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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,IT WAS A WET DAY2 IT HAD BE5 RA9+ ALL ! MORN+1 & ! 
9VALIDS1 ) !IR P>ASOLS1 HAD FLOCK$ 9TO ! >CADES4 

,KITTY WAS WALK+ !RE ) H] MO!R & ! ,MOSC[ COLONEL1 
SM>T & JAUNTY 9 HIS ,EUROPEAN COAT1 B\<T READY-MADE AT 
,FRANK=T4 ,!Y W]E WALK+ ON ONE SIDE ( ! >CADE1 TRY+ 
TO AVOID ,LEV91 :O WAS WALK+ ON ! O!R SIDE4 ,V>5KA1 9 
H] D>K DRESS1 9 A BLACK HAT ) A TURN-D[N BRIM1 WAS WALK+ 
UP & D[N ! :OLE L5G? ( ! >CADE ) A BL9D 
,FR5*WOMAN1 &1 EV]Y TIME %E MET ,KITTY1 !Y EX*ANG$ 
FRI5DLY GLANCES4 

0,MAMA1 C\LDN'T ,I SPEAK TO H]80 SAID ,KITTY1 WAT*+ H] 
UNKN[N FRI5D1 & NOTIC+ ?AT %E WAS GO+ UP TO ! SPR+1 
& ?AT !Y MI<T COME !RE TOGE!R4 

0,OH1 IF Y\ WANT TO SO MU*1 ,I'LL F9D \T AB\T H] FIR/ & 
MAKE H] ACQUA9TANCE MYSELF10 ANSW]$ H] MO!R4 0,:AT DO Y\ 
SEE 9 H] \T ( ! WAY8 ,A COMPANION1 %E MU/ BE4 ,IF Y\ 
LIKE1 ,I'LL MAKE ACQUA9TANCE ) ,MADAME ,/AHL2 ,I US$ TO KN[ 
H] BELLE-SOEUR10 ADD$ ! PR9CESS1 LIFT+ H] HEAD HAU<TILY4 

,KITTY KNEW ?AT ! PR9CESS WAS (F5D$ ?AT ,MADAME ,/AHL HAD 
SEEM$ TO AVOID MAK+ H] ACQUA9TANCE4 ,KITTY DID NOT 9SI/4 

0,H[ WOND]FULLY SWEET %E IS60 %E SAID1 GAZ+ AT ,V>5KA JU/ 
AS %E H&$ A GLASS TO ! ,FR5*WOMAN4 0,LOOK H[ NATURAL & 
SWEET IT ALL IS40 

0,IT'S SO FUNNY TO SEE Y\R 5G\EM5TS10 SAID ! PR9CESS4 
0,NO1 WE'D BETT] GO BACK10 %E ADD$1 NOTIC+ ,LEV9 COM+ T[>DS 
!M ) HIS COMPANION & A ,G]MAN DOCTOR1 TO :OM HE WAS 
TALK+ V]Y NOISILY & ANGRILY4 

,!Y TURN$ TO GO BACK1 :5 SUDD5LY !Y HE>D1 NOT NOISY TALK1 
BUT %\T+4 ,LEV91 /OPP+ %ORT1 WAS %\T+ AT ! DOCTOR1 
& ! DOCTOR1 TOO1 WAS EXCIT$4 ,A CR[D GA!R$ AB\T !M4 
,! PR9CESS & ,KITTY BEAT A HA/Y RETREAT1 :ILE ! COLONEL 
JO9$ ! CR[D TO F9D \T :AT WAS ! MATT]4 

,A FEW M9UTES LAT] ! COLONEL OV]TOOK !M4 

0,:AT WAS IT80 9QUIR$ ! PR9CESS4 

0,SC&AL\S & DISGRACEFUL60 ANSW]$ ! COLONEL4 0,! ONE 
?+ TO BE DREAD$ IS MEET+ ,RUSSIANS ABROAD4 ,?AT TALL 
G5TLEMAN WAS ABUS+ ! DOCTOR1 FL++ ALL SORTS ( 9SULTS 
AT HIM BECAUSE HE WASN'T TREAT+ HIM QUITE AS HE LIK$1 & HE 
BEGAN WAV+ HIS /ICK AT HIM4 ,IT'S SIMPLY A SC&AL60 

0,OH1 H[ UNPLEASANT60 SAID ! PR9CESS4 0,WELL1 & H[ DID IT 
5D80 

0,LUCKILY AT ?AT PO9T ?AT 444 ! ONE 9 ! MU%ROOM HAT 444 
9T]V5$4 ,A ,RUSSIAN LADY1 ,I ?9K %E IS10 SAID ! COLONEL4 

0,MADEMOISELLE ,V>5KA80 ASK$ ,KITTY4 

0,YES1 YES4 ,%E CAME TO ! RESCUE BE=E ANYONE2 %E TOOK ! 
MAN BY ! >M & L$ HIM AWAY40 

0,!RE1 MAMA10 SAID ,KITTY2 0Y\ WOND] ?AT ,I'M 5?USIA/IC 
AB\T H]40 

,! NEXT DAY1 AS %E WAT*$ H] UNKN[N FRI5D1 ,KITTY NOTIC$ 
?AT ,MADEMOISELLE ,V>5KA WAS ALREADY ON ! SAME T]MS ) 
,LEV9 & HIS COMPANION AS ) H] O!R PROTEGES4 ,%E W5T UP 
TO !M1 5T]$ 9TO CONV]SATION ) !M1 & S]V$ AS 
9T]PRET] = ! WOMAN1 :O C\LD NOT SPEAK ANY =EIGN 
LANGUAGE4 

,KITTY BEGAN TO 5TREAT H] MO!R /ILL MORE URG5TLY TO LET H] 
MAKE FRI5DS ) ,V>5KA4 ,&1 DISAGREEABLE AS IT WAS TO ! 
PR9CESS TO SEEM TO TAKE ! FIR/ /EP 9 WI%+ TO MAKE ! 
ACQUA9TANCE ( ,MADAME ,/AHL1 :O ?\<T FIT TO GIVE H]SELF 
AIRS1 %E MADE 9QUIRIES AB\T ,V>5KA1 &1 HAV+ ASC]TA9$ 
P>TICUL>S AB\T H] T5D+ TO PROVE ?AT !RE C\LD BE NO 
H>M ?\< LITTLE GOOD 9 ! ACQUA9TANCE1 %E H]SELF 
APPROA*$ ,V>5KA & MADE ACQUA9TANCE ) H]4 

,*OOS+ A TIME :5 H] DAU<T] HAD GONE TO ! SPR+1 :ILE 
,V>5KA HAD /OPP$ \TSIDE ! BAK]'S1 ! PR9CESS W5T UP TO 
H]4 

0,ALL[ ME TO MAKE Y\R ACQUA9TANCE10 %E SAID1 ) H] 
DIGNIFI$ SMILE4 0,MY DAU<T] HAS LO/ H] HE>T TO Y\10 %E 
SAID4 0,POSSIBLY Y\ DO NOT KN[ ME4 ,I AM4440 

0,?AT FEEL+ IS MORE ?AN RECIPROCAL1 PR9CESS10 ,V>5KA 
ANSW]$ HURRI$LY4 

0,:AT A GOOD DE$ Y\ DID YE/]DAY TO \R POOR COMPATRIOT60 SAID 
! PR9CESS4 

,V>5KA FLU%$ A LITTLE4 0,I DON'T REMEMB]4 ,I DON'T ?9K ,I 
DID ANY?+10 %E SAID4 

0,:Y1 Y\ SAV$ ?AT ,LEV9 FROM DISAGREEABLE CONSEQU5CES40 

0,YES1 SA COMPAGNE CALL$ ME1 & ,I TRI$ TO PACIFY HIM1 HE'S 
V]Y ILL1 & WAS DISSATISFI$ ) ! DOCTOR4 ,I'M US$ TO 
LOOK+ AFT] SU* 9VALIDS40 

0,YES1 ,I'VE HE>D Y\ LIVE AT ,M5TONE ) Y\R AUNT--,I ?9K--,MADAME 
,/AHL3 ,I US$ TO KN[ H] BELLE-SOEUR40 

0,NO1 %E'S NOT MY AUNT4 ,I CALL H] MAMA1 BUT ,I AM NOT RELAT$ 
TO H]2 ,I WAS BR\<T UP BY H]10 ANSW]$ ,V>5KA1 FLU%+ A 
LITTLE AGA94 

,?IS WAS SO SIMPLY SAID1 & SO SWEET WAS ! TRU?FUL & C&ID 
EXPRESSION ( H] FACE1 ?AT ! PR9CESS SAW :Y ,KITTY HAD TAK5 
SU* A FANCY TO ,V>5KA4 

0,WELL1 & :AT'S ?IS ,LEV9 GO+ TO DO80 ASK$ ! PR9CESS4 

0,HE'S GO+ AWAY10 ANSW]$ ,V>5KA4 

,AT ?AT 9/ANT ,KITTY CAME UP FROM ! SPR+ BEAM+ ) 
DELI<T ?AT H] MO!R HAD BECOME ACQUA9T$ ) H] UNKN[N 
FRI5D4 

0,WELL1 SEE1 ,KITTY1 Y\R 9T5SE DESIRE TO MAKE FRI5DS ) 
,MADEMOISELLE4 4 40 

0,V>5KA10 ,V>5KA PUT 9 SMIL+1 0?AT'S :AT EV]YONE CALLS 
ME40 

,KITTY BLU%$ ) PLEASURE1 & SL[LY1 )\T SPEAK+1 
PRESS$ H] NEW FRI5D'S H&1 :I* DID NOT RESPOND TO H] 
PRESSURE1 BUT LAY MOTIONLESS 9 H] H&4 ,! H& DID NOT 
RESPOND TO H] PRESSURE1 BUT ! FACE ( ,MADEMOISELLE ,V>5KA 
GL[$ ) A S(T1 GLAD1 ?\< RA!R M\RNFUL SMILE1 ?AT 
%[$ L>GE BUT H&SOME TEE?4 

0,I HAVE LONG WI%$ = ?IS TOO10 %E SAID4 

0,BUT Y\ >E SO BUSY40 

0,OH1 NO1 ,I'M NOT AT ALL BUSY10 ANSW]$ ,V>5KA1 BUT AT ?AT 
MOM5T %E HAD TO LEAVE H] NEW FRI5DS BECAUSE TWO LITTLE 
,RUSSIAN GIRLS1 *ILDR5 ( AN 9VALID1 RAN UP TO H]4 

0,V>5KA1 MAMA'S CALL+60 !Y CRI$4 

,& ,V>5KA W5T AFT] !M4 

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