Voyna i mir I: Andrey Bolkonskiy Page #5

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We all went to the same school.

Some my age' some older.

I didn't know Taran at all'

but Sashka Uvarov was a friend of mine.

Russian M inistry of lnternal Affairs

The position of the President

of the Russian Federation' M r. Putin

is that we mustn't pay ransoms

to terrorists for hostages.

So I apologize.

I wanted to work with computers -

nothing doing.

You say you were in Chechnya'

and they start scratching their chins.

'We're using new

technologies here" they say.

So I got knocked

back everywhere.

The military board

were no use either.

I could get work loading

trucks without them.

Ivan' let's get married.

Where will we live?

Dad will be out of the hospital

soon' then what?

Ivan' you asked me to wake you !

I'm up Auntie Val !

Put the tea on.

- Why aren't you at work today?

- Because it's Saturday.

I bought some good tea' 'Akbar' !

Aren't you from round here then?

'No -speaka -di -Russian'. . .

Ah' you want lvan !

Should have said' instead

of mumbling away.

How did he get there?

I don't know.

Doesn't speak a word of Russian.

Alright' in Moscow they put him

on a plane' but in Tyumen?

He found the station'

bought a bus ticket

then on the ferry' then he

found me. Good going.

As soon as I saw him'

I knew.

Knew what?

What was going to happen.

. . . into the mountains

to hunt goats.

Let's see the documents.

And the cartridges?

As they should be by law' officer.

They're stored separately.

Alright. Good day.

- Can we have our own compartment?

- Not shy' are we?

We'll pay. . .

I can't make any promises.

Take Compartment Six for now

and we'll see.

Anything you say' my lovely!

I'll be hoping . . .

Be off with you' my 'lovely'.

Why did I go?

Not for money' that' s for certain.

But why? I don 't know.

Maybe to get Aslan.

Probably because

of the Captain though.

I asked our commander about him'

I asked for help.

He's got connections

from back in Afghanistan.

He said' 'What're you worried about'

be happy you got out.

'lt's not your war'

we'll manage without you.'

I got angry about it.

And I felt sorry for Ginger.

Where'd he be without me?

And why not ride to Vladikavkaz

and back for free?!

What were the gun and

the ammunition for then?

But we were going

to the Caucasus!

And the stuff was good'

I could always use it for hunting.

And he was paying !

Hi' guys. I'm Alexander Matrosov!

Where to?

That way.

I got it. I'll put the case

away' alright?

Hey' skinny!

American?

Alexander Matrosov.

This is John' and I'm lvan.

Guys' I'm Alexander Matrosov!

No free compartment'

so I'll have to cramp your style.

Soon the scum will clear off.

But' for now' I'll play host!

- Anything else?

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