,BOOK #a#a1 ,*APT] #cc #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,ON ! ?IRD ( ,SEPTEMB] ,PI]RE AWOKE LATE4 ,HIS HEAD WAS A*+1 ! CLO!S 9 :I* HE HAD SLEPT )\T UNDRESS+ FELT UNCOM=TABLE ON HIS BODY1 & HIS M9D HAD A DIM CONSCI\SNESS ( SOME?+ %AMEFUL HE HAD DONE ! DAY BE=E4 ,?AT SOME?+ %AMEFUL WAS HIS YE/]DAY'S CONV]SATION ) ,CAPTA9 ,RAMBALLE4 ,IT WAS ELEV5 BY ! CLOCK1 BUT IT SEEM$ PECULI>LY D>K \T ( DOORS4 ,PI]RE ROSE1 RUBB$ HIS EYES1 & SEE+ ! PI/OL ) AN 5GRAV$ /OCK :I* ,G]ASIM HAD REPLAC$ ON ! WRIT+ TABLE1 HE REMEMB]$ :]E HE WAS & :AT LAY BE=E HIM ?AT V]Y DAY4 0,AM ,I NOT TOO LATE80 HE ?\RANG+ HIS CLO!S1 HE TOOK ! PI/OL & WAS AB\T TO GO \T4 ,BUT IT !N OCCURR$ TO HIM = ! FIR/ TIME ?AT HE C]TA9LY C\LD NOT C>RY ! WEAPON 9 HIS H& ?R\< ! /REETS4 ,IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HIDE SU* A BIG PI/OL EV5 UND] HIS WIDE COAT4 ,HE C\LD NOT C>RY IT UNNOTIC$ 9 HIS BELT OR UND] HIS >M4 ,BESIDES1 IT HAD BE5 DIS*>G$1 & HE HAD NOT HAD TIME TO RELOAD IT4 0,NO MATT]1 ! DAGG] WILL DO10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 ?\< :5 PLANN+ HIS DESIGN HE HAD MORE ?AN ONCE COME TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT ! *IEF MI/AKE MADE BY ! /UD5T 9 #ahi HAD BE5 TO TRY TO KILL ,NAPOLEON ) A DAGG]4 ,BUT AS HIS *IEF AIM CONSI/$ NOT 9 C>RY+ \T HIS DESIGN1 BUT 9 PROV+ TO HIMSELF ?AT HE W\LD NOT AB&ON HIS 9T5TION & WAS DO+ ALL HE C\LD TO A*IEVE IT1 ,PI]RE HA/ILY TOOK ! BLUNT JAGG$ DAGG] 9 A GRE5 %EA? :I* HE HAD B\EV M>KET ) ! PI/OL1 & HID IT UND] HIS WAI/COAT4 ,HAV+ TI$ A GIRDLE OV] HIS COAT & PULL$ HIS CAP L[ ON HIS HEAD1 ,PI]RE W5T D[N ! CORRIDOR1 TRY+ TO AVOID MAK+ A NOISE OR MEET+ ! CAPTA91 & PASS$ \T 9TO ! /REET4 ,! CONFLAGRATION1 AT :I* HE HAD LOOK$ ) SO MU* 9DIFF]5CE ! EV5+ BE=E1 HAD GREATLY 9CREAS$ DUR+ ! NIRIAGE ,R[1 ACROSS ! RIV]1 9 ! ,BAZA> & ! ,POV>SKOY1 AS WELL AS ! B>GES ON ! ,MOSKVA ,RIV] & ! TIMB] Y>DS BY ! ,DOROGOMILOV ,BRIDGE1 W]E ALL ABLAZE4 ,PI]RE'S WAY L$ ?R\< SIDE /REETS TO ! ,POV>SKOY & FROM !RE TO ! *UR* ( ,/4 ,NI*OLAS ON ! ,>BAT1 :]E HE HAD LONG BE=E DECID$ ?AT ! DE$ %\LD BE DONE4 ,! GATES ( MO/ ( ! H\SES W]E LOCK$ & ! %UTT]S UP4 ,! /REETS & LANES W]E DES]T$4 ,! AIR WAS FULL ( SMOKE & ! SMELL ( BURN+4 ,N[ & !N HE MET ,RUSSIANS ) ANXI\S & TIMID FACES1 & ,FR5*M5 ) AN AIR NOT ( ! CITY BUT ( ! CAMP1 WALK+ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! /REETS4 ,BO? ! ,RUSSIANS & ! ,FR5* LOOK$ AT ,PI]RE ) SURPRISE4 ,BESIDES HIS HEI$ AT ,PI]RE BECAUSE !Y C\LD NOT MAKE \T TO :AT CLASS HE C\LD BELONG4 ,! ,FR5* FOLL[$ HIM ) A/ONI%M5T 9 !IR EYES *IEFLY BECAUSE ,PI]RE1 UNLIKE ALL ! O!R ,RUSSIANS :O GAZ$ AT ! ,FR5* ) FE> & CURIOSITY1 PAID NO ATT5TION TO !M4 ,AT ! GATE ( ONE H\SE ?REE ,FR5*M51 :O W]E EXPLA9+ SOME?+ TO SOME ,RUSSIANS :O DID NOT UND]/& !M1 /OPP$ ,PI]RE ASK+ IF HE DID NOT KN[ ,FR5*4 ,PI]RE %OOK HIS HEAD & W5T ON4 ,9 ANO!R SIDE /REET A S5T9EL /&+ BESIDE A GRE5 CAISSON %\T$ AT HIM1 BUT ONLY :5 ! %\T WAS ?REAT5+LY REPEAT$ & HE HE>D ! CLICK ( ! MAN'S MUSKET AS HE RAIS$ IT DID ,PI]RE UND]/& ?AT HE HAD TO PASS ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! /REET4 ,HE HE>D NO?+ & SAW NO?+ ( :AT W5T ON >\ND HIM4 ,HE C>RI$ HIS RESOLUTION )9 HIMSELF 9 T]ROR & HA/E1 LIKE SOME?+ DREADFUL & ALI5 TO HIM1 =1 AFT] ! PREVI\S NIRI$ \T1 = ,NAPOLEON HAD PASS$ ! ,>BAT MORE ?AN F\R H\RS PREVI\SLY ON HIS WAY FROM ! ,DOROGOMILOV SUBURB TO ! ,KREML91 & WAS N[ SITT+ 9 A V]Y GLOOMY FRAME ( M9D 9 A ROYAL /UDY 9 ! ,KREML91 GIV+ DETAIL$ & EXACT ORD]S AS TO MEASURES TO BE TAK5 IMM$IATELY TO EXT+UI% ! FIRE1 TO PREV5T LOOT+1 & TO REASSURE ! 9HABITANTS4 ,BUT ,PI]RE DID NOT KN[ ?IS2 HE WAS 5TIRELY ABSORB$ 9 :AT LAY BE=E HIM1 & WAS TORTUR$--AS ?OSE >E :O OB/9ATELY UND]TAKE A TASK ?AT IS IMPOSSIBLE = !M NOT BECAUSE ( ITS DIFFICULTY BUT BECAUSE ( ITS 9COMPATIBILITY ) !IR NATURES--BY ! FE> ( WEAK5+ AT ! DECISIVE MOM5T & SO LOS+ HIS SELF-E/EEM4 ,?\< HE HE>D & SAW NO?+ >\ND HIM HE F\ND HIS WAY BY 9/9CT & DID NOT GO WRONG 9 ! SIDE /REETS ?AT L$ TO ! ,POV>SKOY4 ,AS ,PI]RE APPROA*$ ?AT /REET ! SMOKE BECAME D5S] & D5S]--HE EV5 FELT ! HEAT ( ! FIRE4 ,OCCASIONALLY CURLY TONGUES ( FLAME ROSE FROM UND] ! RO(S ( ! H\SES4 ,HE MET MORE PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS & !Y W]E MORE EXCIT$4 ,BUT ,PI]RE1 ?\< HE FELT ?AT SOME?+ UNUSUAL WAS HAPP5+ >\ND HIM1 DID NOT REALIZE ?AT HE WAS APPROA*+ ! FIRE4 ,AS HE WAS GO+ ALONG A FOOTPA? ACROSS A WIDE-OP5 SPACE ADJO9+ ! ,POV>SKOY ON ONE SIDE & ! G>D5S ( ,PR9CE ,GRUZ9SKI'S H\SE ON ! O!R1 ,PI]RE SUDD5LY HE>D ! DESP]ATE WEEP+ ( A WOMAN CLOSE TO HIM4 ,HE /OPP$ AS IF AWAK5+ FROM A DREAM & LIFT$ HIS HEAD4 ,BY ! SIDE ( ! PA?1 ON ! DU/Y DRY GRASS1 ALL SORTS ( H\SEHOLD GOODS LAY 9 A HEAP3 FEA!RB$S1 A SAMOV>1 ICONS1 & TRUNKS4 ,ON ! GR\ND1 BESIDE ! TRUNKS1 SAT A ?9 WOMAN NO LONG] Y\NG1 ) LONG1 PROM95T UPP] TEE?1 & WE>+ A BLACK CLOAK & CAP4 ,?IS WOMAN1 SWAY+ TO & FRO & MUTT]+ SOME?+1 WAS *OK+ ) SOBS4 ,TWO GIRLS ( AB\T T5 & TWELVE1 DRESS$ 9 DIRTY %ORT FROCKS & CLOAKS1 W]E />+ AT !IR MO!R ) A LOOK ( /UPEFACTION ON !IR PALE FRIMS4 ,A DIRTY1 B>EFOOT$ MAID WAS SITT+ ON A TRUNK1 &1 HAV+ UNDONE H] PALE-COLOR$ PLAIT1 WAS PULL+ IT /RAIE-SET CAP ! HAIR SMOO?LY BRU%$ =W>D OV] HIS TEMPLES1 ) EXPRESSIONLESS FACE WAS MOV+ ! TRUNKS1 :I* W]E PLAC$ ONE ON ANO!R1 & WAS DRAGG+ SOME G>M5TS FROM UND] !M4 ,AS SOON AS %E SAW ,PI]RE1 ! WOMAN ALMO/ ?REW H]SELF AT HIS FEET4 0,DE> PEOPLE1 GOOD ,*RI/IANS1 SAVE ME1 HELP ME1 DE> FRI5DS444 HELP US1 SOMEBODY10 %E MUTT]$ BETWE5 H] SOBS4 0,MY GIRL444 ,MY DAUY ,NIKOLAEVNA60 SAID H] HUSB& TO H] 9 A L[ VOICE1 EVID5TLY ONLY TO JU/IFY HIMSELF BE=E ! /RANG]4 0,SI/] MU/ HAVE TAK5 H]1 OR ELSE :]E CAN %E BE80 HE ADD$4 0,MON/]6 ,VILLA960 %\T$ ! WOMAN ANGRILY1 SUDD5LY CEAS+ TO WEEP4 0,Y\ HAVE NO HE>T1 Y\ DON'T FEEL = Y\R [N *ILD6 ,ANO!R MAN W\LD HAVE RESCU$ H] FROM ! FIRE4 ,BUT ?IS IS A MON/] & NEI!R A MAN NOR A FA!R6 ,Y\1 HONOR$ SIR1 >E A NOBLE MAN10 %E W5T ON1 ADDRESS+ ,PI]RE RAPIDLY BETWE5 H] SOBS4 0,! FIRE BROKE \T ALONGSIDE1 & BLEW \R WAY1 ! MAID CALL$ \T ',FIRE6' & WE RU%$ TO COLLECT \R ?+S4 ,WE RAN \T JU/ AS WE W]E4444 ,?IS IS :AT WE HAVE BR\ ONE6 ,BURN$1 BURN$60 0,BUT :]E WAS %E LEFT80 ASK$ ,PI]RE4 ,FROM ! EXPRESSION ( HIS ANIMAT$ FACE ! WOMAN SAW ?AT ?IS MAN MI SIR60 %E CRI$1 SEIZ+ HIM BY ! LEGS4 0,MY B5EFACTOR1 SET MY HE>T AT EASE4444 ,ANISKA1 GO1 Y\ HORRID GIRL1 %[ HIM ! WAY60 %E CRI$ TO ! MAID1 ANGRILY OP5+ H] M\? & /ILL F>!R EXPOS+ H] LONG TEE?4 0,%[ ME ! WAY1 %[ ME1 ,I444 ,I'LL DO IT10 GASP$ ,PI]RE RAPIDLY4 ,! DIRTY MAIDS]VANT /EPP$ FROM BEH9D ! TRUNK1 PUT UP H] PLAIT1 SI<$1 & W5T ON H] %ORT1 B>E FEET ALONG ! PA?4 ,PI]RE FELT AS IF HE HAD COME BACK TO LIFE AFT] A HEAVY SWOON4 ,HE HELD HIS HEAD HI<]1 HIS EYES %ONE ) ! LISKOY4 ,! :OLE /REET WAS FULL ( CL\DS ( BLACK SMOKE4 ,TONGUES ( FLAME H]E & !RE BROKE ?R\< ?AT CL\D4 ,A GREAT NUMB] ( PEOPLE CR[D$ 9 FRONT ( ! CONFLAGRATION4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! /REET /OOD A ,FR5* G5]AL SAY+ SOME?+ TO ?OSE >\ND HIM4 ,PI]RE1 ACCOMPANI$ BY ! MAID1 WAS ADVANC+ TO ! SPOT :]E ! G5]AL /OOD1 BUT ! ,FR5* SOLDI]S /OPP$ HIM4 0,ON NE PASSE PAS60 "9 CRI$ A VOICE4 "9 0,Y\ CAN'T PASS60 0,?IS WAY1 UNCLE10 CRI$ ! GIRL4 0,WE'LL PASS ?R\< ! SIDE /REET1 BY ! ,NIKUL9S'60 ,PI]RE TURN$ BACK1 GIV+ A SPR+ N[ & !N TO KEEP UP ) H]4 ,%E RAN ACROSS ! /REET1 TURN$ D[N A SIDE /REET TO ! LEFT1 &1 PASS+ ?REE H\SES1 TURN$ 9TO A Y>D ON ! RID1 OP5$ A GATE 9 A WOOD5 F5CE &1 /OPP+1 PO9T$ \T TO HIM A SMALL WOOD5 W+ ( ! H\SE1 :I* WAS BURN+ BRIILY /OPP$4 0,:I* IS IT8 ,:I* IS Y\R H\SE80 HE ASK$4 0,OOH60 WAIL$ ! GIRL1 PO9T+ TO ! W+4 0,?AT'S IT1 ?AT WAS \R LODG+4 ,Y\'VE BURN$ TO DEA?1 \R TREASURE1 ,KATIE1 MY PRECI\S LITTLE MISSY6 ,OOH60 LAM5T$ ,ANISKA1 :O AT ! SIILY PASS$ R\ND 9 A CURVE & CAME UPON ! L>GE H\SE ?AT WAS AS YET BURN+ ONLY AT ONE 5D1 JU/ BEL[ ! RO(1 & >\ND :I* SW>M$ A CR[D ( ,FR5*M54 ,AT FIR/ ,PI]RE DID NOT REALIZE :AT !SE M51 :O W]E DRAGG+ SOME?+ \T1 W]E AB\T2 BUT SEE+ BE=E HIM A ,FR5*MAN HITT+ A PEASANT ) A BLUNT SAB] & TRY+ TO TAKE FROM HIM A FOX-FUR COAT1 HE VAGUELY UND]/OOD ?AT LOOT+ WAS GO+ ON !RE1 BUT HE HAD NO TIME TO DWELL ON ?AT IDEA4 ,! S\NDS ( CRACKL+ & ! D9 ( FALL+ WALLS & CEIL+S1 ! :I/LE & HISS ( ! FLAMES1 ! EXCIT$ %\TS ( ! PEOPLE1 & ! SI+ UP ) GLITT]+ SP>KS1 ) H]E & !RE D5SE %EAVES ( FLAME 7N[ R$ & N[ LIKE GOLD5 FI% SCALES CREEP+ ALONG ! WALLS71 & ! HEAT & SMOKE & RAPIDITY ( MOTION1 PRODUC$ ON ,PI]RE ! USUAL ANIMAT+ EFFECTS ( A CONFLAGRATION4 ,IT HAD A PECULI>LY /RONG EFFECT ON HIM BECAUSE AT ! SIT ( IT :I* WAS /ILL /&+1 :5 JU/ ABOVE HIS HEAD HE HE>D SEV]AL VOICES %\T+ & !N A CRACK+ S\ND & ! R+ ( SOME?+ HEAVY FALL+ CLOSE BESIDE HIM4 ,PI]RE LOOK$ UP & SAW AT A W9D[ ( ! L>GE H\SE SOME ,FR5*M5 :O HAD JU/ ?R[N \T ! DRAW] ( A *E/1 FILL$ ) METAL >TICLES4 ,O!R ,FR5* SOLDI]S /&+ BEL[ W5T UP TO ! DRAW]4 0,:AT DOES ?IS FELL[ WANT80 %\T$ ONE ( !M REF]R+ TO ,PI]RE4 0,!RE'S A *ILD 9 ?AT H\SE4 ,HAV5'T Y\ SE5 A *ILD80 CRI$ ,PI]RE4 0,:AT'S HE TALK+ AB\T8 ,GET ALONG60 SAID SEV]AL VOICES1 & ONE ( ! SOLDI]S1 EVID5TLY AFRAID ?AT ,PI]RE MID HIM4 0,A *ILD80 %\T$ A ,FR5*MAN FROM ABOVE4 0,I DID HE> SOME?+ SQUEAL+ 9 ! G>D54 ,P]HAPS IT'S HIS BRAT ?AT ! FELL[ IS LOOK+ =4 ,AFT] ALL1 ONE MU/ BE HUMAN1 Y\ KN[44440 0,:]E IS IT8 ,:]E80 SAID ,PI]RE4 0,!RE6 ,!RE60 %\T$ ! ,FR5*MAN AT ! W9D[1 PO9T+ TO ! G>D5 AT ! BACK ( ! H\SE4 0,WAIT A BIT--,I'M COM+ D[N40 ,& A M9UTE OR TWO LAT] ! ,FR5*MAN1 A BLACK-EY$ FELL[ ) A SPOT ON HIS *EEK1 9 %IRT SLEEVES1 REALLY DID JUMP \T ( A W9D[ ON ! GR\ND FLOOR1 & CLAPP+ ,PI]RE ON ! %\LD] RAN ) HIM 9TO ! G>D54 0,HURRY UP1 Y\ O!RS60 HE CALL$ \T TO HIS COMRADES4 0,IT'S GETT+ HOT40 ,:5 !Y REA*$ A GRAVEL PA? BEH9D ! H\SE ! ,FR5*MAN PULL$ ,PI]RE BY ! >M & PO9T$ TO A R\ND1 GRAVEL$ SPACE :]E A ?REE-YE>-OLD GIRL 9 A P9K DRESS WAS LY+ UND] A SEAT4 0,!RE IS Y\R *ILD6 ,OH1 A GIRL1 SO MU* ! BETT]60 SAID ! ,FR5*MAN4 0,GOOD-BY1 ,FATTY4 ,WE MU/ BE HUMAN1 WE >E ALL MORTAL Y\ KN[60 & ! ,FR5*MAN ) ! SPOT ON HIS *EEK RAN BACK TO HIS COMRADES4 ,BREA?LESS ) JOY1 ,PI]RE RAN TO ! LITTLE GIRL & WAS GO+ TO TAKE H] 9 HIS >MS4 ,BUT SEE+ A /RANG] ! SICKLY1 SCR(UL\S-LOOK+ *ILD1 UNATTRACTIVELY LIKE H] MO!R1 BEGAN TO YELL & RUN AWAY4 ,PI]RE1 H[EV]1 SEIZ$ H] & LIFT$ H] 9 HIS >MS4 ,%E SCREAM$ DESP]ATELY & ANGRILY & TRI$ ) H] LITTLE H&S TO PULL ,PI]RE'S H&S AWAY & TO BITE !M ) H] SLOBB]+ M\?4 ,PI]RE WAS SEIZ$ BY A S5SE ( HORROR & REPULSION SU* AS HE HAD EXP]I5C$ :5 T\*+ SOME NA/Y LITTLE ANIMAL4 ,BUT HE MADE AN EF=T NOT TO ?R[ ! *ILD D[N & RAN ) H] TO ! L>GE H\SE4 ,IT WAS N[1 H[EV]1 IMPOSSIBLE TO GET BACK ! WAY HE HAD COME2 ! MAID1 ,ANISKA1 WAS NO LONG] !RE1 & ,PI]RE ) A FEEL+ ( PITY & DISGU/ PRESS$ ! WET1 PA9FULLY SOBB+ *ILD TO HIMSELF AS T5D]LY AS HE C\LD & RAN ) H] ?R\< ! G>D5 SEEK+ ANO!R WAY \T4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,BOOK #a#a1 ,*APT] #cc -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #a#a1 ,*APT] #cc -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/