,*APT] #dc ,NEW ,COMRADES #ahegaheg ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,! W9T] HAD PASS$ IMP]CEPTIBLY & ! ?AW BEGUN :5 ! LI/ ( EXAM9ATIONS WAS PO/$ AT ! ,UNIV]SITY1 & ,I SUDD5LY REMEMB]$ ?AT ,I HAD TO RETURN ANSW]S TO QUE/IONS 9 EID LECTURES DELIV]$1 BUT ) REG>D TO SOME ( :I* ,I HAD TAK5 NO NOTES & MADE NO PREP>ATION :ATEV]4 ,IT SEEMS /RANGE ?AT ! QUE/ION 0,H[ AM ,I GO+ TO PASS80 %\LD NEV] HAVE 5T]$ MY HEAD1 BUT ! TRU? IS ?AT ALL ?AT W9T] ,I HAD BE5 9 SU* A /ATE ( HAZE ?R\< ! DELI$ MYSELF ) MY COMRADES1 & ?\E C]TA9 TO PASS1 & AS MO/ ( !M >E NOT 'COMME IL FAUT1' & ,I AM !RE=E !IR P]SONAL SUP]IOR1 ,I TOO AM B\ND TO COME \T ALL RIFUL JOY ( KN[+ ?AT ONE MITICIPATION 9 0C\RSE V]SUS C\RSE0 SCUFFLES 9 ! CORRIDORS4 ,ALL ?IS WAS V]Y 5JOYABLE4 ,BY ! TIME1 H[EV]1 ?AT EV]Y ONE HAD BEGUN TO PUT 9 A BETT] ATT5DANCE AT LECTURES1 & ! PR(ESSOR ( PHYSICS HAD COMPLET$ HIS C\RSE & TAK5 HIS LEAVE ( US UNTIL ! EXAM9ATIONS CAME ON1 & ! /UD5TS W]E BUSY COLLECT+ !IR NOTEBOOKS & >RANG+ TO DO !IR PREP>ATION 9 P>TIES1 IT /RUCK ME ?AT ,I ALSO HAD BETT] PREP>E = ! ORDEAL4 ,OP](F1 ) :OM ,I /ILL CONT9U$ ON B[+1 BUT O!RWISE MO/ FRIGID1 T]MS1 SUDD5LY (F]$ NOT ONLY TO L5D ME HIS NOTEBOOKS1 BUT TO LET ME DO MY PREP>ATION ) HIMSELF & SOME O!R /UD5TS4 ,I ?ANK$ HIM1 & ACCEPT$ ! 9VITATION--HOP+ BY ?AT CONF]M5T ( HONOR COMPLETELY TO DISSIPATE \R OLD MISUND]/&+2 BUT AT ! SAME TIME ,I REQUE/$ ?AT ! GA!R+S %\LD ALWAYS BE HELD AT MY HOME1 S9CE MY QU>T]S W]E SO SPL5DID6 ,TO ?IS ! /UD5TS REPLI$ ?AT !Y MEANT TO TAKE TURN & TURN AB\T--SOMETIMES TO MEET AT ONE FELL['S PLACE1 SOMETIMES AT ANO!R'S1 AS MITITION-ROOM 9 A L>GE BUILD+ ON ! ,TRUBNI ,B\LEV>D4 ,! OP5+ NIRIV$ LATE1 & 5T]$ :5 ! READ+ AL\D HAD ALREADY BEGUN4 ,! LITTLE AP>TM5T WAS ?ICK ) TOBACCO-SMOKE1 :ILE ON ! TABLE /OOD A BOTTLE ( VODKA1 A DECANT]1 SOME BREAD1 SOME SALT1 & A %9-BONE ( MUTTON4 ,)\T RIS+1 ,ZU*9 ASK$ ME TO HAVE SOME VODKA & TO D(F MY TUNIC4 0,I EXPECT Y\ >E NOT ACCU/OM$ TO SU* 5T]TA9M5T10 HE ADD$4 ,EV]Y ONE WAS WE>+ A DIRTY COTTON %IRT & A DICKEY4 ,5DEAVOR+ NOT TO %[ MY CONTEMPT = ! COMPANY1 ,I TOOK (F MY TUNIC1 & LAY D[N 9 A SOCIABLE MANN] ON ! S(A4 ,ZU*9 W5T ON READ+ AL\D & CORRECT+ HIMSELF ) ! HELP ( NOTEBOOKS1 :ILE ! O!RS OCCASIONALLY /OPP$ HIM TO ASK A QUE/ION1 :I* HE ALWAYS ANSW]$ ) ABILITY1 CORRECTNESS1 & PRECISION4 ,I LI/5$ = A TIME ) ! RE/1 BUT1 NOT UND]/&+ MU* ( IT1 S9CE ,I HAD NOT BE5 PRES5T AT :AT HAD BE5 READ BE=E1 SOON 9T]POLAT$ A QUE/ION4 0,HULLO1 OLD FELL[6 ,IT WILL BE NO GOOD = Y\ TO LI/5 IF Y\ DO NOT KN[ ! SUBJECT10 SAID ,ZU*94 0,I WILL L5D Y\ MY NOTEBOOKS1 & !N Y\ CAN READ IT UP BY TOMORR[1 & ,I WILL EXPLA9 IT TO Y\40 ,I FELT RA!R A%AM$ ( MY IGNORANCE4 ,ALSO1 ,I FELT ! TRU? ( :AT HE SAID2 SO ,I GAVE UP LI/5+1 & AMUS$ MYSELF BY OBS]V+ MY NEW COMRADES4 ,ACCORD+ TO MY CLASSIFICATION ( HUMANITY1 9TO P]SONS 0COMME IL FAUT0 & P]SONS NOT 0COMME IL FAUT10 !Y EVID5TLY BELONG$ TO ! LATT] CATEGORY1 & SO >\S$ 9 ME NOT ONLY A FEEL+ ( CONTEMPT1 BUT ALSO A C]TA9 S5SATION ( P]SONAL HO/ILITY1 = ! REASON ?AT1 ?\< NOT 0COMME IL FAUT10 !Y ACC\NT$ ME !IR EQUAL1 & ACTUALLY PATRONIZ$ ME 9 A SORT ( GOODHUMOR$ FA%ION4 ,:AT 9 P>TICUL> EXCIT$ 9 ME ?IS FEEL+ WAS !IR FEET1 !IR DIRTY NAILS & F+]S1 A P>TICUL>LY LONG TALON ON ,OP](F'S OBTRUSIVE LITTLE F+]1 !IR R$ %IRTS1 !IR DICKEYS1 ! *AFF :I* !Y GOOD-NATUR$LY ?REW AT ONE ANO!R1 ! DIRTY ROOM1 A HABIT :I* ,ZU*9 HAD ( CONT9UALLY SNUFFL+ & PRESS+ A F+] TO HIS NOSE1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 !IR MANN] ( SPEAK+--?AT IS TO SAY1 !IR USE & 9TONATION ( WORDS4 ,= 9/ANCE1 !Y SAID 0FLAT0 = FOOL1 0JU/ ! TICKET0 = EXACTLY1 0GR&LY0 = SPL5DIDLY1 & SO ON--ALL ( :I* SEEM$ TO ME EI!R BOOKI% OR DISAGREEABLY VULG>4 ,/ILL MORE WAS MY 0COMME IL FAUT0 REF9EM5T DI/URB$ BY ! ACC5TS :I* !Y PUT UPON C]TA9 ,RUSSIAN--&1 /ILL MORE1 UPON =EIGN--WORDS4 ,?US !Y SAID DIE,Y,A,TELNO/ = ,D,I,EYATELNO/1 ,N,>O*NO = NA,R,O,*NO1 V',K,A,M9IE = V'KA,M,9IE1 ,%,A,KESPE>E = ,%AKES,P,E,>E1 & SO =?4 ,YET1 = ALL !IR 9SUP]ABLY REPELL5T EXT]IOR1 ,I C\LD DETECT SOME?+ GOOD 9 !SE FELL[S1 & 5VI$ !M ! *E]FUL GOOD-FELL[%IP :I* UNIT$ !M 9 ONE4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 ,I BEGAN TO FEEL ATTRACT$ T[>DS !M1 & MADE UP MY M9D ?AT1 COME :AT MIK1 ?ICK-SET LITTLE FELL[1 ) A P]5NIALLY GLI/5+1 POLI%$ FACE1 BUT ONE ?AT WAS EXTREMELY LIVELY1 9TELLECTUAL1 & 9DEP5D5T 9 ITS EXPRESSION4 ,?AT EXPRESSION IT D]IV$ FROM A L[1 BUT PROM95T1 =EHEAD1 DEEP BLACK EYES1 %ORT1 BRI/LY HAIR1 & A ?ICK1 D>K BE>D :I* LOOK$ AS ?\< IT /OOD 9 CON/ANT NE$ ( TRIMM+4 ,AL?\<1 TOO1 HE SEEM$ TO ?9K NO?+ ( HIMSELF 7A TRAIL :I* ALWAYS PLEAS$ ME 9 PEOPLE71 IT WAS CLE> ?AT HE NEV] LET HIS BRA9 RE/4 ,HE HAD ONE ( ?OSE EXPRESSIVE FACES :I*1 A FEW H\RS AFT] Y\ HAVE SE5 !M = ! FIR/ TIME1 *ANGE SUDD5LY & 5TIRELY TO Y\R VIEW4 ,SU* A *ANGE TOOK PLACE1 9 MY EYES1 ) REG>D TO ,ZU*9'S FACE T[>DS ! 5D ( ?AT EV5+4 ,SUDD5LY1 ,I SEEM$ TO SEE NEW WR9KLES APPE> UPON ITS SURFACE1 ITS EYES GR[ DEEP]1 ITS SMILE BECOME A DIFF]5T ONE1 & ! :OLE FACE ASSUME SU* AN ALT]$ ASPECT ?AT ,I SC>CELY RECOGNIZ$ IT4 ,:5 ! READ+ WAS 5D$1 ,ZU*91 ! O!R /UD5TS1 & MYSELF MANIFE/$ \R DESIRE TO BE 0COMRADES ALL0 BY DR9K+ VODKA UNTIL LITTLE REMA9$ 9 ! BOTTLE4 ,!REUPON ,ZU*9 ASK$ IF ANY ONE HAD A QU>T]-RUBLE TO SP>E1 SO ?AT HE C\LD S5D ! OLD WOMAN :O LOOK$ AFT] HIM TO BUY SOME MORE2 YET1 ON MY (F]+ TO PROVIDE ! MONEY1 HE MADE AS ?\< HE HAD NOT HE>D ME1 & TURN$ TO ,OP](F1 :O PULL$ \T A PURSE SEWN ) BUGLES1 & H&$ HIM ! SUM REQUIR$4 0,& M9D Y\ DON'T GET DRUNK10 ADD$ ! GIV]1 :O HIMSELF HAD NOT P>TAK5 ( ! VODKA4 0,BY HEAV5S60 ANSW]$ ,ZU*9 AS HE SUCK$ ! M>R[ \T ( A MUTTON BONE 7,I REMEMB] ?9K+ ?AT IT MU/ BE BECAUSE HE ATE M>R[ ?AT HE WAS SO CLEV]74 0,BY HEAV5S60 HE W5T ON ) A SLIILY NOTIC$1 & SOMEH[ FELT GRATEFUL =71 0EV5 IF ,I DID GET DRUNK1 !RE W\LD BE NO GREAT H>M DONE4 ,I WOND] :I* ( US TWO C\LD LOOK AFT] HIMSELF ! BETT]--Y\ OR ,I8 ,ANYWAY ,I AM WILL+ TO MAKE ! EXP]IM5T10 & HE SLAPP$ HIS =EHEAD ) MOCK BOA/FULNESS4 0,BUT :AT A PITY IT IS ?AT ,SEM5(F HAS DISAPPE>$6 ,HE HAS GONE & COMPLETELY HIDD5 HIMSELF SOME:]E40 ,SURE 5\<1 ! GRAY-HAIR$ ,SEM5(F :O HAD COM=T$ ME SO MU* AT MY FIR/ EXAM9ATION BY BE+ WORSE DRESS$ ?AN MYSELF1 & :O1 AFT] PASS+ ! SECOND EXAM9ATION1 HAD ATT5D$ HIS LECTURES REGUL>LY DUR+ ! FIR/ MON?1 HAD DISAPPE>$ !REAFT] FROM VIEW1 & NEV] BE5 SE5 AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ?R\<\T ! LATT] P>T ( ! C\RSE4 0,:]E IS HE80 ASK$ SOME ONE4 0,I DO NOT KN[0 REPLI$ ,ZU*94 0,HE HAS ESCAP$ MY EYE ALTOGE!R4 ,YET :AT FUN ,I US$ TO HAVE ) HIM6 ,:AT FIRE !RE WAS 9 ! MAN6 & :AT AN 9TELLECT6 ,I %\LD BE 9DE$ SORRY IF HE HAS COME TO GRIEF--& COME TO GRIEF HE PROBABLY HAS1 = HE WAS NO M]E BOY TO TAKE HIS ,UNIV]SITY C\RSE 9 9/ALLM5TS40 ,AFT] A LITTLE FUR!R CONV]SATION1 & AGREE+ TO MEET AGA9 ! NEXT NIT$ PRICK+ ME BECAUSE EV]Y ONE SEEM$ TO BE GO+ HOME ON FOOT1 :]EAS ,I HAD MY DROZHKI4 ,ACCORD+LY1 ) SOME HESITATION ,I (F]$ ,OP](F A LIFT4 ,ZU*9 CAME TO ! DOOR ) US1 &1 AFT] BORR[+ A RUBLE ( ,OP](F1 W5T (F TO MAKE A NIACT] & MODE ( LIFE1 & ON REA*+ HOME IT WAS LONG BE=E ,I C\LD GET TO SLEEP = ?9K+ ( ! NEW ACQUA9TANCES ,I HAD MADE4 ,= MANY AN H\R1 AS ,I LAY AWAKE1 ,I KEPT WAV]+ BETWE5 ! RESPECT :I* !IR KN[L$GE1 SIMPLICITY1 & S5SE ( HONOR1 AS WELL AS ! POETRY ( !IR Y\? & C\RAGE1 EXCIT$ 9 MY REG>D1 & ! DI/A/E :I* ,I FELT = !IR \TW>D MAN4 ,9 SPITE ( MY DESIRE TO DO SO1 IT WAS AT ?AT TIME LIT]ALLY IMPOSSIBLE = ME TO ASSOCIATE ) !M1 S9CE \R IDEAS W]E TOO :OLLY AT V>IANCE4 ,= ME1 LIFE'S MEAN+ & *>M CONTA9$ AN 9F9ITUDE ( %ADES ( :I* !Y HAD NOT AN 9KL+1 & VICE V]SA4 ,! GREATE/ OB/ACLES ( ALL1 H[EV]1 TO \R BETT] ACQUA9TANCE ,I FELT TO BE ! TW5TY RUBLES' WOR? ( CLO? 9 MY TUNIC1 MY DROZHKI1 & MY :ITE L95 %IRT2 & !Y APPE>$ TO ME MO/ IMPORTANT OB/ACLES1 S9CE !Y MADE ME FEEL AS ?\< ,I HAD UNWITT+LY 9SULT$ !SE COMRADES BY DISPLAY+ SU* TOK5S ( MY WEAL?4 ,I FELT GUILTY 9 !IR EYES1 & AS ?\<1 :E!R ,I ACCEPT$ OR REJECT$ !IR ACQUITTAL & TOOK A L9E ( MY [N1 ,I C\LD NEV] 5T] 9TO EQUAL & UNAFFECT$ RELATIONS ) !M4 ,YET TO SU* AN EXT5T DID ! /IRR+ POETRY ( ! C\RAGE :I* ,I C\LD DETECT 9 ,ZU*9 79 P>TICUL>7 OV]%AD[ ! CO>SE1 VICI\S SIDE ( HIS NATURE ?AT ! LATT] MADE NO UNPLEASANT IMPRESSION UPON ME4 ,= A C\PLE ( WEEKS ,I VISIT$ ,ZU*9'S ALMO/ EV]Y NIT1 &1 NOT HAV+ SUFFICI5T GRIT 9 ME TO CAT* UP MY COMPANIONS BY SOLIT>Y /UDY1 WAS =C$ M]ELY TO ,P,R,E,T,5,D ?AT ,I WAS LI/5+ TO & TAK+ 9 ALL !Y W]E READ+4 ,I HAVE AN IDEA1 TOO1 ?AT !Y DIV9$ MY PRET5SE1 S9CE ,I (T5 NOTIC$ ?AT !Y PASS$ OV] PO9TS :I* !Y !MSELVES KNEW )\T FIR/ 9QUIR+ ( ME :E!R ,I DID ! SAME4 ,YET1 DAY BY DAY1 ,I WAS COM+ TO REG>D ! VULG>ITY ( ?IS CIRCLE ) MORE 9DULG5CE1 TO FEEL 9CREAS+LY DRAWN T[>DS ITS WAY ( LIFE1 & TO F9D 9 IT MU* ?AT WAS POETICAL4 ,ONLY MY WORD ( HONOR TO ,DIMITRI ?AT ,I W\LD NEV] 9DULGE 9 DISSIPATION ) !SE NEW COMRADES KEPT ME FROM DECID+ ALSO TO %>E !IR DIV]SIONS4 ,ONCE1 ,I ?\TICUL>LY ,FR5* LIT]ATURE1 & SO L$ ! CONV]SATION TO ?AT !ME4 ,JUDGE1 !N1 ( MY SURPRISE :5 ,I DISCOV]$ ?AT NOT ONLY HAD MY COMPANIONS BE5 READ+ ! =EIGN PASSAGES 9 ,RUSSIAN1 BUT ?AT !Y HAD /UDI$ F> MORE =EIGN WORKS ?AN ,I HAD1 & KNEW & C\LD APPRAISE ,5GLI%1 & EV5 ,SPANI%1 WRIT]S ( :OM ,I HAD NEV] SO MU* AS HE>D6 ,LIKEWISE1 ,PU%K9 & ,ZHUKOVSKI REPRES5T$ TO !M ,L,I,T,],A,T,U,R,E1 & NOT1 AS TO MYSELF1 C]TA9 BOOKS 9 YELL[ COV]S :I* ,I HAD ONCE READ & /UDI$ :5 A *ILD4 ,= ,DUMAS & ,SUE !Y HAD AN ALMO/ EQUAL CONTEMPT1 &1 9 G5]AL1 W]E COMPET5T TO =M MU* BETT] & CLE>] JUDGM5TS ON LIT]>Y MATT]S ?AN ,I WAS1 = ALL ?AT ,I REFUS$ TO RECOGNIZE ! FACT4 ,9 KN[L$GE ( MUSIC1 TOO1 ,I C\LD NOT BEAT !M1 & WAS A/ONI%$ TO F9D ?AT ,OP](F PLAY$ ! VIOL91 & ANO!R /UD5T ! CELLO & PIANO1 :ILE BO? ( !M W]E MEMB]S ( ! ,UNIV]SITY OR*E/RA1 & POSSESS$ A WIDE KN[L$GE ( & APPRECIATION ( GOOD MUSIC4 ,9 %ORT1 ) ! EXCEPTION ( ! ,FR5* & ,G]MAN LANGUAGES1 MY COMPANIONS W]E BETT] PO/$ AT EV]Y PO9T ?AN ,I WAS1 YET NOT ! LEA/ PR\D ( ! FACT4 ,TRUE1 ,I MIE ALL RUBBI%10 WAS ! ?\\ND ME EXCIT$ 9 MY BREA/4 ,EV]Y ONE ADDRESS$ HIS 9T]LOCUTOR 9 ! SECOND P]SON S+UL>4 ,TRUE1 ! FAMILI>ITY ( ?IS ADDRESS ALMO/ APPROXIMAT$ TO RUD5ESS1 YET EV5 ! BOORI% EXT]IOR ( ! SPEAK] C\LD NOT CONCEAL A CON/ANT 5DEAVOR NEV] TO HURT ANO!R ONE'S FEEL+S4 ,! T]MS 0BRUTE0 OR 0SW9E10 :5 US$ 9 ?IS GOOD-NATUR$ FA%ION1 ONLY CONVULS$ ME1 & GAVE ME CAUSE = 9W>D M]RIM5T4 ,9 NO WAY DID !Y (F5D ! P]SON ADDRESS$1 OR PREV5T ! COMPANY AT L>GE FROM REMA9+ ON ! MO/ S9C]E & FRI5DLY FOOT+4 ,9 ALL !IR 9T]C\RSE !SE Y\?S W]E DELICATE & =BE>+ 9 A WAY ?AT ONLY V]Y POOR & V]Y Y\NG M5 CAN BE4 ,H[EV] MU* ,I MIACT] & AMUSEM5TS AN ELEM5T ( CO>S5ESS & PR(LIGACY1 ,I C\LD ALSO DETECT ! FACT ?AT HIS DR9K+-B\TS W]E ( A V]Y DIFF]5T ORD] TO ! PU]ILITY ) BURNT RUM & *AMPAGNE 9 :I* ,I HAD P>TICIPAT$ AT ,B>ON ,Z4'S4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahef 3 ,*APT] #dc -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,JUNE #d1 #bba 3 ,*APT] #dc -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/