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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

0,%E HAS COME TO /AY ) ME10 SAID ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 0,! C\NT & 
 C\NTESS WILL BE H]E 9 A FEW DAYS4 ,! C\NTESS IS 9 A DREADFUL /ATE2 
 BUT IT WAS NECESS>Y = ,NATA%A H]SELF TO SEE A DOCTOR4 ,!Y 9SI/$ ON 
 H] COM+ ) ME40 

0,YES1 IS !RE A FAMILY FREE FROM SORR[ N[80 SAID ,PI]RE1 ADDRESS+ 
 ,NATA%A4 0,Y\ KN[ IT HAPP5$ ! V]Y DAY WE W]E RESCU$4 ,I SAW HIM4 
 ,:AT A DELI<TFUL BOY HE WAS60 

,NATA%A LOOK$ AT HIM1 & BY WAY ( ANSW] TO HIS WORDS H] EYES WID5$ 
 & LIT UP4 

0,:AT CAN ONE SAY OR ?9K ( AS A CONSOLATION80 SAID ,PI]RE4 0,NO?+6 
 ,:Y HAD SU* A SPL5DID BOY1 SO FULL ( LIFE1 TO DIE80 

0,YES1 9 !SE DAYS IT W\LD BE H>D TO LIVE )\T FAI?4440 REM>K$ 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 

0,YES1 YES1 ?AT IS REALLY TRUE10 ,PI]RE HA/ILY 9T]RUPT$ H]4 

0,:Y IS IT TRUE80 ,NATA%A ASK$1 LOOK+ ATT5TIVELY 9TO ,PI]RE'S EYES4 

0,H[ CAN Y\ ASK :Y80 SAID ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 0,! ?\<T ALONE ( :AT 
 AWAITS4440 

,NATA%A )\T WAIT+ = ,PR9CESS ,M>Y TO F9I% AGA9 LOOK$ 
 9QUIR+LY AT ,PI]RE4 

0,& BECAUSE10 ,PI]RE CONT9U$1 0ONLY ONE :O BELIEVES ?AT !RE IS A 
 ,GOD RUL+ US CAN BE> A LOSS SU* AS H]S &444 Y\RS40 

,NATA%A HAD ALREADY OP5$ H] M\? TO SPEAK BUT SUDD5LY /OPP$4 ,PI]RE 
 HURRI$LY TURN$ AWAY FROM H] & AGA9 ADDRESS$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 ASK+ 
 AB\T HIS FRI5D'S LA/ DAYS4 

,PI]RE'S CONFUSION HAD N[ ALMO/ VANI%$1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME HE FELT 
 ?AT HIS FRE$OM HAD ALSO COMPLETELY GONE4 ,HE FELT ?AT !RE WAS N[ A 
 JUDGE ( HIS EV]Y WORD & ACTION :OSE JUDGM5T MATT]$ MORE TO HIM 
 ?AN ?AT ( ALL ! RE/ ( ! WORLD4 ,AS HE SPOKE N[ HE WAS CONSID]+ 
 :AT IMPRESSION HIS WORDS W\LD MAKE ON ,NATA%A4 ,HE DID NOT PURPOSELY SAY 
 ?+S TO PLEASE H]1 BUT :ATEV] HE WAS SAY+ HE REG>D$ FROM H] 
 /&PO9T4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y--RELUCTANTLY AS IS USUAL 9 SU* CASES--BEGAN 
 TELL+ ( ! CONDITION 9 :I* %E HAD F\ND ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,BUT 
 ,PI]RE'S FACE QUIV]+ ) EMOTION1 HIS QUE/IONS & HIS EAG] RE/LESS 
 EXPRESSION1 GRADUALLY COMPELL$ H] TO GO 9TO DETAILS :I* %E FE>$ TO 
 RECALL = H] [N SAKE4 

0,YES1 YES1 & SO44480 ,PI]RE KEPT SAY+ AS HE LEAN$ T[>D H] ) HIS 
 :OLE BODY & EAG]LY LI/5$ TO H] /ORY4 0,YES1 YES444 SO HE GREW 
 TRANQUIL & S(T5$8 ,) ALL HIS S\L HE HAD ALWAYS S\<T ONE ?+--TO 
 BE P]FECTLY GOOD--SO HE C\LD NOT BE AFRAID ( DEA?4 ,! FAULTS HE 
 HAD--IF HE HAD ANY--W]E NOT ( HIS MAK+4 ,SO HE DID S(T58444 
 ,:AT A HAPPY ?+ ?AT HE SAW Y\ AGA910 HE ADD$1 SUDD5LY TURN+ TO 
 ,NATA%A & LOOK+ AT H] ) EYES FULL ( TE>S4 

,NATA%A'S FACE TWIT*$4 ,%E FR[N$ & L[]$ H] EYES = A MOM5T4 
 ,%E HESITAT$ = AN 9/ANT :E!R TO SPEAK OR NOT4 

0,YES1 ?AT WAS HAPP9ESS10 %E !N SAID 9 H] QUIET VOICE ) ITS DEEP 
 *E/ NOTES4 0,= ME IT C]TA9LY WAS HAPP9ESS40 ,%E PAUS$4 0,& HE444 
 HE444 HE SAID HE WAS WI%+ = IT AT ! V]Y MOM5T ,I 5T]$ ! 
 ROOM44440 

,NATA%A'S VOICE BROKE4 ,%E BLU%$1 PRESS$ H] CLASP$ H&S ON H] 
 KNEES1 & !N CONTROLL+ H]SELF ) AN EVID5T EF=T LIFT$ H] HEAD 
 & BEGAN TO SPEAK RAPIDLY4 

0,WE KNEW NO?+ ( IT :5 WE />T$ FROM ,MOSC[4 ,I DID NOT D>E TO ASK 
 AB\T HIM4 ,!N SUDD5LY ,SONYA TOLD ME HE WAS TRAVEL+ ) US4 ,I HAD NO 
 IDEA & C\LD NOT IMAG9E :AT /ATE HE WAS 91 ALL ,I WANT$ WAS TO SEE 
 HIM & BE ) HIM10 %E SAID1 TREMBL+1 & BREA?+ QUICKLY4 

,& NOT LETT+ !M 9T]RUPT H] %E W5T ON TO TELL :AT %E HAD NEV] 
 YET M5TION$ TO ANYONE--ALL %E HAD LIV$ ?R\< DUR+ ?OSE ?REE 
 WEEKS ( !IR J\RNEY & LIFE AT ,Y>OSLAVL4 

,PI]RE LI/5$ TO H] ) LIPS P>T$ & EYES FIX$ UPON H] FULL ( 
 TE>S4 ,AS HE LI/5$ HE DID NOT ?9K ( ,PR9CE ,&REW1 NOR ( DEA?1 NOR 
 ( :AT %E WAS TELL+4 ,HE LI/5$ TO H] & FELT ONLY PITY = H]1 
 = :AT %E WAS SUFF]+ N[ :ILE %E WAS SPEAK+4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 FR[N+ 9 H] EF=T TO HOLD BACK H] TE>S1 SAT BESIDE 
 ,NATA%A1 & HE>D = ! FIR/ TIME ! /ORY ( ?OSE LA/ DAYS ( H] 
 BRO!R'S & ,NATA%A'S LOVE4 

,EVID5TLY ,NATA%A NE$$ TO TELL ?AT PA9FUL YET JOYFUL TALE4 

,%E SPOKE1 M+L+ MO/ TRIFL+ DETAILS ) ! 9TIMATE SECRETS ( H] 
 S\L1 & IT SEEM$ AS IF %E C\LD NEV] F9I%4 ,SEV]AL TIMES %E 
 REPEAT$ ! SAME ?+ TWICE4 

,DESSALLES' VOICE WAS HE>D \TSIDE ! DOOR ASK+ :E!R LITTLE ,NI*OLAS 
 MI<T COME 9 TO SAY GOOD NI<T4 

0,WELL1 ?AT'S ALL--EV]Y?+10 SAID ,NATA%A4 

,%E GOT UP QUICKLY JU/ AS ,NI*OLAS 5T]$1 ALMO/ RAN TO ! DOOR :I* 
 WAS HIDD5 BY CURTA9S1 /RUCK H] HEAD AGA9/ IT1 & RU%$ FROM ! 
 ROOM ) A MOAN EI!R ( PA9 OR SORR[4 

,PI]RE GAZ$ AT ! DOOR ?R\< :I* %E HAD DISAPPE>$ & DID NOT 
 UND]/& :Y HE SUDD5LY FELT ALL ALONE 9 ! WORLD4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y R\S$ HIM FROM HIS AB/RACTION BY DRAW+ HIS ATT5TION TO 
 H] NEPHEW :O HAD 5T]$ ! ROOM4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T ( EMOTIONAL T5D]NESS Y\NG ,NI*OLAS' FACE1 :I* 
 RESEMBL$ HIS FA!R'S1 AFFECT$ ,PI]RE SO MU* ?AT :5 HE HAD KISS$ 
 ! BOY HE GOT UP QUICKLY1 TOOK \T HIS H&K]*IEF1 & W5T TO ! 
 W9D[4 ,HE WI%$ TO TAKE LEAVE ( ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 BUT %E W\LD NOT LET 
 HIM GO4 

0,NO1 ,NATA%A & ,I SOMETIMES DON'T GO TO SLEEP TILL AFT] TWO1 SO PLEASE 
 DON'T GO4 ,I WILL ORD] SUPP]4 ,GO D[N/AIRS1 WE WILL COME IMM$IATELY40 

,BE=E ,PI]RE LEFT ! ROOM ,PR9CESS ,M>Y TOLD HIM3 0,?IS IS ! FIR/ 
 TIME %E HAS TALK$ ( HIM LIKE ?AT40 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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