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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,! P>TICUL>S :I* ! PR9CESS HAD LE>N$ 9 REG>D TO 
,V>5KA'S PA/ & H] RELATIONS ) ,MADAME ,/AHL W]E AS 
FOLL[S3 

,MADAME ,/AHL1 ( :OM SOME PEOPLE SAID ?AT %E HAD WORRI$ H] 
HUSB& \T ( HIS LIFE1 :ILE O!RS SAID IT WAS HE :O HAD MADE 
H] WRET*$ BY HIS IMMORAL BEHAVIOR1 HAD ALWAYS BE5 A WOMAN ( 
WEAK HEAL? & 5?USIA/IC TEMP]AM5T4 ,:51 AFT] H] 
SEP>ATION FROM H] HUSB&1 %E GAVE BIR? TO H] ONLY *ILD1 
! *ILD HAD DI$ ALMO/ IMM$IATELY1 & ! FAMILY ( ,MADAME 
,/AHL1 KN[+ H] S5SIBILITY1 & FE>+ ! NEWS W\LD KILL 
H]1 HAD SUB/ITUT$ ANO!R *ILD1 A BABY BORN ! SAME NI<T 
& 9 ! SAME H\SE 9 ,PET]SBURG1 ! DAU<T] ( ! *IEF 
COOK ( ! ,IMP]IAL ,H\SEHOLD4 ,?IS WAS ,V>5KA4 ,MADAME ,/AHL 
LE>N$ LAT] ON ?AT ,V>5KA WAS NOT H] [N *ILD1 BUT %E W5T 
ON BR++ H] UP1 ESPECIALLY AS V]Y SOON AFT]W>DS ,V>5KA 
HAD NOT A RELATION ( H] [N LIV+4 ,MADAME ,/AHL HAD N[ BE5 
LIV+ MORE ?AN T5 YE>S CONT9U\SLY ABROAD1 9 ! S\?1 
NEV] LEAV+ H] C\*4 ,& SOME PEOPLE SAID ?AT ,MADAME ,/AHL 
HAD MADE H] SOCIAL POSITION AS A PHILAN?ROPIC1 HI<LY RELIGI\S 
WOMAN2 O!R PEOPLE SAID %E REALLY WAS AT HE>T ! HI<LY 
E?ICAL BE+1 LIV+ = NO?+ BUT ! GOOD ( H] 
FELL[ CREATURES1 :I* %E REPRES5T$ H]SELF TO BE4 ,NO ONE 
KNEW :AT H] FAI? WAS--,CA?OLIC1 ,PROTE/ANT1 OR ,OR?ODOX4 ,BUT 
ONE FACT WAS 9DUBITABLE--%E WAS 9 AMICABLE RELATIONS ) ! 
HI<E/ DIGNIT>IES ( ALL ! *UR*ES & SECTS4 

,V>5KA LIV$ ) H] ALL ! :ILE ABROAD1 & EV]YONE :O 
KNEW ,MADAME ,/AHL KNEW & LIK$ ,MADEMOISELLE ,V>5KA1 AS 
EV]YONE CALL$ H]4 

,HAV+ LE>N$ ALL !SE FACTS1 ! PR9CESS F\ND NO?+ TO 
OBJECT TO 9 H] DAU<T]'S 9TIMACY ) ,V>5KA1 MORE 
ESPECIALLY AS ,V>5KA'S BRE$+ & $UCATION W]E ( ! 
BE/--%E SPOKE ,FR5* & ,5GLI% EXTREMELY WELL--& :AT WAS 
( ! MO/ WEI<T1 BR\<T A MESSAGE FROM ,MADAME ,/AHL 
EXPRESS+ H] REGRET ?AT %E WAS PREV5T$ BY H] ILL HEAL? 
FROM MAK+ ! ACQUA9TANCE ( ! PR9CESS4 

,AFT] GETT+ TO KN[ ,V>5KA1 ,KITTY BECAME MORE & MORE 
FASC9AT$ BY H] FRI5D1 & EV]Y DAY %E DISCOV]$ NEW 
VIRTUES 9 H]4 

,! PR9CESS1 HE>+ ?AT ,V>5KA HAD A GOOD VOICE1 ASK$ H] TO 
COME & S+ TO !M 9 ! EV5+4 

0,KITTY PLAYS1 & WE HAVE A PIANO2 NOT A GOOD ONE1 IT'S TRUE1 BUT 
Y\ WILL GIVE US SO MU* PLEASURE10 SAID ! PR9CESS ) H] 
AFFECT$ SMILE1 :I* ,KITTY DISLIK$ P>TICUL>LY JU/ !N1 
BECAUSE %E NOTIC$ ?AT ,V>5KA HAD NO 9CL9ATION TO S+4 
,V>5KA CAME1 H[EV]1 9 ! EV5+ & BR\<T A ROLL ( MUSIC 
) H]4 ,! PR9CESS HAD 9VIT$ ,M>YA ,YEVG5YEVNA & H] 
DAU<T] & ! COLONEL4 

,V>5KA SEEM$ QUITE UNAFFECT$ BY !RE BE+ P]SONS PRES5T 
%E DID NOT KN[1 & %E W5T DIRECTLY TO ! PIANO4 ,%E C\LD 
NOT ACCOMPANY H]SELF1 BUT %E C\LD S+ MUSIC AT SI<T V]Y 
WELL4 ,KITTY1 :O PLAY$ WELL1 ACCOMPANI$ H]4 

0,Y\ HAVE AN EXTRAORD9>Y TAL5T10 ! PR9CESS SAID TO H] 
AFT] ,V>5KA HAD SUNG ! FIR/ SONG EXTREMELY WELL4 

,M>YA ,YEVG5YEVNA & H] DAU<T] EXPRESS$ !IR ?ANKS & 
ADMIRATION4 

0,LOOK10 SAID ! COLONEL1 LOOK+ \T ( ! W9D[1 0:AT AN 
AUDI5CE HAS COLLECT$ TO LI/5 TO Y\40 ,!RE ACTUALLY WAS 
QUITE A CONSID]ABLE CR[D UND] ! W9D[S4 

0,I AM V]Y GLAD IT GIVES Y\ PLEASURE10 ,V>5KA ANSW]$ SIMPLY4 

,KITTY LOOK$ ) PRIDE AT H] FRI5D4 ,%E WAS 5*ANT$ BY H] 
TAL5T1 & H] VOICE1 & H] FACE1 BUT MO/ ( ALL BY H] 
MANN]1 BY ! WAY ,V>5KA OBVI\SLY ?\<T NO?+ ( H] 
S++ & WAS QUITE UNMOV$ BY !IR PRAISES4 ,%E SEEM$ ONLY 
TO BE ASK+3 0,AM ,I TO S+ AGA91 OR IS ?AT 5\<80 

0,IF IT HAD BE5 ,I10 ?\<T ,KITTY1 0H[ PR\D ,I %\LD HAVE BE56 
,H[ DELI<T$ ,I %\LD HAVE BE5 TO SEE ?AT CR[D UND] ! 
W9D[S6 ,BUT %E'S UTT]LY UNMOV$ BY IT4 ,H] ONLY MOTIVE IS TO 
AVOID REFUS+ & TO PLEASE MAMA4 ,:AT IS !RE 9 H]8 ,:AT 
IS IT GIVES H] ! P[] TO LOOK D[N ON EV]Y?+1 TO BE CALM 
9DEP5D5TLY ( EV]Y?+8 ,H[ ,I %\LD LIKE TO KN[ IT & TO 
LE>N IT ( H]60 ?\<T ,KITTY1 GAZ+ 9TO H] S]5E FACE4 
,! PR9CESS ASK$ ,V>5KA TO S+ AGA91 & ,V>5KA SANG 
ANO!R SONG1 ALSO SMOO?LY1 DI/9CTLY1 & WELL1 /&+ ]ECT 
AT ! PIANO & BEAT+ TIME ON IT ) H] ?91 D>K-SK9N$ 
H&4 

,! NEXT SONG 9 ! BOOK WAS AN ,ITALIAN ONE4 ,KITTY PLAY$ ! 
OP5+ B>S1 & LOOK$ R\ND AT ,V>5KA4 

0,LET'S SKIP ?AT10 SAID ,V>5KA1 FLU%+ A LITTLE4 ,KITTY LET 
H] EYES RE/ ON ,V>5KA'S FACE1 ) A LOOK ( DISMAY & 
9QUIRY4 

0,V]Y WELL1 ! NEXT ONE10 %E SAID HURRI$LY1 TURN+ OV] ! 
PAGES1 & AT ONCE FEEL+ ?AT !RE WAS SOME?+ CONNECT$ 
) ! SONG4 

0,NO10 ANSW]$ ,V>5KA ) A SMILE1 LAY+ H] H& ON ! 
MUSIC1 0NO1 LET'S HAVE ?AT ONE40 ,& %E SANG IT JU/ AS 
QUIETLY1 AS COOLLY1 & AS WELL AS ! O!RS4 

,:5 %E HAD F9I%$1 !Y ALL ?ANK$ H] AGA91 & W5T (F 
TO TEA4 ,KITTY & ,V>5KA W5T \T 9TO ! LITTLE G>D5 ?AT 
ADJO9$ ! H\SE4 

0,AM ,I RI<T1 ?AT Y\ HAVE SOME REM9ISC5CES CONNECT$ ) 
?AT SONG80 SAID ,KITTY4 0,DON'T TELL ME10 %E ADD$ HA/ILY1 
0ONLY SAY IF ,I'M RI<T40 

0,NO1 :Y NOT8 ,I'LL TELL Y\ SIMPLY10 SAID ,V>5KA1 &1 )\T 
WAIT+ = A REPLY1 %E W5T ON3 0,YES1 IT BR+S UP MEMORIES1 
ONCE PA9FUL ONES4 ,I C>$ = SOMEONE ONCE1 & ,I US$ TO S+ 
HIM ?AT SONG40 

,KITTY ) BIG1 WIDE-OP5 EYES GAZ$ SIL5TLY1 SYMPA!TICALLY AT 
,V>5KA4 

0,I C>$ = HIM1 & HE C>$ = ME2 BUT HIS MO!R DID NOT 
WI% IT1 & HE M>RI$ ANO!R GIRL4 ,HE'S LIV+ N[ NOT F> 
FROM US1 & ,I SEE HIM SOMETIMES4 ,Y\ DIDN'T ?9K ,I HAD A 
LOVE /ORY TOO10 %E SAID1 & !RE WAS A FA9T GLEAM 9 H] 
H&SOME FACE ( ?AT FIRE :I* ,KITTY FELT MU/ ONCE HAVE GL[$ 
ALL OV] H]4 

0,I DIDN'T ?9K SO8 ,:Y1 IF ,I W]E A MAN1 ,I C\LD NEV] C>E = 
ANYONE ELSE AFT] KN[+ Y\4 ,ONLY ,I CAN'T UND]/& H[ HE 
C\LD1 TO PLEASE HIS MO!R1 =GET Y\ & MAKE Y\ UNHAPPY2 HE 
HAD NO HE>T40 

0,OH1 NO1 HE'S A V]Y GOOD MAN1 & ,I'M NOT UNHAPPY2 QUITE ! 
CONTR>Y1 ,I'M V]Y HAPPY4 ,WELL1 SO WE %AN'T BE S++ ANY MORE 
N[10 %E ADD$1 TURN+ T[>DS ! H\SE4 

0,H[ GOOD Y\ >E6 H[ GOOD Y\ >E60 CRI$ ,KITTY1 & /OPP+ 
H]1 %E KISS$ H]4 0,IF ,I C\LD ONLY BE EV5 A LITTLE LIKE 
Y\60 

0,:Y %\LD Y\ BE LIKE ANYONE8 ,Y\'RE NICE AS Y\ >E10 SAID 
,V>5KA1 SMIL+ H] G5TLE1 WE>Y SMILE4 

0,NO1 ,I'M NOT NICE AT ALL4 ,COME1 TELL ME4444 ,/OP A M9UTE1 
LET'S SIT D[N10 SAID ,KITTY1 MAK+ H] SIT D[N AGA9 BESIDE 
H]4 0,TELL ME1 ISN'T IT HUMILIAT+ TO ?9K ?AT A MAN HAS 
DISDA9$ Y\R LOVE1 ?AT HE HASN'T C>$ = IT84440 

0,BUT HE DIDN'T DISDA9 IT2 ,I BELIEVE HE C>$ = ME1 BUT HE WAS 
A DUTIFUL SON4440 

0,YES1 BUT IF IT HADN'T BE5 ON ACC\NT ( HIS MO!R1 IF IT HAD 
BE5 HIS [N DO+84440 SAID ,KITTY1 FEEL+ %E WAS GIV+ AWAY 
H] SECRET1 & ?AT H] FACE1 BURN+ ) ! FLU% ( %AME1 
HAD BETRAY$ H] ALREADY4 

0,9 ?AT CASE HE W\LD HAVE DONE WRONG1 & ,I %\LD NOT HAVE 
REGRETT$ HIM10 ANSW]$ ,V>5KA1 EVID5TLY REALIZ+ ?AT !Y 
W]E N[ TALK+ NOT ( H]1 BUT ( ,KITTY4 

0,BUT ! HUMILIATION10 SAID ,KITTY1 0! HUMILIATION ONE CAN NEV] 
=GET1 CAN NEV] =GET10 %E SAID1 REMEMB]+ H] LOOK AT ! 
LA/ BALL DUR+ ! PAUSE 9 ! MUSIC4 

0,:]E IS ! HUMILIATION8 ,:Y1 Y\ DID NO?+ WRONG80 

0,WORSE ?AN WRONG--%AMEFUL40 

,V>5KA %OOK H] HEAD & LAID H] H& ON ,KITTY'S H&4 

0,:Y1 :AT IS !RE %AMEFUL80 %E SAID4 0,Y\ DIDN'T TELL A MAN1 
:O DIDN'T C>E = Y\1 ?AT Y\ LOV$ HIM1 DID Y\80 

0,( C\RSE NOT2 ,I NEV] SAID A WORD1 BUT HE KNEW IT4 ,NO1 NO1 
!RE >E LOOKS1 !RE >E WAYS2 ,I CAN'T =GET IT1 IF ,I LIVE A 
HUNDR$ YE>S40 

0,:Y SO8 ,I DON'T UND]/&4 ,! :OLE PO9T IS :E!R Y\ 
LOVE HIM N[ OR NOT10 SAID ,V>5KA1 :O CALL$ EV]Y?+ BY ITS 
NAME4 

0,I HATE HIM2 ,I CAN'T =GIVE MYSELF40 

0,:Y1 :AT =80 

0,! %AME1 ! HUMILIATION60 

0,OH6 IF EV]YONE W]E AS S5SITIVE AS Y\ >E60 SAID ,V>5KA4 
0,!RE ISN'T A GIRL :O HASN'T BE5 ?R\< ! SAME4 ,& IT'S 
ALL SO UNIMPORTANT40 

0,:Y1 :AT IS IMPORTANT80 SAID ,KITTY1 LOOK+ 9TO H] FACE ) 
9QUISITIVE WOND]4 

0,OH1 !RE'S SO MU* ?AT'S IMPORTANT10 SAID ,V>5KA1 SMIL+4 

0,:Y1 :AT80 

0,OH1 SO MU* ?AT'S MORE IMPORTANT10 ANSW]$ ,V>5KA1 NOT 
KN[+ :AT TO SAY4 ,BUT AT ?AT 9/ANT !Y HE>D ! 
PR9CESS'S VOICE FROM ! W9D[4 0,KITTY1 IT'S COLD6 ,EI!R GET 
A %AWL1 OR COME 9DOORS40 

0,IT REALLY IS TIME TO GO 960 SAID ,V>5KA1 GETT+ UP4 0,I HAVE 
TO GO ON TO ,MADAME ,B]!'S2 %E ASK$ ME TO40 

,KITTY HELD H] BY ! H&1 & ) PASSIONATE CURIOSITY & 
5TREATY H] EYES ASK$ H]3 0,:AT IS IT1 :AT IS ?IS ( SU* 
IMPORTANCE ?AT GIVES Y\ SU* TRANQUILITY8 ,Y\ KN[1 TELL ME60 
,BUT ,V>5KA DID NOT EV5 KN[ :AT ,KITTY'S EYES W]E ASK+ H]4 
,%E M]ELY ?\<T ?AT %E HAD TO GO TO SEE ,MADAME ,B]! TOO 
?AT EV5+1 & TO MAKE HA/E HOME 9 TIME = MAMAN'S TEA AT 
TWELVE O'CLOCK4 ,%E W5T 9DOORS1 COLLECT$ H] MUSIC1 & 
SAY+ GOOD-BYE TO EV]YONE1 WAS AB\T TO GO4 

0,ALL[ ME TO SEE Y\ HOME10 SAID ! COLONEL4 

0,YES1 H[ CAN Y\ GO ALONE AT NI<T LIKE ?IS80 *IM$ 9 ! 
PR9CESS4 0,ANYWAY1 ,I'LL S5D ,P>A%A40 

,KITTY SAW ?AT ,V>5KA C\LD H>DLY RE/RA9 A SMILE AT ! IDEA 
?AT %E NE$$ AN ESCORT4 

0,NO1 ,I ALWAYS GO AB\T ALONE & NO?+ EV] HAPP5S TO ME10 %E 
SAID1 TAK+ H] HAT4 ,& KISS+ ,KITTY ONCE MORE1 )\T 
SAY+ :AT WAS IMPORTANT1 %E /EPP$ \T C\RAGE\SLY ) ! 
MUSIC UND] H] >M & VANI%$ 9TO ! TWILI<T ( ! SUMM] 
NI<T1 BE>+ AWAY ) H] H] SECRET ( :AT WAS IMPORTANT & 
:AT GAVE H] ! CALM & DIGNITY SO MU* TO BE 5VI$4 

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