,BOOK #d1 ,*APT] #ae 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,TO SAY 0TOMORR[0 & KEEP UP A DIGNIFI$ TONE WAS NOT DIFFICULT1 BUT TO 
 GO HOME ALONE1 SEE HIS SI/]S1 BRO!R1 MO!R1 & FA!R1 CONFESS & 
 ASK = MONEY HE HAD NO RI<T TO AFT] GIV+ HIS WORD ( HONOR1 WAS 
 T]RIBLE4 

,AT HOME1 !Y HAD NOT YET GONE TO B$4 ,! Y\NG PEOPLE1 AFT] RETURN+ 
 FROM ! !AT]1 HAD HAD SUPP] & W]E GR\P$ R\ND ! CLAVI*ORD4 ,AS 
 SOON AS ,NI*OLAS 5T]$1 HE WAS 5FOLD$ 9 ?AT POETIC ATMOSPH]E ( 
 LOVE :I* P]VAD$ ! ,RO/OV H\SEHOLD ?AT W9T] &1 N[ AFT] 
 ,DOLOKHOV'S PROPOSAL & ,IOGEL'S BALL1 SEEM$ TO HAVE GR[N ?ICK] R\ND 
 ,SONYA & ,NATA%A AS ! AIR DOES BE=E A ?UND]/ORM4 ,SONYA & 
 ,NATA%A1 9 ! LI<T-BLUE DRESSES !Y HAD WORN AT ! !AT]1 LOOK+ 
 PRETTY & CONSCI\S ( IT1 W]E /&+ BY ! CLAVI*ORD1 HAPPY & 
 SMIL+4 ,V]A WAS PLAY+ *ESS ) ,%9%9 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM4 ,! OLD 
 C\NTESS1 WAIT+ = ! RETURN ( H] HUSB& & SON1 SAT PLAY+ 
 PATI5CE ) ! OLD G5TLEWOMAN :O LIV$ 9 !IR H\SE4 ,D5ISOV1 ) 
 SP>KL+ EYES & RUFFL$ HAIR1 SAT AT ! CLAVI*ORD /RIK+ *ORDS 
 ) HIS %ORT F+]S1 HIS LEGS ?R[N BACK & HIS EYES ROLL+ AS HE 
 SANG1 ) HIS SMALL1 HUSKY1 BUT TRUE VOICE1 SOME V]SES CALL$ 
 0,5*ANTRESS10 :I* HE HAD COMPOS$1 & TO :I* HE WAS TRY+ TO FIT 
 MUSIC3 

 ,5*ANTRESS1 SAY1 TO MY =SAK5 LYRE 
 ,:AT MAGIC P[] IS ?IS RECALLS ME /ILL8 
 ,:AT SP>K HAS SET MY 9MO/ S\L ON FIRE1 
 ,:AT IS ?IS BLISS ?AT MAKES MY F+]S ?RILL8 

  

,HE WAS S++ 9 PASSIONATE TONES1 GAZ+ ) HIS SP>KL+ BLACK-AGATE 
 EYES AT ! FRI<T5$ & HAPPY ,NATA%A4 

0,SPL5DID6 ,EXCELL5T60 EXCLAIM$ ,NATA%A4 0,ANO!R V]SE10 %E SAID1 
 )\T NOTIC+ ,NI*OLAS4 

0,EV]Y?+'S /ILL ! SAME ) !M10 ?\<T ,NI*OLAS1 GLANC+ 9TO 
 ! DRAW+ ROOM1 :]E HE SAW ,V]A & HIS MO!R ) ! OLD LADY4 

0,AH1 & H]E'S ,NI*OLAS60 CRI$ ,NATA%A1 RUNN+ UP TO HIM4 

0,IS ,PAPA AT HOME80 HE ASK$4 

0,I AM SO GLAD Y\'VE COME60 SAID ,NATA%A1 )\T ANSW]+ HIM4 0,WE >E 
 5JOY+ \RSELVES6 ,VASILI ,DMITRI* IS /AY+ A DAY LONG] = MY SAKE6 
 ,DID Y\ KN[80 

0,NO1 ,PAPA IS NOT BACK YET10 SAID ,SONYA4 

0,NI*OLAS1 HAVE Y\ COME8 ,COME H]E1 DE>60 CALL$ ! OLD C\NTESS FROM 
 ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

,NI*OLAS W5T TO H]1 KISS$ H] H&1 & SITT+ D[N SIL5TLY AT H] 
 TABLE BEGAN TO WAT* H] H&S >RANG+ ! C>DS4 ,FROM ! DANC+ ROOM1 
 !Y /ILL HE>D ! LAU<T] & M]RY VOICES TRY+ TO P]SUADE ,NATA%A 
 TO S+4 

0,ALL WI<T6 ,ALL WI<T60 %\T$ ,D5ISOV4 0,IT'S NO GOOD MAK+ EXCUSES N[6 
 ,IT'S Y\R TURN TO S+ ! BA'CAWOLLA--,I 5TWEAT Y\60 

,! C\NTESS GLANC$ AT H] SIL5T SON4 

0,:AT IS ! MATT]80 %E ASK$4 

0,OH1 NO?+10 SAID HE1 AS IF WE>Y ( BE+ CONT9UALLY ASK$ ! SAME 
 QUE/ION4 0,WILL ,PAPA BE BACK SOON80 

0,I EXPECT SO40 

0,EV]Y?+'S ! SAME ) !M4 ,!Y KN[ NO?+ AB\T IT6 ,:]E AM ,I 
 TO GO80 ?\<T ,NI*OLAS1 & W5T AGA9 9TO ! DANC+ ROOM :]E ! 
 CLAVI*ORD /OOD4 

,SONYA WAS SITT+ AT ! CLAVI*ORD1 PLAY+ ! PRELUDE TO ,D5ISOV'S 
 FAVORITE B>C>OLE4 ,NATA%A WAS PREP>+ TO S+4 ,D5ISOV WAS LOOK+ AT 
 H] ) 5RAPTUR$ EYES4 

,NI*OLAS BEGAN PAC+ UP & D[N ! ROOM4 

0,:Y DO !Y WANT TO MAKE H] S+8 ,H[ CAN %E S+8 ,!RE'S NO?+ TO 
 BE HAPPY AB\T60 ?\<T HE4 

,SONYA /RUCK ! FIR/ *ORD ( ! PRELUDE4 

0,MY ,GOD1 ,I'M A RU9$ & DI%ONOR$ MAN6 ,A BULLET ?R\< MY BRA9 IS ! 
 ONLY ?+ LEFT ME--NOT S++60 HIS ?\<TS RAN ON4 0,GO AWAY8 ,BUT 
 :]E TO8 ,IT'S ONE--LET !M S+60 

,HE CONT9U$ TO PACE ! ROOM1 LOOK+ GLOOMILY AT ,D5ISOV & ! GIRLS 
 & AVOID+ !IR EYES4 

0,NIKOL5KA1 :AT IS ! MATT]80 ,SONYA'S EYES FIX$ ON HIM SEEM$ TO ASK4 
 ,%E NOTIC$ AT ONCE ?AT SOME?+ HAD HAPP5$ TO HIM4 

,NI*OLAS TURN$ AWAY FROM H]4 ,NATA%A TOO1 ) H] QUICK 9/9CT1 HAD 
 9/ANTLY NOTIC$ H] BRO!R'S CONDITION4 ,BUT1 ?\< %E NOTIC$ IT1 %E 
 WAS H]SELF 9 SU* HI< SPIRITS AT ?AT MOM5T1 SO F> FROM SORR[1 
 SADNESS1 OR SELF-REPROA*1 ?AT %E PURPOSELY DECEIV$ H]SELF AS Y\NG 
 PEOPLE (T5 DO4 0,NO1 ,I AM TOO HAPPY N[ TO SPOIL MY 5JOYM5T BY SYMPA?Y 
 ) ANYONE'S SORR[10 %E FELT1 & %E SAID TO H]SELF3 0,NO1 ,I MU/ BE 
 MI/AK51 HE MU/ BE FEEL+ HAPPY1 JU/ AS ,I AM40 

0,N[1 ,SONYA60 %E SAID1 GO+ TO ! V]Y MIDDLE ( ! ROOM1 :]E %E 
 CONSID]$ ! RESONANCE WAS BE/4 

,HAV+ LIFT$ H] HEAD & LET H] >MS DROOP LIFELESSLY1 AS BALLET 
 DANC]S DO1 ,NATA%A1 RIS+ 5]GETICALLY FROM H] HEELS TO H] TOES1 
 /EPP$ TO ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM & /OOD /ILL4 

0,YES1 ?AT'S ME60 %E SEEM$ TO SAY1 ANSW]+ ! RAPT GAZE ) :I* 
 ,D5ISOV FOLL[$ H]4 

0,& :AT IS %E SO PLEAS$ AB\T80 ?\<T ,NI*OLAS1 LOOK+ AT HIS 
 SI/]4 0,:Y ISN'T %E DULL & A%AM$80 

,NATA%A TOOK ! FIR/ NOTE1 H] ?ROAT SWELL$1 H] *E/ ROSE1 H] EYES 
 BECAME S]I\S4 ,AT ?AT MOM5T %E WAS OBLIVI\S ( H] SURR\ND+S1 & 
 FROM H] SMIL+ LIPS FL[$ S\NDS :I* ANYONE MAY PRODUCE AT ! SAME 
 9T]VALS & HOLD = ! SAME TIME1 BUT :I* LEAVE Y\ COLD A ?\S& 
 TIMES & ! ?\S& & FIR/ TIME ?RILL Y\ & MAKE Y\ WEEP4 

,NATA%A1 ?AT W9T]1 HAD = ! FIR/ TIME BEGUN TO S+ S]I\SLY1 
 MA9LY BECAUSE ,D5ISOV SO DELI<T$ 9 H] S++4 ,%E NO LONG] SANG AS 
 A *ILD1 !RE WAS NO LONG] 9 H] S++ ?AT COMICAL1 *ILDI%1 
 PA9/AK+ EFFECT ?AT HAD BE5 9 IT BE=E2 BUT %E DID NOT YET S+ 
 WELL1 AS ALL ! CONNOISSEURS :O HE>D H] SAID3 0,IT IS NOT TRA9$1 BUT 
 IT IS A BEAUTIFUL VOICE ?AT MU/ BE TRA9$40 ,ONLY !Y G5]ALLY SAID 
 ?IS SOME TIME AFT] %E HAD F9I%$ S++4 ,:ILE ?AT UNTRA9$ VOICE1 
 ) ITS 9CORRECT BREA?+ & LABOR$ TRANSITIONS1 WAS S\ND+1 EV5 
 ! CONNOISSEURS SAID NO?+1 BUT ONLY DELI<T$ 9 IT & WI%$ TO HE> 
 IT AGA94 ,9 H] VOICE !RE WAS A VIRG9AL FRE%NESS1 AN UNCONSCI\SNESS 
 ( H] [N P[]S1 & AN AS YET UNTRA9$ VELVETY S(TNESS1 :I* SO 
 M+L$ ) H] LACK ( >T 9 S++ ?AT IT SEEM$ AS IF NO?+ 9 
 ?AT VOICE C\LD BE ALT]$ )\T SPOIL+ IT4 

0,:AT IS ?IS80 ?\<T ,NI*OLAS1 LI/5+ TO H] ) WIDELY OP5$ 
 EYES4 0,:AT HAS HAPP5$ TO H]8 ,H[ %E IS S++ TODAY60 ,& SUDD5LY 
 ! :OLE WORLD C5T]$ = HIM ON ANTICIPATION ( ! NEXT NOTE1 ! 
 NEXT PHRASE1 & EV]Y?+ 9 ! WORLD WAS DIVID$ 9TO ?REE BEATS3 0,OH 
 MIO CRUDELE AFFETTO40444 ,ONE1 TWO1 ?REE444 ONE1 TWO1 ?REE444 ,ONE444 0,OH 
 MIO CRUDELE AFFETTO40444 ,ONE1 TWO1 ?REE444 ,ONE4 0,OH1 ?IS S5SELESS LIFE 
 ( \RS60 ?\<T ,NI*OLAS4 0,ALL ?IS MIS]Y1 & MONEY1 & ,DOLOKHOV1 & 
 ANG]1 & HONOR--IT'S ALL NONS5SE444 BUT ?IS IS REAL4444 ,N[ !N1 
 ,NATA%A1 N[ !N1 DE>E/6 ,N[ !N1 D>L+6 ,H[ WILL %E TAKE ?AT SI8 
 ,%E'S TAK5 IT6 ,?ANK ,GOD60 ,& )\T NOTIC+ ?AT HE WAS S++1 TO 
 /R5G!N ! SI HE SUNG A SECOND1 A ?IRD BEL[ ! HI< NOTE4 0,AH1 
 ,GOD6 ,H[ F9E6 ,DID ,I REALLY TAKE IT8 ,H[ =TUNATE60 HE ?\<T4 

,OH1 H[ ?AT *ORD VIBRAT$1 & H[ MOV$ WAS SOME?+ ?AT WAS F9E/ 
 9 ,RO/OV'S S\L6 ,& ?IS SOME?+ WAS AP>T FROM EV]Y?+ ELSE 9 ! 
 WORLD & ABOVE EV]Y?+ 9 ! WORLD4 0,:AT W]E LOSSES1 & ,DOLOKHOV1 
 & WORDS ( HONOR8444 ,ALL NONS5SE6 ,ONE MI<T KILL & ROB & YET BE 
 HAPPY44440 

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