,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #ab 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! ONLY Y\NG PEOPLE REMA9+ 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM1 NOT C\NT+ ! 
 Y\NG LADY VISITOR & ! C\NTESS' ELDE/ DAU<T] 7:O WAS F\R YE>S 
 OLD] ?AN H] SI/] & BEHAV$ ALREADY LIKE A GR[N-UP P]SON71 W]E 
 ,NI*OLAS & ,SONYA1 ! NIECE4 ,SONYA WAS A SL5D] LITTLE BRUNET ) A 
 T5D] LOOK 9 H] EYES :I* W]E VEIL$ BY LONG LA%ES1 ?ICK BLACK 
 PLAITS COIL+ TWICE R\ND H] HEAD1 & A TAWNY T9T 9 H] COMPLEXION 
 & ESPECIALLY 9 ! COLOR ( H] SL5D] BUT GRACEFUL & MUSCUL> >MS 
 & NECK4 ,BY ! GRACE ( H] MOVEM5TS1 BY ! S(TNESS & FLEXIBILITY 
 ( H] SMALL LIMBS1 & BY A C]TA9 COYNESS & RES]VE ( MANN]1 %E 
 REM9D$ ONE ( A PRETTY1 HALF-GR[N KITT5 :I* PROMISES TO BECOME A 
 BEAUTIFUL LITTLE CAT4 ,%E EVID5TLY CONSID]$ IT PROP] TO %[ AN 
 9T]E/ 9 ! G5]AL CONV]SATION BY SMIL+1 BUT 9 SPITE ( H]SELF 
 H] EYES UND] !IR ?ICK LONG LA%ES WAT*$ H] C\S9 :O WAS GO+ TO 
 JO9 ! >MY1 ) SU* PASSIONATE GIRLI% ADORATION ?AT H] SMILE C\LD 
 NOT = A S+LE 9/ANT IMPOSE UPON ANYONE1 & IT WAS CLE> ?AT ! 
 KITT5 HAD SETTL$ D[N ONLY TO SPR+ UP ) MORE 5]GY & AGA9 PLAY 
 ) H] C\S9 AS SOON AS !Y TOO C\LD1 LIKE ,NATA%A & ,BORIS1 ESCAPE 
 FROM ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

0,AH YES1 MY DE>10 SAID ! C\NT1 ADDRESS+ ! VISITOR & PO9T+ TO 
 ,NI*OLAS1 0HIS FRI5D ,BORIS HAS BECOME AN (FIC]1 & SO = FRI5D%IP'S 
 SAKE HE IS LEAV+ ! UNIV]SITY & ME1 HIS OLD FA!R1 & 5T]+ ! 
 MILIT>Y S]VICE1 MY DE>4 ,& !RE WAS A PLACE & EV]Y?+ WAIT+ 
 = HIM 9 ! ,>*IVES ,DEP>TM5T6 ,ISN'T ?AT FRI5D%IP80 REM>K$ ! 
 C\NT 9 AN 9QUIR+ TONE4 

0,BUT !Y SAY ?AT W> HAS BE5 DECL>$10 REPLI$ ! VISITOR4 

0,!Y'VE BE5 SAY+ SO A LONG :ILE10 SAID ! C\NT1 0& !Y'LL SAY SO 
 AGA9 & AGA91 & ?AT WILL BE ! 5D ( IT4 ,MY DE>1 !RE'S 
 FRI5D%IP = Y\10 HE REPEAT$4 0,HE'S JO9+ ! HUSS>S40 

,! VISITOR1 NOT KN[+ :AT TO SAY1 %OOK H] HEAD4 

0,IT'S NOT AT ALL FROM FRI5D%IP10 DECL>$ ,NI*OLAS1 FL>+ UP & 
 TURN+ AWAY AS IF FROM A %AMEFUL ASP]SION4 0,IT IS NOT FROM FRI5D%IP 
 AT ALL2 ,I SIMPLY FEEL ?AT ! >MY IS MY VOCATION40 

,HE GLANC$ AT HIS C\S9 & ! Y\NG LADY VISITOR2 & !Y W]E BO? 
 REG>D+ HIM ) A SMILE ( APPROBATION4 

0,S*UB]T1 ! COLONEL ( ! ,PAVLOGRAD ,HUSS>S1 IS D9+ ) US TODAY4 
 ,HE HAS BE5 H]E ON LEAVE & IS TAK+ ,NI*OLAS BACK ) HIM4 ,IT CAN'T 
 BE HELP$60 SAID ! C\NT1 %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S & SPEAK+ PLAYFULLY 
 ( A MATT] ?AT EVID5TLY DI/RESS$ HIM4 

0,I HAVE ALREADY TOLD Y\1 ,PAPA10 SAID HIS SON1 0?AT IF Y\ DON'T WI% TO 
 LET ME GO1 ,I'LL /AY4 ,BUT ,I KN[ ,I AM NO USE ANY:]E EXCEPT 9 ! >MY2 
 ,I AM NOT A DIPLOMAT OR A GOV]NM5T CL]K4--,I DON'T KN[ H[ TO HIDE 
 :AT ,I FEEL40 ,AS HE SPOKE HE KEPT GLANC+ ) ! FLIRTATI\SNESS ( A 
 H&SOME Y\? AT ,SONYA & ! Y\NG LADY VISITOR4 

,! LITTLE KITT51 FEA/+ H] EYES ON HIM1 SEEM$ READY AT ANY MOM5T TO 
 />T H] GAMBOLS AGA9 & DISPLAY H] KITT5I% NATURE4 

0,ALL RI<T1 ALL RI<T60 SAID ! OLD C\NT4 0,HE ALWAYS FL>ES UP6 ,?IS 
 ,BUONAP>TE HAS TURN$ ALL !IR HEADS2 !Y ALL ?9K ( H[ HE ROSE FROM 
 AN 5SIGN & BECAME ,EMP]OR4 ,WELL1 WELL1 ,GOD GRANT IT10 HE ADD$1 NOT 
 NOTIC+ HIS VISITOR'S S>CA/IC SMILE4 

,! ELD]S BEGAN TALK+ AB\T ,BONAP>TE4 ,JULIE ,K>AG9A TURN$ TO Y\NG 
 ,RO/OV4 

0,:AT A PITY Y\ W]5'T AT ! ,>KH>OVS' ON ,?URSDAY4 ,IT WAS SO DULL 
 )\T Y\10 SAID %E1 GIV+ HIM A T5D] SMILE4 

,! Y\NG MAN1 FLATT]$1 SAT D[N NE>] TO H] ) A COQUETTI% SMILE1 
 & 5GAG$ ! SMIL+ ,JULIE 9 A CONFID5TIAL CONV]SATION )\T AT 
 ALL NOTIC+ ?AT HIS 9VOLUNT>Y SMILE HAD /ABB$ ! HE>T ( ,SONYA1 
 :O BLU%$ & SMIL$ UNNATURALLY4 ,9 ! MID/ ( HIS TALK HE GLANC$ 
 R\ND AT H]4 ,%E GAVE HIM A PASSIONATELY ANGRY GLANCE1 & H>DLY ABLE TO 
 RE/RA9 H] TE>S & MA9TA9 ! >TIFICIAL SMILE ON H] LIPS1 %E GOT 
 UP & LEFT ! ROOM4 ,ALL ,NI*OLAS' ANIMATION VANI%$4 ,HE WAIT$ = ! 
 FIR/ PAUSE 9 ! CONV]SATION1 & !N ) A DI/RESS$ FACE LEFT ! 
 ROOM TO F9D ,SONYA4 

0,H[ PLA9LY ALL !SE Y\NG PEOPLE WE> !IR HE>TS ON !IR SLEEVES60 
 SAID ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 PO9T+ TO ,NI*OLAS AS HE W5T \T4 0,C\S9AGE--DANG]EUX 
 VOIS9AGE10 "9 %E ADD$4 

 "9 ,C\S9HOOD IS A DANG]\S NEI<BORHOOD4 

  

0,YES10 SAID ! C\NTESS :5 ! BRI<TNESS !SE Y\NG PEOPLE HAD 
 BR\<T 9TO ! ROOM HAD VANI%$2 & AS IF ANSW]+ A QUE/ION NO ONE 
 HAD PUT BUT :I* WAS ALWAYS 9 H] M9D1 0& H[ MU* SUFF]+1 H[ 
 MU* ANXIETY ONE HAS HAD TO GO ?R\< ?AT WE MI<T REJOICE 9 !M N[6 
 ,& YET REALLY ! ANXIETY IS GREAT] N[ ?AN ! JOY4 ,ONE IS ALWAYS1 
 ALWAYS ANXI\S6 ,ESPECIALLY JU/ AT ?IS AGE1 SO DANG]\S BO? = GIRLS 
 & BOYS40 

0,IT ALL DEP5DS ON ! BR++ UP10 REM>K$ ! VISITOR4 

0,YES1 Y\'RE QUITE RI<T10 CONT9U$ ! C\NTESS4 0,TILL N[ ,I HAVE 
 ALWAYS1 ?ANK ,GOD1 BE5 MY *ILDR5'S FRI5D & HAD !IR FULL 
 CONFID5CE10 SAID %E1 REPEAT+ ! MI/AKE ( SO MANY P>5TS :O 
 IMAG9E ?AT !IR *ILDR5 HAVE NO SECRETS FROM !M4 0,I KN[ ,I %ALL 
 ALWAYS BE MY DAU<T]S' FIR/ CONFIDANTE1 & ?AT IF ,NI*OLAS1 ) HIS 
 IMPULSIVE NATURE1 DOES GET 9TO MIS*IEF 7A BOY CAN'T HELP IT71 HE WILL 
 ALL ! SAME NEV] BE LIKE ?OSE ,PET]SBURG Y\NG M540 

0,YES1 !Y >E SPL5DID1 SPL5DID Y\NG/]S10 *IM$ 9 ! C\NT1 :O 
 ALWAYS SOLV$ QUE/IONS ?AT SEEM$ TO HIM P]PLEX+ BY DECID+ ?AT 
 EV]Y?+ WAS SPL5DID4 0,JU/ FANCY3 WANTS TO BE AN HUSS>4 ,:AT'S ONE TO 
 DO1 MY DE>80 

0,:AT A *>M+ CREATURE Y\R Y\NG] GIRL IS10 SAID ! VISITOR2 0A 
 LITTLE VOLCANO60 

0,YES1 A REGUL> VOLCANO10 SAID ! C\NT4 0,TAKES AFT] ME6 ,& :AT A 
 VOICE %E HAS2 ?\< %E'S MY DAU<T]1 ,I TELL ! TRU? :5 ,I SAY 
 %E'LL BE A S+]1 A SECOND ,SALOMONI6 ,WE HAVE 5GAG$ AN ,ITALIAN TO GIVE 
 H] LESSONS40 

0,ISN'T %E TOO Y\NG8 ,I HAVE HE>D ?AT IT H>MS ! VOICE TO TRA9 IT AT 
 ?AT AGE40 

0,OH NO1 NOT AT ALL TOO Y\NG60 REPLI$ ! C\NT4 0,:Y1 \R MO!RS US$ 
 TO BE M>RI$ AT TWELVE OR ?IRTE540 

0,& %E'S 9 LOVE ) ,BORIS ALREADY4 ,JU/ FANCY60 SAID ! C\NTESS ) 
 A G5TLE SMILE1 LOOK+ AT ,BORIS & W5T ON1 EVID5TLY CONC]N$ ) A 
 ?\<T ?AT ALWAYS OCCUPI$ H]3 0,N[ Y\ SEE IF ,I W]E TO BE SEV]E ) 
 H] & TO =BID IT 444 GOODNESS KN[S :AT !Y MI<T BE UP TO ON ! 
 SLY0 7%E MEANT ?AT !Y W\LD BE KISS+71 0BUT AS IT IS1 ,I KN[ EV]Y 
 WORD %E UTT]S4 ,%E WILL COME RUNN+ TO ME ( H] [N ACCORD 9 ! 
 EV5+ & TELL ME EV]Y?+4 ,P]HAPS ,I SPOIL H]1 BUT REALLY ?AT SEEMS 
 ! BE/ PLAN4 ,) H] ELD] SI/] ,I WAS /RICT]40 

0,YES1 ,I WAS BR\<T UP QUITE DIFF]5TLY10 REM>K$ ! H&SOME ELD] 
 DAU<T]1 ,C\NTESS ,V]A1 ) A SMILE4 

,BUT ! SMILE DID NOT 5HANCE ,V]A'S BEAUTY AS SMILES G5]ALLY DO2 ON ! 
 CONTR>Y IT GAVE H] AN UNNATURAL1 & !RE=E UNPLEASANT1 EXPRESSION4 
 ,V]A WAS GOOD-LOOK+1 NOT AT ALL /UPID1 QUICK AT LE>N+1 WAS 
 WELL BR\<T UP1 & HAD A PLEASANT VOICE2 :AT %E SAID WAS TRUE & 
 APPROPRIATE1 YET1 /RANGE TO SAY1 EV]YONE--! VISITORS & C\NTESS 
 ALIKE--TURN$ TO LOOK AT H] AS IF WOND]+ :Y %E HAD SAID IT1 & 
 !Y ALL FELT AWKW>D4 

0,PEOPLE >E ALWAYS TOO CLEV] ) !IR ELDE/ *ILDR5 & TRY TO MAKE 
 SOME?+ EXCEPTIONAL ( !M10 SAID ! VISITOR4 

0,:AT'S ! GOOD ( D5Y+ IT1 MY DE>8 ,\R DE> C\NTESS WAS TOO CLEV] 
 ) ,V]A10 SAID ! C\NT4 0,WELL1 :AT ( ?AT8 ,%E'S TURN$ \T 
 SPL5DIDLY ALL ! SAME10 HE ADD$1 W9K+ AT ,V]A4 

,! GUE/S GOT UP & TOOK !IR LEAVE1 PROMIS+ TO RETURN TO D9N]4 

0,:AT MANN]S6 ,I ?\<T !Y W\LD NEV] GO10 SAID ! C\NTESS1 :5 %E 
 HAD SE5 H] GUE/S \T4 

   

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