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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,! NEWLY ELECT$ ,CAPTA9 ( ,POLICE & HIS GUE/S ! CAVALRYMAN & O!R NOBLES HAD LONG BE5 LI/5+ TO ! GYPSIES & DR9K+ 9 ! NEW RE/AURANT :5 ! C\NT1 WE>+ A BLUE CLO? CLOAK L9$ ) BE>SK9 :I* HAD BELONG$ TO ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA'S LATE HUSB&1 JO9$ !M4 

0,SURE1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 WE HAVE BE5 AWAIT+ Y\ IMPATI5TLY60 SAID A D>K CROSS-EY$ GYPSY1 %[+ HIS :ITE TEE?1 AS HE MET ! C\NT AT ! V]Y 5TRANCE & RU%$ TO HELP HIM (F ) HIS CLOAK4 0,WE HAVE NOT SE5 Y\ S9CE ! FAIR AT ,LEB$YANI 444 ,/E%KA IS QUITE P9+ AWAY = Y\40 

,/E%KA1 A Y\NG1 GRACEFUL LITTLE GYPSY ) A BRICK-R$ GL[ ON H] BR[N FACE & DEEP1 SP>KL+ BLACK EYES %AD$ BY LONG LA%ES1 ALSO RAN \T TO MEET HIM4 

0,AH1 LITTLE ,C\NT6 ,DE>E/6 ,JEWEL6 ,?IS IS A JOY60 %E MURMUR$ BETWE5 H] TEE?1 SMIL+ M]RILY4 

,ILYU%KA HIMSELF RAN \T TO GREET HIM1 PRET5D+ TO BE V]Y GLAD TO SEE HIM4 ,! OLD WOM51 MATRONS1 & MAIDS JUMP$ FROM !IR PLACES & SURR\ND$ ! GUE/1 SOME CLAIM+ HIM AS A FELL[ GODFA!R1 SOME AS BRO!R BY BAPTISM4 

,TURB9 KISS$ ALL ! Y\NG GYPSY GIRLS ON !IR LIPS2 ! OLD WOM5 & ! M5 KISS$ HIM ON HIS %\LD] OR H&4 ,! NOBLEM5 W]E ALSO GLAD ( !IR VISITOR'S >RIVAL1 ESPECIALLY AS ! C>\SAL1 HAV+ REA*$ ITS Z5I?1 WAS BEG9N+ TO FLAG1 & EV]YONE WAS BEG9N+ TO FEEL SATIAT$4 ,! W9E HAV+ LO/ ITS /IMULAT+ EFFECT ON ! N]VES M]ELY WEI<$ ON ! /OMA*4 ,EA* ONE HAD ALREADY LET (F HIS /ORE ( SWAGG]1 & !Y W]E GETT+ TIR$ ( ONE ANO!R2 ! SONGS HAD ALL BE5 SUNG & HAD GOT MIX$ 9 EV]YONE'S HEAD1 LEAV+ A NOISY1 DISSOLUTE IMPRESSION BEH9D4 ,NO MATT] :AT /RANGE OR DA%+ ?+ ANYONE DID1 IT BEGAN TO OCCUR TO EV]YONE ?AT !RE WAS NO?+ AGREEABLE OR FUNNY 9 IT4 ,! ,CAPTA9 ( ,POLICE :O LAY 9 A %OCK+ /ATE ON ! FLOOR AT ! FEET ( AN OLD WOMAN1 BEGAN WRIGGL+ HIS LEGS & %\T+3 0,*AMPAGNE 444 ,! ,C\NT'S COME6 444 ,*AMPAGNE6 444 ,HE'S COME 444 N[ !N1 *AMPAGNE6 444 ,I'LL HAVE A *AMPAGNE BA? & BA! 9 IT6 ,NOBLE G5TLEM56 444 ,I LOVE ! SOCIETY ( \R BRAVE OLD NOBILITY 444 ,/E%KA1 S+ ',! ,PA?WAY'40 

,! CAVALRYMAN WAS ALSO RA!R TIPSY1 BUT 9 ANO!R WAY4 ,HE SAT ON A S(A 9 ! CORN] V]Y CLOSE TO A TALL H&SOME GYPSY GIRL1 ,LYUBA%A2 & FEEL+ ?IS EYES MI/Y ) DR9K HE KEPT BL9K+ & %AK+ HIS HEAD &1 REPEAT+ ! SAME WORDS OV] & OV] AGA9 9 A :ISP]1 BES\<T ! GYPSY TO FLY ) HIM SOME:]E4 ,LYUBA%A1 SMIL+ & LI/5+ AS IF :AT HE SAID W]E V]Y AMUS+ & YET RA!R SAD1 GLANC$ OCCASIONALLY AT H] HUSB& -- ! CROSS-EY$ ,SA%KA :O WAS /&+ BEH9D ! *AIR OPPOSITE H] -- & 9 REPLY TO ! CAVALRYMAN'S DECL>ATIONS ( LOVE1 /OOP$ & :ISP]+ HIS HE E> ASK$ HIM TO BUY H] SOME SC5T & RIBBONS ON ! QUIET SO ?AT ! O!RS %\LD NOT NOTICE4 

0,HURRAH60 CRI$ ! CAVALRYMAN :5 ! C\NT 5T]$4 

,! H&SOME Y\NG MAN WAS PAC+ UP & D[N ! ROOM ) LABORI\SLY /EADY /EPS & A C>EWORN EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE1 W>BL+ AN AIR FROM ,IL ,S]AGLIO4 

,AN ELD]LY PAT]FAMILIAS1 :O HAD BE5 TEMPT$ BY ! P]SI/5T 5TREATIES ( ! NOBLES TO COME & HE> ! GYPSIES1 AS !Y SAID ?AT )\T HIM ! ?+ W\LD BE WOR?LESS & IT W\LD BE BETT] NOT TO GO AT ALL1 WAS LY+ ON A S(A :]E HE HAD SUNK AS SOON AS HE >RIV$1 & NO ONE WAS TAK+ ANY NOTICE ( HIM4 ,SOME (FICIAL OR O!R :O WAS ALSO !RE HAD TAK5 (F HIS SWALL[-TAIL COAT & WAS SITT+ UP ON ! TABLE1 FEET & ALL1 RUFFL+ HIS HAIR1 & !REBY %[+ ?AT HE WAS V]Y MU* ON ! SPREE4 ,AS SOON AS ! C\NT 5T]$1 ?IS (FICIAL UNBUTTON$ ! COLL> ( HIS %IRT & GOT /ILL F>!R ONTO ! TABLE4 ,9 G5]AL1 ON ,TURB9'S >RIVAL ! C>\SAL REVIV$4 

,! GYPSY GIRLS1 :O HAD BE5 W&]+ AB\T ! ROOM1 AGA9 GA!R$ & SAT D[N 9 A CIRCLE4 ,! C\NT TOOK ,/E%KA1 ! LEAD+ S+]1 ON HIS KNEE1 & ORD]$ MORE *AMPAGNE4 

,ILYU%KA CAME & /OOD 9 FRONT ( ,/E%KA ) HIS GUIT>1 & ! 0DANCE0 COMM5C$ -- ?AT IS1 ! GYPSY SONGS1 0,:5 Y\ GO ALONG ! ,/REET10 0,O ,HUSS>S610 0,DO Y\ HE>1 DO Y\ KN[810 & SO ON 9 A DEF9ITE ORD]4 ,/E%KA SANG ADMIRABLY4 ,! FLEXIBLE SONOR\S CONTRALTO ?AT FL[$ FROM H] V]Y *E/1 H] SMILES :ILE S++1 H] LAU<+ PASSIONATE EYES1 & H] FOOT ?AT MOV$ 9VOLUNT>ILY 9 MEASURE ) ! SONG1 H] WILD %RIEK AT ! COMM5CEM5T ( ! *ORUS -- ALL T\*$ SOME P[]FUL BUT R>ELY-REA*$ *ORD4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT %E LIV$ ONLY 9 ! SONG %E WAS S++4 ,ILYU%KA ACCOMPANI$ H] ON ! GUIT> -- HIS BACK1 LEGS1 SMILE1 & :OLE BE+ EXPRESS+ SYMPA?Y ) ! SONG -- & EAG]LY WAT*+ H]1 RAIS$ & L[]$ HIS HEAD AS ATT5TIVE & 5GROSS$ AS ?\< HE HE>D ! SONG = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,!N ! LA/ MELODI\S NOTE HE SUDD5LY DREW HIMSELF UP &1 AS IF FEEL+ HIMSELF SUP]IOR TO EV]YONE 9 ! WORLD1 PR\DLY & RESOLUTELY ?REW UP HIS GUIT> ) HIS FOOT1 TWIRL$ IT AB\T1 /AMP$1 TOSS$ BACK HIS HAIR1 & LOOK$ R\ND AT ! *OIR ) A FR[N4 ,HIS :OLE BODY FROM NECK TO HEELS BEGAN DANC+ 9 EV]Y MUSCLE -- & TW5TY 5]GETIC1 P[]FUL VOICES EA* TRY+ TO *IME 9 MORE /RONGLY & MORE /RANGELY ?AN ! RE/1 RANG ?R\< ! AIR4 ,! OLD WOM5 BOBB$ UP & D[N ON !IR *AIRS WAV+ !IR H&K]*IEFS1 %[+ !IR TEE?1 CAN VY+ ) ONE ANO!R 9 !IR H>MONI\S & MEASUR$ %\TS4 ,! BASSES ) /RA9$ NECKS & HEADS B5T TO ONE SIDE BOOM$ :ILE /&+ BEH9D ! *AIRS4 

,:5 ,/ESKA TOOK A HI< NOTE ,ILYU%KA BR\<T HIS GUIT> CLOS] TO H] AS IF WI%+ TO HELP H]1 & ! H&SOME Y\NG MAN SCREAM$ ) RAPTURE1 SAY+ ?AT N[ !Y W]E BEG9N+ ! BEMOLS4 

,:5 A DANCE WAS /RUCK UP & ,DUNYA%A1 ADVANC+ ) QUIV]+ %\LD]S & BOSOM1 TWIRL$ R\ND 9 FRONT ( ! C\NT & GLID$ ONW>DS1 ,TURB9 LEAP$ UP1 ?REW (F HIS JACKET1 & 9 HIS R$ %IRT /EPP$ JAUNTILY ) H] 9 PRECISE & MEASUR$ /EP1 ACCOMPLI%+ SU* ?+S ) HIS LEGS ?AT ! GYPSIES SMIL$ ) APPROVAL & GLANC$ AT ONE ANO!R4 

,! ,CAPTA9 ( ,POLICE SAT D[N LIKE A ,TURK1 BEAT HIS BREA/ ) HIS FI/ & CRI$ 0,VIVAT60 & !N1 HAV+ CAU<T HOLD ( ! C\NT'S LEG1 BEGAN TO TELL HIM ?AT ( TWO ?\S& RUBLES HE N[ HAD ONLY FIVE HUNDR$ LEFT1 BUT ?AT HE C\LD DO ANY?+ HE LIK$ IF ONLY ! C\NT W\LD ALL[ IT4 ,! ELD]LY PAT]FAMILIAS AWOKE & WI%$ TO GO AWAY BUT WAS NOT ALL[$ TO DO SO4 ,! H&SOME Y\NG MAN BEGAN P]SUAD+ A GYPSY TO WALTZ ) HIM4 ,! CAVALRYMAN1 WI%+ TO %[ (F HIS 9TIMACY ) ! C\NT1 ROSE & EMBRAC$ ,TURB94 0,AH1 MY DE> FELL[10 HE SAID1 0:Y DID/ ?\ LEAVE US1 EH80 ,! C\NT WAS SIL5T1 EVID5TLY ?9K+ ( SOME?+ ELSE4 0,:]E DID Y\ GO TO8 ,AH1 Y\ ROGUE ( A C\NT1 ,I KN[ :]E Y\ W5T TO60 

,= SOME REASON ?IS FAMILI>ITY DISPLEAS$ ,TURB94 ,)\T A SMILE HE LOOK$ SIL5TLY 9TO ! CAVALRYMAN'S FACE & SUDD5LY LAUN*$ AT HIM SU* A T]RIBLE & RUDE ABUSE ?AT ! CAVALRYMAN WAS PA9$ & = A :ILE C\LD NOT MAKE UP HIS M9D :E!R TO TAKE ! (F5SE AS A JOKE OR S]I\SLY4 ,AT LA/ HE DECID$ TO TAKE IT AS A JOKE1 SMIL$1 & W5T BACK TO HIS GYPSY1 ASSUR+ H] ?AT HE W\LD C]TA9LY M>RY H] AFT] ,EA/]4 ,!Y SANG ANO!R SONG & ANO!R1 DANC$ AGA91 & 0HAIL$ ! GUE/S10 & EV]YONE CONT9U$ TO IMAG9E ?AT HE WAS 5JOY+ IT4 ,!RE WAS NO 5D TO ! *AMPAGNE4 ,! C\NT DRANK A GREAT DEAL4 ,HIS EYES SEEM$ TO GR[ MOI/1 BUT HE WAS NOT UN/EADY4 ,HE DANC$ EV5 BETT] ?AN BE=E1 SPOKE FIRMLY1 EV5 JO9$ 9 ! *ORUS EXTREMELY WELL1 & *IM$ 9 :5 ,/E%KA SANG 0,FRI5D%IP'S ,T5D] ,EMOTIONS40 ,9 ! MID/ ( A DANCE ! L&LORD CAME 9 TO ASK ! GUE/S TO RETURN TO !IR HOMES AS IT WAS GETT+ ON = ?REE 9 ! MORN+4 

,! C\NT SEIZ$ ! L&LORD BY ! SCRUFF ( HIS NECK & ORD]$ HIM TO DANCE ! ,RUSSIAN DANCE4 ,! L&LORD REFUS$4 ,! C\NT SNAT*$ UP A BOTTLE ( *AMPAGNE & HAV+ /OOD ! L&LORD ON HIS HEAD & HAD HIM HELD 9 ?AT POSITION1 AMID G5]AL LAU<T]1 SL[LY EMPTI$ ! BOTTLE OV] HIM4 

,IT WAS BEG9N+ TO DAWN4 ,EV]YONE LOOK$ PALE & EXHAU/$ EXCEPT ! C\NT4 

0,WELL1 ,I MU/ BE />T+ = ,MOSC[10 SAID HE1 SUDD5LY RIS+4 0,COME ALONG1 ALL ( Y\6 ,COME & SEE ME (F 444 & WE'LL HAVE SOME TEA TOGE!R40 

,ALL AGRE$ EXCEPT ! PAT]FAMILIAS 7:O WAS LEFT BEH9D ASLEEP71 & CR[D+ 9TO ! ?REE L>GE SL$GES ?AT /OOD AT ! DOOR1 !Y ALL DROVE (F TO ! HOTE4 

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