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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,AT T5 O'CLOCK ! OLD PR9CE1 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 & ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* W]E SITT+ AT ,LEV9'S4 ,HAV+ 9QUIR$ AFT] ,KITTY1 !Y HAD DROPP$ 9TO CONV]SATION UPON O!R SUBJECTS4 ,LEV9 HE>D !M1 & UNCONSCI\SLY1 AS !Y TALK$1 GO+ OV] ! PA/1 OV] :AT HAD BE5 UP TO ?AT MORN+1 HE ?\<T ( HIMSELF AS HE HAD BE5 YE/]DAY TILL ?AT PO9T4 ,IT WAS AS ?\< A HUNDR$ YE>S HAD PASS$ S9CE !N4 ,HE FELT HIMSELF EXALT$ TO UNATTA9ABLE HEI<TS1 FROM :I* HE /UDI\SLY L[]$ HIMSELF SO AS NOT TO W\ND ! PEOPLE HE WAS TALK+ TO4 ,HE TALK$1 & WAS ALL ! TIME ?9K+ ( HIS WIFE1 ( H] CONDITION N[1 ( HIS SON1 9 :OSE EXI/5CE HE TRI$ TO S*OOL HIMSELF 9TO BELIEV+4 ,! :OLE WORLD ( WOMAN1 :I* HAD TAK5 = HIM S9CE HIS M>RIAGE A NEW VALUE HE HAD NEV] SUSPECT$ BE=E1 WAS N[ SO EXALT$ ?AT HE C\LD NOT TAKE IT 9 9 HIS IMAG9ATION4 ,HE HE>D !M TALK ( YE/]DAY'S D9N] AT ! CLUB1 & ?\<T3 0,:AT IS HAPP5+ ) H] N[8 ,IS %E ASLEEP8 ,H[ IS %E8 ,:AT IS %E ?9K+ (8 ,IS HE CRY+1 MY SON ,DMITRI80 ,& 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! CONV]SATION1 9 ! MIDDLE ( A S5T5CE1 HE JUMP$ UP & W5T \T ( ! ROOM4 

0,S5D ME WORD IF ,I CAN SEE H]10 SAID ! PR9CE4 

0,V]Y WELL1 9 A M9UTE10 ANSW]$ ,LEV91 & )\T /OPP+1 HE W5T TO H] ROOM4 

,%E WAS NOT ASLEEP1 %E WAS TALK+ G5TLY ) H] MO!R1 MAK+ PLANS AB\T ! *RI/5+4 

,C>EFULLY SET TO RI<TS1 ) HAIR WELL-BRU%$1 9 A SM>T LITTLE CAP ) SOME BLUE 9 IT1 H] >MS \T ON ! QUILT1 %E WAS LY+ ON H] BACK4 ,MEET+ HIS EYES1 H] EYES DREW HIM TO H]4 ,H] FACE1 BRI<T BE=E1 BRI<T5$ /ILL MORE AS HE DREW NE> H]4 ,!RE WAS ! SAME *ANGE 9 IT FROM E>?LY TO UNE>?LY ?AT IS SE5 9 ! FACE ( ! DEAD4 ,BUT !N IT MEANS F>EWELL1 H]E IT MEANT WELCOME4 ,AGA9 A RU% ( EMOTION1 SU* AS HE HAD FELT AT ! MOM5T ( ! *ILD'S BIR?1 FLOOD$ HIS HE>T4 ,%E TOOK HIS H& & ASK$ HIM IF HE HAD SLEPT4 ,HE C\LD NOT ANSW]1 & TURN$ AWAY1 /RUGGL+ ) HIS WEAKNESS4 

0,I HAVE HAD A NAP1 ,KO/YA60 %E SAID TO HIM2 0& ,I AM SO COM=TABLE N[40 

,%E LOOK$ AT HIM1 BUT SUDD5LY H] EXPRESSION *ANG$4 

0,GIVE HIM TO ME10 %E SAID1 HE>+ ! BABY'S CRY4 0,GIVE HIM TO ME1 ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA1 & HE %ALL LOOK AT HIM40 

0,TO BE SURE1 HIS PAPA %ALL LOOK AT HIM10 SAID ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA1 GETT+ UP & BR++ SOME?+ R$1 & QUE]1 & WRIGGL+4 0,WAIT A M9UTE1 WE'LL MAKE HIM TIDY FIR/10 & ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA LAID ! R$ WOBBL+ ?+ ON ! B$1 BEGAN UNTRUSS+ & TRUSS+ UP ! BABY1 LIFT+ IT UP & TURN+ IT OV] ) ONE F+] & P[D]+ IT ) SOME?+4 

,LEV91 LOOK+ AT ! T9Y1 PITIFUL CREATURE1 MADE /R5U\S EF=TS TO DISCOV] 9 HIS HE>T SOME TRACES ( FA!RLY FEEL+ = IT4 ,HE FELT NO?+ T[>DS IT BUT DISGU/4 ,BUT :5 IT WAS UNDRESS$ & HE CAU<T A GLIMPSE ( WEE1 WEE1 LITTLE H&S1 LITTLE FEET1 SAFFRON-COLOR$1 ) LITTLE TOES1 TOO1 & POSITIVELY ) A LITTLE BIG TOE DIFF]5T FROM ! RE/1 & :5 HE SAW ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA CLOS+ ! WIDE-OP5 LITTLE H&S1 AS ?\< !Y W]E S(T SPR+S1 & PUTT+ !M 9TO L95 G>M5TS1 SU* PITY = ! LITTLE CREATURE CAME UPON HIM1 & SU* T]ROR ?AT %E W\LD HURT IT1 ?AT HE HELD H] H& BACK4 

,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA LAU<$4 

0,DON'T BE FRI<T5$1 DON'T BE FRI<T5$60 

,:5 ! BABY HAD BE5 PUT TO RI<TS & TRANS=M$ 9TO A FIRM DOLL1 ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA D&L$ IT AS ?\< PR\D ( H] H&IWORK1 & /OOD A LITTLE AWAY SO ?AT ,LEV9 MI<T SEE HIS SON 9 ALL HIS GLORY4 

,KITTY LOOK$ SIDEWAYS 9 ! SAME DIRECTION1 NEV] TAK+ H] EYES (F ! BABY4 0,GIVE HIM TO ME6 GIVE HIM TO ME60 %E SAID1 & EV5 MADE AS ?\< %E W\LD SIT UP4 

0,:AT >E Y\ ?9K+ (1 ,KAT]9A ,ALEX&ROVNA1 Y\ MU/N'T MOVE LIKE ?AT6 ,WAIT A M9UTE4 ,I'LL GIVE HIM TO Y\4 ,H]E WE'RE %[+ PAPA :AT A F9E FELL[ WE >E60 

,& ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA1 ) ONE H& SUPPORT+ ! WOBBL+ HEAD1 LIFT$ UP ON ! O!R >M ! /RANGE1 LIMP1 R$ CREATURE1 :OSE HEAD WAS LO/ 9 ITS SWADDL+ CLO!S4 ,BUT IT HAD A NOSE1 TOO1 & SLANT+ EYES & SMACK+ LIPS4 

0,A SPL5DID BABY60 SAID ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA4 

,LEV9 SI<$ ) MORTIFICATION4 ,?IS SPL5DID BABY EXCIT$ 9 HIM NO FEEL+ BUT DISGU/ & COMPASSION4 ,IT WAS NOT AT ALL ! FEEL+ HE HAD LOOK$ =W>D TO4 

,HE TURN$ AWAY :ILE ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA PUT ! BABY TO ! UNACCU/OM$ BREA/4 

,SUDD5LY LAU<T] MADE HIM LOOK R\ND4 ,! BABY HAD TAK5 ! BREA/4 

0,COME1 ?AT'S 5\<1 ?AT'S 5\<60 SAID ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA1 BUT ,KITTY W\LD NOT LET ! BABY GO4 ,HE FELL ASLEEP 9 H] >MS4 

0,LOOK1 N[10 SAID ,KITTY1 TURN+ ! BABY SO ?AT HE C\LD SEE IT4 ,! AG$-LOOK+ LITTLE FACE SUDD5LY PUCK]$ UP /ILL MORE & ! BABY SNEEZ$4 

,SMIL+1 H>DLY ABLE TO RE/RA9 HIS TE>S1 ,LEV9 KISS$ HIS WIFE & W5T \T ( ! D>K ROOM4 ,:AT HE FELT T[>DS ?IS LITTLE CREATURE WAS UTT]LY UNLIKE :AT HE HAD EXPECT$4 ,!RE WAS NO?+ *E]FUL & JOY\S 9 ! FEEL+2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT WAS A NEW TORTURE ( APPREH5SION4 ,IT WAS ! CONSCI\SNESS ( A NEW SPH]E ( LIABILITY TO PA94 ,& ?IS S5SE WAS SO PA9FUL AT FIR/1 ! APPREH5SION LE/ ?IS HELPLESS CREATURE %\LD SUFF] WAS SO 9T5SE1 ?AT IT PREV5T$ HIM FROM NOTIC+ ! /RANGE ?RILL ( S5SELESS JOY & EV5 PRIDE ?AT HE HAD FELT :5 ! BABY SNEEZ$4 

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