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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ,BORIS & ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA RETURN$ TO ! O!RS ,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE HAD 
 ! E> ( ! COMPANY4 

,B5D+ =W>D 9 HIS >M*AIR HE SAID3 0,LE ,ROI DE ,PRUSSE60 & HAV+ 
 SAID ?IS LAU<$4 ,EV]YONE TURN$ T[>D HIM4 

0,LE ,ROI DE ,PRUSSE80 ,HIPPOLYTE SAID 9T]ROGATIVELY1 AGA9 LAU<+1 & 
 !N CALMLY & S]I\SLY SAT BACK 9 HIS *AIR4 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA WAIT$ = 
 HIM TO GO ON1 BUT AS HE SEEM$ QUITE DECID$ TO SAY NO MORE %E BEGAN TO 
 TELL ( H[ AT ,POTSDAM ! IMPI\S ,BONAP>TE HAD /OL5 ! SWORD ( 
 ,FR$]ICK ! ,GREAT4 

0,IT IS ! SWORD ( ,FR$]ICK ! ,GREAT :I* ,I4440 %E BEGAN1 BUT 
 ,HIPPOLYTE 9T]RUPT$ H] ) ! WORDS3 0,LE ,ROI DE ,PRUSSE4440 
 & AGA91 AS SOON AS ALL TURN$ T[>D HIM1 EXCUS$ HIMSELF & SAID NO MORE4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA FR[N$4 ,MORTEM>T1 ,HIPPOLYTE'S FRI5D1 ADDRESS$ HIM 
 FIRMLY4 

0,COME N[1 :AT AB\T Y\R ,ROI DE ,PRUSSE80 

,HIPPOLYTE LAU<$ AS IF A%AM$ ( LAU<+4 

0,OH1 IT'S NO?+4 ,I ONLY WI%$ TO SAY4440 7HE WANT$ TO REPEAT A JOKE HE 
 HAD HE>D 9 ,VI5NA & :I* HE HAD BE5 TRY+ ALL ?AT EV5+ TO GET 
 97 0,I ONLY WI%$ TO SAY ?AT WE >E WRONG TO FI<T P\R LE ,ROI DE 
 ,PRUSSE60 

,BORIS SMIL$ CIRCUMSPECTLY1 SO ?AT IT MI<T BE TAK5 AS IRONICAL OR 
 APPRECIATIVE ACCORD+ TO ! WAY ! JOKE WAS RECEIV$4 ,EV]YBODY 
 LAU<$4 

0,Y\R JOKE IS TOO BAD1 IT'S WITTY BUT UNJU/10 SAID ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 %AK+ 
 H] LITTLE %RIVEL$ F+] AT HIM4 

0,WE >E NOT FI<T+ P\R LE ,ROI DE ,PRUSSE1 BUT = RI<T PR9CIPLES4 ,OH1 
 ?AT WICK$ ,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE60 %E SAID4 

,! CONV]SATION DID NOT FLAG ALL EV5+ & TURN$ *IEFLY ON ! 
 POLITICAL NEWS4 ,IT BECAME P>TICUL>LY ANIMAT$ T[>D ! 5D ( ! 
 EV5+ :5 ! REW>DS BE/[$ BY ! ,EMP]OR W]E M5TION$4 

0,Y\ KN[ ,N-- ,N-- RECEIV$ A SNUFFBOX ) ! PORTRAIT LA/ 
 YE>80 SAID 0! MAN ( PR(\ND 9TELLECT40 0,:Y %\LDN'T ,S-- ,S-- 
 GET ! SAME DI/9CTION80 

0,P>DON ME6 ,A SNUFFBOX ) ! ,EMP]OR'S PORTRAIT IS A REW>D BUT NOT A 
 DI/9CTION10 SAID ! DIPLOMATI/--0A GIFT1 RA!R40 

0,!RE >E PREC$5TS1 ,I MAY M5TION ,S*W>Z5B]G40 

0,IT'S IMPOSSIBLE10 REPLI$ ANO!R4 

0,WILL Y\ BET8 ,! RIBBON ( ! ORD] IS A DIFF]5T MATT]44440 

,:5 EV]YBODY ROSE TO GO1 ,HEL5E :O HAD SPOK5 V]Y LITTLE ALL ! 
 EV5+ AGA9 TURN$ TO ,BORIS1 ASK+ HIM 9 A TONE ( C>ESS+ 
 SIGNIFICANT COMM& TO COME TO H] ON ,TUESDAY4 

0,IT IS ( GREAT IMPORTANCE TO ME10 %E SAID1 TURN+ ) A SMILE T[>D 
 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 & ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 ) ! SAME SAD SMILE ) :I* %E 
 SPOKE ( H] EXALT$ PATRONESS1 SUPPORT$ ,HEL5E'S WI%4 

,IT SEEM$ AS IF FROM SOME WORDS ,BORIS HAD SPOK5 ?AT EV5+ AB\T ! 
 ,PRUSSIAN >MY1 ,HEL5E HAD SUDD5LY F\ND IT NECESS>Y TO SEE HIM4 ,%E 
 SEEM$ TO PROMISE TO EXPLA9 ?AT NECESSITY TO HIM :5 HE CAME ON 
 ,TUESDAY4 

,BUT ON ,TUESDAY EV5+1 HAV+ COME TO ,HEL5E'S SPL5DID SALON1 ,BORIS 
 RECEIV$ NO CLE> EXPLANATION ( :Y IT HAD BE5 NECESS>Y = HIM TO 
 COME4 ,!RE W]E O!R GUE/S & ! C\NTESS TALK$ LITTLE TO HIM1 & 
 ONLY AS HE KISS$ H] H& ON TAK+ LEAVE SAID UNEXPECT$LY & 9 A 
 :ISP]1 ) A /RANGELY UNSMIL+ FACE3 0,COME TO D9N] TOMORR[444 9 
 ! EV5+4 ,Y\ MU/ COME4444 ,COME60 

,DUR+ ?AT /AY 9 ,PET]SBURG1 ,BORIS BECAME AN 9TIMATE 9 ! C\NTESS' 
 H\SE4 

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