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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NEXT DAY1 BY ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA'S ADVICE1 ,C\NT ,RO/OV TOOK ,NATA%A TO CALL 
 ON ,PR9CE ,NI*OLAS ,BOLKONSKI4 ,! C\NT DID NOT SET \T *E]FULLY ON ?IS 
 VISIT1 AT HE>T HE FELT AFRAID4 ,HE WELL REMEMB]$ ! LA/ 9T]VIEW HE 
 HAD HAD ) ! OLD PR9CE AT ! TIME ( ! 5ROLLM5T1 :5 9 REPLY 
 TO AN 9VITATION TO D9N] HE HAD HAD TO LI/5 TO AN ANGRY REPRIM& = 
 NOT HAV+ PROVID$ HIS FULL QUOTA ( M54 ,NATA%A1 ON ! O!R H&1 
 HAV+ PUT ON H] BE/ G[N1 WAS 9 ! HI<E/ SPIRITS4 0,!Y CAN'T HELP 
 LIK+ ME10 %E ?\<T4 0,EV]YBODY ALWAYS HAS LIK$ ME1 & ,I AM SO 
 WILL+ TO DO ANY?+ !Y WI%1 SO READY TO BE FOND ( HIM--= 
 BE+ HIS FA!R--& ( H]--= BE+ HIS SI/]--?AT 
 !RE IS NO REASON = !M NOT TO LIKE ME44440 

,!Y DROVE UP TO ! GLOOMY OLD H\SE ON ! ,VOZDVIZH5KA & 5T]$ ! 
 VE/IBULE4 

0,WELL1 ! ,LORD HAVE M]CY ON US60 SAID ! C\NT1 HALF 9 JE/1 HALF 9 
 E>NE/2 BUT ,NATA%A NOTIC$ ?AT H] FA!R WAS FLURRI$ ON 5T]+ ! 
 ANT]OOM & 9QUIR$ TIMIDLY & S(TLY :E!R ! PR9CE & PR9CESS 
 W]E AT HOME4 

,:5 !Y HAD BE5 ANN\NC$ A P]TURBATION WAS NOTICEABLE AMONG ! 
 S]VANTS4 ,! FOOTMAN :O HAD GONE TO ANN\NCE !M WAS /OPP$ BY ANO!R 
 9 ! L>GE HALL & !Y :ISP]$ TO ONE ANO!R4 ,!N A MAIDS]VANT 
 RAN 9TO ! HALL & HURRI$LY SAID SOME?+1 M5TION+ ! PR9CESS4 
 ,AT LA/ AN OLD1 CROSS LOOK+ FOOTMAN CAME & ANN\NC$ TO ! ,RO/OVS 
 ?AT ! PR9CE WAS NOT RECEIV+1 BUT ?AT ! PR9CESS BEGG$ !M TO 
 WALK UP4 ,! FIR/ P]SON :O CAME TO MEET ! VISITORS WAS ,MADEMOISELLE 
 ,B\RI5NE4 ,%E GREET$ ! FA!R & DAU<T] ) SPECIAL POLIT5ESS & 
 %[$ !M TO ! PR9CESS' ROOM4 ,! PR9CESS1 LOOK+ EXCIT$ & 
 N]V\S1 H] FACE FLU%$ 9 PAT*ES1 RAN 9 TO MEET ! VISITORS1 
 TREAD+ HEAVILY1 & VA9LY TRY+ TO APPE> CORDIAL & AT EASE4 ,FROM 
 ! FIR/ GLANCE ,PR9CESS ,M>Y DID NOT LIKE ,NATA%A4 ,%E ?\<T H] TOO 
 FA%IONABLY DRESS$1 FRIVOL\SLY GAY & VA94 ,%E DID NOT AT ALL REALIZE 
 ?AT BE=E HAV+ SE5 H] FUTURE SI/]-9-LAW %E WAS PREJUDIC$ 
 AGA9/ H] BY 9VOLUNT>Y 5VY ( H] BEAUTY1 Y\?1 & HAPP9ESS1 AS 
 WELL AS BY JEAL\SY ( H] BRO!R'S LOVE = H]4 ,AP>T FROM ?IS 
 9SUP]ABLE ANTIPA?Y TO H]1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y WAS AGITAT$ JU/ !N BECAUSE 
 ON ! ,RO/OVS' BE+ ANN\NC$1 ! OLD PR9CE HAD %\T$ ?AT HE DID 
 NOT WI% TO SEE !M1 ?AT ,PR9CESS ,M>Y MI<T DO SO IF %E *OSE1 BUT 
 !Y W]E NOT TO BE ADMITT$ TO HIM4 ,%E HAD DECID$ TO RECEIVE !M1 BUT 
 FE>$ LE/ ! PR9CE MI<T AT ANY MOM5T 9DULGE 9 SOME FREAK1 AS HE 
 SEEM$ MU* UPSET BY ! ,RO/OVS' VISIT4 

0,!RE1 MY DE> PR9CESS1 ,I'VE BR\<T Y\ MY SONG/RESS10 SAID ! C\NT1 
 B[+ & LOOK+ R\ND UNEASILY AS IF AFRAID ! OLD PR9CE MI<T 
 APPE>4 0,I AM SO GLAD Y\ %\LD GET TO KN[ ONE ANO!R444 V]Y SORRY ! 
 PR9CE IS /ILL AIL+10 & AFT] A FEW MORE COMMONPLACE REM>KS HE ROSE4 
 0,IF Y\'LL ALL[ ME TO LEAVE MY ,NATA%A 9 Y\R H&S = A QU>T] ( AN 
 H\R1 ,PR9CESS1 ,I'LL DRIVE R\ND TO SEE ,ANNA ,SEM5OVNA1 IT'S QUITE NE> 9 
 ! ,DOGS' ,SQU>E1 & !N ,I'LL COME BACK = H]40 

,! C\NT HAD DEVIS$ ?IS DIPLOMATIC RUSE 7AS HE AFT]W>DS TOLD HIS 
 DAU<T]7 TO GIVE ! FUTURE SI/]S-9-LAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO ONE 
 ANO!R FREELY1 BUT ANO!R MOTIVE WAS TO AVOID ! DANG] ( 5C\NT]+ 
 ! OLD PR9CE1 ( :OM HE WAS AFRAID4 ,HE DID NOT M5TION ?IS TO HIS 
 DAU<T]1 BUT ,NATA%A NOTIC$ H] FA!R'S N]V\SNESS & ANXIETY & 
 FELT MORTIFI$ BY IT4 ,%E BLU%$ = HIM1 GREW /ILL ANGRI] AT HAV+ 
 BLU%$1 & LOOK$ AT ! PR9CESS ) A BOLD & DEFIANT EXPRESSION 
 :I* SAID ?AT %E WAS NOT AFRAID ( ANYBODY4 ,! PR9CESS TOLD ! C\NT 
 ?AT %E W\LD BE DELI<T$1 & ONLY BEGG$ HIM TO /AY LONG] AT ,ANNA 
 ,SEM5OVNA'S1 & HE DEP>T$4 

,DESPITE ! UNEASY GLANCES ?R[N AT H] BY ,PR9CESS ,M>Y--:O WI%$ 
 TO HAVE A TETE-A-TETE ) ,NATA%A--,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE REMA9$ 
 9 ! ROOM & P]SI/5TLY TALK$ AB\T ,MOSC[ AMUSEM5TS & !AT]S4 
 ,NATA%A FELT (F5D$ BY ! HESITATION %E HAD NOTIC$ 9 ! ANT]OOM1 
 BY H] FA!R'S N]V\SNESS1 & BY ! UNNATURAL MANN] ( ! PR9CESS 
 :O--%E ?\<T--WAS MAK+ A FAVOR ( RECEIV+ H]1 & SO 
 EV]Y?+ DISPLEAS$ H]4 ,%E DID NOT LIKE ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 :OM %E 
 ?\<T V]Y PLA91 AFFECT$1 & DRY4 ,NATA%A SUDD5LY %RANK 9TO 
 H]SELF & 9VOLUNT>ILY ASSUM$ AN (FH& AIR :I* ALI5AT$ ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y /ILL MORE4 ,AFT] FIVE M9UTES ( IRKSOME1 CON/RA9$ CONV]SATION1 
 !Y HE>D ! S\ND ( SLIPP]$ FEET RAPIDLY APPROA*+4 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y 
 LOOK$ FRI<T5$4 

,! DOOR OP5$ & ! OLD PR9CE1 9 A DRESS+ G[N & A :ITE 
 NI<TCAP1 CAME 94 

0,AH1 MADAM60 HE BEGAN4 0,MADAM1 ,C\NTESS444 ,C\NTESS ,RO/OVA1 
 IF ,I AM NOT MI/AK5444 ,I BEG Y\ TO EXCUSE ME1 TO EXCUSE ME444 ,I DID NOT KN[1 
 MADAM4 ,GOD IS MY WITNESS1 ,I DID NOT KN[ Y\ HAD HONOR$ US ) A VISIT1 & ,I 
 CAME 9 SU* A CO/UME ONLY TO SEE MY DAU<T]4 ,I BEG Y\ TO EXCUSE ME444 
 ,GOD IS MY WITNESS1 ,I DIDN'T KN[--0 HE REPEAT$1 /RESS+ ! 
 WORD 0,GOD0 SO UNNATURALLY & SO UNPLEASANTLY ?AT ,PR9CESS ,M>Y 
 /OOD ) D[NCA/ EYES NOT D>+ TO LOOK EI!R AT H] FA!R OR AT ,NATA%A4 

,NOR DID ! LATT]1 HAV+ RIS5 & CURTSI$1 KN[ :AT TO DO4 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE ALONE SMIL$ AGREEABLY4 

0,I BEG Y\ TO EXCUSE ME1 EXCUSE ME6 ,GOD IS MY WITNESS1 ,I DID NOT KN[10 
 MUTT]$ ! OLD MAN1 & AFT] LOOK+ ,NATA%A OV] FROM HEAD TO FOOT HE 
 W5T \T4 

,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE WAS ! FIR/ TO RECOV] H]SELF AFT] ?IS 
 APP>ITION & BEGAN SPEAK+ AB\T ! PR9CE'S 9DISPOSITION4 ,NATA%A 
 & ,PR9CESS ,M>Y LOOK$ AT ONE ANO!R 9 SIL5CE1 & ! LONG] !Y 
 DID SO )\T SAY+ :AT !Y WANT$ TO SAY1 ! GREAT] GREW !IR 
 ANTIPA?Y TO ONE ANO!R4 

,:5 ! C\NT RETURN$1 ,NATA%A WAS IMPOLITELY PLEAS$ & HA/5$ TO 
 GET AWAY3 AT ?AT MOM5T %E HAT$ ! /IFF1 ELD]LY PR9CESS1 :O C\LD 
 PLACE H] 9 SU* AN EMB>RASS+ POSITION & HAD SP5T HALF AN H\R ) 
 H] )\T ONCE M5TION+ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,I C\LDN'T BEG9 TALK+ AB\T 
 HIM 9 ! PRES5CE ( ?AT ,FR5*WOMAN10 ?\<T ,NATA%A4 ,! SAME 
 ?\<T WAS MEAN:ILE TORM5T+ ,PR9CESS ,M>Y4 ,%E KNEW :AT %E \<T TO 
 HAVE SAID TO ,NATA%A1 BUT %E HAD BE5 UNABLE TO SAY IT BECAUSE 
 ,MADEMOISELLE ,B\RI5NE WAS 9 ! WAY1 & BECAUSE1 )\T KN[+ :Y1 
 %E FELT IT V]Y DIFFICULT TO SPEAK ( ! M>RIAGE4 ,:5 ! C\NT WAS 
 ALREADY LEAV+ ! ROOM1 ,PR9CESS ,M>Y W5T UP HURRI$LY TO ,NATA%A1 TOOK 
 H] BY ! H&1 & SAID ) A DEEP SI<3 

0,WAIT1 ,I MU/4440 

,NATA%A GLANC$ AT H] IRONICALLY )\T KN[+ :Y4 

0,DE> ,NATALIE10 SAID ,PR9CESS ,M>Y1 0,I WANT Y\ TO KN[ ?AT ,I AM GLAD MY 
 BRO!R HAS F\ND HAPP9ESS44440 

,%E PAUS$1 FEEL+ ?AT %E WAS NOT TELL+ ! TRU?4 ,NATA%A NOTIC$ 
 ?IS & GUESS$ ITS REASON4 

0,I ?9K1 ,PR9CESS1 IT IS NOT CONV5I5T TO SPEAK ( ?AT N[10 %E SAID 
 ) EXT]NAL DIGNITY & COLDNESS1 ?\< %E FELT ! TE>S *OK+ H]4 

0,:AT HAVE ,I SAID & :AT HAVE ,I DONE80 ?\<T %E1 AS SOON AS %E WAS 
 \T ( ! ROOM4 

,!Y WAIT$ A LONG TIME = ,NATA%A TO COME TO D9N] ?AT DAY4 ,%E SAT 9 
 H] ROOM CRY+ LIKE A *ILD1 BL[+ H] NOSE & SOBB+4 ,SONYA /OOD 
 BESIDE H]1 KISS+ H] HAIR4 

0,NATA%A1 :AT IS IT AB\T80 %E ASK$4 0,:AT DO !Y MATT] TO Y\8 ,IT 
 WILL ALL PASS1 ,NATA%A40 

0,BUT IF Y\ ONLY KNEW H[ (F5SIVE IT WAS444 AS IF ,I4440 

0,DON'T TALK AB\T IT1 ,NATA%A4 ,IT WASN'T Y\R FAULT SO :Y %\LD Y\ 
 M9D8 ,KISS ME10 SAID ,SONYA4 

,NATA%A RAIS$ H] HEAD &1 KISS+ H] FRI5D ON ! LIPS1 PRESS$ H] 
 WET FACE AGA9/ H]4 

0,I CAN'T TELL Y\1 ,I DON'T KN[4 ,NO ONE'S TO BLAME10 SAID ,NATA%A--0,IT'S 
 MY FAULT4 ,BUT IT ALL HURTS T]RIBLY4 ,OH1 :Y DOESN'T HE COME84440 

,%E CAME 9 TO D9N] ) R$ EYES4 ,M>YA ,DMITRIEVNA1 :O KNEW H[ ! 
 PR9CE HAD RECEIV$ ! ,RO/OVS1 PRET5D$ NOT TO NOTICE H[ UPSET ,NATA%A 
 WAS & JE/$ RESOLUTELY & L\DLY AT TABLE ) ! C\NT & ! O!R 
 GUE/S4 

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