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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,HE W5T1 FIR/ ( ALL1 TO ! PAVILION1 NE> :I* W]E /&+ ! MUSICIANS1 = :OM O!R SOLDI]S ( ! SAME REGIM5T W]E HOLD+ ! NOTES1 9 ! ABS5CE ( /&S1 & AB\T :OM A R+ ( CADETS1 NURSES1 & *ILDR5 HAD =M$1 9T5T RA!R ON SEE+ ?AN ON HE>+4 ,>\ND ! PAVILION /OOD1 SAT1 OR WALK$ SAILORS1 ADJUTANTS1 & (FIC]S 9 :ITE GLOVES4 ,ALONG ! GR& AV5UE ( ! B\LEV>D PAC$ (FIC]S ( EV]Y SORT1 & WOM5 ( EV]Y DESCRIPTION1 R>ELY 9 BONNETS1 MO/LY ) K]*IEFS ON !IR HEADS 7SOME HAD NEI!R BONNETS NOR K]*IEFS71 BUT NO ONE WAS OLD1 & IT WAS WOR?Y ( NOTE ?AT ALL W]E GAY Y\NG CREATURES4 ,BEYOND1 9 ! %ADY & FRAGRANT ALLEYS ( :ITE ACACIA1 ISOLAT$ GR\PS WALK$ & SAT4 

,NO ONE WAS ESPECIALLY DELI<T$ TO 5C\NT] ,CAPTA9 ,MIKHAIL(F ON ! B\LEV>D1 ) ! EXCEPTION1 POSSIBLY1 ( ! CAPTA9 ( HIS REGIM5T1 ,OBZHOG(F1 & ,CAPTA9 ,SUSLIK(F1 :O PRESS$ HIS H& W>MLY2 BUT ! =M] WAS DRESS$ 9 CAMEL'S-HAIR TR\S]S1 NO GLOVES1 A ?READB>E COAT1 & HIS FACE WAS V]Y R$ & COV]$ ) P]SPIRATION1 & ! SECOND %\T$ SO L\DLY & 9COH]5TLY ?AT IT WAS MORTIFY+ TO WALK ) !M1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! PRES5CE ( ! (FIC]S 9 :ITE GLOVES 7) ONE ( :OM1 AN ADJUTANT1 ,/AFF-,CAPTA9 ,MIKHAIL(F EX*ANG$ B[S2 & HE MI<T HAVE B[$ TO ANO!R /AFF-(FIC]1 S9CE HE HAD MET HIM TWICE AT ! H\SE ( A MUTUAL ACQUA9TANCE74 ,BESIDES1 :AT PLEASURE WAS IT TO HIM TO PROM5ADE ) !SE TWO G5TLEM51 ,OBZHOG(F & ,SUSLIK(F1 :5 HE HAD MET !M & %AK5 H&S ) !M SIX TIMES ?AT DAY ALREADY8 ,IT WAS NOT = ?IS ?AT HE HAD COME4 

,HE WANT$ TO APPROA* ! ADJUTANT ) :OM HE HAD EX*ANG$ B[S1 & TO 5T] 9TO CONV]SATION ) !SE (FIC]S1 NOT = ! SAKE ( LETT+ ,CAPTA9S ,OBZHOG(F & ,SUSLIK(F & ,LIEUT5ANT ,PA%TETZKY SEE HIM TALK+ ) !M1 BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE !Y W]E AGREEABLE PEOPLE1 &1 :AT WAS MORE1 !Y KNEW ! NEWS1 & W\LD HAVE TOLD IT4 

,BUT :Y IS ,CAPTA9 ,MIKHAIL(F AFRAID1 & :Y CANNOT HE MAKE UP HIS M9D TO APPROA* !M8 0,:AT IF !Y %\LD1 ALL AT ONCE1 REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE ME10 HE ?9KS1 0OR1 HAV+ B[$ TO ME1 :AT IF !Y CONT9UE !IR CONV]SATION AMONG !MSELVES1 AS ?\< ,I DID NOT EXI/1 OR WALK AWAY FROM ME 5TIRELY1 & LEAVE ME /&+ !RE ALONE AMONG ! >I/OCRATS40 ,! WORD >I/OCRATS 79 ! S5SE ( A HI<]1 SELECT CIRCLE1 9 ANY RANK ( LIFE7 HAS ACQUIR$ = SOME TIME PA/ ) US1 9 ,RUSSIA1 A GREAT POPUL>ITY1 & HAS P5ETRAT$ 9TO EV]Y LOCALITY & 9TO EV]Y CLASS ( SOCIETY :I!R VANITY HAS P5ETRAT$--AMONG M]*ANTS1 AMONG (FICIALS1 WRIT]S1 & (FIC]S1 TO ,S>AT(F1 TO ,MAMADUI%1 TO ,V9NITZ1 EV]Y:]E :]E M5 EXI/4 

,TO ,CAPTA9 ,OBZHOG(F1 ,/AFF-,CAPTA9 ,MIKHAIL(F WAS AN >I/OCRAT4 ,TO ,/AFF-,CAPTA9 ,MIKHAIL(F1 ,ADJUTANT ,KALUG9 WAS AN >I/OCRAT1 BECAUSE HE WAS AN ADJUTANT1 & WAS ON SU* A FOOT+ ) ! O!R ADJUTANTS AS TO CALL !M 0?\06 ,TO ,ADJUTANT ,KALUG91 ,C\NT ,NORD(F WAS AN >I/OCRAT1 BECAUSE HE WAS AN ADJUTANT ON ! ,EMP]OR'S /AFF4 

,VANITY6 VANITY6 & VANITY EV]Y:]E1 EV5 ON ! BR9K ( ! GRAVE1 & AMONG M5 READY TO DIE = ! HI<E/ CONVICTIONS4 ,VANITY6 ,IT MU/ BE ?AT IT IS A *>ACT]I/IC TRAIT1 & A PECULI> MALADY ( \R C5TURY4 ,:Y WAS NO?+ EV] HE>D AMONG ! M5 ( =M] DAYS1 ( ?IS PASSION1 ANY MORE ?AN ( ! SMALL-POX OR ! *OL]A8 ,:Y DID ,HOM] & ,%AKESPE>E TALK ( LOVE1 ( GLORY1 ( SUFF]+1 :ILE ! LIT]ATURE ( \R AGE IS NO?+ BUT AN 5DLESS N>RATIVE ( SNOBS & VANITY8 

,! /AFF-CAPTA9 WALK$ TWICE 9 9DECISION PA/ ! GR\P ( HIS >I/OCRATS1 & ! ?IRD TIME HE EX]T$ AN EF=T OV] HIMSELF & W5T UP TO !M4 ,?IS GR\P CONSI/$ ( F\R (FIC]S3 ,ADJUTANT ,KALUG91 AN ACQUA9TANCE ( ,MIKHAIL(F'S1 ,ADJUTANT ,PR9CE ,GALTS91 :O WAS SOME?+ ( AN >I/OCRAT EV5 = ,KALUG9 HIMSELF1 ,COLONEL ,NEF]D(F1 ONE ( ! SO-CALL$ HUNDR$ & TW5TY-TWO M5 ( ! WORLD 7:O HAD 5T]$ ! S]VICE = ?IS CAMPAIGN1 FROM ! RETIR$ LI/71 & ,CAPTA9 ( ,CAVALRY ,PRASKUKH91 ALSO ONE ( ! HUNDR$ & TW5TY-TWO4 ,LUCKILY = ,MIKHAIL(F1 ,KALUG9 WAS 9 A V]Y F9E HUMOR 7! G5]AL HAD JU/ BE5 TALK+ TO HIM 9 A V]Y CONFID5TIAL WAY1 & ,PR9CE ,GALTS91 :O HAD JU/ >RIV$ FROM ,PET]SBURG1 WAS /OPP+ ) HIM72 HE DID NOT CONSID] IT B5EA? HIS DIGNITY TO GIVE HIS H& TO ,CAPTA9 ,MIKHAIL(F1 :I* ,PRASKUKH91 H[EV]1 C\LD NOT MAKE UP HIS M9D TO DO1 ?\< HE HAD MET ,MIKHAIL(F V]Y FREQU5TLY ON ! BA/ION1 HAD DRUNK ! LATT]'S W9E & VODKA1 & WAS EV5 9DEBT$ TO HIM TW5TY RUBLES & A HALF AT PREF]5CE4 ,AS HE DID NOT YET KN[ ,PR9CE ,GALTS9 V]Y WELL1 HE DID NOT WI% TO CONVICT HIMSELF1 9 ! LATT]'S PRES5CE1 ( AN ACQUA9TANCE ) A SIMPLE /AFF-CAPTA9 ( 9FANTRY4 ,HE B[$ SLI<TLY TO ! LATT]4 

0,WELL1 ,CAPTA910 SAID ,KALUG91 0:5 >E WE TO GO TO ! BA/ION AGA98 ,DO Y\ REMEMB] H[ WE MET EA* O!R ON ! ,S*V>TZ R$\BT--IT WAS HOT !RE1 HEY80 

0,YES1 IT WAS HOT10 SAID ,MIKHAIL(F1 RECALL+ H[ HE HAD1 ?AT NI<T1 AS HE WAS MAK+ HIS WAY ALONG ! TR5*ES TO ! BA/ION1 5C\NT]$ ,KALUG91 :O WAS WALK+ ALONG LIKE A H]O1 VALIANTLY CLANK+ HIS SWORD4 0,I \<T TO HAVE GONE !RE TO-MORR[1 ACCORD+ TO PRES5T >RANGEM5TS2 BUT WE HAVE A SICK MAN10 PURSU$ ,MIKHAIL(F1 0ONE (FIC]1 AS44440 

,HE WAS AB\T TO RELATE H[ IT WAS NOT HIS TURN1 BUT1 AS ! COMM&] ( ! EI<? COMPANY WAS ILL1 & ! COMPANY HAD ONLY A CORNET LEFT1 HE HAD REG>D$ IT AS HIS DUTY TO (F] HIMSELF 9 ! PLACE ( ,LIEUT5ANT ,NEP%ISETZKY1 & WAS1 !RE=E1 GO+ TO ! BA/ION TO-DAY4 ,BUT ,KALUG9 DID NOT HE> HIM \T4 

0,I HAVE A FEEL+ ?AT SOME?+ IS GO+ TO HAPP5 )9 A FEW DAYS10 HE SAID TO ,PR9CE ,GALTS94 

0,& WON'T !RE BE SOME?+ TO-DAY80 ASK$ ,MIKHAIL(F1 GLANC+ FIR/ AT ,KALUG91 !N AT ,GALTS94 

,NO ONE MADE HIM ANY REPLY4 ,PR9CE ,GALTS9 M]ELY FR[N$ A LITTLE1 S5T HIS EYES PA/ ! O!R'S CAP1 &1 AFT] MA9TA9+ SIL5CE = A MOM5T1 SAID3-- 

0,?AT'S A MAGNIFIC5T GIRL 9 ! R$ K]*IEF4 ,Y\ DON'T KN[ H]1 DO Y\1 CAPTA980 

0,%E LIVES NE> MY QU>T]S2 %E IS ! DAU<T] ( A SAILOR10 REPLI$ ! /AFF-CAPTA94 

0,COME ON2 LET'S HAVE A GOOD LOOK AT H]40 

,& ,PR9CE ,GALTS9 L9K$ ONE >M 9 ?AT ( ,KALUG91 ! O!R 9 ?AT ( ! /AFF-CAPTA91 BE+ CONV9C$ 9 ADVANCE ?AT HE C\LD AF=D ! LATT] NO GREAT] GRATIFICATION1 :I* WAS1 9 FACT1 QUITE TRUE4 

,! /AFF-CAPTA9 WAS SUP]/ITI\S1 & CONSID]$ IT A GREAT S9 TO OCCUPY HIMSELF ) WOM5 BE=E A BATTLE2 BUT ON ?IS OCCASION HE FEIGN$ TO BE A VICI\S MAN1 :I* ,PR9CE ,GALTS9 & ,KALUG9 EVID5TLY DID NOT BELIEVE1 & :I* GREATLY AMAZ$ ! GIRL 9 ! R$ K]*IEF1 :O HAD MORE ?AN ONCE OBS]V$ H[ ! /AFF-CAPTA9 BLU%$ AS HE PASS$ H] LITTLE W9D[4 ,PRASKUKH9 WALK$ BEH9D1 & KEPT T\*+ ,PR9CE ,GALTS9 ) HIS H&1 & MAK+ V>I\S REM>KS 9 ! ,FR5* TONGUE2 BUT AS A F\R? P]SON C\LD NOT WALK ON ! SMALL PA?1 HE WAS OBLIG$ TO WALK ALONE1 & IT WAS ONLY ON ! SECOND R\ND ?AT HE TOOK ! >M ( ! BRAVE & WELL KN[N NAVAL (FIC] ,S]VYAG91 :O HAD /EPP$ UP & SPOK5 TO HIM1 & :O WAS ALSO DESIR\S ( JO9+ ! CIRCLE ( >I/OCRATS4 ,& ! GALLANT & FAM\S BEAU JOYFULLY ?RU/ HIS HONE/ & MUSCUL> H& ?R\< ! ELB[ ( A MAN :O WAS KN[N TO ALL1 & EV5 WELL KN[N TO ,S]VYAG91 AS NOT TOO NICE4 ,:5 ,PRASKUKH91 EXPLA9+ TO ! PR9CE HIS ACQUA9TANCE ) ?AT SAILOR1 :ISP]$ TO HIM ?AT ! LATT] WAS WELL KN[N = HIS BRAV]Y1 ,PR9CE ,GALTS91 HAV+ BE5 ON ! F\R? BA/ION ON ! PREVI\S EV5+1 HAV+ SE5 A BOMB BUR/ TW5TY PACES FROM HIM1 CONSID]+ HIMSELF NO LESS A H]O ?AN ?IS G5TLEMAN1 & ?9K+ ?AT MANY A REPUTATION IS ACQUIR$ UNDES]V$LY1 PAID NO P>TICUL> ATT5TION TO ,S]VYAG94 

,IT WAS SO AGREEABLE TO ,/AFF-,CAPTA9 ,MIKHAIL(F TO WALK AB\T 9 ?IS COMPANY ?AT HE =GOT !  
DE> LETT] FROM ,T----1 & ! GLOOMY ?\<TS :I* HAD ASSAIL$ HIM 9 CONNECTION ) HIS IMP5D+ DEP>TURE = ! BA/ION4 ,HE REMA9$ ) !M UNTIL !Y BEGAN TO TALK EXCLUSIVELY AMONG !MSELVES1 AVOID+ HIS GLANCES1 !REBY GIV+ HIM TO UND]/& ?AT HE MI<T GO1 & F9ALLY DES]T$ HIM 5TIRELY4 ,BUT ! /AFF-CAPTA9 WAS CONT5T1 NEV]!LESS1 & AS HE PASS$ ,YUNK].<,E.> ,B>ON ,PE/H1 :O HAD BE5 P>TICUL>LY HAU<TY & SELF-CONCEIT$ S9CE ! PREC$+ NI<T1 :I* WAS ! FIR/ ?AT HE HAD SP5T 9 ! BOMB-PRO( ( ! FIF? BA/ION1 & CONSEQU5TLY CONSID]$ HIMSELF A H]O1 HE WAS NOT 9 ! LEA/ (F5D$ AT ! PRESUMPTU\S EXPRESSION ) :I* ! YUNK] /RAI<T5$ HIMSELF UP & D(F$ HIS HAT BE=E HIM4 

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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