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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,RO/OVS REMA9$ 9 ,MOSC[ TILL ! FIR/ ( ,SEPTEMB]1 ?AT IS1 TILL 
 ! EVE ( ! 5EMY'S 5TRY 9TO ! CITY4 

,AFT] ,PETYA HAD JO9$ ,OBOL5SKI'S REGIM5T ( ,COSSACKS & LEFT = 
 ,BELAYA ,TS]KOV :]E ?AT REGIM5T WAS =M+1 ! C\NTESS WAS SEIZ$ 
 ) T]ROR4 ,! ?\<T ?AT BO? H] SONS W]E AT ! W>1 HAD BO? GONE 
 FROM UND] H] W+1 ?AT TODAY OR TOMORR[ EI!R OR BO? ( !M MI<T 
 BE KILL$ LIKE ! ?REE SONS ( ONE ( H] ACQUA9TANCES1 /RUCK H] ?AT 
 SUMM] = ! FIR/ TIME ) CRUEL CLE>NESS4 ,%E TRI$ TO GET ,NI*OLAS 
 BACK & WI%$ TO GO H]SELF TO JO9 ,PETYA1 OR TO GET HIM AN APPO9TM5T 
 SOME:]E 9 ,PET]SBURG1 BUT NEI!R ( !SE PROV$ POSSIBLE4 ,PETYA C\LD 
 NOT RETURN UNLESS HIS REGIM5T DID SO OR UNLESS HE WAS TRANSF]R$ TO 
 ANO!R REGIM5T ON ACTIVE S]VICE4 ,NI*OLAS WAS SOME:]E ) ! >MY 
 & HAD NOT S5T A WORD S9CE HIS LA/ LETT]1 9 :I* HE HAD GIV5 A 
 DETAIL$ ACC\NT ( HIS MEET+ ) ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 ,! C\NTESS DID NOT 
 SLEEP AT NI<T1 OR :5 %E DID FALL ASLEEP DREAM$ ?AT %E SAW H] SONS 
 LY+ DEAD4 ,AFT] MANY CONSULTATIONS & CONV]SATIONS1 ! C\NT AT LA/ 
 DEVIS$ MEANS TO TRANQUILIZE H]4 ,HE GOT ,PETYA TRANSF]R$ FROM 
 ,OBOL5SKI'S REGIM5T TO ,BEZUKHOV'S1 :I* WAS 9 TRA9+ NE> ,MOSC[4 
 ,?\< ,PETYA W\LD REMA9 9 ! S]VICE1 ?IS TRANSF] W\LD GIVE ! 
 C\NTESS ! CONSOLATION ( SEE+ AT LEA/ ONE ( H] SONS UND] H] 
 W+1 & %E HOP$ TO >RANGE MATT]S = H] ,PETYA SO AS NOT TO LET HIM 
 GO AGA91 BUT ALWAYS GET HIM APPO9T$ TO PLACES :]E HE C\LD NOT 
 POSSIBLY TAKE P>T 9 A BATTLE4 ,AS LONG AS ,NI*OLAS ALONE WAS 9 DANG] 
 ! C\NTESS IMAG9$ ?AT %E LOV$ H] FIR/-BORN MORE ?AN ALL H] 
 O!R *ILDR5 & EV5 REPROA*$ H]SELF = IT2 BUT :5 H] Y\NGE/3 
 ! SCAPEGRACE :O HAD BE5 BAD AT LESSONS1 WAS ALWAYS BREAK+ ?+S 9 
 ! H\SE & MAK+ HIMSELF A NUISANCE TO EV]YBODY1 ?AT SNUB-NOS$ 
 ,PETYA ) HIS M]RY BLACK EYES & FRE% ROSY *EEKS :]E S(T D[N WAS 
 JU/ BEG9N+ TO %[--:5 HE WAS ?R[N AMID ?OSE BIG1 DREADFUL1 
 CRUEL M5 :O W]E FI<T+ SOME:]E AB\T SOME?+ & APP>5TLY 
 F9D+ PLEASURE 9 IT--!N HIS MO!R ?\<T %E LOV$ HIM MORE1 
 MU* MORE1 ?AN ALL H] O!R *ILDR54 ,! NE>] ! TIME CAME = ,PETYA 
 TO RETURN1 ! MORE UNEASY GREW ! C\NTESS4 ,%E BEGAN TO ?9K %E W\LD 
 NEV] LIVE TO SEE SU* HAPP9ESS4 ,! PRES5CE ( ,SONYA1 ( H] BELOV$ 
 ,NATA%A1 OR EV5 ( H] HUSB& IRRITAT$ H]4 0,:AT DO ,I WANT ) !M8 
 ,I WANT NO ONE BUT ,PETYA10 %E ?\<T4 

,AT ! 5D ( ,AUGU/ ! ,RO/OVS RECEIV$ ANO!R LETT] FROM ,NI*OLAS4 ,HE 
 WROTE FROM ! PROV9CE ( ,VORONEZH :]E HE HAD BE5 S5T TO PROCURE 
 REM\NTS1 BUT ?AT LETT] DID NOT SET ! C\NTESS AT EASE4 ,KN[+ ?AT 
 ONE SON WAS \T ( DANG] %E BECAME ! MORE ANXI\S AB\T ,PETYA4 

,?\< BY ! TW5TIE? ( ,AUGU/ NE>LY ALL ! ,RO/OVS' ACQUA9TANCES 
 HAD LEFT ,MOSC[1 & ?\< EV]YBODY TRI$ TO P]SUADE ! C\NTESS TO 
 GET AWAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE1 %E W\LD NOT HE> ( LEAV+ BE=E H] 
 TREASURE1 H] ADOR$ ,PETYA1 RETURN$4 ,ON ! TW5TY-EI<? ( ,AUGU/ HE 
 >RIV$4 ,! PASSIONATE T5D]NESS ) :I* HIS MO!R RECEIV$ HIM DID 
 NOT PLEASE ! SIXTE5-YE>-OLD (FIC]4 ,?\< %E CONCEAL$ FROM HIM H] 
 9T5TION ( KEEP+ HIM UND] H] W+1 ,PETYA GUESS$ H] DESIGNS1 & 
 9/9CTIVELY FE>+ ?AT HE MI<T GIVE WAY TO EMOTION :5 ) H]--MI<T 
 0BECOME WOMANI%0 AS HE T]M$ IT TO HIMSELF--HE TREAT$ H] COLDLY1 
 AVOID$ H]1 & DUR+ HIS /AY 9 ,MOSC[ ATTA*$ HIMSELF EXCLUSIVELY TO 
 ,NATA%A = :OM HE HAD ALWAYS HAD A P>TICUL>LY BRO!RLY T5D]NESS1 
 ALMO/ LOV]-LIKE4 

,[+ TO ! C\NT'S CU/OM>Y C>ELESSNESS NO?+ WAS READY = !IR 
 DEP>TURE BY ! TW5TY-EI<? ( ,AUGU/ & ! C>TS ?AT W]E TO COME 
 FROM !IR ,RYAZAN & ,MOSC[ E/ATES TO REMOVE !IR H\SEHOLD BELONG+S 
 DID NOT >RIVE TILL ! ?IRTIE?4 

,FROM ! TW5TY-EI<? TILL ! ?IRTY-FIR/ ALL ,MOSC[ WAS 9 A BU/LE 
 & COMMOTION4 ,EV]Y DAY ?\S&S ( M5 W\ND$ AT ,BOROD9O W]E BR\<T 
 9 BY ! ,DOROGOMILOV GATE & TAK5 TO V>I\S P>TS ( ,MOSC[1 & 
 ?\S&S ( C>TS CONVEY$ ! 9HABITANTS & !IR POSSESSIONS \T BY 
 ! O!R GATES4 ,9 SPITE ( ,RO/OP*9'S BROAD%EETS1 OR BECAUSE ( !M 
 OR 9DEP5D5TLY ( !M1 ! /RANGE/ & MO/ CONTRADICTORY RUMORS W]E 
 CURR5T 9 ! T[N4 ,SOME SAID ?AT NO ONE WAS TO BE ALL[$ TO LEAVE ! 
 CITY1 O!RS ON ! CONTR>Y SAID ?AT ALL ! ICONS HAD BE5 TAK5 \T ( 
 ! *UR*ES & EV]YBODY WAS TO BE ORD]$ TO LEAVE4 ,SOME SAID !RE HAD 
 BE5 ANO!R BATTLE AFT] ,BOROD9O AT :I* ! ,FR5* HAD BE5 R\T$1 
 :ILE O!RS ON ! CONTR>Y REPORT$ ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN >MY HAD BE5 
 DE/ROY$4 ,SOME TALK$ AB\T ! ,MOSC[ MILITIA :I*1 PREC$$ BY ! 
 CL]GY1 W\LD GO TO ! ,?REE ,HILLS2 O!RS :ISP]$ ?AT ,AUGU/9 HAD 
 BE5 =BIDD5 TO LEAVE1 ?AT TRAITORS HAD BE5 SEIZ$1 ?AT ! PEASANTS 
 W]E RIOT+ & ROBB+ PEOPLE ON !IR WAY FROM ,MOSC[1 & SO ON4 ,BUT 
 ALL ?IS WAS ONLY TALK2 9 REALITY 7?\< ! ,C\NCIL ( ,FILI1 AT :I* 
 IT WAS DECID$ TO AB&ON ,MOSC[1 HAD NOT YET BE5 HELD7 BO? ?OSE :O 
 W5T AWAY & ?OSE :O REMA9$ BEH9D FELT1 ?\< !Y DID NOT %[ IT1 
 ?AT ,MOSC[ W\LD C]TA9LY BE AB&ON$1 & ?AT !Y \<T TO GET AWAY 
 AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE & SAVE !IR BELONG+S4 ,IT WAS FELT ?AT 
 EV]Y?+ W\LD SUDD5LY BREAK UP & *ANGE1 BUT UP TO ! FIR/ ( 
 ,SEPTEMB] NO?+ HAD DONE SO4 ,AS A CRIM9AL :O IS BE+ L$ TO EXECUTION 
 KN[S ?AT HE MU/ DIE IMM$IATELY1 BUT YET LOOKS AB\T HIM & 
 /RAI<T5S ! CAP ?AT IS AWRY ON HIS HEAD1 SO ,MOSC[ 9VOLUNT>ILY 
 CONT9U$ ITS WONT$ LIFE1 ?\< IT KNEW ?AT ! TIME ( ITS DE/RUCTION 
 WAS NE> :5 ! CONDITIONS ( LIFE TO :I* ITS PEOPLE W]E ACCU/OM$ 
 TO SUBMIT W\LD BE COMPLETELY UPSET4 

,DUR+ ! ?REE DAYS PREC$+ ! OCCUPATION ( ,MOSC[ ! :OLE ,RO/OV 
 FAMILY WAS ABSORB$ 9 V>I\S ACTIVITIES4 ,! HEAD ( ! FAMILY1 ,C\NT 
 ,ILYA ,RO/OV1 CONT9UALLY DROVE AB\T ! CITY COLLECT+ ! CURR5T 
 RUMORS FROM ALL SIDES & GAVE SUP]FICIAL & HA/Y ORD]S AT HOME AB\T 
 ! PREP>ATIONS = !IR DEP>TURE4 

,! C\NTESS WAT*$ ! ?+S BE+ PACK$1 WAS DISSATISFI$ ) 
 EV]Y?+1 WAS CON/ANTLY 9 PURSUIT ( ,PETYA :O WAS ALWAYS RUNN+ AWAY 
 FROM H]1 & WAS JEAL\S ( ,NATA%A ) :OM HE SP5T ALL HIS TIME4 
 ,SONYA ALONE DIRECT$ ! PRACTICAL SIDE ( MATT]S BY GETT+ ?+S 
 PACK$4 ,BUT ( LATE ,SONYA HAD BE5 P>TICUL>LY SAD & SIL5T4 ,NI*OLAS' 
 LETT] 9 :I* HE M5TION$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HAD ELICIT$1 9 H] PRES5CE1 
 JOY\S COMM5TS FROM ! C\NTESS1 :O SAW AN 9T]V5TION ( ,PROVID5CE 
 9 ?IS MEET+ ( ! PR9CESS & ,NI*OLAS4 

0,I WAS NEV] PLEAS$ AT ,BOLKONSKI'S 5GAGEM5T TO ,NATA%A10 SAID ! 
 C\NTESS1 0BUT ,I ALWAYS WANT$ ,NI*OLAS TO M>RY ! PR9CESS1 & HAD A 
 PRES5TIM5T ?AT IT W\LD HAPP54 ,:AT A GOOD ?+ IT W\LD BE60 

,SONYA FELT ?AT ?IS WAS TRUE3 ?AT ! ONLY POSSIBILITY ( RETRIEV+ ! 
 ,RO/OVS' AFFAIRS WAS BY ,NI*OLAS M>RY+ A RI* WOMAN1 & ?AT ! 
 PR9CESS WAS A GOOD MAT*4 ,IT WAS V]Y BITT] = H]4 ,BUT DESPITE H] 
 GRIEF1 OR P]HAPS JU/ BECAUSE ( IT1 %E TOOK ON H]SELF ALL ! 
 DIFFICULT WORK ( DIRECT+ ! /OR+ & PACK+ ( !IR ?+S & 
 WAS BUSY = :OLE DAYS4 ,! C\NT & C\NTESS TURN$ TO H] :5 !Y 
 HAD ANY ORD]S TO GIVE4 ,PETYA & ,NATA%A ON ! CONTR>Y1 F> FROM 
 HELP+ !IR P>5TS1 W]E G5]ALLY A NUISANCE & A H9DRANCE TO 
 EV]YONE4 ,ALMO/ ALL DAY LONG ! H\SE RES\ND$ ) !IR RUNN+ FEET1 
 !IR CRIES1 & !IR SPONTANE\S LAU<T]4 ,!Y LAU<$ & W]E GAY NOT 
 BECAUSE !RE WAS ANY REASON TO LAU<1 BUT BECAUSE GAIETY & MIR? W]E 
 9 !IR HE>TS & SO EV]Y?+ ?AT HAPP5$ WAS A CAUSE = GAIETY & 
 LAU<T] TO !M4 ,PETYA WAS 9 HI< SPIRITS BECAUSE HAV+ LEFT HOME A BOY 
 HE HAD RETURN$ 7AS EV]YBODY TOLD HIM7 A F9E Y\NG MAN1 BECAUSE HE WAS 
 AT HOME1 BECAUSE HE HAD LEFT ,BELAYA ,TS]KOV :]E !RE WAS NO HOPE ( 
 SOON TAK+ P>T 9 A BATTLE & HAD COME TO ,MOSC[ :]E !RE WAS TO BE 
 FI<T+ 9 A FEW DAYS1 & *IEFLY BECAUSE ,NATA%A1 :OSE LEAD HE ALWAYS 
 FOLL[$1 WAS 9 HI< SPIRITS4 ,NATA%A WAS GAY BECAUSE %E HAD BE5 SAD 
 TOO LONG & N[ NO?+ REM9D$ H] ( ! CAUSE ( H] SADNESS1 & 
 BECAUSE %E WAS FEEL+ WELL4 ,%E WAS ALSO HAPPY BECAUSE %E HAD SOMEONE 
 TO ADORE H]3 ! ADORATION ( O!RS WAS A LUBRICANT ! :EELS ( H] 
 MA*9E NE$$ TO MAKE !M RUN FREELY--& ,PETYA ADOR$ H]4 ,ABOVE 
 ALL1 !Y W]E GAY BECAUSE !RE WAS A W> NE> ,MOSC[1 !RE W\LD BE 
 FI<T+ AT ! T[N GATES1 >MS W]E BE+ GIV5 \T1 EV]YBODY WAS 
 ESCAP+--GO+ AWAY SOME:]E1 & 9 G5]AL SOME?+ 
 EXTRAORD9>Y WAS HAPP5+1 & ?AT IS ALWAYS EXCIT+1 ESPECIALLY TO 
 ! Y\NG4 

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