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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,PR9CESS ,BETSY DROVE HOME FROM ! !AT]1 )\T WAIT+ = 
! 5D ( ! LA/ ACT4 ,%E HAD ONLY JU/ TIME TO GO 9TO H] 
DRESS+ ROOM1 SPR9KLE H] LONG1 PALE FACE ) P[D]1 RUB IT1 
SET H] DRESS TO RI<TS1 & ORD] TEA 9 ! BIG DRAW+ ROOM1 
:5 ONE AFT] ANO!R C>RIAGES DROVE UP TO H] HUGE H\SE 9 
,BOL%AIA ,MORSKAIA4 ,H] GUE/S /EPP$ \T AT ! WIDE 5TRANCE1 
& ! /\T PORT]1 :O US$ TO READ ! NEWSPAP]S 9 ! 
MORN+S BEH9D ! GLASS DOOR1 TO ! $IFICATION ( ! 
PASS]SBY1 NOISELESSLY OP5$ ! IMM5SE DOOR1 LETT+ ! 
VISITORS PASS BY HIM 9TO ! H\SE4 

,ALMO/ AT ! SAME 9/ANT ! HO/ESS1 ) FRE%LY >RANG$ 
COIFFURE & FRE%5$ FACE1 WALK$ 9 AT ONE DOOR & H] GUE/S 
AT ! O!R DOOR ( ! DRAW+ ROOM1 A L>GE ROOM ) D>K 
WALLS1 D[NY RUGS1 & A BRI<TLY LI<T$ TABLE1 GLEAM+ ) 
! LI<T ( C&LES1 :ITE CLO?1 SILV] SAMOV>1 & 
TRANSP>5T *9A TEA ?+S4 

,! HO/ESS SAT D[N AT ! TABLE & TOOK (F H] GLOVES4 
,*AIRS W]E SET ) ! AID ( FOOTM51 MOV+ ALMO/ 
IMP]CEPTIBLY AB\T ! ROOM2 ! P>TY SETTL$ ITSELF1 DIVID$ 
9TO TWO GR\PS3 ONE R\ND ! SAMOV> NE> ! HO/ESS1 ! 
O!R AT ! OPPOSITE 5D ( ! DRAW+ ROOM1 R\ND ! H&SOME 
WIFE ( AN AMBASSADOR1 9 BLACK VELVET1 ) %>PLY DEF9$ 
BLACK EYEBR[S4 ,9 BO? GR\PS CONV]SATION WAV]$1 AS IT 
ALWAYS DOES1 = ! FIR/ FEW M9UTES1 BROK5 UP BY MEET+S1 
GREET+S1 (F]S ( TEA1 & AS IT W]E1 FEEL+ AB\T = 
SOME?+ TO RE/ UPON4 

0,%E'S EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD AS AN ACTRESS2 ONE CAN SEE %E'S 
/UDI$ ,KAULBA*10 SAID A DIPLOMATIC ATTA*E 9 ! GR\P R\ND 
! AMBASSADOR'S WIFE4 0,DID Y\ NOTICE H[ %E FELL D[N84440 

0,OH1 PLEASE1 DON'T LET US TALK AB\T ,NILSSON6 ,NO ONE CAN 
POSSIBLY SAY ANY?+ NEW AB\T H]10 SAID A FAT1 R$-FAC$1 
FLAX5-HEAD$ LADY1 )\T EYEBR[S & *IGNON1 WE>+ AN OLD 
SILK DRESS4 ,?IS WAS ,PR9CESS ,MYAKAYA1 NOT$ = H] SIMPLICITY 
& ! R\<NESS ( H] MANN]S1 & NICKNAM$ 5FANT T]RIBLE4 
,PR9CESS ,MYAKAYA1 SITT+ 9 ! MIDDLE BETWE5 ! TWO GR\PS1 
& LI/5+ TO BO?1 TOOK P>T 9 ! CONV]SATION FIR/ ( ONE 
& !N ( ! O!R4 0,?REE PEOPLE HAVE US$ ?AT V]Y PHRASE 
AB\T ,KAULBA* TO ME TODAY ALREADY1 JU/ AS ?\< !Y HAD MADE 
A COMPACT AB\T IT4 ,& ,I CAN'T SEE :Y !Y LIK$ ?AT REM>K 
SO40 

,! CONV]SATION WAS CUT %ORT BY ?IS OBS]VATION1 & A NEW 
SUBJECT HAD TO BE ?\<T ( AGA94 

0,DO TELL ME SOME?+ AMUS+ BUT NOT SPITEFUL10 SAID ! 
AMBASSADOR'S WIFE1 A GREAT PR(ICI5T 9 ! >T ( ?AT ELEGANT 
CONV]SATION CALL$ BY ! ,5GLI%1 SMALL TALK4 ,%E ADDRESS$ 
! ATTA*E1 :O WAS AT A LOSS N[ :AT TO BEG9 UPON4 

0,!Y SAY ?AT ?AT'S A DIFFICULT TASK1 ?AT NO?+'S AMUS+ 
?AT ISN'T SPITEFUL10 HE BEGAN ) A SMILE4 0,BUT ,I'LL TRY4 ,GET 
ME A SUBJECT4 ,IT ALL LIES 9 ! SUBJECT4 ,IF A SUBJECT'S GIV5 
ME1 IT'S EASY TO SP9 SOME?+ R\ND IT4 ,I (T5 ?9K ?AT ! 
CELEBRAT$ TALK]S ( ! LA/ C5TURY W\LD HAVE F\ND IT 
DIFFICULT TO TALK CLEV]LY N[4 ,EV]Y?+ CLEV] IS SO 
/ALE4440 

0,?AT HAS BE5 SAID LONG AGO10 ! AMBASSADOR'S WIFE 9T]RUPT$ 
HIM1 LAU<+4 

,! CONV]SATION BEGAN AMIABLY1 BUT JU/ BECAUSE IT WAS TOO 
AMIABLE1 IT CAME TO A /OP AGA94 ,!Y HAD TO HAVE REC\RSE TO 
! SURE1 NEV]-FAIL+ TOPIC--GOSSIP4 

0,DON'T Y\ ?9K !RE'S SOME?+ ,L\IS ,QU9ZE AB\T 
,TU%KEVIT*80 HE SAID1 GLANC+ T[>DS A H&SOME1 FAIR-HAIR$ 
Y\NG MAN1 /&+ AT ! TABLE4 

0,OH1 YES6 ,HE'S 9 ! SAME /YLE AS ! DRAW+ ROOM & ?AT'S 
:Y IT IS HE'S SO (T5 H]E40 

,?IS CONV]SATION WAS MA9TA9$1 S9CE IT RE/$ ON ALLUSIONS TO 
:AT C\LD NOT BE TALK$ ( 9 ?AT ROOM--?AT IS TO SAY1 ( ! 
RELATIONS ( ,TU%KEVIT* ) !IR HO/ESS4 

,R\ND ! SAMOV> & ! HO/ESS ! CONV]SATION HAD BE5 
MEAN:ILE VACILLAT+ 9 JU/ ! SAME WAY BETWE5 ?REE 
9EVITABLE TOPICS3 ! LATE/ PIECE ( PUBLIC NEWS1 ! 
!AT]1 & SC&AL4 ,IT1 TOO1 CAME F9ALLY TO RE/ ON ! LA/ 
TOPIC1 ?AT IS1 ILL-NATUR$ GOSSIP4 

0,HAVE Y\ HE>D ! ,MALTI%T*EVA WOMAN--! MO!R1 NOT ! 
DAU<T]--HAS ORD]$ A CO/UME 9 DIABLE ROSE COLOR80 

0,NONS5SE6 ,NO1 ?AT'S TOO LOVELY60 

0,I WOND] ?AT ) H] S5SE--= %E'S NOT A FOOL1 Y\ KN[--?AT 
%E DOESN'T SEE H[ FUNNY %E IS40 

,EV]YONE HAD SOME?+ TO SAY 9 C5SURE OR RIDICULE ( ! 
LUCKLESS ,MADAME ,MALTI%T*EVA1 & ! CONV]SATION CRACKL$ 
M]RILY1 LIKE A BURN+ FAGOT-/ACK4 

,! HUSB& ( ,PR9CESS ,BETSY1 A GOOD-NATUR$ FAT MAN1 AN >D5T 
COLLECTOR ( 5GRAV+S1 HE>+ ?AT HIS WIFE HAD VISITORS1 CAME 
9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM BE=E GO+ TO HIS CLUB4 ,/EPP+ 
NOISELESSLY OV] ! ?ICK RUGS1 HE W5T UP TO ,PR9CESS ,MYAKAYA4 

0,H[ DID Y\ LIKE ,NILSSON80 HE ASK$4 

0,OH1 H[ CAN Y\ /EAL UPON ANYONE LIKE ?AT6 ,H[ Y\ />TL$ 
ME60 %E RESPOND$4 0,PLEASE DON'T TALK TO ME AB\T ! OP]A2 
Y\ KN[ NO?+ AB\T MUSIC4 ,I'D BETT] MEET Y\ ON Y\R [N 
GR\ND1 & TALK AB\T Y\R MAJOLICA & 5GRAV+S4 ,COME N[1 
:AT TREASURE HAVE Y\ BE5 BUY+ LATELY AT ! OLD CURIOSITY 
%OPS80 

0,W\LD Y\ LIKE ME TO %[ Y\8 ,BUT Y\ DON'T UND]/& SU* 
?+S40 

0,OH1 DO %[ ME6 ,I'VE BE5 LE>N+ AB\T !M AT ?OSE--:AT'S 
!IR NAMES8444 ! BANK]S 444 !Y'VE SOME SPL5DID 5GRAV+S4 
,!Y %[$ !M TO US40 

0,:Y1 HAVE Y\ BE5 AT ! ,S*UTZBURGS80 ASK$ ! HO/ESS FROM 
! SAMOV>4 

0,YES1 MA *]E4 ,!Y ASK$ MY HUSB& & ME TO D9N]1 & TOLD 
US ! SAUCE AT ?AT D9N] CO/ A HUNDR$ P\NDS10 ,PR9CESS 
,MYAKAYA SAID1 SPEAK+ L\DLY1 & CONSCI\S EV]YONE WAS 
LI/5+2 0& V]Y NA/Y SAUCE IT WAS1 SOME GRE5 MESS4 ,WE HAD 
TO ASK !M1 & ,I MADE !M SAUCE = EI<TE5 P5CE1 & 
EV]YBODY WAS V]Y MU* PLEAS$ ) IT4 ,I CAN'T RUN TO 
HUNDR$-P\ND SAUCES40 

0,%E'S UNIQUE60 SAID ! LADY ( ! H\SE4 

0,M>VEL\S60 SAID SOMEONE4 

,! S5SATION PRODUC$ BY ,PR9CESS ,MYAKAYA'S SPEE*ES WAS ALWAYS 
UNIQUE1 & ! SECRET ( ! S5SATION %E PRODUC$ LAY 9 ! 
FACT ?AT ?\< %E SPOKE NOT ALWAYS APPROPRIATELY1 AS N[1 %E 
SAID SIMPLE ?+S ) SOME S5SE 9 !M4 ,9 ! SOCIETY 9 
:I* %E LIV$ SU* PLA9 /ATEM5TS PRODUC$ ! EFFECT ( ! 
WITTIE/ EPIGRAM4 ,PR9CESS ,MYAKAYA C\LD NEV] SEE :Y IT HAD 
?AT EFFECT1 BUT %E KNEW IT HAD1 & TOOK ADVANTAGE ( IT4 

,AS EV]YONE HAD BE5 LI/5+ :ILE ,PR9CESS ,MYAKAYA SPOKE1 & 
SO ! CONV]SATION >\ND ! AMBASSADOR'S WIFE HAD DROPP$1 
,PR9CESS ,BETSY TRI$ TO BR+ ! :OLE P>TY TOGE!R1 & 
TURN$ TO ! AMBASSADOR'S WIFE4 

0,WILL Y\ REALLY NOT HAVE TEA8 ,Y\ %\LD COME OV] H]E BY US40 

0,NO1 WE'RE V]Y HAPPY H]E10 ! AMBASSADOR'S WIFE RESPOND$ ) 
A SMILE1 & %E W5T ON ) ! CONV]SATION ?AT HAD BE5 
BEGUN4 

,IT WAS A V]Y AGREEABLE CONV]SATION4 ,!Y W]E CRITICIZ+ ! 
,K>59S1 HUSB& & WIFE4 

0,ANNA IS QUITE *ANG$ S9CE H] /AY 9 ,MOSC[4 ,!RE'S 
SOME?+ /RANGE AB\T H]10 SAID H] FRI5D4 

0,! GREAT *ANGE IS ?AT %E BR\<T BACK ) H] ! %AD[ ( 
,ALEXEY ,VRONSKY10 SAID ! AMBASSADOR'S WIFE4 

0,WELL1 :AT ( IT8 ,!RE'S A FABLE ( ,GRIMM'S AB\T A MAN 
)\T A %AD[1 A MAN :O'S LO/ HIS %AD[4 ,& ?AT'S HIS 
PUNI%M5T = SOME?+4 ,I NEV] C\LD UND]/& H[ IT WAS A 
PUNI%M5T4 ,BUT A WOMAN MU/ DISLIKE BE+ )\T A %AD[40 

0,YES1 BUT WOM5 ) A %AD[ USUALLY COME TO A BAD 5D10 SAID 
,ANNA'S FRI5D4 

0,BAD LUCK TO Y\R TONGUE60 SAID ,PR9CESS ,MYAKAYA SUDD5LY4 
0,MADAME ,K>59A'S A SPL5DID WOMAN4 ,I DON'T LIKE H] HUSB&1 
BUT ,I LIKE H] V]Y MU*40 

0,:Y DON'T Y\ LIKE H] HUSB&8 ,HE'S SU* A REM>KABLE MAN10 
SAID ! AMBASSADOR'S WIFE4 0,MY HUSB& SAYS !RE >E FEW 
/ATESM5 LIKE HIM 9 ,EUROPE40 

0,& MY HUSB& TELLS ME JU/ ! SAME1 BUT ,I DON'T BELIEVE IT10 
SAID ,PR9CESS ,MYAKAYA4 0,IF \R HUSB&S DIDN'T TALK TO US1 WE 
%\LD SEE ! FACTS AS !Y >E4 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 TO MY 
?9K+1 IS SIMPLY A FOOL4 ,I SAY IT 9 A :ISP] 444 BUT DOESN'T 
IT REALLY MAKE EV]Y?+ CLE>8 ,BE=E1 :5 ,I WAS TOLD TO 
CONSID] HIM CLEV]1 ,I KEPT LOOK+ = HIS ABILITY1 & ?\<T 
MYSELF A FOOL = NOT SEE+ IT2 BUT DIRECTLY ,I SAID1 HE'S A FOOL1 
?\< ONLY 9 A :ISP]1 EV]Y?+'S EXPLA9$1 ISN'T IT80 

0,H[ SPITEFUL Y\ >E TODAY60 

0,NOT A BIT4 ,I'D NO O!R WAY \T ( IT4 ,ONE ( ! TWO HAD TO 
BE A FOOL4 ,&1 WELL1 Y\ KN[ ONE CAN'T SAY ?AT ( ONESELF40 

0',NO ONE IS SATISFI$ ) HIS =TUNE1 & EV]YONE IS 
SATISFI$ ) HIS WIT4'0 ,! ATTA*E REPEAT$ ! ,FR5* 
SAY+4 

0,?AT'S JU/ IT1 JU/ IT10 ,PR9CESS ,MYAKAYA TURN$ TO HIM4 0,BUT 
! PO9T IS ?AT ,I WON'T AB&ON ,ANNA TO Y\R M]CIES4 ,%E'S SO 
NICE1 SO *>M+4 ,H[ CAN %E HELP IT IF !Y'RE ALL 9 LOVE 
) H]1 & FOLL[ H] AB\T LIKE %AD[S80 

0,OH1 ,I HAD NO IDEA ( BLAM+ H] = IT10 ,ANNA'S FRI5D SAID 9 
SELF-DEF5SE4 

0,IF NO ONE FOLL[S US AB\T LIKE A %AD[1 ?AT'S NO PRO( ?AT 
WE'VE ANY RI<T TO BLAME H]40 

,& HAV+ DULY DISPOS$ ( ,ANNA'S FRI5D1 ! ,PR9CESS ,MYAKAYA 
GOT UP1 & TOGE!R ) ! AMBASSADOR'S WIFE1 JO9$ ! GR\P 
AT ! TABLE1 :]E ! CONV]SATION WAS DEAL+ ) ! K+ ( 
,PRUSSIA4 

0,:AT WICK$ GOSSIP W]E Y\ TALK+ OV] !RE80 ASK$ ,BETSY4 

0,AB\T ! ,K>59S4 ,! PR9CESS GAVE US A SKET* ( ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*10 SAID ! AMBASSADOR'S WIFE ) A SMILE1 AS %E 
SAT D[N AT ! TABLE4 

0,PITY WE DIDN'T HE> IT60 SAID ,PR9CESS ,BETSY1 GLANC+ T[>DS 
! DOOR4 0,AH1 H]E Y\ >E AT LA/60 %E SAID1 TURN+ ) A 
SMILE TO ,VRONSKY1 AS HE CAME 94 

,VRONSKY WAS NOT M]ELY ACQUA9T$ ) ALL ! P]SONS :OM HE 
WAS MEET+ H]E2 HE SAW !M ALL EV]Y DAY2 & SO HE CAME 9 
) ! QUIET MANN] ) :I* ONE 5T]S A ROOM FULL ( PEOPLE 
FROM :OM ONE HAS ONLY JU/ P>T$4 

0,:]E DO ,I COME FROM80 HE SAID1 9 ANSW] TO A QUE/ION FROM ! 
AMBASSADOR'S WIFE4 0,WELL1 !RE'S NO HELP = IT1 ,I MU/ 
CONFESS4 ,FROM ! OP]A B\FFE4 ,I DO BELIEVE ,I'VE SE5 IT A 
HUNDR$ TIMES1 & ALWAYS ) FRE% 5JOYM5T4 ,IT'S EXQUISITE6 
,I KN[ IT'S DISGRACEFUL1 BUT ,I GO TO SLEEP AT ! OP]A1 & ,I 
SIT \T ! OP]A B\FFE TO ! LA/ M9UTE1 & 5JOY IT4 
,?IS EV5+4440 

,HE M5TION$ A ,FR5* ACTRESS1 & WAS GO+ TO TELL SOME?+ 
AB\T H]2 BUT ! AMBASSADOR'S WIFE1 ) PLAYFUL HORROR1 CUT 
HIM %ORT4 

0,PLEASE DON'T TELL US AB\T ?AT HORROR40 

0,ALL RI<T1 ,I WON'T ESPECIALLY AS EV]YONE KN[S ?OSE HORRORS40 

0,& WE %\LD ALL GO TO SEE !M IF IT W]E ACCEPT$ AS ! 
CORRECT ?+1 LIKE ! OP]A10 *IM$ 9 ,PR9CESS ,MYAKAYA4 

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