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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS A LONG TIME BE=E ,PI]RE C\LD FALL ASLEEP ?AT NI<T4 ,HE PAC$ UP 
 & D[N HIS ROOM1 N[ TURN+ HIS ?\<TS ON A DIFFICULT PROBLEM & 
 FR[N+1 N[ SUDD5LY %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S & W9C+1 & N[ 
 SMIL+ HAPPILY4 

,HE WAS ?9K+ ( ,PR9CE ,&REW1 ( ,NATA%A1 & ( !IR LOVE1 AT ONE 
 MOM5T JEAL\S ( H] PA/1 !N REPROA*+ HIMSELF = ?AT FEEL+4 ,IT 
 WAS ALREADY SIX 9 ! MORN+ & HE /ILL PAC$ UP & D[N ! ROOM4 

0,WELL1 :AT'S TO BE DONE IF IT CANNOT BE AVOID$8 ,:AT'S TO BE DONE8 
 ,EVID5TLY IT HAS TO BE SO10 SAID HE TO HIMSELF1 & HA/ILY UNDRESS+ HE 
 GOT 9TO B$1 HAPPY & AGITAT$ BUT FREE FROM HESITATION OR 9DECISION4 

0,/RANGE & IMPOSSIBLE AS SU* HAPP9ESS SEEMS1 ,I MU/ DO EV]Y?+ ?AT 
 %E & ,I MAY BE MAN & WIFE10 HE TOLD HIMSELF4 

,A FEW DAYS PREVI\SLY ,PI]RE HAD DECID$ TO GO TO ,PET]SBURG ON ! 
 ,FRIDAY4 ,:5 HE AWOKE ON ! ,?URSDAY1 ,SAVELI* CAME TO ASK HIM AB\T 
 PACK+ = ! J\RNEY4 

0,:AT1 TO ,PET]SBURG8 ,:AT IS ,PET]SBURG8 ,:O IS !RE 9 ,PET]SBURG80 HE 
 ASK$ 9VOLUNT>ILY1 ?\< ONLY TO HIMSELF4 0,OH1 YES1 LONG AGO BE=E 
 ?IS HAPP5$ ,I DID = SOME REASON MEAN TO GO TO ,PET]SBURG10 HE 
 REFLECT$4 0,:Y8 ,BUT P]HAPS ,I %ALL GO4 ,:AT A GOOD FELL[ HE IS & H[ 
 ATT5TIVE1 & H[ HE REMEMB]S EV]Y?+10 HE ?\<T1 LOOK+ AT 
 ,SAVELI*'S OLD FACE1 0& :AT A PLEASANT SMILE HE HAS60 

0,WELL1 ,SAVELI*1 DO Y\ /ILL NOT WI% TO ACCEPT Y\R FRE$OM80 ,PI]RE 
 ASK$ HIM4 

0,:AT'S ! GOOD ( FRE$OM TO ME1 Y\R EXCELL5CY8 ,WE LIV$ UND] ! 
 LATE C\NT--! K+DOM ( HEAV5 BE HIS6--& WE HAVE LIV$ 
 UND] Y\ TOO1 )\T EV] BE+ WRONG$40 

0,& Y\R *ILDR580 

0,! *ILDR5 WILL LIVE JU/ ! SAME4 ,) SU* MA/]S ONE CAN LIVE40 

0,BUT :AT AB\T MY HEIRS80 SAID ,PI]RE4 0,SUPPOS+ ,I SUDD5LY M>RY444 IT 
 MI<T HAPP510 HE ADD$ ) AN 9VOLUNT>Y SMILE4 

0,IF ,I MAY TAKE ! LIB]TY1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 IT W\LD BE A GOOD ?+40 

0,H[ EASY HE ?9KS IT10 ?\<T ,PI]RE4 0,HE DOESN'T KN[ H[ T]RIBLE IT 
 IS & H[ DANG]\S4 ,TOO SOON OR TOO LATE444 IT IS T]RIBLE60 

0,SO :AT >E Y\R ORD]S8 ,>E Y\ />T+ TOMORR[80 ASK$ ,SAVELI*4 

0,NO1 ,I'LL PUT IT (F = A BIT4 ,I'LL TELL Y\ LAT]4 ,Y\ MU/ =GIVE ! 
 TR\BLE ,I HAVE PUT Y\ TO10 SAID ,PI]RE1 & SEE+ ,SAVELI* SMILE1 HE 
 ?\<T3 0,BUT H[ /RANGE IT IS ?AT HE %\LD NOT KN[ ?AT N[ !RE IS 
 NO ,PET]SBURG = ME1 & ?AT ?AT MU/ BE SETTL$ FIR/ ( ALL6 ,BUT 
 PROBABLY HE KN[S IT WELL 5\< & IS ONLY PRET5D+4 ,%ALL ,I HAVE A 
 TALK ) HIM & SEE :AT HE ?9KS80 ,PI]RE REFLECT$4 0,NO1 ANO!R 
 TIME40 

,AT BREAKFA/ ,PI]RE TOLD ! PR9CESS1 HIS C\S91 ?AT HE HAD BE5 TO SEE 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y ! DAY BE=E & HAD !RE MET--0,:OM DO Y\ ?9K8 
 ,NATA%A ,RO/OVA60 

,! PR9CESS SEEM$ TO SEE NO?+ MORE EXTRAORD9>Y 9 ?AT ?AN IF HE 
 HAD SE5 ,ANNA ,SEM5OVNA4 

0,DO Y\ KN[ H]80 ASK$ ,PI]RE4 

0,I HAVE SE5 ! PR9CESS10 %E REPLI$4 0,I HE>D ?AT !Y W]E >RANG+ 
 A MAT* = H] ) Y\NG ,RO/OV4 ,IT W\LD BE A V]Y GOOD ?+ = ! 
 ,RO/OVS1 !Y >E SAID TO BE UTT]LY RU9$40 

0,NO2 ,I MEAN DO Y\ KN[ ,NATA%A ,RO/OVA80 

0,I HE>D AB\T ?AT AFFAIR ( H]S AT ! TIME4 ,IT WAS A GREAT PITY40 

0,NO1 %E EI!R DOESN'T UND]/& OR IS PRET5D+10 ?\<T ,PI]RE4 
 0,BETT] NOT SAY ANY?+ TO H] EI!R40 

,! PR9CESS TOO HAD PREP>$ PROVISIONS = ,PI]RE'S J\RNEY4 

0,H[ K9D !Y ALL >E10 ?\<T ,PI]RE4 0,:AT IS SURPRIS+ IS ?AT !Y 
 %\LD TR\BLE AB\T !SE ?+S N[ :5 IT CAN NO LONG] BE ( 9T]E/ 
 TO !M4 ,& ALL = ME60 

,ON ! SAME DAY ! ,*IEF ( ,POLICE CAME TO ,PI]RE1 9VIT+ HIM TO S5D A 
 REPRES5TATIVE TO ! ,FACET$ ,PALACE TO RECOV] ?+S ?AT W]E TO BE 
 RETURN$ TO !IR [N]S ?AT DAY4 

0,& ?IS MAN TOO10 ?\<T ,PI]RE1 LOOK+ 9TO ! FACE ( ! ,*IEF ( 
 ,POLICE4 0,:AT A F9E1 GOOD-LOOK+ (FIC] & H[ K9D4 ,FANCY BO!R+ 
 AB\T SU* TRIFLES N[6 ,& !Y ACTUALLY SAY HE IS NOT HONE/ & TAKES 
 BRIBES4 ,:AT NONS5SE6 ,BESIDES1 :Y %\LDN'T HE TAKE BRIBES8 ,?AT'S ! 
 WAY HE WAS BR\<T UP1 & EV]YBODY DOES IT4 ,BUT :AT A K9D1 PLEASANT 
 FACE & H[ HE SMILES AS HE LOOKS AT ME40 

,PI]RE W5T TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S TO D9N]4 

,AS HE DROVE ?R\< ! /REETS PA/ ! H\SES ?AT HAD BE5 BURN$ D[N1 
 HE WAS SURPRIS$ BY ! BEAUTY ( ?OSE RU9S4 ,! PICTURESQU5ESS ( ! 
 *IMNEY /ACKS & TUMBLE-D[N WALLS ( ! BURN$-\T QU>T]S ( ! 
 T[N1 /RET*+ \T & CONCEAL+ ONE ANO!R1 REM9D$ HIM ( ! ,RH9E 
 & ! ,COLOSSEUM4 ,! CABM5 HE MET & !IR PASS5G]S1 ! C>P5T]S 
 CUTT+ ! TIMB] = NEW H\SES ) AXES1 ! WOM5 HAWK]S1 & ! 
 %OPKEEP]S1 ALL LOOK$ AT HIM ) *E]FUL BEAM+ EYES ?AT SEEM$ TO 
 SAY3 0,AH1 !RE HE IS6 ,LET'S SEE :AT WILL COME ( IT60 

,AT ! 5TRANCE TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S H\SE ,PI]RE FELT D\BTFUL :E!R HE 
 HAD REALLY BE5 !RE ! NI<T BE=E & REALLY SE5 ,NATA%A & TALK$ 
 TO H]4 0,P]HAPS ,I IMAG9$ IT2 P]HAPS ,I %ALL GO 9 & F9D NO ONE 
 !RE40 ,BUT HE HAD H>DLY 5T]$ ! ROOM BE=E HE FELT H] PRES5CE 
 ) HIS :OLE BE+ BY ! LOSS ( HIS S5SE ( FRE$OM4 ,%E WAS 9 ! 
 SAME BLACK DRESS ) S(T FOLDS & H] HAIR WAS DONE ! SAME WAY AS ! 
 DAY BE=E1 YET %E WAS QUITE DIFF]5T4 ,HAD %E BE5 LIKE ?IS :5 HE 
 5T]$ ! DAY BE=E HE C\LD NOT = A MOM5T HAVE FAIL$ TO RECOGNIZE 
 H]4 

,%E WAS AS HE HAD KN[N H] ALMO/ AS A *ILD & LAT] ON AS ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW'S FIANCEE4 ,A BRI<T QUE/ION+ LI<T %ONE 9 H] EYES1 & ON H] 
 FACE WAS A FRI5DLY & /RANGELY ROGUI% EXPRESSION4 

,PI]RE D9$ ) !M & W\LD HAVE SP5T ! :OLE EV5+ !RE1 BUT 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y WAS GO+ TO VESP]S & ,PI]RE LEFT ! H\SE ) H]4 

,NEXT DAY HE CAME E>LY1 D9$1 & /AY$ ! :OLE EV5+4 ,?\< 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y & ,NATA%A W]E EVID5TLY GLAD TO SEE !IR VISITOR & 
 ?\< ALL ,PI]RE'S 9T]E/ WAS N[ C5T]$ 9 ?AT H\SE1 BY ! 
 EV5+ !Y HAD TALK$ OV] EV]Y?+ & ! CONV]SATION PASS$ FROM 
 ONE TRIVIAL TOPIC TO ANO!R & REPEAT$LY BROKE (F4 ,HE /AY$ SO LONG 
 ?AT ,PR9CESS ,M>Y & ,NATA%A EX*ANG$ GLANCES1 EVID5TLY WOND]+ :5 
 HE W\LD GO4 ,PI]RE NOTIC$ ?IS BUT C\LD NOT GO4 ,HE FELT UNEASY & 
 EMB>RASS$1 BUT SAT ON BECAUSE HE SIMPLY C\LD NOT GET UP & TAKE HIS 
 LEAVE4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 =ESEE+ NO 5D TO ?IS1 ROSE FIR/1 & COMPLA9+ ( A 
 HEADA*E BEGAN TO SAY GOOD NI<T4 

0,SO Y\ >E GO+ TO ,PET]SBURG TOMORR[80 %E ASK$4 

0,NO1 ,I AM NOT GO+10 ,PI]RE REPLI$ HA/ILY1 9 A SURPRIS$ TONE & AS 
 ?\< (F5D$4 0,YES444 NO444 TO ,PET]SBURG8 ,TOMORR[--BUT ,I WON'T 
 SAY GOOD-BY YET4 ,I WILL CALL R\ND 9 CASE Y\ HAVE ANY COMMISSIONS = 
 ME10 SAID HE1 /&+ BE=E ,PR9CESS ,M>Y & TURN+ R$1 BUT NOT 
 TAK+ HIS DEP>TURE4 

,NATA%A GAVE HIM H] H& & W5T \T4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y ON ! O!R H& 
 9/EAD ( GO+ AWAY SANK 9TO AN >M*AIR1 & LOOK$ /]NLY & 
 9T5TLY AT HIM ) H] DEEP1 RADIANT EYES4 ,! WE>9ESS %E HAD PLA9LY 
 %[N BE=E HAD N[ QUITE PASS$ (F4 ,) A DEEP & LONG-DRAWN SI< %E 
 SEEM$ TO BE PREP>$ = A L5G?Y TALK4 

,:5 ,NATA%A LEFT ! ROOM ,PI]RE'S CONFUSION & AWKW>DNESS IMM$IATELY 
 VANI%$ & W]E REPLAC$ BY EAG] EXCITEM5T4 ,HE QUICKLY MOV$ AN 
 >M*AIR T[>D ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 

0,YES1 ,I WANT$ TO TELL Y\10 SAID HE1 ANSW]+ H] LOOK AS IF %E HAD 
 SPOK54 0,PR9CESS1 HELP ME6 ,:AT AM ,I TO DO8 ,CAN ,I HOPE8 ,PR9CESS1 MY DE> 
 FRI5D1 LI/56 ,I KN[ IT ALL4 ,I KN[ ,I AM NOT WOR?Y ( H]1 ,I KN[ IT'S 
 IMPOSSIBLE TO SPEAK ( IT N[4 ,BUT ,I WANT TO BE A BRO!R TO H]4 ,NO1 NOT 
 ?AT1 ,I DON'T1 ,I CAN'T4440 

,HE PAUS$ & RUBB$ HIS FACE & EYES ) HIS H&S4 

0,WELL10 HE W5T ON ) AN EVID5T EF=T AT SELF-CONTROL & COH]5CE4 
 0,I DON'T KN[ :5 ,I BEGAN TO LOVE H]1 BUT ,I HAVE LOV$ H] & H] ALONE 
 ALL MY LIFE1 & ,I LOVE H] SO ?AT ,I CANNOT IMAG9E LIFE )\T H]4 ,I 
 CANNOT PROPOSE TO H] AT PRES5T1 BUT ! ?\<T ?AT P]HAPS %E MI<T 
 SOM$AY BE MY WIFE & ?AT ,I MAY BE MISS+ ?AT POSSIBILITY444 ?AT 
 POSSIBILITY444 IS T]RIBLE4 ,TELL ME1 CAN ,I HOPE8 ,TELL ME :AT ,I AM TO DO1 
 DE> PR9CESS60 HE ADD$ AFT] A PAUSE1 & T\*$ H] H& AS %E DID 
 NOT REPLY4 

0,I AM ?9K+ ( :AT Y\ HAVE TOLD ME10 ANSW]$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 0,?IS IS 
 :AT ,I WILL SAY4 ,Y\ >E RI<T ?AT TO SPEAK TO H] ( LOVE AT PRES5T4440 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y /OPP$4 ,%E WAS GO+ TO SAY ?AT TO SPEAK ( LOVE WAS 
 IMPOSSIBLE1 BUT %E /OPP$ BECAUSE %E HAD SE5 BY ! SUDD5 *ANGE 9 
 ,NATA%A TWO DAYS BE=E ?AT %E W\LD NOT ONLY NOT BE HURT IF ,PI]RE 
 SPOKE ( HIS LOVE1 BUT ?AT IT WAS ! V]Y ?+ %E WI%$ =4 

0,TO SPEAK TO H] N[ W\LDN'T DO10 SAID ! PR9CESS ALL ! SAME4 

0,BUT :AT AM ,I TO DO80 

0,LEAVE IT TO ME10 SAID ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 0,I KN[4440 

,PI]RE WAS LOOK+ 9TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S EYES4 

0,WELL8444 ,WELL84440 HE SAID4 

0,I KN[ ?AT %E LOVES444 WILL LOVE Y\10 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y CORRECT$ H]SELF4 

,BE=E H] WORDS W]E \T1 ,PI]RE HAD SPRUNG UP & ) A FRI<T5$ 
 EXPRESSION SEIZ$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S H&4 

0,:AT MAKES Y\ ?9K SO8 ,Y\ ?9K ,I MAY HOPE8 ,Y\ ?9K44480 

0,YES1 ,I ?9K SO10 SAID ,PR9CESS ,M>Y ) A SMILE4 0,WRITE TO H] P>5TS1 
 & LEAVE IT TO ME4 ,I WILL TELL H] :5 ,I CAN4 ,I WI% IT TO HAPP5 & MY 
 HE>T TELLS ME IT WILL40 

0,NO1 IT CANNOT BE6 ,H[ HAPPY ,I AM6 ,BUT IT CAN'T BE4444 ,H[ HAPPY ,I AM6 ,NO1 
 IT CAN'T BE60 ,PI]RE KEPT SAY+ AS HE KISS$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S H&S4 

0,GO TO ,PET]SBURG1 ?AT WILL BE BE/4 ,& ,I WILL WRITE TO Y\10 %E SAID4 

0,TO ,PET]SBURG8 ,GO !RE8 ,V]Y WELL1 ,I'LL GO4 ,BUT ,I MAY COME AGA9 
 TOMORR[80 

,NEXT DAY ,PI]RE CAME TO SAY GOOD-BY4 ,NATA%A WAS LESS ANIMAT$ ?AN %E 
 HAD BE5 ! DAY BE=E2 BUT ?AT DAY AS HE LOOK$ AT H] ,PI]RE SOMETIMES 
 FELT AS IF HE WAS VANI%+ & ?AT NEI!R HE NOR %E EXI/$ ANY 
 LONG]1 ?AT NO?+ EXI/$ BUT HAPP9ESS4 0,IS IT POSSIBLE8 ,NO1 IT CAN'T 
 BE10 HE TOLD HIMSELF AT EV]Y LOOK1 GE/URE1 & WORD ?AT FILL$ HIS S\L 
 ) JOY4 

,:5 ON SAY+ GOOD-BY HE TOOK H] ?91 SL5D] H&1 HE C\LD NOT HELP 
 HOLD+ IT A LITTLE LONG] 9 HIS [N4 

0,IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT ?IS H&1 ?AT FACE1 ?OSE EYES1 ALL ?IS TREASURE 
 ( FEM99E *>M SO /RANGE TO ME N[1 IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT IT WILL ONE 
 DAY BE M9E =EV]1 AS FAMILI> TO ME AS ,I AM TO MYSELF8444 ,NO1 ?AT'S 
 IMPOSSIBLE64440 

0,GOOD-BY1 ,C\NT10 %E SAID AL\D4 0,I %ALL LOOK =W>D V]Y MU* TO Y\R 
 RETURN10 %E ADD$ 9 A :ISP]4 

,& !SE SIMPLE WORDS1 H] LOOK1 & ! EXPRESSION ON H] FACE :I* 
 ACCOMPANI$ !M1 =M$ = TWO MON?S ! SUBJECT ( 9EXHAU/IBLE 
 MEMORIES1 9T]PRETATIONS1 & HAPPY M$ITATIONS = ,PI]RE4 0',I %ALL 
 LOOK =W>D V]Y MU* TO Y\R RETURN4444' ,YES1 YES1 H[ DID %E SAY IT8 
 ,YES1 ',I %ALL LOOK =W>D V]Y MU* TO Y\R RETURN4' ,OH1 H[ HAPPY ,I AM6 
 ,:AT IS HAPP5+ TO ME8 ,H[ HAPPY ,I AM60 SAID ,PI]RE TO HIMSELF4 

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