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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,9 #ahaa !RE WAS LIV+ 9 ,MOSC[ A ,FR5* DOCTOR--,METIVI]--:O 
 HAD RAPIDLY BECOME ! FA%ION4 ,HE WAS 5ORM\SLY TALL1 H&SOME1 AMIABLE 
 AS ,FR5*M5 >E1 & WAS1 AS ALL ,MOSC[ SAID1 AN EXTRAORD9>ILY CLEV] 
 DOCTOR4 ,HE WAS RECEIV$ 9 ! BE/ H\SES NOT M]ELY AS A DOCTOR1 BUT AS 
 AN EQUAL4 

,PR9CE ,NI*OLAS HAD ALWAYS RIDICUL$ M$IC9E1 BUT LATT]LY ON 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE'S ADVICE HAD ALL[$ ?IS DOCTOR TO VISIT HIM & 
 HAD GR[N ACCU/OM$ TO HIM4 ,METIVI] CAME TO SEE ! PR9CE AB\T TWICE A 
 WEEK4 

,ON ,DECEMB] #f--,/4 ,NI*OLAS' ,DAY & ! PR9CE'S NAME DAY--ALL 
 ,MOSC[ CAME TO ! PR9CE'S FRONT DOOR BUT HE GAVE ORD]S TO ADMIT NO ONE 
 & TO 9VITE TO D9N] ONLY A SMALL NUMB]1 A LI/ ( :OM HE GAVE TO 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 

,METIVI]1 :O CAME 9 ! MORN+ ) HIS FELICITATIONS1 CONSID]$ IT 
 PROP] 9 HIS QUALITY ( DOCTOR DE =C] LA CONSIGNE1 "9 AS HE TOLD 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 & W5T 9 TO SEE ! PR9CE4 ,IT HAPP5$ ?AT ON ?AT 
 MORN+ ( HIS NAME DAY ! PR9CE WAS 9 ONE ( HIS WOR/ MOODS4 ,HE HAD 
 BE5 GO+ AB\T ! H\SE ALL ! MORN+ F9D+ FAULT ) EV]YONE & 
 PRET5D+ NOT TO UND]/& :AT WAS SAID TO HIM & NOT TO BE UND]/OOD 
 HIMSELF4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y WELL KNEW ?IS MOOD ( QUIET ABSORB$ 
 QU]UL\SNESS1 :I* G5]ALLY CULM9AT$ 9 A BUR/ ( RAGE1 & %E W5T 
 AB\T ALL ?AT MORN+ AS ?\< FAC+ A COCK$ & LOAD$ GUN & 
 AWAIT$ ! 9EVITABLE EXPLOSION4 ,UNTIL ! DOCTOR'S >RIVAL ! MORN+ 
 HAD PASS$ (F SAFELY4 ,AFT] ADMITT+ ! DOCTOR1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y SAT D[N 
 ) A BOOK 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM NE> ! DOOR ?R\< :I* %E C\LD HE> 
 ALL ?AT PASS$ 9 ! /UDY4 

 "9 ,TO =CE ! GU>D4 

  

,AT FIR/ %E HE>D ONLY ,METIVI]'S VOICE1 !N H] FA!R'S1 !N BO? 
 VOICES BEGAN SPEAK+ AT ! SAME TIME1 ! DOOR WAS FLUNG OP51 & ON 
 ! ?RE%OLD APPE>$ ! H&SOME FIGURE ( ! T]RIFI$ ,METIVI] ) 
 HIS %OCK ( BLACK HAIR1 & ! PR9CE 9 HIS DRESS+ G[N & FEZ1 HIS 
 FACE DI/ORT$ ) FURY & ! PUPILS ( HIS EYES ROLL$ D[NW>D4 

0,Y\ DON'T UND]/&80 %\T$ ! PR9CE1 0BUT ,I DO6 
 ,FR5* SPY1 SLAVE ( ,BUONAP>TE1 SPY1 GET \T ( MY H\SE6 ,BE (F1 ,I TELL 
 Y\4440 & HE SLAMM$ ! DOOR4 

,METIVI]1 %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S1 W5T UP TO ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE :O 
 AT ! S\ND ( %\T+ HAD RUN 9 FROM AN ADJO9+ ROOM4 

0,! PR9CE IS NOT V]Y WELL3 BILE & RU% ( BLOOD TO ! HEAD4 ,KEEP 
 CALM1 ,I WILL CALL AGA9 TOMORR[10 SAID ,METIVI]2 & PUTT+ HIS F+]S 
 TO HIS LIPS HE HA/5$ AWAY4 

,?R\< ! /UDY DOOR CAME ! S\ND ( SLIPP]$ FEET & ! CRY3 
 0,SPIES1 TRAITORS1 TRAITORS EV]Y:]E6 ,NOT A MOM5T'S PEACE 9 MY [N 
 H\SE60 

,AFT] ,METIVI]'S DEP>TURE ! OLD PR9CE CALL$ HIS DAU<T] 91 & ! 
 :OLE WEI<T ( HIS WRA? FELL ON H]4 ,%E WAS TO BLAME ?AT A SPY HAD 
 BE5 ADMITT$4 ,HAD HE NOT TOLD H]1 YES1 TOLD H] TO MAKE A LI/1 & NOT 
 TO ADMIT ANYONE :O WAS NOT ON ?AT LI/8 ,!N :Y WAS ?AT SC\NDREL 
 ADMITT$8 ,%E WAS ! CAUSE ( IT ALL4 ,) H]1 HE SAID1 HE C\LD NOT 
 HAVE A MOM5T'S PEACE & C\LD NOT DIE QUIETLY4 

0,NO1 MA'AM6 ,WE MU/ P>T1 WE MU/ P>T6 ,UND]/& ?AT1 UND]/& IT6 ,I 
 CANNOT 5DURE ANY MORE10 HE SAID1 & LEFT ! ROOM4 ,!N1 AS IF AFRAID 
 %E MI<T F9D SOME MEANS ( CONSOLATION1 HE RETURN$ & TRY+ TO APPE> 
 CALM ADD$3 0,& DON'T IMAG9E ,I HAVE SAID ?IS 9 A MOM5T ( ANG]4 ,I AM 
 CALM4 ,I HAVE ?\<T IT OV]1 & IT WILL BE C>RI$ \T--WE MU/ 
 P>T2 SO F9D SOME PLACE = Y\RSELF44440 ,BUT HE C\LD NOT RE/RA9 
 HIMSELF & ) ! VIRUL5CE ( :I* ONLY ONE :O LOVES IS CAPABLE1 
 EVID5TLY SUFF]+ HIMSELF1 HE %OOK HIS FI/S AT H] & SCREAM$3 

0,IF ONLY SOME FOOL W\LD M>RY H]60 ,!N HE SLAMM$ ! DOOR1 S5T = 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE1 & SUBSID$ 9TO HIS /UDY4 

,AT TWO O'CLOCK ! SIX *OS5 GUE/S ASSEMBL$ = D9N]4 

,!SE GUE/S--! FAM\S ,C\NT ,RO/OP*91 ,PR9CE ,LOPUKH9 ) HIS 
 NEPHEW1 ,G5]AL ,*ATROV AN OLD W> COMRADE ( ! PR9CE'S1 & ( ! 
 Y\NG] G5]ATION ,PI]RE & ,BORIS ,DRUBETSKOY--AWAIT$ ! PR9CE 9 
 ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

,BORIS1 :O HAD COME TO ,MOSC[ ON LEAVE A FEW DAYS BE=E1 HAD BE5 ANXI\S 
 TO BE PRES5T$ TO ,PR9CE ,NI*OLAS ,BOLKONSKI1 & HAD CONTRIV$ TO 
 +RATIATE HIMSELF SO WELL ?AT ! OLD PR9CE 9 HIS CASE MADE AN 
 EXCEPTION TO ! RULE ( NOT RECEIV+ BA*ELORS 9 HIS H\SE4 

,! PR9CE'S H\SE DID NOT BELONG TO :AT IS KN[N AS FA%IONABLE 
 SOCIETY1 BUT HIS LITTLE CIRCLE--?\< NOT MU* TALK$ AB\T 9 
 T[N--WAS ONE IT WAS MORE FLATT]+ TO BE RECEIV$ 9 ?AN ANY O!R4 
 ,BORIS HAD REALIZ$ ?IS ! WEEK BE=E :5 ! COMM&] 9 *IEF 9 HIS 
 PRES5CE 9VIT$ ,RO/OP*9 TO D9N] ON ,/4 ,NI*OLAS' ,DAY1 & ,RO/OP*9 
 HAD REPLI$ ?AT HE C\LD NOT COME3 

0,ON ?AT DAY ,I ALWAYS GO TO PAY MY DEVOTIONS TO ! RELICS ( ,PR9CE 
 ,NI*OLAS ,BOLKONSKI40 

0,OH1 YES1 YES60 REPLI$ ! COMM&] 9 *IEF4 0,H[ IS HE84440 

,! SMALL GR\P ?AT ASSEMBL$ BE=E D9N] 9 ! L(TY OLD-FA%ION$ 
 DRAW+ ROOM ) ITS OLD FURNITURE RESEMBL$ ! SOLEMN GA!R+ ( A 
 C\RT ( JU/ICE4 ,ALL W]E SIL5T OR TALK$ 9 L[ TONES4 ,PR9CE ,NI*OLAS 
 CAME 9 S]I\S & TACITURN4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y SEEM$ EV5 QUIET] & MORE 
 DIFFID5T ?AN USUAL4 ,! GUE/S W]E RELUCTANT TO ADDRESS H]1 FEEL+ 
 ?AT %E WAS 9 NO MOOD = !IR CONV]SATION4 ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 ALONE 
 KEPT ! CONV]SATION GO+1 N[ RELAT+ ! LATE/ T[N NEWS1 & N[ 
 ! LATE/ POLITICAL GOSSIP4 

,LOPUKH9 & ! OLD G5]AL OCCASIONALLY TOOK P>T 9 ! CONV]SATION4 
 ,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI LI/5$ AS A PRESID+ JUDGE RECEIVES A REPORT1 ONLY N[ 
 & !N1 SIL5TLY OR BY A BRIEF WORD1 %[+ ?AT HE TOOK HE$ ( :AT 
 WAS BE+ REPORT$ TO HIM4 ,! TONE ( ! CONV]SATION WAS SU* AS 
 9DICAT$ ?AT NO ONE APPROV$ ( :AT WAS BE+ DONE 9 ! POLITICAL 
 WORLD4 ,9CID5TS W]E RELAT$ EVID5TLY CONFIRM+ ! OP9ION ?AT 
 EV]Y?+ WAS GO+ FROM BAD TO WORSE1 BUT :E!R TELL+ A /ORY OR 
 GIV+ AN OP9ION ! SPEAK] ALWAYS /OPP$1 OR WAS /OPP$1 AT ! PO9T 
 BEYOND :I* HIS CRITICISM MI<T T\* ! SOV]EIGN HIMSELF4 

,AT D9N] ! TALK TURN$ ON ! LATE/ POLITICAL NEWS3 ,NAPOLEON'S SEIZURE 
 ( ! ,DUKE ( ,OLD5BURG'S T]RITORY1 & ! ,RUSSIAN ,NOTE1 HO/ILE TO 
 ,NAPOLEON1 :I* HAD BE5 S5T TO ALL ! ,EUROPEAN C\RTS4 

0,BONAP>TE TREATS ,EUROPE AS A PIRATE DOES A CAPTUR$ VESSEL10 SAID ,C\NT 
 ,RO/OP*91 REPEAT+ A PHRASE HE HAD UTT]$ SEV]AL TIMES BE=E4 0,ONE 
 ONLY WOND]S AT ! LONG-SUFF]+ OR BL9DNESS ( ! CR[N$ HEADS4 ,N[ 
 ! ,POPE'S TURN HAS COME & ,BONAP>TE DOESN'T SCRUPLE TO DEPOSE ! HEAD 
 ( ! ,CA?OLIC ,*UR*--YET ALL KEEP SIL5T6 ,\R SOV]EIGN ALONE HAS 
 PROTE/$ AGA9/ ! SEIZURE ( ! ,DUKE ( ,OLD5BURG'S T]RITORY1 & 
 EV54440 ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 PAUS$1 FEEL+ ?AT HE HAD REA*$ ! LIMIT 
 BEYOND :I* C5SURE WAS IMPOSSIBLE4 

0,O!R T]RITORIES HAVE BE5 (F]$ 9 EX*ANGE = ! ,DU*Y ( 
 ,OLD5BURG10 SAID ,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI4 0,HE %IFTS ! ,DUKES AB\T AS ,I MI<T 
 MOVE MY S]FS FROM ,BALD ,HILLS TO ,BOGU*>OVO OR MY ,RYAZAN E/ATES40 

0,! ,DUKE ( ,OLD5BURG BE>S HIS MIS=TUNES ) ADMIRABLE /R5G? ( 
 *>ACT] & RESIGNATION10 REM>K$ ,BORIS1 JO9+ 9 RESPECTFULLY4 

,HE SAID ?IS BECAUSE ON HIS J\RNEY FROM ,PET]SBURG HE HAD HAD ! HONOR 
 ( BE+ PRES5T$ TO ! ,DUKE4 ,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI GLANC$ AT ! Y\NG MAN 
 AS IF AB\T TO SAY SOME?+ 9 REPLY1 BUT *ANG$ HIS M9D1 EVID5TLY 
 CONSID]+ HIM TOO Y\NG4 

0,I HAVE READ \R PROTE/S AB\T ! ,OLD5BURG AFFAIR & WAS SURPRIS$ H[ 
 BADLY ! ,NOTE WAS WORD$10 REM>K$ ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 9 ! CASUAL TONE 
 ( A MAN DEAL+ ) A SUBJECT QUITE FAMILI> TO HIM4 

,PI]RE LOOK$ AT ,RO/OP*9 ) NAIVE A/ONI%M5T1 NOT UND]/&+ :Y 
 HE %\LD BE DI/URB$ BY ! BAD COMPOSITION ( ! ,NOTE4 

0,DOES IT MATT]1 ,C\NT1 H[ ! ,NOTE IS WORD$10 HE ASK$1 0SO LONG AS ITS 
 SUB/ANCE IS =CIBLE80 

0,MY DE> FELL[1 ) \R FIVE HUNDR$ ?\S& TROOPS IT %\LD BE EASY 
 TO HAVE A GOOD /YLE10 RETURN$ ,C\NT ,RO/OP*94 

,PI]RE N[ UND]/OOD ! C\NT'S DISSATISFACTION ) ! WORD+ ( ! 
 ,NOTE4 

0,ONE W\LD HAVE ?\<T QUILL DRIV]S 5\< HAD SPRUNG UP10 REM>K$ ! 
 OLD PR9CE4 0,!RE 9 ,PET]SBURG !Y >E ALWAYS WRIT+--NOT NOTES 
 ONLY BUT EV5 NEW LAWS4 ,MY ,&REW !RE HAS WRITT5 A :OLE VOLUME ( LAWS 
 = ,RUSSIA4 ,N[ADAYS !Y >E ALWAYS WRIT+60 & HE LAU<$ UNNATURALLY4 

,!RE WAS A MOM5T>Y PAUSE 9 ! CONV]SATION2 ! OLD G5]AL CLE>$ 
 HIS ?ROAT TO DRAW ATT5TION4 

0,DID Y\ HE> ( ! LA/ EV5T AT ! REVIEW 9 ,PET]SBURG8 ,! FIGURE 
 CUT BY ! NEW ,FR5* AMBASSADOR40 

0,EH8 ,YES1 ,I HE>D SOME?+3 HE SAID SOME?+ AWKW>D 9 ,HIS ,MAJE/Y'S 
 PRES5CE40 

0,HIS ,MAJE/Y DREW ATT5TION TO ! ,GR5ADI] DIVISION & TO ! M>* 
 PA/10 CONT9U$ ! G5]AL1 0& IT SEEMS ! AMBASSADOR TOOK NO NOTICE 
 & ALL[$ HIMSELF TO REPLY ?AT3 ',WE 9 ,FRANCE PAY NO ATT5TION TO SU* 
 TRIFLES6' ,! ,EMP]OR DID NOT CONDESC5D TO REPLY4 ,AT ! NEXT REVIEW1 
 !Y SAY1 ! ,EMP]OR DID NOT ONCE DEIGN TO ADDRESS HIM40 

,ALL W]E SIL5T4 ,ON ?IS FACT RELAT+ TO ! ,EMP]OR P]SONALLY1 IT WAS 
 IMPOSSIBLE TO PASS ANY JUDGM5T4 

0,IMPUD5T FELL[S60 SAID ! PR9CE4 0,Y\ KN[ ,METIVI]8 ,I TURN$ HIM \T 
 ( MY H\SE ?IS MORN+4 ,HE WAS H]E2 !Y ADMITT$ HIM 9 SPITE ( MY 
 REQUE/ ?AT !Y %\LD LET NO ONE 910 HE W5T ON1 GLANC+ ANGRILY AT 
 HIS DAU<T]4 

,& HE N>RAT$ HIS :OLE CONV]SATION ) ! ,FR5* DOCTOR & ! 
 REASONS ?AT CONV9C$ HIM ?AT ,METIVI] WAS A SPY4 ,?\< !SE REASONS 
 W]E V]Y 9SUFFICI5T & OBSCURE1 NO ONE MADE ANY REJO9D]4 

,AFT] ! ROA/1 *AMPAGNE WAS S]V$4 ,! GUE/S ROSE TO CONGRATULATE ! 
 OLD PR9CE4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 TOO1 W5T R\ND TO HIM4 

,HE GAVE H] A COLD1 ANGRY LOOK & (F]$ H] HIS WR9KL$1 CLEAN-%AV5 
 *EEK TO KISS4 ,! :OLE EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE TOLD H] ?AT HE HAD NOT 
 =GOTT5 ! MORN+'S TALK1 ?AT HIS DECISION REMA9$ 9 =CE1 & 
 ONLY ! PRES5CE ( VISITORS H9D]$ HIS SPEAK+ ( IT TO H] N[4 

,:5 !Y W5T 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM :]E C(FEE WAS S]V$1 ! OLD M5 
 SAT TOGE!R4 

,PR9CE ,NI*OLAS GREW MORE ANIMAT$ & EXPRESS$ HIS VIEWS ON ! 
 IMP5D+ W>4 

,HE SAID ?AT \R W>S ) ,BONAP>TE W\LD BE DISA/R\S SO LONG AS WE 
 S\<T ALLIANCES ) ! ,G]MANS & ?RU/ \RSELVES 9TO ,EUROPEAN 
 AFFAIRS1 9TO :I* WE HAD BE5 DRAWN BY ! ,PEACE ( ,TILSIT4 0,WE \<T 
 NOT TO FI<T EI!R = OR AGA9/ ,AU/RIA4 ,\R POLITICAL 9T]E/S >E 
 ALL 9 ! ,EA/1 & 9 REG>D TO ,BONAP>TE ! ONLY ?+ IS TO HAVE AN 
 >M$ FRONTI] & A FIRM POLICY1 & HE WILL NEV] D>E TO CROSS ! 
 ,RUSSIAN FRONTI]1 AS WAS ! CASE 9 #a#h#g60 

0,H[ CAN WE FI<T ! ,FR5*1 ,PR9CE80 SAID ,C\NT ,RO/OP*94 0,CAN WE >M 
 \RSELVES AGA9/ \R TEA*]S & DIV9ITIES8 ,LOOK AT \R Y\?S1 LOOK AT 
 \R LADIES6 ,! ,FR5* >E \R ,GODS3 ,P>IS IS \R ,K+DOM ( ,HEAV540 

,HE BEGAN SPEAK+ L\D]1 EVID5TLY TO BE HE>D BY EV]YONE4 

0,FR5* DRESSES1 ,FR5* IDEAS1 ,FR5* FEEL+S6 ,!RE N[1 Y\ TURN$ 
 ,METIVI] \T BY ! SCRUFF ( HIS NECK BECAUSE HE IS A ,FR5*MAN & A 
 SC\NDREL1 BUT \R LADIES CRAWL AFT] HIM ON !IR KNEES4 ,I W5T TO A 
 P>TY LA/ NI<T1 & !RE \T ( FIVE LADIES ?REE W]E ,ROMAN ,CA?OLICS 
 & HAD ! ,POPE'S 9DULG5CE = DO+ WOOLWORK ON ,SUNDAYS4 ,& !Y 
 !MSELVES SIT !RE NE>LY NAK$1 LIKE ! SIGNBO>DS AT \R ,PUBLIC ,BA?S 
 IF ,I MAY SAY SO4 ,AH1 :5 ONE LOOKS AT \R Y\NG PEOPLE1 ,PR9CE1 ONE W\LD 
 LIKE TO TAKE ,PET] ! ,GREAT'S OLD CUDGEL \T ( ! MUSEUM & BELABOR 
 !M 9 ! ,RUSSIAN WAY TILL ALL ! NONS5SE JUMPS \T ( !M40 

,ALL W]E SIL5T4 ,! OLD PR9CE LOOK$ AT ,RO/OP*9 ) A SMILE & 
 WAGG$ HIS HEAD APPROV+LY4 

0,WELL1 GOOD-BY1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 KEEP WELL60 SAID ,RO/OP*91 GETT+ UP 
 ) *>ACT]I/IC BRISKNESS & HOLD+ \T HIS H& TO ! PR9CE4 

0,GOOD-BY1 MY DE> FELL[4444 ,HIS WORDS >E MUSIC1 ,I NEV] TIRE ( HE>+ 
 HIM60 SAID ! OLD PR9CE1 KEEP+ HOLD ( ! H& & (F]+ HIS *EEK 
 TO BE KISS$4 

,FOLL[+ ,RO/OP*9'S EXAMPLE ! O!RS ALSO ROSE4 

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