,BOOK #g1 ,*APT] #i 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,*RI/MAS CAME & EXCEPT = ! C]EMONIAL ,MASS1 ! SOLEMN & 
 WE>ISOME ,*RI/MAS CONGRATULATIONS FROM NEI<BORS & S]VANTS1 & ! 
 NEW DRESSES EV]YONE PUT ON1 !RE W]E NO SPECIAL FE/IVITIES1 ?\< ! 
 CALM FRO/ ( TW5TY DEGREES ,REAUMUR1 ! DAZZL+ SUN%9E BY DAY1 & 
 ! />LI<T ( ! W9T] NI<TS SEEM$ TO CALL = SOME SPECIAL 
 CELEBRATION ( ! SEASON4 

,ON ! ?IRD DAY ( ,*RI/MAS WEEK1 AFT] ! MIDDAY D9N]1 ALL ! 
 9MATES ( ! H\SE DISP]S$ TO V>I\S ROOMS4 ,IT WAS ! DULLE/ TIME 
 ( ! DAY4 ,NI*OLAS1 :O HAD BE5 VISIT+ SOME NEI<BORS ?AT MORN+1 
 WAS ASLEEP ON ! SITT+-ROOM S(A4 ,! OLD C\NT WAS RE/+ 9 HIS 
 /UDY4 ,SONYA SAT 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM AT ! R\ND TABLE1 COPY+ A DESIGN 
 = EMBROID]Y4 ,! C\NTESS WAS PLAY+ PATI5CE4 ,NA/ASYA ,IVANOVNA ! 
 BUFFOON SAT ) A SAD FACE AT ! W9D[ ) TWO OLD LADIES4 ,NATA%A 
 CAME 9TO ! ROOM1 W5T UP TO ,SONYA1 GLANC$ AT :AT %E WAS DO+1 & 
 !N W5T UP TO H] MO!R & /OOD )\T SPEAK+4 

0,:Y >E Y\ W&]+ AB\T LIKE AN \TCA/80 ASK$ H] MO!R4 0,:AT DO 
 Y\ WANT80 

0,HIM444 ,I WANT HIM444 N[1 ?IS M9UTE6 ,I WANT HIM60 
 SAID ,NATA%A1 ) GLITT]+ EYES & NO SIGN ( A SMILE4 

,! C\NTESS LIFT$ H] HEAD & LOOK$ ATT5TIVELY AT H] DAU<T]4 

0,DON'T LOOK AT ME1 ,MAMA6 ,DON'T LOOK2 ,I %ALL CRY DIRECTLY40 

0,SIT D[N ) ME A LITTLE10 SAID ! C\NTESS4 

0,MAMA1 ,I WANT HIM4 ,:Y %\LD ,I BE WA/$ LIKE ?IS1 ,MAMA80 

,H] VOICE BROKE1 TE>S GU%$ FROM H] EYES1 & %E TURN$ QUICKLY TO 
 HIDE !M & LEFT ! ROOM4 

,%E PASS$ 9TO ! SITT+ ROOM1 /OOD !RE ?9K+ A:ILE1 & !N 
 W5T 9TO ! MAIDS' ROOM4 ,!RE AN OLD MAIDS]VANT WAS GRUMBL+ AT A 
 Y\NG GIRL :O /OOD PANT+1 HAV+ JU/ RUN 9 ?R\< ! COLD FROM ! 
 S]FS' QU>T]S4 

0,/OP PLAY+--!RE'S A TIME = EV]Y?+10 SAID ! OLD WOMAN4 

0,LET H] ALONE1 ,KONDRATEVNA10 SAID ,NATA%A4 0,GO1 ,MAVRU%KA1 GO40 

,HAV+ RELEAS$ ,MAVRU%KA1 ,NATA%A CROSS$ ! DANC+ HALL & W5T TO 
 ! VE/IBULE4 ,!RE AN OLD FOOTMAN & TWO Y\NG ONES W]E PLAY+ C>DS4 
 ,!Y BROKE (F & ROSE AS %E 5T]$4 

0,:AT CAN ,I DO ) !M80 ?\<T ,NATA%A4 

0,OH1 ,NIKITA1 PLEASE GO444 :]E CAN ,I S5D HIM8444 ,YES1 GO TO ! Y>D & 
 FET* A F[L1 PLEASE1 A COCK1 & Y\1 ,MI%A1 BR+ ME SOME OATS40 

0,JU/ A FEW OATS80 SAID ,MI%A1 *E]FULLY & READILY4 

0,GO1 GO QUICKLY10 ! OLD MAN URG$ HIM4 

0,& Y\1 ,!ODORE1 GET ME A PIECE ( *ALK40 

,ON H] WAY PA/ ! BUTL]'S PANTRY %E TOLD !M TO SET A SAMOV>1 ?\< 
 IT WAS NOT AT ALL ! TIME = TEA4 

,FOKA1 ! BUTL]1 WAS ! MO/ ILL-TEMP]$ P]SON 9 ! H\SE4 ,NATA%A 
 LIK$ TO TE/ H] P[] OV] HIM4 ,HE DI/RU/$ ! ORD] & ASK$ 
 :E!R ! SAMOV> WAS REALLY WANT$4 

0,OH DE>1 :AT A Y\NG LADY60 SAID ,FOKA1 PRET5D+ TO FR[N AT ,NATA%A4 

,NO ONE 9 ! H\SE S5T PEOPLE AB\T OR GAVE !M AS MU* TR\BLE AS 
 ,NATA%A DID4 ,%E C\LD NOT SEE PEOPLE UNCONC]N$LY1 BUT HAD TO S5D !M 
 ON SOME ]R&4 ,%E SEEM$ TO BE TRY+ :E!R ANY ( !M W\LD GET 
 ANGRY OR SULKY ) H]2 BUT ! S]FS FULFILL$ NO ONE'S ORD]S SO 
 READILY AS !Y DID H]S4 0,:AT CAN ,I DO1 :]E CAN ,I GO80 ?\<T %E1 AS 
 %E W5T SL[LY ALONG ! PASSAGE4 

0,NA/ASYA ,IVANOVNA1 :AT SORT ( *ILDR5 %ALL ,I HAVE80 %E ASK$ ! 
 BUFFOON1 :O WAS COM+ T[>D H] 9 A WOMAN'S JACKET4 

0,:Y1 FLEAS1 CRICKETS1 GRAS%OPP]S10 ANSW]$ ! BUFFOON4 

0,O ,LORD1 ,O ,LORD1 IT'S ALWAYS ! SAME6 ,OH1 :]E AM ,I TO GO8 ,:AT AM ,I TO 
 DO ) MYSELF80 ,& TAPP+ ) H] HEELS1 %E RAN QUICKLY UP/AIRS TO 
 SEE ,VOGEL & HIS WIFE :O LIV$ ON ! UPP] /ORY4 

,TWO GOV]NESSES W]E SITT+ ) ! ,VOGELS AT A TABLE1 ON :I* W]E 
 PLATES ( RAIS9S1 WALNUTS1 & ALMONDS4 ,! GOV]NESSES W]E DISCUSS+ 
 :E!R IT WAS *EAP] TO LIVE 9 ,MOSC[ OR ,ODESSA4 ,NATA%A SAT D[N1 
 LI/5$ TO !IR TALK ) A S]I\S & ?\<TFUL AIR1 & !N GOT UP 
 AGA94 

0,! ISL& ( ,MADAGASC>10 %E SAID1 0,MA-DA-GAS-C>10 %E REPEAT$1 
 >TICULAT+ EA* SYLLABLE DI/9CTLY1 &1 NOT REPLY+ TO ,MADAME ,S*OSS 
 :O ASK$ H] :AT %E WAS SAY+1 %E W5T \T ( ! ROOM4 

,H] BRO!R ,PETYA WAS UP/AIRS TOO2 ) ! MAN 9 ATT5DANCE ON HIM HE 
 WAS PREP>+ FIREWORKS TO LET (F ?AT NI<T4 

0,PETYA6 ,PETYA60 %E CALL$ TO HIM4 0,C>RY ME D[N/AIRS40 

,PETYA RAN UP & (F]$ H] HIS BACK4 ,%E JUMP$ ON IT1 PUTT+ H] >MS 
 R\ND HIS NECK1 & HE PRANC$ ALONG ) H]4 

0,NO1 DON'T444 ! ISL& ( ,MADAGASC>60 %E SAID1 & JUMP+ (F HIS 
 BACK %E W5T D[N/AIRS4 

,HAV+ AS IT W]E REVIEW$ H] K+DOM1 TE/$ H] P[]1 & MADE SURE 
 ?AT EV]YONE WAS SUBMISSIVE1 BUT ?AT ALL ! SAME IT WAS DULL1 ,NATA%A 
 BETOOK H]SELF TO ! BALLROOM1 PICK$ UP H] GUIT>1 SAT D[N 9 A D>K 
 CORN] BEH9D A BOOKCASE1 & BEGAN TO RUN H] F+]S OV] ! /R+S 9 
 ! BASS1 PICK+ \T A PASSAGE %E RECALL$ FROM AN OP]A %E HAD HE>D 
 9 ,PET]SBURG ) ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,:AT %E DREW FROM ! GUIT> W\LD HAVE 
 HAD NO MEAN+ = O!R LI/5]S1 BUT 9 H] IMAG9ATION A :OLE S]IES 
 ( REM9ISC5CES >OSE FROM ?OSE S\NDS4 ,%E SAT BEH9D ! BOOKCASE ) 
 H] EYES FIX$ ON A /REAK ( LI<T ESCAP+ FROM ! PANTRY DOOR & 
 LI/5$ TO H]SELF & POND]$4 ,%E WAS 9 A MOOD = BROOD+ ON ! 
 PA/4 

,SONYA PASS$ TO ! PANTRY ) A GLASS 9 H] H&4 ,NATA%A GLANC$ AT 
 H] & AT ! CRACK 9 ! PANTRY DOOR1 & IT SEEM$ TO H] ?AT %E 
 REMEMB]$ ! LI<T FALL+ ?R\< ?AT CRACK ONCE BE=E & ,SONYA 
 PASS+ ) A GLASS 9 H] H&4 0,YES IT WAS EXACTLY ! SAME10 ?\<T 
 ,NATA%A4 

0,SONYA1 :AT IS ?IS80 %E CRI$1 TWANG+ A ?ICK /R+4 

0,OH1 Y\ >E !RE60 SAID ,SONYA ) A />T1 & CAME NE> & LI/5$4 
 0,I DON'T KN[4 ,A /ORM80 %E V5TUR$ TIMIDLY1 AFRAID ( BE+ WRONG4 

0,!RE6 ,?AT'S JU/ H[ %E />T$ & JU/ H[ %E CAME UP SMIL+ 
 TIMIDLY :5 ALL ?IS HAPP5$ BE=E10 ?\<T ,NATA%A1 0& 9 JU/ ! 
 SAME WAY ,I ?\<T !RE WAS SOME?+ LACK+ 9 H]40 

0,NO1 IT'S ! *ORUS FROM ,! ,WAT]-,C>RI]1 LI/560 
 & ,NATA%A SANG ! AIR ( ! *ORUS SO ?AT ,SONYA %\LD CAT* IT4 0,:]E 
 W]E Y\ GO+80 %E ASK$4 

0,TO *ANGE ! WAT] 9 ?IS GLASS4 ,I AM JU/ F9I%+ ! DESIGN40 

0,Y\ ALWAYS F9D SOME?+ TO DO1 BUT ,I CAN'T10 SAID ,NATA%A4 0,& :]E'S 
 ,NI*OLAS80 

0,ASLEEP1 ,I ?9K40 

0,SONYA1 GO & WAKE HIM10 SAID ,NATA%A4 0,TELL HIM ,I WANT HIM TO COME & 
 S+40 

,%E SAT A:ILE1 WOND]+ :AT ! MEAN+ ( IT ALL HAV+ HAPP5$ 
 BE=E C\LD BE1 & )\T SOLV+ ?IS PROBLEM1 OR AT ALL REGRETT+ 
 NOT HAV+ DONE SO1 %E AGA9 PASS$ 9 FANCY TO ! TIME :5 %E WAS 
 ) HIM & HE WAS LOOK+ AT H] ) A LOV]'S EYES4 

0,OH1 IF ONLY HE W\LD COME QUICK]6 ,I AM SO AFRAID IT WILL NEV] BE6 ,&1 
 WOR/ ( ALL1 ,I AM GR[+ OLD--?AT'S ! ?+6 ,!RE WON'T !N BE 
 9 ME :AT !RE IS N[4 ,BUT P]HAPS HE'LL COME TODAY1 WILL COME 
 IMM$IATELY4 ,P]HAPS HE HAS COME & IS SITT+ 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM4 
 ,P]HAPS HE CAME YE/]DAY & ,I HAVE =GOTT5 IT40 ,%E ROSE1 PUT D[N ! 
 GUIT>1 & W5T TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

,ALL ! DOME/IC CIRCLE1 TUTORS1 GOV]NESSES1 & GUE/S1 W]E ALREADY AT 
 ! TEA TABLE4 ,! S]VANTS /OOD R\ND ! TABLE--BUT ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 WAS NOT !RE & LIFE WAS GO+ ON AS BE=E4 

0,AH1 H]E %E IS60 SAID ! OLD C\NT1 :5 HE SAW ,NATA%A 5T]4 0,WELL1 
 SIT D[N BY ME40 ,BUT ,NATA%A /AY$ BY H] MO!R & GLANC$ R\ND AS IF 
 LOOK+ = SOME?+4 

0,MAMA60 %E MUTT]$1 0GIVE HIM TO ME1 GIVE HIM1 ,MAMA1 QUICKLY1 
 QUICKLY60 & %E AGA9 HAD DIFFICULTY 9 REPRESS+ H] SOBS4 

,%E SAT D[N AT ! TABLE & LI/5$ TO ! CONV]SATION BETWE5 ! 
 ELD]S & ,NI*OLAS1 :O HAD ALSO COME TO ! TABLE4 0,MY ,GOD1 MY ,GOD6 ,! 
 SAME FACES1 ! SAME TALK1 ,PAPA HOLD+ HIS CUP & BL[+ 9 ! SAME 
 WAY60 ?\<T ,NATA%A1 FEEL+ ) HORROR A S5SE ( REPULSION RIS+ UP 
 9 H] = ! :OLE H\SEHOLD1 BECAUSE !Y W]E ALWAYS ! SAME4 

,AFT] TEA1 ,NI*OLAS1 ,SONYA1 & ,NATA%A W5T TO ! SITT+ ROOM1 TO !IR 
 FAVORITE CORN] :]E !IR MO/ 9TIMATE TALKS ALWAYS BEGAN4 

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