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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,MADAME ,S*OSS1 :O HAD BE5 \T TO VISIT H] DAU<T]1 9CREAS$ ! 
 C\NTESS' FE>S /ILL MORE BY TELL+ :AT %E HAD SE5 AT A SPIRIT 
 DEAL]'S 9 ,MYASNITSKI ,/REET4 ,:5 RETURN+ BY ?AT /REET %E HAD BE5 
 UNABLE TO PASS BECAUSE ( A DRUNK5 CR[D RIOT+ 9 FRONT ( ! %OP4 
 ,%E HAD TAK5 A CAB & DRIV5 HOME BY A SIDE /REET & ! CABMAN HAD 
 TOLD H] ?AT ! PEOPLE W]E BREAK+ OP5 ! B>RELS AT ! DR9K 
 /ORE1 HAV+ RECEIV$ ORD]S TO DO SO4 

,AFT] D9N] ! :OLE ,RO/OV H\SEHOLD SET TO WORK ) 5?USIA/IC 
 HA/E PACK+ !IR BELONG+S & PREP>+ = !IR DEP>TURE4 ,! OLD 
 C\NT1 SUDD5LY SETT+ TO WORK1 KEPT PASS+ FROM ! Y>D TO ! H\SE 
 & BACK AGA91 %\T+ CONFUS$ 9/RUCTIONS TO ! HURRY+ PEOPLE1 & 
 FLURRY+ !M /ILL MORE4 ,PETYA DIRECT$ ?+S 9 ! Y>D4 ,SONYA1 [+ 
 TO ! C\NT'S CONTRADICTORY ORD]S1 LO/ H] HEAD & DID NOT KN[ :AT 
 TO DO4 ,! S]VANTS RAN NOISILY AB\T ! H\SE & Y>D1 %\T+ & 
 DISPUT+4 ,NATA%A1 ) ! >DOR *>ACT]I/IC ( ALL %E DID SUDD5LY 
 SET TO WORK TOO4 ,AT FIR/ H] 9T]V5TION 9 ! BUS9ESS ( PACK+ WAS 
 RECEIV$ SKEPTICALLY4 ,EV]YBODY EXPECT$ SOME PRANK FROM H] & DID NOT 
 WI% TO OBEY H]2 BUT %E RESOLUTELY & PASSIONATELY DEM&$ OB$I5CE1 
 GREW ANGRY & NE>LY CRI$ BECAUSE !Y DID NOT HE$ H]1 & AT LA/ 
 SUCCE$$ 9 MAK+ !M BELIEVE H]4 ,H] FIR/ EXPLOIT1 :I* CO/ H] 
 IMM5SE EF=T & E/ABLI%$ H] AU?ORITY1 WAS ! PACK+ ( ! 
 C>PETS4 ,! C\NT HAD VALUABLE ,GOBEL9 TAPE/RIES & ,P]SIAN C>PETS 9 
 ! H\SE4 ,:5 ,NATA%A SET TO WORK TWO CASES W]E /&+ OP5 9 ! 
 BALLROOM1 ONE ALMO/ FULL UP ) CROCK]Y1 ! O!R ) C>PETS4 ,!RE 
 WAS ALSO MU* *9A /&+ ON ! TABLES1 & /ILL MORE WAS BE+ 
 BR\<T 9 FROM ! /OR]OOM4 ,A ?IRD CASE WAS NE$$ & S]VANTS HAD 
 GONE TO FET* IT4 

0,SONYA1 WAIT A BIT--WE'LL PACK EV]Y?+ 9TO !SE10 SAID ,NATA%A4 

0,Y\ CAN'T1 ,MISS1 WE HAVE TRI$ TO10 SAID ! BUTL]'S ASSI/ANT4 

0,NO1 WAIT A M9UTE1 PLEASE40 

,& ,NATA%A BEGAN RAPIDLY TAK+ \T ( ! CASE DI%ES & PLATES WRAPP$ 
 9 PAP]4 

0,! DI%ES MU/ GO 9 H]E AMONG ! C>PETS10 SAID %E4 

0,:Y1 IT'S A M]CY IF WE CAN GET ! C>PETS ALONE 9TO ?REE CASES10 SAID 
 ! BUTL]'S ASSI/ANT4 

0,OH1 WAIT1 PLEASE60 ,& ,NATA%A BEGAN RAPIDLY & DEFTLY SORT+ \T ! 
 ?+S4 0,!SE >5'T NE$$10 SAID %E1 PUTT+ ASIDE SOME PLATES ( ,KIEV 
 W>E4 0,!SE--YES1 !SE MU/ GO AMONG ! C>PETS10 %E SAID1 
 REF]R+ TO ! ,SAXONY *9A DI%ES4 

0,DON'T1 ,NATA%A6 ,LEAVE IT ALONE6 ,WE'LL GET IT ALL PACK$10 URG$ ,SONYA 
 REPROA*FULLY4 

0,:AT A Y\NG LADY %E IS60 REM>K$ ! MAJOR-DOMO4 

,BUT ,NATA%A W\LD NOT GIVE 94 ,%E TURN$ EV]Y?+ \T & BEGAN QUICKLY 
 REPACK+1 DECID+ ?AT ! 9F]IOR ,RUSSIAN C>PETS & UNNECESS>Y 
 CROCK]Y %\LD NOT BE TAK5 AT ALL4 ,:5 EV]Y?+ HAD BE5 TAK5 \T ( 
 ! CASES1 !Y RECOMM5C$ PACK+1 & IT TURN$ \T ?AT :5 ! 
 *EAP] ?+S NOT WOR? TAK+ HAD NE>LY ALL BE5 REJECT$1 ! VALUABLE 
 ONES REALLY DID ALL GO 9TO ! TWO CASES4 ,ONLY ! LID ( ! CASE 
 CONTA9+ ! C>PETS W\LD NOT %UT D[N4 ,A FEW MORE ?+S MI<T HAVE 
 BE5 TAK5 \T1 BUT ,NATA%A 9SI/$ ON HAV+ H] [N WAY4 ,%E PACK$1 
 REPACK$1 PRESS$1 MADE ! BUTL]'S ASSI/ANT & ,PETYA--:OM %E 
 HAD DRAWN 9TO ! BUS9ESS ( PACK+--PRESS ON ! LID1 & MADE 
 DESP]ATE EF=TS H]SELF4 

0,?AT'S 5\<1 ,NATA%A10 SAID ,SONYA4 0,I SEE Y\ W]E RI<T1 BUT JU/ TAKE 
 \T ! TOP ONE40 

0,I WON'T60 CRI$ ,NATA%A1 ) ONE H& HOLD+ BACK ! HAIR ?AT HUNG 
 OV] H] P]SPIR+ FACE1 :ILE ) ! O!R %E PRESS$ D[N ! 
 C>PETS4 0,N[ PRESS1 ,PETYA6 ,PRESS1 ,VASILI*1 PRESS H>D60 %E CRI$4 

,! C>PETS YIELD$ & ! LID CLOS$2 ,NATA%A1 CLAPP+ H] H&S1 
 SCREAM$ ) DELI<T & TE>S FELL FROM H] EYES4 ,BUT ?IS ONLY LA/$ A 
 MOM5T4 ,%E AT ONCE SET TO WORK AFRE% & !Y N[ TRU/$ H] 
 COMPLETELY4 ,! C\NT WAS NOT ANGRY EV5 :5 !Y TOLD HIM ?AT ,NATA%A 
 HAD C\NT]M&$ AN ORD] ( HIS1 & ! S]VANTS N[ CAME TO H] TO ASK 
 :E!R A C>T WAS SUFFICI5TLY LOAD$1 & :E!R IT MI<T BE CORD$ UP4 
 ,?ANKS TO ,NATA%A'S DIRECTIONS ! WORK N[ W5T ON EXP$ITI\SLY1 
 UNNECESS>Y ?+S W]E LEFT1 & ! MO/ VALUABLE PACK$ AS COMPACTLY AS 
 POSSIBLE4 

,BUT H>D AS !Y ALL WORK$ TILL QUITE LATE ?AT NI<T1 !Y C\LD NOT GET 
 EV]Y?+ PACK$4 ,! C\NTESS HAD FALL5 ASLEEP & ! C\NT1 HAV+ 
 PUT (F !IR DEP>TURE TILL NEXT MORN+1 W5T TO B$4 

,SONYA & ,NATA%A SLEPT 9 ! SITT+ ROOM )\T UNDRESS+4 

,?AT NI<T ANO!R W\ND$ MAN WAS DRIV5 D[N ! ,POV>SKAYA1 & ,MAVRA 
 ,KUZM9I*NA1 :O WAS /&+ AT ! GATE1 HAD HIM BR\<T 9TO ! 
 ,RO/OVS' Y>D4 ,MAVRA ,KUZM9I*NA CONCLUD$ ?AT HE WAS A V]Y IMPORTANT 
 MAN4 ,HE WAS BE+ CONVEY$ 9 A CALE*E ) A RAIS$ HOOD1 & WAS QUITE 
 COV]$ BY AN APRON4 ,ON ! BOX BESIDE ! DRIV] SAT A V5]ABLE OLD 
 ATT5DANT4 ,A DOCTOR & TWO SOLDI]S FOLL[$ ! C>RIAGE 9 A C>T4 

0,PLEASE COME 9 H]E4 ,! MA/]S >E GO+ AWAY & ! :OLE H\SE WILL 
 BE EMPTY10 SAID ! OLD WOMAN TO ! OLD ATT5DANT4 

0,WELL1 P]HAPS10 SAID HE ) A SI<4 0,WE DON'T EXPECT TO GET HIM HOME 
 ALIVE6 ,WE HAVE A H\SE ( \R [N 9 ,MOSC[1 BUT IT'S A LONG WAY FROM 
 H]E1 & !RE'S NOBODY LIV+ 9 IT40 

0,DO US ! HONOR TO COME 91 !RE'S PL5TY ( EV]Y?+ 9 ! MA/]'S 
 H\SE4 ,COME 910 SAID ,MAVRA ,KUZM9I*NA4 0,IS HE V]Y ILL80 %E ASK$4 

,! ATT5DANT MADE A HOPELESS GE/URE4 

0,WE DON'T EXPECT TO GET HIM HOME6 ,WE MU/ ASK ! DOCTOR40 

,& ! OLD S]VANT GOT D[N FROM ! BOX & W5T UP TO ! C>T4 

0,ALL RI<T60 SAID ! DOCTOR4 

,! OLD S]VANT RETURN$ TO ! CALE*E1 LOOK$ 9TO IT1 %OOK HIS HEAD 
 DISCONSOLATELY1 TOLD ! DRIV] TO TURN 9TO ! Y>D1 & /OPP$ BESIDE 
 ,MAVRA ,KUZM9I*NA4 

0,O1 ,LORD ,JESUS ,*RI/60 %E MURMUR$4 

,%E 9VIT$ !M TO TAKE ! W\ND$ MAN 9TO ! H\SE4 

0,! MA/]S WON'T OBJECT4440 %E SAID4 

,BUT !Y HAD TO AVOID C>RY+ ! MAN UP/AIRS1 & SO !Y TOOK HIM 9TO 
 ! W+ & PUT HIM 9 ! ROOM ?AT HAD BE5 ,MADAME ,S*OSS'4 

,?IS W\ND$ MAN WAS ,PR9CE ,&REW ,BOLKONSKI4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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