,BOOK #f1 ,*APT] #b 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PR9CE ,&REW HAD TO SEE ! ,M>%AL ( ! ,NOBILITY = ! DI/RICT 9 
 CONNECTION ) ! AFFAIRS ( ! ,RYAZAN E/ATE ( :I* HE WAS TRU/EE4 
 ,?IS ,M>%AL WAS ,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV1 & 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,MAY ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 W5T TO VISIT HIM4 

,IT WAS N[ HOT SPR+ WEA!R4 ,! :OLE =E/ WAS ALREADY CLO!D 9 
 GRE54 ,IT WAS DU/Y & SO HOT ?AT ON PASS+ NE> WAT] ONE LONG$ TO 
 BA!4 

,PR9CE ,&REW1 DEPRESS$ & PREOCCUPI$ ) ! BUS9ESS AB\T :I* HE 
 HAD TO SPEAK TO ! ,M>%AL1 WAS DRIV+ UP ! AV5UE 9 ! GR\NDS ( 
 ! ,RO/OVS' H\SE AT ,OTRADNOE4 ,HE HE>D M]RY GIRLI% CRIES BEH9D SOME 
 TREES ON ! RI<T & SAW A GR\P ( GIRLS RUNN+ TO CROSS ! PA? ( 
 HIS CALE*E4 ,AHEAD ( ! RE/ & NE>] TO HIM RAN A D>K-HAIR$1 
 REM>KABLY SLIM1 PRETTY GIRL 9 A YELL[ *9TZ DRESS1 ) A :ITE 
 H&K]*IEF ON H] HEAD FROM UND] :I* LOOSE LOCKS ( HAIR ESCAP$4 ,! 
 GIRL WAS %\T+ SOME?+ BUT1 SEE+ ?AT HE WAS A /RANG]1 RAN BACK 
 LAU<+ )\T LOOK+ AT HIM4 

,SUDD5LY1 HE DID NOT KN[ :Y1 HE FELT A PANG4 ,! DAY WAS SO BEAUTIFUL1 
 ! SUN SO BRI<T1 EV]Y?+ >\ND SO GAY1 BUT ?AT SLIM PRETTY GIRL DID 
 NOT KN[1 OR WI% TO KN[1 ( HIS EXI/5CE & WAS CONT5T$ & *E]FUL 
 9 H] [N SEP>ATE--PROBABLY FOOLI%--BUT BRI<T & HAPPY 
 LIFE4 0,:AT IS %E SO GLAD AB\T8 ,:AT IS %E ?9K+ (8 ,NOT ( ! 
 MILIT>Y REGULATIONS OR ( ! >RANGEM5T ( ! ,RYAZAN S]FS' QUITR5TS4 
 ,( :AT IS %E ?9K+8 ,:Y IS %E SO HAPPY80 ,PR9CE ,&REW ASK$ HIMSELF 
 ) 9/9CTIVE CURIOSITY4 

,9 #ahi ,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV WAS LIV+ AT ,OTRADNOE JU/ AS HE HAD DONE 9 
 =M] YE>S1 ?AT IS1 5T]TA9+ ALMO/ ! :OLE PROV9CE ) HUNTS1 
 !ATRICALS1 D9N]S1 & MUSIC4 ,HE WAS GLAD TO SEE ,PR9CE ,&REW1 AS HE 
 WAS TO SEE ANY NEW VISITOR1 & 9SI/$ ON HIS /AY+ ! NI<T4 

,DUR+ ! DULL DAY1 9 ! C\RSE ( :I* HE WAS 5T]TA9$ BY HIS 
 ELD]LY HO/S & BY ! MORE IMPORTANT ( ! VISITORS 7! OLD C\NT'S 
 H\SE WAS CR[D$ ON ACC\NT ( AN APPROA*+ NAME DAY71 ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 REPEAT$LY GLANC$ AT ,NATA%A1 GAY & LAU<+ AMONG ! Y\NG] MEMB]S 
 ( ! COMPANY1 & ASK$ HIMSELF EA* TIME1 0,:AT IS %E ?9K+ AB\T8 
 ,:Y IS %E SO GLAD80 

,?AT NI<T1 ALONE 9 NEW SURR\ND+S1 HE WAS LONG UNABLE TO SLEEP4 ,HE 
 READ A:ILE & !N PUT \T HIS C&LE1 BUT RELIT IT4 ,IT WAS HOT 9 ! 
 ROOM1 ! 9SIDE %UTT]S ( :I* W]E CLOS$4 ,HE WAS CROSS ) ! 
 /UPID OLD MAN 7AS HE CALL$ ,RO/OV71 :O HAD MADE HIM /AY BY ASSUR+ 
 HIM ?AT SOME NECESS>Y DOCUM5TS HAD NOT YET >RIV$ FROM T[N1 & HE 
 WAS VEX$ ) HIMSELF = HAV+ /AY$4 

,HE GOT UP & W5T TO ! W9D[ TO OP5 IT4 ,AS SOON AS HE OP5$ ! 
 %UTT]S ! MOONLI<T1 AS IF IT HAD LONG BE5 WAT*+ = ?IS1 BUR/ 
 9TO ! ROOM4 ,HE OP5$ ! CASEM5T4 ,! NI<T WAS FRE%1 BRI<T1 & 
 V]Y /ILL4 ,JU/ BE=E ! W9D[ WAS A R[ ( POLL>D TREES1 LOOK+ 
 BLACK ON ONE SIDE & ) A SILV]Y LI<T ON ! O!R4 ,B5EA? ! TREES 
 GREW SOME K9D ( LU%1 WET1 BU%Y VEGETATION ) SILV]-LIT LEAVES & 
 /EMS H]E & !RE4 ,F>!R BACK BEYOND ! D>K TREES A RO( GLITT]$ 
 ) DEW1 TO ! RI<T WAS A LEAFY TREE ) BRILLIANTLY :ITE TRUNK & 
 BRAN*ES1 & ABOVE IT %ONE ! MOON1 NE>LY AT ITS FULL1 9 A PALE1 
 ALMO/ />LESS1 SPR+ SKY4 ,PR9CE ,&REW LEAN$ HIS ELB[S ON ! W9D[ 
 L$GE & HIS EYES RE/$ ON ?AT SKY4 

,HIS ROOM WAS ON ! FIR/ FLOOR4 ,?OSE 9 ! ROOMS ABOVE W]E ALSO AWAKE4 
 ,HE HE>D FEMALE VOICES OV]HEAD4 

0,JU/ ONCE MORE10 SAID A GIRLI% VOICE ABOVE HIM :I* ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 RECOGNIZ$ AT ONCE4 

0,BUT :5 >E Y\ COM+ TO B$80 REPLI$ ANO!R VOICE4 

0,I WON'T1 ,I CAN'T SLEEP1 :AT'S ! USE8 ,COME N[ = ! LA/ TIME40 

,TWO GIRLI% VOICES SANG A MUSICAL PASSAGE--! 5D ( SOME SONG4 

0,OH1 H[ LOVELY6 ,N[ GO TO SLEEP1 & !RE'S AN 5D ( IT40 

0,Y\ GO TO SLEEP1 BUT ,I CAN'T10 SAID ! FIR/ VOICE1 COM+ NE>] TO ! 
 W9D[4 ,%E WAS EVID5TLY LEAN+ RI<T \T1 = ! RU/LE ( H] DRESS 
 & EV5 H] BREA?+ C\LD BE HE>D4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS /ONE-/ILL1 LIKE 
 ! MOON & ITS LI<T & ! %AD[S4 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 TOO1 D>$ NOT 
 /IR1 = FE> ( BETRAY+ HIS UN9T5TIONAL PRES5CE4 

0,SONYA6 ,SONYA60 HE AGA9 HE>D ! FIR/ SPEAK]4 0,OH1 H[ CAN Y\ SLEEP8 
 ,ONLY LOOK H[ GLORI\S IT IS6 ,AH1 H[ GLORI\S6 ,DO WAKE UP1 ,SONYA60 %E 
 SAID ALMO/ ) TE>S 9 H] VOICE4 0,!RE NEV]1 NEV] WAS SU* A LOVELY 
 NI<T BE=E60 

,SONYA MADE SOME RELUCTANT REPLY4 

0,DO JU/ COME & SEE :AT A MOON6444 ,OH1 H[ LOVELY6 ,COME H]E4444 
 ,D>L+1 SWEE!>T1 COME H]E6 ,!RE1 Y\ SEE8 ,I FEEL LIKE SITT+ D[N 
 ON MY HEELS1 PUTT+ MY >MS R\ND MY KNEES LIKE ?IS1 /RA9+ TI<T1 AS 
 TI<T AS POSSIBLE1 & FLY+ AWAY6 ,LIKE ?IS44440 

0,TAKE C>E1 Y\'LL FALL \T40 

,HE HE>D ! S\ND ( A SCUFFLE & ,SONYA'S DISAPPROV+ VOICE3 0,IT'S PA/ 
 ONE O'CLOCK40 

0,OH1 Y\ ONLY SPOIL ?+S = ME4 ,ALL RI<T1 GO1 GO60 

,AGA9 ALL WAS SIL5T1 BUT ,PR9CE ,&REW KNEW %E WAS /ILL SITT+ !RE4 
 ,FROM TIME TO TIME HE HE>D A S(T RU/LE & AT TIMES A SI<4 

0,O ,GOD1 ,O ,GOD6 ,:AT DOES IT MEAN80 %E SUDD5LY EXCLAIM$4 0,TO B$ !N1 
 IF IT MU/ BE60 & %E SLAMM$ ! CASEM5T4 

0,= H] ,I MI<T AS WELL NOT EXI/60 ?\<T ,PR9CE ,&REW :ILE HE 
 LI/5$ TO H] VOICE1 = SOME REASON EXPECT+ YET FE>+ ?AT %E 
 MI<T SAY SOME?+ AB\T HIM4 0,!RE %E IS AGA96 ,AS IF IT W]E ON 
 PURPOSE10 ?\<T HE4 

,9 HIS S\L !RE SUDD5LY >OSE SU* AN UNEXPECT$ TURMOIL ( Y\?FUL 
 ?\<TS & HOPES1 CONTR>Y TO ! :OLE T5OR ( HIS LIFE1 ?AT UNABLE 
 TO EXPLA9 HIS CONDITION TO HIMSELF HE LAY D[N & FELL ASLEEP AT ONCE4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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