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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,BE=E ! 5D ( ! C\RSE ( DR9K+ ! WAT]S1 ,PR9CE 
,%T*]BATSKY1 :O HAD GONE ON FROM ,C>LSBAD TO ,BAD5 & 
,KISS+5 TO ,RUSSIAN FRI5DS--TO GET A BREA? ( ,RUSSIAN AIR1 AS 
HE SAID--CAME BACK TO HIS WIFE & DAU<T]4 

,! VIEWS ( ! PR9CE & ( ! PR9CESS ON LIFE ABROAD W]E 
COMPLETELY OPPOS$4 ,! PR9CESS ?\<T EV]Y?+ DELI<TFUL1 
& 9 SPITE ( H] E/ABLI%$ POSITION 9 ,RUSSIAN SOCIETY1 %E 
TRI$ ABROAD TO BE LIKE A ,EUROPEAN FA%IONABLE LADY1 :I* %E 
WAS NOT--= ! SIMPLE REASON ?AT %E WAS A TYPICAL ,RUSSIAN 
G5TLEWOMAN2 & SO %E WAS AFFECT$1 :I* DID NOT ALTOGE!R 
SUIT H]4 ,! PR9CE1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ?\<T EV]Y?+ 
=EIGN DETE/ABLE1 GOT SICK ( ,EUROPEAN LIFE1 KEPT TO HIS 
,RUSSIAN HABITS1 & PURPOSELY TRI$ TO %[ HIMSELF ABROAD LESS 
,EUROPEAN ?AN HE WAS 9 REALITY4 

,! PR9CE RETURN$ ?9N]1 ) ! SK9 HANG+ 9 LOOSE BAGS 
ON HIS *EEKS1 BUT 9 ! MO/ *E]FUL FRAME ( M9D4 ,HIS 
GOOD HUMOR WAS EV5 GREAT] :5 HE SAW ,KITTY COMPLETELY 
RECOV]$4 ,! NEWS ( ,KITTY'S FRI5D%IP ) ,MADAME ,/AHL & 
,V>5KA1 & ! REPORTS ! PR9CESS GAVE HIM ( SOME K9D ( 
*ANGE %E HAD NOTIC$ 9 ,KITTY1 TR\BL$ ! PR9CE & >\S$ 
HIS HABITUAL FEEL+ ( JEAL\SY ( EV]Y?+ ?AT DREW HIS 
DAU<T] AWAY FROM HIM1 & A DREAD ?AT HIS DAU<T] MI<T HAVE 
GOT \T ( ! REA* ( HIS 9FLU5CE 9TO REGIONS 9ACCESSIBLE 
TO HIM4 ,BUT !SE UNPLEASANT MATT]S W]E ALL DR[N$ 9 ! SEA 
( K9DL9ESS & GOOD HUMOR :I* WAS ALWAYS )9 HIM1 & 
MORE SO ?AN EV] S9CE HIS C\RSE ( ,C>LSBAD WAT]S4 

,! DAY AFT] HIS >RIVAL ! PR9CE1 9 HIS LONG OV]COAT1 ) 
HIS ,RUSSIAN WR9KLES & BAGGY *EEKS PROPP$ UP BY A />*$ 
COLL>1 SET (F ) HIS DAU<T] TO ! SPR+ 9 ! GREATE/ 
GOOD HUMOR4 

,IT WAS A LOVELY MORN+3 ! BRI<T1 *E]FUL H\SES ) !IR 
LITTLE G>D5S1 ! SI<T ( ! R$-FAC$1 R$->M$1 
BE]-DR9K+ ,G]MAN WAITRESSES1 WORK+ AWAY M]RILY1 DID ! 
HE>T GOOD4 ,BUT ! NE>] !Y GOT TO ! SPR+S ! (T5] 
!Y MET SICK PEOPLE2 & !IR APPE>ANCE SEEM$ MORE PITIABLE 
?AN EV] AMONG ! EV]YDAY CONDITIONS ( PROSP]\S ,G]MAN 
LIFE4 ,KITTY WAS NO LONG] /RUCK BY ?IS CONTRA/4 ,! BRI<T 
SUN1 ! BRILLIANT GRE5 ( ! FOLIAGE1 ! /RA9S ( ! MUSIC 
W]E = H] ! NATURAL SETT+ ( ALL !SE FAMILI> FACES1 
) !IR *ANGES TO GREAT] EMACIATION OR TO CONVALESC5CE1 = 
:I* %E WAT*$4 ,BUT TO ! PR9CE ! BRI<TNESS & GAIETY 
( ! ,JUNE MORN+1 & ! S\ND ( ! OR*E/RA PLAY+ A GAY 
WALTZ !N 9 FA%ION1 & ABOVE ALL1 ! APPE>ANCE ( ! 
HEAL?Y ATT5DANTS1 SEEM$ SOME?+ UNSEEMLY & MON/R\S1 9 
CONJUNCTION ) !SE SL[LY MOV+1 DY+ FIGURES GA!R$ 
TOGE!R FROM ALL P>TS ( ,EUROPE4 ,9 SPITE ( HIS FEEL+ ( 
PRIDE &1 AS IT W]E1 ( ! RETURN ( Y\?1 ) HIS FAVORITE 
DAU<T] ON HIS >M1 HE FELT AWKW>D1 & ALMO/ A%AM$ ( HIS 
VIGOR\S /EP & HIS /URDY1 /\T LIMBS4 ,HE FELT ALMO/ LIKE A 
MAN NOT DRESS$ 9 A CR[D4 

0,PRES5T ME TO Y\R NEW FRI5DS10 HE SAID TO HIS DAU<T]1 
SQUEEZ+ H] H& ) HIS ELB[4 0,I LIKE EV5 Y\R HORRID 
,SOD5 = MAK+ Y\ SO WELL AGA94 ,ONLY IT'S MELAN*OLY1 V]Y 
MELAN*OLY H]E4 ,:O'S ?AT80 

,KITTY M5TION$ ! NAMES ( ALL ! PEOPLE !Y MET1 ) SOME 
( :OM %E WAS ACQUA9T$ & SOME NOT4 ,AT ! 5TRANCE ( ! 
G>D5 !Y MET ! BL9D LADY1 ,MADAME ,B]!1 ) H] GUIDE1 
& ! PR9CE WAS DELI<T$ TO SEE ! OLD ,FR5*WOMAN'S FACE 
LI<T UP :5 %E HE>D ,KITTY'S VOICE4 ,%E AT ONCE BEGAN TALK+ 
TO HIM ) ,FR5* EXAGG]AT$ POLIT5ESS1 APPLAUD+ HIM = 
HAV+ SU* A DELI<TFUL DAU<T]1 EXTOLL+ ,KITTY TO ! SKIES 
BE=E H] FACE1 & CALL+ H] A TREASURE1 A PE>L1 & A 
CONSOL+ ANGEL4 

0,WELL1 %E'S ! SECOND ANGEL1 !N10 SAID ! PR9CE1 SMIL+4 
0%E CALLS ,MADEMOISELLE ,V>5KA ANGEL NUMB] ONE40 

0,OH6 ,MADEMOISELLE ,V>5KA1 %E'S A REAL ANGEL1 ALLEZ10 ,MADAME 
,B]! ASS5T$4 

,9 ! >CADE !Y MET ,V>5KA H]SELF4 ,%E WAS WALK+ RAPIDLY 
T[>DS !M C>RY+ AN ELEGANT R$ BAG4 

0,H]E IS PAPA COME10 ,KITTY SAID TO H]4 

,V>5KA MADE--SIMPLY & NATURALLY AS %E DID EV]Y?+--A 
MOVEM5T BETWE5 A B[ & A CURTSY1 & IMM$IATELY BEGAN 
TALK+ TO ! PR9CE1 )\T %YNESS1 NATURALLY1 AS %E 
TALK$ TO EV]YONE4 

0,( C\RSE ,I KN[ Y\2 ,I KN[ Y\ V]Y WELL10 ! PR9CE SAID 
TO H] ) A SMILE1 9 :I* ,KITTY DETECT$ ) JOY ?AT H] 
FA!R LIK$ H] FRI5D4 0,:]E >E Y\ (F TO 9 SU* HA/E80 

0,MAMAN'S H]E10 %E SAID1 TURN+ TO ,KITTY4 0,%E HAS NOT SLEPT 
ALL NI<T1 & ! DOCTOR ADVIS$ H] TO GO \T4 ,I'M TAK+ H] 
H] WORK40 

0,SO ?AT'S ANGEL NUMB] ONE80 SAID ! PR9CE :5 ,V>5KA HAD 
GONE ON4 

,KITTY SAW ?AT H] FA!R HAD MEANT TO MAKE FUN ( ,V>5KA1 BUT 
?AT HE C\LD NOT DO IT BECAUSE HE LIK$ H]4 

0,COME1 SO WE %ALL SEE ALL Y\R FRI5DS10 HE W5T ON1 0EV5 
,MADAME ,/AHL1 IF %E DEIGNS TO RECOGNIZE ME40 

0,:Y1 DID Y\ KN[ H]1 PAPA80 ,KITTY ASK$ APPREH5SIVELY1 
CAT*+ ! GLEAM ( IRONY ?AT K9DL$ 9 ! PR9CE'S EYES AT 
! M5TION ( ,MADAME ,/AHL4 

0,I US$ TO KN[ H] HUSB&1 & H] TOO A LITTLE1 BE=E %E'D 
JO9$ ! ,PIETI/S40 

0,:AT IS A ,PIETI/1 PAPA80 ASK$ ,KITTY1 DISMAY$ TO F9D ?AT 
:AT %E PRIZ$ SO HI<LY 9 ,MADAME ,/AHL HAD A NAME4 

0,I DON'T QUITE KN[ MYSELF4 ,I ONLY KN[ ?AT %E ?ANKS ,GOD 
= EV]Y?+1 = EV]Y MIS=TUNE1 & ?ANKS ,GOD TOO ?AT H] 
HUSB& DI$4 ,& ?AT'S RA!R DROLL1 AS !Y DIDN'T GET ON 
TOGE!R40 

0,:O'S ?AT8 ,:AT A PITE\S FACE60 HE ASK$1 NOTIC+ A SICK MAN 
( M$IUM HEI<T SITT+ ON A B5*1 WE>+ A BR[N OV]COAT & 
:ITE TR\S]S ?AT FELL 9 /RANGE FOLDS AB\T HIS LONG1 
FLE%LESS LEGS4 ,?IS MAN LIFT$ HIS /RAW HAT1 %[$ HIS SCANTY 
CURLY HAIR & HI< =EHEAD1 PA9FULLY R$D5$ BY ! PRESSURE 
( ! HAT4 

0,?AT'S ,PETROV1 AN >TI/10 ANSW]$ ,KITTY1 BLU%+4 0,& 
?AT'S HIS WIFE10 %E ADD$1 9DICAT+ ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 :O1 AS 
?\< ON PURPOSE1 AT ! V]Y 9/ANT !Y APPROA*$ WALK$ 
AWAY AFT] A *ILD ?AT HAD RUN (F ALONG A PA?4 

0,POOR FELL[6 & :AT A NICE FACE HE HAS60 SAID ! PR9CE4 
0,:Y DON'T Y\ GO UP TO HIM8 ,HE WANT$ TO SPEAK TO Y\40 

0,WELL1 LET US GO1 !N10 SAID ,KITTY1 TURN+ R\ND RESOLUTELY4 
0,H[ >E Y\ FEEL+ TODAY80 %E ASK$ ,PETROV4 

,PETROV GOT UP1 LEAN+ ON HIS /ICK1 & LOOK$ %YLY AT ! 
PR9CE4 

0,?IS IS MY DAU<T]10 SAID ! PR9CE4 0,LET ME 9TRODUCE 
MYSELF40 

,! PA9T] B[$ & SMIL$1 %[+ HIS /RANGELY DAZZL+ 
:ITE TEE?4 

0,WE EXPECT$ Y\ YE/]DAY1 PR9CESS10 HE SAID TO ,KITTY4 ,HE 
/AGG]$ AS HE SAID ?IS1 & !N REPEAT$ ! MOTION1 TRY+ 
TO MAKE IT SEEM AS IF IT HAD BE5 9T5TIONAL4 

0,I MEANT TO COME1 BUT ,V>5KA SAID ?AT ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA S5T WORD 
Y\ W]E NOT GO+40 

0,NOT GO+60 SAID ,PETROV1 BLU%+1 & IMM$IATELY BEG9N+ TO 
C\<1 & HIS EYES S\<T HIS WIFE4 0,ANITA6 ,ANITA60 HE SAID 
L\DLY1 & ! SWOLL5 VE9S /OOD \T LIKE CORDS ON HIS ?9 
:ITE NECK4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA CAME UP4 

0,SO Y\ S5T WORD TO ! PR9CESS ?AT WE W]5'T GO+60 HE 
:ISP]$ TO H] ANGRILY1 LOS+ HIS VOICE4 

0,GOOD MORN+1 PR9CESS10 SAID ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 ) AN ASSUM$ 
SMILE UTT]LY UNLIKE H] =M] MANN]4 0,V]Y GLAD TO MAKE Y\R 
ACQUA9TANCE10 %E SAID TO ! PR9CE4 0,Y\'VE LONG BE5 
EXPECT$1 PR9CE40 

0,:AT DID Y\ S5D WORD TO ! PR9CESS ?AT WE W]5'T GO+ 
=80 ! >TI/ :ISP]$ HO>SELY ONCE MORE1 /ILL MORE 
ANGRILY1 OBVI\SLY EXASP]AT$ ?AT HIS VOICE FAIL$ HIM SO ?AT 
HE C\LD NOT GIVE HIS WORDS ! EXPRESSION HE W\LD HAVE LIK$ 
TO4 

0,OH1 M]CY ON US6 ,I ?\<T WE W]5'T GO+10 HIS WIFE ANSW]$ 
CROSSLY4 

0,:AT1 :544440 ,HE C\<$ & WAV$ HIS H&4 ,! PR9CE TOOK 
(F HIS HAT & MOV$ AWAY ) HIS DAU<T]4 

0,AH6 AH60 HE SI<$ DEEPLY4 0,OH1 POOR ?+S60 

0,YES1 PAPA10 ANSW]$ ,KITTY4 0,& Y\ MU/ KN[ !Y'VE ?REE 
*ILDR51 NO S]VANT1 & SC>CELY ANY MEANS4 ,HE GETS SOME?+ 
FROM ! ,ACADEMY10 %E W5T ON BRISKLY1 TRY+ TO DR[N ! 
DI/RESS ?AT ! QUE] *ANGE 9 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S MANN] TO H] 
HAD >\S$ 9 H]4 

0,OH1 H]E'S ,MADAME ,/AHL10 SAID ,KITTY1 9DICAT+ AN 9VALID 
C>RIAGE1 :]E1 PROPP$ ON PILL[S1 SOME?+ 9 GRAY & BLUE 
WAS LY+ UND] A SUN%ADE4 ,?IS WAS ,MADAME ,/AHL4 ,BEH9D H] 
/OOD ! GLOOMY1 HEAL?Y-LOOK+ ,G]MAN WORKMAN :O PU%$ ! 
C>RIAGE4 ,CLOSE BY WAS /&+ A FLAX5-HEAD$ ,SW$I% C\NT1 
:OM ,KITTY KNEW BY NAME4 ,SEV]AL 9VALIDS W]E L+]+ NE> 
! L[ C>RIAGE1 />+ AT ! LADY AS ?\< %E W]E SOME 
CURIOSITY4 

,! PR9CE W5T UP TO H]1 & ,KITTY DETECT$ ?AT DISCONC]T+ 
GLEAM ( IRONY 9 HIS EYES4 ,HE W5T UP TO ,MADAME ,/AHL1 & 
ADDRESS$ H] ) EXTREME C\RTESY & AFFABILITY 9 ?AT 
EXCELL5T ,FR5* ?AT SO FEW SPEAK N[ADAYS4 

0,I DON'T KN[ IF Y\ REMEMB] ME1 BUT ,I MU/ RECALL MYSELF TO 
?ANK Y\ = Y\R K9DNESS TO MY DAU<T]10 HE SAID1 TAK+ (F 
HIS HAT & NOT PUTT+ IT ON AGA94 

0,PR9CE ,ALEX&] ,%T*]BATSKY10 SAID ,MADAME ,/AHL1 LIFT+ UPON 
HIM H] HEAV5LY EYES1 9 :I* ,KITTY DISC]N$ A LOOK ( 
ANNOYANCE4 0,DELI<T$6 ,I HAVE TAK5 A GREAT FANCY TO Y\R 
DAU<T]40 

0,Y\ >E /ILL 9 WEAK HEAL?80 

0,YES2 ,I'M US$ TO IT10 SAID ,MADAME ,/AHL1 & %E 9TRODUC$ ! 
PR9CE TO ! ,SW$I% C\NT4 

0,Y\ >E SC>CELY *ANG$ AT ALL10 ! PR9CE SAID TO H]4 0,IT'S 
T5 OR ELEV5 YE>S S9CE ,I HAD ! HONOR ( SEE+ Y\40 

0,YES2 ,GOD S5DS ! CROSS & S5DS ! /R5G? TO BE> IT4 
,(T5 ONE WOND]S :AT IS ! GOAL ( ?IS LIFE8444 ,! O!R 
SIDE60 %E SAID ANGRILY TO ,V>5KA1 :O HAD RE>RANG$ ! RUG 
OV] H] FEET NOT TO H] SATISFACTION4 

0,TO DO GOOD1 PROBABLY10 SAID ! PR9CE ) A TW9KLE 9 HIS 
EYE4 

0,?AT IS NOT = US TO JUDGE10 SAID ,MADAME ,/AHL1 P]CEIV+ ! 
%ADE ( EXPRESSION ON ! PR9CE'S FACE4 0,SO Y\ WILL S5D ME 
?AT BOOK1 DE> C\NT8 ,I'M V]Y GRATEFUL TO Y\10 %E SAID TO 
! Y\NG ,SW$E4 

0,AH60 CRI$ ! PR9CE1 CAT*+ SI<T ( ! ,MOSC[ COLONEL 
/&+ NE>1 & ) A B[ TO ,MADAME ,/AHL HE WALK$ AWAY ) 
HIS DAU<T] & ! ,MOSC[ COLONEL1 :O JO9$ !M4 

0,?AT'S \R >I/OCRACY1 PR9CE60 ! ,MOSC[ COLONEL SAID ) 
IRONICAL 9T5TION4 ,HE *]I%$ A GRUDGE AGA9/ ,MADAME ,/AHL 
= NOT MAK+ HIS ACQUA9TANCE4 

0,%E'S JU/ ! SAME10 REPLI$ ! PR9CE4 

0,DID Y\ KN[ H] BE=E H] ILLNESS1 PR9CE--?AT'S TO SAY 
BE=E %E TOOK TO H] B$80 

0,YES4 ,%E TOOK TO H] B$ BE=E MY EYES10 SAID ! PR9CE4 

0,!Y SAY IT'S T5 YE>S S9CE %E HAS /OOD ON H] FEET40 

0,%E DOESN'T /& UP BECAUSE H] LEGS >E TOO %ORT4 ,%E'S A 
V]Y BAD FIGURE40 

0,PAPA1 IT'S NOT POSSIBLE60 CRI$ ,KITTY4 

0,?AT'S :AT WICK$ TONGUES SAY1 MY D>L+4 ,& Y\R ,V>5KA 
CAT*ES IT TOO10 HE ADD$4 0,OH1 !SE 9VALID LADIES60 

0,OH1 NO1 PAPA60 ,KITTY OBJECT$ W>MLY4 0,V>5KA WOR%IPS H]4 
,& !N %E DOES SO MU* GOOD6 ,ASK ANYONE6 ,EV]YONE KN[S H] 
& ,ALIGN ,/AHL40 

0,P]HAPS SO10 SAID ! PR9CE1 SQUEEZ+ H] H& ) HIS ELB[2 
0BUT IT'S BETT] :5 ONE DOES GOOD SO ?AT Y\ MAY ASK EV]YONE 
& NO ONE KN[S40 

,KITTY DID NOT ANSW]1 NOT BECAUSE %E HAD NO?+ TO SAY1 BUT 
BECAUSE %E DID NOT C>E TO REVEAL H] SECRET ?\<TS EV5 TO 
H] FA!R4 ,BUT1 /RANGE TO SAY1 AL?\< %E HAD SO MADE UP H] 
M9D NOT TO BE 9FLU5C$ BY H] FA!R'S VIEWS1 NOT TO LET HIM 
9TO H] 9MO/ SANCTU>Y1 %E FELT ?AT ! HEAV5LY IMAGE ( 
,MADAME ,/AHL1 :I* %E HAD C>RI$ = A :OLE MON? 9 H] 
HE>T1 HAD VANI%$1 NEV] TO RETURN1 JU/ AS ! FANTA/IC 
FIGURE MADE UP ( SOME CLO!S ?R[N D[N AT R&OM VANI%ES 
:5 ONE SEES ?AT IT IS ONLY SOME G>M5T LY+ !RE4 ,ALL ?AT 
WAS LEFT WAS A WOMAN ) %ORT LEGS1 :O LAY D[N BECAUSE %E 
HAD A BAD FIGURE1 & WORRI$ PATI5T ,V>5KA = NOT >RANG+ 
H] RUG TO H] LIK+4 ,& BY NO EF=T ( ! IMAG9ATION C\LD 
,KITTY BR+ BACK ! =M] ,MADAME ,/AHL4 

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