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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,!Y HE>D ! S\ND ( /EPS & A MAN'S VOICE1 !N A WOMAN'S 
VOICE & LAU<T]1 & IMM$IATELY !REAFT] !RE WALK$ 9 
! EXPECT$ GUE/S3 ,SAPPHO ,%TOLTZ1 & A Y\NG MAN BEAM+ ) 
EXCESS ( HEAL?1 ! SO-CALL$ ,VASKA4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT AMPLE 
SUPPLIES ( BEEF/EAK1 TRUFFLES1 & ,BURGUNDY NEV] FAIL$ TO 
REA* HIM AT ! FITT+ H\R4 ,VASKA B[$ TO ! TWO LADIES1 
& GLANC$ AT !M1 BUT ONLY = ONE SECOND4 ,HE WALK$ AFT] 
,SAPPHO 9TO ! DRAW+-ROOM1 & FOLL[$ H] AB\T AS ?\< HE 
W]E *A9$ TO H]1 KEEP+ HIS SP>KL+ EYES FIX$ ON H] AS 
?\< HE WANT$ TO EAT H]4 ,SAPPHO ,%TOLTZ WAS A BLOND BEAUTY 
) BLACK EYES4 ,%E WALK$ ) SM>T LITTLE /EPS 9 
HI<-HEEL$ %OES1 & %OOK H&S ) ! LADIES VIGOR\SLY 
LIKE A MAN4 

,ANNA HAD NEV] MET ?IS NEW /> ( FA%ION1 & WAS /RUCK BY 
H] BEAUTY1 ! EXAGG]AT$ EXTREME TO :I* H] DRESS WAS 
C>RI$1 & ! BOLDNESS ( H] MANN]S4 ,ON H] HEAD !RE WAS 
SU* A SUP]/RUCTURE ( S(T1 GOLD5 HAIR--H] [N & FALSE 
MIX$--?AT H] HEAD WAS EQUAL 9 SIZE TO ! ELEGANTLY R\ND$ 
BU/1 ( :I* SO MU* WAS EXPOS$ 9 FRONT4 ,! IMPULSIVE 
ABRUPTNESS ( H] MOVEM5TS WAS SU* ?AT AT EV]Y /EP ! L9ES 
( H] KNEES & ! UPP] P>T ( H] LEGS W]E DI/9CTLY 
M>K$ UND] H] DRESS1 & ! QUE/ION 9VOLUNT>ILY ROSE TO 
! M9D :]E 9 ! UNDULAT+1 PIL$-UP M\NTA9 ( MAT]IAL 
AT ! BACK ! REAL BODY ( ! WOMAN1 SO SMALL & SL5D]1 SO 
NAK$ 9 FRONT1 & SO HIDD5 BEH9D & BEL[1 REALLY CAME TO AN 
5D4 

,BETSY MADE HA/E TO 9TRODUCE H] TO ,ANNA4 

0,ONLY FANCY1 WE ALL BUT RAN OV] TWO SOLDI]S10 %E BEGAN TELL+ 
!M AT ONCE1 US+ H] EYES1 SMIL+ & TWIT*+ AWAY H] 
TAIL1 :I* %E FLUNG BACK AT ONE /ROKE ALL ON ONE SIDE4 0,I 
DROVE H]E ) ,VASKA4444 ,AH1 TO BE SURE1 Y\ DON'T KN[ EA* 
O!R40 ,& M5TION+ HIS SURNAME %E 9TRODUC$ ! Y\NG MAN1 
& R$D5+ A LITTLE1 BROKE 9TO A R++ LAU< AT H] 
MI/AKE--?AT IS1 AT H] HAV+ CALL$ HIM ,VASKA TO A /RANG]4 
,VASKA B[$ ONCE MORE TO ,ANNA1 BUT HE SAID NO?+ TO H]4 ,HE 
ADDRESS$ ,SAPPHO3 0,Y\'VE LO/ Y\R BET4 ,WE GOT H]E FIR/4 ,PAY 
UP10 SAID HE1 SMIL+4 

,SAPPHO LAU<$ /ILL MORE FE/IVELY4 

0,NOT JU/ N[10 SAID %E4 

0,OH1 ALL RI<T1 ,I'LL HAVE IT LAT]40 

0,V]Y WELL1 V]Y WELL4 ,OH1 YES40 ,%E TURN$ SUDD5LY TO 
,PR9CESS ,BETSY3 0,I AM A NICE P]SON 444 ,I POSITIVELY =GOT IT 444 
,I'VE BR\<T Y\ A VISITOR4 ,& H]E HE COMES40 ,! UNEXPECT$ 
Y\NG VISITOR1 :OM ,SAPPHO HAD 9VIT$1 & :OM %E HAD 
=GOTT51 WAS1 H[EV]1 A P]SONAGE ( SU* CONSEQU5CE ?AT1 9 
SPITE ( HIS Y\?1 BO? ! LADIES ROSE ON HIS 5TRANCE4 

,HE WAS A NEW ADMIR] ( ,SAPPHO'S4 ,HE N[ DOGG$ H] FOOT/EPS1 
LIKE ,VASKA4 

,SOON AFT] ,PR9CE ,KALUZHSKY >RIV$1 & ,LIZA ,M]KALOVA ) 
,/REMOV4 ,LIZA ,M]KALOVA WAS A ?9 BRUNET1 ) AN ,ORI5TAL1 
LANGUID TYPE ( FACE1 &--AS EV]YONE US$ TO SAY--EXQUISITE 
5IGMATIC EYES4 ,! TONE ( H] D>K DRESS 7,ANNA IMM$IATELY 
OBS]V$ & APPRECIAT$ ! FACT7 WAS 9 P]FECT H>MONY ) 
H] /YLE ( BEAUTY4 ,LIZA WAS AS S(T & 5]VAT$ AS ,SAPPHO 
WAS SM>T & ABRUPT4 

,BUT TO ,ANNA'S TA/E ,LIZA WAS F> MORE ATTRACTIVE4 ,BETSY HAD SAID 
TO ,ANNA ?AT %E HAD ADOPT$ ! POSE ( AN 9NOC5T *ILD1 BUT 
:5 ,ANNA SAW H]1 %E FELT ?AT ?IS WAS NOT ! TRU?4 ,%E 
REALLY WAS BO? 9NOC5T & CORRUPT1 BUT A SWEET & PASSIVE 
WOMAN4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT H] TONE WAS ! SAME AS ,SAPPHO'S2 ?AT 
LIKE ,SAPPHO1 %E HAD TWO M51 ONE Y\NG & ONE OLD1 TACK$ ONTO 
H]1 & DEV\R+ H] ) !IR EYES4 ,BUT !RE WAS SOME?+ 
9 H] HI<] ?AN :AT SURR\ND$ H]4 ,!RE WAS 9 H] ! 
GL[ ( ! REAL DIAMOND AMONG GLASS IMITATIONS4 ,?IS GL[ %ONE 
\T 9 H] EXQUISITE1 TRULY 5IGMATIC EYES4 ,! WE>Y1 & AT 
! SAME TIME PASSIONATE1 GLANCE ( ?OSE EYES1 5CIRCL$ BY D>K 
R+S1 IMPRESS$ ONE BY ITS P]FECT S9C]ITY4 ,EV]YONE LOOK+ 
9TO ?OSE EYES FANCI$ HE KNEW H] :OLLY1 & KN[+ H]1 
C\LD NOT BUT LOVE H]4 ,AT ! SI<T ( ,ANNA1 H] :OLE FACE 
LI<T$ UP AT ONCE ) A SMILE ( DELI<T4 

0,AH1 H[ GLAD ,I AM TO SEE Y\60 %E SAID1 GO+ UP TO H]4 
0,YE/]DAY AT ! RACES ALL ,I WANT$ WAS TO GET TO Y\1 BUT 
Y\'D GONE AWAY4 ,I DID SO WANT TO SEE Y\1 YE/]DAY ESPECIALLY4 
,WASN'T IT AWFUL80 %E SAID1 LOOK+ AT ,ANNA ) EYES ?AT SEEM$ 
TO LAY B>E ALL H] S\L4 

0,YES2 ,I HAD NO IDEA IT W\LD BE SO ?RILL+10 SAID ,ANNA1 
BLU%+4 

,! COMPANY GOT UP AT ?IS MOM5T TO GO 9TO ! G>D54 

0,I'M NOT GO+10 SAID ,LIZA1 SMIL+ & SETTL+ H]SELF CLOSE TO 
,ANNA4 0,Y\ WON'T GO EI!R1 WILL Y\8 ,:O WANTS TO PLAY 
CROQUET80 

0,OH1 ,I LIKE IT10 SAID ,ANNA4 

0,!RE1 H[ DO Y\ MANAGE NEV] TO BE BOR$ BY ?+S8 ,IT'S 
DELI<TFUL TO LOOK AT Y\4 ,Y\'RE ALIVE1 BUT ,I'M BOR$40 

0,H[ CAN Y\ BE BOR$8 ,:Y1 Y\ LIVE 9 ! LIVELIE/ SET 9 
,PET]SBURG10 SAID ,ANNA4 

0,POSSIBLY ! PEOPLE :O >E NOT ( \R SET >E EV5 MORE BOR$2 
BUT WE--,I C]TA9LY-->E NOT HAPPY1 BUT AWFULLY1 AWFULLY 
BOR$40 

,SAPPHO SMOK+ A CIG>ETTE W5T (F 9TO ! G>D5 ) ! TWO 
Y\NG M54 ,BETSY & ,/REMOV REMA9$ AT ! TEA-TABLE4 

0,:AT1 BOR$60 SAID ,BETSY4 0,SAPPHO SAYS !Y DID 5JOY 
!MSELVES TREM5D\SLY AT Y\R H\SE LA/ NI<T40 

0,AH1 H[ DRE>Y IT ALL WAS60 SAID ,LIZA ,M]KALOVA4 0,WE ALL DROVE 
BACK TO MY PLACE AFT] ! RACES4 ,& ALWAYS ! SAME PEOPLE1 
ALWAYS ! SAME4 ,ALWAYS ! SAME ?+4 ,WE L\NG$ AB\T ON 
S(AS ALL ! EV5+4 ,:AT IS !RE TO 5JOY 9 ?AT8 ,NO2 DO 
TELL ME H[ Y\ MANAGE NEV] TO BE BOR$80 %E SAID1 ADDRESS+ 
,ANNA AGA94 0,ONE HAS BUT TO LOOK AT Y\ & ONE SEES1 H]E'S A 
WOMAN :O MAY BE HAPPY OR UNHAPPY1 BUT ISN'T BOR$4 ,TELL ME H[ 
Y\ DO IT80 

0,I DO NO?+10 ANSW]$ ,ANNA1 BLU%+ AT !SE SE>*+ 
QUE/IONS4 

0,?AT'S ! BE/ WAY10 ,/REMOV PUT 94 ,/REMOV WAS A MAN ( 
FIFTY1 P>TLY GRAY1 BUT /ILL VIGOR\S-LOOK+1 V]Y UGLY1 BUT 
) A *>ACT]I/IC & 9TELLIG5T FACE4 ,LIZA ,M]KALOVA WAS 
HIS WIFE'S NIECE1 & HE SP5T ALL HIS LEISURE H\RS ) H]4 
,ON MEET+ ,ANNA ,K>59A1 AS HE WAS ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S 5EMY 
9 ! GOV]NM5T1 HE TRI$1 LIKE A %REWD MAN & A MAN ( ! 
WORLD1 TO BE P>TICUL>LY CORDIAL ) H]1 ! WIFE ( HIS 
5EMY4 

0',NO?+1'0 HE PUT 9 ) A SUBTLE SMILE1 0?AT'S ! V]Y BE/ 
WAY4 ,I TOLD Y\ LONG AGO10 HE SAID1 TURN+ TO ,LIZA ,M]KALOVA1 
0?AT IF Y\ DON'T WANT TO BE BOR$1 Y\ MU/N'T ?9K Y\'RE 
GO+ TO BE BOR$4 ,IT'S JU/ AS Y\ MU/N'T BE AFRAID ( NOT 
BE+ ABLE TO FALL ASLEEP1 IF Y\'RE AFRAID ( SLEEPLESSNESS4 
,?AT'S JU/ :AT ,ANNA ,>KADYEVNA HAS JU/ SAID40 

0,I %\LD BE V]Y GLAD IF ,I HAD SAID IT1 = IT'S NOT ONLY 
CLEV] BUT TRUE10 SAID ,ANNA1 SMIL+4 

0,NO1 DO TELL ME :Y IT IS ONE CAN'T GO TO SLEEP1 & ONE CAN'T 
HELP BE+ BOR$80 

0,TO SLEEP WELL ONE \<T TO WORK1 & TO 5JOY ONESELF ONE \<T 
TO WORK TOO40 

0,:AT AM ,I TO WORK = :5 MY WORK IS NO USE TO ANYBODY8 ,& ,I 
CAN'T & WON'T KN[+LY MAKE A PRET5SE AB\T IT40 

0,Y\'RE 9CORRIGIBLE10 SAID ,/REMOV1 NOT LOOK+ AT H]1 & HE 
SPOKE AGA9 TO ,ANNA4 ,AS HE R>ELY MET ,ANNA1 HE C\LD SAY NO?+ 
BUT COMMONPLACES TO H]1 BUT HE SAID ?OSE COMMONPLACES AS TO 
:5 %E WAS RETURN+ TO ,PET]SBURG1 & H[ FOND ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA 
,IVANOVNA WAS ( H]1 ) AN EXPRESSION :I* SUGGE/$ ?AT HE 
LONG$ ) HIS :OLE S\L TO PLEASE H] & %[ HIS REG>D = 
H] & EV5 MORE ?AN ?AT4 

,TU%KEVIT* CAME 91 ANN\NC+ ?AT ! P>TY W]E AWAIT+ ! 
O!R PLAY]S TO BEG9 CROQUET4 

0,NO1 DON'T GO AWAY1 PLEASE DON'T10 PLEAD$ ,LIZA ,M]KALOVA1 
HE>+ ?AT ,ANNA WAS GO+4 ,/REMOV JO9$ 9 H] 5TREATIES4 

0,IT'S TOO VIOL5T A TRANSITION10 HE SAID1 0TO GO FROM SU* 
COMPANY TO OLD ,MADAME ,VR$E4 ,& BESIDES1 Y\ WILL ONLY GIVE H] 
A *ANCE = TALK+ SC&AL1 :ILE H]E Y\ >\SE NONE BUT SU* 
DIFF]5T FEEL+S ( ! HI<E/ & MO/ OPPOSITE K9D10 HE 
SAID TO H]4 

,ANNA POND]$ = AN 9/ANT 9 UNC]TA9TY4 ,?IS %REWD MAN'S 
FLATT]+ WORDS1 ! NAIVE1 *ILDLIKE AFFECTION %[N H] BY 
,LIZA ,M]KALOVA1 & ALL ! SOCIAL ATMOSPH]E %E WAS US$ TO1--IT 
WAS ALL SO EASY1 & :AT WAS 9 /ORE = H] WAS SO DIFFICULT1 
?AT %E WAS = A M9UTE 9 UNC]TA9TY :E!R TO REMA91 :E!R 
TO PUT (F A LITTLE LONG] ! PA9FUL MOM5T ( EXPLANATION4 ,BUT 
REMEMB]+ :AT WAS 9 /ORE = H] ALONE AT HOME1 IF %E DID NOT 
COME TO SOME DECISION1 REMEMB]+ ?AT GE/URE--T]RIBLE EV5 9 
MEMORY--:5 %E HAD CLUT*$ H] HAIR 9 BO? H&S--%E SAID 
GOOD-BYE & W5T AWAY4 

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