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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! EI<? ( ,SEPTEMB] AN (FIC]--A V]Y IMPORTANT ONE JUDG+ 
 BY ! RESPECT ! GU>DS %[$ HIM--5T]$ ! COA* H\SE :]E 
 ! PRISON]S W]E4 ,?IS (FIC]1 PROBABLY SOMEONE ON ! /AFF1 WAS 
 HOLD+ A PAP] 9 HIS H&1 & CALL$ OV] ALL ! ,RUSSIANS !RE1 
 NAM+ ,PI]RE AS 0! MAN :O DOES NOT GIVE HIS NAME40 ,GLANC+ 9DOL5TLY 
 & 9DIFF]5TLY AT ALL ! PRISON]S1 HE ORD]$ ! (FIC] 9 *>GE 
 TO HAVE !M DEC5TLY DRESS$ & TIDI$ UP BE=E TAK+ !M TO ! 
 M>%AL4 ,AN H\R LAT] A SQUAD ( SOLDI]S >RIV$ & ,PI]RE ) 
 ?IRTE5 O!RS WAS L$ TO ! ,VIRG9'S ,FIELD4 ,IT WAS A F9E DAY1 SUNNY 
 AFT] RA91 & ! AIR WAS UNUSUALLY PURE4 ,! SMOKE DID NOT HANG L[ AS 
 ON ! DAY :5 ,PI]RE HAD BE5 TAK5 FROM ! GU>DH\SE ON ! ,ZUBOVSKI 
 RAMP>T1 BUT ROSE ?R\< ! PURE AIR 9 COLUMNS4 ,NO FLAMES W]E SE51 
 BUT COLUMNS ( SMOKE ROSE ON ALL SIDES1 & ALL ,MOSC[ AS F> AS ,PI]RE 
 C\LD SEE WAS ONE VA/ *>R$ RU94 ,ON ALL SIDES !RE W]E WA/E SPACES 
 ) ONLY /OVES & *IMNEY /ACKS /ILL /&+1 & H]E & !RE ! 
 BLACK5$ WALLS ( SOME BRICK H\SES4 ,PI]RE GAZ$ AT ! RU9S & DID 
 NOT RECOGNIZE DI/RICTS HE HAD KN[N WELL4 ,H]E & !RE HE C\LD SEE 
 *UR*ES ?AT HAD NOT BE5 BURN$4 ,! ,KREML91 :I* WAS NOT DE/ROY$1 
 GLEAM$ :ITE 9 ! DI/ANCE ) ITS T[]S & ! BELFRY ( ,IVAN ! 
 ,GREAT4 ,! DOMES ( ! ,NEW ,CONV5T ( ! ,VIRG9 GLITT]$ BRI<TLY & 
 ITS BELLS W]E R++ P>TICUL>LY CLE>LY4 ,!SE BELLS REM9D$ ,PI]RE 
 ?AT IT WAS ,SUNDAY & ! FEA/ ( ! ,NATIVITY ( ! ,VIRG94 ,BUT !RE 
 SEEM$ TO BE NO ONE TO CELEBRATE ?IS HOLIDAY3 EV]Y:]E W]E BLACK5$ 
 RU9S1 & ! FEW ,RUSSIANS TO BE SE5 W]E TATT]$ & FRI<T5$ PEOPLE 
 :O TRI$ TO HIDE :5 !Y SAW ! ,FR5*4 

,IT WAS PLA9 ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN NE/ WAS RU9$ & DE/ROY$1 BUT 9 PLACE 
 ( ! ,RUSSIAN ORD] ( LIFE ?AT HAD BE5 DE/ROY$1 ,PI]RE UNCONSCI\SLY 
 FELT ?AT A QUITE DIFF]5T1 FIRM1 ,FR5* ORD] HAD BE5 E/ABLI%$ OV] 
 ?IS RU9$ NE/4 ,HE FELT ?IS 9 ! LOOKS ( ! SOLDI]S :O1 M>*+ 
 9 REGUL> RANKS BRISKLY & GAILY1 W]E ESCORT+ HIM & ! O!R 
 CRIM9ALS2 HE FELT IT 9 ! LOOKS ( AN IMPORTANT ,FR5* (FICIAL 9 A 
 C>RIAGE & PAIR DRIV5 BY A SOLDI]1 :OM !Y MET ON ! WAY4 ,HE FELT 
 IT 9 ! M]RY S\NDS ( REGIM5TAL MUSIC HE HE>D FROM ! LEFT SIDE ( 
 ! FIELD1 & FELT & REALIZ$ IT ESPECIALLY FROM ! LI/ ( PRISON]S 
 ! ,FR5* (FIC] HAD READ \T :5 HE CAME ?AT MORN+4 ,PI]RE HAD BE5 
 TAK5 BY ONE SET ( SOLDI]S & L$ FIR/ TO ONE & !N TO ANO!R 
 PLACE ) DOZ5S ( O!R M51 & IT SEEM$ ?AT !Y MI<T HAVE 
 =GOTT5 HIM1 OR CONFUS$ HIM ) ! O!RS4 ,BUT NO3 ! ANSW]S HE HAD 
 GIV5 :5 QUE/ION$ HAD COME BACK TO HIM 9 HIS DESIGNATION AS 0! MAN 
 :O DOES NOT GIVE HIS NAME10 & UND] ?AT APPELLATION1 :I* TO ,PI]RE 
 SEEM$ T]RIBLE1 !Y W]E N[ LEAD+ HIM SOME:]E ) UNHESITAT+ 
 ASSURANCE ON !IR FACES ?AT HE & ALL ! O!R PRISON]S W]E EXACTLY 
 ! ONES !Y WANT$ & ?AT !Y W]E BE+ TAK5 TO ! PROP] PLACE4 
 ,PI]RE FELT HIMSELF TO BE AN 9SIGNIFICANT *IP FALL5 AMONG ! :EELS ( 
 A MA*9E :OSE ACTION HE DID NOT UND]/& BUT :I* WAS WORK+ WELL4 

,HE & ! O!R PRISON]S W]E TAK5 TO ! RI<T SIDE ( ! ,VIRG9'S 
 ,FIELD1 TO A L>GE :ITE H\SE ) AN IMM5SE G>D5 NOT F> FROM ! 
 CONV5T4 ,?IS WAS ,PR9CE ,%*]BATOV'S H\SE1 :]E ,PI]RE HAD (T5 BE5 
 9 O!R DAYS1 & :I*1 AS HE LE>N$ FROM ! TALK ( ! SOLDI]S1 WAS 
 N[ OCCUPI$ BY ! M>%AL1 ! ,DUKE ( ,ECKMUHL 7,DAV\T74 

,!Y W]E TAK5 TO ! 5TRANCE & L$ 9TO ! H\SE ONE BY ONE4 ,PI]RE 
 WAS ! SIX? TO 5T]4 ,HE WAS CONDUCT$ ?R\< A GLASS GALL]Y1 AN 
 ANT]OOM1 & A HALL1 :I* W]E FAMILI> TO HIM1 9TO A LONG L[ /UDY AT 
 ! DOOR ( :I* /OOD AN ADJUTANT4 

,DAV\T1 SPECTACLES ON NOSE1 SAT B5T OV] A TABLE AT ! FUR!R 5D ( 
 ! ROOM4 ,PI]RE W5T CLOSE UP TO HIM1 BUT ,DAV\T1 EVID5TLY CONSULT+ A 
 PAP] ?AT LAY BE=E HIM1 DID NOT LOOK UP4 ,)\T RAIS+ HIS EYES1 HE 
 SAID 9 A L[ VOICE3 

0,:O >E Y\80 

,PI]RE WAS SIL5T BECAUSE HE WAS 9CAPABLE ( UTT]+ A WORD4 ,TO HIM 
 ,DAV\T WAS NOT M]ELY A ,FR5* G5]AL1 BUT A MAN NOTORI\S = HIS 
 CRUELTY4 ,LOOK+ AT HIS COLD FACE1 AS HE SAT LIKE A /]N S*OOLMA/] :O 
 WAS PREP>$ TO WAIT A:ILE = AN ANSW]1 ,PI]RE FELT ?AT EV]Y 9/ANT 
 ( DELAY MI<T CO/ HIM HIS LIFE2 BUT HE DID NOT KN[ :AT TO SAY4 ,HE DID 
 NOT V5TURE TO REPEAT :AT HE HAD SAID AT HIS FIR/ EXAM9ATION1 YET TO 
 DISCLOSE HIS RANK & POSITION WAS DANG]\S & EMB>RASS+4 ,SO HE WAS 
 SIL5T4 ,BUT BE=E HE HAD DECID$ :AT TO DO1 ,DAV\T RAIS$ HIS HEAD1 
 PU%$ HIS SPECTACLES BACK ON HIS =EHEAD1 SCREW$ UP HIS EYES1 & 
 LOOK$ 9T5TLY AT HIM4 

0,I KN[ ?AT MAN10 HE SAID 9 A COLD1 MEASUR$ TONE1 EVID5TLY CALCULAT$ 
 TO FRI<T5 ,PI]RE4 

,! *ILL ?AT HAD BE5 RUNN+ D[N ,PI]RE'S BACK N[ SEIZ$ HIS HEAD AS 
 9 A VISE4 

0,Y\ CANNOT KN[ ME1 ,G5]AL1 ,I HAVE NEV] SE5 Y\4440 

0,HE IS A ,RUSSIAN SPY10 ,DAV\T 9T]RUPT$1 ADDRESS+ ANO!R G5]AL :O 
 WAS PRES5T1 BUT :OM ,PI]RE HAD NOT NOTIC$4 

,DAV\T TURN$ AWAY4 ,) AN UNEXPECT$ REV]B]ATION 9 HIS VOICE ,PI]RE 
 RAPIDLY BEGAN3 

0,NO1 MONSEIGNEUR10 HE SAID1 SUDD5LY REMEMB]+ ?AT ,DAV\T WAS A DUKE4 
 0,NO1 MONSEIGNEUR1 Y\ CANNOT HAVE KN[N ME4 ,I AM A MILITIA (FIC] & 
 HAVE NOT QUITT$ ,MOSC[40 

0,Y\R NAME80 ASK$ ,DAV\T4 

0,BEZUKHOV40 

0,:AT PRO( HAVE ,I ?AT Y\ >E NOT LY+80 

0,MONSEIGNEUR60 EXCLAIM$ ,PI]RE1 NOT 9 AN (F5D$ BUT 9 A PLEAD+ 
 VOICE4 

,DAV\T LOOK$ UP & GAZ$ 9T5TLY AT HIM4 ,= SOME SECONDS !Y LOOK$ 
 AT ONE ANO!R1 & ?AT LOOK SAV$ ,PI]RE4 ,AP>T FROM CONDITIONS ( W> 
 & LAW1 ?AT LOOK E/ABLI%$ HUMAN RELATIONS BETWE5 ! TWO M54 ,AT 
 ?AT MOM5T AN IMM5SE NUMB] ( ?+S PASS$ DIMLY ?R\< BO? !IR 
 M9DS1 & !Y REALIZ$ ?AT !Y W]E BO? *ILDR5 ( HUMANITY & W]E 
 BRO!RS4 

,AT ! FIR/ GLANCE1 :5 ,DAV\T HAD ONLY RAIS$ HIS HEAD FROM ! PAP]S 
 :]E HUMAN AFFAIRS & LIVES W]E 9DICAT$ BY NUMB]S1 ,PI]RE WAS M]ELY 
 A CIRCUM/ANCE1 & ,DAV\T C\LD HAVE %OT HIM )\T BURD5+ HIS 
 CONSCI5CE ) AN EVIL DE$1 BUT N[ HE SAW 9 HIM A HUMAN BE+4 ,HE 
 REFLECT$ = A MOM5T4 

0,H[ CAN Y\ %[ ME ?AT Y\ >E TELL+ ! TRU?80 SAID ,DAV\T COLDLY4 

,PI]RE REMEMB]$ ,RAMBALLE1 & NAM$ HIM & HIS REGIM5T & ! /REET 
 :]E ! H\SE WAS4 

0,Y\ >E NOT :AT Y\ SAY10 RETURN$ ,DAV\T4 

,9 A TREMBL+1 FALT]+ VOICE ,PI]RE BEGAN ADDUC+ PRO(S ( ! TRU? 
 ( HIS /ATEM5TS4 

,BUT AT ?AT MOM5T AN ADJUTANT 5T]$ & REPORT$ SOME?+ TO ,DAV\T4 

,DAV\T BRI<T5$ UP AT ! NEWS ! ADJUTANT BR\<T1 & BEGAN BUTTON+ 
 UP HIS UNI=M4 ,IT SEEM$ ?AT HE HAD QUITE =GOTT5 ,PI]RE4 

,:5 ! ADJUTANT REM9D$ HIM ( ! PRISON]1 HE J]K$ HIS HEAD 9 
 ,PI]RE'S DIRECTION ) A FR[N & ORD]$ HIM TO BE L$ AWAY4 ,BUT :]E 
 !Y W]E TO TAKE HIM ,PI]RE DID NOT KN[3 BACK TO ! COA* H\SE OR TO 
 ! PLACE ( EXECUTION HIS COMPANIONS HAD PO9T$ \T TO HIM AS !Y 
 CROSS$ ! ,VIRG9'S ,FIELD4 

,HE TURN$ HIS HEAD & SAW ?AT ! ADJUTANT WAS PUTT+ ANO!R QUE/ION 
 TO ,DAV\T4 

0,YES1 ( C\RSE60 REPLI$ ,DAV\T1 BUT :AT ?IS 0YES0 MEANT1 ,PI]RE DID 
 NOT KN[4 

,PI]RE C\LD NOT AFT]W>DS REMEMB] H[ HE W5T1 :E!R IT WAS F>1 OR 
 9 :I* DIRECTION4 ,HIS FACULTIES W]E QUITE NUMB$1 HE WAS /UPEFI$1 & 
 NOTIC+ NO?+ >\ND HIM W5T ON MOV+ HIS LEGS AS ! O!RS DID TILL 
 !Y ALL /OPP$ & HE /OPP$ TOO4 ,! ONLY ?\<T 9 HIS M9D AT ?AT 
 TIME WAS3 :O WAS IT ?AT HAD REALLY S5T5C$ HIM TO DEA?8 ,NOT ! M5 
 ON ! COMMISSION ?AT HAD FIR/ EXAM9$ HIM--NOT ONE ( !M WI%$ 
 TO OR1 EVID5TLY1 C\LD HAVE DONE IT4 ,IT WAS NOT ,DAV\T1 :O HAD LOOK$ AT 
 HIM 9 SO HUMAN A WAY4 ,9 ANO!R MOM5T ,DAV\T W\LD HAVE REALIZ$ ?AT 
 HE WAS DO+ WRONG1 BUT JU/ !N ! ADJUTANT HAD COME 9 & 9T]RUPT$ 
 HIM4 ,! ADJUTANT1 ALSO1 HAD EVID5TLY HAD NO EVIL 9T5T ?\< HE MI<T 
 HAVE REFRA9$ FROM COM+ 94 ,!N :O WAS EXECUT+ HIM1 KILL+ HIM1 
 DEPRIV+ HIM ( LIFE--HIM1 ,PI]RE1 ) ALL HIS MEMORIES1 
 ASPIRATIONS1 HOPES1 & ?\<TS8 ,:O WAS DO+ ?IS8 ,& ,PI]RE FELT ?AT 
 IT WAS NO ONE4 

,IT WAS A SY/EM--A CONCURR5CE ( CIRCUM/ANCES4 

,A SY/EM ( SOME SORT WAS KILL+ HIM--,PI]RE--DEPRIV+ HIM ( 
 LIFE1 ( EV]Y?+1 ANNIHILAT+ HIM4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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