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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NEXT DAY ,PR9CE ,&REW ?\<T ( ! BALL1 BUT HIS M9D DID NOT DWELL ON 
 IT LONG4 0,YES1 IT WAS A V]Y BRILLIANT BALL10 & !N444 0,YES1 ?AT 
 LITTLE ,RO/OVA IS V]Y *>M+4 ,!RE'S SOME?+ FRE%1 ORIG9AL1 
 UN-,PET]SBURG-LIKE AB\T H] ?AT DI/+UI%ES H]40 ,?AT WAS ALL HE 
 ?\<T AB\T YE/]DAY'S BALL1 & AFT] HIS MORN+ TEA HE SET TO WORK4 

,BUT EI!R FROM FATIGUE OR WANT ( SLEEP HE WAS ILL-DISPOS$ = WORK & 
 C\LD GET NO?+ DONE4 ,HE KEPT CRITICIZ+ HIS [N WORK1 AS HE (T5 DID1 
 & WAS GLAD :5 HE HE>D SOMEONE COM+4 

,! VISITOR WAS ,BITSKI1 :O S]V$ ON V>I\S COMMITTEES1 FREQU5T$ ALL 
 ! SOCIETIES 9 ,PET]SBURG1 & A PASSIONATE DEVOTEE ( ! NEW IDEAS & 
 ( ,SP]ANSKI1 & A DILIG5T ,PET]SBURG NEWSMONG]--ONE ( ?OSE M5 
 :O *OOSE !IR OP9IONS LIKE !IR CLO!S ACCORD+ TO ! FA%ION1 BUT 
 :O = ?AT V]Y REASON APPE> TO BE ! W>ME/ P>TISANS4 ,H>DLY HAD HE 
 GOT RID ( HIS HAT BE=E HE RAN 9TO ,PR9CE ,&REW'S ROOM ) A 
 PREOCCUPI$ AIR & AT ONCE BEGAN TALK+4 ,HE HAD JU/ HE>D P>TICUL>S 
 ( ?AT MORN+'S SITT+ ( ! ,C\NCIL ( ,/ATE OP5$ BY ! ,EMP]OR1 
 & HE SPOKE ( IT 5?USIA/ICALLY4 ,! ,EMP]OR'S SPEE* HAD BE5 
 EXTRAORD9>Y4 ,IT HAD BE5 A SPEE* SU* AS ONLY CON/ITUTIONAL MON>*S 
 DELIV]4 0,! ,SOV]EIGN PLA9LY SAID ?AT ! ,C\NCIL & ,S5ATE >E 
 E/ATES ( ! REALM1 HE SAID ?AT ! GOV]NM5T MU/ RE/ NOT ON 
 AU?ORITY BUT ON SECURE BASES4 ,! ,EMP]OR SAID ?AT ! FISCAL SY/EM 
 MU/ BE REORGANIZ$ & ! ACC\NTS PUBLI%$10 REC\NT$ ,BITSKI1 
 EMPHASIZ+ C]TA9 WORDS & OP5+ HIS EYES SIGNIFICANTLY4 

0,AH1 YES6 ,TODAY'S EV5TS M>K AN EPO*1 ! GREATE/ EPO* 9 \R 
 HI/ORY10 HE CONCLUD$4 

,PR9CE ,&REW LI/5$ TO ! ACC\NT ( ! OP5+ ( ! ,C\NCIL ( 
 ,/ATE1 :I* HE HAD SO IMPATI5TLY AWAIT$ & TO :I* HE HAD ATTA*$ 
 SU* IMPORTANCE1 & WAS SURPRIS$ ?AT ?IS EV5T1 N[ ?AT IT HAD TAK5 
 PLACE1 DID NOT AFFECT HIM1 & EV5 SEEM$ QUITE 9SIGNIFICANT4 ,HE 
 LI/5$ ) QUIET IRONY TO ,BITSKI'S 5?USIA/IC ACC\NT ( IT4 ,A V]Y 
 SIMPLE ?\<T OCCURR$ TO HIM3 0,:AT DOES IT MATT] TO ME OR TO ,BITSKI 
 :AT ! ,EMP]OR WAS PLEAS$ TO SAY AT ! ,C\NCIL8 ,CAN ALL ?AT MAKE ME 
 ANY HAPPI] OR BETT]80 

,& ?IS SIMPLE REFLECTION SUDD5LY DE/ROY$ ALL ! 9T]E/ ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW HAD FELT 9 ! IMP5D+ RE=MS4 ,HE WAS GO+ TO D9E ?AT 
 EV5+ AT ,SP]ANSKI'S1 0) ONLY A FEW FRI5DS10 AS ! HO/ HAD SAID 
 :5 9VIT+ HIM4 ,! PROSPECT ( ?AT D9N] 9 ! 9TIMATE HOME CIRCLE 
 ( ! MAN HE SO ADMIR$ HAD GREATLY 9T]E/$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 ESPECIALLY 
 AS HE HAD NOT YET SE5 ,SP]ANSKI 9 HIS DOME/IC SURR\ND+S1 BUT N[ HE 
 FELT DIS9CL9$ TO GO TO IT4 

,AT ! APPO9T$ H\R1 H[EV]1 HE 5T]$ ! MODE/ H\SE ,SP]ANSKI 
 [N$ 9 ! ,TAURIDA ,G>D5S4 ,9 ! P>QUET$ D9+ ROOM ?IS SMALL 
 H\SE1 REM>KABLE = ITS EXTREME CLEANL9ESS 7SUGGE/+ ?AT ( A 
 MONA/]Y71 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 :O WAS RA!R LATE1 F\ND ! FRI5DLY 
 GA!R+ ( ,SP]ANSKI'S 9TIMATE ACQUA9TANCES ALREADY ASSEMBL$ AT FIVE 
 O'CLOCK4 ,!RE W]E NO LADIES PRES5T EXCEPT ,SP]ANSKI'S LITTLE DAU<T] 
 7LONG-FAC$ LIKE H] FA!R7 & H] GOV]NESS4 ,! O!R GUE/S W]E 
 ,G]VAIS1 ,MAGNITSKI1 & ,/OLYP94 ,:ILE /ILL 9 ! ANT]OOM ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW HE>D L\D VOICES & A R++ /ACCATO LAU<--A LAU< SU* 
 AS ONE HE>S ON ! /AGE4 ,SOMEONE--IT S\ND$ LIKE ,SP]ANSKI--WAS 
 DI/9CTLY EJACULAT+ HA-HA-HA4 ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD NEV] BE=E HE>D 
 ,SP]ANSKI'S FAM\S LAU<1 & ?IS R++1 HI<-PIT*$ LAU<T] FROM A 
 /ATESMAN MADE A /RANGE IMPRESSION ON HIM4 

,HE 5T]$ ! D9+ ROOM4 ,! :OLE COMPANY W]E /&+ BETWE5 TWO 
 W9D[S AT A SMALL TABLE LAID ) HORS-D'OEUVRES4 ,SP]ANSKI1 WE>+ A 
 GRAY SWALL[-TAIL COAT ) A /> ON ! BREA/1 & EVID5TLY /ILL ! 
 SAME WAI/COAT & HI< :ITE /OCK HE HAD WORN AT ! MEET+ ( ! 
 ,C\NCIL ( ,/ATE1 /OOD AT ! TABLE ) A BEAM+ C\NT5ANCE4 ,HIS 
 GUE/S SURR\ND$ HIM4 ,MAGNITSKI1 ADDRESS+ HIMSELF TO ,SP]ANSKI1 WAS 
 RELAT+ AN ANECDOTE1 & ,SP]ANSKI WAS LAU<+ 9 ADVANCE AT :AT 
 ,MAGNITSKI WAS GO+ TO SAY4 ,:5 ,PR9CE ,&REW 5T]$ ! ROOM 
 ,MAGNITSKI'S WORDS W]E AGA9 CR[N$ BY LAU<T]4 ,/OLYP9 GAVE A DEEP 
 BASS GUFFAW AS HE MUN*$ A PIECE ( BREAD & *EESE4 ,G]VAIS LAU<$ 
 S(TLY ) A HISS+ *UCKLE1 & ,SP]ANSKI 9 A HI<-PIT*$ /ACCATO 
 MANN]4 

,/ILL LAU<+1 ,SP]ANSKI HELD \T HIS S(T :ITE H& TO ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,V]Y PLEAS$ TO SEE Y\1 ,PR9CE10 HE SAID4 0,ONE MOM5T4440 HE W5T ON1 
 TURN+ TO ,MAGNITSKI & 9T]RUPT+ HIS /ORY4 0,WE HAVE AGRE$ ?AT ?IS 
 IS A D9N] = RECREATION1 ) NOT A WORD AB\T BUS9ESS60 & TURN+ 
 AGA9 TO ! N>RATOR HE BEGAN TO LAU< AFRE%4 

,PR9CE ,&REW LOOK$ AT ! LAU<+ ,SP]ANSKI ) A/ONI%M5T1 REGRET1 
 & DISILLUSIONM5T4 ,IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT ?IS WAS NOT ,SP]ANSKI BUT 
 SOMEONE ELSE4 ,EV]Y?+ ?AT HAD =M]LY APPE>$ MY/]I\S & 
 FASC9AT+ 9 ,SP]ANSKI SUDD5LY BECAME PLA9 & UNATTRACTIVE4 

,AT D9N] ! CONV]SATION DID NOT CEASE = A MOM5T & SEEM$ TO 
 CONSI/ ( ! CONT5TS ( A BOOK ( FUNNY ANECDOTES4 ,BE=E ,MAGNITSKI HAD 
 F9I%$ HIS /ORY SOMEONE ELSE WAS ANXI\S TO RELATE SOME?+ /ILL 
 FUNNI]4 ,MO/ ( ! ANECDOTES1 IF NOT RELAT+ TO ! /ATE S]VICE1 
 RELAT$ TO PEOPLE 9 ! S]VICE4 ,IT SEEM$ ?AT 9 ?IS COMPANY ! 
 9SIGNIFICANCE ( ?OSE PEOPLE WAS SO DEF9ITELY ACCEPT$ ?AT ! ONLY 
 POSSIBLE ATTITUDE T[>D !M WAS ONE ( GOOD HUMOR$ RIDICULE4 ,SP]ANSKI 
 RELAT$ H[ AT ! ,C\NCIL ?AT MORN+ A DEAF DIGNIT>Y1 :5 ASK$ HIS 
 OP9ION1 REPLI$ ?AT HE ?\<T SO TOO4 ,G]VAIS GAVE A LONG ACC\NT ( AN 
 (FICIAL REVISION1 REM>KABLE = ! /UPIDITY ( EV]YBODY CONC]N$4 
 ,/OLYP91 /UTT]+1 BROKE 9TO ! CONV]SATION & BEGAN EXCIT$LY 
 TALK+ ( ! ABUSES ?AT EXI/$ UND] ! =M] ORD] ( ?+S--?REAT5+ 
 TO GIVE A S]I\S TURN TO ! CONV]SATION4 ,MAGNITSKI />T+ QUIZZ+ 
 ,/OLYP9 AB\T HIS VEHEM5CE4 ,G]VAIS 9T]V5$ ) A JOKE1 & ! TALK 
 REV]T$ TO ITS =M] LIVELY TONE4 

,EVID5TLY ,SP]ANSKI LIK$ TO RE/ AFT] HIS LABORS & F9D AMUSEM5T 9 A 
 CIRCLE ( FRI5DS1 & HIS GUE/S1 UND]/&+ HIS WI%1 TRI$ TO 
 5LIV5 HIM & AMUSE !MSELVES4 ,BUT !IR GAIETY SEEM$ TO ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 MIR?LESS & TIRESOME4 ,SP]ANSKI'S HI<-PIT*$ VOICE /RUCK HIM 
 UNPLEASANTLY1 & ! 9CESSANT LAU<T] GRAT$ ON HIM LIKE A FALSE NOTE4 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW DID NOT LAU< & FE>$ ?AT HE W\LD BE A DAMP] ON ! 
 SPIRITS ( ! COMPANY1 BUT NO ONE TOOK ANY NOTICE ( HIS BE+ \T ( 
 H>MONY ) ! G5]AL MOOD4 ,!Y ALL SEEM$ V]Y GAY4 

,HE TRI$ SEV]AL TIMES TO JO9 9 ! CONV]SATION1 BUT HIS REM>KS W]E 
 TOSS$ ASIDE EA* TIME LIKE A CORK ?R[N \T ( ! WAT]1 & HE C\LD 
 NOT JE/ ) !M4 

,!RE WAS NO?+ WRONG OR UNSEEMLY 9 :AT !Y SAID1 IT WAS WITTY & 
 MI<T HAVE BE5 FUNNY1 BUT IT LACK$ JU/ ?AT SOME?+ :I* IS ! SALT 
 ( MIR?1 & !Y W]E NOT EV5 AW>E ?AT SU* A ?+ EXI/$4 

,AFT] D9N] ,SP]ANSKI'S DAU<T] & H] GOV]NESS ROSE4 ,HE PATT$ ! 
 LITTLE GIRL ) HIS :ITE H& & KISS$ H]4 ,& ?AT GE/URE1 TOO1 
 SEEM$ UNNATURAL TO ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

,! M5 REMA9$ AT TABLE OV] !IR PORT--,5GLI% FA%ION4 ,9 ! 
 MID/ ( A CONV]SATION ?AT WAS />T$ AB\T ,NAPOLEON'S ,SPANI% AFFAIRS1 
 :I* !Y ALL AGRE$ 9 APPROV+1 ,PR9CE ,&REW BEGAN TO EXPRESS A 
 CONTR>Y OP9ION4 ,SP]ANSKI SMIL$ &1 ) AN EVID5T WI% TO PREV5T 
 ! CONV]SATION FROM TAK+ AN UNPLEASANT C\RSE1 TOLD A /ORY ?AT HAD 
 NO CONNECTION ) ! PREVI\S CONV]SATION4 ,= A FEW MOM5TS ALL W]E 
 SIL5T4 

,HAV+ SAT SOME TIME AT TABLE1 ,SP]ANSKI CORK$ A BOTTLE ( W9E &1 
 REM>K+1 0,N[ADAYS GOOD W9E RIDES 9 A C>RIAGE & PAIR10 PASS$ IT TO 
 ! S]VANT & GOT UP4 ,ALL ROSE & CONT9U+ TO TALK L\DLY W5T 9TO 
 ! DRAW+ ROOM4 ,TWO LETT]S BR\<T BY A C\RI] W]E H&$ TO 
 ,SP]ANSKI & HE TOOK !M TO HIS /UDY4 ,AS SOON AS HE HAD LEFT ! ROOM 
 ! G5]AL M]RIM5T /OPP$ & ! GUE/S BEGAN TO CONV]SE S5SIBLY 
 & QUIETLY ) ONE ANO!R4 

0,N[ = ! RECITATION60 SAID ,SP]ANSKI ON RETURN+ FROM HIS /UDY4 0,A 
 WOND]FUL TAL5T60 HE SAID TO ,PR9CE ,&REW1 & ,MAGNITSKI IMM$IATELY 
 ASSUM$ A POSE & BEGAN RECIT+ SOME HUMOR\S V]SES 9 ,FR5* :I* HE 
 HAD COMPOS$ AB\T V>I\S WELL-KN[N ,PET]SBURG PEOPLE4 ,HE WAS 
 9T]RUPT$ SEV]AL TIMES BY APPLAUSE4 ,:5 ! V]SES W]E F9I%$ 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW W5T UP TO ,SP]ANSKI & TOOK HIS LEAVE4 

0,:]E >E Y\ (F TO SO E>LY80 ASK$ ,SP]ANSKI4 

0,I PROMIS$ TO GO TO A RECEPTION40 

,!Y SAID NO MORE4 ,PR9CE ,&REW LOOK$ CLOSELY 9TO ?OSE MIRRORLIKE1 
 IMP5ETRABLE EYES1 & FELT ?AT IT HAD BE5 RIDICUL\S ( HIM TO HAVE 
 EXPECT$ ANY?+ FROM ,SP]ANSKI & FROM ANY ( HIS [N ACTIVITIES 
 CONNECT$ ) HIM1 OR EV] TO HAVE ATTRIBUT$ IMPORTANCE TO :AT 
 ,SP]ANSKI WAS DO+4 ,?AT PRECISE1 MIR?LESS LAU<T] RANG 9 ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW'S E>S LONG AFT] HE HAD LEFT ! H\SE4 

,:5 HE REA*$ HOME ,PR9CE ,&REW BEGAN ?9K+ ( HIS LIFE 9 
 ,PET]SBURG DUR+ ?OSE LA/ F\R MON?S AS IF IT W]E SOME?+ NEW4 ,HE 
 RECALL$ HIS EX]TIONS & SOLICITATIONS1 & ! HI/ORY ( HIS PROJECT 
 ( >MY RE=M1 :I* HAD BE5 ACCEPT$ = CONSID]ATION & :I* !Y 
 W]E TRY+ TO PASS OV] 9 SIL5CE SIMPLY BECAUSE ANO!R1 A V]Y POOR 
 ONE1 HAD ALREADY BE5 PREP>$ & SUBMITT$ TO ! ,EMP]OR4 ,HE ?\<T ( 
 ! MEET+S ( A COMMITTEE ( :I* ,B]G WAS A MEMB]4 ,HE REMEMB]$ H[ 
 C>EFULLY & AT :AT L5G? EV]Y?+ RELAT+ TO =M & PROC$URE WAS 
 DISCUSS$ AT ?OSE MEET+S1 & H[ S$UL\SLY & PROMPTLY ALL ?AT 
 RELAT$ TO ! GI/ ( ! BUS9ESS WAS EVAD$4 ,HE RECALL$ HIS LABORS ON 
 ! ,LEGAL ,CODE1 & H[ PA9/AK+LY HE HAD TRANSLAT$ ! >TICLES ( 
 ! ,ROMAN & ,FR5* CODES 9TO ,RUSSIAN1 & HE FELT A%AM$ ( HIMSELF4 
 ,!N HE VIVIDLY PICTUR$ TO HIMSELF ,BOGU*>OVO1 HIS OCCUPATIONS 9 ! 
 C\NTRY1 HIS J\RNEY TO ,RYAZAN2 HE REMEMB]$ ! PEASANTS & ,DRON ! 
 VILLAGE ELD]1 & M5TALLY APPLY+ TO !M ! ,P]SONAL ,RI<TS HE HAD 
 DIVID$ 9TO P>AGRAPHS1 HE FELT A/ONI%$ ?AT HE C\LD HAVE SP5T SO 
 MU* TIME ON SU* USELESS WORK4 

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