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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,JU/ !N ANO!R VISITOR 5T]$ ! DRAW+ ROOM3 ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 ,BOLKONSKI1 ! LITTLE PR9CESS' HUSB&4 ,HE WAS A V]Y H&SOME Y\NG MAN1 
 ( M$IUM HEI<T1 ) FIRM1 CLE>CUT FEATURES4 ,EV]Y?+ AB\T HIM1 FROM 
 HIS WE>Y1 BOR$ EXPRESSION TO HIS QUIET1 MEASUR$ /EP1 (F]$ A MO/ 
 /RIK+ CONTRA/ TO HIS QUIET1 LITTLE WIFE4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT HE NOT 
 ONLY KNEW EV]YONE 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM1 BUT HAD F\ND !M TO BE SO 
 TIRESOME ?AT IT WE>I$ HIM TO LOOK AT OR LI/5 TO !M4 ,& AMONG ALL 
 !SE FACES ?AT HE F\ND SO T$I\S1 NONE SEEM$ TO BORE HIM SO MU* AS 
 ?AT ( HIS PRETTY WIFE4 ,HE TURN$ AWAY FROM H] ) A GRIMACE ?AT 
 DI/ORT$ HIS H&SOME FACE1 KISS$ ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S H&1 & SCREW+ UP 
 HIS EYES SCANN$ ! :OLE COMPANY4 

0,Y\ >E (F TO ! W>1 ,PR9CE80 SAID ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 

0,G5]AL ,KUTUZOV10 SAID ,BOLKONSKI1 SPEAK+ ,FR5* & /RESS+ ! LA/ 
 SYLLABLE ( ! G5]AL'S NAME LIKE A ,FR5*MAN1 0HAS BE5 PLEAS$ TO TAKE 
 ME AS AN AIDE-DE-CAMP44440 

0,& ,LISE1 Y\R WIFE80 

0,%E WILL GO TO ! C\NTRY40 

0,>E Y\ NOT A%AM$ TO DEPRIVE US ( Y\R *>M+ WIFE80 

0,&RE10 SAID HIS WIFE1 ADDRESS+ H] HUSB& 9 ! SAME 
 COQUETTI% MANN] 9 :I* %E SPOKE TO O!R M51 0! VICOMTE HAS BE5 
 TELL+ US SU* A TALE AB\T ,MADEMOISELLE ,GEORGE & ,BUONAP>TE60 

,PR9CE ,&REW SCREW$ UP HIS EYES & TURN$ AWAY4 ,PI]RE1 :O FROM ! 
 MOM5T ,PR9CE ,&REW 5T]$ ! ROOM HAD WAT*$ HIM ) GLAD1 
 AFFECTIONATE EYES1 N[ CAME UP & TOOK HIS >M4 ,BE=E HE LOOK$ R\ND 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW FR[N$ AGA91 EXPRESS+ HIS ANNOYANCE ) :OEV] WAS 
 T\*+ HIS >M1 BUT :5 HE SAW ,PI]RE'S BEAM+ FACE HE GAVE HIM AN 
 UNEXPECT$LY K9D & PLEASANT SMILE4 

0,!RE N[6444 ,SO Y\1 TOO1 >E 9 ! GREAT WORLD80 SAID HE TO ,PI]RE4 

0,I KNEW Y\ W\LD BE H]E10 REPLI$ ,PI]RE4 0,I WILL COME TO SUPP] ) 
 Y\4 ,MAY ,I80 HE ADD$ 9 A L[ VOICE SO AS NOT TO DI/URB ! VICOMTE :O 
 WAS CONT9U+ HIS /ORY4 

0,NO1 IMPOSSIBLE60 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 LAU<+ & PRESS+ ,PI]RE'S H& 
 TO %[ ?AT !RE WAS NO NE$ TO ASK ! QUE/ION4 ,HE WI%$ TO SAY 
 SOME?+ MORE1 BUT AT ?AT MOM5T ,PR9CE ,VASILI & HIS DAU<T] GOT UP 
 TO GO & ! TWO Y\NG M5 ROSE TO LET !M PASS4 

0,Y\ MU/ EXCUSE ME1 DE> ,VICOMTE10 SAID ,PR9CE ,VASILI TO ! ,FR5*MAN1 
 HOLD+ HIM D[N BY ! SLEEVE 9 A FRI5DLY WAY TO PREV5T HIS RIS+4 
 0,?IS UN=TUNATE FETE AT ! AMBASSADOR'S DEPRIVES ME ( A PLEASURE1 & 
 OBLIGES ME TO 9T]RUPT Y\4 ,I AM V]Y SORRY TO LEAVE Y\R 5*ANT+ 
 P>TY10 SAID HE1 TURN+ TO ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 

,HIS DAU<T]1 ,PR9CESS ,HEL5E1 PASS$ BETWE5 ! *AIRS1 LI<TLY HOLD+ 
 UP ! FOLDS ( H] DRESS1 & ! SMILE %ONE /ILL MORE RADIANTLY ON H] 
 BEAUTIFUL FACE4 ,PI]RE GAZ$ AT H] ) RAPTUR\S1 ALMO/ FRI<T5$1 
 EYES AS %E PASS$ HIM4 

0,V]Y LOVELY10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,V]Y10 SAID ,PI]RE4 

,9 PASS+ ,PR9CE ,VASILI SEIZ$ ,PI]RE'S H& & SAID TO ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA3 
 0,$UCATE ?IS BE> = ME6 ,HE HAS BE5 /AY+ ) ME A :OLE MON? & 
 ?IS IS ! FIR/ TIME ,I HAVE SE5 HIM 9 SOCIETY4 ,NO?+ IS SO NECESS>Y 
 = A Y\NG MAN AS ! SOCIETY ( CLEV] WOM540 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA SMIL$ & PROMIS$ TO TAKE ,PI]RE 9 H&4 ,%E KNEW HIS 
 FA!R TO BE A CONNECTION ( ,PR9CE ,VASILI'S4 ,! ELD]LY LADY :O HAD 
 BE5 SITT+ ) ! OLD AUNT ROSE HURRI$LY & OV]TOOK ,PR9CE ,VASILI 
 9 ! ANT]OOM4 ,ALL ! AFFECTATION ( 9T]E/ %E HAD ASSUM$ HAD LEFT 
 H] K9DLY & TE>-WORN FACE & IT N[ EXPRESS$ ONLY ANXIETY & FE>4 

0,H[ AB\T MY SON ,BORIS1 ,PR9CE80 SAID %E1 HURRY+ AFT] HIM 9TO ! 
 ANT]OOM4 0,I CAN'T REMA9 ANY LONG] 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,TELL ME :AT NEWS ,I 
 MAY TAKE BACK TO MY POOR BOY40 

,AL?\< ,PR9CE ,VASILI LI/5$ RELUCTANTLY & NOT V]Y POLITELY TO ! 
 ELD]LY LADY1 EV5 BETRAY+ SOME IMPATI5CE1 %E GAVE HIM AN +RATIAT+ 
 & APPEAL+ SMILE1 & TOOK HIS H& ?AT HE MI<T NOT GO AWAY4 

0,:AT W\LD IT CO/ Y\ TO SAY A WORD TO ! ,EMP]OR1 & !N HE W\LD BE 
 TRANSF]R$ TO ! ,GU>DS AT ONCE80 SAID %E4 

0,BELIEVE ME1 ,PR9CESS1 ,I AM READY TO DO ALL ,I CAN10 ANSW]$ ,PR9CE 
 ,VASILI1 0BUT IT IS DIFFICULT = ME TO ASK ! ,EMP]OR4 ,I %\LD ADVISE 
 Y\ TO APPEAL TO ,RUMYANTSEV ?R\< ,PR9CE ,GOLITSYN4 ,?AT W\LD BE ! 
 BE/ WAY40 

,! ELD]LY LADY WAS A ,PR9CESS ,DRUBETSKAYA1 BELONG+ TO ONE ( ! BE/ 
 FAMILIES 9 ,RUSSIA1 BUT %E WAS POOR1 & HAV+ LONG BE5 \T ( SOCIETY 
 HAD LO/ H] =M] 9FLU5TIAL CONNECTIONS4 ,%E HAD N[ COME TO 
 ,PET]SBURG TO PROCURE AN APPO9TM5T 9 ! ,GU>DS = H] ONLY SON4 ,IT 
 WAS1 9 FACT1 SOLELY TO MEET ,PR9CE ,VASILI ?AT %E HAD OBTA9$ AN 
 9VITATION TO ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S RECEPTION & HAD SAT LI/5+ TO ! 
 VICOMTE'S /ORY4 ,PR9CE ,VASILI'S WORDS FRI<T5$ H]1 AN EMBITT]$ LOOK 
 CL\D$ H] ONCE H&SOME FACE1 BUT ONLY = A MOM5T2 !N %E SMIL$ 
 AGA9 & CLUT*$ ,PR9CE ,VASILI'S >M MORE TI<TLY4 

0,LI/5 TO ME1 ,PR9CE10 SAID %E4 0,I HAVE NEV] YET ASK$ Y\ = ANY?+ 
 & ,I NEV] WILL AGA91 NOR HAVE ,I EV] REM9D$ Y\ ( MY FA!R'S 
 FRI5D%IP = Y\2 BUT N[ ,I 5TREAT Y\ = ,GOD'S SAKE TO DO ?IS = MY 
 SON--& ,I %ALL ALWAYS REG>D Y\ AS A B5EFACTOR10 %E ADD$ 
 HURRI$LY4 0,NO1 DON'T BE ANGRY1 BUT PROMISE6 ,I HAVE ASK$ ,GOLITSYN & HE 
 HAS REFUS$4 ,BE ! K9DHE>T$ MAN Y\ ALWAYS W]E10 %E SAID1 TRY+ TO 
 SMILE ?\< TE>S W]E 9 H] EYES4 

0,PAPA1 WE %ALL BE LATE10 SAID ,PR9CESS ,HEL5E1 TURN+ H] BEAUTIFUL HEAD 
 & LOOK+ OV] H] CLASSICALLY MOLD$ %\LD] AS %E /OOD WAIT+ BY 
 ! DOOR4 

,9FLU5CE 9 SOCIETY1 H[EV]1 IS A CAPITAL :I* HAS TO BE ECONOMIZ$ IF 
 IT IS TO LA/4 ,PR9CE ,VASILI KNEW ?IS1 & HAV+ ONCE REALIZ$ ?AT IF 
 HE ASK$ ON BEHALF ( ALL :O BEGG$ ( HIM1 HE W\LD SOON BE UNABLE TO 
 ASK = HIMSELF1 HE BECAME *>Y ( US+ HIS 9FLU5CE4 ,BUT 9 ,PR9CESS 
 ,DRUBETSKAYA'S CASE HE FELT1 AFT] H] SECOND APPEAL1 SOME?+ LIKE QUALMS 
 ( CONSCI5CE4 ,%E HAD REM9D$ HIM ( :AT WAS QUITE TRUE2 HE HAD BE5 
 9DEBT$ TO H] FA!R = ! FIR/ /EPS 9 HIS C>E]4 ,MOREOV]1 HE 
 C\LD SEE BY H] MANN]S ?AT %E WAS ONE ( ?OSE WOM5--MO/LY 
 MO!RS--:O1 HAV+ ONCE MADE UP !IR M9DS1 WILL NOT RE/ UNTIL 
 !Y HAVE GA9$ !IR 5D1 & >E PREP>$ IF NECESS>Y TO GO ON 
 9SI/+ DAY AFT] DAY & H\R AFT] H\R1 & EV5 TO MAKE SC5ES4 ,?IS 
 LA/ CONSID]ATION MOV$ HIM4 

0,MY DE> ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA10 SAID HE ) HIS USUAL FAMILI>ITY & 
 WE>9ESS ( TONE1 0IT IS ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE = ME TO DO :AT Y\ ASK2 BUT 
 TO PROVE MY DEVOTION TO Y\ & H[ ,I RESPECT Y\R FA!R'S MEMORY1 ,I WILL 
 DO ! IMPOSSIBLE--Y\R SON %ALL BE TRANSF]R$ TO ! ,GU>DS4 ,H]E 
 IS MY H& ON IT4 ,>E Y\ SATISFI$80 

0,MY DE> B5EFACTOR6 ,?IS IS :AT ,I EXPECT$ FROM Y\--,I KNEW Y\R 
 K9DNESS60 ,HE TURN$ TO GO4 

0,WAIT--JU/ A WORD6 ,:5 HE HAS BE5 TRANSF]R$ TO ! ,GU>DS4440 
 %E FALT]$4 0,Y\ >E ON GOOD T]MS ) ,MI*AEL ,IL>IONOVI* ,KUTUZOV 444 
 RECOMM5D ,BORIS TO HIM AS ADJUTANT6 ,!N ,I %ALL BE AT RE/1 & !N4440 

,PR9CE ,VASILI SMIL$4 

0,NO1 ,I WON'T PROMISE ?AT4 ,Y\ DON'T KN[ H[ ,KUTUZOV IS PE/]$ S9CE 
 HIS APPO9TM5T AS ,COMM&] 9 ,*IEF4 ,HE TOLD ME HIMSELF ?AT ALL ! 
 ,MOSC[ LADIES HAVE CONSPIR$ TO GIVE HIM ALL !IR SONS AS ADJUTANTS40 

0,NO1 BUT DO PROMISE6 ,I WON'T LET Y\ GO6 ,MY DE> B5EFACTOR4440 

0,PAPA10 SAID HIS BEAUTIFUL DAU<T] 9 ! SAME TONE AS BE=E1 0WE %ALL 
 BE LATE40 

0,WELL1 AU REVOIR6 ,GOOD-BY6 ,Y\ HE> H]80 

0,!N TOMORR[ Y\ WILL SPEAK TO ! ,EMP]OR80 

0,C]TA9LY2 BUT AB\T ,KUTUZOV1 ,I DON'T PROMISE40 

0,DO PROMISE1 DO PROMISE1 ,VASILI60 CRI$ ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA AS HE W5T1 ) 
 ! SMILE ( A COQUETTI% GIRL1 :I* AT ONE TIME PROBABLY CAME NATURALLY 
 TO H]1 BUT WAS N[ V]Y ILL-SUIT$ TO H] C>EWORN FACE4 

,APP>5TLY %E HAD =GOTT5 H] AGE & BY =CE ( HABIT EMPLOY$ ALL 
 ! OLD FEM99E >TS4 ,BUT AS SOON AS ! PR9CE HAD GONE H] FACE RESUM$ 
 ITS =M] COLD1 >TIFICIAL EXPRESSION4 ,%E RETURN$ TO ! GR\P :]E 
 ! VICOMTE WAS /ILL TALK+1 & AGA9 PRET5D$ TO LI/51 :ILE 
 WAIT+ TILL IT W\LD BE TIME TO LEAVE4 ,H] TASK WAS ACCOMPLI%$4 

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