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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,MEAN:ILE ,VASSILY ,LUKIT* HAD NOT AT FIR/ UND]/OOD :O ?IS 
LADY WAS1 & HAD LE>N$ FROM !IR CONV]SATION ?AT IT WAS NO 
O!R P]SON ?AN ! MO!R :O HAD LEFT H] HUSB&1 & :OM 
HE HAD NOT SE51 AS HE HAD 5T]$ ! H\SE AFT] H] DEP>TURE4 
,HE WAS 9 D\BT :E!R TO GO 9 OR NOT1 OR :E!R TO 
COMMUNICATE ) ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 ,REFLECT+ F9ALLY ?AT 
HIS DUTY WAS TO GET ,S]YOZHA UP AT ! H\R FIX$1 & ?AT IT 
WAS !RE=E NOT HIS BUS9ESS TO CONSID] :O WAS !RE1 ! 
MO!R OR ANYONE ELSE1 BUT SIMPLY TO DO HIS DUTY1 HE F9I%$ 
DRESS+1 W5T TO ! DOOR & OP5$ IT4 

,BUT ! EMBRACES ( ! MO!R & *ILD1 ! S\ND ( !IR 
VOICES1 & :AT !Y W]E SAY+1 MADE HIM *ANGE HIS M9D4 

,HE %OOK HIS HEAD1 & ) A SI< HE CLOS$ ! DOOR4 0,I'LL 
WAIT ANO!R T5 M9UTES10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 CLE>+ HIS 
?ROAT & WIP+ AWAY TE>S4 

,AMONG ! S]VANTS ( ! H\SEHOLD !RE WAS 9T5SE EXCITEM5T 
ALL ?IS TIME4 ,ALL HAD HE>D ?AT !IR MI/RESS HAD COME1 & 
?AT ,KAPITONIT* HAD LET H] 91 & ?AT %E WAS EV5 N[ 9 ! 
NURS]Y1 & ?AT !IR MA/] ALWAYS W5T 9 P]SON TO ! 
NURS]Y AT N9E O'CLOCK1 & EV]Y ONE FULLY COMPREH5D$ ?AT IT 
WAS IMPOSSIBLE = ! HUSB& & WIFE TO MEET1 & ?AT !Y 
MU/ PREV5T IT4 ,KORNEY1 ! VALET1 GO+ D[N TO ! 
HALL PORT]'S ROOM1 ASK$ :O HAD LET H] 91 & H[ IT WAS HE 
HAD DONE SO1 & ASC]TA9+ ?AT ,KAPITONIT* HAD ADMITT$ H] 
& %[N H] UP1 HE GAVE ! OLD MAN A TALK+-TO4 ,! 
HALL PORT] WAS DOGG$LY SIL5T1 BUT :5 ,KORNEY TOLD HIM HE 
\<T TO BE S5T AWAY1 ,KAPITONIT* D>T$ UP TO HIM1 & WAV+ 
HIS H&S 9 ,KORNEY'S FACE1 BEGAN3 

0,OH YES1 TO BE SURE Y\'D NOT HAVE LET H] 96 ,AFT] T5 YE>S' 
S]VICE1 & NEV] A WORD BUT ( K9DNESS1 & !RE Y\'D UP & 
SAY1 ',BE (F1 GO ALONG1 GET AWAY ) Y\6' ,OH YES1 Y\'RE A 
%REWD ONE AT POLITICS1 ,I D>E SAY6 ,Y\ DON'T NE$ TO BE TAU<T 
H[ TO SW9DLE ! MA/]1 & TO FIL* FUR COATS60 

0,SOLDI]60 SAID ,KORNEY CONTEMPTU\SLY1 & HE TURN$ TO ! NURSE 
:O WAS COM+ 94 0,H]E1 :AT DO Y\ ?9K1 ,M>YA ,EFIMOVNA3 HE 
LET H] 9 )\T A WORD TO ANYONE10 ,KORNEY SAID ADDRESS+ 
H]4 0,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* WILL BE D[N IMM$IATELY--& GO 
9TO ! NURS]Y60 

0,A PRETTY BUS9ESS1 A PRETTY BUS9ESS60 SAID ! NURSE4 0,Y\1 
,KORNEY ,VASSILIEVIT*1 Y\'D BE/ KEEP HIM SOME WAY OR O!R1 ! 
MA/]1 :ILE ,I'LL RUN & GET H] AWAY SOMEH[4 ,A PRETTY 
BUS9ESS60 

,:5 ! NURSE W5T 9TO ! NURS]Y1 ,S]YOZHA WAS TELL+ HIS 
MO!R H[ HE & ,NAD9KA HAD HAD A FALL 9 SL$G+ D[NHILL1 
& HAD TURN$ OV] ?REE TIMES4 ,%E WAS LI/5+ TO ! S\ND 
( HIS VOICE1 WAT*+ HIS FACE & ! PLAY ( EXPRESSION ON IT1 
T\*+ HIS H&1 BUT %E DID NOT FOLL[ :AT HE WAS SAY+4 
,%E MU/ GO1 %E MU/ LEAVE HIM1--?IS WAS ! ONLY ?+ %E WAS 
?9K+ & FEEL+4 ,%E HE>D ! /EPS ( ,VASSILY ,LUKIT* 
COM+ UP TO ! DOOR & C\<+2 %E HE>D1 TOO1 ! /EPS ( 
! NURSE AS %E CAME NE>2 BUT %E SAT LIKE ONE TURN$ TO /ONE1 
9CAPABLE ( BEG9N+ TO SPEAK OR TO GET UP4 

0,MI/RESS1 D>L+60 BEGAN ! NURSE1 GO+ UP TO ,ANNA & 
KISS+ H] H&S & %\LD]S4 0,GOD HAS BR\<T JOY 9DE$ TO 
\R BOY ON HIS BIR?DAY4 ,Y\ >5'T *ANG$ ONE BIT40 

0,OH1 NURSE DE>1 ,I DIDN'T KN[ Y\ W]E 9 ! H\SE10 SAID ,ANNA1 
R\S+ H]SELF = A MOM5T4 

0,I'M NOT LIV+ H]E1 ,I'M LIV+ ) MY DAU<T]4 ,I CAME = 
! BIR?DAY1 ,ANNA ,>KADYEVNA1 D>L+60 

,! NURSE SUDD5LY BUR/ 9TO TE>S1 & BEGAN KISS+ H] H& 
AGA94 

,S]YOZHA1 ) RADIANT EYES & SMILES1 HOLD+ HIS MO!R BY ONE 
H& & HIS NURSE BY ! O!R1 PATT]$ ON ! RUG ) HIS FAT 
LITTLE B>E FEET4 ,! T5D]NESS %[N BY HIS BELOV$ NURSE TO 
HIS MO!R ?REW HIM 9TO AN EC/ASY4 

0,MO!R6 ,%E (T5 COMES TO SEE ME1 & :5 %E COMES4440 HE 
WAS BEG9N+1 BUT HE /OPP$1 NOTIC+ ?AT ! NURSE WAS SAY+ 
SOME?+ 9 A :ISP] TO HIS MO!R1 & ?AT 9 HIS MO!R'S 
FACE !RE WAS A LOOK ( DREAD & SOME?+ LIKE %AME1 :I* 
WAS SO /RANGELY UNBECOM+ TO H]4 

,%E W5T UP TO HIM4 

0,MY SWEET60 %E SAID4 

,%E C\LD NOT SAY GOOD-BYE1 BUT ! EXPRESSION ON H] FACE SAID 
IT1 & HE UND]/OOD4 0,D>L+1 D>L+ ,KOOTIK60 %E US$ ! 
NAME BY :I* %E HAD CALL$ HIM :5 HE WAS LITTLE1 0Y\ WON'T 
=GET ME8 ,Y\4440 BUT %E C\LD NOT SAY MORE4 

,H[ (T5 AFT]W>DS %E ?\<T ( WORDS %E MI<T HAVE SAID4 
,BUT N[ %E DID NOT KN[ H[ TO SAY IT1 & C\LD SAY NO?+4 
,BUT ,S]YOZHA KNEW ALL %E WANT$ TO SAY TO HIM4 ,HE UND]/OOD 
?AT %E WAS UNHAPPY & LOV$ HIM4 ,HE UND]/OOD EV5 :AT ! 
NURSE HAD :ISP]$4 ,HE HAD CAU<T ! WORDS 0ALWAYS AT N9E 
O'CLOCK10 & HE KNEW ?AT ?IS WAS SAID ( HIS FA!R1 & ?AT 
HIS FA!R & MO!R C\LD NOT MEET4 ,?AT HE UND]/OOD1 BUT 
ONE ?+ HE C\LD NOT UND]/&--:Y !RE %\LD BE A LOOK ( 
DREAD & %AME 9 H] FACE8444 ,%E WAS NOT 9 FAULT1 BUT %E 
WAS AFRAID ( HIM & A%AM$ ( SOME?+4 ,HE W\LD HAVE LIK$ 
TO PUT A QUE/ION ?AT W\LD HAVE SET AT RE/ ?IS D\BT1 BUT HE 
DID NOT D>E2 HE SAW ?AT %E WAS MIS]ABLE1 & HE FELT = H]4 
,SIL5TLY HE PRESS$ CLOSE TO H] & :ISP]$1 0,DON'T GO YET4 
,HE WON'T COME JU/ YET40 

,! MO!R HELD HIM AWAY FROM H] TO SEE :AT HE WAS ?9K+1 
:AT TO SAY TO HIM1 & 9 HIS FRI<T5$ FACE %E READ NOT ONLY 
?AT HE WAS SPEAK+ ( HIS FA!R1 BUT1 AS IT W]E1 ASK+ H] 
:AT HE \<T TO ?9K AB\T HIS FA!R4 

0,S]YOZHA1 MY D>L+10 %E SAID1 0LOVE HIM2 HE'S BETT] & 
K9D] ?AN ,I AM1 & ,I HAVE DONE HIM WRONG4 ,:5 Y\ GR[ UP 
Y\ WILL JUDGE40 

0,!RE'S NO ONE BETT] ?AN Y\64440 HE CRI$ 9 DESPAIR ?R\< 
HIS TE>S1 &1 CLUT*+ H] BY ! %\LD]S1 HE BEGAN 
SQUEEZ+ H] ) ALL HIS =CE TO HIM1 HIS >MS TREMBL+ ) 
! /RA94 

0,MY SWEET1 MY LITTLE ONE60 SAID ,ANNA1 & %E CRI$ AS WEAKLY & 
*ILDI%LY AS HE4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T ! DOOR OP5$4 ,VASSILY ,LUKIT* CAME 94 

,AT ! O!R DOOR !RE WAS ! S\ND ( /EPS1 & ! NURSE 9 
A SC>$ :ISP] SAID1 0,HE'S COM+10 & GAVE ,ANNA H] HAT4 

,S]YOZHA SANK ONTO ! B$ & SOBB$1 HID+ HIS FACE 9 HIS 
H&S4 ,ANNA REMOV$ HIS H&S1 ONCE MORE KISS$ HIS WET FACE1 
& ) RAPID /EPS W5T TO ! DOOR4 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* 
WALK$ 91 MEET+ H]4 ,SEE+ H]1 HE /OPP$ %ORT & B[$ 
HIS HEAD4 

,AL?\< %E HAD JU/ SAID HE WAS BETT] & K9D] ?AN %E1 9 
! RAPID GLANCE %E FLUNG AT HIM1 TAK+ 9 HIS :OLE FIGURE 9 
ALL ITS DETAILS1 FEEL+S ( REPULSION & HATR$ = HIM & 
JEAL\SY OV] H] SON TOOK POSSESSION ( H]4 ,) A SWIFT 
GE/URE %E PUT D[N H] VEIL1 &1 QUICK5+ H] PACE1 ALMO/ 
RAN \T ( ! ROOM4 

,%E HAD NOT TIME TO UNDO1 & SO C>RI$ BACK ) H]1 ! 
P>CEL ( TOYS %E HAD *OS5 ! DAY BE=E 9 A TOY %OP ) 
SU* LOVE & SORR[4 

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