,BOOK #f1 ,*APT] #be 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,DUR+ ?AT YE> AFT] HIS SON'S DEP>TURE1 ,PR9CE ,NI*OLAS ,BOLKONSKI'S 
 HEAL? & TEMP] BECAME MU* WORSE4 ,HE GREW /ILL MORE IRRITABLE1 & IT 
 WAS ,PR9CESS ,M>Y :O G5]ALLY BORE ! BRUNT ( HIS FREQU5T FITS ( 
 UNPROVOK$ ANG]4 ,HE SEEM$ C>EFULLY TO SEEK \T H] T5D] SPOTS SO AS 
 TO TORTURE H] M5TALLY AS H>%LY AS POSSIBLE4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HAD TWO 
 PASSIONS & CONSEQU5TLY TWO JOYS--H] NEPHEW1 LITTLE ,NI*OLAS1 & 
 RELIGION--& !SE W]E ! FAVORITE SUBJECTS ( ! PR9CE'S 
 ATTACKS & RIDICULE4 ,:ATEV] WAS SPOK5 ( HE W\LD BR+ R\ND TO ! 
 SUP]/ITI\SNESS ( OLD MAIDS1 OR ! PETT+ & SPOIL+ ( *ILDR54 
 0,Y\ WANT TO MAKE HIM0--LITTLE ,NI*OLAS--09TO AN OLD MAID LIKE 
 Y\RSELF6 ,A PITY6 ,PR9CE ,&REW WANTS A SON & NOT AN OLD MAID10 HE W\LD 
 SAY4 ,OR1 TURN+ TO ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE1 HE W\LD ASK H] 9 ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y'S PRES5CE H[ %E LIK$ \R VILLAGE PRIE/S & ICONS & W\LD JOKE 
 AB\T !M4 

,HE CONT9UALLY HURT ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S FEEL+S & TORM5T$ H]1 BUT IT 
 CO/ H] NO EF=T TO =GIVE HIM4 ,C\LD HE BE TO BLAME T[>D H]1 OR 
 C\LD H] FA!R1 :OM %E KNEW LOV$ H] 9 SPITE ( IT ALL1 BE UNJU/8 
 ,& :AT IS JU/ICE8 ,! PR9CESS NEV] ?\<T ( ?AT PR\D WORD 
 0JU/ICE40 ,ALL ! COMPLEX LAWS ( MAN C5T]$ = H] 9 ONE CLE> & 
 SIMPLE LAW--! LAW ( LOVE & SELF-SACRIFICE TAU<T US BY ,HIM :O 
 LOV+LY SUFF]$ = MANK9D ?\< ,HE ,HIMSELF WAS ,GOD4 ,:AT HAD %E TO 
 DO ) ! JU/ICE OR 9JU/ICE ( O!R PEOPLE8 ,%E HAD TO 5DURE & 
 LOVE1 & ?AT %E DID4 

,DUR+ ! W9T] ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD COME TO ,BALD ,HILLS & HAD BE5 GAY1 
 G5TLE1 & MORE AFFECTIONATE ?AN ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HAD KN[N HIM = A LONG 
 TIME PA/4 ,%E FELT ?AT SOME?+ HAD HAPP5$ TO HIM1 BUT HE SAID 
 NO?+ TO H] AB\T HIS LOVE4 ,BE=E HE LEFT HE HAD A LONG TALK ) HIS 
 FA!R AB\T SOME?+1 & ,PR9CESS ,M>Y NOTIC$ ?AT BE=E HIS 
 DEP>TURE !Y W]E DISSATISFI$ ) ONE ANO!R4 

,SOON AFT] ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD GONE1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y WROTE TO H] FRI5D ,JULIE 
 ,K>AG9A 9 ,PET]SBURG1 :OM %E HAD DREAM$ 7AS ALL GIRLS DREAM7 ( 
 M>RY+ TO H] BRO!R1 & :O WAS AT ?AT TIME 9 M\RN+ = H] [N 
 BRO!R1 KILL$ 9 ,TURKEY4 

,SORR[1 IT SEEMS1 IS \R COMMON LOT1 MY DE>1 T5D] FRI5D ,JULIE4 

,Y\R LOSS IS SO T]RIBLE ?AT ,I CAN ONLY EXPLA9 IT TO MYSELF AS A SPECIAL 
 PROVID5CE ( ,GOD :O1 LOV+ Y\1 WI%ES TO TRY Y\ & Y\R EXCELL5T 
 MO!R4 ,OH1 MY FRI5D6 ,RELIGION1 & RELIGION ALONE1 CAN--,I WILL NOT 
 SAY COM=T US--BUT SAVE US FROM DESPAIR4 ,RELIGION ALONE CAN EXPLA9 
 TO US :AT )\T ITS HELP MAN CANNOT COMPREH5D3 :Y1 = :AT CAUSE1 
 K9D & NOBLE BE+S ABLE TO F9D HAPP9ESS 9 LIFE--NOT M]ELY 
 H>M+ NO ONE BUT NECESS>Y TO ! HAPP9ESS ( O!RS-->E CALL$ 
 AWAY TO ,GOD1 :ILE CRUEL1 USELESS1 H>MFUL P]SONS1 OR SU* AS >E A 
 BURD5 TO !MSELVES & TO O!RS1 >E LEFT LIV+4 ,! FIR/ DEA? ,I 
 SAW1 & ONE ,I %ALL NEV] =GET--?AT ( MY DE> SI/]-9-LAW--LEFT 
 ?AT IMPRESSION ON ME4 ,JU/ AS Y\ ASK DE/9Y :Y Y\R SPL5DID BRO!R 
 HAD TO DIE1 SO ,I ASK$ :Y ?AT ANGEL ,LISE1 :O NOT ONLY NEV] WRONG$ 
 ANYONE1 BUT 9 :OSE S\L !RE W]E NEV] ANY UNK9D ?\<TS1 HAD TO 
 DIE4 ,& :AT DO Y\ ?9K1 DE> FRI5D8 ,FIVE YE>S HAVE PASS$ S9CE 
 !N1 & ALREADY ,I1 ) MY PETTY UND]/&+1 BEG9 TO SEE CLE>LY :Y 
 %E HAD TO DIE1 & 9 :AT WAY ?AT DEA? WAS BUT AN EXPRESSION ( ! 
 9F9ITE GOODNESS ( ! ,CREATOR1 :OSE EV]Y ACTION1 ?\< G5]ALLY 
 9COMPREH5SIBLE TO US1 IS BUT A MANIFE/ATION ( ,HIS 9F9ITE LOVE = 
 ,HIS CREATURES4 ,P]HAPS1 ,I (T5 ?9K1 %E WAS TOO ANGELICALLY 9NOC5T TO 
 HAVE ! /R5G? TO P]=M ALL A MO!R'S DUTIES4 ,AS A Y\NG WIFE %E 
 WAS IRREPROA*ABLE2 P]HAPS %E C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 SO AS A MO!R4 ,AS IT 
 IS1 NOT ONLY HAS %E LEFT US1 & P>TICUL>LY ,PR9CE ,&REW1 ) ! 
 PURE/ REGRETS & MEMORIES1 BUT PROBABLY %E WILL !RE RECEIVE A PLACE ,I 
 D>E NOT HOPE = MYSELF4 ,BUT NOT TO SPEAK ( H] ALONE1 ?AT E>LY & 
 T]RIBLE DEA? HAS HAD ! MO/ B5EFIC5T 9FLU5CE ON ME & ON MY 
 BRO!R 9 SPITE ( ALL \R GRIEF4 ,!N1 AT ! MOM5T ( \R LOSS1 !SE 
 ?\<TS C\LD NOT OCCUR TO ME2 ,I %\LD !N HAVE DISMISS$ !M ) 
 HORROR1 BUT N[ !Y >E V]Y CLE> & C]TA94 ,I WRITE ALL ?IS TO Y\1 
 DE> FRI5D1 ONLY TO CONV9CE Y\ ( ! ,GOSPEL TRU? :I* HAS BECOME = 
 ME A PR9CIPLE ( LIFE3 NOT A S+LE HAIR ( \R HEADS WILL FALL )\T 
 ,HIS WILL4 ,& ,HIS WILL IS GOV]N$ ONLY BY 9F9ITE LOVE = US1 & SO 
 :ATEV] BEFALLS US IS = \R GOOD4 

,Y\ ASK :E!R WE %ALL SP5D NEXT W9T] 9 ,MOSC[4 ,9 SPITE ( MY WI% 
 TO SEE Y\1 ,I DO NOT ?9K SO & DO NOT WANT TO DO SO4 ,Y\ WILL BE 
 SURPRIS$ TO HE> ?AT ! REASON = ?IS IS ,BUONAP>TE6 ,! CASE IS 
 ?IS3 MY FA!R'S HEAL? IS GR[+ NOTICEABLY WORSE1 HE CANNOT /& ANY 
 CONTRADICTION & IS BECOM+ IRRITABLE4 ,?IS IRRITABILITY IS1 AS Y\ 
 KN[1 *IEFLY DIRECT$ TO POLITICAL QUE/IONS4 ,HE CANNOT 5DURE ! NOTION 
 ?AT ,BUONAP>TE IS NEGOTIAT+ ON EQUAL T]MS ) ALL ! SOV]EIGNS ( 
 ,EUROPE & P>TICUL>LY ) \R [N1 ! GR&SON ( ! ,GREAT ,CA!R9E6 
 ,AS Y\ KN[1 ,I AM QUITE 9DIFF]5T TO POLITICS1 BUT FROM MY FA!R'S 
 REM>KS & HIS TALKS ) ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI* ,I KN[ ALL ?AT GOES ON 9 
 ! WORLD & ESPECIALLY AB\T ! HONORS CONF]R$ ON ,BUONAP>TE1 :O 
 ONLY AT ,BALD ,HILLS 9 ! :OLE WORLD1 IT SEEMS1 IS NOT ACCEPT$ AS A 
 GREAT MAN1 /ILL LESS AS ,EMP]OR ( ,FRANCE4 ,& MY FA!R CANNOT /& 
 ?IS4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT IT IS *IEFLY BECAUSE ( HIS POLITICAL VIEWS 
 ?AT MY FA!R IS RELUCTANT TO SPEAK ( GO+ TO ,MOSC[2 = HE =ESEES 
 ! 5C\NT]S ?AT W\LD RESULT FROM HIS WAY ( EXPRESS+ HIS VIEWS 
 REG>DLESS ( ANYBODY4 ,ALL ! B5EFIT HE MI<T D]IVE FROM A C\RSE ( 
 TREATM5T HE W\LD LOSE AS A RESULT ( ! DISPUTES AB\T ,BUONAP>TE :I* 
 W\LD BE 9EVITABLE4 ,9 ANY CASE IT WILL BE DECID$ V]Y %ORTLY4 

,\R FAMILY LIFE GOES ON 9 ! OLD WAY EXCEPT = MY BRO!R ,&REW'S 
 ABS5CE4 ,HE1 AS ,I WROTE Y\ BE=E1 HAS *ANG$ V]Y MU* ( LATE4 ,AFT] 
 HIS SORR[ HE ONLY ?IS YE> QUITE RECOV]$ HIS SPIRITS4 ,HE HAS AGA9 
 BECOME AS ,I US$ TO KN[ HIM :5 A *ILD3 K9D1 AFFECTIONATE1 ) ?AT 
 HE>T ( GOLD TO :I* ,I KN[ NO EQUAL4 ,HE HAS REALIZ$1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 
 ?AT LIFE IS NOT OV] = HIM4 ,BUT TOGE!R ) ?IS M5TAL *ANGE HE HAS 
 GR[N PHYSICALLY MU* WEAK]4 ,HE HAS BECOME ?9N] & MORE N]V\S4 ,I AM 
 ANXI\S AB\T HIM & GLAD HE IS TAK+ ?IS TRIP ABROAD :I* ! DOCTORS 
 RECOMM5D$ LONG AGO4 ,I HOPE IT WILL CURE HIM4 ,Y\ WRITE ?AT 9 
 ,PET]SBURG HE IS SPOK5 ( AS ONE ( ! MO/ ACTIVE1 CULTIVAT$1 & 
 CAPABLE ( ! Y\NG M54 ,=GIVE MY VANITY AS A RELATION1 BUT ,I NEV] 
 D\BT$ IT4 ,! GOOD HE HAS DONE TO EV]YBODY H]E1 FROM HIS PEASANTS UP 
 TO ! G5TRY1 IS 9CALCULABLE4 ,ON HIS >RIVAL 9 ,PET]SBURG HE RECEIV$ 
 ONLY HIS DUE4 ,I ALWAYS WOND] AT ! WAY RUMORS FLY FROM ,PET]SBURG TO 
 ,MOSC[1 ESPECIALLY SU* FALSE ONES AS ?AT Y\ WRITE AB\T--,I MEAN 
 ! REPORT ( MY BRO!R'S BETRO?AL TO ! LITTLE ,RO/OVA4 ,I DO NOT ?9K 
 MY BRO!R WILL EV] M>RY AGA91 & C]TA9LY NOT H]2 & ?IS IS :Y3 
 FIR/1 ,I KN[ ?AT ?\< HE R>ELY SPEAKS AB\T ! WIFE HE HAS LO/1 ! 
 GRIEF ( ?AT LOSS HAS GONE TOO DEEP 9 HIS HE>T = HIM EV] TO DECIDE 
 TO GIVE H] A SUCCESSOR & \R LITTLE ANGEL A /EPMO!R4 ,SECONDLY 
 BECAUSE1 AS F> AS ,I KN[1 ?AT GIRL IS NOT ! K9D ( GIRL :O C\LD 
 PLEASE ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,I DO NOT ?9K HE W\LD *OOSE H] = A WIFE1 & 
 FRANKLY ,I DO NOT WI% IT4 ,BUT ,I AM RUNN+ ON TOO LONG & AM AT ! 5D 
 ( MY SECOND %EET4 ,GOOD-BY1 MY DE> FRI5D4 ,MAY ,GOD KEEP Y\ 9 ,HIS HOLY 
 & MI<TY C>E4 ,MY DE> FRI5D1 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE1 S5DS Y\ KISSES4 

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