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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] ,PR9CE ,&REW1 ,BORIS CAME UP TO ASK ,NATA%A = A DANCE1 & !N 
 ! AIDE-DE-CAMP :O HAD OP5$ ! BALL1 & SEV]AL O!R Y\NG M51 SO 
 ?AT1 FLU%$ & HAPPY1 & PASS+ ON H] SUP]FLU\S P>TN]S TO ,SONYA1 
 %E DID NOT CEASE DANC+ ALL ! EV5+4 ,%E NOTIC$ & SAW NO?+ ( 
 :AT OCCUPI$ EV]YONE ELSE4 ,NOT ONLY DID %E FAIL TO NOTICE ?AT ! 
 ,EMP]OR TALK$ A LONG TIME ) ! ,FR5* AMBASSADOR1 & H[ 
 P>TICUL>LY GRACI\S HE WAS TO A C]TA9 LADY1 OR ?AT ,PR9CE ,SO-&-SO 
 & ,SO-&-SO DID & SAID ?IS & ?AT1 & ?AT ,HEL5E HAD GREAT 
 SUCCESS & WAS HONOR$ BY ! SPECIAL ATT5TION ( ,SO-&-SO1 BUT %E DID 
 NOT EV5 SEE ! ,EMP]OR1 & ONLY NOTIC$ ?AT HE HAD GONE BECAUSE ! 
 BALL BECAME LIVELI] AFT] HIS DEP>TURE4 ,= ONE ( ! M]RY COTILLIONS 
 BE=E SUPP] ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS AGA9 H] P>TN]4 ,HE REM9D$ H] ( 
 !IR FIR/ 5C\NT] 9 ! ,OTRADNOE AV5UE1 & H[ %E HAD BE5 UNABLE 
 TO SLEEP ?AT MOONLI<T NI<T1 & TOLD H] H[ HE HAD 9VOLUNT>ILY 
 OV]HE>D H]4 ,NATA%A BLU%$ AT ?AT RECOLLECTION & TRI$ TO EXCUSE 
 H]SELF1 AS IF !RE HAD BE5 SOME?+ TO BE A%AM$ ( 9 :AT ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW HAD OV]HE>D4 

,LIKE ALL M5 :O HAVE GR[N UP 9 SOCIETY1 ,PR9CE ,&REW LIK$ MEET+ 
 SOMEONE !RE NOT ( ! CONV5TIONAL SOCIETY /AMP4 ,& SU* WAS ,NATA%A1 
 ) H] SURPRISE1 H] DELI<T1 H] %YNESS1 & EV5 H] MI/AKES 9 
 SPEAK+ ,FR5*4 ,) H] HE BEHAV$ ) SPECIAL C>E & T5D]NESS1 
 SITT+ BESIDE H] & TALK+ ( ! SIMPLE/ & MO/ UNIMPORTANT 
 MATT]S2 HE ADMIR$ H] %Y GRACE4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! COTILLION1 HAV+ 
 COMPLET$ ONE ( ! FIGURES1 ,NATA%A1 /ILL \T ( BREA?1 WAS RETURN+ 
 TO H] SEAT :5 ANO!R DANC] *OSE H]4 ,%E WAS TIR$ & PANT+ & 
 EVID5TLY ?\<T ( DECL9+1 BUT IMM$IATELY PUT H] H& GAILY ON ! 
 MAN'S %\LD]1 SMIL+ AT ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,I'D BE GLAD TO SIT BESIDE Y\ & RE/3 ,I'M TIR$2 BUT Y\ SEE H[ !Y 
 KEEP ASK+ ME1 & ,I'M GLAD ( IT1 ,I'M HAPPY & ,I LOVE EV]YBODY1 & 
 Y\ & ,I UND]/& IT ALL10 & MU*1 MU* MORE WAS SAID 9 H] SMILE4 
 ,:5 H] P>TN] LEFT H] ,NATA%A RAN ACROSS ! ROOM TO *OOSE TWO LADIES 
 = ! FIGURE4 

0,IF %E GOES TO H] C\S9 FIR/ & !N TO ANO!R LADY1 %E WILL BE MY 
 WIFE10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW TO HIMSELF QUITE TO HIS [N SURPRISE1 AS HE 
 WAT*$ H]4 ,%E DID GO FIR/ TO H] C\S94 

0,:AT RUBBI% SOMETIMES 5T]S ONE'S HEAD60 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0BUT 
 :AT IS C]TA9 IS ?AT ?AT GIRL IS SO *>M+1 SO ORIG9AL1 ?AT %E 
 WON'T BE DANC+ H]E A MON? BE=E %E WILL BE M>RI$4444 ,SU* AS %E 
 >E R>E H]E10 HE ?\<T1 AS ,NATA%A1 READJU/+ A ROSE ?AT WAS 
 SLIPP+ ON H] BODICE1 SETTL$ H]SELF BESIDE HIM4 

,:5 ! COTILLION WAS OV] ! OLD C\NT 9 HIS BLUE COAT CAME UP TO ! 
 DANC]S4 ,HE 9VIT$ ,PR9CE ,&REW TO COME & SEE !M1 & ASK$ HIS 
 DAU<T] :E!R %E WAS 5JOY+ H]SELF4 ,NATA%A DID NOT ANSW] AT ONCE 
 BUT ONLY LOOK$ UP ) A SMILE ?AT SAID REPROA*FULLY3 0,H[ CAN Y\ ASK 
 SU* A QUE/ION80 

0,I HAVE NEV] 5JOY$ MYSELF SO MU* BE=E60 %E SAID1 & ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 NOTIC$ H[ H] ?9 >MS ROSE QUICKLY AS IF TO EMBRACE H] FA!R & 
 9/ANTLY DROPP$ AGA94 ,NATA%A WAS HAPPI] ?AN %E HAD EV] BE5 9 H] 
 LIFE4 ,%E WAS AT ?AT HEI<T ( BLISS :5 ONE BECOMES COMPLETELY K9D & 
 GOOD & DOES NOT BELIEVE 9 ! POSSIBILITY ( EVIL1 UNHAPP9ESS1 OR 
 SORR[4 

,AT ?AT BALL ,PI]RE = ! FIR/ TIME FELT HUMILIAT$ BY ! POSITION HIS 
 WIFE OCCUPI$ 9 C\RT CIRCLES4 ,HE WAS GLOOMY & ABS5T-M9D$4 ,A DEEP 
 FURR[ RAN ACROSS HIS =EHEAD1 & /&+ BY A W9D[ HE />$ OV] 
 HIS SPECTACLES SEE+ NO ONE4 

,ON H] WAY TO SUPP] ,NATA%A PASS$ HIM4 

,PI]RE'S GLOOMY1 UNHAPPY LOOK /RUCK H]4 ,%E /OPP$ 9 FRONT ( HIM4 ,%E 
 WI%$ TO HELP HIM1 TO BE/[ ON HIM ! SUP]ABUNDANCE ( H] [N 
 HAPP9ESS4 

0,H[ DELI<TFUL IT IS1 ,C\NT60 SAID %E4 0,ISN'T IT80 

,PI]RE SMIL$ ABS5T-M9D$LY1 EVID5TLY NOT GRASP+ :AT %E SAID4 

0,YES1 ,I AM V]Y GLAD10 HE SAID4 

0,H[ CAN PEOPLE BE DISSATISFI$ ) ANY?+80 ?\<T ,NATA%A4 
 0,ESPECIALLY SU* A CAPITAL FELL[ AS ,BEZUKHOV60 ,9 ,NATA%A'S EYES ALL ! 
 PEOPLE AT ! BALL ALIKE W]E GOOD1 K9D1 & SPL5DID PEOPLE1 LOV+ ONE 
 ANO!R2 NONE ( !M CAPABLE ( 9JUR+ ANO!R--& SO !Y \<T 
 ALL TO BE HAPPY4 

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