,BOOK #d1 ,*APT] #aa 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! ?IRD DAY AFT] ,*RI/MAS ,NI*OLAS D9$ AT HOME1 A ?+ HE HAD 
 R>ELY DONE ( LATE4 ,IT WAS A GR& F>EWELL D9N]1 AS HE & ,D5ISOV 
 W]E LEAV+ TO JO9 !IR REGIM5T AFT] ,EPIPHANY4 ,AB\T TW5TY PEOPLE 
 W]E PRES5T1 9CLUD+ ,DOLOKHOV & ,D5ISOV4 

,NEV] HAD LOVE BE5 SO MU* 9 ! AIR1 & NEV] HAD ! AMOR\S 
 ATMOSPH]E MADE ITSELF SO /RONGLY FELT 9 ! ,RO/OVS' H\SE AS AT ?IS 
 HOLIDAY TIME4 0,SEIZE ! MOM5TS ( HAPP9ESS1 LOVE & BE LOV$6 ,?AT IS 
 ! ONLY REALITY 9 ! WORLD1 ALL ELSE IS FOLLY4 ,IT IS ! ONE ?+ WE 
 >E 9T]E/$ 9 H]E10 SAID ! SPIRIT ( ! PLACE4 

,NI*OLAS1 HAV+ AS USUAL EXHAU/$ TWO PAIRS ( HORSES1 )\T VISIT+ 
 ALL ! PLACES HE MEANT TO GO TO & :]E HE HAD BE5 9VIT$1 RETURN$ 
 HOME JU/ BE=E D9N]4 ,AS SOON AS HE 5T]$ HE NOTIC$ & FELT ! 
 T5SION ( ! AMOR\S AIR 9 ! H\SE1 & ALSO NOTIC$ A CURI\S 
 EMB>RASSM5T AMONG SOME ( ?OSE PRES5T4 ,SONYA1 ,DOLOKHOV1 & ! OLD 
 C\NTESS W]E ESPECIALLY DI/URB$1 & TO A LESS] DEGREE ,NATA%A4 
 ,NI*OLAS UND]/OOD ?AT SOME?+ MU/ HAVE HAPP5$ BETWE5 ,SONYA & 
 ,DOLOKHOV BE=E D9N]1 & ) ! K9DLY S5SITIV5ESS NATURAL TO HIM 
 WAS V]Y G5TLE & W>Y ) !M BO? AT D9N]4 ,ON ?AT SAME EV5+ 
 !RE WAS TO BE ONE ( ! BALLS ?AT ,IOGEL 7! DANC+ MA/]7 GAVE = 
 HIS PUPILS DUR+ ! HOLIDAYS4 

0,NI*OLAS1 WILL Y\ COME TO ,IOGEL'S8 ,PLEASE DO60 SAID ,NATA%A4 0,HE ASK$ 
 Y\1 & ,VASILI ,DMITRI* "9 IS ALSO GO+40 

 "9 ,D5ISOV4 

  

0,:]E W\LD ,I NOT GO AT ! C\NTESS' COMM&60 SAID ,D5ISOV1 :O AT ! 
 ,RO/OVS' HAD JOCUL>LY ASSUM$ ! ROLE ( ,NATA%A'S KNI<T4 0,I'M EV5 
 WEADY TO DANCE ! PAS DE *ALE40 

0,IF ,I HAVE TIME10 ANSW]$ ,NI*OLAS4 0,BUT ,I PROMIS$ ! ,>KH>OVS2 !Y 
 HAVE A P>TY40 

0,& Y\80 HE ASK$ ,DOLOKHOV1 BUT AS SOON AS HE HAD ASK$ ! QUE/ION HE 
 NOTIC$ ?AT IT %\LD NOT HAVE BE5 PUT4 

0,P]HAPS10 COLDLY & ANGRILY REPLI$ ,DOLOKHOV1 GLANC+ AT ,SONYA1 &1 
 SC[L+1 HE GAVE ,NI*OLAS JU/ SU* A LOOK AS HE HAD GIV5 ,PI]RE AT ! 
 CLUB D9N]4 

0,!RE IS SOME?+ UP10 ?\<T ,NI*OLAS1 & HE WAS FUR!R CONFIRM$ 9 
 ?IS CONCLUSION BY ! FACT ?AT ,DOLOKHOV LEFT IMM$IATELY AFT] D9N]4 
 ,HE CALL$ ,NATA%A & ASK$ H] :AT WAS ! MATT]4 

0,& ,I WAS LOOK+ = Y\10 SAID ,NATA%A RUNN+ \T TO HIM4 0,I TOLD Y\1 
 BUT Y\ W\LD NOT BELIEVE IT10 %E SAID TRIUMPHANTLY4 0,HE HAS PROPOS$ TO 
 ,SONYA60 

,LITTLE AS ,NI*OLAS HAD OCCUPI$ HIMSELF ) ,SONYA ( LATE1 SOME?+ 
 SEEM$ TO GIVE WAY )9 HIM AT ?IS NEWS4 ,DOLOKHOV WAS A SUITABLE & 9 
 SOME RESPECTS A BRILLIANT MAT* = ! D[]LESS1 ORPHAN GIRL4 ,FROM ! 
 PO9T ( VIEW ( ! OLD C\NTESS & ( SOCIETY IT WAS \T ( ! 
 QUE/ION = H] TO REFUSE HIM4 ,& !RE=E ,NI*OLAS' FIR/ FEEL+ ON 
 HE>+ ! NEWS WAS ONE ( ANG] ) ,SONYA4444 ,HE TRI$ TO SAY1 0,?AT'S 
 CAPITAL2 ( C\RSE %E'LL =GET H] *ILDI% PROMISES & ACCEPT ! 
 (F]10 BUT BE=E HE HAD TIME TO SAY IT ,NATA%A BEGAN AGA94 

0,& FANCY6 %E REFUS$ HIM QUITE DEF9ITELY60 ADD+1 AFT] A PAUSE1 0%E 
 TOLD HIM %E LOV$ ANO!R40 

0,YES1 MY ,SONYA C\LD NOT HAVE DONE O!RWISE60 ?\<T ,NI*OLAS4 

0,MU* AS ,MAMA PRESS$ H]1 %E REFUS$1 & ,I KN[ %E WON'T *ANGE ONCE 
 %E HAS SAID4440 

0,& ,MAMA PRESS$ H]60 SAID ,NI*OLAS REPROA*FULLY4 

0,YES10 SAID ,NATA%A4 0,DO Y\ KN[1 ,NI*OLAS--DON'T BE ANGRY--BUT 
 ,I KN[ Y\ WILL NOT M>RY H]4 ,I KN[1 HEAV5 KN[S H[1 BUT ,I KN[ = 
 C]TA9 ?AT Y\ WON'T M>RY H]40 

0,N[ Y\ DON'T KN[ ?AT AT ALL60 SAID ,NI*OLAS4 0,BUT ,I MU/ TALK TO H]4 
 ,:AT A D>L+ ,SONYA IS60 HE ADD$ ) A SMILE4 

0,AH1 %E IS 9DE$ A D>L+6 ,I'LL S5D H] TO Y\40 

,& ,NATA%A KISS$ H] BRO!R & RAN AWAY4 

,A M9UTE LAT] ,SONYA CAME 9 ) A FRI<T5$1 GUILTY1 & SC>$ LOOK4 
 ,NI*OLAS W5T UP TO H] & KISS$ H] H&4 ,?IS WAS ! FIR/ TIME S9CE 
 HIS RETURN ?AT !Y HAD TALK$ ALONE & AB\T !IR LOVE4 

0,SOPHIE10 HE BEGAN1 TIMIDLY AT FIR/ & !N MORE & MORE BOLDLY1 0IF 
 Y\ WI% TO REFUSE ONE :O IS NOT ONLY A BRILLIANT & ADVANTAGE\S MAT* 
 BUT A SPL5DID1 NOBLE FELL[444 HE IS MY FRI5D4440 

,SONYA 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,I HAVE ALREADY REFUS$10 %E SAID HURRI$LY4 

0,IF Y\ >E REFUS+ = MY SAKE1 ,I AM AFRAID ?AT ,I4440 

,SONYA AGA9 9T]RUPT$4 ,%E GAVE HIM AN IMPLOR+1 FRI<T5$ LOOK4 

0,NI*OLAS1 DON'T TELL ME ?AT60 %E SAID4 

0,NO1 BUT ,I MU/4 ,IT MAY BE >ROGANT ( ME1 BUT /ILL IT IS BE/ TO SAY IT4 
 ,IF Y\ REFUSE HIM ON MY ACC\NT1 ,I MU/ TELL Y\ ! :OLE TRU?4 ,I LOVE 
 Y\1 & ,I ?9K ,I LOVE Y\ MORE ?AN ANYONE ELSE44440 

0,?AT IS 5\< = ME10 SAID ,SONYA1 BLU%+4 

0,NO1 BUT ,I HAVE BE5 9 LOVE A ?\S& TIMES & %ALL FALL 9 LOVE 
 AGA91 ?\< = NO ONE HAVE ,I SU* A FEEL+ ( FRI5D%IP1 CONFID5CE1 
 & LOVE AS ,I HAVE = Y\4 ,!N ,I AM Y\NG4 ,MAMA DOES NOT WI% IT4 ,9 A 
 WORD1 ,I MAKE NO PROMISE4 ,& ,I BEG Y\ TO CONSID] ,DOLOKHOV'S (F]10 HE 
 SAID1 >TICULAT+ HIS FRI5D'S NAME ) DIFFICULTY4 

0,DON'T SAY ?AT TO ME6 ,I WANT NO?+4 ,I LOVE Y\ AS A BRO!R & ALWAYS 
 %ALL1 & ,I WANT NO?+ MORE40 

0,Y\ >E AN ANGEL3 ,I AM NOT WOR?Y ( Y\1 BUT ,I AM AFRAID ( MISLEAD+ 
 Y\40 

,& ,NI*OLAS AGA9 KISS$ H] H&4 

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