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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AT ! 5D ( ,JANU>Y OLD ,C\NT ,RO/OV W5T TO ,MOSC[ ) ,NATA%A & 
 ,SONYA4 ,! C\NTESS WAS /ILL UNWELL & UNABLE TO TRAVEL BUT IT WAS 
 IMPOSSIBLE TO WAIT = H] RECOV]Y4 ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS EXPECT$ 9 ,MOSC[ 
 ANY DAY1 ! TR\SSEAU HAD TO BE ORD]$ & ! E/ATE NE> ,MOSC[ HAD TO 
 BE SOLD1 BESIDES :I* ! OPPORTUNITY ( PRES5T+ HIS FUTURE 
 DAU<T]-9-LAW TO OLD ,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI :ILE HE WAS 9 ,MOSC[ C\LD NOT 
 BE MISS$4 ,! ,RO/OVS' ,MOSC[ H\SE HAD NOT BE5 HEAT$ ?AT W9T] &1 
 AS !Y HAD COME ONLY = A %ORT TIME & ! C\NTESS WAS NOT ) !M1 
 ! C\NT DECID$ TO /AY ) ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA ,AKHROSIMOVA1 :O HAD LONG 
 BE5 PRESS+ H] HOSPITALITY ON !M4 

,LATE ONE EV5+ ! ,RO/OVS' F\R SLEI<S DROVE 9TO ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA'S 
 C\RTY>D 9 ! OLD ,KONYU%5Y /REET4 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA LIV$ ALONE4 ,%E 
 HAD ALREADY M>RI$ (F H] DAU<T]1 & H] SONS W]E ALL 9 ! 
 S]VICE4 

,%E HELD H]SELF AS ]ECT1 TOLD EV]YONE H] OP9ION AS C&IDLY1 L\DLY1 
 & BLUNTLY AS EV]1 & H] :OLE BE>+ SEEM$ A REPROA* TO O!RS = 
 ANY WEAKNESS1 PASSION1 OR TEMPTATION--! POSSIBILITY ( :I* %E 
 DID NOT ADMIT4 ,FROM E>LY 9 ! MORN+1 WE>+ A DRESS+ JACKET1 %E 
 ATT5D$ TO H] H\SEHOLD AFFAIRS1 & !N %E DROVE \T3 ON HOLY DAYS TO 
 *UR* & AFT] ! S]VICE TO JAILS & PRISONS ON AFFAIRS ( :I* %E 
 NEV] SPOKE TO ANYONE4 ,ON ORD9>Y DAYS1 AFT] DRESS+1 %E RECEIV$ 
 PETITION]S ( V>I\S CLASSES1 ( :OM !RE W]E ALWAYS SOME4 ,!N %E 
 HAD D9N]1 A SUB/ANTIAL & APPETIZ+ MEAL AT :I* !RE W]E ALWAYS 
 ?REE OR F\R GUE/S2 AFT] D9N] %E PLAY$ A GAME ( BO/ON1 & AT 
 NI<T %E HAD ! NEWSPAP]S OR A NEW BOOK READ TO H] :ILE %E KNITT$4 
 ,%E R>ELY MADE AN EXCEPTION & W5T \T TO PAY VISITS1 & !N ONLY TO 
 ! MO/ IMPORTANT P]SONS 9 ! T[N4 

,%E HAD NOT YET GONE TO B$ :5 ! ,RO/OVS >RIV$ & ! PULLEY ( ! 
 HALL DOOR SQUEAK$ FROM ! COLD AS IT LET 9 ! ,RO/OVS & !IR 
 S]VANTS4 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 ) H] SPECTACLES HANG+ D[N ON H] NOSE 
 & H] HEAD FLUNG BACK1 /OOD 9 ! HALL DOORWAY LOOK+ ) A /]N1 
 GRIM FACE AT ! NEW >RIVALS4 ,ONE MI<T HAVE ?\<T %E WAS ANGRY ) 
 ! TRAVEL]S & W\LD IMM$IATELY TURN !M \T1 HAD %E NOT AT ! SAME 
 TIME BE5 GIV+ C>EFUL 9/RUCTIONS TO ! S]VANTS = ! 
 ACCOMMODATION ( ! VISITORS & !IR BELONG+S4 

0,! C\NT'S ?+S8 ,BR+ !M H]E10 %E SAID1 PO9T+ TO ! 
 PORTMANTEAUS & NOT GREET+ ANYONE4 0,! Y\NG LADIES'8 ,!RE TO ! 
 LEFT4 ,N[ :AT >E Y\ DAWDL+ =80 %E CRI$ TO ! MAIDS4 0,GET ! 
 SAMOV> READY6444 ,Y\'VE GR[N PLUMP] & PRETTI]10 %E REM>K$1 
 DRAW+ ,NATA%A 7:OSE *EEKS W]E GL[+ FROM ! COLD7 TO H] BY ! 
 HOOD4 0,FOO6 ,Y\ >E COLD6 ,N[ TAKE (F Y\R ?+S1 QUICK60 %E %\T$ TO 
 ! C\NT :O WAS GO+ TO KISS H] H&4 0,Y\'RE HALF FROZ51 ,I'M SURE6 
 ,BR+ SOME RUM = TEA6444 ,BONJ\R1 ,SONYA DE>60 %E ADD$1 TURN+ TO 
 ,SONYA & 9DICAT+ BY ?IS ,FR5* GREET+ H] SLI<TLY CONTEMPTU\S 
 ?\< AFFECTIONATE ATTITUDE T[>D H]4 

,:5 !Y CAME 9 TO TEA1 HAV+ TAK5 (F !IR \TDOOR ?+S & TIDI$ 
 !MSELVES UP AFT] !IR J\RNEY1 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA KISS$ !M ALL 9 DUE 
 ORD]4 

0,I'M HE>TILY GLAD Y\ HAVE COME & >E /AY+ ) ME4 ,IT WAS HI< 
 TIME10 %E SAID1 GIV+ ,NATA%A A SIGNIFICANT LOOK4 0,! OLD MAN IS H]E 
 & HIS SON'S EXPECT$ ANY DAY4 ,Y\'LL HAVE TO MAKE HIS ACQUA9TANCE4 ,BUT 
 WE'LL SPEAK ( ?AT LAT] ON10 %E ADD$1 GLANC+ AT ,SONYA ) A LOOK 
 ?AT %[$ %E DID NOT WANT TO SPEAK ( IT 9 H] PRES5CE4 0,N[ LI/510 
 %E SAID TO ! C\NT4 0,:AT DO Y\ WANT TOMORR[8 ,:OM WILL Y\ S5D =8 
 ,%9%980 %E CROOK$ ONE ( H] F+]S4 0,! SNIVEL+ ,ANNA 
 ,MIKHAYLOVNA8 ,?AT'S TWO4 ,%E'S H]E ) H] SON4 ,! SON IS GETT+ 
 M>RI$6 ,!N ,BEZUKHOV1 EH8 ,HE IS H]E TOO1 ) HIS WIFE4 ,HE RAN AWAY 
 FROM H] & %E CAME GALLOP+ AFT] HIM4 ,HE D9$ ) ME ON ,W$NESDAY4 
 ,AS = !M0--& %E PO9T$ TO ! GIRLS--0TOMORR[ ,I'LL TAKE 
 !M FIR/ TO ! ,IB]IAN %R9E ( ! ,MO!R ( ,GOD1 & !N WE'LL 
 DRIVE TO ! ,SUP]-,ROGUE'S4 ,I SUPPOSE Y\'LL HAVE EV]Y?+ NEW4 ,DON'T 
 JUDGE BY ME3 SLEEVES N[ADAYS >E ?IS SIZE6 ,! O!R DAY Y\NG ,PR9CESS 
 ,IR9A ,VASILEVNA CAME TO SEE ME2 %E WAS AN AWFUL SI<T--LOOK$ AS IF 
 %E HAD PUT TWO B>RELS ON H] >MS4 ,Y\ KN[ NOT A DAY PASSES N[ )\T 
 SOME NEW FA%ION4444 ,& :AT HAVE Y\ TO DO Y\RSELF80 %E ASK$ ! 
 C\NT /]NLY4 

0,ONE ?+ HAS COME ON TOP ( ANO!R3 H] RAGS TO BUY1 & N[ A 
 PUR*AS] HAS TURN$ UP = ! ,MOSC[ E/ATE & = ! H\SE4 ,IF Y\ 
 WILL BE SO K9D1 ,I'LL FIX A TIME & GO D[N TO ! E/ATE JU/ = A DAY1 
 & LEAVE MY LASSIES ) Y\40 

0,ALL RI<T4 ,ALL RI<T4 ,!Y'LL BE SAFE ) ME1 AS SAFE AS 9 ,*ANC]Y6 
 ,I'LL TAKE !M :]E !Y MU/ GO1 SCOLD !M A BIT1 & PET !M A BIT10 
 SAID ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 T\*+ H] GODDAU<T] & FAVORITE1 ,NATA%A1 ON 
 ! *EEK ) H] L>GE H&4 

,NEXT MORN+ ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA TOOK ! Y\NG LADIES TO ! ,IB]IAN %R9E 
 ( ! ,MO!R ( ,GOD & TO ,MADAME ,SUPP]T-,ROGUET1 :O WAS SO AFRAID ( 
 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA ?AT %E ALWAYS LET H] HAVE CO/UMES AT A LOSS M]ELY TO 
 GET RID ( H]4 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA ORD]$ ALMO/ ! :OLE TR\SSEAU4 ,:5 
 !Y GOT HOME %E TURN$ EV]YBODY \T ( ! ROOM EXCEPT ,NATA%A1 & 
 !N CALL$ H] PET TO H] >M*AIR4 

0,WELL1 N[ WE'LL TALK4 ,I CONGRATULATE Y\ ON Y\R BETRO!D4 ,Y\'VE HOOK$ 
 A F9E FELL[6 ,I AM GLAD = Y\R SAKE & ,I'VE KN[N HIM S9CE HE WAS SO 
 HI<40 ,%E HELD H] H& A C\PLE ( FEET FROM ! GR\ND4 ,NATA%A BLU%$ 
 HAPPILY4 0,I LIKE HIM & ALL HIS FAMILY4 ,N[ LI/56 ,Y\ KN[ ?AT OLD 
 ,PR9CE ,NI*OLAS MU* DISLIKES HIS SON'S M>RY+4 ,! OLD FELL['S 
 CROT*ETY6 ,( C\RSE ,PR9CE ,&REW IS NOT A *ILD & CAN %IFT )\T 
 HIM1 BUT IT'S NOT NICE TO 5T] A FAMILY AGA9/ A FA!R'S WILL4 ,ONE 
 WANTS TO DO IT PEACEFULLY & LOV+LY4 ,Y\'RE A CLEV] GIRL & Y\'LL 
 KN[ H[ TO MANAGE4 ,BE K9D1 & USE Y\R WITS4 ,!N ALL WILL BE WELL40 

,NATA%A REMA9$ SIL5T1 FROM %YNESS ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA SUPPOS$1 BUT 
 REALLY BECAUSE %E DISLIK$ ANYONE 9T]F]+ 9 :AT T\*$ H] LOVE ( 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 :I* SEEM$ TO H] SO AP>T FROM ALL HUMAN AFFAIRS ?AT NO 
 ONE C\LD UND]/& IT4 ,%E LOV$ & KNEW ,PR9CE ,&REW1 HE LOV$ H] 
 ONLY1 & WAS TO COME ONE ( !SE DAYS & TAKE H]4 ,%E WANT$ NO?+ 
 MORE4 

0,Y\ SEE ,I HAVE KN[N HIM A LONG TIME & AM ALSO FOND ( ,M>Y1 Y\R 
 FUTURE SI/]-9-LAW4 ',HUSB&S' SI/]S BR+ UP BLI/]S1' BUT ?IS ONE 
 W\LDN'T HURT A FLY4 ,%E HAS ASK$ ME TO BR+ Y\ TWO TOGE!R4 ,TOMORR[ 
 Y\'LL GO ) Y\R FA!R TO SEE H]4 ,BE V]Y NICE & AFFECTIONATE TO 
 H]3 Y\'RE Y\NG] ?AN %E4 ,:5 HE COMES1 HE'LL F9D Y\ ALREADY KN[ 
 HIS SI/] & FA!R & >E LIK$ BY !M4 ,AM ,I RI<T OR NOT8 ,WON'T ?AT 
 BE BE/80 

0,YES1 IT WILL10 ,NATA%A ANSW]$ RELUCTANTLY4 

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