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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,! CROQUET P>TY TO :I* ! ,PR9CESS ,TV]SKAYA HAD 9VIT$ 
,ANNA WAS TO CONSI/ ( TWO LADIES & !IR ADOR]S4 ,!SE TWO 
LADIES W]E ! *IEF REPRES5TATIVES ( A SELECT NEW ,PET]SBURG 
CIRCLE1 NICKNAM$1 9 IMITATION ( SOME IMITATION1 LES SEPT 
M]VEILLES DU MONDE4 ,!SE LADIES BELONG$ TO A CIRCLE :I*1 
?\< ( ! HI<E/ SOCIETY1 WAS UTT]LY HO/ILE TO ?AT 9 
:I* ,ANNA MOV$4 ,MOREOV]1 ,/REMOV1 ONE ( ! MO/ 9FLU5TIAL 
PEOPLE 9 ,PET]SBURG1 & ! ELD]LY ADMIR] ( ,LIZA ,M]KALOVA1 
WAS ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S 5EMY 9 ! POLITICAL WORLD4 ,FROM 
ALL !SE CONSID]ATIONS ,ANNA HAD NOT MEANT TO GO1 & ! H9TS 
9 ,PR9CESS ,TV]SKAYA'S NOTE REF]R$ TO H] REFUSAL4 ,BUT N[ 
,ANNA WAS EAG] TO GO1 9 ! HOPE ( SEE+ ,VRONSKY4 

,ANNA >RIV$ AT ,PR9CESS ,TV]SKAYA'S E>LI] ?AN ! O!R 
GUE/S4 

,AT ! SAME MOM5T AS %E 5T]$1 ,VRONSKY'S FOOTMAN1 ) 
SIDE-:ISK]S COMB$ \T LIKE A ,KAMM]JUNK]1 W5T 9 TOO4 
,HE /OPP$ AT ! DOOR1 &1 TAK+ (F HIS CAP1 LET H] PASS4 
,ANNA RECOGNIZ$ HIM1 & ONLY !N RECALL$ ?AT ,VRONSKY HAD 
TOLD H] ! DAY BE=E ?AT HE W\LD NOT COME4 ,MO/ LIKELY 
HE WAS S5D+ A NOTE TO SAY SO4 

,AS %E TOOK (F H] \T] G>M5T 9 ! HALL1 %E HE>D ! 
FOOTMAN1 PRON\NC+ HIS 0R'S0 EV5 LIKE A ,KAMM]JUNK]1 SAY1 
0,FROM ! C\NT = ! PR9CESS10 & H& ! NOTE4 

,%E LONG$ TO QUE/ION HIM AS TO :]E HIS MA/] WAS4 ,%E 
LONG$ TO TURN BACK & S5D HIM A LETT] TO COME & SEE H]1 OR 
TO GO H]SELF TO SEE HIM4 ,BUT NEI!R ! FIR/ NOR ! SECOND 
NOR ! ?IRD C\RSE WAS POSSIBLE4 ,ALREADY %E HE>D BELLS 
R++ TO ANN\NCE H] >RIVAL AHEAD ( H]1 & ,PR9CESS 
,TV]SKAYA'S FOOTMAN WAS /&+ AT ! OP5 DOOR WAIT+ = H] 
TO GO =W>D 9TO ! 9N] ROOMS4 

0,! PR9CESS IS 9 ! G>D52 !Y WILL 9=M H] IMM$IATELY4 
,W\LD Y\ BE PLEAS$ TO WALK 9TO ! G>D580 ANN\NC$ ANO!R 
FOOTMAN 9 ANO!R ROOM4 

,! POSITION ( UNC]TA9TY1 ( 9DECISION1 WAS /ILL ! SAME AS 
AT HOME--WORSE1 9 FACT1 S9CE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE ANY 
/EP1 IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ,VRONSKY1 & %E HAD TO REMA9 H]E AMONG 
\TSID]S1 9 COMPANY SO UNCONG5IAL TO H] PRES5T MOOD4 ,BUT 
%E WAS WE>+ A DRESS ?AT %E KNEW SUIT$ H]4 ,%E WAS NOT 
ALONE2 ALL >\ND WAS ?AT LUXURI\S SETT+ ( IDL5ESS ?AT %E 
WAS US$ TO1 & %E FELT LESS WRET*$ ?AN AT HOME4 ,%E WAS 
NOT =C$ TO ?9K :AT %E WAS TO DO4 ,EV]Y?+ W\LD BE DONE 
( ITSELF4 ,ON MEET+ ,BETSY COM+ T[>DS H] 9 A :ITE G[N 
?AT /RUCK H] BY ITS ELEGANCE1 ,ANNA SMIL$ AT H] JU/ AS %E 
ALWAYS DID4 ,PR9CESS ,TV]SKAYA WAS WALK+ ) ,TU%KEVIT* & 
A Y\NG LADY1 A RELATION1 :O1 TO ! GREAT JOY ( H] P>5TS 9 
! PROV9CES1 WAS SP5D+ ! SUMM] ) ! FA%IONABLE 
PR9CESS4 

,!RE WAS PROBABLY SOME?+ UNUSUAL AB\T ,ANNA1 = ,BETSY 
NOTIC$ IT AT ONCE4 

0,I SLEPT BADLY10 ANSW]$ ,ANNA1 LOOK+ 9T5TLY AT ! FOOTMAN 
:O CAME TO MEET !M1 &1 AS %E SUPPOS$1 BR\<T ,VRONSKY'S 
NOTE4 

0,H[ GLAD ,I AM Y\'VE COME60 SAID ,BETSY4 0,I'M TIR$1 & WAS 
JU/ LONG+ TO HAVE SOME TEA BE=E !Y COME4 ,Y\ MI<T GO0--%E 
TURN$ TO ,TU%KEVIT*--0) ,MA%A1 & TRY ! CROQUET GR\ND OV] 
!RE :]E !Y'VE BE5 CUTT+ IT4 ,WE %ALL HAVE TIME TO TALK A 
LITTLE OV] TEA2 WE'LL HAVE A COZY *AT1 EH80 %E SAID 9 ,5GLI% TO 
,ANNA1 ) A SMILE1 PRESS+ ! H& ) :I* %E HELD A P>ASOL4 

0,YES1 ESPECIALLY AS ,I CAN'T /AY V]Y LONG ) Y\4 ,I'M =C$ 
TO GO ON TO OLD ,MADAME ,VR$E4 ,I'VE BE5 PROMIS+ TO GO = A 
C5TURY10 SAID ,ANNA1 TO :OM LY+1 ALI5 AS IT WAS TO H] 
NATURE1 HAD BECOME NOT M]ELY SIMPLE & NATURAL 9 SOCIETY1 BUT 
A POSITIVE S\RCE ( SATISFACTION4 ,:Y %E SAID ?IS1 :I* %E 
HAD NOT ?\<T ( A SECOND BE=E1 %E C\LD NOT HAVE EXPLA9$4 
,%E HAD SAID IT SIMPLY FROM ! REFLECTION ?AT AS ,VRONSKY W\LD 
NOT BE H]E1 %E HAD BETT] SECURE H] [N FRE$OM1 & TRY TO 
SEE HIM SOMEH[4 ,BUT :Y %E HAD SPOK5 ( OLD ,MADAME ,VR$E1 
:OM %E HAD TO GO & SEE1 AS %E HAD TO SEE MANY O!R PEOPLE1 
%E C\LD NOT HAVE EXPLA9$2 & YET1 AS IT AFT]W>DS TURN$ 
\T1 HAD %E CONTRIV$ ! MO/ CUNN+ DEVICES TO MEET ,VRONSKY1 
%E C\LD HAVE ?\<T ( NO?+ BETT]4 

0,NO4 ,I'M NOT GO+ TO LET Y\ GO = ANY?+10 ANSW]$ ,BETSY1 
LOOK+ 9T5TLY 9TO ,ANNA'S FACE4 0,REALLY1 IF ,I W]E NOT FOND 
( Y\1 ,I %\LD FEEL (F5D$4 ,ONE W\LD ?9K Y\ W]E AFRAID 
MY SOCIETY W\LD COMPROMISE Y\4 ,TEA 9 ! LITTLE D9+ ROOM1 
PLEASE10 %E SAID1 HALF CLOS+ H] EYES1 AS %E ALWAYS DID :5 
ADDRESS+ ! FOOTMAN4 

,TAK+ ! NOTE FROM HIM1 %E READ IT4 

0,ALEXEY'S PLAY+ US FALSE10 %E SAID 9 ,FR5*2 0HE WRITES ?AT 
HE CAN'T COME10 %E ADD$ 9 A TONE AS SIMPLE & NATURAL AS 
?\< IT C\LD NEV] 5T] H] HEAD ?AT ,VRONSKY C\LD MEAN 
ANY?+ MORE TO ,ANNA ?AN A GAME ( CROQUET4 ,ANNA KNEW ?AT 
,BETSY KNEW EV]Y?+1 BUT1 HE>+ H[ %E SPOKE ( ,VRONSKY 
BE=E H]1 %E ALMO/ FELT P]SUAD$ = A M9UTE ?AT %E KNEW 
NO?+4 

0,AH60 SAID ,ANNA 9DIFF]5TLY1 AS ?\< NOT GREATLY 9T]E/$ 
9 ! MATT]1 & %E W5T ON SMIL+3 0,H[ CAN Y\ OR Y\R 
FRI5DS COMPROMISE ANYONE80 

,?IS PLAY+ ) WORDS1 ?IS HID+ ( A SECRET1 HAD A GREAT 
FASC9ATION = ,ANNA1 AS1 9DE$1 IT HAS = ALL WOM54 ,& IT 
WAS NOT ! NECESSITY ( CONCEALM5T1 NOT ! AIM ) :I* ! 
CONCEALM5T WAS CONTRIV$1 BUT ! PROCESS ( CONCEALM5T ITSELF 
:I* ATTRACT$ H]4 

0,I CAN'T BE MORE ,CA?OLIC ?AN ! ,POPE10 %E SAID4 0,/REMOV 
& ,LIZA ,M]KALOVA1 :Y1 !Y'RE ! CREAM ( ! CREAM ( 
SOCIETY4 ,BESIDES1 !Y'RE RECEIV$ EV]Y:]E1 & ,I0--%E 
LAID SPECIAL /RESS ON ! ,I--0HAVE NEV] BE5 /RICT & 
9TOL]ANT4 ,IT'S SIMPLY ?AT ,I HAV5'T ! TIME40 

0,NO2 Y\ DON'T C>E1 P]HAPS1 TO MEET ,/REMOV8 ,LET HIM & 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* TILT AT EA* O!R 9 ! COMMITTEE--?AT'S 
NO AFFAIR ( \RS4 ,BUT 9 ! WORLD1 HE'S ! MO/ AMIABLE MAN ,I 
KN[1 & A DEVOT$ CROQUET PLAY]4 ,Y\ %ALL SEE4 ,&1 9 SPITE ( 
HIS ABSURD POSITION AS ,LIZA'S LOVESICK SWA9 AT HIS AGE1 Y\ \<T 
TO SEE H[ HE C>RIES (F ! ABSURD POSITION4 ,HE'S V]Y NICE4 
,SAPPHO ,%TOLTZ Y\ DON'T KN[8 ,OH1 ?AT'S A NEW TYPE1 QUITE NEW40 

,BETSY SAID ALL ?IS1 &1 AT ! SAME TIME1 FROM H] 
GOOD-HUMOR$1 %REWD GLANCE1 ,ANNA FELT ?AT %E P>TLY GUESS$ 
H] PLI<T1 & WAS HAT*+ SOME?+ = H] B5EFIT4 ,!Y 
W]E 9 ! LITTLE B\DOIR4 

0,I MU/ WRITE TO ,ALEXEY ?\<10 & ,BETSY SAT D[N TO ! 
TABLE1 SCRIBBL$ A FEW L9ES1 & PUT ! NOTE 9 AN 5VELOPE4 

0,I'M TELL+ HIM TO COME TO D9N]4 ,I'VE ONE LADY EXTRA TO 
D9N] ) ME1 & NO MAN TO TAKE H] 94 ,LOOK :AT ,I'VE SAID1 
WILL ?AT P]SUADE HIM8 ,EXCUSE ME1 ,I MU/ LEAVE Y\ = A 
M9UTE4 ,W\LD Y\ SEAL IT UP1 PLEASE1 & S5D IT (F80 %E SAID 
FROM ! DOOR2 0,I HAVE TO GIVE SOME DIRECTIONS40 

,)\T A MOM5T'S ?\<T1 ,ANNA SAT D[N TO ! TABLE ) 
,BETSY'S LETT]1 &1 )\T READ+ IT1 WROTE BEL[3 0,IT'S 
ESS5TIAL = ME TO SEE Y\4 ,COME TO ! ,VR$E G>D54 ,I %ALL 
BE !RE AT SIX O'CLOCK40 ,%E SEAL$ IT UP1 &1 ,BETSY COM+ 
BACK1 9 H] PRES5CE H&$ ! NOTE TO BE TAK54 

,AT TEA1 :I* WAS BR\<T !M ON A LITTLE TEA-TABLE 9 ! COOL 
LITTLE DRAW+ ROOM1 ! COZY *AT PROMIS$ BY ,PR9CESS ,TV]SKAYA 
BE=E ! >RIVAL ( H] VISITORS REALLY DID COME (F BETWE5 
! TWO WOM54 ,!Y CRITICIZ$ ! PEOPLE !Y W]E EXPECT+1 
& ! CONV]SATION FELL UPON ,LIZA ,M]KALOVA4 

0,%E'S V]Y SWEET1 & ,I ALWAYS LIK$ H]10 SAID ,ANNA4 

0,Y\ \<T TO LIKE H]4 ,%E RAVES AB\T Y\4 ,YE/]DAY %E CAME 
UP TO ME AFT] ! RACES & WAS 9 DESPAIR AT NOT F9D+ Y\4 
,%E SAYS Y\'RE A REAL H]O9E ( ROMANCE1 & ?AT IF %E W]E A 
MAN %E W\LD DO ALL SORTS ( MAD ?+S = Y\R SAKE4 ,/REMOV 
SAYS %E DOES ?AT AS IT IS40 

0,BUT DO TELL ME1 PLEASE1 ,I NEV] C\LD MAKE IT \T10 SAID ,ANNA1 
AFT] BE+ SIL5T = SOME TIME1 SPEAK+ 9 A TONE ?AT %[$ 
%E WAS NOT ASK+ AN IDLE QUE/ION1 BUT ?AT :AT %E WAS ASK+ 
WAS ( MORE IMPORTANCE TO H] ?AN IT %\LD HAVE BE52 0DO TELL 
ME1 PLEASE1 :AT >E H] RELATIONS ) ,PR9CE ,KALUZHSKY1 ,MI%KA1 
AS HE'S CALL$8 ,I'VE MET !M SO LITTLE4 ,:AT DOES IT MEAN80 

,BETSY SMIL$ ) H] EYES1 & LOOK$ 9T5TLY AT ,ANNA4 

0,IT'S A NEW MANN]10 %E SAID4 0,!Y'VE ALL ADOPT$ ?AT MANN]4 
,!Y'VE FLUNG !IR CAPS OV] ! W9DMILLS4 ,BUT !RE >E WAYS 
& WAYS ( FL++ !M40 

0,YES1 BUT :AT >E H] RELATIONS PRECISELY ) ,KALUZHSKY80 

,BETSY BROKE 9TO UNEXPECT$LY MIR?FUL & IRREPRESSIBLE 
LAU<T]1 A ?+ :I* R>ELY HAPP5$ ) H]4 

0,Y\'RE 5CROA*+ ON ,PR9CESS ,MYAKAYA'S SPECIAL DOMA9 N[4 
,?AT'S ! QUE/ION ( AN 5FANT T]RIBLE10 & ,BETSY OBVI\SLY 
TRI$ TO RE/RA9 H]SELF1 BUT C\LD NOT1 & W5T (F 9TO PEALS 
( ?AT 9FECTI\S LAU<T] ?AT PEOPLE LAU< :O DO NOT LAU< 
(T54 0,Y\'D BETT] ASK !M10 %E BR\<T \T1 BETWE5 TE>S 
( LAU<T]4 

0,NO2 Y\ LAU<10 SAID ,ANNA1 LAU<+ TOO 9 SPITE ( H]SELF1 
0BUT ,I NEV] C\LD UND]/& IT4 ,I CAN'T UND]/& ! 
HUSB&'S ROLE 9 IT40 

0,! HUSB&8 ,LIZA ,M]KALOVA'S HUSB& C>RIES H] %AWL1 & IS 
ALWAYS READY TO BE ( USE4 ,BUT ANY?+ MORE ?AN ?AT 9 
REALITY1 NO ONE C>ES TO 9QUIRE4 ,Y\ KN[ 9 DEC5T SOCIETY ONE 
DOESN'T TALK OR ?9K EV5 ( C]TA9 DETAILS ( ! TOILET4 
,?AT'S H[ IT IS ) ?IS40 

0,WILL Y\ BE AT ,MADAME ,ROL&AK'S FETE80 ASK$ ,ANNA1 TO *ANGE 
! CONV]SATION4 

0,I DON'T ?9K SO10 ANSW]$ ,BETSY1 &1 )\T LOOK+ AT H] 
FRI5D1 %E BEGAN FILL+ ! LITTLE TRANSP>5T CUPS ) 
FRAGRANT TEA4 ,PUTT+ A CUP BE=E ,ANNA1 %E TOOK \T A 
CIG>ETTE1 &1 FITT+ IT 9TO A SILV] HOLD]1 %E LI<T$ IT4 

0,IT'S LIKE ?IS1 Y\ SEE3 ,I'M 9 A =TUNATE POSITION10 %E 
BEGAN1 QUITE S]I\S N[1 AS %E TOOK UP H] CUP4 0,I UND]/& 
Y\1 & ,I UND]/& ,LIZA4 ,LIZA N[ IS ONE ( ?OSE NAIVE 
NATURES ?AT1 LIKE *ILDR51 DON'T KN[ :AT'S GOOD & :AT'S 
BAD4 ,ANYWAY1 %E DIDN'T COMPREH5D IT :5 %E WAS V]Y Y\NG4 
,& N[ %E'S AW>E ?AT ! LACK ( COMPREH5SION SUITS H]4 
,N[1 P]HAPS1 %E DOESN'T KN[ ON PURPOSE10 SAID ,BETSY1 ) A 
SUBTLE SMILE4 0,BUT1 ANYWAY1 IT SUITS H]4 ,! V]Y SAME ?+1 
DON'T Y\ SEE1 MAY BE LOOK$ AT TRAGICALLY1 & TURN$ 9TO A 
MIS]Y1 OR IT MAY BE LOOK$ AT SIMPLY & EV5 HUMOR\SLY4 
,POSSIBLY Y\ >E 9CL9$ TO LOOK AT ?+S TOO TRAGICALLY40 

0,H[ ,I %\LD LIKE TO KN[ O!R PEOPLE JU/ AS ,I KN[ MYSELF60 
SAID ,ANNA1 S]I\SLY & DREAMILY4 0,AM ,I WORSE ?AN O!R 
PEOPLE1 OR BETT]8 ,I ?9K ,I'M WORSE40 

0,5FANT T]RIBLE1 5FANT T]RIBLE60 REPEAT$ ,BETSY4 0,BUT H]E 
!Y >E40 

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