,BOOK #a#e1 ,*APT] #ab 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AS G5]ALLY HAPP5S1 ,PI]RE DID NOT FEEL ! FULL EFFECTS ( ! PHYSICAL 
 PRIVATION & /RA9 HE HAD SUFF]$ AS PRISON] UNTIL AFT] !Y W]E 
 OV]4 ,AFT] HIS LIB]ATION HE REA*$ ,OREL1 & ON ! ?IRD DAY !RE1 
 :5 PREP>+ TO GO TO ,KIEV1 HE FELL ILL & WAS LAID UP = ?REE 
 MON?S4 ,HE HAD :AT ! DOCTORS T]M$ 0BILI\S FEV]40 ,BUT DESPITE ! 
 FACT ?AT ! DOCTORS TREAT$ HIM1 BL$ HIM1 & GAVE HIM M$IC9ES TO 
 DR9K1 HE RECOV]$4 

,SC>CELY ANY IMPRESSION WAS LEFT ON ,PI]RE'S M9D BY ALL ?AT HAPP5$ TO 
 HIM FROM ! TIME ( HIS RESCUE TILL HIS ILLNESS4 ,HE REMEMB]$ ONLY ! 
 DULL GRAY WEA!R N[ RA9Y & N[ SN[Y1 9T]NAL PHYSICAL DI/RESS1 & 
 PA9S 9 HIS FEET & SIDE4 ,HE REMEMB]$ A G5]AL IMPRESSION ( ! 
 MIS=TUNES & SUFF]+S ( PEOPLE & ( BE+ WORRI$ BY ! CURIOSITY 
 ( (FIC]S & G5]ALS :O QUE/ION$ HIM1 HE ALSO REMEMB]$ HIS 
 DIFFICULTY 9 PROCUR+ A CONVEYANCE & HORSES1 & ABOVE ALL HE 
 REMEMB]$ HIS 9CAPACITY TO ?9K & FEEL ALL ?AT TIME4 ,ON ! DAY ( 
 HIS RESCUE HE HAD SE5 ! BODY ( ,PETYA ,RO/OV4 ,?AT SAME DAY HE HAD 
 LE>N$ ?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW1 AFT] SURVIV+ ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O = 
 MORE ?AN A MON? HAD REC5TLY DI$ 9 ! ,RO/OVS' H\SE AT ,Y>OSLAVL1 
 & ,D5ISOV :O TOLD HIM ?IS NEWS ALSO M5TION$ ,HEL5E'S DEA?1 
 SUPPOS+ ?AT ,PI]RE HAD HE>D ( IT LONG BE=E4 ,ALL ?IS AT ! TIME 
 SEEM$ M]ELY /RANGE TO ,PI]RE3 HE FELT HE C\LD NOT GRASP ITS 
 SIGNIFICANCE4 ,JU/ !N HE WAS ONLY ANXI\S TO GET AWAY AS QUICKLY AS 
 POSSIBLE FROM PLACES :]E PEOPLE W]E KILL+ ONE ANO!R1 TO SOME 
 PEACEFUL REFUGE :]E HE C\LD RECOV] HIMSELF1 RE/1 & ?9K OV] ALL 
 ! /RANGE NEW FACTS HE HAD LE>N$2 BUT ON REA*+ ,OREL HE IMM$IATELY 
 FELL ILL4 ,:5 HE CAME TO HIMSELF AFT] HIS ILLNESS HE SAW 9 ATT5DANCE 
 ON HIM TWO ( HIS S]VANTS1 ,T]5TY & ,VASKA1 :O HAD COME FROM ,MOSC[2 
 & ALSO HIS C\S9 ! ELDE/ PR9CESS1 :O HAD BE5 LIV+ ON HIS E/ATE 
 AT ,ELETS & HE>+ ( HIS RESCUE & ILLNESS HAD COME TO LOOK AFT] HIM4 

,IT WAS ONLY GRADUALLY DUR+ HIS CONVALESC5CE ?AT ,PI]RE LO/ ! 
 IMPRESSIONS HE HAD BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO DUR+ ! LA/ FEW MON?S & GOT 
 US$ TO ! IDEA ?AT NO ONE W\LD OBLIGE HIM TO GO ANY:]E TOMORR[1 
 ?AT NO ONE W\LD DEPRIVE HIM ( HIS W>M B$1 & ?AT HE W\LD BE SURE 
 TO GET HIS D9N]1 TEA1 & SUPP]4 ,BUT = A LONG TIME 9 HIS DREAMS HE 
 /ILL SAW HIMSELF 9 ! CONDITIONS ( CAPTIVITY4 ,9 ! SAME WAY LITTLE 
 BY LITTLE HE CAME TO UND]/& ! NEWS HE HAD BE5 TOLD AFT] HIS 
 RESCUE1 AB\T ! DEA? ( ,PR9CE ,&REW1 ! DEA? ( HIS WIFE1 & ! 
 DE/RUCTION ( ! ,FR5*4 

,A JOY\S FEEL+ ( FRE$OM--?AT COMPLETE 9ALI5ABLE FRE$OM 
 NATURAL TO MAN :I* HE HAD FIR/ EXP]I5C$ AT ! FIR/ HALT \TSIDE 
 ,MOSC[--FILL$ ,PI]RE'S S\L DUR+ HIS CONVALESC5CE4 ,HE WAS 
 SURPRIS$ TO F9D ?AT ?IS 9N] FRE$OM1 :I* WAS 9DEP5D5T ( 
 EXT]NAL CONDITIONS1 N[ HAD AS IT W]E AN ADDITIONAL SETT+ ( EXT]NAL 
 LIB]TY4 ,HE WAS ALONE 9 A /RANGE T[N1 )\T ACQUA9TANCES4 ,NO ONE 
 DEM&$ ANY?+ ( HIM OR S5T HIM ANY:]E4 ,HE HAD ALL HE WANT$3 ! 
 ?\<T ( HIS WIFE :I* HAD BE5 A CONT9UAL TORM5T TO HIM WAS NO 
 LONG] !RE1 S9CE %E WAS NO MORE4 

0,OH1 H[ GOOD6 ,H[ SPL5DID60 SAID HE TO HIMSELF :5 A CLEANLY LAID TABLE 
 WAS MOV$ UP TO HIM ) SAVORY BEEF TEA1 OR :5 HE LAY D[N = ! 
 NI<T ON A S(T CLEAN B$1 OR :5 HE REMEMB]$ ?AT ! ,FR5* HAD GONE 
 & ?AT HIS WIFE WAS NO MORE4 0,OH1 H[ GOOD1 H[ SPL5DID60 

,& BY OLD HABIT HE ASK$ HIMSELF ! QUE/ION3 0,WELL1 & :AT !N8 ,:AT 
 AM ,I GO+ TO DO80 ,& HE IMM$IATELY GAVE HIMSELF ! ANSW]3 0,WELL1 ,I 
 %ALL LIVE4 ,AH1 H[ SPL5DID60 

,! V]Y QUE/ION ?AT HAD =M]LY TORM5T$ HIM1 ! ?+ HE HAD 
 CONT9UALLY S\<T TO F9D--! AIM ( LIFE--NO LONG] EXI/$ 
 = HIM N[4 ,?AT SE>* = ! AIM ( LIFE HAD NOT M]ELY DISAPPE>$ 
 TEMPOR>ILY--HE FELT ?AT IT NO LONG] EXI/$ = HIM & C\LD NOT 
 PRES5T ITSELF AGA94 ,& ?IS V]Y ABS5CE ( AN AIM GAVE HIM ! 
 COMPLETE1 JOY\S S5SE ( FRE$OM :I* CON/ITUT$ HIS HAPP9ESS AT ?IS 
 TIME4 

,HE C\LD NOT SEE AN AIM1 = HE N[ HAD FAI?--NOT FAI? 9 ANY K9D 
 ( RULE1 OR WORDS1 OR IDEAS1 BUT FAI? 9 AN EV]-LIV+1 EV]-MANIFE/ 
 ,GOD4 ,=M]LY HE HAD S\<T ,HIM 9 AIMS HE SET HIMSELF4 ,?AT SE>* = AN 
 AIM HAD BE5 SIMPLY A SE>* = ,GOD1 & SUDD5LY 9 HIS CAPTIVITY HE HAD 
 LE>N$ NOT BY WORDS OR REASON+ BUT BY DIRECT FEEL+ :AT HIS NURSE HAD 
 TOLD HIM LONG AGO3 ?AT ,GOD IS H]E & EV]Y:]E4 ,9 HIS CAPTIVITY HE 
 HAD LE>N$ ?AT 9 ,K>ATAEV ,GOD WAS GREAT]1 MORE 9F9ITE & 
 UNFA?OMABLE ?AN 9 ! ,>*ITECT ( ! ,UNIV]SE RECOGNIZ$ BY ! 
 ,FREEMASONS4 ,HE FELT LIKE A MAN :O AFT] /RA9+ HIS EYES TO SEE 9TO 
 ! F> DI/ANCE F9DS :AT HE S\<T AT HIS V]Y FEET4 ,ALL HIS LIFE HE 
 HAD LOOK$ OV] ! HEADS ( ! M5 >\ND HIM1 :5 HE %\LD HAVE 
 M]ELY LOOK$ 9 FRONT ( HIM )\T /RA9+ HIS EYES4 

,9 ! PA/ HE HAD NEV] BE5 ABLE TO F9D ?AT GREAT 9SCRUTABLE 9F9ITE 
 SOME?+4 ,HE HAD ONLY FELT ?AT IT MU/ EXI/ SOME:]E & HAD LOOK$ 
 = IT4 ,9 EV]Y?+ NE> & COMPREH5SIBLE HE HAD SE5 ONLY :AT WAS 
 LIMIT$1 PETTY1 COMMONPLACE1 & S5SELESS4 ,HE HAD EQUIPP$ HIMSELF ) A 
 M5TAL TELESCOPE & LOOK$ 9TO REMOTE SPACE1 :]E PETTY WORLDL9ESS 
 HID+ ITSELF 9 MI/Y DI/ANCE HAD SEEM$ TO HIM GREAT & 9F9ITE 
 M]ELY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CLE>LY SE54 ,& SU* HAD ,EUROPEAN LIFE1 
 POLITICS1 ,FREEMASONRY1 PHILOSOPHY1 & PHILAN?ROPY SEEM$ TO HIM4 ,BUT 
 EV5 !N1 AT MOM5TS ( WEAKNESS AS HE HAD ACC\NT$ !M1 HIS M9D HAD 
 P5ETRAT$ TO ?OSE DI/ANCES & HE HAD !RE SE5 ! SAME PETT9ESS1 
 WORLDL9ESS1 & S5SELESSNESS4 ,N[1 H[EV]1 HE HAD LE>N$ TO SEE ! 
 GREAT1 ET]NAL1 & 9F9ITE 9 EV]Y?+1 & !RE=E--TO SEE IT 
 & 5JOY ITS CONTEMPLATION--HE NATURALLY ?REW AWAY ! TELESCOPE 
 ?R\< :I* HE HAD TILL N[ GAZ$ OV] M5'S HEADS1 & GLADLY REG>D$ 
 ! EV]-*ANG+1 ET]NALLY GREAT1 UNFA?OMABLE1 & 9F9ITE LIFE >\ND 
 HIM4 ,& ! CLOS] HE LOOK$ ! MORE TRANQUIL & HAPPY HE BECAME4 ,?AT 
 DREADFUL QUE/ION1 0,:AT =80 :I* HAD =M]LY DE/ROY$ ALL HIS M5TAL 
 $IFICES1 NO LONG] EXI/$ = HIM4 ,TO ?AT QUE/ION1 0,:AT =80 A 
 SIMPLE ANSW] WAS N[ ALWAYS READY 9 HIS S\L3 0,BECAUSE !RE IS A ,GOD1 
 ?AT ,GOD )\T :OSE WILL NOT ONE HAIR FALLS FROM A MAN'S HEAD40 

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