,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #b 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S DRAW+ ROOM WAS GRADUALLY FILL+4 ,! HI<E/ ,PET]SBURG 
 SOCIETY WAS ASSEMBL$ !RE3 PEOPLE DIFF]+ WIDELY 9 AGE & *>ACT] 
 BUT ALIKE 9 ! SOCIAL CIRCLE TO :I* !Y BELONG$4 ,PR9CE ,VASILI'S 
 DAU<T]1 ! BEAUTIFUL ,HEL5E1 CAME TO TAKE H] FA!R TO ! 
 AMBASSADOR'S 5T]TA9M5T2 %E WORE A BALL DRESS & H] BADGE AS MAID ( 
 HONOR4 ,! Y\?FUL LITTLE ,PR9CESS ,BOLKONSKAYA1 KN[N AS LA FEMME LA 
 PLUS S$UISANTE DE ,PET]SB\RG1 "9 WAS ALSO !RE4 ,%E HAD BE5 M>RI$ 
 DUR+ ! PREVI\S W9T]1 & BE+ PREGNANT DID NOT GO TO ANY L>GE 
 GA!R+S1 BUT ONLY TO SMALL RECEPTIONS4 ,PR9CE ,VASILI'S SON1 ,HIPPOLYTE1 
 HAD COME ) ,MORTEM>T1 :OM HE 9TRODUC$4 ,! ,ABBE ,MORIO & MANY 
 O!RS HAD ALSO COME4 

 "9 ,! MO/ FASC9AT+ WOMAN 9 ,PET]SBURG4 

  

,TO EA* NEW >RIVAL ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA SAID1 0,Y\ HAVE NOT YET SE5 MY AUNT10 
 OR 0,Y\ DO NOT KN[ MY AUNT80 & V]Y GRAVELY CONDUCT$ HIM OR H] TO A 
 LITTLE OLD LADY1 WE>+ L>GE B[S ( RIBBON 9 H] CAP1 :O HAD COME 
 SAIL+ 9 FROM ANO!R ROOM AS SOON AS ! GUE/S BEGAN TO >RIVE2 & 
 SL[LY TURN+ H] EYES FROM ! VISITOR TO H] AUNT1 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA 
 M5TION$ EA* ONE'S NAME & !N LEFT !M4 

,EA* VISITOR P]=M$ ! C]EMONY ( GREET+ ?IS OLD AUNT :OM NOT ONE 
 ( !M KNEW1 NOT ONE ( !M WANT$ TO KN[1 & NOT ONE ( !M C>$ 
 AB\T2 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA OBS]V$ !SE GREET+S ) M\RNFUL & SOLEMN 
 9T]E/ & SIL5T APPROVAL4 ,! AUNT SPOKE TO EA* ( !M 9 ! SAME 
 WORDS1 AB\T !IR HEAL? & H] [N1 & ! HEAL? ( ,H] ,MAJE/Y1 
 0:O1 ?ANK ,GOD1 WAS BETT] TODAY40 ,& EA* VISITOR1 ?\< POLIT5ESS 
 PREV5T$ HIS %[+ IMPATI5CE1 LEFT ! OLD WOMAN ) A S5SE ( 
 RELIEF AT HAV+ P]=M$ A VEXATI\S DUTY & DID NOT RETURN TO H] ! 
 :OLE EV5+4 

,! Y\NG ,PR9CESS ,BOLKONSKAYA HAD BR\<T SOME WORK 9 A GOLD-EMBROID]$ 
 VELVET BAG4 ,H] PRETTY LITTLE UPP] LIP1 ON :I* A DELICATE D>K D[N WAS 
 JU/ P]CEPTIBLE1 WAS TOO %ORT = H] TEE?1 BUT IT LIFT$ ALL ! MORE 
 SWEETLY1 & WAS ESPECIALLY *>M+ :5 %E OCCASIONALLY DREW IT D[N TO 
 MEET ! L[] LIP4 ,AS IS ALWAYS ! CASE ) A ?OR\<LY ATTRACTIVE 
 WOMAN1 H] DEFECT--! %ORTNESS ( H] UPP] LIP & H] HALF-OP5 
 M\?--SEEM$ TO BE H] [N SPECIAL & PECULI> =M ( BEAUTY4 
 ,EV]YONE BRI<T5$ AT ! SI<T ( ?IS PRETTY Y\NG WOMAN1 SO SOON TO 
 BECOME A MO!R1 SO FULL ( LIFE & HEAL?1 & C>RY+ H] BURD5 SO 
 LI<TLY4 ,OLD M5 & DULL DISPIRIT$ Y\NG ONES :O LOOK$ AT H]1 AFT] 
 BE+ 9 H] COMPANY & TALK+ TO H] A LITTLE :ILE1 FELT AS IF !Y 
 TOO W]E BECOM+1 LIKE H]1 FULL ( LIFE & HEAL?4 ,ALL :O TALK$ TO 
 H]1 & AT EA* WORD SAW H] BRI<T SMILE & ! CON/ANT GLEAM ( H] 
 :ITE TEE?1 ?\<T ?AT !Y W]E 9 A SPECIALLY AMIABLE MOOD ?AT DAY4 

,! LITTLE PR9CESS W5T R\ND ! TABLE ) QUICK1 %ORT1 SWAY+ /EPS1 
 H] WORKBAG ON H] >M1 & GAILY SPREAD+ \T H] DRESS SAT D[N ON A 
 S(A NE> ! SILV] SAMOV>1 AS IF ALL %E WAS DO+ WAS A PLEASURE TO 
 H]SELF & TO ALL >\ND H]4 0,I HAVE BR\<T MY WORK10 SAID %E 9 
 ,FR5*1 DISPLAY+ H] BAG & ADDRESS+ ALL PRES5T4 0,M9D1 ,ANNETTE1 ,I 
 HOPE Y\ HAVE NOT PLAY$ A WICK$ TRICK ON ME10 %E ADD$1 TURN+ TO H] 
 HO/ESS4 0,Y\ WROTE ?AT IT WAS TO BE QUITE A SMALL RECEPTION1 & JU/ 
 SEE H[ BADLY ,I AM DRESS$40 ,& %E SPREAD \T H] >MS TO %[ H] 
 %ORT-WAI/$1 LACE-TRIMM$1 DA9TY GRAY DRESS1 GIRDL$ ) A BROAD 
 RIBBON JU/ BEL[ ! BREA/4 

0,SOYEZ TRANQUILLE1 ,LISE1 Y\ WILL ALWAYS BE PRETTI] ?AN ANYONE 
 ELSE10 REPLI$ ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 

0,Y\ KN[10 SAID ! PR9CESS 9 ! SAME TONE ( VOICE & /ILL 9 
 ,FR5*1 TURN+ TO A G5]AL1 0MY HUSB& IS DES]T+ ME8 ,HE IS GO+ TO 
 GET HIMSELF KILL$4 ,TELL ME :AT ?IS WRET*$ W> IS =80 %E ADD$1 
 ADDRESS+ ,PR9CE ,VASILI1 & )\T WAIT+ = AN ANSW] %E TURN$ TO 
 SPEAK TO HIS DAU<T]1 ! BEAUTIFUL ,HEL5E4 

0,:AT A DELI<TFUL WOMAN ?IS LITTLE PR9CESS IS60 SAID ,PR9CE ,VASILI TO 
 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA4 

,ONE ( ! NEXT >RIVALS WAS A /\T1 HEAVILY BUILT Y\NG MAN ) 
 CLOSE-CROPP$ HAIR1 SPECTACLES1 ! LI<T-COLOR$ BREE*ES FA%IONABLE AT 
 ?AT TIME1 A V]Y HI< RUFFLE1 & A BR[N DRESS COAT4 ,?IS /\T Y\NG 
 MAN WAS AN ILLEGITIMATE SON ( ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV1 A WELL-KN[N GR&EE ( 
 ,CA!R9E'S TIME :O N[ LAY DY+ 9 ,MOSC[4 ,! Y\NG MAN HAD NOT YET 
 5T]$ EI!R ! MILIT>Y OR CIVIL S]VICE1 AS HE HAD ONLY JU/ RETURN$ 
 FROM ABROAD :]E HE HAD BE5 $UCAT$1 & ?IS WAS HIS FIR/ APPE>ANCE 
 9 SOCIETY4 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA GREET$ HIM ) ! NOD %E ACCORD$ TO ! 
 L[E/ HI]>*Y 9 H] DRAW+ ROOM4 ,BUT 9 SPITE ( ?IS L[E/-GRADE 
 GREET+1 A LOOK ( ANXIETY & FE>1 AS AT ! SI<T ( SOME?+ TOO 
 L>GE & UNSUIT$ TO ! PLACE1 CAME OV] H] FACE :5 %E SAW ,PI]RE 
 5T]4 ,?\< HE WAS C]TA9LY RA!R BIGG] ?AN ! O!R M5 9 ! 
 ROOM1 H] ANXIETY C\LD ONLY HAVE REF]5CE TO ! CLEV] ?\< %Y1 BUT 
 OBS]VANT & NATURAL1 EXPRESSION :I* DI/+UI%$ HIM FROM EV]YONE 
 ELSE 9 ?AT DRAW+ ROOM4 

0,IT IS V]Y GOOD ( Y\1 ,MONSIEUR ,PI]RE1 TO COME & VISIT A POOR 
 9VALID10 SAID ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 EX*ANG+ AN AL>M$ GLANCE ) H] AUNT 
 AS %E CONDUCT$ HIM TO H]4 

,PI]RE MURMUR$ SOME?+ UN9TELLIGIBLE1 & CONT9U$ TO LOOK R\ND AS 
 IF 9 SE>* ( SOME?+4 ,ON HIS WAY TO ! AUNT HE B[$ TO ! LITTLE 
 PR9CESS ) A PLEAS$ SMILE1 AS TO AN 9TIMATE ACQUA9TANCE4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S AL>M WAS JU/IFI$1 = ,PI]RE TURN$ AWAY FROM ! AUNT 
 )\T WAIT+ TO HE> H] SPEE* AB\T ,H] ,MAJE/Y'S HEAL?4 ,ANNA 
 ,PAVLOVNA 9 DISMAY DETA9$ HIM ) ! WORDS3 0,DO Y\ KN[ ! ,ABBE 
 ,MORIO8 ,HE IS A MO/ 9T]E/+ MAN40 

0,YES1 ,I HAVE HE>D ( HIS S*EME = P]PETUAL PEACE1 & IT IS V]Y 
 9T]E/+ BUT H>DLY FEASIBLE40 

0,Y\ ?9K SO80 REJO9$ ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA 9 ORD] TO SAY SOME?+ & GET 
 AWAY TO ATT5D TO H] DUTIES AS HO/ESS4 ,BUT ,PI]RE N[ COMMITT$ A 
 REV]SE ACT ( IMPOLIT5ESS4 ,FIR/ HE HAD LEFT A LADY BE=E %E HAD 
 F9I%$ SPEAK+ TO HIM1 & N[ HE CONT9U$ TO SPEAK TO ANO!R :O 
 WI%$ TO GET AWAY4 ,) HIS HEAD B5T1 & HIS BIG FEET SPREAD AP>T1 HE 
 BEGAN EXPLA9+ HIS REASONS = ?9K+ ! ABBE'S PLAN *IM]ICAL4 

0,WE WILL TALK ( IT LAT]10 SAID ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA ) A SMILE4 

,& HAV+ GOT RID ( ?IS Y\NG MAN :O DID NOT KN[ H[ TO BEHAVE1 %E 
 RESUM$ H] DUTIES AS HO/ESS & CONT9U$ TO LI/5 & WAT*1 READY TO 
 HELP AT ANY PO9T :]E ! CONV]SATION MI<T HAPP5 TO FLAG4 ,AS ! 
 =EMAN ( A SP9N+ MILL1 :5 HE HAS SET ! H&S TO WORK1 GOES R\ND 
 & NOTICES H]E A SP9DLE ?AT HAS /OPP$ OR !RE ONE ?AT CREAKS OR 
 MAKES MORE NOISE ?AN IT %\LD1 & HA/5S TO *ECK ! MA*9E OR SET 
 IT 9 PROP] MOTION1 SO ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA MOV$ AB\T H] DRAW+ ROOM1 
 APPROA*+ N[ A SIL5T1 N[ A TOO-NOISY GR\P1 & BY A WORD OR SLI<T 
 RE>RANGEM5T KEPT ! CONV]SATIONAL MA*9E 9 /EADY1 PROP]1 & 
 REGUL> MOTION4 ,BUT AMID !SE C>ES H] ANXIETY AB\T ,PI]RE WAS EVID5T4 
 ,%E KEPT AN ANXI\S WAT* ON HIM :5 HE APPROA*$ ! GR\P R\ND 
 ,MORTEM>T TO LI/5 TO :AT WAS BE+ SAID !RE1 & AGA9 :5 HE PASS$ 
 TO ANO!R GR\P :OSE C5T] WAS ! ABBE4 

,PI]RE HAD BE5 $UCAT$ ABROAD1 & ?IS RECEPTION AT ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S WAS 
 ! FIR/ HE HAD ATT5D$ 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,HE KNEW ?AT ALL ! 9TELLECTUAL 
 LI<TS ( ,PET]SBURG W]E GA!R$ !RE &1 LIKE A *ILD 9 A TOY%OP1 
 DID NOT KN[ :I* WAY TO LOOK1 AFRAID ( MISS+ ANY CLEV] CONV]SATION 
 ?AT WAS TO BE HE>D4 ,SEE+ ! SELF-CONFID5T & REF9$ EXPRESSION ON 
 ! FACES ( ?OSE PRES5T HE WAS ALWAYS EXPECT+ TO HE> SOME?+ V]Y 
 PR(\ND4 ,AT LA/ HE CAME UP TO ,MORIO4 ,H]E ! CONV]SATION SEEM$ 
 9T]E/+ & HE /OOD WAIT+ = AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS HIS [N 
 VIEWS1 AS Y\NG PEOPLE >E FOND ( DO+4 

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