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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PI]RE1 AFT] ALL1 HAD NOT MANAG$ TO *OOSE A C>E] = HIMSELF 9 
 ,PET]SBURG1 & HAD BE5 EXPELL$ FROM !RE = RIOT\S CONDUCT & S5T 
 TO ,MOSC[4 ,! /ORY TOLD AB\T HIM AT ,C\NT ,RO/OV'S WAS TRUE4 ,PI]RE HAD 
 TAK5 P>T 9 TY+ A POLICEMAN TO A BE>4 ,HE HAD N[ BE5 = SOME DAYS 
 9 ,MOSC[ & WAS /AY+ AS USUAL AT HIS FA!R'S H\SE4 ,?\< HE 
 EXPECT$ ?AT ! /ORY ( HIS ESCAPADE W\LD BE ALREADY KN[N 9 ,MOSC[ 
 & ?AT ! LADIES AB\T HIS FA!R--:O W]E NEV] FAVORABLY 
 DISPOS$ T[>D HIM--W\LD HAVE US$ IT TO TURN ! C\NT AGA9/ 
 HIM1 HE NEV]!LESS ON ! DAY ( HIS >RIVAL W5T TO HIS FA!R'S P>T 
 ( ! H\SE4 ,5T]+ ! DRAW+ ROOM1 :]E ! PR9CESSES SP5T MO/ 
 ( !IR TIME1 HE GREET$ ! LADIES1 TWO ( :OM W]E SITT+ AT 
 EMBROID]Y FRAMES :ILE A ?IRD READ AL\D4 ,IT WAS ! ELDE/ :O WAS 
 READ+--! ONE :O HAD MET ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA4 ,! TWO Y\NG] ONES 
 W]E EMBROID]+3 BO? W]E ROSY & PRETTY & !Y DIFF]$ ONLY 9 
 ?AT ONE HAD A LITTLE MOLE ON H] LIP :I* MADE H] MU* PRETTI]4 ,PI]RE 
 WAS RECEIV$ AS IF HE W]E A CORPSE OR A LEP]4 ,! ELDE/ PR9CESS PAUS$ 
 9 H] READ+ & SIL5TLY />$ AT HIM ) FRI<T5$ EYES2 ! SECOND 
 ASSUM$ PRECISELY ! SAME EXPRESSION2 :ILE ! Y\NGE/1 ! ONE ) 
 ! MOLE1 :O WAS ( A *E]FUL & LIVELY DISPOSITION1 B5T OV] H] 
 FRAME TO HIDE A SMILE PROBABLY EVOK$ BY ! AMUS+ SC5E %E =ESAW4 
 ,%E DREW H] WOOL D[N ?R\< ! CANVAS &1 SC>CELY ABLE TO REFRA9 
 FROM LAU<+1 /OOP$ AS IF TRY+ TO MAKE \T ! PATT]N4 

0,H[ DO Y\ DO1 C\S980 SAID ,PI]RE4 0,Y\ DON'T RECOGNIZE ME80 

0,I RECOGNIZE Y\ ONLY TOO WELL1 TOO WELL40 

0,H[ IS ! C\NT8 ,CAN ,I SEE HIM80 ASK$ ,PI]RE1 AWKW>DLY AS USUAL1 BUT 
 UNABA%$4 

0,! C\NT IS SUFF]+ PHYSICALLY & M5TALLY1 & APP>5TLY Y\ HAVE 
 DONE Y\R BE/ TO 9CREASE HIS M5TAL SUFF]+S40 

0,CAN ,I SEE ! C\NT80 ,PI]RE AGA9 ASK$4 

0,HMM4444 ,IF Y\ WI% TO KILL HIM1 TO KILL HIM \TRI<T1 Y\ CAN SEE HIM444 
 ,OLGA1 GO & SEE :E!R ,UNCLE'S BEEF TEA IS READY--IT IS ALMO/ 
 TIME10 %E ADD$1 GIV+ ,PI]RE TO UND]/& ?AT !Y W]E BUSY1 & 
 BUSY MAK+ HIS FA!R COM=TABLE1 :ILE EVID5TLY HE1 ,PI]RE1 WAS ONLY 
 BUSY CAUS+ HIM ANNOYANCE4 

,OLGA W5T \T4 ,PI]RE /OOD LOOK+ AT ! SI/]S2 !N HE B[$ & 
 SAID3 0,!N ,I WILL GO TO MY ROOMS4 ,Y\ WILL LET ME KN[ :5 ,I CAN SEE 
 HIM40 

,& HE LEFT ! ROOM1 FOLL[$ BY ! L[ BUT R++ LAU<T] ( ! 
 SI/] ) ! MOLE4 

,NEXT DAY ,PR9CE ,VASILI HAD >RIV$ & SETTL$ 9 ! C\NT'S H\SE4 ,HE 
 S5T = ,PI]RE & SAID TO HIM3 0,MY DE> FELL[1 IF Y\ >E GO+ TO 
 BEHAVE H]E AS Y\ DID 9 ,PET]SBURG1 Y\ WILL 5D V]Y BADLY2 ?AT IS ALL 
 ,I HAVE TO SAY TO Y\4 ,! C\NT IS V]Y1 V]Y ILL1 & Y\ MU/ NOT SEE 
 HIM AT ALL40 

,S9CE !N ,PI]RE HAD NOT BE5 DI/URB$ & HAD SP5T ! :OLE TIME 9 
 HIS ROOMS UP/AIRS4 

,:5 ,BORIS APPE>$ AT HIS DOOR ,PI]RE WAS PAC+ UP & D[N HIS ROOM1 
 /OPP+ OCCASIONALLY AT A CORN] TO MAKE M5AC+ GE/URES AT ! WALL1 
 AS IF RUNN+ A SWORD ?R\< AN 9VISIBLE FOE1 & GL>+ SAVAGELY OV] 
 HIS SPECTACLES1 & !N AGA9 RESUM+ HIS WALK1 MUTT]+ 9DI/9CT 
 WORDS1 %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S & GE/ICULAT+4 

0,5GL& IS DONE =10 SAID HE1 SC[L+ & PO9T+ HIS F+] AT 
 SOMEONE UNSE54 0,MR4 ,PITT1 AS A TRAITOR TO ! NATION & TO ! RI<TS ( 
 MAN1 IS S5T5C$ TO4440 ,BUT BE=E ,PI]RE--:O AT ?AT MOM5T 
 IMAG9$ HIMSELF TO BE ,NAPOLEON 9 P]SON & TO HAVE JU/ EFFECT$ ! 
 DANG]\S CROSS+ ( ! ,/RAITS ( ,DOV] & CAPTUR$ ,LONDON--C\LD 
 PRON\NCE ,PITT'S S5T5CE1 HE SAW A WELL-BUILT & H&SOME Y\NG (FIC] 
 5T]+ HIS ROOM4 ,PI]RE PAUS$4 ,HE HAD LEFT ,MOSC[ :5 ,BORIS WAS A BOY 
 ( F\RTE51 & HAD QUITE =GOTT5 HIM1 BUT 9 HIS USUAL IMPULSIVE & 
 HE>TY WAY HE TOOK ,BORIS BY ! H& ) A FRI5DLY SMILE4 

0,DO Y\ REMEMB] ME80 ASK$ ,BORIS QUIETLY ) A PLEASANT SMILE4 0,I HAVE 
 COME ) MY MO!R TO SEE ! C\NT1 BUT IT SEEMS HE IS NOT WELL40 

0,YES1 IT SEEMS HE IS ILL4 ,PEOPLE >E ALWAYS DI/URB+ HIM10 ANSW]$ 
 ,PI]RE1 TRY+ TO REMEMB] :O ?IS Y\NG MAN WAS4 

,BORIS FELT ?AT ,PI]RE DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM BUT DID NOT CONSID] IT 
 NECESS>Y TO 9TRODUCE HIMSELF1 & )\T EXP]I5C+ ! LEA/ 
 EMB>RASSM5T LOOK$ ,PI]RE /RAI<T 9 ! FACE4 

0,C\NT ,RO/OV ASKS Y\ TO COME TO D9N] TODAY10 SAID HE1 AFT] A 
 CONSID]ABLE PAUSE :I* MADE ,PI]RE FEEL UNCOM=TABLE4 

0,AH1 ,C\NT ,RO/OV60 EXCLAIM$ ,PI]RE JOYFULLY4 0,!N Y\ >E HIS SON1 
 ,ILYA8 ,ONLY FANCY1 ,I DIDN'T KN[ Y\ AT FIR/4 ,DO Y\ REMEMB] H[ WE W5T 
 TO ! ,SP>R[ ,HILLS ) ,MADAME ,JACQUOT8444 ,IT'S SU* AN AGE4440 

0,Y\ >E MI/AK510 SAID ,BORIS DELIB]ATELY1 ) A BOLD & SLI<TLY 
 S>CA/IC SMILE4 0,I AM ,BORIS1 SON ( ,PR9CESS ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA 
 ,DRUBETSKAYA4 ,RO/OV1 ! FA!R1 IS ,ILYA1 & HIS SON IS ,NI*OLAS4 ,I NEV] 
 KNEW ANY ,MADAME ,JACQUOT40 

,PI]RE %OOK HIS HEAD & >MS AS IF ATTACK$ BY MOSQUITOES OR BEES4 

0,OH DE>1 :AT AM ,I ?9K+ AB\T8 ,I'VE MIX$ EV]Y?+ UP4 ,ONE HAS SO 
 MANY RELATIVES 9 ,MOSC[6 ,SO Y\ >E ,BORIS8 ,( C\RSE4 ,WELL1 N[ WE KN[ 
 :]E WE >E4 ,& :AT DO Y\ ?9K ( ! ,B\LOGNE EXP$ITION8 ,! 
 ,5GLI% WILL COME (F BADLY1 Y\ KN[1 IF ,NAPOLEON GETS ACROSS ! 
 ,*ANNEL4 ,I ?9K ! EXP$ITION IS QUITE FEASIBLE4 ,IF ONLY ,VILL5EUVE 
 DOESN'T MAKE A MESS ( ?+S60 

,BORIS KNEW NO?+ AB\T ! ,B\LOGNE EXP$ITION2 HE DID NOT READ ! 
 PAP]S & IT WAS ! FIR/ TIME HE HAD HE>D ,VILL5EUVE'S NAME4 

0,WE H]E 9 ,MOSC[ >E MORE OCCUPI$ ) D9N] P>TIES & SC&AL ?AN 
 ) POLITICS10 SAID HE 9 HIS QUIET IRONICAL TONE4 0,I KN[ NO?+ AB\T 
 IT & HAVE NOT ?\<T AB\T IT4 ,MOSC[ IS *IEFLY BUSY ) GOSSIP10 HE 
 CONT9U$4 0,JU/ N[ !Y >E TALK+ AB\T Y\ & Y\R FA!R40 

,PI]RE SMIL$ 9 HIS GOOD-NATUR$ WAY AS IF AFRAID = HIS COMPANION'S 
 SAKE ?AT ! LATT] MI<T SAY SOME?+ HE W\LD AFT]W>DS REGRET4 ,BUT 
 ,BORIS SPOKE DI/9CTLY1 CLE>LY1 & DRYLY1 LOOK+ /RAI<T 9TO ,PI]RE'S 
 EYES4 

0,MOSC[ HAS NO?+ ELSE TO DO BUT GOSSIP10 ,BORIS W5T ON4 0,EV]YBODY IS 
 WOND]+ TO :OM ! C\NT WILL LEAVE HIS =TUNE1 ?\< HE MAY P]HAPS 
 \TLIVE US ALL1 AS ,I S9C]ELY HOPE HE WILL4440 

0,YES1 IT IS ALL V]Y HORRID10 9T]RUPT$ ,PI]RE1 0V]Y HORRID40 

,PI]RE WAS /ILL AFRAID ?AT ?IS (FIC] MI<T 9ADV]T5TLY SAY 
 SOME?+ DISCONC]T+ TO HIMSELF4 

0,& IT MU/ SEEM TO Y\10 SAID ,BORIS FLU%+ SLI<TLY1 BUT NOT *ANG+ 
 HIS TONE OR ATTITUDE1 0IT MU/ SEEM TO Y\ ?AT EV]YONE IS TRY+ TO GET 
 SOME?+ \T ( ! RI* MAN80 

0,SO IT DOES10 ?\<T ,PI]RE4 

0,BUT ,I JU/ WI% TO SAY1 TO AVOID MISUND]/&+S1 ?AT Y\ >E QUITE 
 MI/AK5 IF Y\ RECKON ME OR MY MO!R AMONG SU* PEOPLE4 ,WE >E V]Y 
 POOR1 BUT = MY [N P>T AT ANY RATE1 = ! V]Y REASON ?AT Y\R 
 FA!R IS RI*1 ,I DON'T REG>D MYSELF AS A RELATION ( HIS1 & NEI!R ,I 
 NOR MY MO!R W\LD EV] ASK OR TAKE ANY?+ FROM HIM40 

,= A LONG TIME ,PI]RE C\LD NOT UND]/&1 BUT :5 HE DID1 HE JUMP$ UP 
 FROM ! S(A1 SEIZ$ ,BORIS UND] ! ELB[ 9 HIS QUICK1 CLUMSY WAY1 &1 
 BLU%+ F> MORE ?AN ,BORIS1 BEGAN TO SPEAK ) A FEEL+ ( M+L$ 
 %AME & VEXATION4 

0,WELL1 ?IS IS /RANGE6 ,DO Y\ SUPPOSE ,I444 :O C\LD ?9K8444 ,I KN[ 
 V]Y WELL4440 

,BUT ,BORIS AGA9 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,I AM GLAD ,I HAVE SPOK5 \T FULLY4 ,P]HAPS Y\ DID NOT LIKE IT8 ,Y\ MU/ 
 EXCUSE ME10 SAID HE1 PUTT+ ,PI]RE AT EASE 9/EAD ( BE+ PUT AT EASE 
 BY HIM1 0BUT ,I HOPE ,I HAVE NOT (F5D$ Y\4 ,I ALWAYS MAKE IT A RULE TO 
 SPEAK \T444 ,WELL1 :AT ANSW] AM ,I TO TAKE8 ,WILL Y\ COME TO D9N] AT 
 ! ,RO/OVS'80 

,& ,BORIS1 HAV+ APP>5TLY RELIEV$ HIMSELF ( AN ON]\S DUTY & 
 EXTRICAT$ HIMSELF FROM AN AWKW>D SITUATION & PLAC$ ANO!R 9 IT1 
 BECAME QUITE PLEASANT AGA94 

0,NO1 BUT ,I SAY10 SAID ,PI]RE1 CALM+ D[N1 0Y\ >E A WOND]FUL FELL[6 
 ,:AT Y\ HAVE JU/ SAID IS GOOD1 V]Y GOOD4 ,( C\RSE Y\ DON'T KN[ ME4 
 ,WE HAVE NOT MET = SU* A LONG TIME444 NOT S9CE WE W]E *ILDR54 ,Y\ 
 MI<T ?9K ?AT ,I444 ,I UND]/&1 QUITE UND]/&4 ,I C\LD NOT HAVE 
 DONE IT MYSELF1 ,I %\LD NOT HAVE HAD ! C\RAGE1 BUT IT'S SPL5DID4 ,I AM 
 V]Y GLAD TO HAVE MADE Y\R ACQUA9TANCE4 ,IT'S QUE]10 HE ADD$ AFT] A 
 PAUSE1 0?AT Y\ %\LD HAVE SUSPECT$ ME60 ,HE BEGAN TO LAU<4 0,WELL1 :AT 
 ( IT6 ,I HOPE WE'LL GET BETT] ACQUA9T$10 & HE PRESS$ ,BORIS' H&4 
 0,DO Y\ KN[1 ,I HAVE NOT ONCE BE5 9 TO SEE ! C\NT4 ,HE HAS NOT S5T 
 = ME4444 ,I AM SORRY = HIM AS A MAN1 BUT :AT CAN ONE DO80 

0,& SO Y\ ?9K ,NAPOLEON WILL MANAGE TO GET AN >MY ACROSS80 ASK$ ,BORIS 
 ) A SMILE4 

,PI]RE SAW ?AT ,BORIS WI%$ TO *ANGE ! SUBJECT1 & BE+ ( ! SAME 
 M9D HE BEGAN EXPLA9+ ! ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES ( ! ,B\LOGNE 
 EXP$ITION4 

,A FOOTMAN CAME 9 TO SUMMON ,BORIS--! PR9CESS WAS GO+4 ,PI]RE1 9 
 ORD] TO MAKE ,BORIS' BETT] ACQUA9TANCE1 PROMIS$ TO COME TO D9N]1 & 
 W>MLY PRESS+ HIS H& LOOK$ AFFECTIONATELY OV] HIS SPECTACLES 9TO 
 ,BORIS' EYES4 ,AFT] HE HAD GONE ,PI]RE CONT9U$ PAC+ UP & D[N ! 
 ROOM = A LONG TIME1 NO LONG] PI]C+ AN IMAG9>Y FOE ) HIS 
 IMAG9>Y SWORD1 BUT SMIL+ AT ! REMEMBRANCE ( ?AT PLEASANT1 
 9TELLIG5T1 & RESOLUTE Y\NG MAN4 

,AS (T5 HAPP5S 9 E>LY Y\?1 ESPECIALLY TO ONE :O LEADS A LONELY 
 LIFE1 HE FELT AN UNACC\NTABLE T5D]NESS = ?IS Y\NG MAN & MADE UP 
 HIS M9D ?AT !Y W\LD BE FRI5DS4 

,PR9CE ,VASILI SAW ! PR9CESS (F4 ,%E HELD A H&K]*IEF TO H] EYES 
 & H] FACE WAS TE>FUL4 

0,IT IS DREADFUL1 DREADFUL60 %E WAS SAY+1 0BUT CO/ ME :AT IT MAY ,I 
 %ALL DO MY DUTY4 ,I WILL COME & SP5D ! NI<T4 ,HE MU/ NOT BE LEFT 
 LIKE ?IS4 ,EV]Y MOM5T IS PRECI\S4 ,I CAN'T ?9K :Y HIS NIECES PUT IT 
 (F4 ,P]HAPS ,GOD WILL HELP ME TO F9D A WAY TO PREP>E HIM6444 ,ADIEU1 
 ,PR9CE6 ,MAY ,GOD SUPPORT Y\4440 

0,ADIEU1 MA BONNE10 ANSW]$ ,PR9CE ,VASILI TURN+ AWAY FROM H]4 

0,OH1 HE IS 9 A DREADFUL /ATE10 SAID ! MO!R TO H] SON :5 !Y W]E 
 9 ! C>RIAGE4 0,HE H>DLY RECOGNIZES ANYBODY40 

0,I DON'T UND]/&1 ,MAMA--:AT IS HIS ATTITUDE TO ,PI]RE80 ASK$ 
 ! SON4 

0,! WILL WILL %[ ?AT1 MY DE>2 \R FATE ALSO DEP5DS ON IT40 

0,BUT :Y DO Y\ EXPECT ?AT HE WILL LEAVE US ANY?+80 

0,AH1 MY DE>6 ,HE IS SO RI*1 & WE >E SO POOR60 

0,WELL1 ?AT IS H>DLY A SUFFICI5T REASON1 ,MAMA4440 

0,OH1 ,HEAV56 ,H[ ILL HE IS60 EXCLAIM$ ! MO!R4 

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