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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,LEO ,WI5] 

,TEXT 3 

,PR9CE ,NEKHLYUDOV WAS N9ETE5 YE>S OLD :5 HE  
CAME FROM ! ,?IRD ,C\RSE ( ! UNIV]SITY TO PASS HIS  
VACATION ON HIS E/ATE1 & REMA9$ !RE BY HIMSELF ALL  
SUMM]4 ,9 ! AUTUMN HE WROTE 9 HIS UN=M$ *ILDI% H& TO HIS AUNT1 ,C\NTESS ,BYELORYETSKI1 :O1 9 HIS  
OP9ION1 WAS HIS BE/ FRI5D & ! MO/ BRILLIANT WOMAN  
9 ! WORLD4 ,! LETT] WAS 9 ,FR5*1 & RAN AS  
FOLL[S 3  

0 ,DE> ,AUNTIE 3 -- ,I HAVE MADE A RESOLUTION ON :I*  
! FATE ( MY :OLE LIFE MU/ DEP5D4 ,I WILL LEAVE !  
UNIV]SITY 9 ORD] TO DEVOTE MYSELF TO C\NTRY LIFE1 BECAUSE ,I FEEL ?AT ,I WAS BORN = IT4 ,= ,GOD'S SAKE1 DE>  
AUNTIE1 DO NOT LAU< AT ME6 ,Y\ WILL SAY ?AT ,I AM  
Y\NG 2 &1 9DE$1 ,I MAY /ILL BE A *ILD1 BUT ?IS DOES  
NOT PREV5T ME FROM FEEL+ :AT MY CALL+ IS1 & FROM  
WI%+ TO DO GOOD1 & LOV+ IT4  

0 ,AS ,I HAVE WRITT5 Y\ BE=E1 ,I F\ND AFFAIRS 9 AN  
9DESCRIBABLE DISORD]4 ,WI%+ TO /RAI<T5 !M \T1  
& TO UND]/& !M1 ,I DISCOV]$ ?AT ! MA9 EVIL LAY 9 ! MO/ PITIABLE1 POV]TY-/RICK5 CONDITION ( !  
PEASANTS1 & ?AT ! EVIL WAS SU* ?AT IT C\LD BE  
M5D$ BY LABOR & PATI5CE ALONE4 ,IF Y\ C\LD ONLY  
SEE TWO ( MY PEASANTS1 ,DAVID & ,IVAN1 & ! LIVES  
:I* !Y LEAD ) !IR FAMILIES1 ,I AM SURE ?AT !  
M]E SI<T ( !SE UN=TUNATES W\LD CONV9CE Y\ MORE  
?AN ALL ,I MI<T SAY TO EXPLA9 MY 9T5TION TO Y\4  

0 ,IS IT NOT MY SACR$ & DIRECT DUTY TO C>E = !  
WELF>E ( !SE SEV5 HUNDR$ M51 = :OM ,I %ALL BE  
HELD RESPONSIBLE BE=E ,GOD 8 ,IS IT NOT A S9 TO AB&ON  
!M TO ! >BITR>9ESS ( RUDE ELD]S & MANAG]S1  
= PLANS ( 5JOYM5T & AMBITION 8 ,& :Y %\LD  
,I LOOK 9 ANO!R SPH]E = OPPORTUNITIES ( BE+ USEFUL  
& DO+ GOOD1 :5 SU* A NOBLE1 BRILLIANT1 & IMM$IATE DUTY IS OP5 TO ME 8  

0 ,I FEEL MYSELF CAPABLE ( BE+ A GOOD L&$ PROPRIETOR 2 &1 9 ORD] TO BE ONE1 AS ,I UND]/& ?IS WORD1  
ONE NE$S NEI!R A UNIV]SITY DIPLOMA1 NOR RANKS1 :I*  
Y\ >E SO ANXI\S ,I %\LD OBTA94 ,DE> AUNTIE1 MAKE  
NO AMBITI\S PLANS = ME6 ,ACCU/OM Y\RSELF TO !  
?\<T ?AT ,I HAVE *OS5 AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T PA?1  
:I* IS1 NEV]!LESS1 GOOD1 & :I*1 ,I FEEL1 WILL BR+  
ME HAPP9ESS4 ,I HAVE ?\<T MU*1 V]Y MU*1 AB\T  
MY FUTURE DUTY1 HAVE WRITT5 \T RULES = MY ACTIONS1  
&1 IF ,GOD WILL ONLY GRANT ME LIFE & /R5G?1 %ALL  
SUCCE$ 9 MY UND]TAK+4  

0 ,DO NOT %[ ?IS LETT] TO MY BRO!R ,VASYA4 ,I AM  
AFRAID ( HIS RIDICULE 2 HE IS 9 ! HABIT ( DIRECT+ ME1  
& ,I ( SUBMITT+ TO HIM4 ,VANYA WILL UND]/& MY  
9T5TION1 EV5 ?\< HE MAY NOT APPROVE ( IT40  

,! C\NTESS ANSW]$ ) ! FOLL[+ ,FR5*  
LETT] O  

0 ,Y\R LETT]1 DE> ,DMITRI1 PROV$ NO?+ TO ME1  
EXCEPT ?AT Y\ HAVE A BEAUTIFUL S\L1 :I* FACT ,I HAVE  
NEV] D\BT$4 ,BUT1 DE> FRI5D1 \R GOOD QUALITIES DO  
US MORE H>M 9 LIFE ?AN \R BAD ONES4 ,I WILL NOT TELL  
Y\ ?AT Y\ >E COMMITT+ A FOLLY1 & ?AT Y\R CON-  
DUCT MORTIFIES ME 2 ,I WILL TRY TO 9FLU5CE Y\ BY >GU-  
M5TS ALONE4 ,LET US REASON1 MY FRI5D4 ,Y\ SAY ?AT  
Y\ FEEL A CALL+ = C\NTRY LIFE1 ?AT Y\ WI% TO MAKE  
Y\R PEASANTS HAPPY1 & ?AT Y\ HOPE TO BE A GOOD PRO-  
PRIETOR4 7#a7 ,I MU/ TELL Y\ ?AT WE FEEL A CALL+ ONLY  
AFT] WE HAVE MADE A MI/AKE 9 IT 2 7#b7 ?AT IT IS EASI]  
TO MAKE Y\RSELF HAPPY ?AN O!RS 2 & 7#c7 ?AT 9  
ORD] TO BE A GOOD PROPRIETOR1 ONE MU/ BE A COLD &  
SEV]E MAN1 :I* Y\ WILL SC>CELY BE1 H[EV] MU*  
Y\ MAY TRY TO DISSEMBLE4  

0,Y\ CONSID] Y\R REFLECTIONS 9CONTROV]TIBLE1 &  
EV5 ACCEPT !M AS RULES ( CONDUCT 2 BUT AT MY AGE1 MY  
DE>1 WE DO NOT BELIEVE 9 REFLECTIONS & RULES1 BUT ONLY  
9 EXP]I5CE 2 & EXP]I5CE TELLS ME ?AT Y\R PLANS  
>E *ILDI%4 ,I AM NOT F> FROM FIFTY1 & ,I HAVE KN[N  
MANY WOR?Y PEOPLE1 BUT ,I HAVE NEV] HE>D ( A Y\NG  
MAN ( GOOD FAMILY & ( ABILITY BURY+ HIMSELF 9 !  
C\NTRY1 = ! SAKE ( DO+ GOOD4 ,Y\ ALWAYS WI%$  
TO APPE> ORIG9AL1 BUT Y\R ORIG9ALITY IS NO?+ BUT  
SUP]FLU\S SELF-LOVE4 ,&1 MY DE>1 Y\ HAD BETT]  
*OOSE WELL-TRODD5 PA?S 6 ,!Y LEAD MORE EASILY TO  
SUCCESS1 & SUCCESS1 ?\< Y\ MAY NOT NE$ IT AS SUC-  
CESS1 IS NECESS>Y 9 ORD] TO HAVE ! POSSIBILITY ( DO+  
! GOOD :I* Y\ WI%4  

0 ,! POV]TY ( A FEW PEASANTS IS A NECESS>Y EVIL1 OR  
AN EVIL :I* MAY BE REM$I$ )\T =GETT+ ALL  
Y\R OBHGATIONS TO SOCIETY1 TO Y\R RELATIVES1 & TO Y\R-  
SELF4 ,) Y\R 9TELLECT1 ) Y\R HE>T & LOVE (  
VIRTUE1 !RE IS NOT A C>E] 9 :I* Y\ W\LD NOT  
OBTA9 SUCCESS 2 BUT AT LEA/ *OOSE ONE :I* W\LD BE  
WOR?Y ( Y\ & W\LD DO Y\ HONOR4  

0 ,I BELIEVE 9 Y\R S9C]ITY1 :5 Y\ SAY ?AT Y\  
HAVE NO AMBITION 2 BUT Y\ >E DECEIV+ Y\RSELF4 ,AMBITION IS A VIRTUE AT Y\R YE>S & ) Y\R MEANS 2  
BUT IT BECOMES A DEFECT & A VULG>ITY1 :5 A MAN IS  
NO LONG] ABLE TO SATISFY ?AT PASSION4 ,Y\1 TOO1 WILL  
EXP]I5CE IT1 IF Y\ WILL NOT BE FALSE TO Y\R 9T5TION4  
,GOOD-BYE1 DE> ,MITYA 6 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ,I LOVE Y\  
EV5 MORE = Y\R 9SIPID1 BUT NOBLE & MAGNANIM\S1  
PLAN4 ,DO AS Y\ ?9K BE/1 BUT ,I CONFESS ,I CANNOT  
AGREE ) Y\40  

,HAV+ RECEIV$ ?IS LETT]1 ! Y\NG MAN LONG M$ITAT$ OV] IT 2 F9ALLY1 HAV+ DECID$ ?AT EV5 A BRILLIANT  
WOMAN MAY MAKE MI/AKES1 HE PETITION$ = A DIS*>GE  
FROM ! UNIV]SITY1 & = EV] REMA9$ 9 ! C\NTRY4  

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