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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

0,!Y'VE COME60 0,H]E HE IS60 0,:I* ONE80 0,RA!R Y\NG1 EH80 
0,:Y1 MY DE> S\L1 %E LOOKS MORE DEAD ?AN ALIVE60 W]E ! 
COMM5TS 9 ! CR[D1 :5 ,LEV91 MEET+ HIS BRIDE 9 ! 
5TRANCE1 WALK$ ) H] 9TO ! *UR*4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* TOLD HIS WIFE ! CAUSE ( ! DELAY1 & ! 
GUE/S W]E :ISP]+ IT ) SMILES TO ONE ANO!R4 ,LEV9 SAW 
NO?+ & NO ONE2 HE DID NOT TAKE HIS EYES (F HIS BRIDE4 

,EV]YONE SAID %E HAD LO/ H] LOOKS DREADFULLY ( LATE1 & WAS 
NOT NE>LY SO PRETTY ON H] W$D+ DAY AS USUAL2 BUT ,LEV9 DID 
NOT ?9K SO4 ,HE LOOK$ AT H] HAIR DONE UP HI<1 ) ! LONG 
:ITE VEIL & :ITE FL[]S & ! HI<1 /&UP1 SCALLOP$ 
COLL>1 ?AT 9 SU* A MAID5LY FA%ION HID H] LONG NECK AT ! 
SIDES & ONLY %[$ IT 9 FRONT1 H] /RIK+LY SL5D] FIGURE1 
& IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT %E LOOK$ BETT] ?AN EV]--NOT 
BECAUSE !SE FL[]S1 ?IS VEIL1 ?IS G[N FROM ,P>IS ADD$ 
ANY?+ TO H] BEAUTY2 BUT BECAUSE1 9 SPITE ( ! ELABORATE 
SUMPTU\SNESS ( H] ATTIRE1 ! EXPRESSION ( H] SWEET FACE1 ( 
H] EYES1 ( H] LIPS WAS /ILL H] [N *>ACT]I/IC EXPRESSION 
( GUILELESS TRU?FULNESS4 

0,I WAS BEG9N+ TO ?9K Y\ MEANT TO RUN AWAY10 %E SAID1 & 
SMIL$ TO HIM4 

0,IT'S SO /UPID1 :AT HAPP5$ TO ME1 ,I'M A%AM$ TO SPEAK ( 
IT60 HE SAID1 R$D5+1 & HE WAS OBLIG$ TO TURN TO ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT*1 :O CAME UP TO HIM4 

0,?IS IS A PRETTY /ORY ( Y\RS AB\T ! %IRT60 SAID ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT*1 %AK+ HIS HEAD & SMIL+4 

0,YES1 YES60 ANSW]$ ,LEV91 )\T AN IDEA ( :AT !Y W]E 
TALK+ AB\T4 

0,N[1 ,KO/YA1 Y\ HAVE TO DECIDE10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* ) 
AN AIR ( MOCK DISMAY1 0A WEI<TY QUE/ION4 ,Y\ >E AT ?IS 
MOM5T JU/ 9 ! HUMOR TO APPRECIATE ALL ITS GRAVITY4 ,!Y ASK 
ME1 >E !Y TO LI<T ! C&LES ?AT HAVE BE5 LI<T$ BE=E 
OR C&LES ?AT HAVE NEV] BE5 LI<T$8 ,IT'S A MATT] ( T5 
RUBLES10 HE ADD$1 RELAX+ HIS LIPS 9TO A SMILE4 0,I HAVE 
DECID$1 BUT ,I WAS AFRAID Y\ MI<T NOT AGREE40 

,LEV9 SAW IT WAS A JOKE1 BUT HE C\LD NOT SMILE4 

0,WELL1 H['S IT TO BE !N8--UNLI<T$ OR LI<T$ C&LES8 ?AT'S 
! QUE/ION40 

0,YES1 YES1 UNLI<T$40 

0,OH1 ,I'M V]Y GLAD4 ,! QUE/ION'S DECID$60 SAID ,/EPAN 
,>KADYEVIT*1 SMIL+4 0,H[ SILLY M5 >E1 ?\<1 9 ?IS 
POSITION10 HE SAID TO ,T*IRIKOV1 :5 ,LEV91 AFT] LOOK+ 
ABS5TLY AT HIM1 HAD MOV$ BACK TO HIS BRIDE4 

0,KITTY1 M9D Y\'RE ! FIR/ TO /EP ON ! C>PET10 SAID 
,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON1 COM+ UP4 0,Y\'RE A NICE P]SON60 %E SAID 
TO ,LEV94 

0,>5'T Y\ FRI<T5$1 EH80 SAID ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 AN OLD AUNT4 

0,>E Y\ COLD8 ,Y\'RE PALE4 ,/OP A M9UTE1 /OOP D[N10 SAID 
,KITTY'S SI/]1 ,MADAME ,LVOVA1 & ) H] PLUMP1 H&SOME >MS 
%E SMIL+LY SET /RAI<T ! FL[]S ON H] HEAD4 

,DOLLY CAME UP1 TRI$ TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT C\LD NOT SPEAK1 
CRI$1 & !N LAU<$ UNNATURALLY4 

,KITTY LOOK$ AT ALL ( !M ) ! SAME ABS5T EYES AS ,LEV94 

,MEAN:ILE ! (FICIAT+ CL]GY HAD GOT 9TO !IR VE/M5TS1 
& ! PRIE/ & DEACON CAME \T TO ! LECT]N1 :I* /OOD 9 
! =EP>T ( ! *UR*4 ,! PRIE/ TURN$ TO ,LEV9 SAY+ 
SOME?+4 ,LEV9 DID NOT HE> :AT ! PRIE/ SAID4 

0,TAKE ! BRIDE'S H& & LEAD H] UP10 ! BE/ MAN SAID TO 
,LEV94 

,IT WAS A LONG :ILE BE=E ,LEV9 C\LD MAKE \T :AT WAS EXPECT$ 
( HIM4 ,= A LONG TIME !Y TRI$ TO SET HIM RI<T & MADE HIM 
BEG9 AGA9--BECAUSE HE KEPT TAK+ ,KITTY BY ! WRONG >M OR 
) ! WRONG >M--TILL HE UND]/OOD AT LA/ ?AT :AT HE HAD 
TO DO WAS1 )\T *ANG+ HIS POSITION1 TO TAKE H] RI<T H& 
9 HIS RI<T H&4 ,:5 AT LA/ HE HAD TAK5 ! BRIDE'S H& 9 
! CORRECT WAY1 ! PRIE/ WALK$ A FEW PACES 9 FRONT ( !M 
& /OPP$ AT ! LECT]N4 ,! CR[D ( FRI5DS & RELATIONS 
MOV$ AFT] !M1 ) A BUZZ ( TALK & A RU/LE ( SKIRTS4 
,SOMEONE /OOP$ D[N & PULL$ \T ! BRIDE'S TRA94 ,! 
*UR* BECAME SO /ILL ?AT ! DROPS ( WAX C\LD BE HE>D 
FALL+ FROM ! C&LES4 

,! LITTLE OLD PRIE/ 9 HIS ECCLESIA/ICAL CAP1 ) HIS LONG 
SILV]Y-GRAY LOCKS ( HAIR P>T$ BEH9D HIS E>S1 WAS FUMBL+ 
) SOME?+ AT ! LECT]N1 PUTT+ \T HIS LITTLE OLD H&S 
FROM UND] ! HEAVY SILV] VE/M5T ) ! GOLD CROSS ON ! 
BACK ( IT4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* APPROA*$ HIM CAUTI\SLY1 :ISP]$ 
SOME?+1 & MAK+ A SIGN TO ,LEV91 WALK$ BACK AGA94 

,! PRIE/ LI<T$ TWO C&LES1 WREA!D ) FL[]S1 & 
HOLD+ !M SIDEWAYS SO ?AT ! WAX DROPP$ SL[LY FROM !M HE 
TURN$1 FAC+ ! BRIDAL PAIR4 ,! PRIE/ WAS ! SAME OLD MAN 
?AT HAD CONFESS$ ,LEV94 ,HE LOOK$ ) WE>Y & MELAN*OLY 
EYES AT ! BRIDE & BRIDEGROOM1 SI<$1 & PUTT+ HIS RI<T 
H& \T FROM HIS VE/M5T1 BLESS$ ! BRIDEGROOM ) IT1 & 
ALSO ) A %ADE ( SOLICIT\S T5D]NESS LAID ! CROSS$ 
F+]S ON ! B[$ HEAD ( ,KITTY4 ,!N HE GAVE !M ! 
C&LES1 & TAK+ ! C5S]1 MOV$ SL[LY AWAY FROM !M4 

0,CAN IT BE TRUE80 ?\<T ,LEV91 & HE LOOK$ R\ND AT HIS 
BRIDE4 ,LOOK+ D[N AT H] HE SAW H] FACE 9 PR(ILE1 & FROM 
! SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE QUIV] ( H] LIPS & EYELA%ES HE KNEW 
%E WAS AW>E ( HIS EYES UPON H]4 ,%E DID NOT LOOK R\ND1 BUT 
! HI< SCALLOP$ COLL>1 ?AT REA*$ H] LITTLE P9K E>1 
TREMBL$ FA9TLY4 ,HE SAW ?AT A SI< WAS HELD BACK 9 H] 
?ROAT1 & ! LITTLE H& 9 ! LONG GLOVE %OOK AS IT HELD 
! C&LE4 

,ALL ! FUSS ( ! %IRT1 ( BE+ LATE1 ALL ! TALK ( FRI5DS 
& RELATIONS1 !IR ANNOYANCE1 HIS LUDICR\S POSITION--ALL 
SUDD5LY PASS$ AWAY & HE WAS FILL$ ) JOY & DREAD4 

,! H&SOME1 /ATELY HEAD-DEACON WE>+ A SILV] ROBE & HIS 
CURLY LOCKS /&+ \T AT EA* SIDE ( HIS HEAD1 /EPP$ 
SM>TLY =W>D1 & LIFT+ HIS /OLE ON TWO F+]S1 /OOD 
OPPOSITE ! PRIE/4 

0,BLESS$ BE ! NAME ( ! ,LORD10 ! SOLEMN SYLLABLES RANG \T 
SL[LY ONE AFT] ANO!R1 SETT+ ! AIR QUIV]+ ) WAVES ( 
S\ND4 

0,BLESS$ IS ! NAME ( \R ,GOD1 FROM ! BEG9N+1 IS N[1 & 
EV] %ALL BE10 ! LITTLE OLD PRIE/ ANSW]$ 9 A SUBMISSIVE1 
PIP+ VOICE1 /ILL F+]+ SOME?+ AT ! LECT]N4 ,& ! 
FULL *ORUS ( ! UNSE5 *OIR ROSE UP1 FILL+ ! :OLE 
*UR*1 FROM ! W9D[S TO ! VAULT$ RO(1 ) BROAD WAVES ( 
MELODY4 ,IT GREW /RONG]1 RE/$ = AN 9/ANT1 & SL[LY DI$ 
AWAY4 

,!Y PRAY$1 AS !Y ALWAYS DO1 = PEACE FROM ON HI< & = 
SALVATION1 = ! ,HOLY ,SYNOD1 & = ! ,CZ>2 !Y PRAY$1 
TOO1 = ! S]VANTS ( ,GOD1 ,KON/ANT9 & ,EKAT]9A1 N[ 
PLI<T+ !IR TRO?4 

0,V\*SAFE TO !M LOVE MADE P]FECT1 PEACE & HELP1 ,O ,LORD1 WE 
BESEE* ,!E10 ! :OLE *UR* SEEM$ TO BREA! ) ! VOICE 
( ! HEAD DEACON4 

,LEV9 HE>D ! WORDS1 & !Y IMPRESS$ HIM4 0,H[ DID !Y 
GUESS ?AT IT IS HELP1 JU/ HELP ?AT ONE WANTS80 HE ?\<T1 
RECALL+ ALL HIS FE>S & D\BTS ( LATE4 0,:AT DO ,I KN[8 
:AT CAN ,I DO 9 ?IS FE>FUL BUS9ESS10 HE ?\<T1 0)\T 
HELP8 ,YES1 IT IS HELP ,I WANT N[40 

,:5 ! DEACON HAD F9I%$ ! PRAY] = ! ,IMP]IAL FAMILY1 
! PRIE/ TURN$ TO ! BRIDAL PAIR ) A BOOK3 0,ET]NAL ,GOD1 
?AT JO9E/ TOGE!R 9 LOVE !M ?AT W]E SEP>ATE10 HE READ 
9 A G5TLE1 PIP+ VOICE3 0:O HA/ ORDA9$ ! UNION ( HOLY 
W$LOCK ?AT CANNOT BE SET ASUND]1 ,?\ :O DID/ BLESS ,ISAAC 
& ,REBECCA & !IR DESC5DANTS1 ACCORD+ TO ,?Y ,HOLY 
,COV5ANT2 BLESS ,?Y S]VANTS1 ,KON/ANT9 & ,EKAT]9A1 LEAD+ 
!M 9 ! PA? ( ALL GOOD WORKS4 ,= GRACI\S & M]CIFUL 
>T ,?\1 \R ,LORD1 & GLORY BE TO ,!E1 ! ,FA!R1 ! ,SON1 
& ! ,HOLY ,<O/1 N[ & EV] %ALL BE40 

0,AM560 ! UNSE5 *OIR S5T ROLL+ AGA9 UPON ! AIR4 

0',JO9E/ TOGE!R 9 LOVE !M ?AT W]E SEP>ATE4' ,:AT DEEP 
MEAN+ 9 ?OSE WORDS1 & H[ !Y CORRESPOND ) :AT ONE 
FEELS AT ?IS MOM5T10 ?\<T ,LEV94 0,IS %E FEEL+ ! SAME 
AS ,I80 

,& LOOK+ R\ND1 HE MET H] EYES1 & FROM !IR EXPRESSION HE 
CONCLUD$ ?AT %E WAS UND]/&+ IT JU/ AS HE WAS4 ,BUT ?IS 
WAS A MI/AKE2 %E ALMO/ COMPLETELY MISS$ ! MEAN+ ( ! 
WORDS ( ! S]VICE2 %E HAD NOT HE>D !M1 9 FACT4 ,%E C\LD 
NOT LI/5 TO !M & TAKE !M 91 SO /RONG WAS ! ONE 
FEEL+ ?AT FILL$ H] BREA/ & GREW /RONG] & /RONG]4 
,?AT FEEL+ WAS JOY AT ! COMPLETION ( ! PROCESS ?AT = 
! LA/ MON? & A HALF HAD BE5 GO+ ON 9 H] S\L1 & HAD 
DUR+ ?OSE SIX WEEKS BE5 A JOY & A TORTURE TO H]4 ,ON ! 
DAY :5 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM ( ! H\SE 9 ,>BATY ,/REET %E 
HAD GONE UP TO HIM 9 H] BR[N DRESS1 & GIV5 H]SELF TO HIM 
)\T A WORD--ON ?AT DAY1 AT ?AT H\R1 !RE TOOK PLACE 9 
H] HE>T A COMPLETE SEV]ANCE FROM ALL H] OLD LIFE1 & A QUITE 
DIFF]5T1 NEW1 UTT]LY /RANGE LIFE HAD BEGUN = H]1 :ILE ! 
OLD LIFE WAS ACTUALLY GO+ ON AS BE=E4 ,?OSE SIX WEEKS HAD 
= H] BE5 A TIME ( ! UTMO/ BLISS & ! UTMO/ MIS]Y4 
,ALL H] LIFE1 ALL H] DESIRES & HOPES W]E CONC5TRAT$ ON ?IS 
ONE MAN1 /ILL UNCOMPREH5D$ BY H]1 TO :OM %E WAS B\ND BY A 
FEEL+ ( ALT]NATE ATTRACTION & REPULSION1 EV5 LESS 
COMPREH5D$ ?AN ! MAN HIMSELF1 & ALL ! :ILE %E WAS 
GO+ ON LIV+ 9 ! \TW>D CONDITIONS ( H] OLD LIFE4 
,LIV+ ! OLD LIFE1 %E WAS HORRIFI$ AT H]SELF1 AT H] UTT] 
9SURM\NTABLE CALL\SNESS TO ALL H] [N PA/1 TO ?+S1 TO 
HABITS1 TO ! PEOPLE %E HAD LOV$1 :O LOV$ H]--TO H] 
MO!R1 :O WAS W\ND$ BY H] 9DIFF]5CE1 TO H] K9D1 T5D] 
FA!R1 TILL !N DE>] ?AN ALL ! WORLD4 ,AT ONE MOM5T %E 
WAS HORRIFI$ AT ?IS 9DIFF]5CE1 AT ANO!R %E REJOIC$ AT 
:AT HAD BR\<T H] TO ?IS 9DIFF]5CE4 ,%E C\LD NOT FRAME A 
?\<T1 NOT A WI% AP>T FROM LIFE ) ?IS MAN2 BUT ?IS NEW 
LIFE WAS NOT YET1 & %E C\LD NOT EV5 PICTURE IT CLE>LY TO 
H]SELF4 ,!RE WAS ONLY ANTICIPATION1 ! DREAD & JOY ( ! 
NEW & ! UNKN[N4 ,& N[ BEHOLD--ANTICIPATION & 
UNC]TA9TY & REMORSE AT ! AB&ONM5T ( ! OLD LIFE--ALL 
WAS 5D+1 & ! NEW WAS BEG9N+4 ,?IS NEW LIFE C\LD NOT 
BUT HAVE T]RORS = H] 9EXP]I5CE2 BUT1 T]RIBLE OR NOT1 ! 
*ANGE HAD BE5 WR\<T SIX WEEKS BE=E 9 H] S\L1 & ?IS 
WAS M]ELY ! F9AL SANCTION ( :AT HAD LONG BE5 COMPLET$ 9 
H] HE>T4 

,TURN+ AGA9 TO ! LECT]N1 ! PRIE/ ) SOME DIFFICULTY 
TOOK ,KITTY'S LITTLE R+1 & ASK+ ,LEV9 = HIS H&1 PUT IT 
ON ! FIR/ JO9T ( HIS F+]4 0,! S]VANT ( ,GOD1 
,KON/ANT91 PLI<TS HIS TRO? TO ! S]VANT ( ,GOD1 ,EKAT]9A40 
,& PUTT+ HIS BIG R+ ON ,KITTY'S T\*+LY WEAK1 P9K LITTLE 
F+]1 ! PRIE/ SAID ! SAME ?+4 

,& ! BRIDAL PAIR TRI$ SEV]AL TIMES TO UND]/& :AT !Y 
HAD TO DO1 & EA* TIME MADE SOME MI/AKE & W]E CORRECT$ BY 
! PRIE/ 9 A :ISP]4 ,AT LA/1 HAV+ DULY P]=M$ ! 
C]EMONY1 HAV+ SIGN$ ! R+S ) ! CROSS1 ! PRIE/ 
H&$ ,KITTY ! BIG R+1 & ,LEV9 ! LITTLE ONE4 ,AGA9 !Y 
W]E PUZZL$1 & PASS$ ! R+S FROM H& TO H&1 /ILL 
)\T DO+ :AT WAS EXPECT$4 

,DOLLY1 ,T*IRIKOV1 & ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* /EPP$ =W>D TO SET 
!M RI<T4 ,!RE WAS AN 9T]VAL ( HESITATION1 :ISP]+1 & 
SMILES2 BUT ! EXPRESSION ( SOLEMN EMOTION ON ! FACES ( ! 
BETRO!D PAIR DID NOT *ANGE3 ON ! CONTR>Y1 9 !IR 
P]PLEXITY OV] !IR H&S !Y LOOK$ MORE GRAVE & DEEPLY 
MOV$ ?AN BE=E1 & ! SMILE ) :I* ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* 
:ISP]$ TO !M ?AT N[ !Y W\LD EA* PUT ON !IR [N R+ 
DI$ AWAY ON HIS LIPS4 ,HE HAD A FEEL+ ?AT ANY SMILE W\LD J> 
ON !M4 

0,?\ :O DID/ FROM ! BEG9N+ CREATE MALE & FEMALE10 ! 
PRIE/ READ AFT] ! EX*ANGE ( R+S1 0FROM ,!E WOMAN WAS 
GIV5 TO MAN TO BE A HELPMEET TO HIM1 & = ! PROCREATION ( 
*ILDR54 ,O ,LORD1 \R ,GOD1 :O HA/ P\R$ D[N ! BLESS+S ( 
,?Y ,TRU? ACCORD+ TO ,?Y ,HOLY ,COV5ANT UPON ,?Y *OS5 
S]VANTS1 \R FA!RS1 FROM G5]ATION TO G5]ATION1 BLESS ,?Y 
S]VANTS ,KON/ANT9 & ,EKAT]9A1 & MAKE !IR TRO? FA/ 9 
FAI?1 & UNION ( HE>TS1 & TRU?1 & LOVE44440 

,LEV9 FELT MORE & MORE ?AT ALL HIS IDEAS ( M>RIAGE1 ALL HIS 
DREAMS ( H[ HE W\LD ORD] HIS LIFE1 W]E M]E *ILDI%NESS1 
& ?AT IT WAS SOME?+ HE HAD NOT UND]/OOD HI!RTO1 & N[ 
UND]/OOD LESS ?AN EV]1 ?\< IT WAS BE+ P]=M$ UPON 
HIM4 ,! LUMP 9 HIS ?ROAT ROSE HI<] & HI<]1 TE>S ?AT 
W\LD NOT BE *ECK$ CAME 9TO HIS EYES4 

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