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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ?AT ?IRD ( ,M>*1 ALL ! ROOMS 9 ! ,5GLI% ,CLUB W]E FILL$ ) 
 A HUM ( CONV]SATION1 LIKE ! HUM ( BEES SW>M+ 9 SPR+TIME4 ,! 
 MEMB]S & GUE/S ( ! CLUB W&]$ HI!R & ?I!R1 SAT1 /OOD1 
 MET1 & SEP>AT$1 SOME 9 UNI=M & SOME 9 EV5+ DRESS1 & A FEW 
 H]E & !RE ) P[D]$ HAIR & 9 ,RUSSIAN KAFTANS4 ,P[D]$ 
 FOOTM51 9 LIV]Y ) BUCKL$ %OES & SM>T /OCK+S1 /OOD AT EV]Y 
 DOOR ANXI\SLY NOT+ VISITORS' EV]Y MOVEM5T 9 ORD] TO (F] !IR 
 S]VICES4 ,MO/ ( ?OSE PRES5T W]E ELD]LY1 RESPECT$ M5 ) BROAD1 
 SELF-CONFID5T FACES1 FAT F+]S1 & RESOLUTE GE/URES & VOICES4 ,?IS 
 CLASS ( GUE/S & MEMB]S SAT 9 C]TA9 HABITUAL PLACES & MET 9 
 C]TA9 HABITUAL GR\PS4 ,A M9ORITY ( ?OSE PRES5T W]E CASUAL GUE/S--*IEFLY 
 Y\NG M51 AMONG :OM W]E ,D5ISOV1 ,RO/OV1 & ,DOLOKHOV--:O WAS N[ 
 AGA9 AN (FIC] 9 ! ,SEM5OV REGIM5T4 ,! FACES ( !SE Y\NG PEOPLE1 
 ESPECIALLY ?OSE :O W]E MILIT>Y M51 BORE ?AT EXPRESSION ( 
 CONDESC5D+ RESPECT = !IR ELD]S :I* SEEMS TO SAY TO ! OLD] 
 G5]ATION1 0,WE >E PREP>$ TO RESPECT & HONOR Y\1 BUT ALL ! SAME 
 REMEMB] ?AT ! FUTURE BELONGS TO US40 

,NESVITSKI WAS !RE AS AN OLD MEMB] ( ! CLUB4 ,PI]RE1 :O AT HIS 
 WIFE'S COMM& HAD LET HIS HAIR GR[ & AB&ON$ HIS SPECTACLES1 W5T 
 AB\T ! ROOMS FA%IONABLY DRESS$ BUT LOOK+ SAD & DULL4 ,H]E1 AS 
 ELSE:]E1 HE WAS SURR\ND$ BY AN ATMOSPH]E ( SUBS]VI5CE TO HIS 
 WEAL?1 & BE+ 9 ! HABIT ( LORD+ IT OV] !SE PEOPLE1 HE TREAT$ 
 !M ) ABS5T-M9D$ CONTEMPT4 

,BY HIS AGE HE %\LD HAVE BELONG$ TO ! Y\NG] M51 BUT BY HIS WEAL? 
 & CONNECTIONS HE BELONG$ TO ! GR\PS ( OLD & HONOR$ GUE/S1 & 
 SO HE W5T FROM ONE GR\P TO ANO!R4 ,SOME ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT OLD M5 
 W]E ! C5T] ( GR\PS :I* EV5 /RANG]S APPROA*$ RESPECTFULLY TO 
 HE> ! VOICES ( WELL-KN[N M54 ,! L>GE/ CIRCLES =M$ R\ND ,C\NT 
 ,RO/OP*91 ,VALUEV1 & ,N>Y%K94 ,RO/OP*9 WAS DESCRIB+ H[ ! 
 ,RUSSIANS HAD BE5 OV]:ELM$ BY FLY+ ,AU/RIANS & HAD HAD TO =CE 
 !IR WAY ?R\< !M ) BAYONETS4 

,VALUEV WAS CONFID5TIALLY TELL+ ?AT ,UV>OV HAD BE5 S5T FROM 
 ,PET]SBURG TO ASC]TA9 :AT ,MOSC[ WAS ?9K+ AB\T ,AU/]LITZ4 

,9 ! ?IRD CIRCLE1 ,N>Y%K9 WAS SPEAK+ ( ! MEET+ ( ! ,AU/RIAN 
 ,C\NCIL ( ,W> AT :I* ,SUVOROV CR[$ LIKE A COCK 9 REPLY TO ! 
 NONS5SE TALK$ BY ! ,AU/RIAN G5]ALS4 ,%9%91 /&+ CLOSE BY1 
 TRI$ TO MAKE A JOKE1 SAY+ ?AT ,KUTUZOV HAD EVID5TLY FAIL$ TO LE>N 
 FROM ,SUVOROV EV5 SO SIMPLE A ?+ AS ! >T ( CR[+ LIKE A COCK1 BUT 
 ! ELD] MEMB]S GLANC$ SEV]ELY AT ! WIT1 MAK+ HIM FEEL ?AT 9 
 ?AT PLACE & ON ?AT DAY1 IT WAS IMPROP] TO SPEAK SO ( ,KUTUZOV4 

,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV1 HURRI$ & PREOCCUPI$1 W5T AB\T 9 HIS S(T BOOTS 
 BETWE5 ! D9+ & DRAW+ ROOMS1 HA/ILY GREET+ ! IMPORTANT & 
 UNIMPORTANT1 ALL ( :OM HE KNEW1 AS IF !Y W]E ALL EQUALS1 :ILE HIS 
 EYES OCCASIONALLY S\<T \T HIS F9E WELL-SET-UP Y\NG SON1 RE/+ ON 
 HIM & W9K+ JOYFULLY AT HIM4 ,Y\NG ,RO/OV /OOD AT A W9D[ ) 
 ,DOLOKHOV1 :OSE ACQUA9TANCE HE HAD LATELY MADE & HI<LY VALU$4 ,! OLD 
 C\NT CAME UP TO !M & PRESS$ ,DOLOKHOV'S H&4 

0,PLEASE COME & VISIT US444 Y\ KN[ MY BRAVE BOY444 BE5 TOGE!R \T 
 !RE444 BO? PLAY+ ! H]O444 ,AH1 ,VASILI ,IGNATOVI*444 ,H[ D'YE DO1 
 OLD FELL[80 HE SAID1 TURN+ TO AN OLD MAN :O WAS PASS+1 BUT BE=E HE 
 HAD F9I%$ HIS GREET+ !RE WAS A G5]AL /IR1 & A FOOTMAN :O HAD 
 RUN 9 ANN\NC$1 ) A FRI<T5$ FACE3 0,HE'S >RIV$60 

,BELLS RANG1 ! /EW>DS RU%$ =W>D1 &--LIKE RYE %AK5 
 TOGE!R 9 A %OVEL--! GUE/S :O HAD BE5 SCATT]$ AB\T 9 
 DIFF]5T ROOMS CAME TOGE!R & CR[D$ 9 ! L>GE DRAW+ ROOM BY ! 
 DOOR ( ! BALLROOM4 

,BAGRATION APPE>$ 9 ! DOORWAY ( ! ANT]OOM )\T HAT OR SWORD1 
 :I*1 9 ACCORD ) ! CLUB CU/OM1 HE HAD GIV5 UP TO ! HALL PORT]4 
 ,HE HAD NO LAMBSK9 CAP ON HIS HEAD1 NOR HAD HE A LOAD$ :IP OV] HIS 
 %\LD]1 AS :5 ,RO/OV HAD SE5 HIM ON ! EVE ( ! BATTLE ( 
 ,AU/]LITZ1 BUT WORE A TI<T NEW UNI=M ) ,RUSSIAN & =EIGN ,ORD]S1 
 & ! ,/> ( ,/4 ,GEORGE ON HIS LEFT BREA/4 ,EVID5TLY JU/ BE=E 
 COM+ TO ! D9N] HE HAD HAD HIS HAIR & :ISK]S TRIMM$1 :I* 
 *ANG$ HIS APPE>ANCE = ! WORSE4 ,!RE WAS SOME?+ NAIVELY FE/IVE 
 9 HIS AIR1 :I*1 9 CONJUNCTION ) HIS FIRM & VIRILE FEATURES1 GAVE 
 HIM A RA!R COMICAL EXPRESSION4 ,BEKLE%EV & ,!ODORE ,UV>OV1 :O HAD 
 >RIV$ ) HIM1 PAUS$ AT ! DOORWAY TO ALL[ HIM1 AS ! GUE/ ( 
 HONOR1 TO 5T] FIR/4 ,BAGRATION WAS EMB>RASS$1 NOT WI%+ TO AVAIL 
 HIMSELF ( !IR C\RTESY1 & ?IS CAUS$ SOME DELAY AT ! DOORS1 BUT 
 AFT] ALL HE DID AT LA/ 5T] FIR/4 ,HE WALK$ %YLY & AWKW>DLY OV] 
 ! P>QUET FLOOR ( ! RECEPTION ROOM1 NOT KN[+ :AT TO DO ) HIS 
 H&S2 HE WAS MORE ACCU/OM$ TO WALK OV] A PL[$ FIELD UND] FIRE1 AS 
 HE HAD DONE AT ! HEAD ( ! ,KURSK REGIM5T AT ,S*ON ,GRAB]N--& 
 HE W\LD HAVE F\ND ?AT EASI]4 ,! COMMITTEEM5 MET HIM AT ! FIR/ 
 DOOR &1 EXPRESS+ !IR DELI<T AT SEE+ SU* A HI<LY HONOR$ GUE/1 
 TOOK POSSESSION ( HIM AS IT W]E1 )\T WAIT+ = HIS REPLY1 
 SURR\ND$ HIM1 & L$ HIM TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 ,IT WAS AT FIR/ 
 IMPOSSIBLE TO 5T] ! DRAW+ ROOM DOOR = ! CR[D ( MEMB]S & 
 GUE/S JO/L+ ONE ANO!R & TRY+ TO GET A GOOD LOOK AT ,BAGRATION 
 OV] EA* O!R'S %\LD]S1 AS IF HE W]E SOME R>E ANIMAL4 ,C\NT ,ILYA 
 ,RO/OV1 LAU<+ & REPEAT+ ! WORDS1 0,MAKE WAY1 DE> BOY6 ,MAKE WAY1 
 MAKE WAY60 PU%$ ?R\< ! CR[D MORE 5]GETICALLY ?AN ANYONE1 L$ 
 ! GUE/S 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM1 & SEAT$ !M ON ! C5T] S(A4 ,! 
 BIGWIGS1 ! MO/ RESPECT$ MEMB]S ( ! CLUB1 BESET ! NEW >RIVALS4 
 ,C\NT ,ILYA1 AGA9 ?RU/+ HIS WAY ?R\< ! CR[D1 W5T \T ( ! 
 DRAW+ ROOM & REAPPE>$ A M9UTE LAT] ) ANO!R COMMITTEEMAN1 
 C>RY+ A L>GE SILV] SALV] :I* HE PRES5T$ TO ,PR9CE ,BAGRATION4 ,ON 
 ! SALV] LAY SOME V]SES COMPOS$ & PR9T$ 9 ! H]O'S HONOR4 
 ,BAGRATION1 ON SEE+ ! SALV]1 GLANC$ >\ND 9 DISMAY1 AS ?\< 
 SEEK+ HELP4 ,BUT ALL EYES DEM&$ ?AT HE %\LD SUBMIT4 ,FEEL+ HIMSELF 
 9 !IR P[]1 HE RESOLUTELY TOOK ! SALV] ) BO? H&S & LOOK$ 
 /]NLY & REPROA*FULLY AT ! C\NT :O HAD PRES5T$ IT TO HIM4 
 ,SOMEONE OBLIG+LY TOOK ! DI% FROM ,BAGRATION 7OR HE W\LD1 IT SEEM$1 
 HAVE HELD IT TILL EV5+ & HAVE GONE 9 TO D9N] ) IT7 & DREW HIS 
 ATT5TION TO ! V]SES4 

0,WELL1 ,I WILL READ !M1 !N60 ,BAGRATION SEEM$ TO SAY1 &1 FIX+ HIS 
 WE>Y EYES ON ! PAP]1 BEGAN TO READ !M ) A FIX$ & S]I\S 
 EXPRESSION4 ,BUT ! AU?OR HIMSELF TOOK ! V]SES & BEGAN READ+ !M 
 AL\D4 ,BAGRATION B[$ HIS HEAD & LI/5$3 

 ,BR+ GLORY !N TO ,ALEX&]'S REIGN 
 ,& ON ! ?RONE \R ,TITUS %IELD4 
 ,A DREAD$ FOE BE ?\1 K9DHE>T$ AS A MAN1 
 ,A ,RHIPHEUS AT HOME1 A ,CES> 9 ! FIELD6 
 ,E'5 =TUNATE ,NAPOLEON 
 ,KN[S BY EXP]I5CE1 N[1 ,BAGRATION1 
 ,& D>E NOT ,H]CULEAN ,RUSSIANS TR\BLE444 

  

,BUT BE=E HE HAD F9I%$ READ+1 A /5TORIAN MAJOR-DOMO ANN\NC$ ?AT 
 D9N] WAS READY6 ,! DOOR OP5$1 & FROM ! D9+ ROOM CAME ! 
 RES\ND+ /RA9S ( ! POLONAISE3 

 ,CONQUE/'S JOYFUL ?UND] WAK51 
 ,TRIUMPH1 VALIANT ,RUSSIANS1 N[6444 

  

& ,C\NT ,RO/OV1 GLANC+ ANGRILY AT ! AU?OR :O W5T ON READ+ HIS 
 V]SES1 B[$ TO ,BAGRATION4 ,EV]YONE ROSE1 FEEL+ ?AT D9N] WAS MORE 
 IMPORTANT ?AN V]SES1 & ,BAGRATION1 AGA9 PREC$+ ALL ! RE/1 W5T 
 9 TO D9N]4 ,HE WAS SEAT$ 9 ! PLACE ( HONOR BETWE5 TWO ,ALEX&]S--,BEKLE%EV 
 & ,N>Y%K9--:I* WAS A SIGNIFICANT ALLUSION TO ! NAME ( ! 
 SOV]EIGN4 ,?REE HUNDR$ P]SONS TOOK !IR SEATS 9 ! D9+ ROOM1 
 ACCORD+ TO !IR RANK & IMPORTANCE3 ! MORE IMPORTANT NE>] TO ! 
 HONOR$ GUE/1 AS NATURALLY AS WAT] FL[S DEEPE/ :]E ! L& LIES 
 L[E/4 

,JU/ BE=E D9N]1 ,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV PRES5T$ HIS SON TO ,BAGRATION1 :O 
 RECOGNIZ$ HIM & SAID A FEW WORDS TO HIM1 DISJO9T$ & AWKW>D1 AS 
 W]E ALL ! WORDS HE SPOKE ?AT DAY1 & ,C\NT ,ILYA LOOK$ JOYFULLY & 
 PR\DLY >\ND :ILE ,BAGRATION SPOKE TO HIS SON4 

,NI*OLAS ,RO/OV1 ) ,D5ISOV & HIS NEW ACQUA9TANCE1 ,DOLOKHOV1 SAT 
 ALMO/ AT ! MIDDLE ( ! TABLE4 ,FAC+ !M SAT ,PI]RE1 BESIDE ,PR9CE 
 ,NESVITSKI4 ,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV ) ! O!R MEMB]S ( ! COMMITTEE SAT 
 FAC+ ,BAGRATION &1 AS ! V]Y P]SONIFICATION ( ,MOSC[ HOSPITALITY1 
 DID ! HONORS TO ! PR9CE4 

,HIS EF=TS HAD NOT BE5 9 VA94 ,! D9N]1 BO? ! ,L5T5 & ! 
 O!R F>E1 WAS SPL5DID1 YET HE C\LD NOT FEEL QUITE AT EASE TILL ! 5D 
 ( ! MEAL4 ,HE W9K$ AT ! BUTL]1 :ISP]$ DIRECTIONS TO ! FOOTM51 
 & AWAIT$ EA* EXPECT$ DI% ) SOME ANXIETY4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS 
 EXCELL5T4 ,) ! SECOND C\RSE1 A GIGANTIC /]LET 7AT SI<T ( :I* 
 ,ILYA ,RO/OV BLU%$ ) SELF-CONSCI\S PLEASURE71 ! FOOTM5 BEGAN 
 POPP+ CORKS & FILL+ ! *AMPAGNE GLASSES4 ,AFT] ! FI%1 :I* 
 MADE A C]TA9 S5SATION1 ! C\NT EX*ANG$ GLANCES ) ! O!R 
 COMMITTEEM54 0,!RE WILL BE MANY TOA/S1 IT'S TIME TO BEG910 HE 
 :ISP]$1 & TAK+ UP HIS GLASS1 HE ROSE4 ,ALL W]E SIL5T1 WAIT+ = 
 :AT HE W\LD SAY4 

0,TO ! HEAL? ( \R ,SOV]EIGN1 ! ,EMP]OR60 HE CRI$1 & AT ! SAME 
 MOM5T HIS K9DLY EYES GREW MOI/ ) TE>S ( JOY & 5?USIASM4 ,! 
 B& IMM$IATELY /RUCK UP 0,CONQUE/'S JOYFUL ?UND] WAK54440 ,ALL ROSE 
 & CRI$ 0,HURRAH60 ,BAGRATION ALSO ROSE & %\T$ 0,HURRAH60 9 EXACTLY 
 ! SAME VOICE 9 :I* HE HAD %\T$ IT ON ! FIELD AT ,S*ON ,GRAB]N4 
 ,Y\NG ,RO/OV'S EC/ATIC VOICE C\LD BE HE>D ABOVE ! ?REE HUNDR$ 
 O!RS4 ,HE NE>LY WEPT4 0,TO ! HEAL? ( \R ,SOV]EIGN1 ! ,EMP]OR60 HE 
 RO>$1 0,HURRAH60 & EMPTY+ HIS GLASS AT ONE GULP HE DA%$ IT TO ! 
 FLOOR4 ,MANY FOLL[$ HIS EXAMPLE1 & ! L\D %\T+ CONT9U$ = A 
 LONG TIME4 ,:5 ! VOICES SUBSID$1 ! FOOTM5 CLE>$ AWAY ! BROK5 
 GLASS & EV]YBODY SAT D[N AGA91 SMIL+ AT ! NOISE !Y HAD MADE & 
 EX*ANG+ REM>KS4 ,! OLD C\NT ROSE ONCE MORE1 GLANC$ AT A NOTE LY+ 
 BESIDE HIS PLATE1 & PROPOS$ A TOA/1 0,TO ! HEAL? ( ! H]O ( \R 
 LA/ CAMPAIGN1 ,PR9CE ,PET] ,IVANOVI* ,BAGRATION60 & AGA9 HIS BLUE EYES 
 GREW MOI/4 0,HURRAH60 CRI$ ! ?REE HUNDR$ VOICES AGA91 BUT 9/EAD ( 
 ! B& A *OIR BEGAN S++ A CANTATA COMPOS$ BY ,PAUL ,IVANOVI* 
 ,KUTUZOV3 

 ,RUSSIANS6 ,O'] ALL B>RI]S ON6 
 ,C\RAGE CONQUE/ GU>ANTEES2 
 ,HAVE WE NOT ,BAGRATION8 
 ,HE BR+S FOEM5 TO !IR KNEES1444 ETC4 

  

,AS SOON AS ! S++ WAS OV]1 ANO!R & ANO!R TOA/ WAS PROPOS$ 
 & ,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV BECAME MORE & MORE MOV$1 MORE GLASS WAS SMA%$1 
 & ! %\T+ GREW L\D]4 ,!Y DRANK TO ,BEKLE%EV1 ,N>Y%K91 ,UV>OV1 
 ,DOLGORUKOV1 ,APRAKS91 ,VALUEV1 TO ! COMMITTEE1 TO ALL ! CLUB MEMB]S 
 & TO ALL ! CLUB GUE/S1 & F9ALLY TO ,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV SEP>ATELY1 
 AS ! ORGANIZ] ( ! BANQUET4 ,AT ?AT TOA/1 ! C\NT TOOK \T HIS 
 H&K]*IEF &1 COV]+ HIS FACE1 WEPT \TRI<T4 

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