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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,FIVE RI* Y\NG M5 W5T AT ?REE O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+ TO A BALL 9 ,PET]SBURG TO HAVE A GOOD TIME4 

,MU* *AMPAGNE WAS DRUNK2 A MAJORITY ( ! G5TLEM5 W]E V]Y Y\NG2 ! GIRLS W]E PRETTY2 A PIANI/ & A FIDDL] PLAY$ 9DEFATIGABLY ONE POLKA AFT] ANO!R2 !RE WAS NO CEASE TO ! NOISE ( CONV]SATION & DANC+4 ,BUT !RE WAS A S5SE ( AWKW>DNESS & CON/RA9T2 EV]Y ONE FELT SOMEH[ OR O!R--& ?IS IS NOT UNUSUAL--?AT ALL WAS NOT AS IT %\LD BE4 

,!RE W]E SEV]AL ATTEMPTS MADE TO MAKE ?+S MORE LIVELY1 BUT SIMULAT$ LIVEL9ESS IS MU* WORSE ?AN MELAN*OLY4 

,ONE ( ! FIVE Y\NG M51 :O WAS MORE DISCONT5T$ ?AN ANY ONE ELSE1 BO? ) HIMSELF & ) ! O!RS1 & :O HAD BE5 FEEL+ ALL ! EV5+ A S5SE ( DISGU/1 TOOK HIS HAT1 & W5T \T NOISELESSLY ON PURPOSE1 9T5D+ TO GO HOME4 

,!RE WAS NO ONE 9 ! ANTE-ROOM1 BUT 9 ! NEXT ROOM AT ! DOOR HE HE>D TWO VOICES DISPUT+4 ,! Y\NG MAN PAUS$1 & LI/5$4.<#a#d#i.> 

0,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE1 !RE >E GUE/S 9 !RE10 SAID A WOMAN'S VOICE4 

0,COME1 LET ME 91 PLEASE4 ,I WILL NOT DO ANY H>M10 URG$ A MAN 9 A G5TLE VOICE4 

0,9DE$ ,I WILL NOT )\T MADAME'S P]MISSION10 SAID ! WOMAN4 0,:]E >E Y\ GO+8 ,OH1 :AT A MAN Y\ >E60 

,! DOOR WAS FLUNG OP51 & ON ! ?RE%OLD APPE>$ ! FIGURE ( A /RANG]4 ,SEE+ A GUE/1 ! MAID CEAS$ TO DETA9 ! MAN2 & ! /RANG]1 TIMIDLY B[+1 CAME 9TO ! ROOM ) A SOME:AT UN/EADY GAIT4 

,HE WAS A MAN ( M$IUM /ATURE1 ) A LANK1 CROOK$ BACK1 & LONG DI%EVEL$ HAIR4 ,HE WORE A %ORT PALETOT1 & TI<T RAGG$ PANTALOONS OV] CO>SE DIRTY BOOTS4 ,HIS NECKTIE1 TWI/$ 9TO A /R+1 EXPOS$ HIS LONG :ITE NECK4 ,HIS %IRT WAS FIL?Y1 & ! SLEEVES CAME D[N OV] HIS LEAN H&S4 

,BUT1 NOT)/&+ HIS ?OR\<LY EMACIAT$ BODY1 HIS FACE WAS ATTRACTIVE & FAIR2 & A FRE% COLOR EV5 MANTL$ HIS *EEKS UND] HIS ?9 D>K BE>D & SIDE-:ISK]S4 ,HIS DI%EVEL$ LOCKS1 ?R[N BACK1 EXPOS$ A L[ & REM>KABLY PURE =EHEAD4 ,HIS D>K1 LANGUID EYES LOOK$ UNSW]V+LY =W>D ) AN EXPRESSION ( S]5ITY1 SUBMISSION1 & SWEETNESS1 :I* MADE A FASC9AT+ COMB9ATION ) ! EXPRESSION ( HIS FRE%1 CURV$ LIPS1 VISIBLE UND] HIS ?9 MU/A*E4 

,ADVANC+ A FEW /EPS1 HE PAUS$1 TURN$ TO ! Y\NG MAN1 & SMIL$4 ,HE F\ND IT APP>5TLY RA!R H>D TO SMILE4 ,BUT HIS FACE WAS SO LI<T$ UP BY IT1 ?AT ! Y\NG MAN1 )\T KN[+ :Y1 SMIL$ 9 RETURN4 

0,:O IS ?AT MAN80 HE ASK$ ( ! MAID 9 A.<#a#e.> :ISP]1 AS ! /RANG] WALK$ T[>D ! ROOM :]E ! DANC+ WAS GO+ ON4 

0,A CRAZY MUSICIAN FROM ! !AT]10 REPLI$ ! MAID4 0,HE SOMETIMES COMES TO CALL UPON MADAME40 

0,:]E >E Y\ GO+1 ,DELES(80 SOME ONE AT ?IS MOM5T CALL$ FROM ! DRAW+-ROOM4 

,! Y\NG MAN :O WAS CALL$ ,DELES( RETURN$ TO ! DRAW+-ROOM4 ,! MUSICIAN WAS N[ /&+ AT ! DOOR2 &1 AS HIS EYES FELL ON ! DANC]S1 HE %[$ BY HIS SMILE & BY ! BEAT+ ( HIS FOOT H[ MU* PLEASURE ?IS SPECTACLE AF=D$ HIM4 

0,WON'T Y\ COME1 & HAVE A DANCE TOO80 SAID ONE ( ! GUE/S TO HIM4 ,! MUSICIAN B[$1 & LOOK$ AT ! HO/ESS 9QUIR+LY4 

0,COME1 COME4 ,:Y NOT1 S9CE ! G5TLEM5 HAVE 9VIT$ Y\80 SAID ! HO/ESS4 ,! MUSICIAN'S ?91 WEAK FACE SUDD5LY ASSUM$ AN EXPRESSION ( DECISION2 & SMIL+ & W9K+1 & %UFFL+ HIS FEET1 HE AWKW>DLY1 CLUMSILY W5T TO JO9 ! DANC]S 9 ! DRAW+-ROOM4 

,9 ! MID/ ( A QUADRILLE A JOLLY (FIC]1 :O WAS DANC+ V]Y BEAUTIFULLY & ) GREAT LIVEL9ESS1 ACCID5TALLY HIT ! MUSICIAN 9 ! BACK4 ,HIS WEAK1 WE>Y LEGS LO/ !IR EQUILIBRIUM2 & ! MUSICIAN1 MAK+ 9EFFECTUAL /RUGGLES TO KEEP HIS BALANCE1 MEASUR$ HIS L5G? ON ! FLOOR4 

,NOT)/&+ ! %>P1 H>D S\ND MADE BY HIS FALL1 ALMO/ EV]YBODY AT ! FIR/ MOM5T LAU<$4 

,BUT ! MUSICIAN DID NOT RISE4 ,! GUE/S GREW SIL5T1 EV5 ! PIANO CEAS$ TO S\ND4 ,DELES( & ! HO/ESS W]E ! FIR/ TO REA* ! PRO/RATE MUSICIAN4 ,HE WAS LY+ ON HIS ELB[1 & GLOOMILY LOOK+ AT ! GR\ND4 ,:5 HE HAD BE5 LIFT$ TO HIS FEET1 & SET 9 A *AIR1 HE ?REW BACK HIS HAIR FROM.<#a#e#a.> HIS =EHEAD ) A QUICK MOTION ( HIS BONY H&1 & BEGAN TO SMILE )\T REPLY+ TO ! QUE/IONS ?AT W]E PUT4 

0,MR4 ,ALB]T6 ,MR4 ,ALB]T60 EXCLAIM$ ! HO/ESS4 0,W]E Y\ HURT8 ,:]E8 ,N[1 ,I TOLD Y\ ?AT Y\ HAD BETT] NOT TRY TO DANCE4444 ,HE IS SO WEAK10 %E ADD$1 ADDRESS+ H] GUE/S4 0,IT TAKES ALL HIS /R5G?40 

0,:O IS HE80 SOME ONE ASK$ ! HO/ESS4 

0,A POOR MAN1 AN >TI/4 ,A V]Y NICE Y\NG FELL[2 BUT HE'S A SAD CASE1 AS Y\ CAN SEE40 

,%E SAID ?IS )\T PAY+ ! LEA/ HE$ TO ! MUSICIAN'S PRES5CE4 ,HE SUDD5LY OP5$ HIS EYES AS ?\< FRI<T5$ AT SOME?+1 COLLECT$ HIMSELF1 & REM>K$ TO ?OSE :O W]E /&+ AB\T HIM1 0,IT'S NO?+ AT ALL10 SAID HE SUDD5LY1 >IS+ FROM ! *AIR ) EVID5T EF=T4 

,& 9 ORD] TO %[ ?AT HE HAD SUFF]$ NO 9JURY1 HE W5T 9TO ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM1 & WAS GO+ TO DANCE2 BUT HE TOTT]$1 & W\LD HAVE FALL5 AGA91 HAD HE NOT BE5 SUPPORT$4 

,EV]YBODY FELT CON/RA9$4 ,ALL LOOK$ AT HIM1 & NO ONE SPOKE4 ,! MUSICIAN'S GLANCE AGA9 LO/ ITS VIVACITY2 &1 APP>5TLY =GETT+ ?AT ANY ONE WAS LOOK+1 HE PUT HIS H& TO HIS KNEE4 ,SUDD5LY HE RAIS$ HIS HEAD1 ADVANC$ ONE FALT]+ FOOT1 &1 ) ! SAME AWKW>D GE/URE AS BE=E1 TOSS$ BACK HIS HAIR1 & W5T TO A VIOL9-CASE1 & TOOK \T ! 9/RUM5T4 

0,IT WAS NO?+ AT ALL10 SAID HE AGA91 WAV+ ! VIOL94 0,G5TLEM51 WE WILL HAVE A LITTLE MUSIC40 

0,:AT A /RANGE FACE60 SAID ! GUE/S AMONG !MSELVES4 

0,MAYBE !RE IS GREAT TAL5T LURK+ 9 ?AT UNHAPPY CREATURE10 SAID ONE ( !M4.<#a#e#b.> 

0,YES3 IT'S A SAD CASE1--A SAD CASE10 SAID ANO!R4 

0,:AT A LOVELY FACE6444 ,!RE IS SOME?+ EXTRAORD9>Y AB\T IT10 SAID ,DELES(4 0,LET US HAVE A LOOK AT HIM40444.<#a#e#c.> 

7,S\RCE3 0,A ,RUSSIAN ,PROPRIETOR & ,O!R ,/ORIES10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE1 PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL @& ,CO41 ,NEW ,YORK1 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE47 

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