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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y AS %E SAT LI/5+ TO ! OLD M5'S TALK & FAULTF9D+1 
 UND]/OOD NO?+ ( :AT %E HE>D2 %E ONLY WOND]$ :E!R ! GUE/S 
 HAD ALL OBS]V$ H] FA!R'S HO/ILE ATTITUDE T[>D H]4 ,%E DID NOT 
 EV5 NOTICE ! SPECIAL ATT5TIONS & AMIABILITIES %[N H] DUR+ 
 D9N] BY ,BORIS ,DRUBETSKOY1 :O WAS VISIT+ !M = ! ?IRD TIME 
 ALREADY4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y TURN$ ) ABS5T-M9D$ QUE/ION+ LOOK TO ,PI]RE1 :O 
 HAT 9 H& & ) A SMILE ON HIS FACE WAS ! LA/ ( ! GUE/S TO 
 APPROA* H] AFT] ! OLD PR9CE HAD GONE \T & !Y W]E LEFT ALONE 9 
 ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

0,MAY ,I /AY A LITTLE LONG]80 HE SAID1 LETT+ HIS /\T BODY S9K 9TO AN 
 >M*AIR BESIDE H]4 

0,OH YES10 %E ANSW]$4 0,Y\ NOTIC$ NO?+80 H] LOOK ASK$4 

,PI]RE WAS 9 AN AGREEABLE AFT]-D9N] MOOD4 ,HE LOOK$ /RAI<T BE=E 
 HIM & SMIL$ QUIETLY4 

0,HAVE Y\ KN[N ?AT Y\NG MAN LONG1 ,PR9CESS80 HE ASK$4 

0,:O80 

0,DRUBETSKOY40 

0,NO1 NOT LONG44440 

0,DO Y\ LIKE HIM80 

0,YES1 HE IS AN AGREEABLE Y\NG MAN4444 ,:Y DO Y\ ASK ME ?AT80 SAID 
 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 /ILL ?9K+ ( ?AT MORN+'S CONV]SATION ) H] 
 FA!R4 

0,BECAUSE ,I HAVE NOTIC$ ?AT :5 A Y\NG MAN COMES ON LEAVE FROM 
 ,PET]SBURG TO ,MOSC[ IT IS USUALLY ) ! OBJECT ( M>RY+ AN 
 HEIRESS40 

0,Y\ HAVE OBS]V$ ?AT80 SAID ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 

0,YES10 RETURN$ ,PI]RE ) A SMILE1 0& ?IS Y\NG MAN N[ MANAGES 
 MATT]S SO ?AT :]E !RE IS A WEAL?Y HEIRESS !RE HE IS TOO4 ,I CAN 
 READ HIM LIKE A BOOK4 ,AT PRES5T HE IS HESITAT+ :OM TO LAY SIEGE TO--Y\ 
 OR ,MADEMOISELLE ,JULIE ,K>AG9A4 ,HE IS V]Y ATT5TIVE TO H]40 

0,HE VISITS !M80 

0,YES1 V]Y (T54 ,& DO Y\ KN[ ! NEW WAY ( C\RT+80 SAID ,PI]RE 
 ) AN AMUS$ SMILE1 EVID5TLY 9 ?AT *E]FUL MOOD ( GOOD HUMOR$ 
 RAILL]Y = :I* HE SO (T5 REPROA*$ HIMSELF 9 HIS DI>Y4 

0,NO10 REPLI$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 

0,TO PLEASE ,MOSC[ GIRLS N[ADAYS ONE HAS TO BE MELAN*OLY4 ,HE IS V]Y 
 MELAN*OLY ) ,MADEMOISELLE ,K>AG9A10 SAID ,PI]RE4 

0,REALLY80 ASK$ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 LOOK+ 9TO ,PI]RE'S K9DLY FACE & /ILL 
 ?9K+ ( H] [N SORR[4 0,IT W\LD BE A RELIEF10 ?\<T %E1 0IF ,I 
 V5TUR$ TO CONFIDE :AT ,I AM FEEL+ TO SOMEONE4 ,I %\LD LIKE TO TELL 
 EV]Y?+ TO ,PI]RE4 ,HE IS K9D & G5]\S4 ,IT W\LD BE A RELIEF4 ,HE 
 W\LD GIVE ME ADVICE40 

0,W\LD Y\ M>RY HIM80 

0,OH1 MY ,GOD1 ,C\NT1 !RE >E MOM5TS :5 ,I W\LD M>RY ANYBODY60 %E 
 CRI$ SUDD5LY TO H] [N SURPRISE & ) TE>S 9 H] VOICE4 0,AH1 H[ 
 BITT] IT IS TO LOVE SOMEONE NE> TO Y\ & TO FEEL ?AT4440 %E W5T ON 
 9 A TREMBL+ VOICE1 0?AT Y\ CAN DO NO?+ = HIM BUT GRIEVE HIM1 & 
 TO KN[ ?AT Y\ CANNOT ALT] ?IS4 ,!N !RE IS ONLY ONE ?+ LEFT--TO 
 GO AWAY1 BUT :]E C\LD ,I GO80 

0,:AT IS WRONG8 ,:AT IS IT1 ,PR9CESS80 

,BUT )\T F9I%+ :AT %E WAS SAY+1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y BUR/ 9TO TE>S4 

0,I DON'T KN[ :AT IS ! MATT] ) ME TODAY4 ,DON'T TAKE ANY NOTICE--=GET 
 :AT ,I HAVE SAID60 

,PI]RE'S GAIETY VANI%$ COMPLETELY4 ,HE ANXI\SLY QUE/ION$ ! PR9CESS1 
 ASK$ H] TO SPEAK \T FULLY & CONFIDE H] GRIEF TO HIM2 BUT %E ONLY 
 REPEAT$ ?AT %E BEGG$ HIM TO =GET :AT %E HAD SAID1 ?AT %E DID NOT 
 REMEMB] :AT %E HAD SAID1 & ?AT %E HAD NO TR\BLE EXCEPT ! ONE HE 
 KNEW (--?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW'S M>RIAGE ?REAT5$ TO CAUSE A RUPTURE 
 BETWE5 FA!R & SON4 

0,HAVE Y\ ANY NEWS ( ! ,RO/OVS80 %E ASK$1 TO *ANGE ! SUBJECT4 0,I 
 WAS TOLD !Y >E COM+ SOON4 ,I AM ALSO EXPECT+ ,&REW ANY DAY4 ,I 
 %\LD LIKE !M TO MEET H]E40 

0,& H[ DOES HE N[ REG>D ! MATT]80 ASK$ ,PI]RE1 REF]R+ TO ! 
 OLD PR9CE4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y %OOK H] HEAD4 

0,:AT IS TO BE DONE8 ,9 A FEW MON?S ! YE> WILL BE UP4 ,! ?+ IS 
 IMPOSSIBLE4 ,I ONLY WI% ,I C\LD SP>E MY BRO!R ! FIR/ MOM5TS4 ,I WI% 
 !Y W\LD COME SOON]4 ,I HOPE TO BE FRI5DS ) H]4 ,Y\ HAVE KN[N !M 
 A LONG TIME10 SAID ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 0,TELL ME HONE/LY ! :OLE TRU?3 :AT 
 SORT ( GIRL IS %E1 & :AT DO Y\ ?9K ( H]8--,! REAL TRU?1 
 BECAUSE Y\ KN[ ,&REW IS RISK+ SO MU* DO+ ?IS AGA9/ HIS FA!R'S 
 WILL ?AT ,I %\LD LIKE TO KN[44440 

,AN UNDEF9$ 9/9CT TOLD ,PI]RE ?AT !SE EXPLANATIONS1 & REPEAT$ 
 REQUE/S TO BE TOLD ! :OLE TRU?1 EXPRESS$ ILL-WILL ON ! PR9CESS' 
 P>T T[>D H] FUTURE SI/]-9-LAW & A WI% ?AT HE %\LD DISAPPROVE 
 ( ,&REW'S *OICE2 BUT 9 REPLY HE SAID :AT HE FELT RA!R ?AN :AT HE 
 ?\<T4 

0,I DON'T KN[ H[ TO ANSW] Y\R QUE/ION10 HE SAID1 BLU%+ )\T 
 KN[+ :Y4 0,I REALLY DON'T KN[ :AT SORT ( GIRL %E IS2 ,I CAN'T 
 ANALYZE H] AT ALL4 ,%E IS 5*ANT+1 BUT :AT MAKES H] SO ,I DON'T KN[4 
 ,?AT IS ALL ONE CAN SAY AB\T H]40 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y SI<$1 & ! EXPRESSION ON H] FACE SAID3 0,YES1 ?AT'S 
 :AT ,I EXPECT$ & FE>$40 

0,IS %E CLEV]80 %E ASK$4 

,PI]RE CONSID]$4 

0,I ?9K NOT10 HE SAID1 0& YET--YES4 ,%E DOES NOT DEIGN TO BE 
 CLEV]4444 ,OH NO1 %E IS SIMPLY 5*ANT+1 & ?AT IS ALL40 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y AGA9 %OOK H] HEAD DISAPPROV+LY4 

0,AH1 ,I SO LONG TO LIKE H]6 ,TELL H] SO IF Y\ SEE H] BE=E ,I DO40 

0,I HE> !Y >E EXPECT$ V]Y SOON10 SAID ,PI]RE4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y TOLD ,PI]RE ( H] PLAN TO BECOME 9TIMATE ) H] FUTURE 
 SI/]-9-LAW AS SOON AS ! ,RO/OVS >RIV$ & TO TRY TO ACCU/OM ! 
 OLD PR9CE TO H]4 

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