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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,PR9CE ,VASILI WAS NOT A MAN :O DELIB]ATELY ?\<T \T HIS PLANS4 ,/ILL 
 LESS DID HE ?9K ( 9JUR+ ANYONE = HIS [N ADVANTAGE4 ,HE WAS M]ELY 
 A MAN ( ! WORLD :O HAD GOT ON & TO :OM GETT+ ON HAD BECOME A 
 HABIT4 ,S*EMES & DEVICES = :I* HE NEV] RI<TLY ACC\NT$ TO 
 HIMSELF1 BUT :I* =M$ ! :OLE 9T]E/ ( HIS LIFE1 W]E CON/ANTLY 
 %AP+ !MSELVES 9 HIS M9D1 >IS+ FROM ! CIRCUM/ANCES & P]SONS 
 HE MET4 ,( !SE PLANS HE HAD NOT M]ELY ONE OR TWO 9 HIS HEAD BUT 
 DOZ5S1 SOME ONLY BEG9N+ TO =M !MSELVES1 SOME APPROA*+ 
 A*IEVEM5T1 & SOME 9 C\RSE ( DIS9TEGRATION4 ,HE DID NOT1 = 
 9/ANCE1 SAY TO HIMSELF3 0,?IS MAN N[ HAS 9FLU5CE1 ,I MU/ GA9 HIS 
 CONFID5CE & FRI5D%IP & ?R\< HIM OBTA9 A SPECIAL GRANT40 ,NOR DID 
 HE SAY TO HIMSELF3 0,PI]RE IS A RI* MAN1 ,I MU/ 5TICE HIM TO M>RY MY 
 DAU<T] & L5D ME ! =TY ?\S& RUBLES ,I NE$40 ,BUT :5 HE CAME 
 ACROSS A MAN ( POSITION HIS 9/9CT IMM$IATELY TOLD HIM ?AT ?IS MAN 
 C\LD BE USEFUL1 & )\T ANY PREM$ITATION ,PR9CE ,VASILI TOOK ! 
 FIR/ OPPORTUNITY TO GA9 HIS CONFID5CE1 FLATT] HIM1 BECOME 9TIMATE 
 ) HIM1 & F9ALLY MAKE HIS REQUE/4 

,HE HAD ,PI]RE AT H& 9 ,MOSC[ & PROCUR$ = HIM AN APPO9TM5T AS 
 ,G5TLEMAN ( ! ,B$*AMB]1 :I* AT ?AT TIME CONF]R$ ! /ATUS ( 
 ,C\NCILOR ( ,/ATE1 & 9SI/$ ON ! Y\NG MAN ACCOMPANY+ HIM TO 
 ,PET]SBURG & /AY+ AT HIS H\SE4 ,) APP>5T ABS5T-M9D$NESS1 YET 
 ) UNHESITAT+ ASSURANCE ?AT HE WAS DO+ ! RI<T ?+1 ,PR9CE 
 ,VASILI DID EV]Y?+ TO GET ,PI]RE TO M>RY HIS DAU<T]4 ,HAD HE ?\<T 
 \T HIS PLANS BE=EH& HE C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 SO NATURAL & %[N SU* 
 UNAFFECT$ FAMILI>ITY 9 9T]C\RSE ) EV]YBODY BO? ABOVE & BEL[ 
 HIM 9 SOCIAL /&+4 ,SOME?+ ALWAYS DREW HIM T[>D ?OSE RI*] & 
 MORE P[]FUL ?AN HIMSELF & HE HAD R>E SKILL 9 SEIZ+ ! MO/ 
 OPPORTUNE MOM5T = MAK+ USE ( PEOPLE4 

,PI]RE1 ON UNEXPECT$LY BECOM+ ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV & A RI* MAN1 FELT 
 HIMSELF AFT] HIS REC5T LONEL9ESS & FRE$OM FROM C>ES SO BESET & 
 PREOCCUPI$ ?AT ONLY 9 B$ WAS HE ABLE TO BE BY HIMSELF4 ,HE HAD TO SIGN 
 PAP]S1 TO PRES5T HIMSELF AT GOV]NM5T (FICES1 ! PURPOSE ( :I* WAS 
 NOT CLE> TO HIM1 TO QUE/ION HIS *IEF /EW>D1 TO VISIT HIS E/ATE NE> 
 ,MOSC[1 & TO RECEIVE MANY PEOPLE :O =M]LY DID NOT EV5 WI% TO KN[ 
 ( HIS EXI/5CE BUT W\LD N[ HAVE BE5 (F5D$ & GRIEV$ HAD HE 
 *OS5 NOT TO SEE !M4 ,!SE DIFF]5T PEOPLE--BUS9ESSM51 
 RELATIONS1 & ACQUA9TANCES ALIKE--W]E ALL DISPOS$ TO TREAT ! 
 Y\NG HEIR 9 ! MO/ FRI5DLY & FLATT]+ MANN]3 !Y W]E ALL 
 EVID5TLY FIRMLY CONV9C$ ( ,PI]RE'S NOBLE QUALITIES4 ,HE WAS ALWAYS 
 HE>+ SU* WORDS AS3 0,) Y\R REM>KABLE K9DNESS10 OR1 
 0,) Y\R EXCELL5T HE>T10 0,Y\ >E Y\RSELF SO HONORABLE1 
 ,C\NT10 OR1 0,W]E HE AS CLEV] AS Y\10 & SO ON1 TILL HE 
 BEGAN S9C]ELY TO BELIEVE 9 HIS [N EXCEPTIONAL K9DNESS & EXTRAORD9>Y 
 9TELLIG5CE1 ! MORE SO AS 9 ! DEP? ( HIS HE>T IT HAD ALWAYS SEEM$ TO 
 HIM ?AT HE REALLY WAS V]Y K9D & 9TELLIG5T4 ,EV5 PEOPLE :O HAD =M]LY 
 BE5 SPITEFUL T[>D HIM & EVID5TLY UNFRI5DLY N[ BECAME G5TLE & 
 AFFECTIONATE4 ,! ANGRY ELDE/ PR9CESS1 ) ! LONG WAI/ & HAIR PLA/]$ 
 D[N LIKE A DOLL'S1 HAD COME 9TO ,PI]RE'S ROOM AFT] ! FUN]AL4 
 ,) DROOP+ EYES & FREQU5T BLU%ES %E TOLD HIM %E WAS V]Y SORRY AB\T 
 !IR PA/ MISUND]/&+S & DID NOT N[ FEEL %E HAD A RI<T TO ASK HIM 
 = ANY?+1 EXCEPT ONLY = P]MISSION1 AFT] ! BL[ %E HAD RECEIV$1 TO 
 REMA9 = A FEW WEEKS LONG] 9 ! H\SE %E SO LOV$ & :]E %E HAD 
 SACRIFIC$ SO MU*4 ,%E C\LD NOT REFRA9 FROM WEEP+ AT !SE WORDS4 
 ,T\*$ ?AT ?IS /ATUESQUE PR9CESS C\LD SO *ANGE1 ,PI]RE TOOK H] 
 H& & BEGG$ H] =GIV5ESS1 )\T KN[+ :AT =4 ,FROM ?AT DAY 
 ! ELDE/ PR9CESS QUITE *ANG$ T[>D ,PI]RE & BEGAN KNITT+ A 
 /RIP$ SC>F = HIM4 

0,DO ?IS = MY SAKE1 MON *]2 AFT] ALL1 %E HAD TO PUT UP ) A GREAT 
 DEAL FROM ! DECEAS$10 SAID ,PR9CE ,VASILI TO HIM1 H&+ HIM A DE$ TO 
 SIGN = ! PR9CESS' B5EFIT4 

,PR9CE ,VASILI HAD COME TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y TO ?R[ 
 ?IS BONE--A BILL = ?IRTY ?\S& RUBLES--TO ! POOR 
 PR9CESS ?AT IT MI<T NOT OCCUR TO H] TO SPEAK ( HIS %>E 9 ! 
 AFFAIR ( ! 9LAID PORTFOLIO4 ,PI]RE SIGN$ ! DE$ & AFT] ?AT ! 
 PR9CESS GREW /ILL K9D]4 ,! Y\NG] SI/]S ALSO BECAME AFFECTIONATE 
 TO HIM1 ESPECIALLY ! Y\NGE/1 ! PRETTY ONE ) ! MOLE1 :O (T5 
 MADE HIM FEEL CONFUS$ BY H] SMILES & H] [N CONFUSION :5 MEET+ 
 HIM4 

,IT SEEM$ SO NATURAL TO ,PI]RE ?AT EV]YONE %\LD LIKE HIM1 & IT W\LD 
 HAVE SEEM$ SO UNNATURAL HAD ANYONE DISLIK$ HIM1 ?AT HE C\LD NOT BUT 
 BELIEVE 9 ! S9C]ITY ( ?OSE >\ND HIM4 ,BESIDES1 HE HAD NO TIME TO 
 ASK HIMSELF :E!R !SE PEOPLE W]E S9C]E OR NOT4 ,HE WAS ALWAYS BUSY 
 & ALWAYS FELT 9 A /ATE ( MILD & *E]FUL 9TOXICATION4 ,HE FELT AS 
 ?\< HE W]E ! C5T] ( SOME IMPORTANT & G5]AL MOVEM5T2 ?AT 
 SOME?+ WAS CON/ANTLY EXPECT$ ( HIM1 ?AT IF HE DID NOT DO IT HE 
 W\LD GRIEVE & DISAPPO9T MANY PEOPLE1 BUT IF HE DID ?IS & ?AT1 ALL 
 W\LD BE WELL2 & HE DID :AT WAS DEM&$ ( HIM1 BUT /ILL ?AT HAPPY 
 RESULT ALWAYS REMA9$ 9 ! FUTURE4 

,MORE ?AN ANYONE ELSE1 ,PR9CE ,VASILI TOOK POSSESSION ( ,PI]RE'S AFFAIRS 
 & ( ,PI]RE HIMSELF 9 ?OSE E>LY DAYS4 ,FROM ! DEA? ( ,C\NT 
 ,BEZUKHOV HE DID NOT LET GO HIS HOLD ( ! LAD4 ,HE HAD ! AIR ( A MAN 
 OPPRESS$ BY BUS9ESS1 WE>Y & SUFF]+1 :O YET W\LD NOT1 = PITY'S 
 SAKE1 LEAVE ?IS HELPLESS Y\? :O1 AFT] ALL1 WAS ! SON ( HIS OLD 
 FRI5D & ! POSSESSOR ( SU* 5ORM\S WEAL?1 TO ! CAPRICE ( FATE 
 & ! DESIGNS ( ROGUES4 ,DUR+ ! FEW DAYS HE SP5T 9 ,MOSC[ AFT] 
 ! DEA? ( ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV1 HE W\LD CALL ,PI]RE1 OR GO TO HIM HIMSELF1 
 & TELL HIM :AT \<T TO BE DONE 9 A TONE ( WE>9ESS & ASSURANCE1 
 AS IF HE W]E ADD+ EV]Y TIME3 0,Y\ KN[ ,I AM OV]:ELM$ ) BUS9ESS 
 & IT IS PURELY \T ( *>ITY ?AT ,I TR\BLE MYSELF AB\T Y\1 & Y\ 
 ALSO KN[ QUITE WELL ?AT :AT ,I PROPOSE IS ! ONLY ?+ POSSIBLE40 

0,WELL1 MY DE> FELL[1 TOMORR[ WE >E (F AT LA/10 SAID ,PR9CE ,VASILI 
 ONE DAY1 CLOS+ HIS EYES & F+]+ ,PI]RE'S ELB[1 SPEAK+ AS IF HE 
 W]E SAY+ SOME?+ :I* HAD LONG S9CE BE5 AGRE$ UPON & C\LD NOT 
 N[ BE ALT]$4 0,WE />T TOMORR[ & ,I'M GIV+ Y\ A PLACE 9 MY 
 C>RIAGE4 ,I AM V]Y GLAD4 ,ALL \R IMPORTANT BUS9ESS H]E IS N[ SETTL$1 
 & ,I \<T TO HAVE BE5 (F LONG AGO4 ,H]E IS SOME?+ ,I HAVE RECEIV$ 
 FROM ! *ANCELLOR4 ,I ASK$ HIM = Y\1 & Y\ HAVE BE5 5T]$ 9 ! 
 DIPLOMATIC CORPS & MADE A ,G5TLEMAN ( ! ,B$*AMB]4 ,! DIPLOMATIC 
 C>E] N[ LIES OP5 BE=E Y\40 

,NOT)/&+ ! TONE ( WE>I$ ASSURANCE ) :I* !SE WORDS W]E 
 PRON\NC$1 ,PI]RE1 :O HAD SO LONG BE5 CONSID]+ HIS C>E]1 WI%$ TO 
 MAKE SOME SUGGE/ION4 ,BUT ,PR9CE ,VASILI 9T]RUPT$ HIM 9 ! SPECIAL 
 DEEP COO+ TONE1 PRECLUD+ ! POSSIBILITY ( 9T]RUPT+ HIS SPEE*1 
 :I* HE US$ 9 EXTREME CASES :5 SPECIAL P]SUASION WAS NE$$4 

0,MAIS1 MON *]1 ,I DID ?IS = MY [N SAKE1 TO SATISFY MY CONSCI5CE1 & 
 !RE IS NO?+ TO ?ANK ME =4 ,NO ONE HAS EV] COMPLA9$ YET ( BE+ 
 TOO MU* LOV$2 & BESIDES1 Y\ >E FREE1 Y\ C\LD ?R[ IT UP TOMORR[4 
 ,BUT Y\ WILL SEE EV]Y?+ = Y\RSELF :5 Y\ GET TO ,PET]SBURG4 ,IT IS 
 HI< TIME = Y\ TO GET AWAY FROM !SE T]RIBLE RECOLLECTIONS40 ,PR9CE 
 ,VASILI SI<$4 0,YES1 YES1 MY BOY4 ,& MY VALET CAN GO 9 Y\R C>RIAGE4 
 ,AH6 ,I WAS NE>LY =GETT+10 HE ADD$4 0,Y\ KN[1 MON *]1 Y\R FA!R 
 & ,I HAD SOME ACC\NTS TO SETTLE1 SO ,I HAVE RECEIV$ :AT WAS DUE FROM 
 ! ,RYAZAN E/ATE & WILL KEEP IT2 Y\ WON'T REQUIRE IT4 ,WE'LL GO 9TO 
 ! ACC\NTS LAT]40 

,BY 0:AT WAS DUE FROM ! ,RYAZAN E/ATE0 ,PR9CE ,VASILI MEANT SEV]AL 
 ?\S& RUBLES QUITR5T RECEIV$ FROM ,PI]RE'S PEASANTS1 :I* ! PR9CE 
 HAD RETA9$ = HIMSELF4 

,9 ,PET]SBURG1 AS 9 ,MOSC[1 ,PI]RE F\ND ! SAME ATMOSPH]E ( 
 G5TL5ESS & AFFECTION4 ,HE C\LD NOT REFUSE ! PO/1 OR RA!R ! RANK 
 7= HE DID NO?+71 ?AT ,PR9CE ,VASILI HAD PROCUR$ = HIM1 & 
 ACQUA9TANCES1 9VITATIONS1 & SOCIAL OCCUPATIONS W]E SO NUM]\S ?AT1 
 EV5 MORE ?AN 9 ,MOSC[1 HE FELT A S5SE ( BEWILD]M5T1 BU/LE1 & 
 CONT9UAL EXPECTATION ( SOME GOOD1 ALWAYS 9 FRONT ( HIM BUT NEV] 
 ATTA9$4 

,( HIS =M] BA*ELOR ACQUA9TANCES MANY W]E NO LONG] 9 ,PET]SBURG4 
 ,! ,GU>DS HAD GONE TO ! FRONT2 ,DOLOKHOV HAD BE5 R$UC$ TO ! RANKS2 
 ,ANATOLE WAS 9 ! >MY SOME:]E 9 ! PROV9CES2 ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS 
 ABROAD2 SO ,PI]RE HAD NOT ! OPPORTUNITY TO SP5D HIS NI<TS AS HE US$ 
 TO LIKE TO SP5D !M1 OR TO OP5 HIS M9D BY 9TIMATE TALKS ) A FRI5D 
 OLD] ?AN HIMSELF & :OM HE RESPECT$4 ,HIS :OLE TIME WAS TAK5 UP ) 
 D9N]S & BALLS & WAS SP5T *IEFLY AT ,PR9CE ,VASILI'S H\SE 9 ! 
 COMPANY ( ! /\T PR9CESS1 HIS WIFE1 & HIS BEAUTIFUL DAU<T] 
 ,HEL5E4 

,LIKE ! O!RS1 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA ,S*]] %[$ ,PI]RE ! *ANGE ( 
 ATTITUDE T[>D HIM ?AT HAD TAK5 PLACE 9 SOCIETY4 

,=M]LY 9 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S PRES5CE1 ,PI]RE HAD ALWAYS FELT ?AT :AT HE 
 WAS SAY+ WAS \T ( PLACE1 TACTLESS & UNSUITABLE1 ?AT REM>KS :I* 
 SEEM$ TO HIM CLEV] :ILE !Y =M$ 9 HIS M9D BECAME FOOLI% AS SOON 
 AS HE UTT]$ !M1 :ILE ON ! CONTR>Y ,HIPPOLYTE'S /UPIDE/ REM>KS 
 CAME \T CLEV] & APT4 ,N[ EV]Y?+ ,PI]RE SAID WAS *>MANT4 ,EV5 IF 
 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA DID NOT SAY SO1 HE C\LD SEE ?AT %E WI%$ TO & ONLY 
 REFRA9$ \T ( REG>D = HIS MODE/Y4 

,9 ! BEG9N+ ( ! W9T] ( #a#h#e-#f ,PI]RE RECEIV$ ONE ( ,ANNA 
 ,PAVLOVNA'S USUAL P9K NOTES ) AN 9VITATION TO :I* WAS ADD$3 0,Y\ 
 WILL F9D ! BEAUTIFUL ,HEL5E H]E1 :OM IT IS ALWAYS DELI<TFUL TO SEE40 

,:5 HE READ ?AT S5T5CE1 ,PI]RE FELT = ! FIR/ TIME ?AT SOME L9K 
 :I* O!R PEOPLE RECOGNIZ$ HAD GR[N UP BETWE5 HIMSELF & ,HEL5E1 & 
 ?AT ?\<T BO? AL>M$ HIM1 AS IF SOME OBLIGATION W]E BE+ IMPOS$ ON 
 HIM :I* HE C\LD NOT FULFILL1 & PLEAS$ HIM AS AN 5T]TA9+ 
 SUPPOSITION4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S 0,AT ,HOME0 WAS LIKE ! =M] ONE1 ONLY ! NOVELTY %E 
 (F]$ H] GUE/S ?IS TIME WAS NOT ,MORTEM>T1 BUT A DIPLOMATI/ FRE% 
 FROM ,B]L9 ) ! V]Y LATE/ DETAILS ( ! ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&]'S VISIT 
 TO ,POTSDAM1 & ( H[ ! TWO AUGU/ FRI5DS HAD PL$G$ !MSELVES 9 AN 
 9DISSOLUBLE ALLIANCE TO UPHOLD ! CAUSE ( JU/ICE AGA9/ ! 5EMY ( 
 ! HUMAN RACE4 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA RECEIV$ ,PI]RE ) A %ADE ( MELAN*OLY1 
 EVID5TLY RELAT+ TO ! Y\NG MAN'S REC5T LOSS BY ! DEA? ( ,C\NT 
 ,BEZUKHOV 7EV]YONE CON/ANTLY CONSID]$ IT A DUTY TO ASSURE ,PI]RE ?AT 
 HE WAS GREATLY AFFLICT$ BY ! DEA? ( ! FA!R HE HAD H>DLY KN[N71 
 & H] MELAN*OLY WAS JU/ LIKE ! AUGU/ MELAN*OLY %E %[$ AT ! 
 M5TION ( H] MO/ AUGU/ ,MAJE/Y ! ,EMPRESS ,M>YA ,F$OROVNA4 ,PI]RE 
 FELT FLATT]$ BY ?IS4 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA >RANG$ ! DIFF]5T GR\PS 9 H] 
 DRAW+ ROOM ) H] HABITUAL SKILL4 ,! L>GE GR\P1 9 :I* W]E 
 ,PR9CE ,VASILI & ! G5]ALS1 HAD ! B5EFIT ( ! DIPLOMAT4 ,ANO!R 
 GR\P WAS AT ! TEA TABLE4 ,PI]RE WI%$ TO JO9 ! =M]1 BUT ,ANNA 
 ,PAVLOVNA--:O WAS 9 ! EXCIT$ CONDITION ( A COMM&] ON A 
 BATTLEFIELD TO :OM ?\S&S ( NEW & BRILLIANT IDEAS OCCUR :I* !RE 
 IS H>DLY TIME TO PUT 9 ACTION--SEE+ ,PI]RE1 T\*$ HIS SLEEVE 
 ) H] F+]1 SAY+3 

0,WAIT A BIT1 ,I HAVE SOME?+ 9 VIEW = Y\ ?IS EV5+40 7,%E GLANC$ 
 AT ,HEL5E & SMIL$ AT H]47 0,MY DE> ,HEL5E1 BE *>ITABLE TO MY POOR 
 AUNT :O ADORES Y\4 ,GO & KEEP H] COMPANY = T5 M9UTES4 ,& ?AT IT 
 WILL NOT BE TOO DULL1 H]E IS ! DE> C\NT :O WILL NOT REFUSE TO 
 ACCOMPANY Y\40 

,! BEAUTY W5T TO ! AUNT1 BUT ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA DETA9$ ,PI]RE1 LOOK+ AS 
 IF %E HAD TO GIVE SOME F9AL NECESS>Y 9/RUCTIONS4 

0,ISN'T %E EXQUISITE80 %E SAID TO ,PI]RE1 PO9T+ TO ! /ATELY BEAUTY 
 AS %E GLID$ AWAY4 0,& H[ %E C>RIES H]SELF6 ,= SO Y\NG A GIRL1 
 SU* TACT1 SU* MA/]LY P]FECTION ( MANN]6 ,IT COMES FROM H] HE>T4 
 ,HAPPY ! MAN :O W9S H]6 ,) H] ! LEA/ WORLDLY ( M5 W\LD OCCUPY 
 A MO/ BRILLIANT POSITION 9 SOCIETY4 ,DON'T Y\ ?9K SO8 ,I ONLY WANT$ TO 
 KN[ Y\R OP9ION10 & ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA LET ,PI]RE GO4 

,PI]RE1 9 REPLY1 S9C]ELY AGRE$ ) H] AS TO ,HEL5E'S P]FECTION ( 
 MANN]4 ,IF HE EV] ?\<T ( ,HEL5E1 IT WAS JU/ ( H] BEAUTY & H] 
 REM>KABLE SKILL 9 APPE>+ SIL5TLY DIGNIFI$ 9 SOCIETY4 

,! OLD AUNT RECEIV$ ! TWO Y\NG PEOPLE 9 H] CORN]1 BUT SEEM$ 
 DESIR\S ( HID+ H] ADORATION = ,HEL5E & 9CL9$ RA!R TO %[ 
 H] FE> ( ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 ,%E LOOK$ AT H] NIECE1 AS IF 9QUIR+ :AT 
 %E WAS TO DO ) !SE PEOPLE4 ,ON LEAV+ !M1 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA AGA9 
 T\*$ ,PI]RE'S SLEEVE1 SAY+3 0,I HOPE Y\ WON'T SAY ?AT IT IS DULL 9 
 MY H\SE AGA910 & %E GLANC$ AT ,HEL5E4 

,HEL5E SMIL$1 ) A LOOK IMPLY+ ?AT %E DID NOT ADMIT ! POSSIBILITY 
 ( ANYONE SEE+ H] )\T BE+ 5*ANT$4 ,! AUNT C\<$1 SWALL[$1 
 & SAID 9 ,FR5* ?AT %E WAS V]Y PLEAS$ TO SEE ,HEL5E1 !N %E 
 TURN$ TO ,PI]RE ) ! SAME WORDS ( WELCOME & ! SAME LOOK4 ,9 ! 
 MIDDLE ( A DULL & HALT+ CONV]SATION1 ,HEL5E TURN$ TO ,PI]RE ) 
 ! BEAUTIFUL BRI<T SMILE ?AT %E GAVE TO EV]YONE4 ,PI]RE WAS SO US$ 
 TO ?AT SMILE1 & IT HAD SO LITTLE MEAN+ = HIM1 ?AT HE PAID NO 
 ATT5TION TO IT4 ,! AUNT WAS JU/ SPEAK+ ( A COLLECTION ( SNUFFBOXES 
 ?AT HAD BELONG$ TO ,PI]RE'S FA!R1 ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV1 & %[$ !M H] 
 [N BOX4 ,PR9CESS ,HEL5E ASK$ TO SEE ! PORTRAIT ( ! AUNT'S HUSB& 
 ON ! BOX LID4 

0,?AT IS PROBABLY ! WORK ( ,V9ESSE10 SAID ,PI]RE1 M5TION+ A 
 CELEBRAT$ M9IATURI/1 & HE LEAN$ OV] ! TABLE TO TAKE ! SNUFFBOX 
 :ILE TRY+ TO HE> :AT WAS BE+ SAID AT ! O!R TABLE4 

,HE HALF ROSE1 MEAN+ TO GO R\ND1 BUT ! AUNT H&$ HIM ! SNUFFBOX1 
 PASS+ IT ACROSS ,HEL5E'S BACK4 ,HEL5E /OOP$ =W>D TO MAKE ROOM1 & 
 LOOK$ R\ND ) A SMILE4 ,%E WAS1 AS ALWAYS AT EV5+ P>TIES1 WE>+ 
 A DRESS SU* AS WAS !N FA%IONABLE1 CUT V]Y L[ AT FRONT & BACK4 ,H] 
 BU/1 :I* HAD ALWAYS SEEM$ LIKE M>BLE TO ,PI]RE1 WAS SO CLOSE TO HIM 
 ?AT HIS %ORTSI<T$ EYES C\LD NOT BUT P]CEIVE ! LIV+ *>M ( H] 
 NECK & %\LD]S1 SO NE> TO HIS LIPS ?AT HE NE$ ONLY HAVE B5T HIS 
 HEAD A LITTLE TO HAVE T\*$ !M4 ,HE WAS CONSCI\S ( ! W>M? ( H] 
 BODY1 ! SC5T ( P]FUME1 & ! CREAK+ ( H] CORSET AS %E MOV$4 
 ,HE DID NOT SEE H] M>BLE BEAUTY =M+ A COMPLETE :OLE ) H] DRESS1 
 BUT ALL ! *>M ( H] BODY ONLY COV]$ BY H] G>M5TS4 ,& HAV+ 
 ONCE SE5 ?IS HE C\LD NOT HELP BE+ AW>E ( IT1 JU/ AS WE CANNOT 
 R5EW AN ILLUSION WE HAVE ONCE SE5 ?R\<4 

0,SO Y\ HAVE NEV] NOTIC$ BE=E H[ BEAUTIFUL ,I AM80 ,HEL5E SEEM$ TO 
 SAY4 0,Y\ HAD NOT NOTIC$ ?AT ,I AM A WOMAN8 ,YES1 ,I AM A WOMAN :O MAY 
 BELONG TO ANYONE--TO Y\ TOO10 SAID H] GLANCE4 ,& AT ?AT MOM5T 
 ,PI]RE FELT ?AT ,HEL5E NOT ONLY C\LD1 BUT MU/1 BE HIS WIFE1 & ?AT IT 
 C\LD NOT BE O!RWISE4 

,HE KNEW ?IS AT ?AT MOM5T AS SURELY AS IF HE HAD BE5 /&+ AT ! 
 ALT> ) H]4 ,H[ & :5 ?IS W\LD BE HE DID NOT KN[1 HE DID NOT 
 EV5 KN[ IF IT W\LD BE A GOOD ?+ 7HE EV5 FELT1 HE KNEW NOT :Y1 ?AT 
 IT W\LD BE A BAD ?+71 BUT HE KNEW IT W\LD HAPP54 

,PI]RE DROPP$ HIS EYES1 LIFT$ !M AGA91 & WI%$ ONCE MORE TO SEE 
 H] AS A DI/ANT BEAUTY F> REMOV$ FROM HIM1 AS HE HAD SE5 H] EV]Y DAY 
 UNTIL !N1 BUT HE C\LD NO LONG] DO IT4 ,HE C\LD NOT1 ANY MORE ?AN A 
 MAN :O HAS BE5 LOOK+ AT A TUFT ( /EPPE GRASS ?R\< ! MI/ & 
 TAK+ IT = A TREE CAN AGA9 TAKE IT = A TREE AFT] HE HAS ONCE 
 RECOGNIZ$ IT TO BE A TUFT ( GRASS4 ,%E WAS T]RIBLY CLOSE TO HIM4 ,%E 
 ALREADY HAD P[] OV] HIM1 & BETWE5 !M !RE WAS NO LONG] ANY 
 B>RI] EXCEPT ! B>RI] ( HIS [N WILL4 

0,WELL1 ,I WILL LEAVE Y\ 9 Y\R LITTLE CORN]10 CAME ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S 
 VOICE1 0,I SEE Y\ >E ALL RI<T !RE40 

,& ,PI]RE1 ANXI\SLY TRY+ TO REMEMB] :E!R HE HAD DONE ANY?+ 
 REPREH5SIBLE1 LOOK$ R\ND ) A BLU%4 ,IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT EV]YONE 
 KNEW :AT HAD HAPP5$ TO HIM AS HE KNEW IT HIMSELF4 

,A LITTLE LAT] :5 HE W5T UP TO ! L>GE CIRCLE1 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA SAID TO 
 HIM3 0,I HE> Y\ >E REFITT+ Y\R ,PET]SBURG H\SE80 

,?IS WAS TRUE4 ,! >*ITECT HAD TOLD HIM ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y1 & 
 ,PI]RE1 )\T KN[+ :Y1 WAS HAV+ HIS 5ORM\S ,PET]SBURG H\SE DONE 
 UP4 

0,?AT'S A GOOD ?+1 BUT DON'T MOVE FROM ,PR9CE ,VASILI'S4 ,IT IS GOOD TO 
 HAVE A FRI5D LIKE ! PR9CE10 %E SAID1 SMIL+ AT ,PR9CE ,VASILI4 0,I 
 KN[ SOME?+ AB\T ?AT4 ,DON'T ,I8 ,& Y\ >E /ILL SO Y\NG4 ,Y\ NE$ 
 ADVICE4 ,DON'T BE ANGRY ) ME = EX]CIS+ AN OLD WOMAN'S PRIVILEGE40 

,%E PAUS$1 AS WOM5 ALWAYS DO1 EXPECT+ SOME?+ AFT] !Y HAVE 
 M5TION$ !IR AGE4 0,IF Y\ M>RY IT WILL BE A DIFF]5T ?+10 %E 
 CONT9U$1 UNIT+ !M BO? 9 ONE GLANCE4 ,PI]RE DID NOT LOOK AT ,HEL5E 
 NOR %E AT HIM4 ,BUT %E WAS JU/ AS T]RIBLY CLOSE TO HIM4 ,HE MUTT]$ 
 SOME?+ & COLOR$4 

,:5 HE GOT HOME HE C\LD NOT SLEEP = A LONG TIME = ?9K+ ( :AT 
 HAD HAPP5$4 ,:AT HAD HAPP5$8 ,NO?+4 ,HE HAD M]ELY UND]/OOD ?AT 
 ! WOMAN HE HAD KN[N AS A *ILD1 ( :OM :5 H] BEAUTY WAS M5TION$ 
 HE HAD SAID ABS5T-M9D$LY3 0,YES1 %E'S GOOD LOOK+10 HE HAD UND]/OOD 
 ?AT ?IS WOMAN MI<T BELONG TO HIM4 

0,BUT %E'S /UPID4 ,I HAVE MYSELF SAID %E IS /UPID10 HE ?\<T4 0,!RE 
 IS SOME?+ NA/Y1 SOME?+ WRONG1 9 ! FEEL+ %E EXCITES 9 ME4 ,I 
 HAVE BE5 TOLD ?AT H] BRO!R ,ANATOLE WAS 9 LOVE ) H] & %E ) 
 HIM1 ?AT !RE WAS QUITE A SC&AL & ?AT ?AT'S :Y HE WAS S5T AWAY4 
 ,HIPPOLYTE IS H] BRO!R444 ,PR9CE ,VASILI IS H] FA!R444 ,IT'S BAD44440 
 HE REFLECT$1 BUT :ILE HE WAS ?9K+ ?IS 7! REFLECTION WAS /ILL 
 9COMPLETE71 HE CAU<T HIMSELF SMIL+ & WAS CONSCI\S ?AT ANO!R L9E 
 ( ?\<T HAD SPRUNG UP1 & :ILE ?9K+ ( H] WOR?LESSNESS HE WAS 
 ALSO DREAM+ ( H[ %E W\LD BE HIS WIFE1 H[ %E W\LD LOVE HIM BECOME 
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 WAS IMPOSSIBLE1 ?AT !RE W\LD BE SOME?+ UNNATURAL1 & AS IT SEEM$ 
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 LOOKS & ! WORDS & LOOKS ( ?OSE :O HAD SE5 !M TOGE!R4 ,HE 
 RECALL$ ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S WORDS & LOOKS :5 %E SPOKE TO HIM AB\T HIS 
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 WAS SEIZ$ BY T]ROR LE/ HE HAD ALREADY1 9 SOME WAY1 B\ND HIMSELF TO DO 
 SOME?+ ?AT WAS EVID5TLY WRONG & ?AT HE \<T NOT TO DO4 ,BUT AT ! 
 V]Y TIME HE WAS EXPRESS+ ?IS CONVICTION TO HIMSELF1 9 ANO!R P>T ( 
 HIS M9D H] IMAGE ROSE 9 ALL ITS WOMANLY BEAUTY4 

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