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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NEXT DAY1 HAV+ BE5 9VIT$ BY ! C\NT1 ,PR9CE ,&REW D9$ ) ! 
 ,RO/OVS & SP5T ! RE/ ( ! DAY !RE4 

,EV]YONE 9 ! H\SE REALIZ$ = :OSE SAKE ,PR9CE ,&REW CAME1 & 
 )\T CONCEAL+ IT HE TRI$ TO BE ) ,NATA%A ALL DAY4 ,NOT ONLY 9 ! 
 S\L ( ! FRI<T5$ YET HAPPY & 5RAPTUR$ ,NATA%A1 BUT 9 ! :OLE 
 H\SE1 !RE WAS A FEEL+ ( AWE AT SOME?+ IMPORTANT ?AT WAS B\ND TO 
 HAPP54 ,! C\NTESS LOOK$ ) SAD & /]NLY S]I\S EYES AT ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW :5 HE TALK$ TO ,NATA%A & TIMIDLY />T$ SOME >TIFICIAL 
 CONV]SATION AB\T TRIFLES AS SOON AS HE LOOK$ H] WAY4 ,SONYA WAS AFRAID 
 TO LEAVE ,NATA%A & AFRAID ( BE+ 9 ! WAY :5 %E WAS ) !M4 
 ,NATA%A GREW PALE1 9 A PANIC ( EXPECTATION1 :5 %E REMA9$ ALONE ) 
 HIM = A MOM5T4 ,PR9CE ,&REW SURPRIS$ H] BY HIS TIMIDITY4 ,%E FELT 
 ?AT HE WANT$ TO SAY SOME?+ TO H] BUT C\LD NOT BR+ HIMSELF TO DO 
 SO4 

,9 ! EV5+1 :5 ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD LEFT1 ! C\NTESS W5T UP TO 
 ,NATA%A & :ISP]$3 0,WELL1 :AT80 

0,MAMA6 ,= HEAV5'S SAKE DON'T ASK ME ANY?+ N[6 ,ONE CAN'T TALK AB\T 
 ?AT10 SAID ,NATA%A4 

,BUT ALL ! SAME ?AT NI<T ,NATA%A1 N[ AGITAT$ & N[ FRI<T5$1 LAY 
 A LONG TIME 9 H] MO!R'S B$ GAZ+ /RAI<T BE=E H]4 ,%E TOLD H] 
 H[ HE HAD COMPLIM5T$ H]1 H[ HE TOLD H] HE WAS GO+ ABROAD1 ASK$ 
 H] :]E !Y W]E GO+ TO SP5D ! SUMM]1 & !N H[ HE HAD ASK$ 
 H] AB\T ,BORIS4 

0,BUT SU* A444 SU* A444 NEV] HAPP5$ TO ME BE=E60 %E SAID4 0,ONLY ,I 
 FEEL AFRAID 9 HIS PRES5CE4 ,I AM ALWAYS AFRAID :5 ,I'M ) HIM4 ,:AT 
 DOES ?AT MEAN8 ,DOES IT MEAN ?AT IT'S ! REAL ?+8 ,YES8 ,MAMA1 >E Y\ 
 ASLEEP80 

0,NO1 MY LOVE2 ,I AM FRI<T5$ MYSELF10 ANSW]$ H] MO!R4 0,N[ GO60 

0,ALL ! SAME ,I %AN'T SLEEP4 ,:AT SILL9ESS1 TO SLEEP6 ,MUMMY6 ,MUMMY6 SU* 
 A ?+ NEV] HAPP5$ TO ME BE=E10 %E SAID1 SURPRIS$ & AL>M$ AT 
 ! FEEL+ %E WAS AW>E ( 9 H]SELF4 0,& C\LD WE EV] HAVE 
 ?\<T64440 

,IT SEEM$ TO ,NATA%A ?AT EV5 AT ! TIME %E FIR/ SAW ,PR9CE ,&REW AT 
 ,OTRADNOE %E HAD FALL5 9 LOVE ) HIM4 ,IT WAS AS IF %E FE>$ ?IS 
 /RANGE1 UNEXPECT$ HAPP9ESS ( MEET+ AGA9 ! V]Y MAN %E HAD !N 
 *OS5 7%E WAS FIRMLY CONV9C$ %E HAD DONE SO7 & ( F9D+ HIM1 AS 
 IT SEEM$1 NOT 9DIFF]5T TO H]4 

0,& IT HAD TO HAPP5 ?AT HE %\LD COME SPECIALLY TO ,PET]SBURG :ILE WE 
 >E H]E4 ,& IT HAD TO HAPP5 ?AT WE %\LD MEET AT ?AT BALL4 ,IT IS 
 FATE4 ,CLE>LY IT IS FATE ?AT EV]Y?+ L$ UP TO ?IS6 ,ALREADY !N1 
 DIRECTLY ,I SAW HIM ,I FELT SOME?+ PECULI>40 

0,:AT ELSE DID HE SAY TO Y\8 ,:AT >E ?OSE V]SES8 ,READ !M4440 SAID 
 H] MO!R1 ?\<TFULLY1 REF]R+ TO SOME V]SES ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD 
 WRITT5 9 ,NATA%A'S ALBUM4 

0,MAMA1 ONE NE$ NOT BE A%AM$ ( HIS BE+ A WID[]80 

0,DON'T1 ,NATA%A6 ,PRAY TO ,GOD4 ',M>RIAGES >E MADE 9 HEAV51'0 SAID H] 
 MO!R4 

0,D>L+ ,MUMMY1 H[ ,I LOVE Y\6 ,H[ HAPPY ,I AM60 CRI$ ,NATA%A1 %$D+ 
 TE>S ( JOY & EXCITEM5T & EMBRAC+ H] MO!R4 

,AT ?AT V]Y TIME ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS SITT+ ) ,PI]RE & TELL+ HIM ( 
 HIS LOVE = ,NATA%A & HIS FIRM RESOLVE TO MAKE H] HIS WIFE4 

,?AT DAY ,C\NTESS ,HEL5E HAD A RECEPTION AT H] H\SE4 ,! ,FR5* 
 AMBASSADOR WAS !RE1 & A =EIGN PR9CE ( ! BLOOD :O HAD ( LATE 
 BECOME A FREQU5T VISITOR ( H]S1 & MANY BRILLIANT LADIES & 
 G5TLEM54 ,PI]RE1 :O HAD COME D[N/AIRS1 WALK$ ?R\< ! ROOMS & 
 /RUCK EV]YONE BY HIS PREOCCUPI$1 ABS5T-M9D$1 & MOROSE AIR4 

,S9CE ! BALL HE HAD FELT ! APPROA* ( A FIT ( N]V\S DEPRESSION & 
 HAD MADE DESP]ATE EF=TS TO COMBAT IT4 ,S9CE ! 9TIMACY ( HIS WIFE 
 ) ! ROYAL PR9CE1 ,PI]RE HAD UNEXPECT$LY BE5 MADE A G5TLEMAN ( 
 ! B$*AMB]1 & FROM ?AT TIME HE HAD BEGUN TO FEEL OPPRESS$ & 
 A%AM$ 9 C\RT SOCIETY1 & D>K ?\<TS ( ! VANITY ( ALL ?+S 
 HUMAN CAME TO HIM (T5] ?AN BE=E4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ! FEEL+ HE HAD 
 NOTIC$ BETWE5 HIS PROTEGEE ,NATA%A & ,PR9CE ,&REW ACC5TUAT$ HIS 
 GLOOM BY ! CONTRA/ BETWE5 HIS [N POSITION & HIS FRI5D'S4 ,HE TRI$ 
 EQUALLY TO AVOID ?9K+ AB\T HIS WIFE1 & AB\T ,NATA%A & ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW2 & AGA9 EV]Y?+ SEEM$ TO HIM 9SIGNIFICANT 9 COMP>ISON 
 ) ET]NITY2 AGA9 ! QUE/ION3 = :AT8 PRES5T$ ITSELF2 & HE 
 =C$ HIMSELF TO WORK DAY & NI<T AT ,MASONIC LABORS1 HOP+ TO DRIVE 
 AWAY ! EVIL SPIRIT ?AT ?REAT5$ HIM4 ,T[>D MIDNI<T1 AFT] HE HAD 
 LEFT ! C\NTESS' AP>TM5TS1 HE WAS SITT+ UP/AIRS 9 A %ABBY 
 DRESS+ G[N1 COPY+ \T ! ORIG9AL TRANSACTION ( ! ,SCOTTI% LODGE 
 ( ,FREEMASONS AT A TABLE 9 HIS L[ ROOM CL\DY ) TOBACCO SMOKE1 :5 
 SOMEONE CAME 94 ,IT WAS ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,AH1 IT'S Y\60 SAID ,PI]RE ) A PREOCCUPI$1 DISSATISFI$ AIR4 0,& ,I1 
 Y\ SEE1 AM H>D AT IT40 ,HE PO9T$ TO HIS MANUSCRIPT BOOK ) ?AT AIR 
 ( ESCAP+ FROM ! ILLS ( LIFE ) :I* UNHAPPY PEOPLE LOOK AT !IR 
 WORK4 

,PR9CE ,&REW1 ) A BEAM+1 EC/ATIC EXPRESSION ( R5EW$ LIFE ON HIS 
 FACE1 PAUS$ 9 FRONT ( ,PI]RE &1 NOT NOTIC+ HIS SAD LOOK1 SMIL$ AT 
 HIM ) ! EGOTISM ( JOY4 

0,WELL1 DE> HE>T10 SAID HE1 0,I WANT$ TO TELL Y\ AB\T IT YE/]DAY & 
 ,I HAVE COME TO DO SO TODAY4 ,I NEV] EXP]I5C$ ANY?+ LIKE IT BE=E4 ,I 
 AM 9 LOVE1 MY FRI5D60 

,SUDD5LY ,PI]RE HEAV$ A DEEP SI< & DUMP$ HIS HEAVY P]SON D[N ON ! 
 S(A BESIDE ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,) ,NATA%A ,RO/OVA1 YES80 SAID HE4 

0,YES1 YES6 ,:O ELSE %\LD IT BE8 ,I %\LD NEV] HAVE BELIEV$ IT1 BUT ! 
 FEEL+ IS /RONG] ?AN ,I4 ,YE/]DAY ,I TORM5T$ MYSELF & SUFF]$1 BUT 
 ,I W\LD NOT EX*ANGE EV5 ?AT TORM5T = ANY?+ 9 ! WORLD1 ,I HAVE 
 NOT LIV$ TILL N[4 ,AT LA/ ,I LIVE1 BUT ,I CAN'T LIVE )\T H]6 ,BUT CAN 
 %E LOVE ME8444 ,I AM TOO OLD = H]4444 ,:Y DON'T Y\ SPEAK80 

0,I8 ,I8 ,:AT DID ,I TELL Y\80 SAID ,PI]RE SUDD5LY1 RIS+ & BEG9N+ TO 
 PACE UP & D[N ! ROOM4 0,I ALWAYS ?\<T IT4444 ,?AT GIRL IS SU* A 
 TREASURE444 %E IS A R>E GIRL4444 ,MY DE> FRI5D1 ,I 5TREAT Y\1 DON'T 
 PHILOSOPHIZE1 DON'T D\BT1 M>RY1 M>RY1 M>RY4444 ,& ,I AM SURE !RE 
 WILL NOT BE A HAPPI] MAN ?AN Y\40 

0,BUT :AT ( H]80 

0,%E LOVES Y\40 

0,DON'T TALK RUBBI%4440 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW1 SMIL+ & LOOK+ 9TO 
 ,PI]RE'S EYES4 

0,%E DOES1 ,I KN[10 ,PI]RE CRI$ FI]CELY4 

0,BUT DO LI/510 RETURN$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 HOLD+ HIM BY ! >M4 0,DO Y\ 
 KN[ ! CONDITION ,I AM 98 ,I MU/ TALK AB\T IT TO SOMEONE40 

0,WELL1 GO ON1 GO ON4 ,I AM V]Y GLAD10 SAID ,PI]RE1 & HIS FACE REALLY 
 *ANG$1 HIS BR[ BECAME SMOO?1 & HE LI/5$ GLADLY TO ,PR9CE ,&REW4 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW SEEM$1 & REALLY WAS1 QUITE A DIFF]5T1 QUITE A NEW MAN4 
 ,:]E WAS HIS SPLE51 HIS CONTEMPT = LIFE1 HIS DISILLUSIONM5T8 ,PI]RE 
 WAS ! ONLY P]SON TO :OM HE MADE UP HIS M9D TO SPEAK OP5LY2 & TO 
 HIM HE TOLD ALL ?AT WAS 9 HIS S\L4 ,N[ HE BOLDLY & LI<TLY MADE PLANS 
 = AN EXT5D$ FUTURE1 SAID HE C\LD NOT SACRIFICE HIS [N HAPP9ESS TO 
 HIS FA!R'S CAPRICE1 & SPOKE ( H[ HE W\LD EI!R MAKE HIS FA!R 
 CONS5T TO ?IS M>RIAGE & LOVE H]1 OR W\LD DO )\T HIS CONS5T2 
 !N HE M>VEL$ AT ! FEEL+ ?AT HAD MA/]$ HIM AS AT SOME?+ 
 /RANGE1 AP>T FROM & 9DEP5D5T ( HIMSELF4 

0,I %\LD NOT HAVE BELIEV$ ANYONE :O TOLD ME ?AT ,I WAS CAPABLE ( SU* 
 LOVE10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,IT IS NOT AT ALL ! SAME FEEL+ ?AT ,I KNEW 
 9 ! PA/4 ,! :OLE WORLD IS N[ = ME DIVID$ 9TO TWO HALVES3 ONE 
 HALF IS %E1 & !RE ALL IS JOY1 HOPE1 LI<T3 ! O!R HALF IS 
 EV]Y?+ :]E %E IS NOT1 & !RE IS ALL GLOOM & D>KNESS44440 

0,D>KNESS & GLOOM10 REIT]AT$ ,PI]RE3 0YES1 YES1 ,I UND]/& ?AT40 

0,I CANNOT HELP LOV+ ! LI<T1 IT IS NOT MY FAULT4 ,& ,I AM V]Y HAPPY6 
 ,Y\ UND]/& ME8 ,I KN[ Y\ >E GLAD = MY SAKE40 

0,YES1 YES10 ,PI]RE ASS5T$1 LOOK+ AT HIS FRI5D ) A T\*$ & SAD 
 EXPRESSION 9 HIS EYES4 ,! BRI<T] ,PR9CE ,&REW'S LOT APPE>$ TO HIM1 
 ! GLOOMI] SEEM$ HIS [N4 

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