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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AT ,BALD ,HILLS1 ,PR9CE ,NI*OLAS ,&REEVI* ,BOLKONSKI'S E/ATE1 ! >RIVAL 
 ( Y\NG ,PR9CE ,&REW & HIS WIFE WAS DAILY EXPECT$1 BUT ?IS 
 EXPECTATION DID NOT UPSET ! REGUL> R\T9E ( LIFE 9 ! OLD PR9CE'S 
 H\SEHOLD4 ,G5]AL 9 ,*IEF ,PR9CE ,NI*OLAS ,&REEVI* 7NICKNAM$ 9 
 SOCIETY1 0! ,K+ ( ,PRUSSIA07 EV] S9CE ! ,EMP]OR ,PAUL HAD EXIL$ HIM 
 TO HIS C\NTRY E/ATE HAD LIV$ !RE CONT9U\SLY ) HIS DAU<T]1 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 & H] COMPANION1 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE4 ,?\< 9 ! 
 NEW REIGN HE WAS FREE TO RETURN TO ! CAPITALS1 HE /ILL CONT9U$ TO 
 LIVE 9 ! C\NTRY1 REM>K+ ?AT ANYONE :O WANT$ TO SEE HIM C\LD 
 COME ! HUNDR$ MILES FROM ,MOSC[ TO ,BALD ,HILLS1 :ILE HE HIMSELF NE$$ 
 NO ONE & NO?+4 ,HE US$ TO SAY ?AT !RE >E ONLY TWO S\RCES ( 
 HUMAN VISE--IDL5ESS & SUP]/ITION1 & ONLY TWO VIRTUES--ACTIVITY 
 & 9TELLIG5CE4 ,HE HIMSELF UND]TOOK HIS DAU<T]'S $UCATION1 & TO 
 DEVELOP !SE TWO C>D9AL VIRTUES 9 H] GAVE H] LESSONS 9 ALGEBRA & 
 GEOMETRY TILL %E WAS TW5TY1 & >RANG$ H] LIFE SO ?AT H] :OLE TIME 
 WAS OCCUPI$4 ,HE WAS HIMSELF ALWAYS OCCUPI$3 WRIT+ HIS MEMOIRS1 SOLV+ 
 PROBLEMS 9 HI<] MA!MATICS1 TURN+ SNUFFBOXES ON A LA!1 WORK+ 9 
 ! G>D51 OR SUP]9T5D+ ! BUILD+ ?AT WAS ALWAYS GO+ ON AT HIS 
 E/ATE4 ,AS REGUL>ITY IS A PRIME CONDITION FACILITAT+ ACTIVITY1 
 REGUL>ITY 9 HIS H\SEHOLD WAS C>RI$ TO ! HI<E/ PO9T ( 
 EXACTITUDE4 ,HE ALWAYS CAME TO TABLE UND] PRECISELY ! SAME CONDITIONS1 
 & NOT ONLY AT ! SAME H\R BUT AT ! SAME M9UTE4 ,) ?OSE AB\T 
 HIM1 FROM HIS DAU<T] TO HIS S]FS1 ! PR9CE WAS %>P & 9V>IABLY 
 EXACT+1 SO ?AT )\T BE+ A H>DHE>T$ MAN HE 9SPIR$ SU* FE> 
 & RESPECT AS FEW H>DHE>T$ M5 W\LD HAVE >\S$4 ,AL?\< HE WAS 9 
 RETIREM5T & HAD N[ NO 9FLU5CE 9 POLITICAL AFFAIRS1 EV]Y HI< 
 (FICIAL APPO9T$ TO ! PROV9CE 9 :I* ! PR9CE'S E/ATE LAY 
 CONSID]$ IT HIS DUTY TO VISIT HIM & WAIT$ 9 ! L(TY ANTE*AMB] 
 JU/ AS ! >*ITECT1 G>D5]1 OR ,PR9CESS ,M>Y DID1 TILL ! PR9CE 
 APPE>$ PUNCTUALLY TO ! APPO9T$ H\R4 ,EV]YONE SITT+ 9 ?IS 
 ANTE*AMB] EXP]I5C$ ! SAME FEEL+ ( RESPECT & EV5 FE> :5 ! 
 5ORM\SLY HI< /UDY DOOR OP5$ & %[$ ! FIGURE ( A RA!R SMALL 
 OLD MAN1 ) P[D]$ WIG1 SMALL WI!R$ H&S1 & BU%Y GRAY EYEBR[S 
 :I*1 :5 HE FR[N$1 SOMETIMES HID ! GLEAM ( HIS %REWD1 Y\?FULLY 
 GLITT]+ EYES4 

,ON ! MORN+ ( ! DAY ?AT ! Y\NG C\PLE W]E TO >RIVE1 ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y 5T]$ ! ANTE*AMB] AS USUAL AT ! TIME APPO9T$ = ! 
 MORN+ GREET+1 CROSS+ H]SELF ) TREPIDATION & REPEAT+ A SIL5T 
 PRAY]4 ,EV]Y MORN+ %E CAME 9 LIKE ?AT1 & EV]Y MORN+ PRAY$ ?AT 
 ! DAILY 9T]VIEW MI<T PASS (F WELL4 

,AN OLD P[D]$ MANS]VANT :O WAS SITT+ 9 ! ANTE*AMB] ROSE QUIETLY 
 & SAID 9 A :ISP]3 0,PLEASE WALK 940 

,?R\< ! DOOR CAME ! REGUL> HUM ( A LA!4 ,! PR9CESS TIMIDLY 
 OP5$ ! DOOR :I* MOV$ NOISELESSLY & EASILY4 ,%E PAUS$ AT ! 
 5TRANCE4 ,! PR9CE WAS WORK+ AT ! LA! & AFT] GLANC+ R\ND 
 CONT9U$ HIS WORK4 

,! 5ORM\S /UDY WAS FULL ( ?+S EVID5TLY 9 CON/ANT USE4 ,! L>GE 
 TABLE COV]$ ) BOOKS & PLANS1 ! TALL GLASS-FRONT$ BOOKCASES ) 
 KEYS 9 ! LOCKS1 ! HI< DESK = WRIT+ :ILE /&+ UP1 ON :I* 
 LAY AN OP5 EX]CISE BOOK1 & ! LA! ) TOOLS LAID READY TO H& & 
 %AV+S SCATT]$ >\ND--ALL 9DICAT$ CONT9U\S1 V>I$1 & 
 ORD]LY ACTIVITY4 ,! MOTION ( ! SMALL FOOT %OD 9 A ,T>T> BOOT 
 EMBROID]$ ) SILV]1 & ! FIRM PRESSURE ( ! LEAN S9EWY H&1 
 %[$ ?AT ! PR9CE /ILL POSSESS$ ! T5ACI\S 5DURANCE & VIGOR 
 ( H>DY OLD AGE4 ,AFT] A FEW MORE TURNS ( ! LA! HE REMOV$ HIS FOOT 
 FROM ! P$AL1 WIP$ HIS *ISEL1 DROPP$ IT 9TO A LEA!R P\* ATTA*$ 
 TO ! LA!1 &1 APPROA*+ ! TABLE1 SUMMON$ HIS DAU<T]4 ,HE NEV] 
 GAVE HIS *ILDR5 A BLESS+1 SO HE SIMPLY HELD \T HIS BRI/LY *EEK 7AS 
 YET UN%AV57 &1 REG>D+ H] T5D]LY & ATT5TIVELY1 SAID SEV]ELY3 

0,QUITE WELL8 ,ALL RI<T !N1 SIT D[N40 ,HE TOOK ! EX]CISE BOOK 
 CONTA9+ LESSONS 9 GEOMETRY WRITT5 BY HIMSELF & DREW UP A *AIR ) 
 HIS FOOT4 

0,= TOMORR[60 SAID HE1 QUICKLY F9D+ ! PAGE & MAK+ A SCRAT* 
 FROM ONE P>AGRAPH TO ANO!R ) HIS H>D NAIL4 

,! PR9CESS B5T OV] ! EX]CISE BOOK ON ! TABLE4 

0,WAIT A BIT1 H]E'S A LETT] = Y\10 SAID ! OLD MAN SUDD5LY1 TAK+ A 
 LETT] ADDRESS$ 9 A WOMAN'S H& FROM A BAG HANG+ ABOVE ! TABLE1 
 ONTO :I* HE ?REW IT4 

,AT ! SI<T ( ! LETT] R$ PAT*ES %[$ !MSELVES ON ! PR9CESS' 
 FACE4 ,%E TOOK IT QUICKLY & B5T H] HEAD OV] IT4 

0,FROM ,HELOISE80 ASK$ ! PR9CE ) A COLD SMILE ?AT %[$ HIS /ILL 
 S\ND1 YELL[I% TEE?4 

0,YES1 IT'S FROM ,JULIE10 REPLI$ ! PR9CESS ) A TIMID GLANCE & A 
 TIMID SMILE4 

0,I'LL LET TWO MORE LETT]S PASS1 BUT ! ?IRD ,I'LL READ10 SAID ! PR9CE 
 /]NLY2 0,I'M AFRAID Y\ WRITE MU* NONS5SE4 ,I'LL READ ! ?IRD60 

0,READ ?IS IF Y\ LIKE1 ,FA!R10 SAID ! PR9CESS1 BLU%+ /ILL MORE 
 & HOLD+ \T ! LETT]4 

0,! ?IRD1 ,I SAID ! ?IRD60 CRI$ ! PR9CE ABRUPTLY1 PU%+ ! 
 LETT] AWAY1 & LEAN+ HIS ELB[S ON ! TABLE HE DREW T[>D HIM ! 
 EX]CISE BOOK CONTA9+ GEOMETRICAL FIGURES4 

0,WELL1 MADAM10 HE BEGAN1 /OOP+ OV] ! BOOK CLOSE TO HIS DAU<T] & 
 PLAC+ AN >M ON ! BACK ( ! *AIR ON :I* %E SAT1 SO ?AT %E FELT 
 H]SELF SURR\ND$ ON ALL SIDES BY ! ACRID SC5T ( OLD AGE & TOBACCO1 
 :I* %E HAD KN[N SO LONG4 0,N[1 MADAM1 !SE TRIANGLES >E EQUAL2 
 PLEASE NOTE ?AT ! ANGLE ,A,B,C4440 

,! PR9CESS LOOK$ 9 A SC>$ WAY AT H] FA!R'S EYES GLITT]+ CLOSE 
 TO H]2 ! R$ PAT*ES ON H] FACE CAME & W5T1 & IT WAS PLA9 ?AT 
 %E UND]/OOD NO?+ & WAS SO FRI<T5$ ?AT H] FE> W\LD PREV5T 
 H] UND]/&+ ANY ( H] FA!R'S FUR!R EXPLANATIONS1 H[EV] CLE> 
 !Y MI<T BE4 ,:E!R IT WAS ! TEA*]'S FAULT OR ! PUPIL'S1 ?IS 
 SAME ?+ HAPP5$ EV]Y DAY3 ! PR9CESS' EYES GREW DIM1 %E C\LD NOT 
 SEE & C\LD NOT HE> ANY?+1 BUT WAS ONLY CONSCI\S ( H] /]N 
 FA!R'S WI!R$ FACE CLOSE TO H]1 ( HIS BREA? & ! SMELL ( HIM1 
 & C\LD ?9K ONLY ( H[ TO GET AWAY QUICKLY TO H] [N ROOM TO MAKE 
 \T ! PROBLEM 9 PEACE4 ,! OLD MAN WAS BESIDE HIMSELF3 MOV$ ! *AIR 
 ON :I* HE WAS SITT+ NOISILY BACKW>D & =W>D1 MADE EF=TS TO 
 CONTROL HIMSELF & NOT BECOME VEHEM5T1 BUT ALMO/ ALWAYS DID BECOME 
 VEHEM5T1 SCOLD$1 & SOMETIMES FLUNG ! EX]CISE BOOK AWAY4 

,! PR9CESS GAVE A WRONG ANSW]4 

0,WELL N[1 ISN'T %E A FOOL60 %\T$ ! PR9CE1 PU%+ ! BOOK ASIDE 
 & TURN+ %>PLY AWAY2 BUT RIS+ IMM$IATELY1 HE PAC$ UP & D[N1 
 LI<TLY T\*$ HIS DAU<T]'S HAIR & SAT D[N AGA94 

,HE DREW UP HIS *AIR1 & CONT9U$ TO EXPLA94 

0,?IS WON'T DO1 ,PR9CESS2 IT WON'T DO10 SAID HE1 :5 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 
 HAV+ TAK5 & CLOS$ ! EX]CISE BOOK ) ! NEXT DAY'S LESSON1 WAS 
 AB\T TO LEAVE3 0,MA!MATICS >E MO/ IMPORTANT1 MADAM6 ,I DON'T WANT TO 
 HAVE Y\ LIKE \R SILLY LADIES4 ,GET US$ TO IT & Y\'LL LIKE IT10 & HE 
 PATT$ H] *EEK4 0,IT WILL DRIVE ALL ! NONS5SE \T ( Y\R HEAD40 

,%E TURN$ TO GO1 BUT HE /OPP$ H] ) A GE/URE & TOOK AN UNCUT BOOK 
 FROM ! HI< DESK4 

0,H]E IS SOME SORT ( ,KEY TO ! ,MY/]IES ?AT Y\R ,HELOISE HAS 
 S5T Y\4 ,RELIGI\S6 ,I DON'T 9T]F]E ) ANYONE'S BELIEF444 ,I HAVE 
 LOOK$ AT IT4 ,TAKE IT4 ,WELL1 N[ GO4 ,GO40 

,HE PATT$ H] ON ! %\LD] & HIMSELF CLOS$ ! DOOR AFT] H]4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y W5T BACK TO H] ROOM ) ! SAD1 SC>$ EXPRESSION ?AT 
 R>ELY LEFT H] & :I* MADE H] PLA91 SICKLY FACE YET PLA9]4 ,%E SAT 
 D[N AT H] WRIT+ TABLE1 ON :I* /OOD M9IATURE PORTRAITS & :I* 
 WAS LITT]$ ) BOOKS & PAP]S4 ,! PR9CESS WAS AS UNTIDY AS H] 
 FA!R WAS TIDY4 ,%E PUT D[N ! GEOMETRY BOOK & EAG]LY BROKE ! SEAL 
 ( H] LETT]4 ,IT WAS FROM H] MO/ 9TIMATE FRI5D FROM *ILDHOOD2 ?AT 
 SAME ,JULIE ,K>AG9A :O HAD BE5 AT ! ,RO/OVS' NAME-DAY P>TY4 

,JULIE WROTE 9 ,FR5*3 

,DE> & PRECI\S ,FRI5D1 ,H[ T]RIBLE & FRI<TFUL A ?+ IS 
 SEP>ATION6 ,?\< ,I TELL MYSELF ?AT HALF MY LIFE & HALF MY HAPP9ESS 
 >E WRAPP$ UP 9 Y\1 & ?AT 9 SPITE ( ! DI/ANCE SEP>AT+ US \R 
 HE>TS >E UNIT$ BY 9DISSOLUBLE BONDS1 MY HE>T REBELS AGA9/ FATE & 
 9 SPITE ( ! PLEASURES & DI/RACTIONS >\ND ME ,I CANNOT OV]COME A 
 C]TA9 SECRET SORR[ ?AT HAS BE5 9 MY HE>T EV] S9CE WE P>T$4 ,:Y 
 >E WE NOT TOGE!R AS WE W]E LA/ SUMM]1 9 Y\R BIG /UDY1 ON ! BLUE 
 S(A1 ! CONFID5TIAL S(A8 ,:Y CANNOT ,I N[1 AS ?REE MON?S AGO1 DRAW 
 FRE% MORAL /R5G? FROM Y\R LOOK1 SO G5TLE1 CALM1 & P5ETRAT+1 A 
 LOOK ,I LOV$ SO WELL & SEEM TO SEE BE=E ME AS ,I WRITE8 

,HAV+ READ ?US F>1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y SI<$ & GLANC$ 9TO ! MIRROR 
 :I* /OOD ON H] RI<T4 ,IT REFLECT$ A WEAK1 UNGRACEFUL FIGURE & ?9 
 FACE4 ,H] EYES1 ALWAYS SAD1 N[ LOOK$ ) P>TICUL> HOPELESSNESS AT H] 
 REFLECTION 9 ! GLASS4 0,%E FLATT]S ME10 ?\<T ! PR9CESS1 TURN+ 
 AWAY & CONT9U+ TO READ4 ,BUT ,JULIE DID NOT FLATT] H] FRI5D1 ! 
 PR9CESS' EYES--L>GE1 DEEP & LUM9\S 7IT SEEM$ AS IF AT TIMES 
 !RE RADIAT$ FROM !M %AFTS ( W>M LI<T7--W]E SO BEAUTIFUL 
 ?AT V]Y (T5 9 SPITE ( ! PLA9NESS ( H] FACE !Y GAVE H] AN 
 ATTRACTION MORE P[]FUL ?AN ?AT ( BEAUTY4 ,BUT ! PR9CESS NEV] SAW 
 ! BEAUTIFUL EXPRESSION ( H] [N EYES--! LOOK !Y HAD :5 %E 
 WAS NOT ?9K+ ( H]SELF4 ,AS ) EV]YONE1 H] FACE ASSUM$ A =C$ 
 UNNATURAL EXPRESSION AS SOON AS %E LOOK$ 9 A GLASS4 ,%E W5T ON 
 READ+3 

,ALL ,MOSC[ TALKS ( NO?+ BUT W>4 ,ONE ( MY TWO BRO!RS IS ALREADY 
 ABROAD1 ! O!R IS ) ! ,GU>DS1 :O >E />T+ ON !IR M>* TO 
 ! FRONTI]4 ,\R DE> ,EMP]OR HAS LEFT ,PET]SBURG & IT IS ?\<T 
 9T5DS TO EXPOSE HIS PRECI\S P]SON TO ! *ANCES ( W>4 ,GOD GRANT 
 ?AT ! ,CORSICAN MON/] :O IS DE/ROY+ ! PEACE ( ,EUROPE MAY BE 
 OV]?R[N BY ! ANGEL :OM IT HAS PLEAS$ ! ,ALMI<TY1 9 ,HIS GOODNESS1 
 TO GIVE US AS SOV]EIGN6 ,TO SAY NO?+ ( MY BRO!RS1 ?IS W> HAS 
 DEPRIV$ ME ( ONE ( ! ASSOCIATIONS NE>E/ MY HE>T4 ,I MEAN Y\NG 
 ,NI*OLAS ,RO/OV1 :O ) HIS 5?USIASM C\LD NOT BE> TO REMA9 9ACTIVE 
 & HAS LEFT ! UNIV]SITY TO JO9 ! >MY4 ,I WILL CONFESS TO Y\1 DE> 
 ,M>Y1 ?AT 9 SPITE ( HIS EXTREME Y\? HIS DEP>TURE = ! >MY WAS A 
 GREAT GRIEF TO ME4 ,?IS Y\NG MAN1 ( :OM ,I SPOKE TO Y\ LA/ SUMM]1 IS 
 SO NOBLE-M9D$ & FULL ( ?AT REAL Y\?FULNESS :I* ONE SELDOM F9DS 
 N[ADAYS AMONG \R OLD M5 ( TW5TY &1 P>TICUL>LY1 HE IS SO FRANK & 
 HAS SO MU* HE>T4 ,HE IS SO PURE & POETIC ?AT MY RELATIONS ) HIM1 
 TRANSI5T AS !Y W]E1 HAVE BE5 ONE ( ! SWEETE/ COM=TS TO MY POOR 
 HE>T1 :I* HAS ALREADY SUFF]$ SO MU*4 ,SOM$AY ,I WILL TELL Y\ AB\T 
 \R P>T+ & ALL ?AT WAS SAID !N4 ,?AT IS /ILL TOO FRE%4 ,AH1 DE> 
 FRI5D1 Y\ >E HAPPY NOT TO KN[ !SE POIGNANT JOYS & SORR[S4 ,Y\ >E 
 =TUNATE1 = ! LATT] >E G5]ALLY ! /RONG]6 ,I KN[ V]Y WELL 
 ?AT ,C\NT ,NI*OLAS IS TOO Y\NG EV] TO BE MORE TO ME ?AN A FRI5D1 BUT 
 ?IS SWEET FRI5D%IP1 ?IS POETIC & PURE 9TIMACY1 W]E :AT MY HE>T 
 NE$$4 ,BUT 5\< ( ?IS6 ,! *IEF NEWS1 AB\T :I* ALL ,MOSC[ 
 GOSSIPS1 IS ! DEA? ( OLD ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV1 & HIS 9H]ITANCE4 ,FANCY6 
 ,! ?REE PR9CESSES HAVE RECEIV$ V]Y LITTLE1 ,PR9CE ,VASILI NO?+1 & 
 IT IS ,MONSIEUR ,PI]RE :O HAS 9H]IT$ ALL ! PROP]TY & HAS BESIDES 
 BE5 RECOGNIZ$ AS LEGITIMATE2 SO ?AT HE IS N[ ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV & 
 POSSESSOR ( ! F9E/ =TUNE 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,IT IS RUMOR$ ?AT ,PR9CE 
 ,VASILI PLAY$ A V]Y DESPICABLE P>T 9 ?IS AFFAIR & ?AT HE RETURN$ 
 TO ,PET]SBURG QUITE CRE/FALL54 

,I CONFESS ,I UND]/& V]Y LITTLE AB\T ALL !SE MATT]S ( WILLS & 
 9H]ITANCE2 BUT ,I DO KN[ ?AT S9CE ?IS Y\NG MAN1 :OM WE ALL US$ TO 
 KN[ AS PLA9 ,MONSIEUR ,PI]RE1 HAS BECOME ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV & ! [N] ( 
 ONE ( ! L>GE/ =TUNES 9 ,RUSSIA1 ,I AM MU* AMUS$ TO WAT* ! 
 *ANGE 9 ! TONE & MANN]S ( ! MAMAS BURD5$ BY M>RIAGEABLE 
 DAU<T]S1 & ( ! Y\NG LADIES !MSELVES1 T[>D HIM1 ?\<1 BETWE5 
 Y\ & ME1 HE ALWAYS SEEM$ TO ME A POOR SORT ( FELL[4 ,AS = ! PA/ 
 TWO YE>S PEOPLE HAVE AMUS$ !MSELVES BY F9D+ HUSB&S = ME 7MO/ 
 ( :OM ,I DON'T EV5 KN[71 ! MAT*MAK+ *RONICLES ( ,MOSC[ N[ SPEAK 
 ( ME AS ! FUTURE ,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA4 ,BUT Y\ WILL UND]/& ?AT ,I 
 HAVE NO DESIRE = ! PO/4 ,A PROPOS ( M>RIAGES3 DO Y\ KN[ 
 ?AT A :ILE AGO ?AT UNIV]SAL AUNTIE ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA TOLD ME1 
 UND] ! SEAL ( /RICT SECRECY1 ( A PLAN ( M>RIAGE = Y\4 ,IT IS 
 NEI!R MORE NOR LESS ?AN ) ,PR9CE ,VASILI'S SON ,ANATOLE1 :OM !Y 
 WI% TO RE=M BY M>RY+ HIM TO SOMEONE RI* & DI/+UEE1 & 
 IT IS ON Y\ ?AT HIS RELATIONS' *OICE HAS FALL54 ,I DON'T KN[ :AT Y\ 
 WILL ?9K ( IT1 BUT ,I CONSID] IT MY DUTY TO LET Y\ KN[ ( IT4 ,HE IS 
 SAID TO BE V]Y H&SOME & A T]RIBLE SCAPEGRACE4 ,?AT IS ALL ,I HAVE 
 BE5 ABLE TO F9D \T AB\T HIM4 

,BUT 5\< ( GOSSIP4 ,I AM AT ! 5D ( MY SECOND %EET ( PAP]1 & 
 ,MAMA HAS S5T = ME TO GO & D9E AT ! ,APRAKS9S'4 ,READ ! MY/ICAL 
 BOOK ,I AM S5D+ Y\2 IT HAS AN 5ORM\S SUCCESS H]E4 ,?\< !RE >E 
 ?+S 9 IT DIFFICULT = ! FEEBLE HUMAN M9D TO GRASP1 IT IS AN 
 ADMIRABLE BOOK :I* CALMS & ELEVATES ! S\L4 ,ADIEU6 ,GIVE MY RESPECTS 
 TO MONSIEUR Y\R FA!R & MY COMPLIM5TS TO ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE4 ,I 
 EMBRACE Y\ AS ,I LOVE Y\4 

,J,U,L,I,E 

,P4,S4 ,LET ME HAVE NEWS ( Y\R BRO!R & HIS *>M+ LITTLE WIFE4 

,! PR9CESS POND]$ A:ILE ) A ?\<TFUL SMILE & H] LUM9\S EYES 
 LIT UP SO ?AT H] FACE WAS 5TIRELY TRANS=M$4 ,!N %E SUDD5LY ROSE 
 & ) H] HEAVY TREAD W5T UP TO ! TABLE4 ,%E TOOK A %EET ( PAP] 
 & H] H& MOV$ RAPIDLY OV] IT4 ,?IS IS ! REPLY %E WROTE1 ALSO 9 
 ,FR5*3 

,DE> & PRECI\S ,FRI5D1 ,Y\R LETT] ( ! #a#c? HAS GIV5 ME GREAT 
 DELI<T4 ,SO Y\ /ILL LOVE ME1 MY ROMANTIC ,JULIE8 ,SEP>ATION1 ( :I* Y\ 
 SAY SO MU* ?AT IS BAD1 DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE HAD ITS USUAL EFFECT ON 
 Y\4 ,Y\ COMPLA9 ( \R SEP>ATION4 ,:AT !N %\LD ,I SAY1 IF ,I D>$ 
 COMPLA91 ,I :O AM DEPRIV$ ( ALL :O >E DE> TO ME8 ,AH1 IF WE HAD NOT 
 RELIGION TO CONSOLE US LIFE W\LD BE V]Y SAD4 ,:Y DO Y\ SUPPOSE ?AT ,I 
 %\LD LOOK SEV]ELY ON Y\R AFFECTION = ?AT Y\NG MAN8 ,ON SU* MATT]S 
 ,I AM ONLY SEV]E ) MYSELF4 ,I UND]/& SU* FEEL+S 9 O!RS1 & IF 
 NEV] HAV+ FELT !M ,I CANNOT APPROVE ( !M1 NEI!R DO ,I CONDEMN 
 !M4 ,ONLY IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ,*RI/IAN LOVE1 LOVE ( ONE'S NEI<BOR1 
 LOVE ( ONE'S 5EMY1 IS WOR?I]1 SWEET]1 & BETT] ?AN ! FEEL+S 
 :I* ! BEAUTIFUL EYES ( A Y\NG MAN CAN 9SPIRE 9 A ROMANTIC & 
 LOV+ Y\NG GIRL LIKE Y\RSELF4 

,! NEWS ( ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV'S DEA? REA*$ US BE=E Y\R LETT] & MY 
 FA!R WAS MU* AFFECT$ BY IT4 ,HE SAYS ! C\NT WAS ! LA/ 
 REPRES5TATIVE BUT ONE ( ! GREAT C5TURY1 & ?AT IT IS HIS [N TURN 
 N[1 BUT ?AT HE WILL DO ALL HE CAN TO LET HIS TURN COME AS LATE AS 
 POSSIBLE4 ,GOD PRES]VE US FROM ?AT T]RIBLE MIS=TUNE6 

,I CANNOT AGREE ) Y\ AB\T ,PI]RE1 :OM ,I KNEW AS A *ILD4 ,HE ALWAYS 
 SEEM$ TO ME TO HAVE AN EXCELL5T HE>T1 & ?AT IS ! QUALITY ,I VALUE 
 MO/ 9 PEOPLE4 ,AS TO HIS 9H]ITANCE & ! P>T PLAY$ BY ,PR9CE 
 ,VASILI1 IT IS V]Y SAD = BO?4 ,AH1 MY DE> FRI5D1 \R DIV9E ,SAVIOR'S 
 WORDS1 ?AT IT IS EASI] = A CAMEL TO GO ?R\< ! EYE ( A NE$LE 
 ?AN = A RI* MAN TO 5T] ! ,K+DOM ( ,GOD1 >E T]RIBLY TRUE4 ,I PITY 
 ,PR9CE ,VASILI BUT AM /ILL MORE SORRY = ,PI]RE4 ,SO Y\NG1 & BURD5$ 
 ) SU* RI*ES--TO :AT TEMPTATIONS HE WILL BE EXPOS$6 ,IF ,I W]E 
 ASK$ :AT ,I DESIRE MO/ ON E>?1 IT W\LD BE TO BE POOR] ?AN ! 
 POORE/ BEGG>4 ,A ?\S& ?ANKS1 DE> FRI5D1 = ! VOLUME Y\ HAVE 
 S5T ME & :I* HAS SU* SUCCESS 9 ,MOSC[4 ,YET S9CE Y\ TELL ME ?AT 
 AMONG SOME GOOD ?+S IT CONTA9S O!RS :I* \R WEAK HUMAN 
 UND]/&+ CANNOT GRASP1 IT SEEMS TO ME RA!R USELESS TO SP5D TIME 9 
 READ+ :AT IS UN9TELLIGIBLE & CAN !RE=E BE> NO FRUIT4 ,I NEV] 
 C\LD UND]/& ! FONDNESS SOME PEOPLE HAVE = CONFUS+ !IR M9DS 
 BY DWELL+ ON MY/ICAL BOOKS ?AT M]ELY AWAK5 !IR D\BTS & EXCITE 
 !IR IMAG9ATION1 GIV+ !M A B5T = EXAGG]ATION QUITE CONTR>Y TO 
 ,*RI/IAN SIMPLICITY4 ,LET US RA!R READ ! ,EPI/LES & ,GOSPELS4 ,LET US 
 NOT SEEK TO P5ETRATE :AT MY/]IES !Y CONTA92 = H[ CAN WE1 
 MIS]ABLE S9N]S ?AT WE >E1 KN[ ! T]RIBLE & HOLY SECRETS ( 
 ,PROVID5CE :ILE WE REMA9 9 ?IS FLE% :I* =MS AN IMP5ETRABLE VEIL 
 BETWE5 US & ! ,ET]NAL8 ,LET US RA!R CONF9E \RSELVES TO /UDY+ 
 ?OSE SUBLIME RULES :I* \R DIV9E ,SAVIOR HAS LEFT = \R GUIDANCE 
 H]E BEL[4 ,LET US TRY TO CON=M TO !M & FOLL[ !M1 & LET US BE 
 P]SUAD$ ?AT ! LESS WE LET \R FEEBLE HUMAN M9DS ROAM1 ! BETT] WE 
 %ALL PLEASE ,GOD1 :O REJECTS ALL KN[L$GE ?AT DOES NOT COME FROM ,HIM2 
 & ! LESS WE SEEK TO FA?OM :AT ,HE HAS BE5 PLEAS$ TO CONCEAL FROM 
 US1 ! SOON] WILL ,HE V\*SAFE ITS REVELATION TO US ?R\< ,HIS DIV9E 
 ,SPIRIT4 

,MY FA!R HAS NOT SPOK5 TO ME ( A SUITOR1 BUT HAS ONLY TOLD ME ?AT HE 
 HAS RECEIV$ A LETT] & IS EXPECT+ A VISIT FROM ,PR9CE ,VASILI4 ,9 
 REG>D TO ?IS PROJECT ( M>RIAGE = ME1 ,I WILL TELL Y\1 DE> SWEET 
 FRI5D1 ?AT ,I LOOK ON M>RIAGE AS A DIV9E 9/ITUTION TO :I* WE MU/ 
 CON=M4 ,H[EV] PA9FUL IT MAY BE TO ME1 %\LD ! ,ALMI<TY LAY ! 
 DUTIES ( WIFE & MO!R UPON ME ,I %ALL TRY TO P]=M !M AS 
 FAI?FULLY AS ,I CAN1 )\T DISQUIET+ MYSELF BY EXAM9+ MY FEEL+S 
 T[>D HIM :OM ,HE MAY GIVE ME = HUSB&4 

,I HAVE HAD A LETT] FROM MY BRO!R1 :O ANN\NCES HIS SPE$Y >RIVAL AT 
 ,BALD ,HILLS ) HIS WIFE4 ,?IS PLEASURE WILL BE BUT A BRIEF ONE1 H[EV]1 
 = HE WILL LEAVE US AGA9 TO TAKE P>T 9 ?IS UNHAPPY W> 9TO :I* WE 
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