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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

0,MY DE> ,BORIS10 SAID ,PR9CESS ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA TO H] SON AS ,C\NTESS 
 ,RO/OVA'S C>RIAGE 9 :I* !Y W]E SEAT$ DROVE OV] ! /RAW COV]$ 
 /REET & TURN$ 9TO ! WIDE C\RTY>D ( ,C\NT ,CYRIL ,VLADIMIROVI* 
 ,BEZUKHOV'S H\SE4 0,MY DE> ,BORIS10 SAID ! MO!R1 DRAW+ H] H& FROM 
 B5EA? H] OLD MANTLE & LAY+ IT TIMIDLY & T5D]LY ON H] SON'S 
 >M1 0BE AFFECTIONATE & ATT5TIVE TO HIM4 ,C\NT ,CYRIL ,VLADIMIROVI* IS 
 Y\R GODFA!R AFT] ALL1 & Y\R FUTURE DEP5DS ON HIM4 ,REMEMB] ?AT1 MY 
 DE>1 & BE NICE TO HIM1 AS Y\ SO WELL KN[ H[ TO BE40 

0,IF ONLY ,I KNEW ?AT ANY?+ BESIDES HUMILIATION W\LD COME ( IT4440 
 ANSW]$ H] SON COLDLY4 0,BUT ,I HAVE PROMIS$ & WILL DO IT = Y\R 
 SAKE40 

,AL?\< ! HALL PORT] SAW SOMEONE'S C>RIAGE /&+ AT ! 5TRANCE1 
 AFT] SCRUT9IZ+ ! MO!R & SON 7:O )\T ASK+ TO BE ANN\NC$ 
 HAD PASS$ /RAI<T ?R\< ! GLASS POR* BETWE5 ! R[S ( /ATUES 9 
 NI*ES7 & LOOK+ SIGNIFICANTLY AT ! LADY'S OLD CLOAK1 HE ASK$ 
 :E!R !Y WANT$ ! C\NT OR ! PR9CESSES1 &1 HE>+ ?AT !Y 
 WI%$ TO SEE ! C\NT1 SAID HIS EXCELL5CY WAS WORSE TODAY1 & ?AT HIS 
 EXCELL5CY WAS NOT RECEIV+ ANYONE4 

0,WE MAY AS WELL GO BACK10 SAID ! SON 9 ,FR5*4 

0,MY DE>60 EXCLAIM$ HIS MO!R IMPLOR+LY1 AGA9 LAY+ H] H& ON HIS 
 >M AS IF ?AT T\* MI<T SOO! OR R\SE HIM4 

,BORIS SAID NO MORE1 BUT LOOK$ 9QUIR+LY AT HIS MO!R )\T TAK+ 
 (F HIS CLOAK4 

0,MY FRI5D10 SAID ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA 9 G5TLE TONES1 ADDRESS+ ! HALL 
 PORT]1 0,I KN[ ,C\NT ,CYRIL ,VLADIMIROVI* IS V]Y ILL444 ?AT'S :Y ,I HAVE 
 COME444 ,I AM A RELATION4 ,I %ALL NOT DI/URB HIM1 MY FRI5D444 ,I ONLY NE$ 
 SEE ,PR9CE ,VASILI ,S]GEEVI*3 HE IS /AY+ H]E1 IS HE NOT8 ,PLEASE 
 ANN\NCE ME40 

,! HALL PORT] SULL5LY PULL$ A BELL ?AT RANG UP/AIRS1 & TURN$ 
 AWAY4 

0,PR9CESS ,DRUBETSKAYA TO SEE ,PR9CE ,VASILI ,S]GEEVI*10 HE CALL$ TO A 
 FOOTMAN DRESS$ 9 KNEE BREE*ES1 %OES1 & A SWALL[-TAIL COAT1 :O RAN 
 D[N/AIRS & LOOK$ OV] FROM ! HALFWAY L&+4 

,! MO!R SMOO!D ! FOLDS ( H] DY$ SILK DRESS BE=E A L>GE 
 ,V5ETIAN MIRROR 9 ! WALL1 & 9 H] TRODD5-D[N %OES BRISKLY 
 ASC5D$ ! C>PET$ /AIRS4 

0,MY DE>10 %E SAID TO H] SON1 ONCE MORE /IMULAT+ HIM BY A T\*1 0Y\ 
 PROMIS$ ME60 

,! SON1 L[]+ HIS EYES1 FOLL[$ H] QUIETLY4 

,!Y 5T]$ ! L>GE HALL1 FROM :I* ONE ( ! DOORS L$ TO ! 
 AP>TM5TS ASSIGN$ TO ,PR9CE ,VASILI4 

,JU/ AS ! MO!R & SON1 HAV+ REA*$ ! MIDDLE ( ! HALL1 W]E 
 AB\T TO ASK !IR WAY ( AN ELD]LY FOOTMAN :O HAD SPRUNG UP AS !Y 
 5T]$1 ! BRONZE H&LE ( ONE ( ! DOORS TURN$ & ,PR9CE ,VASILI 
 CAME \T--WE>+ A VELVET COAT ) A S+LE /> ON HIS BREA/1 AS 
 WAS HIS CU/OM :5 AT HOME--TAK+ LEAVE ( A GOOD-LOOK+1 
 D>K-HAIR$ MAN4 ,?IS WAS ! CELEBRAT$ ,PET]SBURG DOCTOR1 ,LORRA94 

0,!N IT IS C]TA980 SAID ! PR9CE4 

0,PR9CE1 HUMANUM E/ ]R>E1 "9 BUT4440 REPLI$ ! DOCTOR1 
 SWALL[+ HIS R'S1 & PRON\NC+ ! ,LAT9 WORDS ) A ,FR5* 
 ACC5T4 

 "9 ,TO ]R IS HUMAN4 

  

0,V]Y WELL1 V]Y WELL4440 

,SEE+ ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA & H] SON1 ,PR9CE ,VASILI DISMISS$ ! DOCTOR 
 ) A B[ & APPROA*$ !M SIL5TLY & ) A LOOK ( 9QUIRY4 ,! 
 SON NOTIC$ ?AT AN EXPRESSION ( PR(\ND SORR[ SUDD5LY CL\D$ HIS 
 MO!R'S FACE1 & HE SMIL$ SLI<TLY4 

0,AH1 ,PR9CE6 ,9 :AT SAD CIRCUM/ANCES WE MEET AGA96 ,& H[ IS \R DE> 
 9VALID80 SAID %E1 AS ?\< UNAW>E ( ! COLD (F5SIVE LOOK FIX$ ON 
 H]4 

,PR9CE ,VASILI />$ AT H] & AT ,BORIS QUE/ION+LY & P]PLEX$4 
 ,BORIS B[$ POLITELY4 ,PR9CE ,VASILI )\T ACKN[L$G+ ! B[ TURN$ 
 TO ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 ANSW]+ H] QU]Y BY A MOVEM5T ( ! HEAD & 
 LIPS 9DICAT+ V]Y LITTLE HOPE = ! PATI5T4 

0,IS IT POSSIBLE80 EXCLAIM$ ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA4 0,OH1 H[ AWFUL6 ,IT IS 
 T]RIBLE TO ?9K4444 ,?IS IS MY SON10 %E ADD$1 9DICAT+ ,BORIS4 0,HE 
 WANT$ TO ?ANK Y\ HIMSELF40 

,BORIS B[$ AGA9 POLITELY4 

0,BELIEVE ME1 ,PR9CE1 A MO!R'S HE>T WILL NEV] =GET :AT Y\ HAVE DONE 
 = US40 

0,I AM GLAD ,I WAS ABLE TO DO Y\ A S]VICE1 MY DE> ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA10 SAID 
 ,PR9CE ,VASILI1 >RANG+ HIS LACE FRILL1 & 9 TONE & MANN]1 H]E 9 
 ,MOSC[ TO ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA :OM HE HAD PLAC$ UND] AN OBLIGATION1 
 ASSUM+ AN AIR ( MU* GREAT] IMPORTANCE ?AN HE HAD DONE 9 ,PET]SBURG 
 AT ,ANNA ,S*]]'S RECEPTION4 

0,TRY TO S]VE WELL & %[ Y\RSELF WOR?Y10 ADD$ HE1 ADDRESS+ ,BORIS 
 ) SEV]ITY4 0,I AM GLAD4444 ,>E Y\ H]E ON LEAVE80 HE W5T ON 9 HIS 
 USUAL TONE ( 9DIFF]5CE4 

0,I AM AWAIT+ ORD]S TO JO9 MY NEW REGIM5T1 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 REPLI$ 
 ,BORIS1 BETRAY+ NEI!R ANNOYANCE AT ! PR9CE'S BRUSQUE MANN] NOR A 
 DESIRE TO 5T] 9TO CONV]SATION1 BUT SPEAK+ SO QUIETLY & 
 RESPECTFULLY ?AT ! PR9CE GAVE HIM A SE>*+ GLANCE4 

0,>E Y\ LIV+ ) Y\R MO!R80 

0,I AM LIV+ AT ,C\NTESS ,RO/OVA'S10 REPLI$ ,BORIS1 AGA9 ADD+1 0Y\R 
 EXCELL5CY40 

0,?AT IS1 ) ,ILYA ,RO/OV :O M>RI$ ,NATALY ,%9%9A10 SAID ,ANNA 
 ,MIKHAYLOVNA4 

0,I KN[1 ,I KN[10 ANSW]$ ,PR9CE ,VASILI 9 HIS MONOTON\S VOICE4 0,I NEV] 
 C\LD UND]/& H[ ,NATALY MADE UP H] M9D TO M>RY ?AT UNLICK$ BE>6 
 ,A P]FECTLY ABSURD & /UPID FELL[1 & A GAMBL] TOO1 ,I AM TOLD40 

0,BUT A V]Y K9D MAN1 ,PR9CE10 SAID ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA ) A PA!TIC 
 SMILE1 AS ?\< %E TOO KNEW ?AT ,C\NT ,RO/OV DES]V$ ?IS C5SURE1 BUT 
 ASK$ HIM NOT TO BE TOO H>D ON ! POOR OLD MAN4 0,:AT DO ! DOCTORS 
 SAY80 ASK$ ! PR9CESS AFT] A PAUSE1 H] WORN FACE AGA9 EXPRESS+ 
 DEEP SORR[4 

0,!Y GIVE LITTLE HOPE10 REPLI$ ! PR9CE4 

0,& ,I %\LD SO LIKE TO ?ANK ,UNCLE ONCE = ALL HIS K9DNESS TO 
 ME & ,BORIS4 ,HE IS HIS GODSON10 %E ADD$1 H] TONE SUGGE/+ ?AT ?IS 
 FACT \<T TO GIVE ,PR9CE ,VASILI MU* SATISFACTION4 

,PR9CE ,VASILI BECAME ?\<TFUL & FR[N$4 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA SAW ?AT HE 
 WAS AFRAID ( F9D+ 9 H] A RIVAL = ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV'S =TUNE1 & 
 HA/5$ TO REASSURE HIM4 

0,IF IT W]E NOT = MY S9C]E AFFECTION & DEVOTION TO ,UNCLE10 
 SAID %E1 UTT]+ ! WORD ) PECULI> ASSURANCE & UNCONC]N1 0,I KN[ 
 HIS *>ACT]3 NOBLE1 UPRI<T 444 BUT Y\ SEE HE HAS NO ONE ) HIM 
 EXCEPT ! Y\NG PR9CESSES4444 ,!Y >E /ILL Y\NG44440 ,%E B5T H] 
 HEAD & CONT9U$ 9 A :ISP]3 0,HAS HE P]=M$ HIS F9AL DUTY1 ,PR9CE8 
 ,H[ PRICELESS >E ?OSE LA/ MOM5TS6 ,IT CAN MAKE ?+S NO WORSE1 & IT 
 IS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y TO PREP>E HIM IF HE IS SO ILL4 ,WE WOM51 ,PR9CE10 
 & %E SMIL$ T5D]LY1 0ALWAYS KN[ H[ TO SAY !SE ?+S4 ,I 
 ABSOLUTELY MU/ SEE HIM1 H[EV] PA9FUL IT MAY BE = ME4 ,I AM US$ TO 
 SUFF]+40 

,EVID5TLY ! PR9CE UND]/OOD H]1 & ALSO UND]/OOD1 AS HE HAD DONE 
 AT ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S1 ?AT IT W\LD BE DIFFICULT TO GET RID ( ,ANNA 
 ,MIKHAYLOVNA4 

0,W\LD NOT SU* A MEET+ BE TOO TRY+ = HIM1 DE> ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA80 
 SAID HE4 0,LET US WAIT UNTIL EV5+4 ,! DOCTORS >E EXPECT+ A CRISIS40 

0,BUT ONE CANNOT DELAY1 ,PR9CE1 AT SU* A MOM5T6 ,CONSID] ?AT ! WELF>E 
 ( HIS S\L IS AT /AKE4 ,AH1 IT IS AWFUL3 ! DUTIES ( A ,*RI/IAN4440 

,A DOOR ( ONE ( ! 9N] ROOMS OP5$ & ONE ( ! PR9CESSES1 ! 
 C\NT'S NIECE1 5T]$ ) A COLD1 /]N FACE4 ,! L5G? ( H] BODY WAS 
 /RIK+LY \T ( PROPORTION TO H] %ORT LEGS4 ,PR9CE ,VASILI TURN$ TO 
 H]4 

0,WELL1 H[ IS HE80 

0,/ILL ! SAME2 BUT :AT CAN Y\ EXPECT1 ?IS NOISE4440 SAID ! 
 PR9CESS1 LOOK+ AT ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA AS AT A /RANG]4 

0,AH1 MY DE>1 ,I H>DLY KNEW Y\10 SAID ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA ) A HAPPY 
 SMILE1 AMBL+ LI<TLY UP TO ! C\NT'S NIECE4 0,I HAVE COME1 & AM AT 
 Y\R S]VICE TO HELP Y\ NURSE MY UNCLE4 ,I IMAG9E :AT Y\ HAVE 
 GONE ?R\<10 & %E SYMPA!TICALLY TURN$ UP H] EYES4 

,! PR9CESS GAVE NO REPLY & DID NOT EV5 SMILE1 BUT LEFT ! ROOM AS 
 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA TOOK (F H] GLOVES &1 OCCUPY+ ! POSITION %E HAD 
 CONQU]$1 SETTL$ D[N 9 AN >M*AIR1 9VIT+ ,PR9CE ,VASILI TO TAKE A 
 SEAT BESIDE H]4 

0,BORIS10 %E SAID TO H] SON ) A SMILE1 0,I %ALL GO 9 TO SEE ! 
 C\NT1 MY UNCLE2 BUT Y\1 MY DE>1 HAD BETT] GO TO ,PI]RE MEAN:ILE & 
 DON'T =GET TO GIVE HIM ! ,RO/OVS' 9VITATION4 ,!Y ASK HIM TO D9N]4 
 ,I SUPPOSE HE WON'T GO80 %E CONT9U$1 TURN+ TO ! PR9CE4 

0,ON ! CONTR>Y10 REPLI$ ! PR9CE1 :O HAD PLA9LY BECOME DEPRESS$1 
 0,I %ALL BE ONLY TOO GLAD IF Y\ RELIEVE ME ( ?AT Y\NG MAN4444 ,H]E HE 
 IS1 & ! C\NT HAS NOT ONCE ASK$ = HIM40 

,HE %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S4 ,A FOOTMAN CONDUCT$ ,BORIS D[N ONE FLI<T ( 
 /AIRS & UP ANO!R1 TO ,PI]RE'S ROOMS4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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