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,PR9CE ,IVAN ,IVANOVIT* 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

0,N[ = ! LA/ CALL--! VISIT TO ,NIKITSKAIA ,/REET10 ,I SAID TO ,KUZMA1 & WE />T$ = ,PR9CE ,IVAN ,IVANOVIT*'S MANSION4 

,T[>DS ! 5D1 A R\ND ( CALLS USUALLY BR+S ONE A C]TA9 AM\NT ( SELF-ASSURANCE3 CONSEQU5TLY ,I WAS APPROA*+ ! ,PR9CE'S ABODE 9 QUITE A TRANQUIL FRAME ( M9D1 :5 SUDD5LY ,I REMEMB]$ ! ,PR9CESS ,KORNAK(F'S WORDS ?AT ,I WAS HIS HEIR1 & AT ! SAME MOM5T CAU<T SI<T ( TWO C>RIAGES WAIT+ AT ! PORTICO4 ,9/ANTLY1 MY =M] N]V\SNESS RETURN$4 

,BO? ! OLD MAJOR-DOMO :O OP5$ ! DOOR TO ME1 & ! FOOTMAN :O TOOK MY COAT1 & ! TWO MALE & ?REE FEMALE VISITORS :OM ,I F\ND 9 ! DRAW+-ROOM1 &1 MO/ ( ALL1 ,PR9CE ,IVAN ,IVANOVIT* HIMSELF 7:OM ,I F\ND CLAD 9 A 0COMPANY0 FROCKCOAT & SEAT$ ON A S(A7 SEEM$ TO LOOK AT ME AS AT AN ,H,E,I,R1 & SO TO EYE ME ) ILL-WILL4 ,YET ! ,PR9CE WAS V]Y GRACI\S &1 AFT] KISS+ ME 7?AT IS TO SAY1 AFT] PRESS+ HIS COLD1 DRY1 FLABBY LIPS TO MY *EEK = A SECOND71 ASK$ ME AB\T MY PLANS & PURSUITS1 JE/$ ) ME1 9QUIR$ :E!R ,I /ILL WROTE V]SES ( ! K9D :I* ,I US$ TO 9DICT 9 HONOR ( MY GR&MO!R'S BIR?DAYS1 & 9VIT$ ME TO D9E ) HIM ?AT DAY4 ,NEV]!LESS1 9 PROPORTION AS HE GREW ! K9D]1 ! MORE DID ,I FEEL P]SUAD$ ?AT HIS CIVILITY WAS ONLY 9T5D$ TO CONCEAL FROM ME ! FACT ?AT HE DISLIK$ ! IDEA ( MY BE+ HIS HEIR4 ,HE HAD A CU/OM 7DUE TO HIS FALSE TEE?1 ( :I* HIS M\? POSSESS$ A COMPLETE SET7 ( RAIS+ HIS UPP] LIP A LITTLE AS HE SPOKE1 & PRODUC+ A SLI<T :I/L+ S\ND FROM IT2 & :5EV]1 ON ! PRES5T OCCASION1 HE DID SO IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT HE WAS SAY+ TO HIMSELF3 0,A BOY1 A BOY--,I KN[ IT6 ,& MY HEIR1 TOO--MY HEIR60 

,:5 WE W]E *ILDR51 WE HAD BE5 US$ TO CALL+ ! ,PR9CE 0DE> ,UNCLE20 BUT N[1 9 MY CAPACITY ( HEIR1 ,I C\LD NOT BR+ MY TONGUE TO ! PHRASE1 :ILE TO SAY 0,Y\R ,HI<NESS10 AS DID ONE ( ! O!R VISITORS1 SEEM$ D]OGATORY TO MY SELF-E/EEM4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 NEV] ONCE DUR+ ?AT VISIT DID ,I CALL HIM ANY?+ AT ALL4 ,! P]SONAGE1 H[EV]1 :O MO/ DI/URB$ ME WAS ! OLD ,PR9CESS :O %>$ ) ME ! POSITION ( PROSPECTIVE 9H]ITOR1 & :O LIV$ 9 ! ,PR9CE'S H\SE4 ,:ILE SEAT$ BESIDE H] AT D9N]1 ,I FELT FIRMLY P]SUAD$ ?AT ! REASON :Y %E W\LD NOT SPEAK TO ME WAS ?AT %E DISLIK$ ME = BE+ H] CO-HEIR1 & ?AT ! ,PR9CE1 = HIS P>T1 PAID NO ATT5TION TO \R SIDE ( ! TABLE = ! REASON ?AT ! ,PR9CESS & MYSELF HOP$ TO SUCCE$ HIM1 & SO W]E ALIKE DI/A/EFUL 9 HIS SI<T4 

0,Y\ CANNOT ?9K H[ ,I HAT$ IT ALL60 ,I SAID TO ,DIMITRIEFF ! SAME EV5+1 9 A DESIRE TO MAKE A P>ADE ( DISLIK+ ! NOTION ( BE+ AN HEIR 7SOMEH[ ,I ?\<T IT ! ?+ TO DO74 0,Y\ CANNOT ?9K H[ ,I LOA!D ! :OLE TWO H\RS ?AT ,I SP5T !RE6--,YET HE IS A F9E-LOOK+ OLD FELL[1 & WAS V]Y K9D TO ME10 ,I ADD$--WI%+1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 TO DISABUSE MY FRI5D ( ANY POSSIBLE IDEA ?AT MY LOA?+ HAD >IS5 \T ( ! FACT ?AT ,I HAD FELT SO SMALL4 0,IT IS ONLY ! IDEA ?AT PEOPLE MAY BE CLASS+ ME ) ! ,PR9CESS :O LIVES ) HIM1 & :O LICKS ! DU/ (F HIS BOOTS4 ,HE IS A WOND]FUL OLD MAN1 & GOOD & CONSID]ATE TO EV]YBODY1 BUT IT IS AWFUL TO SEE H[ HE TREATS ! ,PR9CESS4 ,MONEY IS A DETE/ABLE ?+1 & RU9S ALL HUMAN RELATIONS4 

0,DO Y\ KN[1 ,I ?9K IT W\LD BE F> ! BE/ ?+ = ME TO HAVE AN OP5 EXPLANATION ) ! ,PR9CE10 ,I W5T ON2 0TO TELL HIM ?AT ,I RESPECT HIM AS A MAN1 BUT ?9K NO?+ ( BE+ HIS HEIR1 & ?AT ,I DESIRE HIM TO LEAVE ME NO?+1 S9CE ?AT IS ! ONLY CONDITION ON :I* ,I CAN1 9 FUTURE1 VISIT HIS H\SE40 

,9/EAD ( BUR/+ \T LAU<+ :5 ,I SAID ?IS1 ,DIMITRI POND]$ A:ILE 9 SIL5CE1 & !N ANSW]$3 

0,Y\ >E WRONG4 ,EI!R Y\ \<T TO REFRA9 FROM SUPPOS+ ?AT PEOPLE MAY BE CLASS+ Y\ ) ?IS ,PR9CESS ( :OM Y\ SPEAK1 OR1 IF Y\ ,D,O SUPPOSE SU* A ?+1 Y\ \<T TO SUPPOSE FUR!R ?AT PEOPLE >E ?9K+ :AT Y\ Y\RSELF KN[ QUITE WELL--NAMELY1 ?AT SU* ?\<TS >E SO UTT]LY =EIGN TO Y\R NATURE ?AT Y\ DESPISE !M & W\LD NEV] MAKE !M A BASIS = ACTION4 ,SUPPOSE1 H[EV]1 ?AT PEOPLE ,D,O SUPPOSE Y\ TO SUPPOSE SU* A ?+--,WELL1 TO SUM UP10 HE ADD$1 FEEL+ ?AT HE WAS GETT+ A LITTLE MIX$ 9 HIS PRON\NCEM5TS1 0Y\ HAD MU* BETT] NOT SUPPOSE ANY?+ ( ! K9D40 

,MY FRI5D WAS P]FECTLY RI<T1 ?\< IT WAS NOT UNTIL LONG1 LONG AFT]W>DS ?AT EXP]I5CE ( LIFE TAU<T ME ! EVIL ?AT COMES ( ?9K+--/ILL WORSE1 ( SAY+--MU* ?AT SEEMS V]Y F9E2 TAU<T ME ?AT !RE >E C]TA9 ?\<TS :I* %\LD ALWAYS BE KEPT TO ONESELF1 S9CE BRAVE WORDS SELDOM GO ) BRAVE DE$S4 ,I LE>N$ !N ?AT ! M]E FACT ( GIV+ UTT]ANCE TO A GOOD 9T5TION (T5 MAKES IT DIFFICULT1 NAY1 IMPOSSIBLE1 TO C>RY ?AT GOOD 9T5TION 9TO EFFECT4 ,YET H[ IS ONE TO REFRA9 FROM GIV+ UTT]ANCE TO ! BRAVE1 SELF-SUFFICI5T IMPULSES ( Y\?8 ,ONLY LONG AFT]W>DS DOES ONE REMEMB] & REGRET !M1 EV5 AS ONE 9CONT95TLY PLUCKS A FL[] BE=E ITS BLOOM+1 & SUBSEQU5TLY F9DS IT LY+ CRU%$ & WI!R$ ON ! GR\ND4 

,! V]Y NEXT MORN+ ,I1 :O HAD JU/ BE5 TELL+ MY FRI5D ,DIMITRI ?AT MONEY CORRUPTS ALL HUMAN RELATIONS1 & HAD 7AS WE HAVE SE57 SQU&]$ ! :OLE ( MY CA% ON PICTURES & ,TURKI% PIPES1 ACCEPT$ A LOAN ( TW5TY RUBLES :I* HE SUGGE/$ %\LD PAY = MY TRAVEL+ EXP5SES 9TO ! C\NTRY1 & REMA9$ A LONG :ILE !REAFT] 9 HIS DEBT6 

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