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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,MORN+ CAME ) ITS C>ES & BU/LE4 ,EV]YONE GOT UP & BEGAN TO MOVE 
 AB\T & TALK1 DRESSMAK]S CAME AGA94 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA APPE>$1 & 
 !Y W]E CALL$ TO BREAKFA/4 ,NATA%A KEPT LOOK+ UNEASILY AT EV]YBODY 
 ) WIDE-OP5 EYES1 AS IF WI%+ TO 9T]CEPT EV]Y GLANCE DIRECT$ 
 T[>D H]1 & TRI$ TO APPE> ! SAME AS USUAL4 

,AFT] BREAKFA/1 :I* WAS H] BE/ TIME1 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA SAT D[N 9 H] 
 >M*AIR & CALL$ ,NATA%A & ! C\NT TO H]4 

0,WELL1 FRI5DS1 ,I HAVE N[ ?\<T ! :OLE MATT] OV] & ?IS IS MY 
 ADVICE10 %E BEGAN4 0,YE/]DAY1 AS Y\ KN[1 ,I W5T TO SEE ,PR9CE 
 ,BOLKONSKI4 ,WELL1 ,I HAD A TALK ) HIM4444 ,HE TOOK IT 9TO HIS HEAD TO 
 BEG9 %\T+1 BUT ,I AM NOT ONE TO BE %\T$ D[N4 ,I SAID :AT ,I HAD TO 
 SAY60 

0,WELL1 & HE80 ASK$ ! C\NT4 

0,HE8 ,HE'S CRAZY444 HE DID NOT WANT TO LI/54 ,BUT :AT'S ! USE ( 
 TALK+8 ,AS IT IS WE HAVE WORN ! POOR GIRL \T10 SAID ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA4 
 0,MY ADVICE TO Y\ IS F9I% Y\R BUS9ESS & GO BACK HOME TO ,OTRADNOE444 
 & WAIT !RE40 

0,OH1 NO60 EXCLAIM$ ,NATA%A4 

0,YES1 GO BACK10 SAID ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 0& WAIT !RE4 ,IF Y\R BETRO!D 
 COMES H]E N[--!RE WILL BE NO AVOID+ A QU>REL2 BUT ALONE ) 
 ! OLD MAN HE WILL TALK ?+S OV] & !N COME ON TO Y\40 

,C\NT ,RO/OV APPROV$ ( ?IS SUGGE/ION1 APPRECIAT+ ITS REASONABL5ESS4 
 ,IF ! OLD MAN CAME R\ND IT W\LD BE ALL ! BETT] TO VISIT HIM 9 
 ,MOSC[ OR AT ,BALD ,HILLS LAT] ON2 & IF NOT1 ! W$D+1 AGA9/ HIS 
 WI%ES1 C\LD ONLY BE >RANG$ AT ,OTRADNOE4 

0,?AT IS P]FECTLY TRUE4 ,& ,I AM SORRY ,I W5T TO SEE HIM & TOOK H]10 
 SAID ! OLD C\NT4 

0,NO1 :Y BE SORRY8 ,BE+ H]E1 Y\ HAD TO PAY Y\R RESPECTS4 ,BUT IF HE 
 WON'T--?AT'S HIS AFFAIR10 SAID ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 LOOK+ = 
 SOME?+ 9 H] RETICULE4 0,BESIDES1 ! TR\SSEAU IS READY1 SO !RE IS 
 NO?+ TO WAIT =2 & :AT IS NOT READY ,I'LL S5D AFT] Y\4 ,?\< ,I 
 DON'T LIKE LETT+ Y\ GO1 IT IS ! BE/ WAY4 ,SO GO1 ) ,GOD'S 
 BLESS+60 

,HAV+ F\ND :AT %E WAS LOOK+ = 9 ! RETICULE %E H&$ IT TO 
 ,NATA%A4 ,IT WAS A LETT] FROM ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 

0,%E HAS WRITT5 TO Y\4 ,H[ %E TORM5TS H]SELF1 POOR ?+6 ,%E'S 
 AFRAID Y\ MI<T ?9K ?AT %E DOES NOT LIKE Y\40 

0,BUT %E DOESN'T LIKE ME10 SAID ,NATA%A4 

0,DON'T TALK NONS5SE60 CRI$ ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA4 

0,I %AN'T BELIEVE ANYONE1 ,I KN[ %E DOESN'T LIKE ME10 REPLI$ ,NATA%A 
 BOLDLY AS %E TOOK ! LETT]1 & H] FACE EXPRESS$ A COLD & ANGRY 
 RESOLUTION ?AT CAUS$ ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA TO LOOK AT H] MORE 9T5TLY & 
 TO FR[N4 

0,DON'T ANSW] LIKE ?AT1 MY GOOD GIRL60 %E SAID4 
 0,:AT ,I SAY IS TRUE6 ,WRITE AN ANSW]60 

,NATA%A DID NOT REPLY & W5T TO H] [N ROOM TO READ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S LETT]4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y WROTE ?AT %E WAS 9 DESPAIR AT ! MISUND]/&+ ?AT 
 HAD OCCURR$ BETWE5 !M4 ,:ATEV] H] FA!R'S FEEL+S MI<T BE1 %E 
 BEGG$ ,NATA%A TO BELIEVE ?AT %E C\LD NOT HELP LOV+ H] AS ! ONE 
 *OS5 BY H] BRO!R1 = :OSE HAPP9ESS %E WAS READY TO SACRIFICE 
 EV]Y?+4 

0,DO NOT ?9K1 H[EV]10 %E WROTE1 0?AT MY FA!R IS ILL-DISPOS$ T[>D 
 Y\4 ,HE IS AN 9VALID & AN OLD MAN :O MU/ BE =GIV52 BUT HE IS GOOD 
 & MAGNANIM\S & WILL LOVE H] :O MAKES HIS SON HAPPY40 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y 
 W5T ON TO ASK ,NATA%A TO FIX A TIME :5 %E C\LD SEE H] AGA94 

,AFT] READ+ ! LETT] ,NATA%A SAT D[N AT ! WRIT+ TABLE TO ANSW] 
 IT4 0,DE> ,PR9CESS10 %E WROTE 9 ,FR5* QUICKLY & ME*ANICALLY1 & 
 !N PAUS$4 ,:AT MORE C\LD %E WRITE AFT] ALL ?AT HAD HAPP5$ ! 
 EV5+ BE=E8 0,YES1 YES6 ,ALL ?AT HAS HAPP5$1 & N[ ALL IS *ANG$10 
 %E ?\<T AS %E SAT ) ! LETT] %E HAD BEGUN BE=E H]4 0,MU/ ,I 
 BREAK (F ) HIM8 ,MU/ ,I REALLY8 ,?AT'S AWFUL4440 & TO ESCAPE FROM 
 !SE DREADFUL ?\<TS %E W5T TO ,SONYA & BEGAN SORT+ PATT]NS ) 
 H]4 

,AFT] D9N] ,NATA%A W5T TO H] ROOM & AGA9 TOOK UP ,PR9CESS ,M>Y'S 
 LETT]4 0,CAN IT BE ?AT IT IS ALL OV]80 %E ?\<T4 0,CAN IT BE ?AT ALL 
 ?IS HAS HAPP5$ SO QUICKLY & HAS DE/ROY$ ALL ?AT W5T BE=E80 ,%E 
 RECALL$ H] LOVE = ,PR9CE ,&REW 9 ALL ITS =M] /R5G?1 & AT ! 
 SAME TIME FELT ?AT %E LOV$ ,KURAG94 ,%E VIVIDLY PICTUR$ H]SELF AS 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW'S WIFE1 & ! SC5ES ( HAPP9ESS ) HIM %E HAD SO 
 (T5 REPEAT$ 9 H] IMAG9ATION1 & AT ! SAME TIME1 AGL[ ) 
 EXCITEM5T1 RECALL$ EV]Y DETAIL ( YE/]DAY'S 9T]VIEW ) ,ANATOLE4 

0,:Y C\LD ?AT NOT BE AS WELL80 %E SOMETIMES ASK$ H]SELF 9 COMPLETE 
 BEWILD]M5T4 0,ONLY SO C\LD ,I BE COMPLETELY HAPPY2 BUT N[ ,I HAVE TO 
 *OOSE1 & ,I CAN'T BE HAPPY )\T EI!R ( !M4 ,ONLY10 %E ?\<T1 
 0TO TELL ,PR9CE ,&REW :AT HAS HAPP5$ OR TO HIDE IT FROM HIM >E BO? 
 EQUALLY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,BUT ) ?AT ONE NO?+ IS SPOIL$4 ,BUT AM ,I REALLY 
 TO AB&ON =EV] ! JOY ( ,PR9CE ,&REW'S LOVE1 9 :I* ,I HAVE LIV$ 
 SO LONG80 

0,PLEASE1 ,MISS60 :ISP]$ A MAID 5T]+ ! ROOM ) A MY/]I\S AIR4 
 0,A MAN TOLD ME TO GIVE Y\ ?IS--0 & %E H&$ ,NATA%A A LETT]4 

0,ONLY1 = ,*RI/'S SAKE4440 ! GIRL W5T ON1 AS ,NATA%A1 )\T 
 ?9K+1 ME*ANICALLY BROKE ! SEAL & READ A LOVE LETT] FROM ,ANATOLE1 
 ( :I*1 )\T TAK+ 9 A WORD1 %E UND]/OOD ONLY ?AT IT WAS A 
 LETT] FROM HIM--FROM ! MAN %E LOV$4 ,YES1 %E LOV$ HIM1 OR ELSE 
 H[ C\LD ?AT HAVE HAPP5$ :I* HAD HAPP5$8 ,& H[ C\LD %E HAVE A 
 LOVE LETT] FROM HIM 9 H] H&8 

,) TREMBL+ H&S ,NATA%A HELD ?AT PASSIONATE LOVE LETT] :I* 
 ,DOLOKHOV HAD COMPOS$ = ,ANATOLE1 & AS %E READ IT %E F\ND 9 IT AN 
 E*O ( ALL ?AT %E H]SELF IMAG9$ %E WAS FEEL+4 

0,S9CE YE/]DAY EV5+ MY FATE HAS BE5 SEAL$2 TO BE LOV$ BY Y\ OR TO 
 DIE4 ,!RE IS NO O!R WAY = ME10 ! LETT] BEGAN4 ,!N HE W5T ON TO 
 SAY ?AT HE KNEW H] P>5TS W\LD NOT GIVE H] TO HIM--= ?IS 
 !RE W]E SECRET REASONS HE C\LD REVEAL ONLY TO H]--BUT ?AT IF 
 %E LOV$ HIM %E NE$ ONLY SAY ! WORD YES1 & NO HUMAN P[] C\LD 
 H9D] !IR BLISS4 ,LOVE W\LD CONQU] ALL4 ,HE W\LD /EAL H] AWAY & 
 C>RY H] (F TO ! 5DS ( ! E>?4 

0,YES1 YES6 ,I LOVE HIM60 ?\<T ,NATA%A1 READ+ ! LETT] = ! 
 TW5TIE? TIME & F9D+ SOME PECULI>LY DEEP MEAN+ 9 EA* WORD ( 
 IT4 

,?AT EV5+ ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA WAS GO+ TO ! ,AKH>OVS' & PROPOS$ TO 
 TAKE ! GIRLS ) H]4 ,NATA%A1 PLEAD+ A HEADA*E1 REMA9$ AT HOME4 

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