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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! DAY AFT] HIS SON HAD LEFT1 ,PR9CE ,NI*OLAS S5T = ,PR9CESS ,M>Y TO 
 COME TO HIS /UDY4 

0,WELL8 ,>E Y\ SATISFI$ N[80 SAID HE4 0,Y\'VE MADE ME QU>REL ) MY 
 SON6 ,SATISFI$1 >E Y\8 ,?AT'S ALL Y\ WANT$6 ,SATISFI$8444 ,IT HURTS ME1 
 IT HURTS4 ,I'M OLD & WEAK & ?IS IS :AT Y\ WANT$4 ,WELL !N1 GLOAT 
 OV] IT6 ,GLOAT OV] IT60 

,AFT] ?AT ,PR9CESS ,M>Y DID NOT SEE H] FA!R = A :OLE WEEK4 ,HE WAS 
 ILL & DID NOT LEAVE HIS /UDY4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y NOTIC$ TO H] SURPRISE ?AT DUR+ ?IS ILLNESS ! OLD 
 PR9CE NOT ONLY EXCLUD$ H] FROM HIS ROOM1 BUT DID NOT ADMIT ,MADEMOISELLE 
 ,B\RI5NE EI!R4 ,TIKHON ALONE ATT5D$ HIM4 

,AT ! 5D ( ! WEEK ! PR9CE REAPPE>$ & RESUM$ HIS =M] WAY ( 
 LIFE1 DEVOT+ HIMSELF ) SPECIAL ACTIVITY TO BUILD+ OP]ATIONS & 
 ! >RANGEM5T ( ! G>D5S & COMPLETELY BREAK+ (F HIS RELATIONS 
 ) ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE4 ,HIS LOOKS & COLD TONE TO HIS DAU<T] 
 SEEM$ TO SAY3 0,!RE1 Y\ SEE8 ,Y\ PLOTT$ AGA9/ ME1 Y\ LI$ TO ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW AB\T MY RELATIONS ) ?AT ,FR5*WOMAN & MADE ME QU>REL ) 
 HIM1 BUT Y\ SEE ,I NE$ NEI!R H] NOR Y\60 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y SP5T HALF ( EV]Y DAY ) LITTLE ,NI*OLAS1 WAT*+ HIS 
 LESSONS1 TEA*+ HIM ,RUSSIAN & MUSIC H]SELF1 & TALK+ TO ,DESSALLES2 
 ! RE/ ( ! DAY %E SP5T OV] H] BOOKS1 ) H] OLD NURSE1 OR ) 
 0,GOD'S FOLK0 :O SOMETIMES CAME BY ! BACK DOOR TO SEE H]4 

,( ! W> ,PR9CESS ,M>Y ?\<T AS WOM5 DO ?9K AB\T W>S4 ,%E FE>$ 
 = H] BRO!R :O WAS 9 IT1 WAS HORRIFI$ BY & AMAZ$ AT ! /RANGE 
 CRUELTY ?AT IMPELS M5 TO KILL ONE ANO!R1 BUT %E DID NOT UND]/& 
 ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ?IS W>1 :I* SEEM$ TO H] LIKE ALL PREVI\S W>S4 
 ,%E DID NOT REALIZE ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ?IS W>1 ?\< ,DESSALLES ) 
 :OM %E CON/ANTLY CONV]S$ WAS PASSIONATELY 9T]E/$ 9 ITS PROGRESS 
 & TRI$ TO EXPLA9 HIS [N CONCEPTION ( IT TO H]1 & ?\< ! 
 0,GOD'S FOLK0 :O CAME TO SEE H] REPORT$1 9 !IR [N WAY1 ! RUMORS 
 CURR5T AMONG ! PEOPLE ( AN 9VASION BY ,ANTI*RI/1 & ?\< ,JULIE 
 7N[ ,PR9CESS ,DRUBETSKAYA71 :O HAD RESUM$ CORRESPOND5CE ) H]1 WROTE 
 PATRIOTIC LETT]S FROM ,MOSC[4 

0,I WRITE Y\ 9 ,RUSSIAN1 MY GOOD FRI5D10 WROTE ,JULIE 9 H] ,FR5*IFI$ 
 ,RUSSIAN1 0BECAUSE ,I HAVE A DETE/ATION = ALL ! ,FR5*1 & ! SAME 
 = !IR LANGUAGE :I* ,I CANNOT SUPPORT TO HE> SPOK54444 ,WE 9 ,MOSC[ 
 >E ELAT$ BY 5?USIASM = \R ADOR$ ,EMP]OR4 

0,MY POOR HUSB& IS 5DUR+ PA9S & HUNG] 9 ,JEWI% TAV]NS1 BUT ! 
 NEWS :I* ,I HAVE 9SPIRES ME YET MORE4 

0,Y\ HE>D PROBABLY ( ! H]OIC EXPLOIT ( ,RAEVSKI1 EMBRAC+ HIS TWO 
 SONS & SAY+3 ',I WILL P]I% ) !M BUT WE WILL NOT BE %AK56' ,& 
 TRULY ?\< ! 5EMY WAS TWICE /RONG] ?AN WE1 WE W]E UN%AKABLE4 ,WE 
 PASS ! TIME AS WE CAN1 BUT 9 W> AS 9 W>6 ,! PR9CESSES ,ALIGN & 
 ,SOPHIE SIT :OLE DAYS ) ME1 & WE1 UNHAPPY WID[S ( LIVE M51 MAKE 
 BEAUTIFUL CONV]SATIONS OV] \R *>PIE1 ONLY Y\1 MY FRI5D1 >E 
 MISS+4440 & SO ON4 

,! *IEF REASON ,PR9CESS ,M>Y DID NOT REALIZE ! FULL SIGNIFICANCE ( 
 ?IS W> WAS ?AT ! OLD PR9CE NEV] SPOKE ( IT1 DID NOT RECOGNIZE IT1 
 & LAU<$ AT ,DESSALLES :5 HE M5TION$ IT AT D9N]4 ,! PR9CE'S TONE 
 WAS SO CALM & CONFID5T ?AT ,PR9CESS ,M>Y UNHESITAT+LY BELIEV$ HIM4 

,ALL ?AT ,JULY ! OLD PR9CE WAS EXCE$+LY ACTIVE & EV5 ANIMAT$4 ,HE 
 PLANN$ ANO!R G>D5 & BEGAN A NEW BUILD+ = ! DOME/IC S]FS4 
 ,! ONLY ?+ ?AT MADE ,PR9CESS ,M>Y ANXI\S AB\T HIM WAS ?AT HE SLEPT 
 V]Y LITTLE &1 9/EAD ( SLEEP+ 9 HIS /UDY AS USUAL1 *ANG$ HIS 
 SLEEP+ PLACE EV]Y DAY4 ,ONE DAY HE W\LD ORD] HIS CAMP B$ TO BE SET UP 
 9 ! GLASS GALL]Y1 ANO!R DAY HE REMA9$ ON ! C\* OR ON ! 
 L\NGE *AIR 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM & DOZ$ !RE )\T UNDRESS+1 :ILE--9/EAD 
 ( ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE--A S]F BOY READ TO HIM4 ,!N AGA9 HE 
 W\LD SP5D A NI<T 9 ! D9+ ROOM4 

,ON ,AUGU/ #a1 A SECOND LETT] WAS RECEIV$ FROM ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,9 HIS FIR/ 
 LETT] :I* CAME SOON AFT] HE HAD LEFT HOME1 ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD DUTIFULLY 
 ASK$ HIS FA!R'S =GIV5ESS = :AT HE HAD ALL[$ HIMSELF TO SAY & 
 BEGG$ TO BE RE/OR$ TO HIS FAVOR4 ,TO ?IS LETT] ! OLD PR9CE HAD 
 REPLI$ AFFECTIONATELY1 & FROM ?AT TIME HAD KEPT ! ,FR5*WOMAN AT A 
 DI/ANCE4 ,PR9CE ,&REW'S SECOND LETT]1 WRITT5 NE> ,VITEBSK AFT] ! 
 ,FR5* HAD OCCUPI$ ?AT T[N1 GAVE A BRIEF ACC\NT ( ! :OLE CAMPAIGN1 
 5CLOS$ = !M A PLAN HE HAD DRAWN & =ECA/S AS TO ! FUR!R 
 PROGRESS ( ! W>4 ,9 ?IS LETT] ,PR9CE ,&REW PO9T$ \T TO HIS 
 FA!R ! DANG] ( /AY+ AT ,BALD ,HILLS1 SO NE> ! !AT] ( W> & 
 ON ! >MY'S DIRECT L9E ( M>*1 & ADVIS$ HIM TO MOVE TO ,MOSC[4 

,AT D9N] ?AT DAY1 ON ,DESSALLES' M5TION+ ?AT ! ,FR5* W]E SAID TO 
 HAVE ALREADY 5T]$ ,VITEBSK1 ! OLD PR9CE REMEMB]$ HIS SON'S LETT]4 

0,!RE WAS A LETT] FROM ,PR9CE ,&REW TODAY10 HE SAID TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y--0,HAV5'T 
 Y\ READ IT80 

0,NO1 ,FA!R10 %E REPLI$ 9 A FRI<T5$ VOICE4 

,%E C\LD NOT HAVE READ ! LETT] AS %E DID NOT EV5 KN[ IT HAD 
 >RIV$4 

0,HE WRITES AB\T ?IS W>10 SAID ! PR9CE1 ) ! IRONIC SMILE ?AT 
 HAD BECOME HABITUAL TO HIM 9 SPEAK+ ( ! PRES5T W>4 

0,?AT MU/ BE V]Y 9T]E/+10 SAID ,DESSALLES4 0,PR9CE ,&REW IS 9 A 
 POSITION TO KN[4440 

0,OH1 V]Y 9T]E/+60 SAID ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE4 

0,GO & GET IT = ME10 SAID ! OLD PR9CE TO ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE4 
 0,Y\ KN[--UND] ! PAP]WEI<T ON ! LITTLE TABLE40 

,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE JUMP$ UP EAG]LY4 

0,NO1 DON'T60 HE EXCLAIM$ ) A FR[N4 0,Y\ GO1 ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI*40 

,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI* ROSE & W5T TO ! /UDY4 ,BUT AS SOON AS HE HAD LEFT 
 ! ROOM ! OLD PR9CE1 LOOK+ UNEASILY R\ND1 ?REW D[N HIS NAPK9 & 
 W5T HIMSELF4 

0,!Y CAN'T DO ANY?+444 ALWAYS MAKE SOME MUDDLE10 HE MUTT]$4 

,:ILE HE WAS AWAY ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 ,DESSALLES1 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE1 & 
 EV5 LITTLE ,NI*OLAS EX*ANG$ LOOKS 9 SIL5CE4 ,! OLD PR9CE RETURN$ 
 ) QUICK /EPS1 ACCOMPANI$ BY ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI*1 BR++ ! LETT] 
 & A PLAN4 ,!SE HE PUT D[N BESIDE HIM--NOT LETT+ ANYONE READ 
 !M AT D9N]4 

,ON MOV+ TO ! DRAW+ ROOM HE H&$ ! LETT] TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y &1 
 SPREAD+ \T BE=E HIM ! PLAN ( ! NEW BUILD+ & FIX+ HIS EYES 
 UPON IT1 TOLD H] TO READ ! LETT] AL\D4 ,:5 %E HAD DONE SO ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y LOOK$ 9QUIR+LY AT H] FA!R4 ,HE WAS EXAM9+ ! PLAN1 
 EVID5TLY 5GROSS$ 9 HIS [N IDEAS4 

0,:AT DO Y\ ?9K ( IT1 ,PR9CE80 ,DESSALLES V5TUR$ TO ASK4 

0,I8 ,I84440 SAID ! PR9CE AS IF UNPLEASANTLY AWAK5$1 & NOT TAK+ HIS 
 EYES FROM ! PLAN ( ! BUILD+4 

0,V]Y POSSIBLY ! !AT] ( W> WILL MOVE SO NE> TO US ?AT4440 

0,HA HA HA6 ,! !AT] ( W>60 SAID ! PR9CE4 0,I HAVE SAID & /ILL 
 SAY ?AT ! !AT] ( W> IS ,POL& & ! 5EMY WILL NEV] GET BEYOND 
 ! ,NIEM540 

,DESSALLES LOOK$ 9 AMAZEM5T AT ! PR9CE1 :O WAS TALK+ ( ! ,NIEM5 
 :5 ! 5EMY WAS ALREADY AT ! ,DNIEP]1 BUT ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 =GETT+ 
 ! GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION ( ! ,NIEM51 ?\<T ?AT :AT H] FA!R WAS 
 SAY+ WAS CORRECT4 

0,:5 ! SN[ MELTS !Y'LL S9K 9 ! ,POLI% SWAMPS4 ,ONLY !Y C\LD 
 FAIL TO SEE IT10 ! PR9CE CONT9U$1 EVID5TLY ?9K+ ( ! CAMPAIGN 
 ( #ahg :I* SEEM$ TO HIM SO REC5T4 0,B5NIGS5 %\LD HAVE ADVANC$ 
 9TO ,PRUSSIA SOON]1 !N ?+S W\LD HAVE TAK5 A DIFF]5T TURN4440 

0,BUT1 ,PR9CE10 ,DESSALLES BEGAN TIMIDLY1 0! LETT] M5TIONS ,VITEBSK44440 

0,AH1 ! LETT]8 ,YES4440 REPLI$ ! PR9CE PEEVI%LY4 0,YES444 YES4440 ,HIS 
 FACE SUDD5LY TOOK ON A MOROSE EXPRESSION4 ,HE PAUS$4 0,YES1 HE WRITES ?AT 
 ! ,FR5* W]E BEAT5 AT444 AT444 :AT RIV] IS IT80 

,DESSALLES DROPP$ HIS EYES4 

0,! PR9CE SAYS NO?+ AB\T ?AT10 HE REM>K$ G5TLY4 

0,DOESN'T HE8 ,BUT ,I DIDN'T 9V5T IT MYSELF40 

,NO ONE SPOKE = A LONG TIME4 

0,YES444 YES444 ,WELL1 ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI*10 HE SUDD5LY W5T ON1 RAIS+ HIS 
 HEAD & PO9T+ TO ! PLAN ( ! BUILD+1 0TELL ME H[ Y\ MEAN TO 
 ALT] IT44440 

,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI* W5T UP TO ! PLAN1 & ! PR9CE AFT] SPEAK+ TO 
 HIM AB\T ! BUILD+ LOOK$ ANGRILY AT ,PR9CESS ,M>Y & ,DESSALLES & 
 W5T TO HIS [N ROOM4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y SAW ,DESSALLES' EMB>RASS$ & A/ONI%$ LOOK FIX$ ON H] 
 FA!R1 NOTIC$ HIS SIL5CE1 & WAS /RUCK BY ! FACT ?AT H] FA!R 
 HAD =GOTT5 HIS SON'S LETT] ON ! DRAW+ ROOM TABLE2 BUT %E WAS NOT 
 ONLY AFRAID TO SPEAK ( IT & ASK ,DESSALLES ! REASON ( HIS CONFUSION 
 & SIL5CE1 BUT WAS AFRAID EV5 TO ?9K AB\T IT4 

,9 ! EV5+ ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI*1 S5T BY ! PR9CE1 CAME TO ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y = ,PR9CE ,&REW'S LETT] :I* HAD BE5 =GOTT5 9 ! DRAW+ 
 ROOM4 ,%E GAVE IT TO HIM &1 UNPLEASANT AS IT WAS TO H] TO DO SO1 
 V5TUR$ TO ASK HIM :AT H] FA!R WAS DO+4 

0,ALWAYS BUSY10 REPLI$ ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI* ) A RESPECTFULLY IRONIC SMILE 
 :I* CAUS$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y TO TURN PALE4 0,HE'S WORRY+ V]Y MU* AB\T 
 ! NEW BUILD+4 ,HE HAS BE5 READ+ A LITTLE1 BUT N[0--,MI*AEL 
 ,IVANOVI* W5T ON1 L[]+ HIS VOICE--0N[ HE'S AT HIS DESK1 BUSY 
 ) HIS WILL1 ,I EXPECT40 7,ONE ( ! PR9CE'S FAVORITE OCCUPATIONS ( 
 LATE HAD BE5 ! PREP>ATION ( SOME PAP]S HE MEANT TO LEAVE AT HIS 
 DEA? & :I* HE CALL$ HIS 0WILL407 

0,& ,ALPATY* IS BE+ S5T TO ,SMOL5SK80 ASK$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 

0,OH1 YES1 HE HAS BE5 WAIT+ TO />T = SOME TIME40 

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