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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA SP5T ! SUMM] ) H] *ILDR5 AT 
,POKROVSKOE1 AT H] SI/] ,KITTY ,LEV9'S4 ,! H\SE ON H] [N 
E/ATE WAS QUITE 9 RU9S1 & ,LEV9 & HIS WIFE HAD P]SUAD$ 
H] TO SP5D ! SUMM] ) !M4 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* GREATLY 
APPROV$ ( ! >RANGEM5T4 ,HE SAID HE WAS V]Y SORRY HIS 
(FICIAL DUTIES PREV5T$ HIM FROM SP5D+ ! SUMM] 9 ! 
C\NTRY ) HIS FAMILY1 :I* W\LD HAVE BE5 ! GREATE/ 
HAPP9ESS = HIM2 & REMA9+ 9 ,MOSC[1 HE CAME D[N TO ! 
C\NTRY FROM TIME TO TIME = A DAY OR TWO4 ,BESIDES ! 
,OBLONSKYS1 ) ALL !IR *ILDR5 & !IR GOV]NESS1 ! OLD 
PR9CESS TOO CAME TO /AY ?AT SUMM] ) ! ,LEV9S1 AS %E 
CONSID]$ IT H] DUTY TO WAT* OV] H] 9EXP]I5C$ DAU<T] 9 
H] 9T]E/+ CONDITION4 ,MOREOV]1 ,V>5KA1 ,KITTY'S FRI5D 
ABROAD1 KEPT H] PROMISE TO COME TO ,KITTY :5 %E WAS M>RI$1 
& /AY$ ) H] FRI5D4 ,ALL ( !SE W]E FRI5DS OR 
RELATIONS ( ,LEV9'S WIFE4 ,& ?\< HE LIK$ !M ALL1 HE 
RA!R REGRETT$ HIS [N ,LEV9 WORLD & WAYS1 :I* WAS 
SMO!R$ BY ?IS 9FLUX ( ! 0,%T*]BATSKY ELEM5T10 AS HE 
CALL$ IT TO HIMSELF4 ,( HIS [N RELATIONS !RE /AY$ ) HIM 
ONLY ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 BUT HE TOO WAS A MAN ( ! ,KOZNI%EV & 
NOT ! ,LEV9 /AMP1 SO ?AT ! ,LEV9 SPIRIT WAS UTT]LY 
OBLIT]AT$4 

,9 ! ,LEV9S' H\SE1 SO LONG DES]T$1 !RE W]E N[ SO MANY 
PEOPLE ?AT ALMO/ ALL ! ROOMS W]E OCCUPI$1 & ALMO/ EV]Y 
DAY IT HAPP5$ ?AT ! OLD PR9CESS1 SITT+ D[N TO TABLE1 
C\NT$ !M ALL OV]1 & PUT ! ?IRTE5? GR&SON OR 
GR&DAU<T] AT A SEP>ATE TABLE4 ,& ,KITTY1 ) H] C>EFUL 
H\SEKEEP+1 HAD NO LITTLE TR\BLE TO GET ALL ! *ICK5S1 
TURKEYS1 & GEESE1 ( :I* SO MANY W]E NE$$ TO SATISFY ! 
SUMM] APPETITES ( ! VISITORS & *ILDR54 

,! :OLE FAMILY W]E SITT+ AT D9N]4 ,DOLLY'S *ILDR51 ) 
!IR GOV]NESS & ,V>5KA1 W]E MAK+ PLANS = GO+ TO LOOK 
= MU%ROOMS4 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 :O WAS LOOK$ UP TO BY ALL 
! P>TY = HIS 9TELLECT & LE>N+1 ) A RESPECT ?AT 
ALMO/ AM\NT$ TO AWE1 SURPRIS$ EV]YONE BY JO9+ 9 ! 
CONV]SATION AB\T MU%ROOMS4 

0,TAKE ME ) Y\4 ,I AM V]Y FOND ( PICK+ MU%ROOMS10 HE 
SAID1 LOOK+ AT ,V>5KA2 0,I ?9K IT'S A V]Y NICE OCCUPATION40 

0,OH1 WE %ALL BE DELI<T$10 ANSW]$ ,V>5KA1 COLOR+ A LITTLE4 
,KITTY EX*ANG$ MEAN+FUL GLANCES ) ,DOLLY4 ,! PROPOSAL ( 
! LE>N$ & 9TELLECTUAL ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* TO GO LOOK+ = 
MU%ROOMS ) ,V>5KA CONFIRM$ C]TA9 !ORIES ( ,KITTY'S ) 
:I* H] M9D HAD BE5 V]Y BUSY ( LATE4 ,%E MADE HA/E TO 
ADDRESS SOME REM>K TO H] MO!R1 SO ?AT H] LOOK %\LD NOT BE 
NOTIC$4 ,AFT] D9N] ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* SAT ) HIS CUP ( 
C(FEE AT ! DRAW+-ROOM W9D[1 & :ILE HE TOOK P>T 9 A 
CONV]SATION HE HAD BEGUN ) HIS BRO!R1 HE WAT*$ ! DOOR 
?R\< :I* ! *ILDR5 W\LD />T ON ! MU%ROOM-PICK+ 
EXP$ITION4 ,LEV9 WAS SITT+ 9 ! W9D[ NE> HIS BRO!R4 

,KITTY /OOD BESIDE H] HUSB&1 EVID5TLY AWAIT+ ! 5D ( A 
CONV]SATION ?AT HAD NO 9T]E/ = H]1 9 ORD] TO TELL HIM 
SOME?+4 

0,Y\ HAVE *ANG$ 9 MANY RESPECTS S9CE Y\R M>RIAGE1 & = 
! BETT]10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 SMIL+ TO ,KITTY1 & 
OBVI\SLY LITTLE 9T]E/$ 9 ! CONV]SATION1 0BUT Y\ HAVE 
REMA9$ TRUE TO Y\R PASSION = DEF5D+ ! MO/ P>ADOXICAL 
!ORIES40 

0,KATYA1 IT'S NOT GOOD = Y\ TO /&10 H] HUSB& SAID TO H]1 
PUTT+ A *AIR = H] & LOOK+ SIGNIFICANTLY AT H]4 

0,OH1 & !RE'S NO TIME EI!R10 ADD$ ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 SEE+ 
! *ILDR5 RUNN+ \T4 

,AT ! HEAD ( !M ALL ,TANYA GALLOP$ SIDEWAYS1 9 H] TI<TLY-DRAWN 
/OCK+S1 & WAV+ A BASKET & ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*'S HAT1 %E RAN 
/RAI<T UP TO HIM4 

,BOLDLY RUNN+ UP TO ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* ) %9+ EYES1 SO LIKE 
H] FA!R'S F9E EYES1 %E H&$ HIM HIS HAT & MADE AS ?\< 
%E W\LD PUT IT ON = HIM1 S(T5+ H] FRE$OM BY A %Y & 
FRI5DLY SMILE4 

0,V>5KA'S WAIT+10 %E SAID1 C>EFULLY PUTT+ HIS HAT ON1 
SEE+ FROM ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*'S SMILE ?AT %E MI<T DO SO4 

,V>5KA WAS /&+ AT ! DOOR1 DRESS$ 9 A YELL[ PR9T G[N1 
) A :ITE K]*IEF ON H] HEAD4 

0,I'M COM+1 ,I'M COM+1 ,V>V>A ,&REEVNA10 SAID ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT*1 F9I%+ HIS CUP ( C(FEE1 & PUTT+ 9TO !IR 
SEP>ATE POCKETS HIS H&K]*IEF & CIG>-CASE4 

0,& H[ SWEET MY ,V>5KA IS6 EH80 SAID ,KITTY TO H] HUSB&1 AS 
SOON AS ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* ROSE4 ,%E SPOKE SO ?AT ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT* C\LD HE>1 & IT WAS CLE> ?AT %E MEANT HIM TO DO 
SO4 0,& H[ GOOD-LOOK+ %E IS--SU* A REF9$ BEAUTY6 
,V>5KA60 ,KITTY %\T$4 0,%ALL Y\ BE 9 ! MILL COPSE8 ,WE'LL 
COME \T TO Y\40 

0,Y\ C]TA9LY =GET Y\R CONDITION1 ,KITTY10 SAID ! OLD 
PR9CESS1 HURRI$LY COM+ \T AT ! DOOR4 0,Y\ MU/N'T %\T 
LIKE ?AT40 

,V>5KA1 HE>+ ,KITTY'S VOICE & H] MO!R'S REPRIM&1 W5T 
) LI<T1 RAPID /EPS UP TO ,KITTY4 ,! RAPIDITY ( H] 
MOVEM5T1 H] FLU%$ & EAG] FACE1 EV]Y?+ BETRAY$ ?AT 
SOME?+ \T ( ! COMMON WAS GO+ ON 9 H]4 ,KITTY KNEW :AT 
?IS WAS1 & HAD BE5 WAT*+ H] 9T5TLY4 ,%E CALL$ ,V>5KA 
AT ?AT MOM5T M]ELY 9 ORD] M5TALLY TO GIVE H] A BLESS+ 
= ! IMPORTANT EV5T :I*1 AS ,KITTY FANCI$1 WAS B\ND TO 
COME TO PASS ?AT DAY AFT] D9N] 9 ! WOOD4 

0,V>5KA1 ,I %\LD BE V]Y HAPPY IF A C]TA9 SOME?+ W]E TO 
HAPP510 %E :ISP]$ AS %E KISS$ H]4 

0,& >E Y\ COM+ ) US80 ,V>5KA SAID TO ,LEV9 9 CONFUSION1 
PRET5D+ NOT TO HAVE HE>D :AT HAD BE5 SAID4 

0,I AM COM+1 BUT ONLY AS F> AS ! ?RE%+-FLOOR1 & !RE ,I 
%ALL /OP40 

0,:Y1 :AT DO Y\ WANT !RE80 SAID ,KITTY4 

0,I MU/ GO TO HAVE A LOOK AT ! NEW WAGONS1 & TO *ECK ! 
9VOICE10 SAID ,LEV92 0& :]E WILL Y\ BE80 

0,ON ! T]RACE40 

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