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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,:5 ,I RETURN$ TO ! V]&A1 ,I F\ND ?AT !Y W]E NOT TALK+ ( ME AT ALL1 AS ,I HAD ANTICIPAT$4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ,V>5IKA HAD LAID ASIDE ! BOOK1 & WAS 5GAG$ 9 A HEAT$ DISPUTE ) ,DIMITRI1 :O1 = HIS P>T1 WAS WALK+ UP & D[N ! V]&A1 & FR[N+LY ADJU/+ HIS NECK 9 HIS COLL> AS HE DID SO4 ,! SUBJECT ( ! QU>REL SEEM$ TO BE ,IVAN ,YAKOVLEVIT* & SUP]/ITION1 BUT IT WAS TOO ANIMAT$ A DIFF]5CE = ITS UND]LY+ CAUSE NOT TO BE SOME?+ :I* CONC]N$ ! FAMILY MU* MORE NE>LY4 ,AL?\< ! ,PR9CESS & ,LUBOV ,S]GIEVNA W]E SITT+ BY 9 SIL5CE1 !Y W]E FOLL[+ EV]Y WORD1 & EVID5TLY TEMPT$ AT TIMES TO TAKE P>T 9 ! DISPUTE2 YET ALWAYS1 JU/ :5 !Y W]E AB\T TO SPEAK1 !Y *ECK$ !MSELVES1 & LEFT ! FIELD CLE> = ! TWO PR9CIPLES1 ,DIMITRI & ,V>5IKA4 ,ON MY 5TRY1 ! LATT] GLANC$ AT ME ) SU* AN 9DIFF]5T AIR ?AT ,I C\LD SEE %E WAS :OLLY ABSORB$ 9 ! QU>REL & DID NOT C>E :E!R %E SPOKE 9 MY PRES5CE OR NOT4 ,! ,PR9CESS TOO LOOK$ ! SAME1 & WAS CLE>LY ON ,V>5IKA'S SIDE1 :ILE ,DIMITRI BEGAN1 IF ANY?+1 TO RAISE HIS VOICE /ILL MORE :5 ,I APPE>$1 & ,LUBOV ,S]GIEVNA1 = H] P>T1 OBS]V$ TO NO ONE 9 P>TICUL>3 0,OLD PEOPLE >E QUITE RI<T :5 !Y SAY1 ',SI JEUNESSE SAVAIT1 SI VIEILLESSE P\VAIT4'0 

,NEV]!LESS ?IS QUOTATION DID NOT *ECK ! DISPUTE1 ?\< IT SOMEH[ GAVE ME ! IMPRESSION ?AT ! SIDE REPRES5T$ BY ! SPEAK] & H] FRI5D WAS 9 ! WRONG4 ,AL?\< IT WAS A LITTLE AWKW>D = ME TO BE PRES5T AT A PETTY FAMILY DIFF]5CE1 ! FACT ?AT ! TRUE RELATIONS ( ! FAMILY REVEAL$ !MSELVES DUR+ ITS PROGRESS1 & ?AT MY PRES5CE DID NO?+ TO H9D] ?AT REVELATION1 AF=D$ ME CONSID]ABLE GRATIFICATION4 

,H[ (T5 IT HAPP5S ?AT = YE>S ONE SEES A FAMILY COV] !MSELVES OV] ) A CONV5TIONAL CLOAK ( DECORUM1 & PRES]VE ! REAL RELATIONS ( ITS MEMB]S A SECRET FROM EV]Y EYE6 ,H[ (T51 TOO1 HAVE ,I REM>K$ ?AT1 ! MORE IMP5ETRABLE 7& !RE=E ! MORE DECOR\S7 IS ! CLOAK1 ! H>%] >E ! RELATIONS :I* IT CONCEALS6 ,YET1 ONCE LET SOME UNEXPECT$ QUE/ION--(T5 A MO/ TRIVIAL ONE 7! COLOR ( A WOMAN'S HAIR1 A VISIT1 A MAN'S HORSES1 & SO =?7-->ISE 9 ?AT FAMILY CIRCLE1 & )\T ANY VISIBLE CAUSE !RE WILL ALSO >ISE AN EV]-GR[+ DIFF]5CE1 UNTIL 9 TIME ! CLOAK ( DECORUM BECOMES UNEQUAL TO CONF9+ ! QU>REL )9 DUE B\NDS1 &1 TO ! DISMAY ( ! DISPUTANTS & ! A/ONI%M5T ( ! AUDITORS1 ! REAL & ILL-ADJU/$ RELATIONS ( ! FAMILY >E LAID B>E1 & ! CLOAK1 N[ USELESS = CONCEALM5T1 IS B&I$ FROM H& TO H& AMONG ! CONT5D+ FACTIONS UNTIL IT S]VES ONLY TO REM9D ONE ( ! YE>S DUR+ :I* IT SUCCESSFULLY DECEIV$ ONE'S P]CEPTIONS4 ,SOMETIMES TO /RIKE ONE'S HEAD VIOL5TLY AGA9/ A CEIL+ HURTS ONE LESS ?AN JU/ TO GRAZE SOME SPOT :I* HAS BE5 HURT & BRUIS$ BE=E3 & 9 ALMO/ EV]Y FAMILY !RE EXI/S SOME SU* RAW & T5D] SPOT4 ,9 ! ,NE*LUD(F FAMILY ?AT SPOT WAS ,DIMITRI'S EXTRAORD9>Y AFFECTION = ,LUBOV ,S]GIEVNA1 :I* >\S$ 9 ! MO!R & SI/]1 IF NOT A JEAL\S FEEL+1 AT ALL EV5TS A S5SE ( HURT FAMILY PRIDE4 ,?IS WAS ! GRAVE SIGNIFICANCE :I* UND]LAY1 = ALL ?OSE PRES5T1 ! SEEM+ DISPUTE AB\T ,IVAN ,YAKOVLEVIT* & SUP]/ITION4 

0,9 ANY?+ ?AT O!R PEOPLE D]IDE & DESPISE Y\ 9V>IABLY PR(ESS TO SEE SOME?+ EXTRAORD9>ILY GOOD60 ,V>5IKA WAS SAY+ 9 H] CLE> VOICE1 AS %E >TICULAT$ EA* SYLLABLE ) C>EFUL PRECISION4 

0,9DE$80 RETORT$ ,DIMITRI ) AN IMPATI5T TOSS ( HIS HEAD4 0,N[1 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ONLY A MO/ UN?9K+ P]SON C\LD EV] SPEAK ( ,D,E,S,P,I,S,+ SU* A REM>KABLE MAN AS ,IVAN ,YAKOVLEVIT*1 :ILE1 9 ! SECOND PLACE1 IT IS ,Y,\ :O 9V>IABLY PR(ESS TO SEE NO?+ GOOD 9 :AT CONFRONTS Y\40 

,MEAN:ILE ,SOPHIA ,IVANOVNA KEPT LOOK+ ANXI\SLY AT US AS %E TURN$ FIR/ TO H] NEPHEW1 & !N TO H] NIECE1 & !N TO MYSELF4 ,TWICE %E OP5$ H] M\? AS ?\< TO SAY :AT WAS 9 H] M9D & DREW A DEEP SI<4 

0,V>IA1 ,P,L,E,A,S,E GO ON READ+10 %E SAID AT L5G?1 AT ! SAME TIME H&+ H] NIECE ! BOOK1 & PATT+ H] H& K9DLY4 0,I WI% TO KN[ :E!R HE EV] F\ND ,H,] AGA90 7AS A MATT] ( FACT1 ! NOVEL 9 QUE/ION CONTA9$ NOT A WORD AB\T ANY ONE F9D+ ANY ONE ELSE74 0,&1 ,MITIA DE>10 %E ADD$ TO H] NEPHEW1 DESPITE ! GLUM LOOKS :I* HE WAS ?R[+ AT H] = HAV+ 9T]RUPT$ ! LOGICAL ?READ ( HIS D$UCTIONS1 0Y\ HAD BETT] LET ME P\LTICE Y\R *EEK1 OR Y\R TEE? WILL BEG9 TO A*E AGA940 

,AFT] ?AT ! READ+ WAS RESUM$4 ,YET ! QU>REL HAD 9 NO WAY DISPELL$ ! CALM ATMOSPH]E ( FAMILY & 9TELLECTUAL H>MONY :I* 5VELOP$ ?IS CIRCLE ( LADIES4 

,CLE>LY D]IV+ ITS 9SPIRATION & *>ACT] FROM ! ,PR9CESS ,M>IA ,IVANOVNA1 IT WAS A CIRCLE :I*1 = ME1 HAD A :OLLY NOVEL & ATTRACTIVE *>ACT] ( LOGICALNESS M+L$ ) SIMPLICITY & REF9EM5T4 ,?AT *>ACT] ,I C\LD DISC]N 9 ! DA9T9ESS1 GOOD TA/E1 & SOLIDITY ( EV]Y?+ AB\T ME1 :E!R ! H&BELL1 ! B9D+ ( ! BOOK1 ! SETTEE1 OR ! TABLE4 ,LIKEWISE1 ,I DIV9$ IT 9 ! UPRI<T1 WELL-CORSET$ POSE ( ! ,PR9CESS1 9 H] P5DANT CURLS ( GRAY HAIR1 9 ! MANN] 9 :I* %E HAD1 AT \R FIR/ 9TRODUCTION1 CALL$ ME PLA9 0,NICOLAS0 & 0HE10 9 ! OCCUPATIONS ( ! LADIES 7! READ+ & ! SEW+ ( G>M5TS71 & 9 ! UNUSUAL :IT5ESS ( !IR H&S4 ,?OSE H&S1 5 PASSANT1 %[$ A FAMILY FEATURE COMMON TO ALL--NAMELY1 ! FEATURE ?AT ! FLE% ( ! PALM ON ! \T] SIDE WAS ROSY 9 COLOR1 & DIVID$ BY A %>P1 /RAI<T L9E FROM ! PURE :IT5ESS ( ! UPP] PORTION ( ! H&4 ,/ILL MORE WAS ! *>ACT] ( ?IS FEM99E CIRCLE EXPRESS$ 9 ! MANN] 9 :I* ! ?REE LADIES SPOKE ,RUSSIAN & ,FR5*--SPOKE !M1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ) P]FECT >TICULATION ( SYLLABLES & P$ANTIC ACCURACY ( SUB/ANTIVES & PREPOSITIONS4 ,ALL ?IS1 & MORE ESPECIALLY ! FACT ?AT ! LADIES TREAT$ ME AS SIMPLY & AS S]I\SLY AS A REAL GR[N-UP--TELL+ ME !IR OP9IONS1 & LI/5+ TO MY [N 7A ?+ TO :I* ,I WAS SO LITTLE ACCU/OM$ ?AT1 = ALL MY GLITT]+ BUTTONS & BLUE FAC+S1 ,I WAS 9 CON/ANT FE> ( BE+ TOLD3 0,SURELY Y\ DO NOT ?9K ?AT WE >E TALK+ ,S,],I,\,S,L,Y TO Y\8 ,GO AWAY & LE>N SOME?+07--ALL ?IS1 ,I SAY1 CAUS$ ME TO FEEL AN 5TIRE ABS5CE ( RE/RA9T 9 ?IS SOCIETY4 ,I V5TUR$ AT TIMES TO RISE1 TO MOVE AB\T1 & TO TALK BOLDLY TO EA* ( ! LADIES EXCEPT ,V>5IKA 7:OM ,I ALWAYS FELT IT WAS UNBECOM+1 OR EV5 =BIDD51 = ME TO ADDRESS UNLESS %E FIR/ SPOKE TO ME74 

,AS ,I LI/5$ TO H] CLE>1 PLEASANT VOICE READ+ AL\D1 ,I KEPT GLANC+ FROM H] TO ! PA? ( ! FL[]-G>D51 :]E ! RA9-SPOTS W]E MAK+ SMALL D>K CIRCLES 9 ! S&1 & !NCE TO ! LIME-TREES1 UPON ! LEAVES ( :I* ! RA9 WAS PATT]+ D[N 9 L>GE DETA*$ DROPS %$ FROM ! PALE1 %IMM]+ $GE ( ! LIVID BLUE CL\D :I* HUNG SUSP5D$ OV] US4 ,!N ,I W\LD GLANCE AT H] AGA91 & !N AT ! LA/ PURPLE RAYS ( ! SETT+ SUN :]E !Y W]E ?R[+ ! D5SE CLU/]S ( OLD1 RA9-WA%$ BIR*ES 9TO BRILLIANT RELIEF4 ,YET AGA9 MY EYES W\LD RETURN TO ,V>5IKA1 &1 EA* TIME ?AT !Y DID SO1 IT /RUCK ME AFRE% ?AT %E WAS NOT NE>LY SO PLA9 AS AT FIR/ ,I HAD ?\<T H]4 

0,H[ ,I WI% ?AT ,I WASN'T 9 LOVE ALREADY60 ,I REFLECT$1 0OR ?AT ,SONET*KA WAS ,V>5IKA6 ,H[ NICE IT W\LD BE IF SUDD5LY ,I C\LD BECOME A MEMB] ( ?IS FAMILY1 & HAVE ! ?REE LADIES = MY MO!R1 AUNT1 & WIFE RESPECTIVELY60 ,ALL ! TIME ?AT !SE ?\<TS KEPT PASS+ ?R\< MY HEAD ,I KEPT ATT5TIVELY REG>D+ ,V>5IKA AS %E READ1 UNTIL SOMEH[ ,I FELT AS ?\< ,I W]E MAGNETIZ+ H]1 & ?AT PRES5TLY %E MU/ LOOK AT ME4 ,SURE 5\<1 AT L5G? %E RAIS$ H] HEAD1 ?REW ME A GLANCE1 &1 MEET+ MY EYES1 TURN$ AWAY4 

0,! RA9 DOES NOT SEEM TO /OP10 %E REM>K$4 

,SUDD5LY A NEW FEEL+ CAME OV] ME4 ,I BEGAN TO FEEL AS ?\< EV]Y?+ N[ HAPP5+ TO ME WAS A REPETITION ( SOME SIMIL> OCCURR5CE BE=E--AS ?\< ON SOME PREVI\S OCCASION A %[] ( RA9 HAD BEGUN TO FALL1 & ! SUN HAD SET BEH9D BIR*-TREES1 & ,I HAD BE5 LOOK+ AT H]1 & %E HAD BE5 READ+ AL\D1 & ,I HAD MAGNETIZ$ H]1 & %E HAD LOOK$ UP AT ME4 ,YES1 ALL ?IS ,I SEEM$ TO RECALL AS ?\< IT HAD HAPP5$ ONCE BE=E4 

0,SURELY %E IS NOT--,%,E80 WAS MY ?\<T4 0,SURELY ,I,T IS NOT BEG9N+80 ,H[EV]1 ,I SOON DECID$ ?AT ,V>5IKA WAS NOT ! 0,%,E0 REF]R$ TO1 & ?AT 0IT0 WAS NOT 0BEG9N+40 0,9 ! FIR/ PLACE10 ,I SAID TO MYSELF1 0,V>5IKA IS NOT AT ALL ,B,E,A,U,T,I,F,U,L4 ,%E IS JU/ AN ORD9>Y GIRL :OSE ACQUA9TANCE ,I HAVE MADE 9 ! ORD9>Y WAY1 :]EAS ! %E :OM ,I %ALL MEET SOME:]E & SOME DAY & 9 SOME NOT ORD9>Y WAY WILL BE ANY?+ BUT ORD9>Y4 ,?IS FAMILY PLEASES ME SO MU* ONLY BECAUSE HI!RTO ,I HAVE NEV] SE5 ANYBODY4 ,SU* ?+S WILL ALWAYS BE HAPP5+ 9 ! FUTURE1 & ,I %ALL SEE MANY MORE SU* FAMILIES DUR+ MY LIFE40 

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