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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] H] FA!R'S FUN]AL ,PR9CESS ,M>Y %UT H]SELF UP 9 H] ROOM & 
 DID NOT ADMIT ANYONE4 ,A MAID CAME TO ! DOOR TO SAY ?AT ,ALPATY* WAS 
 ASK+ = ORD]S AB\T !IR DEP>TURE4 7,?IS WAS BE=E HIS TALK ) 
 ,DRON47 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y RAIS$ H]SELF ON ! S(A ON :I* %E HAD BE5 
 LY+ & REPLI$ ?R\< ! CLOS$ DOOR ?AT %E DID NOT MEAN TO GO AWAY 
 & BEGG$ TO BE LEFT 9 PEACE4 

,! W9D[S ( ! ROOM 9 :I* %E WAS LY+ LOOK$ WE/W>D4 ,%E LAY ON 
 ! S(A ) H] FACE TO ! WALL1 F+]+ ! BUTTONS ( ! LEA!R 
 CU%ION & SEE+ NO?+ BUT ?AT CU%ION1 & H] CONFUS$ ?\<TS 
 W]E C5T]$ ON ONE SUBJECT--! IRREVOCABILITY ( DEA? & H] [N 
 SPIRITUAL BAS5ESS1 :I* %E HAD NOT SUSPECT$1 BUT :I* HAD %[N 
 ITSELF DUR+ H] FA!R'S ILLNESS4 ,%E WI%$ TO PRAY BUT DID NOT D>E 
 TO1 D>$ NOT 9 H] PRES5T /ATE ( M9D ADDRESS H]SELF TO ,GOD4 ,%E LAY 
 = A LONG TIME 9 ?AT POSITION4 

,! SUN HAD REA*$ ! O!R SIDE ( ! H\SE1 & ITS SLANT+ RAYS 
 %ONE 9TO ! OP5 W9D[1 LI<T+ UP ! ROOM & P>T ( ! MOROCCO 
 CU%ION AT :I* ,PR9CESS ,M>Y WAS LOOK+4 ,! FL[ ( H] ?\<TS 
 SUDD5LY /OPP$4 ,UNCONSCI\SLY %E SAT UP1 SMOO!D H] HAIR1 GOT UP1 & 
 W5T TO ! W9D[1 9VOLUNT>ILY 9HAL+ ! FRE%NESS ( ! CLE> BUT 
 W9DY EV5+4 

0,YES1 Y\ CAN WELL 5JOY ! EV5+ N[6 ,HE IS GONE & NO ONE WILL 
 H9D] Y\10 %E SAID TO H]SELF1 & S9K+ 9TO A *AIR %E LET H] 
 HEAD FALL ON ! W9D[ SILL4 

,SOMEONE SPOKE H] NAME 9 A S(T & T5D] VOICE FROM ! G>D5 & 
 KISS$ H] HEAD4 ,%E LOOK$ UP4 ,IT WAS ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE 9 A BLACK 
 DRESS & WEEP]S4 ,%E S(TLY APPROA*$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 SI<$1 KISS$ 
 H]1 & IMM$IATELY BEGAN TO CRY4 ,! PR9CESS LOOK$ UP AT H]4 ,ALL 
 !IR =M] DI%>MONY & H] [N JEAL\SY RECURR$ TO H] M9D4 ,BUT %E 
 REMEMB]$ TOO H[ HE HAD *ANG$ ( LATE T[>D ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE 
 & C\LD NOT BE> TO SEE H]1 !REBY %[+ H[ UNJU/ W]E ! 
 REPROA*ES ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HAD M5TALLY ADDRESS$ TO H]4 0,BESIDES1 IS IT 
 = ME1 = ME :O DESIR$ HIS DEA?1 TO CONDEMN ANYONE80 %E ?\<T4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y VIVIDLY PICTUR$ TO H]SELF ! POSITION ( ,MADEMOISELLE 
 ,B\RI5NE1 :OM %E HAD ( LATE KEPT AT A DI/ANCE1 BUT :O YET WAS 
 DEP5D5T ON H] & LIV+ 9 H] H\SE4 ,%E FELT SORRY = H] & HELD 
 \T H] H& ) A GLANCE ( G5TLE 9QUIRY4 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE AT 
 ONCE BEGAN CRY+ AGA9 & KISS$ ?AT H&1 SPEAK+ ( ! PR9CESS' 
 SORR[ & MAK+ H]SELF A P>TN] 9 IT4 ,%E SAID H] ONLY CONSOLATION 
 WAS ! FACT ?AT ! PR9CESS ALL[$ H] TO %>E H] SORR[1 ?AT ALL 
 ! OLD MISUND]/&+S %\LD S9K 9TO NO?+ BUT ?IS GREAT GRIEF2 
 ?AT %E FELT H]SELF BLAMELESS 9 REG>D TO EV]YONE1 & ?AT HE1 FROM 
 ABOVE1 SAW H] AFFECTION & GRATITUDE4 ,! PR9CESS HE>D H]1 NOT 
 HE$+ H] WORDS BUT OCCASIONALLY LOOK+ UP AT H] & LI/5+ TO ! 
 S\ND ( H] VOICE4 

0,Y\R POSITION IS D\BLY T]RIBLE1 DE> PR9CESS10 SAID ,MADEMOISELLE 
 ,B\RI5NE AFT] A PAUSE4 0,I UND]/& ?AT Y\ C\LD NOT1 & CANNOT1 
 ?9K ( Y\RSELF1 BUT ) MY LOVE = Y\ ,I MU/ DO SO4444 ,HAS ,ALPATY* 
 BE5 TO Y\8 ,HAS HE SPOK5 TO Y\ ( GO+ AWAY80 %E ASK$4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y DID NOT ANSW]4 ,%E DID NOT UND]/& :O WAS TO GO OR 
 :]E TO4 0,IS IT POSSIBLE TO PLAN OR ?9K ( ANY?+ N[8 ,IS IT NOT ALL 
 ! SAME80 %E ?\<T1 & DID NOT REPLY4 

0,Y\ KN[1 *]E ,M>IE10 SAID ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE1 0?AT 
 WE >E 9 DANG]-->E SURR\ND$ BY ! ,FR5*4 ,IT W\LD BE DANG]\S TO MOVE 
 N[4 ,IF WE GO WE >E ALMO/ SURE TO BE TAK5 PRISON]S1 & ,GOD KN[S4440 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y LOOK$ AT H] COMPANION )\T UND]/&+ :AT %E WAS 
 TALK+ AB\T4 

0,OH1 IF ANYONE KNEW H[ LITTLE ANY?+ MATT]S TO ME N[10 %E SAID4 0,( 
 C\RSE ,I W\LD ON NO ACC\NT WI% TO GO AWAY FROM HIM4444 ,ALPATY* DID SAY 
 SOME?+ AB\T GO+4444 ,SPEAK TO HIM2 ,I CAN DO NO?+1 NO?+1 & 
 DON'T WANT TO44440 

0,I'VE SPOK5 TO HIM4 ,HE HOPES WE %\LD BE 9 TIME TO GET AWAY TOMORR[1 
 BUT ,I ?9K IT W\LD N[ BE BETT] TO /AY H]E10 SAID ,MADEMOISELLE 
 ,B\RI5NE4 0,BECAUSE1 Y\ WILL AGREE1 *]E ,M>IE1 TO FALL 9TO ! 
 H&S ( ! SOLDI]S OR ( RIOT\S PEASANTS W\LD BE T]RIBLE40 

,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE TOOK FROM H] RETICULE A PROCLAMATION 7NOT PR9T$ 
 ON ORD9>Y ,RUSSIAN PAP]7 ( ,G5]AL ,RAMEAU'S1 TELL+ PEOPLE NOT TO 
 LEAVE !IR HOMES & ?AT ! ,FR5* AU?ORITIES W\LD AF=D !M PROP] 
 PROTECTION4 ,%E H&$ ?IS TO ! PR9CESS4 

0,I ?9K IT W\LD BE BE/ TO APPEAL TO ?AT G5]AL10 %E CONT9U$1 0& 
 ,I AM SURE ?AT ALL DUE RESPECT W\LD BE %[N Y\40 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y READ ! PAP]1 & H] FACE BEGAN TO QUIV] ) /IFL$ 
 SOBS4 

0,FROM :OM DID Y\ GET ?IS80 %E ASK$4 

0,!Y PROBABLY RECOGNIZ$ ?AT ,I AM ,FR5*1 BY MY NAME10 REPLI$ 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE BLU%+4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 ) ! PAP] 9 H] H&1 ROSE FROM ! W9D[ & ) A 
 PALE FACE W5T \T ( ! ROOM & 9TO :AT HAD BE5 ,PR9CE ,&REW'S 
 /UDY4 

0,DUNYA%A1 S5D ,ALPATY*1 OR ,DRONU%KA1 OR SOMEBODY TO ME60 %E SAID1 0& 
 TELL ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE NOT TO COME TO ME10 %E ADD$1 HE>+ 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE'S VOICE4 0,WE MU/ GO AT ONCE1 AT ONCE60 %E SAID1 
 APPALL$ AT ! ?\<T ( BE+ LEFT 9 ! H&S ( ! ,FR5*4 

0,IF ,PR9CE ,&REW HE>D ?AT ,I WAS 9 ! P[] ( ! ,FR5*6 ,?AT ,I1 ! 
 DAU<T] ( ,PR9CE ,NI*OLAS ,BOLKONSKI1 ASK$ ,G5]AL ,RAMEAU = PROTECTION 
 & ACCEPT$ HIS FAVOR60 ,?IS IDEA HORRIFI$ H]1 MADE H] %UDD]1 BLU%1 
 & FEEL SU* A RU% ( ANG] & PRIDE AS %E HAD NEV] EXP]I5C$ 
 BE=E4 ,ALL ?AT WAS DI/RESS+1 & ESPECIALLY ALL ?AT WAS HUMILIAT+1 
 9 H] POSITION ROSE VIVIDLY TO H] M9D4 0,!Y1 ! ,FR5*1 W\LD SETTLE 
 9 ?IS H\SE3 ,M4 LE ,G5]AL ,RAMEAU W\LD OCCUPY ,PR9CE ,&REW'S /UDY & 
 AMUSE HIMSELF BY LOOK+ ?R\< & READ+ HIS LETT]S & PAP]S4 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE W\LD DO ! HONORS ( ,BOGU*>OVO = HIM4 ,I 
 %\LD BE GIV5 A SMALL ROOM AS A FAVOR1 ! SOLDI]S W\LD VIOLATE MY 
 FA!R'S NEWLY DUG GRAVE TO /EAL HIS CROSSES & />S1 !Y W\LD TELL 
 ME ( !IR VICTORIES OV] ! ,RUSSIANS1 & W\LD PRET5D TO SYMPA?IZE 
 ) MY SORR[4440 ?\<T ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 NOT ?9K+ H] [N ?\<TS 
 BUT FEEL+ B\ND TO ?9K LIKE H] FA!R & H] BRO!R4 ,= H]SELF 
 %E DID NOT C>E :]E %E REMA9$ OR :AT HAPP5$ TO H]1 BUT %E FELT 
 H]SELF ! REPRES5TATIVE ( H] DEAD FA!R & ( ,PR9CE ,&REW4 
 ,9VOLUNT>ILY %E ?\<T !IR ?\<TS & FELT !IR FEEL+S4 ,:AT 
 !Y W\LD HAVE SAID & :AT !Y W\LD HAVE DONE %E FELT B\ND TO SAY 
 & DO4 ,%E W5T 9TO ,PR9CE ,&REW'S /UDY1 TRY+ TO 5T] COMPLETELY 
 9TO HIS IDEAS1 & CONSID]$ H] POSITION4 

,! DEM&S ( LIFE1 :I* HAD SEEM$ TO H] ANNIHILAT$ BY H] FA!R'S 
 DEA?1 ALL AT ONCE ROSE BE=E H] ) A NEW1 PREVI\SLY UNKN[N =CE 
 & TOOK POSSESSION ( H]4 

,AGITAT$ & FLU%$ %E PAC$ ! ROOM1 S5D+ N[ = ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI* 
 & N[ = ,TIKHON OR ,DRON4 ,DUNYA%A1 ! NURSE1 & ! O!R MAIDS C\LD 
 NOT SAY 9 H[ F> ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE'S /ATEM5T WAS CORRECT4 
 ,ALPATY* WAS NOT AT HOME1 HE HAD GONE TO ! POLICE4 ,NEI!R C\LD ! 
 >*ITECT ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI*1 :O ON BE+ S5T = CAME 9 ) SLEEPY 
 EYES1 TELL ,PR9CESS ,M>Y ANY?+4 ,) JU/ ! SAME SMILE ( AGREEM5T 
 ) :I* = FIFTE5 YE>S HE HAD BE5 ACCU/OM$ TO ANSW] ! OLD 
 PR9CE )\T EXPRESS+ VIEWS ( HIS [N1 HE N[ REPLI$ TO ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y1 SO ?AT NO?+ DEF9ITE C\LD BE GOT FROM HIS ANSW]S4 ,! OLD 
 VALET ,TIKHON1 ) SUNK51 EMACIAT$ FACE ?AT BORE ! /AMP ( 
 9CONSOLABLE GRIEF1 REPLI$3 0,YES1 ,PR9CESS0 TO ALL ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S 
 QUE/IONS & H>DLY REFRA9$ FROM SOBB+ AS HE LOOK$ AT H]4 

,AT L5G? ,DRON1 ! VILLAGE ,ELD]1 5T]$ ! ROOM & ) A DEEP B[ TO 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y CAME TO A HALT BY ! DOORPO/4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y WALK$ UP & D[N ! ROOM & /OPP$ 9 FRONT ( HIM4 

0,DRONU%KA10 %E SAID1 REG>D+ AS A SURE FRI5D ?IS ,DRONU%KA :O 
 ALWAYS US$ TO BR+ A SPECIAL K9D ( G+]BREAD FROM HIS VISIT TO ! 
 FAIR AT ,VYAZMA EV]Y YE> & SMIL+LY (F] IT TO H]1 0,DRONU%KA1 N[ 
 S9CE \R MIS=TUNE4440 %E BEGAN1 BUT C\LD NOT GO ON4 

0,WE >E ALL 9 ,GOD'S H&S10 SAID HE1 ) A SI<4 

,!Y W]E SIL5T = A :ILE4 

0,DRONU%KA1 ,ALPATY* HAS GONE (F SOME:]E & ,I HAVE NO ONE TO TURN TO4 
 ,IS IT TRUE1 AS !Y TELL ME1 ?AT ,I CAN'T EV5 GO AWAY80 

0,:Y %\LDN'T Y\ GO AWAY1 Y\R EXCELL5CY8 ,Y\ CAN GO10 SAID ,DRON4 

0,I WAS TOLD IT W\LD BE DANG]\S BECAUSE ( ! 5EMY4 ,DE> FRI5D1 ,I CAN 
 DO NO?+4 ,I UND]/& NO?+4 ,I HAVE NOBODY6 ,I WANT TO GO AWAY TONI<T 
 OR E>LY TOMORR[ MORN+40 

,DRON PAUS$4 ,HE LOOK$ ASKANCE AT ,PR9CESS ,M>Y & SAID3 0,!RE >E NO 
 HORSES2 ,I TOLD ,YAKOV ,ALPATY* SO40 

0,:Y >E !RE NONE80 ASK$ ! PR9CESS4 

0,IT'S ALL ,GOD'S SC\RGE10 SAID ,DRON4 0,:AT HORSES WE HAD HAVE BE5 TAK5 
 = ! >MY OR HAVE DI$--?IS IS SU* A YE>6 ,IT'S NOT A CASE ( 
 FE$+ HORSES--WE MAY DIE ( HUNG] \RSELVES6 ,AS IT IS1 SOME GO 
 ?REE DAYS )\T EAT+4 ,WE'VE NO?+1 WE'VE BE5 RU9$40 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY TO :AT HE TOLD H]4 

0,! PEASANTS >E RU9$8 ,!Y HAVE NO BREAD80 %E ASK$4 

0,!Y'RE DY+ ( HUNG]10 SAID ,DRON4 0,IT'S NOT A CASE ( C>T+40 

0,BUT :Y DIDN'T Y\ TELL ME1 ,DRONU%KA8 ,ISN'T IT POSSIBLE TO HELP !M8 
 ,I'LL DO ALL ,I CAN44440 

,TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y IT WAS /RANGE ?AT N[1 AT A MOM5T :5 SU* SORR[ WAS 
 FILL+ H] S\L1 !RE C\LD BE RI* PEOPLE & POOR1 & ! RI* C\LD 
 REFRA9 FROM HELP+ ! POOR4 ,%E HAD HE>D VAGUELY ?AT !RE WAS SU* A 
 ?+ AS 0L&LORD'S CORN0 :I* WAS SOMETIMES GIV5 TO ! PEASANTS4 ,%E 
 ALSO KNEW ?AT NEI!R H] FA!R NOR H] BRO!R W\LD REFUSE TO HELP ! 
 PEASANTS 9 NE$1 %E ONLY FE>$ TO MAKE SOME MI/AKE 9 SPEAK+ AB\T 
 ! DI/RIBUTION ( ! GRA9 %E WI%$ TO GIVE4 ,%E WAS GLAD SU* C>ES 
 PRES5T$ !MSELVES1 5ABL+ H] )\T SCRUPLE TO =GET H] [N 
 GRIEF4 ,%E BEGAN ASK+ ,DRON AB\T ! PEASANTS' NE$S & :AT !RE WAS 
 9 ,BOGU*>OVO ?AT BELONG$ TO ! L&LORD4 

0,BUT WE HAVE GRA9 BELONG+ TO MY BRO!R80 %E SAID4 

0,! L&LORD'S GRA9 IS ALL SAFE10 REPLI$ ,DRON PR\DLY4 0,\R PR9CE DID 
 NOT ORD] IT TO BE SOLD40 

0,GIVE IT TO ! PEASANTS1 LET !M HAVE ALL !Y NE$2 ,I GIVE Y\ LEAVE 9 
 MY BRO!R'S NAME10 SAID %E4 

,DRON MADE NO ANSW] BUT SI<$ DEEPLY4 

0,GIVE !M ?AT CORN IF !RE IS 5\< ( IT4 ,DI/RIBUTE IT ALL4 ,I GIVE 
 ?IS ORD] 9 MY BRO!R'S NAME2 & TELL !M ?AT :AT IS \RS IS 
 !IRS4 ,WE DO NOT GRUDGE !M ANY?+4 ,TELL !M SO40 

,DRON LOOK$ 9T5TLY AT ! PR9CESS :ILE %E WAS SPEAK+4 

0,DIS*>GE ME1 LITTLE MO!R1 = ,GOD'S SAKE6 ,ORD] ! KEYS TO BE TAK5 
 FROM ME10 SAID HE4 0,I HAVE S]V$ TW5TY-?REE YE>S & HAVE DONE NO 
 WRONG4 ,DIS*>GE ME1 = ,GOD'S SAKE60 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y DID NOT UND]/& :AT HE WANT$ ( H] OR :Y HE WAS 
 ASK+ TO BE DIS*>G$4 ,%E REPLI$ ?AT %E HAD NEV] D\BT$ HIS 
 DEVOTION & ?AT %E WAS READY TO DO ANY?+ = HIM & = ! 
 PEASANTS4 

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