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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,= ! LA/ TWO DAYS1 EV] S9CE LEAV+ HOME1 ,PI]RE HAD BE5 LIV+ 9 
 ! EMPTY H\SE ( HIS DECEAS$ B5EFACTOR1 ,BAZDEEV4 ,?IS IS H[ IT 
 HAPP5$4 

,:5 HE WOKE UP ON ! MORN+ AFT] HIS RETURN TO ,MOSC[ & HIS 
 9T]VIEW ) ,C\NT ,RO/OP*91 HE C\LD NOT = SOME TIME MAKE \T :]E 
 HE WAS & :AT WAS EXPECT$ ( HIM4 ,:5 HE WAS 9=M$ ?AT AMONG 
 O!RS AWAIT+ HIM 9 HIS RECEPTION ROOM !RE WAS A ,FR5*MAN :O HAD 
 BR\<T A LETT] FROM HIS WIFE1 ! ,C\NTESS ,HEL5E1 HE FELT SUDD5LY 
 OV]COME BY ?AT S5SE ( CONFUSION & HOPELESSNESS TO :I* HE WAS APT 
 TO SUCCUMB4 ,HE FELT ?AT EV]Y?+ WAS N[ AT AN 5D1 ALL WAS 9 
 CONFUSION & CRUMBL+ TO PIECES1 ?AT NOBODY WAS RI<T OR WRONG1 ! 
 FUTURE HELD NO?+1 & !RE WAS NO ESCAPE FROM ?IS POSITION4 ,SMIL+ 
 UNNATURALLY & MUTT]+ TO HIMSELF1 HE FIR/ SAT D[N ON ! S(A 9 AN 
 ATTITUDE ( DESPAIR1 !N ROSE1 W5T TO ! DOOR ( ! RECEPTION ROOM & 
 PEEP$ ?R\< ! CRACK1 RETURN$ FL\RI%+ HIS >MS1 & TOOK UP A 
 BOOK4 ,HIS MAJOR-DOMO CAME 9 A SECOND TIME TO SAY ?AT ! ,FR5*MAN :O 
 HAD BR\<T ! LETT] FROM ! C\NTESS WAS V]Y ANXI\S TO SEE HIM IF 
 ONLY = A M9UTE1 & ?AT SOMEONE FROM ,BAZDEEV'S WID[ HAD CALL$ TO ASK 
 ,PI]RE TO TAKE *>GE ( H] HUSB&'S BOOKS1 AS %E H]SELF WAS LEAV+ 
 = ! C\NTRY4 

0,OH1 YES1 9 A M9UTE2 WAIT444 OR NO6 ,NO1 ( C\RSE444 GO & SAY ,I WILL 
 COME DIRECTLY10 ,PI]RE REPLI$ TO ! MAJOR-DOMO4 

,BUT AS SOON AS ! MAN HAD LEFT ! ROOM ,PI]RE TOOK UP HIS HAT :I* WAS 
 LY+ ON ! TABLE & W5T \T ( HIS /UDY BY ! O!R DOOR4 ,!RE WAS 
 NO ONE 9 ! PASSAGE4 ,HE W5T ALONG ! :OLE L5G? ( ?IS PASSAGE TO 
 ! /AIRS &1 FR[N+ & RUBB+ HIS =EHEAD ) BO? H&S1 W5T 
 D[N AS F> AS ! FIR/ L&+4 ,! HALL PORT] WAS /&+ AT ! 
 FRONT DOOR4 ,FROM ! L&+ :]E ,PI]RE /OOD !RE WAS A SECOND 
 /AIRCASE LEAD+ TO ! BACK 5TRANCE4 ,HE W5T D[N ?AT /AIRCASE & 
 \T 9TO ! Y>D4 ,NO ONE HAD SE5 HIM4 ,BUT !RE W]E SOME C>RIAGES 
 WAIT+1 & AS SOON AS ,PI]RE /EPP$ \T ( ! GATE ! COA*M5 & 
 ! Y>D PORT] NOTIC$ HIM & RAIS$ !IR CAPS TO HIM4 ,:5 HE FELT HE 
 WAS BE+ LOOK$ AT HE BEHAV$ LIKE AN O/RI* :I* HIDES ITS HEAD 9 A 
 BU% 9 ORD] NOT TO BE SE53 HE HUNG HIS HEAD & QUICK5+ HIS PACE 
 W5T D[N ! /REET4 

,( ALL ! AFFAIRS AWAIT+ ,PI]RE ?AT DAY ! SORT+ ( ,JOSEPH 
 ,BAZDEEV'S BOOKS & PAP]S APPE>$ TO HIM ! MO/ NECESS>Y4 

,HE HIR$ ! FIR/ CAB HE MET & TOLD ! DRIV] TO GO TO ! ,PATRI>*'S 
 ,PONDS1 :]E ! WID[ ,BAZDEEV'S H\SE WAS4 

,CONT9UALLY TURN+ R\ND TO LOOK AT ! R[S ( LOAD$ C>TS ?AT W]E 
 MAK+ !IR WAY FROM ALL SIDES \T ( ,MOSC[1 & BALANC+ HIS BULKY 
 BODY SO AS NOT TO SLIP \T ( ! RAM%ACKLE OLD VEHICLE1 ,PI]RE1 
 EXP]I5C+ ! JOYFUL FEEL+ ( A BOY ESCAP+ FROM S*OOL1 BEGAN TO 
 TALK TO HIS DRIV]4 

,! MAN TOLD HIM ?AT >MS W]E BE+ DI/RIBUT$ TODAY AT ! ,KREML9 & 
 ?AT TOMORR[ EV]YONE W\LD BE S5T \T BEYOND ! ,?REE ,HILLS GATES & 
 A GREAT BATTLE W\LD BE F\<T !RE4 

,HAV+ REA*$ ! ,PATRI>*'S ,PONDS ,PI]RE F\ND ! ,BAZDEEVS' H\SE1 
 :]E HE HAD NOT BE5 = A LONG TIME PA/4 ,HE W5T UP TO ! GATE4 
 ,G]ASIM1 ?AT SALL[ BE>DLESS OLD MAN ,PI]RE HAD SE5 AT ,TORZHOK FIVE 
 YE>S BE=E ) ,JOSEPH ,BAZDEEV1 CAME \T 9 ANSW] TO HIS KNOCK4 

0,AT HOME80 ASK$ ,PI]RE4 

0,[+ TO ! PRES5T /ATE ( ?+S ,SOPHIA ,DANILOVNA HAS GONE TO ! 
 ,TORZHOK E/ATE ) ! *ILDR51 Y\R EXCELL5CY40 

0,I WILL COME 9 ALL ! SAME1 ,I HAVE TO LOOK ?R\< ! BOOKS10 SAID 
 ,PI]RE4 

0,BE SO GOOD AS TO /EP 94 ,MAK> ,ALEXEEVI*1 ! BRO!R ( MY LATE MA/]--MAY 
 ! K+DOM ( HEAV5 BE HIS--HAS REMA9$ H]E1 BUT HE IS 9 A WEAK 
 /ATE AS Y\ KN[10 SAID ! OLD S]VANT4 

,PI]RE KNEW ?AT ,MAK> ,ALEXEEVI* WAS ,JOSEPH ,BAZDEEV'S HALF-9SANE BRO!R 
 & A H>D DR9K]4 

0,YES1 YES1 ,I KN[4 ,LET US GO 94440 SAID ,PI]RE & 5T]$ ! H\SE4 

,A TALL1 BALD-HEAD$ OLD MAN ) A R$ NOSE1 WE>+ A DRESS+ G[N & 
 ) GALO%ES ON HIS B>E FEET1 /OOD 9 ! ANT]OOM4 ,ON SEE+ ,PI]RE HE 
 MUTT]$ SOME?+ ANGRILY & W5T AWAY ALONG ! PASSAGE4 

0,HE WAS A V]Y CLEV] MAN BUT HAS N[ GR[N QUITE FEEBLE1 AS Y\R HONOR 
 SEES10 SAID ,G]ASIM4 0,WILL Y\ /EP 9TO ! /UDY80 ,PI]RE NODD$4 0,AS IT 
 WAS SEAL$ UP SO IT HAS REMA9$1 BUT ,SOPHIA ,DANILOVNA GAVE ORD]S ?AT IF 
 ANYONE %\LD COME FROM Y\ !Y W]E TO HAVE ! BOOKS40 

,PI]RE W5T 9TO ?AT GLOOMY /UDY :I* HE HAD 5T]$ ) SU* 
 TREPIDATION 9 HIS B5EFACTOR'S LIFETIME4 ,! ROOM1 DU/Y & UNT\*$ 
 S9CE ! DEA? ( ,JOSEPH ,BAZDEEV WAS N[ EV5 GLOOMI]4 

,G]ASIM OP5$ ONE ( ! %UTT]S & LEFT ! ROOM ON TIPTOE4 ,PI]RE 
 W5T R\ND ! /UDY1 APPROA*$ ! CUPBO>D 9 :I* ! MANUSCRIPTS 
 W]E KEPT1 & TOOK \T :AT HAD ONCE BE5 ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT1 ! 
 HOLY ( HOLIES ( ! ORD]4 ,?IS WAS ! AU!NTIC ,SCOT* ,ACTS ) 
 ,BAZDEEV'S NOTES & EXPLANATIONS4 ,HE SAT D[N AT ! DU/Y WRIT+ TABLE1 
 &1 HAV+ LAID ! MANUSCRIPTS BE=E HIM1 OP5$ !M \T1 CLOS$ !M1 
 F9ALLY PU%$ !M AWAY1 & RE/+ HIS HEAD ON HIS H& SANK 9TO 
 M$ITATION4 

,G]ASIM LOOK$ CAUTI\SLY 9TO ! /UDY SEV]AL TIMES & SAW ,PI]RE 
 ALWAYS SITT+ 9 ! SAME ATTITUDE4 

,MORE ?AN TWO H\RS PASS$ & ,G]ASIM TOOK ! LIB]TY ( MAK+ A SLI<T 
 NOISE AT ! DOOR TO ATTRACT HIS ATT5TION1 BUT ,PI]RE DID NOT HE> HIM4 

0,IS ! CABMAN TO BE DIS*>G$1 Y\R HONOR80 

0,OH YES60 SAID ,PI]RE1 R\S+ HIMSELF & RIS+ HURRI$LY4 0,LOOK H]E10 
 HE ADD$1 TAK+ ,G]ASIM BY A BUTTON ( HIS COAT & LOOK+ D[N AT ! 
 OLD MAN ) MOI/1 %9+1 & EC/ATIC EYES1 0,I SAY1 DO Y\ KN[ ?AT 
 !RE IS GO+ TO BE A BATTLE TOMORR[80 

0,WE HE>D SO10 REPLI$ ! MAN4 

0,I BEG Y\ NOT TO TELL ANYONE :O ,I AM1 & TO DO :AT ,I ASK Y\40 

0,YES1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 REPLI$ ,G]ASIM4 0,WILL Y\ HAVE SOME?+ TO EAT80 

0,NO1 BUT ,I WANT SOME?+ ELSE4 ,I WANT PEASANT CLO!S & A PI/OL10 SAID 
 ,PI]RE1 UNEXPECT$LY BLU%+4 

0,YES1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 SAID ,G]ASIM AFT] ?9K+ = A MOM5T4 

,ALL ! RE/ ( ?AT DAY ,PI]RE SP5T ALONE 9 HIS B5EFACTOR'S /UDY1 & 
 ,G]ASIM HE>D HIM PAC+ RE/LESSLY FROM ONE CORN] TO ANO!R & TALK+ 
 TO HIMSELF4 ,& HE SP5T ! NI<T ON A B$ MADE UP = HIM !RE4 

,G]ASIM1 BE+ A S]VANT :O 9 HIS TIME HAD SE5 MANY /RANGE ?+S1 
 ACCEPT$ ,PI]RE'S TAK+ UP HIS RESID5CE 9 ! H\SE )\T SURPRISE1 
 & SEEM$ PLEAS$ TO HAVE SOMEONE TO WAIT ON4 ,?AT SAME EV5+--)\T 
 EV5 ASK+ HIMSELF :AT !Y W]E WANT$ =--HE PROCUR$ A 
 COA*MAN'S COAT & CAP = ,PI]RE1 & PROMIS$ TO GET HIM ! PI/OL 
 NEXT DAY4 ,MAK> ,ALEXEEVI* CAME TWICE ?AT EV5+ %UFFL+ ALONG 9 HIS 
 GALO%ES AS F> AS ! DOOR & /OPP$ & LOOK$ +RATIAT+LY AT 
 ,PI]RE4 ,BUT AS SOON AS ,PI]RE TURN$ T[>D HIM HE WRAPP$ HIS DRESS+ 
 G[N >\ND HIM ) A %AMEFAC$ & ANGRY LOOK & HURRI$ AWAY4 ,IT WAS 
 :5 ,PI]RE 7WE>+ ! COA*MAN'S COAT :I* ,G]ASIM HAD PROCUR$ = 
 HIM & HAD DIS9FECT$ BY /EAM7 WAS ON HIS WAY ) ! OLD MAN TO BUY 
 ! PI/OL AT ! ,SUKH>EV M>KET ?AT HE MET ! ,RO/OVS4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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