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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PI]RE DROVE TO ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA'S TO TELL H] ( ! FULFILLM5T ( H] 
 WI% ?AT ,KURAG9 %\LD BE BANI%$ FROM ,MOSC[4 ,! :OLE H\SE WAS 9 A 
 /ATE ( AL>M & COMMOTION4 ,NATA%A WAS V]Y ILL1 HAV+1 AS ,M>YA 
 ,DMITRIEVNA TOLD HIM 9 SECRET1 POISON$ H]SELF ! NI<T AFT] %E HAD 
 BE5 TOLD ?AT ,ANATOLE WAS M>RI$1 ) SOME >S5IC %E HAD /EAL?ILY 
 PROCUR$4 ,AFT] SWALL[+ A LITTLE %E HAD BE5 SO FRI<T5$ ?AT %E 
 WOKE ,SONYA & TOLD H] :AT %E HAD DONE4 ,! NECESS>Y ANTIDOTES HAD 
 BE5 ADM9I/]$ 9 TIME & %E WAS N[ \T ( DANG]1 ?\< /ILL SO 
 WEAK ?AT IT WAS \T ( ! QUE/ION TO MOVE H] TO ! C\NTRY1 & SO 
 ! C\NTESS HAD BE5 S5T =4 ,PI]RE SAW ! DI/RACT$ C\NT1 & 
 ,SONYA1 :O HAD A TE>-/A9$ FACE1 BUT HE C\LD NOT SEE ,NATA%A4 

,PI]RE D9$ AT ! CLUB ?AT DAY & HE>D ON ALL SIDES GOSSIP AB\T ! 
 ATTEMPT$ ABDUCTION ( ,RO/OVA4 ,HE RESOLUTELY D5I$ !SE RUMORS1 
 ASSUR+ EV]YONE ?AT NO?+ HAD HAPP5$ EXCEPT ?AT HIS BRO!R-9-LAW 
 HAD PROPOS$ TO H] & BE5 REFUS$4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ,PI]RE ?AT IT WAS HIS 
 DUTY TO CONCEAL ! :OLE AFFAIR & REE/ABLI% ,NATA%A'S REPUTATION4 

,HE WAS AWAIT+ ,PR9CE ,&REW'S RETURN ) DREAD & W5T EV]Y DAY TO 
 ! OLD PR9CE'S = NEWS ( HIM4 

,OLD ,PR9CE ,BOLKONSKI HE>D ALL ! RUMORS CURR5T 9 ! T[N FROM 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE & HAD READ ! NOTE TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y 9 :I* 
 ,NATA%A HAD BROK5 (F H] 5GAGEM5T4 ,HE SEEM$ 9 BETT] SPIRITS ?AN 
 USUAL & AWAIT$ HIS SON ) GREAT IMPATI5CE4 

,SOME DAYS AFT] ,ANATOLE'S DEP>TURE ,PI]RE RECEIV$ A NOTE FROM ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW1 9=M+ HIM ( HIS >RIVAL & ASK+ HIM TO COME TO SEE HIM4 

,AS SOON AS HE REA*$ ,MOSC[1 ,PR9CE ,&REW HAD RECEIV$ FROM HIS FA!R 
 ,NATA%A'S NOTE TO ,PR9CESS ,M>Y BREAK+ (F H] 5GAGEM5T 7,MADEMOISELLE 
 ,B\RI5NE HAD PURLO9$ IT FROM ,PR9CESS ,M>Y & GIV5 IT TO ! OLD 
 PR9CE71 & HE HE>D FROM HIM ! /ORY ( ,NATA%A'S ELOPEM5T1 ) 
 ADDITIONS4 

,PR9CE ,&REW HAD >RIV$ 9 ! EV5+ & ,PI]RE CAME TO SEE HIM NEXT 
 MORN+4 ,PI]RE EXPECT$ TO F9D ,PR9CE ,&REW 9 ALMO/ ! SAME /ATE AS 
 ,NATA%A & WAS !RE=E SURPRIS$ ON 5T]+ ! DRAW+ ROOM TO HE> 
 HIM 9 ! /UDY TALK+ 9 A L\D ANIMAT$ VOICE AB\T SOME 9TRIGUE 
 GO+ ON 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,! OLD PR9CE'S VOICE & ANO!R N[ & !N 
 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y CAME \T TO MEET ,PI]RE4 ,%E SI<$1 
 LOOK+ T[>D ! DOOR ( ! ROOM :]E ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS1 EVID5TLY 
 9T5D+ TO EXPRESS H] SYMPA?Y ) HIS SORR[1 BUT ,PI]RE SAW BY H] 
 FACE ?AT %E WAS GLAD BO? AT :AT HAD HAPP5$ & AT ! WAY H] 
 BRO!R HAD TAK5 ! NEWS ( ,NATA%A'S FAI?LESSNESS4 

0,HE SAYS HE EXPECT$ IT10 %E REM>K$4 0,I KN[ HIS PRIDE WILL NOT LET HIM 
 EXPRESS HIS FEEL+S1 BUT /ILL HE HAS TAK5 IT BETT]1 F> BETT]1 ?AN ,I 
 EXPECT$4 ,EVID5TLY IT HAD TO BE44440 

0,BUT IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT ALL IS REALLY 5D$80 ASK$ ,PI]RE4 

,PR9CESS ,M>Y LOOK$ AT HIM ) A/ONI%M5T4 ,%E DID NOT UND]/& H[ 
 HE C\LD ASK SU* A QUE/ION4 ,PI]RE W5T 9TO ! /UDY4 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 
 GREATLY *ANG$ & PLA9LY 9 BETT] HEAL?1 BUT ) A FRE% HORIZONTAL 
 WR9KLE BETWE5 HIS BR[S1 /OOD 9 CIVILIAN DRESS FAC+ HIS FA!R & 
 ,PR9CE ,ME%*]SKI1 W>MLY DISPUT+ & VIGOR\SLY GE/ICULAT+4 ,! 
 CONV]SATION WAS AB\T ,SP]ANSKI--! NEWS ( :OSE SUDD5 EXILE & 
 ALLEG$ TREA*]Y HAD JU/ REA*$ ,MOSC[4 

0,N[ HE IS C5SUR$ & ACCUS$ BY ALL :O W]E 5?USIA/IC AB\T HIM A 
 MON? AGO10 ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS SAY+1 0& BY ?OSE :O W]E UNABLE TO 
 UND]/& HIS AIMS4 ,TO JUDGE A MAN :O IS 9 DISFAVOR & TO ?R[ ON HIM 
 ALL ! BLAME ( O!R M5'S MI/AKES IS V]Y EASY1 BUT ,I MA9TA9 ?AT IF 
 ANY?+ GOOD HAS BE5 ACCOMPLI%$ 9 ?IS REIGN IT WAS DONE BY HIM1 BY 
 HIM ALONE40 

,HE PAUS$ AT ! SI<T ( ,PI]RE4 ,HIS FACE QUIV]$ & IMM$IATELY 
 ASSUM$ A V9DICTIVE EXPRESSION4 

0,PO/]ITY WILL DO HIM JU/ICE10 HE CONCLUD$1 & AT ONCE TURN$ TO 
 ,PI]RE4 

0,WELL1 H[ >E Y\8 ,/ILL GETT+ /\T]80 HE SAID ) ANIMATION1 BUT 
 ! NEW WR9KLE ON HIS =EHEAD DEEP5$4 0,YES1 ,I AM WELL10 HE SAID 9 
 ANSW] TO ,PI]RE'S QUE/ION1 & SMIL$4 

,TO ,PI]RE ?AT SMILE SAID PLA9LY3 0,I AM WELL1 BUT MY HEAL? IS N[ ( NO 
 USE TO ANYONE40 

,AFT] A FEW WORDS TO ,PI]RE AB\T ! AWFUL ROADS FROM ! ,POLI% 
 FRONTI]1 AB\T PEOPLE HE HAD MET 9 ,SWITZ]L& :O KNEW ,PI]RE1 & 
 AB\T ,M4 ,DESSALLES1 :OM HE HAD BR\<T FROM ABROAD TO BE HIS SON'S TUTOR1 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW AGA9 JO9$ W>MLY 9 ! CONV]SATION AB\T ,SP]ANSKI 
 :I* WAS /ILL GO+ ON BETWE5 ! TWO OLD M54 

0,IF !RE W]E TREASON1 OR PRO(S ( SECRET RELATIONS ) ,NAPOLEON1 !Y 
 W\LD HAVE BE5 MADE PUBLIC10 HE SAID ) W>M? & HA/E4 0,I DO NOT1 
 & NEV] DID1 LIKE ,SP]ANSKI P]SONALLY1 BUT ,I LIKE JU/ICE60 

,PI]RE N[ RECOGNIZ$ 9 HIS FRI5D A NE$ ) :I* HE WAS ONLY TOO 
 FAMILI>1 TO GET EXCIT$ & TO HAVE >GUM5TS AB\T EXTRANE\S MATT]S 9 
 ORD] TO /IFLE ?\<TS ?AT W]E TOO OPPRESSIVE & TOO 9TIMATE4 ,:5 
 ,PR9CE ,ME%*]SKI HAD LEFT1 ,PR9CE ,&REW TOOK ,PI]RE'S >M & ASK$ HIM 
 9TO ! ROOM ?AT HAD BE5 ASSIGN$ HIM4 ,A B$ HAD BE5 MADE UP !RE1 
 & SOME OP5 PORTMANTEAUS & TRUNKS /OOD AB\T4 ,PR9CE ,&REW W5T TO 
 ONE & TOOK \T A SMALL CASKET1 FROM :I* HE DREW A PACKET WRAPP$ 9 
 PAP]4 ,HE DID IT ALL SIL5TLY & V]Y QUICKLY4 ,HE /OOD UP & C\<$4 
 ,HIS FACE WAS GLOOMY & HIS LIPS COMPRESS$4 

0,=GIVE ME = TR\BL+ Y\44440 

,PI]RE SAW ?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS GO+ TO SPEAK ( ,NATA%A1 & HIS BROAD 
 FACE EXPRESS$ PITY & SYMPA?Y4 ,?IS EXPRESSION IRRITAT$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 
 & 9 A DET]M9$1 R++1 & UNPLEASANT TONE HE CONT9U$3 

0,I HAVE RECEIV$ A REFUSAL FROM ,C\NTESS ,RO/OVA & HAVE HE>D REPORTS ( 
 Y\R BRO!R-9-LAW HAV+ S\<T H] H&1 OR SOME?+ ( ?AT K9D4 ,IS 
 ?AT TRUE80 

0,BO? TRUE & UNTRUE10 ,PI]RE BEGAN2 BUT ,PR9CE ,&REW 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

0,H]E >E H] LETT]S & H] PORTRAIT10 SAID HE4 

,HE TOOK ! PACKET FROM ! TABLE & H&$ IT TO ,PI]RE4 

0,GIVE ?IS TO ! C\NTESS444 IF Y\ SEE H]40 

0,%E IS V]Y ILL10 SAID ,PI]RE4 

0,!N %E IS H]E /ILL80 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,& ,PR9CE ,KURAG980 HE 
 ADD$ QUICKLY4 

0,HE LEFT LONG AGO4 ,%E HAS BE5 AT DEA?'S DOOR40 

0,I MU* REGRET H] ILLNESS10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW2 & HE SMIL$ LIKE HIS 
 FA!R1 COLDLY1 MALICI\SLY1 & UNPLEASANTLY4 

0,SO ,MONSIEUR ,KURAG9 HAS NOT HONOR$ ,C\NTESS ,RO/OVA ) HIS H&80 SAID 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 & HE SNORT$ SEV]AL TIMES4 

0,HE C\LD NOT M>RY1 = HE WAS M>RI$ ALREADY10 SAID ,PI]RE4 

,PR9CE ,&REW LAU<$ DISAGREEABLY1 AGA9 REM9D+ ONE ( HIS FA!R4 

0,& :]E IS Y\R BRO!R-9-LAW N[1 IF ,I MAY ASK80 HE SAID4 

0,HE HAS GONE TO ,PET]S444 ,BUT ,I DON'T KN[10 SAID ,PI]RE4 

0,WELL1 IT DOESN'T MATT]10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,TELL ,C\NTESS ,RO/OVA ?AT 
 %E WAS & IS P]FECTLY FREE & ?AT ,I WI% H] ALL ?AT IS GOOD40 

,PI]RE TOOK ! PACKET4 ,PR9CE ,&REW1 AS IF TRY+ TO REMEMB] :E!R HE 
 HAD SOME?+ MORE TO SAY1 OR WAIT+ TO SEE IF ,PI]RE W\LD SAY ANY?+1 
 LOOK$ FIX$LY AT HIM4 

0,I SAY1 DO Y\ REMEMB] \R DISCUSSION 9 ,PET]SBURG80 ASK$ ,PI]RE1 
 0AB\T4440 

0,YES10 RETURN$ ,PR9CE ,&REW HA/ILY4 0,I SAID ?AT A FALL5 WOMAN %\LD 
 BE =GIV51 BUT ,I DIDN'T SAY ,I C\LD =GIVE H]4 ,I CAN'T40 

0,BUT CAN ?IS BE COMP>$44480 SAID ,PI]RE4 

,PR9CE ,&REW 9T]RUPT$ HIM & CRI$ %>PLY3 0,YES1 ASK H] H& AGA91 
 BE MAGNANIM\S1 & SO ON8444 ,YES1 ?AT W\LD BE V]Y NOBLE1 BUT ,I AM 
 UNABLE TO FOLL[ 9 ?AT G5TLEMAN'S FOOT/EPS4 ,IF Y\ WI% TO BE MY 
 FRI5D NEV] SPEAK TO ME ( ?AT444 ( ALL ?AT6 ,WELL1 GOOD-BY4 ,SO Y\'LL 
 GIVE H] ! PACKET80 

,PI]RE LEFT ! ROOM & W5T TO ! OLD PR9CE & ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 

,! OLD MAN SEEM$ LIVELI] ?AN USUAL4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y WAS ! SAME AS 
 ALWAYS1 BUT B5EA? H] SYMPA?Y = H] BRO!R1 ,PI]RE NOTIC$ H] 
 SATISFACTION ?AT ! 5GAGEM5T HAD BE5 BROK5 (F4 ,LOOK+ AT !M 
 ,PI]RE REALIZ$ :AT CONTEMPT & ANIMOSITY !Y ALL FELT = ! ,RO/OVS1 
 & ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE 9 !IR PRES5CE EV5 TO M5TION ! NAME ( 
 H] :O C\LD GIVE UP ,PR9CE ,&REW = ANYONE ELSE4 

,AT D9N] ! TALK TURN$ ON ! W>1 ! APPROA* ( :I* WAS BECOM+ 
 EVID5T4 ,PR9CE ,&REW TALK$ 9CESSANTLY1 >GU+ N[ ) HIS FA!R1 
 N[ ) ! ,SWISS TUTOR ,DESSALLES1 & %[+ AN UNNATURAL ANIMATION1 
 ! CAUSE ( :I* ,PI]RE SO WELL UND]/OOD4 

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