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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! FOLL[+ DAY1 ! B& ( ! *ASSEURS WAS PLAY+ AGA9 ON ! B\LEV>D1 & AGA9 (FIC]S1 CADETS1 SOLDI]S1 & Y\NG WOM5 W]E PROM5AD+ 9 FE/IVE GUISE AB\T ! PAVILION & ?R\< ! L[-HANG+ ALLEYS ( FRAGRANT :ITE ACACIAS 9 BLOOM4 

,KALUG91 ,PR9CE ,GALTS91 & SOME COLONEL OR O!R W]E WALK+ >M-9->M NE> ! PAVILION1 & DISCUSS+ ! 5GAGEM5T ( ! DAY BE=E4 ,AS ALWAYS HAPP5S 9 SU* CASES1 ! *IEF GOV]N+ ?READ ( ! CONV]SATION WAS NOT ! 5GAGEM5T ITSELF1 BUT ! P>T :I* ?OSE :O W]E N>RAT+ ! /ORY ( ! AFFAIR TOOK 9 IT4 

,!IR FACES & ! S\ND ( !IR VOICES HAD A S]I\S1 ALMO/ MELAN*OLY EXPRESSION1 AS ?\< ! LOSS ( ! PREC$+ DAY HAD T\*$ & SADD5$ !M DEEPLY2 BUT1 TO TELL ! TRU?1 AS NONE ( !M HAD LO/ ANY ONE V]Y NE> TO HIM1 ?IS EXPRESSION ( SORR[ WAS AN (FICIAL EXPRESSION1 :I* !Y M]ELY FELT IT TO BE !IR DUTY TO EXHIBIT4 

,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ,KALUG9 & ! COLONEL W]E READY TO SEE AN 5GAGEM5T ( ! SAME SORT EV]Y DAY1 PROVID$ ?AT !Y MI<T RECEIVE A GOLD SWORD OR ! RANK ( MAJOR-G5]AL--NOT)/&+ ! FACT ?AT !Y W]E V]Y F9E FELL[S4 

,I LIKE IT :5 ANY W>RIOR :O DE/ROYS MILLIONS TO GRATIFY HIS AMBITION IS CALL$ A MON/]4 ,ONLY QUE/ION ANY ,LIEUT5ANT ,PETRU%K(F1 & ,SUB-,LIEUT5ANT ,ANTON(F1 & SO ON1 ON !IR WORD ( HONOR1 & EV]Y ONE ( !M IS A PETTY ,NAPOLEON1 A PETTY MON/]1 & READY TO BR+ ON A BATTLE ON ! 9/ANT1 TO MURD] A HUNDR$ M51 M]ELY = ! SAKE ( RECEIV+ AN EXTRA CROSS OR AN 9CREASE ( A ?IRD 9 HIS PAY4 

0,NO1 EXCUSE ME10 SAID ! COLONEL2 0IT BEGAN FIR/ ON ! LEFT FLANK4 ,I WAS !RE MYSELF40 

0,POSSIBLY10 ANSW]$ ,KALUG94 0,I WAS F>!R ON ! RI<T2 ,I W5T !RE TWICE4 ,ONCE ,I WAS 9 SE>* ( ! G5]AL1 & ! SECOND TIME ,I W5T M]ELY TO 9SPECT ! LODGM5TS4 ,IT WAS A HOT PLACE40 

0,YES1 ( C\RSE1 ,KALUG9 KN[S10 SAID ,PR9CE ,GALTS9 TO ! COLONEL4 0,Y\ KN[ ?AT ,V4 TOLD ME TO-DAY ?AT Y\ W]E A BRAVE FELL[44440 

0,BUT ! LOSSES1 ! LOSSES W]E T]RIBLE10 SAID ! COLONEL4 0,I LO/ F\R HUNDR$ M5 FROM MY REGIM5T4 ,IT'S A WOND] ?AT ,I ESCAP$ FROM !RE ALIVE40 

,AT ?IS MOM5T1 ! FIGURE ( ,MIKHAIL(F1 ) HIS HEAD B&AG$1 APPE>$ AT ! O!R EXTREMITY ( ! B\LEV>D1 COM+ TO MEET !SE G5TLEM54 

0,:AT1 >E Y\ W\ND$1 CAPTA980 SAID ,KALUG94 

0,YES1 SLI<TLY1 ) A /ONE10 REPLI$ ,MIKHAIL(F4 

0,HAS ! FLAG BE5 L[]$ YET80.<,H.> 9QUIR$ ,PR9CE ,GALTS91 GAZ+ OV] ! /AFF-CAPTA9'S CAP1 & ADDRESS+ HIMSELF TO NO ONE 9 P>TICUL>4 

0,NON1 PAS 5CORE10 ANSW]$ ,MIKHAIL(F1 :O WI%$ TO %[ ?AT HE UND]/OOD & SPOKE ,FR5*4 

0,IS ! TRUCE /ILL 9 =CE80 SAID ,GALTS91 ADDRESS+ HIM C\RTE\SLY 9 ,RUSSIAN1 & !REBY 9TIMAT+--SO IT SEEM$ TO ! CAPTA9--,IT MU/ BE DIFFICULT = Y\ TO SPEAK ,FR5*1 SO :Y IS IT NOT BETT] TO TALK 9 Y\R [N TONGUE SIMPLY8444 ,& ) ?IS ! ADJUTANTS LEFT HIM4 ,! /AFF-CAPTA9 AGA9 FELT LONELY1 AS ON ! PREC$+ EV5+1 &1 EX*ANG+ SALUTES ) V>I\S G5TLEM51--SOME HE DID NOT C>E1 & O!RS HE DID NOT D>E1 TO JO91--HE SEAT$ HIMSELF NE> ,KAZ>SKY'S MONUM5T1 & LI<T$ A CIG>ETTE4 

,B>ON ,PE/H ALSO HAD COME TO ! B\LEV>D4 ,HE HAD BE5 TELL+ H[ HE HAD GONE OV] TO >RANGE ! TRUCE1 & HAD CONV]S$ ) ! ,FR5* (FIC]S1 & HE DECL>$ ?AT ONE HAD SAID TO HIM1 0,IF DAYLI<T HAD HELD (F ANO!R HALF-H\R1 !SE AMBU%ES W\LD HAVE BE5 RETAK520 & ?AT HE HAD REPLI$1 0,SIR1 ,I REFRA9 FROM SAY+ NO1 9 ORD] NOT TO GIVE Y\ ! LIE10 & H[ WELL HE HAD SAID IT1 & SO ON4 

,BUT1 9 REALITY1 AL?\< HE HAD HAD A H& 9 ! TRUCE1 HE HAD NOT D>$ TO SAY ANY?+ V]Y P>TICUL> !RE1 AL?\< HE HAD BE5 V]Y DESIR\S ( TALK+ ) ! ,FR5* 7= IT IS AWFULLY JOLLY TO TALK ) ,FR5*M574 ,YUNK] ,B>ON ,PE/H HAD M>*$ UP & D[N ! L9E = A LONG TIME1 9CESSANTLY 9QUIR+ ( ! ,FR5*M5 :O W]E NE> HIM3 0,TO :AT REGIM5T DO Y\ BELONG80 ,!Y ANSW]$ HIM2 & ?AT WAS ! 5D ( IT4 

,:5 HE WALK$ TOO F> ALONG ! L9E1 ! ,FR5* S5TRY1 NOT SUSPECT+ ?AT ?IS SOLDI] UND]/OOD ,FR5*1 CURS$ HIM4 0,HE HAS COME TO SPY \T \R WORKS1 ! CURS$ 4440 SAID HE2 &1 9 CONSEQU5CE1 ,YUNK] ,B>ON ,PE/H1 TAK+ NO FUR!R 9T]E/ 9 ! TRUCE1 W5T HOME1 & ?\<T \T ON ! WAY ?I!R ?OSE ,FR5* PHRASES1 :I* HE HAD N[ REPEAT$4 ,CAPTA9 ,ZOB(F WAS ALSO ON ! B\LEV>D1 TALK+ L\DLY1 & ,CAPTA9 ,OBZHOG(F1 9 A V]Y DI%EVEL$ CONDITION1 & AN >TILL]Y CAPTA91 :O C\RT$ NO ONE1 & WAS HAPPY 9 ! LOVE ( ! YUNK]S1 & ALL ! FACES :I* HAD BE5 !RE ON ! DAY BE=E1 & ALL /ILL ACTUAT$ BY ! SAME MOTIVES4 ,NO ONE WAS MISS+ EXCEPT ,PRASKUKH91 ,NEF]D(F1 & SOME O!RS1 :OM H>DLY ANY ONE REMEMB]$ OR ?\<T ( N[1 ?\< !IR BODIES W]E NOT YET WA%$1 LAID \T1 & 9T]R$ 9 ! E>?4 

7,S\RCE3 0,SEVA/OPOL10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,ISABEL ,F4 ,HAPGOOD1 ,PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL ,CO41 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE47 

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