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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! W> WAS FLAM+ UP & NE>+ ! ,RUSSIAN FRONTI]4 ,EV]Y:]E ONE 
 HE>D CURSES ON ,BONAP>TE1 0! 5EMY ( MANK9D40 ,MILITIAM5 & RECRUITS 
 W]E BE+ 5ROLL$ 9 ! VILLAGES1 & FROM ! SEAT ( W> CAME 
 CONTRADICTORY NEWS1 FALSE AS USUAL & !RE=E V>I\SLY 9T]PRET$4 
 ,! LIFE ( OLD ,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI1 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 & ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HAD 
 GREATLY *ANG$ S9CE #a#h#e4 

,9 #ahf ! OLD PR9CE WAS MADE ONE ( ! EI<T COMM&]S 9 *IEF !N 
 APPO9T$ TO SUP]VISE ! 5ROLLM5T DECRE$ ?R\<\T ,RUSSIA4 ,DESPITE 
 ! WEAKNESS ( AGE1 :I* HAD BECOME P>TICUL>LY NOTICEABLE S9CE ! 
 TIME :5 HE ?\<T HIS SON HAD BE5 KILL$1 HE DID NOT ?9K IT RI<T TO 
 REFUSE A DUTY TO :I* HE HAD BE5 APPO9T$ BY ! ,EMP]OR HIMSELF1 & 
 ?IS FRE% OPPORTUNITY = ACTION GAVE HIM NEW 5]GY & /R5G?4 ,HE WAS 
 CONT9UALLY TRAVEL+ ?R\< ! ?REE PROV9CES 5TRU/$ TO HIM1 WAS 
 P$ANTIC 9 ! FULFILLM5T ( HIS DUTIES1 SEV]E TO CRUEL ) HIS 
 SUBORD9ATES1 & W5T 9TO EV]Y?+ D[N TO ! M9UTE/ DETAILS 
 HIMSELF4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y HAD CEAS$ TAK+ LESSONS 9 MA!MATICS FROM H] 
 FA!R1 & :5 ! OLD PR9CE WAS AT HOME W5T TO HIS /UDY ) ! WET 
 NURSE & LITTLE ,PR9CE ,NI*OLAS 7AS HIS GR&FA!R CALL$ HIM74 ,! BABY 
 ,PR9CE ,NI*OLAS LIV$ ) HIS WET NURSE & NURSE ,SAVI%NA 9 ! LATE 
 PR9CESS' ROOMS & ,PR9CESS ,M>Y SP5T MO/ ( ! DAY 9 ! NURS]Y1 
 TAK+ A MO!R'S PLACE TO H] LITTLE NEPHEW AS BE/ %E C\LD4 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE1 TOO1 SEEM$ PASSIONATELY FOND ( ! BOY1 & 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y (T5 DEPRIV$ H]SELF TO GIVE H] FRI5D ! PLEASURE ( 
 D&L+ ! LITTLE ANGEL--AS %E CALL$ H] NEPHEW--& PLAY+ 
 ) HIM4 

,NE> ! ALT> ( ! *UR* AT ,BALD ,HILLS !RE WAS A *APEL OV] ! 
 TOMB ( ! LITTLE PR9CESS1 & 9 ?IS *APEL WAS A M>BLE MONUM5T 
 BR\<T FROM ,ITALY1 REPRES5T+ AN ANGEL ) \TSPREAD W+S READY TO 
 FLY UPW>DS4 ,! ANGEL'S UPP] LIP WAS SLI<TLY RAIS$ AS ?\< AB\T TO 
 SMILE1 & ONCE ON COM+ \T ( ! *APEL ,PR9CE ,&REW & ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y ADMITT$ TO ONE ANO!R ?AT ! ANGEL'S FACE REM9D$ !M /RANGELY 
 ( ! LITTLE PR9CESS4 ,BUT :AT WAS /ILL /RANG]1 ?\< ( ?IS ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW SAID NO?+ TO HIS SI/]1 WAS ?AT 9 ! EXPRESSION ! SCULPTOR 
 HAD HAPP5$ TO GIVE ! ANGEL'S FACE1 ,PR9CE ,&REW READ ! SAME MILD 
 REPROA* HE HAD READ ON ! FACE ( HIS DEAD WIFE3 0,AH1 :Y HAVE Y\ DONE 
 ?IS TO ME80 

,SOON AFT] ,PR9CE ,&REW'S RETURN ! OLD PR9CE MADE OV] TO HIM A L>GE 
 E/ATE1 ,BOGU*>OVO1 AB\T TW5TY-FIVE MILES FROM ,BALD ,HILLS4 ,P>TLY 
 BECAUSE ( ! DEPRESS+ MEMORIES ASSOCIAT$ ) ,BALD ,HILLS1 P>TLY 
 BECAUSE ,PR9CE ,&REW DID NOT ALWAYS FEEL EQUAL TO BE>+ ) HIS 
 FA!R'S PECULI>ITIES1 & P>TLY BECAUSE HE NE$$ SOLITUDE1 ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW MADE USE ( ,BOGU*>OVO1 BEGAN BUILD+ & SP5T MO/ ( HIS TIME 
 !RE4 

,AFT] ! ,AU/]LITZ CAMPAIGN ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD FIRMLY RESOLV$ NOT TO 
 CONT9UE HIS MILIT>Y S]VICE1 & :5 ! W> RECOMM5C$ & EV]YBODY 
 HAD TO S]VE1 HE TOOK A PO/ UND] HIS FA!R 9 ! RECRUITM5T SO AS TO 
 AVOID ACTIVE S]VICE4 ,! OLD PR9CE & HIS SON SEEM$ TO HAVE *ANG$ 
 ROLES S9CE ! CAMPAIGN ( #a#h#e4 ,! OLD MAN1 R\S$ BY ACTIVITY1 
 EXPECT$ ! BE/ RESULTS FROM ! NEW CAMPAIGN1 :ILE ,PR9CE ,&REW ON 
 ! CONTR>Y1 TAK+ NO P>T 9 ! W> & SECRETLY REGRETT+ ?IS1 SAW 
 ONLY ! D>K SIDE4 

,ON ,FEBRU>Y #b#f1 #a#h#g1 ! OLD PR9CE SET (F ON ONE ( HIS CIRCUITS4 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW REMA9$ AT ,BALD ,HILLS AS USUAL DUR+ HIS FA!R'S ABS5CE4 
 ,LITTLE ,NI*OLAS HAD BE5 UNWELL = F\R DAYS4 ,! COA*MAN :O HAD DRIV5 
 ! OLD PR9CE TO T[N RETURN$ BR++ PAP]S & LETT]S = ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW4 

,NOT F9D+ ! Y\NG PR9CE 9 HIS /UDY ! VALET W5T ) ! LETT]S 
 TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S AP>TM5TS1 BUT DID NOT F9D HIM !RE4 ,HE WAS TOLD 
 ?AT ! PR9CE HAD GONE TO ! NURS]Y4 

0,IF Y\ PLEASE1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 ,PETRU%A HAS BR\<T SOME PAP]S10 SAID 
 ONE ( ! NURSEMAIDS TO ,PR9CE ,&REW :O WAS SITT+ ON A *ILD'S LITTLE 
 *AIR :ILE1 FR[N+ & ) TREMBL+ H&S1 HE P\R$ DROPS FROM A 
 M$IC9E BOTTLE 9TO A W9EGLASS HALF FULL ( WAT]4 

0,:AT IS IT80 HE SAID CROSSLY1 &1 HIS H& %AK+ UN9T5TIONALLY1 HE 
 P\R$ TOO MANY DROPS 9TO ! GLASS4 ,HE ?REW ! MIXTURE ONTO ! FLOOR 
 & ASK$ = SOME MORE WAT]4 ,! MAID BR\<T IT4 

,!RE W]E 9 ! ROOM A *ILD'S COT1 TWO BOXES1 TWO >M*AIRS1 A TABLE1 A 
 *ILD'S TABLE1 & ! LITTLE *AIR ON :I* ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS SITT+4 
 ,! CURTA9S W]E DRAWN1 & A S+LE C&LE WAS BURN+ ON ! TABLE1 
 SCRE5$ BY A B\ND MUSIC BOOK SO ?AT ! LI<T DID NOT FALL ON ! COT4 

0,MY DE>10 SAID ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 ADDRESS+ H] BRO!R FROM BESIDE ! COT 
 :]E %E WAS /&+1 0BETT] WAIT A BIT444 LAT]4440 

0,OH1 LEAVE (F1 Y\ ALWAYS TALK NONS5SE & KEEP PUTT+ ?+S (F--& 
 ?IS IS :AT COMES ( IT60 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW 9 AN EXASP]AT$ :ISP]1 
 EVID5TLY MEAN+ TO W\ND HIS SI/]4 

0,MY DE>1 REALLY444 IT'S BETT] NOT TO WAKE HIM444 HE'S ASLEEP10 SAID ! 
 PR9CESS 9 A TONE ( 5TREATY4 

,PR9CE ,&REW GOT UP & W5T ON TIPTOE UP TO ! LITTLE B$1 W9EGLASS 9 
 H&4 

0,P]HAPS WE'D REALLY BETT] NOT WAKE HIM10 HE SAID HESITAT+4 

0,AS Y\ PLEASE444 REALLY444 ,I ?9K SO444 BUT AS Y\ PLEASE10 SAID 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 EVID5TLY 9TIMIDAT$ & CONFUS$ ?AT H] OP9ION HAD 
 PREVAIL$4 ,%E DREW H] BRO!R'S ATT5TION TO ! MAID :O WAS CALL+ 
 HIM 9 A :ISP]4 

,IT WAS ! SECOND NI<T ?AT NEI!R ( !M HAD SLEPT1 WAT*+ ! BOY 
 :O WAS 9 A HI< FEV]4 ,!SE LA/ DAYS1 MI/RU/+ !IR H\SEHOLD 
 DOCTOR & EXPECT+ ANO!R = :OM !Y HAD S5T TO T[N1 !Y HAD BE5 
 TRY+ FIR/ ONE REM$Y & !N ANO!R4 ,WORN \T BY SLEEPLESSNESS & 
 ANXIETY !Y ?REW !IR BURD5 ( SORR[ ON ONE ANO!R & REPROA*$ 
 & DISPUT$ ) EA* O!R4 

0,PETRU%A HAS COME ) PAP]S FROM Y\R FA!R10 :ISP]$ ! MAID4 

,PR9CE ,&REW W5T \T4 

0,DEVIL TAKE !M60 HE MUTT]$1 & AFT] LI/5+ TO ! V]BAL 
 9/RUCTIONS HIS FA!R HAD S5T & TAK+ ! CORRESPOND5CE & HIS 
 FA!R'S LETT]1 HE RETURN$ TO ! NURS]Y4 

0,WELL80 HE ASK$4 

0,/ILL ! SAME4 ,WAIT1 = HEAV5'S SAKE4 ,K>L ,IVANI* ALWAYS SAYS ?AT 
 SLEEP IS MORE IMPORTANT ?AN ANY?+10 :ISP]$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y ) A 
 SI<4 

,PR9CE ,&REW W5T UP TO ! *ILD & FELT HIM4 ,HE WAS BURN+ HOT4 

0,CONF\ND Y\ & Y\R ,K>L ,IVANI*60 ,HE TOOK ! GLASS ) ! DROPS & 
 AGA9 W5T UP TO ! COT4 

0,&REW1 DON'T60 SAID ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 

,BUT HE SC[L$ AT H] ANGRILY ?\< ALSO ) SUFF]+ 9 HIS EYES1 & 
 /OOP$ GLASS 9 H& OV] ! 9FANT4 

0,BUT ,I WI% IT10 HE SAID4 0,I BEG Y\--GIVE IT HIM60 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y %RUGG$ H] %\LD]S BUT TOOK ! GLASS SUBMISSIVELY & 
 CALL+ ! NURSE BEGAN GIV+ ! M$IC9E4 ,! *ILD SCREAM$ HO>SELY4 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW W9C$ &1 CLUT*+ HIS HEAD1 W5T \T & SAT D[N ON A 
 S(A 9 ! NEXT ROOM4 

,HE /ILL HAD ALL ! LETT]S 9 HIS H&4 ,OP5+ !M ME*ANICALLY HE 
 BEGAN READ+4 ,! OLD PR9CE1 N[ & !N US+ ABBREVIATIONS1 WROTE 9 
 HIS L>GE ELONGAT$ H& ON BLUE PAP] AS FOLL[S3 

,HAVE JU/ ?IS MOM5T RECEIV$ BY SPECIAL MESS5G] V]Y JOYFUL NEWS--IF 
 IT'S NOT FALSE4 ,B5NIGS5 SEEMS TO HAVE OBTA9$ A COMPLETE VICTORY OV] 
 ,BUONAP>TE AT ,EYLAU4 ,9 ,PET]SBURG EV]YONE IS REJOIC+1 & ! REW>DS 
 S5T TO ! >MY >E 9NUM]ABLE4 ,?\< HE IS A ,G]MAN--,I 
 CONGRATULATE HIM6 ,I CAN'T MAKE \T :AT ! COMM&] AT ,KOR*EVO--A 
 C]TA9 ,KH&RIKOV--IS UP TO2 TILL N[ ! ADDITIONAL M5 & 
 PROVISIONS HAVE NOT >RIV$4 ,GALLOP (F TO HIM AT ONCE & SAY ,I'LL HAVE 
 HIS HEAD (F IF EV]Y?+ IS NOT H]E 9 A WEEK4 ,HAVE RECEIV$ ANO!R 
 LETT] AB\T ! ,PREUSSIS*-,EYLAU BATTLE FROM ,PET5KA--HE TOOK P>T 
 9 IT--& IT'S ALL TRUE4 ,:5 MIS*IEF-MAK]S DON'T M$DLE EV5 A 
 ,G]MAN BEATS ,BUONAP>TE4 ,HE IS SAID TO BE FLEE+ 9 GREAT DISORD]4 ,M9D 
 Y\ GALLOP (F TO ,KOR*EVO )\T DELAY & C>RY \T 9/RUCTIONS6 

,PR9CE ,&REW SI<$ & BROKE ! SEAL ( ANO!R 5VELOPE4 ,IT WAS A 
 CLOSELY WRITT5 LETT] ( TWO %EETS FROM ,BILIB94 ,HE FOLD$ IT UP )\T 
 READ+ IT & R]EAD HIS FA!R'S LETT]1 5D+ ) ! WORDS3 0,GALLOP 
 (F TO ,KOR*EVO & C>RY \T 9/RUCTIONS60 

0,NO1 P>DON ME1 ,I WON'T GO N[ TILL ! *ILD IS BETT]10 ?\<T HE1 
 GO+ TO ! DOOR & LOOK+ 9TO ! NURS]Y4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y WAS /ILL /&+ BY ! COT1 G5TLY ROCK+ ! BABY4 

0,AH YES1 & :AT ELSE DID HE SAY ?AT'S UNPLEASANT80 ?\<T ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW1 RECALL+ HIS FA!R'S LETT]4 0,YES1 WE HAVE GA9$ A VICTORY OV] 
 ,BONAP>TE1 JU/ :5 ,I'M NOT S]V+4 ,YES1 YES1 HE'S ALWAYS POK+ FUN AT 
 ME4444 ,AH1 WELL6 ,LET HIM60 ,& HE BEGAN READ+ ,BILIB9'S LETT] :I* WAS 
 WRITT5 9 ,FR5*4 ,HE READ )\T UND]/&+ HALF ( IT1 READ ONLY TO 
 =GET1 IF BUT = A MOM5T1 :AT HE HAD TOO LONG BE5 ?9K+ ( SO 
 PA9FULLY TO ! EXCLUSION ( ALL ELSE4 

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