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#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! MAN 9 :OSE P[] IT WAS TO LI<T5 ! CONDITION 
( ! PRISON]S 9 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG HAD E>N$ A GREAT 
NUMB] ( M$ALS1 :I*1 EXCEPT = A :ITE CROSS 9 HIS 
BUTTON-HOLE1 HE DID NOT WE>1 H[EV]4 ,! OLD G5]AL 
WAS ( ! ,G]MAN B>ONS1 &1 AS IT WAS SAID ( HIM1 
HAD BECOME *ILDI%4 ,HE HAD S]V$ 9 ! ,CAUCASUS1 
:]E HE HAD RECEIV$ ?IS CROSS2 !N 9 ,POL& & 9 
SOME O!R PLACE1 & N[ HE HELD ! (FICE :I* GAVE 
HIM GOOD QU>T]S1 MA9T5ANCE & HONOR4 ,HE ALWAYS 
/RICTLY C>RI$ \T ! ORD]S ( HIS SUP]IORS1 & CONSID]$ 
!IR EXECUTION ( GREAT IMPORTANCE & SIGNIFICANCE1 
SO MU* SO ?AT :ILE EV]Y?+ 9 ! WORLD C\LD 
BE *ANG$1 !SE ORD]S1 ACCORD+ TO HIM1 W]E ABOVE 
! POSSIBILITY ( ANY ALT]ATION4 

,AS ,NEKHLUD(F WAS APPROA*+ ! OLD G5]AL'S 
H\SE ! T[] CLOCK /RUCK TWO4 ,! G5]AL WAS AT 
! TIME SITT+ ) A Y\NG >TI/ 9 ! D>K5$ RECEPTION-ROOM1 
AT A TABLE1 ! TOP ( :I* WAS ( 9LAID 
WORK1 BO? ( !M TURN+ A SAUC] ON A %EET ( PAP]4 
,HOLD+ EA* O!RS F+]S OV] ! SAUC]1 PLAC$ FACE 
D[NW>D1 !Y PULL$ 9 DIFF]5T DIRECTIONS OV] ! 
PAP] ON :I* W]E PR9T$ ALL ! LETT]S ( ! ALPHABET4 
,! SAUC] WAS ANSW]+ ! G5]AL'S QUE/ION4 
,H[ W\LD S\LS RECOGNIZE EA* O!R AFT] DEA?8 

,AT ! MOM5T ONE ( ! S]VANTS 5T]$ ) ,NEKHLUD(F'S 
C>D1 ! S\L ( ,JEANNE ,D',>C WAS SPEAK+ 
?R\< ! SAUC]4 ,! S\L HAD ALREADY SAID1 0,!Y 
WILL RECOGNIZE EA* O!R10 :I* WAS DULY 5T]$ ON A 
%EET ( PAP]4 ,:5 ! S]VANT 5T]$1 ! SAUC]1 
/OPP+ FIR/ ON ! LETT] P1 !N ON ! LETT] O1 REA*$ 
! LETT] S & BEGAN TO J]K ONE WAY & ANO!R4 ,?AT 
WAS BECAUSE1 AS ! G5]AL ?\<T1 ! NEXT LETT] WAS 
TO BE L1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ,JEANNE ,D',>C1 ACCORD+ TO HIS IDEA1 
9T5D$ TO SAY ?AT S\LS W\LD RECOGNIZE EA* O!R 
ONLY AFT] !Y HAD BE5 PURG$ ( EV]Y?+ MUNDANE1 
OR SOME?+ TO ?AT EFFECT1 & ?AT !RE=E ! NEXT LETT] 
\<T TO BE L 7POSL1 I4 E41 AFT]72 ! >TI/1 ON ! 
O!R H&1 ?\<T ?AT ! NEXT LETT] W\LD BE V2 ?AT 
! S\L 9T5D$ TO SAY ?AT S\LS W\LD RECOGNIZE EA* 
O!R BY ! LI<T--POSV 7IETU7 ?AT W\LD ISSUE FROM ! 
E!REAL BODY ( ! S\LS4 ,! G5]AL1 GLOOMILY KNITT+ 
HIS BR[1 GAZ$ FIX$LY ON ! H&S1 & IMAG9+ ?AT 
! SAUC] MOV$ ITSELF1 PULL$ IT T[>D ! LETT] L4 ,! 
Y\NG1 ANEMIC >TI/1 ) HIS OILY HAIR BRU%$ BEH9D 
HIS E>S1 LOOK$ 9TO ! D>K CORN] ( ! ROOM1 ) HIS 
BLUE1 DULL EYES1 & N]V\SLY TWIT*+ HIS LIPS1 PULL$ 
T[>D ! LETT] V4 ,! G5]AL FR[N$ AT ! 9T]RUPTION1 
&1 AFT] A MOM5T'S SIL5CE1 TOOK ! C>D1 PUT 
ON HIS P9CE-NEZ &1 GROAN+ FROM PA9 9 HIS LO9S1 
ROSE TO HIS FULL HEI<T1 RUBB+ HIS B5UMB$ F+]S4 

0,%[ HIM 9TO ! CAB9ET40 

0,P]MIT ME1 ,Y\R ,EXCELL5CY1 TO F9I% IT MYSELF10 SAID 
! >TI/1 RIS+4 0,I FEEL A PRES5CE40 

0,V]Y WELL2 F9I% IT10 SAID ! G5]AL ) AU/]ITY1 
& W5T1 ) FIRM1 LONG /RIDES1 9TO ! CAB9ET4 

0,GLAD TO SEE Y\10 SAID ! G5]AL 9 A R\< VOICE 
TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 PO9T+ TO AN >M-*AIR NE> ! DESK4 
0,H[ LONG HAVE Y\ BE5 9 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG80 

,NEKHLUD(F SAID ?AT HE HAD BUT LATELY >RIV$4 

0,IS Y\R MO!R1 ! ,PR9CESS1 WELL80 

0,MY MO!R IS DEAD40 

0,BEG P>DON2 ,I WAS V]Y SORRY4 ,MY SON TOLD ME ?AT 
HE HAD MET Y\40 

,! G5]AL'S SON WAS MAK+ ! SAME C>E] AS HIS 
FA!R1 & WAS V]Y PR\D ( ! BUS9ESS ) :I* 
HE WAS 5TRU/$4 

0,:Y1 ,I S]V$ ) Y\R FA!R4 ,WE W]E FRI5DS1 
COMRADES4 ,>E Y\ 9 S]VICE80 

0,NO1 ,I AM NOT40 

,! G5]AL DISAPPROV+LY %OOK HIS HEAD4 

0,I HAVE A REQUE/ TO MAKE ( Y\1 G5]AL10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,V]Y GLAD4 ,:AT CAN ,I DO = Y\80 

0,IF MY REQUE/ BE \T ( SEASON1 PLEASE =GIVE ME4 
,BUT ,I MU/ /ATE IT40 

0,:AT IS IT80 

0,!RE IS A MAN1 ,GURKEVIT*1 KEPT 9 PRISON UND] Y\R 
JURISDICTION4 ,HIS MO!R ASKS TO BE P]MITT$ TO VISIT 
HIM1 OR1 AT LEA/ TO S5D HIM BOOKS40 

,! G5]AL EXPRESS$ NEI!R SATISFACTION NOR DISSATISFACTION 
AT ,NEKHLUD(F'S REQUE/1 BUT1 9CL9+ HIS HEAD 
TO ONE SIDE1 SEEM$ TO REFLECT4 ,AS A MATT] ( FACT HE WAS 
NOT REFLECT+2 ,NEKHLUD(F'S QUE/ION DID NOT EV5 9T]E/ 
HIM1 KN[+ V]Y WELL ?AT HIS ANSW] W\LD BE 
AS ! LAW REQUIRES4 ,HE WAS SIMPLY RE/+ M5TALLY 
)\T ?9K+ ( ANY?+4 

0,?AT IS NOT 9 MY DISCRETION1 Y\ KN[10 HE SAID1 HAV+ 
RE/$ A:ILE4 0,!RE IS A LAW RELAT+ TO VISITS1 & 
:ATEV] ?AT LAW P]MITS1 ?AT IS P]MITT$4 ,& AS TO 
BOOKS1 !RE IS A LIBR>Y1 & !Y >E GIV5 SU* BOOKS 
AS >E ALL[$40 

0,YES1 BUT HE WANTS SCI5TIFIC BOOKS2 HE WI%ES TO 
/UDY40 

0,DON'T BELIEVE ?AT40 ,! G5]AL PAUS$4 0,IT IS NOT 
= /UDY ?AT !Y WANT !M1 BUT SO1 IT IS SIMPLY UNRE/40 

0,BUT !IR TIME MU/ BE OCCUPI$ SOMEH[80 

0,!Y >E ALWAYS COMPLA9+10 RETORT$ ! G5]AL4 
0,WE KN[ !M40 

,HE SPOKE ( !M 9 G5]AL AS ( SOME PECULI> RACE 
( PEOPLE4 

0,!Y HAVE SU* CONV5I5CES H]E AS IS SELDOM SE5 
9 A PRISON10 HE CONT9U$4 

,& AS ?\< JU/IFY+ HIMSELF1 HE BEGAN TO REC\NT 
ALL ! CONV5I5CES 5JOY$ BY ! PRISON]S 9 A MANN] 
TO MAKE ONE BELIEVE ?AT ! *IEF AIM ( ! 9/ITUTION 
CONSI/$ 9 MAK+ IT A PLEASANT PLACE ( ABODE4 

0,=M]LY1 IT IS TRUE1 ! REGULATIONS W]E V]Y H>%1 
BUT N[ !IR CONDITION IS EXCELL5T4 ,!Y GET ?REE 
DI%ES1 ONE ( :I* IS ALWAYS ( MEAT--*OPP$ MEAT OR 
CUTLET4 ,SUNDAYS !Y GET A F\R? DI%--DESS]T4 ,MAY 
,GOD GRANT ?AT EV]Y ,RUSSIAN C\LD FE$ SO WELL40 

,! G5]AL1 LIKE ALL OLD M51 EVID5TLY HAV+ COMMITT$ 
TO MEMORY ! (T-REPEAT$ WORDS1 PROCE$$ TO 
PROVE H[ EXACT+ & UNGRATEFUL ! PRISON]S W]E 
BY REPEAT+ :AT HE HAD TOLD MANY TIMES BE=E4 

0,!Y >E FURNI%$ BOOKS ON SPIRITUAL TOPICS1 ALSO OLD 
J\RNALS4 ,WE HAVE A LIBR>Y ( SUITABLE BOOKS1 BUT !Y 
SELDOM READ !M4 ,AT FIR/ !Y APPE> TO BE 9T]E/$1 
& !N IT IS F\ND ?AT ! PAGES ( ALL ! NEW BOOKS 
>E B>ELY HALF CUT1 & ( ! OLD ONES !RE IS NO EVID5CE 
( ANY ?UMB-M>KS AT ALL4 ,WE EV5 TRI$10 ) A REMOTE 
SEMBLANCE ( A SMILE ! G5]AL CONT9U$1 0TO PUT 
A PIECE ( PAP] BETWE5 ! PAGES1 & IT REMA9$ UNT\*$4 
,WRIT+1 TOO1 IS ALL[$4 ,A SLATE IS GIV5 
!M1 ALSO A SLATE-P5CIL1 SO ?AT !Y MAY WRITE = DIV]SION4 
,!Y CAN WIPE IT \T & WRITE AGA94 ,& YET 
!Y DON'T WRITE4 ,NO1 !Y BECOME QUIET V]Y SOON4 ,AT 
FIR/ !Y >E UNEASY1 BUT AFT]W>DS !Y EV5 GR[ /\T 
& BECOME V]Y QUIET40 

,NEKHLUD(F LI/5$ TO ! HO>SE1 FEEBLE VOICE2 LOOK$ 
ON ?AT FLE%LESS BODY1 ?OSE FAD$ EYES UND] ! GRAY 
EYEBR[S1 ?OSE SUNK51 %AV$ *EEKS1 SUPPORT$ BY A 
MILIT>Y COLL>1 ?AT :ITE CROSS1 & UND]/OOD ?AT TO 
>GUE & EXPLA9 TO HIM ! MEAN+ ( ?OSE WORDS 
W]E FUTILE4 ,BUT1 MAK+ ANO!R EF=T1 HE ASK$ HIM 
AB\T ! PRISON]1 ,%U/OVA1 :OSE RELEASE1 HE HAD RECEIV$ 
9=MATION1 HAD BE5 ORD]$1 ?R\< ! EF=TS 
( ,M>IETTE4 

0,%U/OVA8 ,%U/OVA--,I DON'T REMEMB] !M ALL BY 
NAME4 ,!RE >E SO MANY ( !M10 HE SAID1 EVID5TLY 
REPROV+ !M = BE+ SO NUM]\S4 ,HE RANG ! 
BELL & CALL$ = ! SECRET>Y4 

,:ILE A S]VANT WAS GO+ AFT] ! SECRET>Y HE ADMONI%$ 
,NEKHLUD(F TO GO 9TO S]VICE1 SAY+ ?AT ! 
C\NTRY WAS 9 NE$ ( HONE/1 NOBLE M54 

0,I AM OLD1 & YET ,I AM S]V+ TO ! EXT5T ( MY 
ABILITY40 

,! SECRET>Y CAME & REPORT$ ?AT !RE W]E NO 
PAP]S RECEIV$ RELAT+ TO ,%U/OVA1 :O WAS /ILL 9 
PRISON4 

0,AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE AN ORD] WE RELEASE !M ! 
V]Y SAME DAY4 ,WE DO NOT KEEP !M2 WE DO NOT P>TICUL>LY 
VALUE !IR PRES5CE10 SAID ! G5]AL1 AGA9 
) A WAGGI% SMILE1 :I* HAD ! EFFECT ONLY ( MAK+ 
HIS FACE WRY4 

0,GOOD-BY1 MY DE>10 HE CONT9U$4 0,DON'T BE (F5D$ 
= ADVIS+ Y\1 = ,I DO SO ONLY BECAUSE ,I LOVE Y\4 
,HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) ! PRISON]S4 ,Y\ WILL NEV] 
F9D 9NOC5T PEOPLE AMONG !M4 ,!Y >E ! MO/ IMMORAL 
SET4 ,WE KN[ !M10 HE SAID1 9 A TONE ( VOICE 
:I* DID NOT P]MIT ! POSSIBILITY ( D\BT4 0,Y\ HAD 
BETT] TAKE AN (FICE4 ,! ,EMP]OR & ! C\NTRY NE$ 
HONE/ PEOPLE4 ,:AT IF ,I & SU* AS Y\ REFUS$ TO 
S]VE8 ,:O W\LD BE LEFT8 ,WE >E COMPLA9+ ( CONDITIONS1 
BUT REFUSE TO AID ! GOV]NM5T40 

,NEKHLUD(F SI<$ DEEPLY1 MADE A L[ B[1 PRESS$ ! 
BONY H& CONDESC5D+LY EXT5D$1 & DEP>T$4 

,! G5]AL DISAPPROV+LY %OOK HIS HEAD1 &1 RUBB+ 
HIS LO9S1 W5T TO ! RECEPTION-ROOM1 :]E ! 
>TI/ AWAIT$ HIM ) ! ANSW] ( ,JEANNE ,D',>C4 ,! 
G5]AL PUT ON HIS P9CE-NEZ & READ3 0,!Y WILL RECOGNIZE 
EA* O!R BY ! LI<T ISSU+ FROM ! E!REAL 
BODIES40 

0,AH60 SAID ! G5]AL1 APPROV+LY1 CLOS+ HIS EYES4 
0,BUT H[ WILL ONE RECOGNIZE ANO!R :5 ALL HAVE ! 
SAME LI<T80 HE ASK$1 & AGA9 CROSS+ HIS F+]S ) 
?OSE ( ! >TI/1 SEAT$ HIMSELF AT ! TABLE4 

,NEKHLUD(F'S DRIV] DROVE UP TO ! GATE4 

0,IT IS V]Y DULL H]E1 SIR10 HE SAID1 TURN+ TO ,NEKHLUD(F4 
0,IT WAS V]Y TIRESOME1 & ,I WAS AB\T TO DRIVE 
AWAY40 

0,YES1 TIRESOME10 ASS5T$ ,NEKHLUD(F ) A DEEP SI<1 
RE/+ HIS EYES ON ! CL\DS & ! ,NEVA1 DOTT$ ) 
V>IEGAT$ BOATS & /EAM]S4 

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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