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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,?AT EV5+ ! ,RO/OVS W5T TO ! ,OP]A1 = :I* ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA HAD 
 TAK5 A BOX4 

,NATA%A DID NOT WANT TO GO1 BUT C\LD NOT REFUSE ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA'S K9D 
 (F] :I* WAS 9T5D$ EXPRESSLY = H]4 ,:5 %E CAME READY DRESS$ 
 9TO ! BALLROOM TO AWAIT H] FA!R1 & LOOK+ 9 ! L>GE MIRROR 
 !RE SAW ?AT %E WAS PRETTY1 V]Y PRETTY1 %E FELT EV5 MORE SAD1 BUT IT 
 WAS A SWEET1 T5D] SADNESS4 

0,O ,GOD1 IF HE W]E H]E N[ ,I W\LD NOT BEHAVE AS ,I DID !N1 BUT 
 DIFF]5TLY4 ,I W\LD NOT BE SILLY & AFRAID ( ?+S1 ,I W\LD SIMPLY 
 EMBRACE HIM1 CL+ TO HIM1 & MAKE HIM LOOK AT ME ) ?OSE SE>*+ 
 9QUIR+ EYES ) :I* HE HAS SO (T5 LOOK$ AT ME1 & !N ,I W\LD 
 MAKE HIM LAU< AS HE US$ TO LAU<4 ,& HIS EYES--H[ ,I SEE ?OSE 
 EYES60 ?\<T ,NATA%A4 0,& :AT DO HIS FA!R & SI/] MATT] TO ME8 ,I 
 LOVE HIM ALONE1 HIM1 HIM1 ) ?AT FACE & ?OSE EYES1 ) HIS SMILE1 
 MANLY & YET *ILDLIKE4444 ,NO1 ,I HAD BETT] NOT ?9K ( HIM2 NOT ?9K 
 ( HIM BUT =GET HIM1 QUITE =GET HIM = ! PRES5T4 ,I CAN'T BE> ?IS 
 WAIT+ & ,I %ALL CRY 9 A M9UTE60 & %E TURN$ AWAY FROM ! GLASS1 
 MAK+ AN EF=T NOT TO CRY4 0,& H[ CAN ,SONYA LOVE ,NI*OLAS SO CALMLY 
 & QUIETLY & WAIT SO LONG & SO PATI5TLY80 ?\<T %E1 LOOK+ AT 
 ,SONYA1 :O ALSO CAME 9 QUITE READY1 ) A FAN 9 H] H&4 0,NO1 %E'S 
 ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T4 ,I CAN'T60 

,NATA%A AT ?AT MOM5T FELT SO S(T5$ & T5D] ?AT IT WAS NOT 5\< 
 = H] TO LOVE & KN[ %E WAS BELOV$1 %E WANT$ N[1 AT ONCE1 TO 
 EMBRACE ! MAN %E LOV$1 TO SPEAK & HE> FROM HIM WORDS ( LOVE SU* 
 AS FILL$ H] HE>T4 ,:ILE %E SAT 9 ! C>RIAGE BESIDE H] FA!R1 
 P5SIVELY WAT*+ ! LI<TS ( ! /REET LAMPS FLICK]+ ON ! FROZ5 
 W9D[1 %E FELT /ILL SADD] & MORE 9 LOVE1 & =GOT :]E %E WAS 
 GO+ & ) :OM4 ,HAV+ FALL5 9TO ! L9E ( C>RIAGES1 ! 
 ,RO/OVS' C>RIAGE DROVE UP TO ! !AT]1 ITS :EELS SQUEAK+ OV] ! 
 SN[4 ,NATA%A & ,SONYA1 HOLD+ UP !IR DRESSES1 JUMP$ \T QUICKLY4 ,! 
 C\NT GOT \T HELP$ BY ! FOOTM51 &1 PASS+ AMONG M5 & WOM5 :O 
 W]E 5T]+ & ! PROGRAM SELL]S1 !Y ALL ?REE W5T ALONG ! 
 CORRIDOR TO ! FIR/ R[ ( BOXES4 ,?R\< ! CLOS$ DOORS ! MUSIC WAS 
 ALREADY AUDIBLE4 

0,NATA%A1 Y\R HAIR64440 :ISP]$ ,SONYA4 

,AN ATT5DANT DEF]5TIALLY & QUICKLY SLIPP$ BE=E ! LADIES & 
 OP5$ ! DOOR ( !IR BOX4 ,! MUSIC S\ND$ L\D] & ?R\< ! 
 DOOR R[S ( BRI<TLY LIT BOXES 9 :I* LADIES SAT ) B>E >MS & 
 %\LD]S1 & NOISY /ALLS BRILLIANT ) UNI=MS1 GLITT]$ BE=E 
 !IR EYES4 ,A LADY 5T]+ ! NEXT BOX %OT A GLANCE ( FEM99E 5VY AT 
 ,NATA%A4 ,! CURTA9 HAD NOT YET RIS5 & ! OV]TURE WAS BE+ PLAY$4 
 ,NATA%A1 SMOO?+ H] G[N1 W5T 9 ) ,SONYA & SAT D[N1 SCANN+ ! 
 BRILLIANT TI]S ( BOXES OPPOSITE4 ,A S5SATION %E HAD NOT EXP]I5C$ = 
 A LONG TIME--?AT ( HUNDR$S ( EYES LOOK+ AT H] B>E >MS & 
 NECK--SUDD5LY AFFECT$ H] BO? AGREEABLY & DISAGREEABLY & 
 CALL$ UP A :OLE CR[D ( MEMORIES1 DESIRES & EMOTIONS ASSOCIAT$ ) 
 ?AT FEEL+4 

,! TWO REM>KABLY PRETTY GIRLS1 ,NATA%A & ,SONYA1 ) ,C\NT ,RO/OV :O 
 HAD NOT BE5 SE5 9 ,MOSC[ = A LONG TIME1 ATTRACT$ G5]AL ATT5TION4 
 ,MOREOV]1 EV]YBODY KNEW VAGUELY ( ,NATA%A'S 5GAGEM5T TO ,PR9CE ,&REW1 
 & KNEW ?AT ! ,RO/OVS HAD LIV$ 9 ! C\NTRY EV] S9CE1 & ALL 
 LOOK$ ) CURIOSITY AT A FIANCEE :O WAS MAK+ ONE ( ! BE/ MAT*ES 
 9 ,RUSSIA4 

,NATA%A'S LOOKS1 AS EV]YONE TOLD H]1 HAD IMPROV$ 9 ! C\NTRY1 & 
 ?AT EV5+ ?ANKS TO H] AGITATION %E WAS P>TICUL>LY PRETTY4 ,%E 
 /RUCK ?OSE :O SAW H] BY H] FULLNESS ( LIFE & BEAUTY1 COMB9$ ) 
 H] 9DIFF]5CE TO EV]Y?+ AB\T H]4 ,H] BLACK EYES LOOK$ AT ! 
 CR[D )\T SEEK+ ANYONE1 & H] DELICATE >M1 B>E TO ABOVE ! 
 ELB[1 LAY ON ! VELVET $GE ( ! BOX1 :ILE1 EVID5TLY UNCONSCI\SLY1 
 %E OP5$ & CLOS$ H] H& 9 TIME TO ! MUSIC1 CRUMPL+ H] 
 PROGRAM4 0,LOOK1 !RE'S ,AL59A10 SAID ,SONYA1 0) H] 
 MO!R1 ISN'T IT80 

0,DE> ME1 ,MI*AEL ,KIRILOVI* HAS GR[N /ILL /\T]60 REM>K$ ! C\NT4 

0,LOOK AT \R ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA--:AT A HEADDRESS %E HAS ON60 

0,! ,K>AG9S1 ,JULIE--& ,BORIS ) !M4 ,ONE CAN SEE AT ONCE ?AT 
 !Y'RE 5GAG$44440 

0,DRUBETSKOY HAS PROPOS$80 

0,OH YES1 ,I HE>D IT TODAY10 SAID ,%9%91 COM+ 9TO ! ,RO/OVS' BOX4 

,NATA%A LOOK$ 9 ! DIRECTION 9 :I* H] FA!R'S EYES W]E TURN$ & 
 SAW ,JULIE SITT+ BESIDE H] MO!R ) A HAPPY LOOK ON H] FACE & A 
 /R+ ( PE>LS R\ND H] ?ICK R$ NECK--:I* ,NATA%A KNEW WAS 
 COV]$ ) P[D]4 ,BEH9D !M1 WE>+ A SMILE & LEAN+ OV] ) AN 
 E> TO ,JULIE'S M\?1 WAS ,BORIS' H&SOME SMOO?LY BRU%$ HEAD4 ,HE LOOK$ 
 AT ! ,RO/OVS FROM UND] HIS BR[S & SAID SOME?+1 SMIL+1 TO HIS 
 BETRO!D4 

0,!Y >E TALK+ AB\T US1 AB\T ME & HIM60 ?\<T ,NATA%A4 0,& HE NO 
 D\BT IS CALM+ H] JEAL\SY ( ME4 ,!Y NE$N'T TR\BLE !MSELVES6 ,IF 
 ONLY !Y KNEW H[ LITTLE ,I AM CONC]N$ AB\T ANY ( !M40 

,BEH9D !M SAT ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA WE>+ A GRE5 HEADDRESS & ) A 
 HAPPY LOOK ( RESIGNATION TO ! WILL ( ,GOD ON H] FACE4 ,!IR BOX WAS 
 P]VAD$ BY ?AT ATMOSPH]E ( AN AFFIANC$ C\PLE :I* ,NATA%A KNEW SO 
 WELL & LIK$ SO MU*4 ,%E TURN$ AWAY & SUDD5LY REMEMB]$ ALL ?AT 
 HAD BE5 SO HUMILIAT+ 9 H] MORN+'S VISIT4 

0,:AT RI<T HAS HE NOT TO WI% TO RECEIVE ME 9TO HIS FAMILY8 ,OH1 BETT] 
 NOT ?9K ( IT--NOT TILL HE COMES BACK60 %E TOLD H]SELF1 & BEGAN 
 LOOK+ AT ! FACES1 SOME /RANGE & SOME FAMILI>1 9 ! /ALLS4 ,9 
 ! FRONT1 9 ! V]Y C5T]1 LEAN+ BACK AGA9/ ! OR*E/RA RAIL1 
 /OOD ,DOLOKHOV 9 A ,P]SIAN DRESS1 HIS CURLY HAIR BRU%$ UP 9TO A HUGE 
 %OCK4 ,HE /OOD 9 FULL VIEW ( ! AUDI5CE1 WELL AW>E ?AT HE WAS 
 ATTRACT+ EV]YONE'S ATT5TION1 YET AS MU* AT EASE AS ?\< HE W]E 9 
 HIS [N ROOM4 ,>\ND HIM ?RONG$ ,MOSC['S MO/ BRILLIANT Y\NG M51 :OM 
 HE EVID5TLY DOM9AT$4 

,! C\NT1 LAU<+1 NUDG$ ! BLU%+ ,SONYA & PO9T$ TO H] =M] 
 ADOR]4 

0,DO Y\ RECOGNIZE HIM80 SAID HE4 0,& :]E HAS HE SPRUNG FROM80 HE ASK$1 
 TURN+ TO ,%9%94 0,DIDN'T HE VANI% SOME:]E80 

0,HE DID10 REPLI$ ,%9%94 0,HE WAS 9 ! ,CAUCASUS & RAN AWAY FROM 
 !RE4 ,!Y SAY HE HAS BE5 ACT+ AS M9I/] TO SOME RUL+ PR9CE 9 
 ,P]SIA1 :]E HE KILL$ ! ,%AH'S BRO!R4 ,N[ ALL ! ,MOSC[ LADIES >E 
 MAD AB\T HIM6 ,IT'S ',DOLOKHOV ! ,P]SIAN' ?AT DOES IT6 ,WE NEV] HE> A 
 WORD BUT ,DOLOKHOV IS M5TION$4 ,!Y SWE> BY HIM1 !Y (F] HIM TO Y\ 
 AS !Y W\LD A DI% ( *OICE /]LET4 ,DOLOKHOV & ,ANATOLE ,KURAG9 HAVE 
 TURN$ ALL \R LADIES' HEADS40 

,A TALL1 BEAUTIFUL WOMAN ) A MASS ( PLAIT$ HAIR & MU* EXPOS$ PLUMP 
 :ITE %\LD]S & NECK1 R\ND :I* %E WORE A D\BLE /R+ ( L>GE 
 PE>LS1 5T]$ ! ADJO9+ BOX RU/L+ H] HEAVY SILK DRESS & TOOK A 
 LONG TIME SETTL+ 9TO H] PLACE4 

,NATA%A 9VOLUNT>ILY GAZ$ AT ?AT NECK1 ?OSE %\LD]S1 & PE>LS & 
 COIFFURE1 & ADMIR$ ! BEAUTY ( ! %\LD]S & ! PE>LS4 ,:ILE 
 ,NATA%A WAS FIX+ H] GAZE ON H] = ! SECOND TIME ! LADY LOOK$ 
 R\ND &1 MEET+ ! C\NT'S EYES1 NODD$ TO HIM & SMIL$4 ,%E WAS ! 
 ,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA1 ,PI]RE'S WIFE1 & ! C\NT1 :O KNEW EV]YONE 9 
 SOCIETY1 LEAN$ OV] & SPOKE TO H]4 

0,HAVE Y\ BE5 H]E LONG1 ,C\NTESS80 HE 9QUIR$4 0,I'LL CALL1 ,I'LL CALL TO 
 KISS Y\R H&4 ,I'M H]E ON BUS9ESS & HAVE BR\<T MY GIRLS ) ME4 
 ,!Y SAY ,SEM5OVA ACTS M>VEL\SLY4 ,C\NT ,PI]RE NEV] US$ TO =GET US4 
 ,IS HE H]E80 

0,YES1 HE MEANT TO LOOK 910 ANSW]$ ,HEL5E1 & GLANC$ ATT5TIVELY AT 
 ,NATA%A4 

,C\NT ,RO/OV RESUM$ HIS SEAT4 

0,H&SOME1 ISN'T %E80 HE :ISP]$ TO ,NATA%A4 

0,WOND]FUL60 ANSW]$ ,NATA%A4 0,%E'S A WOMAN ONE C\LD EASILY FALL 9 
 LOVE )40 

,JU/ !N ! LA/ *ORDS ( ! OV]TURE W]E HE>D & ! CONDUCTOR 
 TAPP$ ) HIS /ICK4 ,SOME LATECOM]S TOOK !IR SEATS 9 ! /ALLS1 & 
 ! CURTA9 ROSE4 

,AS SOON AS IT ROSE EV]YONE 9 ! BOXES & /ALLS BECAME SIL5T1 & ALL 
 ! M51 OLD & Y\NG1 9 UNI=M & EV5+ DRESS1 & ALL ! WOM5 
 ) GEMS ON !IR B>E FLE%1 TURN$ !IR :OLE ATT5TION ) EAG] 
 CURIOSITY TO ! /AGE4 ,NATA%A TOO BEGAN TO LOOK AT IT4 

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