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,NEKHLUD(F ,5DEAVORS TO ,VISIT ,MASLOVA 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,FROM ! ,PROCUREUR ,NEKHLUD(F W5T /RAI<T TO ! PRELIM9>Y DET5TION PRISON4 ,H[EV]1 NO ,MASLOVA WAS TO BE F\ND !RE1 & ! 9SPECTOR EXPLA9$ TO ,NEKHLUD(F ?AT %E W\LD PROBABLY BE 9 ! OLD TEMPOR>Y PRISON4 ,NEKHLUD(F W5T !RE4 

,YES1 ,KAT]9A ,MASLOVA WAS !RE4 

,! DI/ANCE BETWE5 ! TWO PRISONS WAS 5ORM\S1 & ,NEKHLUD(F ONLY REA*$ ! OLD PRISON T[>DS EV5+4 ,HE WAS GO+ UP TO ! DOOR ( ! L>GE1 GLOOMY BUILD+1 BUT ! S5T9EL /OPP$ HIM & RANG4 ,A W>D] CAME 9 ANSW] TO ! BELL4 ,NEKHLUD(F %[$ HIM HIS ORD] ( ADMITTANCE1 BUT ! W>D] SAID HE C\LD NOT LET HIM 9 )\T ! 9SPECTOR'S P]MISSION4 ,NEKHLUD(F W5T TO SEE ! 9SPECTOR4 ,AS HE WAS GO+ UP ! /AIRS HE HE>D DI/ANT S\NDS ( SOME COMPLICAT$ BRAVURA1 PLAY$ ON ! PIANO4 ,:5 A CROSS S]VANT GIRL1 ) A B&AG$ EYE1 OP5$ ! DOOR TO HIM1 ?OSE S\NDS SEEM$ TO ESCAPE FROM ! ROOM & TO /RIKE HIS C>4 ,IT WAS A RHAPSODY ( ,LISZT'S1 ?AT EV]YBODY WAS TIR$ (1 SPL5DIDLY PLAY$ BUT ONLY TO ONE PO9T4 ,:5 ?AT PO9T WAS REA*$ ! SAME ?+ WAS REPEAT$4 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$ ! B&AG$ MAID :E!R ! 9SPECTOR WAS 94 ,%E ANSW]$ ?AT HE WAS NOT 94 

0,WILL HE RETURN SOON80 

,! RHAPSODY AGA9 /OPP$ & RECOMM5C$ L\DLY & BRILLIANTLY AGA9 UP TO ! SAME *>M$ PO9T4 

0,I WILL GO & ASK10 & ! S]VANT W5T AWAY4 

0,TELL HIM HE IS NOT 9 & WON'T BE TO-DAY2 HE IS \T VISIT+4 ,:AT DO !Y COME BO!R+ =80 CAME ! S\ND ( A WOMAN'S VOICE FROM BEH9D ! DOOR1 & AGA9 ! RHAPSODY RATTL$ ON & /OPP$1 & ! S\ND ( A *AIR PU%$ BACK WAS HE>D4 ,IT WAS PLA9 ! IRRITAT$ PIANI/ MEANT TO REBUKE ! TIRESOME VISITOR1 :O HAD COME AT AN UNTIMELY H\R4 0,PAPA IS NOT 910 A PALE GIRL ) CRIMP$ HAIR SAID1 CROSSLY1 COM+ \T 9TO ! ANTE-ROOM1 BUT1 SEE+ A Y\NG MAN 9 A GOOD COAT1 %E S(T5$4 

0,COME 91 PLEASE4 4 4 4 ,:AT IS IT Y\ WANT80 

0,I WANT TO SEE A PRISON] 9 ?IS PRISON40 

0,A POLITICAL ONE1 ,I SUPPOSE80 

0,NO1 NOT A POLITICAL ONE4 ,I HAVE A P]MISSION FROM ! ,PROCUREUR40 

0,WELL1 ,I DON'T KN[1 & PAPA IS \T2 BUT COME 91 PLEASE10 %E SAID1 AGA91 0OR ELSE SPEAK TO ! ASSI/ANT4 ,HE IS 9 ! (FICE AT PRES5T2 APPLY !RE4 ,:AT IS Y\R NAME80 

0,I ?ANK Y\10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 )\T ANSW]+ H] QUE/ION1 & W5T \T4 

,! DOOR WAS NOT YET CLOS$ AFT] HIM :5 ! SAME LIVELY TONES RECOMM5C$4 ,9 ! C\RTY>D ,NEKHLUD(F MET AN (FIC] ) BRI/LY MU/A*ES1 & ASK$ = ! ASSI/ANT-9SPECTOR4 ,IT WAS ! ASSI/ANT HIMSELF4 ,HE LOOK$ AT ! ORD] ( ADMITTANCE1 BUT SAID ?AT HE C\LD NOT DECIDE TO LET HIM 9 ) A PASS = ! PRELIM9>Y PRISON4 ,BESIDES1 IT WAS TOO LATE4 0,PLEASE TO COME AGA9 TO-MORR[4 ,TO MORR[1 AT #a1 EV]YBODY IS ALL[$ TO GO 94 ,COME !N1 & ! 9SPECTOR HIMSELF WILL BE AT HOME4 ,!N Y\ CAN HAVE ! 9T]VIEW EI!R 9 ! COMMON ROOM OR1 IF ! 9SPECTOR ALL[S IT1 9 ! (FICE40 

,& SO ,NEKHLUD(F DID NOT SUCCE$ 9 GETT+ AN 9T]VIEW ?AT DAY1 & RETURN$ HOME4 ,AS HE W5T ALONG ! /REETS1 EXCIT$ AT ! IDEA ( MEET+ H]1 HE NO LONG] ?\<T AB\T ! ,LAW ,C\RTS1 BUT RECALL$ HIS CONV]SATIONS ) ! ,PROCUREUR & ! 9SPECTOR'S ASSI/ANT4 ,! FACT ?AT HE HAD BE5 SEEK+ AN 9T]VIEW ) H]1 & HAD TOLD ! ,PROCUREUR1 & HAD BE5 9 TWO PRISONS1 SO EXCIT$ HIM ?AT IT WAS LONG BE=E HE C\LD CALM D[N4 ,:5 HE GOT HOME HE AT ONCE FET*$ \T HIS DI>Y1 ?AT HAD LONG REMA9$ UNT\*$1 READ A FEW S5T5CES \T ( IT1 & !N WROTE AS FOLL[S3 

0,= TWO YE>S ,I HAVE NOT WRITT5 ANY?+ 9 MY DI>Y1 & ?\<T ,I NEV] %\LD RETURN TO ?IS *ILDI%NESS4 ,YET IT IS NOT *ILDI%NESS1 BUT CONV]SE ) MY [N SELF1 ) ?IS REAL DIV9E SELF :I* LIVES 9 EV]Y MAN4 ,ALL ?IS TIME ?AT ,I SLEPT !RE WAS NO ONE = ME TO CONV]SE )4 ,I WAS AWAK5$ BY AN EXTRAORD9>Y EV5T ON ! #b#h? ( ,APRIL1 9 ! ,LAW ,C\RT1 :5 ,I WAS ON ! JURY4 ,I SAW H] 9 ! PRISON]S' DOCK1 ! ,KATU%A BETRAY$ BY ME1 9 A PRISON]'S CLOAK1 CONDEMN$ TO P5AL S]VITUDE ?R\< A /RANGE MI/AKE1 & MY [N FAULT4 ,I HAVE JU/ BE5 TO ! ,PROCUREUR'S & TO ! PRISON1 BUT ,I WAS NOT ADMITT$4 ,I HAVE RESOLV$ TO DO ALL ,I CAN TO SEE H]1 TO CONFESS TO H]1 & TO ATONE = MY S91 EV5 BY A M>RIAGE4 ,GOD HELP ME4 ,MY S\L IS AT PEACE & ,I AM FULL ( JOY40 

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