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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON RETURN+ LATE 9 ! EV5+ ,SONYA W5T TO ,NATA%A'S ROOM1 & TO H] 
 SURPRISE F\ND H] /ILL DRESS$ & ASLEEP ON ! S(A4 ,OP5 ON ! 
 TABLE1 BESIDE H] LAY ,ANATOLE'S LETT]4 ,SONYA PICK$ IT UP & READ IT4 

,AS %E READ %E GLANC$ AT ! SLEEP+ ,NATA%A1 TRY+ TO F9D 9 H] 
 FACE AN EXPLANATION ( :AT %E WAS READ+1 BUT DID NOT F9D IT4 ,H] FACE 
 WAS CALM1 G5TLE1 & HAPPY4 ,CLUT*+ H] BREA/ TO KEEP H]SELF FROM 
 *OK+1 ,SONYA1 PALE & TREMBL+ ) FE> & AGITATION1 SAT D[N 9 AN 
 >M*AIR & BUR/ 9TO TE>S4 

0,H[ WAS IT ,I NOTIC$ NO?+8 ,H[ C\LD IT GO SO F>8 ,CAN %E HAVE LEFT 
 (F LOV+ ,PR9CE ,&REW8 ,& H[ C\LD %E LET ,KURAG9 GO TO SU* 
 L5G?S8 ,HE IS A DECEIV] & A VILLA91 ?AT'S PLA96 ,:AT WILL ,NI*OLAS1 
 DE> NOBLE ,NI*OLAS1 DO :5 HE HE>S ( IT8 ,SO ?IS IS ! MEAN+ ( H] 
 EXCIT$1 RESOLUTE1 UNNATURAL LOOK ! DAY BE=E YE/]DAY1 YE/]DAY1 & 
 TODAY10 ?\<T ,SONYA4 0,BUT IT CAN'T BE ?AT %E LOVES HIM6 ,%E PROBABLY 
 OP5$ ! LETT] )\T KN[+ :O IT WAS FROM4 ,PROBABLY %E IS 
 (F5D$ BY IT4 ,%E C\LD NOT DO SU* A ?+60 

,SONYA WIP$ AWAY H] TE>S & W5T UP TO ,NATA%A1 AGA9 SCANN+ H] 
 FACE4 

0,NATA%A60 %E SAID1 JU/ AUDIBLY4 

,NATA%A AWOKE & SAW ,SONYA4 

0,AH1 Y\'RE BACK80 

,& ) ! DECISION & T5D]NESS ?AT (T5 COME AT ! MOM5T ( 
 AWAK5+1 %E EMBRAC$ H] FRI5D1 BUT NOTIC+ ,SONYA'S LOOK ( 
 EMB>RASSM5T1 H] [N FACE EXPRESS$ CONFUSION & SUSPICION4 

0,SONYA1 Y\'VE READ ?AT LETT]80 %E DEM&$4 

0,YES10 ANSW]$ ,SONYA S(TLY4 

,NATA%A SMIL$ RAPTUR\SLY4 

0,NO1 ,SONYA1 ,I CAN'T ANY LONG]60 %E SAID4 0,I CAN'T HIDE IT FROM Y\ ANY 
 LONG]4 ,Y\ KN[1 WE LOVE ONE ANO!R6 ,SONYA1 D>L+1 HE WRITES444 
 ,SONYA4440 

,SONYA />$ OP5-EY$ AT ,NATA%A1 UNABLE TO BELIEVE H] E>S4 

0,& ,BOLKONSKI80 %E ASK$4 

0,AH1 ,SONYA1 IF Y\ ONLY KNEW H[ HAPPY ,I AM60 CRI$ ,NATA%A4 0,Y\ DON'T 
 KN[ :AT LOVE IS44440 

0,BUT1 ,NATA%A1 CAN ?AT BE ALL OV]80 

,NATA%A LOOK$ AT ,SONYA ) WIDE-OP5 EYES AS IF %E C\LD NOT GRASP ! 
 QUE/ION4 

0,WELL1 !N1 >E Y\ REFUS+ ,PR9CE ,&REW80 SAID ,SONYA4 

0,OH1 Y\ DON'T UND]/& ANY?+6 ,DON'T TALK NONS5SE1 JU/ LI/560 
 SAID ,NATA%A1 ) MOM5T>Y VEXATION4 

0,BUT ,I CAN'T BELIEVE IT10 9SI/$ ,SONYA4 0,I DON'T UND]/&4 ,H[ IS IT 
 Y\ HAVE LOV$ A MAN = A :OLE YE> & SUDD5LY444 ,:Y1 Y\ HAVE ONLY 
 SE5 HIM ?REE TIMES6 ,NATA%A1 ,I DON'T BELIEVE Y\1 Y\'RE JOK+6 ,9 
 ?REE DAYS TO =GET EV]Y?+ & SO4440 

0,?REE DAYS80 SAID ,NATA%A4 0,IT SEEMS TO ME ,I'VE LOV$ HIM A HUNDR$ 
 YE>S4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ,I HAVE NEV] LOV$ ANYONE BE=E4 ,Y\ CAN'T 
 UND]/& IT4444 ,SONYA1 WAIT A BIT1 SIT H]E10 & ,NATA%A EMBRAC$ & 
 KISS$ H]4 

0,I HAD HE>D ?AT IT HAPP5S LIKE ?IS1 & Y\ MU/ HAVE HE>D IT TOO1 
 BUT IT'S ONLY N[ ?AT ,I FEEL SU* LOVE4 ,IT'S NOT ! SAME AS BE=E4 ,AS 
 SOON AS ,I SAW HIM ,I FELT HE WAS MY MA/] & ,I HIS SLAVE1 & ?AT ,I 
 C\LD NOT HELP LOV+ HIM4 ,YES1 HIS SLAVE6 ,:ATEV] HE ORD]S ,I %ALL DO4 
 ,Y\ DON'T UND]/& ?AT4 ,:AT CAN ,I DO8 ,:AT CAN ,I DO1 ,SONYA80 CRI$ 
 ,NATA%A ) A HAPPY YET FRI<T5$ EXPRESSION4 

0,BUT ?9K :AT Y\ >E DO+10 CRI$ ,SONYA4 0,I CAN'T LEAVE IT LIKE ?IS4 
 ,?IS SECRET CORRESPOND5CE444 ,H[ C\LD Y\ LET HIM GO SO F>80 %E W5T 
 ON1 ) A HORROR & DISGU/ %E C\LD H>DLY CONCEAL4 

0,I TOLD Y\ ?AT ,I HAVE NO WILL10 ,NATA%A REPLI$4 0,:Y CAN'T Y\ 
 UND]/&8 ,I LOVE HIM60 

0,!N ,I WON'T LET IT COME TO ?AT444 ,I %ALL TELL60 CRI$ ,SONYA1 BUR/+ 
 9TO TE>S4 

0,:AT DO Y\ MEAN8 ,= ,GOD'S SAKE444 ,IF Y\ TELL1 Y\ >E MY 5EMY60 
 DECL>$ ,NATA%A4 0,Y\ WANT ME TO BE MIS]ABLE1 Y\ WANT US TO BE 
 SEP>AT$44440 

,:5 %E SAW ,NATA%A'S FRI<T1 ,SONYA %$ TE>S ( %AME & PITY = H] 
 FRI5D4 

0,BUT :AT HAS HAPP5$ BETWE5 Y\80 %E ASK$4 0,:AT HAS HE SAID TO Y\8 
 ,:Y DOESN'T HE COME TO ! H\SE80 

,NATA%A DID NOT ANSW] H] QUE/IONS4 

0,= ,GOD'S SAKE1 ,SONYA1 DON'T TELL ANYONE1 DON'T TORTURE ME10 ,NATA%A 
 5TREAT$4 0,REMEMB] NO ONE \<T TO 9T]F]E 9 SU* MATT]S6 ,I HAVE 
 CONFID$ 9 Y\44440 

0,BUT :Y ?IS SECRECY8 ,:Y DOESN'T HE COME TO ! H\SE80 ASK$ ,SONYA4 
 0,:Y DOESN'T HE OP5LY ASK = Y\R H&8 ,Y\ KN[ ,PR9CE ,&REW GAVE Y\ 
 COMPLETE FRE$OM--IF IT IS REALLY SO2 BUT ,I DON'T BELIEVE IT6 
 ,NATA%A1 HAVE Y\ CONSID]$ :AT !SE SECRET REASONS CAN BE80 

,NATA%A LOOK$ AT ,SONYA ) A/ONI%M5T4 ,EVID5TLY ?IS QUE/ION 
 PRES5T$ ITSELF TO H] M9D = ! FIR/ TIME & %E DID NOT KN[ H[ 
 TO ANSW] IT4 

0,I DON'T KN[ :AT ! REASONS >E4 ,BUT !RE MU/ BE REASONS60 

,SONYA SI<$ & %OOK H] HEAD 9CR$UL\SLY4 

0,IF !RE W]E REASONS4440 %E BEGAN4 

,BUT ,NATA%A1 GUESS+ H] D\BTS1 9T]RUPT$ H] 9 AL>M4 

0,SONYA1 ONE CAN'T D\BT HIM6 ,ONE CAN'T1 ONE CAN'T6 ,DON'T Y\ UND]/&80 
 %E CRI$4 

0,DOES HE LOVE Y\80 

0,DOES HE LOVE ME80 ,NATA%A REPEAT$ ) A SMILE ( PITY AT H] FRI5D'S 
 LACK ( COMPREH5SION4 0,:Y1 Y\ HAVE READ HIS LETT] & Y\ HAVE SE5 
 HIM40 

0,BUT IF HE IS DI%ONORABLE80 

0,HE6 DI%ONORABLE8 ,IF Y\ ONLY KNEW60 EXCLAIM$ ,NATA%A4 

0,IF HE IS AN HONORABLE MAN HE %\LD EI!R DECL>E HIS 9T5TIONS OR 
 CEASE SEE+ Y\2 & IF Y\ WON'T DO ?IS1 ,I WILL4 ,I WILL WRITE TO HIM1 
 & ,I WILL TELL ,PAPA60 SAID ,SONYA RESOLUTELY4 

0,BUT ,I CAN'T LIVE )\T HIM60 CRI$ ,NATA%A4 

0,NATA%A1 ,I DON'T UND]/& Y\4 ,& :AT >E Y\ SAY+6 ,?9K ( Y\R 
 FA!R & ( ,NI*OLAS40 

0,I DON'T WANT ANYONE1 ,I DON'T LOVE ANYONE BUT HIM4 ,H[ D>E Y\ SAY HE IS 
 DI%ONORABLE8 ,DON'T Y\ KN[ ?AT ,I LOVE HIM80 SCREAM$ ,NATA%A4 0,GO AWAY1 
 ,SONYA6 ,I DON'T WANT TO QU>REL ) Y\1 BUT GO1 = ,GOD'S SAKE GO6 ,Y\ 
 SEE H[ ,I AM SUFF]+60 ,NATA%A CRI$ ANGRILY1 9 A VOICE ( DESPAIR & 
 REPRESS$ IRRITATION4 ,SONYA BUR/ 9TO SOBS & RAN FROM ! ROOM4 

,NATA%A W5T TO ! TABLE & )\T A MOM5T'S REFLECTION WROTE ?AT 
 ANSW] TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y :I* %E HAD BE5 UNABLE TO WRITE ALL ! 
 MORN+4 ,9 ?IS LETT] %E SAID BRIEFLY ?AT ALL !IR MISUND]/&+S 
 W]E AT AN 5D2 ?AT AVAIL+ H]SELF ( ! MAGNANIMITY ( ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 :O :5 HE W5T ABROAD HAD GIV5 H] H] FRE$OM1 %E BEGG$ ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y TO =GET EV]Y?+ & =GIVE H] IF %E HAD BE5 TO BLAME T[>D 
 H]1 BUT ?AT %E C\LD NOT BE HIS WIFE4 ,AT ?AT MOM5T ?IS ALL SEEM$ 
 QUITE EASY1 SIMPLE1 & CLE> TO ,NATA%A4 

,ON ,FRIDAY ! ,RO/OVS W]E TO RETURN TO ! C\NTRY1 BUT ON ,W$NESDAY ! 
 C\NT W5T ) ! PROSPECTIVE PUR*AS] TO HIS E/ATE NE> ,MOSC[4 

,ON ! DAY ! C\NT LEFT1 ,SONYA & ,NATA%A W]E 9VIT$ TO A BIG D9N] 
 P>TY AT ! ,K>AG9S'1 & ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA TOOK !M !RE4 ,AT ?AT 
 P>TY ,NATA%A AGA9 MET ,ANATOLE1 & ,SONYA NOTIC$ ?AT %E SPOKE TO HIM1 
 TRY+ NOT TO BE OV]HE>D1 & ?AT ALL ?R\< D9N] %E WAS MORE 
 AGITAT$ ?AN EV]4 ,:5 !Y GOT HOME ,NATA%A WAS ! FIR/ TO BEG9 ! 
 EXPLANATION ,SONYA EXPECT$4 

0,!RE1 ,SONYA1 Y\ W]E TALK+ ALL SORTS ( NONS5SE AB\T HIM10 ,NATA%A 
 BEGAN 9 A MILD VOICE SU* AS *ILDR5 USE :5 !Y WI% TO BE PRAIS$4 
 0,WE HAVE HAD AN EXPLANATION TODAY40 

0,WELL1 :AT HAPP5$8 ,:AT DID HE SAY8 ,NATA%A1 H[ GLAD ,I AM Y\'RE NOT 
 ANGRY ) ME6 ,TELL ME EV]Y?+--! :OLE TRU?4 ,:AT DID HE SAY80 

,NATA%A BECAME ?\<TFUL4 

0,OH1 ,SONYA1 IF Y\ KNEW HIM AS ,I DO6 ,HE SAID444 ,HE ASK$ ME :AT ,I HAD 
 PROMIS$ ,BOLKONSKI4 ,HE WAS GLAD ,I WAS FREE TO REFUSE HIM40 

,SONYA SI<$ SORR[FULLY4 

0,BUT Y\ HAV5'T REFUS$ ,BOLKONSKI80 SAID %E4 

0,P]HAPS ,I HAVE4 ,P]HAPS ALL IS OV] BETWE5 ME & ,BOLKONSKI4 ,:Y DO Y\ 
 ?9K SO BADLY ( ME80 

0,I DON'T ?9K ANY?+1 ONLY ,I DON'T UND]/& ?IS4440 

0,WAIT A BIT1 ,SONYA1 Y\'LL UND]/& EV]Y?+4 ,Y\'LL SEE :AT A MAN HE 
 IS6 ,N[ DON'T ?9K BADLY ( ME OR ( HIM4 ,I DON'T ?9K BADLY ( ANYONE3 
 ,I LOVE & PITY EV]YBODY4 ,BUT :AT AM ,I TO DO80 

,SONYA DID NOT SUCCUMB TO ! T5D] TONE ,NATA%A US$ T[>D H]4 ,! MORE 
 EMOTIONAL & +RATIAT+ ! EXPRESSION ( ,NATA%A'S FACE BECAME1 ! 
 MORE S]I\S & /]N GREW ,SONYA'S4 

0,NATA%A10 SAID %E1 0Y\ ASK$ ME NOT TO SPEAK TO Y\1 & ,I HAV5'T 
 SPOK51 BUT N[ Y\ Y\RSELF HAVE BEGUN4 ,I DON'T TRU/ HIM1 ,NATA%A4 ,:Y 
 ?IS SECRECY80 

0,AGA91 AGA960 9T]RUPT$ ,NATA%A4 

0,NATA%A1 ,I AM AFRAID = Y\60 

0,AFRAID ( :AT80 

0,I AM AFRAID Y\'RE GO+ TO Y\R RU910 SAID ,SONYA RESOLUTELY1 & WAS 
 H]SELF HORRIFI$ AT :AT %E HAD SAID4 

,ANG] AGA9 %[$ 9 ,NATA%A'S FACE4 

0,& ,I'LL GO TO MY RU91 ,I WILL1 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE6 ,IT'S NOT Y\R 
 BUS9ESS6 ,IT WON'T BE Y\1 BUT ,I1 :O'LL SUFF]4 ,LEAVE ME ALONE1 LEAVE ME 
 ALONE6 ,I HATE Y\60 

0,NATA%A60 MOAN$ ,SONYA1 A<A/4 

0,I HATE Y\1 ,I HATE Y\6 ,Y\'RE MY 5EMY =EV]60 ,& ,NATA%A RAN \T ( 
 ! ROOM4 

,NATA%A DID NOT SPEAK TO ,SONYA AGA9 & AVOID$ H]4 ,) ! SAME 
 EXPRESSION ( AGITAT$ SURPRISE & GUILT %E W5T AB\T ! H\SE1 TAK+ 
 UP N[ ONE OCCUPATION1 N[ ANO!R1 & AT ONCE AB&ON+ !M4 

,H>D AS IT WAS = ,SONYA1 %E WAT*$ H] FRI5D & DID NOT LET H] \T 
 ( H] SI<T4 

,! DAY BE=E ! C\NT WAS TO RETURN1 ,SONYA NOTIC$ ?AT ,NATA%A SAT BY 
 ! DRAW+ ROOM W9D[ ALL ! MORN+ AS IF EXPECT+ SOME?+ & ?AT 
 %E MADE A SIGN TO AN (FIC] :O DROVE PA/1 :OM ,SONYA TOOK TO BE 
 ,ANATOLE4 

,SONYA BEGAN WAT*+ H] FRI5D /ILL MORE ATT5TIVELY & NOTIC$ ?AT AT 
 D9N] & ALL ?AT EV5+ ,NATA%A WAS 9 A /RANGE & UNNATURAL /ATE4 
 ,%E ANSW]$ QUE/IONS AT R&OM1 BEGAN S5T5CES %E DID NOT F9I%1 & 
 LAU<$ AT EV]Y?+4 

,AFT] TEA ,SONYA NOTIC$ A H\SEMAID AT ,NATA%A'S DOOR TIMIDLY WAIT+ TO 
 LET H] PASS4 ,%E LET ! GIRL GO 91 & !N LI/5+ AT ! DOOR 
 LE>N$ ?AT ANO!R LETT] HAD BE5 DELIV]$4 

,!N SUDD5LY IT BECAME CLE> TO ,SONYA ?AT ,NATA%A HAD SOME DREADFUL PLAN 
 = ?AT EV5+4 ,SONYA KNOCK$ AT H] DOOR4 ,NATA%A DID NOT LET H] 94 

0,%E WILL RUN AWAY ) HIM60 ?\<T ,SONYA4 0,%E IS CAPABLE ( ANY?+4 
 ,!RE WAS SOME?+ P>TICUL>LY PA!TIC & RESOLUTE 9 H] FACE TODAY4 
 ,%E CRI$ AS %E SAID GOOD-BY TO ,UNCLE10 ,SONYA REMEMB]$4 0,YES1 ?AT'S 
 IT1 %E MEANS TO ELOPE ) HIM1 BUT :AT AM ,I TO DO80 ?\<T %E1 
 RECALL+ ALL ! SIGNS ?AT CLE>LY 9DICAT$ ?AT ,NATA%A HAD SOME 
 T]RIBLE 9T5TION4 0,! C\NT IS AWAY4 ,:AT AM ,I TO DO8 ,WRITE TO ,KURAG9 
 DEM&+ AN EXPLANATION8 ,BUT :AT IS !RE TO OBLIGE HIM TO REPLY8 ,WRITE 
 TO ,PI]RE1 AS ,PR9CE ,&REW ASK$ ME TO 9 CASE ( SOME MIS=TUNE8444 ,BUT 
 P]HAPS %E REALLY HAS ALREADY REFUS$ ,BOLKONSKI--%E S5T A LETT] 
 TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y YE/]DAY4 ,& ,UNCLE IS AWAY44440 ,TO TELL ,M>YA 
 ,DMITRIEVNA :O HAD SU* FAI? 9 ,NATA%A SEEM$ TO ,SONYA T]RIBLE4 0,WELL1 
 ANYWAY10 ?\<T ,SONYA AS %E /OOD 9 ! D>K PASSAGE1 0N[ OR NEV] ,I 
 MU/ PROVE ?AT ,I REMEMB] ! FAMILY'S GOODNESS TO ME & ?AT ,I LOVE 
 ,NI*OLAS4 ,YES6 ,IF ,I DON'T SLEEP = ?REE NI<TS ,I'LL NOT LEAVE ?IS 
 PASSAGE & WILL HOLD H] BACK BY =CE & WILL & NOT LET ! FAMILY BE 
 DISGRAC$10 ?\<T %E4 

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