,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #ab 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

      ,= A LONG TIME ?AT NI<T ,PR9CESS ,M>Y SAT BY ! OP5 W9D[ ( H] 
      ROOM HE>+ ! S\ND ( ! PEASANTS' VOICES ?AT REA*$ H] FROM ! 
      VILLAGE1 BUT IT WAS NOT ( !M %E WAS ?9K+4 ,%E FELT ?AT %E C\LD 
      NOT UND]/& !M H[EV] MU* %E MI<T ?9K AB\T !M4 ,%E ?\<T 
      ONLY ( ONE ?+1 H] SORR[1 :I*1 AFT] ! BREAK CAUS$ BY C>ES = 
      ! PRES5T1 SEEM$ ALREADY TO BELONG TO ! PA/4 ,N[ %E C\LD REMEMB] 
      IT & WEEP OR PRAY4 
     
     

      ,AFT] SUNSET ! W9D HAD DROPP$4 ,! NI<T WAS CALM & FRE%4 ,T[>D 
      MIDNI<T ! VOICES BEGAN TO SUBSIDE1 A COCK CR[$1 ! FULL MOON BEGAN 
      TO %[ FROM BEH9D ! LIME TREES1 A FRE% :ITE DEWY MI/ BEGAN TO RISE1 
      & /ILLNESS REIGN$ OV] ! VILLAGE & ! H\SE4 
     
     

      ,PICTURES ( ! NE> PA/--H] FA!R'S ILLNESS & LA/ MOM5TS--ROSE 
      ONE AFT] ANO!R TO H] MEMORY4 ,) M\RNFUL PLEASURE %E N[ L+]$ 
      OV] !SE IMAGES1 REPELL+ ) HORROR ONLY ! LA/ ONE1 ! PICTURE ( 
      HIS DEA?1 :I* %E FELT %E C\LD NOT CONTEMPLATE EV5 9 IMAG9ATION AT 
      ?IS /ILL & MY/IC H\R ( NI<T4 ,& !SE PICTURES PRES5T$ 
      !MSELVES TO H] SO CLE>LY & 9 SU* DETAIL ?AT !Y SEEM$ N[ 
      PRES5T1 N[ PA/1 & N[ FUTURE4 
     
     

      ,%E VIVIDLY RECALL$ ! MOM5T :5 HE HAD HIS FIR/ /ROKE & WAS BE+ 
      DRAGG$ ALONG BY HIS >MPITS ?R\< ! G>D5 AT ,BALD ,HILLS1 MUTT]+ 
      SOME?+ ) HIS HELPLESS TONGUE1 TWIT*+ HIS GRAY EYEBR[S & 
      LOOK+ UNEASILY & TIMIDLY AT H]4 
     
     

      0,EV5 !N HE WANT$ TO TELL ME :AT HE TOLD ME ! DAY HE DI$10 %E 
      ?\<T4 0,HE HAD ALWAYS ?\<T :AT HE SAID !N40 ,& %E RECALL$ 9 
      ALL ITS DETAIL ! NI<T AT ,BALD ,HILLS BE=E HE HAD ! LA/ /ROKE1 :5 
      ) A =EBOD+ ( DISA/] %E HAD REMA9$ AT HOME AGA9/ HIS WILL4 
      ,%E HAD NOT SLEPT & HAD /OL5 D[N/AIRS ON TIPTOE1 & GO+ TO ! 
      DOOR ( ! CONS]VATORY :]E HE SLEPT ?AT NI<T HAD LI/5$ AT ! 
      DOOR4 ,9 A SUFF]+ & WE>Y VOICE HE WAS SAY+ SOME?+ TO ,TIKHON1 
      SPEAK+ ( ! ,CRIMEA & ITS W>M NI<TS & ( ! ,EMPRESS4 ,EVID5TLY 
      HE HAD WANT$ TO TALK4 0,& :Y DIDN'T HE CALL ME8 ,:Y DIDN'T HE LET ME BE 
      !RE 9/EAD ( ,TIKHON80 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HAD ?\<T & ?\<T AGA9 N[4 
      0,N[ HE WILL NEV] TELL ANYONE :AT HE HAD 9 HIS S\L4 ,NEV] WILL ?AT 
      MOM5T RETURN = HIM OR = ME :5 HE MI<T HAVE SAID ALL HE LONG$ TO 
      SAY1 & NOT ,TIKHON BUT ,I MI<T HAVE HE>D & UND]/OOD HIM4 ,:Y DIDN'T 
      ,I 5T] ! ROOM80 %E ?\<T4 0,P]HAPS HE W\LD !N HAVE SAID TO ME 
      :AT HE SAID ! DAY HE DI$4 ,:ILE TALK+ TO ,TIKHON HE ASK$ AB\T ME 
      TWICE4 ,HE WANT$ TO SEE ME1 & ,I WAS /&+ CLOSE BY1 \TSIDE ! DOOR4 
      ,IT WAS SAD & PA9FUL = HIM TO TALK TO ,TIKHON :O DID NOT UND]/& 
      HIM4 ,I REMEMB] H[ HE BEGAN SPEAK+ TO HIM AB\T ,LISE AS IF %E W]E 
      ALIVE--HE HAD =GOTT5 %E WAS DEAD--& ,TIKHON REM9D$ HIM 
      ?AT %E WAS NO MORE1 & HE %\T$1 ',FOOL6' ,HE WAS GREATLY DEPRESS$4 
      ,FROM BEH9D ! DOOR ,I HE>D H[ HE LAY D[N ON HIS B$ GROAN+ & 
      L\DLY EXCLAIM$1 ',MY ,GOD6' ,:Y DIDN'T ,I GO 9 !N8 ,:AT C\LD HE HAVE 
      DONE TO ME8 ,:AT C\LD ,I HAVE LO/8 ,& P]HAPS HE W\LD !N HAVE BE5 
      COM=T$ & W\LD HAVE SAID ?AT WORD TO ME40 ,& ,PR9CESS ,M>Y UTT]$ 
      AL\D ! C>ESS+ WORD HE HAD SAID TO H] ON ! DAY ( HIS DEA?4 
      0,DE>-E/60 %E REPEAT$1 & BEGAN SOBB+1 ) TE>S ?AT RELIEV$ H] 
      S\L4 ,%E N[ SAW HIS FACE BE=E H]4 ,& NOT ! FACE %E HAD KN[N EV] 
      S9CE %E C\LD REMEMB] & HAD ALWAYS SE5 AT A DI/ANCE1 BUT ! TIMID1 
      FEEBLE FACE %E HAD SE5 = ! FIR/ TIME QUITE CLOSELY1 ) ALL ITS 
      WR9KLES & DETAILS1 :5 %E /OOP$ NE> TO HIS M\? TO CAT* :AT HE 
      SAID4 
     
     

      0,DE>-E/60 %E REPEAT$ AGA94 
     
     

      0,:AT WAS HE ?9K+ :5 HE UTT]$ ?AT WORD8 ,:AT IS HE ?9K+ N[80 
       ,?IS QUE/ION SUDD5LY PRES5T$ ITSELF TO H]1 & 9 ANSW] %E SAW HIM 
      BE=E H] ) ! EXPRESSION ?AT WAS ON HIS FACE AS HE LAY 9 HIS 
      C(F9 ) HIS *9 B\ND UP ) A :ITE H&K]*IEF4 ,& ! HORROR 
      ?AT HAD SEIZ$ H] :5 %E T\*$ HIM & CONV9C$ H]SELF ?AT ?AT 
      WAS NOT HE1 BUT SOME?+ MY/]I\S & HORRIBLE1 SEIZ$ H] AGA94 ,%E 
      TRI$ TO ?9K ( SOME?+ ELSE & TO PRAY1 BUT C\LD DO NEI!R4 ,) 
      WIDE-OP5 EYES %E GAZ$ AT ! MOONLI<T & ! %AD[S1 EXPECT+ EV]Y 
      MOM5T TO SEE HIS DEAD FACE1 & %E FELT ?AT ! SIL5CE BROOD+ OV] 
      ! H\SE & )9 IT HELD H] FA/4 
     
     

      0,DUNYA%A10 %E :ISP]$4 0,DUNYA%A60 %E SCREAM$ WILDLY1 & TE>+ 
      H]SELF \T ( ?IS SIL5CE %E RAN TO ! S]VANTS' QU>T]S TO MEET H] 
      OLD NURSE & ! MAIDS]VANTS :O CAME RUNN+ T[>D H]4 
     

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