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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HE>D FROM ,NI*OLAS ?AT H] BRO!R WAS ) ! 
 ,RO/OVS AT ,Y>OSLAVL %E AT ONCE PREP>$ TO GO !RE1 9 SPITE ( H] 
 AUNT'S EF=TS TO DISSUADE H]--& NOT M]ELY TO GO H]SELF BUT TO 
 TAKE H] NEPHEW ) H]4 ,:E!R IT W]E DIFFICULT OR EASY1 POSSIBLE OR 
 IMPOSSIBLE1 %E DID NOT ASK & DID NOT WANT TO KN[3 IT WAS H] DUTY1 NOT 
 ONLY TO H]SELF1 TO BE NE> H] BRO!R :O WAS P]HAPS DY+1 BUT TO DO 
 EV]Y?+ POSSIBLE TO TAKE HIS SON TO HIM1 & SO %E PREP>$ TO SET 
 (F4 ,?AT %E HAD NOT HE>D FROM ,PR9CE ,&REW HIMSELF1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y 
 ATTRIBUT$ TO HIS BE+ TOO WEAK TO WRITE OR TO HIS CONSID]+ ! LONG 
 J\RNEY TOO H>D & TOO DANG]\S = H] & HIS SON4 

,9 A FEW DAYS ,PR9CESS ,M>Y WAS READY TO />T4 ,H] EQUIPAGES W]E ! 
 HUGE FAMILY COA* 9 :I* %E HAD TRAVEL$ TO ,VORONEZH1 A SEMIOP5 TRAP1 
 & A BAGGAGE C>T4 ,) H] TRAVEL$ ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE1 LITTLE 
 ,NI*OLAS & HIS TUTOR1 H] OLD NURSE1 ?REE MAIDS1 ,TIKHON1 & A Y\NG 
 FOOTMAN & C\RI] H] AUNT HAD S5T TO ACCOMPANY H]4 

,! USUAL R\TE ?R\< ,MOSC[ C\LD NOT BE ?\<T (1 & ! R\NDAB\T 
 WAY ,PR9CESS ,M>Y WAS OBLIG$ TO TAKE ?R\< ,LIPETSK1 ,RYAZAN1 ,VLADIMIR1 
 & ,%UYA WAS V]Y LONG &1 AS PO/ HORSES W]E NOT EV]Y:]E 
 OBTA9ABLE1 V]Y DIFFICULT1 & NE> ,RYAZAN :]E ! ,FR5* W]E SAID TO 
 HAVE %[N !MSELVES WAS EV5 DANG]\S4 

,DUR+ ?IS DIFFICULT J\RNEY ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE1 ,DESSALLES1 & 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S S]VANTS W]E A/ONI%$ AT H] 5]GY & FIRMNESS ( 
 SPIRIT4 ,%E W5T TO B$ LAT] & ROSE E>LI] ?AN ANY ( !M1 & NO 
 DIFFICULTIES DAUNT$ H]4 ,?ANKS TO H] ACTIVITY & 5]GY1 :I* 
 9FECT$ H] FELL[ TRAVEL]S1 !Y APPROA*$ ,Y>OSLAVL BY ! 5D ( ! 
 SECOND WEEK4 

,! LA/ DAYS ( H] /AY 9 ,VORONEZH HAD BE5 ! HAPPIE/ ( H] LIFE4 
 ,H] LOVE = ,RO/OV NO LONG] TORM5T$ OR AGITAT$ H]4 ,IT FILL$ H] 
 :OLE S\L1 HAD BECOME AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( H]SELF1 & %E NO LONG] 
 /RUGGL$ AGA9/ IT4 ,LATT]LY %E HAD BECOME CONV9C$ ?AT %E LOV$ & 
 WAS BELOV$1 ?\< %E NEV] SAID ?IS DEF9ITELY TO H]SELF 9 WORDS4 
 ,%E HAD BECOME CONV9C$ ( IT AT H] LA/ 9T]VIEW ) ,NI*OLAS1 :5 
 HE HAD COME TO TELL H] ?AT H] BRO!R WAS ) ! ,RO/OVS4 ,NOT BY A 
 S+LE WORD HAD ,NI*OLAS ALLUD$ TO ! FACT ?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW'S 
 RELATIONS ) ,NATA%A MI<T1 IF HE RECOV]$1 BE R5EW$1 BUT ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y SAW BY HIS FACE ?AT HE KNEW & ?\<T ( ?IS4 

,YET 9 SPITE ( ?AT1 HIS RELATION TO H]--CONSID]ATE1 DELICATE1 & 
 LOV+--NOT ONLY REMA9$ UN*ANG$1 BUT IT SOMETIMES SEEM$ TO 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y ?AT HE WAS EV5 GLAD ?AT ! FAMILY CONNECTION BETWE5 
 !M ALL[$ HIM TO EXPRESS HIS FRI5D%IP MORE FREELY4 ,%E KNEW ?AT %E 
 LOV$ = ! FIR/ & ONLY TIME 9 H] LIFE & FELT ?AT %E WAS 
 BELOV$1 & WAS HAPPY 9 REG>D TO IT4 

,BUT ?IS HAPP9ESS ON ONE SIDE ( H] SPIRITUAL NATURE DID NOT PREV5T H] 
 FEEL+ GRIEF = H] BRO!R ) FULL =CE2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ?AT 
 SPIRITUAL TRANQUILITY ON ! ONE SIDE MADE IT ! MORE POSSIBLE = H] TO 
 GIVE FULL PLAY TO H] FEEL+ = H] BRO!R4 ,?AT FEEL+ WAS SO /RONG 
 AT ! MOM5T ( LEAV+ ,VORONEZH ?AT ?OSE :O SAW H] (F1 AS !Y 
 LOOK$ AT H] C>EWORN1 DESPAIR+ FACE1 FELT SURE %E W\LD FALL ILL ON 
 ! J\RNEY4 ,BUT ! V]Y DIFFICULTIES & PREOCCUPATIONS ( ! J\RNEY1 
 :I* %E TOOK SO ACTIVELY 9 H&1 SAV$ H] = A :ILE FROM H] GRIEF 
 & GAVE H] /R5G?4 

,AS ALWAYS HAPP5S :5 TRAVEL+1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y ?\<T ONLY ( ! 
 J\RNEY ITSELF1 =GETT+ ITS OBJECT4 ,BUT AS %E APPROA*$ ,Y>OSLAVL ! 
 ?\<T ( :AT MI<T AWAIT H] !RE--NOT AFT] MANY DAYS1 BUT ?AT 
 V]Y EV5+--AGA9 PRES5T$ ITSELF TO H] & H] AGITATION 
 9CREAS$ TO ITS UTMO/ LIMIT4 

,! C\RI] :O HAD BE5 S5T ON 9 ADVANCE TO F9D \T :]E ! ,RO/OVS 
 W]E /AY+ 9 ,Y>OSLAVL1 & 9 :AT CONDITION ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS1 :5 
 HE MET ! BIG COA* JU/ 5T]+ ! T[N GATES WAS APPALL$ BY ! 
 T]RIBLE PALLOR ( ! PR9CESS' FACE ?AT LOOK$ \T AT HIM FROM ! 
 W9D[4 

0,I HAVE F\ND \T EV]Y?+1 Y\R EXCELL5CY3 ! ,RO/OVS >E /AY+ AT 
 ! M]*ANT ,BRONNIKOV'S H\SE1 9 ! ,SQU>E NOT F> FROM H]E1 RI<T 
 ABOVE ! ,VOLGA10 SAID ! C\RI]4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y LOOK$ AT HIM ) FRI<T5$ 9QUIRY1 NOT UND]/&+ :Y 
 HE DID NOT REPLY TO :AT %E *IEFLY WANT$ TO KN[3 H[ WAS H] BRO!R8 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE PUT ?AT QUE/ION = H]4 

0,H[ IS ! PR9CE80 %E ASK$4 

0,HIS EXCELL5CY IS /AY+ 9 ! SAME H\SE ) !M40 

0,!N HE IS ALIVE10 ?\<T ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 & ASK$ 9 A L[ VOICE3 0,H[ 
 IS HE80 

0,! S]VANTS SAY HE IS /ILL ! SAME40 

,:AT 0/ILL ! SAME0 MI<T MEAN ,PR9CESS ,M>Y DID NOT ASK1 BUT ) AN 
 UNNOTIC$ GLANCE AT LITTLE SEV5-YE>-OLD ,NI*OLAS1 :O WAS SITT+ 9 
 FRONT ( H] LOOK+ ) PLEASURE AT ! T[N1 %E B[$ H] HEAD & DID 
 NOT RAISE IT AGA9 TILL ! HEAVY COA*1 RUMBL+1 %AK+ & SWAY+1 
 CAME TO A /OP4 ,! C>RIAGE /EPS CLATT]$ AS !Y W]E LET D[N4 

,! C>RIAGE DOOR WAS OP5$4 ,ON ! LEFT !RE WAS WAT]--A GREAT 
 RIV]--& ON ! RI<T A POR*4 ,!RE W]E PEOPLE AT ! 5TRANCE3 
 S]VANTS1 & A ROSY GIRL ) A L>GE PLAIT ( BLACK HAIR1 SMIL+ AS IT 
 SEEM$ TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y 9 AN UNPLEASANTLY AFFECT$ WAY4 7,?IS WAS ,SONYA47 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y RAN UP ! /EPS4 0,?IS WAY1 ?IS WAY60 SAID ! GIRL1 ) 
 ! SAME >TIFICIAL SMILE1 & ! PR9CESS F\ND H]SELF 9 ! HALL 
 FAC+ AN ELD]LY WOMAN ( ,ORI5TAL TYPE1 :O CAME RAPIDLY TO MEET H] 
 ) A LOOK ( EMOTION4 ,?IS WAS ! C\NTESS4 ,%E EMBRAC$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y 
 & KISS$ H]4 

0,MON 5FANT60 %E MUTT]$1 0JE V\S AIME ET V\S 
 CONNAIS DEPUIS LONGTEMPS40 "9 

 "9 0,MY *ILD6 ,I LOVE Y\ & HAVE KN[N Y\ A LONG TIME40 
  
  

,DESPITE H] EXCITEM5T1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y REALIZ$ ?AT ?IS WAS ! 
 C\NTESS & ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y TO SAY SOME?+ TO H]4 ,H>DLY 
 KN[+ H[ %E DID IT1 %E CONTRIV$ TO UTT] A FEW POLITE PHRASES 9 
 ,FR5* 9 ! SAME TONE AS ?OSE ?AT HAD BE5 ADDRESS$ TO H]1 & 
 ASK$3 0,H[ IS HE80 

0,! DOCTOR SAYS ?AT HE IS NOT 9 DANG]10 SAID ! C\NTESS1 BUT AS %E 
 SPOKE %E RAIS$ H] EYES ) A SI<1 & H] GE/URE CONVEY$ A 
 CONTRADICTION ( H] WORDS4 

0,:]E IS HE8 ,CAN ,I SEE HIM--CAN ,I80 ASK$ ! PR9CESS4 

0,ONE MOM5T1 ,PR9CESS1 ONE MOM5T1 MY DE>6 ,IS ?IS HIS SON80 SAID ! 
 C\NTESS1 TURN+ TO LITTLE ,NI*OLAS :O WAS COM+ 9 ) ,DESSALLES4 
 0,!RE WILL BE ROOM = EV]YBODY1 ?IS IS A BIG H\SE4 ,OH1 :AT A LOVELY 
 BOY60 

,! C\NTESS TOOK ,PR9CESS ,M>Y 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM1 :]E ,SONYA WAS 
 TALK+ TO ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE4 ,! C\NTESS C>ESS$ ! BOY1 & ! 
 OLD C\NT CAME 9 & WELCOM$ ! PR9CESS4 ,HE HAD *ANG$ V]Y MU* 
 S9CE ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HAD LA/ SE5 HIM4 ,!N HE HAD BE5 A BRISK1 *E]FUL1 
 SELF-ASSUR$ OLD MAN2 N[ HE SEEM$ A PITIFUL1 BEWILD]$ P]SON4 ,:ILE 
 TALK+ TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HE CONT9UALLY LOOK$ R\ND AS IF ASK+ EV]YONE 
 :E!R HE WAS DO+ ! RI<T ?+4 ,AFT] ! DE/RUCTION ( ,MOSC[ & 
 ( HIS PROP]TY1 ?R[N \T ( HIS ACCU/OM$ GROOVE HE SEEM$ TO HAVE 
 LO/ ! S5SE ( HIS [N SIGNIFICANCE & TO FEEL ?AT !RE WAS NO 
 LONG] A PLACE = HIM 9 LIFE4 

,9 SPITE ( H] ONE DESIRE TO SEE H] BRO!R AS SOON AS POSSIBLE1 & H] 
 VEXATION ?AT AT ! MOM5T :5 ALL %E WANT$ WAS TO SEE HIM !Y %\LD 
 BE TRY+ TO 5T]TA9 H] & PRET5D+ TO ADMIRE H] NEPHEW1 ! 
 PR9CESS NOTIC$ ALL ?AT WAS GO+ ON >\ND H] & FELT ! NECESSITY 
 ( SUBMITT+1 = A TIME1 TO ?IS NEW ORD] ( ?+S :I* %E HAD 
 5T]$4 ,%E KNEW IT TO BE NECESS>Y1 & ?\< IT WAS H>D = H] %E 
 WAS NOT VEX$ ) !SE PEOPLE4 

0,?IS IS MY NIECE10 SAID ! C\NT1 9TRODUC+ ,SONYA--0,Y\ DON'T 
 KN[ H]1 ,PR9CESS80 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y TURN$ TO ,SONYA &1 TRY+ TO /IFLE ! HO/ILE FEEL+ 
 ?AT >OSE 9 H] T[>D ! GIRL1 %E KISS$ H]4 ,BUT %E FELT OPPRESS$ 
 BY ! FACT ?AT ! MOOD ( EV]YONE >\ND H] WAS SO F> FROM :AT WAS 
 9 H] [N HE>T4 

0,:]E IS HE80 %E ASK$ AGA91 ADDRESS+ !M ALL4 

0,HE IS D[N/AIRS4 ,NATA%A IS ) HIM10 ANSW]$ ,SONYA1 FLU%+4 0,WE 
 HAVE S5T TO ASK4 ,I ?9K Y\ MU/ BE TIR$1 ,PR9CESS40 

,TE>S ( VEXATION %[$ !MSELVES 9 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S EYES4 ,%E TURN$ 
 AWAY & WAS AB\T TO ASK ! C\NTESS AGA9 H[ TO GO TO HIM1 :5 LI<T1 
 IMPETU\S1 & SEEM+LY BUOYANT /EPS W]E HE>D AT ! DOOR4 ,! 
 PR9CESS LOOK$ R\ND & SAW ,NATA%A COM+ 91 ALMO/ RUNN+--?AT 
 ,NATA%A :OM %E HAD LIK$ SO LITTLE AT !IR MEET+ 9 ,MOSC[ LONG 
 S9CE4 

,BUT H>DLY HAD ! PR9CESS LOOK$ AT ,NATA%A'S FACE BE=E %E REALIZ$ 
 ?AT H]E WAS A REAL COMRADE 9 H] GRIEF1 & CONSEQU5TLY A FRI5D4 ,%E 
 RAN TO MEET H]1 EMBRAC$ H]1 & BEGAN TO CRY ON H] %\LD]4 

,AS SOON AS ,NATA%A1 SITT+ AT ! HEAD ( ,PR9CE ,&REW'S B$1 HE>D ( 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S >RIVAL1 %E S(TLY LEFT HIS ROOM & HA/5$ TO H] ) 
 ?OSE SWIFT /EPS ?AT HAD S\ND$ BUOYANT TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 

,!RE WAS ONLY ONE EXPRESSION ON H] AGITAT$ FACE :5 %E RAN 9TO ! 
 DRAW+ ROOM--?AT ( LOVE--B\NDLESS LOVE = HIM1 = H]1 & 
 = ALL ?AT WAS NE> TO ! MAN %E LOV$2 & ( PITY1 SUFF]+ = 
 O!RS1 & PASSIONATE DESIRE TO GIVE H]SELF 5TIRELY TO HELP+ !M4 ,IT 
 WAS PLA9 ?AT AT ?AT MOM5T !RE WAS 9 ,NATA%A'S HE>T NO ?\<T ( 
 H]SELF OR ( H] [N RELATIONS ) ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 ) H] ACUTE S5SIBILITY1 UND]/OOD ALL ?IS AT ! 
 FIR/ GLANCE AT ,NATA%A'S FACE1 & WEPT ON H] %\LD] ) SORR[FUL 
 PLEASURE4 

0,COME1 COME TO HIM1 ,M>Y10 SAID ,NATA%A1 LEAD+ H] 9TO ! O!R ROOM4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y RAIS$ H] HEAD1 DRI$ H] EYES1 & TURN$ TO ,NATA%A4 ,%E 
 FELT ?AT FROM H] %E W\LD BE ABLE TO UND]/& & LE>N EV]Y?+4 

0,H[4440 %E BEGAN H] QUE/ION BUT /OPP$ %ORT4 

,%E FELT ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO ASK1 OR TO ANSW]1 9 WORDS4 ,NATA%A'S 
 FACE & EYES W\LD HAVE TO TELL H] ALL MORE CLE>LY & PR(\NDLY4 

,NATA%A WAS GAZ+ AT H]1 BUT SEEM$ AFRAID & 9 D\BT :E!R TO SAY 
 ALL %E KNEW OR NOT2 %E SEEM$ TO FEEL ?AT BE=E ?OSE LUM9\S EYES 
 :I* P5ETRAT$ 9TO ! V]Y DEP?S ( H] HE>T1 IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE NOT 
 TO TELL ! :OLE TRU? :I* %E SAW4 ,& SUDD5LY1 ,NATA%A'S LIPS 
 TWIT*$1 UGLY WR9KLES GA!R$ R\ND H] M\?1 & COV]+ H] FACE 
 ) H] H&S %E BUR/ 9TO SOBS4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y UND]/OOD4 

,BUT %E /ILL HOP$1 & ASK$1 9 WORDS %E H]SELF DID NOT TRU/3 

0,BUT H[ IS HIS W\ND8 ,:AT IS HIS G5]AL CONDITION80 

0,Y\1 Y\444 WILL SEE10 WAS ALL ,NATA%A C\LD SAY4 

,!Y SAT A LITTLE :ILE D[N/AIRS NE> HIS ROOM TILL !Y HAD LEFT (F 
 CRY+ & W]E ABLE TO GO TO HIM ) CALM FACES4 

0,H[ HAS HIS :OLE ILLNESS GONE8 ,IS IT LONG S9CE HE GREW WORSE8 ,:5 DID 
 ?IS HAPP580 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y 9QUIR$4 

,NATA%A TOLD H] ?AT AT FIR/ !RE HAD BE5 DANG] FROM HIS FEV]I% 
 CONDITION & ! PA9 HE SUFF]$1 BUT AT ,TROITSA ?AT HAD PASS$ & ! 
 DOCTOR HAD ONLY BE5 AFRAID ( GANGR5E4 ,?AT DANG] HAD ALSO PASS$4 ,:5 
 !Y REA*$ ,Y>OSLAVL ! W\ND HAD BEGUN TO FE/] 7,NATA%A KNEW ALL 
 AB\T SU* ?+S AS FE/]+7 & ! DOCTOR HAD SAID ?AT ! FE/]+ 
 MI<T TAKE A NORMAL C\RSE4 ,!N FEV] SET 91 BUT ! DOCTOR HAD SAID ! 
 FEV] WAS NOT V]Y S]I\S4 

0,BUT TWO DAYS AGO ?IS SUDD5LY HAPP5$10 SAID ,NATA%A1 /RUGGL+ ) 
 H] SOBS4 0,I DON'T KN[ :Y1 BUT Y\ WILL SEE :AT HE IS LIKE40 

0,IS HE WEAK]8 ,?9N]80 ASK$ ! PR9CESS4 

0,NO1 IT'S NOT ?AT1 BUT WORSE4 ,Y\ WILL SEE4 ,O1 ,M>Y1 HE IS TOO GOOD1 HE 
 CANNOT1 CANNOT LIVE1 BECAUSE4440 

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