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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ONE NI<T :5 ! OLD C\NTESS1 9 NI<TCAP & DRESS+ JACKET1 )\T 
 H] FALSE CURLS1 & ) H] POOR LITTLE KNOB ( HAIR %[+ UND] H] 
 :ITE COTTON CAP1 KNELT SI<+ & GROAN+ ON A RUG & B[+ TO ! 
 GR\ND 9 PRAY]1 H] DOOR CREAK$ & ,NATA%A1 ALSO 9 A DRESS+ JACKET 
 ) SLIPP]S ON H] B>E FEET & H] HAIR 9 CURLPAP]S1 RAN 94 ,! 
 C\NTESS--H] PRAY]FUL MOOD DISPELL$--LOOK$ R\ND & 
 FR[N$4 ,%E WAS F9I%+ H] LA/ PRAY]3 0,CAN IT BE ?AT ?IS C\* 
 WILL BE MY GRAVE80 ,NATA%A1 FLU%$ & EAG]1 SEE+ H] MO!R 9 
 PRAY]1 SUDD5LY *ECK$ H] RU%1 HALF SAT D[N1 & UNCONSCI\SLY PUT 
 \T H] TONGUE AS IF *ID+ H]SELF4 ,SEE+ ?AT H] MO!R WAS /ILL 
 PRAY+ %E RAN ON TIPTOE TO ! B$ &1 RAPIDLY SLIPP+ ONE LITTLE FOOT 
 AGA9/ ! O!R1 PU%$ (F H] SLIPP]S & JUMP$ ONTO ! B$ ! 
 C\NTESS HAD FE>$ MI<T BECOME H] GRAVE4 ,?IS C\* WAS HI<1 ) A 
 FEA!R B$ & FIVE PILL[S EA* SMALL] ?AN ! ONE BEL[4 ,NATA%A 
 JUMP$ ON IT1 SANK 9TO ! FEA!R B$1 ROLL$ OV] TO ! WALL1 & 
 BEGAN SNUGGL+ UP ! B$CLO!S AS %E SETTL$ D[N1 RAIS+ H] KNEES 
 TO H] *91 KICK+ \T & LAU<+ ALMO/ 9AUDIBLY1 N[ COV]+ 
 H]SELF UP HEAD & ALL1 & N[ PEEP+ AT H] MO!R4 ,! C\NTESS 
 F9I%$ H] PRAY]S & CAME TO ! B$ ) A /]N FACE1 BUT SEE+1 
 ?AT ,NATA%A'S HEAD WAS COV]$1 %E SMIL$ 9 H] K9D1 WEAK WAY4 

0,N[ !N1 N[ !N60 SAID %E4 

0,MAMA1 CAN WE HAVE A TALK8 ,YES80 SAID ,NATA%A4 0,N[1 JU/ ONE ON Y\R 
 ?ROAT & ANO!R444 ?AT'LL DO60 ,& SEIZ+ H] MO!R R\ND ! NECK1 
 %E KISS$ H] ON ! ?ROAT4 ,9 H] BEHAVIOR TO H] MO!R ,NATA%A SEEM$ 
 R\<1 BUT %E WAS SO S5SITIVE & TACTFUL ?AT H[EV] %E CLASP$ H] 
 MO!R %E ALWAYS MANAG$ TO DO IT )\T HURT+ H] OR MAK+ H] FEEL 
 UNCOM=TABLE OR DISPLEAS$4 

0,WELL1 :AT IS IT TONI<T80 SAID ! MO!R1 HAV+ >RANG$ H] PILL[S 
 & WAIT$ UNTIL ,NATA%A1 AFT] TURN+ OV] A C\PLE ( TIMES1 HAD 
 SETTL$ D[N BESIDE H] UND] ! QUILT1 SPREAD \T H] >MS1 & ASSUM$ 
 A S]I\S EXPRESSION4 

,!SE VISITS ( ,NATA%A'S AT NI<T BE=E ! C\NT RETURN$ FROM HIS CLUB 
 W]E ONE ( ! GREATE/ PLEASURES ( BO? MO!R1 & DAU<T]4 

0,:AT IS IT TONI<T8--,BUT ,I HAVE TO TELL Y\4440 

,NATA%A PUT H] H& ON H] MO!R'S M\?4 

0,AB\T ,BORIS444 ,I KN[10 %E SAID S]I\SLY2 0?AT'S :AT ,I HAVE COME 
 AB\T4 ,DON'T SAY IT--,I KN[4 ,NO1 DO TELL ME60 & %E REMOV$ H] 
 H&4 0,TELL ME1 ,MAMA6 ,HE'S NICE80 

0,NATA%A1 Y\ >E SIXTE54 ,AT Y\R AGE ,I WAS M>RI$4 ,Y\ SAY ,BORIS IS 
 NICE4 ,HE IS V]Y NICE1 & ,I LOVE HIM LIKE A SON4 ,BUT :AT !N8444 ,:AT 
 >E Y\ ?9K+ AB\T8 ,Y\ HAVE QUITE TURN$ HIS HEAD1 ,I CAN SEE 
 ?AT44440 

,AS %E SAID ?IS ! C\NTESS LOOK$ R\ND AT H] DAU<T]4 ,NATA%A WAS 
 LY+ LOOK+ /EADILY /RAI<T BE=E H] AT ONE ( ! MAHOGANY SPH9XES 
 C>V$ ON ! CORN]S ( ! B$/EAD1 SO ?AT ! C\NTESS ONLY SAW H] 
 DAU<T]'S FACE 9 PR(ILE4 ,?AT FACE /RUCK H] BY ITS PECULI>LY S]I\S 
 & CONC5TRAT$ EXPRESSION4 

,NATA%A WAS LI/5+ & CONSID]+4 

0,WELL1 :AT !N80 SAID %E4 

0,Y\ HAVE QUITE TURN$ HIS HEAD1 & :Y8 ,:AT DO Y\ WANT ( HIM8 ,Y\ 
 KN[ Y\ CAN'T M>RY HIM40 

0,:Y NOT80 SAID ,NATA%A1 )\T *ANG+ H] POSITION4 

0,BECAUSE HE IS Y\NG1 BECAUSE HE IS POOR1 BECAUSE HE IS A RELATION444 & 
 BECAUSE Y\ Y\RSELF DON'T LOVE HIM40 

0,H[ DO Y\ KN[80 

0,I KN[4 ,IT IS NOT RI<T1 D>L+60 

0,BUT IF ,I WANT TO4440 SAID ,NATA%A4 

0,LEAVE (F TALK+ NONS5SE10 SAID ! C\NTESS4 

0,BUT IF ,I WANT TO4440 

0,NATA%A1 ,I AM 9 E>NE/4440 

,NATA%A DID NOT LET H] F9I%4 ,%E DREW ! C\NTESS' L>GE H& TO H]1 
 KISS$ IT ON ! BACK & !N ON ! PALM1 !N AGA9 TURN$ IT OV] & 
 BEGAN KISS+ FIR/ ONE KNUCKLE1 !N ! SPACE BETWE5 ! KNUCKLES1 !N 
 ! NEXT KNUCKLE1 :ISP]+1 0,JANU>Y1 ,FEBRU>Y1 ,M>*1 ,APRIL1 ,MAY4 
 ,SPEAK1 ,MAMA1 :Y DON'T Y\ SAY ANY?+8 ,SPEAK60 SAID %E1 TURN+ TO H] 
 MO!R1 :O WAS T5D]LY GAZ+ AT H] DAU<T] & 9 ?AT CONTEMPLATION 
 SEEM$ TO HAVE =GOTT5 ALL %E HAD WI%$ TO SAY4 

0,IT WON'T DO1 MY LOVE6 ,NOT EV]YONE WILL UND]/& ?IS FRI5D%IP DAT+ 
 FROM Y\R *ILDI% DAYS1 & TO SEE HIM SO 9TIMATE ) Y\ MAY 9JURE 
 Y\ 9 ! EYES ( O!R Y\NG M5 :O VISIT US1 & ABOVE ALL IT TORM5TS 
 HIM = NO?+4 ,HE MAY ALREADY HAVE F\ND A SUITABLE & WEAL?Y MAT*1 
 & N[ HE'S HALF CRAZY40 

0,CRAZY80 REPEAT$ ,NATA%A4 

0,I'LL TELL Y\ SOME ?+S AB\T MYSELF4 ,I HAD A C\S94440 

0,I KN[6 ,CYRIL ,MATVEI*444 BUT HE IS OLD40 

0,HE WAS NOT ALWAYS OLD4 ,BUT ?IS IS :AT ,I'LL DO1 ,NATA%A1 ,I'LL HAVE A 
 TALK ) ,BORIS4 ,HE NE$ NOT COME SO (T544440 

0,:Y NOT1 IF HE LIKES TO80 

0,BECAUSE ,I KN[ IT WILL 5D 9 NO?+44440 

0,H[ CAN Y\ KN[8 ,NO1 ,MAMA1 DON'T SPEAK TO HIM6 ,:AT NONS5SE60 SAID 
 ,NATA%A 9 ! TONE ( ONE BE+ DEPRIV$ ( H] PROP]TY4 0,WELL1 ,I WON'T 
 M>RY1 BUT LET HIM COME IF HE 5JOYS IT & ,I 5JOY IT40 ,NATA%A SMIL$ 
 & LOOK$ AT H] MO!R4 0,NOT TO M>RY1 BUT JU/ SO10 %E ADD$4 

0,H[ SO1 MY PET80 

0,JU/ SO4 ,!RE'S NO NE$ = ME TO M>RY HIM4 ,BUT444 
 JU/ SO40 

0,JU/ SO1 JU/ SO10 REPEAT$ ! C\NTESS1 & %AK+ ALL OV]1 %E W5T 
 (F 9TO A GOOD HUMOR$1 UNEXPECT$1 ELD]LY LAU<4 

0,DON'T LAU<1 /OP60 CRI$ ,NATA%A4 0,Y\'RE %AK+ ! :OLE B$6 ,Y\'RE 
 AWFULLY LIKE ME1 JU/ SU* ANO!R GIGGL]4444 ,WAIT4440 & %E SEIZ$ ! 
 C\NTESS' H&S & KISS$ A KNUCKLE ( ! LITTLE F+]1 SAY+1 0,JUNE10 
 & CONT9U$1 KISS+1 0,JULY1 ,AUGU/10 ON ! O!R H&4 0,BUT1 ,MAMA1 IS 
 HE V]Y MU* 9 LOVE8 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K8 ,WAS ANYBODY EV] SO MU* 9 LOVE 
 ) Y\8 ,& HE'S V]Y NICE1 V]Y1 V]Y NICE4 ,ONLY NOT QUITE MY TA/E--HE 
 IS SO N>R[1 LIKE ! D9+-ROOM CLOCK4444 ,DON'T Y\ UND]/&8 ,N>R[1 
 Y\ KN[--GRAY1 LI<T GRAY4440 

0,:AT RUBBI% Y\'RE TALK+60 SAID ! C\NTESS4 

,NATA%A CONT9U$3 0,DON'T Y\ REALLY UND]/&8 ,NI*OLAS W\LD 
 UND]/&4444 ,BEZUKHOV1 N[1 IS BLUE1 D>K-BLUE & R$1 & HE IS 
 SQU>E40 

0,Y\ FLIRT ) HIM TOO10 SAID ! C\NTESS1 LAU<+4 

0,NO1 HE IS A ,FREEMASON1 ,I HAVE F\ND \T4 ,HE IS F9E1 D>K-BLUE & 
 R$4444 ,H[ CAN ,I EXPLA9 IT TO Y\80 

0,LITTLE C\NTESS60 ! C\NT'S VOICE CALL$ FROM BEH9D ! DOOR4 0,Y\'RE 
 NOT ASLEEP80 ,NATA%A JUMP$ UP1 SNAT*$ UP H] SLIPP]S1 & RAN B>EFOOT 
 TO H] [N ROOM4 

,IT WAS A LONG TIME BE=E %E C\LD SLEEP4 ,%E KEPT ?9K+ ?AT NO ONE 
 C\LD UND]/& ALL ?AT %E UND]/OOD & ALL !RE WAS 9 H]4 

0,SONYA80 %E ?\<T1 GLANC+ AT ?AT CURL$-UP1 SLEEP+ LITTLE KITT5 
 ) H] 5ORM\S PLAIT ( HAIR4 0,NO1 H[ C\LD %E8 ,%E'S VIRTU\S4 ,%E 
 FELL 9 LOVE ) ,NI*OLAS & DOES NOT WI% TO KN[ ANY?+ MORE4 ,EV5 
 ,MAMA DOES NOT UND]/&4 ,IT IS WOND]FUL H[ CLEV] ,I AM & H[444 
 *>M+ %E IS10 %E W5T ON1 SPEAK+ ( H]SELF 9 ! ?IRD P]SON1 
 & IMAG9+ IT WAS SOME V]Y WISE MAN--! WISE/ & BE/ ( M5--:O 
 WAS SAY+ IT ( H]4 0,!RE IS EV]Y?+1 EV]Y?+ 9 H]10 CONT9U$ 
 ?IS MAN4 0,%E IS UNUSUALLY 9TELLIG5T1 *>M+444 & !N %E IS 
 PRETTY1 UNCOMMONLY PRETTY1 & AGILE--%E SWIMS & RIDES 
 SPL5DIDLY444 & H] VOICE6 ,ONE CAN REALLY SAY IT'S A WOND]FUL VOICE60 

,%E HUMM$ A SCRAP FROM H] FAVORITE OP]A BY ,*]UB9I1 ?REW H]SELF ON 
 H] B$1 LAU<$ AT ! PLEASANT ?\<T ?AT %E W\LD IMM$IATELY FALL 
 ASLEEP1 CALL$ ,DUNYA%A ! MAID TO PUT \T ! C&LE1 & BE=E 
 ,DUNYA%A HAD LEFT ! ROOM HAD ALREADY PASS$ 9TO YET ANO!R HAPPI] 
 WORLD ( DREAMS1 :]E EV]Y?+ WAS AS LI<T & BEAUTIFUL AS 9 
 REALITY1 & EV5 MORE SO BECAUSE IT WAS DIFF]5T4 

,NEXT DAY ! C\NTESS CALL$ ,BORIS ASIDE & HAD A TALK ) HIM1 AFT] 
 :I* HE CEAS$ COM+ TO ! ,RO/OVS'4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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