,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #b #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,! C>D TABLES W]E DRAWN \T1 SETS MADE UP = BO/ON1 & ! C\NT'S VISITORS SETTL$ !MSELVES1 SOME 9 ! TWO DRAW+ ROOMS1 SOME 9 ! SITT+ ROOM1 SOME 9 ! LIBR>Y4 ,! C\NT1 HOLD+ HIS C>DS FANWISE1 KEPT HIMSELF ) DIFFICULTY FROM DROPP+ 9TO HIS USUAL AFT]-D9N] NAP1 & LAU<$ AT EV]Y?+4 ,! Y\NG PEOPLE1 AT ! C\NTESS' 9/IGATION1 GA!R$ R\ND ! CLAVI*ORD & H>P4 ,JULIE BY G5]AL REQUE/ PLAY$ FIR/4 ,AFT] %E HAD PLAY$ A LITTLE AIR ) V>IATIONS ON ! H>P1 %E JO9$ ! O!R Y\NG LADIES 9 BEGG+ ,NATA%A & ,NI*OLAS1 :O W]E NOT$ = !IR MUSICAL TAL5T1 TO S+ SOME?+4 ,NATA%A1 :O WAS TREAT$ AS ?\< %E W]E GR[N UP1 WAS EVID5TLY V]Y PR\D ( ?IS BUT AT ! SAME TIME FELT %Y4 0,:AT %ALL WE S+80 %E SAID4 0',! ,BROOK1'0 SUGGE/$ ,NI*OLAS4 0,WELL1 !N1 LET'S BE QUICK4 ,BORIS1 COME H]E10 SAID ,NATA%A4 0,BUT :]E IS ,SONYA80 ,%E LOOK$ R\ND & SEE+ ?AT H] FRI5D WAS NOT 9 ! ROOM RAN TO LOOK = H]4 ,RUNN+ 9TO ,SONYA'S ROOM & NOT F9D+ H] !RE1 ,NATA%A RAN TO ! NURS]Y1 BUT ,SONYA WAS NOT !RE EI!R4 ,NATA%A CONCLUD$ ?AT %E MU/ BE ON ! *E/ 9 ! PASSAGE4 ,! *E/ 9 ! PASSAGE WAS ! PLACE ( M\RN+ = ! Y\NG] FEMALE G5]ATION 9 ! ,RO/OV H\SEHOLD4 ,& !RE 9 FACT WAS ,SONYA LY+ FACE D[NW>D ON ,NURSE'S DIRTY FEA!R B$ ON ! TOP ( ! *E/1 CRUMPL+ H] GAUZY P9K DRESS UND] H]1 HID+ H] FACE ) H] SL5D] F+]S1 & SOBB+ SO CONVULSIVELY ?AT H] B>E LITTLE %\LD]S %OOK4 ,NATA%A'S FACE1 :I* HAD BE5 SO RADIANTLY HAPPY ALL ?AT SA9T'S DAY1 SUDD5LY *ANG$3 H] EYES BECAME FIX$1 & !N A %IV] PASS$ D[N H] BROAD NECK & ! CORN]S ( H] M\? DROOP$4 0,SONYA6 ,:AT IS IT8 ,:AT IS ! MATT]8444 ,OO444 ,OO444 ,OO44460 ,& ,NATA%A'S L>GE M\? WID5$1 MAK+ H] LOOK QUITE UGLY1 & %E BEGAN TO WAIL LIKE A BABY )\T KN[+ :Y1 EXCEPT ?AT ,SONYA WAS CRY+4 ,SONYA TRI$ TO LIFT H] HEAD TO ANSW] BUT C\LD NOT1 & HID H] FACE /ILL DEEP] 9 ! B$4 ,NATA%A WEPT1 SITT+ ON ! BLUE-/RIP$ FEA!R B$ & HUGG+ H] FRI5D4 ,) AN EF=T ,SONYA SAT UP & BEGAN WIP+ H] EYES & EXPLA9+4 0,NI*OLAS IS GO+ AWAY 9 A WEEK'S TIME1 HIS444 PAP]S444 HAVE COME444 HE TOLD ME HIMSELF444 BUT /ILL ,I %\LD NOT CRY10 & %E %[$ A PAP] %E HELD 9 H] H&--) ! V]SES ,NI*OLAS HAD WRITT51 0/ILL1 ,I %\LD NOT CRY1 BUT Y\ CAN'T444 NO ONE CAN UND]/&444 :AT A S\L HE HAS60 ,& %E BEGAN TO CRY AGA9 BECAUSE HE HAD SU* A NOBLE S\L4 0,IT'S ALL V]Y WELL = Y\444 ,I AM NOT 5VI\S444 ,I LOVE Y\ & ,BORIS ALSO10 %E W5T ON1 GA9+ A LITTLE /R5G?2 0HE IS NICE444 !RE >E NO DIFFICULTIES 9 Y\R WAY4444 ,BUT ,NI*OLAS IS MY C\S9444 ONE W\LD HAVE TO444 ! ,METROPOLITAN HIMSELF444 & EV5 !N IT CAN'T BE DONE4 ,& BESIDES1 IF %E TELLS ,MAMA0 7,SONYA LOOK$ UPON ! C\NTESS AS H] MO!R & CALL$ H] SO7 0?AT ,I AM SPOIL+ ,NI*OLAS' C>E] & AM HE>TLESS & UNGRATEFUL1 :ILE TRULY444 ,GOD IS MY WITNESS10 & %E MADE ! SIGN ( ! CROSS1 0,I LOVE H] SO MU*1 & ALL ( Y\1 ONLY ,V]A444 ,& :AT =8 ,:AT HAVE ,I DONE TO H]8 ,I AM SO GRATEFUL TO Y\ ?AT ,I W\LD WILL+LY SACRIFICE EV]Y?+1 ONLY ,I HAVE NO?+44440 ,SONYA C\LD NOT CONT9UE1 & AGA9 HID H] FACE 9 H] H&S & 9 ! FEA!R B$4 ,NATA%A BEGAN CONSOL+ H]1 BUT H] FACE %[$ ?AT %E UND]/OOD ALL ! GRAVITY ( H] FRI5D'S TR\BLE4 0,SONYA10 %E SUDD5LY EXCLAIM$1 AS IF %E HAD GUESS$ ! TRUE REASON ( H] FRI5D'S SORR[1 0,I'M SURE ,V]A HAS SAID SOME?+ TO Y\ S9CE D9N]8 ,HASN'T %E80 0,YES1 !SE V]SES ,NI*OLAS WROTE HIMSELF & ,I COPI$ SOME O!RS1 & %E F\ND !M ON MY TABLE & SAID %E'D %[ !M TO ,MAMA1 & ?AT ,I WAS UNGRATEFUL1 & ?AT ,MAMA W\LD NEV] ALL[ HIM TO M>RY ME1 BUT ?AT HE'LL M>RY ,JULIE4 ,Y\ SEE H[ HE'S BE5 ) H] ALL DAY444 ,NATA%A1 :AT HAVE ,I DONE TO DES]VE IT84440 ,& AGA9 %E BEGAN TO SOB1 MORE BITT]LY ?AN BE=E4 ,NATA%A LIFT$ H] UP1 HUGG$ H]1 &1 SMIL+ ?R\< H] TE>S1 BEGAN COM=T+ H]4 0,SONYA1 DON'T BELIEVE H]1 D>L+6 ,DON'T BELIEVE H]6 ,DO Y\ REMEMB] H[ WE & ,NI*OLAS1 ALL ?REE ( US1 TALK$ 9 ! SITT+ ROOM AFT] SUPP]8 ,:Y1 WE SETTL$ H[ EV]Y?+ WAS TO BE4 ,I DON'T QUITE REMEMB] H[1 BUT DON'T Y\ REMEMB] ?AT IT C\LD ALL BE >RANG$ & H[ NICE IT ALL WAS8 ,!RE'S ,UNCLE ,%9%9'S BRO!R HAS M>RI$ HIS FIR/ C\S94 ,& WE >E ONLY SECOND C\S9S1 Y\ KN[4 ,& ,BORIS SAYS IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE4 ,Y\ KN[ ,I HAVE TOLD HIM ALL AB\T IT4 ,& HE IS SO CLEV] & SO GOOD60 SAID ,NATA%A4 0,DON'T Y\ CRY1 ,SONYA1 DE> LOVE1 D>L+ ,SONYA60 & %E KISS$ H] & LAU<$4 0,V]A'S SPITEFUL2 NEV] M9D H]6 ,& ALL WILL COME RIE AT ALL = ,JULIE40 ,NATA%A KISS$ H] ON ! HAIR4 ,SONYA SAT UP4 ,! LITTLE KITT5 BRITET1 0,! ,BROOK10 ) :I* EV]YONE WAS DELIN$3 ,AT NIP ,WAFT+ SWEET MUSIC O'] ! LEA1 ,IT IS = !E ?US SWELLS H] HE>T1 ,SI<+ ITS MESSAGE \T TO !E444 ,A DAY OR TWO1 !N BLISS UNSPOIL$1 ,BUT OH6 TILL !N ,I CANNOT LIVE6444 ,HE HAD NOT F9I%$ ! LA/ V]SE BE=E ! Y\NG PEOPLE BEGAN TO GET READY TO DANCE 9 ! L>GE HALL1 & ! S\ND ( ! FEET & ! C\<+ ( ! MUSICIANS W]E HE>D FROM ! GALL]Y4 ,PI]RE WAS SITT+ 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM :]E ,%9%9 HAD 5GAG$ HIM1 AS A MAN REC5TLY RETURN$ FROM ABROAD1 9 A POLITICAL CONV]SATION 9 :I* SEV]AL O!RS JO9$ BUT :I* BOR$ ,PI]RE4 ,:5 ! MUSIC BEGAN ,NATA%A CAME 9 & WALK+ /RAIM HE (F]$ IT TO ! SL5D] LITTLE GIRL4 ,:ILE ! C\PLES W]E >RANG+ !MSELVES & ! MUSICIANS TUN+ UP1 ,PI]RE SAT D[N ) HIS LITTLE P>TN]4 ,NATA%A WAS P]FECTLY HAPPY2 %E WAS DANC+ ) A GR[N-UP MAN1 :O HAD BE5 ABROAD4 ,%E WAS SITT+ 9 A CONSPICU\S PLACE & TALK+ TO HIM LIKE A GR[N-UP LADY4 ,%E HAD A FAN 9 H] H& ?AT ONE ( ! LADIES HAD GIV5 H] TO HOLD4 ,ASSUM+ QUITE ! POSE ( A SOCIETY WOMAN 7HEAV5 KN[S :5 & :]E %E HAD LE>N$ IT7 %E TALK$ ) H] P>TN]1 FANN+ H]SELF & SMIL+ OV] ! FAN4 0,DE>1 DE>6 ,JU/ LOOK AT H]60 EXCLAIM$ ! C\NTESS AS %E CROSS$ ! BALLROOM1 PO9T+ TO ,NATA%A4 ,NATA%A BLU%$ & LAU<$4 0,WELL1 REALLY1 ,MAMA6 ,:Y %\LD Y\8 ,:AT IS !RE TO BE SURPRIS$ AT80 ,9 ! MID/ ( ! ?IRD ECOSSAISE !RE WAS A CLATT] ( *AIRS BE+ PU%$ BACK 9 ! SITT+ ROOM :]E ! C\NT & ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA HAD BE5 PLAY+ C>DS ) ! MAJORITY ( ! MORE DI/+UI%$ & OLD] VISITORS4 ,!Y N[1 /RET*+ !MSELVES AFT] SITT+ SO LONG1 & REPLAC+ !IR PURSES & POCKETBOOKS1 5T]$ ! BALLROOM4 ,FIR/ CAME ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA & ! C\NT1 BO? ) M]RY C\NT5ANCES4 ,! C\NT1 ) PLAYFUL C]EMONY SOME:AT 9 BALLET /YLE1 (F]$ HIS B5T >M TO ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA4 ,HE DREW HIMSELF UP1 A SMILE ( DEBONAIR GALLANTRY LIT UP HIS FACE & AS SOON AS ! LA/ FIGURE ( ! ECOSSAISE WAS 5D$1 HE CLAPP$ HIS H&S TO ! MUSICIANS & %\T$ UP TO !IR GALL]Y1 ADDRESS+ ! FIR/ VIOL93 0,SEM56 ,DO Y\ KN[ ! ,DANIEL ,COOP]80 ,?IS WAS ! C\NT'S FAVORITE DANCE1 :I* HE HAD DANC$ 9 HIS Y\?4 7,/RICTLY SPEAK+1 ,DANIEL ,COOP] WAS ONE FIGURE ( ! ANGLAISE47 0,LOOK AT ,PAPA60 %\T$ ,NATA%A TO ! :OLE COMPANY1 & QUITE =GETT+ ?AT %E WAS DANC+ ) A GR[N-UP P>TN] %E B5T H] CURLY HEAD TO H] KNEES & MADE ! :OLE ROOM R+ ) H] LAUTN]1 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 CURV$ HIS >MS1 BEAT TIME1 /RAI$ ! ONLOOK]S = :AT WAS TO FOLL[4 ,AS SOON AS ! PROVOCATIVELY GAY /RA9S ( ,DANIEL ,COOP] 7SOME:AT RESEMBL+ ?OSE ( A M]RY PEASANT DANCE7 BEGAN TO S\ND1 ALL ! DOORWAYS ( ! BALLROOM W]E SUDD5LY FILL$ BY ! DOME/IC S]FS--! M5 ON ONE SIDE & ! WOM5 ON ! O!R--:O ) BEAM+ FACES HAD COME TO SEE !IR MA/] MAK+ M]RY4 0,JU/ LOOK AT ! MA/]6 ,A REGUL> EAGLE HE IS60 L\DLY REM>K$ ! NURSE1 AS %E /OOD 9 ONE ( ! DOORWAYS4 ,! C\NT DANC$ WELL & KNEW IT4 ,BUT HIS P>TN] C\LD NOT & DID NOT WANT TO DANCE WELL4 ,H] 5ORM\S FIGURE /OOD ]ECT1 H] P[]FUL >MS HANG+ D[N 7%E HAD H&$ H] RETICULE TO ! C\NTESS71 & ONLY H] /]N BUT H&SOME FACE REALLY JO9$ 9 ! DANCE4 ,:AT WAS EXPRESS$ BY ! :OLE ( ! C\NT'S PLUMP FIGURE1 9 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA F\ND EXPRESSION ONLY 9 H] MORE & MORE BEAM+ FACE & QUIV]+ NOSE4 ,BUT IF ! C\NT1 GETT+ MORE & MORE 9TO ! SW+ ( IT1 *>M$ ! SPECTATORS BY ! UNEXPECT$NESS ( HIS ADROIT MANEUV]S & ! AGILITY ) :I* HE CAP]$ AB\T ON HIS LIYA ,DMITRIEVNA PRODUC$ NO LESS IMPRESSION BY SLIMS :5 TURN+1 OR /AMP H] FOOT--:I* EV]YONE APPRECIAT$ 9 VIEW ( H] SIZE & HABITUAL SEV]ITY4 ,! DANCE GREW LIVELI] & LIVELI]4 ,! O!R C\PLES C\LD NOT ATTRACT A MOM5T'S ATT5TION TO !IR [N EVOLUTIONS & DID NOT EV5 TRY TO DO SO4 ,ALL W]E WAT*+ ! C\NT & ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA4 ,NATA%A KEPT PULL+ EV]YONE BY SLEEVE OR DRESS1 URG+ !M TO 0LOOK AT ,PAPA60 ?\< AS IT WAS !Y NEV] TOOK !IR EYES (F ! C\PLE4 ,9 ! 9T]VALS ( ! DANCE ! C\NT1 BREA?+ DEEPLY1 WAV$ & %\T$ TO ! MUSICIANS TO PLAY FA/]4 ,FA/]1 FA/]1 & FA/]2 LIYA ,DMITRIEVNA1 N[ ON HIS TOES1 N[ ON HIS HEELS2 UNTIL1 TURN+ HIS P>TN] R\ND TO H] SEAT1 HE EXECUT$ ! F9AL PAS1 RAIS+ HIS S(T FOOT BACKW>DS1 B[+ HIS P]SPIR+ HEAD1 SMIL+ & MAK+ A WIDE SWEEP ) HIS >M1 AMID A ?UND] ( APPLAUSE & LAUTN]S /OOD /ILL1 BREA?+ HEAVILY & WIP+ !IR FACES ) !IR CAMBRIC H&K]*IEFS4 0,?AT'S H[ WE US$ TO DANCE 9 \R TIME1 MA *]E10 SAID ! C\NT4 0,?AT WAS A ,DANIEL ,COOP]60 EXCLAIM$ ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 TUCK+ UP H] SLEEVES & PUFF+ HEAVILY4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #b -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #b -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/