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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

0,A VOS PLACES60 "9 SUDD5LY CRI$ A VOICE4 

 "9 0,TO Y\R PLACES40 
  
  

,A PLEASANT FEEL+ ( EXCITEM5T & AN EXPECTATION ( SOME?+ JOYFUL 
 & SOLEMN WAS >\S$ AMONG ! SOLDI]S ( ! CONVOY & ! PRISON]S4 
 ,FROM ALL SIDES CAME %\TS ( COMM&1 & FROM ! LEFT CAME SM>TLY 
 DRESS$ CAVALRYM5 ON GOOD HORSES1 PASS+ ! PRISON]S AT A TROT4 ,! 
 EXPRESSION ON ALL FACES %[$ ! T5SION PEOPLE FEEL AT ! APPROA* ( 
 ?OSE 9 AU?ORITY4 ,! PRISON]S ?RONG$ TOGE!R & W]E PU%$ (F 
 ! ROAD4 ,! CONVOY =M$ UP4 

0,! ,EMP]OR6 ,! ,EMP]OR6 ,! ,M>%AL6 ,! ,DUKE60 & H>DLY HAD ! 
 SLEEK CAVALRY PASS$1 BE=E A C>RIAGE DRAWN BY SIX GRAY HORSES RATTL$ 
 BY4 ,PI]RE CAU<T A GLIMPSE ( A MAN 9 A ?REE-CORN]$ HAT ) A 
 TRANQUIL LOOK ON HIS H&SOME1 PLUMP1 :ITE FACE4 ,IT WAS ONE ( ! 
 M>%ALS4 ,HIS EYE FELL ON ,PI]RE'S L>GE & /RIK+ FIGURE1 & 9 ! 
 EXPRESSION ) :I* HE FR[N$ & LOOK$ AWAY ,PI]RE ?\<T HE 
 DETECT$ SYMPA?Y & A DESIRE TO CONCEAL ?AT SYMPA?Y4 

,! G5]AL 9 *>GE ( ! /ORES GALLOP$ AFT] ! C>RIAGE ) A R$ 
 & FRI<T5$ FACE1 :IPP+ UP HIS SK9NY HORSE4 ,SEV]AL (FIC]S =M$ 
 A GR\P & SOME SOLDI]S CR[D$ R\ND !M4 ,!IR FACES ALL LOOK$ 
 EXCIT$ & WORRI$4 

0,:AT DID HE SAY8 ,:AT DID HE SAY80 ,PI]RE HE>D !M ASK4 

,:ILE ! M>%AL WAS PASS+1 ! PRISON]S HAD HUDDL$ TOGE!R 9 A 
 CR[D1 & ,PI]RE SAW ,K>ATAEV :OM HE HAD NOT YET SE5 ?AT MORN+4 ,HE 
 SAT 9 HIS %ORT OV]COAT LEAN+ AGA9/ A BIR* TREE4 ,ON HIS FACE1 
 BESIDES ! LOOK ( JOYFUL EMOTION IT HAD WORN YE/]DAY :ILE TELL+ ! 
 TALE ( ! M]*ANT :O SUFF]$ 9NOC5TLY1 !RE WAS N[ AN EXPRESSION 
 ( QUIET SOLEMNITY4 

,K>ATAEV LOOK$ AT ,PI]RE ) HIS K9DLY R\ND EYES N[ FILL$ ) 
 TE>S1 EVID5TLY WI%+ HIM TO COME NE> ?AT HE MI<T SAY SOME?+ TO 
 HIM4 ,BUT ,PI]RE WAS NOT SUFFICI5TLY SURE ( HIMSELF4 ,HE MADE AS IF HE DID 
 NOT NOTICE ?AT LOOK & MOV$ HA/ILY AWAY4 

,:5 ! PRISON]S AGA9 W5T =W>D ,PI]RE LOOK$ R\ND4 ,K>ATAEV WAS 
 /ILL SITT+ AT ! SIDE ( ! ROAD UND] ! BIR* TREE & TWO 
 ,FR5*M5 W]E TALK+ OV] HIS HEAD4 ,PI]RE DID NOT LOOK R\ND AGA9 BUT 
 W5T LIMP+ UP ! HILL4 

,FROM BEH9D1 :]E ,K>ATAEV HAD BE5 SITT+1 CAME ! S\ND ( A %OT4 
 ,PI]RE HE>D IT PLA9LY1 BUT AT ?AT MOM5T HE REMEMB]$ ?AT HE HAD NOT 
 YET F9I%$ RECKON+ UP H[ MANY /AGES /ILL REMA9$ TO ,SMOL5SK--A 
 CALCULATION HE HAD BEGUN BE=E ! M>%AL W5T BY4 ,& HE AGA9 />T$ 
 RECKON+4 ,TWO ,FR5* SOLDI]S RAN PA/ ,PI]RE1 ONE ( :OM C>RI$ A 
 L[]$ & SMOK+ GUN4 ,!Y BO? LOOK$ PALE1 & 9 ! EXPRESSION ON 
 !IR FACES--ONE ( !M GLANC$ TIMIDLY AT ,PI]RE--!RE WAS 
 SOME?+ RESEMBL+ :AT HE HAD SE5 ON ! FACE ( ! Y\NG SOLDI] AT 
 ! EXECUTION4 ,PI]RE LOOK$ AT ! SOLDI] & REMEMB]$ ?AT1 TWO DAYS 
 BE=E1 ?AT MAN HAD BURN$ HIS %IRT :ILE DRY+ IT AT ! FIRE & H[ 
 !Y HAD LAU<$ AT HIM4 

,BEH9D HIM1 :]E ,K>ATAEV HAD BE5 SITT+1 ! DOG BEGAN TO H[L4 0,:AT 
 A /UPID BEA/6 ,:Y IS IT H[L+80 ?\<T ,PI]RE4 

,HIS COMRADES1 ! PRISON] SOLDI]S WALK+ BESIDE HIM1 AVOID$ LOOK+ 
 BACK AT ! PLACE :]E ! %OT HAD BE5 FIR$ & ! DOG WAS H[L+1 
 JU/ AS ,PI]RE DID1 BUT !RE WAS A SET LOOK ON ALL !IR FACES4 

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