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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! VALET1 RETURN+ TO ! COTTAGE1 9=M$ ! C\NT ?AT ,MOSC[ WAS 
 BURN+4 ,! C\NT DONN$ HIS DRESS+ G[N & W5T \T TO LOOK4 ,SONYA 
 & ,MADAME ,S*OSS1 :O HAD NOT YET UNDRESS$1 W5T \T ) HIM4 ,ONLY 
 ,NATA%A & ! C\NTESS REMA9$ 9 ! ROOM4 ,PETYA WAS NO LONG] ) 
 ! FAMILY1 HE HAD GONE ON ) HIS REGIM5T :I* WAS MAK+ = ,TROITSA4 

,! C\NTESS1 ON HE>+ ?AT ,MOSC[ WAS ON FIRE1 BEGAN TO CRY4 ,NATA%A1 
 PALE1 ) A FIX$ LOOK1 WAS SITT+ ON ! B5* UND] ! ICONS JU/ 
 :]E %E HAD SAT D[N ON >RIV+ & PAID NO ATT5TION TO H] FA!R'S 
 WORDS4 ,%E WAS LI/5+ TO ! CEASELESS MOAN+ ( ! ADJUTANT1 ?REE 
 H\SES (F4 

0,OH1 H[ T]RIBLE10 SAID ,SONYA RETURN+ FROM ! Y>D *ILL$ & 
 FRI<T5$4 0,I BELIEVE ! :OLE ( ,MOSC[ WILL BURN1 !RE'S AN AWFUL 
 GL[6 ,NATA%A1 DO LOOK6 ,Y\ CAN SEE IT FROM ! W9D[10 %E SAID TO H] 
 C\S91 EVID5TLY WI%+ TO DI/RACT H] M9D4 

,BUT ,NATA%A LOOK$ AT H] AS IF NOT UND]/&+ :AT WAS SAID TO H] & 
 AGA9 FIX$ H] EYES ON ! CORN] ( ! /OVE4 ,%E HAD BE5 9 ?IS 
 CONDITION ( /UPOR S9CE ! MORN+1 :5 ,SONYA1 TO ! SURPRISE & 
 ANNOYANCE ( ! C\NTESS1 HAD = SOME UNACC\NTABLE REASON F\ND IT 
 NECESS>Y TO TELL ,NATA%A ( ,PR9CE ,&REW'S W\ND & ( HIS BE+ ) 
 !IR P>TY4 ,! C\NTESS HAD SELDOM BE5 SO ANGRY ) ANYONE AS %E WAS 
 ) ,SONYA4 ,SONYA HAD CRI$ & BEGG$ TO BE =GIV5 & N[1 AS IF 
 TRY+ TO ATONE = H] FAULT1 PAID UNCEAS+ ATT5TION TO H] C\S94 

0,LOOK1 ,NATA%A1 H[ DREADFULLY IT IS BURN+60 SAID %E4 

0,:AT'S BURN+80 ASK$ ,NATA%A4 0,OH1 YES1 ,MOSC[40 

,& AS IF 9 ORD] NOT TO (F5D ,SONYA & TO GET RID ( H]1 %E TURN$ 
 H] FACE TO ! W9D[1 LOOK$ \T 9 SU* A WAY ?AT IT WAS EVID5T ?AT 
 %E C\LD NOT SEE ANY?+1 & AGA9 SETTL$ D[N 9 H] =M] ATTITUDE4 

0,BUT Y\ DIDN'T SEE IT60 

0,YES1 REALLY ,I DID10 ,NATA%A REPLI$ 9 A VOICE ?AT PLEAD$ TO BE LEFT 9 
 PEACE4 

,BO? ! C\NTESS & ,SONYA UND]/OOD ?AT1 NATURALLY1 NEI!R ,MOSC[ NOR 
 ! BURN+ ( ,MOSC[ NOR ANY?+ ELSE C\LD SEEM ( IMPORTANCE TO 
 ,NATA%A4 

,! C\NT RETURN$ & LAY D[N BEH9D ! P>TITION4 ,! C\NTESS W5T UP 
 TO H] DAU<T] & T\*$ H] HEAD ) ! BACK ( H] H& AS %E WAS 
 WONT TO DO :5 ,NATA%A WAS ILL1 !N T\*$ H] =EHEAD ) H] LIPS 
 AS IF TO FEEL :E!R %E WAS FEV]I%1 & F9ALLY KISS$ H]4 

0,Y\ >E COLD4 ,Y\ >E TREMBL+ ALL OV]4 ,Y\'D BETT] LIE D[N10 SAID 
 ! C\NTESS4 

0,LIE D[N8 ,ALL RI<T1 ,I WILL4 ,I'LL LIE D[N AT ONCE10 SAID ,NATA%A4 

,:5 ,NATA%A HAD BE5 TOLD ?AT MORN+ ?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS S]I\SLY 
 W\ND$ & WAS TRAVEL+ ) !IR P>TY1 %E HAD AT FIR/ ASK$ MANY 
 QUE/IONS3 ,:]E WAS HE GO+8 ,H[ WAS HE W\ND$8 ,WAS IT S]I\S8 ,& 
 C\LD %E SEE HIM8 ,BUT AFT] %E HAD BE5 TOLD ?AT %E C\LD NOT SEE HIM1 
 ?AT HE WAS S]I\SLY W\ND$ BUT ?AT HIS LIFE WAS NOT 9 DANG]1 %E 
 CEAS$ TO ASK QUE/IONS OR TO SPEAK AT ALL1 EVID5TLY DISBELIEV+ :AT 
 !Y TOLD H]1 & CONV9C$ ?AT SAY :AT %E MI<T %E W\LD /ILL BE 
 TOLD ! SAME4 ,ALL ! WAY %E HAD SAT MOTIONLESS 9 A CORN] ( ! COA* 
 ) WIDE OP5 EYES1 & ! EXPRESSION 9 !M :I* ! C\NTESS KNEW SO 
 WELL & FE>$ SO MU*1 & N[ %E SAT 9 ! SAME WAY ON ! B5* 
 :]E %E HAD SEAT$ H]SELF ON >RIV+4 ,%E WAS PLANN+ SOME?+ & 
 EI!R DECID+ OR HAD ALREADY DECID$ SOME?+ 9 H] M9D4 ,! C\NTESS 
 KNEW ?IS1 BUT :AT IT MI<T BE %E DID NOT KN[1 & ?IS AL>M$ & 
 TORM5T$ H]4 

0,NATA%A1 UNDRESS1 D>L+2 LIE D[N ON MY B$40 

,A B$ HAD BE5 MADE ON A B$/EAD = ! C\NTESS ONLY4 ,MADAME ,S*OSS & 
 ! TWO GIRLS W]E TO SLEEP ON SOME HAY ON ! FLOOR4 

0,NO1 ,MAMA1 ,I WILL LIE D[N H]E ON ! FLOOR10 ,NATA%A REPLI$ IRRITABLY 
 & %E W5T TO ! W9D[ & OP5$ IT4 ,?R\< ! OP5 W9D[ ! 
 MOANS ( ! ADJUTANT C\LD BE HE>D MORE DI/9CTLY4 ,%E PUT H] HEAD \T 
 9TO ! DAMP NI<T AIR1 & ! C\NTESS SAW H] SLIM NECK %AK+ ) 
 SOBS & ?ROBB+ AGA9/ ! W9D[ FRAME4 ,NATA%A KNEW IT WAS NOT 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW :O WAS MOAN+4 ,%E KNEW ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS 9 ! SAME Y>D 
 AS !MSELVES & 9 A P>T ( ! HUT ACROSS ! PASSAGE2 BUT ?IS 
 DREADFUL 9CESSANT MOAN+ MADE H] SOB4 ,! C\NTESS EX*ANG$ A LOOK 
 ) ,SONYA4 

0,LIE D[N1 D>L+2 LIE D[N1 MY PET10 SAID ! C\NTESS1 S(TLY T\*+ 
 ,NATA%A'S %\LD]S4 0,COME1 LIE D[N40 

0,OH1 YES444 ,I'LL LIE D[N AT ONCE10 SAID ,NATA%A1 & BEGAN HURRI$LY 
 UNDRESS+1 TUGG+ AT ! TAPES ( H] PETTICOAT4 

,:5 %E HAD ?R[N (F H] DRESS & PUT ON A DRESS+ JACKET1 %E SAT 
 D[N ) H] FOOT UND] H] ON ! B$ ?AT HAD BE5 MADE UP ON ! 
 FLOOR1 J]K$ H] ?9 & RA!R %ORT PLAIT ( HAIR TO ! FRONT1 & 
 BEGAN REPLAIT+ IT4 ,H] LONG1 ?91 PRACTIC$ F+]S RAPIDLY UNPLAIT$1 
 REPLAIT$1 & TI$ UP H] PLAIT4 ,H] HEAD MOV$ FROM SIDE TO SIDE FROM 
 HABIT1 BUT H] EYES1 FEV]I%LY WIDE1 LOOK$ FIX$LY BE=E H]4 ,:5 H] 
 TOILET = ! NI<T WAS F9I%$ %E SANK G5TLY ONTO ! %EET SPREAD 
 OV] ! HAY ON ! SIDE NE>E/ ! DOOR4 

0,NATA%A1 Y\'D BETT] LIE 9 ! MIDDLE10 SAID ,SONYA4 

0,I'LL /AY H]E10 MUTT]$ ,NATA%A4 0,DO LIE D[N10 %E ADD$ CROSSLY1 & 
 BURI$ H] FACE 9 ! PILL[4 

,! C\NTESS1 ,MADAME ,S*OSS1 & ,SONYA UNDRESS$ HA/ILY & LAY D[N4 ,! 
 SMALL LAMP 9 FRONT ( ! ICONS WAS ! ONLY LI<T LEFT 9 ! ROOM4 ,BUT 
 9 ! Y>D !RE WAS A LI<T FROM ! FIRE AT ,LITTLE ,MYTI%*I A MILE & 
 A HALF AWAY1 & ?R\< ! NI<T CAME ! NOISE ( PEOPLE %\T+ AT A 
 TAV]N ,MAMONOV'S ,COSSACKS HAD SET UP ACROSS ! /REET1 & ! ADJUTANT'S 
 UNCEAS+ MOANS C\LD /ILL BE HE>D4 

,= A LONG TIME ,NATA%A LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY TO ! S\NDS ?AT REA*$ 
 H] FROM 9SIDE & \TSIDE ! ROOM & DID NOT MOVE4 ,FIR/ %E HE>D H] 
 MO!R PRAY+ & SI<+ & ! CREAK+ ( H] B$ UND] H]1 !N 
 ,MADAME ,S*OSS' FAMILI> :I/L+ SNORE & ,SONYA'S G5TLE BREA?+4 ,!N 
 ! C\NTESS CALL$ TO ,NATA%A4 ,NATA%A DID NOT ANSW]4 

0,I ?9K %E'S ASLEEP1 ,MAMA10 SAID ,SONYA S(TLY4 

,AFT] A %ORT SIL5CE ! C\NTESS SPOKE AGA9 BUT ?IS TIME NO ONE 
 REPLI$4 

,SOON AFT] ?AT ,NATA%A HE>D H] MO!R'S EV5 BREA?+4 ,NATA%A DID NOT 
 MOVE1 ?\< H] LITTLE B>E FOOT1 ?RU/ \T FROM UND] ! QUILT1 WAS 
 GR[+ COLD ON ! B>E FLOOR4 

,AS IF TO CELEBRATE A VICTORY OV] EV]YBODY1 A CRICKET *IRP$ 9 A CRACK 
 9 ! WALL4 ,A COCK CR[$ F> (F & ANO!R REPLI$ NE> BY4 ,! 
 %\T+ 9 ! TAV]N HAD DI$ D[N2 ONLY ! MOAN+ ( ! ADJUTANT WAS 
 HE>D4 ,NATA%A SAT UP4 

0,SONYA1 >E Y\ ASLEEP8 ,MAMA80 %E :ISP]$4 

,NO ONE REPLI$4 ,NATA%A ROSE SL[LY & C>EFULLY1 CROSS$ H]SELF1 & 
 /EPP$ CAUTI\SLY ON ! COLD & DIRTY FLOOR ) H] SLIM1 SUPPLE1 B>E 
 FEET4 ,! BO>DS ( ! FLOOR CREAK$4 ,/EPP+ CAUTI\SLY FROM ONE FOOT 
 TO ! O!R %E RAN LIKE A KITT5 ! FEW /EPS TO ! DOOR & GRASP$ 
 ! COLD DOOR H&LE4 

,IT SEEM$ TO H] ?AT SOME?+ HEAVY WAS BEAT+ RHY?MICALLY AGA9/ ALL 
 ! WALLS ( ! ROOM3 IT WAS H] [N HE>T1 S9K+ ) AL>M & T]ROR 
 & OV]FL[+ ) LOVE4 

,%E OP5$ ! DOOR & /EPP$ ACROSS ! ?RE%OLD & ONTO ! COLD1 
 DAMP E>!N FLOOR ( ! PASSAGE4 ,! COLD %E FELT REFRE%$ H]4 ,) 
 H] B>E FEET %E T\*$ A SLEEP+ MAN1 /EPP$ OV] HIM1 & OP5$ ! 
 DOOR 9TO ! P>T ( ! HUT :]E ,PR9CE ,&REW LAY4 ,IT WAS D>K 9 
 !RE4 ,9 ! F>!/ CORN]1 ON A B5* BESIDE A B$ ON :I* SOME?+ 
 WAS LY+1 /OOD A TALL[ C&LE ) A LONG1 ?ICK1 & SMOLD]+ WICK4 

,FROM ! MOM5T %E HAD BE5 TOLD ?AT MORN+ ( ,PR9CE ,&REW'S W\ND 
 & HIS PRES5CE !RE1 ,NATA%A HAD RESOLV$ TO SEE HIM4 ,%E DID NOT KN[ 
 :Y %E HAD TO1 %E KNEW ! MEET+ W\LD BE PA9FUL1 BUT FELT ! MORE 
 CONV9C$ ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y4 

,ALL DAY %E HAD LIV$ ONLY 9 HOPE ( SEE+ HIM ?AT NI<T4 ,BUT N[ ?AT 
 ! MOM5T HAD COME %E WAS FILL$ ) DREAD ( :AT %E MI<T SEE4 ,H[ 
 WAS HE MAIM$8 ,:AT WAS LEFT ( HIM8 ,WAS HE LIKE ?AT 9CESSANT MOAN+ ( 
 ! ADJUTANT'S8 ,YES1 HE WAS ALTOGE!R LIKE ?AT4 ,9 H] IMAG9ATION HE 
 WAS ?AT T]RIBLE MOAN+ P]SONIFI$4 ,:5 %E SAW AN 9DI/9CT %APE 9 
 ! CORN]1 & MI/OOK HIS KNEES RAIS$ UND] ! QUILT = HIS 
 %\LD]S1 %E IMAG9$ A HORRIBLE BODY !RE1 & /OOD /ILL 9 T]ROR4 
 ,BUT AN IRRESI/IBLE IMPULSE DREW H] =W>D4 ,%E CAUTI\SLY TOOK ONE /EP 
 & !N ANO!R1 & F\ND H]SELF 9 ! MIDDLE ( A SMALL ROOM 
 CONTA9+ BAGGAGE4 ,ANO!R MAN--,TIMOKH9--WAS LY+ 9 A CORN] 
 ON ! B5*ES B5EA? ! ICONS1 & TWO O!RS--! DOCTOR & A 
 VALET--LAY ON ! FLOOR4 

,! VALET SAT UP & :ISP]$ SOME?+4 ,TIMOKH91 KEPT AWAKE BY ! PA9 
 9 HIS W\ND$ LEG1 GAZ$ ) WIDE-OP5 EYES AT ?IS /RANGE APP>ITION 
 ( A GIRL 9 A :ITE *EMISE1 DRESS+ JACKET1 & NI<TCAP4 ,! VALET'S 
 SLEEPY1 FRI<T5$ EXCLAMATION1 0,:AT DO Y\ WANT8 ,:AT'S ! MATT]80 
 MADE ,NATA%A APPROA* MORE SWIFTLY TO :AT WAS LY+ 9 ! CORN]4 
 ,HORRIBLY UNLIKE A MAN AS ?AT BODY LOOK$1 %E MU/ SEE HIM4 ,%E PASS$ 
 ! VALET1 ! SNUFF FELL FROM ! C&LE WICK1 & %E SAW ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 CLE>LY ) HIS >MS \TSIDE ! QUILT1 & SU* AS %E HAD ALWAYS SE5 
 HIM4 

,HE WAS ! SAME AS EV]1 BUT ! FEV]I% COLOR ( HIS FACE1 HIS 
 GLITT]+ EYES RAPTUR\SLY TURN$ T[>D H]1 & ESPECIALLY HIS NECK1 
 DELICATE AS A *ILD'S1 REVEAL$ BY ! TURN-D[N COLL> ( HIS %IRT1 GAVE 
 HIM A PECULI>LY 9NOC5T1 *ILDLIKE LOOK1 SU* AS %E HAD NEV] SE5 ON 
 HIM BE=E4 ,%E W5T UP TO HIM & ) A SWIFT1 FLEXIBLE1 Y\?FUL 
 MOVEM5T DROPP$ ON H] KNEES4 

,HE SMIL$ & HELD \T HIS H& TO H]4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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