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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! /REETS W]E /ILL EMPTY4 ,LEV9 W5T TO ! H\SE ( ! 
,%T*]BATSKYS4 ,! VISITORS' DOORS W]E CLOS$ & EV]Y?+ 
WAS ASLEEP4 ,HE WALK$ BACK1 W5T 9TO HIS ROOM AGA91 & ASK$ 
= C(FEE4 ,! DAY S]VANT1 NOT ,YEGOR ?IS TIME1 BR\<T IT TO 
HIM4 ,LEV9 W\LD HAVE 5T]$ 9TO CONV]SATION ) HIM1 BUT A 
BELL RANG = ! S]VANT1 & HE W5T \T4 ,LEV9 TRI$ TO DR9K 
C(FEE & PUT SOME ROLL 9 HIS M\?1 BUT HIS M\? WAS QUITE AT 
A LOSS :AT TO DO ) ! ROLL4 ,LEV91 REJECT+ ! ROLL1 PUT 
ON HIS COAT & W5T \T AGA9 = A WALK4 ,IT WAS N9E O'CLOCK 
:5 HE REA*$ ! ,%T*]BATSKYS' /EPS ! SECOND TIME4 ,9 
! H\SE !Y W]E ONLY JU/ UP1 & ! COOK CAME \T TO GO 
M>KET+4 ,HE HAD TO GET ?R\< AT LEA/ TWO H\RS MORE4 

,ALL ?AT NI<T & MORN+ ,LEV9 LIV$ P]FECTLY UNCONSCI\SLY1 
& FELT P]FECTLY LIFT$ \T ( ! CONDITIONS ( MAT]IAL LIFE4 
,HE HAD EAT5 NO?+ = A :OLE DAY1 HE HAD NOT SLEPT = TWO 
NI<TS1 HAD SP5T SEV]AL H\RS UNDRESS$ 9 ! FROZ5 AIR1 & 
FELT NOT SIMPLY FRE%] & /RONG] ?AN EV]1 BUT FELT UTT]LY 
9DEP5D5T ( HIS BODY2 HE MOV$ )\T MUSCUL> EF=T1 & 
FELT AS IF HE C\LD DO ANY?+4 ,HE WAS CONV9C$ HE C\LD FLY 
UPW>DS OR LIFT ! CORN] ( ! H\SE1 IF NE$ BE4 ,HE SP5T 
! REMA9D] ( ! TIME 9 ! /REET1 9CESSANTLY LOOK+ AT 
HIS WAT* & GAZ+ AB\T HIM4 

,& :AT HE SAW !N1 HE NEV] SAW AGA9 AFT]4 ,! *ILDR5 
ESPECIALLY GO+ TO S*OOL1 ! BLUI% DOVES FLY+ D[N FROM 
! RO(S TO ! PAVEM5T1 & ! LITTLE LOAVES COV]$ ) 
FL\R1 ?RU/ \T BY AN UNSE5 H&1 T\*$ HIM4 ,?OSE LOAVES1 
?OSE DOVES1 & ?OSE TWO BOYS W]E NOT E>?LY CREATURES4 ,IT 
ALL HAPP5$ AT ! SAME TIME3 A BOY RAN T[>DS A DOVE & 
GLANC$ SMIL+ AT ,LEV92 ! DOVE1 ) A :IR ( H] W+S1 
D>T$ AWAY1 FLA%+ 9 ! SUN1 AMID GRA9S ( SN[ ?AT 
QUIV]$ 9 ! AIR1 :ILE FROM A LITTLE W9D[ !RE CAME A 
SMELL ( FRE%-BAK$ BREAD1 & ! LOAVES W]E PUT \T4 ,ALL ( 
?IS TOGE!R WAS SO EXTRAORD9>ILY NICE ?AT ,LEV9 LAU<$ & 
CRI$ ) DELI<T4 ,GO+ A LONG WAY R\ND BY ,GAZETNY ,PLACE & 
,KISLOVKA1 HE W5T BACK AGA9 TO ! HOTEL1 & PUTT+ HIS WAT* 
BE=E HIM1 HE SAT D[N TO WAIT = TWELVE O'CLOCK4 ,9 ! NEXT 
ROOM !Y W]E TALK+ AB\T SOME SORT ( MA*9ES1 & 
SW9DL+1 & C\<+ !IR MORN+ C\<S4 ,!Y DID NOT 
REALIZE ?AT ! H& WAS NE> TWELVE4 ,! H& REA*$ IT4 
,LEV9 W5T \T ONTO ! /EPS4 ,! SL$GE-DRIV]S CLE>LY KNEW 
ALL AB\T IT4 ,!Y CR[D$ R\ND ,LEV9 ) HAPPY FACES1 
QU>REL+ AMONG !MSELVES1 & (F]+ !IR S]VICES4 ,TRY+ 
NOT TO (F5D ! O!R SL$GE DRIV]S1 & PROMIS+ TO DRIVE 
) !M TOO1 ,LEV9 TOOK ONE & TOLD HIM TO DRIVE TO ! 
,%T*]BATSKYS'4 ,! SL$GE-DRIV] WAS SPL5DID 9 A :ITE 
%IRT-COLL> /ICK+ \T OV] HIS OV]COAT & 9TO HIS /RONG1 
FULL-BLOOD$ R$ NECK4 ,! SL$GE WAS HI< & COM=TABLE1 & 
ALTOGE!R SU* A ONE AS ,LEV9 NEV] DROVE 9 AFT]1 & ! 
HORSE WAS A GOOD ONE1 & TRI$ TO GALLOP BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO 
MOVE4 ,! DRIV] KNEW ! ,%T*]BATSKYS' H\SE1 & DREW UP AT 
! 5TRANCE ) A CURVE ( HIS >M & A 0,WO60 ESPECIALLY 
9DICATIVE ( RESPECT = HIS F>E4 ,! ,%T*]BATSKYS' 
HALL-PORT] C]TA9LY KNEW ALL AB\T IT4 ,?IS WAS EVID5T FROM 
! SMILE 9 HIS EYES & ! WAY HE SAID3 

0,WELL1 IT'S A LONG :ILE S9CE Y\'VE BE5 TO SEE US1 ,KON/ANT9 
,DEMITRIEVIT*60 

,NOT ONLY HE KNEW ALL AB\T IT1 BUT HE WAS UNMI/AKABLY DELI<T$ 
& MAK+ EF=TS TO CONCEAL HIS JOY4 ,LOOK+ 9TO HIS K9DLY 
OLD EYES1 ,LEV9 REALIZ$ EV5 SOME?+ NEW 9 HIS HAPP9ESS4 

0,>E !Y UP80 

0,PRAY WALK 96 ,LEAVE IT H]E10 SAID HE1 SMIL+1 AS ,LEV9 W\LD 
HAVE COME BACK TO TAKE HIS HAT4 ,?AT MEANT SOME?+4 

0,TO :OM %ALL ,I ANN\NCE Y\R HONOR80 ASK$ ! FOOTMAN4 

,! FOOTMAN1 ?\< A Y\NG MAN1 & ONE ( ! NEW S*OOL ( 
FOOTM51 A D&Y1 WAS A V]Y K9DHE>T$1 GOOD FELL[1 & HE 
TOO KNEW ALL AB\T IT4 

0,! PR9CESS 444 ! PR9CE 444 ! Y\NG PR9CESS4440 SAID ,LEV94 

,! FIR/ P]SON HE SAW WAS ,MADEMOISELLE ,L9ON4 ,%E WALK$ 
ACROSS ! ROOM1 & H] R+LETS & H] FACE W]E BEAM+4 ,HE 
HAD ONLY JU/ SPOK5 TO H]1 :5 SUDD5LY HE HE>D ! RU/LE ( 
A SKIRT AT ! DOOR1 & ,MADEMOISELLE ,L9ON VANI%$ FROM ,LEV9'S 
EYES1 & A JOYFUL T]ROR CAME OV] HIM AT ! NE>NESS ( HIS 
HAPP9ESS4 ,MADEMOISELLE ,L9ON WAS 9 GREAT HA/E1 & LEAV+ 
HIM1 W5T \T AT ! O!R DOOR4 ,DIRECTLY %E HAD GONE \T1 
SWIFT1 SWIFT LI<T /EPS S\ND$ ON ! P>QUET1 & HIS BLISS1 
HIS LIFE1 HIMSELF--:AT WAS BE/ 9 HIMSELF1 :AT HE HAD SO LONG 
S\<T & LONG$ =--WAS QUICKLY1 SO QUICKLY APPROA*+ HIM4 
,%E DID NOT WALK1 BUT SEEM$1 BY SOME UNSE5 =CE1 TO FLOAT TO 
HIM4 ,HE SAW NO?+ BUT H] CLE>1 TRU?FUL EYES1 FRI<T5$ BY 
! SAME BLISS ( LOVE ?AT FLOOD$ HIS HE>T4 ,?OSE EYES W]E 
%9+ NE>] & NE>]1 BL9D+ HIM ) !IR LI<T ( LOVE4 
,%E /OPP$ /ILL CLOSE TO HIM1 T\*+ HIM4 ,H] H&S ROSE & 
DROPP$ ONTO HIS %\LD]S4 

,%E HAD DONE ALL %E C\LD--%E HAD RUN UP TO HIM & GIV5 
H]SELF UP 5TIRELY1 %Y & HAPPY4 ,HE PUT HIS >MS R\ND H] 
& PRESS$ HIS LIPS TO H] M\? ?AT S\<T HIS KISS4 

,%E TOO HAD NOT SLEPT ALL NI<T1 & HAD BE5 EXPECT+ HIM ALL 
! MORN+4 

,H] MO!R & FA!R HAD CONS5T$ )\T DEMUR1 & W]E HAPPY 
9 H] HAPP9ESS4 ,%E HAD BE5 WAIT+ = HIM4 ,%E WANT$ TO 
BE ! FIR/ TO TELL HIM H] HAPP9ESS & HIS4 ,%E HAD GOT 
READY TO SEE HIM ALONE1 & HAD BE5 DELI<T$ AT ! IDEA1 & 
HAD BE5 %Y & A%AM$1 & DID NOT KN[ H]SELF :AT %E WAS 
DO+4 ,%E HAD HE>D HIS /EPS & VOICE1 & HAD WAIT$ AT ! 
DOOR = ,MADEMOISELLE ,L9ON TO GO4 ,MADEMOISELLE ,L9ON HAD GONE 
AWAY4 ,)\T ?9K+1 )\T ASK+ H]SELF H[ & :AT1 %E 
HAD GONE UP TO HIM1 & DID AS %E WAS DO+4 

0,LET US GO TO MAMA60 %E SAID1 TAK+ HIM BY ! H&4 ,= A 
LONG :ILE HE C\LD SAY NO?+1 NOT SO MU* BECAUSE HE WAS 
AFRAID ( DESECRAT+ ! L(T9ESS ( HIS EMOTION BY A WORD1 AS 
?AT EV]Y TIME HE TRI$ TO SAY SOME?+1 9/EAD ( WORDS HE 
FELT ?AT TE>S ( HAPP9ESS W]E WELL+ UP4 ,HE TOOK H] H& 
& KISS$ IT4 

0,CAN IT BE TRUE80 HE SAID AT LA/ 9 A *OK$ VOICE4 0,I CAN'T 
BELIEVE Y\ LOVE ME1 DE>60 

,%E SMIL$ AT ?AT 0DE>10 & AT ! TIMIDITY ) :I* HE 
GLANC$ AT H]4 

0,YES60 %E SAID SIGNIFICANTLY1 DELIB]ATELY4 0,I AM SO HAPPY60 

,NOT LETT+ GO HIS H&S1 %E W5T 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 ,! 
PR9CESS1 SEE+ !M1 BREA!D QUICKLY1 & IMM$IATELY BEGAN TO 
CRY & !N IMM$IATELY BEGAN TO LAU<1 & ) A VIGOR\S /EP 
,LEV9 HAD NOT EXPECT$1 RAN UP TO HIM1 & HUGG+ HIS HEAD1 
KISS$ HIM1 WETT+ HIS *EEKS ) H] TE>S4 

0,SO IT IS ALL SETTL$6 ,I AM GLAD4 ,LOVE H]4 ,I AM GLAD4444 
,KITTY60 

0,Y\'VE NOT BE5 LONG SETTL+ ?+S10 SAID ! OLD PR9CE1 
TRY+ TO SEEM UNMOV$2 BUT ,LEV9 NOTIC$ ?AT HIS EYES W]E WET 
:5 HE TURN$ TO HIM4 

0,I'VE LONG1 ALWAYS WI%$ = ?IS60 SAID ! PR9CE1 TAK+ 
,LEV9 BY ! >M & DRAW+ HIM T[>DS HIMSELF4 0,EV5 :5 
?IS LITTLE FEA!R-HEAD FANCI$4440 

0,PAPA60 %RIEK$ ,KITTY1 & %UT HIS M\? ) H] H&S4 

0,WELL1 ,I WON'T60 HE SAID4 0,I'M V]Y1 V]Y 444 PLEA444 ,OH1 
:AT A FOOL ,I AM4440 

,HE EMBRAC$ ,KITTY1 KISS$ H] FACE1 H] H&1 H] FACE AGA91 & 
MADE ! SIGN ( ! CROSS OV] H]4 

,& !RE CAME OV] ,LEV9 A NEW FEEL+ ( LOVE = ?IS MAN1 
TILL !N SO LITTLE KN[N TO HIM1 :5 HE SAW H[ SL[LY & 
T5D]LY ,KITTY KISS$ HIS MUSCUL> H&4 

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