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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! DUEL BETWE5 ,PI]RE & ,DOLOKHOV WAS HU%$ UP &1 9 SPITE ( ! 
 ,EMP]OR'S SEV]ITY REG>D+ DUELS AT ?AT TIME1 NEI!R ! PR9CIPALS 
 NOR !IR SECONDS SUFF]$ = IT4 ,BUT ! /ORY ( ! DUEL1 CONFIRM$ BY 
 ,PI]RE'S RUPTURE ) HIS WIFE1 WAS ! TALK ( SOCIETY4 ,PI]RE :O HAD 
 BE5 REG>D$ ) PATRONIZ+ CONDESC5SION :5 HE WAS AN ILLEGITIMATE 
 SON1 & PETT$ & EXTOLL$ :5 HE WAS ! BE/ MAT* 9 ,RUSSIA1 HAD 
 SUNK GREATLY 9 ! E/EEM ( SOCIETY AFT] HIS M>RIAGE--:5 ! 
 M>RIAGEABLE DAU<T]S & !IR MO!RS HAD NO?+ TO HOPE FROM HIM--ESPECIALLY 
 AS HE DID NOT KN[ H[1 & DID NOT WI%1 TO C\RT SOCIETY'S FAVOR4 ,N[ HE 
 ALONE WAS BLAM$ = :AT HAD HAPP5$1 HE WAS SAID TO BE 9SANELY JEAL\S 
 & SUBJECT LIKE HIS FA!R TO FITS ( BLOOD?IR/Y RAGE4 ,& :5 AFT] 
 ,PI]RE'S DEP>TURE ,HEL5E RETURN$ TO ,PET]SBURG1 %E WAS RECEIV$ BY ALL 
 H] ACQUA9TANCES NOT ONLY CORDIALLY1 BUT EV5 ) A %ADE ( DEF]5CE 
 DUE TO H] MIS=TUNE4 ,:5 CONV]SATION TURN$ ON H] HUSB& ,HEL5E 
 ASSUM$ A DIGNIFI$ EXPRESSION1 :I* ) *>ACT]I/IC TACT %E HAD 
 ACQUIR$ ?\< %E DID NOT UND]/& ITS SIGNIFICANCE4 ,?IS EXPRESSION 
 SUGGE/$ ?AT %E HAD RESOLV$ TO 5DURE H] TR\BLES UNCOMPLA9+LY & 
 ?AT H] HUSB& WAS A CROSS LAID UPON H] BY ,GOD4 ,PR9CE ,VASILI EXPRESS$ 
 HIS OP9ION MORE OP5LY4 ,HE %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S :5 ,PI]RE WAS 
 M5TION$ &1 PO9T+ TO HIS =EHEAD1 REM>K$3 

0,A BIT T\*$--,I ALWAYS SAID SO40 

0,I SAID FROM ! FIR/10 DECL>$ ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA REF]R+ TO ,PI]RE1 0,I 
 SAID AT ! TIME & BE=E ANYONE ELSE0 7%E 9SI/$ ON H] PRIORITY7 
 0?AT ?AT S5SELESS Y\NG MAN WAS SPOIL$ BY ! DEPRAV$ IDEAS ( !SE 
 DAYS4 ,I SAID SO EV5 AT ! TIME :5 EV]YBODY WAS 9 RAPTURES AB\T HIM1 
 :5 HE HAD JU/ RETURN$ FROM ABROAD1 & :51 IF Y\ REMEMB]1 HE POS$ 
 AS A SORT ( ,M>AT AT ONE ( MY SOIREES4 ,& H[ HAS IT 5D$8 ,I WAS 
 AGA9/ ?IS M>RIAGE EV5 !N & =ETOLD ALL ?AT HAS HAPP5$40 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA CONT9U$ TO GIVE ON FREE EV5+S ! SAME K9D ( SOIREES 
 AS BE=E--SU* AS %E ALONE HAD ! GIFT ( >RANG+--AT :I* 
 WAS TO BE F\ND 0! CREAM ( REALLY GOOD SOCIETY1 ! BLOOM ( ! 
 9TELLECTUAL ESS5CE ( ,PET]SBURG10 AS %E H]SELF PUT IT4 ,BESIDES ?IS 
 REF9$ SELECTION ( SOCIETY ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S RECEPTIONS W]E ALSO 
 DI/+UI%$ BY ! FACT ?AT %E ALWAYS PRES5T$ SOME NEW & 
 9T]E/+ P]SON TO ! VISITORS & ?AT NO:]E ELSE WAS ! /ATE ( 
 ! POLITICAL !RMOMET] ( LEGITIMATE ,PET]SBURG C\RT SOCIETY SO DE>LY 
 & DI/9CTLY 9DICAT$4 

,T[>D ! 5D ( #a#h#f1 :5 ALL ! SAD DETAILS ( ,NAPOLEON'S DE/RUCTION 
 ( ! ,PRUSSIAN >MY AT ,J5A & ,AU]/ADT & ! SURR5D] ( MO/ ( 
 ! ,PRUSSIAN =TRESSES HAD BE5 RECEIV$1 :5 \R TROOPS HAD ALREADY 
 5T]$ ,PRUSSIA & \R SECOND W> ) ,NAPOLEON WAS BEG9N+1 ,ANNA 
 ,PAVLOVNA GAVE ONE ( H] SOIREES4 ,! 0CREAM ( REALLY GOOD SOCIETY0 
 CONSI/$ ( ! FASC9AT+ ,HEL5E1 =SAK5 BY H] HUSB&1 ,MORTEM>T1 
 ! DELI<TFUL ,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE :O HAD JU/ RETURN$ FROM ,VI5NA1 TWO 
 DIPLOMATI/S1 ! OLD AUNT1 A Y\NG MAN REF]R$ TO 9 ?AT DRAW+ ROOM 
 AS 0A MAN ( GREAT M]IT0 7UN HOMME DE BEAUC\P DE M]ITE71 A NEWLY 
 APPO9T$ MAID ( HONOR & H] MO!R1 & SEV]AL O!R LESS NOTEWOR?Y 
 P]SONS4 

,! NOVELTY ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA WAS SETT+ BE=E H] GUE/S ?AT EV5+ WAS 
 ,BORIS ,DRUBETSKOY1 :O HAD JU/ >RIV$ AS A SPECIAL MESS5G] FROM ! 
 ,PRUSSIAN >MY & WAS AIDE-DE-CAMP TO A V]Y IMPORTANT P]SONAGE4 

,! TEMP]ATURE %[N BY ! POLITICAL !RMOMET] TO ! COMPANY ?AT 
 EV5+ WAS ?IS3 

0,:ATEV] ! ,EUROPEAN SOV]EIGNS & COMM&]S MAY DO TO C\NT5ANCE 
 ,BONAP>TE1 & TO CAUSE ME1 & US 9 G5]AL1 ANNOYANCE & 
 MORTIFICATION1 \R OP9ION ( ,BONAP>TE CANNOT ALT]4 ,WE %ALL NOT CEASE 
 TO EXPRESS \R S9C]E VIEWS ON ?AT SUBJECT1 & CAN ONLY SAY TO ! ,K+ 
 ( ,PRUSSIA & O!RS3 ',SO MU* ! WORSE = Y\4 ,TU L'AS V\LU1 ,GEORGE 
 ,D&91' ?AT'S ALL WE HAVE TO SAY AB\T IT60 

,:5 ,BORIS1 :O WAS TO BE S]V$ UP TO ! GUE/S1 5T]$ ! DRAW+ 
 ROOM1 ALMO/ ALL ! COMPANY HAD ASSEMBL$1 & ! CONV]SATION1 GUID$ 
 BY ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 WAS AB\T \R DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS ) ,AU/RIA & ! 
 HOPE ( AN ALLIANCE ) H]4 

,BORIS1 GR[N MORE MANLY & LOOK+ FRE%1 ROSY & SELF-POSSESS$1 
 5T]$ ! DRAW+ ROOM ELEGANTLY DRESS$ 9 ! UNI=M ( AN 
 AIDE-DE-CAMP & WAS DULY CONDUCT$ TO PAY HIS RESPECTS TO ! AUNT & 
 !N BR\<T BACK TO ! G5]AL CIRCLE4 

,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA GAVE HIM H] %RIVEL$ H& TO KISS & 9TRODUC$ HIM TO 
 SEV]AL P]SONS :OM HE DID NOT KN[1 GIV+ HIM A :ISP]$ DESCRIPTION 
 ( EA*4 

0,PR9CE ,HIPPOLYTE ,KURAG9--*>M+ Y\NG FELL[2 ,M4 ,KRONQ1--*>GE 
 D'AFFAIRES FROM ,COP5HAG5--A PR(\ND 9TELLECT10 & SIMPLY1 
 0,MR4 ,%ITOV--A MAN ( GREAT M]IT0--?IS ( ! MAN 
 USUALLY SO DESCRIB$4 

,?ANKS TO ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA'S EF=TS1 HIS [N TA/ES1 & ! 
 PECULI>ITIES ( HIS RES]V$ NATURE1 ,BORIS HAD MANAG$ DUR+ HIS S]VICE 
 TO PLACE HIMSELF V]Y ADVANTAGE\SLY4 ,HE WAS AIDE-DE-CAMP TO A V]Y 
 IMPORTANT P]SONAGE1 HAD BE5 S5T ON A V]Y IMPORTANT MISSION TO ,PRUSSIA1 
 & HAD JU/ RETURN$ FROM !RE AS A SPECIAL MESS5G]4 ,HE HAD BECOME 
 ?OR\<LY CONV]SANT ) ?AT UNWRITT5 CODE ) :I* HE HAD BE5 SO 
 PLEAS$ AT ,OLMUTZ & ACCORD+ TO :I* AN 5SIGN MI<T RANK 9COMP>ABLY 
 HI<] ?AN A G5]AL1 & ACCORD+ TO :I* :AT WAS NE$$ = SUCCESS 
 9 ! S]VICE WAS NOT EF=T OR WORK1 OR C\RAGE1 OR P]SEV]ANCE1 BUT 
 ONLY ! KN[L$GE ( H[ TO GET ON ) ?OSE :O CAN GRANT REW>DS1 & 
 HE WAS HIMSELF (T5 SURPRIS$ AT ! RAPIDITY ( HIS SUCCESS & AT ! 
 9ABILITY ( O!RS TO UND]/& !SE ?+S4 ,9 CONSEQU5CE ( ?IS 
 DISCOV]Y HIS :OLE MANN] ( LIFE1 ALL HIS RELATIONS ) OLD FRI5DS1 
 ALL HIS PLANS = HIS FUTURE1 W]E COMPLETELY ALT]$4 ,HE WAS NOT RI*1 
 BUT W\LD SP5D HIS LA/ GROAT TO BE BETT] DRESS$ ?AN O!RS1 & W\LD 
 RA!R DEPRIVE HIMSELF ( MANY PLEASURES ?AN ALL[ HIMSELF TO BE SE5 9 
 A %ABBY EQUIPAGE OR APPE> 9 ! /REETS ( ,PET]SBURG 9 AN OLD 
 UNI=M4 ,HE MADE FRI5DS ) & S\<T ! ACQUA9TANCE ( ONLY ?OSE 
 ABOVE HIM 9 POSITION & :O C\LD !RE=E BE ( USE TO HIM4 ,HE LIK$ 
 ,PET]SBURG & DESPIS$ ,MOSC[4 ,! REMEMBRANCE ( ! ,RO/OVS' H\SE & 
 ( HIS *ILDI% LOVE = ,NATA%A WAS UNPLEASANT TO HIM & HE HAD NOT ONCE 
 BE5 TO SEE ! ,RO/OVS S9CE ! DAY ( HIS DEP>TURE = ! >MY4 ,TO BE 
 9 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S DRAW+ ROOM HE CONSID]$ AN IMPORTANT /EP UP 9 ! 
 S]VICE1 & HE AT ONCE UND]/OOD HIS ROLE1 LETT+ HIS HO/ESS MAKE USE 
 ( :ATEV] 9T]E/ HE HAD TO (F]4 ,HE HIMSELF C>EFULLY SCANN$ EA* 
 FACE1 APPRAIS+ ! POSSIBILITIES ( E/ABLI%+ 9TIMACY ) EA* ( 
 ?OSE PRES5T1 & ! ADVANTAGES ?AT MI<T ACCRUE4 ,HE TOOK ! SEAT 
 9DICAT$ TO HIM BESIDE ! FAIR ,HEL5E & LI/5$ TO ! G5]AL 
 CONV]SATION4 

0,VI5NA CONSID]S ! BASES ( ! PROPOS$ TREATY SO UNATTA9ABLE ?AT 
 NOT EV5 A CONT9UITY ( MO/ BRILLIANT SUCCESSES W\LD SECURE !M1 & 
 %E D\BTS ! MEANS WE HAVE ( GA9+ !M4 ,?AT IS ! ACTUAL PHRASE 
 US$ BY ! ,VI5NA CAB9ET10 SAID ! ,DANI% *>GE D'AFFAIRES4 

0,! D\BT IS FLATT]+10 SAID 0! MAN ( PR(\ND 9TELLECT10 ) A 
 SUBTLE SMILE4 

0,WE MU/ DI/+UI% BETWE5 ! ,VI5NA CAB9ET & ! ,EMP]OR ( 
 ,AU/RIA10 SAID ,MORTEM>T4 0,! ,EMP]OR ( ,AU/RIA CAN NEV] HAVE ?\<T 
 ( SU* A ?+1 IT IS ONLY ! CAB9ET ?AT SAYS IT40 

0,AH1 MY DE> VICOMTE10 PUT 9 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 0,L',UROPE0 
 7= SOME REASON %E CALL$ IT ,UROPE AS IF ?AT W]E A SPECIALLY REF9$ ,FR5* 
 PRONUNCIATION :I* %E C\LD ALL[ H]SELF :5 CONV]S+ ) A 
 ,FR5*MAN71 0,L',UROPE NE S]A JAMAIS NOT] ALLIEE S9C]E40 "9 

 "9 0,EUROPE WILL NEV] BE \R S9C]E ALLY40 
  
  

,AFT] ?AT ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA L$ UP TO ! C\RAGE & FIRMNESS ( ! ,K+ ( 
 ,PRUSSIA1 9 ORD] TO DRAW ,BORIS 9TO ! CONV]SATION4 

,BORIS LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY TO EA* ( ! SPEAK]S1 AWAIT+ HIS TURN1 BUT 
 MANAG$ MEAN:ILE TO LOOK R\ND REPEAT$LY AT HIS NEI<BOR1 ! BEAUTIFUL 
 ,HEL5E1 :OSE EYES SEV]AL TIMES MET ?OSE ( ! H&SOME Y\NG 
 AIDE-DE-CAMP ) A SMILE4 

,SPEAK+ ( ! POSITION ( ,PRUSSIA1 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA V]Y NATURALLY ASK$ 
 ,BORIS TO TELL !M AB\T HIS J\RNEY TO ,GLOGAU & 9 :AT /ATE HE F\ND 
 ! ,PRUSSIAN >MY4 ,BORIS1 SPEAK+ ) DELIB]ATION1 TOLD !M 9 PURE1 
 CORRECT ,FR5* MANY 9T]E/+ DETAILS AB\T ! >MIES & ! C\RT1 
 C>EFULLY AB/A9+ FROM EXPRESS+ AN OP9ION ( HIS [N AB\T ! FACTS 
 HE WAS REC\NT+4 ,= SOME TIME HE 5GROSS$ ! G5]AL ATT5TION1 & 
 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA FELT ?AT ! NOVELTY %E HAD S]V$ UP WAS RECEIV$ ) 
 PLEASURE BY ALL H] VISITORS4 ,! GREATE/ ATT5TION ( ALL TO ,BORIS' 
 N>RATIVE WAS %[N BY ,HEL5E4 ,%E ASK$ HIM SEV]AL QUE/IONS AB\T HIS 
 J\RNEY & SEEM$ GREATLY 9T]E/$ 9 ! /ATE ( ! ,PRUSSIAN >MY4 
 ,AS SOON AS HE HAD F9I%$ %E TURN$ TO HIM ) H] USUAL SMILE4 

0,Y\ ABSOLUTELY MU/ COME & SEE ME10 %E SAID 9 A TONE ?AT IMPLI$ 
 ?AT1 = C]TA9 CONSID]ATIONS HE C\LD NOT KN[ (1 ?IS WAS ABSOLUTELY 
 NECESS>Y4 

0,ON ,TUESDAY BETWE5 EI<T & N9E4 ,IT WILL GIVE ME GREAT PLEASURE40 

,BORIS PROMIS$ TO FULFILL H] WI% & WAS AB\T TO BEG9 A CONV]SATION 
 ) H]1 :5 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA CALL$ HIM AWAY ON ! PRETEXT ?AT H] AUNT 
 WI%$ TO HE> HIM4 

0,Y\ KN[ H] HUSB&1 ( C\RSE80 SAID ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA1 CLOS+ H] EYES 
 & 9DICAT+ ,HEL5E ) A SORR[FUL GE/URE4 0,AH1 %E IS SU* AN 
 UN=TUNATE & *>M+ WOMAN6 ,DON'T M5TION HIM BE=E H]--PLEASE 
 DON'T6 ,IT IS TOO PA9FUL = H]60 

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