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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON RECEIV+ NEWS ( ,NATA%A'S ILLNESS1 ! C\NTESS1 ?\< NOT QUITE 
 WELL YET & /ILL WEAK1 W5T TO ,MOSC[ ) ,PETYA & ! RE/ ( ! 
 H\SEHOLD1 & ! :OLE FAMILY MOV$ FROM ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA'S H\SE TO 
 !IR [N & SETTL$ D[N 9 T[N4 

,NATA%A'S ILLNESS WAS SO S]I\S ?AT1 =TUNATELY = H] & = H] 
 P>5TS1 ! CONSID]ATION ( ALL ?AT HAD CAUS$ ! ILLNESS1 H] CONDUCT 
 & ! BREAK+ (F ( H] 5GAGEM5T1 REC$$ 9TO ! BACKGR\ND4 ,%E 
 WAS SO ILL ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = !M TO CONSID] 9 H[ F> %E WAS 
 TO BLAME = :AT HAD HAPP5$4 ,%E C\LD NOT EAT OR SLEEP1 GREW VISIBLY 
 ?9N]1 C\<$1 &1 AS ! DOCTORS MADE !M FEEL1 WAS 9 DANG]4 ,!Y 
 C\LD NOT ?9K ( ANY?+ BUT H[ TO HELP H]4 ,DOCTORS CAME TO SEE H] 
 S+LY & 9 CONSULTATION1 TALK$ MU* 9 ,FR5*1 ,G]MAN1 & ,LAT91 
 BLAM$ ONE ANO!R1 & PRESCRIB$ A GREAT V>IETY ( M$IC9ES = ALL 
 ! DISEASES KN[N TO !M1 BUT ! SIMPLE IDEA NEV] OCCURR$ TO ANY ( 
 !M ?AT !Y C\LD NOT KN[ ! DISEASE ,NATA%A WAS SUFF]+ FROM1 AS 
 NO DISEASE SUFF]$ BY A LIVE MAN CAN BE KN[N1 = EV]Y LIV+ P]SON 
 HAS HIS [N PECULI>ITIES & ALWAYS HAS HIS [N PECULI>1 P]SONAL1 
 NOVEL1 COMPLICAT$ DISEASE1 UNKN[N TO M$IC9E--NOT A DISEASE ( ! 
 LUNGS1 LIV]1 SK91 HE>T1 N]VES1 & SO ON M5TION$ 9 M$ICAL BOOKS1 
 BUT A DISEASE CONSI/+ ( ONE ( ! 9NUM]ABLE COMB9ATIONS ( ! 
 MALADIES ( ?OSE ORGANS4 ,?IS SIMPLE ?\<T C\LD NOT OCCUR TO ! 
 DOCTORS 7AS IT CANNOT OCCUR TO A WIZ>D ?AT HE IS UNABLE TO WORK HIS 
 *>MS7 BECAUSE ! BUS9ESS ( !IR LIVES WAS TO CURE1 & !Y RECEIV$ 
 MONEY = IT & HAD SP5T ! BE/ YE>S ( !IR LIVES ON ?AT BUS9ESS4 
 ,BUT1 ABOVE ALL1 ?AT ?\<T WAS KEPT \T ( !IR M9DS BY ! FACT ?AT 
 !Y SAW !Y W]E REALLY USEFUL1 AS 9 FACT !Y W]E TO ! :OLE ,RO/OV 
 FAMILY4 ,!IR USEFULNESS DID NOT DEP5D ON MAK+ ! PATI5T SWALL[ 
 SUB/ANCES = ! MO/ P>T H>MFUL 7! H>M WAS SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE1 
 AS !Y W]E GIV5 9 SMALL DOSES71 BUT !Y W]E USEFUL1 NECESS>Y1 & 
 9DISP5SABLE BECAUSE !Y SATISFI$ A M5TAL NE$ ( ! 9VALID & ( 
 ?OSE :O LOV$ H]--& ?AT IS :Y !RE >E1 & ALWAYS WILL BE1 
 PSEUDO-HEAL]S1 WISE WOM51 HOMEOPA?S1 & ALLOPA?S4 ,!Y SATISFI$ ?AT 
 ET]NAL HUMAN NE$ = HOPE ( RELIEF1 = SYMPA?Y1 & ?AT SOME?+ 
 %\LD BE DONE1 :I* IS FELT BY ?OSE :O >E SUFF]+4 ,!Y SATISFI$ 
 ! NE$ SE5 9 ITS MO/ ELEM5T>Y =M 9 A *ILD1 :5 IT WANTS TO 
 HAVE A PLACE RUBB$ ?AT HAS BE5 HURT4 ,A *ILD KNOCKS ITSELF & RUNS AT 
 ONCE TO ! >MS ( ITS MO!R OR NURSE TO HAVE ! A*+ SPOT RUBB$ OR 
 KISS$1 & IT FEELS BETT] :5 ?IS IS DONE4 ,! *ILD CANNOT BELIEVE 
 ?AT ! /RONGE/ & WISE/ ( ITS PEOPLE HAVE NO REM$Y = ITS PA91 
 & ! HOPE ( RELIEF & ! EXPRESSION ( ITS MO!R'S SYMPA?Y :ILE 
 %E RUBS ! BUMP COM=TS IT4 ,! DOCTORS W]E ( USE TO ,NATA%A BECAUSE 
 !Y KISS$ & RUBB$ H] BUMP1 ASSUR+ H] ?AT IT W\LD SOON PASS IF 
 ONLY ! COA*MAN W5T TO ! *EMI/'S 9 ! ,>BAT & GOT A P[D] & 
 SOME PILLS 9 A PRETTY BOX = A RUBLE & SEV5TY KOPECKS1 & IF %E TOOK 
 ?OSE P[D]S 9 BOIL$ WAT] AT 9T]VALS ( PRECISELY TWO H\RS1 NEI!R 
 MORE NOR LESS4 

,:AT W\LD ,SONYA & ! C\NT & C\NTESS HAVE DONE1 H[ W\LD !Y HAVE 
 LOOK$1 IF NO?+ HAD BE5 DONE1 IF !RE HAD NOT BE5 ?OSE PILLS TO 
 GIVE BY ! CLOCK1 ! W>M DR9KS1 ! *ICK5 CUTLETS1 & ALL ! O!R 
 DETAILS ( LIFE ORD]$ BY ! DOCTORS1 ! C>RY+ \T ( :I* SUPPLI$ 
 AN OCCUPATION & CONSOLATION TO ! FAMILY CIRCLE8 ,H[ W\LD ! C\NT 
 HAVE BORNE HIS DE>LY LOV$ DAU<T]'S ILLNESS HAD HE NOT KN[N ?AT IT 
 WAS CO/+ HIM A ?\S& RUBLES1 & ?AT HE W\LD NOT GRUDGE ?\S&S 
 MORE TO B5EFIT H]1 OR HAD HE NOT KN[N ?AT IF H] ILLNESS CONT9U$ HE 
 W\LD NOT GRUDGE YET O!R ?\S&S & W\LD TAKE H] ABROAD = 
 CONSULTATIONS !RE1 & HAD HE NOT BE5 ABLE TO EXPLA9 ! DETAILS ( 
 H[ ,METIVI] & ,FELL] HAD NOT UND]/OOD ! SYMPTOMS1 BUT ,FRIZE HAD1 
 & ,MUDROV HAD DIAGNOS$ !M EV5 BETT]8 ,:AT W\LD ! C\NTESS HAVE 
 DONE HAD %E NOT BE5 ABLE SOMETIMES TO SCOLD ! 9VALID = NOT /RICTLY 
 OBEY+ ! DOCTOR'S ORD]S8 

0,Y\'LL NEV] GET WELL LIKE ?AT10 %E W\LD SAY1 =GETT+ H] 
 GRIEF 9 H] VEXATION1 0IF Y\ WON'T OBEY ! DOCTOR & TAKE Y\R 
 M$IC9E AT ! RI<T TIME6 ,Y\ MU/N'T TRIFLE ) IT1 Y\ KN[1 OR IT MAY 
 TURN TO PNEUMONIA10 %E W\LD GO ON1 D]IV+ MU* COM=T FROM ! 
 UTT]ANCE ( ?AT =EIGN WORD1 9COMPREH5SIBLE TO O!RS AS WELL AS TO H]SELF4 

,:AT W\LD ,SONYA HAVE DONE )\T ! GLAD CONSCI\SNESS ?AT %E HAD NOT 
 UNDRESS$ DUR+ ! FIR/ ?REE NI<TS1 9 ORD] TO BE READY TO C>RY \T 
 ALL ! DOCTOR'S 9JUNCTIONS ) PRECISION1 & ?AT %E /ILL KEPT AWAKE 
 AT NI<T SO AS NOT TO MISS ! PROP] TIME :5 ! SLI<TLY H>MFUL PILLS 
 9 ! LITTLE GILT BOX HAD TO BE ADM9I/]$8 ,EV5 TO ,NATA%A H]SELF IT 
 WAS PLEASANT TO SEE ?AT SO MANY SACRIFICES W]E BE+ MADE = H] SAKE1 
 & TO KN[ ?AT %E HAD TO TAKE M$IC9E AT C]TA9 H\RS1 ?\< %E 
 DECL>$ ?AT NO M$IC9E W\LD CURE H] & ?AT IT WAS ALL NONS5SE4 ,& 
 IT WAS EV5 PLEASANT TO BE ABLE TO %[1 BY DISREG>D+ ! ORD]S1 ?AT 
 %E DID NOT BELIEVE 9 M$ICAL TREATM5T & DID NOT VALUE H] LIFE4 

,! DOCTOR CAME EV]Y DAY1 FELT H] PULSE1 LOOK$ AT H] TONGUE1 & 
 REG>DLESS ( H] GRIEF-/RICK5 FACE JOK$ ) H]4 ,BUT :5 HE HAD GONE 
 9TO ANO!R ROOM1 TO :I* ! C\NTESS HURRI$LY FOLL[$ HIM1 HE 
 ASSUM$ A GRAVE AIR & ?\<TFULLY %AK+ HIS HEAD SAID ?AT ?\< 
 !RE WAS DANG]1 HE HAD HOPES ( ! EFFECT ( ?IS LA/ M$IC9E & ONE 
 MU/ WAIT & SEE1 ?AT ! MALADY WAS *IEFLY M5TAL1 BUT444 ,& ! 
 C\NTESS1 TRY+ TO CONCEAL ! ACTION FROM H]SELF & FROM HIM1 SLIPP$ 
 A GOLD CO9 9TO HIS H& & ALWAYS RETURN$ TO ! PATI5T ) A MORE 
 TRANQUIL M9D4 

,! SYMPTOMS ( ,NATA%A'S ILLNESS W]E ?AT %E ATE LITTLE1 SLEPT LITTLE1 
 C\<$1 & WAS ALWAYS L[-SPIRIT$4 ,! DOCTORS SAID ?AT %E C\LD NOT 
 GET ON )\T M$ICAL TREATM5T1 SO !Y KEPT H] 9 ! /IFL+ 
 ATMOSPH]E ( ! T[N1 & ! ,RO/OVS DID NOT MOVE TO ! C\NTRY ?AT 
 SUMM] ( #a#h#a#b4 

,9 SPITE ( ! MANY PILLS %E SWALL[$ & ! DROPS & P[D]S \T ( 
 ! LITTLE BOTTLES & BOXES ( :I* ,MADAME ,S*OSS :O WAS FOND ( SU* 
 ?+S MADE A L>GE COLLECTION1 & 9 SPITE ( BE+ DEPRIV$ ( ! 
 C\NTRY LIFE TO :I* %E WAS ACCU/OM$1 Y\? PREVAIL$4 ,NATA%A'S GRIEF 
 BEGAN TO BE OV]LAID BY ! IMPRESSIONS ( DAILY LIFE1 IT CEAS$ TO PRESS 
 SO PA9FULLY ON H] HE>T1 IT GRADUALLY FAD$ 9TO ! PA/1 & %E BEGAN 
 TO RECOV] PHYSICALLY4 

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