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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,MY SECOND CALL ON ! R\TE LAY AT ! ,KORNAK(FS'1 :O LIV$ ON ! FIR/ FLOOR ( A L>GE MANSION FAC+ ! ,>BAT4 ,! /AIRCASE ( ! BUILD+ LOOK$ EXTREMELY NEAT & ORD]LY1 YET 9 NO WAY LUXURI\S--BE+ L9$ ONLY ) DRUGGET P9N$ D[N ) HI<LY-POLI%$ BRASS RODS4 ,NO:]E W]E !RE ANY FL[]S OR MIRRORS TO BE SE54 ,! SALON1 TOO1 ) ITS POLI%$ FLOOR1 :I* ,I TRAV]S$ ON MY WAY TO ! DRAW+-ROOM1 WAS DECORAT$ 9 ! SAME COLD1 SEV]E1 UNO/5TATI\S /YLE4 ,EV]Y?+ 9 IT LOOK$ BRI<T & SOLID1 BUT NOT NEW1 & PICTURES1 FL[]-/&S1 & >TICLES ( BRIC-A-BRAC W]E :OLLY ABS5T4 ,9 ! DRAW+-ROOM ,I F\ND SOME ( ! Y\NG PR9CESSES SEAT$1 BUT SEAT$ ) ! SORT ( CORRECT1 0COMPANY0 AIR AB\T !M :I* GAVE ONE ! IMPRESSION ?AT !Y SAT LIKE ?AT ONLY :5 GUE/S W]E EXPECT$4 

0,MAMA WILL BE H]E PRES5TLY10 ! ELDE/ ( !M SAID TO ME AS %E SEAT$ H]SELF BY MY SIDE4 ,= ! NEXT QU>T] ( AN H\R1 ?IS Y\NG LADY 5T]TA9$ ME ) SU* AN EASY FL[ ( SMALL-TALK ?AT ! CONV]SATION NEV] FLAGG$ A MOM5T4 ,YET SOMEH[ %E MADE SO PAT5T ! FACT ?AT %E WAS JU/ 5T]TA9+ ME ?AT ,I FELT NOT ALTOGE!R PLEAS$4 ,AMONG O!R ?+S1 %E TOLD ME ?AT !IR BRO!R ,/EPH5 7:OM !Y CALL$ ,ETI5NE1 & :O HAD BE5 TWO YE>S AT ! ,COLLEGE ( ,CADETS7 HAD N[ RECEIV$ HIS COMMISSION4 ,:5EV] %E SPOKE ( HIM1 & MORE P>TICUL>LY :5 %E TOLD ME ?AT HE HAD FL\T$ HIS MO!R'S WI%ES BY 5T]+ ! ,HUSS>S1 %E ASSUM$ A N]V\S AIR1 & IMM$IATELY H] SI/]S1 SITT+ !RE 9 SIL5CE1 ALSO ASSUM$ A N]V\S AIR4 ,:51 AGA91 %E SPOKE ( MY GR&MO!R'S DEA?1 %E ASSUM$ A ,M,\,R,N,F,U,L AIR1 & IMM$IATELY ! O!RS ALL DID ! SAME4 ,F9ALLY1 :5 %E RECALL$ H[ ,I HAD ONCE /RUCK ,/4 ,J]OME & BE5 EXPELL$ FROM ! ROOM1 %E LAU<$ & %[$ H] BAD TEE?1 & IMM$IATELY ALL ! O!R PR9CESSES LAU<$ & %[$ !IR BAD TEE? TOO4 

,NEXT1 ! ,PR9CESS-,MO!R H]SELF 5T]$--A LITTLE DRI$-UP WOMAN1 ) A W&]+ GLANCE & A HABIT ( ALWAYS LOOK+ AT SOMEBODY ELSE :5 %E WAS ADDRESS+ ONE4 ,TAK+ MY H&1 %E RAIS$ H] [N TO MY LIPS = ME TO KISS IT--:I* O!RWISE1 NOT SUPPOS+ IT TO BE NECESS>Y1 ,I %\LD NOT HAVE DONE4 

0,H[ PLEAS$ ,I AM TO SEE Y\60 %E SAID ) H] USUAL CLE>NESS ( >TICULATION AS %E GAZ$ AT H] DAU<T]S4 0,& H[ LIKE Y\R MO!R Y\ LOOK6 ,DOES HE NOT1 ,LISE80 

,LISE ASS5T$1 ?\< ,I KNEW = A FACT ?AT ,I DID NOT RESEMBLE MY MO!R 9 ! LEA/4 

0,& :AT A GR[N-UP Y\ HAVE BECOME6 ,MY ,ETI5NE1 Y\ WILL REMEMB]1 IS Y\R SECOND C\S94 ,NO1 NOT SECOND C\S9--:AT IS IT1 ,LISE8 ,MY MO!R WAS ,B>B>A ,DIMITRIEVNA1 DAU<T] ( ,DIMITRI ,NICOLAEVIT*1 & Y\R GR&MO!R WAS ,NATALIA ,NICOLAEVNA40 

0,!N HE IS \R ,?,I,R,D C\S91 ,MAMA10 SAID ! ELDE/ GIRL4 

0,OH1 H[ Y\ ALWAYS CONFUSE ME60 WAS H] MO!R'S ANGRY REPLY4 0,NOT ?IRD C\S91 BUT ,C,\,S,9 ,G,],M,A,N--?AT IS Y\R RELATION%IP TO ,ETI5NE4 ,HE IS AN (FIC] N[4 ,DID Y\ KN[ IT8 ,IT IS NOT WELL ?AT HE %\LD HAVE HIS [N WAY TOO MU*4 ,Y\ Y\NG M5 NE$ KEEP+ 9 H&1 OR--6 ,WELL1 Y\ >E NOT VEX$ BECAUSE Y\R OLD AUNT TELLS Y\ ! PLA9 TRU?8 ,I ALWAYS KEPT ,ETI5NE /RICTLY 9 H&1 = ,I F\ND IT NECESS>Y TO DO SO40 

0,YES1 ?AT IS H[ \R RELATION%IP /&S10 %E W5T ON4 0,PR9CE ,IVAN ,IVANOVIT* IS MY UNCLE1 & Y\R LATE MO!R'S UNCLE ALSO4 ,CONSEQU5TLY ,I MU/ HAVE BE5 Y\R MO!R'S FIR/ C\S9--NO1 SECOND C\S94 ,YES1 ?AT IS IT4 ,TELL ME1 HAVE Y\ BE5 TO CALL ON ,PR9CE ,IVAN YET80 

,I SAID NO1 BUT ?AT ,I WAS JU/ GO+ TO4 

0,AH1 IS IT POSSIBLE80 %E CRI$4 0,:Y1 Y\ \<T TO HAVE PAID HIM ! FIR/ CALL ( ALL6 ,SURELY Y\ KN[ ?AT HE /&S TO Y\ 9 ! POSITION ( A FA!R8 ,HE HAS NO *ILDR5 ( HIS [N1 & HIS ONLY HEIRS >E Y\RSELF & MY *ILDR54 ,Y\ \<T TO PAY HIM ALL POSSIBLE DEF]5CE1 BO? BECAUSE ( HIS AGE1 & BECAUSE ( HIS POSITION 9 ! WORLD1 & BECAUSE ( EV]Y?+ ELSE4 ,I KN[ ?AT Y\ Y\NG FELL[S ( ! PRES5T DAY ?9K NO?+ ( RELATION%IPS & >E NOT FOND ( OLD M51 YET DO Y\ LI/5 TO ME1 Y\R OLD AUNT1 = ,I AM FOND ( Y\1 & WAS FOND ( Y\R MO!R1 & HAD A GREAT--A V]Y GREAT-LIK+ & RESPECT = Y\R GR&MO!R4 ,Y\ MU/ NOT FAIL TO CALL UPON HIM ON ANY ACC\NT40 

,I SAID ?AT ,I W\LD C]TA9LY GO1 & S9CE MY PRES5T CALL SEEM$ TO ME TO HAVE LA/$ LONG 5\<1 ,I ROSE1 & WAS AB\T TO DEP>T1 BUT %E RE/RA9$ ME4 

0,NO1 WAIT A M9UTE10 %E CRI$4 0,:]E IS Y\R FA!R1 ,LISE8 ,GO & TELL HIM TO COME H]E4 ,HE WILL BE SO GLAD TO SEE Y\10 %E ADD$1 TURN+ TO ME4 

,TWO M9UTES LAT] ,PR9CE ,MI*AEL 5T]$4 ,HE WAS A %ORT1 ?ICK-SET G5TLEMAN1 V]Y SLOV5LY DRESS$ & ILL-%AV51 YET WE>+ SU* AN AIR ( 9DIFF]5CE ?AT HE LOOK$ ALMO/ A FOOL4 ,HE WAS NOT 9 ! LEA/ GLAD TO SEE ME--AT ALL EV5TS HE DID NOT 9TIMATE ?AT HE WAS2 BUT ! ,PR9CESS 7:O APPE>$ TO /& 9 CONSID]ABLE AWE ( HIM7 HA/5$ TO SAY3 

0,IS NOT ,WOLDEM> H]E0 7%E SEEM$ TO HAVE =GOTT5 MY NAME7 0EXACTLY LIKE HIS MO!R80 & %E GAVE H] HUSB& A GLANCE :I* =C$ HIM TO GUESS :AT %E WANT$4 ,ACCORD+LY HE APPROA*$ ME ) HIS USUAL PASSIONLESS1 HALF-DISCONT5T$ EXPRESSION1 & HELD \T TO ME AN UN%AV5 *EEK TO KISS4 

0,:Y1 Y\ >E NOT DRESS$ YET1 ?\< Y\ HAVE TO GO \T SOON60 WAS ! ,PR9CESS'S NEXT REM>K TO HIM 9 ! ANGRY TONE :I* %E HABITUALLY EMPLOY$ 9 CONV]SATION ) H] DOME/ICS4 0,IT WILL ONLY MEAN Y\R (F5D+ SOME ONE AGA91 & TRY+ TO SET PEOPLE AGA9/ Y\40 

0,9 A MOM5T1 9 A MOM5T1 MO!R10 SAID ,PR9CE ,MI*AEL1 & DEP>T$4 ,I ALSO MADE MY B[S & DEP>T$4 

,?IS WAS ! FIR/ TIME ,I HAD HE>D ( \R BE+ RELAT$ TO ,PR9CE ,IVAN ,IVANOVIT*1 & ! NEWS /RUCK ME UNPLEASANTLY4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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