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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS ! EVE ( ,/4 ,NI*OLAS1 ! FIF? ( ,DECEMB]1 #a#h#b4 ,NATA%A HAD 
 BE5 /AY+ AT H] BRO!R'S ) H] HUSB& & *ILDR5 S9CE E>LY 
 AUTUMN4 ,PI]RE HAD GONE TO ,PET]SBURG ON BUS9ESS ( HIS [N = ?REE 
 WEEKS AS HE SAID1 BUT HAD REMA9$ !RE NE>LY SEV5 WEEKS & WAS 
 EXPECT$ BACK EV]Y M9UTE4 

,BESIDES ! ,BEZUKHOV FAMILY1 ,NI*OLAS' OLD FRI5D ! RETIR$ ,G5]AL 
 ,VASILI ,DMITRI* ,D5ISOV WAS /AY+ ) ! ,RO/OVS ?IS FIF? ( 
 ,DECEMB]4 

,ON ! SIX?1 :I* WAS HIS NAME DAY :5 ! H\SE W\LD BE FULL ( 
 VISITORS1 ,NI*OLAS KNEW HE W\LD HAVE TO EX*ANGE HIS ,T>T> TUNIC = A 
 TAIL COAT1 & PUT ON N>R[ BOOTS ) PO9T$ TOES1 & DRIVE TO ! NEW 
 *UR* HE HAD BUILT1 & !N RECEIVE VISITORS :O W\LD COME TO 
 CONGRATULATE HIM1 (F] !M REFRE%M5TS1 & TALK AB\T ! ELECTIONS ( 
 ! NOBILITY2 BUT HE CONSID]$ HIMSELF 5TITL$ TO SP5D ! EVE ( ?AT 
 DAY 9 HIS USUAL WAY4 ,HE EXAM9$ ! BAILIFF'S ACC\NTS ( ! VILLAGE 9 
 ,RYAZAN :I* BELONG$ TO HIS WIFE'S NEPHEW1 WROTE TWO BUS9ESS LETT]S1 
 & WALK$ OV] TO ! GRAN>IES1 CATTLE Y>DS & /ABLES BE=E D9N]4 
 ,HAV+ TAK5 PRECAUTIONS AGA9/ ! G5]AL DRUNK5NESS TO BE EXPECT$ ON 
 ! MORR[ BECAUSE IT WAS A GREAT SA9T'S DAY1 HE RETURN$ TO D9N]1 & 
 )\T HAV+ TIME = A PRIVATE TALK ) HIS WIFE SAT D[N AT ! LONG 
 TABLE LAID = TW5TY P]SONS1 AT :I* ! :OLE H\SEHOLD HAD ASSEMBL$4 
 ,AT ?AT TABLE W]E HIS MO!R1 HIS MO!R'S OLD LADY COMPANION ,BELOVA1 HIS 
 WIFE1 !IR ?REE *ILDR5 ) !IR GOV]NESS & TUTOR1 HIS WIFE'S 
 NEPHEW ) HIS TUTOR1 ,SONYA1 ,D5ISOV1 ,NATA%A1 H] ?REE *ILDR51 !IR 
 GOV]NESS1 & OLD ,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI*1 ! LATE PR9CE'S >*ITECT1 :O WAS 
 LIV+ ON 9 RETIREM5T AT ,BALD ,HILLS4 

,C\NTESS ,M>Y SAT AT ! O!R 5D ( ! TABLE4 ,:5 H] HUSB& TOOK HIS 
 PLACE %E CONCLUD$1 FROM ! RAPID MANN] 9 :I* AFT] TAK+ UP HIS 
 TABLE NAPK9 HE PU%$ BACK ! TUMBL] & W9EGLASS /&+ BE=E HIM1 
 ?AT HE WAS \T ( HUMOR1 AS WAS SOMETIMES ! CASE :5 HE CAME 9 TO 
 D9N] /RAI<T FROM ! F>M--ESPECIALLY BE=E ! S\P4 ,C\NTESS 
 ,M>Y WELL KNEW ?AT MOOD ( HIS1 & :5 %E H]SELF WAS 9 A GOOD FRAME 
 ( M9D QUIETLY WAIT$ TILL HE HAD HAD HIS S\P & !N BEGAN TO TALK TO 
 HIM & MAKE HIM ADMIT ?AT !RE WAS NO CAUSE = HIS ILL-HUMOR4 ,BUT 
 TODAY %E QUITE =GOT ?AT & WAS HURT ?AT HE %\LD BE ANGRY ) H] 
 )\T ANY REASON1 & %E FELT UNHAPPY4 ,%E ASK$ HIM :]E HE HAD BE54 
 ,HE REPLI$4 ,%E AGA9 9QUIR$ :E!R EV]Y?+ WAS GO+ WELL ON ! 
 F>M4 ,H] UNNATURAL TONE MADE HIM W9CE UNPLEASANTLY & HE REPLI$ 
 HA/ILY4 

0,!N ,I'M NOT MI/AK510 ?\<T ,C\NTESS ,M>Y4 0,:Y IS HE CROSS ) ME80 
 ,%E CONCLUD$ FROM HIS TONE ?AT HE WAS VEX$ ) H] & WI%$ TO 5D 
 ! CONV]SATION4 ,%E KNEW H] REM>KS S\ND$ UNNATURAL1 BUT C\LD NOT 
 REFRA9 FROM ASK+ SOME MORE QUE/IONS4 

,?ANKS TO ,D5ISOV ! CONV]SATION AT TABLE SOON BECAME G5]AL & 
 LIVELY1 & %E DID NOT TALK TO H] HUSB&4 ,:5 !Y LEFT ! TABLE & 
 W5T AS USUAL TO ?ANK ! OLD C\NTESS1 ,C\NTESS ,M>Y HELD \T H] H& 
 & KISS$ H] HUSB&1 & ASK$ HIM :Y HE WAS ANGRY ) H]4 

0,Y\ ALWAYS HAVE SU* /RANGE FANCIES6 ,I DIDN'T EV5 ?9K ( BE+ 
 ANGRY10 HE REPLI$4 

,BUT ! WORD ALWAYS SEEM$ TO H] TO IMPLY3 0,YES1 ,I AM ANGRY 
 BUT ,I WON'T TELL Y\ :Y40 

,NI*OLAS & HIS WIFE LIV$ TOGE!R SO HAPPILY ?AT EV5 ,SONYA & ! 
 OLD C\NTESS1 :O FELT JEAL\S & W\LD HAVE LIK$ !M TO DISAGREE1 
 C\LD F9D NO?+ TO REPROA* !M )2 BUT EV5 !Y HAD !IR MOM5TS 
 ( ANTAGONISM4 ,OCCASIONALLY1 & IT WAS ALWAYS JU/ AFT] !Y HAD BE5 
 HAPPIE/ TOGE!R1 !Y SUDD5LY HAD A FEEL+ ( E/RANGEM5T & 
 HO/ILITY1 :I* OCCURR$ MO/ FREQU5TLY DUR+ ,C\NTESS ,M>Y'S 
 PREGNANCIES1 & ?IS WAS SU* A TIME4 

0,WELL1 MESSIEURS ET MESDAMES10 SAID ,NI*OLAS L\DLY & ) APP>5T 
 *E]FULNESS 7IT SEEM$ TO ,C\NTESS ,M>Y ?AT HE DID IT ON PURPOSE TO VEX 
 H]71 0,I HAVE BE5 ON MY FEET S9CE SIX ?IS MORN+4 ,TOMORR[ ,I %ALL 
 HAVE TO SUFF]1 SO TODAY ,I'LL GO & RE/40 

,& )\T A WORD TO HIS WIFE HE W5T TO ! LITTLE SITT+ ROOM & LAY 
 D[N ON ! S(A4 

0,?AT'S ALWAYS ! WAY10 ?\<T ,C\NTESS ,M>Y4 0,HE TALKS TO EV]YONE 
 EXCEPT ME4 ,I SEE444 ,I SEE ?AT ,I AM REPULSIVE TO HIM1 ESPECIALLY :5 ,I AM 
 9 ?IS CONDITION40 ,%E LOOK$ D[N AT H] EXP&$ FIGURE & 9 ! 
 GLASS AT H] PALE1 SALL[1 EMACIAT$ FACE 9 :I* H] EYES N[ LOOK$ 
 L>G] ?AN EV]4 

,& EV]Y?+ ANNOY$ H]--,D5ISOV'S %\T+ & LAU<T]1 
 ,NATA%A'S TALK1 & ESPECIALLY A QUICK GLANCE ,SONYA GAVE H]4 

,SONYA WAS ALWAYS ! FIR/ EXCUSE ,C\NTESS ,M>Y F\ND = FEEL+ 
 IRRITAT$4 

,HAV+ SAT A:ILE ) H] VISITORS )\T UND]/&+ ANY?+ ( :AT 
 !Y W]E SAY+1 %E S(TLY LEFT ! ROOM & W5T TO ! NURS]Y4 

,! *ILDR5 W]E PLAY+ AT 0GO+ TO ,MOSC[0 9 A C>RIAGE MADE ( 
 *AIRS & 9VIT$ H] TO GO ) !M4 ,%E SAT D[N & PLAY$ ) !M 
 A LITTLE1 BUT ! ?\<T ( H] HUSB& & HIS UNREASONABLE CROSSNESS 
 WORRI$ H]4 ,%E GOT UP &1 WALK+ ON TIPTOE ) DIFFICULTY1 W5T TO 
 ! SMALL SITT+ ROOM4 

0,P]HAPS HE IS NOT ASLEEP2 ,I'LL HAVE AN EXPLANATION ) HIM10 %E SAID TO 
 H]SELF4 ,LITTLE ,&REW1 H] ELDE/ BOY1 IMITAT+ HIS MO!R1 FOLL[$ H] 
 ON TIPTOE4 ,%E DID NOT NOTICE HIM4 

0,M>Y1 DE>1 ,I ?9K HE IS ASLEEP--HE WAS SO TIR$10 SAID ,SONYA1 
 MEET+ H] 9 ! L>GE SITT+ ROOM 7IT SEEM$ TO ,C\NTESS ,M>Y ?AT %E 
 CROSS$ H] PA? EV]Y:]E74 0,&REW MAY WAKE HIM40 

,C\NTESS ,M>Y LOOK$ R\ND1 SAW LITTLE ,&REW FOLL[+ H]1 FELT ?AT 
 ,SONYA WAS RI<T1 & = ?AT V]Y REASON FLU%$ & ) EVID5T 
 DIFFICULTY REFRA9$ FROM SAY+ SOME?+ H>%4 ,%E MADE NO REPLY1 BUT 
 TO AVOID OBEY+ ,SONYA BECKON$ TO ,&REW TO FOLL[ H] QUIETLY & W5T 
 TO ! DOOR4 ,SONYA W5T AWAY BY ANO!R DOOR4 ,FROM ! ROOM 9 :I* 
 ,NI*OLAS WAS SLEEP+ CAME ! S\ND ( HIS EV5 BREA?+1 EV]Y 
 SLI<TE/ TONE ( :I* WAS FAMILI> TO HIS WIFE4 ,AS %E LI/5$ TO IT 
 %E SAW BE=E H] HIS SMOO? H&SOME =EHEAD1 HIS MU/A*E1 & HIS 
 :OLE FACE1 AS %E HAD SO (T5 SE5 IT 9 ! /ILLNESS ( ! NI<T :5 
 HE SLEPT4 ,NI*OLAS SUDD5LY MOV$ & CLE>$ HIS ?ROAT4 ,& AT ?AT 
 MOM5T LITTLE ,&REW %\T$ FROM \TSIDE ! DOOR3 0,PAPA6 ,MAMA'S 
 /&+ H]E60 ,C\NTESS ,M>Y TURN$ PALE ) FRI<T & MADE SIGNS TO 
 ! BOY4 ,HE GREW SIL5T1 & QUIET 5SU$ = A MOM5T1 T]RIBLE TO 
 ,C\NTESS ,M>Y4 ,%E KNEW H[ ,NI*OLAS DISLIK$ BE+ WAK$4 ,!N ?R\< 
 ! DOOR %E HE>D ,NI*OLAS CLE>+ HIS ?ROAT AGA9 & /IRR+1 & 
 HIS VOICE SAID CROSSLY3 

0,I CAN'T GET A MOM5T'S PEACE4444 ,M>Y1 IS ?AT Y\8 ,:Y DID Y\ BR+ HIM 
 H]E80 

0,I ONLY CAME 9 TO LOOK & DID NOT NOTICE444 =GIVE ME44440 

,NI*OLAS C\<$ & SAID NO MORE4 ,C\NTESS ,M>Y MOV$ AWAY FROM ! DOOR 
 & TOOK ! BOY BACK TO ! NURS]Y4 ,FIVE M9UTES LAT] LITTLE BLACK-EY$ 
 ?REE-YE>-OLD ,NATA%A1 H] FA!R'S PET1 HAV+ LE>N$ FROM H] BRO!R 
 ?AT ,PAPA WAS ASLEEP & ,MAMA WAS 9 ! SITT+ ROOM1 RAN TO H] FA!R 
 UNOBS]V$ BY H] MO!R4 ,! D>K-EY$ LITTLE GIRL BOLDLY OP5$ ! 
 CREAK+ DOOR1 W5T UP TO ! S(A ) 5]GETIC /EPS ( H] /URDY 
 LITTLE LEGS1 & HAV+ EXAM9$ ! POSITION ( H] FA!R1 :O WAS 
 ASLEEP ) HIS BACK TO H]1 ROSE ON TIPTOE & KISS$ ! H& :I* LAY 
 UND] HIS HEAD4 ,NI*OLAS TURN$ ) A T5D] SMILE ON HIS FACE4 

0,NATA%A1 ,NATA%A60 CAME ,C\NTESS ,M>Y'S FRI<T5$ :ISP] FROM ! DOOR4 
 0,PAPA WANTS TO SLEEP40 

0,NO1 ,MAMA1 HE DOESN'T WANT TO SLEEP10 SAID LITTLE ,NATA%A ) 
 CONVICTION4 0,HE'S LAU<+40 

,NI*OLAS L[]$ HIS LEGS1 ROSE1 & TOOK HIS DAU<T] 9 HIS >MS4 

0,COME 91 ,M>Y10 HE SAID TO HIS WIFE4 

,%E W5T 9 & SAT D[N BY H] HUSB&4 

0,I DID NOT NOTICE HIM FOLL[+ ME10 %E SAID TIMIDLY4 0,I JU/ LOOK$ 940 

,HOLD+ HIS LITTLE GIRL ) ONE >M1 ,NI*OLAS GLANC$ AT HIS WIFE &1 
 SEE+ H] GUILTY EXPRESSION1 PUT HIS O!R >M >\ND H] & KISS$ H] 
 HAIR4 

0,MAY ,I KISS ,MAMA80 HE ASK$ ,NATA%A4 

,NATA%A SMIL$ BA%FULLY4 

0,AGA960 %E COMM&$1 PO9T+ ) A P]EMPTORY GE/URE TO ! SPOT 
 :]E ,NI*OLAS HAD PLAC$ ! KISS4 

0,I DON'T KN[ :Y Y\ ?9K ,I AM CROSS10 SAID ,NI*OLAS1 REPLY+ TO ! 
 QUE/ION HE KNEW WAS 9 HIS WIFE'S M9D4 

0,Y\ HAVE NO IDEA H[ UNHAPPY1 H[ LONELY1 ,I FEEL :5 Y\ >E LIKE ?AT4 
 ,IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO ME4440 

0,M>Y1 DON'T TALK NONS5SE4 ,Y\ \<T TO BE A%AM$ ( Y\RSELF60 HE SAID 
 GAILY4 

0,IT SEEMS TO BE ?AT Y\ CAN'T LOVE ME1 ?AT ,I AM SO PLA9444 ALWAYS444 
 & N[444 9 ?IS COND4440 

0,OH1 H[ ABSURD Y\ >E6 ,IT IS NOT BEAUTY ?AT 5DE>S1 IT'S LOVE ?AT 
 MAKES US SEE BEAUTY4 ,IT IS ONLY ,MALV9AS & WOM5 ( ?AT K9D :O >E 
 LOV$ = !IR BEAUTY4 ,BUT DO ,I LOVE MY WIFE8 ,I DON'T LOVE H]1 BUT444 ,I 
 DON'T KN[ H[ TO PUT IT4 ,)\T Y\1 OR :5 SOME?+ COMES BETWE5 US 
 LIKE ?IS1 ,I SEEM LO/ & CAN'T DO ANY?+4 ,N[ DO ,I LOVE MY F+]8 ,I 
 DON'T LOVE IT1 BUT JU/ TRY TO CUT IT (F60 

0,I'M NOT LIKE ?AT MYSELF1 BUT ,I UND]/&4 ,SO Y\'RE NOT ANGRY ) ME80 

0,AWFULLY ANGRY60 HE SAID1 SMIL+ & GETT+ UP4 ,& SMOO?+ HIS HAIR 
 HE BEGAN TO PACE ! ROOM4 

0,DO Y\ KN[1 ,M>Y1 :AT ,I'VE BE5 ?9K+80 HE BEGAN1 IMM$IATELY 
 ?9K+ AL\D 9 HIS WIFE'S PRES5CE N[ ?AT !Y HAD MADE IT UP4 

,HE DID NOT ASK IF %E WAS READY TO LI/5 TO HIM4 ,HE DID NOT C>E4 ,A 
 ?\<T HAD OCCURR$ TO HIM & SO IT BELONG$ TO H] ALSO4 ,& HE TOLD 
 H] ( HIS 9T5TION TO P]SUADE ,PI]RE TO /AY ) !M TILL SPR+4 

,C\NTESS ,M>Y LI/5$ TILL HE HAD F9I%$1 MADE SOME REM>K1 & 9 H] 
 TURN BEGAN ?9K+ AL\D4 ,H] ?\<TS W]E AB\T ! *ILDR54 

0,Y\ CAN SEE ! WOMAN 9 H] ALREADY10 %E SAID 9 ,FR5*1 PO9T+ TO 
 LITTLE ,NATA%A4 0,Y\ REPROA* US WOM5 ) BE+ ILLOGICAL4 ,H]E IS \R 
 LOGIC4 ,I SAY3 ',PAPA WANTS TO SLEEP6' BUT %E SAYS1 ',NO1 HE'S LAU<+4' 
 ,& %E WAS RI<T10 SAID ,C\NTESS ,M>Y ) A HAPPY SMILE4 

0,YES1 YES40 ,& ,NI*OLAS1 TAK+ HIS LITTLE DAU<T] 9 HIS /RONG H&1 
 LIFT$ H] HI<1 PLAC$ H] ON HIS %\LD]1 HELD H] BY ! LEGS1 & 
 PAC$ ! ROOM ) H]4 ,!RE WAS AN EXPRESSION ( C>EFREE HAPP9ESS ON 
 ! FACES ( BO? FA!R & DAU<T]4 

0,BUT Y\ KN[ Y\ MAY BE UNFAIR4 ,Y\ >E TOO FOND ( ?IS ONE10 HIS WIFE 
 :ISP]$ 9 ,FR5*4 

0,YES1 BUT :AT AM ,I TO DO8444 ,I TRY NOT TO %[4440 

,AT ?AT MOM5T !Y HE>D ! S\ND ( ! DOOR PULLEY & FOOT/EPS 9 
 ! HALL & ANT]OOM1 AS IF SOMEONE HAD >RIV$4 

0,SOMEBODY HAS COME40 

0,I AM SURE IT IS ,PI]RE4 ,I WILL GO & SEE10 SAID ,C\NTESS ,M>Y & LEFT 
 ! ROOM4 

,9 H] ABS5CE ,NI*OLAS ALL[$ HIMSELF TO GIVE HIS LITTLE DAU<T] A 
 GALLOP R\ND ! ROOM4 ,\T ( BREA?1 HE TOOK ! LAU<+ *ILD QUICKLY 
 FROM HIS %\LD] & PRESS$ H] TO HIS HE>T4 ,HIS CAP]S REM9D$ HIM ( 
 DANC+1 & LOOK+ AT ! *ILD'S R\ND HAPPY LITTLE FACE HE ?\<T ( 
 :AT %E W\LD BE LIKE :5 HE WAS AN OLD MAN1 TAK+ H] 9TO SOCIETY & 
 DANC+ ! MAZURKA ) H] AS HIS OLD FA!R HAD DANC$ ,DANIEL ,COOP] 
 ) HIS DAU<T]4 

0,IT IS HE1 IT IS HE1 ,NI*OLAS60 SAID ,C\NTESS ,M>Y1 RE5T]+ ! ROOM A 
 FEW M9UTES LAT]4 0,N[ \R ,NATA%A HAS COME TO LIFE4 ,Y\ %\LD HAVE SE5 
 H] EC/ASY1 & H[ HE CAU<T IT = HAV+ /AY$ AWAY SO LONG4 ,WELL1 
 COME ALONG N[1 QUICK1 QUICK6 ,IT'S TIME Y\ TWO W]E P>T$10 %E ADD$1 
 LOOK+ SMIL+LY AT ! LITTLE GIRL :O CLUNG TO H] FA!R4 

,NI*OLAS W5T \T HOLD+ ! *ILD BY ! H&4 

,C\NTESS ,M>Y REMA9$ 9 ! SITT+ ROOM4 

0,I %\LD NEV]1 NEV] HAVE BELIEV$ ?AT ONE C\LD BE SO HAPPY10 %E 
 :ISP]$ TO H]SELF4 ,A SMILE LIT UP H] FACE BUT AT ! SAME TIME %E 
 SI<$1 & H] DEEP EYES EXPRESS$ A QUIET SADNESS AS ?\< %E FELT1 
 ?R\< H] HAPP9ESS1 ?AT !RE IS ANO!R SORT ( HAPP9ESS 
 UNATTA9ABLE 9 ?IS LIFE & ( :I* %E 9VOLUNT>ILY ?\<T AT ?AT 
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