,BOOK #g1 ,*APT] #ab 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 !Y ALL DROVE BACK FROM ,PELAGEYA ,DANILOVNA'S1 ,NATA%A1 :O ALWAYS 
 SAW & NOTIC$ EV]Y?+1 >RANG$ ?AT %E & ,MADAME ,S*OSS %\LD GO 
 BACK 9 ! SLEI< ) ,DIMML]1 & ,SONYA ) ,NI*OLAS & ! MAIDS4 

,ON ! WAY BACK ,NI*OLAS DROVE AT A /EADY PACE 9/EAD ( RAC+ & KEPT 
 PE]+ BY ?AT FANTA/IC ALL-TRANS=M+ LI<T 9TO ,SONYA'S FACE & 
 SE>*+ B5EA? ! EYEBR[S & MU/A*E = HIS =M] & HIS PRES5T 
 ,SONYA FROM :OM HE HAD RESOLV$ NEV] TO BE P>T$ AGA94 ,HE LOOK$ & 
 RECOGNIZ+ 9 H] BO? ! OLD & ! NEW ,SONYA1 & BE+ REM9D$ BY 
 ! SMELL ( BURNT CORK ( ! S5SATION ( H] KISS1 9HAL$ ! FRO/Y 
 AIR ) A FULL BREA/ &1 LOOK+ AT ! GR\ND FLY+ B5EA? HIM & 
 AT ! SP>KL+ SKY1 FELT HIMSELF AGA9 9 FAIRYL&4 

0,SONYA1 IS IT WELL ) !E80 HE ASK$ FROM TIME TO TIME4 

0,YES60 %E REPLI$4 0,& ) !E80 

,:5 HALFWAY HOME ,NI*OLAS H&$ ! RE9S TO ! COA*MAN & RAN = A 
 MOM5T TO ,NATA%A'S SLEI< & /OOD ON ITS W+4 

0,NATA%A60 HE :ISP]$ 9 ,FR5*1 0DO Y\ KN[ ,I HAVE MADE UP MY M9D 
 AB\T ,SONYA80 

0,HAVE Y\ TOLD H]80 ASK$ ,NATA%A1 SUDD5LY BEAM+ ALL OV] ) JOY4 

0,OH1 H[ /RANGE Y\ >E ) ?AT MU/A*E & ?OSE EYEBR[S6444 ,NATA%A-->E 
 Y\ GLAD80 

0,I AM SO GLAD1 SO GLAD6 ,I WAS BEG9N+ TO BE VEX$ ) Y\4 ,I DID NOT 
 TELL Y\1 BUT Y\ HAVE BE5 TREAT+ H] BADLY4 ,:AT A HE>T %E HAS1 
 ,NI*OLAS6 ,I AM HORRID SOMETIMES1 BUT ,I WAS A%AM$ TO BE HAPPY :ILE ,SONYA 
 WAS NOT10 CONT9U$ ,NATA%A4 0,N[ ,I AM SO GLAD6 ,WELL1 RUN BACK TO H]40 

0,NO1 WAIT A BIT4444 ,OH1 H[ FUNNY Y\ LOOK60 CRI$ ,NI*OLAS1 PE]+ 9TO 
 H] FACE & F9D+ 9 HIS SI/] TOO SOME?+ NEW1 UNUSUAL1 & 
 BEWIT*+LY T5D] ?AT HE HAD NOT SE5 9 H] BE=E4 0,NATA%A1 IT'S 
 MAGICAL1 ISN'T IT80 

0,YES10 %E REPLI$4 0,Y\ HAVE DONE SPL5DIDLY40 

0,HAD ,I SE5 H] BE=E AS %E IS N[10 ?\<T ,NI*OLAS1 0,I %\LD LONG 
 AGO HAVE ASK$ H] :AT TO DO & HAVE DONE :ATEV] %E TOLD ME1 & ALL 
 W\LD HAVE BE5 WELL40 

0,SO Y\ >E GLAD & ,I HAVE DONE RI<T80 

0,OH1 QUITE RI<T6 ,I HAD A QU>REL ) ,MAMA SOME TIME AGO AB\T IT4 ,MAMA 
 SAID %E WAS ANGL+ = Y\4 ,H[ C\LD %E SAY SU* A ?+6 ,I NE>LY 
 /ORM$ AT ,MAMA4 ,I WILL NEV] LET ANYONE SAY ANY?+ BAD ( ,SONYA1 = 
 !RE IS NO?+ BUT GOOD 9 H]40 

0,!N IT'S ALL RI<T80 SAID ,NI*OLAS1 AGA9 SCRUT9IZ+ ! EXPRESSION ( 
 HIS SI/]'S FACE TO SEE IF %E WAS 9 E>NE/4 ,!N HE JUMP$ D[N &1 
 HIS BOOTS SCRUN*+ ! SN[1 RAN BACK TO HIS SLEI<4 ,! SAME HAPPY1 
 SMIL+ ,CIRCASSIAN1 ) MU/A*E & BEAM+ EYES LOOK+ UP FROM UND] A 
 SABLE HOOD1 WAS /ILL SITT+ !RE1 & ?AT ,CIRCASSIAN WAS ,SONYA1 & 
 ?AT ,SONYA WAS C]TA9LY HIS FUTURE HAPPY & LOV+ WIFE4 

,:5 !Y REA*$ HOME & HAD TOLD !IR MO!R H[ !Y HAD SP5T ! 
 EV5+ AT ! ,MELYUKOVS'1 ! GIRLS W5T TO !IR B$ROOM4 ,:5 !Y HAD 
 UNDRESS$1 BUT )\T WA%+ (F ! CORK MU/A*ES1 !Y SAT A LONG 
 TIME TALK+ ( !IR HAPP9ESS4 ,!Y TALK$ ( H[ !Y W\LD LIVE :5 
 !Y W]E M>RI$1 H[ !IR HUSB&S W\LD BE FRI5DS1 & H[ HAPPY !Y 
 W\LD BE4 ,ON ,NATA%A'S TABLE /OOD TWO LOOK+ GLASSES :I* ,DUNYA%A HAD 
 PREP>$ BE=EH&4 

0,ONLY :5 WILL ALL ?AT BE8 ,I AM AFRAID NEV]4444 ,IT W\LD BE TOO GOOD60 
 SAID ,NATA%A1 RIS+ & GO+ TO ! LOOK+ GLASSES4 

0,SIT D[N1 ,NATA%A2 P]HAPS Y\'LL SEE HIM10 SAID ,SONYA4 

,NATA%A LIT ! C&LES1 ONE ON EA* SIDE ( ONE ( ! LOOK+ GLASSES1 
 & SAT D[N4 

0,I SEE SOMEONE ) A MU/A*E10 SAID ,NATA%A1 SEE+ H] [N FACE4 

0,Y\ MU/N'T LAU<1 ,MISS10 SAID ,DUNYA%A4 

,) ,SONYA'S HELP & ! MAID'S1 ,NATA%A GOT ! GLASS %E HELD 9TO ! 
 RI<T POSITION OPPOSITE ! O!R2 H] FACE ASSUM$ A S]I\S EXPRESSION 
 & %E SAT SIL5T4 ,%E SAT A LONG TIME LOOK+ AT ! REC$+ L9E ( 
 C&LES REFLECT$ 9 ! GLASSES & EXPECT+ 7FROM TALES %E HAD HE>D7 
 TO SEE A C(F91 OR HIM1 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 9 ?AT LA/ DIM1 9DI/9CTLY 
 \TL9$ SQU>E4 ,BUT READY AS %E WAS TO TAKE ! SMALLE/ SPECK = ! 
 IMAGE ( A MAN OR ( A C(F91 %E SAW NO?+4 ,%E BEGAN BL9K+ RAPIDLY 
 & MOV$ AWAY FROM ! LOOK+ GLASSES4 

0,:Y IS IT O!RS SEE ?+S & ,I DON'T80 %E SAID4 0,Y\ SIT D[N N[1 
 ,SONYA4 ,Y\ ABSOLUTELY MU/1 TONI<T6 ,DO IT = ME4444 ,TODAY ,I FEEL SO 
 FRI<T5$60 

,SONYA SAT D[N BE=E ! GLASSES1 GOT ! RI<T POSITION1 & BEGAN 
 LOOK+4 

0,N[1 ,MISS ,SONYA IS SURE TO SEE SOME?+10 :ISP]$ ,DUNYA%A2 0:ILE Y\ 
 DO NO?+ BUT LAU<40 

,SONYA HE>D ?IS & ,NATA%A'S :ISP]3 

0,I KN[ %E WILL4 ,%E SAW SOME?+ LA/ YE>40 

,= AB\T ?REE M9UTES ALL W]E SIL5T4 

0,( C\RSE %E WILL60 :ISP]$ ,NATA%A1 BUT DID NOT F9I%444 SUDD5LY 
 ,SONYA PU%$ AWAY ! GLASS %E WAS HOLD+ & COV]$ H] EYES ) H] 
 H&4 

0,OH1 ,NATA%A60 %E CRI$4 

0,DID Y\ SEE8 ,DID Y\8 ,:AT WAS IT80 EXCLAIM$ ,NATA%A1 HOLD+ UP ! 
 LOOK+ GLASS4 

,SONYA HAD NOT SE5 ANY?+1 %E WAS JU/ WANT+ TO BL9K & TO GET UP 
 :5 %E HE>D ,NATA%A SAY1 0,( C\RSE %E WILL60 ,%E DID NOT WI% TO 
 DISAPPO9T EI!R ,DUNYA%A OR ,NATA%A1 BUT IT WAS H>D TO SIT /ILL4 ,%E 
 DID NOT H]SELF KN[ H[ OR :Y ! EXCLAMATION ESCAP$ H] :5 %E 
 COV]$ H] EYES4 

0,Y\ SAW HIM80 URG$ ,NATA%A1 SEIZ+ H] H&4 

0,YES4 ,WAIT A BIT444 ,I444 SAW HIM10 ,SONYA C\LD NOT HELP SAY+1 NOT YET 
 KN[+ :OM ,NATA%A MEANT BY HIM1 ,NI*OLAS OR ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,BUT :Y %\LDN'T ,I SAY ,I SAW SOME?+8 ,O!RS DO SEE6 ,BESIDES :O CAN 
 TELL :E!R ,I SAW ANY?+ OR NOT80 FLA%$ ?R\< ,SONYA'S M9D4 

0,YES1 ,I SAW HIM10 %E SAID4 

0,H[8 ,/&+ OR LY+80 

0,NO1 ,I SAW444 ,AT FIR/ !RE WAS NO?+1 !N ,I SAW HIM LY+ D[N40 

0,&REW LY+8 ,IS HE ILL80 ASK$ ,NATA%A1 H] FRI<T5$ EYES FIX$ ON H] 
 FRI5D4 

0,NO1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ON ! CONTR>Y6 ,HIS FACE WAS *E]FUL1 & HE 
 TURN$ TO ME40 ,& :5 SAY+ ?IS %E H]SELF FANCI$ %E HAD REALLY 
 SE5 :AT %E DESCRIB$4 

0,WELL1 & !N1 ,SONYA84440 

0,AFT] ?AT1 ,I C\LD NOT MAKE \T :AT !RE WAS2 SOME?+ BLUE & 
 R$44440 

0,SONYA6 ,:5 WILL HE COME BACK8 ,:5 %ALL ,I SEE HIM6 ,O1 ,GOD1 H[ AFRAID ,I 
 AM = HIM & = MYSELF & AB\T EV]Y?+64440 ,NATA%A BEGAN1 & 
 )\T REPLY+ TO ,SONYA'S WORDS ( COM=T %E GOT 9TO B$1 & LONG 
 AFT] H] C&LE WAS \T LAY OP5-EY$ & MOTIONLESS1 GAZ+ AT ! 
 MOONLI<T ?R\< ! FRO/Y W9D[PANES4 

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