COMM&] ( ! =TRESS1 & WE 5T]$ HIS RECEPTION HALL4 ,G5]AL ,KORSAK(F1 A ?9 OLD MAN1 CAME 91 ) A PEEVI% EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE4 ,! (FIC] SPOKE TO HIM 9 A SUBDU$ VOICE1 & ! OLD MAN ANSW]$1 0,ALL RI<T10 LOOK+ AT HIM ) A SORT ( SCORN1 & !N TURN$ HIS EYES T[>D ME4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT HE WAS NOT AT ALL PLEAS$ TO RECEIVE A NEW 9MATE1 & ?AT HE FELT SLI<TLY A%AM$ ( HIS ROLE2 BUT HE SEEM$ TO ADD1 0,I AM A SOLDI]1 & 

ONLY DO MY DUTY40 ,PRES5TLY WE GOT 9TO ! C>RIAGE AGA91 BUT SOON /OPP$ BE=E ANO!R GATE1 :]E WE W]E KEPT A LONG TIME UNTIL A DETA*M5T ( SOLDI]S OP5$ IT FROM ! 9SIDE4 ,PROCE$+ ON FOOT ?R\< N>R[ PASSAGES WE CAME TO A ?IRD IRON GATE1 OP5+ 9TO A D>K >*$ PASSAGE1 FROM :I* WE 5T]$ A SMALL ROOM :]E D>KNESS & DAMPNESS PREVAIL$4 

,SEV]AL NONCOMMISSION$ (FIC]S ( ! =TRESS TROOPS MOV$ NOISELESSLY AB\T 9 !IR S(T FELT BOOTS1 )\T SPEAK+ A WORD1 :ILE ! GOV]NOR SIGN$ ! ,CIRCASSIAN'S BOOK ACKN[L$G+ ! RECEPTION ( A NEW PRISON]4 ,I WAS REQUIR$ TO TAKE (F ALL MY CLO!S1 & TO PUT ON ! PRISON DRESS1--A GRE5 FLANNEL DRESS+-G[N1 IMM5SE WOOL5 /OCK+S ( AN 9CR$IBLE ?ICKNESS1 & BOAT-%AP$ YELL[ CLIPP]S1 SO BIG ?AT ,I C\LD H>DLY KEEP !M ON MY FEET :5 ,I TRI$ TO WALK4 ,I ALWAYS HAT$ DRESS+-G[NS & SLIPP]S1 & ! ?ICK /OCK+S 9SPIR$ ME ) DISGU/4 ,I HAD TO TAKE (F EV5 A SILK UND]G>M5T1 :I* 9 ! DAMP =TRESS IT W\LD HAVE BE5 ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE TO RETA91 BUT ?AT C\LD NOT BE ALL[$4 ,I NATURALLY BEGAN TO PROTE/ & TO MAKE A NOISE AB\T ?IS1 & AFT] AN H\R OR SO IT WAS RE/OR$ TO ME BY ORD] ( ,G5]AL ,KORSAK(F4 

,!N ,I WAS TAK5 ?R\< A D>K PASSAGE1 :]E ,I SAW >M$ S5TRIES WALK+ AB\T1 & WAS PUT 9TO A CELL4 ,A HEAVY OAK DOOR WAS %UT BEH9D ME1 A KEY TURN$ 9 ! LOCK1 & ,I WAS ALONE 9 A HALF-D>K ROOM4 

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