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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,LUKHNOV DREW TWO C&LES NE>] TO HIM1 TOOK \T A L>GE BR[N POCKET- BOOK FULL ( PAP] MONEY1 & SL[LY1 AS IF P]=M+ SOME RITE1 OP5$ IT ON ! TABLE1 TOOK \T TWO ONE-HUNDR$ RUBLES NOTES & PLAC$ !M UND] ! C>DS4 

0,TWO HUNDR$ = ! BANK1 ! SAME AS YE/]DAY10 SAID HE1 ADJU/+ HIS SPECTACLES & OP5+ A PACK ( C>DS4 

0,V]Y WELL10 SAID ,ILY91 CONT9U+ HIS CONV]SATION ) ,TURB9 )\T LOOK+ AT ,LUKHNOV4 

,! GAME />T$4 ,LUKHNOV DEALT ! C>DS ) MA*9E-LIKE PRECISION1 /OPP+ N[ & !N & DELIB]ATELY JOTT+ SOME?+ D[N1 OR LOOK+ /]NLY OV] HIS SPECTACLES & SAY+ 9 L[ TONES1 0,PASS UP60 ,! FAT L&[N] SPOKE L\D] ?AN ANYONE ELSE1 AUDIBLY DELIB]AT+ ) HIMSELF & WETT+ HIS PLUMP F+]S :5 HE TURN$ D[N ! CORN] ( A C>D4 ,! G>RISON (FIC] SIL5TLY & NEATLY NOT$ ! AM\NT ( HIS /AKE ON HIS C>D & B5T D[N SMALL CORN]S UND] ! TABLE4 ,! ,GREEK SAT BESIDE ! BANK]1 WAT*+ ! GAME ATT5TIVELY ) HIS SUNK5 BLACK EYES1 & SEEM$ TO BE WAIT+ = SOME?+4 ,ZAVAL%EVSKI1 /&+ BY ! TABLE1 W\LD SUDD5LY BEG9 TO FIDGET ALL OV]1 TAKE A R$ OR BLUE BANK-NOTE .<,FOOTNOTE3 ,FIVE-RUBLE NOTES W]E BLUE & T5-RUBLE NOTES R$4.> \T ( HIS TR\S] POCKET1 LAY A C>D ON IT1 SLAP IT ) HIS PALM1 & SAY1 0,LITTLE SEV51 PULL ME ?R\<60 ,!N HE W\LD BITE HIS MU/A*E1 %IFT FROM FOOT TO FOOT1 & KEEP FIDGET+ TILL HIS C>D WAS DEALT4 ,ILY9 SAT EAT+ VEAL & PICKL$ CUCUMB]S1 :I* W]E PLAC$ BESIDE HIM ON ! HORSE HAIR S(A1 & HA/ILY WIP+ HIS H&S ON HIS COAT LAID D[N ONE C>D AFT] ANO!R4 ,TURB91 :O AT FIR/ WAS SITT+ ON ! S(A1 QUICKLY SAW H[ MATT]S /OOD4 ,LUKHNOV DID NOT LOOK AT OR SPEAK TO ,ILY91 ONLY N[ & !N HIS SPECTACLES W\LD TURN = A MOM5T T[>DS ! LATT]'S H&1 BUT MO/ ( ,ILY9'S C>DS LO/4 

0,!RE N[1 ,I'D LIKE TO BEAT ?AT C>D10 SAID ,LUKHNOV ( A C>D ! FAT L&[N]1 :O WAS /AK+ HALF-RUBLES1 HAD PUT D[N4 

0,Y\ BEAT ,ILY9'S1 NEV] M9D ME60 REM>K$ ! SQUIRE4 

,& 9DE$ ,ILY9'S C>DS LO/ MORE (T5 ?AN ANY ( ! O!RS4 ,HE W\LD TE> UP ! LOS+ C>D N]V\SLY UND] ! TABLE & *OOSE ANO!R ) TREMBL+ F+]S4 ,TURB9 ROSE FROM ! S(A & ASK$ ! ,GREEK TO LET HIM SIT BY ! BANK]4 ,! ,GREEK MOV$ TO ANO!R PLACE2 ! C\NT TOOK HIS *AIR & BEGAN WAT*+ ,LUKHNOV'S H&S ATT5TIVELY1 NOT TAK+ HIS EYES (F !M4 

0,ILY960 HE SUDD5LY SAID 9 HIS USUAL VOICE1 :I* QUIET UN9T5TIONALLY DR[N$ ALL ! O!RS4 0,:Y DO Y\ KEEP TO A R\T9E8 ,Y\ DON'T KN[ H[ TO PLAY40 

0,IT'S ALL ! SAME H[ ONE PLAYS40 

0,BUT Y\'RE SURE TO LOSE ?AT WAY4 ,LET ME PLAY = Y\40 

0,NO1 PLEASE EXCUSE ME4 ,I ALWAYS DO IT MYSELF4 ,PLAY = Y\RSELF IF Y\ LIKE40 

0,I SAID ,I %\LD NOT PLAY = MYSELF1 BUT ,I %\LD LIKE TO PLAY = Y\4 ,I AM VEX$ ?AT Y\ >E LOS+40 

0,I SUPPOSE IT'S MY FATE40 

,! C\NT WAS SIL5T1 BUT LEAN+ ON HIS ELB[S HE AGA9 GAZ$ 9T5TLY AT ! BANK]'S H&S4 

0,ABOM9ABLE60 HE SUDD5LY SAID 9 A L\D1 LONG-DRAWN TONE4 

,LUKHNOV GLANC$ AT HIM4 

0,ABOM9ABLE1 QUITE ABOM9ABLE60 HE REPEAT$ /ILL L\D]1 LOOK+ /RAI<T 9TO ,LUKHNOV'S EYES4 

,! GAME CONT9U$4 

0,IT IS NOT RI<T60 ,TURB9 REM>K$ AGA91 JU/ AS ,LUKHNOV BEAT A HEAVILY BACK$ C>D ( ,ILY9'S4 

0,:AT IS IT Y\ DON'T LIKE1 ,C\NT80 9QUIR$ ! BANK] ) POLITE 9DIFF]5CE4 

0,?IS6 -- ?AT Y\ LET ,ILY9 W9 HIS SIMPLES & BEAT HIS CORN]S4 ,?AT'S :AT'S BAD40 

,LUKHNOV MADE A SLI<T MOVEM5T ) HIS BR[S & %\LD]S1 EXPRESS+ ! ADVISABILITY ( SUBMITT+ TO FATE 9 EV]Y?+1 & CONT9U$ TO PLAY4 

0,BLU*]60 %\T$ ! C\NT1 RIS+ & :I/L+ TO ! DOG4 0,AT HIM60 HE ADD$ QUICKLY4 

,BLU*]1 BUMP+ HIS BACK AGA9/ ! S(A AS HE LEAP$ FROM UND] IT & NE>LY UPSETT+ ! G>RISON (FIC]1 RAN TO HIS MA/] & GR[L$1 LOOK+ >\ND AT EV]YONE & MOV+ HIS TAIL AS IF ASK+1 0,:O IS MISBEHAV+ H]E1 EH80 

,LUKHNOV PUT D[N HIS C>DS & MOV$ HIS *AIR TO ONE SIDE4 

0,ONE CAN'T PLAY LIKE ?AT10 HE SAID4 0,I HATE DOGS4 ,:AT K9D ( A GAME IS IT :5 Y\ BR+ A :OLE PACK ( H\NDS 9 H]E80 

0,ESPECIALLY A DOG LIKE ?AT4 ,I BELIEVE !Y >E CALL$ 'LEE*ES1'0 *IM$ 9 ! G>RISON (FIC]4 

0,WELL1 >E WE GO+ TO PLAY OR NOT1 ,MI*AEL ,VASILI*80 SAID ,LUKHNOV TO !IR HO/4 

0,PLEASE DON'T 9T]F]E ) US1 ,C\NT10 SAID ,ILY91 TURN+ TO ,TURB94 

0,COME H]E A M9UTE10 SAID ,TURB91 TAK+ ,ILY9'S >M & GO+ BEH9D ! P>TITION ) HIM4 

,! C\NT'S WORDS1 SPOK5 9 HIS USUAL TONE1 W]E DI/9CTLY AUDIBLE FROM !RE4 ,HIS VOICE ALWAYS C>RI$ ACROSS ?REE ROOMS4 

0,>E Y\ DAFT1 EH8 ,DON'T Y\ SEE ?AT ?AT G5TLEMAN 9 SPECTACLES IS A %>P] ( ! FIR/ WAT]80 

0,COME N[1 5\<6 ,:AT >E Y\ SAY+80 

0,NO 5\< AB\T IT6 ,/OP PLAY+1 ,I TELL Y\4 ,IT'S NO?+ TO ME4 ,ANO!R TIME ,I'D PLUCK Y\ MYSELF1 BUT SOMEH[ ,I'M SORRY TO SEE Y\ FLEEC$4 ,& MAYBE Y\ HAVE ,CR[N MONEY TOO80 

0,NO 444 :Y DO Y\ IMAG9E SU* ?+S80 

0,AH1 MY LAD1 ,I'VE BE5 ?AT WAY MYSELF SO ,I KN[ ALL ?OSE %>P]S' TRICKS4 ,I TELL Y\ ! ONE 9 SPECTACLES IS A %>P]4 ,/OP PLAY+6 ,I ASK Y\ AS A COMRADE40 

0,WELL !N1 ,I'LL ONLY F9I% ?IS ONE DEAL40 

0,I KN[ :AT 'ONE DEAL' MEANS4 ,WELL1 WE'LL SEE40 

,!Y W5T BACK4 ,9 ?AT ONE DEAL ,ILY9 PUT D[N SO MANY C>DS & SO MANY ( !M W]E BEAT5 ?AT HE LO/ A L>GE AM\NT4 

,TURB9 PUT HIS H&S 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! TABLE 0,N[ /OP IT6 ,COME ALONG40 

0,NO1 ,I CAN'T4 ,LEAVE ME ALONE1 DO60 SAID ,ILY91 IRRITABLY %UFFL+ SOME B5T C>DS )\T LOOK+ AT ,TURB94 

0,WELL1 GO TO ! DEVIL6 ,GO ON LOS+ = C]TA91 IF ?AT PLEASES Y\4 ,IT'S TIME = ME TO BE (F4 ,LET'S GO TO ! ,M>%AL'S1 ,SAVAL%EVSKI40 

,!Y W5T \T4 ,ALL REMA9$ SIL5T & ,LUKHNOV DEALT NO MORE C>DS UNTIL ! S\ND ( !IR /EPS & ( ,BLU*]'S CLAWS ON ! PASSAGE FLOOR HAD DI$ AWAY4 

0,:AT A DEVIL ( A FELL[60 SAID ! L&[N]1 LAU<+4 

0,WELL1 HE WON'T 9T]F]E N[10 REM>K$ ! G>RISON (FIC] HA/ILY1 & /ILL 9 A :ISP]4 

,& ! PLAY CONT9U$4 

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