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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,! B&1 COMPOS$ ( SOME ( ! M>%AL'S S]FS /&+ 9 ! PANTRY -- :I* HAD BE5 CLE>$ \T = ! OCCASION -- ) !IR COAT- SLEEVES TURN$ UP ALREADY1 HAD AT A GIV5 SIGNAL /RUCK UP ! OLD POLONAISE1 0,ALEX&]1 ',LIZABE?10 & UND] ! BRI<T S(T LI<T ( ! WAX-C&LES A ,GOV]NOR-G5]AL ( ,CA!R9E'S DAYS1 ) A /> ON HIS BREA/1 >M-9->M ) ! M>%AL'S SK9NY WIFE1 & ! RE/ ( ! LOCAL GR&EES ) !IR P>TN]S1 HAD BEGUN SL[LY GLID+ OV] ! P>QUET FLOOR ( ! L>GE DANC+-ROOM 9 V>I\S COMB9ATIONS & V>IATIONS1 :5 ,ZAVAL%EVSKI 5T]$1 WE>+ /OCK+S & PUMPS & A BLUE SWALL[-TAIL COAT ) AN IMM5SE & PADD$ COLL>1 & EXHAL+ A /RONG SMELL ( ! FRANGIPANE ) :I* ! FAC+S ( HIS COAT1 HIS H&K]*IEF1 & HIS MU/A*ES1 W]E ABUNDANTLY SPR9KL$4 ,! H&SOME HUSS> :O CAME ) HIM WORE TI<T-FITT+ LI<T-BLUE RID+-BREE*ES & A GOLD-EMBROID]$ SC>LET ON :I* A ,VLADIMIR CROSS & AN #ahab M$AL W]E FA/5$4 ,! C\NT WAS NOT TALL BUT REM>KABLY WELL BUILT4 ,HIS CLE> BLUE & EXCE$+LY BRILLIANT EYES1 & ?ICK1 CLOSELY CURL+1 D>K-BR[N HAIR1 GAVE A REM>KABLE *>ACT] TO HIS BEAUTY4 ,HIS >RIVAL AT ! BALL WAS EXPECT$1 = ! H&SOME Y\NG MAN :O HAD SE5 HIM AT ! HOTEL HAD ALREADY PREP>$ ! ,M>%AL = IT4 ,V>I\S IMPRESSIONS HAD BE5 PRODUC$ BY ! NEWS1 = ! MO/ P>T NOT ALTOGE!R PLEASANT4 

0,IT'S NOT UNLIKELY ?AT ?IS Y\NG/] WILL HOLD US UP TO RIDICULE10 WAS ! OP9ION ( ! M5 & ( ! OLD] WOM54 0,:AT IF HE %\LD RUN AWAY ) ME80 WAS MORE OR LESS 9 ! M9DS ( ! Y\NG] LADIES1 M>RI$ OR UNM>RI$4 

,AS SOON AS ! POLONAISE WAS OV] & ! C\PLES AFT] B[+ TO ONE ANO!R HAD SEP>AT$ -- ! WOM5 9TO ONE GR\P & ! M5 9TO ANO!R -- ,ZAVAL%EVSKI1 PR\D & HAPPY1 9TRODUC$ ! C\NT TO !IR HO/ESS4 

,! M>%AL'S WIFE1 FEEL+ AN 9N] TREPIDATION LE/ ?IS HUSS> %\LD TREAT H] 9 SOME SC&AL\S MANN] BE=E EV]YBODY1 TURN$ AWAY HAU<TILY & CONTEMPTU\SLY AS %E SAID1 0,V]Y PLEAS$1 ,I HOPE Y\ WILL DANCE10 & !N GAVE HIM A DI/RU/FUL LOOK ?AT SAID1 0,N[1 IF Y\ (F5D A WOMAN IT WILL %[ ME ?AT Y\ >E A P]FECT VILLA940 ,! C\NT H[EV] SOON CONQU]$ H] PREJUDICES BY HIS AMIABILITY1 ATT5TIVE MANN]1 & H&SOME GAY APPE>ANCE1 SO ?AT FIVE M9UTES LAT] ! EXPRESSION ON ! FACE ( ! ,M>%AL'S WIFE TOLD ! COMPANY3 0,I KN[ H[ TO MANAGE SU* G5TLEM54 ,HE IMM$IATELY UND]/OOD ) :OM HE HAD TO DEAL1 & N[ HE'LL BE *>M+ TO ME = ! RE/ ( ! EV5+40 ,MOREOV] AT ?AT MOM5T ! GOV]NOR ( ! T[N1 :O HAD KN[N ! C\NT'S FA!R1 CAME UP TO HIM & V]Y AFFABLY TOOK HIM ASIDE = A TALK1 :I* /ILL FUR!R CALM$ ! PROV9CIAL PUBLIC & RAIS$ ! C\NT 9 ITS E/IMATION4 ,AFT] ?AT ,ZAVAL%EVSKI 9TRODUC$ ! C\NT TO HIS SI/]1 A PLUMP Y\NG WID[ :OSE L>GE BLACK EYES HAD NOT LEFT ! C\NT FROM ! MOM5T HE 5T]$4 ,! C\NT ASK$ H] TO DANCE ! WALTZ ! B& HAD JU/ COMM5C$1 & ! G5]AL PREJUDICE WAS F9ALLY DISP]S$ BY ! MA/]LY WAY 9 :I* HE DANC$4 

0,:AT A SPL5DID DANC]60 SAID A FAT L&$ PROPRIETRESS1 WAT*+ HIS LEGS 9 !IR BLUE RID+-BREE*ES AS !Y FLITT$ ACROSS ! ROOM1 & M5TALLY C\NT+ 0ONE1 TWO1 ?REE -- ONE1 TWO1 ?REE -- SPL5DID60 

0,!RE HE GOES -- JIG1 JIG1 JIG10 SAID ANO!R1 A VISITOR 9 ! T[N :OM LOCAL SOCIETY DID NOT CONSID] G5TEEL4 0,H[ DOES HE MANAGE NOT TO 5TANGLE HIS SPURS8 ,WOND]FULLY CLEV]60 

,! C\NT'S >TI/IC DANC+ ECLIPS$ ! ?REE BE/ DANC]S ( ! PROV9CE3 ! TALL FAIR-HAIR$ ADJUTANT ( ! GOV]NOR1 NOT$ = ! RAPIDITY ) :I* HE DANC$ & = HOLD+ HIS P>TN] V]Y CLOSE TO HIM2 ! CAVALRYMAN1 FAM\S = ! GRACEFUL SWAY+ MOTION ) :I* HE WALTZ$ & = ! FREQU5T BUT LI<T TAPP+ ( HIS HEELS2 & A CIVILIAN1 ( :OM EV]YBODY SAID ?AT ?\<T HE WAS NOT V]Y 9TELLECTUAL HE WAS A FIR/-RATE DANC] & ! S\L ( EV]Y BALL4 ,9 FACT1 FROM ITS V]Y COMM5CEM5T ?IS CIVILIAN W\LD ASK ALL ! LADIES 9 TURN TO DANCE1 9 ! ORD] 9 :I* !Y W]E SITT+1 & NEV] /OPP$ = A MOM5T EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO WIPE ! P]SPIRATION FROM HIS WE>Y BUT *E]FUL FACE ) A V]Y WET CAMBRIC H&K]*IEF4 ,! C\NT ECLIPS$ !M ALL & DANC$ ) ! ?REE PR9CIPAL LADIES3 ! TALL ONE1 RI*1 H&SOME1 /UPID2 ! ONE ( MIDDLE HEI<T1 ?9 & NOT V]Y PRETTY BUT SPL5DIDLY DRESS$2 & ! LITTLE ONE1 :O WAS PLA9 BUT V]Y CLEV]4 ,HE DANC$ ) O!RS TOO -- ) ALL ! PRETTY ONES1 & !RE W]E MANY ( !SE -- BUT IT WAS ,ZAVAL%EVSKI'S SI/]1 ! LITTLE WID[1 :O PLEAS$ HIM BE/4 ,) H] HE DANC$ A QUADRILLE1 & ECOSSAISE1 & A MAZURKA4 ,:5 !Y W]E SITT+ D[N DUR+ ! QUADRILLE HE BEGAN PAY+ H] MANY COMPLIM5TS2 COMP>+ H] TO ,V5US & ,DIANA1 TO A ROSE1 & TO SOME O!R FL[]4 ,BUT ALL !SE COMPLIM5TS ONLY MADE ! WID[ B5D H] :ITE NECK1 L[] H] EYES & LOOK AT H] :ITE MUSL9 DRESS1 OR PASS H] FAN FROM H& TO H&4 ,BUT :5 %E SAID 0,DON'T1 Y\'RE ONLY JOK+1 ,C\NT10 & O!R WORDS TO ?AT EFFECT1 !RE WAS A NOTE ( SU* NAIVE SIMPLICITY & AMUS+ SILL9ESS 9 H] SLI<TLY GUTTURAL VOICE ?AT LOOK+ AT H] IT REALLY SEEM$ ?AT ?IS WAS NOT A WOMAN BUT A FL[]1 & NOT A ROSE1 BUT SOME GORGE\S SC5TLESS ROSY-:ITE WILD FL[] ?AT HAD GR[N ALL ALONE \T ( A SN[DRIFT 9 SOME V]Y REMOTE L&4 

,?IS COMB9ATION ( NAIVETE & UNCONV5TIONALITY ) H] FRE% BEAUTY CREAT$ SU* A PECULI> IMPRESSION ON ! C\NT ?AT SEV]AL TIMES DUR+ ! 9T]VALS ( CONV]SATION1 :5 GAZ+ SIL5TLY 9TO H] EYES OR AT ! BEAUTIFUL \TL9E ( H] NECK & >MS1 ! DESIRE TO SEIZE H] 9 HIS >MS & COV] H] ) KISSES ASSAIL$ HIM ) SU* =CE ?AT HE HAD TO MAKE A S]I\S EF=T TO RESI/ IT4 ,! WID[ NOTIC$ ) PLEASURE ! EFFECT %E WAS PRODUC+1 YET SOME?+ 9 ! C\NT'S BEHAVIOR BEGAN TO FRI<T5 & EXCITE H]1 ?\< ! Y\NG HUSS>1 DESPITE HIS 9S9UAT+ AMIABILITY1 WAS RESPECTFUL TO A DEGREE ?AT 9 \R DAYS W\LD BE CONSID]$ CLOY+4 ,HE RAN TO FET* ALMOND-MILK = H]1 PICK$ UP H] H&K]*IEF1 SNAT*$ A *AIR FROM ! H&S ( A SCR(UL\S Y\NG SQUIRE :O DANC$ ATT5DANCE ONH] TO H& IT H] MORE QUICKLY1 & SO =?4 

,:5 HE NOTIC$ ?AT ! SOCIETY ATT5TIONS ( ! DAY HAD LITTLE EFFECT ON ! LADY HE TRI$ TO AMUSE H] BY TELL+ H] FUNNY /ORIES & ASSUR$ H] ?AT HE WAS READY TO /& ON HIS HEAD1 TO CR[ LIKE A COCK1 TO JUMP \T ( ! W9D[ OR PLUNGE 9TO ! WAT] ?R\< A HOLE 9 ! ICE1 IF %E ORD]$ HIM TO DO SO4 ,?IS PROV$ QUITE A SUCCESS4 ,! WID[ BRI<T5$ UP & BUR/ 9TO PEALS ( LAU<T]1 %[+ H] LOVELY :ITE TEE?1 & WAS QUITE SATISFI$ ) H] CAVALI]4 ,! C\NT LIK$ H] MORE & MORE EV]Y M9UTE1 SO ?AT BY ! 5D ( ! QUADRILLE HE WAS S]I\SLY 9 LOVE ) H]4 

,:51 AFT] ! QUADRILLE1 H] EI<TE5-YE>-OLD ADOR] ( LONG /&+ CAME UP TO ! WID[ 7HE WAS ! SAME SCR(UL\S Y\NG MAN FROM :OM ,TURB9 HAD SNAT*$ ! *AIR -- A SON ( ! RI*E/ LOCAL L&$ PROPRIETOR & NOT YET 9 GOV]NM5T S]VICE7 %E RECEIV$ HIM ) EXTREME COOLNESS & DID NOT %[ ONE-T5? ( ! CONFUSION %E HAD EXP]I5C$ ) ! C\NT4 

0,WELL1 Y\ >E A F9E FELL[60 %E SAID1 LOOK+ ALL ! TIME AT ,TURB9'S BACK & UNCONSCI\SLY CONSID]+ H[ MANY Y>DS ( GOLD CORD IT HAD TAK5 TO EMBROID] HIS :OLE JACKET4 0,Y\ >E A GOOD ONE6 ,Y\ PROMIS$ TO CALL & FET* ME = A DRIVE & BR+ ME SOME COMFITS40 

0,I DID COME1 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 BUT Y\ HAD ALREADY GONE1 & ,I LEFT SOME ( ! V]Y BE/ COMFITS = Y\10 SAID ! Y\NG MAN1 :O -- DESPITE HIS TALLNESS -- SPOKE 9 A V]Y HI<-PIT*$ VOICE4 

0,Y\ ALWAYS F9D EXCUSES6 444 ,I DON'T WANT Y\R BON-BONS4 ,PLEASE DON'T IMAG9E -- 0 

0,I SEE1 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 ?AT Y\ HAVE *ANG$ T[>DS ME & ,I KN[ :Y4 ,BUT IT'S NOT RI<T10 HE ADD$1 EVID5TLY UNABLE TO F9I% HIS SPEE* BECAUSE A /RONG 9W>D AGITATION CAUS$ HIS LIPS TO QUIV] 9 A V]Y /RANGE & RAPID MANN]4 

,ANNA ,F$OROVNA DID NOT LI/5 TO HIM BUT CONT9U$ TO FOLL[ ,TURB9 ) H] EYES4 

,! MA/] ( ! H\SE1 ! /\T1 TOO?LESS1 /ATELY OLD M>%AL1 CAME UP TO ! C\NT1 TOOK HIM BY ! >M1 & 9VIT$ HIM 9TO ! /UDY = A SMOKE & A DR9K4 ,AS SOON AS ,TURB9 LEFT ! ROOM ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA FELT ?AT !RE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO?+ TO DO !RE & W5T \T 9TO ! DRESS+-ROOM >M-9->M ) A FRI5D ( H]S1 A BONY1 ELD]LY1 MAID5 LADY4 

0,WELL1 IS HE NICE80 ASK$ ! MAID5 LADY4 

0,ONLY HE BO!RS SO60 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA REPLI$ WALK+ UP TO ! MIRROR & LOOK+ AT H]SELF4 

,H] FACE BRI<T5$1 H] EYES LAU<$1 %E EV5 BLU%$1 & SUDD5LY IMITAT+ ! BALLET-DANC]S %E HAD SE5 DUR+ ! ELECTIONS1 %E TWIRL$ R\ND ON ONE FOOT1 !N LAU<$ H] GUTTURAL BUT PLEASANT LAU< & EV5 B5T H] KNEES & GAVE A JUMP4 

0,JU/ FANCY1 :AT A MAN6 ,HE ACTUALLY ASK$ ME = A KEEPSAKE10 %E SAID TO H] FRI5D1 0BUT HE WILL GET NO-O-O-?+40 ,%E SANG ! LA/ WORD & HELD UP ONE F+] 9 H] KID GLOVE :I* REA*$ TO H] ELB[4 

,9 ! /UDY1 :]E ! M>%AL HAD TAK5 ,TURB91 /OOD BOTTLES ( DIFF]5T SORTS ( VODKA1 LIQUEURS1 *AMPAGNE1 & ZAKUSKA .<SNACKS.>4 ,! NOBILITY1 WALK+ AB\T OR SITT+ 9 A CL\D ( TOBACCO SMOKE1 W]E TALK+ AB\T ! ELECTIONS4 

0,:5 ! :OLE WOR%IPFUL SOCIETY ( \R NOBILITY HAS HONOR$ HIM BY !IR *OICE10 SAID ! NEWLY ELECT$ ,CAPTA9 ( ,POLICE :O HAD ALREADY IMBIB$ FREELY1 0HE %\LD ON NO ACC\NT TRANSGRESS 9 ! FACE ( ! :OLE SOCIETY -- HE \<T NEV] 444 0 

,! C\NT'S 5TRANCE 9T]RUPT$ ! CONV]SATION4 ,EV]YBODY WI%$ TO BE 9TRODUC$ TO HIM1 & ! ,CAPTA9 ( ,POLICE ESPECIALLY KEPT PRESS+ ! C\NT'S H& BETWE5 HIS [N = A LONG TIME & REPEAT$LY ASK$ HIM NOT TO REFUSE TO ACCOMPANY HIM TO ! NEW RE/AURANT :]E HE WAS GO+ TO TREAT ! G5TLEM5 AFT] ! BALL1 & :]E ! GYPSIES W]E GO+ TO S+4 ,! C\NT PROMIS$ TO COME )\T FAIL1 & DRANK SOME GLASSES ( *AMPAGNE ) HIM4 

0,BUT :Y >E Y\ NOT DANC+1 G5TLEM580 SAID ! C\NT1 AS HE WAS AB\T TO LEAVE ! ROOM4 

0,WE >E NOT DANC]S10 REPLI$ ! ,CAPTA9 ( ,POLICE1 LAU<+4 0,W9E IS MORE 9 \R L9E1 ,C\NT4444 ,& BESIDES1 ,I HAVE SE5 ALL ?OSE Y\NG LADIES GR[ UP1 ,C\NT6 ,BUT ,I CAN WALK ?R\< AN ECOSSAISE N[ & !N1 ,C\NT 444 ,I CAN DO IT1 ,C\NT40 

0,!N COME & WALK ?R\< ONE N[10 SAID ,TURB94 0,IT WILL BRI<T5 US UP BE=E GO+ TO HE> ! GYPSIES40 

0,V]Y WELL1 G5TLEM56 ,LET'S COME & GRATIFY \R HO/40 

,& ?REE OR F\R ( ! NOBLEM5 :O HAD BE5 DR9K+ 9 ! /UDY S9CE ! COMM5CEM5T ( ! BALL1 PUT ON GLOVES ( BLACK KID OR KNITT$ SILK & ) R$ FACES W]E JU/ AB\T TO FOLL[ ! C\NT 9TO ! BALL-ROOM :5 !Y W]E /OPP$ BY ! SCR(UL\S Y\NG MAN :O1 PALE & H>DLY ABLE TO RE/RA9 HIS TE>S1 ACCO/$ ,TURB94 

0,Y\ ?9K ?AT BECAUSE Y\ >E A C\NT Y\ CAN JO/LE PEOPLE AB\T AS IF Y\ W]E 9 ! M>KET-PLACE10 HE SAID1 BREA?+ ) DIFFICULTY1 0BUT ?AT IS IMPOLITE 444 0 

,& AGA91 DO :AT HE W\LD1 HIS QUIV]+ LIPS *ECK$ ! FL[ ( HIS WORDS4 

0,:AT80 CRI$ ,TURB91 SUDD5LY FR[N+4 0,:AT8 444 ,Y\ BRAT60 HE CRI$1 SEIZ+ HIM BY ! >MS & SQUEEZ+ !M SO ?AT ! BLOOD RU%$ TO ! Y\NG MAN'S HEAD NOT SO MU* FROM VEXATION AS FROM FE>4 0,:AT8 ,DO Y\ WANT TO FI<T8 ,I AM AT Y\R S]VICE60 

,H>DLY HAD ,TURB9 RELEAS$ ! >MS HE HAD BE5 SQUEEZ+ SO H>D ?AN TWO NOBLES CAU<T HOLD ( !M & DRAGG$ ! Y\NG MAN T[>DS ! BACK DOOR4 

0,:AT6 ,>E Y\ \T ( Y\R M9D8 ,Y\ MU/ BE TIPSY6 ,SUPPOSE WE W]E TO TELL Y\R PAPA6 ,:AT'S ! MATT] ) Y\80 !Y SAID TO HIM4 

0,NO1 ,I'M NOT TIPSY1 BUT HE JO/LES ONE & DOES NOT APOLOGIZE4 ,HE'S A SW9E1 ?AT'S :AT HE IS60 SQUEAL$ ! Y\NG MAN1 N[ QUITE 9 TE>S4 

,BUT !Y DID NOT LI/5 TO HIM & SOMEONE TOOK HIM HOME4 

,ON ! O!R SIDE ! ,CAPTA9 ( ,POLICE & ,ZAVAL%EVSKI W]E EXHORT+ ,TURB93 0,NEV] M9D HIM1 ,C\NT1 HE'S ONLY A *ILD4 ,HE /ILL GETS :IPP$1 HE'S ONLY SIXTE54444 ,:AT CAN HAVE HAPP5$ TO HIM8 ,:AT BEE HAS /UNG HIM8 ,& HIS FA!R SU* A RESPECTABLE MAN -- & \R C&IDATE40 

0,WELL1 LET HIM GO TO ! DEVIL IF HE DOES NOT WI% 444 0 

,& ! C\NT RETURN$ TO ! BALL-ROOM & DANC$ ! ECOSSAISE ) ! PRETTY WID[ AS GAILY AS BE=E1 LAU<$ ) ALL HIS HE>T AS HE WAT*$ ! /EPS P]=M$ BY ! G5TLEM5 :O HAD COME ) HIM \T ( ! /UDY1 & BUR/ 9TO PEALS ( LAU<T] ?AN RANG ACROSS ! ROOM :5 ! ,CAPTA9 ( ,POLICE SLIPP$ & MEASUR$ HIS FULL L5G? 9 ! MID/ ( ! DANC]S4 

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