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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AT ?AT MOM5T ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 ) HIS PROTRUD+ *9 & AL]T EYES1 
 WE>+ ! UNI=M ( A G5]AL ) SA% OV] HIS %\LD]1 5T]$ ! 
 ROOM1 /EPP+ BRISKLY TO ! FRONT ( ! CR[D ( G5TRY4 

0,\R SOV]EIGN ! ,EMP]OR WILL BE H]E 9 A MOM5T10 SAID ,RO/OP*94 0,I 
 AM /RAI<T FROM ! PALACE4 ,SEE+ ! POSITION WE >E 91 ,I ?9K !RE 
 IS LITTLE NE$ = DISCUSSION4 ,! ,EMP]OR HAS DEIGN$ TO SUMMON US & 
 ! M]*ANTS4 ,MILLIONS WILL P\R =? FROM !RE0--HE PO9T$ TO 
 ! M]*ANTS' HALL--0BUT \R BUS9ESS IS TO SUPPLY M5 & NOT SP>E 
 \RSELVES4444 ,?AT IS ! LEA/ WE CAN DO60 

,A CONF]5CE TOOK PLACE CONF9$ TO ! MAGNATES SITT+ AT ! TABLE4 ,! 
 :OLE CONSULTATION PASS$ MORE ?AN QUIETLY4 ,AFT] ALL ! PREC$+ NOISE 
 ! S\ND ( !IR OLD VOICES SAY+ ONE AFT] ANO!R1 0,I AGREE10 OR = 
 V>IETY1 0,I TOO AM ( ?AT OP9ION10 & SO ON HAD EV5 A M\RNFUL EFFECT4 

,! SECRET>Y WAS TOLD TO WRITE D[N ! RESOLUTION ( ! ,MOSC[ NOBILITY 
 & G5TRY1 ?AT !Y W\LD FURNI% T5 M51 FULLY EQUIPP$1 \T ( EV]Y 
 ?\S& S]FS1 AS ! ,SMOL5SK G5TRY HAD DONE4 ,!IR *AIRS MADE A 
 SCRAP+ NOISE AS ! G5TLEM5 :O HAD CONF]R$ ROSE ) APP>5T 
 RELIEF1 & BEGAN WALK+ UP & D[N1 >M 9 >M1 TO /RET* !IR LEGS 
 & CONV]SE 9 C\PLES4 

0,! ,EMP]OR6 ,! ,EMP]OR60 A SUDD5 CRY RES\ND$ ?R\< ! HALLS & 
 ! :OLE ?RONG HURRI$ TO ! 5TRANCE4 

,! ,EMP]OR 5T]$ ! HALL ?R\< A BROAD PA? BETWE5 TWO L9ES ( 
 NOBLES4 ,EV]Y FACE EXPRESS$ RESPECTFUL1 AWE-/RUCK CURIOSITY4 ,PI]RE 
 /OOD RA!R F> (F & C\LD NOT HE> ALL ?AT ! ,EMP]OR SAID4 ,FROM 
 :AT HE DID HE> HE UND]/OOD ?AT ! ,EMP]OR SPOKE ( ! DANG] 
 ?REAT5+ ! EMPIRE & ( ! HOPES HE PLAC$ ON ! ,MOSC[ NOBILITY4 
 ,HE WAS ANSW]$ BY A VOICE :I* 9=M$ HIM ( ! RESOLUTION JU/ 
 >RIV$ AT4 

0,G5TLEM560 SAID ! ,EMP]OR ) A QUIV]+ VOICE4 

,!RE WAS A RU/L+ AMONG ! CR[D & IT AGA9 SUBSID$1 SO ?AT ,PI]RE 
 DI/9CTLY HE>D ! PLEASANTLY HUMAN VOICE ( ! ,EMP]OR SAY+ ) 
 EMOTION3 

0,I NEV] D\BT$ ! DEVOTION ( ! ,RUSSIAN NOBLES1 BUT TODAY IT HAS 
 SURPASS$ MY EXPECTATIONS4 ,I ?ANK Y\ 9 ! NAME ( ! ,FA!RL&6 
 ,G5TLEM51 LET US ACT6 ,TIME IS MO/ PRECI\S44440 

,! ,EMP]OR CEAS$ SPEAK+1 ! CR[D BEGAN PRESS+ R\ND HIM1 & 
 RAPTUR\S EXCLAMATIONS W]E HE>D FROM ALL SIDES4 

0,YES1 MO/ PRECI\S444 A ROYAL WORD10 SAID ,C\NT ,RO/OV1 ) A SOB4 ,HE 
 /OOD AT ! BACK1 &1 ?\< HE HAD HE>D H>DLY ANY?+1 UND]/OOD 
 EV]Y?+ 9 HIS [N WAY4 

,FROM ! HALL ( ! NOBILITY ! ,EMP]OR W5T TO ?AT ( ! M]*ANTS4 
 ,!RE HE REMA9$ AB\T T5 M9UTES4 ,PI]RE WAS AMONG ?OSE :O SAW HIM 
 COME \T FROM ! M]*ANTS' HALL ) TE>S ( EMOTION 9 HIS EYES4 ,AS 
 BECAME KN[N LAT]1 HE HAD SC>CELY BEGUN TO ADDRESS ! M]*ANTS BE=E 
 TE>S GU%$ FROM HIS EYES & HE CONCLUD$ 9 A TREMBL+ VOICE4 ,:5 
 ,PI]RE SAW ! ,EMP]OR HE WAS COM+ \T ACCOMPANI$ BY TWO M]*ANTS1 ONE 
 ( :OM ,PI]RE KNEW1 A FAT OTKUP%*IK4 ,! O!R WAS ! MAYOR1 A MAN 
 ) A ?9 SALL[ FACE & N>R[ BE>D4 ,BO? W]E WEEP+4 ,TE>S FILL$ 
 ! ?9 MAN'S EYES1 & ! FAT OTKUP%*IK SOBB$ \TRI<T LIKE A 
 *ILD & KEPT REPEAT+3 

0,\R LIVES & PROP]TY--TAKE !M1 ,Y\R ,MAJE/Y60 

,PI]RE'S ONE FEEL+ AT ! MOM5T WAS A DESIRE TO %[ ?AT HE WAS READY 
 TO GO ALL L5G?S & WAS PREP>$ TO SACRIFICE EV]Y?+4 ,HE N[ FELT 
 A%AM$ ( HIS SPEE* ) ITS CON/ITUTIONAL T5D5CY & S\<T AN 
 OPPORTUNITY ( EFFAC+ IT4 ,HAV+ HE>D ?AT ,C\NT ,MAMONOV WAS FURNI%+ 
 A REGIM5T1 ,BEZUKHOV AT ONCE 9=M$ ,RO/OP*9 ?AT HE W\LD GIVE A 
 ?\S& M5 & !IR MA9T5ANCE4 

,OLD ,RO/OV C\LD NOT TELL HIS WIFE ( :AT HAD PASS$ )\T TE>S1 & 
 AT ONCE CONS5T$ TO ,PETYA'S REQUE/ & W5T HIMSELF TO 5T] HIS NAME4 

,NEXT DAY ! ,EMP]OR LEFT ,MOSC[4 ,! ASSEMBL$ NOBLES ALL TOOK (F !IR 
 UNI=MS & SETTL$ D[N AGA9 9 !IR HOMES & CLUBS1 & NOT )\T 
 SOME GROANS GAVE ORD]S TO !IR /EW>DS AB\T ! 5ROLLM5T1 FEEL+ 
 AMAZ$ !MSELVES AT :AT !Y HAD DONE4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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