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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! SEV5TE5? ( ,AUGU/ ,RO/OV & ,ILY91 ACCOMPANI$ BY ,LAVRU%KA 
 :O HAD JU/ RETURN$ FROM CAPTIVITY & BY AN HUSS> ORD]LY1 LEFT !IR 
 QU>T]S AT ,YANKOVO1 T5 MILES FROM ,BOGU*>OVO1 & W5T = A RIDE--TO 
 TRY A NEW HORSE ,ILY9 HAD B\<T & TO F9D \T :E!R !RE WAS ANY HAY 
 TO BE HAD 9 ! VILLAGES4 

,= ! LA/ ?REE DAYS ,BOGU*>OVO HAD LA9 BETWE5 ! TWO HO/ILE 
 >MIES1 SO ?AT IT WAS AS EASY = ! ,RUSSIAN RE>GU>D TO GET TO IT AS 
 = ! ,FR5* VANGU>D2 ,RO/OV1 AS A C>EFUL SQUADRON COMM&]1 WI%$ 
 TO TAKE SU* PROVISIONS AS REMA9$ AT ,BOGU*>OVO BE=E ! ,FR5* C\LD 
 GET !M4 

,RO/OV & ,ILY9 W]E 9 ! M]RIE/ ( MOODS4 ,ON ! WAY TO ,BOGU*>OVO1 
 A PR9CELY E/ATE ) A DWELL+ H\SE & F>M :]E !Y HOP$ TO F9D 
 MANY DOME/IC S]FS & PRETTY GIRLS1 !Y QUE/ION$ ,LAVRU%KA AB\T 
 ,NAPOLEON & LAU<$ AT HIS /ORIES1 & RAC$ ONE ANO!R TO TRY ,ILY9'S 
 HORSE4 

,RO/OV HAD NO IDEA ?AT ! VILLAGE HE WAS 5T]+ WAS ! PROP]TY ( 
 ?AT V]Y ,BOLKONSKI :O HAD BE5 5GAG$ TO HIS SI/]4 

,RO/OV & ,ILY9 GAVE RE9 TO !IR HORSES = A LA/ RACE ALONG ! 
 9CL9E BE=E REA*+ ,BOGU*>OVO1 & ,RO/OV1 \T/RIPP+ ,ILY91 WAS 
 ! FIR/ TO GALLOP 9TO ! VILLAGE /REET4 

0,Y\'RE FIR/60 CRI$ ,ILY91 FLU%$4 

0,YES1 ALWAYS FIR/ BO? ON ! GRASSL& & H]E10 ANSW]$ ,RO/OV1 
 /ROK+ HIS HEAT$ ,DONETS HORSE4 

0,& ,I'D HAVE WON ON MY ,FR5*Y1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 SAID ,LAVRU%KA FROM 
 BEH9D1 ALLUD+ TO HIS %ABBY C>T HORSE1 0ONLY ,I DIDN'T WI% TO MORTIFY 
 Y\40 

,!Y RODE AT A FOOTPACE TO ! B>N1 :]E A L>GE CR[D ( PEASANTS WAS 
 /&+4 

,SOME ( ! M5 B>$ !IR HEADS1 O!RS />$ AT ! NEW >RIVALS 
 )\T D(F+ !IR CAPS4 ,TWO TALL OLD PEASANTS ) WR9KL$ FACES & 
 SCANTY BE>DS EM]G$ FROM ! TAV]N1 SMIL+1 /AGG]+1 & S++ 
 SOME 9COH]5T SONG1 & APPROA*$ ! (FIC]S4 

0,F9E FELL[S60 SAID ,RO/OV LAU<+4 0,IS !RE ANY HAY H]E80 

0,& H[ LIKE ONE ANO!R10 SAID ,ILY94 

0,A MO-O-/ ME-R-R-Y CO-O-M-PA44460 SANG ONE ( ! PEASANTS ) A 
 BLISSFUL SMILE4 

,ONE ( ! M5 CAME \T ( ! CR[D & W5T UP TO ,RO/OV4 

0,:O DO Y\ BELONG TO80 HE ASK$4 

0,! ,FR5*10 REPLI$ ,ILY9 JE/+LY1 0& H]E IS ,NAPOLEON HIMSELF0--& 
 HE PO9T$ TO ,LAVRU%KA4 

0,!N Y\ >E ,RUSSIANS80 ! PEASANT ASK$ AGA94 

0,& IS !RE A L>GE =CE ( Y\ H]E80 SAID ANO!R1 A %ORT MAN1 
 COM+ UP4 

0,V]Y L>GE10 ANSW]$ ,RO/OV4 0,BUT :Y HAVE Y\ COLLECT$ H]E80 HE 
 ADD$4 0,IS IT A HOLIDAY80 

0,! OLD M5 HAVE MET TO TALK OV] ! BUS9ESS ( ! COMMUNE10 REPLI$ 
 ! PEASANT1 MOV+ AWAY4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T1 ON ! ROAD LEAD+ FROM ! BIG H\SE1 TWO WOM5 & A 
 MAN 9 A :ITE HAT W]E SE5 COM+ T[>D ! (FIC]S4 

0,! ONE 9 P9K IS M9E1 SO KEEP (F60 SAID ,ILY9 ON SEE+ ,DUNYA%A 
 RUNN+ RESOLUTELY T[>D HIM4 

0,%E'LL BE \RS60 SAID ,LAVRU%KA TO ,ILY91 W9K+4 

0,:AT DO Y\ WANT1 MY PRETTY80 SAID ,ILY9 ) A SMILE4 

0,! PR9CESS ORD]$ ME TO ASK Y\R REGIM5T & Y\R NAME40 

0,?IS IS ,C\NT ,RO/OV1 SQUADRON COMM&]1 & ,I AM Y\R HUMBLE S]VANT40 

0,CO-O-OM-PA-NY60 RO>$ ! TIPSY PEASANT ) A BEATIFIC SMILE AS HE 
 LOOK$ AT ,ILY9 TALK+ TO ! GIRL4 ,FOLL[+ ,DUNYA%A1 ,ALPATY* ADVANC$ 
 TO ,RO/OV1 HAV+ B>$ HIS HEAD :ILE /ILL AT A DI/ANCE4 

0,MAY ,I MAKE BOLD TO TR\BLE Y\R HONOR80 SAID HE RESPECTFULLY1 BUT ) A 
 %ADE ( CONTEMPT = ! Y\?FULNESS ( ?IS (FIC] & ) A H& 
 ?RU/ 9TO HIS BOSOM4 0,MY MI/RESS1 DAU<T] ( ,G5]AL 9 ,*IEF ,PR9CE 
 ,NI*OLAS ,BOLKONSKI :O DI$ ON ! FIFTE5? ( ?IS MON?1 F9D+ 
 H]SELF 9 DIFFICULTIES [+ TO ! BOORI%NESS ( !SE PEOPLE0--HE 
 PO9T$ TO ! PEASANTS--0ASKS Y\ TO COME UP TO ! H\SE4444 ,WON'T 
 Y\1 PLEASE1 RIDE ON A LITTLE F>!R10 SAID ,ALPATY* ) A MELAN*OLY 
 SMILE1 0AS IT IS NOT CONV5I5T 9 ! PRES5CE (44480 ,HE PO9T$ TO ! 
 TWO PEASANTS :O KEPT AS CLOSE TO HIM AS HORSEFLIES TO A HORSE4 

0,AH6444 ,ALPATY*444 ,AH1 ,YAKOV ,ALPATY*444 ,GR&6 ,=GIVE US = ,*RI/'S 
 SAKE1 EH80 SAID ! PEASANTS1 SMIL+ JOYFULLY AT HIM4 

,RO/OV LOOK$ AT ! TIPSY PEASANTS & SMIL$4 

0,OR P]HAPS !Y AMUSE Y\R HONOR80 REM>K$ ,ALPATY* ) A /AID AIR1 AS 
 HE PO9T$ AT ! OLD M5 ) HIS FREE H&4 

0,NO1 !RE'S NOT MU* TO BE AMUS$ AT H]E10 SAID ,RO/OV1 & RODE ON A 
 LITTLE WAY4 0,:AT'S ! MATT]80 HE ASK$4 

0,I MAKE BOLD TO 9=M Y\R HONOR ?AT ! RUDE PEASANTS H]E DON'T WI% 
 TO LET ! MI/RESS LEAVE ! E/ATE1 & ?REAT5 TO UNH>NESS H] 
 HORSES1 SO ?AT ?\< EV]Y?+ HAS BE5 PACK$ UP S9CE MORN+1 H] 
 EXCELL5CY CANNOT GET AWAY40 

0,IMPOSSIBLE60 EXCLAIM$ ,RO/OV4 

0,I HAVE ! HONOR TO REPORT TO Y\ ! ACTUAL TRU?10 SAID ,ALPATY*4 

,RO/OV DISM\NT$1 GAVE HIS HORSE TO ! ORD]LY1 & FOLL[$ ,ALPATY* TO 
 ! H\SE1 QUE/ION+ HIM AS TO ! /ATE ( AFFAIRS4 ,IT APPE>$ ?AT 
 ! PR9CESS' (F] ( CORN TO ! PEASANTS ! PREVI\S DAY1 & H] TALK 
 ) ,DRON & AT ! MEET+1 HAD ACTUALLY HAD SO BAD AN EFFECT ?AT ,DRON 
 HAD F9ALLY GIV5 UP ! KEYS & JO9$ ! PEASANTS & HAD NOT APPE>$ 
 :5 ,ALPATY* S5T = HIM2 & ?AT 9 ! MORN+ :5 ! PR9CESS GAVE 
 ORD]S TO H>NESS = H] J\RNEY1 ! PEASANTS HAD COME 9 A L>GE CR[D 
 TO ! B>N & S5T WORD ?AT !Y W\LD NOT LET H] LEAVE ! VILLAGE3 
 ?AT !RE WAS AN ORD] NOT TO MOVE1 & ?AT !Y W\LD UNH>NESS ! 
 HORSES4 ,ALPATY* HAD GONE \T TO ADMONI% !M1 BUT WAS TOLD 7IT WAS 
 *IEFLY ,K>P :O DID ! TALK+1 ,DRON NOT %[+ HIMSELF 9 ! CR[D7 
 ?AT !Y C\LD NOT LET ! PR9CESS GO1 ?AT !RE WAS AN ORD] TO ! 
 CONTR>Y1 BUT ?AT IF %E /AY$ !Y W\LD S]VE H] AS BE=E & OBEY 
 H] 9 EV]Y?+4 

,AT ! MOM5T :5 ,RO/OV & ,ILY9 W]E GALLOP+ ALONG ! ROAD1 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 DESPITE ! DISSUASIONS ( ,ALPATY*1 H] NURSE1 & ! 
 MAIDS1 HAD GIV5 ORD]S TO H>NESS & 9T5D$ TO />T1 BUT :5 ! 
 CAVALRYM5 W]E ESPI$ !Y W]E TAK5 = ,FR5*M51 ! COA*MAN RAN 
 AWAY1 & ! WOM5 9 ! H\SE BEGAN TO WAIL4 

0,FA!R6 ,B5EFACTOR6 ,GOD HAS S5T Y\60 EXCLAIM$ DEEPLY MOV$ VOICES AS 
 ,RO/OV PASS$ ?R\< ! ANT]OOM4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y WAS SITT+ HELPLESS & BEWILD]$ 9 ! L>GE SITT+ 
 ROOM1 :5 ,RO/OV WAS %[N 94 ,%E C\LD NOT GRASP :O HE WAS & :Y HE 
 HAD COME1 OR :AT WAS HAPP5+ TO H]4 ,:5 %E SAW HIS ,RUSSIAN FACE1 & 
 BY HIS WALK & ! FIR/ WORDS HE UTT]$ RECOGNIZ$ HIM AS A MAN ( H] 
 [N CLASS1 %E GLANC$ AT HIM ) H] DEEP RADIANT LOOK & BEGAN 
 SPEAK+ 9 A VOICE ?AT FALT]$ & TREMBL$ ) EMOTION4 ,?IS MEET+ 
 IMM$IATELY /RUCK ,RO/OV AS A ROMANTIC EV5T4 0,A HELPLESS GIRL 
 OV]:ELM$ ) GRIEF1 LEFT TO ! M]CY ( CO>SE1 RIOT+ PEASANTS6 ,& 
 :AT A /RANGE FATE S5T ME H]E6 ,:AT G5TL5ESS & NOBILITY !RE >E 
 9 H] FEATURES & EXPRESSION60 ?\<T HE AS HE LOOK$ AT H] & 
 LI/5$ TO H] TIMID /ORY4 

,:5 %E BEGAN TO TELL HIM ?AT ALL ?IS HAD HAPP5$ ! DAY AFT] H] 
 FA!R'S FUN]AL1 H] VOICE TREMBL$4 ,%E TURN$ AWAY1 & !N1 AS IF 
 FE>+ HE MI<T TAKE H] WORDS AS MEANT TO MOVE HIM TO PITY1 LOOK$ AT 
 HIM ) AN APPREH5SIVE GLANCE ( 9QUIRY4 ,!RE W]E TE>S 9 ,RO/OV'S 
 EYES4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y NOTIC$ ?IS & GLANC$ GRATEFULLY AT HIM ) ?AT 
 RADIANT LOOK :I* CAUS$ ! PLA9NESS ( H] FACE TO BE =GOTT54 

0,I CANNOT EXPRESS1 ,PR9CESS1 H[ GLAD ,I AM ?AT ,I HAPP5$ TO RIDE H]E 
 & AM ABLE TO %[ MY READ9ESS TO S]VE Y\10 SAID ,RO/OV1 RIS+4 0,GO 
 :5 Y\ PLEASE1 & ,I GIVE Y\ MY WORD ( HONOR ?AT NO ONE %ALL D>E TO 
 CAUSE Y\ ANNOYANCE IF ONLY Y\ WILL ALL[ ME TO ACT AS Y\R ESCORT40 ,& 
 B[+ RESPECTFULLY1 AS IF TO A LADY ( ROYAL BLOOD1 HE MOV$ T[>D ! 
 DOOR4 

,RO/OV'S DEF]5TIAL TONE SEEM$ TO 9DICATE ?AT ?\< HE W\LD CONSID] 
 HIMSELF HAPPY TO BE ACQUA9T$ ) H]1 HE DID NOT WI% TO TAKE ADVANTAGE 
 ( H] MIS=TUNES TO 9TRUDE UPON H]4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y UND]/OOD ?IS & APPRECIAT$ HIS DELICACY4 

0,I AM V]Y1 V]Y GRATEFUL TO Y\10 %E SAID 9 ,FR5*1 0BUT ,I HOPE IT WAS 
 ALL A MISUND]/&+ & ?AT NO ONE IS TO BLAME = IT40 ,%E SUDD5LY 
 BEGAN TO CRY4 

0,EXCUSE ME60 %E SAID4 

,RO/OV1 KNITT+ HIS BR[S1 LEFT ! ROOM ) ANO!R L[ B[4 

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