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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

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0,WELL1 H[ >E ?+S8 ,HAVE Y\ ALREADY GOT SETTL$ AMONG US80 ,KRAUT ASK$ ,VOLODYA4444 0,EXCUSE ME1 :AT IS Y\R NAME & PATRONYMIC8 ?AT'S ! CU/OM ) US 9 ! >TILL]Y1 Y\ KN[4 ,HAVE Y\ GOT HOLD ( A SADDLE-HORSE80 

0,NO10 SAID ,VOLODYA2 0,I DO NOT KN[ :AT TO DO4 ,I TOLD ! CAPTA9 ?AT ,I HAD NO HORSE1 & NO MONEY1 EI!R1 UNTIL ,I GET SOME = =AGE & TRAVEL+ EXP5SES4 ,I WANT TO ASK ! BATT]Y COMM&] = A HORSE 9 ! MEANTIME1 BUT ,I AM AFRAID ?AT HE WILL REFUSE ME40 

0,APOLLON ,S]GIEIT*1 DO Y\ MEAN80 HE PRODUC$ ) HIS LIPS A S\ND 9DICATIVE ( ! /RONGE/ D\BT1 & GLANC$ AT ! CAPTA92 0NOT LIKELY40 

0,:AT'S ?AT8 ,IF HE DOES REFUSE1 !RE'LL BE NO H>M DONE10 SAID ! CAPTA94 0,!RE >E HORSES1 TO TELL ! TRU?1 :I* >E NOT NE$$1 BUT /ILL ONE MI<T TRY2 ,I WILL 9QUIRE TO-DAY40 

0,:AT6 ,DON'T Y\ KN[ HIM80 ,DYAD5KO 9T]POLAT$4 0,HE MI<T REFUSE ANY?+1 BUT !RE IS NO REASON = REFUS+ ?IS4 ,DO Y\ WANT TO BET ON IT84440 

0,WELL1 ( C\RSE1 EV]YBODY KN[S ALREADY ?AT Y\ ALWAYS CONTRADICT40 

0,I CONTRADICT BECAUSE ,I KN[4 ,HE IS NIGG>DLY AB\T O!R ?+S1 BUT HE WILL GIVE ! HORSE BECAUSE IT IS NO ADVANTAGE TO HIM TO REFUSE40 

0,NO ADVANTAGE1 9DE$1 :5 IT CO/S HIM EI<T RUBLES H]E = OATS60 SAID ,KRAUT4 0,IS !RE NO ADVANTAGE 9 NOT KEEP+ AN EXTRA HORSE80 

0,ASK ,SKVORETZ Y\RSELF1 ,VLADIMIR ,SEMYONIT*60 SAID ,VLANG1 RETURN+ ) ,KRAUT'S PIPE4 0,IT'S A CAPITAL HORSE40 

0,! ONE Y\ TUMBL$ 9TO ! DIT* )1 ON ! FE/IVAL ( ! =TY M>TYRS1 9 ,M>*8 ,HEY6 ,VLANG80 REM>K$ ! /AFF-CAPTA94 

0,NO1 & :Y %\LD Y\ SAY ?AT IT CO/S EI<T RUBLES = OATS10 PURSU$ ,DYAD5KO1 0:5 HIS [N 9QUIRIES %[ HIM ?AT IT IS T5 & A HALF2 ( C\RSE1 HE HAS NO OBJECT 9 IT40 

0,JU/ AS ?\< HE W\LD HAVE NO?+ LEFT6 ,SO :5 Y\ GET TO BE BATT]Y COMM&]1 Y\ WON'T LET ANY HORSES GO 9TO ! T[N80 

0,:5 ,I GET TO BE BATT]Y COMM&]1 MY DE> FELL[1 MY HORSES WILL GET F\R MEASURES ( OATS TO EAT1 & ,I %ALL NOT ACCUMULATE AN 9COME1 NEV] FE>60 

0,IF WE LIVE1 WE %ALL SEE10 SAID ! /AFF-CAPTA92 0& Y\ WILL ACT JU/ SO1 & SO WILL HE :5 HE COMM&S A BATT]Y10 HE ADD$1 PO9T+ AT ,VOLODYA4 

0,:Y DO Y\ ?9K1 ,FRI$RI* ,KRE/YANIT*1 ?AT HE W\LD TURN IT TO HIS PR(IT80 BROKE 9 ,T*]NOVITZKY4 0,P]HAPS HE HAS PROP]TY ( HIS [N2 !N :Y %\LD HE TURN IT TO PR(IT80 

0,NO1 SIR1 ,I 444 EXCUSE ME1 CAPTA910 SAID ,VOLODYA1 R$D5+ UP TO HIS E>S1 0?AT /RIKES ME AS 9SULT+40 

0,OH HO1 HO6 ,:AT A MADCAP HE IS60 SAID ,KRAUT4 

0,?AT HAS NO?+ TO DO ) IT2 ,I ONLY ?9K ?AT IF ! MONEY W]E NOT M9E1 ,I %\LD NOT TAKE IT40 

0,N[1 ,I'LL TELL Y\ SOME?+ RI<T H]E1 Y\NG MAN10 BEGAN ! /AFF-CAPTA9 9 A MORE S]I\S TONE1 0Y\ >E TO UND]/& ?AT :5 Y\ COMM& A BATT]Y1 IF Y\ MANAGE ?+S WELL1 ?AT'S SUFFICI5T2 ! COMM&] ( A BATT]Y DOES NOT M$DLE ) PROVISION+ ! SOLDI]S2 ?AT IS ! WAY IT HAS BE5 FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL 9 ! >TILL]Y4 ,IF Y\ >E A BAD MANAG]1 Y\ WILL HAVE NO?+ LEFT4 ,N[1 !SE >E ! EXP5DITURES 9 CON=MITY ) Y\R POSITION3 = %OE+ Y\R HORSE1--ONE 7HE CLOS$ ONE F+]72 = ! APO!C>Y1--TWO 7HE CLOS$ ANO!R F+]72 = (FICE WORK1--?REE 7HE %UT A ?IRD72 = EXTRA HORSES1 :I* CO/ FIVE HUNDR$ RUBLES1 MY DE> FELL[1--?AT'S F\R2 Y\ MU/ *ANGE ! SOLDI]S' COLL>S1 Y\ WILL USE A GREAT DEAL ( COAL1 Y\ MU/ KEEP OP5 TABLE = Y\R (FIC]S4 ,IF Y\ >E A BATT]Y-COMM&]1 Y\ MU/ LIVE DEC5TLY2 Y\ NE$ A C>RIAGE1 & A FUR COAT1 & ?IS ?+ & ?AT ?+1 & A DOZ5 MORE 444 BUT :AT'S ! USE ( 5UM]AT+ !M ALL60 

0,BUT ?IS IS ! PR9CIPAL ?+1 ,VLADIMIR ,SEMYONIT*10 9T]POLAT$ ! CAPTA91 :O HAD HELD HIS PEACE ALL ?IS TIME2 0IMAG9E Y\RSELF TO BE A MAN :O1 LIKE MYSELF1 = 9/ANCE1 HAS S]V$ TW5TY YE>S1 FIR/ = TWO HUNDR$1 !N = ?REE HUNDR$ RUBLES PAY2 :Y %\LD HE NOT BE GIV5 AT LEA/ A BIT ( BREAD1 AGA9/ HIS OLD AGE80 

0,EH6 YES1 !RE Y\ HAVE IT60 SPOKE UP ! /AFF-CAPTA9 AGA91 0DON'T BE 9 A HURRY TO PRON\NCE JUDGM5T1 BUT LIVE ON & S]VE Y\R TIME40 

,VOLODYA WAS HORRIBLY A%AM$ & SORRY = HAV+ SPOK5 SO ?\<TLESSLY1 & HE MUTT]$ SOME?+ & CONT9U$ TO LI/5 9 SIL5CE1 :5 ,DYAD5KO UND]TOOK1 ) ! GREATE/ ZEAL1 TO DISPUTE IT & TO PROVE ! CONTR>Y4 

,! DISPUTE WAS 9T]RUPT$ BY ! >RIVAL ( ! COLONEL'S S]VANT1 :O SUMMON$ !M TO D9N]4 

0,TELL ,APOLLON ,S]GIEIT* ?AT HE MU/ GIVE US SOME W9E TO-DAY10 SAID ,T*]NOVITZKY1 TO ! CAPTA91 AS HE BUTTON$ UP HIS UNI=M4--0,:Y IS HE SO /+Y ) IT8 ,HE WILL BE KILL$1 & NO ONE WILL GET ! GOOD ( IT40 

0,TELL HIM Y\RSELF40 

0,NOT A BIT ( IT4 ,Y\ >E MY SUP]IOR (FIC]4 ,RANK MU/ BE REG>D$ 9 ALL ?+S40 

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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