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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PR9CE ,VASILI KEPT ! PROMISE HE HAD GIV5 TO ,PR9CESS ,DRUBETSKAYA :O 
 HAD SPOK5 TO HIM ON BEHALF ( H] ONLY SON ,BORIS ON ! EV5+ ( ,ANNA 
 ,PAVLOVNA'S SOIREE4 ,! MATT] WAS M5TION$ TO ! ,EMP]OR1 AN EXCEPTION 
 MADE1 & ,BORIS TRANSF]R$ 9TO ! REGIM5T ( ,SEM5OV ,GU>DS ) ! 
 RANK ( CORNET4 ,HE RECEIV$1 H[EV]1 NO APPO9TM5T TO ,KUTUZOV'S /AFF 
 DESPITE ALL ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA'S 5DEAVORS & 5TREATIES4 ,SOON AFT] ,ANNA 
 ,PAVLOVNA'S RECEPTION ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA RETURN$ TO ,MOSC[ & W5T /RAI<T 
 TO H] RI* RELATIONS1 ! ,RO/OVS1 ) :OM %E /AY$ :5 9 ! T[N 
 & :]E H] D>L+ ,BORY1 :O HAD ONLY JU/ 5T]$ A REGIM5T ( ! 
 L9E & WAS BE+ AT ONCE TRANSF]R$ TO ! ,GU>DS AS A CORNET1 HAD BE5 
 $UCAT$ FROM *ILDHOOD & LIV$ = YE>S AT A TIME4 ,! ,GU>DS HAD 
 ALREADY LEFT ,PET]SBURG ON ! T5? ( ,AUGU/1 & H] SON1 :O HAD 
 REMA9$ 9 ,MOSC[ = HIS EQUIPM5T1 WAS TO JO9 !M ON ! M>* TO 
 ,RADZIVILOV4 

,IT WAS ,/4 ,NATALIA'S DAY & ! NAME DAY ( TWO ( ! ,RO/OVS--! 
 MO!R & ! Y\NGE/ DAU<T]--BO? NAM$ ,NATALY4 ,EV] S9CE ! 
 MORN+1 C>RIAGES ) SIX HORSES HAD BE5 COM+ & GO+ CONT9UALLY1 
 BR++ VISITORS TO ! ,C\NTESS ,RO/OVA'S BIG H\SE ON ! ,POV>SKAYA1 
 SO WELL KN[N TO ALL ,MOSC[4 ,! C\NTESS H]SELF & H] H&SOME ELDE/ 
 DAU<T] W]E 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM ) ! VISITORS :O CAME TO 
 CONGRATULATE1 & :O CON/ANTLY SUCCE$$ ONE ANO!R 9 RELAYS4 

,! C\NTESS WAS A WOMAN ( AB\T =TY-FIVE1 ) A ?9 ,ORI5TAL TYPE ( 
 FACE1 EVID5TLY WORN \T ) *ILDBE>+--%E HAD HAD TWELVE4 ,A 
 LANGUOR ( MOTION & SPEE*1 RESULT+ FROM WEAKNESS1 GAVE H] A 
 DI/+UI%$ AIR :I* 9SPIR$ RESPECT4 ,PR9CESS ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA 
 ,DRUBETSKAYA1 :O AS A MEMB] ( ! H\SEHOLD WAS ALSO SEAT$ 9 ! 
 DRAW+ ROOM1 HELP$ TO RECEIVE & 5T]TA9 ! VISITORS4 ,! Y\NG 
 PEOPLE W]E 9 ONE ( ! 9N] ROOMS1 NOT CONSID]+ IT NECESS>Y TO 
 TAKE P>T 9 RECEIV+ ! VISITORS4 ,! C\NT MET ! GUE/S & SAW !M 
 (F1 9VIT+ !M ALL TO D9N]4 

0,I AM V]Y1 V]Y GRATEFUL TO Y\1 MON *]10 OR 0MA *]E0--HE 
 CALL$ EV]YONE )\T EXCEPTION & )\T ! SLI<TE/ V>IATION 9 
 HIS TONE1 0MY DE>10 :E!R !Y W]E ABOVE OR BEL[ HIM 9 RANK--0,I 
 ?ANK Y\ = MYSELF & = \R TWO DE> ONES :OSE NAME DAY WE >E 
 KEEP+4 ,BUT M9D Y\ COME TO D9N] OR ,I %ALL BE (F5D$1 MA *]E6 
 ,ON BEHALF ( ! :OLE FAMILY ,I BEG Y\ TO COME1 MON *]60 ,!SE 
 WORDS HE REPEAT$ TO EV]YONE )\T EXCEPTION OR V>IATION1 & ) ! 
 SAME EXPRESSION ON HIS FULL1 *E]FUL1 CLEAN-%AV5 FACE1 ! SAME FIRM 
 PRESSURE ( ! H& & ! SAME QUICK1 REPEAT$ B[S4 ,AS SOON AS HE HAD 
 SE5 A VISITOR (F HE RETURN$ TO ONE ( ?OSE :O W]E /ILL 9 ! 
 DRAW+ ROOM1 DREW A *AIR T[>D HIM OR H]1 & JAUNTILY SPREAD+ \T 
 HIS LEGS & PUTT+ HIS H&S ON HIS KNEES ) ! AIR ( A MAN :O 
 5JOYS LIFE & KN[S H[ TO LIVE1 HE SWAY$ TO & FRO ) DIGNITY1 
 (F]$ SURMISES AB\T ! WEA!R1 OR T\*$ ON QUE/IONS ( HEAL?1 
 SOMETIMES 9 ,RUSSIAN & SOMETIMES 9 V]Y BAD BUT SELF-CONFID5T ,FR5*2 
 !N AGA91 LIKE A MAN WE>Y BUT UNFL9*+ 9 ! FULFILLM5T ( DUTY1 
 HE ROSE TO SEE SOME VISITORS (F &1 /ROK+ HIS SCANTY GRAY HAIRS OV] 
 HIS BALD PAT*1 ALSO ASK$ !M TO D9N]4 ,SOMETIMES ON HIS WAY BACK FROM 
 ! ANT]OOM HE W\LD PASS ?R\< ! CONS]VATORY & PANTRY 9TO ! 
 L>GE M>BLE D9+ HALL1 :]E TABLES W]E BE+ SET \T = EI<TY 
 PEOPLE2 & LOOK+ AT ! FOOTM51 :O W]E BR++ 9 SILV] & *9A1 
 MOV+ TABLES1 & UNFOLD+ DAMASK TABLE L951 HE W\LD CALL ,DMITRI 
 ,VASILEVI*1 A MAN ( GOOD FAMILY & ! MANAG] ( ALL HIS AFFAIRS1 & 
 :ILE LOOK+ ) PLEASURE AT ! 5ORM\S TABLE W\LD SAY3 0,WELL1 
 ,DMITRI1 Y\'LL SEE ?AT ?+S >E ALL AS !Y %\LD BE8 ,?AT'S RI<T6 
 ,! GREAT ?+ IS ! S]V+1 ?AT'S IT40 ,& ) A COMPLAC5T SI< HE 
 W\LD RETURN TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

0,M>YA ,LVOVNA ,K>AG9A & H] DAU<T]60 ANN\NC$ ! C\NTESS' GIGANTIC 
 FOOTMAN 9 HIS BASS VOICE1 5T]+ ! DRAW+ ROOM4 ,! C\NTESS 
 REFLECT$ A MOM5T & TOOK A P9* FROM A GOLD SNUFFBOX ) H] 
 HUSB&'S PORTRAIT ON IT4 

0,I'M QUITE WORN \T BY !SE CALL]S4 ,H[EV]1 ,I'LL SEE H] & NO MORE4 
 ,%E IS SO AFFECT$4 ,ASK H] 910 %E SAID TO ! FOOTMAN 9 A SAD VOICE1 
 AS IF SAY+3 0,V]Y WELL1 F9I% ME (F40 

,A TALL1 /\T1 & PR\D-LOOK+ WOMAN1 ) A R\ND-FAC$ SMIL+ 
 DAU<T]1 5T]$ ! DRAW+ ROOM1 !IR DRESSES RU/L+4 

0,DE> ,C\NTESS1 :AT AN AGE444 ,%E HAS BE5 LAID UP1 POOR *ILD 444 AT ! 
 ,RAZUMOVSKI'S BALL 444 & ,C\NTESS ,APRAKS9A 444 ,I WAS SO DELI<T$4440 
 CAME ! S\NDS ( ANIMAT$ FEM99E VOICES1 9T]RUPT+ ONE ANO!R & 
 M+L+ ) ! RU/L+ ( DRESSES & ! SCRAP+ ( *AIRS4 ,!N ONE 
 ( ?OSE CONV]SATIONS BEGAN :I* LA/ \T UNTIL1 AT ! FIR/ PAUSE1 ! 
 GUE/S RISE ) A RU/LE ( DRESSES & SAY1 0,I AM SO DELI<T$444 
 ,MAMA'S HEAL?444 & ,C\NTESS ,APRAKS9A4440 & !N1 AGA9 RU/L+1 
 PASS 9TO ! ANT]OOM1 PUT ON CLOAKS OR MANTLES1 & DRIVE AWAY4 ,! 
 CONV]SATION WAS ON ! *IEF TOPIC ( ! DAY3 ! ILLNESS ( ! WEAL?Y 
 & CELEBRAT$ BEAU ( ,CA!R9E'S DAY1 ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV1 & AB\T HIS 
 ILLEGITIMATE SON ,PI]RE1 ! ONE :O HAD BEHAV$ SO IMPROP]LY AT ,ANNA 
 ,PAVLOVNA'S RECEPTION4 

0,I AM SO SORRY = ! POOR C\NT10 SAID ! VISITOR4 0,HE IS 9 SU* BAD 
 HEAL?1 & N[ ?IS VEXATION AB\T HIS SON IS 5\< TO KILL HIM60 

0,:AT IS ?AT80 ASK$ ! C\NTESS AS IF %E DID NOT KN[ :AT ! VISITOR 
 ALLUD$ TO1 ?\< %E HAD ALREADY HE>D AB\T ! CAUSE ( ,C\NT 
 ,BEZUKHOV'S DI/RESS SOME FIFTE5 TIMES4 

0,?AT'S :AT COMES ( A MOD]N $UCATION10 EXCLAIM$ ! VISITOR4 0,IT 
 SEEMS ?AT :ILE HE WAS ABROAD ?IS Y\NG MAN WAS ALL[$ TO DO AS HE 
 LIK$1 N[ 9 ,PET]SBURG ,I HE> HE HAS BE5 DO+ SU* T]RIBLE ?+S 
 ?AT HE HAS BE5 EXPELL$ BY ! POLICE40 

0,Y\ DON'T SAY SO60 REPLI$ ! C\NTESS4 

0,HE *OSE HIS FRI5DS BADLY10 9T]POS$ ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA4 0,PR9CE 
 ,VASILI'S SON1 HE1 & A C]TA9 ,DOLOKHOV HAVE1 IT IS SAID1 BE5 UP TO 
 HEAV5 ONLY KN[S :AT6 ,& !Y HAVE HAD TO SUFF] = IT4 ,DOLOKHOV HAS 
 BE5 DEGRAD$ TO ! RANKS & ,BEZUKHOV'S SON S5T BACK TO ,MOSC[4 ,ANATOLE 
 ,KURAG9'S FA!R MANAG$ SOMEH[ TO GET HIS SON'S AFFAIR HU%$ UP1 BUT 
 EV5 HE WAS ORD]$ \T ( ,PET]SBURG40 

0,BUT :AT HAVE !Y BE5 UP TO80 ASK$ ! C\NTESS4 

0,!Y >E REGUL> BRIG&S1 ESPECIALLY ,DOLOKHOV10 REPLI$ ! VISITOR4 0,HE 
 IS A SON ( ,M>YA ,IVANOVNA ,DOLOKHOVA1 SU* A WOR?Y WOMAN1 BUT !RE1 JU/ 
 FANCY6 ,?OSE ?REE GOT HOLD ( A BE> SOME:]E1 PUT IT 9 A C>RIAGE1 & 
 SET (F ) IT TO VISIT SOME ACTRESSES6 ,! POLICE TRI$ TO 9T]F]E1 
 & :AT DID ! Y\NG M5 DO8 ,!Y TI$ A POLICEMAN & ! BE> BACK TO 
 BACK & PUT ! BE> 9TO ! ,MOYKA ,CANAL4 ,& !RE WAS ! BE> 
 SWIMM+ AB\T ) ! POLICEMAN ON HIS BACK60 

0,:AT A NICE FIGURE ! POLICEMAN MU/ HAVE CUT1 MY DE>60 %\T$ ! 
 C\NT1 DY+ ) LAU<T]4 

0,OH1 H[ DREADFUL6 ,H[ CAN Y\ LAU< AT IT1 ,C\NT80 

,YET ! LADIES !MSELVES C\LD NOT HELP LAU<+4 

0,IT WAS ALL !Y C\LD DO TO RESCUE ! POOR MAN10 CONT9U$ ! VISITOR4 
 0,& TO ?9K IT IS ,CYRIL ,VLADIMIROVI* ,BEZUKHOV'S SON :O AMUSES HIMSELF 
 9 ?IS S5SIBLE MANN]6 ,& HE WAS SAID TO BE SO WELL $UCAT$ & 
 CLEV]4 ,?IS IS ALL ?AT HIS =EIGN $UCATION HAS DONE = HIM6 ,I HOPE 
 ?AT H]E 9 ,MOSC[ NO ONE WILL RECEIVE HIM1 9 SPITE ( HIS MONEY4 ,!Y 
 WANT$ TO 9TRODUCE HIM TO ME1 BUT ,I QUITE DECL9$3 ,I HAVE MY DAU<T]S 
 TO CONSID]40 

0,:Y DO Y\ SAY ?IS Y\NG MAN IS SO RI*80 ASK$ ! C\NTESS1 TURN+ 
 AWAY FROM ! GIRLS1 :O AT ONCE ASSUM$ AN AIR ( 9ATT5TION4 0,HIS 
 *ILDR5 >E ALL ILLEGITIMATE4 ,I ?9K ,PI]RE ALSO IS ILLEGITIMATE40 

,! VISITOR MADE A GE/URE ) H] H&4 

0,I %\LD ?9K HE HAS A SCORE ( !M40 

,PR9CESS ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA 9T]V5$ 9 ! CONV]SATION1 EVID5TLY 
 WI%+ TO %[ H] CONNECTIONS & KN[L$GE ( :AT W5T ON 9 SOCIETY4 

0,! FACT ( ! MATT] IS10 SAID %E SIGNIFICANTLY1 & ALSO 9 A HALF 
 :ISP]1 0EV]YONE KN[S ,C\NT ,CYRIL'S REPUTATION4444 ,HE HAS LO/ C\NT ( 
 HIS *ILDR51 BUT ?IS ,PI]RE WAS HIS FAVORITE40 

0,H[ H&SOME ! OLD MAN /ILL WAS ONLY A YE> AGO60 REM>K$ ! 
 C\NTESS4 0,I HAVE NEV] SE5 A H&SOM] MAN40 

0,HE IS V]Y MU* ALT]$ N[10 SAID ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA4 0,WELL1 AS ,I WAS 
 SAY+1 ,PR9CE ,VASILI IS ! NEXT HEIR ?R\< HIS WIFE1 BUT ! C\NT IS 
 V]Y FOND ( ,PI]RE1 LOOK$ AFT] HIS $UCATION1 & WROTE TO ! ,EMP]OR 
 AB\T HIM2 SO ?AT 9 ! CASE ( HIS DEA?--& HE IS SO ILL ?AT HE 
 MAY DIE AT ANY MOM5T1 & ,DR4 ,LORRA9 HAS COME FROM ,PET]SBURG--NO 
 ONE KN[S :O WILL 9H]IT HIS IMM5SE =TUNE1 ,PI]RE OR ,PR9CE ,VASILI4 
 ,=TY ?\S& S]FS & MILLIONS ( RUBLES6 ,I KN[ IT ALL V]Y WELL = 
 ,PR9CE ,VASILI TOLD ME HIMSELF4 ,BESIDES1 ,CYRIL ,VLADIMIROVI* IS MY MO!R'S 
 SECOND C\S94 ,HE'S ALSO MY ,BORY'S GODFA!R10 %E ADD$1 AS IF %E 
 ATTA*$ NO IMPORTANCE AT ALL TO ! FACT4 

0,PR9CE ,VASILI >RIV$ 9 ,MOSC[ YE/]DAY4 ,I HE> HE HAS COME ON SOME 
 9SPECTION BUS9ESS10 REM>K$ ! VISITOR4 

0,YES1 BUT BETWE5 \RSELVES10 SAID ! PR9CESS1 0?AT IS A PRETEXT4 ,! 
 FACT IS HE HAS COME TO SEE ,C\NT ,CYRIL ,VLADIMIROVI*1 HE>+ H[ ILL HE 
 IS40 

0,BUT DO Y\ KN[1 MY DE>1 ?AT WAS A CAPITAL JOKE10 SAID ! C\NT2 & 
 SEE+ ?AT ! ELD] VISITOR WAS NOT LI/5+1 HE TURN$ TO ! Y\NG 
 LADIES4 0,I CAN JU/ IMAG9E :AT A FUNNY FIGURE ?AT POLICEMAN CUT60 

,& AS HE WAV$ HIS >MS TO IMP]SONATE ! POLICEMAN1 HIS PORTLY =M 
 AGA9 %OOK ) A DEEP R++ LAU<1 ! LAU< ( ONE :O ALWAYS EATS 
 WELL &1 9 P>TICUL>1 DR9KS WELL4 0,SO DO COME & D9E ) US60 HE 
 SAID4 

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