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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NEXT DAY HE WOKE LATE4 ,RECALL+ HIS REC5T IMPRESSIONS1 ! FIR/ ?\<T 
 ?AT CAME 9TO HIS M9D WAS ?AT TODAY HE HAD TO BE PRES5T$ TO ! 
 ,EMP]OR ,FRANCIS2 HE REMEMB]$ ! ,M9I/] ( ,W>1 ! POLITE ,AU/RIAN 
 ADJUTANT1 ,BILIB91 & LA/ NI<T'S CONV]SATION4 ,HAV+ DRESS$ = HIS 
 ATT5DANCE AT C\RT 9 FULL P>ADE UNI=M1 :I* HE HAD NOT WORN = A 
 LONG TIME1 HE W5T 9TO ,BILIB9'S /UDY FRE%1 ANIMAT$1 & H&SOME1 
 ) HIS H& B&AG$4 ,9 ! /UDY W]E F\R G5TLEM5 ( ! DIPLOMATIC 
 CORPS4 ,) ,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE ,KURAG91 :O WAS A SECRET>Y TO ! EMBASSY1 
 ,BOLKONSKI WAS ALREADY ACQUA9T$4 ,BILIB9 9TRODUC$ HIM TO ! O!RS4 

,! G5TLEM5 ASSEMBL$ AT ,BILIB9'S W]E Y\NG1 WEAL?Y1 GAY SOCIETY M51 
 :O H]E1 AS 9 ,VI5NA1 =M$ A SPECIAL SET :I* ,BILIB91 !IR LEAD]1 
 CALL$ LES NOTRES4 "9 ,?IS SET1 CONSI/+ ALMO/ EXCLUSIVELY ( DIPLOMATS1 
 EVID5TLY HAD ITS [N 9T]E/S :I* HAD NO?+ TO DO ) W> OR 
 POLITICS BUT RELAT$ TO HI< SOCIETY1 TO C]TA9 WOM51 & TO ! 
 (FICIAL SIDE ( ! S]VICE4 ,!SE G5TLEM5 RECEIV$ ,PR9CE ,&REW AS 
 ONE ( !MSELVES1 AN HONOR !Y DID NOT EXT5D TO MANY4 ,FROM POLIT5ESS 
 & TO />T CONV]SATION1 !Y ASK$ HIM A FEW QUE/IONS AB\T ! >MY 
 & ! BATTLE1 & !N ! TALK W5T (F 9TO M]RY JE/S & GOSSIP4 

 "9 ,\RS4 

  

0,BUT ! BE/ ( IT WAS10 SAID ONE1 TELL+ ( ! MIS=TUNE ( A FELL[ 
 DIPLOMAT1 0?AT ! ,*ANCELLOR TOLD HIM FLATLY ?AT HIS APPO9TM5T TO 
 ,LONDON WAS A PROMOTION & ?AT HE WAS SO TO REG>D IT4 ,CAN Y\ FANCY ! 
 FIGURE HE CUT84440 

0,BUT ! WOR/ ( IT1 G5TLEM5--,I AM GIV+ ,KURAG9 AWAY TO Y\--IS 
 ?AT ?AT MAN SUFF]S1 & ?IS ,DON ,JUAN1 WICK$ FELL[1 IS TAK+ 
 ADVANTAGE ( IT60 

,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE WAS LOLL+ 9 A L\NGE *AIR ) HIS LEGS OV] ITS >M4 
 ,HE BEGAN TO LAU<4 

0,TELL ME AB\T ?AT60 HE SAID4 

0,OH1 Y\ ,DON ,JUAN6 ,Y\ S]P5T60 CRI$ SEV]AL VOICES4 

0,Y\1 ,BOLKONSKI1 DON'T KN[10 SAID ,BILIB9 TURN+ TO ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0?AT 
 ALL ! ATROCITIES ( ! ,FR5* >MY 7,I NE>LY SAID ( ! ,RUSSIAN >MY7 
 >E NO?+ COMP>$ TO :AT ?IS MAN HAS BE5 DO+ AMONG ! WOM560 

0,LA FEMME E/ LA COMPAGNE DE L'HOMME10 "9 ANN\NC$ ,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE1 & 
 BEGAN LOOK+ ?R\< A LORGNETTE AT HIS ELEVAT$ LEGS4 

 "9 0,WOMAN IS MAN'S COMPANION40 
  
  

,BILIB9 & ! RE/ ( 0\RS0 BUR/ \T LAU<+ 9 ,HIPPOLYTE'S FACE1 & 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW SAW ?AT ,HIPPOLYTE1 ( :OM--HE HAD TO ADMIT--HE 
 HAD ALMO/ BE5 JEAL\S ON HIS WIFE'S ACC\NT1 WAS ! BUTT ( ?IS SET4 

0,OH1 ,I MU/ GIVE Y\ A TREAT10 ,BILIB9 :ISP]$ TO ,BOLKONSKI4 0,KURAG9 IS 
 EXQUISITE :5 HE DISCUSSES POLITICS--Y\ %\LD SEE HIS GRAVITY60 

,HE SAT D[N BESIDE ,HIPPOLYTE & WR9KL+ HIS =EHEAD BEGAN TALK+ TO 
 HIM AB\T POLITICS4 ,PR9CE ,&REW & ! O!RS GA!R$ R\ND !SE TWO4 

0,! ,B]L9 CAB9ET CANNOT EXPRESS A FEEL+ ( ALLIANCE10 BEGAN ,HIPPOLYTE 
 GAZ+ R\ND ) IMPORTANCE AT ! O!RS1 0)\T EXPRESS+444 AS 9 
 ITS LA/ NOTE444 Y\ UND]/&444 ,BESIDES1 UNLESS ,HIS ,MAJE/Y ! ,EMP]OR 
 D]OGATES FROM ! PR9CIPLE ( \R ALLIANCE444 

0,WAIT1 ,I HAVE NOT F9I%$4440 HE SAID TO ,PR9CE ,&REW1 SEIZ+ HIM BY 
 ! >M1 0,I BELIEVE ?AT 9T]V5TION WILL BE /RONG] ?AN 
 NON9T]V5TION4 ,&4440 HE PAUS$4 0,F9ALLY ONE CANNOT IMPUTE ! 
 NONRECEIPT ( \R DISPAT* ( ,NOVEMB] #a#h4 ,?AT IS H[ IT WILL 5D40 ,& 
 HE RELEAS$ ,BOLKONSKI'S >M TO 9DICATE ?AT HE HAD N[ QUITE F9I%$4 

0,DEMOS!NES1 ,I KN[ !E BY ! PEBBLE ?\ SECRETE/ 9 ?Y GOLD5 
 M\?60 SAID ,BILIB91 & ! MOP ( HAIR ON HIS HEAD MOV$ ) 
 SATISFACTION4 

,EV]YBODY LAU<$1 & ,HIPPOLYTE L\D] ?AN ANYONE4 ,HE WAS EVID5TLY 
 DI/RESS$1 & BREA!D PA9FULLY1 BUT C\LD NOT RE/RA9 ! WILD 
 LAU<T] ?AT CONVULS$ HIS USUALLY IMPASSIVE FEATURES4 

0,WELL N[1 G5TLEM510 SAID ,BILIB91 0,BOLKONSKI IS MY GUE/ 9 ?IS H\SE 
 & 9 ,BRUNN ITSELF4 ,I WANT TO 5T]TA9 HIM AS F> AS ,I CAN1 ) ALL ! 
 PLEASURES ( LIFE H]E4 ,IF WE W]E 9 ,VI5NA IT W\LD BE EASY1 BUT H]E1 
 9 ?IS WRET*$ ,MORAVIAN HOLE1 IT IS MORE DIFFICULT1 & ,I BEG Y\ ALL TO 
 HELP ME4 ,BRUNN'S ATTRACTIONS MU/ BE %[N HIM4 ,Y\ CAN UND]TAKE ! 
 !AT]1 ,I SOCIETY1 & Y\1 ,HIPPOLYTE1 ( C\RSE ! WOM540 

0,WE MU/ LET HIM SEE ,AMELIE1 %E'S EXQUISITE60 SAID ONE ( 
 0\RS10 KISS+ HIS F+] TIPS4 

0,9 G5]AL WE MU/ TURN ?IS BLOOD?IR/Y SOLDI] TO MORE HUMANE 
 9T]E/S10 SAID ,BILIB94 

0,I %ALL SC>CELY BE ABLE TO AVAIL MYSELF ( Y\R HOSPITALITY1 G5TLEM51 
 IT IS ALREADY TIME = ME TO GO10 REPLI$ ,PR9CE ,&REW LOOK+ AT HIS 
 WAT*4 

0,:]E TO80 

0,TO ! ,EMP]OR40 

0,OH6 ,OH6 ,OH60 

0,WELL1 AU REVOIR1 ,BOLKONSKI6 ,AU REVOIR1 ,PR9CE6 ,COME BACK E>LY 
 TO D9N]10 CRI$ SEV]AL VOICES4 0,WE'LL TAKE Y\ 9 H&40 

0,:5 SPEAK+ TO ! ,EMP]OR1 TRY AS F> AS Y\ CAN TO PRAISE ! WAY 
 ?AT PROVISIONS >E SUPPLI$ & ! R\TES 9DICAT$10 SAID ,BILIB91 
 ACCOMPANY+ HIM TO ! HALL4 

0,I %\LD LIKE TO SPEAK WELL ( !M1 BUT AS F> AS ,I KN[ ! FACTS1 ,I 
 CAN'T10 REPLI$ ,BOLKONSKI1 SMIL+4 

0,WELL1 TALK AS MU* AS Y\ CAN1 ANYWAY4 ,HE HAS A PASSION = GIV+ 
 AUDI5CES1 BUT HE DOES NOT LIKE TALK+ HIMSELF & CAN'T DO IT1 AS Y\ 
 WILL SEE40 

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