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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AN H\R & A HALF LAT] MO/ ( ! PLAY]S W]E BUT LITTLE 9T]E/$ 9 
 !IR [N PLAY4 

,! :OLE 9T]E/ WAS CONC5TRAT$ ON ,RO/OV4 ,9/EAD ( SIXTE5 HUNDR$ 
 RUBLES HE HAD A LONG COLUMN ( FIGURES SCOR$ AGA9/ HIM1 :I* HE HAD 
 RECKON$ UP TO T5 ?\S&1 BUT ?AT N[1 AS HE VAGUELY SUPPOS$1 MU/ 
 HAVE RIS5 TO FIFTE5 ?\S&4 ,9 REALITY IT ALREADY EXCE$$ TW5TY 
 ?\S& RUBLES4 ,DOLOKHOV WAS NO LONG] LI/5+ TO /ORIES OR TELL+ 
 !M1 BUT FOLL[$ EV]Y MOVEM5T ( ,RO/OV'S H&S & OCCASIONALLY RAN 
 HIS EYES OV] ! SCORE AGA9/ HIM4 ,HE HAD DECID$ TO PLAY UNTIL ?AT 
 SCORE REA*$ =TY-?REE ?\S&4 ,HE HAD FIX$ ON ?AT NUMB] BECAUSE 
 =TY-?REE WAS ! SUM ( HIS & ,SONYA'S JO9T AGES4 ,RO/OV1 LEAN+ HIS 
 HEAD ON BO? H&S1 SAT AT ! TABLE :I* WAS SCRAWL$ OV] ) FIGURES1 
 WET ) SPILL$ W9E1 & LITT]$ ) C>DS4 ,ONE TORM5T+ IMPRESSION 
 DID NOT LEAVE HIM3 ?AT ?OSE BROAD-BON$ R$DI% H&S ) HAIRY WRI/S 
 VISIBLE FROM UND] ! %IRT SLEEVES1 ?OSE H&S :I* HE LOV$ & 
 HAT$1 HELD HIM 9 !IR P[]4 

0,SIX HUNDR$ RUBLES1 ACE1 A CORN]1 A N9E444 W9N+ IT BACK'S 
 IMPOSSIBLE444 ,OH1 H[ PLEASANT IT WAS AT HOME6444 ,! KNAVE1 D\BLE OR 
 QUITS444 IT CAN'T BE6444 ,& :Y IS HE DO+ ?IS TO ME80 ,RO/OV POND]$4 
 ,SOMETIMES HE /AK$ A L>GE SUM1 BUT ,DOLOKHOV REFUS$ TO ACCEPT IT & 
 FIX$ ! /AKE HIMSELF4 ,NI*OLAS SUBMITT$ TO HIM1 & AT ONE MOM5T 
 PRAY$ TO ,GOD AS HE HAD DONE ON ! BATTLEFIELD AT ! BRIDGE OV] ! 
 ,5NS1 & !N GUESS$ ?AT ! C>D ?AT CAME FIR/ TO H& FROM ! 
 CRUMPL$ HEAP UND] ! TABLE W\LD SAVE HIM1 N[ C\NT$ ! CORDS ON HIS 
 COAT & TOOK A C>D ) ?AT NUMB] & TRI$ /AK+ ! TOTAL ( HIS 
 LOSSES ON IT1 !N HE LOOK$ R\ND = AID FROM ! O!R PLAY]S1 OR 
 PE]$ AT ! N[ COLD FACE ( ,DOLOKHOV & TRI$ TO READ :AT WAS PASS+ 
 9 HIS M9D4 

0,HE KN[S ( C\RSE :AT ?IS LOSS MEANS TO ME4 ,HE CAN'T WANT MY RU94 
 ,WASN'T HE MY FRI5D8 ,WASN'T ,I FOND ( HIM8 ,BUT IT'S NOT HIS FAULT4 ,:AT'S 
 HE TO DO IF HE HAS SU* LUCK8444 ,& IT'S NOT MY FAULT EI!R10 HE ?\<T 
 TO HIMSELF1 0,I HAVE DONE NO?+ WRONG4 ,HAVE ,I KILL$ ANYONE1 OR 9SULT$ 
 OR WI%$ H>M TO ANYONE8 ,:Y SU* A T]RIBLE MIS=TUNE8 ,& :5 DID IT 
 BEG98 ,SU* A LITTLE :ILE AGO ,I CAME TO ?IS TABLE ) ! ?\<T ( 
 W9N+ A HUNDR$ RUBLES TO BUY ?AT CASKET = ,MAMA'S NAME DAY & !N 
 GO+ HOME4 ,I WAS SO HAPPY1 SO FREE1 SO LI<!>T$6 ,& ,I DID NOT 
 REALIZE H[ HAPPY ,I WAS6 ,:5 DID ?AT 5D & :5 DID ?IS NEW1 T]RIBLE 
 /ATE ( ?+S BEG98 ,:AT M>K$ ! *ANGE8 ,I SAT ALL ! TIME 9 ?IS 
 SAME PLACE AT ?IS TABLE1 *OSE & PLAC$ C>DS1 & WAT*$ ?OSE 
 BROAD-BON$ AGILE H&S 9 ! SAME WAY4 ,:5 DID IT HAPP5 & :AT HAS 
 HAPP5$8 ,I AM WELL & /RONG & /ILL ! SAME & 9 ! SAME PLACE4 
 ,NO1 IT CAN'T BE6 ,SURELY IT WILL ALL 5D 9 NO?+60 

,HE WAS FLU%$ & BA!D 9 P]SPIRATION1 ?\< ! ROOM WAS NOT HOT4 
 ,HIS FACE WAS T]RIBLE & PITE\S TO SEE1 ESPECIALLY FROM ITS HELPLESS 
 EF=TS TO SEEM CALM4 

,! SCORE AGA9/ HIM REA*$ ! FATEFUL SUM ( =TY-?REE ?\S&4 
 ,RO/OV HAD JU/ PREP>$ A C>D1 BY B5D+ ! CORN] ( :I* HE MEANT 
 TO D\BLE ! ?REE ?\S& JU/ PUT D[N TO HIS SCORE1 :5 ,DOLOKHOV1 
 SLAMM+ D[N ! PACK ( C>DS1 PUT IT ASIDE & BEGAN RAPIDLY ADD+ UP 
 ! TOTAL ( ,RO/OV'S DEBT1 BREAK+ ! *ALK AS HE M>K$ ! FIGURES 9 
 HIS CLE>1 BOLD H&4 

0,SUPP]1 IT'S TIME = SUPP]6 ,& H]E >E ! GYPSIES60 

,SOME SW>?Y M5 & WOM5 W]E REALLY 5T]+ FROM ! COLD \TSIDE & 
 SAY+ SOME?+ 9 !IR GYPSY ACC5TS4 ,NI*OLAS UND]/OOD ?AT IT WAS 
 ALL OV]2 BUT HE SAID 9 AN 9DIFF]5T TONE3 

0,WELL1 WON'T Y\ GO ON8 ,I HAD A SPL5DID C>D ALL READY10 AS IF IT W]E 
 ! FUN ( ! GAME :I* 9T]E/$ HIM MO/4 

0,IT'S ALL UP6 ,I'M LO/60 ?\<T HE4 0,N[ A BULLET ?R\< MY BRA9--?AT'S 
 ALL ?AT'S LEFT ME60 ,& AT ! SAME TIME HE SAID 9 A *E]FUL VOICE3 

0,COME N[1 JU/ ?IS ONE MORE LITTLE C>D60 

0,ALL RI<T60 SAID ,DOLOKHOV1 HAV+ F9I%$ ! ADDITION4 0,ALL RI<T6 
 ,TW5TY-ONE RUBLES10 HE SAID1 PO9T+ TO ! FIGURE TW5TY-ONE BY :I* 
 ! TOTAL EXCE$$ ! R\ND SUM ( =TY-?REE ?\S&2 & TAK+ UP A 
 PACK HE PREP>$ TO DEAL4 ,RO/OV SUBMISSIVELY UNB5T ! CORN] ( HIS 
 C>D &1 9/EAD ( ! SIX ?\S& HE HAD 9T5D$1 C>EFULLY WROTE 
 TW5TY-ONE4 

0,IT'S ALL ! SAME TO ME10 HE SAID4 0,I ONLY WANT TO SEE :E!R Y\ WILL 
 LET ME W9 ?IS T51 OR BEAT IT40 

,DOLOKHOV BEGAN TO DEAL S]I\SLY4 ,OH1 H[ ,RO/OV DETE/$ AT ?AT MOM5T 
 ?OSE H&S ) !IR %ORT R$DI% F+]S & HAIRY WRI/S1 :I* HELD 
 HIM 9 !IR P[]4444 ,! T5 FELL TO HIM4 

0,Y\ [E =TY-?REE ?\S&1 ,C\NT10 SAID ,DOLOKHOV1 & /RET*+ 
 HIMSELF HE ROSE FROM ! TABLE4 0,ONE DOES GET TIR$ SITT+ SO LONG10 HE 
 ADD$4 

0,YES1 ,I'M TIR$ TOO10 SAID ,RO/OV4 

,DOLOKHOV CUT HIM %ORT1 AS IF TO REM9D HIM ?AT IT WAS NOT = HIM TO 
 JE/4 

0,:5 AM ,I TO RECEIVE ! MONEY1 ,C\NT80 

,RO/OV1 FLU%+1 DREW ,DOLOKHOV 9TO ! NEXT ROOM4 

0,I CANNOT PAY IT ALL IMM$IATELY4 ,WILL Y\ TAKE AN ,I4,O4,U480 HE SAID4 

0,I SAY1 ,RO/OV10 SAID ,DOLOKHOV CLE>LY1 SMIL+ & LOOK+ ,NI*OLAS 
 /RAI<T 9 ! EYES1 0Y\ KN[ ! SAY+1 ',LUCKY 9 LOVE1 UNLUCKY AT 
 C>DS4' ,Y\R C\S9 IS 9 LOVE ) Y\1 ,I KN[40 

0,OH1 IT'S T]RIBLE TO FEEL ONESELF SO 9 ?IS MAN'S P[]10 ?\<T 
 ,RO/OV4 ,HE KNEW :AT A %OCK HE W\LD 9FLICT ON HIS FA!R & MO!R BY 
 ! NEWS ( ?IS LOSS1 HE KNEW :AT A RELIEF IT W\LD BE TO ESCAPE IT ALL1 
 & FELT ?AT ,DOLOKHOV KNEW ?AT HE C\LD SAVE HIM FROM ALL ?IS %AME & 
 SORR[1 BUT WANT$ N[ TO PLAY ) HIM AS A CAT DOES ) A M\SE4 

0,Y\R C\S94440 ,DOLOKHOV />T$ TO SAY1 BUT ,NI*OLAS 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,MY C\S9 HAS NO?+ TO DO ) ?IS & IT'S NOT NECESS>Y TO M5TION 
 H]60 HE EXCLAIM$ FI]CELY4 

0,!N :5 AM ,I TO HAVE IT80 

0,TOMORR[10 REPLI$ ,RO/OV & LEFT ! ROOM4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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