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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,HAV+ ?ANK$ ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA = H] *>M+ SOIREE1 ! GUE/S BEGAN TO 
 TAKE !IR LEAVE4 

,PI]RE WAS UNGA9LY4 ,/\T1 AB\T ! AV]AGE HEI<T1 BROAD1 ) HUGE R$ 
 H&S2 HE DID NOT KN[1 AS ! SAY+ IS1 H[ TO 5T] A DRAW+ ROOM & 
 /ILL LESS H[ TO LEAVE ONE2 ?AT IS1 H[ TO SAY SOME?+ P>TICUL>LY 
 AGREEABLE BE=E GO+ AWAY4 ,BESIDES ?IS HE WAS ABS5T-M9D$4 ,:5 HE 
 ROSE TO GO1 HE TOOK UP 9/EAD ( HIS [N1 ! G5]AL'S ?REE-CORN]$ 
 HAT1 & HELD IT1 PULL+ AT ! PLUME1 TILL ! G5]AL ASK$ HIM TO 
 RE/ORE IT4 ,ALL HIS ABS5T-M9D$NESS & 9ABILITY TO 5T] A ROOM & 
 CONV]SE 9 IT WAS1 H[EV]1 R$EEM$ BY HIS K9DLY1 SIMPLE1 & MODE/ 
 EXPRESSION4 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA TURN$ T[>D HIM &1 ) A ,*RI/IAN MILDNESS 
 ?AT EXPRESS$ =GIV5ESS ( HIS 9DISCRETION1 NODD$ & SAID3 0,I HOPE 
 TO SEE Y\ AGA91 BUT ,I ALSO HOPE Y\ WILL *ANGE Y\R OP9IONS1 MY DE> 
 ,MONSIEUR ,PI]RE40 

,:5 %E SAID ?IS1 HE DID NOT REPLY & ONLY B[$1 BUT AGA9 EV]YBODY 
 SAW HIS SMILE1 :I* SAID NO?+1 UNLESS P]HAPS1 0,OP9IONS >E OP9IONS1 
 BUT Y\ SEE :AT A CAPITAL1 GOOD-NATUR$ FELL[ ,I AM40 ,& EV]YONE1 
 9CLUD+ ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 FELT ?IS4 

,PR9CE ,&REW HAD GONE \T 9TO ! HALL1 &1 TURN+ HIS %\LD]S TO 
 ! FOOTMAN :O WAS HELP+ HIM ON ) HIS CLOAK1 LI/5$ 9DIFF]5TLY 
 TO HIS WIFE'S *ATT] ) ,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE :O HAD ALSO COME 9TO ! 
 HALL4 ,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE /OOD CLOSE TO ! PRETTY1 PREGNANT PR9CESS1 & 
 />$ FIX$LY AT H] ?R\< HIS EYEGLASS4 

0,GO 91 ,ANNETTE1 OR Y\ WILL CAT* COLD10 SAID ! LITTLE PR9CESS1 TAK+ 
 LEAVE ( ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 0,IT IS SETTL$10 %E ADD$ 9 A L[ VOICE4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA HAD ALREADY MANAG$ TO SPEAK TO ,LISE AB\T ! MAT* %E 
 CONTEMPLAT$ BETWE5 ,ANATOLE & ! LITTLE PR9CESS' SI/]-9-LAW4 

0,I RELY ON Y\1 MY DE>10 SAID ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 ALSO 9 A L[ TONE4 0,WRITE 
 TO H] & LET ME KN[ H[ H] FA!R LOOKS AT ! MATT]4 ,AU REVOIR6 
 0--& %E LEFT ! HALL4 

,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE APPROA*$ ! LITTLE PR9CESS &1 B5D+ HIS FACE 
 CLOSE TO H]1 BEGAN TO :ISP] SOME?+4 

,TWO FOOTM51 ! PR9CESS' & HIS [N1 /OOD HOLD+ A %AWL & A CLOAK1 
 WAIT+ = ! CONV]SATION TO F9I%4 ,!Y LI/5$ TO ! ,FR5* 
 S5T5CES :I* TO !M W]E MEAN+LESS1 ) AN AIR ( UND]/&+ BUT 
 NOT WI%+ TO APPE> TO DO SO4 ,! PR9CESS AS USUAL SPOKE SMIL+LY & 
 LI/5$ ) A LAU<4 

0,I AM V]Y GLAD ,I DID NOT GO TO ! AMBASSADOR'S10 SAID ,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE 0--SO 
 DULL--4 ,IT HAS BE5 A DELI<TFUL EV5+1 HAS IT NOT8 ,DELI<TFUL60 

0,!Y SAY ! BALL WILL BE V]Y GOOD10 REPLI$ ! PR9CESS1 DRAW+ UP 
 H] D[NY LITTLE LIP4 0,ALL ! PRETTY WOM5 9 SOCIETY WILL BE !RE40 

0,NOT ALL1 = Y\ WILL NOT BE !RE2 NOT ALL10 SAID ,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE 
 SMIL+ JOYFULLY2 & SNAT*+ ! %AWL FROM ! FOOTMAN1 :OM HE EV5 
 PU%$ ASIDE1 HE BEGAN WRAPP+ IT R\ND ! PR9CESS4 ,EI!R FROM 
 AWKW>DNESS OR 9T5TIONALLY 7NO ONE C\LD HAVE SAID :I*7 AFT] ! 
 %AWL HAD BE5 ADJU/$ HE KEPT HIS >M >\ND H] = A LONG TIME1 AS 
 ?\< EMBRAC+ H]4 

,/ILL SMIL+1 %E GRACEFULLY MOV$ AWAY1 TURN+ & GLANC+ AT H] 
 HUSB&4 ,PR9CE ,&REW'S EYES W]E CLOS$1 SO WE>Y & SLEEPY DID HE 
 SEEM4 

0,>E Y\ READY80 HE ASK$ HIS WIFE1 LOOK+ PA/ H]4 

,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE HURRI$LY PUT ON HIS CLOAK1 :I* 9 ! LATE/ FA%ION 
 REA*$ TO HIS V]Y HEELS1 &1 /UMBL+ 9 IT1 RAN \T 9TO ! POR* 
 FOLL[+ ! PR9CESS1 :OM A FOOTMAN WAS HELP+ 9TO ! C>RIAGE4 

0,PR9CESSE1 AU REVOIR10 CRI$ HE1 /UMBL+ ) HIS TONGUE AS WELL 
 AS ) HIS FEET4 

,! PR9CESS1 PICK+ UP H] DRESS1 WAS TAK+ H] SEAT 9 ! D>K 
 C>RIAGE1 H] HUSB& WAS ADJU/+ HIS SAB]2 ,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE1 UND] 
 PRET5SE ( HELP+1 WAS 9 EV]YONE'S WAY4 

0,ALL[ ME1 SIR10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW 9 ,RUSSIAN 9 A COLD1 DISAGREEABLE 
 TONE TO ,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE :O WAS BLOCK+ HIS PA?4 

0,I AM EXPECT+ Y\1 ,PI]RE10 SAID ! SAME VOICE1 BUT G5TLY & 
 AFFECTIONATELY4 

,! PO/ILION />T$1 ! C>RIAGE :EELS RATTL$4 ,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE 
 LAU<$ SPASMODICALLY AS HE /OOD 9 ! POR* WAIT+ = ! VICOMTE 
 :OM HE HAD PROMIS$ TO TAKE HOME4 

0,WELL1 MON *]10 SAID ! VICOMTE1 HAV+ SEAT$ HIMSELF BESIDE 
 ,HIPPOLYTE 9 ! C>RIAGE1 0Y\R LITTLE PR9CESS IS V]Y NICE1 V]Y NICE 
 9DE$1 QUITE ,FR5*10 & HE KISS$ ! TIPS ( HIS F+]S4 ,HIPPOLYTE 
 BUR/ \T LAU<+4 

0,DO Y\ KN[1 Y\ >E A T]RIBLE *AP = ALL Y\R 9NOC5T AIRS10 
 CONT9U$ ! VICOMTE4 0,I PITY ! POOR HUSB&1 ?AT LITTLE (FIC] :O 
 GIVES HIMSELF ! AIRS ( A MON>*40 

,HIPPOLYTE SPLUTT]$ AGA91 & AMID HIS LAU<T] SAID1 0,& Y\ W]E 
 SAY+ ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN LADIES >E NOT EQUAL TO ! ,FR5*8 ,ONE HAS TO 
 KN[ H[ TO DEAL ) !M40 

,PI]RE REA*+ ! H\SE FIR/ W5T 9TO ,PR9CE ,&REW'S /UDY LIKE ONE 
 QUITE AT HOME1 & FROM HABIT IMM$IATELY LAY D[N ON ! S(A1 TOOK FROM 
 ! %ELF ! FIR/ BOOK ?AT CAME TO HIS H& 7IT WAS ,CES>'S ,COMM5T>IES71 
 & RE/+ ON HIS ELB[1 BEGAN READ+ IT 9 ! MIDDLE4 

0,:AT HAVE Y\ DONE TO ,MLLE ,S*]]8 ,%E WILL BE QUITE ILL N[10 SAID 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 AS HE 5T]$ ! /UDY1 RUBB+ HIS SMALL :ITE H&S4 

,PI]RE TURN$ HIS :OLE BODY1 MAK+ ! S(A CREAK4 ,HE LIFT$ HIS EAG] 
 FACE TO ,PR9CE ,&REW1 SMIL$1 & WAV$ HIS H&4 

0,?AT ABBE IS V]Y 9T]E/+ BUT HE DOES NOT SEE ! ?+ 9 ! RI<T 
 LI<T4444 ,9 MY OP9ION P]PETUAL PEACE IS POSSIBLE BUT--,I DO NOT 
 KN[ H[ TO EXPRESS IT 444 NOT BY A BALANCE ( POLITICAL P[]44440 

,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS NOT 9T]E/$ 9 SU* AB/RACT 
 CONV]SATION4 

0,ONE CAN'T EV]Y:]E SAY ALL ONE ?9KS1 MON *]4 ,WELL1 HAVE Y\ 
 AT LA/ DECID$ ON ANY?+8 ,>E Y\ GO+ TO BE A GU>DSMAN OR A 
 DIPLOMATI/80 ASK$ ,PR9CE ,&REW AFT] A MOM5T>Y SIL5CE4 

,PI]RE SAT UP ON ! S(A1 ) HIS LEGS TUCK$ UND] HIM4 

0,REALLY1 ,I DON'T YET KN[4 ,I DON'T LIKE EI!R ! ONE OR ! O!R40 

0,BUT Y\ MU/ DECIDE ON SOME?+6 ,Y\R FA!R EXPECTS IT40 

,PI]RE AT ! AGE ( T5 HAD BE5 S5T ABROAD ) AN ABBE AS TUTOR1 & 
 HAD REMA9$ AWAY TILL HE WAS TW5TY4 ,:5 HE RETURN$ TO ,MOSC[ HIS 
 FA!R DISMISS$ ! ABBE & SAID TO ! Y\NG MAN1 0,N[ GO TO 
 ,PET]SBURG1 LOOK R\ND1 & *OOSE Y\R PR(ESSION4 ,I WILL AGREE TO 
 ANY?+4 ,H]E IS A LETT] TO ,PR9CE ,VASILI1 & H]E IS MONEY4 ,WRITE TO 
 ME ALL AB\T IT1 & ,I WILL HELP Y\ 9 EV]Y?+40 ,PI]RE HAD ALREADY 
 BE5 *OOS+ A C>E] = ?REE MON?S1 & HAD NOT DECID$ ON ANY?+4 
 ,IT WAS AB\T ?IS *OICE ?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS SPEAK+4 ,PI]RE RUBB$ 
 HIS =EHEAD4 

0,BUT HE MU/ BE A ,FREEMASON10 SAID HE1 REF]R+ TO ! ABBE :OM HE HAD 
 MET ?AT EV5+4 

0,?AT IS ALL NONS5SE40 ,PR9CE ,&REW AGA9 9T]RUPT$ HIM1 0LET US TALK 
 BUS9ESS4 ,HAVE Y\ BE5 TO ! ,HORSE ,GU>DS80 

0,NO1 ,I HAVE NOT2 BUT ?IS IS :AT ,I HAVE BE5 ?9K+ & WANT$ TO TELL 
 Y\4 ,!RE IS A W> N[ AGA9/ ,NAPOLEON4 ,IF IT W]E A W> = FRE$OM ,I 
 C\LD UND]/& IT & %\LD BE ! FIR/ TO 5T] ! >MY2 BUT TO HELP 
 ,5GL& & ,AU/RIA AGA9/ ! GREATE/ MAN 9 ! WORLD IS NOT RI<T40 

,PR9CE ,&REW ONLY %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S AT ,PI]RE'S *ILDI% WORDS4 ,HE 
 PUT ON ! AIR ( ONE :O F9DS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLY TO SU* NONS5SE1 
 BUT IT W\LD 9 FACT HAVE BE5 DIFFICULT TO GIVE ANY O!R ANSW] ?AN ! 
 ONE ,PR9CE ,&REW GAVE TO ?IS NAIVE QUE/ION4 

0,IF NO ONE F\<T EXCEPT ON HIS [N CONVICTION1 !RE W\LD BE NO W>S10 
 HE SAID4 

0,& ?AT W\LD BE SPL5DID10 SAID ,PI]RE4 

,PR9CE ,&REW SMIL$ IRONICALLY4 

0,V]Y LIKELY IT W\LD BE SPL5DID1 BUT IT WILL NEV] COME AB\T44440 

0,WELL1 :Y >E Y\ GO+ TO ! W>80 ASK$ ,PI]RE4 

0,:AT =8 ,I DON'T KN[4 ,I MU/4 ,BESIDES ?AT ,I AM GO+44440 ,HE PAUS$4 
 0,I AM GO+ BECAUSE ! LIFE ,I AM LEAD+ H]E DOES NOT SUIT ME60 

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