,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #f #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,IT WAS LONG S9CE ! ,RO/OVS HAD NEWS ( ,NI*OLAS4 ,NOT TILL MIDW9T] WAS ! C\NT AT LA/ H&$ A LETT] ADDRESS$ 9 HIS SON'S H&WRIT+4 ,ON RECEIV+ IT1 HE RAN ON TIPTOE TO HIS /UDY 9 AL>M & HA/E1 TRY+ TO ESCAPE NOTICE1 CLOS$ ! DOOR1 & BEGAN TO READ ! LETT]4 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 :O ALWAYS KNEW EV]Y?+ ?AT PASS$ 9 ! H\SE1 ON HE>+ ( ! >RIVAL ( ! LETT] W5T S(TLY 9TO ! ROOM & F\ND ! C\NT ) IT 9 HIS H&1 SOBB+ & LAU<+ AT ! SAME TIME4 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 ?\< H] CIRCUM/ANCES HAD IMPROV$1 WAS /ILL LIV+ ) ! ,RO/OVS4 0,MY DE> FRI5D80 SAID %E1 9 A TONE ( PA!TIC 9QUIRY1 PREP>$ TO SYMPA?IZE 9 ANY WAY4 ,! C\NT SOBB$ YET MORE4 0,NIKOL5KA444 A LETT]444 WA444 A444 S444 W\ND$444 MY D>L+ BOY444 ! C\NTESS444 PROMOT$ TO BE AN (FIC]444 ?ANK ,GOD444 ,H[ TELL ! LITTLE C\NTESS60 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA SAT D[N BESIDE HIM1 ) H] [N H&K]*IEF WIP$ ! TE>S FROM HIS EYES & FROM ! LETT]1 !N HAV+ DRI$ H] [N EYES %E COM=T$ ! C\NT1 & DECID$ ?AT AT D9N] & TILL TEATIME %E W\LD PREP>E ! C\NTESS1 & AFT] TEA1 ) ,GOD'S HELP1 W\LD 9=M H]4 ,AT D9N] ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA TALK$ ! :OLE TIME AB\T ! W> NEWS & AB\T ,NIKOL5KA1 TWICE ASK$ :5 ! LA/ LETT] HAD BE5 RECEIV$ FROM HIM1 ?\< %E KNEW ?AT ALREADY1 & REM>K$ ?AT !Y MIS FROM ! BEG9N+ ( ! MEAL & WAS C]TA9 ?AT !RE WAS SOME SECRET BETWE5 H] FA!R & ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 ?AT IT HAD SOME?+ TO DO ) H] BRO!R1 & ?AT ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA WAS PREP>+ !M = IT4 ,BOLD AS %E WAS1 ,NATA%A1 :O KNEW H[ S5SITIVE H] MO!R WAS TO ANY?+ RELAT+ TO ,NIKOL5KA1 DID NOT V5TURE TO ASK ANY QUE/IONS AT D9N]1 BUT %E WAS TOO EXCIT$ TO EAT ANY?+ & KEPT WRIGGL+ AB\T ON H] *AIR REG>DLESS ( H] GOV]NESS' REM>KS4 ,AFT] D9N]1 %E RU%$ HEADLONG AFT] ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA &1 DA%+ AT H]1 FLUNG H]SELF ON H] NECK AS SOON AS %E OV]TOOK H] 9 ! SITT+ ROOM4 0,AUNTIE1 D>L+1 DO TELL ME :AT IT IS60 0,NO?+1 MY DE>40 0,NO1 DE>E/1 SWEET ONE1 HONEY1 ,I WON'T GIVE UP--,I KN[ Y\ KN[ SOME?+40 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA %OOK H] HEAD4 0,Y\ >E A LITTLE SLYBOOTS10 %E SAID4 0,A LETT] FROM ,NIKOL5KA6 ,I'M SURE ( IT60 EXCLAIM$ ,NATA%A1 READ+ CONFIRMATION 9 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA'S FACE4 0,BUT = ,GOD'S SAKE1 BE C>EFUL1 Y\ KN[ H[ IT MAY AFFECT Y\R MAMA40 0,I WILL1 ,I WILL1 ONLY TELL ME6 ,Y\ WON'T8 ,!N ,I WILL GO & TELL AT ONCE40 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 9 A FEW WORDS1 TOLD H] ! CONT5TS ( ! LETT]1 ON CONDITION ?AT %E %\LD TELL NO ONE4 0,NO1 ON MY TRUE WORD ( HONOR10 SAID ,NATA%A1 CROSS+ H]SELF1 0,I WON'T TELL ANYONE60 & %E RAN (F AT ONCE TO ,SONYA4 0,NIKOL5KA444 W\ND$444 A LETT]10 %E ANN\NC$ 9 GLEEFUL TRIUMPH4 0,NI*OLAS60 WAS ALL ,SONYA SAID1 9/ANTLY TURN+ :ITE4 ,NATA%A1 SEE+ ! IMPRESSION ! NEWS ( H] BRO!R'S W\ND PRODUC$ ON ,SONYA1 FELT = ! FIR/ TIME ! SORR[FUL SIDE ( ! NEWS4 ,%E RU%$ TO ,SONYA1 HUGG$ H]1 & BEGAN TO CRY4 0,A LITTLE W\ND1 BUT HE HAS BE5 MADE AN (FIC]2 HE IS WELL N[1 HE WROTE HIMSELF10 SAID %E ?R\< H] TE>S4 0,!RE N[6 ,IT'S TRUE ?AT ALL Y\ WOM5 >E CRYBABIES10 REM>K$ ,PETYA1 PAC+ ! ROOM ) L>GE1 RESOLUTE /RIDES4 0,N[ ,I'M V]Y GLAD1 V]Y GLAD 9DE$1 ?AT MY BRO!R HAS DI/+UI%$ HIMSELF SO4 ,Y\ >E ALL BLUBB]]S & UND]/& NO?+40 ,NATA%A SMIL$ ?R\< H] TE>S4 0,Y\ HAV5'T READ ! LETT]80 ASK$ ,SONYA4 0,NO1 BUT %E SAID ?AT IT WAS ALL OV] & ?AT HE'S N[ AN (FIC]40 0,?ANK ,GOD60 SAID ,SONYA1 CROSS+ H]SELF4 0,BUT P]HAPS %E DECEIV$ Y\4 ,LET US GO TO ,MAMA40 ,PETYA PAC$ ! ROOM 9 SIL5CE = A TIME4 0,IF ,I'D BE5 9 ,NIKOL5KA'S PLACE ,I W\LD HAVE KILL$ EV5 MORE ( ?OSE ,FR5*M510 HE SAID4 0,:AT NA/Y BRUTES !Y >E6 ,I'D HAVE KILL$ SO MANY ?AT !RE'D HAVE BE5 A HEAP ( !M40 0,HOLD Y\R TONGUE1 ,PETYA1 :AT A GOOSE Y\ >E60 0,I'M NOT A GOOSE1 BUT !Y >E :O CRY AB\T TRIFLES10 SAID ,PETYA4 0,DO Y\ REMEMB] HIM80 ,NATA%A SUDD5LY ASK$1 AFT] A MOM5T'S SIL5CE4 ,SONYA SMIL$4 0,DO ,I REMEMB] ,NI*OLAS80 0,NO1 ,SONYA1 BUT DO Y\ REMEMB] SO ?AT Y\ REMEMB] HIM P]FECTLY1 REMEMB] EV]Y?+80 SAID ,NATA%A1 ) AN EXPRESSIVE GE/URE1 EVID5TLY WI%+ TO GIVE H] WORDS A V]Y DEF9ITE MEAN+4 0,I REMEMB] ,NIKOL5KA TOO1 ,I REMEMB] HIM WELL10 %E SAID4 0,BUT ,I DON'T REMEMB] ,BORIS4 ,I DON'T REMEMB] HIM A BIT40 0,:AT6 ,Y\ DON'T REMEMB] ,BORIS80 ASK$ ,SONYA 9 SURPRISE4 0,IT'S NOT ?AT ,I DON'T REMEMB]--,I KN[ :AT HE IS LIKE1 BUT NOT AS ,I REMEMB] ,NIKOL5KA4 ,HIM--,I JU/ %UT MY EYES & REMEMB]1 BUT ,BORIS444 ,NO60 7,%E %UT H] EYES47 0,NO6 !RE'S NO?+ AT ALL40 0,OH1 ,NATA%A60 SAID ,SONYA1 LOOK+ EC/ATICALLY & E>NE/LY AT H] FRI5D AS IF %E DID NOT CONSID] H] WOR?Y TO HE> :AT %E MEANT TO SAY & AS IF %E W]E SAY+ IT TO SOMEONE ELSE1 ) :OM JOK+ WAS \T ( ! QUE/ION1 0,I AM 9 LOVE ) Y\R BRO!R ONCE = ALL &1 :ATEV] MAY HAPP5 TO HIM OR TO ME1 %ALL NEV] CEASE TO LOVE HIM AS LONG AS ,I LIVE40 ,NATA%A LOOK$ AT ,SONYA ) WOND]+ & 9QUISITIVE EYES1 & SAID NO?+4 ,%E FELT ?AT ,SONYA WAS SPEAK+ ! TRU?1 ?AT !RE WAS SU* LOVE AS ,SONYA WAS SPEAK+ (4 ,BUT ,NATA%A HAD NOT YET FELT ANY?+ LIKE IT4 ,%E BELIEV$ IT C\LD BE1 BUT DID NOT UND]/& IT4 0,%ALL Y\ WRITE TO HIM80 %E ASK$4 ,SONYA BECAME ?\D & W\LD MAKE ME A%AM$40 0,& ,I KN[ :Y %E'D BE A%AM$10 SAID ,PETYA1 (F5D$ BY ,NATA%A'S PREVI\S REM>K4 0,IT'S BECAUSE %E WAS 9 LOVE ) ?AT FAT ONE 9 SPECTACLES0 7?AT WAS H[ ,PETYA DESCRIB$ HIS NAMESAKE1 ! NEW ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV7 0& N[ %E'S 9 LOVE ) ?AT S+]0 7HE MEANT ,NATA%A'S ,ITALIAN S++ MA/]71 0?AT'S :Y %E'S A%AM$60 0,PETYA1 Y\'RE A /UPID60 SAID ,NATA%A4 0,NOT MORE /UPID ?AN Y\1 MADAM10 SAID ! N9E-YE>-OLD ,PETYA1 ) ! AIR ( AN OLD BRIGADI]4 ,! C\NTESS HAD BE5 PREP>$ BY ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA'S H9TS AT D9N]4 ,ON RETIR+ TO H] [N ROOM1 %E SAT 9 AN >M*AIR1 H] EYES FIX$ ON A M9IATURE PORTRAIT ( H] SON ON ! LID ( A SNUFFBOX1 :ILE ! TE>S KEPT COM+ 9TO H] EYES4 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 ) ! LETT]1 CAME ON TIPTOE TO ! C\NTESS' DOOR & PAUS$4 0,DON'T COME 910 %E SAID TO ! OLD C\NT :O WAS FOLL[+ H]4 0,COME LAT]40 ,& %E W5T 91 CLOS+ ! DOOR BEH9D H]4 ,! C\NT PUT HIS E> TO ! KEYHOLE & LI/5$4 ,AT FIR/ HE HE>D ! S\ND ( 9DIFF]5T VOICES1 !N ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA'S VOICE ALONE 9 A LONG SPEE*1 !N A CRY1 !N SIL5CE1 !N BO? VOICES TOGE!R ) GLAD 9TONATIONS1 & !N FOOT/EPS4 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA OP5$ ! DOOR4 ,H] FACE WORE ! PR\D EXPRESSION ( A SURGEON :O HAS JU/ P]=M$ A DIFFICULT OP]ATION & ADMITS ! PUBLIC TO APPRECIATE HIS SKILL4 0,IT IS DONE60 %E SAID TO ! C\NT1 PO9T+ TRIUMPHANTLY TO ! C\NTESS1 :O SAT HOLD+ 9 ONE H& ! SNUFFBOX ) ITS PORTRAIT & 9 ! O!R ! LETT]1 & PRESS+ !M ALT]NATELY TO H] LIPS4 ,:5 %E SAW ! C\NT1 %E /RET*$ \T H] >MS TO HIM1 EMBRAC$ HIS BALD HEAD1 OV] :I* %E AGA9 LOOK$ AT ! LETT] & ! PORTRAIT1 & 9 ORD] TO PRESS !M AGA9 TO H] LIPS1 %E SLIT1 & HIS PROMOTION1 ,NI*OLAS SAID ?AT HE KISS$ HIS FA!R'S & MO!R'S H&S ASK+ = !IR BLESS+1 & ?AT HE KISS$ ,V]A1 ,NATA%A1 & ,PETYA4 ,BESIDES ?AT1 HE S5T GREET+S TO ,MONSIEUR ,S*ELL+1 ,MADAME ,S*OSS1 & HIS OLD NURSE1 & ASK$ !M TO KISS = HIM 0DE> ,SONYA1 :OM HE LOV$ & ?\D ?IS ,SONYA BLU%$ SO ?AT TE>S CAME 9TO H] EYES &1 UNABLE TO BE> ! LOOKS TURN$ UPON H]1 RAN AWAY 9TO ! DANC+ HALL1 :IRL$ R\ND IT AT FULL SPE$ ) H] DRESS PUFF$ \T LIKE A BALLOON1 &1 FLU%$ & SMIL+1 PLUMP$ D[N ON ! FLOOR4 ,! C\NTESS WAS CRY+4 0,:Y >E Y\ CRY+1 ,MAMA80 ASK$ ,V]A4 0,FROM ALL HE SAYS ONE %\LD BE GLAD & NOT CRY40 ,?IS WAS QUITE TRUE1 BUT ! C\NT1 ! C\NTESS1 & ,NATA%A LOOK$ AT H] REPROA*FULLY4 0,& :O IS IT %E TAKES AFT]80 ?\ IT HAD TO COME TO ! C\NTESS1 = %E DID NOT LET IT \T ( H] H&S4 ,! TUTORS CAME1 & ! NURSES1 & ,DMITRI1 & SEV]AL ACQUA9TANCES1 & ! C\NTESS R]EAD ! LETT] EA* TIME ) FRE% PLEASURE & EA* TIME DISCOV]$ 9 IT FRE% PRO(S ( ,NIKOL5KA'S VIRTUES4 ,H[ /RANGE1 H[ EXTRAORD9>Y1 H[ JOYFUL IT SEEM$1 ?AT H] SON1 ! SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE MOTION ( :OSE T9Y LIMBS %E HAD FELT TW5TY YE>S AGO )9 H]1 ?AT SON AB\T :OM %E US$ TO HAVE QU>RELS ) ! TOO 9DULG5T C\NT1 ?AT SON :O HAD FIR/ LE>N$ TO SAY 0PE>0 & !N 0GRANNY10 ?AT ?IS SON %\LD N[ BE AWAY 9 A =EIGN L& AMID /RANGE SURR\ND+S1 A MANLY W>RIOR DO+ SOME K9D ( MAN'S WORK ( HIS [N1 )\T HELP OR GUIDANCE4 ,! UNIV]SAL EXP]I5CE ( AGES1 %[+ ?AT *ILDR5 DO GR[ IMP]CEPTIBLY FROM ! CRADLE TO MANHOOD1 DID NOT EXI/ = ! C\NTESS4 ,H] SON'S GR[? T[>D MANHOOD1 AT EA* ( ITS /AGES1 HAD SEEM$ AS EXTRAORD9>Y TO H] AS IF !RE HAD NEV] EXI/$ ! MILLIONS ( HUMAN BE+S :O GREW UP 9 ! SAME WAY4 ,AS TW5TY YE>S BE=E1 IT SEEM$ IMPOSSIBLE ?AT ! LITTLE CREATURE :O LIV$ SOME:]E UND] H] HE>T W\LD EV] CRY1 SUCK H] BREA/1 & BEG9 TO SPEAK1 SO N[ %E C\LD NOT BELIEVE ?AT ?AT LITTLE CREATURE C\LD BE ?IS /RONG1 BRAVE MAN1 ?IS MODEL SON & (FIC] ?AT1 JUDG+ BY ?IS LETT]1 HE N[ WAS4 0,:AT A /YLE6 ,H[ *>M+LY HE DESCRIBES60 SAID %E1 READ+ ! DESCRIPTIVE P>T ( ! LETT]4 0,& :AT A S\L6 ,NOT A WORD AB\T HIMSELF4444 ,NOT A WORD6 ,AB\T SOME ,D5ISOV OR O!R1 ?\< HE HIMSELF1 ,I D>E SAY1 IS BRAV] ?AN ANY ( !M4 ,HE SAYS NO?+ AB\T HIS SUFF]+S4 ,:AT A HE>T6 ,H[ LIKE HIM IT IS6 ,& H[ HE HAS REMEMB]$ EV]YBODY6 ,NOT =GETT+ ANYONE4 ,I ALWAYS SAID :5 HE WAS ONLY SO HI<--,I ALWAYS SAID44440 ,= MORE ?AN A WEEK PREP>ATIONS W]E BE+ MADE1 R\< DRAFTS ( LETT]S TO ,NI*OLAS FROM ALL ! H\SEHOLD W]E WRITT5 & COPI$ \T1 :ILE UND] ! SUP]VISION ( ! C\NTESS & ! SOLICITUDE ( ! C\NT1 MONEY & ALL ?+S NECESS>Y = ! UNI=M & EQUIPM5T ( ! NEWLY COMMISSION$ (FIC] W]E COLLECT$4 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 PRACTICAL WOMAN ?AT %E WAS1 HAD EV5 MANAG$ BY FAVOR ) >MY AU?ORITIES TO SECURE ADVANTAGE\S MEANS ( COMMUNICATION = H]SELF & H] SON4 ,%E HAD OPPORTUNITIES ( S5D+ H] LETT]S TO ! ,GR& ,DUKE ,CON/ANT9E ,PAVLOVI*1 :O COMM&$ ! ,GU>DS4 ,! ,RO/OVS SUPPOS$ ?AT ,! ,RUSSIAN ,GU>DS1 ,ABROAD1 WAS QUITE A DEF9ITE ADDRESS1 & ?AT IF A LETT] REA*$ ! ,GR& ,DUKE 9 COMM& ( ! ,GU>DS !RE WAS NO REASON :Y IT %\LD NOT REA* ! ,PAVLOGRAD REGIM5T1 :I* WAS PRESUMABLY SOME:]E 9 ! SAME NEID !M TO ,NI*OLAS4 ,! LETT]S W]E FROM ! OLD C\NT1 ! C\NTESS1 ,PETYA1 ,V]A1 ,NATA%A1 & ,SONYA1 & F9ALLY !RE W]E SIX ?\S& RUBLES = HIS \TFIT & V>I\S O!R ?+S ! OLD C\NT S5T TO HIS SON4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #f -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #c1 ,*APT] #f -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/