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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD F9I%$ HIS C(FEE1 HE W5T TO HIS /UDY TO LOOK AT ! SUMMONS1 & F9D \T :AT TIME HE WAS TO APPE> AT ! C\RT1 BE=E WRIT+ HIS ANSW] TO ! PR9CESS4 ,PASS+ ?R\< HIS /UDIO1 :]E A FEW /UDIES HUNG ON ! WALLS &1 FAC+ ! EASEL1 /OOD AN UNF9I%$ PICTURE1 A FEEL+ ( 9ABILITY TO ADVANCE 9 >T1 A S5SE ( HIS 9CAPACITY1 CAME OV] HIM4 ,HE HAD (T5 HAD ?IS FEEL+1 ( LATE1 & EXPLA9$ IT BY HIS TOO F9ELY-DEVELOP$ ES!TIC TA/E2 /ILL1 ! FEEL+ WAS A V]Y UNPLEASANT ONE4 ,SEV5 YE>S BE=E ?IS HE HAD GIV5 UP MILIT>Y S]VICE1 FEEL+ SURE ?AT HE HAD A TAL5T = >T1 & HAD LOOK$ D[N ) SOME DISDA9 AT ALL O!R ACTIVITY FROM ! HEI<T ( HIS >TI/IC /&PO9T4 ,& N[ IT TURN$ \T ?AT HE HAD NO RI<T TO DO SO1 & !RE=E EV]Y?+ ?AT REM9D$ HIM ( ALL ?IS WAS UNPLEASANT4 ,HE LOOK$ AT ! LUXURI\S FITT+S ( ! /UDIO ) A HEAVY HE>T1 & IT WAS 9 NO *E]FUL MOOD ?AT HE 5T]$ HIS /UDY1 A L>GE1 L(TY ROOM FITT$ UP ) A VIEW TO COM=T1 CONV5I5CE1 & ELEGANT APPE>ANCE4 ,HE F\ND ! SUMMONS AT ONCE 9 A PIGEON HOLE1 LABEL$ 0IMM$IATE10 ( HIS L>GE WRIT+ TABLE4 ,HE HAD TO APPE> AT ! C\RT AT #aa O'CLOCK4 

,NEKHLUD(F SAT D[N TO WRITE A NOTE 9 REPLY TO ! PR9CESS1 ?ANK+ H] = ! 9VITATION1 & PROMIS+ TO TRY & COME TO D9N]4 ,HAV+ WRITT5 ONE NOTE1 HE TORE IT UP1 AS IT SEEM$ TOO 9TIMATE4 ,HE WROTE ANO!R1 BUT IT WAS TOO COLD2 HE FE>$ IT MI<T GIVE (F5SE1 SO HE TORE IT UP1 TOO4 ,HE PRESS$ ! BUTTON ( AN ELECTRIC BELL1 & HIS S]VANT1 AN ELD]LY1 MOROSE-LOOK+ MAN1 ) :ISK]S & %AV$ *9 & LIP1 WE>+ A GRAY COTTON APRON1 5T]$ AT ! DOOR4 

0,S5D TO FET* AN ISVO/*IK1 PLEASE40 

0,YES1 SIR40 

0,& TELL ! P]SON :O IS WAIT+ ?AT ,I S5D ?ANKS = ! 9VITATION1 & %ALL TRY TO COME40 

0,YES1 SIR40 

0,IT IS NOT V]Y POLITE1 BUT ,I CAN'T WRITE2 NO MATT]1 ,I %ALL SEE H] TODAY10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F1 & W5T TO GET HIS OV]COAT4 

,:5 HE CAME \T ( ! H\SE1 AN ISVO/*IK HE KNEW1 ) 9DIA-RUBB] TIRES TO HIS TRAP1 WAS AT ! DOOR WAIT+ = HIM4 0,Y\ HAD H>DLY GONE AWAY FROM ,PR9CE ,KOR*AG9'S YE/]DAY10 HE SAID1 TURN+ HALF R\ND1 0:5 ,I DROVE UP1 & ! ,SWISS AT ! DOOR SAYS1 'JU/ GONE4'0 ,! ISVO/*IK KNEW ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F VISIT$ AT ! ,KOR*AG9S1 & CALL$ !RE ON ! *ANCE ( BE+ 5GAG$ BY HIM4 

0,EV5 ! ISVO/*IKS KN[ ( MY RELATIONS ) ! ,KOR*AG9S10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F1 & AGA9 ! QUE/ION :E!R HE %\LD NOT M>RY ,PR9CESS ,KOR*AG9 PRES5T$ ITSELF TO HIM1 & HE C\LD NOT DECIDE IT EI!R WAY1 ANY MORE ?AN MO/ ( ! QUE/IONS ?AT >OSE 9 HIS M9D AT ?IS TIME4 

,IT WAS 9 FAVOR ( M>RIAGE 9 G5]AL1 ?AT BESIDES ! COM=TS ( HE>? & HOME1 IT MADE A MORAL LIFE POSSIBLE1 & *IEFLY ?AT A FAMILY W\LD1 SO ,NEKHLUD(F ?\<T1 GIVE AN AIM TO HIS N[ EMPTY LIFE4 

,AGA9/ M>RIAGE 9 G5]AL WAS ! FE>1 COMMON TO BA*ELORS PA/ !IR FIR/ Y\?1 ( LOS+ FRE$OM1 & AN UNCONSCI\S AWE BE=E ?IS MY/]I\S CREATURE1 A WOMAN4 

,9 ?IS P>TICUL> CASE1 9 FAVOR ( M>RY+ ,MISSY 7H] NAME WAS ,M>Y1 BUT1 AS IS USUAL AMONG A C]TA9 SET1 A NICKNAME HAD BE5 GIV5 H]7 WAS ?AT %E CAME ( GOOD FAMILY1 & DIFF]$ 9 EV]Y?+1 MANN] ( SPEAK+1 WALK+1 LAU<+1 FROM ! COMMON PEOPLE1 NOT BY ANY?+ EXCEPTIONAL1 BUT BY H] 0GOOD BRE$+0--HE C\LD F9D NO O!R T]M = ?IS QUALITY1 ?\< HE PRIZ$ IT V]Y HI<LY---&1 BESIDES1 %E ?\<T MORE ( HIM ?AN ( ANYBODY ELSE1 !RE=E EVID5TLY UND]/OOD HIM4 ,?IS UND]/&+ ( HIM1 I4E41 ! RECOGNITION ( HIS SUP]IOR M]ITS1 WAS TO ,NEKHLUD(F A PRO( ( H] GOOD S5SE & CORRECT JUDGM5T4 ,AGA9/ M>RY+ ,MISSY 9 P>TICUL>1 WAS1 ?AT 9 ALL LIKELIHOOD1 A GIRL ) EV5 HI<] QUALITIES C\LD BE F\ND1 ?AT %E WAS ALREADY #b#g1 & ?AT HE WAS H>DLY H] FIR/ LOVE4 ,?IS LA/ IDEA WAS PA9FUL TO HIM4 ,HIS PRIDE W\LD NOT RECONCILE ITSELF ) ! ?\<T ?AT %E HAD LOV$ SOME ONE ELSE1 EV5 9 ! PA/4 ,( C\RSE1 %E C\LD NOT HAVE KN[N ?AT %E %\LD MEET HIM1 BUT ! ?\<T ?AT %E WAS CAPABLE ( LOV+ ANO!R (F5D$ HIM4 ,SO ?AT HE HAD AS MANY REASONS = M>RY+ AS AGA9/ IT2 AT ANY RATE1 !Y WEI<$ EQUALLY ) ,NEKHLUD(F1 :O LAU<$ AT HIMSELF1 & CALL$ HIMSELF ! ASS ( ! FABLE1 REMA9+ LIKE ?AT ANIMAL UNDECID$ :I* HAYCOCK TO TURN TO4 

0,AT ANY RATE1 BE=E ,I GET AN ANSW] FROM ,M>Y ,VASILIEVNA 7! M>E*AL'S WIFE71 & F9I% COMPLETELY ) H]1 ,I CAN DO NO?+10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF4 ,& ! CONVICTION ?AT HE MI<T1 & WAS EV5 OBLIG$1 TO DELAY HIS DECISION1 WAS COM=T+4 0,WELL1 ,I %ALL CONSID] ALL ?AT LAT] ON10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 AS ! TRAP DROVE SIL5TLY ALONG ! ASPHALT PAVEM5T UP TO ! DOORS ( ! ,C\RT4 

0,N[ ,I MU/ FULFILL MY PUBLIC DUTIES CONSCI5TI\SLY1 AS ,I AM 9 ! HABIT ( ALWAYS DO+1 & AS ,I CONSID] IT RI<T TO DO4 ,BESIDES1 !Y >E (T5 9T]E/+40 ,& HE 5T]$ ! HALL ( ! ,LAW ,C\RTS1 PA/ ! DOORKEEP]4 

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