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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,FROM ! DAY HIS WIFE >RIV$ 9 ,MOSC[ ,PI]RE HAD BE5 9T5D+ TO GO 
 AWAY SOME:]E1 SO AS NOT TO BE NE> H]4 ,SOON AFT] ! ,RO/OVS CAME TO 
 ,MOSC[ ! EFFECT ,NATA%A HAD ON HIM MADE HIM HA/5 TO C>RY \T HIS 
 9T5TION4 ,HE W5T TO ,TV] TO SEE ,JOSEPH ,ALEXEEVI*'S WID[1 :O HAD LONG 
 S9CE PROMIS$ TO H& OV] TO HIM SOME PAP]S ( H] DECEAS$ HUSB&'S4 

,:5 HE RETURN$ TO ,MOSC[ ,PI]RE WAS H&$ A LETT] FROM ,M>YA 
 ,DMITRIEVNA ASK+ HIM TO COME & SEE H] ON A MATT] ( GREAT IMPORTANCE 
 RELAT+ TO ,&REW ,BOLKONSKI & HIS BETRO!D4 ,PI]RE HAD BE5 AVOID+ 
 ,NATA%A BECAUSE IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT HIS FEEL+ = H] WAS /RONG] 
 ?AN A M>RI$ MAN'S %\LD BE = HIS FRI5D'S FIANCEE4 ,YET SOME FATE 
 CON/ANTLY ?REW !M TOGE!R4 

0,:AT CAN HAVE HAPP5$8 ,& :AT CAN !Y WANT ) ME80 ?\<T HE AS HE 
 DRESS$ TO GO TO ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA'S4 0,IF ONLY ,PR9CE ,&REW W\LD HURRY UP 
 & COME & M>RY H]60 ?\<T HE ON HIS WAY TO ! H\SE4 

,ON ! ,TV]SKOY ,B\LEV>D A FAMILI> VOICE CALL$ TO HIM4 

0,PI]RE6 ,BE5 BACK LONG80 SOMEONE %\T$4 ,PI]RE RAIS$ HIS HEAD4 ,9 A 
 SLEI< DRAWN BY TWO GRAY TROTT+-HORSES ?AT W]E BESPATT]+ ! 
 DA%BO>D ) SN[1 ,ANATOLE & HIS CON/ANT COMPANION ,MAK>9 DA%$ 
 PA/4 ,ANATOLE WAS SITT+ UPRI<T 9 ! CLASSIC POSE ( MILIT>Y D&IES1 
 ! L[] P>T ( HIS FACE HIDD5 BY HIS BEAV] COLL> & HIS HEAD 
 SLI<TLY B5T4 ,HIS FACE WAS FRE% & ROSY1 HIS :ITE-PLUM$ HAT1 TILT$ 
 TO ONE SIDE1 DISCLOS$ HIS CURL$ & POMAD$ HAIR BESPR9KL$ ) 
 P[D]Y SN[4 

0,YES1 9DE$1 ?AT'S A TRUE SAGE10 ?\<T ,PI]RE4 0,HE SEES NO?+ BEYOND 
 ! PLEASURE ( ! MOM5T1 NO?+ TR\BLES HIM & SO HE IS ALWAYS 
 *E]FUL1 SATISFI$1 & S]5E4 ,:AT W\LDN'T ,I GIVE TO BE LIKE HIM60 HE 
 ?\<T 5VI\SLY4 

,9 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA'S ANT]OOM ! FOOTMAN :O HELP$ HIM (F ) HIS FUR 
 COAT SAID ?AT ! MI/RESS ASK$ HIM TO COME TO H] B$ROOM4 

,:5 HE OP5$ ! BALLROOM DOOR ,PI]RE SAW ,NATA%A SITT+ AT ! W9D[1 
 ) A ?91 PALE1 & SPITEFUL FACE4 ,%E GLANC$ R\ND AT HIM1 FR[N$1 
 & LEFT ! ROOM ) AN EXPRESSION ( COLD DIGNITY4 

0,:AT HAS HAPP5$80 ASK$ ,PI]RE1 5T]+ ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA'S ROOM4 

0,F9E DO+S60 ANSW]$ ,DMITRIEVNA4 0,= FIFTY-EI<T YE>S HAVE ,I LIV$ 9 
 ?IS WORLD & NEV] KN[N ANY?+ SO DISGRACEFUL60 

,& HAV+ PUT HIM ON HIS HONOR NOT TO REPEAT ANY?+ %E TOLD HIM1 ,M>YA 
 ,DMITRIEVNA 9=M$ HIM ?AT ,NATA%A HAD REFUS$ ,PR9CE ,&REW )\T H] 
 P>5TS' KN[L$GE & ?AT ! CAUSE ( ?IS WAS ,ANATOLE ,KURAG9 9TO 
 :OSE SOCIETY ,PI]RE'S WIFE HAD ?R[N H] & ) :OM ,NATA%A HAD TRI$ 
 TO ELOPE DUR+ H] FA!R'S ABS5CE1 9 ORD] TO BE M>RI$ SECRETLY4 

,PI]RE RAIS$ HIS %\LD]S & LI/5$ OP5-M\!D TO :AT WAS TOLD 
 HIM1 SC>CELY ABLE TO BELIEVE HIS [N E>S4 ,?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW'S DEEPLY 
 LOV$ AFFIANC$ WIFE--! SAME ,NATA%A ,RO/OVA :O US$ TO BE SO 
 *>M+--%\LD GIVE UP ,BOLKONSKI = ?AT FOOL ,ANATOLE :O WAS 
 ALREADY SECRETLY M>RI$ 7AS ,PI]RE KNEW71 & %\LD BE SO 9 LOVE ) 
 HIM AS TO AGREE TO RUN AWAY ) HIM1 WAS SOME?+ ,PI]RE C\LD NOT 
 CONCEIVE & C\LD NOT IMAG9E4 

,HE C\LD NOT RECONCILE ! *>M+ IMPRESSION HE HAD ( ,NATA%A1 :OM HE 
 HAD KN[N FROM A *ILD1 ) ?IS NEW CONCEPTION ( H] BAS5ESS1 FOLLY1 
 & CRUELTY4 ,HE ?\<T ( HIS WIFE4 0,!Y >E ALL ALIKE60 HE SAID TO 
 HIMSELF1 REFLECT+ ?AT HE WAS NOT ! ONLY MAN UN=TUNATE 5\< TO BE 
 TI$ TO A BAD WOMAN4 ,BUT /ILL HE PITI$ ,PR9CE ,&REW TO ! PO9T ( 
 TE>S & SYMPA?IZ$ ) HIS W\ND$ PRIDE1 & ! MORE HE PITI$ HIS 
 FRI5D ! MORE DID HE ?9K ) CONTEMPT & EV5 ) DISGU/ ( ?AT 
 ,NATA%A :O HAD JU/ PASS$ HIM 9 ! BALLROOM ) SU* A LOOK ( COLD 
 DIGNITY4 ,HE DID NOT KN[ ?AT ,NATA%A'S S\L WAS OV]FL[+ ) DESPAIR1 
 %AME1 & HUMILIATION1 & ?AT IT WAS NOT H] FAULT ?AT H] FACE 
 HAPP5$ TO ASSUME AN EXPRESSION ( CALM DIGNITY & SEV]ITY4 

0,BUT H[ GET M>RI$80 SAID ,PI]RE1 9 ANSW] TO ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA4 0,HE 
 C\LD NOT M>RY--HE IS M>RI$60 

0,?+S GET WORSE FROM H\R TO H\R60 EJACULAT$ ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA4 0,A NICE 
 Y\?6 ,:AT A SC\NDREL6 ,& %E'S EXPECT+ HIM--EXPECT+ HIM S9CE 
 YE/]DAY4 ,%E MU/ BE TOLD6 ,!N AT LEA/ %E WON'T GO ON EXPECT+ HIM40 

,AFT] HE>+ ! DETAILS ( ,ANATOLE'S M>RIAGE FROM ,PI]RE1 & GIV+ 
 V5T TO H] ANG] AGA9/ ,ANATOLE 9 WORDS ( ABUSE1 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA TOLD 
 ,PI]RE :Y %E HAD S5T = HIM4 ,%E WAS AFRAID ?AT ! C\NT OR 
 ,BOLKONSKI1 :O MI<T >RIVE AT ANY MOM5T1 IF !Y KNEW ( ?IS AFFAIR 
 7:I* %E HOP$ TO HIDE FROM !M7 MI<T *ALL5GE ,ANATOLE TO A DUEL1 & 
 %E !RE=E ASK$ ,PI]RE TO TELL HIS BRO!R-9-LAW 9 H] NAME TO LEAVE 
 ,MOSC[ & NOT D>E TO LET H] SET EYES ON HIM AGA94 ,PI]RE--ONLY 
 N[ REALIZ+ ! DANG] TO ! OLD C\NT1 ,NI*OLAS1 & ,PR9CE ,&REW--PROMIS$ 
 TO DO AS %E WI%$4 ,HAV+ BRIEFLY & EXACTLY EXPLA9$ H] WI%ES TO 
 HIM1 %E LET HIM GO TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

0,M9D1 ! C\NT KN[S NO?+4 ,BEHAVE AS IF Y\ KN[ NO?+ EI!R10 %E 
 SAID4 0,& ,I WILL GO & TELL H] IT IS NO USE EXPECT+ HIM6 ,& /AY TO 
 D9N] IF Y\ C>E TO60 %E CALL$ AFT] ,PI]RE4 

,PI]RE MET ! OLD C\NT1 :O SEEM$ N]V\S & UPSET4 ,?AT MORN+ 
 ,NATA%A HAD TOLD HIM ?AT %E HAD REJECT$ ,BOLKONSKI4 

0,TR\BLES1 TR\BLES1 MY DE> FELL[60 HE SAID TO ,PI]RE4 0,:AT TR\BLES 
 ONE HAS ) !SE GIRLS )\T !IR MO!R6 ,I DO SO REGRET HAV+ COME 
 H]E4444 ,I WILL BE FRANK ) Y\4 ,HAVE Y\ HE>D %E HAS BROK5 (F H] 
 5GAGEM5T )\T CONSULT+ ANYBODY8 ,IT'S TRUE ?IS 5GAGEM5T NEV] WAS 
 MU* TO MY LIK+4 ,( C\RSE HE IS AN EXCELL5T MAN1 BUT /ILL1 ) HIS 
 FA!R'S DISAPPROVAL !Y W\LDN'T HAVE BE5 HAPPY1 & ,NATA%A WON'T LACK 
 SUITORS4 ,/ILL1 IT HAS BE5 GO+ ON SO LONG1 & TO TAKE SU* A /EP 
 )\T FA!R'S OR MO!R'S CONS5T6 ,& N[ %E'S ILL1 & ,GOD KN[S 
 :AT6 ,IT'S H>D1 ,C\NT1 H>D TO MANAGE DAU<T]S 9 !IR MO!R'S 
 ABS5CE44440 

,PI]RE SAW ?AT ! C\NT WAS MU* UPSET & TRI$ TO *ANGE ! SUBJECT1 
 BUT ! C\NT RETURN$ TO HIS TR\BLES4 

,SONYA 5T]$ ! ROOM ) AN AGITAT$ FACE4 

0,NATA%A IS NOT QUITE WELL2 %E'S 9 H] ROOM & W\LD LIKE TO SEE Y\4 
 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA IS ) H] & %E TOO ASKS Y\ TO COME40 

0,YES1 Y\ >E A GREAT FRI5D ( ,BOLKONSKI'S1 NO D\BT %E WANTS TO S5D 
 HIM A MESSAGE10 SAID ! C\NT4 0,OH DE>6 ,OH DE>6 ,H[ HAPPY IT ALL WAS60 

,& CLUT*+ ! SP>E GRAY LOCKS ON HIS TEMPLES ! C\NT LEFT ! ROOM4 

,:5 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA TOLD ,NATA%A ?AT ,ANATOLE WAS M>RI$1 ,NATA%A DID 
 NOT WI% TO BELIEVE IT & 9SI/$ ON HAV+ IT CONFIRM$ BY ,PI]RE 
 HIMSELF4 ,SONYA TOLD ,PI]RE ?IS AS %E L$ HIM ALONG ! CORRIDOR TO 
 ,NATA%A'S ROOM4 

,NATA%A1 PALE & /]N1 WAS SITT+ BESIDE ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 & H] 
 EYES1 GLITT]+ FEV]I%LY1 MET ,PI]RE ) A QUE/ION+ LOOK ! MOM5T 
 HE 5T]$4 ,%E DID NOT SMILE OR NOD1 BUT ONLY GAZ$ FIX$LY AT HIM1 & 
 H] LOOK ASK$ ONLY ONE ?+3 WAS HE A FRI5D1 OR LIKE ! O!RS AN 
 5EMY 9 REG>D TO ,ANATOLE8 ,AS = ,PI]RE1 HE EVID5TLY DID NOT EXI/ = 
 H]4 

0,HE KN[S ALL AB\T IT10 SAID ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA PO9T+ TO ,PI]RE & 
 ADDRESS+ ,NATA%A4 0,LET HIM TELL Y\ :E!R ,I HAVE TOLD ! TRU?40 

,NATA%A LOOK$ FROM ONE TO ! O!R AS A HUNT$ & W\ND$ ANIMAL LOOKS 
 AT ! APPROA*+ DOGS & SPORTSM54 

0,NATALYA ,ILYNI*NA10 ,PI]RE BEGAN1 DROPP+ HIS EYES ) A FEEL+ ( 
 PITY = H] & LOA?+ = ! ?+ HE HAD TO DO1 0:E!R IT IS TRUE 
 OR NOT %\LD MAKE NO DIFF]5CE TO Y\1 BECAUSE4440 

0,!N IT IS NOT TRUE ?AT HE'S M>RI$60 

0,YES1 IT IS TRUE40 

0,HAS HE BE5 M>RI$ LONG80 %E ASK$4 0,ON Y\R HONOR84440 

,PI]RE GAVE HIS WORD ( HONOR4 

0,IS HE /ILL H]E80 %E ASK$1 QUICKLY4 

0,YES1 ,I HAVE JU/ SE5 HIM40 

,%E WAS EVID5TLY UNABLE TO SPEAK & MADE A SIGN ) H] H&S ?AT !Y 
 %\LD LEAVE H] ALONE4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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