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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,9 EXT]NAL WAYS ,PI]RE HAD H>DLY *ANG$ AT ALL4 ,9 APPE>ANCE HE WAS 
 JU/ :AT HE US$ TO BE4 ,AS BE=E HE WAS ABS5T-M9D$ & SEEM$ 
 OCCUPI$ NOT ) :AT WAS BE=E HIS EYES BUT ) SOME?+ SPECIAL ( 
 HIS [N4 ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 HIS =M] & PRES5T SELF WAS ?AT 
 =M]LY :5 HE DID NOT GRASP :AT LAY BE=E HIM OR WAS SAID TO HIM1 HE 
 HAD PUCK]$ HIS =EHEAD PA9FULLY AS IF VA9LY SEEK+ TO DI/+UI% 
 SOME?+ AT A DI/ANCE4 ,AT PRES5T HE /ILL =GOT :AT WAS SAID TO HIM 
 & /ILL DID NOT SEE :AT WAS BE=E HIS EYES1 BUT HE N[ LOOK$ ) A 
 SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE & SEEM+LY IRONIC SMILE AT :AT WAS BE=E HIM & 
 LI/5$ TO :AT WAS SAID1 ?\< EVID5TLY SEE+ & HE>+ SOME?+ 
 QUITE DIFF]5T4 ,=M]LY HE HAD APPE>$ TO BE A K9DHE>T$ BUT UNHAPPY 
 MAN1 & SO PEOPLE HAD BE5 9CL9$ TO AVOID HIM4 ,N[ A SMILE AT ! JOY 
 ( LIFE ALWAYS PLAY$ R\ND HIS LIPS1 & SYMPA?Y = O!RS1 %ONE 9 
 HIS EYES ) A QUE/ION+ LOOK AS TO :E!R !Y W]E AS CONT5T$ AS 
 HE WAS1 & PEOPLE FELT PLEAS$ BY HIS PRES5CE4 

,PREVI\SLY HE HAD TALK$ A GREAT DEAL1 GREW EXCIT$ :5 HE TALK$1 & 
 SELDOM LI/5$2 N[ HE WAS SELDOM C>RI$ AWAY 9 CONV]SATION & KNEW 
 H[ TO LI/5 SO ?AT PEOPLE READILY TOLD HIM !IR MO/ 9TIMATE SECRETS4 

,! PR9CESS1 :O HAD NEV] LIK$ ,PI]RE & HAD BE5 P>TICUL>LY HO/ILE 
 TO HIM S9CE %E HAD FELT H]SELF UND] OBLIGATIONS TO HIM AFT] ! OLD 
 C\NT'S DEA?1 N[ AFT] /AY+ A %ORT TIME 9 ,OREL--:]E %E HAD 
 COME 9T5D+ TO %[ ,PI]RE ?AT 9 SPITE ( HIS +RATITUDE %E 
 CONSID]$ IT H] DUTY TO NURSE HIM--FELT TO H] SURPRISE & 
 VEXATION ?AT %E HAD BECOME FOND ( HIM4 ,PI]RE DID NOT 9 ANY WAY SEEK 
 H] APPROVAL1 HE M]ELY /UDI$ H] ) 9T]E/4 ,=M]LY %E HAD FELT 
 ?AT HE REG>D$ H] ) 9DIFF]5CE & IRONY1 & SO HAD %RUNK 9TO 
 H]SELF AS %E DID ) O!RS & HAD %[N HIM ONLY ! COMBATIVE SIDE 
 ( H] NATURE2 BUT N[ HE SEEM$ TO BE TRY+ TO UND]/& ! MO/ 
 9TIMATE PLACES ( H] HE>T1 &1 MI/RU/FULLY AT FIR/ BUT AFT]W>DS 
 GRATEFULLY1 %E LET HIM SEE ! HIDD51 K9DLY SIDES ( H] *>ACT]4 

,! MO/ CUNN+ MAN C\LD NOT HAVE CREPT 9TO H] CONFID5CE MORE 
 SUCCESSFULLY1 EVOK+ MEMORIES ( ! BE/ TIMES ( H] Y\? & %[+ 
 SYMPA?Y ) !M4 ,YET ,PI]RE'S CUNN+ CONSI/$ SIMPLY 9 F9D+ 
 PLEASURE 9 DRAW+ \T ! HUMAN QUALITIES ( ! EMBITT]$1 H>D1 & 
 79 H] [N WAY7 PR\D PR9CESS4 

0,YES1 HE IS A V]Y1 V]Y K9D MAN :5 HE IS NOT UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( 
 BAD PEOPLE BUT ( PEOPLE SU* AS MYSELF10 ?\<T %E4 

,HIS S]VANTS TOO--,T]5TY & ,VASKA--9 !IR [N WAY NOTIC$ 
 ! *ANGE ?AT HAD TAK5 PLACE 9 ,PI]RE4 ,!Y CONSID]$ ?AT HE HAD 
 BECOME MU* 0SIMPL]40 ,T]5TY1 :5 HE HAD HELP$ HIM UNDRESS & WI%$ 
 HIM GOOD NI<T1 (T5 L+]$ ) HIS MA/]'S BOOTS 9 HIS H&S & 
 CLO!S OV] HIS >M1 TO SEE :E!R HE W\LD NOT />T A TALK4 ,& 
 ,PI]RE1 NOTIC+ ?AT ,T]5TY WANT$ A *AT1 G5]ALLY KEPT HIM !RE4 

0,WELL1 TELL ME444 N[1 H[ DID Y\ GET FOOD80 HE W\LD ASK4 

,& ,T]5TY W\LD BEG9 TALK+ ( ! DE/RUCTION ( ,MOSC[1 & ( ! 
 OLD C\NT1 & W\LD /& = A LONG TIME HOLD+ ! CLO!S & 
 TALK+1 OR SOMETIMES LI/5+ TO ,PI]RE'S /ORIES1 & !N W\LD GO \T 
 9TO ! HALL ) A PLEASANT S5SE ( 9TIMACY ) HIS MA/] & 
 AFFECTION = HIM4 

,! DOCTOR :O ATT5D$ ,PI]RE & VISIT$ HIM EV]Y DAY1 ?\< HE 
 CONSID]$ IT HIS DUTY AS A DOCTOR TO POSE AS A MAN :OSE EV]Y MOM5T WAS 
 ( VALUE TO SUFF]+ HUMANITY1 W\LD SIT = H\RS ) ,PI]RE TELL+ 
 HIM HIS FAVORITE ANECDOTES & HIS OBS]VATIONS ON ! *>ACT]S ( HIS 
 PATI5TS 9 G5]AL1 & ESPECIALLY ( ! LADIES4 

0,IT'S A PLEASURE TO TALK TO A MAN LIKE ?AT2 HE IS NOT LIKE \R 
 PROV9CIALS10 HE W\LD SAY4 

,!RE W]E SEV]AL PRISON]S FROM ! ,FR5* >MY 9 ,OREL1 & ! DOCTOR 
 BR\<T ONE ( !M1 A Y\NG ,ITALIAN1 TO SEE ,PI]RE4 

,?IS (FIC] BEGAN VISIT+ ,PI]RE1 & ! PR9CESS US$ TO MAKE FUN ( 
 ! T5D]NESS ! ,ITALIAN EXPRESS$ = HIM4 

,! ,ITALIAN SEEM$ HAPPY ONLY :5 HE C\LD COME TO SEE ,PI]RE1 TALK ) 
 HIM1 TELL HIM AB\T HIS PA/1 HIS LIFE AT HOME1 & HIS LOVE1 & P\R \T 
 TO HIM HIS 9DIGNATION AGA9/ ! ,FR5* & ESPECIALLY AGA9/ ,NAPOLEON4 

0,IF ALL ,RUSSIANS >E 9 ! LEA/ LIKE Y\1 IT IS SACRILEGE TO FI<T SU* 
 A NATION10 HE SAID TO ,PI]RE4 0,Y\1 :O HAVE SUFF]$ SO FROM ! ,FR5*1 
 DO NOT EV5 FEEL ANIMOSITY T[>D !M40 

,PI]RE HAD EVOK$ ! PASSIONATE AFFECTION ( ! ,ITALIAN M]ELY BY 
 EVOK+ ! BE/ SIDE ( HIS NATURE & TAK+ A PLEASURE 9 SO DO+4 

,DUR+ ! LA/ DAYS ( ,PI]RE'S /AY 9 ,OREL HIS OLD ,MASONIC ACQUA9TANCE 
 ,C\NT ,WILL>SKI1 :O HAD 9TRODUC$ HIM TO ! LODGE 9 #a#h#g1 CAME TO SEE 
 HIM4 ,WILL>SKI WAS M>RI$ TO A ,RUSSIAN HEIRESS :O HAD A L>GE E/ATE 9 
 ,OREL PROV9CE1 & HE OCCUPI$ A TEMPOR>Y PO/ 9 ! COMMISS>IAT 
 DEP>TM5T 9 ?AT T[N4 

,HE>+ ?AT ,BEZUKHOV WAS 9 ,OREL1 ,WILL>SKI1 ?\< !Y HAD NEV] BE5 
 9TIMATE1 CAME TO HIM ) ! PR(ESSIONS ( FRI5D%IP & 9TIMACY ?AT 
 PEOPLE :O MEET 9 A DES]T G5]ALLY EXPRESS = ONE ANO!R4 ,WILL>SKI 
 FELT DULL 9 ,OREL & WAS PLEAS$ TO MEET A MAN ( HIS [N CIRCLE &1 AS 
 HE SUPPOS$1 ( SIMIL> 9T]E/S4 

,BUT TO HIS SURPRISE ,WILL>SKI SOON NOTIC$ ?AT ,PI]RE HAD LAGG$ MU* 
 BEH9D ! TIMES1 & HAD SUNK1 AS HE EXPRESS$ IT TO HIMSELF1 9TO APA?Y 
 & EGOTISM4 

0,Y\ >E LETT+ Y\RSELF GO1 MY DE> FELL[10 HE SAID4 

,BUT = ALL ?AT ,WILL>SKI F\ND IT PLEASANT] N[ ?AN IT HAD BE5 
 =M]LY TO BE ) ,PI]RE1 & CAME TO SEE HIM EV]Y DAY4 ,TO ,PI]RE AS HE 
 LOOK$ AT & LI/5$ TO ,WILL>SKI1 IT SEEM$ /RANGE TO ?9K ?AT HE 
 HAD BE5 LIKE ?AT HIMSELF BUT A %ORT TIME BE=E4 

,WILL>SKI WAS A M>RI$ MAN ) A FAMILY1 BUSY ) HIS FAMILY AFFAIRS1 
 HIS WIFE'S AFFAIRS1 & HIS (FICIAL DUTIES4 ,HE REG>D$ ALL !SE 
 OCCUPATIONS AS H9DRANCES TO LIFE1 & CONSID]$ ?AT !Y W]E ALL 
 CONTEMPTIBLE BECAUSE !IR AIM WAS ! WELF>E ( HIMSELF & HIS FAMILY4 
 ,MILIT>Y1 ADM9I/RATIVE1 POLITICAL1 & ,MASONIC 9T]E/S CONT9UALLY 
 ABSORB$ HIS ATT5TION4 ,& ,PI]RE1 )\T TRY+ TO *ANGE ! O!R'S 
 VIEWS & )\T CONDEMN+ HIM1 BUT ) ! QUIET1 JOYFUL1 & AMUS$ 
 SMILE N[ HABITUAL TO HIM1 WAS 9T]E/$ 9 ?IS /RANGE ?\< V]Y 
 FAMILI> PH5OM5ON4 

,!RE WAS A NEW FEATURE 9 ,PI]RE'S RELATIONS ) ,WILL>SKI1 ) ! 
 PR9CESS1 ) ! DOCTOR1 & ) ALL ! PEOPLE HE N[ MET1 :I* 
 GA9$ = HIM ! G5]AL GOOD WILL4 ,?IS WAS HIS ACKN[L$GM5T ( ! 
 IMPOSSIBILITY ( *ANG+ A MAN'S CONVICTIONS BY WORDS1 & HIS 
 RECOGNITION ( ! POSSIBILITY ( EV]YONE ?9K+1 FEEL+1 & SEE+ 
 ?+S EA* FROM HIS [N PO9T ( VIEW4 ,?IS LEGITIMATE PECULI>ITY ( 
 EA* 9DIVIDUAL :I* US$ TO EXCITE & IRRITATE ,PI]RE N[ BECAME A 
 BASIS ( ! SYMPA?Y HE FELT =1 & ! 9T]E/ HE TOOK 91 O!R 
 PEOPLE4 ,! DIFF]5CE1 & SOMETIMES COMPLETE CONTRADICTION1 BETWE5 
 M5'S OP9IONS & !IR LIVES1 & BETWE5 ONE MAN & ANO!R1 PLEAS$ 
 HIM & DREW FROM HIM AN AMUS$ & G5TLE SMILE4 

,9 PRACTICAL MATT]S ,PI]RE UNEXPECT$LY FELT )9 HIMSELF A C5T] ( 
 GRAVITY HE HAD PREVI\SLY LACK$4 ,=M]LY ALL PECUNI>Y QUE/IONS1 
 ESPECIALLY REQUE/S = MONEY TO :I*1 AS AN EXTREMELY WEAL?Y MAN1 HE 
 WAS V]Y EXPOS$1 PRODUC$ 9 HIM A /ATE ( HOPELESS AGITATION & 
 P]PLEXITY4 0,TO GIVE OR NOT TO GIVE80 HE HAD ASK$ HIMSELF4 0,I HAVE IT & 
 HE NE$S IT4 ,BUT SOMEONE ELSE NE$S IT /ILL MORE4 ,:O NE$S IT MO/8 ,& 
 P]HAPS !Y >E BO? IMPO/ORS80 ,9 ! OLD DAYS HE HAD BE5 UNABLE TO 
 F9D A WAY \T ( ALL !SE SURMISES & HAD GIV5 TO ALL :O ASK$ AS 
 LONG AS HE HAD ANY?+ TO GIVE4 ,=M]LY HE HAD BE5 9 A SIMIL> /ATE 
 ( P]PLEXITY ) REG>D TO EV]Y QUE/ION CONC]N+ HIS PROP]TY1 :5 
 ONE P]SON ADVIS$ ONE ?+ & ANO!R SOME?+ ELSE4 

,N[ TO HIS SURPRISE HE F\ND ?AT HE NO LONG] FELT EI!R D\BT OR 
 P]PLEXITY AB\T !SE QUE/IONS4 ,!RE WAS N[ )9 HIM A JUDGE :O BY 
 SOME RULE UNKN[N TO HIM DECID$ :AT %\LD OR %\LD NOT BE DONE4 

,HE WAS AS 9DIFF]5T AS H]ET(ORE TO MONEY MATT]S1 BUT N[ HE FELT 
 C]TA9 ( :AT \<T & :AT \<T NOT TO BE DONE4 ,! FIR/ TIME HE HAD 
 REC\RSE TO HIS NEW JUDGE WAS :5 A ,FR5* PRISON]1 A COLONEL1 CAME TO 
 HIM &1 AFT] TALK+ A GREAT DEAL AB\T HIS EXPLOITS1 CONCLUD$ BY 
 MAK+ :AT AM\NT$ TO A DEM& ?AT ,PI]RE %\LD GIVE HIM F\R ?\S& 
 FRANCS TO S5D TO HIS WIFE & *ILDR54 ,PI]RE REFUS$ )\T ! LEA/ 
 DIFFICULTY OR EF=T1 & WAS AFT]W>DS SURPRIS$ H[ SIMPLE & EASY HAD 
 BE5 :AT US$ TO APPE> SO 9SURM\NTABLY DIFFICULT4 ,AT ! SAME TIME 
 ?AT HE REFUS$ ! COLONEL'S DEM& HE MADE UP HIS M9D ?AT HE MU/ HAVE 
 REC\RSE TO >TIFICE :5 LEAV+ ,OREL1 TO 9DUCE ! ,ITALIAN (FIC] TO 
 ACCEPT SOME MONEY ( :I* HE WAS EVID5TLY 9 NE$4 ,A FUR!R PRO( TO 
 ,PI]RE ( HIS [N MORE SETTL$ \TLOOK ON PRACTICAL MATT]S WAS FURNI%$ 
 BY HIS DECISION ) REG>D TO HIS WIFE'S DEBTS & TO ! REBUILD+ ( 
 HIS H\SES 9 & NE> ,MOSC[4 

,HIS HEAD /EW>D CAME TO HIM AT ,OREL & ,PI]RE RECKON$ UP ) HIM HIS 
 DIM9I%$ 9COME4 ,! BURN+ ( ,MOSC[ HAD CO/ HIM1 ACCORD+ TO ! 
 HEAD /EW>D'S CALCULATION1 AB\T TWO MILLION RUBLES4 

,TO CONSOLE ,PI]RE = !SE LOSSES ! HEAD /EW>D GAVE HIM AN E/IMATE 
 %[+ ?AT DESPITE !SE LOSSES HIS 9COME W\LD NOT BE DIM9I%$ BUT 
 W\LD EV5 BE 9CREAS$ IF HE REFUS$ TO PAY HIS WIFE'S DEBTS :I* HE WAS 
 UND] NO OBLIGATION TO MEET1 & DID NOT REBUILD HIS ,MOSC[ H\SE & ! 
 C\NTRY H\SE ON HIS ,MOSC[ E/ATE1 :I* HAD CO/ HIM EI<TY ?\S& 
 RUBLES A YE> & BR\<T 9 NO?+4 

0,YES1 ( C\RSE ?AT'S TRUE10 SAID ,PI]RE ) A *E]FUL SMILE4 0,I DON'T 
 NE$ ALL ?AT AT ALL4 ,BY BE+ RU9$ ,I HAVE BECOME MU* RI*]40 

,BUT 9 ,JANU>Y ,SAVELI* CAME FROM ,MOSC[ & GAVE HIM AN ACC\NT ( ! 
 /ATE ( ?+S !RE1 & SPOKE ( ! E/IMATE AN >*ITECT HAD MADE ( 
 ! CO/ ( REBUILD+ ! T[N & C\NTRY H\SES1 SPEAK+ ( ?IS AS ( 
 A SETTL$ MATT]4 ,AB\T ! SAME TIME HE RECEIV$ LETT]S FROM ,PR9CE 
 ,VASILI & O!R ,PET]SBURG ACQUA9TANCES SPEAK+ ( HIS WIFE'S DEBTS4 
 ,& ,PI]RE DECID$ ?AT ! /EW>D'S PROPOSALS :I* HAD SO PLEAS$ HIM 
 W]E WRONG & ?AT HE MU/ GO TO ,PET]SBURG & SETTLE HIS WIFE'S AFFAIRS 
 & MU/ REBUILD 9 ,MOSC[4 ,:Y ?IS WAS NECESS>Y HE DID NOT KN[1 BUT HE 
 KNEW = C]TA9 ?AT IT WAS NECESS>Y4 ,HIS 9COME W\LD BE R$UC$ BY 
 ?REE F\R?S1 BUT HE FELT IT MU/ BE DONE4 

,WILL>SKI WAS GO+ TO ,MOSC[ & !Y AGRE$ TO TRAVEL TOGE!R4 

,DUR+ ! :OLE TIME ( HIS CONVALESC5CE 9 ,OREL ,PI]RE HAD EXP]I5C$ 
 A FEEL+ ( JOY1 FRE$OM1 & LIFE2 BUT :5 DUR+ HIS J\RNEY HE F\ND 
 HIMSELF 9 ! OP5 WORLD & SAW HUNDR$S ( NEW FACES1 ?AT FEEL+ WAS 
 9T5SIFI$4 ,?R\<\T HIS J\RNEY HE FELT LIKE A S*OOLBOY ON HOLIDAY4 
 ,EV]YONE--! /AGECOA* DRIV]1 ! PO/-H\SE OV]SE]S1 ! 
 PEASANTS ON ! ROADS & 9 ! VILLAGES--HAD A NEW SIGNIFICANCE = 
 HIM4 ,! PRES5CE & REM>KS ( ,WILL>SKI :O CONT9UALLY DEPLOR$ ! 
 IGNORANCE & POV]TY ( ,RUSSIA & ITS BACKW>DNESS COMP>$ ) ,EUROPE 
 ONLY HEI<T5$ ,PI]RE'S PLEASURE4 ,:]E ,WILL>SKI SAW DEADNESS ,PI]RE SAW 
 AN EXTRAORD9>Y /R5G? & VITALITY--! /R5G? :I* 9 ?AT 
 VA/ SPACE AMID ! SN[S MA9TA9$ ! LIFE ( ?IS ORIG9AL1 PECULI>1 
 & UNIQUE PEOPLE4 ,HE DID NOT CONTRADICT ,WILL>SKI & EV5 SEEM$ TO 
 AGREE ) HIM--AN APP>5T AGREEM5T BE+ ! SIMPLE/ WAY TO AVOID 
 DISCUSSIONS ?AT C\LD LEAD TO NO?+--& HE SMIL$ JOYFULLY AS HE 
 LI/5$ TO HIM4 

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