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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,VRONSKY HAD NEV] HAD A REAL HOME LIFE4 ,HIS MO!R HAD BE5 9 
H] Y\? A BRILLIANT SOCIETY WOMAN1 :O HAD HAD DUR+ H] 
M>RI$ LIFE1 & /ILL MORE AFT]W>DS1 MANY LOVE AFFAIRS 
NOTORI\S 9 ! :OLE FA%IONABLE WORLD4 ,HIS FA!R HE SC>CELY 
REMEMB]$1 & HE HAD BE5 $UCAT$ 9 ! ,CORPS ( ,PAGES4 

,LEAV+ ! S*OOL V]Y Y\NG AS A BRILLIANT (FIC]1 HE HAD AT 
ONCE GOT 9TO ! CIRCLE ( WEAL?Y ,PET]SBURG >MY M54 
,AL?\< HE DID GO MORE OR LESS 9TO ,PET]SBURG SOCIETY1 HIS LOVE 
AFFAIRS HAD ALWAYS HI!RTO BE5 \TSIDE IT4 

,9 ,MOSC[ HE HAD = ! FIR/ TIME FELT1 AFT] HIS LUXURI\S & 
CO>SE LIFE AT ,PET]SBURG1 ALL ! *>M ( 9TIMACY ) A SWEET 
& 9NOC5T GIRL ( HIS [N RANK1 :O C>$ = HIM4 ,IT NEV] 
EV5 5T]$ HIS HEAD ?AT !RE C\LD BE ANY H>M 9 HIS 
RELATIONS ) ,KITTY4 ,AT BALLS HE DANC$ PR9CIPALLY ) H]4 
,HE WAS A CON/ANT VISITOR AT !IR H\SE4 ,HE TALK$ TO H] AS 
PEOPLE COMMONLY DO TALK 9 SOCIETY--ALL SORTS ( NONS5SE1 BUT 
NONS5SE TO :I* HE C\LD NOT HELP ATTA*+ A SPECIAL MEAN+ 
9 H] CASE4 ,AL?\< HE SAID NO?+ TO H] ?AT HE C\LD NOT 
HAVE SAID BE=E EV]YBODY1 HE FELT ?AT %E WAS BECOM+ MORE 
& MORE DEP5D5T UPON HIM1 & ! MORE HE FELT ?IS1 ! 
BETT] HE LIK$ IT1 & ! T5D]] WAS HIS FEEL+ = H]4 ,HE 
DID NOT KN[ ?AT HIS MODE ( BEHAVIOR 9 RELATION TO ,KITTY HAD A 
DEF9ITE *>ACT]1 ?AT IT IS C\RT+ Y\NG GIRLS ) NO 
9T5TION ( M>RIAGE1 & ?AT SU* C\RT+ IS ONE ( ! EVIL 
ACTIONS COMMON AMONG BRILLIANT Y\NG M5 SU* AS HE WAS4 ,IT 
SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT HE WAS ! FIR/ :O HAD DISCOV]$ ?IS 
PLEASURE1 & HE WAS 5JOY+ HIS DISCOV]Y4 

,IF HE C\LD HAVE HE>D :AT H] P>5TS W]E SAY+ ?AT EV5+1 
IF HE C\LD HAVE PUT HIMSELF AT ! PO9T ( VIEW ( ! FAMILY 
& HAVE HE>D ?AT ,KITTY W\LD BE UNHAPPY IF HE DID NOT M>RY 
H]1 HE W\LD HAVE BE5 GREATLY A/ONI%$1 & W\LD NOT HAVE 
BELIEV$ IT4 ,HE C\LD NOT BELIEVE ?AT :AT GAVE SU* GREAT & 
DELICATE PLEASURE TO HIM1 & ABOVE ALL TO H]1 C\LD BE WRONG4 
,/ILL LESS C\LD HE HAVE BELIEV$ ?AT HE \<T TO M>RY4 

,M>RIAGE HAD NEV] PRES5T$ ITSELF TO HIM AS A POSSIBILITY4 ,HE 
NOT ONLY DISLIK$ FAMILY LIFE1 BUT A FAMILY1 & ESPECIALLY A 
HUSB& WAS1 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! VIEWS G5]AL 9 ! BA*ELOR 
WORLD 9 :I* HE LIV$1 CONCEIV$ AS SOME?+ ALI51 REPELL5T1 
&1 ABOVE ALL1 RIDICUL\S4 

,BUT ?\< ,VRONSKY HAD NOT ! LEA/ SUSPICION :AT ! P>5TS 
W]E SAY+1 HE FELT ON COM+ AWAY FROM ! ,%T*]BATSKYS' ?AT 
! SECRET SPIRITUAL BOND :I* EXI/$ BETWE5 HIM & ,KITTY HAD 
GR[N SO MU* /RONG] ?AT EV5+ ?AT SOME /EP MU/ BE TAK54 
,BUT :AT /EP C\LD & \<T TO BE TAK5 HE C\LD NOT IMAG9E4 

0,:AT IS SO EXQUISITE10 HE ?\<T1 AS HE RETURN$ FROM ! 
,%T*]BATSKYS'1 C>RY+ AWAY ) HIM1 AS HE ALWAYS DID1 A 
DELICI\S FEEL+ ( PURITY & FRE%NESS1 >IS+ P>TLY FROM 
! FACT ?AT HE HAD NOT BE5 SMOK+ = A :OLE EV5+1 & 
) IT A NEW FEEL+ ( T5D]NESS AT H] LOVE = HIM--0:AT 
IS SO EXQUISITE IS ?AT NOT A WORD HAS BE5 SAID BY ME OR BY H]1 
BUT WE UND]/& EA* O!R SO WELL 9 ?IS UNSE5 LANGUAGE ( 
LOOKS & TONES1 ?AT ?IS EV5+ MORE CLE>LY ?AN EV] %E 
TOLD ME %E LOVES ME4 ,& H[ SECRETLY1 SIMPLY1 & MO/ ( ALL1 
H[ TRU/FULLY6 ,I FEEL MYSELF BETT]1 PUR]4 ,I FEEL ?AT ,I HAVE 
A HE>T1 & ?AT !RE IS A GREAT DEAL ( GOOD 9 ME4 ,?OSE 
SWEET1 LOV+ EYES6 ,:5 %E SAID3 ',9DE$ ,I DO444' 

0,WELL1 :AT !N8 ,OH1 NO?+4 ,IT'S GOOD = ME1 & GOOD = 
H]40 ,& HE BEGAN WOND]+ :]E TO F9I% ! EV5+4 

,HE PASS$ 9 REVIEW ( ! PLACES HE MI<T GO TO4 0,CLUB8 A GAME 
( BEZIQUE1 *AMPAGNE ) ,IGNATOV8 ,NO1 ,I'M NOT GO+4 ,*ATEAU 
DES ,FLEURS2 !RE ,I %ALL F9D ,OBLONSKY1 SONGS1 ! CANCAN4 ,NO1 
,I'M SICK ( IT4 ,?AT'S :Y ,I LIKE ! ,%T*]BATSKYS'1 ?AT ,I'M 
GR[+ BETT]4 ,I'LL GO HOME40 ,HE W5T /RAI<T TO HIS ROOM AT 
,DUSSOT'S ,HOTEL1 ORD]$ SUPP]1 & !N UNDRESS$1 & AS SOON 
AS HIS HEAD T\*$ ! PILL[1 FELL 9TO A S\ND SLEEP4 

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