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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,AWAK+ E>LY ! NEXT MORN+1 ,NEKHLUD(F REMEMB]$ :AT HE HAD DONE ! DAY BE=E1 & WAS SEIZ$ ) FE>4 

,BUT 9 SPITE ( ?IS FE>1 HE WAS MORE DET]M9$ ?AN EV] TO CONT9UE :AT HE HAD BEGUN4 

,CONSCI\S ( A S5SE ( DUTY1 HE LEFT ! H\SE & W5T TO SEE ,MASL5NIK(F 9 ORD] TO OBTA9 FROM HIM A P]MISSION TO VISIT ,MASLOVA 9 PRISON1 & ALSO ! ,M5%(FS--MO!R & SON--AB\T :OM ,MASLOVA HAD SPOK5 TO HIM4 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD KN[N ?IS ,MASL5NIK(F A LONG TIME2 !Y HAD BE5 9 ! REGIM5T TOGE!R4 ,AT ?AT TIME ,MASL5NIK(F WAS TREASUR] TO ! REGIM5T4 

,HE WAS A K9DHE>T$ & ZEAL\S (FIC]1 KN[+ & WI%+ TO KN[ NO?+ BEYOND ! REGIM5T & ! ,IMP]IAL FAMILY4 ,N[ ,NEKHLUD(F SAW HIM AS AN ADM9I/RATOR1 :O HAD EX*ANG$ ! REGIM5T = AN ADM9I/RATIVE (FICE 9 ! GOV]NM5T :]E HE LIV$4 ,HE WAS M>RI$ TO A RI* & 5]GETIC WOMAN1 :O HAD =C$ HIM TO EX*ANGE MILIT>Y = CIVIL S]VICE4 ,%E LAU<$ AT HIM1 & C>ESS$ HIM1 AS IF HE W]E H] [N PET ANIMAL4 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD BE5 TO SEE !M ONCE DUR+ ! W9T]1 BUT ! C\PLE W]E SO UN9T]E/+ TO HIM ?AT HE HAD NOT GONE AGA94 

,AT ! SI<T ( ,NEKHLUD(F ,MASL5NIK(F'S FACE BEAM$ ALL OV]4 ,HE HAD ! SAME FAT R$ FACE1 & WAS AS CORPUL5T & AS WELL DRESS$ AS 9 HIS MILIT>Y DAYS4 ,!N1 HE US$ TO BE ALWAYS DRESS$ 9 A WELL-BRU%$ UNI=M1 MADE ACCORD+ TO ! LATE/ FA%ION1 TI<TLY FITT+ HIS *E/ & %\LD]S2 N[1 IT WAS A CIVIL S]VICE UNI=M HE WORE1 & ?AT1 TOO1 TI<TLY FITT$ HIS WELL-F$ BODY & %[$ (F HIS BROAD *E/1 & WAS CUT ACCORD+ TO ! LATE/ FA%ION4 ,9 SPITE ( ! DIFF]5CE 9 AGE 7,MASL5NIK(F WAS #d71 ! TWO M5 W]E V]Y FAMILI> ) ONE ANO!R4 

0,HALLOO1 OLD FELL[6 ,H[ GOOD ( Y\ TO COME6 ,LET US GO & SEE MY WIFE4 ,I HAVE JU/ T5 M9UTES TO SP>E BE=E ! MEET+4 ,MY *IEF IS AWAY1 Y\ KN[4 ,I AM AT ! HEAD ( ! ,GOV]NM5T ADM9I/RATION10 HE SAID1 UNABLE TO DISGUISE HIS SATISFACTION4 

0,I HAVE COME ON BUS9ESS40 

0,:AT IS IT80 SAID ,MASL5NIK(F1 9 AN ANXI\S & SEV]E TONE1 PUTT+ HIMSELF AT ONCE ON HIS GU>D4 

0,!RE IS A P]SON1 :OM ,I AM V]Y MU* 9T]E/$ 91 9 PRISON0 7AT ! WORD 0PRISON0 ,MASL5NIK(F'S FACE GREW /]N72 0& ,I %\LD LIKE TO HAVE AN 9T]VIEW 9 ! (FICE1 & NOT 9 ! COMMON VISIT+-ROOM4 ,I HAVE BE5 TOLD IT DEP5D$ ON Y\40 

0,C]TA9LY1 MON *]10 SAID ,MASL5NIK(F1 PUTT+ BO? H&S ON ,NEKHLUD(F'S KNEES1 AS IF TO TONE D[N HIS GR&EUR2 0BUT REMEMB]1 ,I AM MON>* ONLY = AN H\R40 

0,!N WILL Y\ GIVE ME AN ORD] ?AT WILL 5ABLE ME TO SEE H]80 

0,IT'S A WOMAN80 

0,YES40 

0,:AT IS %E !RE =80 

0,POISON+1 BUT %E HAS BE5 UNJU/LY CONDEMN$40 

0,YES1 !RE Y\ HAVE IT1 Y\R JU/ICE ADM9I/]$ BY JURY1 ILS N'5 FONT PO9T D'AUTRES10 HE SAID1 = SOME UNKN[N REASON1 9 ,FR5*4 0,I KN[ Y\ DO NOT AGREE ) ME1 BUT IT CAN'T BE HELP$1 C'E/ MON OP9ION BI5 >RETEE10 HE ADD$1 GIV+ UTT]ANCE TO AN OP9ION HE HAD = ! LA/ TWELVE MON?S BE5 READ+ 9 ! RETROGRADE ,CONS]VATIVE PAP]4 0,I KN[ Y\ >E A ,LIB]AL40 

0,I DON'T KN[ :E!R ,I AM A ,LIB]AL OR SOME?+ ELSE10 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID1 SMIL+2 IT ALWAYS SURPRIS$ HIM TO F9D HIMSELF RANK$ ) A POLITICAL P>TY & CALL$ A ,LIB]AL1 :5 HE MA9TA9$ ?AT A MAN %\LD BE HE>D BE=E HE WAS JUDG$1 ?AT BE=E BE+ TRI$ ALL M5 W]E EQUAL1 ?AT NOBODY AT ALL \<T TO BE ILL-TREAT$ & BEAT51 BUT ESPECIALLY ?OSE :O HAD NOT YET BE5 CONDEMN$ BY LAW4 0,I DON'T KN[ :E!R ,I AM A ,LIB]AL OR NOT2 BUT ,I DO KN[ ?AT H[EV] HAD ! PRES5T WAY ( CONDUCT+ A TRIAL IS1 IT IS BETT] ?AN ! OLD40 

0,& :OM HAVE Y\ = AN ADVOCATE80 

0,I HAVE SPOK5 TO ,FAN>940 

0,DE> ME1 ,FAN>960 SAID ,MESL5NIK(F1 ) A GRIMACE1 RECOLLECT+ H[ ?IS ,FAN>9 HAD EXAM9$ HIM AS A WITNESS AT A TRIAL ! YE> BE=E & HAD1 9 ! POLITE/ MANN]1 HELD HIM UP TO RIDICULE = HALF AN H\R4 

0,I %\LD NOT ADVISE Y\ TO HAVE ANY?+ TO DO ) HIM4 ,FAN>9 E/ UN HOMME T>E40 

0,I HAVE ONE MORE REQUE/ TO MAKE10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 )\T ANSW]+ HIM4 0,!RE'S A GIRL :OM ,I KNEW LONG AGO1 A TEA*]2 %E IS A V]Y PITIABLE LITTLE ?+1 & IS N[ ALSO IMPRISON$1 & W\LD LIKE TO SEE ME4 ,C\LD Y\ GIVE ME A P]MISSION TO VISIT H]80 

,MESL5NIK(F B5T HIS HEAD ON ONE SIDE & CONSID]$4 

0,%E'S A POLITICAL ONE80 

0,YES1 ,I HAVE BE5 TOLD SO40 

0,WELL1 Y\ SEE1 ONLY RELATIVES GET P]MISSION TO VISIT POLITICAL PRISON]S4 ,/ILL1 ,I'LL GIVE Y\ AN OP5 ORD]4 ,JE SAIS QUE V\S N'ABUS]EZ PAS4 ,:AT'S ! NAME ( Y\R PROTEGEE8 ,D\KHOVA8 ,ELLE E/ JOLIE80 

0,HIDEUSE40 

,MASL5NIK(F %OOK HIS HEAD DISAPPROV+LY1 W5T UP TO ! TABLE1 & WROTE ON A %EET ( PAP]1 ) A PR9T$ HEAD+3 0,! BE>]1 ,PR9CE ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT* ,NEKHLUD(F1 IS TO BE ALL[$ TO 9T]VIEW 9 ! PRISON (FICE ! MES*ANKA ,MASLOVA1 & ALSO ! M$ICAL ASSI/ANT1 ,D\KHOVA10 & HE F9I%$ ) AN ELABORATE FL\RI%4 

0,N[ Y\'LL BE ABLE TO SEE :AT ORD] WE HAVE GOT !RE4 ,& IT IS V]Y DIFFICULT TO KEEP ORD]1 IT IS SO CR[D$1 ESPECIALLY ) PEOPLE CONDEMN$ TO EXILE2 BUT ,I WAT* /RICTLY1 & LOVE ! WORK4 ,Y\ WILL SEE !Y >E V]Y COM=TABLE & CONT5T$4 ,BUT ONE MU/ KN[ H[ TO DEAL ) !M4 ,ONLY A FEW DAYS AGO WE HAD A LITTLE TR\BLE--9SUBORD9ATION2 ANO!R W\LD HAVE CALL$ IT MUT9Y1 & W\LD HAVE MADE MANY MIS]ABLE1 BUT ) US IT ALL PASS$ QUIETLY4 ,WE MU/ HAVE SOLICITUDE ON ONE H&1 FIRMNESS & P[] ON ! O!R10 & HE CL5*$ ! FAT1 :ITE1 TURQUOISE-R+$ FI/1 :I* ISSU$ \T ( ! />*$ CUFF ( HIS %IRT SLEEVE1 FA/5$ ) A GOLD /UD4 0,SOLICITUDE & FIRM P[]40 

0,WELL1 ,I DON'T KN[ AB\T ?AT10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,I W5T !RE TWICE1 & FELT V]Y MU* DEPRESS$40 

0,DO Y\ KN[1 Y\ \<T TO GET ACQUA9T$ ) ! ,C\NTESS ,PASSEK10 CONT9U$ ,MASL5NIK(F1 GR[+ TALKATIVE4 0,%E HAS GIV5 H]SELF UP 5TIRELY TO ?IS SORT ( WORK4 ,ELLE FAIT BEAUC\P DE BI54 ,?ANKS TO H]--&1 P]HAPS ,I MAY ADD )\T FALSE MODE/Y1 TO ME--EV]Y?+ HAS BE5 *ANG$1 *ANG$ 9 SU* A WAY ?AT ! =M] HORRORS NO LONG] EXI/1 & !Y >E REALLY QUITE COM=TABLE !RE4 ,WELL1 Y\'LL SEE4 ,!RE'S ,FAN>94 ,I DO NOT KN[ HIM P]SONALLY2 BESIDES1 MY SOCIAL POSITION KEEPS \R WAYS AP>T2 BUT HE IS POSITIVELY A BAD MAN1 & BESIDES1 HE TAKES ! LIB]TY ( SAY+ SU* ?+S 9 ! C\RT--SU* ?+S60 

0,WELL1 ?ANK Y\10 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID1 TAK+ ! PAP]1 & )\T LI/5+ FUR!R HE BADE GOOD-DAY TO HIS =M] COMRADE4 

0,& WON'T Y\ GO 9 TO SEE MY WIFE80 

0,NO1 PRAY EXCUSE ME2 ,I HAVE NO TIME N[40 

0,DE> ME1 :Y %E WILL NEV] =GIVE ME10 SAID ,MASL5NIK(F1 ACCOMPANY+ HIS OLD ACQUA9TANCE D[N TO ! FIR/ L&+1 AS HE WAS 9 ! HABIT ( DO+ TO P]SONS ( NOT ! GREATE/1 BUT ! SECOND GREATE/ IMPORTANCE1 ) :OM HE CLASS$ ,NEKHLUD(F2 0N[ DO GO 91 IF ONLY = A MOM5T40 

,BUT ,NEKHLUD(F REMA9$ FIRM2 & :ILE ! FOOTMAN & ! DOOR-KEEP] RU%$ TO GIVE HIM HIS /ICK & OV]COAT1 & OP5$ ! DOOR1 \TSIDE ( :I* !RE /OOD A POLICEMAN1 ,NEKHLUD(F REPEAT$ ?AT HE REALLY C\LD NOT COME 94 

0,WELL1 !N2 ON ,?URSDAY1 PLEASE4 ,IT IS H] 'AT-HOME4' ,I WILL TELL H] Y\ WILL COME10 %\T$ ,MASL5NIK(F FROM ! /AIRS4 

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