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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,C\NT ,RO/OV TOOK ! GIRLS TO ,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA'S4 ,!RE W]E A GOOD 
 MANY PEOPLE !RE1 BUT NE>LY ALL /RANG]S TO ,NATA%A4 ,C\NT ,RO/OV WAS 
 DISPLEAS$ TO SEE ?AT ! COMPANY CONSI/$ ALMO/ 5TIRELY ( M5 & 
 WOM5 KN[N = ! FRE$OM ( !IR CONDUCT4 ,MADEMOISELLE ,GEORGE WAS 
 /&+ 9 A CORN] ( ! DRAW+ ROOM SURR\ND$ BY Y\NG M54 ,!RE 
 W]E SEV]AL ,FR5*M5 PRES5T1 AMONG !M ,METIVI] :O FROM ! TIME 
 ,HEL5E REA*$ ,MOSC[ HAD BE5 AN 9TIMATE 9 H] H\SE4 ,! C\NT DECID$ 
 NOT TO SIT D[N TO C>DS OR LET HIS GIRLS \T ( HIS SI<T & TO GET AWAY 
 AS SOON AS ,MADEMOISELLE ,GEORGE'S P]=MANCE WAS OV]4 

,ANATOLE WAS AT ! DOOR1 EVID5TLY ON ! LOOK\T = ! ,RO/OVS4 
 ,IMM$IATELY AFT] GREET+ ! C\NT HE W5T UP TO ,NATA%A & FOLL[$ 
 H]4 ,AS SOON AS %E SAW HIM %E WAS SEIZ$ BY ! SAME FEEL+ %E HAD HAD 
 AT ! OP]A--GRATIFI$ VANITY AT HIS ADMIRATION ( H] & FE> AT 
 ! ABS5CE ( A MORAL B>RI] BETWE5 !M4 

,HEL5E WELCOM$ ,NATA%A DELI<T$LY & WAS L\D 9 ADMIRATION ( H] 
 BEAUTY & H] DRESS4 ,SOON AFT] !IR >RIVAL ,MADEMOISELLE ,GEORGE W5T 
 \T ( ! ROOM TO *ANGE H] CO/UME4 ,9 ! DRAW+ ROOM PEOPLE BEGAN 
 >RANG+ ! *AIRS & TAK+ !IR SEATS4 ,ANATOLE MOV$ A *AIR = 
 ,NATA%A & WAS AB\T TO SIT D[N BESIDE H]1 BUT ! C\NT1 :O NEV] 
 LO/ SI<T ( H]1 TOOK ! SEAT HIMSELF4 ,ANATOLE SAT D[N BEH9D H]4 

,MADEMOISELLE ,GEORGE1 ) H] B>E1 FAT1 DIMPL$ >MS1 & A R$ %AWL 
 DRAP$ OV] ONE %\LD]1 CAME 9TO ! SPACE LEFT VACANT = H]1 & 
 ASSUM$ AN UNNATURAL POSE4 ,5?USIA/IC :ISP]+ WAS AUDIBLE4 

,MADEMOISELLE ,GEORGE LOOK$ /]NLY & GLOOMILY AT ! AUDI5CE & BEGAN 
 RECIT+ SOME ,FR5* V]SES DESCRIB+ H] GUILTY LOVE = H] SON4 ,9 
 SOME PLACES %E RAIS$ H] VOICE1 9 O!RS %E :ISP]$1 LIFT+ H] 
 HEAD TRIUMPHANTLY2 SOMETIMES %E PAUS$ & UTT]$ HO>SE S\NDS1 ROLL+ 
 H] EYES4 

0,ADORABLE6 DIV9E6 DELICI\S60 WAS HE>D FROM EV]Y SIDE4 

,NATA%A LOOK$ AT ! FAT ACTRESS1 BUT NEI!R SAW NOR HE>D NOR 
 UND]/OOD ANY?+ ( :AT W5T ON BE=E H]4 ,%E ONLY FELT H]SELF 
 AGA9 COMPLETELY BORNE AWAY 9TO ?IS /RANGE S5SELESS WORLD--SO 
 REMOTE FROM H] OLD WORLD--A WORLD 9 :I* IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO KN[ 
 :AT WAS GOOD OR BAD1 REASONABLE OR S5SELESS4 ,BEH9D H] SAT ,ANATOLE1 & 
 CONSCI\S ( HIS PROXIMITY %E EXP]I5C$ A FRI<T5$ S5SE ( 
 EXPECTANCY4 

,AFT] ! FIR/ MONOLOGUE ! :OLE COMPANY ROSE & SURR\ND$ 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,GEORGE1 EXPRESS+ !IR 5?USIASM4 

0,H[ BEAUTIFUL %E IS60 ,NATA%A REM>K$ TO H] FA!R :O HAD ALSO RIS5 
 & WAS MOV+ ?R\< ! CR[D T[>D ! ACTRESS4 

0,I DON'T ?9K SO :5 ,I LOOK AT Y\60 SAID ,ANATOLE1 FOLL[+ ,NATA%A4 ,HE 
 SAID ?IS AT A MOM5T :5 %E ALONE C\LD HE> HIM4 0,Y\ >E 
 5*ANT+444 FROM ! MOM5T ,I SAW Y\ ,I HAVE NEV] CEAS$4440 

0,COME1 COME1 ,NATA%A60 SAID ! C\NT1 AS HE TURN$ BACK = HIS DAU<T]4 
 0,H[ BEAUTIFUL %E IS60 ,NATA%A )\T SAY+ ANY?+ /EPP$ UP TO H] 
 FA!R & LOOK$ AT HIM ) SURPRIS$ 9QUIR+ EYES4 

,AFT] GIV+ SEV]AL RECITATIONS1 ,MADEMOISELLE ,GEORGE LEFT1 & ,C\NTESS 
 ,BEZUKHOVA ASK$ H] VISITORS 9TO ! BALLROOM4 

,! C\NT WI%$ TO GO HOME1 BUT ,HEL5E 5TREAT$ HIM NOT TO SPOIL H] 
 IMPROVIS$ BALL1 & ! ,RO/OVS /AY$ ON4 ,ANATOLE ASK$ ,NATA%A = A 
 VALSE & AS !Y DANC$ HE PRESS$ H] WAI/ & H& & TOLD H] %E 
 WAS BEWIT*+ & ?AT HE LOV$ H]4 ,DUR+ ! ECOSSAISE1 :I* %E ALSO 
 DANC$ ) HIM1 ,ANATOLE SAID NO?+ :5 !Y HAPP5$ TO BE BY 
 !MSELVES1 BUT M]ELY GAZ$ AT H]4 ,NATA%A LIFT$ H] FRI<T5$ EYES TO 
 HIM1 BUT !RE WAS SU* CONFID5T T5D]NESS 9 HIS AFFECTIONATE LOOK & 
 SMILE ?AT %E C\LD NOT1 :IL/ LOOK+ AT HIM1 SAY :AT %E HAD TO SAY4 
 ,%E L[]$ H] EYES4 

0,DON'T SAY SU* ?+S TO ME4 ,I AM BETRO!D & LOVE ANO!R10 %E SAID 
 RAPIDLY4444 ,%E GLANC$ AT HIM4 

,ANATOLE WAS NOT UPSET OR PA9$ BY :AT %E HAD SAID4 

0,DON'T SPEAK TO ME ( ?AT6 ,:AT CAN ,I DO80 SAID HE4 0,I TELL Y\ ,I AM 
 MADLY1 MADLY1 9 LOVE ) Y\6 ,IS IT MY FAULT ?AT Y\ >E 5*ANT+8444 
 ,IT'S \R TURN TO BEG940 

,NATA%A1 ANIMAT$ & EXCIT$1 LOOK$ AB\T H] ) WIDE-OP5 FRI<T5$ 
 EYES & SEEM$ M]RI] ?AN USUAL4 ,%E UND]/OOD H>DLY ANY?+ ?AT 
 W5T ON ?AT EV5+4 ,!Y DANC$ ! ECOSSAISE & ! ,GROSSVAT]4 
 ,H] FA!R ASK$ H] TO COME HOME1 BUT %E BEGG$ TO REMA94 ,:]EV] %E W5T 
 & :OMEV] %E WAS SPEAK+ TO1 %E FELT HIS EYES UPON H]4 ,LAT] ON %E 
 RECALL$ H[ %E HAD ASK$ H] FA!R TO LET H] GO TO ! DRESS+ ROOM 
 TO RE>RANGE H] DRESS1 ?AT ,HEL5E HAD FOLL[$ H] & SPOK5 LAU<+LY 
 ( H] BRO!R'S LOVE1 & ?AT %E AGA9 MET ,ANATOLE 9 ! LITTLE 
 SITT+ ROOM4 ,HEL5E HAD DISAPPE>$ LEAV+ !M ALONE1 & ,ANATOLE HAD 
 TAK5 H] H& & SAID 9 A T5D] VOICE3 

0,I CANNOT COME TO VISIT Y\ BUT IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT ,I %ALL NEV] SEE Y\8 
 ,I LOVE Y\ MADLY4 ,CAN ,I NEV]44480 &1 BLOCK+ H] PA?1 HE BR\<T HIS 
 FACE CLOSE TO H]S4 

,HIS L>GE1 GLITT]+1 MASCUL9E EYES W]E SO CLOSE TO H]S ?AT %E SAW 
 NO?+ BUT !M4 

0,NATALIE80 HE :ISP]$ 9QUIR+LY :ILE %E FELT H] H&S BE+ 
 PA9FULLY PRESS$4 0,NATALIE80 

0,I DON'T UND]/&4 ,I HAVE NO?+ TO SAY10 H] EYES REPLI$4 

,BURN+ LIPS W]E PRESS$ TO H]S1 & AT ! SAME 9/ANT %E FELT 
 H]SELF RELEAS$1 & ,HEL5E'S FOOT/EPS & ! RU/LE ( H] DRESS W]E 
 HE>D 9 ! ROOM4 ,NATA%A LOOK$ R\ND AT H]1 & !N1 R$ & 
 TREMBL+1 ?REW A FRI<T5$ LOOK ( 9QUIRY AT ,ANATOLE & MOV$ T[>D 
 ! DOOR4 

0,ONE WORD1 JU/ ONE1 = ,GOD'S SAKE60 CRI$ ,ANATOLE4 

,%E PAUS$4 ,%E SO WANT$ A WORD FROM HIM ?AT W\LD EXPLA9 TO H] :AT 
 HAD HAPP5$ & TO :I* %E C\LD F9D NO ANSW]4 

0,NATALIE1 JU/ A WORD1 ONLY ONE60 HE KEPT REPEAT+1 EVID5TLY NOT KN[+ 
 :AT TO SAY & HE REPEAT$ IT TILL ,HEL5E CAME UP TO !M4 

,HEL5E RETURN$ ) ,NATA%A TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 ,! ,RO/OVS W5T AWAY 
 )\T /AY+ = SUPP]4 

,AFT] REA*+ HOME ,NATA%A DID NOT SLEEP ALL NI<T4 ,%E WAS TORM5T$ BY 
 ! 9SOLUBLE QUE/ION :E!R %E LOV$ ,ANATOLE OR ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,%E 
 LOV$ ,PR9CE ,&REW--%E REMEMB]$ DI/9CTLY H[ DEEPLY %E LOV$ 
 HIM4 ,BUT %E ALSO LOV$ ,ANATOLE1 ( ?AT !RE WAS NO D\BT4 0,ELSE H[ 
 C\LD ALL ?IS HAVE HAPP5$80 ?\<T %E4 0,IF1 AFT] ?AT1 ,I C\LD 
 RETURN HIS SMILE :5 SAY+ GOOD-BY1 IF ,I WAS ABLE TO LET IT COME TO 
 ?AT1 IT MEANS ?AT ,I LOV$ HIM FROM ! FIR/4 ,IT MEANS ?AT HE IS K9D1 
 NOBLE1 & SPL5DID1 & ,I C\LD NOT HELP LOV+ HIM4 ,:AT AM ,I TO DO IF ,I 
 LOVE HIM & ! O!R ONE TOO80 %E ASK$ H]SELF1 UNABLE TO F9D AN 
 ANSW] TO !SE T]RIBLE QUE/IONS4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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