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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS LONG S9CE ,RO/OV HAD FELT SU* 5JOYM5T FROM MUSIC AS HE DID ?AT 
 DAY4 ,BUT NO SOON] HAD ,NATA%A F9I%$ H] B>C>OLE ?AN REALITY AGA9 
 PRES5T$ ITSELF4 ,HE GOT UP )\T SAY+ A WORD & W5T D[N/AIRS TO 
 HIS [N ROOM4 ,A QU>T] ( AN H\R LAT] ! OLD C\NT CAME 9 FROM HIS 
 CLUB1 *E]FUL & CONT5T$4 ,NI*OLAS1 HE>+ HIM DRIVE UP1 W5T TO MEET 
 HIM4 

0,WELL--HAD A GOOD TIME80 SAID ! OLD C\NT1 SMIL+ GAILY & 
 PR\DLY AT HIS SON4 

,NI*OLAS TRI$ TO SAY 0,YES10 BUT C\LD NOT3 & HE NE>LY BUR/ 9TO SOBS4 
 ,! C\NT WAS LI<T+ HIS PIPE & DID NOT NOTICE HIS SON'S CONDITION4 

0,AH1 IT CAN'T BE AVOID$60 ?\<T ,NI*OLAS1 = ! FIR/ & LA/ TIME4 
 ,& SUDD5LY1 9 ! MO/ CASUAL TONE1 :I* MADE HIM FEEL A%AM$ ( 
 HIMSELF1 HE SAID1 AS IF M]ELY ASK+ HIS FA!R TO LET HIM HAVE ! 
 C>RIAGE TO DRIVE TO T[N3 

0,PAPA1 ,I HAVE COME ON A MATT] ( BUS9ESS4 ,I WAS NE>LY =GETT+4 ,I 
 NE$ SOME MONEY40 

0,DE> ME60 SAID HIS FA!R1 :O WAS 9 A SPECIALLY GOOD HUMOR4 0,I TOLD Y\ 
 IT W\LD NOT BE 5\<4 ,H[ MU*80 

0,V]Y MU*10 SAID ,NI*OLAS FLU%+1 & ) A /UPID C>ELESS SMILE1 = 
 :I* HE WAS LONG UNABLE TO =GIVE HIMSELF1 0,I HAVE LO/ A LITTLE1 ,I MEAN 
 A GOOD DEAL1 A GREAT DEAL--=TY ?REE ?\S&40 

0,:AT6 ,TO :OM8444 ,NONS5SE60 CRI$ ! C\NT1 SUDD5LY R$D5+ ) AN 
 APOPLECTIC FLU% OV] NECK & NAPE AS OLD PEOPLE DO4 

0,I PROMIS$ TO PAY TOMORR[10 SAID ,NI*OLAS4 

0,WELL64440 SAID ! OLD C\NT1 SPREAD+ \T HIS >MS & S9K+ 
 HELPLESSLY ON ! S(A4 

0,IT CAN'T BE HELP$6 ,IT HAPP5S TO EV]YONE60 SAID ! SON1 
 ) A BOLD1 FREE1 & EASY TONE1 :ILE 9 HIS S\L HE REG>D$ HIMSELF AS A 
 WOR?LESS SC\NDREL :OSE :OLE LIFE C\LD NOT ATONE = HIS CRIME4 ,HE LONG$ 
 TO KISS HIS FA!R'S H&S & KNEEL TO BEG HIS =GIV5ESS1 BUT SAID1 
 9 A C>ELESS & EV5 RUDE VOICE1 ?AT IT HAPP5S TO EV]YONE6 

,! OLD C\NT CA/ D[N HIS EYES ON HE>+ HIS SON'S WORDS & BEGAN 
 BU/L+LY SE>*+ = SOME?+4 

0,YES1 YES10 HE MUTT]$1 0IT WILL BE DIFFICULT1 ,I FE>1 DIFFICULT TO 
 RAISE444 HAPP5S TO EV]YBODY6 ,YES1 :O HAS NOT DONE IT80 

,& ) A FURTIVE GLANCE AT HIS SON'S FACE1 ! C\NT W5T \T ( ! 
 ROOM4444 ,NI*OLAS HAD BE5 PREP>$ = RESI/ANCE1 BUT HAD NOT AT ALL 
 EXPECT$ ?IS4 

0,PAPA6 ,PA-PA60 HE CALL$ AFT] HIM1 SOBB+1 0=GIVE ME60 ,& SEIZ+ HIS 
 FA!R'S H&1 HE PRESS$ IT TO HIS LIPS & BUR/ 9TO TE>S4 

,:ILE FA!R & SON W]E HAV+ !IR EXPLANATION1 ! MO!R & 
 DAU<T] W]E HAV+ ONE NOT LESS IMPORTANT4 ,NATA%A CAME RUNN+ TO H] 
 MO!R1 QUITE EXCIT$4 

0,MAMA6444 ,MAMA6444 ,HE HAS MADE ME4440 

0,MADE :AT80 

0,MADE1 MADE ME AN (F]1 ,MAMA6 ,MAMA60 %E EXCLAIM$4 

,! C\NTESS DID NOT BELIEVE H] E>S4 ,D5ISOV HAD PROPOS$4 ,TO :OM8 ,TO 
 ?IS *IT ( A GIRL1 ,NATA%A1 :O NOT SO LONG AGO WAS PLAY+ ) DOLLS 
 & :O WAS /ILL HAV+ LESSONS4 

0,DON'T1 ,NATA%A6 ,:AT NONS5SE60 %E SAID1 HOP+ IT WAS A JOKE4 

0,NONS5SE1 9DE$6 ,I AM TELL+ Y\ ! FACT10 SAID ,NATA%A 9DIGNANTLY4 
 0,I COME TO ASK Y\ :AT TO DO1 & Y\ CALL IT 'NONS5SE6'0 

,! C\NTESS %RUGG$ H] %\LD]S4 

0,IF IT IS TRUE ?AT ,MONSIEUR ,D5ISOV HAS MADE Y\ A PROPOSAL1 TELL HIM HE 
 IS A FOOL1 ?AT'S ALL60 

0,NO1 HE'S NOT A FOOL60 REPLI$ ,NATA%A 9DIGNANTLY & S]I\SLY4 

0,WELL !N1 :AT DO Y\ WANT8 ,Y\'RE ALL 9 LOVE N[ADAYS4 ,WELL1 IF Y\ 
 >E 9 LOVE1 M>RY HIM60 SAID ! C\NTESS1 ) A LAU< ( ANNOYANCE4 
 0,GOOD LUCK TO Y\60 

0,NO1 ,MAMA1 ,I'M NOT 9 LOVE ) HIM1 ,I SUPPOSE ,I'M NOT 9 LOVE ) HIM40 

0,WELL !N1 TELL HIM SO40 

0,MAMA1 >E Y\ CROSS8 ,DON'T BE CROSS1 DE>6 ,IS IT MY FAULT80 

0,NO1 BUT :AT IS IT1 MY DE>8 ,DO Y\ WANT ME TO GO & TELL HIM80 SAID ! 
 C\NTESS SMIL+4 

0,NO1 ,I WILL DO IT MYSELF1 ONLY TELL ME :AT TO SAY4 ,IT'S ALL V]Y WELL = 
 Y\10 SAID ,NATA%A1 ) A RESPONSIVE SMILE4 0,Y\ %\LD HAVE SE5 H[ HE 
 SAID IT6 ,I KN[ HE DID NOT MEAN TO SAY IT1 BUT IT CAME \T ACCID5TALLY40 

0,WELL1 ALL ! SAME1 Y\ MU/ REFUSE HIM40 

0,NO1 ,I MU/N'T4 ,I AM SO SORRY = HIM6 ,HE'S SO NICE40 

0,WELL !N1 ACCEPT HIS (F]4 ,IT'S HI< TIME = Y\ TO BE M>RI$10 
 ANSW]$ ! C\NTESS %>PLY & S>CA/ICALLY4 

0,NO1 ,MAMA1 BUT ,I'M SO SORRY = HIM4 ,I DON'T KN[ H[ ,I'M TO SAY IT40 

0,& !RE'S NO?+ = Y\ TO SAY4 ,I %ALL SPEAK TO HIM MYSELF10 SAID 
 ! C\NTESS1 9DIGNANT ?AT !Y %\LD HAVE D>$ TO TREAT ?IS LITTLE 
 ,NATA%A AS GR[N UP4 

0,NO1 NOT ON ANY ACC\NT6 ,I WILL TELL HIM MYSELF1 & Y\'LL LI/5 AT ! 
 DOOR10 & ,NATA%A RAN ACROSS ! DRAW+ ROOM TO ! DANC+ HALL1 :]E 
 ,D5ISOV WAS SITT+ ON ! SAME *AIR BY ! CLAVI*ORD ) HIS FACE 9 
 HIS H&S4 

,HE JUMP$ UP AT ! S\ND ( H] LI<T /EP4 

0,NATALY10 HE SAID1 MOV+ ) RAPID /EPS T[>D H]1 0DECIDE MY FATE4 ,IT 
 IS 9 Y\R H&S40 

0,VASILI ,DMITRI*1 ,I'M SO SORRY = Y\6444 ,NO1 BUT Y\ >E SO NICE444 BUT 
 IT WON'T DO444NOT ?AT444 BUT AS A FRI5D1 ,I %ALL ALWAYS LOVE Y\40 

,D5ISOV B5T OV] H] H& & %E HE>D /RANGE S\NDS %E DID NOT 
 UND]/&4 ,%E KISS$ HIS R\< CURLY BLACK HEAD4 ,AT ?IS 9/ANT1 !Y 
 HE>D ! QUICK RU/LE ( ! C\NTESS' DRESS4 ,%E CAME UP TO !M4 

0,VASILI ,DMITRI*1 ,I ?ANK Y\ = ! HONOR10 %E SAID1 ) AN 
 EMB>RASS$ VOICE1 ?\< IT S\ND$ SEV]E TO ,D5ISOV--0BUT MY 
 DAU<T] IS SO Y\NG1 & ,I ?\<T ?AT1 AS MY SON'S FRI5D1 Y\ W\LD 
 HAVE ADDRESS$ Y\RSELF FIR/ TO ME4 ,9 ?AT CASE Y\ W\LD NOT HAVE 
 OBLIG$ ME TO GIVE ?IS REFUSAL40 

0,C\NTESS4440 SAID ,D5ISOV1 ) D[NCA/ EYES & A GUILTY FACE4 ,HE TRI$ 
 TO SAY MORE1 BUT FALT]$4 

,NATA%A C\LD NOT REMA9 CALM1 SEE+ HIM 9 SU* A PLI<T4 ,%E BEGAN TO 
 SOB AL\D4 

0,C\NTESS1 ,I HAVE DONE W'ONG10 ,D5ISOV W5T ON 9 AN UN/EADY VOICE1 0BUT 
 BELIEVE ME1 ,I SO ADORE Y\R DAU<T] & ALL Y\R FAMILY ?AT ,I W\LD GIVE 
 MY LIFE TWICE OV]4440 ,HE LOOK$ AT ! C\NTESS1 & SEE+ H] SEV]E 
 FACE SAID3 0,WELL1 GOOD-BY1 ,C\NTESS10 & KISS+ H] H&1 HE LEFT ! 
 ROOM ) QUICK RESOLUTE /RIDES1 )\T LOOK+ AT ,NATA%A4 

,NEXT DAY ,RO/OV SAW ,D5ISOV (F4 ,HE DID NOT WI% TO /AY ANO!R DAY 9 
 ,MOSC[4 ,ALL ,D5ISOV'S ,MOSC[ FRI5DS GAVE HIM A F>EWELL 5T]TA9M5T AT 
 ! GYPSIES'1 ) ! RESULT ?AT HE HAD NO RECOLLECTION ( H[ HE WAS 
 PUT 9 ! SLEI< OR ( ! FIR/ ?REE /AGES ( HIS J\RNEY4 

,AFT] ,D5ISOV'S DEP>TURE1 ,RO/OV SP5T ANO!R =TNI<T 9 ,MOSC[1 
 )\T GO+ \T ( ! H\SE1 WAIT+ = ! MONEY HIS FA!R C\LD NOT 
 AT ONCE RAISE1 & HE SP5T MO/ ( HIS TIME 9 ! GIRLS' ROOM4 

,SONYA WAS MORE T5D] & DEVOT$ TO HIM ?AN EV]4 ,IT WAS AS IF %E 
 WANT$ TO %[ HIM ?AT HIS LOSSES W]E AN A*IEVEM5T ?AT MADE H] LOVE 
 HIM ALL ! MORE1 BUT ,NI*OLAS N[ CONSID]$ HIMSELF UNWOR?Y ( H]4 

,HE FILL$ ! GIRLS' ALBUMS ) V]SES & MUSIC1 & HAV+ AT LA/ S5T 
 ,DOLOKHOV ! :OLE =TY-?REE ?\S& RUBLES & RECEIV$ HIS RECEIPT1 
 HE LEFT AT ! 5D ( ,NOVEMB]1 )\T TAK+ LEAVE ( ANY ( HIS 
 ACQUA9TANCES1 TO OV]TAKE HIS REGIM5T :I* WAS ALREADY 9 ,POL&4 

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