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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

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,! MAN ON :OM DEP5D$ ! EAS+ ( ! FATE ( ! ,PET]SBURG PRISON]S WAS AN OLD ,G5]AL ( REPUTE--A B>ON ( ,G]MAN DESC5T1 :O1 AS IT WAS SAID ( HIM1 HAD \TLIV$ HIS WITS4 ,HE HAD RECEIV$ A PR(USION ( ORD]S1 BUT ONLY WORE ONE ( !M1 ! ,ORD] ( ! ,:ITE ,CROSS4 ,HE HAD RECEIV$ ?IS ORD]1 :I* HE GREATLY VALU$1 :ILE S]V+ 9 ! ,CAUCASUS1 BECAUSE A NUMB] ( ,RUSSIAN PEASANTS1 ) !IR HAIR CROPP$1 & DRESS$ 9 UNI=M & >M$ ) GUNS & BAYONETS1 HAD KILL$ AT HIS COMM& MORE ?AN A ?\S& M5 :O W]E DEF5D+ !IR LIB]TY1 !IR HOMES1 & !IR FAMILIES4 ,LAT] ON HE S]V$ 9 ,POL&1 & !RE ALSO MADE ,RUSSIAN PEASANTS COMMIT MANY DIFF]5T CRIMES1 & GOT MORE ORD]S & DECORATIONS = HIS UNI=M4 ,!N HE S]V$ SOME:]E ELSE1 & N[ ?AT HE WAS A WEAK1 OLD MAN HE HAD ?IS POSITION1 :I* 9SUR$ HIM A GOOD H\SE1 AN 9COME & RESPECT4 ,HE /RICTLY OBS]V$ ALL ! REGULATIONS :I* W]E PRESCRIB$ 0FROM ABOVE10 & WAS V]Y ZEAL\S 9 ! FULFILLM5T ( !SE REGULATIONS1 TO :I* HE ASCRIB$ A SPECIAL IMPORTANCE1 CONSID]+ ?AT EV]Y?+ ELSE 9 ! WORLD MI<T BE *ANG$ EXCEPT ! REGULATIONS PRESCRIB$ 0FROM ABOVE40 ,HIS DUTY WAS TO KEEP POLITICAL PRISON]S1 M5 & WOM51 9 SOLIT>Y CONF9EM5T 9 SU* A WAY ?AT HALF ( !M P]I%$ 9 #a YE>S' TIME1 SOME GO+ \T ( !IR M9DS1 SOME DY+ ( CONSUMPTION1 SOME COMMITT+ SUICIDE BY />V+ !MSELVES TO DEA?1 CUTT+ !IR VE9S ) BITS ( GLASS1 HANG+1 OR BURN+ !MSELVES TO DEA?4 

,! OLD ,G5]AL WAS NOT IGNORANT ( ?IS2 IT ALL HAPP5$ )9 HIS KN[L$GE2 BUT !SE CASES NO MORE T\*$ HIS CONSCI5CE ?AN ACCID5TS BR\<T ON BY ?UND]/ORMS1 FLOODS1 ETC4 ,!SE CASES OCCURR$ AS A CONSEQU5CE ( ! FULFILLM5T ( REGULATIONS PRESCRIB$ 0FROM ABOVE0 BY ,HIS ,IMP]IAL ,MAJE/Y4 ,!SE REGULATIONS HAD TO BE C>RI$ \T )\T FAIL1 & !RE=E IT WAS ABSOLUTELY USELESS TO ?9K ( ! CONSEQU5CES ( !IR FULFILLM5T4 ,! OLD ,G5]AL DID NOT EV5 ALL[ HIMSELF TO ?9K ( SU* ?+S1 C\NT+ IT HIS PATRIOTIC DUTY AS A SOLDI] NOT TO ?9K ( !M = FE> ( GETT+ WEAK 9 ! C>RY+ \T ( !SE1 ACCORD+ TO HIS OP9ION1 V]Y IMPORTANT OBLIGATIONS4 ,ONCE A WEEK ! OLD ,G5]AL MADE ! R\ND ( ! CELLS1 ONE ( ! DUTIES ( HIS POSITION1 & ASK$ ! PRISON]S IF !Y HAD ANY REQUE/S TO MAKE4 ,! PRISON]S HAD ALL SORTS ( REQUE/S4 ,HE LI/5$ TO !M QUIETLY1 9 IMP5ETRABLE SIL5CE1 & NEV] FULFILL$ ANY ( !IR REQUE/S1 BECAUSE !Y W]E ALL 9 DISACCORD ) ! REGULATIONS4 ,JU/ AS ,NEKHLUD(F DROVE UP TO ! OLD ,G5]AL'S H\SE1 ! HI< NOTES ( ! BELLS ON ! BELFRY CLOCK *IM$ 0,GREAT IS ! ,LORD10 & !N /RUCK TWO4 ,! S\ND ( !SE *IMES BR\<T BACK TO ,NEKHLUD(F'S M9D :AT HE HAD READ 9 ! NOTES ( ! ,DECEMBRI/S .<! ,DECEMBRI/S W]E A GR\P :O ATTEMPT$1 BUT FAIL$1 TO PUT AN 5D TO ABSOLUTISM 9 ,RUSSIA AT ! TIME ( ! ACCESSION ( ,NI*OLAS ! ,FIR/.> AB\T ! WAY ?IS SWEET MUSIC REPEAT$ EV]Y H\R REE*OES 9 ! HE>TS ( ?OSE IMPRISON$ = LIFE4 

,MEAN:ILE ! OLD ,G5]AL WAS SITT+ 9 HIS D>K5$ DRAW+-ROOM AT AN 9LAID TABLE1 TURN+ A SAUC] ON A PIECE ( PAP] ) ! AID ( A Y\NG >TI/1 ! BRO!R ( ONE ( HIS SUBORD9ATES4 ,! ?91 WEAK1 MOI/ F+]S ( ! >TI/ W]E PRESS$ AGA9/ ! WR9KL$ & /IFF-JO9T$ F+]S ( ! OLD ,G5]AL1 & ! H&S JO9$ 9 ?IS MANN] W]E MOV+ TOGE!R ) ! SAUC] OV] A PAP] ?AT HAD ALL ! LETT]S ( ! ALPHABET WRITT5 ON IT4 ,! SAUC] WAS ANSW]+ ! QUE/IONS PUT BY ! ,G5]AL AS TO H[ S\LS WILL RECOGNIZE EA* O!R AFT] DEA?4 

,:5 ,NEKHLUD(F S5T 9 HIS C>D BY AN ORD]LY ACT+ AS FOOTMAN1 ! S\L ( ,JOAN ( ,>C WAS SPEAK+ BY ! AID ( ! SAUC]4 ,! S\L ( ,JOAN ( ,>C HAD ALREADY SPELT LETT] BY LETT] ! WORDS3 0,!Y WELL KNEW EA* O!R10 & !SE WORDS HAD BE5 WRITT5 D[N4 ,:5 ! ORD]LY CAME 9 ! SAUC] HAD /OPP$ FIR/ ON B1 !N ON Y1 & BEGAN J]K+ HI!R & ?I!R4 ,?IS J]K+ WAS CAUS$ BY ! ,G5]AL'S OP9ION ?AT ! NEXT LETT] %\LD BE B1 I4E41 ,JOAN ( ,>C \<T TO SAY ?AT ! S\LS WILL KN[ EA* O!R BY BE+ CLEANS$ ( ALL ?AT IS E>?LY1 OR SOME?+ ( ! K9D1 CLA%+ ) ! OP9ION ( ! >TI/1 :O ?\<T ! NEXT LETT] %\LD BE L1 I4E41 ?AT ! S\LS %\LD KN[ EA* O!R BY LI<T EMANAT+ FROM !IR A/RAL BODIES4 ,! ,G5]AL1 ) HIS BU%Y GRAY EYEBR[S GRAVELY CONTRACT$1 SAT GAZ+ AT ! H&S ON ! SAUC]1 &1 IMAG9+ ?AT IT WAS MOV+ ( ITS [N ACCORD1 KEPT PULL+ ! SAUC] T[>DS B4 ,! PALE-FAC$ Y\NG >TI/1 ) HIS ?9 HAIR COMB$ BACK BEH9D HIS C>S1 WAS LOOK+ ) HIS LIFELESS BLUE EYES 9TO A D>K CORN] ( ! DRAW+-ROOM1 N]V\SLY MOV+ HIS LIPS & PULL+ ! SAUC] T[>DS L4 

,! ,G5]AL MADE A WRY FACE AT ! 9T]RUPTION1 BUT AFT] A MOM5T'S PAUSE HE TOOK ! C>D1 PUT ON HIS P9CE-NEZ1 &1 UTT]+ A GROAN1 ROSE1 9 SPITE ( ! PA9 9 HIS BACK1 TO HIS FULL HEI<T1 RUBB+ HIS NUMB F+]S4 

0,ASK HIM 9TO ! /UDY40 

0,) Y\R EXCELL5CY'S P]MISSION ,I WILL F9I% IT ALONE10 SAID ! >TI/1 RIS+4 0,I FEEL ! PRES5CE40 

0,ALL RI<T1 F9I% ALONE10 ! ,G5]AL SAID1 SEV]ELY & DECID$LY1 & /EPP$ QUICKLY1 ) BIG1 FIRM & MEASUR$ /RIDES1 9TO HIS /UDY4 

0,V]Y PLEAS$ TO SEE Y\10 SAID ! ,G5]AL TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 UTT]+ ! FRI5DLY WORDS 9 A GRUFF TONE1 & PO9T+ TO AN >M*AIR BY ! SIDE ( ! WRIT+-TABLE4 0,HAVE Y\ BE5 9 ,PET]SBURG LONG80 

,NEKHLUD(F REPLI$ ?AT HE HAD ONLY LATELY >RIV$4 

0,IS ! ,PR9CESS1 Y\R MO!R1 WELL80 

0,MY MO!R IS DEAD40 

0,=GIVE ME2 ,I AM V]Y SORRY4 ,MY SON TOLD ME HE HAD MET Y\40 

,! ,G5]AL'S SON WAS MAK+ ! SAME K9D ( C>E] = HIMSELF ?AT ! FA!R HAD DONE1 &1 HAV+ PASS$ ! ,MILIT>Y ,ACADEMY1 WAS N[ S]V+ 9 ! ,9QUIRY ,(FICE1 & WAS V]Y PR\D ( HIS DUTIES !RE4 ,HIS OCCUPATION WAS ! MANAGEM5T ( ,GOV]NM5T SPIES4 

0,:Y1 ,I S]V$ ) Y\R FA!R4 ,WE W]E FRI5DS--COMRADES4 ,& Y\2 >E Y\ ALSO 9 ! ,S]VICE80 

0,NO1 ,I AM NOT40 

,! ,G5]AL B5T HIS HEAD DISAPPROV+LY4 

0,I HAVE A REQUE/ TO MAKE1 ,G5]AL40 

0,V]Y PLEAS$4 ,9 :AT WAY CAN ,I BE ( S]VICE TO Y\80 

0,IF MY REQUE/ IS \T ( PLACE PRAY P>DON ME4 ,BUT ,I AM OBLIG$ TO MAKE IT40 

0,:AT IS IT80 

0,!RE IS A C]TA9 ,G\RKEVIT* IMPRISON$ 9 ! =TRESS2 HIS MO!R ASKS = AN 9T]VIEW ) HIM1 OR AT LEA/ TO BE ALL[$ TO S5D HIM SOME BOOKS40 

,! ,G5]AL EXPRESS$ NEI!R SATISFACTION NOR DISSATISFACTION AT ,NEKHLUD(F'S REQUE/1 BUT B5D+ HIS HEAD ON ONE SIDE HE CLOS$ HIS EYES AS IF CONSID]+4 ,9 REALITY HE WAS NOT CONSID]+ ANY?+1 & WAS NOT EV5 9T]E/$ 9 ,NEKHLUD(F'S QUE/IONS1 WELL KN[+ ?AT HE W\LD ANSW] !M ACCORD+ TO ! LAW4 ,HE WAS SIMPLY RE/+ M5TALLY & NOT ?9K+ AT ALL4 

0,Y\ SEE10 HE SAID AT LA/1 0?IS DOES NOT DEP5D ON ME4 ,!RE IS A REGULATION1 CONFIRM$ BY ,HIS ,MAJE/Y1 CONC]N+ 9T]VIEWS2 & AS TO BOOKS1 WE HAVE A LIBR>Y1 & !Y MAY HAVE :AT IS P]MITT$40 

0,YES1 BUT HE WANTS SCI5TIFIC BOOKS2 HE WI%ES TO /UDY40 

0,DON'T Y\ BELIEVE IT10 GR[L$ ! ,G5]AL4 0,IT'S NOT /UDY HE WANTS2 IT IS JU/ ONLY RE/LESSNESS40 

0,BUT :AT IS TO BE DONE8 ,!Y MU/ OCCUPY !IR TIME SOMEH[ 9 !IR H>D CONDITION10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,!Y >E ALWAYS COMPLA9+10 SAID ! ,G5]AL4 0,WE KN[ !M40 

,HE SPOKE ( !M 9 A G5]AL WAY1 AS IF !Y W]E ALL A SPECIALLY BAD RACE ( M54 0,!Y HAVE CONV5I5CES H]E :I* CAN BE F\ND 9 FEW PLACES ( CONF9EM5T10 SAID ! ,G5]AL1 & HE BEGAN TO 5UM]ATE ! COM=TS ! PRISON]S 5JOY$1 AS IF ! AIM ( ! 9/ITUTION WAS TO GIVE ! PEOPLE IMPRISON$ !RE A COM=TABLE HOME4 

0,IT IS TRUE IT US$ TO BE RA!R R\<1 BUT N[ !Y >E V]Y WELL KEPT H]E10 HE CONT9U$4 0,!Y HAVE ?REE C\RSES = D9N]--& ONE ( !M MEAT--CUTLETS1 OR RISSOLES2 & ON ,SUNDAYS !Y GET A F\R?--A SWEET DI%4 ,GOD GRANT EV]Y ,RUSSIAN MAY EAT AS WELL AS !Y DO40 

,LIKE ALL OLD PEOPLE1 ! ,G5]AL1 HAV+ ONCE GOT ON TO A FAMILI> TOPIC1 5UM]AT$ ! V>I\S PRO(S HE HAD (T5 GIV5 BE=E ( ! PRISON]S BE+ EXACT+ & UNGRATEFUL4 

0,!Y GET BOOKS ON SPIRITUAL SUBJECTS & OLD J\RNALS4 ,WE HAVE A LIBR>Y4 ,ONLY !Y R>ELY READ4 ,AT FIR/ !Y SEEM 9T]E/$1 LAT] ON ! NEW BOOKS REMA9 UNCUT1 & ! OLD ONES ) !IR LEAVES UNTURN$4 ,WE TRI$ !M10 SAID ! OLD ,G5]AL1 ) ! DIM LIK5ESS ( A SMILE4 0,WE PUT BITS ( PAP] 9 ON PURPOSE1 :I* REMA9$ JU/ AS !Y HAD BE5 PLAC$4 ,WRIT+ IS ALSO NOT =BIDD510 HE CONT9U$4 0,A SLATE IS PROVID$1 & A SLATE P5CIL1 SO ?AT !Y CAN WRITE AS A PA/IME4 ,!Y CAN WIPE ! SLATE & WRITE AGA94 ,BUT !Y DON'T WRITE1 EI!R4 ,OH1 !Y V]Y SOON GET QUITE TRANQUIL4 ,AT FIR/ !Y SEEM RE/LESS1 BUT LAT] ON !Y EV5 GR[ FAT & BECOME V]Y QUIET40 ,?US SPOKE ! ,G5]AL1 NEV] SUSPECT+ ! T]RIBLE MEAN+ ( HIS WORDS4 

,NEKHLUD(F LI/5$ TO ! HO>SE OLD VOICE1 LOOK$ AT ! /IFF LIMBS1 ! SWOLL5 EYELIDS UND] ! GRAY BR[S1 AT ! OLD1 CLEAN-%AV$1 FLABBY JAW1 SUPPORT$ BY ! COLL> ( ! MILIT>Y UNI=M1 AT ! :ITE CROSS ?AT ?IS MAN WAS SO PR\D (1 *IEFLY BECAUSE HE HAD GA9$ IT BY EXCEPTIONALLY CRUEL & EXT5SIVE SLAU<T]1 & KNEW ?AT IT WAS USELESS TO REPLY TO ! OLD MAN OR TO EXPLA9 ! MEAN+ ( HIS [N WORDS TO HIM4 

,HE MADE ANO!R EF=T1 & ASK$ AB\T ! PRISON] ,%\/OVA1 = :OSE RELEASE1 AS HE HAD BE5 9=M$ ?AT MORN+1 ORD]S W]E GIV54 

0,%\/OVA--,%\/OVA8 ,I CANNOT REMEMB] ALL !IR NAMES1 !RE >E SO MANY ( !M10 HE SAID1 AS IF REPROA*+ !M BECAUSE !RE W]E SO MANY4 ,HE RANG1 & ORD]$ ! SECRET>Y TO BE CALL$4 ,:ILE WAIT+ = ! LATT]1 HE BEGAN P]SUAD+ ,NEKHLUD(F TO S]VE1 SAY+ ?AT 0HONE/ NOBLEM510 C\NT+ HIMSELF AMONG ! NUMB]1 0W]E P>TICUL>LY NE$$ BY ! ,CZ> &--! C\NTRY10 HE ADD$1 EVID5TLY ONLY TO R\ND (F HIS S5T5CE4 0,I AM OLD1 YET ,I AM S]V+ /ILL1 AS WELL AS MY /R5G? ALL[S40 

,! SECRET>Y1 A DRY1 EMACIAT$ MAN1 ) RE/LESS1 9TELLIG5T EYES1 CAME 9 & REPORT$ ?AT ,%\/OVA WAS IMPRISON$ 9 SOME QUE]1 =TIFI$ PLACE1 & ?AT HE HAD RECEIV$ NO ORD]S CONC]N+ H]4 

0,:5 WE GET ! ORD] WE %ALL LET H] \T ! SAME DAY4 ,WE DO NOT KEEP !M2 WE DO NOT VALUE !IR VISITS MU*10 SAID ! ,G5]AL1 ) ANO!R ATTEMPT AT A PLAYFUL SMILE1 :I* ONLY DI/ORT$ HIS OLD FACE4 

,NEKHLUD(F ROSE1 TRY+ TO KEEP FROM EXPRESS+ ! MIX$ FEEL+S ( REPUGNANCE & PITY :I* HE FELT T[>DS ?IS T]RIBLE OLD MAN4 ,! OLD MAN ON HIS P>T CONSID]$ ?AT HE %\LD NOT BE TOO SEV]E ON ! ?\<TLESS & EVID5TLY MISGUID$ SON ( HIS OLD COMRADE1 & %\LD NOT LEAVE HIM )\T ADVICE4 

0,GOOD-BYE1 MY DE> FELL[2 DO NOT TAKE IT AMISS4 ,IT IS MY AFFECTION ?AT MAKES ME SAY IT4 ,DO NOT KEEP COMPANY ) SU* PEOPLE AS WE HAVE AT \R PLACE H]E4 ,!RE >E NO 9NOC5T ONES AMONG !M4 ,ALL !SE PEOPLE >E MO/ IMMORAL4 ,WE KN[ !M10 HE SAID1 9 A TONE ?AT ADMITT$ NO POSSIBILITY ( D\BT4 ,& HE DID NOT D\BT1 NOT BECAUSE ! ?+ WAS SO1 BUT BECAUSE IF IT WAS NOT SO1 HE W\LD HAVE TO ADMIT HIMSELF TO BE NOT A NOBLE H]O LIV+ \T ! LA/ DAYS ( A GOOD LIFE1 BUT A SC\NDREL1 :O SOLD1 & /ILL CONT9U$ 9 HIS OLD AGE TO SELL1 HIS CONSCI5CE4 

0,BE/ ( ALL1 GO & S]VE10 HE CONT9U$2 0! ,CZ> NE$S HONE/ M5--& ! C\NTRY10 HE ADD$4 0,WELL1 SUPPOS+ ,I & ! O!RS REFUS$ TO S]VE1 AS Y\ >E DO+8 ,:O W\LD BE LEFT8 ,H]E WE >E1 F9D+ FAULT ) ! ORD] ( ?+S1 & YET NOT WI%+ TO HELP ! ,GOV]NM5T40 

,) A DEEP SI< ,NEKHLUD(F MADE A L[ B[1 %OOK ! L>GE1 BONY H& CONDESC5D+LY /RET*$ \T TO HIM & LEFT ! ROOM4 

,! ,G5]AL %OOK HIS HEAD REPROV+LY1 & RUBB+ HIS BACK1 HE AGA9 W5T 9TO ! DRAW+-ROOM :]E ! >TI/ WAS WAIT+ = HIM4 ,HE HAD ALREADY WRITT5 D[N ! ANSW] GIV5 BY ! S\L ( ,JOAN ( ,>C4 ,! ,G5]AL PUT ON HIS P9CE-NEZ & READ1 0,WILL KN[ ONE ANO!R BY LI<T EMANAT+ FROM !IR A/RAL BODIES40 

0,AH10 SAID ! ,G5]AL1 ) APPROVAL1 & CLOS$ HIS EYES4 0,BUT H[ IS ONE TO KN[ IF ! LI<T ( ALL IS ALIKE80 HE ASK$1 & AGA9 CROSS$ F+]S ) ! >TI/ ON ! SAUC]4 

,! ISVO/*IK DROVE ,NEKHLUD(F \T ( ! GATE4 

,IT IS DULL H]E1 SIR1 HE SAID1 TURN+ TO ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,I ALMO/ WI%$ TO DRIVE (F )\T WAIT+ = Y\40 

,NEKHLUD(F AGRE$4 0,YES1 IT IS DULL10 & HE TOOK A DEEP BREA?1 & LOOK$ UP ) A S5SE ( RELIEF AT ! GRAY CL\DS ?AT W]E FLOAT+ 9 ! SKY1 & AT ! GLI/5+ RIPPLES MADE BY ! BOATS & /EAM]S ON ! ,NEVA4 

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