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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,LVOV1 ! HUSB& ( ,NATALIA1 ,KITTY'S SI/]1 HAD SP5T ALL HIS LIFE 9 =EIGN CAPITALS1 :]E HE HAD BE5 $UCAT$1 & HAD BE5 9 ! DIPLOMATIC S]VICE4 

,DUR+ ! PREVI\S YE> HE HAD LEFT ! DIPLOMATIC S]VICE1 NOT [+ TO ANY 0UNPLEASANTNESS0 7HE NEV] HAD ANY 0UNPLEASANTNESS0 ) ANYONE71 & WAS TRANSF]R$ TO ! DEP>TM5T ( ! C\RT ( ! PALACE 9 ,MOSC[1 9 ORD] TO GIVE HIS TWO BOYS ! BE/ $UCATION POSSIBLE4 

,9 SPITE ( ! /RIK+ CONTRA/ 9 !IR HABITS & VIEWS & ! FACT ?AT ,LVOV WAS OLD] ?AN ,LEV91 !Y HAD SE5 A GREAT DEAL ( ONE ANO!R ?AT W9T]1 & HAD TAK5 A GREAT LIK+ TO EA* O!R4 

,LVOV WAS AT HOME1 & ,LEV9 W5T 9 TO HIM UNANN\NC$4 

,LVOV1 9 A H\SE COAT ) A BELT & 9 *AMOIS LEA!R %OES1 WAS SITT+ 9 AN >M*AIR1 & ) A P9CE-NEZ ) BLUE GLASSES HE WAS READ+ A BOOK ?AT /OOD ON A READ+ DESK1 :ILE 9 HIS BEAUTIFUL H& HE HELD A HALF-BURN$ CIG>ETTE DA9TILY AWAY FROM HIM4 

,HIS H&SOME1 DELICATE1 & /ILL Y\?FUL-LOOK+ FACE1 TO :I* HIS CURLY1 GLI/5+ SILV]Y HAIR GAVE A /ILL MORE >I/OCRATIC AIR1 LI<T$ UP ) A SMILE :5 HE SAW ,LEV94 

0,CAPITAL6 ,I WAS MEAN+ TO S5D TO Y\4 ,H['S ,KITTY8 ,SIT H]E1 IT'S MORE COM=TABLE40 ,HE GOT UP & PU%$ UP A ROCK+ *AIR4 0,HAVE Y\ READ ! LA/ CIRCUL> 9 ! ,J\RNAL DE ,/4 ,PET]SB\RG8 ,I ?9K IT'S EXCELL5T10 HE SAID1 ) A SLI<T ,FR5* ACC5T4 

,LEV9 TOLD HIM :AT HE HAD HE>D FROM ,KATAVASOV WAS BE+ SAID 9 ,PET]SBURG1 & AFT] TALK+ A LITTLE AB\T POLITICS1 HE TOLD HIM ( HIS 9T]VIEW ) ,METROV1 & ! LE>N$ SOCIETY'S MEET+4 ,TO ,LVOV IT WAS V]Y 9T]E/+4 

0,?AT'S :AT ,I 5VY Y\1 ?AT Y\ >E ABLE TO MIX 9 !SE 9T]E/+ SCI5TIFIC CIRCLES10 HE SAID4 ,& AS HE TALK$1 HE PASS$ AS USUAL 9TO ,FR5*1 :I* WAS EASI] TO HIM4 0,IT'S TRUE ,I HAV5'T ! TIME = IT4 ,MY (FICIAL WORK & ! *ILDR5 LEAVE ME NO TIME2 & !N ,I'M NOT A%AM$ TO [N ?AT MY $UCATION HAS BE5 TOO DEFECTIVE40 

0,?AT ,I DON'T BELIEVE10 SAID ,LEV9 ) A SMILE1 FEEL+1 AS HE ALWAYS DID1 T\*$ AT ,LVOV'S L[ OP9ION ( HIMSELF1 :I* WAS NOT 9 ! LEA/ PUT ON FROM A DESIRE TO SEEM OR TO BE MODE/1 BUT WAS ABSOLUTELY S9C]E4 

0,OH1 YES1 9DE$6 ,I FEEL N[ H[ BADLY $UCAT$ ,I AM4 ,TO $UCATE MY *ILDR5 ,I POSITIVELY HAVE TO LOOK UP A GREAT DEAL1 & 9 FACT SIMPLY TO /UDY MYSELF4 ,= IT'S NOT 5\< TO HAVE TEA*]S1 !RE MU/ BE SOMEONE TO LOOK AFT] !M1 JU/ AS ON Y\R L& Y\ WANT LABOR]S & AN OV]SE]4 ,SEE :AT ,I'M READ+0--HE PO9T$ TO ,BUSLAEV'S ,GRAMM> ON ! DESK--0IT'S EXPECT$ ( ,MI%A1 & IT'S SO DIFFICULT4444 ,COME1 EXPLA9 TO ME4444 ,H]E HE SAYS4440 

,LEV9 TRI$ TO EXPLA9 TO HIM ?AT IT C\LDN'T BE UND]/OOD1 BUT ?AT IT HAD TO BE TAU<T2 BUT ,LVOV W\LD NOT AGREE ) HIM4 

0,OH1 Y\'RE LAU<+ AT IT60 

0,ON ! CONTR>Y1 Y\ CAN'T IMAG9E H[1 :5 ,I LOOK AT Y\1 ,I'M ALWAYS LE>N+ ! TASK ?AT LIES BE=E ME1 ?AT IS ! $UCATION ( ONE'S *ILDR540 

0,WELL1 !RE'S NO?+ = Y\ TO LE>N10 SAID ,LVOV4 

0,ALL ,I KN[10 SAID ,LEV91 0IS ?AT ,I HAVE NEV] SE5 BETT] BR\<T-UP *ILDR5 ?AN Y\RS1 & ,I W\LDN'T WI% = *ILDR5 BETT] ?AN Y\RS40 

,LVOV VISIBLY TRI$ TO RE/RA9 ! EXPRESSION ( HIS DELI<T1 BUT HE WAS POSITIVELY RADIANT ) SMILES4 

0,IF ONLY !Y'RE BETT] ?AN ,I6 ,?AT'S ALL ,I DESIRE4 ,Y\ DON'T KN[ YET ALL ! WORK10 HE SAID1 0) BOYS :O'VE BE5 LEFT LIKE M9E TO RUN WILD ABROAD40 

0,Y\'LL CAT* ALL ?AT UP4 ,!Y'RE SU* CLEV] *ILDR54 ,! GREAT ?+ IS ! $UCATION ( *>ACT]4 ,?AT'S :AT ,I LE>N :5 ,I LOOK AT Y\R *ILDR540 

0,Y\ TALK ( ! $UCATION ( *>ACT]4 ,Y\ CAN'T IMAG9E H[ DIFFICULT ?AT IS6 ,Y\ HAVE H>DLY SUCCE$$ 9 COMBAT+ ONE T5D5CY :5 O!RS CROP UP1 & ! /RUGGLE BEG9S AGA94 ,IF ONE HAD NOT A SUPPORT 9 RELIGION--Y\ REMEMB] WE TALK$ AB\T ?AT--NO FA!R C\LD BR+ *ILDR5 UP RELY+ ON HIS [N /R5G? ALONE )\T ?AT HELP40 

,?IS SUBJECT1 :I* ALWAYS 9T]E/$ ,LEV91 WAS CUT %ORT BY ! 5TRANCE ( ! BEAUTY ,NATALIA ,ALEX&ROVNA1 DRESS$ TO GO \T4 

0,I DIDN'T KN[ Y\ W]E H]E10 %E SAID1 UNMI/AKABLY FEEL+ NO REGRET1 BUT A POSITIVE PLEASURE1 9 9T]RUPT+ ?IS CONV]SATION ON A TOPIC %E HAD HE>D SO MU* ( ?AT %E WAS BY N[ WE>Y ( IT4 0,WELL1 H[ IS ,KITTY8 ,I AM D9+ ) Y\ TODAY4 ,I TELL Y\ :AT1 ,>S5Y10 %E TURN$ TO H] HUSB&1 0Y\ TAKE ! C>RIAGE40 

,& ! HUSB& & WIFE BEGAN TO DISCUSS !IR >RANGEM5TS = ! DAY4 ,AS ! HUSB& HAD TO DRIVE TO MEET SOMEONE ON (FICIAL BUS9ESS1 :ILE ! WIFE HAD TO GO TO ! CONC]T & SOME PUBLIC MEET+ ( A COMMITTEE ON ! ,EA/]N ,QUE/ION1 !RE WAS A GREAT DEAL TO CONSID] & SETTLE4 ,LEV9 HAD TO TAKE P>T 9 !IR PLANS AS ONE ( !MSELVES4 ,IT WAS SETTL$ ?AT ,LEV9 %\LD GO ) ,NATALIA TO ! CONC]T & ! MEET+1 & ?AT FROM !RE !Y %\LD S5D ! C>RIAGE TO ! (FICE = ,>S5Y1 & HE %\LD CALL = H] & TAKE H] TO ,KITTY'S2 OR ?AT1 IF HE HAD NOT F9I%$ HIS WORK1 HE %\LD S5D ! C>RIAGE BACK & ,LEV9 W\LD GO ) H]4 

0,HE'S SPOIL+ ME10 ,LVOV SAID TO HIS WIFE2 0HE ASSURES ME ?AT \R *ILDR5 >E SPL5DID1 :5 ,I KN[ H[ MU* ?AT'S BAD !RE IS 9 !M40 

0,>S5Y GOES TO EXTREMES1 ,I ALWAYS SAY10 SAID HIS WIFE4 0,IF Y\ LOOK = P]FECTION1 Y\ WILL NEV] BE SATISFI$4 ,& IT'S TRUE1 AS PAPA SAYS1--?AT :5 WE W]E BR\<T UP !RE WAS ONE EXTREME--WE W]E KEPT 9 ! BASEM5T1 :ILE \R P>5TS LIV$ 9 ! BE/ ROOMS2 N[ IT'S JU/ ! O!R WAY--! P>5TS >E 9 ! WA% H\SE1 :ILE ! *ILDR5 >E 9 ! BE/ ROOMS4 ,P>5TS N[ >E NOT EXPECT$ TO LIVE AT ALL1 BUT TO EXI/ ALTOGE!R = !IR *ILDR540 

0,WELL1 :AT IF !Y LIKE IT BETT]80 ,LVOV SAID1 ) HIS BEAUTIFUL SMILE1 T\*+ H] H&4 0,ANYONE :O DIDN'T KN[ Y\ W\LD ?9K Y\ W]E A /EPMO!R1 NOT A TRUE MO!R40 

0,NO1 EXTREMES >E NOT GOOD 9 ANY?+10 ,NATALIA SAID S]5ELY1 PUTT+ HIS PAP] KNIFE /RAI<T 9 ITS PROP] PLACE ON ! TABLE4 

0,WELL1 COME H]E1 Y\ P]FECT *ILDR510 ,LVOV SAID TO ! TWO H&SOME BOYS :O CAME 91 & AFT] B[+ TO ,LEV91 W5T UP TO !IR FA!R1 OBVI\SLY WI%+ TO ASK HIM AB\T SOME?+4 

,LEV9 W\LD HAVE LIK$ TO TALK TO !M1 TO HE> :AT !Y W\LD SAY TO !IR FA!R1 BUT ,NATALIA BEGAN TALK+ TO HIM1 & !N ,LVOV'S COLLEAGUE 9 ! S]VICE1 ,MAHOT91 WALK$ 91 WE>+ HIS C\RT UNI=M1 TO GO ) HIM TO MEET SOMEONE1 & A CONV]SATION WAS KEPT UP )\T A BREAK UPON ,H]ZEGOV9A1 ,PR9CESS ,KORZ9SKAYA1 ! T[N C\NCIL1 & ! SUDD5 DEA? ( ,MADAME ,APRAKS9A4 

,LEV9 EV5 =GOT ! COMMISSION 5TRU/$ TO HIM4 ,HE RECOLLECT$ IT AS HE WAS GO+ 9TO ! HALL4 

0,OH1 ,KITTY TOLD ME TO TALK TO Y\ AB\T ,OBLONSKY10 HE SAID1 AS ,LVOV WAS /&+ ON ! /AIRS1 SEE+ HIS WIFE & ,LEV9 (F4 

0,YES1 YES1 MAMAN WANTS US1 LES BEAUX-FR]ES1 TO ATTACK HIM10 HE SAID1 BLU%+4 0,BUT :Y %\LD ,I80 

0,WELL1 !N1 ,I WILL ATTACK HIM10 SAID ,MADAME ,LVOVA1 ) A SMILE1 /&+ 9 H] :ITE %EEPSK9 CAPE1 WAIT+ TILL !Y HAD F9I%$ SPEAK+4 0,COME1 LET US GO40 

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