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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,HEL5E1 HAV+ RETURN$ ) ! C\RT FROM ,VILNA TO ,PET]SBURG1 F\ND 
 H]SELF 9 A DIFFICULT POSITION4 

,9 ,PET]SBURG %E HAD 5JOY$ ! SPECIAL PROTECTION ( A GR&EE :O 
 OCCUPI$ ONE ( ! HI<E/ PO/S 9 ! ,EMPIRE4 ,9 ,VILNA %E HAD =M$ 
 AN 9TIMACY ) A Y\NG =EIGN PR9CE4 ,:5 %E RETURN$ TO ,PET]SBURG 
 BO? ! MAGNATE & ! PR9CE W]E !RE1 & BO? CLAIM$ !IR RI<TS4 
 ,HEL5E WAS FAC$ BY A NEW PROBLEM--H[ TO PRES]VE H] 9TIMACY ) 
 BO? )\T (F5D+ EI!R4 

,:AT W\LD HAVE SEEM$ DIFFICULT OR EV5 IMPOSSIBLE TO ANO!R WOMAN DID 
 NOT CAUSE ! LEA/ EMB>RASSM5T TO ,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA1 :O EVID5TLY 
 DES]V$ H] REPUTATION ( BE+ A V]Y CLEV] WOMAN4 ,HAD %E ATTEMPT$ 
 CONCEALM5T1 OR TRI$ TO EXTRICATE H]SELF FROM H] AWKW>D POSITION BY 
 CUNN+1 %E W\LD HAVE SPOIL$ H] CASE BY ACKN[L$G+ H]SELF GUILTY4 
 ,BUT ,HEL5E1 LIKE A REALLY GREAT MAN :O CAN DO :ATEV] HE PLEASES1 AT ONCE 
 ASSUM$ H] [N POSITION TO BE CORRECT1 AS %E S9C]ELY BELIEV$ IT TO 
 BE1 & ?AT EV]YONE ELSE WAS TO BLAME4 

,! FIR/ TIME ! Y\NG =EIGN] ALL[$ HIMSELF TO REPROA* H]1 %E 
 LIFT$ H] BEAUTIFUL HEAD &1 HALF TURN+ TO HIM1 SAID FIRMLY3 0,?AT'S 
 JU/ LIKE A MAN--SELFI% & CRUEL6 ,I EXPECT$ NO?+ ELSE4 ,A WOMAN 
 SACRIFICES H]SELF = Y\1 %E SUFF]S1 & ?IS IS H] REW>D6 ,:AT 
 RI<T HAVE Y\1 MONSEIGNEUR1 TO DEM& AN ACC\NT ( MY ATTA*M5TS & 
 FRI5D%IPS8 ,HE IS A MAN :O HAS BE5 MORE ?AN A FA!R TO ME60 ,! 
 PR9CE WAS AB\T TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT ,HEL5E 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,WELL1 YES10 SAID %E1 0IT MAY BE ?AT HE HAS O!R S5TIM5TS = ME ?AN 
 ?OSE ( A FA!R1 BUT ?AT IS NOT A REASON = ME TO %UT MY DOOR ON HIM4 
 ,I AM NOT A MAN1 ?AT ,I %\LD REPAY K9DNESS ) +RATITUDE6 ,KN[1 
 MONSEIGNEUR1 ?AT 9 ALL ?AT RELATES TO MY 9TIMATE FEEL+S ,I R5D] 
 ACC\NT ONLY TO ,GOD & TO MY CONSCI5CE10 %E CONCLUD$1 LAY+ H] H& 
 ON H] BEAUTIFUL1 FULLY EXP&$ BOSOM & LOOK+ UP TO HEAV54 

0,BUT = HEAV5'S SAKE LI/5 TO ME60 

0,M>RY ME1 & ,I WILL BE Y\R SLAVE60 

0,BUT ?AT'S IMPOSSIBLE40 

0,Y\ WON'T DEIGN TO DEMEAN Y\RSELF BY M>RY+ ME1 Y\4440 SAID ,HEL5E1 
 BEG9N+ TO CRY4 

,! PR9CE TRI$ TO COM=T H]1 BUT ,HEL5E1 AS IF QUITE DI/RAU<T1 SAID 
 ?R\< H] TE>S ?AT !RE WAS NO?+ TO PREV5T H] M>RY+1 ?AT 
 !RE W]E PREC$5TS 7!RE W]E UP TO ?AT TIME V]Y FEW1 BUT %E 
 M5TION$ ,NAPOLEON & SOME O!R EXALT$ P]SONAGES71 ?AT %E HAD NEV] 
 BE5 H] HUSB&'S WIFE1 & ?AT %E HAD BE5 SACRIFIC$4 

0,BUT ! LAW1 RELIGION4440 SAID ! PR9CE1 ALREADY YIELD+4 

0,! LAW1 RELIGION444 ,:AT HAVE !Y BE5 9V5T$ = IF !Y CAN'T 
 >RANGE ?AT80 SAID ,HEL5E4 

,! PR9CE WAS SURPRIS$ ?AT SO SIMPLE AN IDEA HAD NOT OCCURR$ TO HIM1 
 & HE APPLI$ = ADVICE TO ! HOLY BRE?R5 ( ! ,SOCIETY ( ,JESUS1 
 ) :OM HE WAS ON 9TIMATE T]MS4 

,A FEW DAYS LAT] AT ONE ( ?OSE 5*ANT+ FETES :I* ,HEL5E GAVE AT H] 
 C\NTRY H\SE ON ! ,/ONE ,ISL&1 ! *>M+ ,MONSIEUR DE ,JOB]T1 A MAN 
 NO LONG] Y\NG1 ) SN[ :ITE HAIR & BRILLIANT BLACK EYES1 A ,JESUIT A 
 ROBE C\RTE "9 WAS PRES5T$ TO H]1 & 9 ! G>D5 BY ! LI<T ( ! 
 ILLUM9ATIONS & TO ! S\ND ( MUSIC TALK$ TO H] = A LONG TIME ( 
 ! LOVE ( ,GOD1 ( ,*RI/1 ( ! ,SACR$ ,HE>T1 & ( ! CONSOLATIONS 
 ! ONE TRUE ,CA?OLIC RELIGION AF=DS 9 ?IS WORLD & ! NEXT4 ,HEL5E 
 WAS T\*$1 & MORE ?AN ONCE TE>S ROSE TO H] EYES & TO ?OSE ( 
 ,MONSIEUR DE ,JOB]T & !IR VOICES TREMBL$4 ,A DANCE1 = :I* H] 
 P>TN] CAME TO SEEK H]1 PUT AN 5D TO H] DISC\RSE ) H] FUTURE 
 DIRECTEUR DE CONSCI5CE1 BUT ! NEXT EV5+ ,MONSIEUR DE ,JOB]T CAME TO 
 SEE ,HEL5E :5 %E WAS ALONE1 & AFT] ?AT (T5 CAME AGA94 

 "9 ,LAY MEMB] ( ! ,SOCIETY ( ,JESUS4 

  

,ONE DAY HE TOOK ! C\NTESS TO A ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC *UR*1 :]E %E KNELT 
 D[N BE=E ! ALT> TO :I* %E WAS L$4 ,! 5*ANT+1 MIDDLE-AG$ 
 ,FR5*MAN LAID HIS H&S ON H] HEAD &1 AS %E H]SELF AFT]W>DS 
 DESCRIB$ IT1 %E FELT SOME?+ LIKE A FRE% BREEZE WAFT$ 9TO H] S\L4 
 ,IT WAS EXPLA9$ TO H] ?AT ?IS WAS LA GRACE4 

,AFT] ?AT A LONG-FROCK$ ABBE WAS BR\<T TO H]4 ,%E CONFESS$ TO HIM1 
 & HE ABSOLV$ H] FROM H] S9S4 ,NEXT DAY %E RECEIV$ A BOX CONTA9+ 
 ! ,SACR$ ,HO/1 :I* WAS LEFT AT H] H\SE = H] TO P>TAKE (4 ,A FEW 
 DAYS LAT] ,HEL5E LE>N$ ) PLEASURE ?AT %E HAD N[ BE5 ADMITT$ TO 
 ! TRUE ,CA?OLIC ,*UR* & ?AT 9 A FEW DAYS ! ,POPE HIMSELF W\LD 
 HE> ( H] & W\LD S5D H] A C]TA9 DOCUM5T4 

,ALL ?AT WAS DONE >\ND H] & TO H] AT ?IS TIME1 ALL ! ATT5TION 
 DEVOT$ TO H] BY SO MANY CLEV] M5 & EXPRESS$ 9 SU* PLEASANT1 
 REF9$ WAYS1 & ! /ATE ( DOVE-LIKE PURITY %E WAS N[ 9 7%E WORE 
 ONLY :ITE DRESSES & :ITE RIBBONS ALL ?AT TIME7 GAVE H] PLEASURE1 BUT 
 H] PLEASURE DID NOT CAUSE H] = A MOM5T TO =GET H] AIM4 ,& AS IT 
 ALWAYS HAPP5S 9 CONTE/S ( CUNN+ ?AT A /UPID P]SON GETS ! BETT] 
 ( CLEV]] ONES1 ,HEL5E--HAV+ REALIZ$ ?AT ! MA9 OBJECT ( ALL 
 !SE WORDS & ALL ?IS TR\BLE WAS1 AFT] CONV]T+ H] TO ,CA?OLICISM1 
 TO OBTA9 MONEY FROM H] = ,JESUIT 9/ITUTIONS 7AS TO :I* %E RECEIV$ 
 9DICATIONS7--BE=E P>T+ ) H] MONEY 9SI/$ ?AT ! V>I\S 
 OP]ATIONS NECESS>Y TO FREE H] FROM H] HUSB& %\LD BE P]=M$4 ,9 
 H] VIEW ! AIM ( EV]Y RELIGION WAS M]ELY TO PRES]VE C]TA9 
 PROPRIETIES :ILE AF=D+ SATISFACTION TO HUMAN DESIRES4 ,& ) ?IS 
 AIM1 9 ONE ( H] TALKS ) H] ,FA!R ,CONFESSOR1 %E 9SI/$ ON AN 
 ANSW] TO ! QUE/ION1 9 H[ F> WAS %E B\ND BY H] M>RIAGE8 

,!Y W]E SITT+ 9 ! TWILI<T BY A W9D[ 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM4 ,! 
 SC5T ( FL[]S CAME 9 AT ! W9D[4 ,HEL5E WAS WE>+ A :ITE DRESS1 
 TRANSP>5T OV] H] %\LD]S & BOSOM4 ,! ABBE1 A WELL-F$ MAN ) A 
 PLUMP1 CLEAN-%AV5 *91 A PLEASANT FIRM M\?1 & :ITE H&S MEEKLY 
 FOLD$ ON HIS KNEES1 SAT CLOSE TO ,HEL5E &1 ) A SUBTLE SMILE ON HIS 
 LIPS & A PEACEFUL LOOK ( DELI<T AT H] BEAUTY1 OCCASIONALLY GLANC$ AT 
 H] FACE AS HE EXPLA9$ HIS OP9ION ON ! SUBJECT4 ,HEL5E ) AN UNEASY 
 SMILE LOOK$ AT HIS CURLY HAIR & HIS PLUMP1 CLEAN-%AV51 BLACKI% 
 *EEKS & EV]Y MOM5T EXPECT$ ! CONV]SATION TO TAKE A FRE% TURN4 
 ,BUT ! ABBE1 ?\< HE EVID5TLY 5JOY$ ! BEAUTY ( HIS COMPANION1 WAS 
 ABSORB$ 9 HIS MA/]Y ( ! MATT]4 

,! C\RSE ( ! ,FA!R ,CONFESSOR'S >GUM5TS RAN AS FOLL[S3 0,IGNORANT 
 ( ! IMPORT ( :AT Y\ W]E UND]TAK+1 Y\ MADE A V[ ( CONJUGAL 
 FIDELITY TO A MAN :O ON HIS P>T1 BY 5T]+ ! M>RI$ /ATE )\T 
 FAI? 9 ! RELIGI\S SIGNIFICANCE ( M>RIAGE1 COMMITT$ AN ACT ( 
 SACRILEGE4 ,?AT M>RIAGE LACK$ ! DUAL SIGNIFICANCE IT %\LD HAVE HAD4 
 ,YET 9 SPITE ( ?IS Y\R V[ WAS B9D+4 ,Y\ SW]V$ FROM IT4 ,:AT DID 
 Y\ COMMIT BY SO ACT+8 ,A V5IAL1 OR A MORTAL1 S98 ,A V5IAL S91 = Y\ 
 ACT$ )\T EVIL 9T5TION4 ,IF N[ Y\ M>RI$ AGA9 ) ! OBJECT ( 
 BE>+ *ILDR51 Y\R S9 MI<T BE =GIV54 ,BUT ! QUE/ION IS AGA9 A 
 TW(OLD ONE3 FIR/LY4440 

,BUT SUDD5LY ,HEL5E1 :O WAS GETT+ BOR$1 SAID ) ONE ( H] 
 BEWIT*+ SMILES3 0,BUT ,I ?9K ?AT HAV+ ESP\S$ ! TRUE RELIGION ,I 
 CANNOT BE B\ND BY :AT A FALSE RELIGION LAID UPON ME40 

,! DIRECTOR ( H] CONSCI5CE WAS A/\ND$ AT HAV+ ! CASE PRES5T$ 
 TO HIM ?US ) ! SIMPLICITY ( ,COLUMBUS' EGG4 ,HE WAS DELI<T$ AT ! 
 UNEXPECT$ RAPIDITY ( HIS PUPIL'S PROGRESS1 BUT C\LD NOT AB&ON ! 
 $IFICE ( >GUM5T HE HAD LABORI\SLY CON/RUCT$4 

0,LET US UND]/& ONE ANO!R1 ,C\NTESS10 SAID HE ) A SMILE1 & BEGAN 
 REFUT+ HIS SPIRITUAL DAU<T]'S >GUM5TS4 

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