,BOOK #a#a1 ,*APT] #ae 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,MOSC['S LA/ DAY HAD COME4 ,IT WAS A CLE> BRI<T AUTUMN DAY1 A ,SUNDAY4 
 ,! *UR* BELLS EV]Y:]E W]E R++ = S]VICE1 JU/ AS USUAL ON 
 ,SUNDAYS4 ,NOBODY SEEM$ YET TO REALIZE :AT AWAIT$ ! CITY4 

,ONLY TWO ?+S 9DICAT$ ! SOCIAL CONDITION ( ,MOSC[--! RABBLE1 
 ?AT IS ! POOR PEOPLE1 & ! PRICE ( COMMODITIES4 ,AN 5ORM\S CR[D 
 ( FACTORY H&S1 H\SE S]FS1 & PEASANTS1 ) :OM SOME (FICIALS1 
 SEM9>I/S1 & G5TRY W]E M+L$1 HAD GONE E>LY ?AT MORN+ TO ! 
 ,?REE ,HILLS4 ,HAV+ WAIT$ !RE = ,RO/OP*9 :O DID NOT TURN UP1 !Y 
 BECAME CONV9C$ ?AT ,MOSC[ W\LD BE SURR5D]$1 & !N DISP]S$ ALL 
 AB\T ! T[N TO ! PUBLIC H\SES & COOK%OPS4 ,PRICES TOO ?AT DAY 
 9DICAT$ ! /ATE ( AFFAIRS4 ,! PRICE ( WEAPONS1 ( GOLD1 ( C>TS 
 & HORSES1 KEPT RIS+1 BUT ! VALUE ( PAP] MONEY & CITY >TICLES 
 KEPT FALL+1 SO ?AT BY MIDDAY !RE W]E 9/ANCES ( C>T]S REMOV+ 
 VALUABLE GOODS1 SU* AS CLO?1 & RECEIV+ 9 PAYM5T A HALF ( :AT 
 !Y C>T$1 :ILE PEASANT HORSES W]E FET*+ FIVE HUNDR$ RUBLES EA*1 
 & FURNITURE1 MIRRORS1 & BRONZES W]E BE+ GIV5 AWAY = NO?+4 

,9 ! ,RO/OVS' /AID OLD-FA%ION$ H\SE ! DISSOLUTION ( =M] 
 CONDITIONS ( LIFE WAS BUT LITTLE NOTICEABLE4 ,AS TO ! S]FS ! ONLY 
 9DICATION WAS ?AT ?REE \T ( !IR HUGE RET9UE DISAPPE>$ DUR+ ! 
 NI<T1 BUT NO?+ WAS /OL52 & AS TO ! VALUE ( !IR POSSESSIONS1 
 ! ?IRTY PEASANT C>TS ?AT HAD COME 9 FROM !IR E/ATES & :I* 
 MANY PEOPLE 5VI$ PROV$ TO BE EXTREMELY VALUABLE & !Y W]E (F]$ 
 5ORM\S SUMS ( MONEY = !M4 ,NOT ONLY W]E HUGE SUMS (F]$ = ! 
 HORSES & C>TS1 BUT ON ! PREVI\S EV5+ & E>LY 9 ! MORN+ ( 
 ! FIR/ ( ,SEPTEMB]1 ORD]LIES & S]VANTS S5T BY W\ND$ (FIC]S 
 CAME TO ! ,RO/OVS' & W\ND$ M5 DRAGG$ !MSELVES !RE FROM ! 
 ,RO/OVS' & FROM NEI<BOR+ H\SES :]E !Y W]E ACCOMMODAT$1 
 5TREAT+ ! S]VANTS TO TRY TO GET !M A LIFT \T ( ,MOSC[4 ,! 
 MAJOR-DOMO TO :OM !SE 5TREATIES W]E ADDRESS$1 ?\< HE WAS SORRY 
 = ! W\ND$1 RESOLUTELY REFUS$1 SAY+ ?AT HE D>E NOT EV5 M5TION 
 ! MATT] TO ! C\NT4 ,PITY !SE W\ND$ M5 AS ONE MI<T1 IT WAS 
 EVID5T ?AT IF !Y W]E GIV5 ONE C>T !RE W\LD BE NO REASON TO 
 REFUSE ANO!R1 OR ALL ! C>TS & ONE'S [N C>RIAGES AS WELL4 ,?IRTY 
 C>TS C\LD NOT SAVE ALL ! W\ND$ & 9 ! G5]AL CATA/ROPHE ONE 
 C\LD NOT DISREG>D ONESELF & ONE'S [N FAMILY4 ,SO ?\<T ! 
 MAJOR-DOMO ON HIS MA/]'S BEHALF4 

,ON WAK+ UP ?AT MORN+ ,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV LEFT HIS B$ROOM S(TLY1 SO AS 
 NOT TO WAKE ! C\NTESS :O HAD FALL5 ASLEEP ONLY T[>D MORN+1 & 
 CAME \T TO ! POR* 9 HIS LILAC SILK DRESS+ G[N4 ,9 ! Y>D /OOD 
 ! C>TS READY CORD$4 ,! C>RIAGES W]E AT ! FRONT POR*4 ,! 
 MAJOR-DOMO /OOD AT ! POR* TALK+ TO AN ELD]LY ORD]LY & TO A PALE 
 Y\NG (FIC] ) A B&AG$ >M4 ,ON SEE+ ! C\NT ! MAJOR-DOMO MADE 
 A SIGNIFICANT & /]N GE/URE TO !M BO? TO GO AWAY4 

0,WELL1 ,VASILI*1 IS EV]Y?+ READY80 ASK$ ! C\NT1 & /ROK+ HIS 
 BALD HEAD HE LOOK$ GOOD-NATUR$LY AT ! (FIC] & ! ORD]LY & 
 NODD$ TO !M4 7,HE LIK$ TO SEE NEW FACES47 

0,WE CAN H>NESS AT ONCE1 Y\R EXCELL5CY40 

0,WELL1 ?AT'S RI<T4 ,AS SOON AS ! C\NTESS WAKES WE'LL BE (F1 ,GOD 
 WILL+6 ,:AT IS IT1 G5TLEM580 HE ADD$1 TURN+ TO ! (FIC]4 0,>E 
 Y\ /AY+ 9 MY H\SE80 

,! (FIC] CAME NE>] & SUDD5LY HIS FACE FLU%$ CRIMSON4 

0,C\NT1 BE SO GOOD AS TO ALL[ ME444 = ,GOD'S SAKE1 TO GET 9TO SOME 
 CORN] ( ONE ( Y\R C>TS6 ,I HAVE NO?+ H]E ) ME4444 ,I %ALL BE 
 ALL RI<T ON A LOAD$ C>T44440 

,BE=E ! (FIC] HAD F9I%$ SPEAK+ ! ORD]LY MADE ! SAME REQUE/ 
 ON BEHALF ( HIS MA/]4 

0,OH1 YES1 YES1 YES60 SAID ! C\NT HA/ILY4 0,I %ALL BE V]Y PLEAS$1 
 V]Y PLEAS$4 ,VASILI*1 Y\'LL SEE TO IT4 ,JU/ UNLOAD ONE OR TWO C>TS4 
 ,WELL1 :AT ( IT444 DO :AT'S NECESS>Y4440 SAID ! C\NT1 MUTT]+ SOME 
 9DEF9ITE ORD]4 

,BUT AT ! SAME MOM5T AN EXPRESSION ( W>M GRATITUDE ON ! (FIC]'S 
 FACE HAD ALREADY SEAL$ ! ORD]4 ,! C\NT LOOK$ >\ND HIM4 ,9 ! 
 Y>D1 AT ! GATES1 AT ! W9D[ ( ! W+S1 W\ND$ (FIC]S & !IR 
 ORD]LIES W]E TO BE SE54 ,!Y W]E ALL LOOK+ AT ! C\NT & MOV+ 
 T[>D ! POR*4 

0,PLEASE /EP 9TO ! GALL]Y1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 SAID ! MAJOR-DOMO4 
 0,:AT >E Y\R ORD]S AB\T ! PICTURES80 

,! C\NT W5T 9TO ! H\SE ) HIM1 REPEAT+ HIS ORD] NOT TO REFUSE 
 ! W\ND$ :O ASK$ = A LIFT4 

0,WELL1 NEV] M9D1 SOME ( ! ?+S CAN BE UNLOAD$10 HE ADD$ 9 A 
 S(T1 CONFID5TIAL VOICE1 AS ?\< AFRAID ( BE+ OV]HE>D4 

,AT N9E O'CLOCK ! C\NTESS WOKE UP1 & ,MATR5A ,TIM(EEVNA1 :O HAD BE5 
 H] LADY'S MAID BE=E H] M>RIAGE & N[ P]=M$ A SORT ( *IEF 
 G5D>ME'S DUTY = H]1 CAME TO SAY ?AT ,MADAME ,S*OSS WAS MU* (F5D$ 
 & ! Y\NG LADIES' SUMM] DRESSES C\LD NOT BE LEFT BEH9D4 ,ON 9QUIRY1 
 ! C\NTESS LE>N$ ?AT ,MADAME ,S*OSS WAS (F5D$ BECAUSE H] TRUNK HAD 
 BE5 TAK5 D[N FROM ITS C>T1 & ALL ! LOADS W]E BE+ UNCORD$ & 
 ! LUGGAGE TAK5 \T ( ! C>TS TO MAKE ROOM = W\ND$ M5 :OM ! 
 C\NT 9 ! SIMPLICITY ( HIS HE>T HAD ORD]$ ?AT !Y %\LD TAKE 
 ) !M4 ,! C\NTESS S5T = H] HUSB&4 

0,:AT IS ?IS1 MY DE>8 ,I HE> ?AT ! LUGGAGE IS BE+ UNLOAD$40 

0,Y\ KN[1 LOVE1 ,I WANT$ TO TELL Y\444 ,C\NTESS DE>444 AN (FIC] CAME 
 TO ME TO ASK = A FEW C>TS = ! W\ND$4 ,AFT] ALL1 \RS >E ?+S 
 ?AT CAN BE B\<T BUT ?9K :AT BE+ LEFT BEH9D MEANS TO !M6444 
 ,REALLY N[1 9 \R [N Y>D--WE ASK$ !M 9 \RSELVES & !RE >E 
 (FIC]S AMONG !M4444 ,Y\ KN[1 ,I ?9K1 MY DE>444 LET !M BE TAK5444 
 :]E'S ! HURRY80 

,! C\NT SPOKE TIMIDLY1 AS HE ALWAYS DID :5 TALK+ ( MONEY MATT]S4 
 ,! C\NTESS WAS ACCU/OM$ TO ?IS TONE AS A PRECURSOR ( NEWS ( 
 SOME?+ DETRIM5TAL TO ! *ILDR5'S 9T]E/S1 SU* AS ! BUILD+ ( 
 A NEW GALL]Y OR CONS]VATORY1 ! 9AUGURATION ( A PRIVATE !AT] OR AN 
 OR*E/RA4 ,%E WAS ACCU/OM$ ALWAYS TO OPPOSE ANY?+ ANN\NC$ 9 ?AT 
 TIMID TONE & CONSID]$ IT H] DUTY TO DO SO4 

,%E ASSUM$ H] DOLEFULLY SUBMISSIVE MANN] & SAID TO H] HUSB&3 
 0,LI/5 TO ME1 ,C\NT1 Y\ HAVE MANAG$ MATT]S SO ?AT WE >E GETT+ 
 NO?+ = ! H\SE1 & N[ Y\ WI% TO ?R[ AWAY ALL \R--ALL 
 ! *ILDR5'S PROP]TY6 ,Y\ SAID Y\RSELF ?AT WE HAVE A HUNDR$ ?\S& 
 RUBLES' WOR? ( ?+S 9 ! H\SE4 ,I DON'T CONS5T1 MY DE>1 ,I DON'T6 
 ,DO AS Y\ PLEASE6 ,IT'S ! GOV]NM5T'S BUS9ESS TO LOOK AFT] ! 
 W\ND$2 !Y KN[ ?AT4 ,LOOK AT ! ,LOPUKH9S OPPOSITE1 !Y CLE>$ \T 
 EV]Y?+ TWO DAYS AGO4 ,?AT'S :AT O!R PEOPLE DO4 ,IT'S ONLY WE :O >E 
 SU* FOOLS4 ,IF Y\ HAVE NO PITY ON ME1 HAVE SOME = ! *ILDR540 

,FL\RI%+ HIS >MS 9 DESPAIR ! C\NT LEFT ! ROOM )\T REPLY+4 

0,PAPA1 :AT >E Y\ DO+ ?AT =80 ASK$ ,NATA%A1 :O HAD FOLL[$ HIM 
 9TO H] MO!R'S ROOM4 

0,NO?+6 ,:AT BUS9ESS IS IT ( Y\RS80 MUTT]$ ! C\NT ANGRILY4 

0,BUT ,I HE>D10 SAID ,NATA%A4 0,:Y DOES ,MAMA OBJECT80 

0,:AT BUS9ESS IS IT ( Y\RS80 CRI$ ! C\NT4 

,NATA%A /EPP$ UP TO ! W9D[ & POND]$4 

0,PAPA6 ,H]E'S ,B]G COM+ TO SEE US10 SAID %E1 LOOK+ \T ( ! W9D[4 

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