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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,ISABEL ,FLOR5CE ,HAPGOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,PR9CE ,GALTS91 ,LIEUT5ANT-,COLONEL ,NEF]D(F1 & ,PRASKUKH91 :OM NO ONE HAD 9VIT$1 TO :OM NO ONE SPOKE1 BUT :O NEV] LEFT !M1 ALL W5T TO DR9K TEA ) ,ADJUTANT ,KALUG94 

0,WELL1 Y\ DID NOT F9I% TELL+ ME AB\T ,VASKA ,M5DEL10 SAID ,KALUG91 AS HE TOOK (F HIS CLOAK1 SEAT$ HIMSELF BY ! W9D[ 9 A S(T L\NG+-*AIR1 & UNBUTTON$ ! COLL> ( HIS FRE%1 /IFFLY />*$ CAMBRIC %IRT3 0,H[ DID HE COME TO M>RY80 

0,?AT'S A JOKE1 MY DE> FELL[6 ,!RE WAS A TIME1 ,I ASSURE Y\1 :5 NO?+ ELSE WAS TALK$ ( 9 ,PET]SBURG10 SAID ,PR9CE ,GALTS91 ) A LAU<1 AS HE SPRANG UP FROM ! PIANO1 & SEAT$ HIMSELF ON ! W9D[ BESIDE ,KALUG94 0,IT IS SIMPLY LUDICR\S1 & ,I KN[ ALL ! DETAILS ( ! AFFAIR40 

,& HE BEGAN TO RELATE--9 A M]RY1 & SKILLFUL MANN]--A LOVE /ORY1 :I* WE WILL OMIT1 BECAUSE IT POSSESSES NO 9T]E/ = US4 ,BUT IT IS WOR?Y ( NOTE ?AT NOT ONLY ,PR9CE ,GALTS91 BUT ALL ! G5TLEM5 :O HAD PLAC$ !MSELVES H]E1 ONE ON ! W9D[-SILL1 ANO!R ) HIS LEGS COIL$ UP UND] HIM1 A ?IRD AT ! PIANO1 SEEM$ TOTALLY DIFF]5T P]SONS FROM :AT !Y W]E :5 ON ! B\LEV>D2 !RE WAS NO?+ ( ?AT ABSURD >ROGANCE & HAU<T9ESS :I* !Y & !IR K9D EXHIBIT 9 PUBLIC TO ! 9FANTRY (FIC]S2 H]E !Y W]E AMONG !IR [N SET & NATURAL1 ESPECIALLY ,KALUG9 & ,PR9CE ,GALTS91 & W]E LIKE V]Y GOOD1 AMIABLE1 & M]RY *ILDR54 ,! CONV]SATION TURN$ ON !IR COMPANIONS 9 ! S]VICE 9 ,PET]SBURG1 & ON !IR ACQUA9TANCES4 

0,:AT ( ,MASLOVSKY80 

0,:I*8 ! UHLAN ( ! BODYGU>D OR ( ! HORSE-GU>D80 

0,I KN[ BO? ( !M4 ,! ONE 9 ! HORSE-GU>DS WAS ) ME :5 HE WAS A LITTLE BOY1 & HAD ONLY JU/ LEFT S*OOL4 ,:AT IS ! ELD] ONE8 A CAPTA9 ( CAVALRY80 

0,OH1 YES6 LONG AGO40 

0,& IS HE /ILL GO+ AB\T ) HIS GYPSY MAID80 

0,NO1 HE HAS DES]T$ H] 4440 & SO =?1 & SO =?1 9 ! SAME /RA94 

,!N ,PR9CE ,GALTS9 SEAT$ HIMSELF AT ! PIANO1 & SANG A GYPSY SONG 9 MAGNIFIC5T /YLE4 ,PRASKUKH9 BEGAN TO S+ SECOND1 AL?\< NO ONE HAD ASK$ HIM1 & HE DID IT SO WELL ?AT !Y REQUE/$ HIM TO ACCOMPANY ! PR9CE AGA91 :I* HE GLADLY CONS5T$ TO DO4 

,! S]VANT CAME 9 ) ! TEA1 CREAM1 & CRACKNELS ON A SILV] SALV]4 

0,S]VE ! PR9CE10 SAID ,KALUG94 

0,REALLY1 IT IS /RANGE TO ?9K10 SAID ,GALTS91 TAK+ A GLASS1 & WALK+ TO ! W9D[1 0?AT WE >E 9 A BELEAGU]$ CITY2 TEA ) CREAM1 & SU* QU>T]S AS ,I %\LD BE ONLY TOO HAPPY TO GET 9 ,PET]SBURG40 

0,YES1 IF IT W]E NOT = ?AT10 SAID ! OLD LIEUT5ANT-COLONEL1 :O WAS DISSATISFI$ ) EV]Y?+1 0?IS CON/ANT WAIT+ = SOME?+ W\LD BE SIMPLY UN5DURABLE 444 & TO SEE H[ M5 >E KILL$1 KILL$ EV]Y DAY1--& !RE IS NO 5D TO IT1 & UND] SU* CIRCUM/ANCES IT W\LD NOT BE COM=TABLE TO LIVE 9 ! MUD40 

0,& H[ AB\T \R 9FANTRY (FIC]S80 SAID ,KALUG94 0,!Y LIVE 9 ! BA/IONS ) ! SOLDI]S 9 ! CASEMATES & EAT BEET S\P ) ! SOLDI]S--H[ AB\T !M80 

0,H[ AB\T !M8 ,!Y DON'T *ANGE !IR L95 = T5 DAYS AT A TIME1 & !Y >E H]OES--WOND]FUL M540 

,AT ?IS MOM5T AN (FIC] ( 9FANTRY 5T]$ ! ROOM4 

0,I 444 ,I WAS ORD]$ 444 MAY ,I PRES5T MYSELF TO ! G5 444 TO ,HIS ,EXCELL5CY FROM ,G5]AL ,N480 HE 9QUIR$1 B[+ ) AN AIR ( EMB>RASSM5T4 

,KALUG9 ROSE1 BUT1 )\T RETURN+ ! (FIC]'S SALUTE1 HE ASK$ HIM1 ) 9SULT+ C\RTESY & /RA9$ (FICIAL SMILE1 :E!R !Y.<,F.> W\LD NOT WAIT A:ILE2 &1 )\T 9VIT+ HIM TO BE SEAT$ OR PAY+ ANY FUR!R ATT5TION TO HIM1 HE TURN$ TO ,PR9CE ,GALTS9 & BEGAN TO SPEAK TO HIM 9 ,FR5*1 SO ?AT ! UNHAPPY (FIC]1 :O REMA9$ /&+ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM1 ABSOLUTELY DID NOT KN[ :AT TO DO ) HIMSELF4 

0,IT IS ON V]Y IMPORTANT BUS9ESS1 SIR10 SAID ! (FIC]1 AFT] A MOM5T>Y PAUSE4 

0,AH6 V]Y WELL1 !N10 SAID ,KALUG91 PUTT+ ON HIS CLOAK1 & ACCOMPANY+ HIM TO ! DOOR4 

0,EH BI51 MESSIEURS1 ,I ?9K !RE WILL BE HOT WORK TO-NI<T10 SAID ,KALUG9 9 ,FR5*1 ON HIS RETURN FROM ! G5]AL'S4 

0,HEY8 ,:AT8 ,A SORTIE80 ,!Y ALL BEGAN TO QUE/ION HIM4 

0,I DON'T KN[ YET--Y\ WILL SEE = Y\RSELVES10 REPLI$ ,KALUG91 ) A MY/]I\S SMILE4 

0,& MY COMM&] IS ON ! BA/ION--( C\RSE1 ,I %ALL HAVE TO GO10 SAID ,PRASKUKH91 BUCKL+ ON HIS SWORD4 

,BUT NO ONE ANSW]$ HIM3 HE MU/ KN[ = HIMSELF :E!R HE HAD TO GO OR NOT4 

,PRASKUKH9 & ,NEF]D(F W5T (F1 9 ORD] TO BETAKE !MSELVES TO !IR PO/S4 0,F>EWELL1 G5TLEM560 0,AU REVOIR1 G5TLEM56 ,WE %ALL MEET AGA9 TO-NI<T60 %\T$ ,KALUG9 FROM ! W9D[ :5 ,PRASKUKH9 & ,NEF]D(F TROTT$ D[N ! /REET1 B5D+ OV] ! B[S ( !IR ,COSSACK SADDLES4 ,! TRAMPL+ ( !IR ,COSSACK HORSES SOON DI$ AWAY 9 ! DUSKY /REET4 

0,NO1 TELL ME1 IS SOME?+ REALLY GO+ TO TAKE PLACE TO-NI<T80 SAID ,GALTS91 9 ,FR5*1 AS HE LEAN$ ) ,KALUG9 ON ! W9D[-SILL1 & GAZ$ AT ! BOMBS :I* W]E FLY+ OV] ! BA/IONS4 

0,I CAN TELL Y\1 Y\ SEE 444 Y\ HAVE BE5 ON ! BA/IONS1 ( C\RSE80 7,GALTS9 MADE A SIGN ( ASS5T1 AL?\< HE HAD BE5 ONLY ONCE TO ! F\R? BA/ION47 0,WELL1 !RE WAS A TR5* OPPOSITE \R LUNETTE01 & ,KALUG91 :O WAS NOT A SPECIALI/1 AL?\< HE CONSID]$ HIS JUDGM5T ON MILIT>Y AFFAIRS P>TICUL>LY ACCURATE1 BEGAN TO EXPLA9 ! POSITION ( \R TROOPS & ( ! 5EMY'S WORKS & ! PLAN ( ! PROPOS$ AFFAIR1 MIX+ UP ! TE*NICAL T]MS ( =TIFICATIONS A GOOD DEAL 9 ! PROCESS4 

0,BUT !Y >E BEG9N+ TO HAMM] AWAY AT \R CASEMATES4 ,OHO6 WAS ?AT \RS OR HIS8 !RE1 IT HAS BUR/10 !Y SAID1 AS !Y LEAN$ ON ! W9D[-SILL1 GAZ+ AT ! FI]Y L9E ( ! BOMB1 :I* EXPLOD$ 9 ! AIR1 AT ! LI<TN+ ( ! DIS*>GES1 AT ! D>K BLUE SKY1 MOM5T>ILY ILLUM9AT$1 & AT ! :ITE SMOKE ( ! P[D]1 & LI/5$ TO ! S\NDS ( ! FIR+1 :I* GREW L\D] & L\D]4 

0,:AT A *>M+ SI<T8 IS IT NOT80 SAID ,KALUG91 9 ,FR5*1 DIRECT+ ! ATT5TION ( HIS GUE/ TO ! REALLY BEAUTIFUL SPECTACLE4 0,DO Y\ KN[1 Y\ CANNOT DI/+UI% ! />S FROM ! BOMBS AT TIMES40 

0,YES1 ,I WAS JU/ ?9K+ ?AT ?AT WAS A />2 BUT IT D>T$ D[N 444 !RE1 IT HAS BUR/ N[4 ,& ?AT BIG /> YOND]1 :AT IS IT CALL$8 ,IT IS JU/ EXACTLY LIKE A BOMB40 

0,DO Y\ KN[1 ,I HAVE GR[N SO US$ TO !SE BOMBS ?AT ,I AM CONV9C$ ?AT A />LI<T NI<T 9 ,RUSSIA WILL ALWAYS SEEM TO ME TO BE ALL BOMBS2 ONE GETS SO ACCU/OM$ TO !M40 

0,BUT AM NOT ,I TO GO ON ?IS SORTIE80 9QUIR$ ,GALTS91 AFT] A MOM5T>Y SIL5CE4 

0,5\< ( ?AT1 BRO!R6 ,DON'T ?9K ( SU* A ?+6 ,I WON'T LET Y\ GO60 REPLI$ ,KALUG94 0,Y\R TURN WILL COME1 BRO!R60 

0,S]I\SLY8 ,SO Y\ ?9K ?AT IT IS NOT NECESS>Y TO GO8 ,HEY84440 

,AT ?AT MOM5T1 A FRI<TFUL CRA% ( RIFLES WAS HE>D 9 ! DIRECTION 9 :I* !SE G5TLEM5 W]E LOOK+1 ABOVE ! RO> ( ! CANNON1 & ?\S&S ( SMALL FIRES1 FL>+ UP 9CESSANTLY1 )\T 9T]MISSION1 FLA%$ ALONG ! 5TIRE L9E4 

0,?AT'S IT1 :5 ! REAL WORK HAS BEGUN60 SAID ,KALUG94--0,?AT IS ! S\ND ( ! RIFLES1 & ,I CANNOT HE> IT 9 COLD BLOOD2 IT TAKES A SORT ( HOLD ON Y\R S\L1 Y\ KN[4 ,& !RE IS ! HURRAH60 HE ADD$1 LI/5+ TO ! PROLONG$ & DI/ANT RO> ( HUNDR$S ( VOICES1 0,A-A-AA60 :I* REA*$ HIM FROM ! BA/ION4 

0,:AT IS ?IS HURRAH1 !IRS OR \RS80 

0,I DON'T KN[2 BUT IT HAS COME TO A H&-TO-H& FI<T1 = ! FIR+ HAS CEAS$40 

,AT ?AT MOM5T1 AN (FIC] FOLL[$ BY HIS ,COSSACK GALLOP$ UP TO ! POR*1 & SLIPP$ D[N FROM HIS HORSE4 

0,:]E FROM80 

0,FROM ! BA/ION4 ,! G5]AL IS WANT$40 

0,LET US GO4 ,WELL1 N[1 :AT IS IT80 

0,!Y HAVE ATTACK$ ! LODGM5TS 444 HAVE TAK5 !M 444 ! ,FR5* HAVE BR\<T UP !IR HEAVY RES]VES 444 !Y HAVE ATTACK$ \R =CES 444 !RE W]E ONLY TWO BATTALIONS10 SAID ! PANT+ (FIC]1 :O WAS ! SAME ?AT HAD COME 9 ! EV5+1 DRAW+ HIS BREA? ) DIFFICULTY1 BUT /EPP+ TO ! DOOR ) P]FECT UNCONC]N4 

0,WELL1 HAVE !Y RETREAT$80 9QUIR$ ,GALTS94 

0,NO10 ANSW]$ ! (FIC]1 ANGRILY4 0,! BATTALION CAME UP & BEAT !M BACK2 BUT ! COMM&] ( ! REGIM5T IS KILL$1 & MANY (FIC]S1 & ,I HAVE BE5 ORD]$ TO ASK = RE-5=CEM5TS44440 

,& ) !SE WORDS HE & ,KALUG9 W5T (F TO ! G5]AL1 :I!R WE WILL NOT FOLL[ !M4 

,FIVE M9UTES LAT]1 ,KALUG9 WAS M\NT$ ON ! ,COSSACK'S HORSE 7& ) ?AT PECULI>1 QUASI-,COSSACK SEAT1 9 :I*1 AS ,I HAVE OBS]V$1 ALL ADJUTANTS F9D SOME?+ ESPECIALLY CAPTIVAT+1 = SOME REASON OR O!R71 & RODE AT A TROT TO ! BA/ION1 9 ORD] TO GIVE SOME ORD]S1 & TO AWAIT ! NEWS ( ! F9AL RESULT ( ! AFFAIR4 ,& ,PR9CE ,GALTS91 UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ?AT OPPRESSIVE EMOTION :I* ! SIGNS ( A BATTLE NE> AT H& USUALLY PRODUCE ON A SPECTATOR :O TAKES NO P>T 9 IT1 W5T \T 9TO ! /REET1 & BEGAN TO PACE UP & D[N !RE )\T ANY OBJECT4 

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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