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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,OL59'S LIFE W5T ON ) MONOTON\S REGUL>ITY4 ,HE HAD LITTLE 9T]C\RSE ) ! COMM&+ (FIC]S OR ) HIS EQUALS4 ,! POSITION ( A RI* CADET 9 ! ,CAUCASUS WAS PECULI>LY ADVANTAGE\S 9 ?IS RESPECT4 ,HE WAS NOT S5T \T TO WORK1 OR = TRA9+4 ,AS A REW>D = GO+ ON AN EXP$ITION HE WAS RECOMM5D$ = A COMMISSION1 & MEAN:ILE HE WAS LEFT 9 PEACE4 ,! (FIC]S REG>D$ HIM AS AN >I/OCRAT & BEHAV$ T[>DS HIM ) DIGNITY4 ,C>DPLAY+ & ! (FIC]S' C>\SALS ACCOMPANI$ BY ! SOLDI]-S+]S1 ( :I* HE HAD HAD EXP]I5CE :5 HE WAS ) ! DETA*M5T1 DID NOT SEEM TO HIM ATTRACTIVE1 & HE ALSO AVOID$ ! SOCIETY & LIFE ( ! (FIC]S 9 ! VILLAGE4 ,! LIFE ( (FIC]S /ATION$ 9 A ,COSSACK VILLAGE HAS LONG HAD ITS [N DEF9ITE =M4 ,JU/ AS EV]Y CADET OR (FIC] :5 9 A =T REGUL>LY DR9KS PORT]1 PLAYS C>DS1 & DISCUSSES ! REW>DS GIV5 = TAK+ P>T 9 ! EXP$ITIONS1 SO 9 ! ,COSSACK VILLAGES HE REGUL>LY DR9KS *IKHIR ) HIS HO/S1 TREATS ! GIRLS TO SWEET-MEATS & HONEY1 DANGLES AFT] ! ,COSSACK WOM51 & FALLS 9 LOVE1 & OCCASIONALLY M>RIES !RE4 ,OL59 ALWAYS TOOK HIS [N PA? & HAD AN UNCONSCI\S OBJECTION TO ! BEAT5 TRACKS4 ,& H]E1 TOO1 HE DID NOT FOLL[ ! RUTS ( A ,CAUCASIAN (FIC]'S LIFE4 

,IT CAME QUITE NATURALLY TO HIM TO WAKE UP AT DAYBREAK4 ,AFT] DR9K+ TEA & ADMIR+ FROM HIS POR* ! M\NTA9S1 ! MORN+1 & ,M>YANKA1 HE W\LD PUT ON A TATT]$ OX-HIDE COAT1 S&ALS ( SOAK$ RAW HIDE1 BUCKLE ON A DAGG]1 TAKE A GUN1 PUT CIG>ETTES & SOME LUN* 9 A LITTLE BAG1 CALL HIS DOG1 & SOON AFT] FIVE O'CLOCK W\LD />T = ! =E/ BEYOND ! VILLAGE4 ,T[>DS SEV5 9 ! EV5+ HE W\LD RETURN TIR$ & HUNGRY ) FIVE OR SIX PHEASANTS HANG+ FROM HIS BELT 7SOMETIMES ) SOME O!R ANIMAL7 & ) HIS BAG ( FOOD & CIG>ETTES UNT\*$4 ,IF ! ?\<TS 9 HIS HEAD HAD LA9 LIKE ! LUN* & CIG>ETTES 9 ! BAG1 ONE MI<T HAVE SE5 ?AT DUR+ ALL ?OSE F\RTE5 H\RS NOT A S+LE ?\<T HAD MOV$ 9 IT4 ,HE RETURN$ MORALLY FRE%1 /RONG1 & P]FECTLY HAPPY1 & HE C\LD NOT TELL :AT HE HAD BE5 ?9K+ AB\T ALL ! TIME4 ,W]E !Y IDEAS1 MEMORIES1 OR DREAMS ?AT HAD BE5 FLITT+ ?R\< HIS M9D8 ,!Y W]E FREQU5TLY ALL ?REE4 ,HE W\LD R\SE HIMSELF & ASK :AT HE HAD BE5 ?9K+ AB\T2 & W\LD SEE HIMSELF AS A ,COSSACK WORK+ 9 A V9EY>D ) HIS ,COSSACK WIFE1 OR AN ABREK 9 ! M\NTA9S1 OR A BO> RUNN+ AWAY FROM HIMSELF4 ,& ALL ! TIME HE KEPT PE]+ & WAT*+ = A PHEASANT1 A BO>1 OR A DE]4 

,9 ! EV5+ ,DADDY ,]O%KA W\LD BE SURE TO BE SITT+ ) HIM4 ,VANYU%A W\LD BR+ A JUG ( *IKHIR1 & !Y W\LD CONV]SE QUIETLY1 DR9K1 & SEP>ATE TO GO QUITE CONT5T$LY TO B$4 ,! NEXT DAY HE W\LD AGA9 GO %OOT+1 AGA9 BE HEAL?ILY WE>Y1 AGA9 !Y W\LD SIT CONV]S+ & DR9K !IR FILL1 & AGA9 BE HAPPY4 ,SOMETIMES ON A HOLIDAY OR DAY ( RE/ ,OL59 SP5T ! :OLE DAY AT HOME4 ,!N HIS *IEF OCCUPATION WAS WAT*+ ,M>YANKA1 :OSE EV]Y MOVEM5T1 )\T REALIZ+ IT HIMSELF1 HE FOLL[$ GRE$ILY FROM HIS W9D[ OR HIS POR*4 ,HE REG>D$ ,M>YANKA & LOV$ H] 7SO HE ?\<T7 JU/ AS HE LOV$ ! BEAUTY ( ! M\NTA9S & ! SKY1 & HE HAD NO ?\<T ( 5T]+ 9TO ANY RELATIONS ) H]4 ,IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT BETWE5 HIM & H] SU* RELATIONS AS !RE W]E BETWE5 H] & ! ,COSSACK ,LUKA%KA C\LD NOT EXI/1 & /ILL LESS SU* AS (T5 EXI/$ BETWE5 RI* (FIC]S & O!R ,COSSACK GIRLS4 ,IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT IF HE TRI$ TO DO AS HIS FELL[ (FIC]S DID1 HE W\LD EX*ANGE HIS COMPLETE 5JOYM5T ( CONTEMPLATION = AN ABYSS ( SUFF]+1 DISILLUSIONM5T1 & REMORSE4 ,BESIDES1 HE HAD ALREADY A*IEV$ A TRIUMPH ( SELF-SACRIFICE 9 CONNECTION ) H] :I* HAD GIV5 HIM GREAT PLEASURE1 & ABOVE ALL HE WAS 9 A WAY AFRAID ( ,M>YANKA & W\LD NOT = ANY?+ HAVE V5TUR$ TO UTT] A WORD ( LOVE TO H] LI<TLY4 

,ONCE DUR+ ! SUMM]1 :5 ,OL59 HAD NOT GONE \T %OOT+ BUT WAS SITT+ AT HOME1 QUITE UNEXPECT$LY A ,MOSC[ ACQUA9TANCE1 A V]Y Y\NG MAN :OM HE HAD MET 9 SOCIETY1 CAME 94 

',AH1 MON *]1 MY DE> FELL[1 H[ GLAD ,I WAS :5 ,I HE>D ?AT Y\ W]E H]E6' HE BEGAN 9 HIS ,MOSC[ ,FR5*1 & HE W5T ON 9T]M+L+ ,FR5* WORDS 9 HIS REM>KS4 ',!Y SAID1 0,OL5904 ,:AT ,OL598 & ,I WAS SO PLEAS$4444 ,FANCY FATE BR++ US TOGE!R H]E6 ,WELL1 & H[ >E Y\8 ,H[8 ,:Y8' & ,PR9CE ,BELETSKI TOLD HIS :OLE /ORY3 H[ HE HAD TEMPOR>ILY 5T]$ ! REGIM5T1 H[ ! ,COMM&]-9-,*IEF HAD (F]$ TO TAKE HIM AS AN ADJUTANT1 & H[ HE W\LD TAKE UP ! PO/ AFT] ?IS CAMPAIGN AL?\< P]SONALLY HE FELT QUITE 9DIFF]5T AB\T IT4 

',LIV+ H]E 9 ?IS HOLE ONE MU/ AT LEA/ MAKE A C>E]--GET A CROSS--OR A RANK--BE TRANSF]R$ TO ! ,GU>DS4 ,?AT IS QUITE 9DISP5SABLE1 NOT = MYSELF BUT = ! SAKE ( MY RELATIONS & FRI5DS4 ,! PR9CE RECEIV$ ME V]Y WELL2 HE IS A V]Y DEC5T FELL[1' SAID ,BELETSKI1 & W5T ON UNCEAS+LY4 ',I HAVE BE5 RECOMM5D$ = ! ,/4 ,ANNA ,CROSS = ! EXP$ITION4 ,N[ ,I %ALL /AY H]E A BIT UNTIL WE />T ON ! CAMPAIGN4 ,IT'S CAPITAL H]E4 ,:AT WOM56 ,WELL1 & H[ >E Y\ GETT+ ON8 ,I WAS TOLD BY \R CAPTA91 ,/>TSEV Y\ KN[1 A K9DHE>T$ /UPID CREATURE4444 ,WELL1 HE SAID Y\ W]E LIV+ LIKE AN AWFUL SAVAGE1 SEE+ NO ONE6 ,I QUITE UND]/& Y\ DON'T WANT TO BE MIX$ UP ) ! SET ( (FIC]S WE HAVE H]E4 ,I AM SO GLAD N[ Y\ & ,I WILL BE ABLE TO SEE SOME?+ ( ONE ANO!R4 ,I HAVE PUT UP AT ! ,COSSACK CORPORAL'S H\SE4 ,!RE IS SU* A GIRL !RE4 ,U/5KA6 ,I TELL Y\ %E'S JU/ *>M+4' 

,& MORE & MORE ,FR5* & ,RUSSIAN WORDS CAME P\R+ =? FROM ?AT WORLD :I* ,OL59 ?\<T HE HAD LEFT = EV]4 ,! G5]AL OP9ION AB\T ,BELETSKI WAS ?AT HE WAS A NICE1 GOOD-NATUR$ FELL[4 ,P]HAPS HE REALLY WAS2 BUT 9 SPITE ( HIS PRETTY1 GOOD-NATUR$ FACE1 ,OL59 ?\<T HIM EXTREMELY UNPLEASANT4 ,HE SEEM$ JU/ TO EXHALE ?AT FIL?9ESS :I* ,OL59 HAD =SWORN4 ,:AT VEX$ HIM MO/ WAS ?AT HE C\LD NOT--HAD NOT ! /R5G?--ABRUPTLY TO REPULSE ?IS MAN :O CAME FROM ?AT WORLD3 AS IF ?AT OLD WORLD HE US$ TO BELONG TO HAD AN IRRESI/IBLE CLAIM ON HIM4 ,OL59 FELT ANGRY ) ,BELETSKI & ) HIMSELF1 YET AGA9/ HIS WI% HE 9TRODUC$ ,FR5* PHRASES 9TO HIS [N CONV]SATION1 WAS 9T]E/$ 9 ! ,COMM&]-9-,*IEF & 9 !IR ,MOSC[ ACQUA9TANCES1 & BECAUSE 9 ?IS ,COSSACK VILLAGE HE & ,BELETSKI BO? SPOKE ,FR5*1 HE SPOKE CONTEMPTU\SLY ( !IR FELL[ (FIC]S & ( ! ,COSSACKS1 & WAS FRI5DLY ) ,BELETSKI1 PROMIS+ TO VISIT HIM & 9VIT+ HIM TO DROP 9 TO SEE HIM4 ,OL59 H[EV] DID NOT HIMSELF GO TO SEE ,BELETSKI4 ,VANYU%A = HIS P>T APPROV$ ( ,BELETSKI1 REM>K+ ?AT HE WAS A REAL G5TLEMAN4 

,BELETSKI AT ONCE ADOPT$ ! CU/OM>Y LIFE ( A RI* (FIC] 9 A ,COSSACK VILLAGE4 ,BE=E ,OL59'S EYES1 9 ONE MON? HE CAME TO BE LIKE AN OLD RESID5T ( ! VILLAGE2 HE MADE ! OLD M5 DRUNK1 >RANG$ EV5+ P>TIES1 & HIMSELF W5T TO P>TIES >RANG$ BY ! GIRLS--BRAGG$ ( HIS CONQUE/S1 & EV5 GOT SO F> ?AT1 = SOME UNKN[N REASON1 ! WOM5 & GIRLS BEGAN CALL+ HIM GR&DAD1 & ! ,COSSACKS1 TO :OM A MAN :O LOV$ W9E & WOM5 WAS CLE>LY UND]/&ABLE1 GOT US$ TO HIM & EV5 LIK$ HIM BETT] ?AN !Y DID ,OL591 :O WAS A PUZZLE TO !M4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,COSSACKS3 ,A ,TALE ( #a#h#e#b1 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,L\ISE & ,AYLM] ,MAUDE1 PUBLI%$ #a#h#f#c47 

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