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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AT ! APPO9T$ H\R ! PR9CE1 P[D]$ & %AV51 5T]$ ! D9+ 
 ROOM :]E HIS DAU<T]-9-LAW1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 & ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE 
 W]E ALREADY AWAIT+ HIM TOGE!R ) HIS >*ITECT1 :O BY A /RANGE 
 CAPRICE ( HIS EMPLOY]'S WAS ADMITT$ TO TABLE ?\< ! POSITION ( 
 ?AT 9SIGNIFICANT 9DIVIDUAL WAS SU* AS C\LD C]TA9LY NOT HAVE CAUS$ 
 HIM TO EXPECT ?AT HONOR4 ,! PR9CE1 :O G5]ALLY KEPT V]Y /RICTLY TO 
 SOCIAL DI/9CTIONS & R>ELY ADMITT$ EV5 IMPORTANT GOV]NM5T 
 (FICIALS TO HIS TABLE1 HAD UNEXPECT$LY SELECT$ ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI* 7:O 
 ALWAYS W5T 9TO A CORN] TO BL[ HIS NOSE ON HIS *ECK$ H&K]*IEF7 TO 
 ILLU/RATE ! !ORY ?AT ALL M5 >E EQUALS1 & HAD MORE ?AN ONCE 
 IMPRESS$ ON HIS DAU<T] ?AT ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI* WAS 0NOT A :IT WORSE 
 ?AN Y\ OR ,I40 ,AT D9N] ! PR9CE USUALLY SPOKE TO ! TACITURN ,MI*AEL 
 ,IVANOVI* MORE (T5 ?AN TO ANYONE ELSE4 

,9 ! D9+ ROOM1 :I* LIKE ALL ! ROOMS 9 ! H\SE WAS EXCE$+LY 
 L(TY1 ! MEMB]S ( ! H\SEHOLD & ! FOOTM5--ONE BEH9D EA* 
 *AIR--/OOD WAIT+ = ! PR9CE TO 5T]4 ,! HEAD BUTL]1 NAPK9 
 ON >M1 WAS SCANN+ ! SETT+ ( ! TABLE1 MAK+ SIGNS TO ! 
 FOOTM51 & ANXI\SLY GLANC+ FROM ! CLOCK TO ! DOOR BY :I* ! 
 PR9CE WAS TO 5T]4 ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS LOOK+ AT A L>GE GILT FRAME1 NEW 
 TO HIM1 CONTA9+ ! G5EALOGICAL TREE ( ! ,PR9CES ,BOLKONSKI1 
 OPPOSITE :I* HUNG ANO!R SU* FRAME ) A BADLY PA9T$ PORTRAIT 
 7EVID5TLY BY ! H& ( ! >TI/ BELONG+ TO ! E/ATE7 ( A RUL+ 
 PR9CE1 9 A CR[N--AN ALLEG$ DESC5DANT ( ,RURIK & ANCE/OR ( 
 ! ,BOLKONSKIS4 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 LOOK+ AGA9 AT ?AT G5EALOGICAL TREE1 
 %OOK HIS HEAD1 LAU<+ AS A MAN LAU<S :O LOOKS AT A PORTRAIT SO 
 *>ACT]I/IC ( ! ORIG9AL AS TO BE AMUS+4 

0,H[ ?OR\<LY LIKE HIM ?AT IS60 HE SAID TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 :O HAD COME 
 UP TO HIM4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y LOOK$ AT H] BRO!R 9 SURPRISE4 ,%E DID NOT UND]/& 
 :AT HE WAS LAU<+ AT4 ,EV]Y?+ H] FA!R DID 9SPIR$ H] ) 
 REV]5CE & WAS BEYOND QUE/ION4 

0,EV]YONE HAS HIS ,A*ILLES' HEEL10 CONT9U$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,FANCY1 ) 
 HIS P[]FUL M9D1 9DULG+ 9 SU* NONS5SE60 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y C\LD NOT UND]/& ! BOLDNESS ( H] BRO!R'S CRITICISM 
 & WAS AB\T TO REPLY1 :5 ! EXPECT$ FOOT/EPS W]E HE>D COM+ FROM 
 ! /UDY4 ,! PR9CE WALK$ 9 QUICKLY & JAUNTILY AS WAS HIS WONT1 AS 
 IF 9T5TIONALLY CONTRA/+ ! BRISKNESS ( HIS MANN]S ) ! /RICT 
 =MALITY ( HIS H\SE4 ,AT ?AT MOM5T ! GREAT CLOCK /RUCK TWO & 
 ANO!R ) A %RILL TONE JO9$ 9 FROM ! DRAW+ ROOM4 ,! PR9CE 
 /OOD /ILL2 HIS LIVELY GLITT]+ EYES FROM UND] !IR ?ICK1 BU%Y 
 EYEBR[S /]NLY SCANN$ ALL PRES5T & RE/$ ON ! LITTLE PR9CESS4 
 ,%E FELT1 AS C\RTI]S DO :5 ! ,CZ> 5T]S1 ! S5SATION ( FE> & 
 RESPECT :I* ! OLD MAN 9SPIR$ 9 ALL >\ND HIM4 ,HE /ROK$ H] HAIR 
 & !N PATT$ H] AWKW>DLY ON ! BACK ( H] NECK4 

0,I'M GLAD1 GLAD1 TO SEE Y\10 HE SAID1 LOOK+ ATT5TIVELY 9TO H] EYES1 
 & !N QUICKLY W5T TO HIS PLACE & SAT D[N4 0,SIT D[N1 SIT D[N6 ,SIT 
 D[N1 ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI*60 

,HE 9DICAT$ A PLACE BESIDE HIM TO HIS DAU<T]-9-LAW4 ,A FOOTMAN MOV$ 
 ! *AIR = H]4 

0,HO1 HO60 SAID ! OLD MAN1 CA/+ HIS EYES ON H] R\ND$ FIGURE4 
 0,Y\'VE BE5 9 A HURRY4 ,?AT'S BAD60 

,HE LAU<$ 9 HIS USUAL DRY1 COLD1 UNPLEASANT WAY1 ) HIS LIPS ONLY & 
 NOT ) HIS EYES4 

0,Y\ MU/ WALK1 WALK AS MU* AS POSSIBLE1 AS MU* AS POSSIBLE10 HE SAID4 

,! LITTLE PR9CESS DID NOT1 OR DID NOT WI% TO1 HE> HIS WORDS4 ,%E WAS 
 SIL5T & SEEM$ CONFUS$4 ,! PR9CE ASK$ H] AB\T H] FA!R1 & %E 
 BEGAN TO SMILE & TALK4 ,HE ASK$ AB\T MUTUAL ACQUA9TANCES1 & %E 
 BECAME /ILL MORE ANIMAT$ & *ATT]$ AWAY GIV+ HIM GREET+S FROM 
 V>I\S PEOPLE & RETELL+ ! T[N GOSSIP4 

0,C\NTESS ,APRAKS9A1 POOR ?+1 HAS LO/ H] HUSB& & %E HAS CRI$ 
 H] EYES \T10 %E SAID1 GR[+ MORE & MORE LIVELY4 

,AS %E BECAME ANIMAT$ ! PR9CE LOOK$ AT H] MORE & MORE /]NLY1 & 
 SUDD5LY1 AS IF HE HAD /UDI$ H] SUFFICI5TLY & HAD =M$ A DEF9ITE 
 IDEA ( H]1 HE TURN$ AWAY & ADDRESS$ ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI*4 

0,WELL1 ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI*1 \R ,BONAP>TE WILL BE HAV+ A BAD TIME ( IT4 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW0 7HE ALWAYS SPOKE ?US ( HIS SON7 0HAS BE5 TELL+ ME :AT 
 =CES >E BE+ COLLECT$ AGA9/ HIM6 ,:ILE Y\ & ,I NEV] ?\<T MU* 
 ( HIM40 

,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI* DID NOT AT ALL KN[ :5 0Y\ & ,I0 HAD SAID SU* 
 ?+S AB\T ,BONAP>TE1 BUT UND]/&+ ?AT HE WAS WANT$ AS A PEG ON 
 :I* TO HANG ! PR9CE'S FAVORITE TOPIC1 HE LOOK$ 9QUIR+LY AT ! 
 Y\NG PR9CE1 WOND]+ :AT W\LD FOLL[4 

0,HE IS A GREAT TACTICIAN60 SAID ! PR9CE TO HIS SON1 PO9T+ TO ! 
 >*ITECT4 

,& ! CONV]SATION AGA9 TURN$ ON ! W>1 ON ,BONAP>TE1 & ! 
 G5]ALS & /ATESM5 ( ! DAY4 ,! OLD PR9CE SEEM$ CONV9C$ NOT 
 ONLY ?AT ALL ! M5 ( ! DAY W]E M]E BABIES :O DID NOT KN[ ! ,A ,B 
 ,C ( W> OR ( POLITICS1 & ?AT ,BONAP>TE WAS AN 9SIGNIFICANT LITTLE 
 ,FR5*Y1 SUCCESSFUL ONLY BECAUSE !RE W]E NO LONG] ANY ,POTEMK9S OR 
 ,SUVOROVS LEFT TO OPPOSE HIM2 BUT HE WAS ALSO CONV9C$ ?AT !RE W]E NO 
 POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES 9 ,EUROPE & NO REAL W>1 BUT ONLY A SORT ( 
 PUPPET %[ AT :I* ! M5 ( ! DAY W]E PLAY+1 PRET5D+ TO DO 
 SOME?+ REAL4 ,PR9CE ,&REW GAILY BORE ) HIS FA!R'S RIDICULE ( ! 
 NEW M51 & DREW HIM ON & LI/5$ TO HIM ) EVID5T PLEASURE4 

0,! PA/ ALWAYS SEEMS GOOD10 SAID HE1 0BUT DID NOT ,SUVOROV HIMSELF FALL 
 9TO A TRAP ,MOREAU SET HIM1 & FROM :I* HE DID NOT KN[ H[ TO ESCAPE80 

0,:O TOLD Y\ ?AT8 ,:O80 CRI$ ! PR9CE4 0,SUVOROV60 ,& HE J]K$ AWAY 
 HIS PLATE1 :I* ,TIKHON BRISKLY CAU<T4 0,SUVOROV6444 ,CONSID]1 ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW4 ,TWO444 ,FR$]ICK & ,SUVOROV2 ,MOREAU6444 ,MOREAU W\LD HAVE BE5 A 
 PRISON] IF ,SUVOROV HAD HAD A FREE H&2 BUT HE HAD ! ,H(S-KRIEGS-WUR/-S*NAPPS-,RA? 
 ON HIS H&S4 ,IT W\LD HAVE PUZZL$ ! DEVIL HIMSELF6 ,:5 Y\ GET !RE 
 Y\'LL F9D \T :AT ?OSE ,H(S-KRIEGS-WUR/-,RA?S >E6 ,SUVOROV 
 C\LDN'T MANAGE !M SO :AT *ANCE HAS ,MI*AEL ,KUTUZOV8 ,NO1 MY DE> BOY10 
 HE CONT9U$1 0Y\ & Y\R G5]ALS WON'T GET ON AGA9/ ,BUONAP>TE2 
 Y\'LL HAVE TO CALL 9 ! ,FR5*1 SO ?AT BIRDS ( A FEA!R MAY FI<T 
 TOGE!R4 ,! ,G]MAN1 ,PAHL51 HAS BE5 S5T TO ,NEW ,YORK 9 ,AM]ICA1 TO 
 FET* ! ,FR5*MAN1 ,MOREAU10 HE SAID1 ALLUD+ TO ! 9VITATION MADE 
 ?AT YE> TO ,MOREAU TO 5T] ! ,RUSSIAN S]VICE4444 0,WOND]FUL6444 ,W]E 
 ! ,POTEMK9S1 ,SUVOROVS1 & ,ORLOVS ,G]MANS8 ,NO1 LAD1 EI!R Y\ FELL[S 
 HAVE ALL LO/ Y\R WITS1 OR ,I HAVE \TLIV$ M9E4 ,MAY ,GOD HELP Y\1 BUT 
 WE'LL SEE :AT WILL HAPP54 ,BUONAP>TE HAS BECOME A GREAT COMM&] AMONG 
 !M6 ,HMM64440 

0,I DON'T AT ALL SAY ?AT ALL ! PLANS >E GOOD10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0,I 
 AM ONLY SURPRIS$ AT Y\R OP9ION ( ,BONAP>TE4 ,Y\ MAY LAU< AS MU* AS 
 Y\ LIKE1 BUT ALL ! SAME ,BONAP>TE IS A GREAT G5]AL60 

0,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI*60 CRI$ ! OLD PR9CE TO ! >*ITECT :O1 BUSY ) 
 HIS ROA/ MEAT1 HOP$ HE HAD BE5 =GOTT53 0,DIDN'T ,I TELL Y\ ,BUONAP>TE 
 WAS A GREAT TACTICIAN8 ,H]E1 HE SAYS ! SAME ?+40 

0,TO BE SURE1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 REPLI$ ! >*ITECT4 

,! PR9CE AGA9 LAU<$ HIS FRIGID LAU<4 

0,BUONAP>TE WAS BORN ) A SILV] SPOON 9 HIS M\?4 ,HE HAS GOT SPL5DID 
 SOLDI]S4 ,BESIDES HE BEGAN BY ATTACK+ ,G]MANS4 ,& ONLY IDL]S HAVE 
 FAIL$ TO BEAT ! ,G]MANS4 ,S9CE ! WORLD BEGAN EV]YBODY HAS BEAT5 ! 
 ,G]MANS4 ,!Y BEAT NO ONE--EXCEPT ONE ANO!R4 ,HE MADE HIS REPUTATION 
 FI<T+ !M40 

,& ! PR9CE BEGAN EXPLA9+ ALL ! BLUND]S :I*1 ACCORD+ TO HIM1 
 ,BONAP>TE HAD MADE 9 HIS CAMPAIGNS & EV5 9 POLITICS4 ,HIS SON MADE NO 
 REJO9D]1 BUT IT WAS EVID5T ?AT :ATEV] >GUM5TS W]E PRES5T$ HE 
 WAS AS LITTLE ABLE AS HIS FA!R TO *ANGE HIS OP9ION4 ,HE LI/5$1 
 REFRA9+ FROM A REPLY1 & 9VOLUNT>ILY WOND]$ H[ ?IS OLD MAN1 
 LIV+ ALONE 9 ! C\NTRY = SO MANY YE>S1 C\LD KN[ & DISCUSS SO 
 M9UTELY & ACUTELY ALL ! REC5T ,EUROPEAN MILIT>Y & POLITICAL 
 EV5TS4 

0,Y\ ?9K ,I'M AN OLD MAN & DON'T UND]/& ! PRES5T /ATE ( 
 AFFAIRS80 CONCLUD$ HIS FA!R4 0,BUT IT TR\BLES ME4 ,I DON'T SLEEP AT 
 NI<T4 ,COME N[1 :]E HAS ?IS GREAT COMM&] ( Y\RS %[N HIS SKILL80 
 HE CONCLUD$4 

0,?AT W\LD TAKE TOO LONG TO TELL10 ANSW]$ ! SON4 

0,WELL1 !N GO (F TO Y\R ,BUONAP>TE6 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE1 H]E'S 
 ANO!R ADMIR] ( ?AT P[D]-MONKEY EMP]OR ( Y\RS10 HE EXCLAIM$ 9 
 EXCELL5T ,FR5*4 

0,Y\ KN[1 ,PR9CE1 ,I AM NOT A ,BONAP>TI/60 

0,DIEU SAIT QU& REVI5DRA40 HUMM$ ! PR9CE \T ( TUNE &1 
 ) A LAU< /ILL MORE SO1 HE QUITT$ ! TABLE4 

,! LITTLE PR9CESS DUR+ ! :OLE DISCUSSION & ! RE/ ( ! D9N] 
 SAT SIL5T1 GLANC+ ) A FRI<T5$ LOOK N[ AT H] FA!R-9-LAW & 
 N[ AT ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 ,:5 !Y LEFT ! TABLE %E TOOK H] 
 SI/]-9-LAW'S >M & DREW H] 9TO ANO!R ROOM4 

0,:AT A CLEV] MAN Y\R FA!R IS10 SAID %E2 0P]HAPS ?AT IS :Y ,I AM 
 AFRAID ( HIM40 

0,OH1 HE IS SO K9D60 ANSW]$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 

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