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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,BE=E TWO O'CLOCK 9 ! AFT]NOON ! ,RO/OVS' F\R C>RIAGES1 PACK$ 
 FULL & ) ! HORSES H>NESS$1 /OOD AT ! FRONT DOOR4 ,ONE BY ONE 
 ! C>TS ) ! W\ND$ HAD MOV$ \T ( ! Y>D4 

,! CALE*E 9 :I* ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS BE+ TAK5 ATTRACT$ ,SONYA'S 
 ATT5TION AS IT PASS$ ! FRONT POR*4 ,) ! HELP ( A MAID %E WAS 
 >RANG+ A SEAT = ! C\NTESS 9 ! HUGE HI< COA* ?AT /OOD AT ! 
 5TRANCE4 

0,:OSE CALE*E IS ?AT80 %E 9QUIR$1 LEAN+ \T ( ! C>RIAGE W9D[4 

0,:Y1 DIDN'T Y\ KN[1 ,MISS80 REPLI$ ! MAID4 0,! W\ND$ PR9CE3 HE 
 SP5T ! NI<T 9 \R H\SE & IS GO+ ) US40 

0,BUT :O IS IT8 ,:AT'S HIS NAME80 

0,IT'S \R 9T5D$ ?AT WAS--,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI HIMSELF6 ,!Y SAY HE IS 
 DY+10 REPLI$ ! MAID ) A SI<4 

,SONYA JUMP$ \T ( ! COA* & RAN TO ! C\NTESS4 ,! C\NTESS1 TIR$ 
 \T & ALREADY DRESS$ 9 %AWL & BONNET = H] J\RNEY1 WAS PAC+ UP 
 & D[N ! DRAW+ ROOM1 WAIT+ = ! H\SEHOLD TO ASSEMBLE = ! 
 USUAL SIL5T PRAY] ) CLOS$ DOORS BE=E />T+4 ,NATA%A WAS NOT 9 
 ! ROOM4 

0,MAMA10 SAID ,SONYA1 0,PR9CE ,&REW IS H]E1 MORTALLY W\ND$4 ,HE IS GO+ 
 ) US40 

,! C\NTESS OP5$ H] EYES 9 DISMAY &1 SEIZ+ ,SONYA'S >M1 GLANC$ 
 >\ND4 

0,NATA%A80 %E MURMUR$4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T ?IS NEWS HAD ONLY ONE SIGNIFICANCE = BO? ( !M4 ,!Y 
 KNEW !IR ,NATA%A1 & AL>M AS TO :AT W\LD HAPP5 IF %E HE>D ?IS 
 NEWS /IFL$ ALL SYMPA?Y = ! MAN !Y BO? LIK$4 

0,NATA%A DOES NOT KN[ YET1 BUT HE IS GO+ ) US10 SAID ,SONYA4 

0,Y\ SAY HE IS DY+80 

,SONYA NODD$4 

,! C\NTESS PUT H] >MS >\ND ,SONYA & BEGAN TO CRY4 

0,! WAYS ( ,GOD >E PA/ F9D+ \T60 %E ?\<T1 FEEL+ ?AT ! 
 ,ALMI<TY ,H&1 HI!RTO UNSE51 WAS BECOM+ MANIFE/ 9 ALL ?AT WAS N[ 
 TAK+ PLACE4 

0,WELL1 ,MAMA8 ,EV]Y?+ IS READY4 ,:AT'S ! MATT]80 ASK$ ,NATA%A1 AS 
 ) ANIMAT$ FACE %E RAN 9TO ! ROOM4 

0,NO?+10 ANSW]$ ! C\NTESS4 0,IF EV]Y?+ IS READY LET US />T40 

,& ! C\NTESS B5T OV] H] RETICULE TO HIDE H] AGITAT$ FACE4 ,SONYA 
 EMBRAC$ ,NATA%A & KISS$ H]4 

,NATA%A LOOK$ AT H] 9QUIR+LY4 

0,:AT IS IT8 ,:AT HAS HAPP5$80 

0,NO?+444 ,NO4440 

0,IS IT SOME?+ V]Y BAD = ME8 ,:AT IS IT80 P]SI/$ ,NATA%A ) H] 
 QUICK 9TUITION4 

,SONYA SI<$ & MADE NO REPLY4 ,! C\NT1 ,PETYA1 ,MADAME ,S*OSS1 ,MAVRA 
 ,KUZM9I*NA1 & ,VASILI* CAME 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM &1 HAV+ CLOS$ 
 ! DOORS1 !Y ALL SAT D[N & REMA9$ = SOME MOM5TS SIL5TLY SEAT$ 
 )\T LOOK+ AT ONE ANO!R4 

,! C\NT WAS ! FIR/ TO RISE1 & ) A L\D SI< CROSS$ HIMSELF 
 BE=E ! ICON4 ,ALL ! O!RS DID ! SAME4 ,!N ! C\NT EMBRAC$ 
 ,MAVRA ,KUZM9I*NA & ,VASILI*1 :O W]E TO REMA9 9 ,MOSC[1 & :ILE 
 !Y CAU<T AT HIS H& & KISS$ HIS %\LD] HE PATT$ !IR BACKS 
 LI<TLY ) SOME VAGUELY AFFECTIONATE & COM=T+ WORDS4 ,! C\NTESS 
 W5T 9TO ! ORATORY & !RE ,SONYA F\ND H] ON H] KNEES BE=E ! 
 ICONS ?AT HAD BE5 LEFT H]E & !RE HANG+ ON ! WALL4 7,! MO/ 
 PRECI\S ONES1 ) :I* SOME FAMILY TRADITION WAS CONNECT$1 W]E BE+ 
 TAK5 ) !M47 

,9 ! POR* & 9 ! Y>D ! M5 :OM ,PETYA HAD >M$ ) SWORDS & 
 DAGG]S1 ) TR\S]S TUCK$ 9SIDE !IR HI< BOOTS & ) BELTS & 
 GIRDLES TI<T5$1 W]E TAK+ LEAVE ( ?OSE REMA9+ BEH9D4 

,AS IS ALWAYS ! CASE AT A DEP>TURE1 MU* HAD BE5 =GOTT5 OR PUT 9 
 ! WRONG PLACE1 & = A LONG TIME TWO M5S]VANTS /OOD ONE ON EA* 
 SIDE ( ! OP5 DOOR & ! C>RIAGE /EPS WAIT+ TO HELP ! C\NTESS 
 91 :ILE MAIDS RU%$ ) CU%IONS & BUNDLES FROM ! H\SE TO ! 
 C>RIAGES1 ! CALE*E1 ! PHAETON1 & BACK AGA94 

0,!Y ALWAYS WILL =GET EV]Y?+60 SAID ! C\NTESS4 0,DON'T Y\ KN[ ,I 
 CAN'T SIT LIKE ?AT80 

,& ,DUNYA%A1 ) CL5*$ TEE?1 )\T REPLY+ BUT ) AN AGGRIEV$ 
 LOOK ON H] FACE1 HA/ILY GOT 9TO ! COA* TO RE>RANGE ! SEAT4 

0,OH1 ?OSE S]VANTS60 SAID ! C\NT1 SWAY+ HIS HEAD4 

,EFIM1 ! OLD COA*MAN1 :O WAS ! ONLY ONE ! C\NTESS TRU/$ TO DRIVE 
 H]1 SAT P]*$ UP HI< ON ! BOX & DID NOT SO MU* AS GLANCE R\ND AT 
 :AT WAS GO+ ON BEH9D HIM4 ,FROM ?IRTY YE>S' EXP]I5CE HE KNEW IT 
 W\LD BE SOME TIME YET BE=E ! ORD]1 0,BE (F1 9 ,GOD'S NAME60 W\LD BE 
 GIV5 HIM3 & HE KNEW ?AT EV5 :5 IT WAS SAID HE W\LD BE /OPP$ ONCE 
 OR TWICE MORE :ILE !Y S5T BACK TO FET* SOME?+ ?AT HAD BE5 
 =GOTT51 & EV5 AFT] ?AT HE W\LD AGA9 BE /OPP$ & ! C\NTESS 
 H]SELF W\LD LEAN \T ( ! W9D[ & BEG HIM = ! LOVE ( HEAV5 TO 
 DRIVE C>EFULLY D[N ! HILL4 ,HE KNEW ALL ?IS & !RE=E WAIT$ 
 CALMLY = :AT W\LD HAPP51 ) MORE PATI5CE ?AN ! HORSES1 
 ESPECIALLY ! NE> ONE1 ! *E/NUT ,FALCON1 :O WAS PAW+ ! GR\ND 
 & *AMP+ HIS BIT4 ,AT LA/ ALL W]E SEAT$1 ! C>RIAGE /EPS W]E 
 FOLD$ & PULL$ UP1 ! DOOR WAS %UT1 SOMEBODY WAS S5T = A TRAVEL+ 
 CASE1 & ! C\NTESS LEAN$ \T & SAID :AT %E HAD TO SAY4 ,!N ,EFIM 
 DELIB]ATELY D(F$ HIS HAT & BEGAN CROSS+ HIMSELF4 ,! PO/ILION & 
 ALL ! O!R S]VANTS DID ! SAME4 0,(F1 9 ,GOD'S NAME60 SAID ,EFIM1 
 PUTT+ ON HIS HAT4 0,/>T60 ,! PO/ILION />T$ ! HORSES1 ! (F 
 POLE HORSE TUGG$ AT HIS COLL>1 ! HI< SPR+S CREAK$1 & ! BODY ( 
 ! COA* SWAY$4 ,! FOOTMAN SPRANG ONTO ! BOX ( ! MOV+ COA* 
 :I* JOLT$ AS IT PASS$ \T ( ! Y>D ONTO ! UNEV5 ROADWAY2 ! 
 O!R VEHICLES JOLT$ 9 !IR TURN1 & ! PROCESSION ( C>RIAGES MOV$ 
 UP ! /REET4 ,9 ! C>RIAGES1 ! CALE*E1 & ! PHAETON1 ALL CROSS$ 
 !MSELVES AS !Y PASS$ ! *UR* OPPOSITE ! H\SE4 ,?OSE :O W]E TO 
 REMA9 9 ,MOSC[ WALK$ ON EI!R SIDE ( ! VEHICLES SEE+ ! 
 TRAVEL]S (F4 

,R>ELY HAD ,NATA%A EXP]I5C$ SO JOYFUL A FEEL+ AS N[1 SITT+ 9 ! 
 C>RIAGE BESIDE ! C\NTESS & GAZ+ AT ! SL[LY REC$+ WALLS ( 
 =SAK51 AGITAT$ ,MOSC[4 ,OCCASIONALLY %E LEAN$ \T ( ! C>RIAGE 
 W9D[ & LOOK$ BACK & !N =W>D AT ! LONG TRA9 ( W\ND$ 9 
 FRONT ( !M4 ,ALMO/ AT ! HEAD ( ! L9E %E C\LD SEE ! RAIS$ 
 HOOD ( ,PR9CE ,&REW'S CALE*E4 ,%E DID NOT KN[ :O WAS 9 IT1 
 BUT EA* TIME %E LOOK$ AT ! PROCESSION H] EYES S\<T ?AT CALE*E4 
 ,%E KNEW IT WAS RI<T 9 FRONT4 

,9 ,KUDR9O1 FROM ! ,NIKITSKI1 ,PRESNYA1 & ,PODNOV9SK ,/REETS CAME 
 SEV]AL O!R TRA9S ( VEHICLES SIMIL> TO ! ,RO/OVS'1 & AS !Y 
 PASS$ ALONG ! ,SADOVAYA ,/REET ! C>RIAGES & C>TS =M$ TWO R[S 
 ABREA/4 

,AS !Y W]E GO+ R\ND ! ,SUKH>EV WAT] T[] ,NATA%A1 :O WAS 
 9QUISITIVELY & AL]TLY SCRUT9IZ+ ! PEOPLE DRIV+ OR WALK+ PA/1 
 SUDD5LY CRI$ \T 9 JOYFUL SURPRISE3 

0,DE> ME6 ,MAMA1 ,SONYA1 LOOK1 IT'S HE60 

0,:O8 ,:O80 

0,LOOK6 ,YES1 ON MY WORD1 IT'S ,BEZUKHOV60 SAID ,NATA%A1 PUTT+ H] HEAD \T 
 ( ! C>RIAGE & />+ AT A TALL1 /\T MAN 9 A COA*MAN'S LONG 
 COAT1 :O FROM HIS MANN] ( WALK+ & MOV+ WAS EVID5TLY A G5TLEMAN 
 9 DISGUISE1 & :O WAS PASS+ UND] ! >* ( ! ,SUKH>EV T[] 
 ACCOMPANI$ BY A SMALL1 SALL[-FAC$1 BE>DLESS OLD MAN 9 A FRIEZE COAT4 

0,YES1 IT REALLY IS ,BEZUKHOV 9 A COA*MAN'S COAT1 ) A QUE]-LOOK+ OLD 
 BOY4 ,REALLY10 SAID ,NATA%A1 0LOOK1 LOOK60 

0,NO1 IT'S NOT HE4 ,H[ CAN Y\ TALK SU* NONS5SE80 

0,MAMA10 SCREAM$ ,NATA%A1 0,I'LL /AKE MY HEAD IT'S HE6 ,I ASSURE Y\6 
 ,/OP1 /OP60 %E CRI$ TO ! COA*MAN4 

,BUT ! COA*MAN C\LD NOT /OP1 = FROM ! ,ME%*ANSKI ,/REET CAME MORE 
 C>TS & C>RIAGES1 & ! ,RO/OVS W]E BE+ %\T$ AT TO MOVE ON & 
 NOT BLOCK ! WAY4 

,9 FACT1 H[EV]1 ?\< N[ MU* F>!R (F ?AN BE=E1 ! ,RO/OVS ALL 
 SAW ,PI]RE--OR SOMEONE EXTRAORD9>ILY LIKE HIM--9 A COA*MAN'S 
 COAT1 GO+ D[N ! /REET ) HEAD B5T & A S]I\S FACE BESIDE A 
 SMALL1 BE>DLESS OLD MAN :O LOOK$ LIKE A FOOTMAN4 ,?AT OLD MAN NOTIC$ A 
 FACE ?RU/ \T ( ! C>RIAGE W9D[ GAZ+ AT !M1 & RESPECTFULLY 
 T\*+ ,PI]RE'S ELB[ SAID SOME?+ TO HIM & PO9T$ TO ! C>RIAGE4 
 ,PI]RE1 EVID5TLY 5GROSS$ 9 ?\<T1 C\LD NOT AT FIR/ UND]/& HIM4 
 ,AT L5G? :5 HE HAD UND]/OOD & LOOK$ 9 ! DIRECTION ! OLD MAN 
 9DICAT$1 HE RECOGNIZ$ ,NATA%A1 & FOLL[+ HIS FIR/ IMPULSE /EPP$ 
 9/ANTLY & RAPIDLY T[>D ! COA*4 ,BUT HAV+ TAK5 A DOZ5 /EPS HE 
 SEEM$ TO REMEMB] SOME?+ & /OPP$4 

,NATA%A'S FACE1 LEAN+ \T ( ! W9D[1 BEAM$ ) QUIZZICAL 
 K9DL9ESS4 

0,PET] ,KIRILOVI*1 COME H]E6 ,WE HAVE RECOGNIZ$ Y\6 ,?IS IS WOND]FUL60 
 %E CRI$1 HOLD+ \T H] H& TO HIM4 0,:AT >E Y\ DO+8 ,:Y >E Y\ 
 LIKE ?IS80 

,PI]RE TOOK H] \T/RET*$ H& & KISS$ IT AWKW>DLY AS HE WALK$ 
 ALONG BESIDE H] :ILE ! COA* /ILL MOV$ ON4 

0,:AT IS ! MATT]1 ,C\NT80 ASK$ ! C\NTESS 9 A SURPRIS$ & 
 COMMIS]AT+ TONE4 

0,:AT8 ,:AT8 ,:Y8 ,DON'T ASK ME10 SAID ,PI]RE1 & LOOK$ R\ND AT ,NATA%A 
 :OSE RADIANT1 HAPPY EXPRESSION--( :I* HE WAS CONSCI\S )\T 
 LOOK+ AT H]--FILL$ HIM ) 5*ANTM5T4 

0,>E Y\ REMA9+ 9 ,MOSC[1 !N80 

,PI]RE HESITAT$4 

0,9 ,MOSC[80 HE SAID 9 A QUE/ION+ TONE4 0,YES1 9 ,MOSC[4 ,GOOD-BY60 

0,AH1 IF ONLY ,I W]E A MAN6 ,I'D C]TA9LY /AY ) Y\4 ,H[ SPL5DID60 
 SAID ,NATA%A4 0,MAMA1 IF Y\'LL LET ME1 ,I'LL /AY60 

,PI]RE GLANC$ ABS5TLY AT ,NATA%A & WAS AB\T TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT ! 
 C\NTESS 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,Y\ W]E AT ! BATTLE1 WE HE>D40 

0,YES1 ,I WAS10 ,PI]RE ANSW]$4 0,!RE WILL BE ANO!R BATTLE TOMORR[4440 
 HE BEGAN1 BUT ,NATA%A 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,BUT :AT IS ! MATT] ) Y\1 ,C\NT8 ,Y\ >E NOT LIKE Y\RSELF44440 

0,OH1 DON'T ASK ME1 DON'T ASK ME6 ,I DON'T KN[ MYSELF4 ,TOMORR[444 ,BUT NO6 
 ,GOOD-BY1 GOOD-BY60 HE MUTT]$4 0,IT'S AN AWFUL TIME60 & DROPP+ BEH9D 
 ! C>RIAGE HE /EPP$ ONTO ! PAVEM5T4 

,NATA%A CONT9U$ TO LEAN \T ( ! W9D[ = A LONG TIME1 BEAM+ AT 
 HIM ) H] K9DLY1 SLI<TLY QUIZZICAL1 HAPPY SMILE4 

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