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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,B]G1 ! ,RO/OVS' SON-9-LAW1 WAS ALREADY A COLONEL WE>+ ! ORD]S ( 
 ,VLADIMIR & ,ANNA1 & HE /ILL FILL$ ! QUIET & AGREEABLE PO/ ( 
 ASSI/ANT TO ! HEAD ( ! /AFF ( ! ASSI/ANT COMM&] ( ! FIR/ 
 DIVISION ( ! ,SECOND ,>MY4 

,ON ! FIR/ ( ,SEPTEMB] HE HAD COME TO ,MOSC[ FROM ! >MY4 

,HE HAD NO?+ TO DO 9 ,MOSC[1 BUT HE HAD NOTIC$ ?AT EV]YONE 9 ! 
 >MY WAS ASK+ = LEAVE TO VISIT ,MOSC[ & HAD SOME?+ TO DO !RE4 
 ,SO HE CONSID]$ IT NECESS>Y TO ASK = LEAVE ( ABS5CE = FAMILY & 
 DOME/IC REASONS4 

,B]G DROVE UP TO HIS FA!R-9-LAW'S H\SE 9 HIS SPRUCE LITTLE TRAP ) 
 A PAIR ( SLEEK ROANS1 EXACTLY LIKE ?OSE ( A C]TA9 PR9CE4 ,HE LOOK$ 
 ATT5TIVELY AT ! C>TS 9 ! Y>D & :ILE GO+ UP TO ! POR* TOOK 
 \T A CLEAN POCKET H&K]*IEF & TI$ A KNOT 9 IT4 

,FROM ! ANT]OOM ,B]G RAN ) SMOO? ?\< IMPATI5T /EPS 9TO ! 
 DRAW+ ROOM1 :]E HE EMBRAC$ ! C\NT1 KISS$ ! H&S ( ,NATA%A & 
 ,SONYA1 & HA/5$ TO 9QUIRE AFT] 0,MAMA'S0 HEAL?4 

0,HEAL?1 AT A TIME LIKE ?IS80 SAID ! C\NT4 0,COME1 TELL US ! NEWS6 ,IS 
 ! >MY RETREAT+ OR WILL !RE BE ANO!R BATTLE80 

0,GOD ,ALMI<TY ALONE CAN DECIDE ! FATE ( \R FA!RL&1 ,PAPA10 SAID 
 ,B]G4 0,! >MY IS BURN+ ) A SPIRIT ( H]OISM & ! LEAD]S1 SO TO 
 SAY1 HAVE N[ ASSEMBL$ 9 C\NCIL4 ,NO ONE KN[S :AT IS COM+4 ,BUT 9 
 G5]AL ,I CAN TELL Y\1 ,PAPA1 ?AT SU* A H]OIC SPIRIT1 ! TRULY ANTIQUE 
 VALOR ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MY1 :I* !Y--:I* IT0 7HE CORRECT$ 
 HIMSELF7 0HAS %[N OR DISPLAY$ 9 ! BATTLE ( ! TW5TY-SIX?--!RE 
 >E NO WORDS WOR?Y TO DO IT JU/ICE6 ,I TELL Y\1 ,PAPA0 7HE SMOTE HIMSELF 
 ON ! BREA/ AS A G5]AL HE HAD HE>D SPEAK+ HAD DONE1 BUT ,B]G DID IT 
 A TRIFLE LATE = HE %\LD HAVE /RUCK HIS BREA/ AT ! WORDS 0,RUSSIAN 
 >MY071 0,I TELL Y\ FRANKLY ?AT WE1 ! COMM&]S1 F> FROM HAV+ TO 
 URGE ! M5 ON OR ANY?+ ( ?AT K9D1 C\LD H>DLY RE/RA9 ?OSE444 
 ?OSE444 YES1 ?OSE EXPLOITS ( ANTIQUE VALOR10 HE W5T ON RAPIDLY4 
 0,G5]AL ,B>CLAY DE ,TOLLY RISK$ HIS LIFE EV]Y:]E AT ! HEAD ( ! 
 TROOPS1 ,I CAN ASSURE Y\4 ,\R CORPS WAS /ATION$ ON A HILLSIDE4 ,Y\ CAN 
 IMAG9E60 

,& ,B]G RELAT$ ALL ?AT HE REMEMB]$ ( ! V>I\S TALES HE HAD HE>D 
 ?OSE DAYS4 ,NATA%A WAT*$ HIM ) AN 9T5T GAZE ?AT CONFUS$ HIM1 AS 
 IF %E W]E TRY+ TO F9D 9 HIS FACE ! ANSW] TO SOME QUE/ION4 

0,ALTOGE!R SU* H]OISM AS WAS DISPLAY$ BY ! ,RUSSIAN W>RIORS CANNOT 
 BE IMAG9$ OR ADEQUATELY PRAIS$60 SAID ,B]G1 GLANC+ R\ND AT ,NATA%A1 
 & AS IF ANXI\S TO CONCILIATE H]1 REPLY+ TO H] 9T5T LOOK ) A 
 SMILE4 0',RUSSIA IS NOT 9 ,MOSC[1 %E LIVES 9 ! HE>TS ( H] SONS6' 
 ,ISN'T IT SO1 ,PAPA80 SAID HE4 

,JU/ !N ! C\NTESS CAME 9 FROM ! SITT+ ROOM ) A WE>Y & 
 DISSATISFI$ EXPRESSION4 ,B]G HURRI$LY JUMP$ UP1 KISS$ H] H&1 ASK$ 
 AB\T H] HEAL?1 &1 SWAY+ HIS HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO EXPRESS 
 SYMPA?Y1 REMA9$ /&+ BESIDE H]4 

0,YES1 ,MAMA1 ,I TELL Y\ S9C]ELY ?AT !SE >E H>D & SAD TIMES = 
 EV]Y ,RUSSIAN4 ,BUT :Y >E Y\ SO ANXI\S8 ,Y\ HAVE /ILL TIME TO GET 
 AWAY44440 

0,I CAN'T ?9K :AT ! S]VANTS >E AB\T10 SAID ! C\NTESS1 TURN+ TO 
 H] HUSB&4 0,I HAVE JU/ BE5 TOLD ?AT NO?+ IS READY YET4 ,SOMEBODY 
 AFT] ALL MU/ SEE TO ?+S4 ,ONE MISSES ,MIT5KA AT SU* TIMES4 ,!RE 
 WON'T BE ANY 5D TO IT40 

,! C\NT WAS AB\T TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT EVID5TLY RE/RA9$ HIMSELF4 ,HE 
 GOT UP FROM HIS *AIR & W5T TO ! DOOR4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T ,B]G DREW \T HIS H&K]*IEF AS IF TO BL[ HIS NOSE &1 
 SEE+ ! KNOT 9 IT1 POND]$1 %AK+ HIS HEAD SADLY & SIGNIFICANTLY4 

0,& ,I HAVE A GREAT FAVOR TO ASK ( Y\1 ,PAPA10 SAID HE4 

0,HMM4440 SAID ! C\NT1 & /OPP$4 

0,I WAS DRIV+ PA/ ,YUSUPOV'S H\SE JU/ N[10 SAID ,B]G ) A LAU<1 
 0:5 ! /EW>D1 A MAN ,I KN[1 RAN \T & ASK$ ME :E!R ,I W\LDN'T 
 BUY SOME?+4 ,I W5T 9 \T ( CURIOSITY1 Y\ KN[1 & !RE IS A SMALL 
 *IFFONI] & A DRESS+ TABLE4 ,Y\ KN[ H[ DE> ,V]A WANT$ A 
 *IFFONI] LIKE ?AT & H[ WE HAD A DISPUTE AB\T IT40 7,AT ! M5TION 
 ( ! *IFFONI] & DRESS+ TABLE ,B]G 9VOLUNT>ILY *ANG$ HIS TONE 
 TO ONE ( PLEASURE AT HIS ADMIRABLE DOME/IC >RANGEM5TS47 0,& IT'S SU* 
 A BEAUTY6 ,IT PULLS \T & HAS A SECRET ,5GLI% DRAW]1 Y\ KN[6 ,& DE> 
 ,V]A HAS LONG WANT$ ONE4 ,I WI% TO GIVE H] A SURPRISE1 Y\ SEE4 ,I SAW SO 
 MANY ( ?OSE PEASANT C>TS 9 Y\R Y>D4 ,PLEASE LET ME HAVE ONE1 ,I WILL 
 PAY ! MAN WELL1 &4440 

,! C\NT FR[N$ & C\<$4 

0,ASK ! C\NTESS1 ,I DON'T GIVE ORD]S40 

0,IF IT'S 9CONV5I5T1 PLEASE DON'T10 SAID ,B]G4 0,ONLY ,I SO WANT$ IT1 = 
 DE> ,V]A'S SAKE40 

0,OH1 GO TO ! DEVIL1 ALL ( Y\6 ,TO ! DEVIL1 ! DEVIL1 ! DEVIL4440 
 CRI$ ! OLD C\NT4 0,MY HEAD'S 9 A :IRL60 

,& HE LEFT ! ROOM4 ,! C\NTESS BEGAN TO CRY4 

0,YES1 ,MAMA6 ,YES1 !SE >E V]Y H>D TIMES60 SAID ,B]G4 

,NATA%A LEFT ! ROOM ) H] FA!R &1 AS IF F9D+ IT DIFFICULT TO 
 REA* SOME DECISION1 FIR/ FOLL[$ HIM & !N RAN D[N/AIRS4 

,PETYA WAS 9 ! POR*1 5GAG$ 9 GIV+ \T WEAPONS TO ! S]VANTS :O 
 W]E TO LEAVE ,MOSC[4 ,! LOAD$ C>TS W]E /ILL /&+ 9 ! Y>D4 
 ,TWO ( !M HAD BE5 UNCORD$ & A W\ND$ (FIC] WAS CLIMB+ 9TO ONE 
 ( !M HELP$ BY AN ORD]LY4 

0,DO Y\ KN[ :AT IT'S AB\T80 ,PETYA ASK$ ,NATA%A4 

,%E UND]/OOD ?AT HE MEANT :AT W]E !IR P>5TS QU>REL+ AB\T4 ,%E 
 DID NOT ANSW]4 

0,IT'S BECAUSE ,PAPA WANT$ TO GIVE UP ALL ! C>TS TO ! W\ND$10 SAID 
 ,PETYA4 0,VASILI* TOLD ME4 ,I CONSID]4440 

0,I CONSID]10 ,NATA%A SUDD5LY ALMO/ %\T$1 TURN+ H] ANGRY FACE TO 
 ,PETYA1 0,I CONSID] IT SO HORRID1 SO ABOM9ABLE1 SO444 ,I DON'T KN[ :AT4 
 ,>E WE DESPICABLE ,G]MANS80 

,H] ?ROAT QUIV]$ ) CONVULSIVE SOBS &1 AFRAID ( WEAK5+ & 
 LETT+ ! =CE ( H] ANG] RUN TO WA/E1 %E TURN$ & RU%$ 
 HEADLONG UP ! /AIRS4 

,B]G WAS SITT+ BESIDE ! C\NTESS CONSOL+ H] ) ! RESPECTFUL 
 ATT5TION ( A RELATIVE4 ,! C\NT1 PIPE 9 H&1 WAS PAC+ UP & D[N 
 ! ROOM1 :5 ,NATA%A1 H] FACE DI/ORT$ BY ANG]1 BUR/ 9 LIKE A 
 TEMPE/ & APPROA*$ H] MO!R ) RAPID /EPS4 

0,IT'S HORRID6 ,IT'S ABOM9ABLE60 %E SCREAM$4 0,Y\ CAN'T POSSIBLY HAVE 
 ORD]$ IT60 

,B]G & ! C\NTESS LOOK$ AT H]1 P]PLEX$ & FRI<T5$4 ,! C\NT 
 /OOD /ILL AT ! W9D[ & LI/5$4 

0,MAMA1 IT'S IMPOSSIBLE3 SEE :AT IS GO+ ON 9 ! Y>D60 %E CRI$4 
 0,!Y WILL BE LEFT64440 

0,:AT'S ! MATT] ) Y\8 ,:O >E '!Y'8 ,:AT DO Y\ WANT80 

0,:Y1 ! W\ND$6 ,IT'S IMPOSSIBLE1 ,MAMA4 ,IT'S MON/R\S6444 ,NO1 ,MAMA 
 D>L+1 IT'S NOT ! ?+4 ,PLEASE =GIVE ME1 D>L+4444 ,MAMA1 :AT 
 DOES IT MATT] :AT WE TAKE AWAY8 ,ONLY LOOK :AT IS GO+ ON 9 ! 
 Y>D444 ,MAMA6444 ,IT'S IMPOSSIBLE60 

,! C\NT /OOD BY ! W9D[ & LI/5$ )\T TURN+ R\ND4 ,SUDD5LY 
 HE SNIFF$ & PUT HIS FACE CLOS] TO ! W9D[4 

,! C\NTESS GLANC$ AT H] DAU<T]1 SAW H] FACE FULL ( %AME = H] 
 MO!R1 SAW H] AGITATION1 & UND]/OOD :Y H] HUSB& DID NOT TURN TO 
 LOOK AT H] N[1 & %E GLANC$ R\ND QUITE DISCONC]T$4 

0,OH1 DO AS Y\ LIKE6 ,AM ,I H9D]+ ANYONE80 %E SAID1 NOT SURR5D]+ AT 
 ONCE4 

0,MAMA1 D>L+1 =GIVE ME60 

,BUT ! C\NTESS PU%$ H] DAU<T] AWAY & W5T UP TO H] HUSB&4 

0,MY DE>1 Y\ ORD] :AT IS RI<T4444 ,Y\ KN[ ,I DON'T UND]/& AB\T 
 IT10 SAID %E1 DROPP+ H] EYES %AMEFAC$LY4 

0,! EGGS444 ! EGGS >E TEA*+ ! H510 MUTT]$ ! C\NT ?R\< 
 TE>S ( JOY1 & HE EMBRAC$ HIS WIFE :O WAS GLAD TO HIDE H] LOOK ( 
 %AME ON HIS BREA/4 

0,PAPA6 ,MAMA6 ,MAY ,I SEE TO IT8 ,MAY ,I84440 ASK$ ,NATA%A4 0,WE WILL /ILL 
 TAKE ALL ! MO/ NECESS>Y ?+S40 

,! C\NT NODD$ AFFIRMATIVELY1 & ,NATA%A1 AT ! RAPID PACE AT :I* 
 %E US$ TO RUN :5 PLAY+ AT TAG1 RAN ?R\< ! BALLROOM TO ! 
 ANT]OOM & D[N/AIRS 9TO ! Y>D4 

,! S]VANTS GA!R$ R\ND ,NATA%A1 BUT C\LD NOT BELIEVE ! /RANGE 
 ORD] %E BR\<T !M UNTIL ! C\NT HIMSELF1 9 HIS WIFE'S NAME1 
 CONFIRM$ ! ORD] TO GIVE UP ALL ! C>TS TO ! W\ND$ & TAKE ! 
 TRUNKS TO ! /OR]OOMS4 ,:5 !Y UND]/OOD ?AT ORD] ! S]VANTS SET 
 TO WORK AT ?IS NEW TASK ) PLEASURE & ZEAL4 ,IT NO LONG] SEEM$ 
 /RANGE TO !M BUT ON ! CONTR>Y IT SEEM$ ! ONLY ?+ ?AT C\LD BE 
 DONE1 JU/ AS A QU>T] ( AN H\R BE=E IT HAD NOT SEEM$ /RANGE TO 
 ANYONE ?AT ! W\ND$ %\LD BE LEFT BEH9D & ! GOODS C>T$ AWAY 
 BUT ?AT HAD SEEM$ ! ONLY ?+ TO DO4 

,! :OLE H\SEHOLD1 AS IF TO ATONE = NOT HAV+ DONE IT SOON]1 SET 
 EAG]LY TO WORK AT ! NEW TASK ( PLAC+ ! W\ND$ 9 ! C>TS4 ,! 
 W\ND$ DRAGG$ !MSELVES \T ( !IR ROOMS & /OOD ) PALE BUT 
 HAPPY FACES R\ND ! C>TS4 ,! NEWS ?AT C>TS W]E TO BE HAD SPREAD TO 
 ! NEI<BOR+ H\SES1 FROM :I* W\ND$ M5 BEGAN TO COME 9TO ! 
 ,RO/OVS' Y>D4 ,MANY ( ! W\ND$ ASK$ !M NOT TO UNLOAD ! C>TS BUT 
 ONLY TO LET !M SIT ON ! TOP ( ! ?+S4 ,BUT ! WORK ( UNLOAD+1 
 ONCE />T$1 C\LD NOT BE >RE/$4 ,IT SEEM$ NOT TO MATT] :E!R ALL 
 OR ONLY HALF ! ?+S W]E LEFT BEH9D4 ,CASES FULL ( *9A1 BRONZES1 
 PICTURES1 & MIRRORS ?AT HAD BE5 SO C>EFULLY PACK$ ! NI<T BE=E 
 N[ LAY AB\T ! Y>D1 & /ILL !Y W5T ON SE>*+ = & F9D+ 
 POSSIBILITIES ( UNLOAD+ ?IS OR ?AT & LETT+ ! W\ND$ HAVE 
 ANO!R & YET ANO!R C>T4 

0,WE CAN TAKE F\R MORE M510 SAID ! /EW>D4 0,!Y CAN HAVE MY TRAP1 OR 
 ELSE :AT IS TO BECOME ( !M80 

0,LET !M HAVE MY W>DROBE C>T10 SAID ! C\NTESS4 0,DUNYA%A CAN GO ) 
 ME 9 ! C>RIAGE40 

,!Y UNLOAD$ ! W>DROBE C>T & S5T IT TO TAKE W\ND$ M5 FROM A 
 H\SE TWO DOORS (F4 ,! :OLE H\SEHOLD1 S]VANTS 9CLUD$1 WAS BRI<T 
 & ANIMAT$4 ,NATA%A WAS 9 A /ATE ( RAPTUR\S EXCITEM5T SU* AS %E 
 HAD NOT KN[N = A LONG TIME4 

0,:AT C\LD WE FA/5 ?IS ONTO80 ASK$ ! S]VANTS1 TRY+ TO FIX A 
 TRUNK ON ! N>R[ FOOTBO>D BEH9D A C>RIAGE4 0,WE MU/ KEEP AT LEA/ 
 ONE C>T40 

0,:AT'S 9 IT80 ASK$ ,NATA%A4 

0,! C\NT'S BOOKS40 

0,LEAVE IT1 ,VASILI* WILL PUT IT AWAY4 ,IT'S NOT WANT$40 

,! PHAETON WAS FULL ( PEOPLE & !RE WAS A D\BT AS TO :]E ,C\NT 
 ,PET] C\LD SIT4 

0,ON ! BOX4 ,Y\'LL SIT ON ! BOX1 WON'T Y\1 ,PETYA80 CRI$ ,NATA%A4 

,SONYA TOO WAS BUSY ALL ?IS TIME1 BUT ! AIM ( H] EF=TS WAS QUITE 
 DIFF]5T FROM ,NATA%A'S4 ,%E WAS PUTT+ AWAY ! ?+S ?AT HAD TO BE 
 LEFT BEH9D & MAK+ A LI/ ( !M AS ! C\NTESS WI%$1 & %E 
 TRI$ TO GET AS MU* TAK5 AWAY ) !M AS POSSIBLE4 

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