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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! ABSORPTION ( ! ,FR5* BY ,MOSC[1 RADIAT+ />WISE AS IT DID1 ONLY 
 REA*$ ! QU>T] :]E ,PI]RE WAS /AY+ BY ! EV5+ ( ! SECOND 
 ( ,SEPTEMB]4 

,AFT] ! LA/ TWO DAYS SP5T 9 SOLITUDE & UNUSUAL CIRCUM/ANCES1 
 ,PI]RE WAS 9 A /ATE BORD]+ ON 9SANITY4 ,HE WAS COMPLETELY OBSESS$ BY 
 ONE P]SI/5T ?\<T4 ,HE DID NOT KN[ H[ OR :5 ?IS ?\<T HAD TAK5 
 SU* POSSESSION ( HIM1 BUT HE REMEMB]$ NO?+ ( ! PA/1 UND]/OOD 
 NO?+ ( ! PRES5T1 & ALL HE SAW & HE>D APPE>$ TO HIM LIKE A 
 DREAM4 

,HE HAD LEFT HOME ONLY TO ESCAPE ! 9TRICATE TANGLE ( LIFE'S DEM&S 
 ?AT 5ME%$ HIM1 & :I* 9 HIS PRES5T CONDITION HE WAS UNABLE TO 
 UNRAVEL4 ,HE HAD GONE TO ,JOSEPH ,ALEXEEVI*'S H\SE1 ON ! PLEA ( SORT+ 
 ! DECEAS$'S BOOKS & PAP]S1 ONLY 9 SE>* ( RE/ FROM LIFE'S 
 TURMOIL1 = 9 HIS M9D ! MEMORY ( ,JOSEPH ,ALEXEEVI* WAS CONNECT$ 
 ) A WORLD ( ET]NAL1 SOLEMN1 & CALM ?\<TS1 QUITE CONTR>Y TO ! 
 RE/LESS CONFUSION 9TO :I* HE FELT HIMSELF BE+ DRAWN4 ,HE S\<T A 
 QUIET REFUGE1 & 9 ,JOSEPH ,ALEXEEVI*'S /UDY HE REALLY F\ND IT4 ,:5 HE 
 SAT ) HIS ELB[S ON ! DU/Y WRIT+ TABLE 9 ! DEA?LIKE /ILLNESS 
 ( ! /UDY1 CALM & SIGNIFICANT MEMORIES ( ! LA/ FEW DAYS ROSE ONE 
 AFT] ANO!R 9 HIS IMAG9ATION1 P>TICUL>LY ( ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O 
 & ( ?AT VAGUE S5SE ( HIS [N 9SIGNIFICANCE & 9S9C]ITY COMP>$ 
 ) ! TRU?1 SIMPLICITY1 & /R5G? ( ! CLASS ( M5 HE M5TALLY 
 CLASS$ AS !Y4 ,:5 ,G]ASIM R\S$ HIM FROM HIS REV]IE ! IDEA 
 OCCURR$ TO HIM ( TAK+ P>T 9 ! POPUL> DEF5SE ( ,MOSC[ :I* HE 
 KNEW WAS PROJECT$4 ,& ) ?AT OBJECT HE HAD ASK$ ,G]ASIM TO GET HIM A 
 PEASANT'S COAT & A PI/OL1 CONFID+ TO HIM HIS 9T5TIONS ( REMA9+ 
 9 ,JOSEPH ,ALEXEEVI*'S H\SE & KEEP+ HIS NAME SECRET4 ,!N DUR+ ! 
 FIR/ DAY SP5T 9 9ACTION & SOLITUDE 7HE TRI$ SEV]AL TIMES TO FIX 
 HIS ATT5TION ON ! ,MASONIC MANUSCRIPTS1 BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO7 ! 
 IDEA ?AT HAD PREVI\SLY OCCURR$ TO HIM ( ! CABALI/IC SIGNIFICANCE ( 
 HIS NAME 9 CONNECTION ) ,BONAP>TE'S MORE ?AN ONCE VAGUELY PRES5T$ 
 ITSELF4 ,BUT ! IDEA ?AT HE1 ,L'RUSSE ,BESUH(1 WAS DE/9$ TO SET A LIMIT 
 TO ! P[] ( ! ,BEA/ WAS AS YET ONLY ONE ( ! FANCIES ?AT (T5 
 PASS$ ?R\< HIS M9D & LEFT NO TRACE BEH9D4 

,:51 HAV+ B\<T ! COAT M]ELY ) ! OBJECT ( TAK+ P>T AMONG 
 ! PEOPLE 9 ! DEF5SE ( ,MOSC[1 ,PI]RE HAD MET ! ,RO/OVS & 
 ,NATA%A HAD SAID TO HIM3 0,>E Y\ REMA9+ 9 ,MOSC[8444 ,H[ SPL5DID60 
 ! ?\<T FLA%$ 9TO HIS M9D ?AT IT REALLY W\LD BE A GOOD ?+1 
 EV5 IF ,MOSC[ W]E TAK51 = HIM TO REMA9 !RE & DO :AT HE WAS 
 PR$E/9$ TO DO4 

,NEXT DAY1 ) ! SOLE IDEA ( NOT SP>+ HIMSELF & NOT LAGG+ 9 ANY 
 WAY BEH9D !M1 ,PI]RE W5T TO ! ,?REE ,HILLS GATE4 ,BUT :5 HE RETURN$ 
 TO ! H\SE CONV9C$ ?AT ,MOSC[ W\LD NOT BE DEF5D$1 HE SUDD5LY FELT 
 ?AT :AT BE=E HAD SEEM$ TO HIM M]ELY A POSSIBILITY HAD N[ BECOME 
 ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y & 9EVITABLE4 ,HE MU/ REMA9 9 ,MOSC[1 CONCEAL+ 
 HIS NAME1 & MU/ MEET ,NAPOLEON & KILL HIM1 & EI!R P]I% OR PUT AN 
 5D TO ! MIS]Y ( ALL ,EUROPE--:I* IT SEEM$ TO HIM WAS SOLELY 
 DUE TO ,NAPOLEON4 

,PI]RE KNEW ALL ! DETAILS ( ! ATTEMPT ON ,BONAP>TE'S LIFE 9 #ahi BY 
 A ,G]MAN /UD5T 9 ,VI5NA1 & KNEW ?AT ! /UD5T HAD BE5 %OT4 ,& 
 ! RISK TO :I* HE W\LD EXPOSE HIS LIFE BY C>RY+ \T HIS DESIGN 
 EXCIT$ HIM /ILL MORE4 

,TWO EQUALLY /RONG FEEL+S DREW ,PI]RE IRRESI/IBLY TO ?IS PURPOSE4 ,! 
 FIR/ WAS A FEEL+ ( ! NECESSITY ( SACRIFICE & SUFF]+ 9 VIEW ( 
 ! COMMON CALAMITY1 ! SAME FEEL+ ?AT HAD CAUS$ HIM TO GO TO 
 ,MOZHAYSK ON ! TW5TY-FIF? & TO MAKE HIS WAY TO ! V]Y ?ICK ( ! 
 BATTLE & HAD N[ CAUS$ HIM TO RUN AWAY FROM HIS HOME &1 9 PLACE ( 
 ! LUXURY & COM=T TO :I* HE WAS ACCU/OM$1 TO SLEEP ON A H>D S(A 
 )\T UNDRESS+ & EAT ! SAME FOOD AS ,G]ASIM4 ,! O!R WAS ?AT 
 VAGUE & QUITE ,RUSSIAN FEEL+ ( CONTEMPT = EV]Y?+ CONV5TIONAL1 
 >TIFICIAL1 & HUMAN--= EV]Y?+ ! MAJORITY ( M5 REG>D AS 
 ! GREATE/ GOOD 9 ! WORLD4 ,PI]RE HAD FIR/ EXP]I5C$ ?IS /RANGE 
 & FASC9AT+ FEEL+ AT ! ,SLOBODA ,PALACE1 :5 HE HAD SUDD5LY FELT 
 ?AT WEAL?1 P[]1 & LIFE--ALL ?AT M5 SO PA9/AK+LY ACQUIRE 
 & GU>D--IF IT HAS ANY WOR? HAS SO ONLY BY REASON ( ! JOY ) 
 :I* IT CAN ALL BE R5\NC$4 

,IT WAS ! FEEL+ ?AT 9DUCES A VOLUNTE] RECRUIT TO SP5D HIS LA/ 
 P5NY ON DR9K1 & A DRUNK5 MAN TO SMA% MIRRORS OR GLASSES = NO 
 APP>5T REASON & KN[+ ?AT IT WILL CO/ HIM ALL ! MONEY HE 
 POSSESSES3 ! FEEL+ :I* CAUSES A MAN TO P]=M ACTIONS :I* FROM AN 
 ORD9>Y PO9T ( VIEW >E 9SANE1 TO TE/1 AS IT W]E1 HIS P]SONAL P[] 
 & /R5G?1 AFFIRM+ ! EXI/5CE ( A HI<]1 NONHUMAN CRIT]ION ( 
 LIFE4 

,FROM ! V]Y DAY ,PI]RE HAD EXP]I5C$ ?IS FEEL+ = ! FIR/ TIME 
 AT ! ,SLOBODA ,PALACE HE HAD BE5 CONT9U\SLY UND] ITS 9FLU5CE1 BUT 
 ONLY N[ F\ND FULL SATISFACTION = IT4 ,MOREOV]1 AT ?IS MOM5T ,PI]RE 
 WAS SUPPORT$ 9 HIS DESIGN & PREV5T$ FROM R5\NC+ IT BY :AT HE 
 HAD ALREADY DONE 9 ?AT DIRECTION4 ,IF HE W]E N[ TO LEAVE ,MOSC[ LIKE 
 EV]YONE ELSE1 HIS FLI<T FROM HOME1 ! PEASANT COAT1 ! PI/OL1 & HIS 
 ANN\NCEM5T TO ! ,RO/OVS ?AT HE W\LD REMA9 9 ,MOSC[ W\LD ALL 
 BECOME NOT M]ELY MEAN+LESS BUT CONTEMPTIBLE & RIDICUL\S1 & TO ?IS 
 ,PI]RE WAS V]Y S5SITIVE4 

,PI]RE'S PHYSICAL CONDITION1 AS IS ALWAYS ! CASE1 CORRESPOND$ TO HIS 
 M5TAL /ATE4 ,! UNACCU/OM$ CO>SE FOOD1 ! VODKA HE DRANK DUR+ 
 ?OSE DAYS1 ! ABS5CE ( W9E & CIG>S1 HIS DIRTY UN*ANG$ L951 TWO 
 ALMO/ SLEEPLESS NI<TS PASS$ ON A %ORT S(A )\T B$D+--ALL 
 ?IS KEPT HIM 9 A /ATE ( EXCITEM5T BORD]+ ON 9SANITY4 

,IT WAS TWO O'CLOCK 9 ! AFT]NOON4 ,! ,FR5* HAD ALREADY 5T]$ 
 ,MOSC[4 ,PI]RE KNEW ?IS1 BUT 9/EAD ( ACT+ HE ONLY ?\<T AB\T HIS 
 UND]TAK+1 GO+ OV] ITS M9UTE/ DETAILS 9 HIS M9D4 ,9 HIS FANCY HE 
 DID NOT CLE>LY PICTURE TO HIMSELF EI!R ! /RIK+ ( ! BL[ OR ! 
 DEA? ( ,NAPOLEON1 BUT ) EXTRAORD9>Y VIVIDNESS & MELAN*OLY 
 5JOYM5T IMAG9$ HIS [N DE/RUCTION & H]OIC 5DURANCE4 

0,YES1 ALONE1 = ! SAKE ( ALL1 ,I MU/ DO IT OR P]I%60 HE ?\<T4 
 0,YES1 ,I WILL APPROA*444 & !N SUDD5LY444 ) PI/OL OR DAGG]8 ,BUT 
 ?AT IS ALL ! SAME6 ',IT IS NOT ,I BUT ! H& ( ,PROVID5CE ?AT 
 PUNI%ES !E1' ,I %ALL SAY10 ?\<T HE1 IMAG9+ :AT HE W\LD SAY :5 
 KILL+ ,NAPOLEON4 0,WELL !N1 TAKE ME & EXECUTE ME60 HE W5T ON1 
 SPEAK+ TO HIMSELF & B[+ HIS HEAD ) A SAD BUT FIRM EXPRESSION4 

,:ILE ,PI]RE1 /&+ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM1 WAS TALK+ TO HIMSELF 
 9 ?IS WAY1 ! /UDY DOOR OP5$ & ON ! ?RE%OLD APPE>$ ! 
 FIGURE ( ,MAK> ,ALEXEEVI*1 ALWAYS SO TIMID BE=E BUT N[ QUITE 
 TRANS=M$4 

,HIS DRESS+ G[N WAS UNFA/5$1 HIS FACE R$ & DI/ORT$4 ,HE WAS 
 OBVI\SLY DRUNK4 ,ON SEE+ ,PI]RE HE GREW CONFUS$ AT FIR/1 BUT NOTIC+ 
 EMB>RASSM5T ON ,PI]RE'S FACE IMM$IATELY GREW BOLD &1 /AGG]+ ON 
 HIS ?9 LEGS1 ADVANC$ 9TO ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM4 

0,!Y'RE FRI<T5$10 HE SAID CONFID5TIALLY 9 A HO>SE VOICE4 0,I SAY ,I 
 WON'T SURR5D]1 ,I SAY444 ,AM ,I NOT RI<T1 SIR80 

,HE PAUS$ & !N SUDD5LY SEE+ ! PI/OL ON ! TABLE SEIZ$ IT ) 
 UNEXPECT$ RAPIDITY & RAN \T 9TO ! CORRIDOR4 

,G]ASIM & ! PORT]1 :O HAD FOLL[$ ,MAK> ,ALEXEEVI*1 /OPP$ HIM 9 
 ! VE/IBULE & TRI$ TO TAKE ! PI/OL FROM HIM4 ,PI]RE1 COM+ \T 
 9TO ! CORRIDOR1 LOOK$ ) PITY & REPULSION AT ! HALF-CRAZY OLD 
 MAN4 ,MAK> ,ALEXEEVI*1 FR[N+ ) EX]TION1 HELD ON TO ! PI/OL & 
 SCREAM$ HO>SELY1 EVID5TLY ) SOME H]OIC FANCY 9 HIS HEAD4 

0,TO >MS6 ,BO>D !M6 ,NO1 Y\ %AN'T GET IT10 HE YELL$4 

0,?AT WILL DO1 PLEASE1 ?AT WILL DO4 ,HAVE ! GOODNESS--PLEASE1 SIR1 
 TO LET GO6 ,PLEASE1 SIR4440 PLEAD$ ,G]ASIM1 TRY+ C>EFULLY TO /E] 
 ,MAK> ,ALEXEEVI* BY ! ELB[S BACK TO ! DOOR4 

0,:O >E Y\8 ,BONAP>TE64440 %\T$ ,MAK> ,ALEXEEVI*4 

0,?AT'S NOT RI<T1 SIR4 ,COME TO Y\R ROOM1 PLEASE1 & RE/4 ,ALL[ ME TO 
 HAVE ! PI/OL40 

0,BE (F1 ?\ BASE SLAVE6 ,T\* ME NOT6 ,SEE ?IS80 %\T$ ,MAK> 
 ,ALEXEEVI*1 BR&I%+ ! PI/OL4 0,BO>D !M60 

0,CAT* HOLD60 :ISP]$ ,G]ASIM TO ! PORT]4 

,!Y SEIZ$ ,MAK> ,ALEXEEVI* BY ! >MS & DRAGG$ HIM TO ! DOOR4 

,! VE/IBULE WAS FILL$ ) ! DISCORDANT S\NDS ( A /RUGGLE & ( A 
 TIPSY1 HO>SE VOICE4 

,SUDD5LY A FRE% S\ND1 A PI]C+ FEM99E SCREAM1 REV]B]AT$ FROM ! 
 POR* & ! COOK CAME RUNN+ 9TO ! VE/IBULE4 

0,IT'S !M6 ,GRACI\S HEAV5S6 ,O ,LORD1 F\R ( !M1 HORSEM560 %E CRI$4 

,G]ASIM & ! PORT] LET ,MAK> ,ALEXEEVI* GO1 & 9 ! N[ SIL5T 
 CORRIDOR ! S\ND ( SEV]AL H&S KNOCK+ AT ! FRONT DOOR C\LD BE 
 HE>D4 

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