,BOOK #f1 ,*APT] #ab 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NATA%A WAS SIXTE5 & IT WAS ! YE> #a#h#i1 ! V]Y YE> TO :I* %E 
 HAD C\NT$ ON H] F+]S ) ,BORIS AFT] !Y HAD KISS$ F\R YE>S 
 AGO4 ,S9CE !N %E HAD NOT SE5 HIM4 ,BE=E ,SONYA & H] MO!R1 IF 
 ,BORIS HAPP5$ TO BE M5TION$1 %E SPOKE QUITE FREELY ( ?AT EPISODE AS 
 ( SOME *ILDI%1 LONG-=GOTT5 MATT] ?AT WAS NOT WOR? M5TION+4 ,BUT 
 9 ! SECRET DEP?S ( H] S\L ! QUE/ION :E!R H] 5GAGEM5T TO 
 ,BORIS WAS A JE/ OR AN IMPORTANT1 B9D+ PROMISE TORM5T$ H]4 

,S9CE ,BORIS LEFT ,MOSC[ 9 #ahe TO JO9 ! >MY HE HAD NOT SE5 ! 
 ,RO/OVS4 ,HE HAD BE5 9 ,MOSC[ SEV]AL TIMES1 & HAD PASS$ NE> 
 ,OTRADNOE1 BUT HAD NEV] BE5 TO SEE !M4 

,SOMETIMES IT OCCURR$ TO ,NATA%A ?AT HE DID NOT WI% TO SEE H]1 & ?IS 
 CONJECTURE WAS CONFIRM$ BY ! SAD TONE 9 :I* H] ELD]S SPOKE ( HIM4 

0,N[ADAYS OLD FRI5DS >E NOT REMEMB]$10 ! C\NTESS W\LD SAY :5 
 ,BORIS WAS M5TION$4 

,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA ALSO HAD ( LATE VISIT$ !M LESS FREQU5TLY1 SEEM$ TO 
 HOLD H]SELF ) P>TICUL> DIGNITY1 & ALWAYS SPOKE RAPTUR\SLY & 
 GRATEFULLY ( ! M]ITS ( H] SON & ! BRILLIANT C>E] ON :I* HE 
 HAD 5T]$4 ,:5 ! ,RO/OVS CAME TO ,PET]SBURG ,BORIS CALL$ ON !M4 

,HE DROVE TO !IR H\SE 9 SOME AGITATION4 ,! MEMORY ( ,NATA%A WAS HIS 
 MO/ POETIC RECOLLECTION4 ,BUT HE W5T ) ! FIRM 9T5TION ( LETT+ 
 H] & H] P>5TS FEEL ?AT ! *ILDI% RELATIONS BETWE5 HIMSELF & 
 ,NATA%A C\LD NOT BE B9D+ EI!R ON H] OR ON HIM4 ,HE HAD A BRILLIANT 
 POSITION 9 SOCIETY ?ANKS TO HIS 9TIMACY ) ,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA1 A 
 BRILLIANT POSITION 9 ! S]VICE ?ANKS TO ! PATRONAGE ( AN IMPORTANT 
 P]SONAGE :OSE COMPLETE CONFID5CE HE 5JOY$1 & HE WAS BEG9N+ TO 
 MAKE PLANS = M>RY+ ONE ( ! RI*E/ HEIRESSES 9 ,PET]SBURG1 PLANS 
 :I* MI<T V]Y EASILY BE REALIZ$4 ,:5 HE 5T]$ ! ,RO/OVS' DRAW+ 
 ROOM ,NATA%A WAS 9 H] [N ROOM4 ,:5 %E HE>D ( HIS >RIVAL %E ALMO/ 
 RAN 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM1 FLU%$ & BEAM+ ) A MORE ?AN CORDIAL 
 SMILE4 

,BORIS REMEMB]$ ,NATA%A 9 A %ORT DRESS1 ) D>K EYES %9+ FROM 
 UND] H] CURLS & BOI/]\S1 *ILDI% LAU<T]1 AS HE HAD KN[N H] 
 F\R YE>S BE=E2 & SO HE WAS TAK5 ABACK :5 QUITE A DIFF]5T 
 ,NATA%A 5T]$1 & HIS FACE EXPRESS$ RAPTUR\S A/ONI%M5T4 ,?IS 
 EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE PLEAS$ ,NATA%A4 

0,WELL1 DO Y\ RECOGNIZE Y\R LITTLE MADCAP PLAYMATE80 ASK$ ! C\NTESS4 

,BORIS KISS$ ,NATA%A'S H& & SAID ?AT HE WAS A/ONI%$ AT ! *ANGE 
 9 H]4 

0,H[ H&SOME Y\ HAVE GR[N60 

0,I %\LD ?9K SO60 REPLI$ ,NATA%A'S LAU<+ EYES4 

0,& IS ,PAPA OLD]80 %E ASK$4 

,NATA%A SAT D[N &1 )\T JO9+ 9 ,BORIS' CONV]SATION ) ! 
 C\NTESS1 SIL5TLY & M9UTELY /UDI$ H] *ILDHOOD'S SUITOR4 ,HE FELT 
 ! WEI<T ( ?AT RESOLUTE & AFFECTIONATE SCRUT9Y & GLANC$ AT H] 
 OCCASIONALLY4 

,BORIS' UNI=M1 SPURS1 TIE1 & ! WAY HIS HAIR WAS BRU%$ W]E ALL 
 COMME IL FAUT & 9 ! LATE/ FA%ION4 ,?IS ,NATA%A NOTIC$ AT ONCE4 ,HE 
 SAT RA!R SIDEWAYS 9 ! >M*AIR NEXT TO ! C\NTESS1 >RANG+ ) 
 HIS RI<T H& ! CLEANE/ ( GLOVES ?AT FITT$ HIS LEFT H& LIKE A 
 SK91 & HE SPOKE ) A P>TICUL>LY REF9$ COMPRESSION ( HIS LIPS 
 AB\T ! AMUSEM5TS ( ! HI<E/ ,PET]SBURG SOCIETY1 RECALL+ ) 
 MILD IRONY OLD TIMES 9 ,MOSC[ & ,MOSC[ ACQUA9TANCES4 ,IT WAS NOT 
 ACCID5TALLY1 ,NATA%A FELT1 ?AT HE ALLUD$1 :5 SPEAK+ ( ! HI<E/ 
 >I/OCRACY1 TO AN AMBASSADOR'S BALL HE HAD ATT5D$1 & TO 9VITATIONS 
 HE HAD RECEIV$ FROM ,N4,N4 & ,S4,S4 

,ALL ?IS TIME ,NATA%A SAT SIL5T1 GLANC+ UP AT HIM FROM UND] H] BR[S4 
 ,?IS GAZE DI/URB$ & CONFUS$ ,BORIS MORE & MORE4 ,HE LOOK$ R\ND MORE 
 FREQU5TLY T[>D H]1 & BROKE (F 9 :AT HE WAS SAY+4 ,HE DID NOT 
 /AY MORE ?AN T5 M9UTES1 !N ROSE & TOOK HIS LEAVE4 ,! SAME 
 9QUISITIVE1 *ALL5G+1 & RA!R MOCK+ EYES /ILL LOOK$ AT HIM4 
 ,AFT] HIS FIR/ VISIT ,BORIS SAID TO HIMSELF ?AT ,NATA%A ATTRACT$ HIM 
 JU/ AS MU* AS EV]1 BUT ?AT HE MU/ NOT YIELD TO ?AT FEEL+1 BECAUSE 
 TO M>RY H]1 A GIRL ALMO/ )\T =TUNE1 W\LD MEAN RU9 TO HIS 
 C>E]1 :ILE TO R5EW !IR =M] RELATIONS )\T 9T5D+ TO M>RY 
 H] W\LD BE DI%ONORABLE4 ,BORIS MADE UP HIS M9D TO AVOID MEET+ 
 ,NATA%A1 BUT DESPITE ?AT RESOLUTION HE CALL$ AGA9 A FEW DAYS LAT] & 
 BEGAN CALL+ (T5 & SP5D+ :OLE DAYS AT ! ,RO/OVS'4 ,IT SEEM$ TO 
 HIM ?AT HE \<T TO HAVE AN EXPLANATION ) ,NATA%A & TELL H] ?AT 
 ! OLD TIMES MU/ BE =GOTT51 ?AT 9 SPITE ( EV]Y?+444 %E C\LD 
 NOT BE HIS WIFE1 ?AT HE HAD NO MEANS1 & !Y W\LD NEV] LET H] M>RY 
 HIM4 ,BUT HE FAIL$ TO DO SO & FELT AWKW>D AB\T 5T]+ ON SU* AN 
 EXPLANATION4 ,FROM DAY TO DAY HE BECAME MORE & MORE 5TANGL$4 ,IT SEEM$ 
 TO H] MO!R & ,SONYA ?AT ,NATA%A WAS 9 LOVE ) ,BORIS AS ( OLD4 ,%E 
 SANG HIM HIS FAVORITE SONGS1 %[$ HIM H] ALBUM1 MAK+ HIM WRITE 9 IT1 
 DID NOT ALL[ HIM TO ALLUDE TO ! PA/1 LETT+ IT BE UND]/OOD H[ 
 DELI<TFUL WAS ! PRES5T2 & EV]Y DAY HE W5T AWAY 9 A FOG1 )\T 
 HAV+ SAID :AT HE MEANT TO1 & NOT KN[+ :AT HE WAS DO+ OR :Y HE 
 CAME1 OR H[ IT W\LD ALL 5D4 ,HE LEFT (F VISIT+ ,HEL5E & RECEIV$ 
 REPROA*FUL NOTES FROM H] EV]Y DAY1 & YET HE CONT9U$ TO SP5D :OLE 
 DAYS ) ! ,RO/OVS4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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