,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #ah #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,C\NTESS ,RO/OVA1 ) H] DAUGE NUMB] ( GUE/S1 WAS ALREADY SEAT$ 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM4 ,! C\NT TOOK ! G5TLEM5 9TO HIS /UDY & %[$ !M HIS *OICE COLLECTION ( ,TURKI% PIPES4 ,FROM TIME TO TIME HE W5T \T TO ASK3 0,HASN'T %E COME YET80 ,!Y W]E EXPECT+ ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA ,AKHROSIMOVA1 KN[N 9 SOCIETY AS LE T]RIBLE DRAGON1 A LADY DI/+UI%$ NOT = WEAL? OR RANK1 BUT = COMMON S5SE & FRANK PLA9NESS ( SPEE*4 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA WAS KN[N TO ! ,IMP]IAL FAMILY AS WELL AS TO ALL ,MOSC[ & ,PET]SBURG1 & BO? CITIES WOND]$ AT H]1 LAU<$ PRIVATELY AT H] RUD5ESSES1 & TOLD GOOD /ORIES AB\T H]1 :ILE NONE ! LESS ALL )\T EXCEPTION RESPECT$ & FE>$ H]4 ,9 ! C\NT'S ROOM1 :I* WAS FULL ( TOBACCO SMOKE1 !Y TALK$ ( ! W> ?AT HAD BE5 ANN\NC$ 9 A MANIFE/O1 & AB\T ! RECRUIT+4 ,NONE ( !M HAD YET SE5 ! MANIFE/O1 BUT !Y ALL KNEW IT HAD APPE>$4 ,! C\NT SAT ON ! S(A BETWE5 TWO GUE/S :O W]E SMOK+ & TALK+4 ,HE NEI!R SMOK$ NOR TALK$1 BUT B5D+ HIS HEAD FIR/ TO ONE SIDE & !N TO ! O!R WAT*$ ! SMOK]S ) EVID5T PLEASURE & LI/5$ TO ! CONV]SATION ( HIS TWO NEI 9TO HIS M\?1 WAS 9HAL+ ! SMOKE SPASMODICALLY & SCREW+ UP HIS EYES4 ,?IS WAS AN OLD BA*ELOR1 ,%9%91 A C\S9 ( ! C\NTESS'1 A MAN ) 0A %>P TONGUE0 AS !Y SAID 9 ,MOSC[ SOCIETY4 ,HE SEEM$ TO BE CONDESC5D+ TO HIS COMPANION4 ,! LATT]1 A FRE%1 ROSY (FIC] ( ! ,GU>DS1 IRREPROA*ABLY WA%$1 BRU%$1 & BUTTON$1 HELD HIS PIPE 9 ! MIDDLE ( HIS M\? & ) R$ LIPS G5TLY 9HAL$ ! SMOKE1 LETT+ IT ESCAPE FROM HIS H&SOME M\? 9 R+S4 ,?IS WAS ,LIEUT5ANT ,B]G1 AN (FIC] 9 ! ,SEM5OV REGIM5T ) :OM ,BORIS WAS TO TRAVEL TO JO9 ! >MY1 & AB\T :OM ,NATA%A HAD TEAS$ H] ELD] SI/] ,V]A1 SPEAK+ ( ,B]G AS H] 09T5D$40 ,! C\NT SAT BETWE5 !M & LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY4 ,HIS FAVORITE OCCUPATION :5 NOT PLAY+ BO/ON1 A C>D GAME HE WAS V]Y FOND (1 WAS ?AT ( LI/5]1 ESPECIALLY :5 HE SUCCE$$ 9 SETT+ TWO LOQUACI\S TALK]S AT ONE ANO!R4 0,WELL1 !N1 OLD *AP1 MON TRES HONORABLE ,ALPHONSE ,K>LOVI*10 SAID ,%9%91 LAU<+ IRONICALLY & MIX+ ! MO/ ORD9>Y ,RUSSIAN EXPRESSIONS ) ! *OICE/ ,FR5* PHRASES--:I* WAS A PECULI>ITY ( HIS SPEE*4 0,V\S COMPTEZ V\S FAIRE DES R5TES SUR L'ETAT2 "9 Y\ WANT TO MAKE SOME?+ \T ( Y\R COMPANY80 "9 ,Y\ EXPECT TO MAKE AN 9COME \T ( ! GOV]NM5T4 0,NO1 ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI*2 ,I ONLY WANT TO %[ ?AT 9 ! CAVALRY ! ADVANTAGES >E F> LESS ?AN 9 ! 9FANTRY4 ,JU/ CONSID] MY [N POSITION N[1 ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI*4440 ,B]G ALWAYS SPOKE QUIETLY1 POLITELY1 & ) GREAT PRECISION4 ,HIS CONV]SATION ALWAYS RELAT$ 5TIRELY TO HIMSELF2 HE W\LD REMA9 CALM & SIL5T :5 ! TALK RELAT$ TO ANY TOPIC ?AT HAD NO DIRECT BE>+ ON HIMSELF4 ,HE C\LD REMA9 SIL5T = H\RS )\T BE+ AT ALL PUT \T ( C\NT5ANCE HIMSELF OR MAK+ O!RS UNCOM=TABLE1 BUT AS SOON AS ! CONV]SATION CONC]N$ HIMSELF HE W\LD BEG9 TO TALK CIRCUM/ANTIALLY & ) EVID5T SATISFACTION4 0,CONSID] MY POSITION1 ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI*4 ,W]E ,I 9 ! CAVALRY ,I %\LD GET NOT MORE ?AN TWO HUNDR$ RUBLES EV]Y F\R MON?S1 EV5 ) ! RANK ( LIEUT5ANT2 BUT AS IT IS ,I RECEIVE TWO HUNDR$ & ?IRTY10 SAID HE1 LOOK+ AT ,%9%9 & ! C\NT ) A JOYFUL1 PLEASANT SMILE1 AS IF IT W]E OBVI\S TO HIM ?AT HIS SUCCESS MU/ ALWAYS BE ! *IEF DESIRE ( EV]YONE ELSE4 0,BESIDES ?AT1 ,PET] ,NIKOLAEVI*1 BY EX*ANG+ 9TO ! ,GU>DS ,I %ALL BE 9 A MORE PROM95T POSITION10 CONT9U$ ,B]G1 0& VACANCIES OCCUR MU* MORE FREQU5TLY 9 ! ,FOOT ,GU>DS4 ,!N JU/ ?9K :AT CAN BE DONE ) TWO HUNDR$ & ?IRTY RUBLES6 ,I EV5 MANAGE TO PUT A LITTLE ASIDE & TO S5D SOME?+ TO MY FA!R10 HE W5T ON1 EMITT+ A SMOKE R+4 0,LA BALANCE Y E/444 "9 ,A ,G]MAN KN[S H[ TO SK9 A FL9T1 AS ! PROV]B SAYS10 REM>K$ ,%9%91 MOV+ HIS PIPE TO ! O!R SIDE ( HIS M\? & W9K+ AT ! C\NT4 "9 ,SO ?AT SQU>ES MATT]S4 ,! C\NT BUR/ \T LAU<+4 ,! O!R GUE/S SEE+ ?AT ,%9%9 WAS TALK+ CAME UP TO LI/54 ,B]G1 OBLIVI\S ( IRONY OR 9DIFF]5CE1 CONT9U$ TO EXPLA9 H[ BY EX*ANG+ 9TO ! ,GU>DS HE HAD ALREADY GA9$ A /EP ON HIS OLD COMRADES ( ! ,CADET ,CORPS2 H[ 9 W>TIME ! COMPANY COMM&] MI HE WAS ) EV]YONE 9 ! REGIM5T1 & H[ SATISFI$ HIS FA!R WAS ) HIM4 ,B]G EVID5TLY 5JOY$ N>RAT+ ALL ?IS1 & DID NOT SEEM TO SUSPECT ?AT O!RS1 TOO1 MIM$ HIS HE>]S4 0,WELL1 MY BOY1 Y\'LL GET ALONG :]EV] Y\ GO--FOOT OR HORSE--?AT ,I'LL W>RANT10 SAID ,%9%91 PATT+ HIM ON ! %\LD] & TAK+ HIS FEET (F ! S(A4 ,B]G SMIL$ JOY\SLY4 ,! C\NT1 FOLL[$ BY HIS GUE/S1 W5T 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 ,IT WAS JU/ ! MOM5T BE=E A BIG D9N] :5 ! ASSEMBL$ GUE/S1 EXPECT+ ! SUMMONS TO ZAKUSKA1 "9 AVOID 5GAG+ 9 ANY LONG CONV]SATION BUT ?9K IT NECESS>Y TO MOVE AB\T & TALK1 9 ORD] TO %[ ?AT !Y >E NOT AT ALL IMPATI5T = !IR FOOD4 ,! HO/ & HO/ESS LOOK T[>D ! DOOR1 & N[ & !N GLANCE AT ONE ANO!R1 & ! VISITORS TRY TO GUESS FROM !SE GLANCES :O1 OR :AT1 !Y >E WAIT+ =--SOME IMPORTANT RELATION :O HAS NOT YET >RIV$1 OR A DI% ?AT IS NOT YET READY4 "9 ,HORS D'OEUVRES4 ,PI]RE HAD COME JU/ AT D9N]TIME & WAS SITT+ AWKW>DLY 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! DRAW+ ROOM ON ! FIR/ *AIR HE HAD COME ACROSS1 BLOCK+ ! WAY = EV]YONE4 ,! C\NTESS TRI$ TO MAKE HIM TALK1 BUT HE W5T ON NAIVELY LOOK+ >\ND ?R\< HIS SPECTACLES AS IF 9 SE>* ( SOMEBODY & ANSW]$ ALL H] QUE/IONS 9 MONOSYLLABLES4 ,HE WAS 9 ! WAY & WAS ! ONLY ONE :O DID NOT NOTICE ! FACT4 ,MO/ ( ! GUE/S1 KN[+ ( ! AFFAIR ) ! BE>1 LOOK$ ) CURIOSITY AT ?IS BIG1 /\T1 QUIET MAN1 WOND]+ H[ SU* A CLUMSY1 MODE/ FELL[ C\LD HAVE PLAY$ SU* A PRANK ON A POLICEMAN4 0,Y\ HAVE ONLY LATELY >RIV$80 ! C\NTESS ASK$ HIM4 0,\I1 MADAME10 REPLI$ HE1 LOOK+ >\ND HIM4 0,Y\ HAVE NOT YET SE5 MY HUSB&80 0,NON1 MADAME40 ,HE SMIL$ QUITE 9APPROPRIATELY4 0,Y\ HAVE BE5 9 ,P>IS REC5TLY1 ,I BELIEVE8 ,I SUPPOSE IT'S V]Y 9T]E/+40 0,V]Y 9T]E/+40 ,! C\NTESS EX*ANG$ GLANCES ) ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA4 ,! LATT] UND]/OOD ?AT %E WAS BE+ ASK$ TO 5T]TA9 ?IS Y\NG MAN1 & SITT+ D[N BESIDE HIM %E BEGAN TO SPEAK AB\T HIS FA!R2 BUT HE ANSW]$ H]1 AS HE HAD ! C\NTESS1 ONLY 9 MONOSYLLABLES4 ,! O!R GUE/S W]E ALL CONV]S+ ) ONE ANO!R4 0,! ,RAZUMOVSKIS444 ,IT WAS *>M+444 ,Y\ >E V]Y K9D444 ,C\NTESS ,APRAKS9A4440 WAS HE>D ON ALL SIDES4 ,! C\NTESS ROSE & W5T 9TO ! BALLROOM4 0,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA80 CAME H] VOICE FROM !RE4 0,H]SELF10 CAME ! ANSW] 9 A R\< VOICE1 & ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA 5T]$ ! ROOM4 ,ALL ! UNM>RI$ LADIES & EV5 ! M>RI$ ONES EXCEPT ! V]Y OLDE/ ROSE4 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA PAUS$ AT ! DOOR4 ,TALL & /\T1 HOLD+ HI< H] FIFTY-YE>-OLD HEAD ) ITS GRAY CURLS1 %E /OOD SURVEY+ ! GUE/S1 & LEISURELY >RANG$ H] WIDE SLEEVES AS IF ROLL+ !M UP4 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA ALWAYS SPOKE 9 ,RUSSIAN4 0,HEAL? & HAPP9ESS TO H] :OSE NAME DAY WE >E KEEP+ & TO H] *ILDR510 %E SAID1 9 H] L\D1 FULL-TON$ VOICE :I* DR[N$ ALL O!RS4 0,WELL1 Y\ OLD S9N]10 %E W5T ON1 TURN+ TO ! C\NT :O WAS KISS+ H] H&1 0Y\'RE FEEL+ DULL 9 ,MOSC[1 ,I D>ESAY8 ,NO:]E TO HUNT ) Y\R DOGS8 ,BUT :AT IS TO BE DONE1 OLD MAN8 ,JU/ SEE H[ !SE NE/L+S >E GR[+ UP10 & %E PO9T$ TO ! GIRLS4 0,Y\ MU/ LOOK = HUSB&S = !M :E!R Y\ LIKE IT OR NOT44440 0,WELL10 SAID %E1 0H['S MY ,COSSACK80 7,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA ALWAYS CALL$ ,NATA%A A ,COSSACK7 & %E /ROK$ ! *ILD'S >M AS %E CAME UP FE>LESS & GAY TO KISS H] H&4 0,I KN[ %E'S A SCAMP ( A GIRL1 BUT ,I LIKE H]40 ,%E TOOK A PAIR ( PE>-%AP$ RUBY E>R+S FROM H] HUGE RETICULE &1 HAV+ GIV5 !M TO ! ROSY ,NATA%A1 :O BEAM$ ) ! PLEASURE ( H] SA9T'S-DAY FETE1 TURN$ AWAY AT ONCE & ADDRESS$ H]SELF TO ,PI]RE4 0,EH1 EH1 FRI5D6 ,COME H]E A BIT10 SAID %E1 ASSUM+ A S(T HI< TONE ( VOICE4 0,COME H]E1 MY FRI5D4440 & %E OM9\SLY TUCK$ UP H] SLEEVES /ILL HI<]4 ,PI]RE APPROA*$1 LOOK+ AT H] 9 A *ILDLIKE WAY ?R\< HIS SPECTACLES4 0,COME NE>]1 COME NE>]1 FRI5D6 ,I US$ TO BE ! ONLY ONE TO TELL Y\R FA!R ! TRU? :5 HE WAS 9 FAVOR1 & 9 Y\R CASE IT'S MY EVID5T DUTY40 ,%E PAUS$4 ,ALL W]E SIL5T1 EXPECTANT ( :AT WAS TO FOLL[1 = ?IS WAS CLE>LY ONLY A PRELUDE4 0,A F9E LAD6 ,MY WORD6 ,A F9E LAD6444 ,HIS FA!R LIES ON HIS DEA?B$ & HE AMUSES HIMSELF SETT+ A POLICEMAN A/RIDE A BE>6 ,= %AME1 SIR1 = %AME6 ,IT W\LD BE BETT] IF Y\ W5T TO ! W>40 ,%E TURN$ AWAY & GAVE H] H& TO ! C\NT1 :O C\LD H>DLY KEEP FROM LAU<+4 0,WELL1 ,I SUPPOSE IT IS TIME WE W]E AT TABLE80 SAID ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA4 ,! C\NT W5T 9 FIR/ ) ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 ! C\NTESS FOLL[$ ON ! >M ( A COLONEL ( HUSS>S1 A MAN ( IMPORTANCE TO !M BECAUSE ,NI*OLAS WAS TO GO ) HIM TO ! REGIM5T2 !N CAME ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA ) ,%9%94 ,B]G GAVE HIS >M TO ,V]A4 ,! SMIL+ ,JULIE ,K>AG9A W5T 9 ) ,NI*OLAS4 ,AFT] !M O!R C\PLES FOLL[$1 FILL+ ! :OLE D9+ HALL1 & LA/ ( ALL ! *ILDR51 TUTORS1 & GOV]NESSES FOLL[$ S+LY4 ,! FOOTM5 BEGAN MOV+ AB\T1 *AIRS SCRAP$1 ! B& /RUCK UP 9 ! GALL]Y1 & ! GUE/S SETTL$ D[N 9 !IR PLACES4 ,!N ! /RA9S ( ! C\NT'S H\SEHOLD B& W]E REPLAC$ BY ! CLATT] ( KNIVES & =KS1 ! VOICES ( VISITORS1 & ! S(T /EPS ( ! FOOTM54 ,AT ONE 5D ( ! TABLE SAT ! C\NTESS ) ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA ON H] RI!R D[N4 ,AT ! O!R 5D SAT ! C\NT1 ) ! HUSS> COLONEL ON HIS LEFT & ,%9%9 & ! O!R MALE VISITORS ON HIS RID ALL ! TIME1 AT ! M5'S 5D ! VOICES S\ND$ L\D] & L\D]1 ESPECIALLY ?AT ( ! COLONEL ( HUSS>S :O1 GR[+ MORE & MORE FLU%$1 ATE & DRANK SO MU* ?AT ! C\NT HELD HIM UP AS A PATT]N TO ! O!R GUE/S4 ,B]G ) T5D] SMILES WAS SAY+ TO ,V]A ?AT LOVE IS NOT AN E>?LY BUT A HEAV5LY FEEL+4 ,BORIS WAS TELL+ HIS NEW FRI5D ,PI]RE :O ! GUE/S W]E & EX*ANG+ GLANCES ) ,NATA%A1 :O WAS SITT+ OPPOSITE4 ,PI]RE SPOKE LITTLE BUT EXAM9$ ! NEW FACES1 & ATE A GREAT DEAL4 ,( ! TWO S\PS HE *OSE TURTLE ) SAVORY PATTIES & W5T ON TO ! GAME )\T OMITT+ A S+LE DI% OR ONE ( ! W9ES4 ,!SE LATT] ! BUTL] ?RU/ MY/]I\SLY =W>D1 WRAPP$ 9 A NAPK91 FROM BEH9D ! NEXT MAN'S %\LD]S & :ISP]$3 0,DRY ,MADEIRA0444 0,HUNG>IAN0444 OR 0,RH9E W9E0 AS ! CASE MIE 9 LOVE ) & HAVE JU/ KISS$ = ! 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