,BOOK #f1 ,*APT] #ba 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PI]RE1 AS ONE ( ! PR9CIPAL GUE/S1 HAD TO SIT D[N TO BO/ON ) 
 ,C\NT ,RO/OV1 ! G5]AL1 & ! COLONEL4 ,AT ! C>D TABLE HE HAPP5$ 
 TO BE DIRECTLY FAC+ ,NATA%A1 & WAS /RUCK BY A CURI\S *ANGE ?AT HAD 
 COME OV] H] S9CE ! BALL4 ,%E WAS SIL5T1 & NOT ONLY LESS PRETTY 
 ?AN AT ! BALL1 BUT ONLY R$EEM$ FROM PLA9NESS BY H] LOOK ( G5TLE 
 9DIFF]5CE TO EV]Y?+ >\ND4 

0,:AT'S ! MATT] ) H]80 ?\<T ,PI]RE1 GLANC+ AT H]4 ,%E WAS 
 SITT+ BY H] SI/] AT ! TEA TABLE1 & RELUCTANTLY1 )\T LOOK+ 
 AT HIM1 MADE SOME REPLY TO ,BORIS :O SAT D[N BESIDE H]4 ,AFT] PLAY+ 
 \T A :OLE SUIT & TO HIS P>TN]'S DELI<T TAK+ FIVE TRICKS1 ,PI]RE1 
 HE>+ GREET+S & ! /EPS ( SOMEONE :O HAD 5T]$ ! ROOM :ILE 
 HE WAS PICK+ UP HIS TRICKS1 GLANC$ AGA9 AT ,NATA%A4 

0,:AT HAS HAPP5$ TO H]80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF ) /ILL GREAT] SURPRISE4 

,PR9CE ,&REW WAS /&+ BE=E H]1 SAY+ SOME?+ TO H] ) A LOOK 
 ( T5D] SOLICITUDE4 ,%E1 HAV+ RAIS$ H] HEAD1 WAS LOOK+ UP AT HIM1 
 FLU%$ & EVID5TLY TRY+ TO MA/] H] RAPID BREA?+4 ,& ! BRI<T 
 GL[ ( SOME 9N] FIRE ?AT HAD BE5 SUPPRESS$ WAS AGA9 ALI<T 9 H]4 
 ,%E WAS COMPLETELY TRANS=M$ & FROM A PLA9 GIRL HAD AGA9 BECOME :AT 
 %E HAD BE5 AT ! BALL4 

,PR9CE ,&REW W5T UP TO ,PI]RE1 & ! LATT] NOTIC$ A NEW & Y\?FUL 
 EXPRESSION 9 HIS FRI5D'S FACE4 

,PI]RE *ANG$ PLACES SEV]AL TIMES DUR+ ! GAME1 SITT+ N[ ) HIS 
 BACK TO ,NATA%A & N[ FAC+ H]1 BUT DUR+ ! :OLE ( ! SIX 
 RUBB]S HE WAT*$ H] & HIS FRI5D4 

0,SOME?+ V]Y IMPORTANT IS HAPP5+ BETWE5 !M10 ?\<T ,PI]RE1 & 
 A FEEL+ ?AT WAS BO? JOYFUL & PA9FUL AGITAT$ HIM & MADE HIM 
 NEGLECT ! GAME4 

,AFT] SIX RUBB]S ! G5]AL GOT UP1 SAY+ ?AT IT WAS NO USE PLAY+ 
 LIKE ?AT1 & ,PI]RE WAS RELEAS$4 ,NATA%A ON ONE SIDE WAS TALK+ ) 
 ,SONYA & ,BORIS1 & ,V]A ) A SUBTLE SMILE WAS SAY+ SOME?+ TO 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,PI]RE W5T UP TO HIS FRI5D &1 ASK+ :E!R !Y W]E 
 TALK+ SECRETS1 SAT D[N BESIDE !M4 ,V]A1 HAV+ NOTIC$ ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW'S ATT5TIONS TO ,NATA%A1 DECID$ ?AT AT A P>TY1 A REAL EV5+ 
 P>TY1 SUBTLE ALLUSIONS TO ! T5D] PASSION W]E ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y 
 &1 SEIZ+ A MOM5T :5 ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS ALONE1 BEGAN A CONV]SATION 
 ) HIM AB\T FEEL+S 9 G5]AL & AB\T H] SI/]4 ,) SO 
 9TELLECTUAL A GUE/ AS %E CONSID]$ ,PR9CE ,&REW TO BE1 %E FELT ?AT 
 %E HAD TO EMPLOY H] DIPLOMATIC TACT4 

,:5 ,PI]RE W5T UP TO !M HE NOTIC$ ?AT ,V]A WAS BE+ C>RI$ AWAY BY 
 H] SELF-SATISFI$ TALK1 BUT ?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW SEEM$ EMB>RASS$1 A 
 ?+ ?AT R>ELY HAPP5$ ) HIM4 

0,:AT DO Y\ ?9K80 ,V]A WAS SAY+ ) AN >* SMILE4 0,Y\ >E SO 
 DISC]N+1 ,PR9CE1 & UND]/& PEOPLE'S *>ACT]S SO WELL AT A 
 GLANCE4 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K ( ,NATALIE8 ,C\LD %E BE CON/ANT 9 H] 
 ATTA*M5TS8 ,C\LD %E1 LIKE O!R WOM50 7,V]A MEANT H]SELF71 0LOVE A 
 MAN ONCE = ALL & REMA9 TRUE TO HIM =EV]8 ,?AT IS :AT ,I CONSID] 
 TRUE LOVE4 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K1 ,PR9CE80 

0,I KN[ Y\R SI/] TOO LITTLE10 REPLI$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 ) A S>CA/IC 
 SMILE UND] :I* HE WI%$ TO HIDE HIS EMB>RASSM5T1 0TO BE ABLE TO 
 SOLVE SO DELICATE A QUE/ION1 & !N ,I HAVE NOTIC$ ?AT ! LESS 
 ATTRACTIVE A WOMAN IS ! MORE CON/ANT %E IS LIKELY TO BE10 HE ADD$1 
 & LOOK$ UP AT ,PI]RE :O WAS JU/ APPROA*+ !M4 

0,YES1 ?AT IS TRUE1 ,PR9CE4 ,9 \R DAYS10 CONT9U$ ,V]A--M5TION+ 
 0\R DAYS0 AS PEOPLE ( LIMIT$ 9TELLIG5CE >E FOND ( DO+1 IMAG9+ 
 ?AT !Y HAVE DISCOV]$ & APPRAIS$ ! PECULI>ITIES ( 0\R DAYS0 
 & ?AT HUMAN *>ACT]I/ICS *ANGE ) ! TIMES--09 \R DAYS A 
 GIRL HAS SO MU* FRE$OM ?AT ! PLEASURE ( BE+ C\RT$ (T5 /IFLES 
 REAL FEEL+ 9 H]4 ,& IT MU/ BE CONFESS$ ?AT ,NATALIE IS V]Y 
 SUSCEPTIBLE40 ,?IS RETURN TO ! SUBJECT ( ,NATALIE CAUS$ ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 TO KNIT HIS BR[S ) DISCOM=T3 HE WAS AB\T TO RISE1 BUT ,V]A 
 CONT9U$ ) A /ILL MORE SUBTLE SMILE3 

0,I ?9K NO ONE HAS BE5 MORE C\RT$ ?AN %E10 %E W5T ON1 0BUT TILL 
 QUITE LATELY %E NEV] C>$ S]I\SLY = ANYONE4 ,N[ Y\ KN[1 ,C\NT10 
 %E SAID TO ,PI]RE1 0EV5 \R DE> C\S9 ,BORIS1 :O1 BETWE5 \RSELVES1 
 WAS V]Y F> GONE 9 ! L& ( T5D]NESS4440 7ALLUD+ TO A MAP ( LOVE 
 MU* 9 VOGUE AT ?AT TIME74 

,PR9CE ,&REW FR[N$ & REMA9$ SIL5T4 

0,Y\ >E FRI5DLY ) ,BORIS1 >5'T Y\80 ASK$ ,V]A4 

0,YES1 ,I KN[ HIM44440 

0,I EXPECT HE HAS TOLD Y\ ( HIS *ILDI% LOVE = ,NATA%A80 

0,OH1 !RE WAS *ILDI% LOVE80 SUDD5LY ASK$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 BLU%+ 
 UNEXPECT$LY4 

0,YES1 Y\ KN[ BETWE5 C\S9S 9TIMACY (T5 LEADS TO LOVE4 ,LE C\S9AGE 
 E/ UN DANG]EUX VOIS9AGE4 "9 ,DON'T Y\ ?9K SO80 

 "9 0,C\S9HOOD IS A DANG]\S NEI<BORHOOD40 
  
  

0,OH1 UND\BT$LY60 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 & ) SUDD5 & UNNATURAL 
 LIVEL9ESS HE BEGAN *AFF+ ,PI]RE AB\T ! NE$ TO BE V]Y C>EFUL ) 
 HIS FIFTY-YE>-OLD ,MOSC[ C\S9S1 & 9 ! MID/ ( !SE JE/+ 
 REM>KS HE ROSE1 TAK+ ,PI]RE BY ! >M1 & DREW HIM ASIDE4 

0,WELL80 ASK$ ,PI]RE1 SEE+ HIS FRI5D'S /RANGE ANIMATION ) SURPRISE1 
 & NOTIC+ ! GLANCE HE TURN$ ON ,NATA%A AS HE ROSE4 

0,I MU/444 ,I MU/ HAVE A TALK ) Y\10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,Y\ KN[ 
 ?AT PAIR ( WOM5'S GLOVES80 7,HE REF]R$ TO ! ,MASONIC GLOVES GIV5 TO 
 A NEWLY 9ITIAT$ ,BRO!R TO PRES5T TO ! WOMAN HE LOV$47 0,I444 BUT NO1 
 ,I WILL TALK TO Y\ LAT] ON10 & ) A /RANGE LI<T 9 HIS EYES & 
 RE/LESSNESS 9 HIS MOVEM5TS1 ,PR9CE ,&REW APPROA*$ ,NATA%A & SAT 
 D[N BESIDE H]4 ,PI]RE SAW H[ ,PR9CE ,&REW ASK$ H] SOME?+ & H[ 
 %E FLU%$ AS %E REPLI$4 

,BUT AT ?AT MOM5T ,B]G CAME TO ,PI]RE & BEGAN 9SI/+ ?AT HE %\LD 
 TAKE P>T 9 AN >GUM5T BETWE5 ! G5]AL & ! COLONEL ON ! 
 AFFAIRS 9 ,SPA94 

,B]G WAS SATISFI$ & HAPPY4 ,! SMILE ( PLEASURE NEV] LEFT HIS FACE4 
 ,! P>TY WAS V]Y SUCCESSFUL & QUITE LIKE O!R P>TIES HE HAD SE54 
 ,EV]Y?+ WAS SIMIL>3 ! LADIES' SUBTLE TALK1 ! C>DS1 ! G5]AL 
 RAIS+ HIS VOICE AT ! C>D TABLE1 & ! SAMOV> & ! TEA CAKES2 
 ONLY ONE ?+ WAS LACK+ ?AT HE HAD ALWAYS SE5 AT ! EV5+ P>TIES 
 HE WI%$ TO IMITATE4 ,!Y HAD NOT YET HAD A L\D CONV]SATION AMONG ! 
 M5 & A DISPUTE AB\T SOME?+ IMPORTANT & CLEV]4 ,N[ ! G5]AL 
 HAD BEGUN SU* A DISCUSSION & SO ,B]G DREW ,PI]RE TO IT4 

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