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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! DRIVE HOME1 AS ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA1 ) ALL H] *ILDR5 
R\ND H]1 !IR HEADS /ILL WET FROM !IR BA?1 & A K]*IEF 
TI$ OV] H] [N HEAD1 WAS GETT+ NE> ! H\SE1 ! COA*MAN 
SAID1 0,!RE'S SOME G5TLEMAN COM+3 ! MA/] ( ,POKROVSKOE1 
,I DO BELIEVE40 

,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA PEEP$ \T 9 FRONT1 & WAS DELI<T$ :5 
%E RECOGNIZ$ 9 ! GRAY HAT & GRAY COAT ! FAMILI> FIGURE 
( ,LEV9 WALK+ TO MEET !M4 ,%E WAS GLAD TO SEE HIM AT ANY 
TIME1 BUT AT ?IS MOM5T %E WAS SPECIALLY GLAD HE %\LD SEE H] 
9 ALL H] GLORY4 ,NO ONE WAS BETT] ABLE TO APPRECIATE H] 
GR&EUR ?AN ,LEV94 

,SEE+ H]1 HE F\ND HIMSELF FACE TO FACE ) ONE ( ! 
PICTURES ( HIS DAYDREAM ( FAMILY LIFE4 

0,Y\'RE LIKE A H5 ) Y\R *ICK5S1 ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA40 

0,AH1 H[ GLAD ,I AM TO SEE Y\60 %E SAID1 HOLD+ \T H] H& 
TO HIM4 

0,GLAD TO SEE ME1 BUT Y\ DIDN'T LET ME KN[4 ,MY BRO!R'S 
/AY+ ) ME4 ,I GOT A NOTE FROM ,/IVA ?AT Y\ W]E H]E40 

0,FROM ,/IVA80 ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA ASK$ ) SURPRISE4 

0,YES2 HE WRITES ?AT Y\ >E H]E1 & ?AT HE ?9KS Y\ MI<T 
ALL[ ME TO BE ( USE TO Y\10 SAID ,LEV91 & AS HE SAID IT HE 
BECAME SUDD5LY EMB>RASS$1 &1 /OPP+ ABRUPTLY1 HE WALK$ ON 
9 SIL5CE BY ! WAGONETTE1 SNAPP+ (F ! BUDS ( ! 
LIME TREES & NIBBL+ !M4 ,HE WAS EMB>RASS$ ?R\< A S5SE 
?AT ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA W\LD BE ANNOY$ BY RECEIV+ FROM AN 
\TSID] HELP ?AT %\LD BY RI<TS HAVE COME FROM H] [N 
HUSB&4 ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA C]TA9LY DID NOT LIKE ?IS LITTLE 
WAY ( ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S ( FOI/+ HIS DOME/IC DUTIES ON 
O!RS4 ,& %E WAS AT ONCE AW>E ?AT ,LEV9 WAS AW>E ( ?IS4 
,IT WAS JU/ = ?IS F95ESS ( P]CEPTION1 = ?IS DELICACY1 
?AT ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA LIK$ ,LEV94 

0,I KN[1 ( C\RSE10 SAID ,LEV91 0?AT ?AT SIMPLY MEANS ?AT Y\ 
W\LD LIKE TO SEE ME1 & ,I'M EXCE$+LY GLAD4 ,?\< ,I CAN 
FANCY ?AT1 US$ TO T[N H\SEKEEP+ AS Y\ >E1 Y\ MU/ FEEL 
9 ! WILDS H]E1 & IF !RE'S ANY?+ WANT$1 ,I'M ALTOGE!R 
AT Y\R DISPOSAL40 

0,OH1 NO60 SAID ,DOLLY4 0,AT FIR/ ?+S W]E RA!R 
UNCOM=TABLE1 BUT N[ WE'VE SETTL$ EV]Y?+ CAPITALLY--?ANKS 
TO MY OLD NURSE10 %E SAID1 9DICAT+ ,M>YA ,PHILIMONOVNA1 
:O1 SEE+ ?AT !Y W]E SPEAK+ ( H]1 SMIL$ BRI<TLY & 
CORDIALLY TO ,LEV94 ,%E KNEW HIM1 & KNEW ?AT HE W\LD BE A 
GOOD MAT* = H] Y\NG LADY1 & WAS V]Y KE5 TO SEE ! 
MATT] SETTL$4 

0,WON'T Y\ GET 91 SIR1 WE'LL MAKE ROOM ?IS SIDE60 %E SAID TO 
HIM4 

0,NO1 ,I'LL WALK4 ,*ILDR51 :O'D LIKE TO RACE ! HORSES ) 
ME80 ,! *ILDR5 KNEW ,LEV9 V]Y LITTLE1 & C\LD NOT REMEMB] 
:5 !Y HAD SE5 HIM1 BUT !Y EXP]I5C$ 9 REG>D TO HIM 
NONE ( ?AT /RANGE FEEL+ ( %YNESS & HO/ILITY :I* 
*ILDR5 SO (T5 EXP]I5CE T[>DS HYPOCRITICAL1 GR[N-UP 
PEOPLE1 & = :I* !Y >E SO (T5 & MIS]ABLY PUNI%$4 
,HYPOCRISY 9 ANY?+ :ATEV] MAY DECEIVE ! CLEV]E/ & MO/ 
P5ETRAT+ MAN1 BUT ! LEA/ WIDE-AWAKE ( *ILDR5 RECOGNIZES 
IT1 & IS REVOLT$ BY IT1 H[EV] +5I\SLY IT MAY BE 
DISGUIS$4 ,:ATEV] FAULTS ,LEV9 HAD1 !RE WAS NOT A TRACE ( 
HYPOCRISY 9 HIM1 & SO ! *ILDR5 %[$ HIM ! SAME 
FRI5DL9ESS ?AT !Y SAW 9 !IR MO!R'S FACE4 ,ON HIS 
9VITATION1 ! TWO ELD] ONES AT ONCE JUMP$ \T TO HIM & RAN 
) HIM AS SIMPLY AS !Y W\LD HAVE DONE ) !IR NURSE OR 
,MISS ,HOOLE OR !IR MO!R4 ,LILY1 TOO1 BEGAN BEGG+ TO GO TO 
HIM1 & H] MO!R H&$ H] TO HIM2 HE SAT H] ON HIS %\LD] 
& RAN ALONG ) H]4 

0,DON'T BE AFRAID1 DON'T BE AFRAID1 ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA60 HE SAID1 
SMIL+ GOOD-HUMOR$LY TO ! MO!R2 0!RE'S NO *ANCE ( MY 
HURT+ OR DROPP+ H]40 

,&1 LOOK+ AT HIS /RONG1 AGILE1 ASSIDU\SLY C>EFUL & 
NE$LESSLY W>Y MOVEM5TS1 ! MO!R FELT H] M9D AT RE/1 & 
SMIL$ GAILY & APPROV+LY AS %E WAT*$ HIM4 

,H]E1 9 ! C\NTRY1 ) *ILDR51 & ) ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA1 
) :OM HE WAS 9 SYMPA?Y1 ,LEV9 WAS 9 A MOOD NOT 9FREQU5T 
) HIM1 ( *ILDLIKE LI<!>T$NESS ?AT %E P>TICUL>LY 
LIK$ 9 HIM4 ,AS HE RAN ) ! *ILDR51 HE TAU<T !M 
GYMNA/IC FEATS1 SET ,MISS ,HOOLE LAU<+ ) HIS QUE] ,5GLI% 
ACC5T1 & TALK$ TO ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA ( HIS PURSUITS 9 ! 
C\NTRY4 

,AFT] D9N]1 ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA1 SITT+ ALONE ) HIM ON ! 
BALCONY1 BEGAN TO SPEAK ( ,KITTY4 

0,Y\ KN[1 ,KITTY'S COM+ H]E1 & IS GO+ TO SP5D ! SUMM] 
) ME40 

0,REALLY10 HE SAID1 FLU%+1 & AT ONCE1 TO *ANGE ! 
CONV]SATION1 HE SAID3 0,!N ,I'LL S5D Y\ TWO C[S1 %ALL ,I8 ,IF 
Y\ 9SI/ ON A BILL Y\ %ALL PAY ME FIVE RUBLES A MON?2 BUT 
IT'S REALLY TOO BAD ( Y\40 

0,NO1 ?ANK Y\4 ,WE CAN MANAGE V]Y WELL N[40 

0,OH1 WELL1 !N1 ,I'LL HAVE A LOOK AT Y\R C[S1 & IF Y\'LL 
ALL[ ME1 ,I'LL GIVE DIRECTIONS AB\T !IR FOOD4 ,EV]Y?+ 
DEP5DS ON !IR FOOD40 

,& ,LEV91 TO TURN ! CONV]SATION1 EXPLA9$ TO ,D>YA 
,ALEX&ROVNA ! !ORY ( C[-KEEP+1 BAS$ ON ! PR9CIPLE 
?AT ! C[ IS SIMPLY A MA*9E = ! TRANS=MATION ( FOOD 
9TO MILK1 & SO ON4 

,HE TALK$ ( ?IS1 & PASSIONATELY LONG$ TO HE> MORE ( ,KITTY1 
&1 AT ! SAME TIME1 WAS AFRAID ( HE>+ IT4 ,HE DREAD$ ! 
BREAK+ UP ( ! 9W>D PEACE HE HAD GA9$ ) SU* EF=T4 

0,YES1 BUT /ILL ALL ?IS HAS TO BE LOOK$ AFT]1 & :O IS !RE 
TO LOOK AFT] IT80 ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA RESPOND$1 )\T 
9T]E/4 

,%E HAD BY N[ GOT H] H\SEHOLD MATT]S SO SATISFACTORILY 
>RANG$1 ?ANKS TO ,M>YA ,PHILIMONOVNA1 ?AT %E WAS DIS9CL9$ 
TO MAKE ANY *ANGE 9 !M2 BESIDES1 %E HAD NO FAI? 9 ,LEV9'S 
KN[L$GE ( F>M+4 ,G5]AL PR9CIPLES1 AS TO ! C[ BE+ A 
MA*9E = ! PRODUCTION ( MILK1 %E LOOK$ ON ) SUSPICION4 
,IT SEEM$ TO H] ?AT SU* PR9CIPLES C\LD ONLY BE A H9DRANCE 
9 F>M MANAGEM5T4 ,IT ALL SEEM$ TO H] A F> SIMPL] MATT]3 
ALL ?AT WAS NE$$1 AS ,M>YA ,PHILIMONOVNA HAD EXPLA9$1 WAS TO 
GIVE ,BR9DLE & ,:ITEBREA/ MORE FOOD & DR9K1 & NOT TO LET 
! COOK C>RY ALL ! KIT*5 SLOPS TO ! LAUNDRY MAID'S C[4 
,?AT WAS CLE>4 ,BUT G5]AL PROPOSITIONS AS TO FE$+ ON MEAL 
& ON GRASS W]E D\BTFUL & OBSCURE4 ,&1 :AT WAS MO/ 
IMPORTANT1 %E WANT$ TO TALK AB\T ,KITTY4 

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