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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PI]RE SAT OPPOSITE ,DOLOKHOV & ,NI*OLAS ,RO/OV4 ,AS USUAL1 HE ATE & 
 DRANK MU*1 & EAG]LY4 ,BUT ?OSE :O KNEW HIM 9TIMATELY NOTIC$ ?AT 
 SOME GREAT *ANGE HAD COME OV] HIM ?AT DAY4 ,HE WAS SIL5T ALL ?R\< 
 D9N] & LOOK$ AB\T1 BL9K+ & SC[L+1 OR1 ) FIX$ EYES & A 
 LOOK ( COMPLETE ABS5T-M9D$NESS1 KEPT RUBB+ ! BRIDGE ( HIS NOSE4 
 ,HIS FACE WAS DEPRESS$ & GLOOMY4 ,HE SEEM$ TO SEE & HE> NO?+ ( 
 :AT WAS GO+ ON >\ND HIM & TO BE ABSORB$ BY SOME DEPRESS+ & 
 UNSOLV$ PROBLEM4 

,! UNSOLV$ PROBLEM ?AT TORM5T$ HIM WAS CAUS$ BY H9TS GIV5 BY ! 
 PR9CESS1 HIS C\S91 AT ,MOSC[1 CONC]N+ ,DOLOKHOV'S 9TIMACY ) HIS 
 WIFE1 & BY AN ANONYM\S LETT] HE HAD RECEIV$ ?AT MORN+1 :I* 9 
 ! MEAN JOCUL> WAY COMMON TO ANONYM\S LETT]S SAID ?AT HE SAW BADLY 
 ?R\< HIS SPECTACLES1 BUT ?AT HIS WIFE'S CONNECTION ) ,DOLOKHOV WAS A 
 SECRET TO NO ONE BUT HIMSELF4 ,PI]RE ABSOLUTELY DISBELIEV$ BO? ! 
 PR9CESS' H9TS & ! LETT]1 BUT HE FE>$ N[ TO LOOK AT ,DOLOKHOV1 :O 
 WAS SITT+ OPPOSITE HIM4 ,EV]Y TIME HE *ANC$ TO MEET ,DOLOKHOV'S 
 H&SOME 9SOL5T EYES1 ,PI]RE FELT SOME?+ T]RIBLE & MON/R\S 
 RIS+ 9 HIS S\L & TURN$ QUICKLY AWAY4 ,9VOLUNT>ILY RECALL+ HIS 
 WIFE'S PA/ & H] RELATIONS ) ,DOLOKHOV1 ,PI]RE SAW CLE>LY ?AT :AT 
 WAS SAID 9 ! LETT] MI<T BE TRUE1 OR MI<T AT LEA/ SEEM TO BE TRUE 
 HAD IT NOT REF]R$ TO HIS WIFE4 ,HE 9VOLUNT>ILY REMEMB]$ H[ ,DOLOKHOV1 
 :O HAD FULLY RECOV]$ HIS =M] POSITION AFT] ! CAMPAIGN1 HAD 
 RETURN$ TO ,PET]SBURG & COME TO HIM4 ,AVAIL+ HIMSELF ( HIS FRI5DLY 
 RELATIONS ) ,PI]RE AS A BOON COMPANION1 ,DOLOKHOV HAD COME /RAI<T TO 
 HIS H\SE1 & ,PI]RE HAD PUT HIM UP & L5T HIM MONEY4 ,PI]RE RECALL$ 
 H[ ,HEL5E HAD SMIL+LY EXPRESS$ DISAPPROVAL ( ,DOLOKHOV'S LIV+ AT 
 !IR H\SE1 & H[ CYNICALLY ,DOLOKHOV HAD PRAIS$ HIS WIFE'S BEAUTY TO 
 HIM & FROM ?AT TIME TILL !Y CAME TO ,MOSC[ HAD NOT LEFT !M = A 
 DAY4 

0,YES1 HE IS V]Y H&SOME10 ?\<T ,PI]RE1 0& ,I KN[ HIM4 ,IT W\LD BE 
 P>TICUL>LY PLEASANT TO HIM TO DI%ONOR MY NAME & RIDICULE ME1 JU/ 
 BECAUSE ,I HAVE EX]T$ MYSELF ON HIS BEHALF1 BEFRI5D$ HIM1 & HELP$ 
 HIM4 ,I KN[ & UND]/& :AT A SPICE ?AT W\LD ADD TO ! PLEASURE ( 
 DECEIV+ ME1 IF IT REALLY W]E TRUE4 ,YES1 IF IT W]E TRUE1 BUT ,I DO NOT 
 BELIEVE IT4 ,I HAVE NO RI<T TO1 & CAN'T1 BELIEVE IT40 ,HE REMEMB]$ ! 
 EXPRESSION ,DOLOKHOV'S FACE ASSUM$ 9 HIS MOM5TS ( CRUELTY1 AS :5 
 TY+ ! POLICEMAN TO ! BE> & DROPP+ !M 9TO ! WAT]1 OR :5 
 HE *ALL5G$ A MAN TO A DUEL )\T ANY REASON1 OR %OT A PO/-BOY'S 
 HORSE ) A PI/OL4 ,?AT EXPRESSION WAS (T5 ON ,DOLOKHOV'S FACE :5 
 LOOK+ AT HIM4 0,YES1 HE IS A BULLY10 ?\<T ,PI]RE1 0TO KILL A MAN MEANS 
 NO?+ TO HIM4 ,IT MU/ SEEM TO HIM ?AT EV]YONE IS AFRAID ( HIM1 & 
 ?AT MU/ PLEASE HIM4 ,HE MU/ ?9K ?AT ,I1 TOO1 AM AFRAID ( HIM--& 
 9 FACT ,I AM AFRAID ( HIM10 HE ?\<T1 & AGA9 HE FELT SOME?+ 
 T]RIBLE & MON/R\S RIS+ 9 HIS S\L4 ,DOLOKHOV1 ,D5ISOV1 & ,RO/OV 
 W]E N[ SITT+ OPPOSITE ,PI]RE & SEEM$ V]Y GAY4 ,RO/OV WAS TALK+ 
 M]RILY TO HIS TWO FRI5DS1 ONE ( :OM WAS A DA%+ HUSS> & ! O!R 
 A NOTORI\S DUELI/ & RAKE1 & EV]Y N[ & !N HE GLANC$ IRONICALLY 
 AT ,PI]RE1 :OSE PREOCCUPI$1 ABS5T-M9D$1 & MASSIVE FIGURE WAS A V]Y 
 NOTICEABLE ONE AT ! D9N]4 ,RO/OV LOOK$ 9IMICALLY AT ,PI]RE1 FIR/ 
 BECAUSE ,PI]RE APPE>$ TO HIS HUSS> EYES AS A RI* CIVILIAN1 ! HUSB& 
 ( A BEAUTY1 & 9 A WORD--AN OLD WOMAN2 & SECONDLY BECAUSE ,PI]RE 
 9 HIS PREOCCUPATION & ABS5T-M9D$NESS HAD NOT RECOGNIZ$ ,RO/OV & 
 HAD NOT RESPOND$ TO HIS GREET+4 ,:5 ! ,EMP]OR'S HEAL? WAS DRUNK1 
 ,PI]RE1 LO/ 9 ?\<T1 DID NOT RISE OR LIFT HIS GLASS4 

0,:AT >E Y\ AB\T80 %\T$ ,RO/OV1 LOOK+ AT HIM 9 AN EC/ASY ( 
 EXASP]ATION4 0,DON'T Y\ HE> IT'S ,HIS ,MAJE/Y ! ,EMP]OR'S HEAL?80 

,PI]RE SI<$1 ROSE SUBMISSIVELY1 EMPTI$ HIS GLASS1 &1 WAIT+ TILL ALL 
 W]E SEAT$ AGA91 TURN$ ) HIS K9DLY SMILE TO ,RO/OV4 

0,:Y1 ,I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE Y\60 HE SAID4 ,BUT ,RO/OV WAS O!RWISE 5GAG$2 
 HE WAS %\T+ 0,HURRAH60 

0,:Y DON'T Y\ R5EW ! ACQUA9TANCE80 SAID ,DOLOKHOV TO ,RO/OV4 

0,CONF\ND HIM1 HE'S A FOOL60 SAID ,RO/OV4 

0,ONE %\LD MAKE UP TO ! HUSB&S ( PRETTY WOM510 SAID ,D5ISOV4 

,PI]RE DID NOT CAT* :AT !Y W]E SAY+1 BUT KNEW !Y W]E TALK+ 
 AB\T HIM4 ,HE R$D5$ & TURN$ AWAY4 

0,WELL1 N[ TO ! HEAL? ( H&SOME WOM560 SAID ,DOLOKHOV1 & ) A 
 S]I\S EXPRESSION1 BUT ) A SMILE LURK+ AT ! CORN]S ( HIS M\?1 
 HE TURN$ ) HIS GLASS TO ,PI]RE4 

0,H]E'S TO ! HEAL? ( LOVELY WOM51 ,PET]K9--& !IR LOV]S60 
 HE ADD$4 

,PI]RE1 ) D[NCA/ EYES1 DRANK \T ( HIS GLASS )\T LOOK+ AT 
 ,DOLOKHOV OR ANSW]+ HIM4 ,! FOOTMAN1 :O WAS DI/RIBUT+ LEAFLETS ) 
 ,KUTUZOV'S CANTATA1 LAID ONE BE=E ,PI]RE AS ONE ( ! PR9CIPAL GUE/S4 
 ,HE WAS JU/ GO+ TO TAKE IT :5 ,DOLOKHOV1 LEAN+ ACROSS1 SNAT*$ IT 
 FROM HIS H& & BEGAN READ+ IT4 ,PI]RE LOOK$ AT ,DOLOKHOV & HIS EYES 
 DROPP$1 ! SOME?+ T]RIBLE & MON/R\S ?AT HAD TORM5T$ HIM ALL 
 D9N]TIME ROSE & TOOK POSSESSION ( HIM4 ,HE LEAN$ HIS :OLE MASSIVE 
 BODY ACROSS ! TABLE4 

0,H[ D>E Y\ TAKE IT80 HE %\T$4 

,HE>+ ?AT CRY & SEE+ TO :OM IT WAS ADDRESS$1 ,NESVITSKI & ! 
 NEI<BOR ON HIS RI<T QUICKLY TURN$ 9 AL>M TO ,BEZUKHOV4 

0,DON'T6 ,DON'T6 ,:AT >E Y\ AB\T80 :ISP]$ !IR FRI<T5$ VOICES4 

,DOLOKHOV LOOK$ AT ,PI]RE ) CLE>1 MIR?FUL1 CRUEL EYES1 & ?AT SMILE 
 ( HIS :I* SEEM$ TO SAY1 0,AH6 ,?IS IS :AT ,I LIKE60 

0,Y\ %AN'T HAVE IT60 HE SAID DI/9CTLY4 

,PALE1 ) QUIV]+ LIPS1 ,PI]RE SNAT*$ ! COPY4 

0,Y\4446 Y\444 SC\NDREL6 ,I *ALL5GE Y\60 HE EJACULAT$1 &1 PU%+ 
 BACK HIS *AIR1 HE ROSE FROM ! TABLE4 

,AT ! V]Y 9/ANT HE DID ?IS & UTT]$ ?OSE WORDS1 ,PI]RE FELT ?AT 
 ! QUE/ION ( HIS WIFE'S GUILT :I* HAD BE5 TORM5T+ HIM ! :OLE 
 DAY WAS F9ALLY & 9DUBITABLY ANSW]$ 9 ! AFFIRMATIVE4 ,HE HAT$ H] 
 & WAS =EV] SUND]$ FROM H]4 ,DESPITE ,D5ISOV'S REQUE/ ?AT HE W\LD 
 TAKE NO P>T 9 ! MATT]1 ,RO/OV AGRE$ TO BE ,DOLOKHOV'S SECOND1 & 
 AFT] D9N] HE DISCUSS$ ! >RANGEM5TS = ! DUEL ) ,NESVITSKI1 
 ,BEZUKHOV'S SECOND4 ,PI]RE W5T HOME1 BUT ,RO/OV ) ,DOLOKHOV & ,D5ISOV 
 /AY$ ON AT ! CLUB TILL LATE1 LI/5+ TO ! GYPSIES & O!R 
 S+]S4 

0,WELL !N1 TILL TOMORR[ AT ,SOKOLNIKI10 SAID ,DOLOKHOV1 AS HE TOOK LEAVE 
 ( ,RO/OV 9 ! CLUB POR*4 

0,& DO Y\ FEEL QUITE CALM80 ,RO/OV ASK$4 

,DOLOKHOV PAUS$4 

0,WELL1 Y\ SEE1 ,I'LL TELL Y\ ! :OLE SECRET ( DUEL+ 9 TWO WORDS4 ,IF 
 Y\ >E GO+ TO FI<T A DUEL1 & Y\ MAKE A WILL & WRITE AFFECTIONATE 
 LETT]S TO Y\R P>5TS1 & IF Y\ ?9K Y\ MAY BE KILL$1 Y\ >E A 
 FOOL & >E LO/ = C]TA94 ,BUT GO ) ! FIRM 9T5TION ( KILL+ 
 Y\R MAN AS QUICKLY & SURELY AS POSSIBLE1 & !N ALL WILL BE RI<T1 AS 
 \R BE> HUNTSMAN AT ,KO/ROMA US$ TO TELL ME4 ',EV]YONE FE>S A BE>1' HE 
 SAYS1 'BUT :5 Y\ SEE ONE Y\R FE>'S ALL GONE1 & Y\R ONLY ?\<T IS 
 NOT TO LET HIM GET AWAY6' ,& ?AT'S H[ IT IS ) ME4 ,A DEMA91 MON 
 *]40 "9 

 "9 ,TILL TOMORR[1 MY DE> FELL[4 

  

,NEXT DAY1 AT EI<T 9 ! MORN+1 ,PI]RE & ,NESVITSKI DROVE TO ! 
 ,SOKOLNIKI =E/ & F\ND ,DOLOKHOV1 ,D5ISOV1 & ,RO/OV ALREADY !RE4 
 ,PI]RE HAD ! AIR ( A MAN PREOCCUPI$ ) CONSID]ATIONS :I* HAD NO 
 CONNECTION ) ! MATT] 9 H&4 ,HIS HAGG>D FACE WAS YELL[4 ,HE HAD 
 EVID5TLY NOT SLEPT ?AT NI<T4 ,HE LOOK$ AB\T DI/RACT$LY & SCREW$ 
 UP HIS EYES AS IF DAZZL$ BY ! SUN4 ,HE WAS 5TIRELY ABSORB$ BY TWO 
 CONSID]ATIONS3 HIS WIFE'S GUILT1 ( :I* AFT] HIS SLEEPLESS NI<T HE 
 HAD NOT ! SLI<TE/ D\BT1 & ! GUILTLESSNESS ( ,DOLOKHOV1 :O HAD NO 
 REASON TO PRES]VE ! HONOR ( A MAN :O WAS NO?+ TO HIM4444 0,I %\LD 
 P]HAPS HAVE DONE ! SAME ?+ 9 HIS PLACE10 ?\<T ,PI]RE4 0,IT'S EV5 
 C]TA9 ?AT ,I %\LD HAVE DONE ! SAME1 !N :Y ?IS DUEL1 ?IS MURD]8 
 ,EI!R ,I %ALL KILL HIM1 OR HE WILL HIT ME 9 ! HEAD1 OR ELB[1 OR KNEE4 
 ,CAN'T ,I GO AWAY FROM H]E1 RUN AWAY1 BURY MYSELF SOME:]E80 PASS$ 
 ?R\< HIS M9D4 ,BUT JU/ AT MOM5TS :5 SU* ?\<TS OCCURR$ TO HIM1 
 HE W\LD ASK 9 A P>TICUL>LY CALM & ABS5T-M9D$ WAY1 :I* 9SPIR$ 
 ! RESPECT ( ! ONLOOK]S1 0,WILL IT BE LONG8 ,>E ?+S READY80 

,:5 ALL WAS READY1 ! SAB]S /UCK 9 ! SN[ TO M>K ! B>RI]S1 & 
 ! PI/OLS LOAD$1 ,NESVITSKI W5T UP TO ,PI]RE4 

0,I %\LD NOT BE DO+ MY DUTY1 ,C\NT10 HE SAID 9 TIMID TONES1 0& 
 %\LD NOT JU/IFY Y\R CONFID5CE & ! HONOR Y\ HAVE DONE ME 9 
 *OOS+ ME = Y\R SECOND1 IF AT ?IS GRAVE1 ?IS V]Y GRAVE1 MOM5T ,I 
 DID NOT TELL Y\ ! :OLE TRU?4 ,I ?9K !RE IS NO SUFFICI5T GR\ND 
 = ?IS AFFAIR1 OR = BLOOD TO BE %$ OV] IT4444 ,Y\ W]E NOT RI<T1 
 NOT QUITE 9 ! RI<T1 Y\ W]E IMPETU\S4440 

0,OH YES1 IT IS HORRIBLY /UPID10 SAID ,PI]RE4 

0,!N ALL[ ME TO EXPRESS Y\R REGRETS1 & ,I AM SURE Y\R OPPON5T WILL 
 ACCEPT !M10 SAID ,NESVITSKI 7:O LIKE ! O!RS CONC]N$ 9 ! AFFAIR1 
 & LIKE EV]YONE 9 SIMIL> CASES1 DID NOT YET BELIEVE ?AT ! AFFAIR 
 HAD COME TO AN ACTUAL DUEL74 0,Y\ KN[1 ,C\NT1 IT IS MU* MORE HONORABLE 
 TO ADMIT ONE'S MI/AKE ?AN TO LET MATT]S BECOME IRREP>ABLE4 ,!RE WAS 
 NO 9SULT ON EI!R SIDE4 ,ALL[ ME TO CONVEY44440 

0,NO6 ,:AT IS !RE TO TALK AB\T80 SAID ,PI]RE4 0,IT'S ALL ! SAME4444 ,IS 
 EV]Y?+ READY80 HE ADD$4 0,ONLY TELL ME :]E TO GO & :]E TO 
 %OOT10 HE SAID ) AN UNNATURALLY G5TLE SMILE4 

,HE TOOK ! PI/OL 9 HIS H& & BEGAN ASK+ AB\T ! WORK+ ( ! 
 TRIGG]1 AS HE HAD NOT BE=E HELD A PI/OL 9 HIS H&--A FACT ?AT 
 HE DID NOT WI% TO CONFESS4 

0,OH YES1 LIKE ?AT1 ,I KN[1 ,I ONLY =GOT10 SAID HE4 

0,NO APOLOGIES1 NONE :ATEV]10 SAID ,DOLOKHOV TO ,D5ISOV 7:O ON HIS SIDE 
 HAD BE5 ATTEMPT+ A RECONCILIATION71 & HE ALSO W5T UP TO ! 
 APPO9T$ PLACE4 

,! SPOT *OS5 = ! DUEL WAS SOME EI<TY PACES FROM ! ROAD1 :]E 
 ! SLEI<S HAD BE5 LEFT1 9 A SMALL CLE>+ 9 ! P9E =E/ COV]$ 
 ) MELT+ SN[1 ! FRO/ HAV+ BEGUN TO BREAK UP DUR+ ! LA/ FEW 
 DAYS4 ,! ANTAGONI/S /OOD =TY PACES AP>T AT ! F>!R $GE ( ! 
 CLE>+4 ,! SECONDS1 MEASUR+ ! PACES1 LEFT TRACKS 9 ! DEEP WET 
 SN[ BETWE5 ! PLACE :]E !Y HAD BE5 /&+ & ,NESVITSKI'S & 
 ,DOLOKHOV'S SAB]S1 :I* W]E /UCK 9TO ! GR\ND T5 PACES AP>T TO 
 M>K ! B>RI]4 ,IT WAS ?AW+ & MI/Y2 AT =TY PACES' DI/ANCE 
 NO?+ C\LD BE SE54 ,= ?REE M9UTES ALL HAD BE5 READY1 BUT !Y 
 /ILL DELAY$ & ALL W]E SIL5T4 

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