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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,FROM ! FIR/1 ! MEMB] ( ?IS COMPANY :O /RUCK ME ! MO/ WAS ,LUBOV ,S]GIEVNA1 :O1 HOLD+ A LAPDOG 9 H] >MS & WE>+ /\T LAC$ BOOTS1 WAS ! LA/ ( ! F\R LADIES TO ASC5D ! /AIRCASE1 & TWICE /OPP$ TO GAZE AT ME 9T5TLY & !N KISS H] LITTLE DOG4 ,%E WAS ANY?+ BUT GOOD-LOOK+1 S9CE %E WAS R$-HAIR$1 ?91 %ORT1 & SLI<TLY CROOK$4 ,:AT MADE H] PLA9 FACE ALL ! PLA9] WAS ! QUE] WAY 9 :I* H] HAIR WAS P>T$ TO ONE SIDE 7IT LOOK$ LIKE ! WIGS :I* BALD WOM5 CONTRIVE = !MSELVES74 ,H[EV] MU* ,I %\LD HAVE LIK$ TO APPLAUD MY FRI5D1 ,I C\LD NOT F9D A S+LE COMELY FEATURE 9 H]4 ,EV5 H] BR[N EYES1 ?\< EXPRESSIVE ( GOOD-HUMOR1 W]E SMALL & DULL--W]E1 9 FACT1 ANY?+ BUT PRETTY2 :ILE H] H&S 7?OSE MO/ *>ACT]I/IC ( FEATURES71 W]E ?\< NEI!R L>GE NOR ILL-%AP$1 CO>SE & R$4 

,AS SOON AS WE REA*$ ! V]&A1 EA* ( ! LADIES1 EXCEPT ,DIMITRI'S SI/] ,V>5IKA--:O ALSO HAD BE5 REG>D+ ME ATT5TIVELY \T ( H] L>GE1 D>K-GRAY EYES--SAID A FEW WORDS TO ME BE=E RESUM+ H] OCCUPATION1 :ILE ,V>5IKA H]SELF BEGAN TO READ AL\D FROM A BOOK :I* %E HELD ON H] LAP & /EADI$ ) H] F+]4 

,! ,PR9CESS ,M>IA ,IVANOVNA WAS A TALL1 WELL-BUILT WOMAN ( =TY4 ,TO JUDGE BY ! CURLS ( HALF-GRAY HAIR :I* DESC5D$ BEL[ H] CAP ONE MI<T HAVE TAK5 H] = MORE1 BUT AS SOON AS EV] ONE OBS]V$ ! FRE%1 EXTRAORD9>ILY T5D]1 & ALMO/ WR9KLELESS FACE1 AS WELL AS1 MO/ ( ALL1 ! LIVELY1 *E]FUL SP>KLE ( ! L>GE EYES1 ONE 9VOLUNT>ILY TOOK H] = LESS4 ,H] EYES W]E BLACK & V]Y FRANK1 H] LIPS ?9 & SLI<TLY SEV]E1 H] NOSE REGUL> & SLI<TLY 9CL9$ TO ! LEFT1 & H] H&S R+LESS1 L>GE1 & ALMO/ LIKE ?OSE ( A MAN1 BUT ) F9ELY TAP]+ F+]S4 ,%E WORE A D>K-BLUE DRESS FA/5$ TO ! ?ROAT & SITT+ CLOSELY TO H] FIRM1 /ILL Y\?FUL WAI/--A WAI/ :I* %E EVID5TLY P9*$4 ,LA/LY1 %E HELD H]SELF V]Y UPRI<T1 & WAS KNITT+ A G>M5T ( SOME K9D4 ,AS SOON AS ,I /EPP$ ON TO ! V]&A %E TOOK ME BY ! H&1 DREW ME TO H] AS ?\< WI%+ TO SCRUT9IZE ME MORE CLOSELY1 & SAID1 AS %E GAZ$ AT ME ) ! SAME COLD1 C&ID GLANCE AS H] SON'S1 ?AT %E HAD LONG KN[N ME BY REPORT FROM ,DIMITRI1 & ?AT !RE=E1 9 ORD] TO MAKE MY ACQUA9TANCE ?OR\<LY1 %E HAD 9VIT$ ME TO /AY !SE TW5TY-F\R H\RS 9 H] H\SE4 

0,DO JU/ AS Y\ PLEASE H]E10 %E SAID1 0& /& ON NO C]EMONY :ATEV] ) US1 EV5 AS WE %ALL /& ON NONE ) Y\4 ,PRAY WALK1 READ1 LI/51 OR SLEEP AS ! MOOD MAY TAKE Y\40 

,SOPHIA ,IVANOVNA WAS AN OLD MAID & ! ,PR9CESS'S Y\NG] SI/]1 ?\< %E LOOK$ ! ELD] ( ! TWO4 ,%E HAD ?AT EXCE$+LY OV]/UFF$ APPE>ANCE :I* OLD MAIDS ALWAYS PRES5T :O >E %ORT ( /ATURE BUT WE> CORSETS4 ,IT SEEM$ AS ?\< H] HEAL?9ESS HAD %IFT$ UPW>DS TO ! PO9T ( *OK+ H]1 H] %ORT1 FAT H&S W\LD NOT MEET BEL[ H] PROJECT+ BU/1 & ! L9E ( H] WAI/ WAS SC>CELY VISIBLE AT ALL4 

,NOT)/&+ ?AT ! ,PR9CESS ,M>IA ,IVANOVNA HAD BLACK HAIR & EYES1 :ILE ,SOPHIA ,IVANOVNA HAD :ITE HAIR & L>GE1 VIVACI\S1 TRANQUILLY BLUE EYES 7A R>E COMB9ATION71 !RE WAS A GREAT LIK5ESS BETWE5 ! TWO SI/]S1 = !Y HAD ! SAME EXPRESSION1 NOSE1 & LIPS4 ,! ONLY DIFF]5CE WAS ?AT ,SOPHIA'S NOSE & LIPS W]E A TRIFLE CO>S] ?AN ,M>IA'S1 & ?AT1 :5 %E SMIL$1 ?OSE FEATURES 9CL9$ T[>DS ! RI<T1 :]EAS ,M>IA'S 9CL9$ T[>DS ! LEFT4 ,SOPHIA1 TO JUDGE BY H] DRESS & COIFFURE1 WAS /ILL Y\?FUL AT HE>T1 & W\LD NEV] HAVE DISPLAY$ GRAY CURLS1 EV5 IF %E HAD POSSESS$ !M4 ,YET AT FIR/ H] GLANCE & BE>+ T[>DS ME SEEM$ V]Y PR\D1 & MADE ME N]V\S1 :]EAS ,I AT ONCE FELT AT HOME ) ! ,PR9CESS4 ,P]HAPS IT WAS ONLY ,SOPHIA'S /\TNESS & A C]TA9 RESEMBLANCE TO PORTRAITS ( ,CA!R9E ! ,GREAT ?AT GAVE H]1 9 MY EYES1 A HAU<TY ASPECT1 BUT AT ALL EV5TS ,I FELT QUITE 9TIMIDAT$ :5 %E LOOK$ AT ME 9T5TLY & SAID1 0,FRI5DS ( \R FRI5DS >E \R FRI5DS ALSO40 ,I BECAME REASSUR$ & *ANG$ MY OP9ION AB\T H] ONLY :51 AFT] SAY+ ?OSE WORDS1 %E OP5$ H] M\? & SI<$ DEEPLY4 ,IT MAY BE ?AT %E [$ H] HABIT ( SI<+ AFT] EV]Y FEW WORDS--) A GREAT DI/5TION ( ! M\? & A SLI<T DROOP+ ( H] L>GE BLUE EYES--TO H] /\TNESS1 YET IT WAS NONE ! LESS ONE :I* EXPRESS$ SO MU* GOOD-HUMOR ?AT ,I AT ONCE LO/ ALL FE> ( H]1 & F\ND H] ACTUALLY ATTRACTIVE4 ,H] EYES W]E *>M+1 H] VOICE PLEASANT & MUSICAL1 & EV5 ! FL[+ L9ES ( H] FULLNESS SEEM$ TO MY Y\?FUL VISION NOT :OLLY LACK+ 9 BEAUTY4 

,I HAD IMAG9$ ?AT ,LUBOV ,S]GIEVNA1 AS MY FRI5D'S FRI5D1 W\LD AT ONCE SAY SOME?+ FRI5DLY & FAMILI> TO ME2 YET1 AFT] GAZ+ AT ME FIX$LY = A :ILE1 AS ?\< 9 D\BT :E!R ! REM>K %E WAS AB\T TO MAKE TO ME W\LD NOT BE TOO FRI5DLY1 %E AT L5G? ASK$ ME :AT FACULTY ,I WAS 94 ,AFT] ?AT %E />$ AT ME AS BE=E1 9 EVID5T HESITATION AS TO :E!R OR NOT TO SAY SOME?+ CIVIL & FAMILI>1 UNTIL1 REM>K+ H] P]PLEXITY1 ,I BES\<T H] ) A LOOK TO SPEAK FREELY4 ,YET ALL %E !N SAID WAS1 0,!Y TELL ME ! ,UNIV]SITIES PAY V]Y LITTLE ATT5TION TO SCI5CE N[10 & TURN$ AWAY TO CALL H] LITTLE DOG4 

,ALL ?AT EV5+ %E SPOKE ONLY 9 DISJO9T$ FRAGM5TS ( ?IS K9D--FRAGM5TS :I* HAD NO CONNECTION EI!R ) ! PO9T OR ) ONE ANO!R2 YET ,I HAD SU* FAI? 9 ,DIMITRI1 & HE SO (T5 KEPT LOOK+ FROM H] TO ME ) AN EXPRESSION :I* MUTELY ASK$ ME1 0,N[1 :AT DO Y\ ?9K ( ?AT80 ?AT1 ?\< ,I 5TIRELY FAIL$ TO P]SUADE MYSELF ?AT 9 ,LUBOV ,S]GIEVNA !RE WAS ANY?+ TO SPEAK (1 ,I C\LD NOT BE> TO EXPRESS ! ?\<T1 EV5 TO MYSELF4 

,AS = ! LA/ MEMB] ( ! FAMILY1 ,V>5IKA1 %E WAS A WELL-DEVELOP$ GIRL ( SIXTE54 ,! ONLY GOOD FEATURES 9 H] W]E A PAIR ( D>K-GRAY EYES1--:I*1 9 !IR EXPRESSION ( GAIETY M+L$ ) QUIET ATT5TION1 GREATLY RESEMBL$ ?OSE ( H] AUNT--A LONG COIL ( FLAX5 HAIR1 & EXTREMELY DELICATE1 BEAUTIFUL H&S4 

0,I EXPECT1 ,MONSIEUR ,NICOLAS1 Y\ F9D IT WE>ISOME TO HE> A /ORY BEGUN FROM ! MIDDLE80 SAID ,SOPHIA ,IVANOVNA ) H] GOOD-NATUR$ SI< AS %E TURN$ OV] SOME PIECES ( CLO?+ :I* %E WAS SEW+4 ,! READ+ AL\D HAD CEAS$ = ! MOM5T BECAUSE ,DIMITRI HAD LEFT ! ROOM ON SOME ]R& OR ANO!R4 

0,OR P]HAPS Y\ HAVE READ ,ROB ,ROY BE=E80 %E ADD$4 

,AT ?AT P]IOD ,I ?\<T IT 9CUMB5T UPON ME1 9 VIRTUE ( MY /UD5T'S UNI=M1 TO REPLY 9 A V]Y 0CLEV] & ORIG9AL0 MANN] TO EV]Y QUE/ION PUT TO ME BY PEOPLE :OM ,I DID NOT KN[ V]Y WELL1 & REG>D$ SU* %ORT1 CLE> ANSW]S AS 0,YES10 0,NO10 0,I LIKE IT10 OR 0,I DO NOT C>E = IT10 AS ?+S TO BE A%AM$ (4 ,ACCORD+LY1 LOOK+ D[N AT MY NEW & FA%IONABLY-CUT TR\S]S & ! GLITT]+ BUTTONS ( MY TUNIC1 ,I REPLI$ ?AT ,I HAD NEV] READ ,ROB ,ROY1 BUT ?AT IT 9T]E/$ ME GREATLY TO HE> IT1 S9CE ,I PREF]R$ TO READ BOOKS FROM ! MIDDLE RA!R ?AN FROM ! BEG9N+4 

0,IT IS TWICE AS 9T]E/+10 ,I ADD$ ) A SELF-SATISFI$ SMIRK2 0= !N ONE CAN GUESS :AT HAS GONE BE=E AS WELL AS :AT IS TO COME AFT]40 

,! ,PR9CESS SMIL$ :AT ,I ?\<T WAS A =C$ SMILE1 BUT ONE :I* ,I DISCOV]$ LAT] TO BE H] ONLY ONE4 

0,WELL1 P]HAPS ?AT IS TRUE10 %E SAID4 0,BUT TELL ME1 ,NICOLAS 7Y\ WILL NOT BE (F5D$ IF ,I DROP ! ,MONSIEUR7--TELL ME1 >E Y\ GO+ TO BE 9 T[N LONG8 ,:5 DO Y\ GO AWAY80 

0,I DO NOT KN[ QUITE4 ,P]HAPS TOMORR[1 OR P]HAPS NOT = SOME :ILE YET10 ,I REPLI$ = SOME REASON OR ANO!R1 ?\< ,I KNEW P]FECTLY WELL ?AT 9 REALITY WE W]E TO GO TOMORR[4 

0,I WI% Y\ C\LD /OP LONG]1 BO? = Y\R [N SAKE & = ,DIMITRI'S10 %E SAID 9 A M$ITATIVE MANN]4 0,AT Y\R AGE FRI5D%IP IS A WEAK ?+40 

,I FELT ?AT EV]Y ONE WAS LOOK+ AT ME1 & WAIT+ TO SEE :AT ,I %\LD SAY--?\< C]TA9LY ,V>5IKA MADE A PRET5SE ( LOOK+ AT H] AUNT'S WORK4 ,I FELT1 9 FACT1 AS ?\< ,I W]E BE+ PUT ?R\< AN EXAM9ATION1 & ?AT IT BEHOOV$ ME TO FIGURE 9 IT AS WELL AS POSSIBLE4 

0,YES1 TO ,M,E ,DIMITRI'S FRI5D%IP IS MO/ USEFUL10 ,I REPLI$1 0BUT TO ,H,I,M M9E CANNOT BE ( ANY USE AT ALL1 S9CE HE IS A ?\S& TIMES BETT] ?AN ,I40 7,DIMITRI C\LD NOT HE> :AT ,I SAID1 OR ,I %\LD HAVE FE>$ HIS DETECT+ ! 9S9C]ITY ( MY WORDS47 

,AGA9 ! ,PR9CESS SMIL$ H] UNNATURAL1 YET *>ACT]I/ICALLY NATURAL1 SMILE4 

0,JU/ LI/5 TO HIM60 %E SAID4 0,BUT IT IS ,Y,\ :O >E ! LITTLE MON/] ( P]FECTION40 

0',MON/] ( P]FECTION1'0 ,I ?\<T TO MYSELF4 0,?AT IS SPL5DID4 ,I MU/ MAKE A NOTE ( IT40 

0,YET1 TO DISMISS Y\RSELF1 HE HAS BE5 EXTRAORD9>ILY CLEV] 9 ?AT QU>T]10 %E W5T ON 9 A L[] TONE 7:I* PLEAS$ ME SOMEH[7 AS %E 9DICAT$ ,LUBOV ,S]GIEVNA ) H] EYES1 0S9CE HE HAS DISCOV]$ 9 \R POOR LITTLE ,AUNTIE0 7SU* WAS ! PET NAME :I* !Y GAVE ,LUBOV7 0ALL SORTS ( P]FECTIONS :I* ,I1 :O HAVE KN[N H] & H] LITTLE DOG = TW5TY YE>S1 HAD NEV] YET SUSPECT$4 ,V>5IKA1 GO & TELL !M TO BR+ ME A GLASS ( WAT]10 %E ADD$1 LETT+ H] EYES W&] AGA94 ,PROBABLY %E HAD BE?\<T H] ?AT IT WAS TOO SOON1 OR NOT 5TIRELY NECESS>Y1 TO LET ME 9TO ALL ! FAMILY SECRETS4 0,YET NO--LET ,H,I,M GO1 = HE HAS NO?+ TO DO1 :ILE Y\ >E READ+4 ,PRAY GO TO ! DOOR1 MY FRI5D10 %E SAID TO ME1 0& WALK AB\T FIFTE5 /EPS D[N ! PASSAGE4 ,!N HALT & CALL \T PRETTY L\DLY1 ',PET]1 BR+ ,M>IA ,IVANOVNA A GLASS ( IC$ WAT]'0--& %E SMIL$ H] CURI\S SMILE ONCE MORE4 

0,I EXPECT %E WANTS TO SAY SOME?+ AB\T ME 9 MY ABS5CE10 ,I ?\<T TO MYSELF AS ,I LEFT ! ROOM4 0,I EXPECT %E WANTS TO REM>K ?AT %E CAN SEE V]Y CLE>LY ?AT ,I AM A V]Y1 V]Y CLEV] Y\NG MAN40 

,H>DLY HAD ,I TAK5 A DOZ5 /EPS :5 ,I WAS OV]TAK5 BY ,SOPHIA ,IVANOVNA1 :O1 ?\< FAT & %ORT ( BREA?1 TROD ) SURPRIS+ LI<TNESS & AGILITY4 

0,M]CI1 MON *]10 %E SAID4 0,I WILL GO & TELL !M MYSELF40 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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