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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,A FEW 9TIMATE FRI5DS W]E D9+ ) ! ,RO/OVS ?AT DAY1 AS USUAL ON 
 ,SUNDAYS4 

,PI]RE CAME E>LY SO AS TO F9D !M ALONE4 

,HE HAD GR[N SO /\T ?IS YE> ?AT HE W\LD HAVE BE5 ABNORMAL HAD HE 
 NOT BE5 SO TALL1 SO BROAD ( LIMB1 & SO /RONG ?AT HE C>RI$ HIS BULK 
 ) EVID5T EASE4 

,HE W5T UP ! /AIRS1 PUFF+ & MUTT]+ SOME?+4 ,HIS COA*MAN DID 
 NOT EV5 ASK :E!R HE WAS TO WAIT4 ,HE KNEW ?AT :5 HIS MA/] WAS AT 
 ! ,RO/OVS' HE /AY$ TILL MIDNI<T4 ,! ,RO/OVS' FOOTMAN RU%$ EAG]LY 
 =W>D TO HELP HIM (F ) HIS CLOAK & TAKE HIS HAT & /ICK4 ,PI]RE1 
 FROM CLUB HABIT1 ALWAYS LEFT BO? HAT & /ICK 9 ! ANT]OOM4 

,! FIR/ P]SON HE SAW 9 ! H\SE WAS ,NATA%A4 ,EV5 BE=E HE SAW H]1 
 :ILE TAK+ (F HIS CLOAK1 HE HE>D H]4 ,%E WAS PRACTIC+ SOLFA 
 EX]CISES 9 ! MUSIC ROOM4 ,HE KNEW ?AT %E HAD NOT SUNG S9CE H] 
 ILLNESS1 & SO ! S\ND ( H] VOICE SURPRIS$ & DELI<T$ HIM4 ,HE 
 OP5$ ! DOOR S(TLY & SAW H]1 9 ! LILAC DRESS %E HAD WORN AT 
 *UR*1 WALK+ AB\T ! ROOM S++4 ,%E HAD H] BACK TO HIM :5 HE 
 OP5$ ! DOOR1 BUT :51 TURN+ QUICKLY1 %E SAW HIS BROAD1 SURPRIS$ 
 FACE1 %E BLU%$ & CAME RAPIDLY UP TO HIM4 

0,I WANT TO TRY TO S+ AGA910 %E SAID1 ADD+ AS IF BY WAY ( EXCUSE1 
 0IT IS1 AT LEA/1 SOME?+ TO DO40 

0,?AT'S CAPITAL60 

0,H[ GLAD ,I AM Y\'VE COME6 ,I AM SO HAPPY TODAY10 %E SAID1 ) ! OLD 
 ANIMATION ,PI]RE HAD NOT SE5 9 H] = A LONG TIME4 0,Y\ KN[ ,NI*OLAS 
 HAS RECEIV$ A ,/4 ,GEORGE'S ,CROSS8 ,I AM SO PR\D ( HIM40 

0,OH YES1 ,I S5T ?AT ANN\NCEM5T4 ,BUT ,I DON'T WANT TO 9T]RUPT Y\10 HE 
 ADD$1 & WAS AB\T TO GO TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

,NATA%A /OPP$ HIM4 

0,C\NT1 IS IT WRONG ( ME TO S+80 %E SAID BLU%+1 & FIX+ H] EYES 
 9QUIR+LY ON HIM4 

0,NO444 ,:Y %\LD IT BE8 ,ON ! CONTR>Y444 ,BUT :Y DO Y\ ASK ME80 

0,I DON'T KN[ MYSELF10 ,NATA%A ANSW]$ QUICKLY1 0BUT ,I %\LD NOT LIKE TO 
 DO ANY?+ Y\ DISAPPROV$ (4 ,I BELIEVE 9 Y\ COMPLETELY4 ,Y\ DON'T 
 KN[ H[ IMPORTANT Y\ >E TO ME1 H[ MU* Y\'VE DONE = ME44440 ,%E 
 SPOKE RAPIDLY & DID NOT NOTICE H[ ,PI]RE FLU%$ AT H] WORDS4 0,I SAW 
 9 ?AT SAME >MY ORD] ?AT HE1 ,BOLKONSKI0 7%E :ISP]$ ! NAME 
 HA/ILY71 0IS 9 ,RUSSIA1 & 9 ! >MY AGA94 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K80--%E 
 WAS SPEAK+ HURRI$LY1 EVID5TLY AFRAID H] /R5G? MI<T FAIL H]--0,WILL 
 HE EV] =GIVE ME8 ,WILL HE NOT ALWAYS HAVE A BITT] FEEL+ T[>D ME8 
 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K8 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K80 

0,I ?9K4440 ,PI]RE REPLI$1 0?AT HE HAS NO?+ TO =GIVE4444 ,IF ,I W]E 
 9 HIS PLACE4440 

,BY ASSOCIATION ( IDEAS1 ,PI]RE WAS AT ONCE C>RI$ BACK TO ! DAY :51 
 TRY+ TO COM=T H]1 HE HAD SAID ?AT IF HE W]E NOT HIMSELF BUT ! 
 BE/ MAN 9 ! WORLD & FREE1 HE W\LD ASK ON HIS KNEES = H] H&2 
 & ! SAME FEEL+ ( PITY1 T5D]NESS1 & LOVE TOOK POSSESSION ( HIM 
 & ! SAME WORDS ROSE TO HIS LIPS4 ,BUT %E DID NOT GIVE HIM TIME TO SAY 
 !M4 

0,YES1 Y\444 Y\4440 %E SAID1 UTT]+ ! WORD Y\ 
 RAPTUR\SLY--0?AT'S A DIFF]5T ?+4 ,I KN[ NO ONE K9D]1 MORE 
 G5]\S1 OR BETT] ?AN Y\2 NOBODY C\LD BE6 ,HAD Y\ NOT BE5 !RE !N1 & N[ 
 TOO1 ,I DON'T KN[ :AT W\LD HAVE BECOME ( ME1 BECAUSE4440 

,TE>S SUDD5LY ROSE 9 H] EYES1 %E TURN$ AWAY1 LIFT$ H] MUSIC BE=E 
 H] EYES1 BEGAN S++ AGA91 & AGA9 BEGAN WALK+ UP & D[N ! 
 ROOM4 

,JU/ !N ,PETYA CAME RUNN+ 9 FROM ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

,PETYA WAS N[ A H&SOME ROSY LAD ( FIFTE5 ) FULL R$ LIPS & 
 RESEMBL$ ,NATA%A4 ,HE WAS PREP>+ TO 5T] ! UNIV]SITY1 BUT HE & 
 HIS FRI5D ,OBOL5SKI HAD LATELY1 9 SECRET1 AGRE$ TO JO9 ! HUSS>S4 

,PETYA HAD COME RU%+ \T TO TALK TO HIS NAMESAKE AB\T ?IS AFFAIR4 ,HE 
 HAD ASK$ ,PI]RE TO F9D \T :E!R HE W\LD BE ACCEPT$ 9 ! HUSS>S4 

,PI]RE WALK$ UP & D[N ! DRAW+ ROOM1 NOT LI/5+ TO :AT ,PETYA 
 WAS SAY+4 

,PETYA PULL$ HIM BY ! >M TO ATTRACT HIS ATT5TION4 

0,WELL1 :AT AB\T MY PLAN8 ,PET] ,KIRILY*1 = HEAV5'S SAKE6 ,Y\ >E MY 
 ONLY HOPE10 SAID ,PETYA4 

0,OH YES1 Y\R PLAN4 ,TO JO9 ! HUSS>S8 ,I'LL M5TION IT1 ,I'LL BR+ IT 
 ALL UP TODAY40 

0,WELL1 MON *]1 HAVE Y\ GOT ! MANIFE/O80 ASK$ ! OLD C\NT4 0,! 
 C\NTESS HAS BE5 TO ,MASS AT ! ,RAZUMOVSKIS' & HE>D ! NEW PRAY]4 
 ,%E SAYS IT'S V]Y F9E40 

0,YES1 ,I'VE GOT IT10 SAID ,PI]RE4 0,! ,EMP]OR IS TO BE H]E TOMORR[444 
 !RE'S TO BE AN ,EXTRAORD9>Y ,MEET+ ( ! NOBILITY1 & !Y >E 
 TALK+ ( A LEVY ( T5 M5 P] ?\S&4 ,OH YES1 LET ME CONGRATULATE 
 Y\60 

0,YES1 YES1 ?ANK ,GOD6 ,WELL1 & :AT NEWS FROM ! >MY80 

0,WE >E AGA9 RETREAT+4 ,!Y SAY WE'RE ALREADY NE> ,SMOL5SK10 REPLI$ 
 ,PI]RE4 

0,O ,LORD1 ,O ,LORD60 EXCLAIM$ ! C\NT4 0,:]E IS ! MANIFE/O80 

0,! ,EMP]OR'S APPEAL8 ,OH YES60 

,PI]RE BEGAN FEEL+ 9 HIS POCKETS = ! PAP]S1 BUT C\LD NOT F9D 
 !M4 ,/ILL SLAPP+ HIS POCKETS1 HE KISS$ ! H& ( ! C\NTESS :O 
 5T]$ ! ROOM & GLANC$ UNEASILY >\ND1 EVID5TLY EXPECT+ ,NATA%A1 
 :O HAD LEFT (F S++ BUT HAD NOT YET COME 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

0,ON MY WORD1 ,I DON'T KN[ :AT ,I'VE DONE ) IT10 HE SAID4 

0,!RE HE IS1 ALWAYS LOS+ EV]Y?+60 REM>K$ ! C\NTESS4 

,NATA%A 5T]$ ) A S(T5$ & AGITAT$ EXPRESSION ( FACE & SAT 
 D[N LOOK+ SIL5TLY AT ,PI]RE4 ,AS SOON AS %E 5T]$1 ,PI]RE'S 
 FEATURES1 :I* HAD BE5 GLOOMY1 SUDD5LY LI<T$ UP1 & :ILE /ILL 
 SE>*+ = ! PAP]S HE GLANC$ AT H] SEV]AL TIMES4 

0,NO1 REALLY6 ,I'LL DRIVE HOME1 ,I MU/ HAVE LEFT !M !RE4 ,I'LL 
 C]TA9LY4440 

0,BUT Y\'LL BE LATE = D9N]40 

0,OH6 ,& MY COA*MAN HAS GONE40 

,BUT ,SONYA1 :O HAD GONE TO LOOK = ! PAP]S 9 ! ANT]OOM1 HAD F\ND 
 !M 9 ,PI]RE'S HAT1 :]E HE HAD C>EFULLY TUCK$ !M UND] ! L9+4 
 ,PI]RE WAS AB\T TO BEG9 READ+4 

0,NO1 AFT] D9N]10 SAID ! OLD C\NT1 EVID5TLY EXPECT+ MU* 5JOYM5T 
 FROM ?AT READ+4 

,AT D9N]1 AT :I* *AMPAGNE WAS DRUNK TO ! HEAL? ( ! NEW *EVALI] 
 ( ,/4 ,GEORGE1 ,%9%9 TOLD !M ! T[N NEWS1 ( ! ILLNESS ( ! OLD 
 ,GEORGIAN PR9CESS1 ( ,METIVI]'S DISAPPE>ANCE FROM ,MOSC[1 & ( H[ 
 SOME ,G]MAN FELL[ HAD BE5 BR\<T TO ,RO/OP*9 & ACCUS$ ( BE+ A 
 ,FR5* 0SPY]0 7SO ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 HAD TOLD ! /ORY71 & H[ 
 ,RO/OP*9 LET HIM GO & ASSUR$ ! PEOPLE ?AT HE WAS 0NOT A SPIRE AT 
 ALL1 BUT ONLY AN OLD ,G]MAN RU940 

0,PEOPLE >E BE+ >RE/$4440 SAID ! C\NT4 0,I'VE TOLD ! C\NTESS %E 
 %\LD NOT SPEAK ,FR5* SO MU*4 ,IT'S NOT ! TIME = IT N[40 

0,& HAVE Y\ HE>D80 ,%9%9 ASK$4 0,PR9CE ,GOLITSYN HAS 5GAG$ A 
 MA/] TO TEA* HIM ,RUSSIAN4 ,IT IS BECOM+ DANG]\S TO SPEAK ,FR5* 9 
 ! /REETS40 

0,& H[ AB\T Y\1 ,C\NT ,PET] ,KIRILY*8 ,IF !Y CALL UP ! MILITIA1 Y\ 
 TOO WILL HAVE TO M\NT A HORSE10 REM>K$ ! OLD C\NT1 ADDRESS+ 
 ,PI]RE4 

,PI]RE HAD BE5 SIL5T & PREOCCUPI$ ALL ?R\< D9N]1 SEEM+ NOT TO 
 GRASP :AT WAS SAID4 ,HE LOOK$ AT ! C\NT4 

0,OH YES1 ! W>10 HE SAID4 0,NO6 ,:AT SORT ( W>RIOR %\LD ,I MAKE8 ,& 
 YET EV]Y?+ IS SO /RANGE1 SO /RANGE6 ,I CAN'T MAKE IT \T4 ,I DON'T 
 KN[1 ,I AM V]Y F> FROM HAV+ MILIT>Y TA/ES1 BUT 9 !SE TIMES NO ONE 
 CAN ANSW] = HIMSELF40 

,AFT] D9N] ! C\NT SETTL$ HIMSELF COM=TABLY 9 AN EASY *AIR & 
 ) A S]I\S FACE ASK$ ,SONYA1 :O WAS CONSID]$ AN EXCELL5T READ]1 
 TO READ ! APPEAL4 

0,TO ,MOSC[1 \R ANCI5T ,CAPITAL6 

0,! 5EMY HAS 5T]$ ! BORD]S ( ,RUSSIA ) IMM5SE =CES4 ,HE COMES 
 TO DESPOIL \R BELOV$ C\NTRY40 

,SONYA READ PA9/AK+LY 9 H] HI<-PIT*$ VOICE4 ,! C\NT LI/5$ 
 ) CLOS$ EYES1 HEAV+ ABRUPT SI<S AT C]TA9 PASSAGES4 

,NATA%A SAT ]ECT1 GAZ+ ) A SE>*+ LOOK N[ AT H] FA!R & N[ 
 AT ,PI]RE4 

,PI]RE FELT H] EYES ON HIM & TRI$ NOT TO LOOK R\ND4 ,! C\NTESS 
 %OOK H] HEAD DISAPPROV+LY & ANGRILY AT EV]Y SOLEMN EXPRESSION 9 
 ! MANIFE/O4 ,9 ALL !SE WORDS %E SAW ONLY ?AT ! DANG] ?REAT5+ 
 H] SON W\LD NOT SOON BE OV]4 ,%9%91 ) A S>CA/IC SMILE ON HIS 
 LIPS1 WAS EVID5TLY PREP>+ TO MAKE FUN ( ANY?+ ?AT GAVE HIM ! 
 OPPORTUNITY3 ,SONYA'S READ+1 ANY REM>K ( ! C\NT'S1 OR EV5 ! 
 MANIFE/O ITSELF %\LD NO BETT] PRETEXT PRES5T ITSELF4 

,AFT] READ+ AB\T ! DANG]S ?AT ?REAT5$ ,RUSSIA1 ! HOPES ! 
 ,EMP]OR PLAC$ ON ,MOSC[ & ESPECIALLY ON ITS ILLU/RI\S NOBILITY1 
 ,SONYA1 ) A QUIV] 9 H] VOICE DUE *IEFLY TO ! ATT5TION ?AT WAS 
 BE+ PAID TO H]1 READ ! LA/ WORDS3 

0,WE \RSELVES WILL NOT DELAY TO APPE> AMONG \R PEOPLE 9 ?AT ,CAPITAL 
 & 9 O!R P>TS ( \R REALM = CONSULTATION1 & = ! DIRECTION ( 
 ALL \R LEVIES1 BO? ?OSE N[ B>R+ ! 5EMY'S PA? & ?OSE FRE%LY 
 =M$ TO DEFEAT HIM :]EV] HE MAY APPE>4 ,MAY ! RU9 HE HOPES TO 
 BR+ UPON US RECOIL ON HIS [N HEAD1 & MAY ,EUROPE DELIV]$ FROM 
 BONDAGE GLORIFY ! NAME ( ,RUSSIA60 

0,YES1 ?AT'S IT60 CRI$ ! C\NT1 OP5+ HIS MOI/ EYES & SNIFF+ 
 REPEAT$LY1 AS IF A /RONG V9AIGRETTE HAD BE5 HELD TO HIS NOSE2 & HE 
 ADD$1 0,LET ! ,EMP]OR BUT SAY ! WORD & WE'LL SACRIFICE EV]Y?+ 
 & BEGRUDGE NO?+40 

,BE=E ,%9%9 HAD TIME TO UTT] ! JOKE HE WAS READY TO MAKE ON ! 
 C\NT'S PATRIOTISM1 ,NATA%A JUMP$ UP FROM H] PLACE & RAN TO H] 
 FA!R4 

0,:AT A D>L+ \R ,PAPA IS60 %E CRI$1 KISS+ HIM1 & %E AGA9 LOOK$ 
 AT ,PI]RE ) ! UNCONSCI\S COQUETRY ?AT HAD RETURN$ TO H] ) H] 
 BETT] SPIRITS4 

0,!RE6 ,H]E'S A PATRIOT = Y\60 SAID ,%9%94 

0,NOT A PATRIOT AT ALL1 BUT SIMPLY4440 ,NATA%A REPLI$ 9 AN 9JUR$ TONE4 
 0,EV]Y?+ SEEMS FUNNY TO Y\1 BUT ?IS ISN'T AT ALL A JOKE44440 

0,A JOKE 9DE$60 PUT 9 ! C\NT4 0,LET HIM BUT SAY ! WORD & WE'LL ALL 
 GO4444 ,WE'RE NOT ,G]MANS60 

0,BUT DID Y\ NOTICE1 IT SAYS1 '= CONSULTATION'80 SAID ,PI]RE4 

0,NEV] M9D :AT IT'S =44440 

,AT ?IS MOM5T1 ,PETYA1 TO :OM NOBODY WAS PAY+ ANY ATT5TION1 CAME UP TO 
 HIS FA!R ) A V]Y FLU%$ FACE & SAID 9 HIS BREAK+ VOICE ?AT 
 WAS N[ DEEP & N[ %RILL3 

0,WELL1 ,PAPA1 ,I TELL Y\ DEF9ITELY1 & ,MAMA TOO1 IT'S AS Y\ PLEASE1 BUT 
 ,I SAY DEF9ITELY ?AT Y\ MU/ LET ME 5T] ! >MY1 BECAUSE ,I CAN'T444 
 ?AT'S ALL44440 

,! C\NTESS1 9 DISMAY1 LOOK$ UP TO HEAV51 CLASP$ H] H&S1 & 
 TURN$ ANGRILY TO H] HUSB&4 

0,?AT COMES ( Y\R TALK+60 SAID %E4 

,BUT ! C\NT HAD ALREADY RECOV]$ FROM HIS EXCITEM5T4 

0,COME1 COME60 SAID HE4 0,H]E'S A F9E W>RIOR6 ,NO6 ,NONS5SE6 ,Y\ MU/ 
 /UDY40 

0,IT'S NOT NONS5SE1 ,PAPA4 ,F$YA ,OBOL5SKI IS Y\NG] ?AN ,I1 & HE'S 
 GO+ TOO4 ,BESIDES1 ALL ! SAME ,I CAN'T /UDY N[ :54440 ,PETYA /OPP$ 
 %ORT1 FLU%$ TILL HE P]SPIR$1 BUT /ILL GOT \T ! WORDS1 0:5 \R 
 ,FA!RL& IS 9 DANG]40 

0,?AT'LL DO1 ?AT'LL DO--NONS5SE44440 

0,BUT Y\ SAID Y\RSELF ?AT WE W\LD SACRIFICE EV]Y?+40 

0,PETYA6 ,BE QUIET1 ,I TELL Y\60 CRI$ ! C\NT1 ) A GLANCE AT HIS WIFE1 
 :O HAD TURN$ PALE & WAS />+ FIX$LY AT H] SON4 

0,& ,I TELL Y\--,PET] ,KIRILY* H]E WILL ALSO TELL Y\4440 

0,NONS5SE1 ,I TELL Y\4 ,Y\R MO!R'S MILK HAS H>DLY DRI$ ON Y\R LIPS 
 & Y\ WANT TO GO 9TO ! >MY6 ,!RE1 !RE1 ,I TELL Y\10 & ! C\NT 
 MOV$ TO GO \T ( ! ROOM1 TAK+ ! PAP]S1 PROBABLY TO R]EAD !M 9 
 HIS /UDY BE=E HAV+ A NAP4 

0,WELL1 ,PET] ,KIRILY*1 LET'S GO & HAVE A SMOKE10 HE SAID4 

,PI]RE WAS AGITAT$ & UNDECID$4 ,NATA%A'S UNWONT$LY BRILLIANT EYES1 
 CONT9UALLY GLANC+ AT HIM ) A MORE ?AN CORDIAL LOOK1 HAD R$UC$ HIM 
 TO ?IS CONDITION4 

0,NO1 ,I ?9K ,I'LL GO HOME40 

0,HOME8 ,:Y1 Y\ MEANT TO SP5D ! EV5+ ) US4444 ,Y\ DON'T (T5 
 COME N[ADAYS AS IT IS1 & ?IS GIRL ( M9E10 SAID ! C\NT 
 GOOD-NATUR$LY1 PO9T+ TO ,NATA%A1 0ONLY BRI<T5S UP :5 Y\'RE H]E40 

0,YES1 ,I HAD =GOTT5444 ,I REALLY MU/ GO HOME444 BUS9ESS4440 SAID ,PI]RE 
 HURRI$LY4 

0,WELL1 !N1 AU REVOIR60 SAID ! C\NT1 & W5T \T ( ! ROOM4 

0,:Y >E Y\ GO+8 ,:Y >E Y\ UPSET80 ASK$ ,NATA%A1 & %E LOOK$ 
 *ALL5G+LY 9TO ,PI]RE'S EYES4 

0,BECAUSE ,I LOVE Y\60 WAS :AT HE WANT$ TO SAY1 BUT HE DID NOT SAY IT1 
 & ONLY BLU%$ TILL ! TE>S CAME1 & L[]$ HIS EYES4 

0,BECAUSE IT IS BETT] = ME TO COME LESS (T5444 BECAUSE444 ,NO1 SIMPLY ,I 
 HAVE BUS9ESS44440 

0,:Y8 ,NO1 TELL ME60 ,NATA%A BEGAN RESOLUTELY & SUDD5LY /OPP$4 

,!Y LOOK$ AT EA* O!R ) DISMAY$ & EMB>RASS$ FACES4 ,HE TRI$ TO 
 SMILE BUT C\LD NOT3 HIS SMILE EXPRESS$ SUFF]+1 & HE SIL5TLY KISS$ 
 H] H& & W5T \T4 

,PI]RE MADE UP HIS M9D NOT TO GO TO ! ,RO/OVS' ANY MORE4 

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