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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AT ?AT TIME1 AS ALWAYS HAPP5S1 ! HI<E/ SOCIETY ?AT MET AT C\RT & 
 AT ! GR& BALLS WAS DIVID$ 9TO SEV]AL CIRCLES1 EA* ) ITS [N 
 P>TICUL> TONE4 ,! L>GE/ ( !SE WAS ! ,FR5* CIRCLE ( ! 
 ,NAPOLEONIC ALLIANCE1 ! CIRCLE ( ,C\NT ,RUMYANTSEV & ,CAULA9C\RT4 ,9 
 ?IS GR\P ,HEL5E1 AS SOON AS %E HAD SETTL$ 9 ,PET]SBURG ) H] 
 HUSB&1 TOOK A V]Y PROM95T PLACE4 ,%E WAS VISIT$ BY ! MEMB]S ( 
 ! ,FR5* EMBASSY & BY MANY BELONG+ TO ?AT CIRCLE & NOT$ = 
 !IR 9TELLECT & POLI%$ MANN]S4 

,HEL5E HAD BE5 AT ,]FURT DUR+ ! FAM\S MEET+ ( ! ,EMP]ORS & 
 HAD BR\<T FROM !RE !SE CONNECTIONS ) ! ,NAPOLEONIC NOTABILITIES4 
 ,AT ,]FURT H] SUCCESS HAD BE5 BRILLIANT4 ,NAPOLEON HIMSELF HAD NOTIC$ H] 
 9 ! !AT] & SAID ( H]3 0,C'E/ UN SUP]BE ANIMAL40 "9 
 ,H] SUCCESS AS A BEAUTIFUL & ELEGANT WOMAN DID NOT SURPRISE ,PI]RE1 = %E HAD 
 BECOME EV5 H&SOM] ?AN BE=E4 ,:AT DID SURPRISE HIM WAS ?AT DUR+ 
 !SE LA/ TWO YE>S HIS WIFE HAD SUCCE$$ 9 GA9+ ! REPUTATION 0D' 
 UNE FEMME *>MANTE1 AUSSI SPIRITUELLE QUE BELLE40 "97#b7 ,! DI/+UI%$ 
 ,PR9CE DE ,LIGNE WROTE H] EI<T-PAGE LETT]S4 ,BILIB9 SAV$ UP HIS 
 EPIGRAMS TO PRODUCE !M 9 ,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA'S PRES5CE4 ,TO BE RECEIV$ 
 9 ! ,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA'S SALON WAS REG>D$ AS A DIPLOMA ( 9TELLECT4 
 ,Y\NG M5 READ BOOKS BE=E ATT5D+ ,HEL5E'S EV5+S1 TO HAVE SOME?+ 
 TO SAY 9 H] SALON1 & SECRET>IES ( ! EMBASSY1 & EV5 AMBASSADORS1 
 CONFID$ DIPLOMATIC SECRETS TO H]1 SO ?AT 9 A WAY ,HEL5E WAS A P[]4 
 ,PI]RE1 :O KNEW %E WAS V]Y /UPID1 SOMETIMES ATT5D$1 ) A /RANGE 
 FEEL+ ( P]PLEXITY & FE>1 H] EV5+S & D9N] P>TIES1 :]E 
 POLITICS1 POETRY1 & PHILOSOPHY W]E DISCUSS$4 ,AT !SE P>TIES HIS 
 FEEL+S W]E LIKE ?OSE ( A CONJUR] :O ALWAYS EXPECTS HIS TRICK TO BE 
 F\ND \T AT ANY MOM5T4 ,BUT :E!R BECAUSE /UPIDITY WAS JU/ :AT WAS 
 NE$$ TO RUN SU* A SALON1 OR BECAUSE ?OSE :O W]E DECEIV$ F\ND 
 PLEASURE 9 ! DECEPTION1 AT ANY RATE IT REMA9$ UNEXPOS$ & ,HEL5E 
 ,BEZUKHOVA'S REPUTATION AS A LOVELY & CLEV] WOMAN BECAME SO FIRMLY 
 E/ABLI%$ ?AT %E C\LD SAY ! EMPTIE/ & /UPIDE/ ?+S & 
 EV]YBODY W\LD GO 9TO RAPTURES OV] EV]Y WORD ( H]S & LOOK = A 
 PR(\ND MEAN+ 9 IT ( :I* %E H]SELF HAD NO CONCEPTION4 

 "9 0,?AT'S A SUP]B ANIMAL40 

 "9 7#b7 0,( A *>M+ WOMAN1 AS WITTY AS %E IS LOVELY40 
  
  

,PI]RE WAS JU/ ! HUSB& NE$$ = A BRILLIANT SOCIETY WOMAN4 ,HE WAS 
 ?AT ABS5T-M9D$ CRANK1 A GR& SEIGNEUR HUSB& :O WAS 9 NO ONE'S 
 WAY1 & F> FROM SPOIL+ ! HI< TONE & G5]AL IMPRESSION ( ! 
 DRAW+ ROOM1 HE S]V$1 BY ! CONTRA/ HE PRES5T$ TO H]1 AS AN 
 ADVANTAGE\S BACKGR\ND TO HIS ELEGANT & TACTFUL WIFE4 ,PI]RE DUR+ ! 
 LA/ TWO YE>S1 AS A RESULT ( HIS CONT9UAL ABSORPTION 9 AB/RACT 
 9T]E/S & HIS S9C]E CONTEMPT = ALL ELSE1 HAD ACQUIR$ 9 HIS 
 WIFE'S CIRCLE1 :I* DID NOT 9T]E/ HIM1 ?AT AIR ( UNCONC]N1 
 9DIFF]5CE1 & B5EVOL5CE T[>D ALL1 :I* CANNOT BE ACQUIR$ 
 >TIFICIALLY & !RE=E 9SPIRES 9VOLUNT>Y RESPECT4 ,HE 5T]$ HIS 
 WIFE'S DRAW+ ROOM AS ONE 5T]S A !AT]1 WAS ACQUA9T$ ) 
 EV]YBODY1 EQUALLY PLEAS$ TO SEE EV]YONE1 & EQUALLY 9DIFF]5T TO 
 !M ALL4 ,SOMETIMES HE JO9$ 9 A CONV]SATION :I* 9T]E/$ HIM &1 
 REG>DLESS ( :E!R ANY 0G5TLEM5 ( ! EMBASSY0 W]E PRES5T OR NOT1 
 LISP+LY EXPRESS$ HIS VIEWS1 :I* W]E SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL 9 ACCORD 
 ) ! ACCEPT$ TONE ( ! MOM5T4 ,BUT ! G5]AL OP9ION CONC]N+ 
 ! QUE] HUSB& ( 0! MO/ DI/+UI%$ WOMAN 9 ,PET]SBURG0 WAS SO 
 WELL E/ABLI%$ ?AT NO ONE TOOK HIS FREAKS S]I\SLY4 

,AMONG ! MANY Y\NG M5 :O FREQU5T$ H] H\SE EV]Y DAY1 ,BORIS 
 ,DRUBETSKOY1 :O HAD ALREADY A*IEV$ GREAT SUCCESS 9 ! S]VICE1 WAS ! 
 MO/ 9TIMATE FRI5D ( ! ,BEZUKHOV H\SEHOLD S9CE ,HEL5E'S RETURN FROM 
 ,]FURT4 ,HEL5E SPOKE ( HIM AS 0MON PAGE0 & TREAT$ HIM LIKE A *ILD4 
 ,H] SMILE = HIM WAS ! SAME AS = EV]YBODY1 BUT SOMETIMES ?AT SMILE 
 MADE ,PI]RE UNCOM=TABLE4 ,T[>D HIM ,BORIS BEHAV$ ) A P>TICUL>LY 
 DIGNIFI$ & SAD DEF]5CE4 ,?IS %ADE ( DEF]5CE ALSO DI/URB$ 
 ,PI]RE4 ,HE HAD SUFF]$ SO PA9FULLY ?REE YE>S BE=E FROM ! 
 MORTIFICATION TO :I* HIS WIFE HAD SUBJECT$ HIM ?AT HE N[ PROTECT$ 
 HIMSELF FROM ! DANG] ( ITS REPETITION1 FIR/ BY NOT BE+ A HUSB& TO 
 HIS WIFE1 & SECONDLY BY NOT ALL[+ HIMSELF TO SUSPECT4 

0,NO1 N[ ?AT %E HAS BECOME A BLUE/OCK+ %E HAS F9ALLY R5\NC$ H] 
 =M] 9FATUATIONS10 HE TOLD HIMSELF4 0,!RE HAS NEV] BE5 AN 9/ANCE 
 ( A BLUE/OCK+ BE+ C>RI$ AWAY BY AFFAIRS ( ! HE>T0--A 
 /ATEM5T :I*1 ?\< GA!R$ FROM AN UNKN[N S\RCE1 HE BELIEV$ 
 IMPLICITLY4 ,YET /RANGE TO SAY ,BORIS' PRES5CE 9 HIS WIFE'S DRAW+ ROOM 
 7& HE WAS ALMO/ ALWAYS !RE7 HAD A PHYSICAL EFFECT UPON ,PI]RE2 IT 
 CON/RICT$ HIS LIMBS & DE/ROY$ ! UNCONSCI\SNESS & FRE$OM ( HIS 
 MOVEM5TS4 

0,:AT A /RANGE ANTIPA?Y10 ?\<T ,PI]RE1 0YET ,I US$ TO LIKE HIM V]Y 
 MU*40 

,9 ! EYES ( ! WORLD ,PI]RE WAS A GREAT G5TLEMAN1 ! RA!R BL9D 
 & ABSURD HUSB& ( A DI/+UI%$ WIFE1 A CLEV] CRANK :O DID NO?+ 
 BUT H>M$ NOBODY & WAS A FIR/-RATE1 GOOD-NATUR$ FELL[4 ,BUT A COMPLEX 
 & DIFFICULT PROCESS ( 9T]NAL DEVELOPM5T WAS TAK+ PLACE ALL ?IS 
 TIME 9 ,PI]RE'S S\L1 REVEAL+ MU* TO HIM & CAUS+ HIM MANY 
 SPIRITUAL D\BTS & JOYS4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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