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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! LITTLE ,G]MAN WAT]+-PLACE TO :I* ! ,%T*]BATSKYS 
HAD BETAK5 !MSELVES1 AS 9 ALL PLACES 9DE$ :]E PEOPLE >E 
GA!R$ TOGE!R1 ! USUAL PROCESS1 AS IT W]E1 ( ! 
CRY/ALLIZATION ( SOCIETY W5T ON1 ASSIGN+ TO EA* MEMB] ( 
?AT SOCIETY A DEF9ITE & UNALT]ABLE PLACE4 ,JU/ AS ! 
P>TICLE ( WAT] 9 FRO/1 DEF9ITELY & UNALT]ABLY1 TAKES ! 
SPECIAL =M ( ! CRY/AL ( SN[1 SO EA* NEW P]SON ?AT 
>RIV$ AT ! SPR+S WAS AT ONCE PLAC$ 9 HIS SPECIAL PLACE4 

,FUR/ ,%T*]BATSKY1 SAMMT ,GEMAHL9 UND ,TO*T]1 BY ! 
AP>TM5TS !Y TOOK1 & FROM !IR NAME & FROM ! FRI5DS 
!Y MADE1 W]E IMM$IATELY CRY/ALLIZ$ 9TO A DEF9ITE PLACE 
M>K$ \T = !M4 

,!RE WAS VISIT+ ! WAT]+-PLACE ?AT YE> A REAL ,G]MAN 
,FUR/91 9 CONSEQU5CE ( :I* ! CRY/ALLIZ+ PROCESS W5T 
ON MORE VIGOR\SLY ?AN EV]4 ,PR9CESS ,%T*]BATSKAYA WI%$1 
ABOVE EV]Y?+1 TO PRES5T H] DAU<T] TO ?IS ,G]MAN 
PR9CESS1 & ! DAY AFT] !IR >RIVAL %E DULY P]=M$ ?IS 
RITE4 ,KITTY MADE A L[ & GRACEFUL CURTSY 9 ! V]Y SIMPLE1 
?AT IS TO SAY1 V]Y ELEGANT FROCK ?AT HAD BE5 ORD]$ H] FROM 
,P>IS4 ,! ,G]MAN PR9CESS SAID1 0,I HOPE ! ROSES WILL SOON 
COME BACK TO ?IS PRETTY LITTLE FACE10 & = ! ,%T*]BATSKYS 
C]TA9 DEF9ITE L9ES ( EXI/5CE W]E AT ONCE LAID D[N FROM 
:I* !RE WAS NO DEP>T+4 ,! ,%T*]BATSKYS MADE ! 
ACQUA9TANCE TOO ( ! FAMILY ( AN ,5GLI% ,LADY ,SOMEBODY1 & 
( A ,G]MAN C\NTESS & H] SON1 W\ND$ 9 ! LA/ W>1 & ( 
A LE>N$ ,SW$E1 & ( ,M4 ,CANUT & HIS SI/]4 ,BUT YET 
9EVITABLY ! ,%T*]BATSKYS W]E ?R[N MO/ 9TO ! SOCIETY 
( A ,MOSC[ LADY1 ,M>YA ,YEVG5YEVNA ,RTI%T*EVA & H] DAU<T]1 
:OM ,KITTY DISLIK$1 BECAUSE %E HAD FALL5 ILL1 LIKE H]SELF1 
OV] A LOVE AFFAIR1 & A ,MOSC[ COLONEL1 :OM ,KITTY HAD KN[N 
FROM *ILDHOOD1 & ALWAYS SE5 9 UNI=M & EPAULETS1 & :O 
N[1 ) HIS LITTLE EYES & HIS OP5 NECK & FL[]$ CRAVAT1 
WAS UNCOMMONLY RIDICUL\S & T$I\S1 BECAUSE !RE WAS NO 
GETT+ RID ( HIM4 ,:5 ALL ?IS WAS SO FIRMLY E/ABLI%$1 
,KITTY BEGAN TO BE V]Y MU* BOR$1 ESPECIALLY AS ! PR9CE W5T 
AWAY TO ,C>LSBAD & %E WAS LEFT ALONE ) H] MO!R4 ,%E 
TOOK NO 9T]E/ 9 ! PEOPLE %E KNEW1 FEEL+ ?AT NO?+ 
FRE% W\LD COME ( !M4 ,H] *IEF M5TAL 9T]E/ 9 ! 
WAT]+-PLACE CONSI/$ 9 WAT*+ & MAK+ !ORIES AB\T 
! PEOPLE %E DID NOT KN[4 ,IT WAS *>ACT]I/IC ( ,KITTY ?AT 
%E ALWAYS IMAG9$ EV]Y?+ 9 PEOPLE 9 ! MO/ FAVORABLE 
LI<T POSSIBLE1 ESPECIALLY SO 9 ?OSE %E DID NOT KN[4 ,& N[ 
AS %E MADE SURMISES AS TO :O PEOPLE W]E1 :AT W]E !IR 
RELATIONS TO ONE ANO!R1 & :AT !Y W]E LIKE1 ,KITTY 5D[$ 
!M ) ! MO/ M>VEL\S & NOBLE *>ACT]S1 & F\ND 
CONFIRMATION ( H] IDEA 9 H] OBS]VATIONS4 

,( !SE PEOPLE ! ONE ?AT ATTRACT$ H] MO/ WAS A ,RUSSIAN 
GIRL :O HAD COME TO ! WAT]+-PLACE ) AN 9VALID ,RUSSIAN 
LADY1 ,MADAME ,/AHL1 AS EV]YONE CALL$ H]4 ,MADAME ,/AHL 
BELONG$ TO ! HI<E/ SOCIETY1 BUT %E WAS SO ILL ?AT %E 
C\LD NOT WALK1 & ONLY ON EXCEPTIONALLY F9E DAYS MADE H] 
APPE>ANCE AT ! SPR+S 9 AN 9VALID C>RIAGE4 ,BUT IT WAS NOT 
SO MU* FROM ILL-HEAL? AS FROM PRIDE--SO ,PR9CESS 
,%T*]BATSKAYA 9T]PRET$ IT--?AT ,MADAME ,/AHL HAD NOT MADE 
! ACQUA9TANCE ( ANYONE AMONG ! ,RUSSIANS !RE4 ,! ,RUSSIAN 
GIRL LOOK$ AFT] ,MADAME ,/AHL1 & BESIDES ?AT1 %E WAS1 AS 
,KITTY OBS]V$1 ON FRI5DLY T]MS ) ALL ! 9VALIDS :O W]E 
S]I\SLY ILL1 & !RE W]E MANY ( !M AT ! SPR+S1 & 
LOOK$ AFT] !M 9 ! MO/ NATURAL WAY4 ,?IS ,RUSSIAN GIRL WAS 
NOT1 AS ,KITTY GA!R$1 RELAT$ TO ,MADAME ,/AHL1 NOR WAS %E A 
PAID ATT5DANT4 ,MADAME ,/AHL CALL$ H] ,V>5KA1 & O!R 
PEOPLE CALL$ H] 0,MADEMOISELLE ,V>5KA40 ,AP>T FROM ! 
9T]E/ ,KITTY TOOK 9 ?IS GIRL'S RELATIONS ) ,MADAME ,/AHL 
& ) O!R UNKN[N P]SONS1 ,KITTY1 AS (T5 HAPP5$1 FELT AN 
9EXPLICABLE ATTRACTION TO ,MADEMOISELLE ,V>5KA1 & WAS AW>E 
:5 !IR EYES MET ?AT %E TOO LIK$ H]4 

,( ,MADEMOISELLE ,V>5KA ONE W\LD NOT SAY ?AT %E HAD PASS$ H] 
FIR/ Y\?1 BUT %E WAS1 AS IT W]E1 A CREATURE )\T Y\?2 
%E MI<T HAVE BE5 TAK5 = N9ETE5 OR = ?IRTY4 ,IF H] 
FEATURES W]E CRITICIZ$ SEP>ATELY1 %E WAS H&SOME RA!R ?AN 
PLA91 9 SPITE ( ! SICKLY HUE ( H] FACE4 ,%E W\LD HAVE 
BE5 A GOOD FIGURE1 TOO1 IF IT HAD NOT BE5 = H] EXTREME 
?9NESS & ! SIZE ( H] HEAD1 :I* WAS TOO L>GE = H] 
M$IUM HEI<T4 ,BUT %E WAS NOT LIKELY TO BE ATTRACTIVE TO M54 
,%E WAS LIKE A F9E FL[]1 ALREADY PA/ ITS BLOOM & )\T 
FRAGRANCE1 ?\< ! PETALS W]E /ILL UNWI!R$4 ,MOREOV]1 
%E W\LD HAVE BE5 UNATTRACTIVE TO M5 ALSO FROM ! LACK ( 
JU/ :AT ,KITTY HAD TOO MU* (--( ! SUPPRESS$ FIRE ( 
VITALITY1 & ! CONSCI\SNESS ( H] [N ATTRACTIV5ESS4 

,%E ALWAYS SEEM$ ABSORB$ 9 WORK AB\T :I* !RE C\LD BE NO 
D\BT1 & SO IT SEEM$ %E C\LD NOT TAKE 9T]E/ 9 ANY?+ 
\TSIDE IT4 ,IT WAS JU/ ?IS CONTRA/ ) H] [N POSITION ?AT 
WAS = ,KITTY ! GREAT ATTRACTION ( ,MADEMOISELLE ,V>5KA4 
,KITTY FELT ?AT 9 H]1 9 H] MANN] ( LIFE1 %E W\LD F9D AN 
EXAMPLE ( :AT %E WAS N[ SO PA9FULLY SEEK+3 9T]E/ 9 
LIFE1 A DIGNITY 9 LIFE--AP>T FROM ! WORLDLY RELATIONS ( 
GIRLS ) M51 :I* SO REVOLT$ ,KITTY1 & APPE>$ TO H] N[ 
AS A %AMEFUL HAWK+ AB\T ( GOODS 9 SE>* ( A PUR*AS]4 
,! MORE ATT5TIVELY ,KITTY WAT*$ H] UNKN[N FRI5D1 ! MORE 
CONV9C$ %E WAS ?IS GIRL WAS ! P]FECT CREATURE %E FANCI$ 
H]1 & ! MORE EAG]LY %E WI%$ TO MAKE H] ACQUA9TANCE4 

,! TWO GIRLS US$ TO MEET SEV]AL TIMES A DAY1 & EV]Y TIME 
!Y MET1 ,KITTY'S EYES SAID3 0,:O >E Y\8 ,:AT >E Y\8 ,>E 
Y\ REALLY ! EXQUISITE CREATURE ,I IMAG9E Y\ TO BE8 ,BUT = 
GOODNESS' SAKE DON'T SUPPOSE10 H] EYES ADD$1 0?AT ,I W\LD 
=CE MY ACQUA9TANCE ON Y\1 ,I SIMPLY ADMIRE Y\ & LIKE Y\40 
0,I LIKE Y\ TOO1 & Y\'RE V]Y1 V]Y SWEET4 ,& ,I %\LD LIKE 
Y\ BETT] /ILL1 IF ,I HAD TIME10 ANSW]$ ! EYES ( ! 
UNKN[N GIRL4 ,KITTY SAW 9DE$1 ?AT %E WAS ALWAYS BUSY4 
,EI!R %E WAS TAK+ ! *ILDR5 ( A ,RUSSIAN FAMILY HOME FROM 
! SPR+S1 OR FET*+ A %AWL = A SICK LADY1 & WRAPP+ 
H] UP 9 IT1 OR TRY+ TO 9T]E/ AN IRRITABLE 9VALID1 OR 
SELECT+ & BUY+ CAKES = TEA = SOMEONE4 

,SOON AFT] ! >RIVAL ( ! ,%T*]BATSKYS !RE APPE>$ 9 
! MORN+ CR[D AT ! SPR+S TWO P]SONS :O ATTRACT$ 
UNIV]SAL & UNFAVORABLE ATT5TION4 ,!SE W]E A TALL MAN ) 
A /OOP+ FIGURE1 & HUGE H&S1 9 AN OLD COAT TOO %ORT = 
HIM1 ) BLACK1 SIMPLE1 & YET T]RIBLE EYES1 & A POCKM>K$1 
K9D-LOOK+ WOMAN1 V]Y BADLY & TA/ELESSLY DRESS$4 
,RECOGNIZ+ !SE P]SONS AS ,RUSSIANS1 ,KITTY HAD ALREADY 9 H] 
IMAG9ATION BEGUN CON/RUCT+ A DELI<TFUL & T\*+ ROMANCE 
AB\T !M4 ,BUT ! PR9CESS1 HAV+ ASC]TA9$ FROM ! 
VISITORS' LI/ ?AT ?IS WAS ,NIKOLAY ,LEV9 & ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA1 
EXPLA9$ TO ,KITTY :AT A BAD MAN ?IS ,LEV9 WAS1 & ALL H] 
FANCIES AB\T !SE TWO PEOPLE VANI%$4 ,NOT SO MU* FROM :AT 
H] MO!R TOLD H]1 AS FROM ! FACT ?AT IT WAS ,KON/ANT9'S 
BRO!R1 ?IS PAIR SUDD5LY SEEM$ TO ,KITTY 9T5SELY UNPLEASANT4 
,?IS ,LEV91 ) HIS CONT9UAL TWIT*+ ( HIS HEAD1 >\S$ 9 
H] N[ AN IRREPRESSIBLE FEEL+ ( DISGU/4 

,IT SEEM$ TO H] ?AT HIS BIG1 T]RIBLE EYES1 :I* P]SI/5TLY 
PURSU$ H]1 EXPRESS$ A FEEL+ ( HATR$ & CONTEMPT1 & %E 
TRI$ TO AVOID MEET+ HIM4 

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