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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,KITTY WAS P>TICUL>LY GLAD ( A *ANCE ( BE+ ALONE ) H] 
HUSB&1 = %E HAD NOTIC$ ! %ADE ( MORTIFICATION ?AT 
HAD PASS$ OV] HIS FACE--ALWAYS SO QUICK TO REFLECT EV]Y 
FEEL+--AT ! MOM5T :5 HE HAD COME ONTO ! T]RACE & 
ASK$ :AT !Y W]E TALK+ (1 & HAD GOT NO ANSW]4 

,:5 !Y HAD SET (F ON FOOT AHEAD ( ! O!RS1 & HAD COME 
\T ( SI<T ( ! H\SE ONTO ! BEAT5 DU/Y ROAD1 M>K$ ) 
RU/Y :EELS & SPR9KL$ ) GRA9S ( CORN1 %E CLUNG FA/] 
TO HIS >M & PRESS$ IT CLOS] TO H]4 ,HE HAD QUITE =GOTT5 
! MOM5T>Y UNPLEASANT IMPRESSION1 & ALONE ) H] HE FELT1 
N[ ?AT ! ?\<T ( H] APPROA*+ MO!RHOOD WAS NEV] = 
A MOM5T ABS5T FROM HIS M9D1 A NEW & DELICI\S BLISS1 QUITE 
PURE FROM ALL ALLOY ( S5SE1 9 ! BE+ NE> TO ! WOMAN HE 
LOV$4 ,!RE WAS NO NE$ ( SPEE*1 YET HE LONG$ TO HE> ! 
S\ND ( H] VOICE1 :I* LIKE H] EYES HAD *ANG$ S9CE %E HAD 
BE5 ) *ILD4 ,9 H] VOICE1 AS 9 H] EYES1 !RE WAS ?AT 
S(TNESS & GRAVITY :I* IS F\ND 9 PEOPLE CONT9UALLY 
CONC5TRAT$ ON SOME *]I%$ PURSUIT4 

0,SO Y\'RE NOT TIR$8 ,LEAN MORE ON ME10 SAID HE4 

0,NO1 ,I'M SO GLAD ( A *ANCE ( BE+ ALONE ) Y\1 & ,I MU/ 
[N1 ?\< ,I'M HAPPY ) !M1 ,I DO REGRET \R W9T] EV5+S 
ALONE40 

0,?AT WAS GOOD1 BUT ?IS IS EV5 BETT]4 ,BO? >E BETT]10 HE 
SAID1 SQUEEZ+ H] H&4 

0,DO Y\ KN[ :AT WE W]E TALK+ AB\T :5 Y\ CAME 980 

0,AB\T JAM80 

0,OH1 YES1 AB\T JAM TOO2 BUT AFT]W>DS1 AB\T H[ M5 MAKE 
(F]S40 

0,AH60 SAID ,LEV91 LI/5+ MORE TO ! S\ND ( H] VOICE ?AN 
TO ! WORDS %E WAS SAY+1 & ALL ! :ILE PAY+ ATT5TION 
TO ! ROAD1 :I* PASS$ N[ ?R\< ! =E/1 & AVOID+ 
PLACES :]E %E MI<T MAKE A FALSE /EP4 

0,& AB\T ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* & ,V>5KA4 ,Y\'VE NOTIC$8444 
,I'M V]Y ANXI\S = IT10 %E W5T ON4 0,:AT DO Y\ ?9K AB\T 
IT80 ,& %E PEEP$ 9TO HIS FACE4 

0,I DON'T KN[ :AT TO ?9K10 ,LEV9 ANSW]$1 SMIL+4 0,S]GEY 
SEEMS V]Y /RANGE TO ME 9 ?AT WAY4 ,I TOLD Y\1 Y\ KN[4440 

0,YES1 ?AT HE WAS 9 LOVE ) ?AT GIRL :O DI$44440 

0,?AT WAS :5 ,I WAS A *ILD2 ,I KN[ AB\T IT FROM HE>SAY & 
TRADITION4 ,I REMEMB] HIM !N4 ,HE WAS WOND]FULLY SWEET4 ,BUT 
,I'VE WAT*$ HIM S9CE ) WOM52 HE IS FRI5DLY1 SOME ( !M 
HE LIKES1 BUT ONE FEELS ?AT TO HIM !Y'RE SIMPLY PEOPLE1 NOT 
WOM540 

0,YES1 BUT N[ ) ,V>5KA 444 ,I FANCY !RE'S SOME?+4440 

0,P]HAPS !RE IS4444 ,BUT ONE HAS TO KN[ HIM4444 ,HE'S A 
PECULI>1 WOND]FUL P]SON4 ,HE LIVES A SPIRITUAL LIFE ONLY4 
,HE'S TOO PURE1 TOO EXALT$ A NATURE40 

0,:Y8 ,W\LD ?IS L[] HIM1 !N80 

0,NO1 BUT HE'S SO US$ TO A SPIRITUAL LIFE ?AT HE CAN'T RECONCILE 
HIMSELF ) ACTUAL FACT1 & ,V>5KA IS AFT] ALL FACT40 

,LEV9 HAD GR[N US$ BY N[ TO UTT]+ HIS ?\<T BOLDLY1 
)\T TAK+ ! TR\BLE ( CLO?+ IT 9 EXACT LANGUAGE4 ,HE 
KNEW ?AT HIS WIFE1 9 SU* MOM5TS ( LOV+ T5D]NESS AS N[1 
W\LD UND]/& :AT HE MEANT TO SAY FROM A H9T1 & %E DID 
UND]/& HIM4 

0,YES1 BUT !RE'S NOT SO MU* ( ?AT ACTUAL FACT AB\T H] AS 
AB\T ME4 ,I CAN SEE ?AT HE W\LD NEV] HAVE C>$ = ME4 ,%E 
IS ALTOGE!R SPIRITUAL40 

0,OH1 NO1 HE IS SO FOND ( Y\1 & ,I AM ALWAYS SO GLAD :5 MY 
PEOPLE LIKE Y\44440 

0,YES1 HE'S V]Y NICE TO ME2 BUT4440 

0,IT'S NOT AS IT WAS ) POOR ,NIKOLAY 444 Y\ REALLY C>$ = 
EA* O!R10 ,LEV9 F9I%$4 0,:Y NOT SPEAK ( HIM80 HE ADD$4 
0,I SOMETIMES BLAME MYSELF = NOT2 IT 5DS 9 ONE'S =GETT+4 
,AH1 H[ T]RIBLE & DE> HE WAS6444 ,YES1 :AT W]E WE TALK+ 
AB\T80 ,LEV9 SAID1 AFT] A PAUSE4 

0,Y\ ?9K HE CAN'T FALL 9 LOVE10 SAID ,KITTY1 TRANSLAT+ 9TO 
H] [N LANGUAGE4 

0,IT'S NOT SO MU* ?AT HE CAN'T FALL 9 LOVE10 ,LEV9 SAID1 
SMIL+1 0BUT HE HAS NOT ! WEAKNESS NECESS>Y4444 ,I'VE ALWAYS 
5VI$ HIM1 & EV5 N[1 :5 ,I'M SO HAPPY1 ,I /ILL 5VY HIM40 

0,Y\ 5VY HIM = NOT BE+ ABLE TO FALL 9 LOVE80 

0,I 5VY HIM = BE+ BETT] ?AN ,I10 SAID ,LEV94 0,HE DOES NOT 
LIVE = HIMSELF4 ,HIS :OLE LIFE IS SUBORD9AT$ TO HIS DUTY4 
,& ?AT'S :Y HE CAN BE CALM & CONT5T$40 

0,& Y\80 ,KITTY ASK$1 ) AN IRONICAL & LOV+ SMILE4 

,%E C\LD NEV] HAVE EXPLA9$ ! *A9 ( ?\<T ?AT MADE H] 
SMILE2 BUT ! LA/ L9K 9 IT WAS ?AT H] HUSB&1 9 EXALT+ 
HIS BRO!R & ABAS+ HIMSELF1 WAS NOT QUITE S9C]E4 ,KITTY 
KNEW ?AT ?IS 9S9C]ITY CAME FROM HIS LOVE = HIS BRO!R1 
FROM HIS S5SE ( %AME AT BE+ TOO HAPPY1 & ABOVE ALL FROM 
HIS UNFLAGG+ CRAV+ TO BE BETT]--%E LOV$ IT 9 HIM1 & SO 
%E SMIL$4 

0,& Y\8 ,:AT >E Y\ DISSATISFI$ )80 %E ASK$1 ) ! 
SAME SMILE4 

,H] DISBELIEF 9 HIS SELF-DISSATISFACTION DELI<T$ HIM1 & 
UNCONSCI\SLY HE TRI$ TO DRAW H] 9TO GIV+ UTT]ANCE TO ! 
GR\NDS ( H] DISBELIEF4 

0,I AM HAPPY1 BUT DISSATISFI$ ) MYSELF4440 HE SAID4 

0,:Y1 H[ CAN Y\ BE DISSATISFI$ ) Y\RSELF IF Y\ >E 
HAPPY80 

0,WELL1 H[ %ALL ,I SAY8444 ,9 MY HE>T ,I REALLY C>E = NO?+ 
:ATEV] BUT ?AT Y\ %\LD NOT /UMBLE--SEE8 ,OH1 BUT REALLY 
Y\ MU/N'T SKIP AB\T LIKE ?AT60 HE CRI$1 BREAK+ (F TO 
SCOLD H] = TOO AGILE A MOVEM5T 9 /EPP+ OV] A BRAN* ?AT 
LAY 9 ! PA?4 0,BUT :5 ,I ?9K AB\T MYSELF1 & COMP>E 
MYSELF ) O!RS1 ESPECIALLY ) MY BRO!R1 ,I FEEL ,I'M A POOR 
CREATURE40 

0,BUT 9 :AT WAY80 ,KITTY PURSU$ ) ! SAME SMILE4 0,DON'T Y\ 
TOO WORK = O!RS8 ,:AT AB\T Y\R COOP]ATIVE SETTLEM5T1 
& Y\R WORK ON ! E/ATE1 & Y\R BOOK84440 

0,OH1 BUT ,I FEEL1 & P>TICUL>LY JU/ N[--IT'S Y\R FAULT10 HE 
SAID1 PRESS+ H] H&--0?AT ALL ?AT DOESN'T C\NT4 ,I DO IT 
9 A WAY HALFHE>T$LY4 ,IF ,I C\LD C>E = ALL ?AT AS ,I C>E 
= Y\6444 ,9/EAD ( ?AT1 ,I DO IT 9 !SE DAYS LIKE A TASK 
?AT IS SET ME40 

0,WELL1 :AT W\LD Y\ SAY AB\T PAPA80 ASK$ ,KITTY4 0,IS HE A 
POOR CREATURE !N1 AS HE DOES NO?+ = ! PUBLIC GOOD80 

0,HE8--NO6 ,BUT !N ONE MU/ HAVE ! SIMPLICITY1 ! 
/RAI<T=W>DNESS1 ! GOODNESS ( Y\R FA!R3 & ,I HAV5'T 
GOT ?AT4 ,I DO NO?+1 & ,I FRET AB\T IT4 ,IT'S ALL Y\R 
DO+4 ,BE=E !RE WAS Y\--& ?IS TOO10 HE ADD$ ) A 
GLANCE T[>DS H] WAI/ ?AT %E UND]/OOD--0,I PUT ALL MY 
5]GIES 9TO WORK2 N[ ,I CAN'T1 & ,I'M A%AM$2 ,I DO IT JU/ AS 
?\< IT W]E A TASK SET ME1 ,I'M PRET5D+44440 

0,WELL1 BUT W\LD Y\ LIKE TO *ANGE ?IS M9UTE ) ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT*80 SAID ,KITTY4 0,W\LD Y\ LIKE TO DO ?IS WORK = ! 
G5]AL GOOD1 & TO LOVE ! TASK SET Y\1 AS HE DOES1 & 
NO?+ ELSE80 

0,( C\RSE NOT10 SAID ,LEV94 0,BUT ,I'M SO HAPPY ?AT ,I DON'T 
UND]/& ANY?+4 ,SO Y\ ?9K HE'LL MAKE H] AN (F] 
TODAY80 HE ADD$ AFT] A BRIEF SIL5CE4 

0,I ?9K SO1 & ,I DON'T ?9K SO4 ,ONLY1 ,I'M AWFULLY ANXI\S = 
IT4 ,H]E1 WAIT A M9UTE40 ,%E /OOP$ D[N & PICK$ A WILD 
*AMOMILE AT ! $GE ( ! PA?4 0,COME1 C\NT3 HE DOES PROPOSE1 
HE DOESN'T10 %E SAID1 GIV+ HIM ! FL[]4 

0,HE DOES1 HE DOESN'T10 SAID ,LEV91 TE>+ (F ! :ITE PETALS4 

0,NO1 NO60 ,KITTY1 SNAT*+ AT HIS H&1 /OPP$ HIM4 ,%E HAD 
BE5 WAT*+ HIS F+]S ) 9T]E/4 0,Y\ PICK$ (F TWO40 

0,OH1 BUT SEE1 ?IS LITTLE ONE %AN'T C\NT TO MAKE UP10 SAID 
,LEV91 TE>+ (F A LITTLE HALF-GR[N PETAL4 0,H]E'S ! 
WAGONETTE OV]TAK+ US40 

0,>5'T Y\ TIR$1 ,KITTY80 CALL$ ! PR9CESS4 

0,NOT 9 ! LEA/40 

0,IF Y\ >E Y\ CAN GET 91 AS ! HORSES >E QUIET & WALK+40 

,BUT IT WAS NOT WOR? :ILE TO GET 91 !Y W]E QUITE NE> ! 
PLACE1 & ALL WALK$ ON TOGE!R4 

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