,BOOK #a#b1 ,*APT] #e #ahfiahfi ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TEXT 3 ,NI*OLAS SAT LEAN+ SLID 9 AN >M*AIR1 B5D+ CLOSELY OV] ! BLOND LADY & PAY+ H] MY?OLOGICAL COMPLIM5TS ) A SMILE ?AT NEV] LEFT HIS FACE4 ,JAUNTILY %IFT+ ! POSITION ( HIS LEGS 9 !IR TITN]1 HIMSELF1 & ! F9E \TL9ES ( HIS LEGS 9 !IR WELL-FITT+ ,HESSIAN BOOTS1 ,NI*OLAS TOLD ! BLOND LADY ?AT HE WI%$ TO RUN AWAY ) A C]TA9 LADY H]E 9 ,VORONEZH4 0,:I* LADY80 0,A *>M+ LADY1 A DIV9E ONE4 ,H] EYES0 7,NI*OLAS LOOK$ AT HIS P>TN]7 0>E BLUE1 H] M\? CORAL & IVORY2 H] FIGURE0 7HE GLANC$ AT H] %\LD]S7 0LIKE ,DIANA'S44440 ,! HUSB& CAME UP & SULL5LY ASK$ HIS WIFE :AT %E WAS TALK+ AB\T4 0,AH1 ,NIKITA ,IVANY*60 CRI$ ,NI*OLAS1 RIS+ POLITELY1 & AS IF WI%+ ,NIKITA ,IVANY* TO %>E HIS JOKE1 HE BEGAN TO TELL HIM ( HIS 9T5TION TO ELOPE ) A BLOND LADY4 ,! HUSB& SMIL$ GLOOMILY1 ! WIFE GAILY4 ,! GOV]NOR'S GOOD-NATUR$ WIFE CAME UP ) A LOOK ( DISAPPROVAL4 0,ANNA ,IGNATYEVNA WANTS TO SEE Y\1 ,NI*OLAS10 SAID %E1 PRON\NC+ ! NAME SO ?AT ,NI*OLAS AT ONCE UND]/OOD ?AT ,ANNA ,IGNATYEVNA WAS A V]Y IMPORTANT P]SON4 0,COME1 ,NI*OLAS6 ,Y\ KN[ Y\ LET ME CALL Y\ SO80 0,OH1 YES1 ,AUNT4 ,:O IS %E80 0,ANNA ,IGNATYEVNA ,MALV9TSEVA4 ,%E HAS HE>D FROM H] NIECE H[ Y\ RESCU$ H]4444 ,CAN Y\ GUESS80 0,I RESCU$ SU* A LOT ( !M60 SAID ,NI*OLAS4 0,H] NIECE1 ,PR9CESS ,BOLKONSKAYA4 ,%E IS H]E 9 ,VORONEZH ) H] AUNT4 ,OHO6 ,H[ Y\ BLU%4 ,:Y1 >E44480 0,NOT A BIT6 ,PLEASE DON'T1 ,AUNT60 0,V]Y WELL1 V]Y WELL6444 ,OH1 :AT A FELL[ Y\ >E60 ,! GOV]NOR'S WIFE L$ HIM UP TO A TALL & V]Y /\T OLD LADY ) A BLUE HEADDRESS1 :O HAD JU/ F9I%$ H] GAME ( C>DS ) ! MO/ IMPORTANT P]SONAGES ( ! T[N4 ,?IS WAS ,MALV9TSEVA1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S AUNT ON H] MO!R'S SIDE1 A RI*1 *ILDLESS WID[ :O ALWAYS LIV$ 9 ,VORONEZH4 ,:5 ,RO/OV APPROA*$ H] %E WAS /&+ SETTL+ UP = ! GAME4 ,%E LOOK$ AT HIM &1 SCREW+ UP H] EYES /]NLY1 CONT9U$ TO UPBRAID ! G5]AL :O HAD WON FROM H]4 0,V]Y PLEAS$1 MON *]10 %E !N SAID1 HOLD+ \T H] H& TO ,NI*OLAS4 0,PRAY COME & SEE ME40 ,AFT] A FEW WORDS AB\T ,PR9CESS ,M>Y & H] LATE FA!R1 :OM ,MALV9TSEVA HAD EVID5TLY NOT LIK$1 & HAV+ ASK$ :AT ,NI*OLAS KNEW ( ,PR9CE ,&REW1 :O ALSO WAS EVID5TLY NO FAVORITE ( H]S1 ! IMPORTANT OLD LADY DISMISS$ ,NI*OLAS AFT] REPEAT+ H] 9VITATION TO COME TO SEE H]4 ,NI*OLAS PROMIS$ TO COME & BLU%$ AGA9 AS HE B[$4 ,AT ! M5TION ( ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HE EXP]I5C$ A FEEL+ ( %YNESS & EV5 ( FE>1 :I* HE HIMSELF DID NOT UND]/&4 ,:5 HE HAD P>T$ FROM ,MALV9TSEVA ,NI*OLAS WI%$ TO RETURN TO ! DANC+1 BUT ! GOV]NOR'S LITTLE WIFE PLAC$ H] PLUMP H& ON HIS SLEEVE &1 SAY+ ?AT %E WANT$ TO HAVE A TALK ) HIM1 L$ HIM TO H] SITT+ ROOM1 FROM :I* ?OSE :O W]E !RE IMM$IATELY )DREW SO AS NOT TO BE 9 H] WAY4 0,DO Y\ KN[1 DE> BOY10 BEGAN ! GOV]NOR'S WIFE ) A S]I\S EXPRESSION ON H] K9D LITTLE FACE1 0?AT REALLY W\LD BE ! MAT* = Y\3 W\LD Y\ LIKE ME TO >RANGE IT80 0,:OM DO Y\ MEAN1 ,AUNT80 ASK$ ,NI*OLAS4 0,I WILL MAKE A MAT* = Y\ ) ! PR9CESS4 ,CA!R9E ,PETROVNA SPEAKS ( ,LILY1 BUT ,I SAY1 NO--! PR9CESS6 ,DO Y\ WANT ME TO DO IT8 ,I AM SURE Y\R MO!R WILL BE GRATEFUL TO ME4 ,:AT A *>M+ GIRL %E IS1 REALLY6 ,& %E IS NOT AT ALL SO PLA91 EI!R40 0,NOT AT ALL10 REPLI$ ,NI*OLAS AS IF (F5D$ AT ! IDEA4 0,AS BEFITS A SOLDI]1 ,AUNT1 ,I DON'T =CE MYSELF ON ANYONE OR REFUSE ANY?+10 HE SAID BE=E HE HAD TIME TO CONSID] :AT HE WAS SAY+4 0,WELL !N1 REMEMB]1 ?IS IS NOT A JOKE60 0,( C\RSE NOT60 0,YES1 YES10 ! GOV]NOR'S WIFE SAID AS IF TALK+ TO H]SELF4 0,BUT1 MY DE> BOY1 AMONG O!R ?+S Y\ >E TOO ATT5TIVE TO ! O!R1 ! BLOND4 ,ONE IS SORRY = ! HUSB&1 REALLY44440 0,OH NO1 WE >E GOOD FRI5DS ) HIM10 SAID ,NI*OLAS 9 ! SIMPLICITY ( HIS HE>T2 IT DID NOT 5T] HIS HEAD ?AT A PA/IME SO PLEASANT TO HIMSELF MIRANGE A MAT*444 & ,SONYA44480 ,& ON TAK+ LEAVE ( ! GOV]NOR'S WIFE1 :5 %E AGA9 SMIL+LY SAID TO HIM1 0,WELL !N1 REMEMB]60 HE DREW H] ASIDE4 0,BUT SEE H]E1 TO TELL ! TRU?1 ,AUNT4440 0,:AT IS IT1 MY DE>8 ,COME1 LET'S SIT D[N H]E10 SAID %E4 ,NI*OLAS SUDD5LY FELT A DESIRE & NE$ TO TELL HIS MO/ 9TIMATE ?\DS RECALL$ ?AT IMPULSE TO UNSOLICIT$ & 9EXPLICABLE FRANKNESS :I* HAD V]Y IMPORTANT RESULTS = HIM1 IT SEEM$ TO HIM--AS IT SEEMS TO EV]YONE 9 SU* CASES--?AT IT WAS M]ELY SOME SILLY :IM ?AT SEIZ$ HIM3 YET ?AT BUR/ ( FRANKNESS1 TOGE!R ) O!R TRIFL+ EV5TS1 HAD IMM5SE CONSEQU5CES = HIM & = ALL HIS FAMILY4 0,Y\ SEE1 ,AUNT1 ,MAMA HAS LONG WANT$ ME TO M>RY AN HEIRESS1 BUT ! V]Y IDEA ( M>RY+ = MONEY IS REPUGNANT TO ME40 0,OH YES1 ,I UND]/&10 SAID ! GOV]NOR'S WIFE4 0,BUT ,PR9CESS ,BOLKONSKAYA--?AT'S ANO!R MATT]4 ,I WILL TELL Y\ ! TRU?4 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE ,I LIKE H] V]Y MU*1 ,I FEEL DRAWN TO H]2 & !N1 AFT] ,I MET H] UND] SU* CIRCUM/ANCES--SO /RANGELY1 ! IDEA (T5 OCCURR$ TO ME3 ',?IS IS FATE4' ,ESPECIALLY IF Y\ REMEMB] ?AT ,MAMA HAD LONG BE5 ?9K+ ( IT2 BUT ,I HAD NEV] HAPP5$ TO MEET H] BE=E1 SOMEH[ IT HAD ALWAYS HAPP5$ ?AT WE DID NOT MEET4 ,& AS LONG AS MY SI/] ,NATA%A WAS 5GAG$ TO H] BRO!R IT WAS ( C\RSE \T ( ! QUE/ION = ME TO ?9K ( M>RY+ H]4 ,& IT MU/ NE$S HAPP5 ?AT ,I %\LD MEET H] JU/ :5 ,NATA%A'S 5GAGEM5T HAD BE5 BROK5 (F444 & !N EV]Y?+444 ,SO Y\ SEE444 ,I NEV] TOLD ?IS TO ANYONE & NEV] WILL1 ONLY TO Y\40 ,! GOV]NOR'S WIFE PRESS$ HIS ELB[ GRATEFULLY4 0,Y\ KN[ ,SONYA1 MY C\S98 ,I LOVE H]1 & PROMIS$ TO M>RY H]1 & WILL DO SO4444 ,SO Y\ SEE !RE CAN BE NO QUE/ION AB\T--0 SAID ,NI*OLAS 9COH]5TLY & BLU%+4 0,MY DE> BOY1 :AT A WAY TO LOOK AT IT6 ,Y\ KN[ ,SONYA HAS NO?+ & Y\ Y\RSELF SAY Y\R ,PAPA'S AFFAIRS >E 9 A V]Y BAD WAY4 ,& :AT AB\T Y\R MO!R8 ,IT W\LD KILL H]1 ?AT'S ONE ?+4 ,& :AT SORT ( LIFE W\LD IT BE = ,SONYA--IF %E'S A GIRL ) A HE>T8 ,Y\R MO!R 9 DESPAIR1 & Y\ ALL RU9$4444 ,NO1 MY DE>1 Y\ & ,SONYA \ !SE >GUM5TS4 0,ALL ! SAME1 ,AUNT1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE10 HE REJO9$ ) A SI<1 AFT] A %ORT PAUSE4 0,BESIDES1 W\LD ! PR9CESS HAVE ME8 ,& BESIDES1 %E IS N[ 9 M\RN+4 ,H[ CAN ONE ?9K ( IT60 0,BUT Y\ DON'T SUPPOSE ,I'M GO+ TO GET Y\ M>RI$ AT ONCE8 ,!RE IS ALWAYS A RIE1 ,AUNT4440 SAID ,NI*OLAS1 KISS+ H] PLUMP LITTLE H&4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahfh 3 ,BOOK #a#b1 ,*APT] #e -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,BOOK #a#b1 ,*APT] #e -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/