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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! RU/LE ( A WOMAN'S DRESS WAS HE>D 9 ! NEXT ROOM4 ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 %OOK HIMSELF AS IF WAK+ UP1 & HIS FACE ASSUM$ ! LOOK IT HAD HAD 9 
 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S DRAW+ ROOM4 ,PI]RE REMOV$ HIS FEET FROM ! S(A4 ,! 
 PR9CESS CAME 94 ,%E HAD *ANG$ H] G[N = A H\SE DRESS AS FRE% & 
 ELEGANT AS ! O!R4 ,PR9CE ,&REW ROSE & POLITELY PLAC$ A *AIR = 
 H]4 

0,H[ IS IT10 %E BEGAN1 AS USUAL 9 ,FR5*1 SETTL+ D[N BRISKLY & 
 FUSSILY 9 ! EASY *AIR1 0H[ IS IT ,ANNETTE NEV] GOT M>RI$8 ,H[ 
 /UPID Y\ M5 ALL >E NOT TO HAVE M>RI$ H]6 ,EXCUSE ME = SAY+ SO1 
 BUT Y\ HAVE NO S5SE AB\T WOM54 ,:AT AN >GUM5TATIVE FELL[ Y\ >E1 
 ,MONSIEUR ,PI]RE60 

0,& ,I AM /ILL >GU+ ) Y\R HUSB&4 ,I CAN'T UND]/& :Y HE WANTS 
 TO GO TO ! W>10 REPLI$ ,PI]RE1 ADDRESS+ ! PR9CESS ) NONE ( 
 ! EMB>RASSM5T SO COMMONLY %[N BY Y\NG M5 9 !IR 9T]C\RSE ) 
 Y\NG WOM54 

,! PR9CESS />T$4 ,EVID5TLY ,PI]RE'S WORDS T\*$ H] TO ! QUICK4 

0,AH1 ?AT IS JU/ :AT ,I TELL HIM60 SAID %E4 0,I DON'T UND]/& IT2 ,I 
 DON'T 9 ! LEA/ UND]/& :Y M5 CAN'T LIVE )\T W>S4 ,H[ IS IT 
 ?AT WE WOM5 DON'T WANT ANY?+ ( ! K9D1 DON'T NE$ IT8 ,N[ Y\ 
 %ALL JUDGE BETWE5 US4 ,I ALWAYS TELL HIM3 ,H]E HE IS ,UNCLE'S 
 AIDE-DE-CAMP1 A MO/ BRILLIANT POSITION4 ,HE IS SO WELL KN[N1 SO MU* 
 APPRECIAT$ BY EV]YONE4 ,! O!R DAY AT ! ,APRAKS9S' ,I HE>D A LADY 
 ASK+1 ',IS ?AT ! FAM\S ,PR9CE ,&REW8' ,I DID 9DE$40 ,%E LAU<$4 
 0,HE IS SO WELL RECEIV$ EV]Y:]E4 ,HE MI<T EASILY BECOME AIDE-DE-CAMP TO 
 ! ,EMP]OR4 ,Y\ KN[ ! ,EMP]OR SPOKE TO HIM MO/ GRACI\SLY4 ,ANNETTE 
 & ,I W]E SPEAK+ ( H[ TO >RANGE IT4 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K80 

,PI]RE LOOK$ AT HIS FRI5D &1 NOTIC+ ?AT HE DID NOT LIKE ! 
 CONV]SATION1 GAVE NO REPLY4 

0,:5 >E Y\ />T+80 HE ASK$4 

0,OH1 DON'T SPEAK ( HIS GO+1 DON'T6 ,I WON'T HE> IT SPOK5 (10 SAID ! 
 PR9CESS 9 ! SAME PETULANTLY PLAYFUL TONE 9 :I* %E HAD SPOK5 TO 
 ,HIPPOLYTE 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM & :I* WAS SO PLA9LY ILL-SUIT$ TO ! 
 FAMILY CIRCLE ( :I* ,PI]RE WAS ALMO/ A MEMB]4 0,TODAY :5 ,I 
 REMEMB]$ ?AT ALL !SE DELI<TFUL ASSOCIATIONS MU/ BE BROK5 (F 444 
 & !N Y\ KN[1 ,&RE4440 7%E LOOK$ SIGNIFICANTLY AT H] HUSB&7 
 0,I'M AFRAID1 ,I'M AFRAID60 %E :ISP]$1 & A %UDD] RAN D[N H] BACK4 

,H] HUSB& LOOK$ AT H] AS IF SURPRIS$ TO NOTICE ?AT SOMEONE BESIDES 
 ,PI]RE & HIMSELF WAS 9 ! ROOM1 & ADDRESS$ H] 9 A TONE ( FRIGID 
 POLIT5ESS4 

0,:AT IS IT Y\ >E AFRAID (1 ,LISE8 ,I DON'T UND]/&10 SAID HE4 

0,!RE1 :AT EGOTI/S M5 ALL >E3 ALL1 ALL EGOTI/S6 ,JU/ = A :IM ( 
 HIS [N1 GOODNESS ONLY KN[S :Y1 HE LEAVES ME & LOCKS ME UP ALONE 9 
 ! C\NTRY40 

0,) MY FA!R & SI/]1 REMEMB]10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW G5TLY4 

0,ALONE ALL ! SAME1 )\T MY FRI5DS4444 ,& HE EXPECTS ME NOT 
 TO BE AFRAID40 

,H] TONE WAS N[ QU]UL\S & H] LIP DRAWN UP1 GIV+ H] NOT A JOYFUL1 
 BUT AN ANIMAL1 SQUIRREL-LIKE EXPRESSION4 ,%E PAUS$ AS IF %E FELT IT 
 9DECOR\S TO SPEAK ( H] PREGNANCY BE=E ,PI]RE1 ?\< ! GI/ ( ! 
 MATT] LAY 9 ?AT4 

0,I /ILL CAN'T UND]/& :AT Y\ >E AFRAID (10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 SL[LY1 NOT TAK+ HIS EYES (F HIS WIFE4 

,! PR9CESS BLU%$1 & RAIS$ H] >MS ) A GE/URE ( DESPAIR4 

0,NO1 ,&REW1 ,I MU/ SAY Y\ HAVE *ANG$4 ,OH1 H[ Y\ HAVE44440 

0,Y\R DOCTOR TELLS Y\ TO GO TO B$ E>LI]10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,Y\ HAD 
 BETT] GO40 

,! PR9CESS SAID NO?+1 BUT SUDD5LY H] %ORT D[NY LIP QUIV]$4 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW ROSE1 %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S1 & WALK$ AB\T ! ROOM4 

,PI]RE LOOK$ OV] HIS SPECTACLES ) NAIVE SURPRISE1 N[ AT HIM & N[ 
 AT H]1 MOV$ AS IF AB\T TO RISE TOO1 BUT *ANG$ HIS M9D4 

0,:Y %\LD ,I M9D ,MONSIEUR ,PI]RE BE+ H]E80 EXCLAIM$ ! LITTLE 
 PR9CESS SUDD5LY1 H] PRETTY FACE ALL AT ONCE DI/ORT$ BY A TE>FUL 
 GRIMACE4 0,I HAVE LONG WANT$ TO ASK Y\1 ,&REW1 :Y Y\ HAVE *ANG$ SO 
 TO ME8 ,:AT HAVE ,I DONE TO Y\8 ,Y\ >E GO+ TO ! W> & HAVE NO PITY 
 = ME4 ,:Y IS IT80 

0,LISE60 WAS ALL ,PR9CE ,&REW SAID4 ,BUT ?AT ONE WORD EXPRESS$ AN 
 5TREATY1 A ?REAT1 & ABOVE ALL CONVICTION ?AT %E W\LD H]SELF REGRET 
 H] WORDS4 ,BUT %E W5T ON HURRI$LY3 

0,Y\ TREAT ME LIKE AN 9VALID OR A *ILD4 ,I SEE IT ALL6 ,DID Y\ BEHAVE 
 LIKE ?AT SIX MON?S AGO80 

0,LISE1 ,I BEG Y\ TO DESI/10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW /ILL MORE EMPHATICALLY4 

,PI]RE1 :O HAD BE5 GR[+ MORE & MORE AGITAT$ AS HE LI/5$ TO ALL 
 ?IS1 ROSE & APPROA*$ ! PR9CESS4 ,HE SEEM$ UNABLE TO BE> ! SI<T 
 ( TE>S & WAS READY TO CRY HIMSELF4 

0,CALM Y\RSELF1 ,PR9CESS6 ,IT SEEMS SO TO Y\ BECAUSE4444 ,I ASSURE Y\ ,I 
 MYSELF HAVE EXP]I5C$ 444 & SO 444 BECAUSE 444 ,NO1 EXCUSE ME6 ,AN 
 \TSID] IS \T ( PLACE H]E4444 ,NO1 DON'T DI/RESS Y\RSELF4444 
 ,GOOD-BY60 

,PR9CE ,&REW CAU<T HIM BY ! H&4 

0,NO1 WAIT1 ,PI]RE6 ,! PR9CESS IS TOO K9D TO WI% TO DEPRIVE ME ( ! 
 PLEASURE ( SP5D+ ! EV5+ ) Y\40 

0,NO1 HE ?9KS ONLY ( HIMSELF10 MUTT]$ ! PR9CESS )\T RE/RA9+ 
 H] ANGRY TE>S4 

0,LISE60 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW DRYLY1 RAIS+ HIS VOICE TO ! PIT* :I* 
 9DICATES ?AT PATI5CE IS EXHAU/$4 

,SUDD5LY ! ANGRY1 SQUIRREL-LIKE EXPRESSION ( ! PR9CESS' PRETTY FACE 
 *ANG$ 9TO A W9N+ & PITE\S LOOK ( FE>4 ,H] BEAUTIFUL EYES 
 GLANC$ ASKANCE AT H] HUSB&'S FACE1 & H] [N ASSUM$ ! TIMID1 
 DEPRECAT+ EXPRESSION ( A DOG :5 IT RAPIDLY BUT FEEBLY WAGS ITS 
 DROOP+ TAIL4 

0,MON ,DIEU1 MON ,DIEU60 %E MUTT]$1 & LIFT+ H] DRESS ) ONE 
 H& %E W5T UP TO H] HUSB& & KISS$ HIM ON ! =EHEAD4 

0,GOOD NI<T1 ,LISE10 SAID HE1 RIS+ & C\RTE\SLY KISS+ H] H& AS HE 
 W\LD HAVE DONE TO A /RANG]4 

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