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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,HAPPY FAMILIES >E ALL ALIKE2 EV]Y UNHAPPY FAMILY IS UNHAPPY 9 
ITS [N WAY4 

,EV]Y?+ WAS 9 CONFUSION 9 ! ,OBLONSKYS' H\SE4 ,! WIFE 
HAD DISCOV]$ ?AT ! HUSB& WAS C>RY+ ON AN 9TRIGUE ) 
A ,FR5* GIRL1 :O HAD BE5 A GOV]NESS 9 !IR FAMILY1 & %E 
HAD ANN\NC$ TO H] HUSB& ?AT %E C\LD NOT GO ON LIV+ 9 
! SAME H\SE ) HIM4 ,?IS POSITION ( AFFAIRS HAD N[ LA/$ 
?REE DAYS1 & NOT ONLY ! HUSB& & WIFE !MSELVES1 BUT ALL 
! MEMB]S ( !IR FAMILY & H\SEHOLD1 W]E PA9FULLY 
CONSCI\S ( IT4 ,EV]Y P]SON 9 ! H\SE FELT ?AT !RE WAS 
NO S5SE 9 !IR LIV+ TOGE!R1 & ?AT ! /RAY PEOPLE 
BR\<T TOGE!R BY *ANCE 9 ANY 9N HAD MORE 9 COMMON ) ONE 
ANO!R ?AN !Y1 ! MEMB]S ( ! FAMILY & H\SEHOLD ( ! 
,OBLONSKYS4 ,! WIFE DID NOT LEAVE H] [N ROOM1 ! HUSB& HAD 
NOT BE5 AT HOME = ?REE DAYS4 ,! *ILDR5 RAN WILD ALL OV] 
! H\SE2 ! ,5GLI% GOV]NESS QU>REL$ ) ! H\SEKEEP]1 
& WROTE TO A FRI5D ASK+ H] TO LOOK \T = A NEW SITUATION 
= H]2 ! MAN-COOK HAD WALK$ (F ! DAY BE=E JU/ AT 
D9N] TIME2 ! KIT*5-MAID1 & ! COA*MAN HAD GIV5 
W>N+4 

,?REE DAYS AFT] ! QU>REL1 ,PR9CE ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* 
,OBLONSKY--,/IVA1 AS HE WAS CALL$ 9 ! FA%IONABLE WORLD--WOKE 
UP AT HIS USUAL H\R1 ?AT IS1 AT EI<T O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+1 
NOT 9 HIS WIFE'S B$ROOM1 BUT ON ! LEA!R-COV]$ S(A 
9 HIS /UDY4 ,HE TURN$ OV] HIS /\T1 WELL-C>$-= P]SON 
ON ! SPR+Y S(A1 AS ?\< HE W\LD S9K 9TO A LONG 
SLEEP AGA92 HE VIGOR\SLY EMBRAC$ ! PILL[ ON ! O!R SIDE 
& BURI$ HIS FACE 9 IT2 BUT ALL AT ONCE HE JUMP$ UP1 SAT UP 
ON ! S(A1 & OP5$ HIS EYES4 

0,YES1 YES1 H[ WAS IT N[80 HE ?\<T1 GO+ OV] HIS DREAM4 
0,N[1 H[ WAS IT8 ,TO BE SURE6 ,ALAB9 WAS GIV+ A D9N] AT 
,D>M/ADT2 NO1 NOT ,D>M/ADT1 BUT SOME?+ ,AM]ICAN4 ,YES1 BUT 
!N1 ,D>M/ADT WAS 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,YES1 ,ALAB9 WAS GIV+ A D9N] 
ON GLASS TABLES1 & ! TABLES SANG1 ,IL MIO TESORO--NOT ,IL MIO 
TESORO ?\<1 BUT SOME?+ BETT]1 & !RE W]E SOME SORT ( 
LITTLE DECANT]S ON ! TABLE1 & !Y W]E WOM51 TOO10 HE 
REMEMB]$4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S EYES TW9KL$ GAILY1 & HE POND]$ ) A 
SMILE4 0,YES1 IT WAS NICE1 V]Y NICE4 ,!RE WAS A GREAT DEAL 
MORE ?AT WAS DELI<TFUL1 ONLY !RE'S NO PUTT+ IT 9TO WORDS1 
OR EV5 EXPRESS+ IT 9 ONE'S ?\<TS AWAKE40 ,& NOTIC+ A 
GLEAM ( LI<T PEEP+ 9 BESIDE ONE ( ! S]GE CURTA9S1 HE 
*E]FULLY DROPP$ HIS FEET OV] ! $GE ( ! S(A1 & FELT 
AB\T ) !M = HIS SLIPP]S1 A PRES5T ON HIS LA/ BIR?DAY1 
WORK$ = HIM BY HIS WIFE ON GOLD-COLOR$ MOROCCO4 ,&1 AS HE 
HAD DONE EV]Y DAY = ! LA/ N9E YE>S1 HE /RET*$ \T HIS 
H&1 )\T GETT+ UP1 T[>DS ! PLACE :]E HIS 
DRESS+-G[N ALWAYS HUNG 9 HIS B$ROOM4 ,& !REUPON HE 
SUDD5LY REMEMB]$ ?AT HE WAS NOT SLEEP+ 9 HIS WIFE'S ROOM1 
BUT 9 HIS /UDY1 & :Y3 ! SMILE VANI%$ FROM HIS FACE1 HE 
KNITT$ HIS BR[S4 

0,AH1 AH1 AH6 ,OO64440 HE MUTT]$1 RECALL+ EV]Y?+ ?AT HAD 
HAPP5$4 ,& AGA9 EV]Y DETAIL ( HIS QU>REL ) HIS WIFE 
WAS PRES5T TO HIS IMAG9ATION1 ALL ! HOPELESSNESS ( HIS 
POSITION1 & WOR/ ( ALL1 HIS [N FAULT4 

0,YES1 %E WON'T =GIVE ME1 & %E CAN'T =GIVE ME4 ,& ! 
MO/ AWFUL ?+ AB\T IT IS ?AT IT'S ALL MY FAULT--ALL MY 
FAULT1 ?\< ,I'M NOT TO BLAME4 ,?AT'S ! PO9T ( ! :OLE 
SITUATION10 HE REFLECT$4 0,OH1 OH1 OH60 HE KEPT REPEAT+ 9 
DESPAIR1 AS HE REMEMB]$ ! ACUTELY PA9FUL S5SATIONS CAUS$ 
HIM BY ?IS QU>REL4 

,MO/ UNPLEASANT ( ALL WAS ! FIR/ M9UTE :51 ON COM+1 
HAPPY & GOOD-HUMOR$1 FROM ! !AT]1 ) A HUGE PE> 9 HIS 
H& = HIS WIFE1 HE HAD NOT F\ND HIS WIFE 9 ! DRAW+-ROOM1 
TO HIS SURPRISE HAD NOT F\ND H] 9 ! /UDY EI!R1 & SAW 
H] AT LA/ 9 H] B$ROOM ) ! UNLUCKY LETT] ?AT REVEAL$ 
EV]Y?+ 9 H] H&4 

,%E1 HIS ,DOLLY1 =EV] FUSS+ & WORRY+ OV] H\SEHOLD 
DETAILS1 & LIMIT$ 9 H] IDEAS1 AS HE CONSID]$1 WAS SITT+ 
P]FECTLY /ILL ) ! LETT] 9 H] H&1 LOOK+ AT HIM ) 
AN EXPRESSION ( HORROR1 DESPAIR1 & 9DIGNATION4 

0,:AT'S ?IS8 ?IS80 %E ASK$1 PO9T+ TO ! LETT]4 

,& AT ?IS RECOLLECTION1 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 AS IS SO (T5 ! 
CASE1 WAS NOT SO MU* ANNOY$ AT ! FACT ITSELF AS AT ! WAY 9 
:I* HE HAD MET HIS WIFE'S WORDS4 

,!RE HAPP5$ TO HIM AT ?AT 9/ANT :AT DOES HAPP5 TO PEOPLE 
:5 !Y >E UNEXPECT$LY CAU<T 9 SOME?+ V]Y DISGRACEFUL4 
,HE DID NOT SUCCE$ 9 ADAPT+ HIS FACE TO ! POSITION 9 :I* 
HE WAS PLAC$ T[>DS HIS WIFE BY ! DISCOV]Y ( HIS FAULT4 
,9/EAD ( BE+ HURT1 D5Y+1 DEF5D+ HIMSELF1 BEGG+ 
=GIV5ESS1 9/EAD ( REMA9+ 9DIFF]5T EV5--ANY?+ 
W\LD HAVE BE5 BETT] ?AN :AT HE DID DO--HIS FACE UTT]LY 
9VOLUNT>ILY 7REFLEX SP9AL ACTION1 REFLECT$ ,/EPAN 
,>KADYEVIT*1 :O WAS FOND ( PHYSIOLOGY7--UTT]LY 9VOLUNT>ILY 
ASSUM$ ITS HABITUAL1 GOOD-HUMOR$1 & !RE=E IDIOTIC SMILE4 

,?IS IDIOTIC SMILE HE C\LD NOT =GIVE HIMSELF4 ,CAT*+ SI<T 
( ?AT SMILE1 ,DOLLY %UDD]$ AS ?\< AT PHYSICAL PA91 BROKE 
\T ) H] *>ACT]I/IC HEAT 9TO A FLOOD ( CRUEL WORDS1 & 
RU%$ \T ( ! ROOM4 ,S9CE !N %E HAD REFUS$ TO SEE H] 
HUSB&4 

0,IT'S ?AT IDIOTIC SMILE ?AT'S TO BLAME = IT ALL10 ?\<T 
,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 

0,BUT :AT'S TO BE DONE8 ,:AT'S TO BE DONE80 HE SAID TO HIMSELF 
9 DESPAIR1 & F\ND NO ANSW]4 

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