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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE WAS N[ NO ONE 9 ! RECEPTION ROOM EXCEPT ,PR9CE ,VASILI & ! 
 ELDE/ PR9CESS1 :O W]E SITT+ UND] ! PORTRAIT ( ,CA!R9E ! 
 ,GREAT & TALK+ EAG]LY4 ,AS SOON AS !Y SAW ,PI]RE & HIS COMPANION 
 !Y BECAME SIL5T1 & ,PI]RE ?\<T HE SAW ! PR9CESS HIDE SOME?+ 
 AS %E :ISP]$3 

0,I CAN'T BE> ! SI<T ( ?AT WOMAN40 

0,CATI*E HAS HAD TEA S]V$ 9 ! SMALL DRAW+ ROOM10 SAID ,PR9CE ,VASILI 
 TO ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA4 0,GO & TAKE SOME?+1 MY POOR ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 OR 
 Y\ WILL NOT HOLD \T40 

,TO ,PI]RE HE SAID NO?+1 M]ELY GIV+ HIS >M A SYMPA!TIC SQUEEZE 
 BEL[ ! %\LD]4 ,PI]RE W5T ) ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA 9TO ! SMALL 
 DRAW+ ROOM4 

0,!RE IS NO?+ SO REFRE%+ AFT] A SLEEPLESS NI<T AS A CUP ( ?IS 
 DELICI\S ,RUSSIAN TEA10 ,LORRA9 WAS SAY+ ) AN AIR ( RE/RA9$ 
 ANIMATION AS HE /OOD SIPP+ TEA FROM A DELICATE ,*9ESE H&LELESS CUP 
 BE=E A TABLE ON :I* TEA & A COLD SUPP] W]E LAID 9 ! SMALL 
 CIRCUL> ROOM4 ,>\ND ! TABLE ALL :O W]E AT ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV'S H\SE 
 ?AT NI<T HAD GA!R$ TO =TIFY !MSELVES4 ,PI]RE WELL REMEMB]$ ?IS 
 SMALL CIRCUL> DRAW+ ROOM ) ITS MIRRORS & LITTLE TABLES4 ,DUR+ 
 BALLS GIV5 AT ! H\SE ,PI]RE1 :O DID NOT KN[ H[ TO DANCE1 HAD LIK$ 
 SITT+ 9 ?IS ROOM TO WAT* ! LADIES :O1 AS !Y PASS$ ?R\< 9 
 !IR BALL DRESSES ) DIAMONDS & PE>LS ON !IR B>E %\LD]S1 
 LOOK$ AT !MSELVES 9 ! BRILLIANTLY LI<T$ MIRRORS :I* REPEAT$ 
 !IR REFLECTIONS SEV]AL TIMES4 ,N[ ?IS SAME ROOM WAS DIMLY LI<T$ BY 
 TWO C&LES4 ,ON ONE SMALL TABLE TEA ?+S & SUPP] DI%ES /OOD 9 
 DISORD]1 & 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! NI<T A MOTLEY ?RONG ( PEOPLE SAT 
 !RE1 NOT M]RYMAK+1 BUT SOMB]LY :ISP]+1 & BETRAY+ BY EV]Y 
 WORD & MOVEM5T ?AT !Y NONE ( !M =GOT :AT WAS HAPP5+ & 
 :AT WAS AB\T TO HAPP5 9 ! B$ROOM4 ,PI]RE DID NOT EAT ANY?+ 
 ?\< HE W\LD V]Y MU* HAVE LIK$ TO4 ,HE LOOK$ 9QUIR+LY AT HIS 
 MONITRESS & SAW ?AT %E WAS AGA9 GO+ ON TIPTOE TO ! RECEPTION ROOM 
 :]E !Y HAD LEFT ,PR9CE ,VASILI & ! ELDE/ PR9CESS4 ,PI]RE 
 CONCLUD$ ?AT ?IS ALSO WAS ESS5TIAL1 & AFT] A %ORT 9T]VAL 
 FOLL[$ H]4 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA WAS /&+ BESIDE ! PR9CESS1 & !Y 
 W]E BO? SPEAK+ 9 EXCIT$ :ISP]S4 

0,P]MIT ME1 ,PR9CESS1 TO KN[ :AT IS NECESS>Y & :AT IS NOT 
 NECESS>Y10 SAID ! Y\NG] ( ! TWO SPEAK]S1 EVID5TLY 9 ! SAME 
 /ATE ( EXCITEM5T AS :5 %E HAD SLAMM$ ! DOOR ( H] ROOM4 

0,BUT1 MY DE> PR9CESS10 ANSW]$ ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA BL&LY BUT 
 IMPRESSIVELY1 BLOCK+ ! WAY TO ! B$ROOM & PREV5T+ ! O!R 
 FROM PASS+1 0WON'T ?IS BE TOO MU* = POOR ,UNCLE AT A MOM5T :5 HE 
 NE$S REPOSE8 ,WORLDLY CONV]SATION AT A MOM5T :5 HIS S\L IS ALREADY 
 PREP>$4440 

,PR9CE ,VASILI WAS SEAT$ 9 AN EASY *AIR 9 HIS FAMILI> ATTITUDE1 ) 
 ONE LEG CROSS$ HI< ABOVE ! O!R4 ,HIS *EEKS1 :I* W]E SO FLABBY 
 ?AT !Y LOOK$ HEAVI] BEL[1 W]E TWIT*+ VIOL5TLY2 BUT HE WORE ! 
 AIR ( A MAN LITTLE CONC]N$ 9 :AT ! TWO LADIES W]E SAY+4 

0,COME1 MY DE> ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 LET ,CATI*E DO AS %E PLEASES4 ,Y\ KN[ 
 H[ FOND ! C\NT IS ( H]40 

0,I DON'T EV5 KN[ :AT IS 9 ?IS PAP]10 SAID ! Y\NG] ( ! TWO 
 LADIES1 ADDRESS+ ,PR9CE ,VASILI & PO9T+ TO AN 9LAID PORTFOLIO %E 
 HELD 9 H] H&4 0,ALL ,I KN[ IS ?AT HIS REAL WILL IS 9 HIS WRIT+ 
 TABLE1 & ?IS IS A PAP] HE HAS =GOTT544440 

,%E TRI$ TO PASS ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 BUT ! LATT] SPRANG SO AS TO B> H] 
 PA?4 

0,I KN[1 MY DE>1 K9D PR9CESS10 SAID ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 SEIZ+ ! 
 PORTFOLIO SO FIRMLY ?AT IT WAS PLA9 %E W\LD NOT LET GO EASILY4 0,DE> 
 PR9CESS1 ,I BEG & IMPLORE Y\1 HAVE SOME PITY ON HIM6 ,JE V\S 5 
 CONJURE4440 

,! PR9CESS DID NOT REPLY4 ,!IR EF=TS 9 ! /RUGGLE = ! 
 PORTFOLIO W]E ! ONLY S\NDS AUDIBLE1 BUT IT WAS EVID5T ?AT IF ! 
 PR9CESS DID SPEAK1 H] WORDS W\LD NOT BE FLATT]+ TO ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA4 
 ,?\< ! LATT] HELD ON T5ACI\SLY1 H] VOICE LO/ NONE ( ITS HONEY$ 
 FIRMNESS & S(TNESS4 

0,PI]RE1 MY DE>1 COME H]E4 ,I ?9K HE WILL NOT BE \T ( PLACE 9 A 
 FAMILY CONSULTATION2 IS IT NOT SO1 ,PR9CE80 

0,:Y DON'T Y\ SPEAK1 C\S980 SUDD5LY %RIEK$ ! PR9CESS SO L\D ?AT 
 ?OSE 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM HE>D H] & W]E />TL$4 0,:Y DO Y\ REMA9 
 SIL5T :5 HEAV5 KN[S :O P]MITS H]SELF TO 9T]F]E1 MAK+ A SC5E 
 ON ! V]Y ?RE%OLD ( A DY+ MAN'S ROOM8 ,9TRIGU]60 %E HISS$ 
 VICI\SLY1 & TUGG$ ) ALL H] MI<T AT ! PORTFOLIO4 

,BUT ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA W5T =W>D A /EP OR TWO TO KEEP H] HOLD ON ! 
 PORTFOLIO1 & *ANG$ H] GRIP4 

,PR9CE ,VASILI ROSE4 0,OH60 SAID HE ) REPROA* & SURPRISE1 0?IS IS 
 ABSURD6 ,COME1 LET GO ,I TELL Y\40 

,! PR9CESS LET GO4 

0,& Y\ TOO60 

,BUT ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA DID NOT OBEY HIM4 

0,LET GO1 ,I TELL Y\6 ,I WILL TAKE ! RESPONSIBILITY4 ,I MYSELF WILL GO & 
 ASK HIM1 ,I6444 DOES ?AT SATISFY Y\80 

0,BUT1 ,PR9CE10 SAID ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 0AFT] SU* A SOLEMN SACRAM5T1 
 ALL[ HIM A MOM5T'S PEACE6 ,H]E1 ,PI]RE1 TELL !M Y\R OP9ION10 SAID 
 %E1 TURN+ TO ! Y\NG MAN :O1 HAV+ COME QUITE CLOSE1 WAS GAZ+ 
 ) A/ONI%M5T AT ! ANGRY FACE ( ! PR9CESS :I* HAD LO/ ALL 
 DIGNITY1 & AT ! TWIT*+ *EEKS ( ,PR9CE ,VASILI4 

0,REMEMB] ?AT Y\ WILL ANSW] = ! CONSEQU5CES10 SAID ,PR9CE ,VASILI 
 SEV]ELY4 0,Y\ DON'T KN[ :AT Y\ >E DO+40 

0,VILE WOMAN60 %\T$ ! PR9CESS1 D>T+ UNEXPECT$LY AT ,ANNA 
 ,MIKHAYLOVNA & SNAT*+ ! PORTFOLIO FROM H]4 

,PR9CE ,VASILI B5T HIS HEAD & SPREAD \T HIS H&S4 

,AT ?IS MOM5T ?AT T]RIBLE DOOR1 :I* ,PI]RE HAD WAT*$ SO LONG & 
 :I* HAD ALWAYS OP5$ SO QUIETLY1 BUR/ NOISILY OP5 & BANG$ AGA9/ 
 ! WALL1 & ! SECOND ( ! ?REE SI/]S RU%$ \T WR++ H] 
 H&S4 

0,:AT >E Y\ DO+60 %E CRI$ VEHEM5TLY4 0,HE IS DY+ & Y\ LEAVE ME 
 ALONE ) HIM60 

,H] SI/] DROPP$ ! PORTFOLIO4 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 /OOP+1 QUICKLY 
 CAU<T UP ! OBJECT ( CONT5TION & RAN 9TO ! B$ROOM4 ,! ELDE/ 
 PR9CESS & ,PR9CE ,VASILI1 RECOV]+ !MSELVES1 FOLL[$ H]4 ,A FEW 
 M9UTES LAT] ! ELDE/ SI/] CAME \T ) A PALE H>D FACE1 AGA9 
 BIT+ H] UND]LIP4 ,AT SI<T ( ,PI]RE H] EXPRESSION %[$ AN 
 IRREPRESSIBLE HATR$4 

0,YES1 N[ Y\ MAY BE GLAD60 SAID %E2 0?IS IS :AT Y\ HAVE BE5 WAIT+ 
 =40 ,& BUR/+ 9TO TE>S %E HID H] FACE 9 H] H&K]*IEF & 
 RU%$ FROM ! ROOM4 

,PR9CE ,VASILI CAME NEXT4 ,HE /AGG]$ TO ! S(A ON :I* ,PI]RE WAS 
 SITT+ & DROPP$ ONTO IT1 COV]+ HIS FACE ) HIS H&4 ,PI]RE 
 NOTIC$ ?AT HE WAS PALE & ?AT HIS JAW QUIV]$ & %OOK AS IF 9 AN 
 AGUE4 

0,AH1 MY FRI5D60 SAID HE1 TAK+ ,PI]RE BY ! ELB[2 & !RE WAS 9 HIS 
 VOICE A S9C]ITY & WEAKNESS ,PI]RE HAD NEV] OBS]V$ 9 IT BE=E4 
 0,H[ (T5 WE S91 H[ MU* WE DECEIVE1 & ALL = :AT8 ,I AM NE> SIXTY1 
 DE> FRI5D444 ,I TOO444 ,ALL WILL 5D 9 DEA?1 ALL6 ,DEA? IS AWFUL4440 & 
 HE BUR/ 9TO TE>S4 

,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA CAME \T LA/4 ,%E APPROA*$ ,PI]RE ) SL[1 QUIET 
 /EPS4 

0,PI]RE60 %E SAID4 

,PI]RE GAVE H] AN 9QUIR+ LOOK4 ,%E KISS$ ! Y\NG MAN ON HIS 
 =EHEAD1 WETT+ HIM ) H] TE>S4 ,!N AFT] A PAUSE %E SAID3 

0,HE IS NO MORE44440 

,PI]RE LOOK$ AT H] OV] HIS SPECTACLES4 

0,COME1 ,I WILL GO ) Y\4 ,TRY TO WEEP1 NO?+ GIVES SU* RELIEF AS 
 TE>S40 

,%E L$ HIM 9TO ! D>K DRAW+ ROOM & ,PI]RE WAS GLAD NO ONE C\LD 
 SEE HIS FACE4 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA LEFT HIM1 & :5 %E RETURN$ HE WAS FA/ 
 ASLEEP ) HIS HEAD ON HIS >M4 

,9 ! MORN+ ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA SAID TO ,PI]RE3 

0,YES1 MY DE>1 ?IS IS A GREAT LOSS = US ALL1 NOT TO SPEAK ( Y\4 ,BUT 
 ,GOD WILL SUPPORT Y\3 Y\ >E Y\NG1 & >E N[1 ,I HOPE1 9 COMM& ( AN 
 IMM5SE =TUNE4 ,! WILL HAS NOT YET BE5 OP5$4 ,I KN[ Y\ WELL 5\< 
 TO BE SURE ?AT ?IS WILL NOT TURN Y\R HEAD1 BUT IT IMPOSES DUTIES ON 
 Y\1 & Y\ MU/ BE A MAN40 

,PI]RE WAS SIL5T4 

0,P]HAPS LAT] ON ,I MAY TELL Y\1 MY DE> BOY1 ?AT IF ,I HAD NOT BE5 
 !RE1 ,GOD ONLY KN[S :AT W\LD HAVE HAPP5$6 ,Y\ KN[1 ,UNCLE PROMIS$ 
 ME ONLY ! DAY BE=E YE/]DAY NOT TO =GET ,BORIS4 ,BUT HE HAD NO TIME4 
 ,I HOPE1 MY DE> FRI5D1 Y\ WILL C>RY \T Y\R FA!R'S WI%80 

,PI]RE UND]/OOD NO?+ ( ALL ?IS & COLOR+ %YLY LOOK$ 9 SIL5CE 
 AT ,PR9CESS ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA4 ,AFT] H] TALK ) ,PI]RE1 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA 
 RETURN$ TO ! ,RO/OVS' & W5T TO B$4 ,ON WAK+ 9 ! MORN+ %E 
 TOLD ! ,RO/OVS & ALL H] ACQUA9TANCES ! DETAILS ( ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV'S 
 DEA?4 ,%E SAID ! C\NT HAD DI$ AS %E W\LD H]SELF WI% TO DIE1 ?AT 
 HIS 5D WAS NOT ONLY T\*+ BUT $IFY+4 ,AS TO ! LA/ MEET+ BETWE5 
 FA!R & SON1 IT WAS SO T\*+ ?AT %E C\LD NOT ?9K ( IT )\T 
 TE>S1 & DID NOT KN[ :I* HAD BEHAV$ BETT] DUR+ ?OSE AWFUL 
 MOM5TS--! FA!R :O SO REMEMB]$ EV]Y?+ & EV]YBODY AT 
 LA/ & HAD SPOK5 SU* PA!TIC WORDS TO ! SON1 OR ,PI]RE1 :OM IT HAD 
 BE5 PITIFUL TO SEE1 SO /RICK5 WAS HE ) GRIEF1 ?\< HE TRI$ H>D 
 TO HIDE IT 9 ORD] NOT TO SADD5 HIS DY+ FA!R4 0,IT IS PA9FUL1 BUT IT 
 DOES ONE GOOD4 ,IT UPLIFTS ! S\L TO SEE SU* M5 AS ! OLD C\NT & 
 HIS WOR?Y SON10 SAID %E4 ,( ! BEHAVIOR ( ! ELDE/ PR9CESS & 
 ,PR9CE ,VASILI %E SPOKE DISAPPROV+LY1 BUT 9 :ISP]S & AS A GREAT 
 SECRET4 

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