,BOOK #f1 ,*APT] #ae 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NATA%A HAD NOT HAD A MOM5T FREE S9CE E>LY MORN+ & HAD NOT ONCE HAD 
 TIME TO ?9K ( :AT LAY BE=E H]4 

,9 ! DAMP *ILL AIR & CR[D$ CLOS5ESS ( ! SWAY+ C>RIAGE1 %E 
 = ! FIR/ TIME VIVIDLY IMAG9$ :AT WAS 9 /ORE = H] !RE AT ! 
 BALL1 9 ?OSE BRI<TLY LI<T$ ROOMS--) MUSIC1 FL[]S1 DANCES1 
 ! ,EMP]OR1 & ALL ! BRILLIANT Y\NG PEOPLE ( ,PET]SBURG4 ,! 
 PROSPECT WAS SO SPL5DID ?AT %E H>DLY BELIEV$ IT W\LD COME TRUE1 SO 
 \T ( KEEP+ WAS IT ) ! *ILL D>KNESS & CLOS5ESS ( ! 
 C>RIAGE4 ,%E UND]/OOD ALL ?AT AWAIT$ H] ONLY :51 AFT] /EPP+ 
 OV] ! R$ BAIZE AT ! 5TRANCE1 %E 5T]$ ! HALL1 TOOK (F H] FUR 
 CLOAK1 &1 BESIDE ,SONYA & 9 FRONT ( H] MO!R1 M\NT$ ! BRI<TLY 
 ILLUM9AT$ /AIRS BETWE5 ! FL[]S4 ,ONLY !N DID %E REMEMB] H[ %E 
 MU/ BEHAVE AT A BALL1 & TRI$ TO ASSUME ! MAJE/IC AIR %E CONSID]$ 
 9DISP5SABLE = A GIRL ON SU* AN OCCASION4 ,BUT1 =TUNATELY = H]1 
 %E FELT H] EYES GR[+ MI/Y1 %E SAW NO?+ CLE>LY1 H] PULSE BEAT A 
 HUNDR$ TO ! M9UTE1 & ! BLOOD ?ROBB$ AT H] HE>T4 ,%E C\LD NOT 
 ASSUME ?AT POSE1 :I* W\LD HAVE MADE H] RIDICUL\S1 & %E MOV$ ON 
 ALMO/ FA9T+ FROM EXCITEM5T & TRY+ ) ALL H] MI<T TO CONCEAL 
 IT4 ,& ?IS WAS ! V]Y ATTITUDE ?AT BECAME H] BE/4 ,BE=E & BEH9D 
 !M O!R VISITORS W]E 5T]+1 ALSO TALK+ 9 L[ TONES & WE>+ 
 BALL DRESSES4 ,! MIRRORS ON ! L&+ REFLECT$ LADIES 9 :ITE1 
 PALE-BLUE1 & P9K DRESSES1 ) DIAMONDS & PE>LS ON !IR B>E NECKS 
 & >MS4 

,NATA%A LOOK$ 9 ! MIRRORS & C\LD NOT DI/+UI% H] REFLECTION 
 FROM ! O!RS4 ,ALL WAS BL5D$ 9TO ONE BRILLIANT PROCESSION4 ,ON 
 5T]+ ! BALLROOM ! REGUL> HUM ( VOICES1 FOOT/EPS1 & GREET+S 
 DEAF5$ ,NATA%A1 & ! LI<T & GLITT] DAZZL$ H] /ILL MORE4 ,! 
 HO/ & HO/ESS1 :O HAD ALREADY BE5 /&+ AT ! DOOR = HALF AN 
 H\R REPEAT+ ! SAME WORDS TO ! V>I\S >RIVALS1 0,*>ME DE V\S 
 VOIR10 "9 GREET$ ! ,RO/OVS & ,P]ONSKAYA 9 ! SAME MANN]4 

 "9 0,DELI<T$ TO SEE Y\40 
  
  

,! TWO GIRLS 9 !IR :ITE DRESSES1 EA* ) A ROSE 9 H] BLACK HAIR1 
 BO? CURTSI$ 9 ! SAME WAY1 BUT ! HO/ESS' EYE 9VOLUNT>ILY RE/$ 
 LONG] ON ! SLIM ,NATA%A4 ,%E LOOK$ AT H] & GAVE H] ALONE A SPECIAL 
 SMILE 9 ADDITION TO H] USUAL SMILE AS HO/ESS4 ,LOOK+ AT H] %E MAY 
 HAVE RECALL$ ! GOLD51 IRRECOV]ABLE DAYS ( H] [N GIRLHOOD & H] 
 [N FIR/ BALL4 ,! HO/ ALSO FOLL[$ ,NATA%A ) HIS EYES & ASK$ ! 
 C\NT :I* WAS HIS DAU<T]4 

0,*>M+60 SAID HE1 KISS+ ! TIPS ( HIS F+]S4 

,9 ! BALLROOM GUE/S /OOD CR[D+ AT ! 5TRANCE DOORS AWAIT+ ! 
 ,EMP]OR4 ,! C\NTESS TOOK UP A POSITION 9 ONE ( ! FRONT R[S ( ?AT 
 CR[D4 ,NATA%A HE>D & FELT ?AT SEV]AL PEOPLE W]E ASK+ AB\T H] 
 & LOOK+ AT H]4 ,%E REALIZ$ ?AT ?OSE NOTIC+ H] LIK$ H]1 & 
 ?IS OBS]VATION HELP$ TO CALM H]4 

0,!RE >E SOME LIKE \RSELVES & SOME WORSE10 %E ?\<T4 

,P]ONSKAYA WAS PO9T+ \T TO ! C\NTESS ! MO/ IMPORTANT PEOPLE AT 
 ! BALL4 

0,?AT IS ! ,DUT* AMBASSADOR1 DO Y\ SEE8 ,?AT GRAY-HAIR$ MAN10 %E 
 SAID1 9DICAT+ AN OLD MAN ) A PR(USION ( SILV]-GRAY CURLY HAIR1 
 :O WAS SURR\ND$ BY LADIES LAU<+ AT SOME?+ HE SAID4 

0,AH1 H]E %E IS1 ! ,QUE5 ( ,PET]SBURG1 ,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA10 SAID 
 ,P]ONSKAYA1 9DICAT+ ,HEL5E :O HAD JU/ 5T]$4 0,H[ LOVELY6 ,%E IS 
 QUITE EQUAL TO ,M>YA ,ANTONOVNA4 ,SEE H[ ! M51 Y\NG & OLD1 PAY C\RT 
 TO H]4 ,BEAUTIFUL & CLEV]444 !Y SAY ,PR9CE ---- IS QUITE MAD AB\T 
 H]4 ,BUT SEE1 ?OSE TWO1 ?\< NOT GOOD-LOOK+1 >E EV5 MORE RUN 
 AFT]40 

,%E PO9T$ TO A LADY :O WAS CROSS+ ! ROOM FOLL[$ BY A V]Y PLA9 
 DAU<T]4 

0,%E IS A SPL5DID MAT*1 A MILLIONAIRESS10 SAID ,P]ONSKAYA4 0,& LOOK1 
 H]E COME H] SUITORS40 

0,?AT IS ,BEZUKHOVA'S BRO!R1 ,ANATOLE ,KURAG910 %E SAID1 9DICAT+ A 
 H&SOME (FIC] ( ! ,HORSE ,GU>DS :O PASS$ BY !M ) HEAD ]ECT1 
 LOOK+ AT SOME?+ OV] ! HEADS ( ! LADIES4 0,HE'S H&SOME1 ISN'T 
 HE8 ,I HE> !Y WILL M>RY HIM TO ?AT RI* GIRL4 ,BUT Y\R C\S91 
 ,DRUBETSKOY1 IS ALSO V]Y ATT5TIVE TO H]4 ,!Y SAY %E HAS MILLIONS4 ,OH 
 YES1 ?AT'S ! ,FR5* AMBASSADOR HIMSELF60 %E REPLI$ TO ! C\NTESS' 
 9QUIRY AB\T ,CAULA9C\RT4 0,LOOKS AS IF HE W]E A K+6 ,ALL ! SAME1 ! 
 ,FR5* >E *>M+1 V]Y *>M+4 ,NO ONE MORE *>M+ 9 SOCIETY4 ,AH1 
 H]E %E IS6 ,YES1 %E IS /ILL ! MO/ BEAUTIFUL ( !M ALL1 \R ,M>YA 
 ,ANTONOVNA6 ,& H[ SIMPLY %E IS DRESS$6 ,LOVELY6 ,& ?AT /\T ONE 9 
 SPECTACLES IS ! UNIV]SAL ,FREEMASON10 %E W5T ON1 9DICAT+ ,PI]RE4 
 0,PUT HIM BESIDE HIS WIFE & HE LOOKS A REGUL> BUFFOON60 

,PI]RE1 SWAY+ HIS /\T BODY1 ADVANC$1 MAK+ WAY ?R\< ! CR[D & 
 NODD+ TO RI<T & LEFT AS CASUALLY & GOOD-NATUR$LY AS IF HE W]E 
 PASS+ ?R\< A CR[D AT A FAIR4 ,HE PU%$ ?R\<1 EVID5TLY LOOK+ 
 = SOMEONE4 

,NATA%A LOOK$ JOYFULLY AT ! FAMILI> FACE ( ,PI]RE1 0! BUFFOON10 AS 
 ,P]ONSKAYA HAD CALL$ HIM1 & KNEW HE WAS LOOK+ = !M1 & = H] 
 9 P>TICUL>4 ,HE HAD PROMIS$ TO BE AT ! BALL & 9TRODUCE P>TN]S TO 
 H]4 

,BUT BE=E HE REA*$ !M ,PI]RE /OPP$ BESIDE A V]Y H&SOME1 D>K MAN 
 ( MIDDLE HEI<T1 & 9 A :ITE UNI=M1 :O /OOD BY A W9D[ TALK+ TO 
 A TALL MAN WE>+ />S & A RIBBON4 ,NATA%A AT ONCE RECOGNIZ$ ! 
 %ORT] & Y\NG] MAN 9 ! :ITE UNI=M3 IT WAS ,BOLKONSKI1 :O SEEM$ 
 TO H] TO HAVE GR[N MU* Y\NG]1 HAPPI]1 & BETT]-LOOK+4 

0,!RE'S SOMEONE ELSE WE KN[--,BOLKONSKI1 DO Y\ SEE1 ,MAMA80 SAID 
 ,NATA%A1 PO9T+ \T ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,Y\ REMEMB]1 HE /AY$ A NI<T ) 
 US AT ,OTRADNOE40 

0,OH1 Y\ KN[ HIM80 SAID ,P]ONSKAYA4 0,I CAN'T BE> HIM4 
 ,IL FAIT A PRES5T LA PLUIE ET LE BEAU TEMPS4 "9 ,HE'S TOO PR\D = 
 ANY?+4 ,TAKES AFT] HIS FA!R4 ,& HE'S H& 9 GLOVE ) ,SP]ANSKI1 
 WRIT+ SOME PROJECT OR O!R4 ,JU/ LOOK H[ HE TREATS ! LADIES6 ,!RE'S 
 ONE TALK+ TO HIM & HE HAS TURN$ AWAY10 %E SAID1 PO9T+ AT HIM4 
 0,I'D GIVE IT TO HIM IF HE TREAT$ ME AS HE DOES ?OSE LADIES40 

 "9 0,HE IS ALL ! RAGE JU/ N[40 
  

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