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,C\NTESS ,KAT]9A ,IVANOVNA'S ,D9N] ,P>TY 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,C\NTESS ,KAT]9A ,IVANOVNA'S D9N] H\R WAS HALF-PA/ SEV51 & ! D9N] WAS S]V$ 9 A NEW MANN] ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F HAD NOT YET SE5 ANY:]E4 ,AFT] !Y HAD PLAC$ ! DI%ES ON ! TABLE ! WAIT]S LEFT ! ROOM & ! D9]S HELP$ !MSELVES4 ,! M5 W\LD NOT LET ! LADIES TAKE ! TR\BLE ( MOV+1 &1 AS BEFITT$ ! /RONG] SEX1 !Y MANFULLY TOOK ON !MSELVES ! BURD5 ( PUTT+ ! FOOD ON ! LADIES' PLATES & ( FILL+ !IR GLASSES4 ,:5 ONE C\RSE WAS F9I%$1 ! ,C\NTESS PRESS$ ! BUTTON ( AN ELECTRIC BELL FITT$ TO ! TABLE & ! WAIT]S /EPP$ 9 NOISELESSLY & QUICKLY C>RI$ AWAY ! DI%ES1 *ANG$ ! PLATES1 & BR\<T 9 ! NEXT C\RSE4 ,! D9N] WAS V]Y REF9$1 ! W9ES V]Y CO/LY4 ,A ,FR5* *EF WAS WORK+ 9 ! L>GE1 LI<T KIT*5S1 ) TWO :ITE-CLAD ASSI/ANTS4 ,!RE W]E SIX P]SONS AT D9N]1 ! ,C\NT & ,C\NTESS1 !IR SON 7A SURLY (FIC] 9 ! ,GU>DS :O SAT ) HIS ELB[S ON ! TABLE71 ,NEKHLUD(F1 A ,FR5* LADY READ]1 & ! ,C\NT'S *IEF /EW>D1 :O HAD COME UP FROM ! C\NTRY4 ,H]E1 TOO1 ! CONV]SATION WAS AB\T ! DUEL1 & OP9IONS W]E GIV5 AS TO H[ ! ,EMP]OR REG>D$ ! CASE4 ,IT WAS KN[N ?AT ! ,EMP]OR WAS V]Y MU* GRIEV$ = ! MO!R'S SAKE1 & ALL W]E GRIEV$ = H]1 & AS IT WAS ALSO KN[N ?AT ! ,EMP]OR DID NOT MEAN TO BE V]Y SEV]E TO ! MURD]]1 :O DEF5D$ ! HONOR ( HIS UNI=M1 ALL W]E ALSO L5I5T TO ! (FIC] :O HAD DEF5D$ ! HONOR ( HIS UNI=M4 ,ONLY ! ,C\NTESS ,KAT]9A ,IVANOVNA1 ) H] FREE ?\<TLESSNESS1 EXPRESS$ H] DISAPPROVAL4 

0,!Y GET DRUNK1 & KILL UNOBJECTIONABLE Y\NG M54 ,I %\LD NOT =GIVE !M ON ANY ACC\NT10 %E SAID4 

0,N[1 ?AT'S A ?+ ,I CANNOT UND]/&10 SAID ! ,C\NT4 

0,I KN[ ?AT Y\ NEV] CAN UND]/& :AT ,I SAY10 ! ,C\NTESS BEGAN1 & TURN+ TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 %E ADD$3 

0,EV]YBODY UND]/&S EXCEPT MY HUSB&4 ,I SAY ,I AM SORRY = ! MO!R1 & ,I DO NOT WI% HIM TO BE CONT5T$1 HAV+ KILL$ A MAN40 ,!N H] SON1 :O HAD BE5 SIL5T UP TO !N1 TOOK ! MURD]]'S P>T1 & RUDELY ATTACK$ HIS MO!R1 >GU+ ?AT AN (FIC] C\LD NOT BEHAVE 9 ANY O!R WAY1 BECAUSE HIS FELL[-(FIC]S W\LD CONDEMN HIM & TURN HIM \T ( ! REGIM5T4 ,NEKHLUD(F LI/5$ TO ! CONV]SATION )\T JO9+ 94 ,HAV+ BE5 AN (FIC] HIMSELF1 HE UND]/OOD1 ?\< HE DID NOT AGREE )1 Y\NG ,T*>SKY'S >GUM5TS1 & AT ! SAME TIME HE C\LD NOT HELP CONTRA/+ ! FATE ( ! (FIC] ) ?AT ( A BEAUTIFUL Y\NG CONVICT :OM HE HAD SE5 9 ! PRISON1 & :O WAS CONDEMN$ TO ! M9ES = HAV+ KILL$ ANO!R 9 A FI<T4 ,BO? HAD TURN$ MURD]]S ?R\< DRUNK5NESS4 ,! PEASANT HAD KILL$ A MAN 9 A MOM5T ( IRRITATION1 & HE WAS P>T$ FROM HIS WIFE & FAMILY1 HAD *A9S ON HIS LEGS1 & HIS HEAD %AV$1 & WAS GO+ TO H>D LABOR 9 ,SIB]IA1 :ILE ! (FIC] WAS SITT+ 9 A F9E ROOM 9 ! GU>DH\SE1 EAT+ A GOOD D9N]1 DR9K+ GOOD W9E1 & READ+ BOOKS1 & W\LD BE SET FREE 9 A DAY OR TWO TO LIVE AS HE HAD DONE BE=E1 HAV+ ONLY BECOME MORE 9T]E/+ BY ! AFFAIR4 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID :AT HE HAD BE5 ?9K+1 & AT FIR/ HIS AUNT1 ,KAT]9A ,IVANOVNA1 SEEM$ TO AGREE ) HIM1 BUT AT LA/ %E BECAME SIL5T AS ! RE/ HAD DONE1 & ,NEKHLUD(F FELT ?AT HE HAD COMMITT$ SOME?+ AK9 TO AN IMPROPRIETY4 ,9 ! EV5+1 SOON AFT] D9N]1 ! L>GE HALL1 ) HI<-BACK$ C>V$ *AIRS >RANG$ 9 R[S AS = A MEET+1 & AN >M*AIR NEXT TO A LITTLE TABLE1 ) A BOTTLE ( WAT] = ! SPEAK]1 BEGAN TO FILL ) PEOPLE COME TO HE> ! =EIGN]1 ,KIESEWETT]1 PREA*4 ,ELEGANT EQUIPAGES /OPP$ AT ! FRONT 5TRANCE4 ,9 ! HALL SAT RI*LY-DRESS$ LADIES 9 SILKS & VELVETS & LACE1 ) FALSE HAIR & FALSE BU/S & DRAWN-9 WAI/S1 & AMONG !M M5 9 UNI=M & EV5+ DRESS1 & AB\T FIVE P]SONS ( ! COMMON CLASS1 I4E41 TWO M5-S]VANTS1 A %OP-KEEP]1 A FOOTMAN1 & A COA*MAN4 ,KIESEWETT]1 A ?ICK-SET1 GRISLY MAN1 SPOKE ,5GLI%1 & A ?9 Y\NG GIRL1 ) A P9CE-NEZ1 TRANSLAT$ IT 9TO ,RUSSIAN PROMPTLY & WELL4 ,HE WAS SAY+ ?AT \R S9S W]E SO GREAT1 ! PUNI%M5T = !M SO GREAT & SO UNAVOIDABLE1 ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE ANTICIPAT+ SU* PUNI%M5T4 0,BELOV$ BRO!RS & SI/]S1 LET US = A MOM5T CONSID] :AT WE >E DO+1 H[ WE >E LIV+1 H[ WE HAVE (F5D$ AGA9/ ! ALL-LOV+ ,LORD1 & H[ WE MAKE ,*RI/ SUFF]1 & WE CANNOT BUT UND]/& ?AT !RE IS NO =GIV5ESS POSSIBLE = US1 NO ESCAPE POSSIBLE1 ?AT WE >E ALL DOOM$ TO P]I%4 ,A T]RIBLE FATE AWAITS US---EV]LA/+ TORM5T10 HE SAID1 ) TE>S 9 HIS TREMBL+ VOICE4 0,OH1 H[ CAN WE BE SAV$1 BRO!RS8 ,H[ CAN WE BE SAV$ FROM ?IS T]RIBLE1 UNQU5*ABLE FIRE8 ,! H\SE IS 9 FLAMES2 !RE IS NO ESCAPE40 

,HE WAS SIL5T = A :ILE1 & REAL TE>S FL[$ D[N HIS *EEKS4 ,IT WAS = AB\T EI<T YE>S ?AT EA* TIME :5 HE GOT TO ?IS P>T ( HIS SPEE*1 :I* HE HIMSELF LIK$ SO WELL1 HE FELT A *OK+ 9 HIS ?ROAT & AN IRRITATION 9 HIS NOSE1 & ! TE>S CAME 9 HIS EYES1 & !SE TE>S T\*$ HIM /ILL MORE4 ,SOBS W]E HE>D 9 ! ROOM4 ,! ,C\NTESS ,KAT]9A ,IVANOVNA SAT ) H] ELB[S ON AN 9LAID TABLE1 LEAN+ H] HEAD ON H] H&S1 & H] %\LD]S W]E %AK+4 ,! COA*MAN LOOK$ ) FE> & SURPRISE AT ! =EIGN]1 FEEL+ AS IF HE WAS AB\T TO RUN HIM D[N ) ! POLE ( HIS C>RIAGE & ! =EIGN] W\LD NOT MOVE \T ( HIS WAY4 ,ALL SAT 9 POSITIONS SIMIL> TO ?AT ,KAT]9A ,IVANOVNA HAD ASSUM$4 ,WOLF'S DAU<T]1 A ?91 FA%IONABLY-DRESS$ GIRL1 V]Y LIKE H] FA!R1 KNELT ) H] FACE 9 H] H&S4 

,! ORATOR SUDD5LY UNCOV]$ HIS FACE1 & SMIL$ A V]Y REAL-LOOK+ SMILE1 SU* AS ACTORS EXPRESS JOY )1 & BEGAN AGA9 ) A SWEET1 G5TLE VOICE3 

0,YET !RE IS A WAY TO BE SAV$4 ,H]E IT IS--A JOYFUL1 EASY WAY4 ,! SALVATION IS ! BLOOD %$ = US BY ! ONLY SON ( ,GOD1 :O GAVE HIMSELF UP TO TORM5TS = \R SAKE4 ,HIS SUFF]+S1 ,HIS BLOOD1 WILL SAVE US4 ,BRO!RS & SI/]S10 HE SAID1 AGA9 ) TE>S 9 HIS VOICE1 0LET US PRAISE ! ,LORD1 :O HAS GIV5 ,HIS ONLY BEGOTT5 SON = ! R$EMPTION ( MANK9D4 ,HIS HOLY BLOOD 4 4 40 

,NEKHLUD(F FELT SO DEEPLY DISGU/$ ?AT HE ROSE SIL5TLY1 & FR[N+ & KEEP+ BACK A GROAN ( %AME1 HE LEFT ON TIPTOE1 & W5T TO HIS ROOM4 

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