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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI* RETURN$ TO ! /UDY ) ! LETT]1 ! OLD 
 PR9CE1 ) SPECTACLES ON & A %ADE OV] HIS EYES1 WAS SITT+ AT HIS 
 OP5 BUREAU ) SCRE5$ C&LES1 HOLD+ A PAP] 9 HIS \T/RET*$ 
 H&1 & 9 A SOME:AT DRAMATIC ATTITUDE WAS READ+ HIS MANUSCRIPT--HIS 
 0,REM>KS0 AS HE T]M$ IT--:I* WAS TO BE TRANSMITT$ TO ! ,EMP]OR 
 AFT] HIS DEA?4 

,:5 ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI* W5T 9 !RE W]E TE>S 9 ! PR9CE'S EYES 
 EVOK$ BY ! MEMORY ( ! TIME :5 ! PAP] HE WAS N[ READ+ HAD 
 BE5 WRITT54 ,HE TOOK ! LETT] FROM ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI*'S H&1 PUT IT 9 
 HIS POCKET1 FOLD$ UP HIS PAP]S1 & CALL$ 9 ,ALPATY* :O HAD LONG BE5 
 WAIT+4 

,! PR9CE HAD A LI/ ( ?+S TO BE B\<T 9 ,SMOL5SK &1 WALK+ UP 
 & D[N ! ROOM PA/ ,ALPATY* :O /OOD BY ! DOOR1 HE GAVE HIS 
 9/RUCTIONS4 

0,FIR/1 NOTEPAP]--DO Y\ HE>8 ,EI<T QUIRES1 LIKE ?IS SAMPLE1 
 GILT-$G$444 IT MU/ BE EXACTLY LIKE ! SAMPLE4 ,V>NI%1 SEAL+ WAX1 AS 
 9 ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI*'S LI/40 

,HE PAC$ UP & D[N = A :ILE & GLANC$ AT HIS NOTES4 

0,!N H& TO ! GOV]NOR 9 P]SON A LETT] AB\T ! DE$40 

,NEXT1 BOLTS = ! DOORS ( ! NEW BUILD+ W]E WANT$ & HAD TO BE ( 
 A SPECIAL %APE ! PR9CE HAD HIMSELF DESIGN$1 & A LEA!R CASE HAD TO 
 BE ORD]$ TO KEEP ! 0WILL0 94 

,! 9/RUCTIONS TO ,ALPATY* TOOK OV] TWO H\RS & /ILL ! PR9CE DID 
 NOT LET HIM GO4 ,HE SAT D[N1 SANK 9TO ?\<T1 CLOS$ HIS EYES1 & DOZ$ 
 (F4 ,ALPATY* MADE A SLI<T MOVEM5T4 

0,WELL1 GO1 GO6 ,IF ANY?+ MORE IS WANT$ ,I'LL S5D AFT] Y\40 

,ALPATY* W5T \T4 ,! PR9CE AGA9 W5T TO HIS BUREAU1 GLANC$ 9TO IT1 
 F+]$ HIS PAP]S1 CLOS$ ! BUREAU AGA91 & SAT D[N AT ! TABLE TO 
 WRITE TO ! GOV]NOR4 

,IT WAS ALREADY LATE :5 HE ROSE AFT] SEAL+ ! LETT]4 ,HE WI%$ TO 
 SLEEP1 BUT HE KNEW HE W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO & ?AT MO/ DEPRESS+ 
 ?\<TS CAME TO HIM 9 B$4 ,SO HE CALL$ ,TIKHON & W5T ?R\< ! 
 ROOMS ) HIM TO %[ HIM :]E TO SET UP ! B$ = ?AT NI<T4 

,HE W5T AB\T LOOK+ AT EV]Y CORN]4 ,EV]Y PLACE SEEM$ UNSATISFACTORY1 
 BUT WOR/ ( ALL WAS HIS CU/OM>Y C\* 9 ! /UDY4 ,?AT C\* WAS 
 DREADFUL TO HIM1 PROBABLY BECAUSE ( ! OPPRESSIVE ?\<TS HE HAD HAD 
 :5 LY+ !RE4 ,IT WAS UNSATISFACTORY EV]Y:]E1 BUT ! CORN] BEH9D 
 ! PIANO 9 ! SITT+ ROOM WAS BETT] ?AN O!R PLACES3 HE HAD NEV] 
 SLEPT !RE YET4 

,) ! HELP ( A FOOTMAN ,TIKHON BR\<T 9 ! B$/EAD & BEGAN 
 PUTT+ IT UP4 

0,?AT'S NOT RI<T6 ,?AT'S NOT RI<T60 CRI$ ! PR9CE1 & HIMSELF PU%$ 
 IT A FEW 9*ES FROM ! CORN] & !N CLOS] 9 AGA94 

0,WELL1 AT LA/ ,I'VE F9I%$1 N[ ,I'LL RE/10 ?\<T ! PR9CE1 & LET 
 ,TIKHON UNDRESS HIM4 

,FR[N+ ) VEXATION AT ! EF=T NECESS>Y TO DIVE/ HIMSELF ( HIS 
 COAT & TR\S]S1 ! PR9CE UNDRESS$1 SAT D[N HEAVILY ON ! B$1 & 
 APPE>$ TO BE M$ITAT+ AS HE LOOK$ CONTEMPTU\SLY AT HIS WI!R$ 
 YELL[ LEGS4 ,HE WAS NOT M$ITAT+1 BUT ONLY DEF]R+ ! MOM5T ( 
 MAK+ ! EF=T TO LIFT ?OSE LEGS UP & TURN OV] ON ! B$4 0,U<1 
 H[ H>D IT IS6 ,OH1 ?AT ?IS TOIL MI<T 5D & Y\ W\LD RELEASE ME60 
 ?\<T HE4 ,PRESS+ HIS LIPS TOGE!R HE MADE ?AT EF=T = ! 
 TW5TY-?\S&? TIME & LAY D[N4 ,BUT H>DLY HAD HE DONE SO BE=E HE 
 FELT ! B$ ROCK+ BACKW>DS & =W>DS B5EA? HIM AS IF IT W]E 
 BREA?+ HEAVILY & JOLT+4 ,?IS HAPP5$ TO HIM ALMO/ EV]Y NI<T4 ,HE 
 OP5$ HIS EYES AS !Y W]E CLOS+4 

0,NO PEACE1 DAMN !M60 HE MUTT]$1 ANGRY HE KNEW NOT ) 
 :OM4 0,AH YES1 !RE WAS SOME?+ ELSE IMPORTANT1 V]Y IMPORTANT1 
 ?AT ,I WAS KEEP+ TILL ,I %\LD BE 9 B$4 ,! BOLTS8 ,NO1 ,I TOLD HIM 
 AB\T !M4 ,NO1 IT WAS SOME?+1 SOME?+ 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM4 ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y TALK$ SOME NONS5SE4 ,DESSALLES1 ?AT FOOL1 SAID SOME?+4 ,SOME?+ 
 9 MY POCKET--CAN'T REMEMB]44440 

0,TIKHON1 :AT DID WE TALK AB\T AT D9N]80 

0,AB\T ,PR9CE ,MI*AEL4440 

0,BE QUIET1 QUIET60 ,! PR9CE SLAPP$ HIS H& ON ! TABLE4 0,YES1 ,I KN[1 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW'S LETT]6 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y READ IT4 ,DESSALLES SAID SOME?+ 
 AB\T ,VITEBSK4 ,N[ ,I'LL READ IT40 

,HE HAD ! LETT] TAK5 FROM HIS POCKET & ! TABLE--ON :I* /OOD 
 A GLASS ( LEMONADE & A SPIRAL WAX C&LE--MOV$ CLOSE TO ! B$1 
 & PUTT+ ON HIS SPECTACLES HE BEGAN READ+4 ,ONLY N[ 9 ! /ILLNESS 
 ( ! NI<T1 READ+ IT BY ! FA9T LI<T UND] ! GRE5 %ADE1 DID HE 
 GRASP ITS MEAN+ = A MOM5T4 

0,! ,FR5* AT ,VITEBSK1 9 F\R DAYS' M>* !Y MAY BE AT ,SMOL5SK2 
 P]HAPS >E ALREADY !RE6 ,TIKHON60 ,TIKHON JUMP$ UP4 0,NO1 NO1 ,I DON'T 
 WANT ANY?+60 HE %\T$4 

,HE PUT ! LETT] UND] ! C&LE/ICK & CLOS$ HIS EYES4 ,& !RE 
 ROSE BE=E HIM ! ,DANUBE AT BRI<T NOONDAY3 RE$S1 ! ,RUSSIAN CAMP1 & 
 HIMSELF A Y\NG G5]AL )\T A WR9KLE ON HIS RUDDY FACE1 VIGOR\S & 
 AL]T1 5T]+ ,POTEMK9'S GAILY COLOR$ T5T1 & A BURN+ S5SE ( 
 JEAL\SY ( 0! FAVORITE0 AGITAT$ HIM N[ AS /RONGLY AS IT HAD DONE 
 !N4 ,HE RECALL$ ALL ! WORDS SPOK5 AT ?AT FIR/ MEET+ ) 
 ,POTEMK94 ,& HE SAW BE=E HIM A PLUMP1 RA!R SALL[-FAC$1 %ORT1 /\T 
 WOMAN1 ! ,EMPRESS ,MO!R1 ) H] SMILE & H] WORDS AT H] FIR/ 
 GRACI\S RECEPTION ( HIM1 & !N ?AT SAME FACE ON ! CATAFALQUE1 & 
 ! 5C\NT] HE HAD ) ,ZUBOV OV] H] C(F9 AB\T HIS RI<T TO KISS 
 H] H&4 

0,OH1 QUICK]1 QUICK]6 ,TO GET BACK TO ?AT TIME & HAVE DONE ) ALL ! 
 PRES5T6 ,QUICK]1 QUICK]--& ?AT !Y %\LD LEAVE ME 9 PEACE60 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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