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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,E>LY 9 ! MORN+ ( ! SIX? ( ,OCTOB] ,PI]RE W5T \T ( ! %$1 
 & ON RETURN+ /OPP$ BY ! DOOR TO PLAY ) A LITTLE BLUE-GRAY DOG1 
 ) A LONG BODY & %ORT B&Y LEGS1 ?AT JUMP$ AB\T HIM4 ,?IS LITTLE 
 DOG LIV$ 9 !IR %$1 SLEEP+ BESIDE ,K>ATAEV AT NI<T2 IT SOMETIMES 
 MADE EXCURSIONS 9TO ! T[N BUT ALWAYS RETURN$ AGA94 ,PROBABLY IT HAD 
 NEV] HAD AN [N]1 & IT /ILL BELONG$ TO NOBODY & HAD NO NAME4 ,! 
 ,FR5* CALL$ IT ,AZOR2 ! SOLDI] :O TOLD /ORIES CALL$ IT ,FEMGALKA2 
 ,K>ATAEV & O!RS CALL$ IT ,GRAY1 OR SOMETIMES ,FLABBY4 ,ITS LACK ( A 
 MA/]1 A NAME1 OR EV5 ( A BRE$ OR ANY DEF9ITE COLOR DID NOT SEEM TO 
 TR\BLE ! BLUE-GRAY DOG 9 ! LEA/4 ,ITS FURRY TAIL /OOD UP FIRM & 
 R\ND AS A PLUME1 ITS B&Y LEGS S]V$ IT SO WELL ?AT IT W\LD (T5 
 GRACEFULLY LIFT A H9D LEG & RUN V]Y EASILY & QUICKLY ON ?REE LEGS1 
 AS IF DISDA9+ TO USE ALL F\R4 ,EV]Y?+ PLEAS$ IT4 ,N[ IT W\LD ROLL 
 ON ITS BACK1 YELP+ ) DELI<T1 N[ BASK 9 ! SUN ) A ?\<TFUL 
 AIR ( IMPORTANCE1 & N[ FROLIC AB\T PLAY+ ) A *IP ( WOOD OR A 
 /RAW4 

,PI]RE'S ATTIRE BY N[ CONSI/$ ( A DIRTY TORN %IRT 7! ONLY REMNANT 
 ( HIS =M] CLO?+71 A PAIR ( SOLDI]'S TR\S]S :I* BY ,K>ATAEV'S 
 ADVICE HE TI$ ) /R+ R\ND ! ANKLES = W>M?1 & A PEASANT COAT 
 & CAP4 ,PHYSICALLY HE HAD *ANG$ MU* DUR+ ?IS TIME4 ,HE NO LONG] 
 SEEM$ /\T1 ?\< HE /ILL HAD ! APPE>ANCE ( SOLIDITY & /R5G? 
 H]$IT>Y 9 HIS FAMILY4 ,A BE>D & MU/A*E COV]$ ! L[] P>T ( 
 HIS FACE1 & A TANGLE ( HAIR1 9FE/$ ) LICE1 CURL$ R\ND HIS HEAD 
 LIKE A CAP4 ,! LOOK ( HIS EYES WAS RESOLUTE1 CALM1 & ANIMAT$LY AL]T1 
 AS NEV] BE=E4 ,! =M] SLACKNESS :I* HAD %[N ITSELF EV5 9 HIS 
 EYES WAS N[ REPLAC$ BY AN 5]GETIC READ9ESS = ACTION & RESI/ANCE4 
 ,HIS FEET W]E B>E4 

,PI]RE FIR/ LOOK$ D[N ! FIELD ACROSS :I* VEHICLES & HORSEM5 W]E 
 PASS+ ?AT MORN+1 !N 9TO ! DI/ANCE ACROSS ! RIV]1 !N AT ! 
 DOG :O WAS PRET5D+ TO BE 9 E>NE/ AB\T BIT+ HIM1 & !N AT HIS 
 B>E FEET :I* HE PLAC$ ) PLEASURE 9 V>I\S POSITIONS1 MOV+ HIS 
 DIRTY ?ICK BIG TOES4 ,EV]Y TIME HE LOOK$ AT HIS B>E FEET A SMILE ( 
 ANIMAT$ SELF-SATISFACTION FLITT$ ACROSS HIS FACE4 ,! SI<T ( !M 
 REM9D$ HIM ( ALL HE HAD EXP]I5C$ & LE>N$ DUR+ !SE WEEKS & 
 ?IS RECOLLECTION WAS PLEASANT TO HIM4 

,= SOME DAYS ! WEA!R HAD BE5 CALM & CLE> ) SLI<T FRO/S 9 
 ! MORN+S--:AT IS CALL$ AN 0OLD WIVES' SUMM]40 

,9 ! SUN%9E ! AIR WAS W>M1 & ?AT W>M? WAS P>TICUL>LY 
 PLEASANT ) ! 9VIGORAT+ FRE%NESS ( ! MORN+ FRO/ /ILL 9 ! 
 AIR4 

,ON EV]Y?+--F> & NE>--LAY ! MAGIC CRY/AL GLITT] SE5 
 ONLY AT ?AT TIME ( AUTUMN4 ,! ,SP>R[ ,HILLS W]E VISIBLE 9 ! 
 DI/ANCE1 ) ! VILLAGE1 ! *UR*1 & ! L>GE :ITE H\SE4 ,! 
 B>E TREES1 ! S&1 ! BRICKS & RO(S ( ! H\SES1 ! GRE5 *UR* 
 SPIRE1 & ! CORN]S ( ! :ITE H\SE 9 ! DI/ANCE1 ALL /OOD \T 
 9 ! TRANSP>5T AIR 9 MO/ DELICATE \TL9E & ) UNNATURAL 
 CLE>NESS4 ,NE> BY C\LD BE SE5 ! FAMILI> RU9S ( A HALF-BURN$ 
 MANSION OCCUPI$ BY ! ,FR5*1 ) LILAC BU%ES /ILL %[+ D>K GRE5 
 BESIDE ! F5CE4 ,& EV5 ?AT RU9$ & BEF\L$ H\SE--:I* 9 
 DULL WEA!R WAS REPULSIVELY UGLY--SEEM$ QUIETLY BEAUTIFUL N[1 9 
 ! CLE>1 MOTIONLESS BRILLIANCE4 

,A ,FR5* CORPORAL1 ) COAT UNBUTTON$ 9 A HOMELY WAY1 A SKULLCAP ON HIS 
 HEAD1 & A %ORT PIPE 9 HIS M\?1 CAME FROM BEH9D A CORN] ( ! %$ 
 & APPROA*$ ,PI]RE ) A FRI5DLY W9K4 

0,:AT SUN%9E1 ,MONSIEUR ,KIRIL60 7,!IR NAME = ,PI]RE47 0,EH8 
 ,JU/ LIKE SPR+60 

,& ! CORPORAL LEAN$ AGA9/ ! DOOR & (F]$ ,PI]RE HIS PIPE1 
 ?\< :5EV] HE (F]$ IT ,PI]RE ALWAYS DECL9$ IT4 

0,TO BE ON ! M>* 9 SU* WEA!R4440 HE BEGAN4 

,PI]RE 9QUIR$ :AT WAS BE+ SAID AB\T LEAV+1 & ! CORPORAL TOLD 
 HIM ?AT NE>LY ALL ! TROOPS W]E />T+ & !RE \<T TO BE AN 
 ORD] AB\T ! PRISON]S ?AT DAY4 ,SOKOLOV1 ONE ( ! SOLDI]S 9 ! 
 %$ ) ,PI]RE1 WAS DY+1 & ,PI]RE TOLD ! CORPORAL ?AT SOME?+ 
 %\LD BE DONE AB\T HIM4 ,! CORPORAL REPLI$ ?AT ,PI]RE NE$ NOT WORRY 
 AB\T ?AT AS !Y HAD AN AMBULANCE & A P]MAN5T HOSPITAL & 
 >RANGEM5TS W\LD BE MADE = ! SICK1 & ?AT 9 G5]AL EV]Y?+ 
 ?AT C\LD HAPP5 HAD BE5 =ESE5 BY ! AU?ORITIES4 

0,BESIDES1 ,MONSIEUR ,KIRIL1 Y\ HAVE ONLY TO SAY A WORD TO ! CAPTA91 Y\ 
 KN[4 ,HE IS A MAN :O NEV] =GETS ANY?+4 ,SPEAK TO ! CAPTA9 :5 HE 
 MAKES HIS R\ND1 HE WILL DO ANY?+ = Y\40 

7,! CAPTA9 ( :OM ! CORPORAL SPOKE (T5 HAD LONG *ATS ) ,PI]RE 
 & %[$ HIM ALL SORTS ( FAVORS47 

0',Y\ SEE1 ,/4 ,?OMAS1' HE SAID TO ME ! O!R DAY4 ',MONSIEUR ,KIRIL IS A 
 MAN ( $UCATION1 :O SPEAKS ,FR5*4 ,HE IS A ,RUSSIAN SEIGNEUR :O HAS HAD 
 MIS=TUNES1 BUT HE IS A MAN4 ,HE KN[S :AT'S :AT4444 ,IF HE WANTS 
 ANY?+ & ASKS ME1 HE WON'T GET A REFUSAL4 ,:5 ONE HAS /UDI$1 Y\ 
 SEE1 ONE LIKES $UCATION & WELL-BR$ PEOPLE4' ,IT IS = Y\R SAKE ,I 
 M5TION IT1 ,MONSIEUR ,KIRIL4 ,! O!R DAY IF IT HAD NOT BE5 = Y\ ?AT 
 AFFAIR W\LD HAVE 5D$ ILL40 

,& AFT] *ATT+ A :ILE LONG]1 ! CORPORAL W5T AWAY4 7,! AFFAIR HE 
 HAD ALLUD$ TO HAD HAPP5$ A FEW DAYS BE=E--A FI<T BETWE5 ! 
 PRISON]S & ! ,FR5* SOLDI]S1 9 :I* ,PI]RE HAD SUCCE$$ 9 
 PACIFY+ HIS COMRADES47 ,SOME ( ! PRISON]S :O HAD HE>D ,PI]RE 
 TALK+ TO ! CORPORAL IMM$IATELY ASK$ :AT ! ,FR5*MAN HAD SAID4 
 ,:ILE ,PI]RE WAS REPEAT+ :AT HE HAD BE5 TOLD AB\T ! >MY LEAV+ 
 ,MOSC[1 A ?91 SALL[1 TATT]$ ,FR5* SOLDI] CAME UP TO ! DOOR ( ! 
 %$4 ,RAPIDLY & TIMIDLY RAIS+ HIS F+]S TO HIS =EHEAD BY WAY ( 
 GREET+1 HE ASK$ ,PI]RE :E!R ! SOLDI] ,PLATO*E TO :OM HE HAD 
 GIV5 A %IRT TO SEW WAS 9 ?AT %$4 

,A WEEK BE=E ! ,FR5* HAD HAD BOOT LEA!R & L95 ISSU$ TO !M1 
 :I* !Y HAD GIV5 \T TO ! PRISON]S TO MAKE UP 9TO BOOTS & %IRTS 
 = !M4 

0,READY1 READY1 DE> FELL[60 SAID ,K>ATAEV1 COM+ \T ) A NEATLY 
 FOLD$ %IRT4 

,K>ATAEV1 ON ACC\NT ( ! W>M WEA!R & = CONV5I5CE AT WORK1 WAS 
 WE>+ ONLY TR\S]S & A TATT]$ %IRT AS BLACK AS SOOT4 ,HIS HAIR WAS 
 B\ND R\ND1 WORKMAN FA%ION1 ) A WISP ( LIME-TREE BA/1 & HIS R\ND 
 FACE SEEM$ R\ND] & PLEASANT] ?AN EV]4 

0,A PROMISE IS [N BRO!R TO P]=MANCE6 ,I SAID ,FRIDAY & H]E IT IS1 
 READY10 SAID ,PLATON1 SMIL+ & UNFOLD+ ! %IRT HE HAD SEWN4 

,! ,FR5*MAN GLANC$ >\ND UNEASILY & !N1 AS IF OV]COM+ HIS 
 HESITATION1 RAPIDLY ?REW (F HIS UNI=M & PUT ON ! %IRT4 ,HE HAD A 
 LONG1 GREASY1 FL[]$ SILK WAI/COAT NEXT TO HIS SALL[1 ?9 B>E BODY1 
 BUT NO %IRT4 ,HE WAS EVID5TLY AFRAID ! PRISON]S LOOK+ ON W\LD LAU< 
 AT HIM1 & ?RU/ HIS HEAD 9TO ! %IRT HURRI$LY4 ,NONE ( ! 
 PRISON]S SAID A WORD4 

0,SEE1 IT FITS WELL60 ,PLATON KEPT REPEAT+1 PULL+ ! %IRT /RAI<T4 

,! ,FR5*MAN1 HAV+ PU%$ HIS HEAD & H&S ?R\<1 )\T RAIS+ 
 HIS EYES1 LOOK$ D[N AT ! %IRT & EXAM9$ ! SEAMS4 

0,Y\ SEE1 DE> MAN1 ?IS IS NOT A SEW+ %OP1 & ,I HAD NO PROP] TOOLS2 
 &1 AS !Y SAY1 ONE NE$S A TOOL EV5 TO KILL A L\SE10 SAID ,PLATON ) 
 ONE ( HIS R\ND SMILES1 OBVI\SLY PLEAS$ ) HIS WORK4 

0,IT'S GOOD1 QUITE GOOD1 ?ANK Y\10 SAID ! ,FR5*MAN1 9 ,FR5*1 0BUT 
 !RE MU/ BE SOME L95 LEFT OV]40 

0,IT WILL FIT BETT] /ILL :5 IT SETS TO Y\R BODY10 SAID ,K>ATAEV1 /ILL 
 ADMIR+ HIS H&IWORK4 0,Y\'LL BE NICE & COM=TABLE44440 

0,?ANKS1 ?ANKS1 OLD FELL[4444 ,BUT ! BITS LEFT OV]80 SAID ! 
 ,FR5*MAN AGA9 & SMIL$4 ,HE TOOK \T AN ASSIGNATION RUBLE NOTE & GAVE 
 IT TO ,K>ATAEV4 0,BUT GIVE ME ! PIECES ?AT >E OV]40 

,PI]RE SAW ?AT ,PLATON DID NOT WANT TO UND]/& :AT ! ,FR5*MAN WAS 
 SAY+1 & HE LOOK$ ON )\T 9T]F]+4 ,K>ATAEV ?ANK$ ! 
 ,FR5*MAN = ! MONEY & W5T ON ADMIR+ HIS [N WORK4 ,! ,FR5*MAN 
 9SI/$ ON HAV+ ! PIECES RETURN$ ?AT W]E LEFT OV] & ASK$ 
 ,PI]RE TO TRANSLATE :AT HE SAID4 

0,:AT DOES HE WANT ! BITS =80 SAID ,K>ATAEV4 0,!Y'D MAKE F9E LEG 
 B&S = US4 ,WELL1 NEV] M9D40 

,& ,K>ATAEV1 ) A SUDD5LY *ANG$ & SADD5$ EXPRESSION1 TOOK A 
 SMALL BUNDLE ( SCRAPS FROM 9SIDE HIS %IRT & GAVE IT TO ! ,FR5*MAN 
 )\T LOOK+ AT HIM4 0,OH DE>60 MUTT]$ ,K>ATAEV & W5T AWAY4 ,! 
 ,FR5*MAN LOOK$ AT ! L951 CONSID]$ = A MOM5T1 !N LOOK$ 
 9QUIR+LY AT ,PI]RE &1 AS IF ,PI]RE'S LOOK HAD TOLD HIM SOME?+1 
 SUDD5LY BLU%$ & %\T$ 9 A SQUEAKY VOICE3 

0,PLATO*E6 ,EH1 ,PLATO*E6 ,KEEP !M Y\RSELF60 ,& H&+ BACK ! ODD 
 BITS HE TURN$ & W5T \T4 

0,!RE1 LOOK AT ?AT10 SAID ,K>ATAEV1 SWAY+ HIS HEAD4 0,PEOPLE SAID !Y 
 W]E NOT ,*RI/IANS1 BUT !Y TOO HAVE S\LS4 ,IT'S :AT ! OLD FOLK US$ 
 TO SAY3 ',A SWEAT+ H&'S AN OP5 H&1 A DRY H&'S CLOSE4' ,HE'S NAK$1 
 BUT YET HE'S GIV5 IT BACK40 

,K>ATAEV SMIL$ ?\<TFULLY & WAS SIL5T A:ILE LOOK+ AT ! PIECES4 

0,BUT !Y'LL MAKE GR& LEG B&S1 DE> FRI5D10 HE SAID1 & W5T BACK 
 9TO ! %$4 

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