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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! GRAY-HAIR$ VALET WAS SITT+ DR[SILY LI/5+ TO ! SNOR+ ( ! 
 PR9CE1 :O WAS 9 HIS L>GE /UDY4 ,FROM ! F> SIDE ( ! H\SE ?R\< 
 ! CLOS$ DOORS CAME ! S\ND ( DIFFICULT PASSAGES--TW5TY TIMES 
 REPEAT$--( A SONATA BY ,DUSSEK4 

,JU/ !N A CLOS$ C>RIAGE & ANO!R ) A HOOD DROVE UP TO ! POR*4 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW GOT \T ( ! C>RIAGE1 HELP$ HIS LITTLE WIFE TO ALI<T1 
 & LET H] PASS 9TO ! H\SE BE=E HIM4 ,OLD ,TIKHON1 WE>+ A WIG1 PUT 
 HIS HEAD \T ( ! DOOR ( ! ANTE*AMB]1 REPORT$ 9 A :ISP] ?AT 
 ! PR9CE WAS SLEEP+1 & HA/ILY CLOS$ ! DOOR4 ,TIKHON KNEW ?AT 
 NEI!R ! SON'S >RIVAL NOR ANY O!R UNUSUAL EV5T MU/ BE ALL[$ TO 
 DI/URB ! APPO9T$ ORD] ( ! DAY4 ,PR9CE ,&REW APP>5TLY KNEW ?IS 
 AS WELL AS ,TIKHON2 HE LOOK$ AT HIS WAT* AS IF TO ASC]TA9 :E!R HIS 
 FA!R'S HABITS HAD *ANG$ S9CE HE WAS AT HOME LA/1 &1 HAV+ ASSUR$ 
 HIMSELF ?AT !Y HAD NOT1 HE TURN$ TO HIS WIFE4 

0,HE WILL GET UP 9 TW5TY M9UTES4 ,LET US GO ACROSS TO ,M>Y'S ROOM10 HE 
 SAID4 

,! LITTLE PR9CESS HAD GR[N /\T] DUR+ ?IS TIME1 BUT H] EYES & 
 H] %ORT1 D[NY1 SMIL+ LIP LIFT$ :5 %E BEGAN TO SPEAK JU/ AS 
 M]RILY & PRETTILY AS EV]4 

0,:Y1 ?IS IS A PALACE60 %E SAID TO H] HUSB&1 LOOK+ >\ND ) ! 
 EXPRESSION ) :I* PEOPLE COMPLIM5T !IR HO/ AT A BALL4 0,LET'S COME1 
 QUICK1 QUICK60 ,& ) A GLANCE R\ND1 %E SMIL$ AT ,TIKHON1 AT H] 
 HUSB&1 & AT ! FOOTMAN :O ACCOMPANI$ !M4 

0,IS ?AT ,M>Y PRACTIC+8 ,LET'S GO QUIETLY & TAKE H] BY SURPRISE40 

,PR9CE ,&REW FOLL[$ H] ) A C\RTE\S BUT SAD EXPRESSION4 

0,Y\'VE GR[N OLD]1 ,TIKHON10 HE SAID 9 PASS+ TO ! OLD MAN1 :O 
 KISS$ HIS H&4 

,BE=E !Y REA*$ ! ROOM FROM :I* ! S\NDS ( ! CLAVI*ORD CAME1 
 ! PRETTY1 FAIR-HAIR$ ,FR5*WOMAN1 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE1 RU%$ \T 
 APP>5TLY BESIDE H]SELF ) DELI<T4 

0,AH6 :AT JOY = ! PR9CESS60 EXCLAIM$ %E3 0,AT LA/6 ,I MU/ LET H] 
 KN[40 

0,NO1 NO1 PLEASE NOT444 ,Y\ >E ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE10 SAID ! LITTLE 
 PR9CESS1 KISS+ H]4 0,I KN[ Y\ ALREADY ?R\< MY SI/]-9-LAW'S 
 FRI5D%IP = Y\4 ,%E WAS NOT EXPECT+ US80 

,!Y W5T UP TO ! DOOR ( ! SITT+ ROOM FROM :I* CAME ! S\ND ( 
 ! (T-REPEAT$ PASSAGE ( ! SONATA4 ,PR9CE ,&REW /OPP$ & MADE A 
 GRIMACE1 AS IF EXPECT+ SOME?+ UNPLEASANT4 

,! LITTLE PR9CESS 5T]$ ! ROOM4 ,! PASSAGE BROKE (F 9 ! MIDDLE1 
 A CRY WAS HE>D1 !N ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S HEAVY TREAD & ! S\ND ( 
 KISS+4 ,:5 ,PR9CE ,&REW W5T 9 ! TWO PR9CESSES1 :O HAD ONLY MET 
 ONCE BE=E = A %ORT TIME AT HIS W$D+1 W]E 9 EA* O!R'S >MS 
 W>MLY PRESS+ !IR LIPS TO :ATEV] PLACE !Y HAPP5$ TO T\*4 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE /OOD NE> !M PRESS+ H] H& TO H] HE>T1 
 ) A BEATIFIC SMILE & OBVI\SLY EQUALLY READY TO CRY OR TO LAU<4 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S & FR[N$1 AS LOV]S ( MUSIC DO 
 :5 !Y HE> A FALSE NOTE4 ,! TWO WOM5 LET GO ( ONE ANO!R1 & 
 !N1 AS IF AFRAID ( BE+ TOO LATE1 SEIZ$ EA* O!R'S H&S1 KISS+ 
 !M & PULL+ !M AWAY1 & AGA9 BEGAN KISS+ EA* O!R ON ! 
 FACE1 & !N TO ,PR9CE ,&REW'S SURPRISE BO? BEGAN TO CRY & KISS$ 
 AGA94 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE ALSO BEGAN TO CRY4 ,PR9CE ,&REW EVID5TLY 
 FELT ILL AT EASE1 BUT TO ! TWO WOM5 IT SEEM$ QUITE NATURAL ?AT !Y 
 %\LD CRY1 & APP>5TLY IT NEV] 5T]$ !IR HEADS ?AT IT C\LD HAVE 
 BE5 O!RWISE AT ?IS MEET+4 

0,AH6 MY DE>6444 ,AH6 ,M>Y64440 !Y SUDD5LY EXCLAIM$1 & !N LAU<$4 
 0,I DREAM$ LA/ NI<T4440--0,Y\ W]E NOT EXPECT+ US84440 0,AH6 ,M>Y1 
 Y\ HAVE GOT ?9N]84440 0,& Y\ HAVE GR[N /\T]64440 

0,I KNEW ! PR9CESS AT ONCE10 PUT 9 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE4 

0,& ,I HAD NO IDEA64440 EXCLAIM$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 0,AH1 ,&REW1 ,I DID NOT 
 SEE Y\40 

,PR9CE ,&REW & HIS SI/]1 H& 9 H&1 KISS$ ONE ANO!R1 & HE 
 TOLD H] %E WAS /ILL ! SAME CRYBABY AS EV]4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HAD TURN$ 
 T[>D H] BRO!R1 & ?R\< H] TE>S ! LOV+1 W>M1 G5TLE LOOK ( 
 H] L>GE LUM9\S EYES1 V]Y BEAUTIFUL AT ?AT MOM5T1 RE/$ ON ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW'S FACE4 

,! LITTLE PR9CESS TALK$ 9CESSANTLY1 H] %ORT1 D[NY UPP] LIP 
 CONT9UALLY & RAPIDLY T\*+ H] ROSY NE!R LIP :5 NECESS>Y & 
 DRAW+ UP AGA9 NEXT MOM5T :5 H] FACE BROKE 9TO A SMILE ( 
 GLITT]+ TEE? & SP>KL+ EYES4 ,%E TOLD ( AN ACCID5T !Y HAD HAD 
 ON ! ,SPASSKI ,HILL :I* MI<T HAVE BE5 S]I\S = H] 9 H] 
 CONDITION1 & IMM$IATELY AFT] ?AT 9=M$ !M ?AT %E HAD LEFT ALL 
 H] CLO!S 9 ,PET]SBURG & ?AT HEAV5 KNEW :AT %E W\LD HAVE TO 
 DRESS 9 H]E2 & ?AT ,&REW HAD QUITE *ANG$1 & ?AT ,KITTY ,ODYNTSOVA 
 HAD M>RI$ AN OLD MAN1 & ?AT !RE WAS A SUITOR = ,M>Y1 A REAL ONE1 
 BUT ?AT !Y W\LD TALK ( ?AT LAT]4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y WAS /ILL LOOK+ 
 SIL5TLY AT H] BRO!R & H] BEAUTIFUL EYES W]E FULL ( LOVE & 
 SADNESS4 ,IT WAS PLA9 ?AT %E WAS FOLL[+ A TRA9 ( ?\<T 
 9DEP5D5T ( H] SI/]-9-LAW'S WORDS4 ,9 ! MID/ ( A DESCRIPTION ( 
 ! LA/ ,PET]SBURG FETE %E ADDRESS$ H] BRO!R3 

0,SO Y\ >E REALLY GO+ TO ! W>1 ,&REW80 %E SAID SI<+4 

,LISE SI<$ TOO4 

0,YES1 & EV5 TOMORR[10 REPLI$ H] BRO!R4 

0,HE IS LEAV+ ME H]E1 ,GOD KN[S :Y1 :5 HE MI<T HAVE HAD 
 PROMOTION4440 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y DID NOT LI/5 TO ! 5D1 BUT CONT9U+ H] TRA9 ( 
 ?\<T TURN$ TO H] SI/]-9-LAW ) A T5D] GLANCE AT H] FIGURE4 

0,IS IT C]TA980 %E SAID4 

,! FACE ( ! LITTLE PR9CESS *ANG$4 ,%E SI<$ & SAID3 0,YES1 QUITE 
 C]TA94 ,AH6 IT IS V]Y DREADFUL4440 

,H] LIP DESC5D$4 ,%E BR\<T H] FACE CLOSE TO H] SI/]-9-LAW'S & 
 UNEXPECT$LY AGA9 BEGAN TO CRY4 

0,%E NE$S RE/10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW ) A FR[N4 0,DON'T Y\1 ,LISE8 ,TAKE 
 H] TO Y\R ROOM & ,I'LL GO TO ,FA!R4 ,H[ IS HE8 ,JU/ ! SAME80 

0,YES1 JU/ ! SAME4 ,?\< ,I DON'T KN[ :AT Y\R OP9ION WILL BE10 
 ANSW]$ ! PR9CESS JOYFULLY4 

0,& >E ! H\RS ! SAME8 ,& ! WALKS 9 ! AV5UES8 ,& ! LA!80 
 ASK$ ,PR9CE ,&REW ) A SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE SMILE :I* %[$ ?AT1 
 9 SPITE ( ALL HIS LOVE & RESPECT = HIS FA!R1 HE WAS AW>E ( HIS 
 WEAKNESSES4 

0,! H\RS >E ! SAME1 & ! LA!1 & ALSO ! MA!MATICS & MY 
 GEOMETRY LESSONS10 SAID ,PR9CESS ,M>Y GLEEFULLY1 AS IF H] LESSONS 9 
 GEOMETRY W]E AMONG ! GREATE/ DELI<TS ( H] LIFE4 

,:5 ! TW5TY M9UTES HAD ELAPS$ & ! TIME HAD COME = ! OLD 
 PR9CE TO GET UP1 ,TIKHON CAME TO CALL ! Y\NG PR9CE TO HIS FA!R4 ,! 
 OLD MAN MADE A DEP>TURE FROM HIS USUAL R\T9E 9 HONOR ( HIS SON'S 
 >RIVAL3 HE GAVE ORD]S TO ADMIT HIM TO HIS AP>TM5TS :ILE HE DRESS$ 
 = D9N]4 ,! OLD PR9CE ALWAYS DRESS$ 9 OLD-FA%ION$ /YLE1 WE>+ 
 AN ANTIQUE COAT & P[D]$ HAIR2 & :5 ,PR9CE ,&REW 5T]$ HIS 
 FA!R'S DRESS+ ROOM 7NOT ) ! CONTEMPTU\S LOOK & MANN] HE WORE 
 9 DRAW+ ROOMS1 BUT ) ! ANIMAT$ FACE ) :I* HE TALK$ TO 
 ,PI]RE71 ! OLD MAN WAS SITT+ ON A L>GE LEA!R-COV]$ *AIR1 WRAPP$ 
 9 A P[D]+ MANTLE1 5TRU/+ HIS HEAD TO ,TIKHON4 

0,AH6 H]E'S ! W>RIOR6 ,WANTS TO VANQUI% ,BUONAP>TE80 SAID ! OLD MAN1 
 %AK+ HIS P[D]$ HEAD AS MU* AS ! TAIL1 :I* ,TIKHON WAS HOLD+ 
 FA/ TO PLAIT1 W\LD ALL[4 

0,Y\ AT LEA/ MU/ TACKLE HIM PROP]LY1 OR ELSE IF HE GOES ON LIKE ?IS 
 HE'LL SOON HAVE US1 TOO1 = HIS SUBJECTS6 ,H[ >E Y\80 ,& HE HELD \T 
 HIS *EEK4 

,! OLD MAN WAS 9 A GOOD TEMP] AFT] HIS NAP BE=E D9N]4 7,HE US$ TO 
 SAY ?AT A NAP 0AFT] D9N] WAS SILV]--BE=E D9N]1 GOLD5407 ,HE 
 CA/ HAPPY1 SIDELONG GLANCES AT HIS SON FROM UND] HIS ?ICK1 BU%Y 
 EYEBR[S4 ,PR9CE ,&REW W5T UP & KISS$ HIS FA!R ON ! SPOT 
 9DICAT$ TO HIM4 ,HE MADE NO REPLY ON HIS FA!R'S FAVORITE TOPIC--MAK+ 
 FUN ( ! MILIT>Y M5 ( ! DAY1 & MORE P>TICUL>LY ( ,BONAP>TE4 

0,YES1 ,FA!R1 ,I HAVE COME TO Y\ & BR\<T MY WIFE :O IS PREGNANT10 
 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 FOLL[+ EV]Y MOVEM5T ( HIS FA!R'S FACE ) AN 
 EAG] & RESPECTFUL LOOK4 0,H[ IS Y\R HEAL?80 

0,ONLY FOOLS & RAKES FALL ILL1 MY BOY4 ,Y\ KN[ ME3 ,I AM BUSY FROM 
 MORN+ TILL NI<T & AB/EMI\S1 SO ( C\RSE ,I AM WELL40 

0,?ANK ,GOD10 SAID HIS SON SMIL+4 

0,GOD HAS NO?+ TO DO ) IT6 ,WELL1 GO ON10 HE CONT9U$1 RETURN+ TO 
 HIS HOBBY2 0TELL ME H[ ! ,G]MANS HAVE TAU<T Y\ TO FI<T ,BONAP>TE BY 
 ?IS NEW SCI5CE Y\ CALL '/RATEGY4'0 

,PR9CE ,&REW SMIL$4 

0,GIVE ME TIME TO COLLECT MY WITS1 ,FA!R10 SAID HE1 ) A SMILE ?AT 
 %[$ ?AT HIS FA!R'S FOIBLES DID NOT PREV5T HIS SON FROM LOV+ & 
 HONOR+ HIM4 0,:Y1 ,I HAVE NOT YET HAD TIME TO SETTLE D[N60 

0,NONS5SE1 NONS5SE60 CRI$ ! OLD MAN1 %AK+ HIS PIGTAIL TO SEE 
 :E!R IT WAS FIRMLY PLAIT$1 & GRASP+ HIS BY ! H&4 0,! H\SE 
 = Y\R WIFE IS READY4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y WILL TAKE H] !RE & %[ H] 
 OV]1 & !Y'LL TALK N9ETE5 TO ! DOZ54 ,?AT'S !IR WOMAN'S WAY6 ,I 
 AM GLAD TO HAVE H]4 ,SIT D[N & TALK4 ,AB\T ,MIKHELSON'S >MY ,I 
 UND]/&--,TOL/OY 'S TOO444 A SIMULTANE\S EXP$ITION4444 ,BUT 
 :AT'S ! S\!RN >MY TO DO8 ,PRUSSIA IS NEUTRAL444 ,I KN[ ?AT4 ,:AT 
 AB\T ,AU/RIA80 SAID HE1 RIS+ FROM HIS *AIR & PAC+ UP & D[N ! 
 ROOM FOLL[$ BY ,TIKHON1 :O RAN AFT] HIM1 H&+ HIM DIFF]5T >TICLES 
 ( CLO?+4 0,:AT ( ,SW$58 ,H[ WILL !Y CROSS ,POM]ANIA80 

,PR9CE ,&REW1 SEE+ ?AT HIS FA!R 9SI/$1 BEGAN--AT FIR/ 
 RELUCTANTLY1 BUT GRADUALLY ) MORE & MORE ANIMATION1 & FROM HABIT 
 *ANG+ UNCONSCI\SLY FROM ,RUSSIAN TO ,FR5* AS HE W5T ON--TO 
 EXPLA9 ! PLAN ( OP]ATION = ! COM+ CAMPAIGN4 ,HE EXPLA9$ H[ AN 
 >MY1 N9ETY ?\S& /RONG1 WAS TO ?REAT5 ,PRUSSIA SO AS TO BR+ H] 
 \T ( H] NEUTRALITY & DRAW H] 9TO ! W>2 H[ P>T ( ?AT >MY WAS 
 TO JO9 SOME ,SW$I% =CES AT ,/RALSUND2 H[ TWO HUNDR$ & TW5TY 
 ?\S& ,AU/RIANS1 ) A HUNDR$ ?\S& ,RUSSIANS1 W]E TO OP]ATE 9 
 ,ITALY & ON ! ,RH9E2 H[ FIFTY ?\S& ,RUSSIANS & AS MANY ,5GLI% 
 W]E TO L& AT ,NAPLES1 & H[ A TOTAL =CE ( FIVE HUNDR$ ?\S& M5 
 WAS TO ATTACK ! ,FR5* FROM DIFF]5T SIDES4 ,! OLD PR9CE DID NOT 
 EV9CE ! LEA/ 9T]E/ DUR+ ?IS EXPLANATION1 BUT AS IF HE W]E NOT 
 LI/5+ TO IT CONT9U$ TO DRESS :ILE WALK+ AB\T1 & ?REE TIMES 
 UNEXPECT$LY 9T]RUPT$4 ,ONCE HE /OPP$ IT BY %\T+3 0,! :ITE ONE1 
 ! :ITE ONE60 

,?IS MEANT ?AT ,TIKHON WAS NOT H&+ HIM ! WAI/COAT HE WANT$4 
 ,ANO!R TIME HE 9T]RUPT$1 SAY+3 

0,& WILL %E SOON BE CONF9$80 & %AK+ HIS HEAD REPROA*FULLY SAID3 
 0,?AT'S BAD6 ,GO ON1 GO ON40 

,! ?IRD 9T]RUPTION CAME :5 ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS F9I%+ HIS 
 DESCRIPTION4 ,! OLD MAN BEGAN TO S+1 9 ! CRACK$ VOICE ( OLD AGE3 
 0,MALBROOK S'5 VA-T-5 GU]RE4 ,DIEU SAIT QU& REVI5DRA40 "9 

 "9 0,M>LBOR\< IS GO+ TO ! W>S2 ,GOD KN[S :5 HE'LL 
 RETURN40 
  
  

,HIS SON ONLY SMIL$4 

0,I DON'T SAY IT'S A PLAN ,I APPROVE (10 SAID ! SON2 0,I AM ONLY TELL+ 
 Y\ :AT IT IS4 ,NAPOLEON HAS ALSO =M$ HIS PLAN BY N[1 NOT WORSE ?AN 
 ?IS ONE40 

0,WELL1 Y\'VE TOLD ME NO?+ NEW10 & ! OLD MAN REPEAT$1 M$ITATIVELY 
 & RAPIDLY3 

0,DIEU SAIT QU& REVI5DRA4 ,GO TO ! D9+ ROOM40 

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