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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,!Y ALL SEP>AT$1 BUT1 EXCEPT ,ANATOLE :O FELL ASLEEP AS SOON AS HE GOT 
 9TO B$1 ALL KEPT AWAKE A LONG TIME ?AT NI<T4 

0,IS HE REALLY TO BE MY HUSB&1 ?IS /RANG] :O IS SO K9D--YES1 
 K9D1 ?AT IS ! *IEF ?+10 ?\<T ,PR9CESS ,M>Y2 & FE>1 :I* %E 
 HAD SELDOM EXP]I5C$1 CAME UPON H]4 ,%E FE>$ TO LOOK R\ND1 IT SEEM$ 
 TO H] ?AT SOMEONE WAS !RE /&+ BEH9D ! SCRE5 9 ! D>K 
 CORN]4 ,& ?IS SOMEONE WAS HE--! DEVIL--& HE WAS 
 ALSO ?IS MAN ) ! :ITE =EHEAD1 BLACK EYEBR[S1 & R$ LIPS4 

,%E RANG = H] MAID & ASK$ H] TO SLEEP 9 H] ROOM4 

,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE WALK$ UP & D[N ! CONS]VATORY = A LONG TIME 
 ?AT EV5+1 VA9LY EXPECT+ SOMEONE1 N[ SMIL+ AT SOMEONE1 N[ 
 WORK+ H]SELF UP TO TE>S ) ! IMAG9>Y WORDS ( H] PAUVRE M]E 
 REBUK+ H] = H] FALL4 

,! LITTLE PR9CESS GRUMBL$ TO H] MAID ?AT H] B$ WAS BADLY MADE4 ,%E 
 C\LD NOT LIE EI!R ON H] FACE OR ON H] SIDE4 ,EV]Y POSITION WAS 
 AWKW>D & UNCOM=TABLE1 & H] BURD5 OPPRESS$ H] N[ MORE ?AN EV] 
 BECAUSE ,ANATOLE'S PRES5CE HAD VIVIDLY RECALL$ TO H] ! TIME :5 %E 
 WAS NOT LIKE ?AT & :5 EV]Y?+ WAS LI<T & GAY4 ,%E SAT 9 AN 
 >M*AIR 9 H] DRESS+ JACKET & NI<TCAP & ,KATIE1 SLEEPY & 
 DI%EVEL$1 BEAT & TURN$ ! HEAVY FEA!R B$ = ! ?IRD TIME1 
 MUTT]+ TO H]SELF4 

0,I TOLD Y\ IT WAS ALL LUMPS & HOLES60 ! LITTLE PR9CESS REPEAT$4 
 0,I %\LD BE GLAD 5\< TO FALL ASLEEP1 SO IT'S NOT MY FAULT60 
 & H] VOICE QUIV]$ LIKE ?AT ( A *ILD AB\T TO CRY4 

,! OLD PR9CE DID NOT SLEEP EI!R4 ,TIKHON1 HALF ASLEEP1 HE>D HIM PAC+ 
 ANGRILY AB\T & SNORT+4 ,! OLD PR9CE FELT AS ?\< HE HAD BE5 
 9SULT$ ?R\< HIS DAU<T]4 ,! 9SULT WAS ! MORE PO9T$ BECAUSE IT 
 CONC]N$ NOT HIMSELF BUT ANO!R1 HIS DAU<T]1 :OM HE LOV$ MORE ?AN 
 HIMSELF4 ,HE KEPT TELL+ HIMSELF ?AT HE W\LD CONSID] ! :OLE MATT] 
 & DECIDE :AT WAS RI<T & H[ HE %\LD ACT1 BUT 9/EAD ( ?AT HE 
 ONLY EXCIT$ HIMSELF MORE & MORE4 

0,! FIR/ MAN ?AT TURNS UP--%E =GETS H] FA!R & EV]Y?+ 
 ELSE1 RUNS UP/AIRS & DOES UP H] HAIR & WAGS H] TAIL & IS UNLIKE 
 H]SELF6 ,GLAD TO ?R[ H] FA!R OV]6 ,& %E KNEW ,I %\LD NOTICE IT4 
 ,FR444 FR444 FR6 ,& DON'T ,I SEE ?AT ?AT IDIOT HAD EYES ONLY = 
 ,B\RI5NE--,I %ALL HAVE TO GET RID ( H]4 ,& H[ IS IT %E HAS NOT 
 PRIDE 5\< TO SEE IT8 ,IF %E HAS NO PRIDE = H]SELF %E MI<T AT LEA/ 
 HAVE SOME = MY SAKE6 ,%E MU/ BE %[N ?AT ! BLOCKHEAD ?9KS NO?+ 
 ( H] & LOOKS ONLY AT ,B\RI5NE4 ,NO1 %E HAS NO PRIDE444 BUT ,I'LL LET 
 H] SEE44440 

,! OLD PR9CE KNEW ?AT IF HE TOLD HIS DAU<T] %E WAS MAK+ A MI/AKE 
 & ?AT ,ANATOLE MEANT TO FLIRT ) ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE1 ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y'S SELF-E/EEM W\LD BE W\ND$ & HIS PO9T 7NOT TO BE P>T$ FROM 
 H]7 W\LD BE GA9$1 SO PACIFY+ HIMSELF ) ?IS ?\<T1 HE CALL$ 
 ,TIKHON & BEGAN TO UNDRESS4 

0,:AT DEVIL BR\<T !M H]E80 ?\<T HE1 :ILE ,TIKHON WAS PUTT+ ! 
 NI<T%IRT OV] HIS DRI$-UP OLD BODY & GRAY-HAIR$ *E/4 0,I NEV] 
 9VIT$ !M4 ,!Y CAME TO DI/URB MY LIFE--& !RE IS NOT MU* ( 
 IT LEFT40 

0,DEVIL TAKE 'EM60 HE MUTT]$1 :ILE HIS HEAD WAS /ILL 
 COV]$ BY ! %IRT4 

,TIKHON KNEW HIS MA/]'S HABIT ( SOMETIMES ?9K+ AL\D1 & !RE=E 
 MET ) UNALT]$ LOOKS ! ANGRILY 9QUISITIVE EXPRESSION ( ! FACE 
 ?AT EM]G$ FROM ! %IRT4 

0,GONE TO B$80 ASK$ ! PR9CE4 

,TIKHON1 LIKE ALL GOOD VALETS1 9/9CTIVELY KNEW ! DIRECTION ( HIS 
 MA/]'S ?\<TS4 ,HE GUESS$ ?AT ! QUE/ION REF]R$ TO ,PR9CE ,VASILI 
 & HIS SON4 

0,!Y HAVE GONE TO B$ & PUT \T !IR LI<TS1 Y\R EXCELL5CY40 

0,NO GOOD444 NO GOOD4440 SAID ! PR9CE RAPIDLY1 & ?RU/+ HIS FEET 
 9TO HIS SLIPP]S & HIS >MS 9TO ! SLEEVES ( HIS DRESS+ G[N1 HE 
 W5T TO ! C\* ON :I* HE SLEPT4 

,?\< NO WORDS HAD PASS$ BETWE5 ,ANATOLE & ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE1 
 !Y QUITE UND]/OOD ONE ANO!R AS TO ! FIR/ P>T ( !IR ROMANCE1 
 UP TO ! APPE>ANCE ( ! PAUVRE M]E2 !Y UND]/OOD ?AT !Y HAD 
 MU* TO SAY TO ONE ANO!R 9 PRIVATE & SO !Y HAD BE5 SEEK+ AN 
 OPPORTUNITY S9CE MORN+ TO MEET ONE ANO!R ALONE4 ,:5 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y 
 W5T TO H] FA!R'S ROOM AT ! USUAL H\R1 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE & 
 ,ANATOLE MET 9 ! CONS]VATORY4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y W5T TO ! DOOR ( ! /UDY ) SPECIAL TREPIDATION4 ,IT 
 SEEM$ TO H] ?AT NOT ONLY DID EV]YBODY KN[ ?AT H] FATE W\LD BE 
 DECID$ ?AT DAY1 BUT ?AT !Y ALSO KNEW :AT %E ?\<T AB\T IT4 ,%E 
 READ ?IS 9 ,TIKHON'S FACE & 9 ?AT ( ,PR9CE ,VASILI'S VALET1 
 :O MADE H] A L[ B[ :5 %E MET HIM 9 ! CORRIDOR C>RY+ HOT WAT]4 

,! OLD PR9CE WAS V]Y AFFECTIONATE & C>EFUL 9 HIS TREATM5T ( HIS 
 DAU<T] ?AT MORN+4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y WELL KNEW ?IS PA9/AK+ EXPRESSION 
 ( H] FA!R'S4 ,HIS FACE WORE ?AT EXPRESSION :5 HIS DRY H&S CL5*$ 
 ) VEXATION AT H] NOT UND]/&+ A SUM 9 >I?METIC1 :5 RIS+ 
 FROM HIS *AIR HE W\LD WALK AWAY FROM H]1 REPEAT+ 9 A L[ VOICE ! 
 SAME WORDS SEV]AL TIMES OV]4 

,HE CAME TO ! PO9T AT ONCE1 TREAT+ H] C]EMONI\SLY4 

0,I HAVE HAD A PROPOSITION MADE ME CONC]N+ Y\10 HE SAID ) AN 
 UNNATURAL SMILE4 0,I EXPECT Y\ HAVE GUESS$ ?AT ,PR9CE ,VASILI HAS NOT 
 COME & BR\<T HIS PUPIL ) HIM0 7= SOME REASON ,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI 
 REF]R$ TO ,ANATOLE AS A 0PUPIL07 0= ! SAKE ( MY BEAUTIFUL 
 EYES4 ,LA/ NI<T A PROPOSITION WAS MADE ME ON Y\R ACC\NT &1 AS Y\ KN[ MY 
 PR9CIPLES1 ,I REF] IT TO Y\40 

0,H[ AM ,I TO UND]/& Y\1 MON P]E80 SAID ! PR9CESS1 
 GR[+ PALE & !N BLU%+4 

0,H[ UND]/& ME60 CRI$ H] FA!R ANGRILY4 0,PR9CE ,VASILI 
 F9DS Y\ TO HIS TA/E AS A DAU<T]-9-LAW & MAKES A PROPOSAL TO Y\ ON HIS 
 PUPIL'S BEHALF4 ,?AT'S H[ IT'S TO BE UND]/OOD6 ',H[ 
 UND]/& IT'6444 ,& ,I ASK Y\60 

0,I DO NOT KN[ :AT Y\ ?9K1 ,FA!R10 :ISP]$ ! PR9CESS4 

0,I8 ,I8 ,:AT ( ME8 ,LEAVE ME \T ( ! QUE/ION4 ,I'M NOT GO+ TO GET 
 M>RI$4 ,:AT AB\T Y\8 ,?AT'S :AT ,I WANT TO KN[40 

,! PR9CESS SAW ?AT H] FA!R REG>D$ ! MATT] ) DISAPPROVAL1 BUT 
 AT ?AT MOM5T ! ?\<T OCCURR$ TO H] ?AT H] FATE W\LD BE DECID$ 
 N[ OR NEV]4 ,%E L[]$ H] EYES SO AS NOT TO SEE ! GAZE UND] :I* 
 %E FELT ?AT %E C\LD NOT ?9K1 BUT W\LD ONLY BE ABLE TO SUBMIT FROM 
 HABIT1 & %E SAID3 0,I WI% ONLY TO DO Y\R WILL1 BUT IF ,I HAD TO EXPRESS 
 MY [N DESIRE4440 ,%E HAD NO TIME TO F9I%4 ,! OLD PR9CE 9T]RUPT$ 
 H]4 

0,?AT'S ADMIRABLE60 HE %\T$4 0,HE WILL TAKE Y\ ) Y\R D[RY & TAKE 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE 9TO ! B>GA94 ,%E'LL BE ! WIFE1 :ILE Y\4440 

,! PR9CE /OPP$4 ,HE SAW ! EFFECT !SE WORDS HAD PRODUC$ ON HIS 
 DAU<T]4 ,%E L[]$ H] HEAD & WAS READY TO BUR/ 9TO TE>S4 

0,N[ !N1 N[ !N1 ,I'M ONLY JOK+60 HE SAID4 0,REMEMB] 
 ?IS1 ,PR9CESS1 ,I HOLD TO ! PR9CIPLE ?AT A MAID5 HAS A FULL RI<T TO *OOSE4 
 ,I GIVE Y\ FRE$OM4 ,ONLY REMEMB] ?AT Y\R LIFE'S HAPP9ESS DEP5DS ON Y\R 
 DECISION4 ,NEV] M9D ME60 

0,BUT ,I DO NOT KN[1 ,FA!R60 

0,!RE'S NO NE$ TO TALK6 ,HE RECEIVES HIS ORD]S & WILL M>RY Y\ OR 
 ANYBODY2 BUT Y\ >E FREE TO *OOSE4444 ,GO TO Y\R ROOM1 ?9K IT OV]1 
 & COME BACK 9 AN H\R & TELL ME 9 HIS PRES5CE3 YES OR NO4 ,I KN[ 
 Y\ WILL PRAY OV] IT4 ,WELL1 PRAY IF Y\ LIKE1 BUT Y\ HAD BETT] ?9K IT 
 OV]4 ,GO6 ,YES OR NO1 YES OR NO1 YES OR NO60 HE /ILL %\T$ :5 ! 
 PR9CESS1 AS IF LO/ 9 A FOG1 HAD ALREADY /AGG]$ \T ( ! /UDY4 

,H] FATE WAS DECID$ & HAPPILY DECID$4 ,BUT :AT H] FA!R HAD SAID 
 AB\T ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE WAS DREADFUL4 ,IT WAS UNTRUE TO BE SURE1 BUT 
 /ILL IT WAS T]RIBLE1 & %E C\LD NOT HELP ?9K+ ( IT4 ,%E WAS 
 GO+ /RAI<T ON ?R\< ! CONS]VATORY1 NEI!R SEE+ NOR HE>+ 
 ANY?+1 :5 SUDD5LY ! WELL-KN[N :ISP]+ ( ,MADEMOISELLE 
 ,B\RI5NE >\S$ H]4 ,%E RAIS$ H] EYES1 & TWO /EPS AWAY SAW ,ANATOLE 
 EMBRAC+ ! ,FR5*WOMAN & :ISP]+ SOME?+ TO H]4 ,) A 
 HORRIFI$ EXPRESSION ON HIS H&SOME FACE1 ,ANATOLE LOOK$ AT ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y1 BUT DID NOT AT ONCE TAKE HIS >M FROM ! WAI/ ( ,MADEMOISELLE 
 ,B\RI5NE :O HAD NOT YET SE5 H]4 

0,:O'S ?AT8 ,:Y8 ,WAIT A MOM5T60 ,ANATOLE'S FACE SEEM$ TO SAY4 ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y LOOK$ AT !M 9 SIL5CE4 ,%E C\LD NOT UND]/& IT4 ,AT LA/ 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE GAVE A SCREAM & RAN AWAY4 ,ANATOLE B[$ TO 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y ) A GAY SMILE1 AS IF 9VIT+ H] TO JO9 9 A LAU< AT 
 ?IS /RANGE 9CID5T1 & !N %RUGG+ HIS %\LD]S W5T TO ! DOOR 
 ?AT L$ TO HIS [N AP>TM5TS4 

,AN H\R LAT]1 ,TIKHON CAME TO CALL ,PR9CESS ,M>Y TO ! OLD PR9CE2 HE 
 ADD$ ?AT ,PR9CE ,VASILI WAS ALSO !RE4 ,:5 ,TIKHON CAME TO H] ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y WAS SITT+ ON ! S(A 9 H] ROOM1 HOLD+ ! WEEP+ ,MADEMOISELLE 
 ,B\RI5NE 9 H] >MS & G5TLY /ROK+ H] HAIR4 ,! PR9CESS' 
 BEAUTIFUL EYES ) ALL !IR =M] CALM RADIANCE W]E LOOK+ ) 
 T5D] AFFECTION & PITY AT ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE'S PRETTY FACE4 

0,NO1 ,PR9CESS1 ,I HAVE LO/ Y\R AFFECTION =EV]60 SAID ,MADEMOISELLE 
 ,B\RI5NE4 

0,:Y8 ,I LOVE Y\ MORE ?AN EV]10 SAID ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 0& ,I WILL TRY TO 
 DO ALL ,I CAN = Y\R HAPP9ESS40 

0,BUT Y\ DESPISE ME4 ,Y\ :O >E SO PURE CAN NEV] UND]/& BE+ SO 
 C>RI$ AWAY BY PASSION4 ,OH1 ONLY MY POOR MO!R4440 

0,I QUITE UND]/&10 ANSW]$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 ) A SAD SMILE4 0,CALM 
 Y\RSELF1 MY DE>4 ,I WILL GO TO MY FA!R10 %E SAID1 & W5T \T4 

,PR9CE ,VASILI1 ) ONE LEG ?R[N HI< OV] ! O!R & A SNUFFBOX 9 
 HIS H&1 WAS SITT+ !RE ) A SMILE ( DEEP EMOTION ON HIS FACE1 AS 
 IF /IRR$ TO HIS HE>T'S CORE & HIMSELF REGRETT+ & LAU<+ AT HIS 
 [N S5SIBILITY1 :5 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y 5T]$4 ,HE HURRI$LY TOOK A P9* ( 
 SNUFF4 

0,AH1 MY DE>1 MY DE>60 HE BEGAN1 RIS+ & TAK+ H] BY BO? H&S4 
 ,!N1 SI<+1 HE ADD$3 0,MY SON'S FATE IS 9 Y\R H&S4 ,DECIDE1 MY DE>1 
 GOOD1 G5TLE ,M>IE1 :OM ,I HAVE ALWAYS LOV$ AS A DAU<T]60 

,HE DREW BACK & A REAL TE> APPE>$ 9 HIS EYE4 

0,FR444 FR4440 SNORT$ ,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI4 0,! PR9CE IS MAK+ A 
 PROPOSITION TO Y\ 9 HIS PUPIL'S--,I MEAN1 HIS SON'S--NAME4 ,DO 
 Y\ WI% OR NOT TO BE ,PR9CE ,ANATOLE ,KURAG9'S WIFE8 ,REPLY3 YES OR NO10 HE 
 %\T$1 0& !N ,I %ALL RES]VE ! RI<T TO /ATE MY OP9ION ALSO4 
 ,YES1 MY OP9ION1 & ONLY MY OP9ION10 ADD$ ,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI1 TURN+ TO 
 ,PR9CE ,VASILI & ANSW]+ HIS IMPLOR+ LOOK4 0,YES1 OR NO80 

0,MY DESIRE IS NEV] TO LEAVE Y\1 ,FA!R1 NEV] TO SEP>ATE MY LIFE FROM 
 Y\RS4 ,I DON'T WI% TO M>RY10 %E ANSW]$ POSITIVELY1 GLANC+ AT ,PR9CE 
 ,VASILI & AT H] FA!R ) H] BEAUTIFUL EYES4 

0,HUMBUG6 ,NONS5SE6 ,HUMBUG1 HUMBUG1 HUMBUG60 CRI$ ,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI1 
 FR[N+ & TAK+ HIS DAU<T]'S H&2 HE DID NOT KISS H]1 BUT ONLY 
 B5D+ HIS =EHEAD TO H]S JU/ T\*$ IT1 & PRESS$ H] H& SO ?AT 
 %E W9C$ & UTT]$ A CRY4 

,PR9CE ,VASILI ROSE4 

0,MY DE>1 ,I MU/ TELL Y\ ?AT ?IS IS A MOM5T ,I %ALL NEV]1 NEV] 
 =GET4 ,BUT1 MY DE>1 WILL Y\ NOT GIVE US A LITTLE HOPE ( T\*+ ?IS 
 HE>T1 SO K9D & G5]\S8 ,SAY 'P]HAPS'444 ,! FUTURE IS SO LONG4 ,SAY 
 'P]HAPS4'0 

0,PR9CE1 :AT ,I HAVE SAID IS ALL !RE IS 9 MY HE>T4 ,I ?ANK Y\ = ! 
 HONOR1 BUT ,I %ALL NEV] BE Y\R SON'S WIFE40 

0,WELL1 SO ?AT'S F9I%$1 MY DE> FELL[6 ,I AM V]Y GLAD TO HAVE SE5 
 Y\4 ,V]Y GLAD6 ,GO BACK TO Y\R ROOMS1 ,PR9CESS4 ,GO60 SAID ! OLD PR9CE4 
 0,V]Y1 V]Y GLAD TO HAVE SE5 Y\10 REPEAT$ HE1 EMBRAC+ ,PR9CE ,VASILI4 

0,MY VOCATION IS A DIFF]5T ONE10 ?\<T ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 0,MY VOCATION IS 
 TO BE HAPPY ) ANO!R K9D ( HAPP9ESS1 ! HAPP9ESS ( LOVE & 
 SELF-SACRIFICE4 ,& CO/ :AT IT MAY1 ,I WILL >RANGE POOR ,AMELIE'S 
 HAPP9ESS1 %E LOVES HIM SO PASSIONATELY1 & SO PASSIONATELY REP5TS4 ,I 
 WILL DO ALL ,I CAN TO >RANGE ! MAT* BETWE5 !M4 ,IF HE IS NOT RI* ,I 
 WILL GIVE H] ! MEANS2 ,I WILL ASK MY FA!R & ,&REW4 ,I %ALL BE SO 
 HAPPY :5 %E IS HIS WIFE4 ,%E IS SO UN=TUNATE1 A /RANG]1 ALONE1 
 HELPLESS6 ,&1 OH ,GOD1 H[ PASSIONATELY %E MU/ LOVE HIM IF %E C\LD SO 
 F> =GET H]SELF6 ,P]HAPS ,I MI<T HAVE DONE ! SAME64440 ?\<T 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 

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