,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #eb 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! (FICE CONSI/$ ( TWO ROOMS4 ,9 ! FIR/ ROOM1 
:I* HAD TWO DIRTY W9D[S & ! PLA/]+ ON ! 
WALLS PEEL$ (F1 A BLACK MEASUR+ ROD1 = DET]M9+ 
! HEI<T ( PRISON]S1 /OOD 9 ONE CORN]1 :ILE 9 
ANO!R HUNG A PICTURE ( ,*RI/4 ,A FEW W>D5S /OOD 
>\ND 9 ?IS ROOM4 ,9 ! SECOND ROOM1 9 GR\PS & 
PAIRS1 AB\T TW5TY M5 & WOM5 W]E SITT+ ALONG 
! WALLS1 TALK+ 9 L[ VOICES4 ,A WRIT+ TABLE /OOD 
NE> ONE ( ! W9D[S4 

,! 9SPECTOR SEAT$ HIMSELF AT ! WRIT+ TABLE & 
(F]$ ,NEKHLUD(F A *AIR /&+ NE> BY4 ,NEKHLUD(F 
SEAT$ HIMSELF & BEGAN TO EXAM9E ! PEOPLE 9 ! 
ROOM4 

,HIS ATT5TION WAS FIR/ ( ALL ATTRACT$ BY A Y\NG MAN 
) A PLEASANT FACE1 WE>+ A %ORT JACKET1 :O WAS 
/&+ BE=E A MAN PRISON] & A GIRL1 GE/ICULAT+ 
& TALK+ TO !M 9 A HEAT$ MANN]4 ,BESIDE !M 
SAT AN OLD MAN 9 BLUE EYE-GLASSES1 IMMOVABLY HOLD+ 
! H& ( A WOMAN 9 PRISON G>B & LI/5+ TO H]4 
,A BOY 9 HI<-S*OOL UNI=M1 ) AN EXPRESSION ( FRI<T 
ON HIS FACE1 /OOD GAZ+ ON ! OLD MAN4 ,NOT F> FROM 
!M1 9 ! CORN]1 A PAIR ( LOV]S W]E SITT+4 ,%E 
WAS A V]Y Y\NG1 PRETTY1 /YLI%LY-DRESS$ GIRL ) %ORT-CROPP$1 
FLAX5 HAIR & AN 5]GETIC FACE2 HE WAS A F9E-FEATUR$1 
H&SOME Y\?1 ) WAVY HAIR1 & 9 A PRISON 
COAT4 ,!Y OCCUPI$ ! CORN]1 :ISP]+ TO EA* O!R1 
APP>5TLY WRAPP$ 9 !IR LOVE4 ,NE>E/ ( ALL TO ! 
TABLE WAS A GRAY-HAIR$ WOMAN 9 BLACK1 EVID5TLY ! 
MO!R ( A CONSUMPTIVE Y\NG MAN 9 A RUBB] JACKET1 
:O /OOD BE=E H]4 ,H] EYES W]E FIX$ ON HIM1 & 
H] TE>S PREV5T$ H] SPEAK+1 :I* %E SEV]AL TIMES 
ATTEMPT$ TO DO1 BUT WAS =C$ TO DESI/4 ,! Y\NG 
MAN HELD A PIECE ( PAP] 9 HIS H&1 &1 EVID5TLY NOT 
KN[+ :AT TO DO1 ) AN ANGRY EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE 
WAS FOLD+ & CRUMPL+ IT4 ,SITT+ BESIDE ! WEEP+ 
MO!R1 & PATT+ H] ON ! %\LD]1 WAS A /\T1 
PRETTY GIRL ) R$ *EEKS1 9 A GRAY DRESS & CAPE4 
,EV]Y?+ 9 ?IS GIRL WAS BEAUTIFUL--! :ITE H&S1 
! WAVY1 %ORT HAIR1 ! /RONG NOSE & LIPS2 BUT ! 
PR9CIPAL *>M ( H] FACE W]E H] HAZEL1 K9DLY1 TRU?FUL1 
%EEP EYES4 ,H] BEAUTIFUL EYES TURN$ ON ,NEKHLUD(F 
AT ! MOM5T HE 5T]$1 & MET HIS4 ,BUT %E IMM$IATELY 
TURN$ !M AGA9 ON H] MO!R1 & :ISP]$ 
TO H] SOME?+4 ,NOT F> FROM ! LOV]S A D>K MAN 
) GLOOMY FACE SAT TALK+ ANGRILY TO A CLEAN-%AV5 
VISITOR RESEMBL+ A ,SKOPETZ 7A SECT ( CA/RATES74 ,AT ! 
V]Y DOOR /OOD A Y\NG MAN 9 A RUBB] JACKET1 EVID5TLY 
MORE CONC]N$ AB\T ! IMPRESSION HE WAS MAK+ ON 
! VISITORS ?AN :AT HE WAS SAY+4 ,NEKHLUD(F SAT 
D[N BESIDE ! 9SPECTOR & LOOK$ >\ND HIM ) 
9T5SE CURIOSITY4 ,HE WAS AMUS$ BY A %ORT-HAIR$ BOY 
COM+ NE> HIM & ASK+ HIM 9 A %RILL VOICE3 

0,& :OM >E Y\ WAIT+ =80 

,! QUE/ION SURPRIS$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 BUT1 SEE+ ! 
BOY'S S]I\S1 9TELLIG5T FACE1 ) BRI<T1 ATT5TIVE EYES1 
GRAVELY ANSW]$ ?AT HE WAS AWAIT+ A WOMAN ACQUA9TANCE4 

0,WELL1 IS %E Y\R SI/]80 ASK$ ! BOY4 

0,NO1 %E IS NOT MY SI/]10 ,NEKHLUD(F ANSW]$ ) 
SURPRISE4 0,& ) :OM >E Y\80 

0,I AM ) MAMA4 ,%E IS A POLITICAL10 SAID ! BOY4 

0,M>IA ,PAVLOVNA1 TAKE AWAY ,KOLIA60 SAID ! 9SPECTOR1 
EVID5TLY F9D+ ,NEKHLUD(F'S CONV]SATION ) ! BOY 
CONTR>Y TO ! LAW4 

,M>IA ,PAVLOVNA1 ! SAME BEAUTIFUL WOMAN :O HAD ATTRACT$ 
,NEKHLUD(F'S ATT5TION1 ROSE & ) HEAVY1 LONG 
/RIDES APPROA*$ HIM4 

0,:AT IS HE ASK+ Y\8 ,:O Y\ >E80 %E ASK$1 
SLI<TLY SMIL+ ) H] BEAUTIFULLY CURV$ LIPS1 & 
CONFID+LY LOOK+ AT HIM ) H] PROM95T1 K9DLY 
EYES1 AS ?\< EXPECT+ ,NEKHLUD(F TO KN[ ?AT H] 
RELATIONS TO EV]YBODY ALWAYS HAVE BE51 >E & \<T 
TO BE SIMPLE1 AFFABLE1 & BRO!RLY4 0,HE MU/ KN[ 
EV]Y?+10 %E SAID1 & SMIL$ 9TO ! FACE ( ! 
BOY ) SU* A K9DLY1 *>M+ SMILE ?AT BO? ! BOY 
& ,NEKHLUD(F 9VOLUNT>ILY ALSO SMIL$4 

0,YES1 HE ASK$ ME :OM ,I CAME TO SEE40 

0,M>IA ,PAVLOVNA1 Y\ KN[ ?AT IT IS NOT P]MITT$ TO 
SPEAK TO /RANG]S10 SAID ! 9SPECTOR4 

0,ALL RI<T10 %E SAID1 &1 TAK+ ! LITTLE H& ( ! 
BOY 9TO H] [N :ITE H&1 %E RETURN$ TO ! CONSUMPTIVE'S 
MO!R4 

0,:OSE BOY IS ?AT80 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$ ! 9SPECTOR4 

0,HE IS ! SON ( A POLITICAL PRISON]1 & WAS BORN 9 
PRISON40 

0,IS IT POSSIBLE80 

0,YES1 & N[ HE IS FOLL[+ HIS MO!R TO ,SIB]IA40 

0,& ?AT GIRL80 

0,I CANNOT ANSW] IT10 SAID ! 9SPECTOR1 %RUGG+ HIS 
%\LD]S4 0,AH1 !RE IS ,BOGODUKHOVSKAIA40 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,AWAK5+ BY GRAF ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 ,TRANSLAT$ BY ,SMI?1 ,WILLIAM ,E41 ,A,K,A3 ,! ,RESURRECTION4 ,TEXT FROM ,GUT5B]G4ORG47 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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