,BOOK #d1 ,*APT] #ab 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IOGEL'S W]E ! MO/ 5JOYABLE BALLS 9 ,MOSC[4 ,SO SAID ! MO!RS AS 
 !Y WAT*$ !IR Y\NG PEOPLE EXECUT+ !IR NEWLY LE>N$ /EPS1 & 
 SO SAID ! Y\?S & MAID5S !MSELVES AS !Y DANC$ TILL !Y W]E 
 READY TO DROP1 & SO SAID ! GR[N-UP Y\NG M5 & WOM5 :O CAME TO 
 !SE BALLS ) AN AIR ( CONDESC5SION & F\ND !M MO/ 5JOYABLE4 
 ,?AT YE> TWO M>RIAGES HAD COME ( !SE BALLS4 ,! TWO PRETTY Y\NG 
 ,PR9CESSES ,GOR*AKOV MET SUITORS !RE & W]E M>RI$ & SO FUR!R 
 9CREAS$ ! FAME ( !SE DANCES4 ,:AT DI/+UI%$ !M FROM O!RS 
 WAS ! ABS5CE ( HO/ OR HO/ESS & ! PRES5CE ( ! GOOD-NATUR$ 
 ,IOGEL1 FLY+ AB\T LIKE A FEA!R & B[+ ACCORD+ TO ! RULES ( 
 HIS >T1 AS HE COLLECT$ ! TICKETS FROM ALL HIS VISITORS4 ,!RE WAS ! 
 FACT ?AT ONLY ?OSE CAME :O WI%$ TO DANCE & AMUSE !MSELVES AS 
 GIRLS ( ?IRTE5 & F\RTE5 DO :O >E WE>+ LONG DRESSES = ! 
 FIR/ TIME4 ,) SC>CELY ANY EXCEPTIONS !Y ALL W]E1 OR SEEM$ TO BE1 
 PRETTY--SO RAPTUR\S W]E !IR SMILES & SO SP>KL+ !IR EYES4 
 ,SOMETIMES ! BE/ ( ! PUPILS1 ( :OM ,NATA%A1 :O WAS EXCEPTIONALLY 
 GRACEFUL1 WAS FIR/1 EV5 DANC$ ! PAS DE *ALE1 BUT AT ?IS LA/ BALL 
 ONLY ! ECOSSAISE1 ! ANGLAISE1 & ! MAZURKA1 :I* WAS JU/ COM+ 
 9TO FA%ION1 W]E DANC$4 ,IOGEL HAD TAK5 A BALLROOM 9 ,BEZUKHOV'S H\SE1 
 & ! BALL1 AS EV]YONE SAID1 WAS A GREAT SUCCESS4 ,!RE W]E MANY 
 PRETTY GIRLS & ! ,RO/OV GIRLS W]E AMONG ! PRETTIE/4 ,!Y W]E BO? 
 P>TICUL>LY HAPPY & GAY4 ,?AT EV5+1 PR\D ( ,DOLOKHOV'S PROPOSAL1 
 H] REFUSAL1 & H] EXPLANATION ) ,NI*OLAS1 ,SONYA TWIRL$ AB\T BE=E 
 %E LEFT HOME SO ?AT ! MAID C\LD H>DLY GET H] HAIR PLAIT$1 & %E 
 WAS TRANSP>5TLY RADIANT ) IMPULSIVE JOY4 

,NATA%A NO LESS PR\D ( H] FIR/ LONG DRESS & ( BE+ AT A REAL BALL 
 WAS EV5 HAPPI]4 ,!Y W]E BO? DRESS$ 9 :ITE MUSL9 ) P9K 
 RIBBONS4 

,NATA%A FELL 9 LOVE ! V]Y MOM5T %E 5T]$ ! BALLROOM4 ,%E WAS NOT 
 9 LOVE ) ANYONE 9 P>TICUL>1 BUT ) EV]YONE4 ,:ATEV] P]SON %E 
 HAPP5$ TO LOOK AT %E WAS 9 LOVE ) = ?AT MOM5T4 

0,OH1 H[ DELI<TFUL IT IS60 %E KEPT SAY+1 RUNN+ UP TO ,SONYA4 

,NI*OLAS & ,D5ISOV W]E WALK+ UP & D[N1 LOOK+ ) K9DLY 
 PATRONAGE AT ! DANC]S4 

0,H[ SWEET %E IS--%E WILL BE A WEAL BEAUTY60 SAID ,D5ISOV4 

0,:O80 

0,C\NTESS ,NATA%A10 ANSW]$ ,D5ISOV4 

0,& H[ %E DANCES6 ,:AT GWACE60 HE SAID AGA9 AFT] A PAUSE4 

0,:O >E Y\ TALK+ AB\T80 

0,AB\T Y\R SI/]10 EJACULAT$ ,D5ISOV TE/ILY4 

,RO/OV SMIL$4 

0,MY DE> C\NT1 Y\ W]E ONE ( MY BE/ PUPILS--Y\ MU/ DANCE10 
 SAID LITTLE ,IOGEL COM+ UP TO ,NI*OLAS4 0,LOOK H[ MANY *>M+ Y\NG 
 LADIES--0 ,HE TURN$ ) ! SAME REQUE/ TO ,D5ISOV :O WAS ALSO A 
 =M] PUPIL ( HIS4 

0,NO1 MY DE> FELL[1 ,I'LL BE A WALLFL[]10 SAID ,D5ISOV4 0,DON'T Y\ 
 WECOLLECT :AT BAD USE ,I MADE ( Y\R LESSONS80 

0,OH NO60 SAID ,IOGEL1 HA/5+ TO REASSURE HIM4 0,Y\ W]E ONLY 
 9ATT5TIVE1 BUT Y\ HAD TAL5T--OH YES1 Y\ HAD TAL5T60 

,! B& /RUCK UP ! NEWLY 9TRODUC$ MAZURKA4 ,NI*OLAS C\LD NOT 
 REFUSE ,IOGEL & ASK$ ,SONYA TO DANCE4 ,D5ISOV SAT D[N BY ! OLD 
 LADIES &1 LEAN+ ON HIS SAB] & BEAT+ TIME ) HIS FOOT1 TOLD 
 !M SOME?+ FUNNY & KEPT !M AMUS$1 :ILE HE WAT*$ ! Y\NG 
 PEOPLE DANC+1 ,IOGEL ) ,NATA%A1 HIS PRIDE & HIS BE/ PUPIL1 W]E 
 ! FIR/ C\PLE4 ,NOISELESSLY1 SKILLFULLY /EPP+ ) HIS LITTLE FEET 
 9 L[ %OES1 ,IOGEL FLEW FIR/ ACROSS ! HALL ) ,NATA%A1 :O1 ?\< 
 %Y1 W5T ON C>EFULLY EXECUT+ H] /EPS4 ,D5ISOV DID NOT TAKE 
 HIS EYES (F H] & BEAT TIME ) HIS SAB] 9 A WAY ?AT CLE>LY 
 9DICAT$ ?AT IF HE WAS NOT DANC+ IT WAS BECAUSE HE W\LD NOT & NOT 
 BECAUSE HE C\LD NOT4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( A FIGURE HE BECKON$ TO ,RO/OV 
 :O WAS PASS+3 

0,?IS IS NOT AT ALL ! ?+10 HE SAID4 0,:AT SORT ( ,POLI% MAZUWKA IS 
 ?IS8 ,BUT %E DOES DANCE SPL5DIDLY40 

,KN[+ ?AT ,D5ISOV HAD A REPUTATION EV5 9 ,POL& = ! MA/]LY WAY 
 9 :I* HE DANC$ ! MAZURKA1 ,NI*OLAS RAN UP TO ,NATA%A3 

0,GO & *OOSE ,D5ISOV4 ,HE IS A REAL DANC]1 A WOND]60 HE SAID4 

,:5 IT CAME TO ,NATA%A'S TURN TO *OOSE A P>TN]1 %E ROSE &1 TRIPP+ 
 RAPIDLY ACROSS 9 H] LITTLE %OES TRIMM$ ) B[S1 RAN TIMIDLY TO ! 
 CORN] :]E ,D5ISOV SAT4 ,%E SAW ?AT EV]YBODY WAS LOOK+ AT H] & 
 WAIT+4 ,NI*OLAS SAW ?AT ,D5ISOV WAS REFUS+ ?\< HE SMIL$ 
 DELI<T$LY4 ,HE RAN UP TO !M4 

0,PLEASE1 ,VASILI ,DMITRI*10 ,NATA%A WAS SAY+1 0DO COME60 

0,OH NO1 LET ME (F1 ,C\NTESS10 ,D5ISOV REPLI$4 

0,N[ !N1 ,VASKA10 SAID ,NI*OLAS4 

0,!Y COAX ME AS IF ,I W]E ,VASKA ! CAT60 SAID ,D5ISOV JOK+LY4 

0,I'LL S+ = Y\ A :OLE EV5+10 SAID ,NATA%A4 

0,OH1 ! FAIWY6 ,%E CAN DO ANY?+ ) ME60 SAID ,D5ISOV1 & HE 
 UNHOOK$ HIS SAB]4 ,HE CAME \T FROM BEH9D ! *AIRS1 CLASP$ HIS 
 P>TN]'S H& FIRMLY1 ?REW BACK HIS HEAD1 & ADVANC$ HIS FOOT1 WAIT+ 
 = ! BEAT4 ,ONLY ON HORSE BACK & 9 ! MAZURKA WAS ,D5ISOV'S %ORT 
 /ATURE NOT NOTICEABLE & HE LOOK$ ! F9E FELL[ HE FELT HIMSELF TO 
 BE4 ,AT ! RI<T BEAT ( ! MUSIC HE LOOK$ SIDEWAYS AT HIS P>TN] ) 
 A M]RY & TRIUMPHANT AIR1 SUDD5LY /AMP$ ) ONE FOOT1 B\ND$ FROM 
 ! FLOOR LIKE A BALL1 & FLEW R\ND ! ROOM TAK+ HIS P>TN] ) 
 HIM4 ,HE GLID$ SIL5TLY ON ONE FOOT HALF ACROSS ! ROOM1 & SEEM+ NOT 
 TO NOTICE ! *AIRS WAS DA%+ /RAI<T AT !M1 :5 SUDD5LY1 CL9K+ 
 HIS SPURS & SPREAD+ \T HIS LEGS1 HE /OPP$ %ORT ON HIS HEELS1 /OOD 
 SO A SECOND1 /AMP$ ON ! SPOT CLANK+ HIS SPURS1 :IRL$ RAPIDLY 
 R\ND1 &1 /RIK+ HIS LEFT HEEL AGA9/ HIS RI<T1 FLEW R\ND AGA9 9 
 A CIRCLE4 ,NATA%A GUESS$ :AT HE MEANT TO DO1 & AB&ON+ H]SELF TO 
 HIM FOLL[$ HIS LEAD H>DLY KN[+ H[4 ,FIR/ HE SPUN H] R\ND1 HOLD+ 
 H] N[ ) HIS LEFT1 N[ ) HIS RI<T H&1 !N FALL+ ON ONE KNEE 
 HE TWIRL$ H] R\ND HIM1 & AGA9 JUMP+ UP1 DA%$ SO IMPETU\SLY 
 =W>D ?AT IT SEEM$ AS IF HE W\LD RU% ?R\< ! :OLE SUITE ( 
 ROOMS )\T DRAW+ BREA?1 & !N HE SUDD5LY /OPP$ & P]=M$ 
 SOME NEW & UNEXPECT$ /EPS4 ,:5 AT LA/1 SM>TLY :IRL+ HIS P>TN] 
 R\ND 9 FRONT ( H] *AIR1 HE DREW UP ) A CLICK ( HIS SPURS & 
 B[$ TO H]1 ,NATA%A DID NOT EV5 MAKE HIM A CURTSY4 ,%E FIX$ H] EYES 
 ON HIM 9 AMAZEM5T1 SMIL+ AS IF %E DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM4 

0,:AT DOES ?IS MEAN80 %E BR\<T \T4 

,AL?\< ,IOGEL DID NOT ACKN[L$GE ?IS TO BE ! REAL MAZURKA1 EV]YONE 
 WAS DELI<T$ ) ,D5ISOV'S SKILL1 HE WAS ASK$ AGA9 & AGA9 AS A 
 P>TN]1 & ! OLD M5 BEGAN SMIL+LY TO TALK AB\T ,POL& & ! GOOD 
 OLD DAYS4 ,D5ISOV1 FLU%$ AFT] ! MAZURKA & MOPP+ HIMSELF ) HIS 
 H&K]*IEF1 SAT D[N BY ,NATA%A & DID NOT LEAVE H] = ! RE/ ( 
 ! EV5+4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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