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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NEXT DAY ,PR9CE ,&REW CALL$ AT A FEW H\SES HE HAD NOT VISIT$ BE=E1 
 & AMONG !M AT ! ,RO/OVS' ) :OM HE HAD R5EW$ ACQUA9TANCE AT 
 ! BALL4 ,AP>T FROM CONSID]ATIONS ( POLIT5ESS :I* DEM&$ ! CALL1 
 HE WANT$ TO SEE ?AT ORIG9AL1 EAG] GIRL :O HAD LEFT SU* A PLEASANT 
 IMPRESSION ON HIS M9D1 9 H] [N HOME4 

,NATA%A WAS ONE ( ! FIR/ TO MEET HIM4 ,%E WAS WE>+ A D>K-BLUE 
 H\SE DRESS 9 :I* ,PR9CE ,&REW ?\<T H] EV5 PRETTI] ?AN 9 H] 
 BALL DRESS4 ,%E & ALL ! ,RO/OV FAMILY WELCOM$ HIM AS AN OLD FRI5D1 
 SIMPLY & CORDIALLY4 ,! :OLE FAMILY1 :OM HE HAD =M]LY JUDG$ 
 SEV]ELY1 N[ SEEM$ TO HIM TO CONSI/ ( EXCELL5T1 SIMPLE1 & K9DLY 
 PEOPLE4 ,! OLD C\NT'S HOSPITALITY & GOOD NATURE1 :I* /RUCK ONE 
 ESPECIALLY 9 ,PET]SBURG AS A PLEASANT SURPRISE1 W]E SU* ?AT ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW C\LD NOT REFUSE TO /AY TO D9N]4 0,YES10 HE ?\<T1 0!Y >E 
 CAPITAL PEOPLE1 :O ( C\RSE HAVE NOT ! SLI<TE/ IDEA :AT A TREASURE 
 !Y POSSESS 9 ,NATA%A2 BUT !Y >E K9DLY FOLK & =M ! BE/ 
 POSSIBLE SETT+ = ?IS /RIK+LY POETIC1 *>M+ GIRL1 OV]FL[+ 
 ) LIFE60 

,9 ,NATA%A ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS CONSCI\S ( A /RANGE WORLD COMPLETELY ALI5 
 TO HIM & BRIMFUL ( JOYS UNKN[N TO HIM1 A DIFF]5T WORLD1 ?AT 9 ! 
 ,OTRADNOE AV5UE & AT ! W9D[ ?AT MOONLI<T NI<T HAD ALREADY BEGUN 
 TO DISCONC]T HIM4 ,N[ ?IS WORLD DISCONC]T$ HIM NO LONG] & WAS NO 
 LONG] ALI5 TO HIM1 BUT HE HIMSELF HAV+ 5T]$ IT F\ND 9 IT A NEW 
 5JOYM5T4 

,AFT] D9N] ,NATA%A1 AT ,PR9CE ,&REW'S REQUE/1 W5T TO ! CLAVI*ORD 
 & BEGAN S++4 ,PR9CE ,&REW /OOD BY A W9D[ TALK+ TO ! LADIES 
 & LI/5$ TO H]4 ,9 ! MID/ ( A PHRASE HE CEAS$ SPEAK+ & 
 SUDD5LY FELT TE>S *OK+ HIM1 A ?+ HE HAD ?\<T IMPOSSIBLE = 
 HIM4 ,HE LOOK$ AT ,NATA%A AS %E SANG1 & SOME?+ NEW & JOYFUL 
 /IRR$ 9 HIS S\L4 ,HE FELT HAPPY & AT ! SAME TIME SAD4 ,HE HAD 
 ABSOLUTELY NO?+ TO WEEP AB\T YET HE WAS READY TO WEEP4 ,:AT AB\T8 ,HIS 
 =M] LOVE8 ,! LITTLE PR9CESS8 ,HIS DISILLUSIONM5TS8444 ,HIS HOPES = 
 ! FUTURE8444 ,YES & NO4 ,! *IEF REASON WAS A SUDD51 VIVID S5SE ( 
 ! T]RIBLE CONTRA/ BETWE5 SOME?+ 9F9ITELY GREAT & ILLIMITABLE 
 )9 HIM & ?AT LIMIT$ & MAT]IAL SOME?+ ?AT HE1 & EV5 %E1 
 WAS4 ,?IS CONTRA/ WEI<$ ON & YET *E]$ HIM :ILE %E SANG4 

,AS SOON AS ,NATA%A HAD F9I%$ %E W5T UP TO HIM & ASK$ H[ HE LIK$ 
 H] VOICE4 ,%E ASK$ ?IS & !N BECAME CONFUS$1 FEEL+ ?AT %E \<T 
 NOT TO HAVE ASK$ IT4 ,HE SMIL$1 LOOK+ AT H]1 & SAID HE LIK$ H] 
 S++ AS HE LIK$ EV]Y?+ %E DID4 

,PR9CE ,&REW LEFT ! ,RO/OVS' LATE 9 ! EV5+4 ,HE W5T TO B$ FROM 
 HABIT1 BUT SOON REALIZ$ ?AT HE C\LD NOT SLEEP4 ,HAV+ LIT HIS C&LE HE 
 SAT UP 9 B$1 !N GOT UP1 !N LAY D[N AGA9 NOT AT ALL TR\BL$ BY HIS 
 SLEEPLESSNESS3 HIS S\L WAS AS FRE% & JOYFUL AS IF HE HAD /EPP$ \T 
 ( A /UFFY ROOM 9TO ,GOD'S [N FRE% AIR4 ,IT DID NOT 5T] HIS HEAD ?AT 
 HE WAS 9 LOVE ) ,NATA%A2 HE WAS NOT ?9K+ AB\T H]1 BUT ONLY 
 PICTUR+ H] TO HIMSELF1 & 9 CONSEQU5CE ALL LIFE APPE>$ 9 A NEW 
 LI<T4 0,:Y DO ,I /RIVE1 :Y DO ,I TOIL 9 ?IS N>R[1 CONF9$ FRAME1 
 :5 LIFE1 ALL LIFE ) ALL ITS JOYS1 IS OP5 TO ME80 SAID HE TO HIMSELF4 
 ,& = ! FIR/ TIME = A V]Y LONG :ILE HE BEGAN MAK+ HAPPY PLANS 
 = ! FUTURE4 ,HE DECID$ ?AT HE MU/ ATT5D TO HIS SON'S $UCATION BY 
 F9D+ A TUTOR & PUTT+ ! BOY 9 HIS *>GE1 !N HE \<T TO RETIRE 
 FROM ! S]VICE & GO ABROAD1 & SEE ,5GL&1 ,SWITZ]L& & ,ITALY4 0,I 
 MU/ USE MY FRE$OM :ILE ,I FEEL SO MU* /R5G? & Y\? 9 ME10 HE 
 SAID TO HIMSELF4 0,PI]RE WAS RI<T :5 HE SAID ONE MU/ BELIEVE 9 ! 
 POSSIBILITY ( HAPP9ESS 9 ORD] TO BE HAPPY1 & N[ ,I DO BELIEVE 9 IT4 
 ,LET ! DEAD BURY !IR DEAD1 BUT :ILE ONE HAS LIFE ONE MU/ LIVE & BE 
 HAPPY60 ?\<T HE4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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