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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,ONE ( ,ANNA'S OBJECTS 9 COM+ BACK TO ,RUSSIA HAD BE5 TO SEE 
H] SON4 ,FROM ! DAY %E LEFT ,ITALY ! ?\<T ( IT HAD NEV] 
CEAS$ TO AGITATE H]4 ,& AS %E GOT NE>] TO ,PET]SBURG1 ! 
DELI<T & IMPORTANCE ( ?IS MEET+ GREW EV] GREAT] 9 H] 
IMAG9ATION4 ,%E DID NOT EV5 PUT TO H]SELF ! QUE/ION H[ TO 
>RANGE IT4 ,IT SEEM$ TO H] NATURAL & SIMPLE TO SEE H] SON 
:5 %E %\LD BE 9 ! SAME T[N ) HIM4 ,BUT ON H] >RIVAL 
9 ,PET]SBURG %E WAS SUDD5LY MADE DI/9CTLY AW>E ( H] 
PRES5T POSITION 9 SOCIETY1 & %E GRASP$ ! FACT ?AT TO 
>RANGE ?IS MEET+ WAS NO EASY MATT]4 

,%E HAD N[ BE5 TWO DAYS 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,! ?\<T ( H] SON 
NEV] LEFT H] = A S+LE 9/ANT1 BUT %E HAD NOT YET SE5 
HIM4 ,TO GO /RAI<T TO ! H\SE1 :]E %E MI<T MEET ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*1 ?AT %E FELT %E HAD NO RI<T TO DO4 ,%E MI<T 
BE REFUS$ ADMITTANCE & 9SULT$4 ,TO WRITE & SO 5T] 9TO 
RELATIONS ) H] HUSB&--?AT IT MADE H] MIS]ABLE TO ?9K 
( DO+2 %E C\LD ONLY BE AT PEACE :5 %E DID NOT ?9K ( 
H] HUSB&4 ,TO GET A GLIMPSE ( H] SON \T WALK+1 F9D+ 
\T :]E & :5 HE W5T \T1 WAS NOT 5\< = H]2 %E HAD 
SO LOOK$ =W>D TO ?IS MEET+1 %E HAD SO MU* %E MU/ SAY 
TO HIM1 %E SO LONG$ TO EMBRACE HIM1 TO KISS HIM4 ,S]YOZHA'S 
OLD NURSE MI<T BE A HELP TO H] & %[ H] :AT TO DO4 ,BUT 
! NURSE WAS NOT N[ LIV+ 9 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S H\SE4 
,9 ?IS UNC]TA9TY1 & 9 EF=TS TO F9D ! NURSE1 TWO DAYS 
HAD SLIPP$ BY4 

,HE>+ ( ! CLOSE 9TIMACY BETWE5 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* & 
,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA1 ,ANNA DECID$ ON ! ?IRD DAY TO WRITE 
TO H] A LETT]1 :I* CO/ H] GREAT PA9S1 & 9 :I* %E 
9T5TIONALLY SAID ?AT P]MISSION TO SEE H] SON MU/ DEP5D ON 
H] HUSB&'S G5]OSITY4 ,%E KNEW ?AT IF ! LETT] W]E %[N 
TO H] HUSB&1 HE W\LD KEEP UP HIS *>ACT] ( MAGNANIMITY1 
& W\LD NOT REFUSE H] REQUE/4 

,! COMMISSIONAIRE :O TOOK ! LETT] HAD BR\<T H] BACK ! 
MO/ CRUEL & UNEXPECT$ ANSW]1 ?AT !RE WAS NO ANSW]4 ,%E 
HAD NEV] FELT SO HUMILIAT$ AS AT ! MOM5T :51 S5D+ = 
! COMMISSIONAIRE1 %E HE>D FROM HIM ! EXACT ACC\NT ( H[ 
HE HAD WAIT$1 & H[ AFT]W>DS HE HAD BE5 TOLD !RE WAS NO 
ANSW]4 ,ANNA FELT HUMILIAT$1 9SULT$1 BUT %E SAW ?AT FROM 
H] PO9T ( VIEW ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA WAS RI<T4 ,H] 
SUFF]+ WAS ! MORE POIGNANT ?AT %E HAD TO BE> IT 9 
SOLITUDE4 ,%E C\LD NOT & W\LD NOT %>E IT ) ,VRONSKY4 
,%E KNEW ?AT TO HIM1 AL?\< HE WAS ! PRIM>Y CAUSE ( H] 
DI/RESS1 ! QUE/ION ( H] SEE+ H] SON W\LD SEEM A MATT] 
( V]Y LITTLE CONSEQU5CE4 ,%E KNEW ?AT HE W\LD NEV] BE 
CAPABLE ( UND]/&+ ALL ! DEP? ( H] SUFF]+1 ?AT = 
HIS COOL TONE AT ANY ALLUSION TO IT %E W\LD BEG9 TO HATE HIM4 
,& %E DREAD$ ?AT MORE ?AN ANY?+ 9 ! WORLD1 & SO %E 
HID FROM HIM EV]Y?+ ?AT RELAT$ TO H] SON4 ,SP5D+ ! 
:OLE DAY AT HOME %E CONSID]$ WAYS ( SEE+ H] SON1 & HAD 
REA*$ A DECISION TO WRITE TO H] HUSB&4 ,%E WAS JU/ 
COMPOS+ ?IS LETT] :5 %E WAS H&$ ! LETT] FROM ,LIDIA 
,IVANOVNA4 ,! C\NTESS'S SIL5CE HAD SUBDU$ & DEPRESS$ H]1 
BUT ! LETT]1 ALL ?AT %E READ BETWE5 ! L9ES 9 IT1 SO 
EXASP]AT$ H]1 ?IS MALICE WAS SO REVOLT+ BESIDE H] 
PASSIONATE1 LEGITIMATE T5D]NESS = H] SON1 ?AT %E TURN$ 
AGA9/ O!R PEOPLE & LEFT (F BLAM+ H]SELF4 

0,?IS COLDNESS--?IS PRET5SE ( FEEL+60 %E SAID TO H]SELF4 
0,!Y MU/ NE$S 9SULT ME & TORTURE ! *ILD1 & ,I AM TO 
SUBMIT TO IT6 ,NOT ON ANY CONSID]ATION6 ,%E IS WORSE ?AN ,I AM4 
,I DON'T LIE1 ANYWAY40 ,& %E DECID$ ON ! SPOT ?AT NEXT DAY1 
,S]YOZHA'S BIR?DAY1 %E W\LD GO /RAI<T TO H] HUSB&'S 
H\SE1 BRIBE OR DECEIVE ! S]VANTS1 BUT AT ANY CO/ SEE H] SON 
& OV]TURN ! HIDE\S DECEPTION ) :I* !Y W]E 
5COMPASS+ ! UNHAPPY *ILD4 

,%E W5T TO A TOY %OP1 B\<T TOYS & ?\<T OV] A PLAN ( 
ACTION4 ,%E W\LD GO E>LY 9 ! MORN+ AT EI<T O'CLOCK1 :5 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* W\LD BE C]TA9 NOT TO BE UP4 ,%E W\LD 
HAVE MONEY 9 H] H& TO GIVE ! HALL PORT] & ! FOOTMAN1 
SO ?AT !Y %\LD LET H] 91 & NOT RAIS+ H] VEIL1 %E 
W\LD SAY ?AT %E HAD COME FROM ,S]YOZHA'S GODFA!R TO 
CONGRATULATE HIM1 & ?AT %E HAD BE5 *>G$ TO LEAVE ! TOYS 
AT HIS B$SIDE4 ,%E HAD PREP>$ EV]Y?+ BUT ! WORDS %E 
%\LD SAY TO H] SON4 ,(T5 AS %E HAD DREAM$ ( IT1 %E C\LD 
NEV] ?9K ( ANY?+4 

,! NEXT DAY1 AT EI<T O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+1 ,ANNA GOT \T ( A 
HIR$ SL$GE & RANG AT ! FRONT 5TRANCE ( H] =M] HOME4 

0,RUN & SEE :AT'S WANT$4 ,SOME LADY10 SAID ,KAPITONIT*1 :O1 
NOT YET DRESS$1 9 HIS OV]COAT & GALO%ES1 HAD PEEP$ \T ( 
! W9D[ & SE5 A LADY 9 A VEIL /&+ CLOSE UP TO ! 
DOOR4 ,HIS ASSI/ANT1 A LAD ,ANNA DID NOT KN[1 HAD NO SOON] 
OP5$ ! DOOR TO H] ?AN %E CAME 91 & PULL+ A 
?REE-RUBLE NOTE \T ( H] MUFF PUT IT HURRI$LY 9TO HIS H&4 

0,S]YOZHA--,S]GEY ,ALEXEIT*10 %E SAID1 & WAS GO+ ON4 
,SCRUT9IZ+ ! NOTE1 ! PORT]'S ASSI/ANT /OPP$ H] AT ! 
SECOND GLASS DOOR4 

0,:OM DO Y\ WANT80 HE ASK$4 

,%E DID NOT HE> HIS WORDS & MADE NO ANSW]4 

,NOTIC+ ! EMB>RASSM5T ( ! UNKN[N LADY1 ,KAPITONIT* W5T 
\T TO H]1 OP5$ ! SECOND DOOR = H]1 & ASK$ H] :AT 
%E WAS PLEAS$ TO WANT4 

0,FROM ,PR9CE ,SKORODUMOV = ,S]GEY ,ALEXEIT*10 %E SAID4 

0,HIS HONOR'S NOT UP YET10 SAID ! PORT]1 LOOK+ AT H] 
ATT5TIVELY4 

,ANNA HAD NOT ANTICIPAT$ ?AT ! ABSOLUTELY UN*ANG$ HALL ( 
! H\SE :]E %E HAD LIV$ = N9E YE>S W\LD SO GREATLY 
AFFECT H]4 ,MEMORIES SWEET & PA9FUL ROSE ONE AFT] ANO!R 9 
H] HE>T1 & = A MOM5T %E =GOT :AT %E WAS H]E =4 

0,W\LD Y\ K9DLY WAIT80 SAID ,KAPITONIT*1 TAK+ (F H] FUR 
CLOAK4 

,AS HE TOOK (F ! CLOAK1 ,KAPITONIT* GLANC$ AT H] FACE1 
RECOGNIZ$ H]1 & MADE H] A L[ B[ 9 SIL5CE4 

0,PLEASE WALK 91 Y\R EXCELL5CY10 HE SAID TO H]4 

,%E TRI$ TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT H] VOICE REFUS$ TO UTT] ANY 
S\ND2 ) A GUILTY & IMPLOR+ GLANCE AT ! OLD MAN %E W5T 
) LI<T1 SWIFT /EPS UP ! /AIRS4 ,B5T D\BLE1 & HIS 
GALO%ES CAT*+ 9 ! /EPS1 ,KAPITONIT* RAN AFT] H]1 TRY+ 
TO OV]TAKE H]4 

0,! TUTOR'S !RE2 MAYBE HE'S NOT DRESS$4 ,I'LL LET HIM KN[40 

,ANNA /ILL M\NT$ ! FAMILI> /AIRCASE1 NOT UND]/&+ :AT 
! OLD MAN WAS SAY+4 

0,?IS WAY1 TO ! LEFT1 IF Y\ PLEASE4 ,EXCUSE ITS NOT BE+ 
TIDY4 ,HIS HONOR'S 9 ! OLD P>LOR N[10 ! HALL PORT] SAID1 
PANT+4 0,EXCUSE ME1 WAIT A LITTLE1 Y\R EXCELL5CY2 ,I'LL JU/ 
SEE10 HE SAID1 & OV]TAK+ H]1 HE OP5$ ! HI< DOOR & 
DISAPPE>$ BEH9D IT4 ,ANNA /OOD /ILL WAIT+4 0,HE'S ONLY 
JU/ AWAKE10 SAID ! HALL PORT]1 COM+ \T4 ,& AT ! V]Y 
9/ANT ! PORT] SAID ?IS1 ,ANNA CAU<T ! S\ND ( A *ILDI% 
YAWN4 ,FROM ! S\ND ( ?IS YAWN ALONE %E KNEW H] SON & 
SEEM$ TO SEE HIM LIV+ BE=E H] EYES4 

0,LET ME 92 GO AWAY60 %E SAID1 & W5T 9 ?R\< ! HI< 
DOORWAY4 ,ON ! RI<T ( ! DOOR /OOD A B$1 & SITT+ UP 9 
! B$ WAS ! BOY4 ,HIS LITTLE BODY B5T =W>D ) HIS 
NI<T%IRT UNBUTTON$1 HE WAS /RET*+ & /ILL YAWN+4 ,! 
9/ANT HIS LIPS CAME TOGE!R !Y CURV$ 9TO A BLISSFULLY 
SLEEPY SMILE1 & ) ?AT SMILE HE SL[LY & DELICI\SLY 
ROLL$ BACK AGA94 

0,S]YOZHA60 %E :ISP]$1 GO+ NOISELESSLY UP TO HIM4 

,:5 %E WAS P>T$ FROM HIM1 & ALL ?IS LATT] TIME :5 %E 
HAD BE5 FEEL+ A FRE% RU% ( LOVE = HIM1 %E HAD PICTUR$ 
HIM AS HE WAS AT F\R YE>S OLD1 :5 %E HAD LOV$ HIM MO/ ( 
ALL4 ,N[ HE WAS NOT EV5 ! SAME AS :5 %E HAD LEFT HIM2 HE 
WAS /ILL FUR!R FROM ! F\R-YE>-OLD BABY1 MORE GR[N & 
?9N]4 ,H[ ?9 HIS FACE WAS1 H[ %ORT HIS HAIR WAS6 ,:AT 
LONG H&S6 ,H[ HE HAD *ANG$ S9CE %E LEFT HIM6 ,BUT IT WAS 
HE ) HIS HEAD1 HIS LIPS1 HIS S(T NECK & BROAD LITTLE 
%\LD]S4 

0,S]YOZHA60 %E REPEAT$ JU/ 9 ! *ILD'S E>4 

,HE RAIS$ HIMSELF AGA9 ON HIS ELB[1 TURN$ HIS TANGL$ HEAD 
FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS ?\< LOOK+ = SOME?+1 & OP5$ HIS 
EYES4 ,SL[LY & 9QUIR+LY HE LOOK$ = SEV]AL SECONDS AT 
HIS MO!R /&+ MOTIONLESS BE=E HIM1 !N ALL AT ONCE HE 
SMIL$ A BLISSFUL SMILE1 & %UTT+ HIS EYES1 ROLL$ NOT 
BACKW>DS BUT T[>DS H] 9TO H] >MS4 

0,S]YOZHA6 MY D>L+ BOY60 %E SAID1 BREA?+ H>D & PUTT+ 
H] >MS R\ND HIS PLUMP LITTLE BODY4 0,MO!R60 HE SAID1 
WRIGGL+ AB\T 9 H] >MS SO AS TO T\* H] H&S ) 
DIFF]5T P>TS ( HIM4 

,SMIL+ SLEEPILY /ILL ) CLOS$ EYES1 HE FLUNG FAT LITTLE >MS 
R\ND H] %\LD]S1 ROLL$ T[>DS H]1 ) ! DELICI\S 
SLEEPY W>M? & FRAGRANCE ?AT IS ONLY F\ND 9 *ILDR51 & 
BEGAN RUBB+ HIS FACE AGA9/ H] NECK & %\LD]S4 

0,I KN[10 HE SAID1 OP5+ HIS EYES2 0IT'S MY BIR?DAY TODAY4 ,I 
KNEW Y\'D COME4 ,I'LL GET UP DIRECTLY40 

,& SAY+ ?AT HE DROPP$ ASLEEP4 

,ANNA LOOK$ AT HIM HUNGRILY2 %E SAW H[ HE HAD GR[N & *ANG$ 
9 H] ABS5CE4 ,%E KNEW1 & DID NOT KN[1 ! B>E LEGS SO 
LONG N[1 ?AT W]E ?RU/ \T BEL[ ! QUILT1 ?OSE 
%ORT-CROPP$ CURLS ON HIS NECK 9 :I* %E HAD SO (T5 KISS$ 
HIM4 ,%E T\*$ ALL ?IS & C\LD SAY NO?+2 TE>S *OK$ 
H]4 

0,:AT >E Y\ CRY+ =1 MO!R80 HE SAID1 WAK+ COMPLETELY UP4 
0,MO!R1 :AT >E Y\ CRY+ =80 HE CRI$ 9 A TE>FUL VOICE4 

0,I WON'T CRY 444 ,I'M CRY+ = JOY4 ,IT'S SO LONG S9CE ,I'VE SE5 
Y\4 ,I WON'T1 ,I WON'T10 %E SAID1 GULP+ D[N H] TE>S & 
TURN+ AWAY4 0,COME1 IT'S TIME = Y\ TO DRESS N[10 %E ADD$1 
AFT] A PAUSE1 &1 NEV] LETT+ GO HIS H&S1 %E SAT D[N BY 
HIS B$SIDE ON ! *AIR1 :]E HIS CLO!S W]E PUT READY = 
HIM4 

0,H[ DO Y\ DRESS )\T ME8 ,H[4440 %E TRI$ TO BEG9 TALK+ 
SIMPLY & *E]FULLY1 BUT %E C\LD NOT1 & AGA9 %E TURN$ 
AWAY4 

0,I DON'T HAVE A COLD BA?1 PAPA DIDN'T ORD] IT4 ,& Y\'VE NOT 
SE5 ,VASSILY ,LUKIT*8 ,HE'LL COME 9 SOON4 ,:Y1 Y\'RE SITT+ 
ON MY CLO!S60 

,& ,S]YOZHA W5T (F 9TO A PEAL ( LAU<T]4 ,%E LOOK$ AT HIM 
& SMIL$4 

0,MO!R1 D>L+1 SWEET ONE60 HE %\T$1 FL++ HIMSELF ON H] 
AGA9 & HUGG+ H]4 ,IT WAS AS ?\< ONLY N[1 ON SEE+ H] 
SMILE1 HE FULLY GRASP$ :AT HAD HAPP5$4 

0,I DON'T WANT ?AT ON10 HE SAID1 TAK+ (F H] HAT4 ,& AS IT 
W]E1 SEE+ H] AFRE% )\T H] HAT1 HE FELL TO KISS+ H] 
AGA94 

0,BUT :AT DID Y\ ?9K AB\T ME8 ,Y\ DIDN'T ?9K ,I WAS DEAD80 

0,I NEV] BELIEV$ IT40 

0,Y\ DIDN'T BELIEVE IT1 MY SWEET80 

0,I KNEW1 ,I KNEW60 HE REPEAT$ HIS FAVORITE PHRASE1 & SNAT*+ 
! H& ?AT WAS /ROK+ HIS HAIR1 HE PRESS$ ! OP5 PALM TO 
HIS M\? & KISS$ IT4 

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