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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] TALK+ = SOME TIME ) ! ESAUL AB\T NEXT DAY'S ATTACK1 :I* 
 N[1 SEE+ H[ NE> !Y W]E TO ! ,FR5*1 HE SEEM$ TO HAVE DEF9ITELY 
 DECID$ ON1 ,D5ISOV TURN$ HIS HORSE & RODE BACK4 

0,N[1 MY LAD1 WE'LL GO & GET DWY10 HE SAID TO ,PETYA4 

,AS !Y APPROA*$ ! WAT*H\SE ,D5ISOV /OPP$1 PE]+ 9TO ! 
 =E/4 ,AMONG ! TREES A MAN ) LONG LEGS & LONG1 SW++ >MS1 
 WE>+ A %ORT JACKET1 BA/ %OES1 & A ,KAZAN HAT1 WAS APPROA*+ ) 
 LONG1 LI<T /EPS4 ,HE HAD A MUSKETOON OV] HIS %\LD] & AN AX /UCK 9 
 HIS GIRDLE4 ,:5 HE ESPI$ ,D5ISOV HE HA/ILY ?REW SOME?+ 9TO ! 
 BU%ES1 REMOV$ HIS SODD5 HAT BY ITS FLOPPY BRIM1 & APPROA*$ HIS 
 COMM&]4 ,IT WAS ,TIKHON4 ,HIS WR9KL$ & POCKM>K$ FACE & N>R[ 
 LITTLE EYES BEAM$ ) SELF-SATISFI$ M]RIM5T4 ,HE LIFT$ HIS HEAD HI< 
 & GAZ$ AT ,D5ISOV AS IF REPRESS+ A LAU<4 

0,WELL1 :]E DID Y\ DISAPPE> TO80 9QUIR$ ,D5ISOV4 

0,:]E DID ,I DISAPPE> TO8 ,I W5T TO GET ,FR5*M510 ANSW]$ ,TIKHON 
 BOLDLY & HURRI$LY1 9 A HUSKY BUT MELODI\S BASS VOICE4 

0,:Y DID Y\ PU% Y\RSELF 9 !RE BY DAYLI<T8 ,Y\ ASS6 ,WELL1 :Y 
 HAV5'T Y\ TAK5 ONE80 

0,OH1 ,I TOOK ONE ALL RI<T10 SAID ,TIKHON4 

0,:]E IS HE80 

0,Y\ SEE1 ,I TOOK HIM FIR/ ?+ AT DAWN10 ,TIKHON CONT9U$1 SPREAD+ \T 
 HIS FLAT FEET ) \TTURN$ TOES 9 !IR BA/ %OES4 0,I TOOK HIM 9TO 
 ! =E/4 ,!N ,I SEE HE'S NO GOOD & ?9K ,I'LL GO & FET* A LIKELI] 
 ONE40 

0,Y\ SEE8444 ,:AT A WOGUE--IT'S JU/ AS ,I ?\<T10 SAID ,D5ISOV TO 
 ! ESAUL4 0,:Y DIDN'T Y\ BW+ ?AT ONE80 

0,:AT WAS ! GOOD ( BR++ HIM80 ,TIKHON 9T]RUPT$ HA/ILY & 
 ANGRILY--0?AT ONE W\LDN'T HAVE DONE = Y\4 ,AS IF ,I DON'T KN[ 
 :AT SORT Y\ WANT60 

0,:AT A BWUTE Y\ >E6444 ,WELL80 

0,I W5T = ANO!R ONE10 ,TIKHON CONT9U$1 0& ,I CREPT LIKE ?IS ?R\< 
 ! WOOD & LAY D[N40 7,HE SUDD5LY LAY D[N ON HIS /OMA* ) A SUPPLE 
 MOVEM5T TO %[ H[ HE HAD DONE IT47 0,ONE TURN$ UP & ,I GRABB$ HIM1 
 LIKE ?IS40 7,HE JUMP$ UP QUICKLY & LI<TLY47 0',COME ALONG TO ! 
 COLONEL1' ,I SAID4 ,HE />TS YELL+1 & SUDD5LY !RE W]E F\R ( !M4 
 ,!Y RU%$ AT ME ) !IR LITTLE SWORDS4 ,SO ,I W5T = !M ) MY AX1 
 ?IS WAY3 ',:AT >E Y\ UP TO8' SAYS ,I4 ',*RI/ BE ) Y\6'0 %\T$ 
 ,TIKHON1 WAV+ HIS >MS ) AN ANGRY SC[L & ?R[+ \T HIS *E/4 

0,YES1 WE SAW FROM ! HILL H[ Y\ TOOK TO Y\R HEELS ?R\< ! 
 PUDDLES60 SAID ! ESAUL1 SCREW+ UP HIS GLITT]+ EYES4 

,PETYA BADLY WANT$ TO LAU<1 BUT NOTIC$ ?AT !Y ALL REFRA9$ FROM 
 LAU<+4 ,HE TURN$ HIS EYES RAPIDLY FROM ,TIKHON'S FACE TO ! 
 ESAUL'S & ,D5ISOV'S1 UNABLE TO MAKE \T :AT IT ALL MEANT4 

0,DON'T PLAY ! FOOL60 SAID ,D5ISOV1 C\<+ ANGRILY4 0,:Y DIDN'T Y\ 
 BW+ ! FIR/ ONE80 

,TIKHON SCRAT*$ HIS BACK ) ONE H& & HIS HEAD ) ! O!R1 !N 
 SUDD5LY HIS :OLE FACE EXP&$ 9TO A BEAM+1 FOOLI% GR91 DISCLOS+ 
 A GAP :]E HE HAD LO/ A TOO? 7?AT WAS :Y HE WAS CALL$ ,%*]BATY--! 
 GAP-TOO!D74 ,D5ISOV SMIL$1 & ,PETYA BUR/ 9TO A PEAL ( M]RY 
 LAU<T] 9 :I* ,TIKHON HIMSELF JO9$4 

0,OH1 BUT HE WAS A REGUL> GOOD-=-NO?+10 SAID ,TIKHON4 0,! CLO!S ON 
 HIM--POOR /UFF6 ,H[ C\LD ,I BR+ HIM8 ,& SO RUDE1 Y\R HONOR6 ,:Y1 
 HE SAYS3 ',I'M A G5]AL'S SON MYSELF1 ,I WON'T GO6' HE SAYS40 

0,Y\ >E A BWUTE60 SAID ,D5ISOV4 0,I WANT$ TO QUE/ION4440 

0,BUT ,I QUE/ION$ HIM10 SAID ,TIKHON4 0,HE SAID HE DIDN'T KN[ MU*4 ',!RE 
 >E A LOT ( US1' HE SAYS1 'BUT ALL POOR /UFF--ONLY SOLDI]S 9 
 NAME1' HE SAYS4 ',%\T L\D AT !M1' HE SAYS1 '& Y\'LL TAKE !M 
 ALL1'0 ,TIKHON CONCLUD$1 LOOK+ *E]FULLY & RESOLUTELY 9TO ,D5ISOV'S 
 EYES4 

0,I'LL GIVE Y\ A HUNDW$ %>P LA%ES--?AT'LL TEA* Y\ TO PLAY ! 
 FOOL60 SAID ,D5ISOV SEV]ELY4 

0,BUT :Y >E Y\ ANGRY80 REMON/RAT$ ,TIKHON1 0JU/ AS IF ,I'D NEV] SE5 
 Y\R ,FR5*M56 ,ONLY WAIT TILL IT GETS D>K & ,I'LL FET* Y\ ANY ( !M 
 Y\ WANT--?REE IF Y\ LIKE40 

0,WELL1 LET'S GO10 SAID ,D5ISOV1 & RODE ALL ! WAY TO ! WAT*H\SE 9 
 SIL5CE & FR[N+ ANGRILY4 

,TIKHON FOLL[$ BEH9D & ,PETYA HE>D ! ,COSSACKS LAU<+ ) HIM & 
 AT HIM1 AB\T SOME PAIR ( BOOTS HE HAD ?R[N 9TO ! BU%ES4 

,:5 ! FIT ( LAU<T] ?AT HAD SEIZ$ HIM AT ,TIKHON'S WORDS & SMILE 
 HAD PASS$ & ,PETYA REALIZ$ = A MOM5T ?AT ?IS ,TIKHON HAD KILL$ A 
 MAN1 HE FELT UNEASY4 ,HE LOOK$ R\ND AT ! CAPTIVE DRUMM] BOY & FELT A 
 PANG 9 HIS HE>T4 ,BUT ?IS UNEAS9ESS LA/$ ONLY A MOM5T4 ,HE FELT IT 
 NECESS>Y TO HOLD HIS HEAD HI<]1 TO BRACE HIMSELF1 & TO QUE/ION ! 
 ESAUL ) AN AIR ( IMPORTANCE AB\T TOMORR['S UND]TAK+1 ?AT HE 
 MI<T NOT BE UNWOR?Y ( ! COMPANY 9 :I* HE F\ND HIMSELF4 

,! (FIC] :O HAD BE5 S5T TO 9QUIRE MET ,D5ISOV ON ! WAY ) ! 
 NEWS ?AT ,DOLOKHOV WAS SOON COM+ & ?AT ALL WAS WELL ) HIM4 

,D5ISOV AT ONCE *E]$ UP &1 CALL+ ,PETYA TO HIM1 SAID3 0,WELL1 TELL ME 
 AB\T Y\RSELF40 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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