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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! FLOOR ( ! /AGE CONSI/$ ( SMOO? BO>DS1 AT ! SIDES WAS SOME 
 PA9T$ C>DBO>D REPRES5T+ TREES1 & AT ! BACK WAS A CLO? 
 /RET*$ OV] BO>DS4 ,9 ! C5T] ( ! /AGE SAT SOME GIRLS 9 R$ 
 BODICES & :ITE SKIRTS4 ,ONE V]Y FAT GIRL 9 A :ITE SILK DRESS SAT 
 AP>T ON A L[ B5*1 TO ! BACK ( :I* A PIECE ( GRE5 C>DBO>D WAS 
 GLU$4 ,!Y ALL SANG SOME?+4 ,:5 !Y HAD F9I%$ !IR SONG ! GIRL 
 9 :ITE W5T UP TO ! PROMPT]'S BOX & A MAN ) TI<T SILK TR\S]S 
 OV] HIS /\T LEGS1 & HOLD+ A PLUME & A DAGG]1 W5T UP TO H] & 
 BEGAN S++1 WAV+ HIS >MS AB\T4 

,FIR/ ! MAN 9 ! TI<T TR\S]S SANG ALONE1 !N %E SANG1 !N !Y 
 BO? PAUS$ :ILE ! OR*E/RA PLAY$ & ! MAN F+]$ ! H& ( 
 ! GIRL 9 :ITE1 OBVI\SLY AWAIT+ ! BEAT TO />T S++ ) H]4 
 ,!Y SANG TOGE!R & EV]YONE 9 ! !AT] BEGAN CLAPP+ & 
 %\T+1 :ILE ! MAN & WOMAN ON ! /AGE--:O REPRES5T$ 
 LOV]S--BEGAN SMIL+1 SPREAD+ \T !IR >MS1 & B[+4 

,AFT] H] LIFE 9 ! C\NTRY1 & 9 H] PRES5T S]I\S MOOD1 ALL ?IS 
 SEEM$ GROTESQUE & AMAZ+ TO ,NATA%A4 ,%E C\LD NOT FOLL[ ! OP]A 
 NOR EV5 LI/5 TO ! MUSIC2 %E SAW ONLY ! PA9T$ C>DBO>D & ! 
 QUE]LY DRESS$ M5 & WOM5 :O MOV$1 SPOKE1 & SANG SO /RANGELY 9 
 ?AT BRILLIANT LI<T4 ,%E KNEW :AT IT WAS ALL MEANT TO REPRES5T1 BUT IT 
 WAS SO PRET5TI\SLY FALSE & UNNATURAL ?AT %E FIR/ FELT A%AM$ = 
 ! ACTORS & !N AMUS$ AT !M4 ,%E LOOK$ AT ! FACES ( ! 
 AUDI5CE1 SEEK+ 9 !M ! SAME S5SE ( RIDICULE & P]PLEXITY %E 
 H]SELF EXP]I5C$1 BUT !Y ALL SEEM$ ATT5TIVE TO :AT WAS HAPP5+ 
 ON ! /AGE1 & EXPRESS$ DELI<T :I* TO ,NATA%A SEEM$ FEIGN$4 0,I 
 SUPPOSE IT HAS TO BE LIKE ?IS60 %E ?\<T4 ,%E KEPT LOOK+ R\ND 9 
 TURN AT ! R[S ( POMAD$ HEADS 9 ! /ALLS & !N AT ! SEM9UDE 
 WOM5 9 ! BOXES1 ESPECIALLY AT ,HEL5E 9 ! NEXT BOX1 :O--APP>5TLY 
 QUITE UNCLO!D--SAT ) A QUIET TRANQUIL SMILE1 NOT TAK+ H] EYES 
 (F ! /AGE4 ,& FEEL+ ! BRI<T LI<T ?AT FLOOD$ ! :OLE PLACE 
 & ! W>M AIR HEAT$ BY ! CR[D1 ,NATA%A LITTLE BY LITTLE BEGAN TO 
 PASS 9TO A /ATE ( 9TOXICATION %E HAD NOT EXP]I5C$ = A LONG 
 :ILE4 ,%E DID NOT REALIZE :O & :]E %E WAS1 NOR :AT WAS GO+ ON 
 BE=E H]4 ,AS %E LOOK$ & ?\<T1 ! /RANGE/ FANCIES UNEXPECT$LY 
 & DISCONNECT$LY PASS$ ?R\< H] M9D3 ! IDEA OCCURR$ TO H] ( 
 JUMP+ ONTO ! $GE ( ! BOX & S++ ! AIR ! ACTRESS WAS 
 S++1 !N %E WI%$ TO T\* ) H] FAN AN OLD G5TLEMAN SITT+ 
 NOT F> FROM H]1 !N TO LEAN OV] TO ,HEL5E & TICKLE H]4 

,AT A MOM5T :5 ALL WAS QUIET BE=E ! COMM5CEM5T ( A SONG1 A DOOR 
 LEAD+ TO ! /ALLS ON ! SIDE NE>E/ ! ,RO/OVS' BOX CREAK$1 & 
 ! /EPS ( A BELAT$ >RIVAL W]E HE>D4 0,!RE'S ,KURAG960 :ISP]$ 
 ,%9%94 ,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA TURN$ SMIL+ TO ! NEWCOM]1 & ,NATA%A1 
 FOLL[+ ! DIRECTION ( ?AT LOOK1 SAW AN EXCEPTIONALLY H&SOME 
 ADJUTANT APPROA*+ !IR BOX ) A SELF-ASSUR$ YET C\RTE\S BE>+4 
 ,?IS WAS ,ANATOLE ,KURAG9 :OM %E HAD SE5 & NOTIC$ LONG AGO AT ! 
 BALL 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,HE WAS N[ 9 AN ADJUTANT'S UNI=M ) ONE EPAULET 
 & A %\LD] KNOT4 ,HE MOV$ ) A RE/RA9$ SWAGG] :I* W\LD HAVE 
 BE5 RIDICUL\S HAD HE NOT BE5 SO GOOD-LOOK+ & HAD HIS H&SOME FACE 
 NOT WORN SU* AN EXPRESSION ( GOOD-HUMOR$ COMPLAC5CY & GAIETY4 ,?\< 
 ! P]=MANCE WAS PROCE$+1 HE WALK$ DELIB]ATELY D[N ! C>PET$ 
 GANGWAY1 HIS SWORD & SPURS SLI<TLY J+L+ & HIS H&SOME P]FUM$ 
 HEAD HELD HI<4 ,HAV+ LOOK$ AT ,NATA%A HE APPROA*$ HIS SI/]1 LAID 
 HIS WELL GLOV$ H& ON ! $GE ( H] BOX1 NODD$ TO H]1 & LEAN+ 
 =W>D ASK$ A QUE/ION1 ) A MOTION T[>D ,NATA%A4 

0,MAIS *>MANTE60 SAID HE1 EVID5TLY REF]R+ TO ,NATA%A1 :O 
 DID NOT EXACTLY HE> HIS WORDS BUT UND]/OOD !M FROM ! MOVEM5T ( HIS LIPS4 
 ,!N HE TOOK HIS PLACE 9 ! FIR/ R[ ( ! /ALLS & SAT D[N BESIDE 
 ,DOLOKHOV1 NUDG+ ) HIS ELB[ 9 A FRI5DLY & (FH& WAY ?AT 
 ,DOLOKHOV :OM O!RS TREAT$ SO FAWN+LY4 ,HE W9K$ AT HIM GAILY1 SMIL$1 
 & RE/$ HIS FOOT AGA9/ ! OR*E/RA SCRE54 

0,H[ LIKE ! BRO!R IS TO ! SI/]10 REM>K$ ! C\NT4 0,& H[ 
 H&SOME !Y BO? >E60 

,%9%91 L[]+ HIS VOICE1 BEGAN TO TELL ! C\NT ( SOME 9TRIGUE ( 
 ,KURAG9'S 9 ,MOSC[1 & ,NATA%A TRI$ TO OV]HE> IT JU/ BECAUSE HE HAD 
 SAID %E WAS 0*>MANTE40 

,! FIR/ ACT WAS OV]4 ,9 ! /ALLS EV]YONE BEGAN MOV+ AB\T1 GO+ 
 \T & COM+ 94 

,BORIS CAME TO ! ,RO/OVS' BOX1 RECEIV$ !IR CONGRATULATIONS V]Y 
 SIMPLY1 & RAIS+ HIS EYEBR[S ) AN ABS5T-M9D$ SMILE CONVEY$ TO 
 ,NATA%A & ,SONYA HIS FIANCEE'S 9VITATION TO H] W$D+1 & W5T AWAY4 
 ,NATA%A ) A GAY1 COQUETTI% SMILE TALK$ TO HIM1 & CONGRATULAT$ ON 
 HIS APPROA*+ W$D+ ?AT SAME ,BORIS ) :OM %E HAD =M]LY BE5 9 
 LOVE4 ,9 ! /ATE ( 9TOXICATION %E WAS 91 EV]Y?+ SEEM$ SIMPLE 
 & NATURAL4 

,! SCANTILY CLAD ,HEL5E SMIL$ AT EV]YONE 9 ! SAME WAY1 & ,NATA%A 
 GAVE ,BORIS A SIMIL> SMILE4 

,HEL5E'S BOX WAS FILL$ & SURR\ND$ FROM ! /ALLS BY ! MO/ 
 DI/+UI%$ & 9TELLECTUAL M51 :O SEEM$ TO VIE ) ONE ANO!R 9 
 !IR WI% TO LET EV]YONE SEE ?AT !Y KNEW H]4 

,DUR+ ! :OLE ( ?AT 5TR'ACTE ,KURAG9 /OOD ) ,DOLOKHOV 9 FRONT ( 
 ! OR*E/RA P>TITION1 LOOK+ AT ! ,RO/OVS' BOX4 ,NATA%A KNEW HE WAS 
 TALK+ AB\T H] & ?IS AF=D$ H] PLEASURE4 ,%E EV5 TURN$ SO ?AT 
 HE %\LD SEE H] PR(ILE 9 :AT %E ?\<T WAS ITS MO/ BECOM+ 
 ASPECT4 ,BE=E ! BEG9N+ ( ! SECOND ACT ,PI]RE APPE>$ 9 ! 
 /ALLS4 ,! ,RO/OVS HAD NOT SE5 HIM S9CE !IR >RIVAL4 ,HIS FACE LOOK$ 
 SAD1 & HE HAD GR[N /ILL /\T] S9CE ,NATA%A LA/ SAW HIM4 ,HE PASS$ 
 UP TO ! FRONT R[S1 NOT NOTIC+ ANYONE4 ,ANATOLE W5T UP TO HIM & 
 BEGAN SPEAK+ TO HIM1 LOOK+ AT & 9DICAT+ ! ,RO/OVS' BOX4 ,ON 
 SEE+ ,NATA%A ,PI]RE GREW ANIMAT$ &1 HA/ILY PASS+ BETWE5 ! R[S1 
 CAME T[>D !IR BOX4 ,:5 HE GOT !RE HE LEAN$ ON HIS ELB[S &1 
 SMIL+1 TALK$ TO H] = A LONG TIME4 ,:ILE CONV]S+ ) ,PI]RE1 
 ,NATA%A HE>D A MAN'S VOICE 9 ,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA'S BOX & SOME?+ TOLD 
 H] IT WAS ,KURAG94 ,%E TURN$ & !IR EYES MET4 ,ALMO/ SMIL+1 HE 
 GAZ$ /RAI<T 9TO H] EYES ) SU* AN 5RAPTUR$ C>ESS+ LOOK ?AT 
 IT SEEM$ /RANGE TO BE SO NE> HIM1 TO LOOK AT HIM LIKE ?AT1 TO BE SO 
 SURE HE ADMIR$ H]1 & NOT TO BE ACQUA9T$ ) HIM4 

,9 ! SECOND ACT !RE WAS SC5]Y REPRES5T+ TOMB/ONES1 !RE WAS A 
 R\ND HOLE 9 ! CANVAS TO REPRES5T ! MOON1 %ADES W]E RAIS$ OV] 
 ! FOOTLI<TS1 & FROM HORNS & CONTRABASS CAME DEEP NOTES :ILE MANY 
 PEOPLE APPE>$ FROM RI<T & LEFT WE>+ BLACK CLOAKS & HOLD+ 
 ?+S LIKE DAGG]S 9 !IR H&S4 ,!Y BEGAN WAV+ !IR >MS4 ,!N 
 SOME O!R PEOPLE RAN 9 & BEGAN DRAGG+ AWAY ! MAID5 :O HAD BE5 
 9 :ITE & WAS N[ 9 LI<T BLUE4 ,!Y DID NOT DRAG H] AWAY AT ONCE1 
 BUT SANG ) H] = A LONG TIME & !N AT LA/ DRAGG$ H] (F1 & 
 BEH9D ! SC5ES SOME?+ METALLIC WAS /RUCK ?REE TIMES & EV]YONE 
 KNELT D[N & SANG A PRAY]4 ,ALL !SE ?+S W]E REPEAT$LY 9T]RUPT$ 
 BY ! 5?USIA/IC %\TS ( ! AUDI5CE4 

,DUR+ ?IS ACT EV]Y TIME ,NATA%A LOOK$ T[>D ! /ALLS %E SAW 
 ,ANATOLE ,KURAG9 ) AN >M ?R[N ACROSS ! BACK ( HIS *AIR1 />+ 
 AT H]4 ,%E WAS PLEAS$ TO SEE ?AT HE WAS CAPTIVAT$ BY H] & IT DID 
 NOT OCCUR TO H] ?AT !RE WAS ANY?+ WRONG 9 IT4 

,:5 ! SECOND ACT WAS OV] ,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA ROSE1 TURN$ TO ! 
 ,RO/OVS' BOX--H] :OLE BOSOM COMPLETELY EXPOS$--BECKON$ ! 
 OLD C\NT ) A GLOV$ F+]1 & PAY+ NO ATT5TION TO ?OSE :O HAD 
 5T]$ H] BOX BEGAN TALK+ TO HIM ) AN AMIABLE SMILE4 

0,DO MAKE ME ACQUA9T$ ) Y\R *>M+ DAU<T]S10 SAID %E4 0,! :OLE 
 T[N IS S++ !IR PRAISES & ,I DON'T EV5 KN[ !M60 

,NATA%A ROSE & CURTSI$ TO ! SPL5DID C\NTESS4 ,%E WAS SO PLEAS$ BY 
 PRAISE FROM ?IS BRILLIANT BEAUTY ?AT %E BLU%$ ) PLEASURE4 

0,I WANT TO BECOME A ,MOSCOVITE TOO1 N[10 SAID ,HEL5E4 0,H[ IS IT Y\'RE 
 NOT A%AM$ TO BURY SU* PE>LS 9 ! C\NTRY80 

,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA QUITE DES]V$ H] REPUTATION ( BE+ A FASC9AT+ 
 WOMAN4 ,%E C\LD SAY :AT %E DID NOT ?9K--ESPECIALLY :AT WAS 
 FLATT]+--QUITE SIMPLY & NATURALLY4 

0,DE> C\NT1 Y\ MU/ LET ME LOOK AFT] Y\R DAU<T]S6 ,?\< ,I AM NOT 
 /AY+ H]E LONG ?IS TIME--NOR >E Y\--,I WILL TRY TO AMUSE 
 !M4 ,I HAVE ALREADY HE>D MU* ( Y\ 9 ,PET]SBURG & WANT$ TO GET TO 
 KN[ Y\10 SAID %E TO ,NATA%A ) H] /]EOTYP$ & LOVELY SMILE4 0,I 
 HAD HE>D AB\T Y\ FROM MY PAGE1 ,DRUBETSKOY4 ,HAVE Y\ HE>D HE IS GETT+ 
 M>RI$8 ,& ALSO FROM MY HUSB&'S FRI5D ,BOLKONSKI1 ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 ,BOLKONSKI10 %E W5T ON ) SPECIAL EMPHASIS1 IMPLY+ ?AT %E KNEW ( 
 HIS RELATION TO ,NATA%A4 ,TO GET BETT] ACQUA9T$ %E ASK$ ?AT ONE ( 
 ! Y\NG LADIES %\LD COME 9TO H] BOX = ! RE/ ( ! P]=MANCE1 
 & ,NATA%A MOV$ OV] TO IT4 

,! SC5E ( ! ?IRD ACT REPRES5T$ A PALACE 9 :I* MANY C&LES W]E 
 BURN+ & PICTURES ( KNI<TS ) %ORT BE>DS HUNG ON ! WALLS4 ,9 
 ! MIDDLE /OOD :AT W]E PROBABLY A K+ & A QUE54 ,! K+ WAV$ HIS 
 RI<T >M &1 EVID5TLY N]V\S1 SANG SOME?+ BADLY & SAT D[N ON A 
 CRIMSON ?RONE4 ,! MAID5 :O HAD BE5 FIR/ 9 :ITE & !N 9 LI<T 
 BLUE1 N[ WORE ONLY A SMOCK1 & /OOD BESIDE ! ?RONE ) H] HAIR 
 D[N4 ,%E SANG SOME?+ M\RNFULLY1 ADDRESS+ ! QUE51 BUT ! K+ 
 WAV$ HIS >M SEV]ELY1 & M5 & WOM5 ) B>E LEGS CAME 9 FROM BO? 
 SIDES & BEGAN DANC+ ALL TOGE!R4 ,!N ! VIOL9S PLAY$ V]Y %RILLY 
 & M]RILY & ONE ( ! WOM5 ) ?ICK B>E LEGS & ?9 >MS1 
 SEP>AT+ FROM ! O!RS1 W5T BEH9D ! W+S1 ADJU/$ H] BODICE1 
 RETURN$ TO ! MIDDLE ( ! /AGE1 & BEGAN JUMP+ & /RIK+ ONE 
 FOOT RAPIDLY AGA9/ ! O!R4 ,9 ! /ALLS EV]YONE CLAPP$ & %\T$ 
 0BRAVO60 ,!N ONE ( ! M5 W5T 9TO A CORN] ( ! /AGE4 ,! CYMBALS 
 & HORNS 9 ! OR*E/RA /RUCK UP MORE L\DLY1 & ?IS MAN ) B>E 
 LEGS JUMP$ V]Y HI< & WAV$ HIS FEET AB\T V]Y RAPIDLY4 7,HE WAS 
 ,DUPORT1 :O RECEIV$ SIXTY ?\S& RUBLES A YE> = ?IS >T47 ,EV]YBODY 
 9 ! /ALLS1 BOXES1 & GALL]IES BEGAN CLAPP+ & %\T+ ) ALL 
 !IR MI<T1 & ! MAN /OPP$ & BEGAN SMIL+ & B[+ TO ALL 
 SIDES4 ,!N O!R M5 & WOM5 DANC$ ) B>E LEGS4 ,!N ! K+ AGA9 
 %\T$ TO ! S\ND ( MUSIC1 & !Y ALL BEGAN S++4 ,BUT SUDD5LY A 
 /ORM CAME ON1 *ROMATIC SCALES & DIM9I%$ SEV5?S W]E HE>D 9 ! 
 OR*E/RA1 EV]YONE RAN (F1 AGA9 DRAGG+ ONE ( !IR NUMB] AWAY1 & 
 ! CURTA9 DROPP$4 ,ONCE MORE !RE WAS A T]RIBLE NOISE & CLATT] 
 AMONG ! AUDI5CE1 & ) RAPTUR\S FACES EV]YONE BEGAN %\T+3 
 0,DUPORT6 ,DUPORT6 ,DUPORT60 ,NATA%A NO LONG] ?\<T ?IS /RANGE4 ,%E 
 LOOK$ AB\T ) PLEASURE1 SMIL+ JOYFULLY4 

0,ISN'T ,DUPORT DELI<TFUL80 ,HEL5E ASK$ H]4 

0,OH1 YES10 REPLI$ ,NATA%A4 

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