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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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0,WELL1 N[1 >5'T Y\ A%AM$80 EXCLAIM$ ,POLOZ(1 :5 ! TWO (FIC]S HAD REA*$ ! PRIVACY ( !IR *AMB]4 0,I TRI$ TO LOSE1 & ,I KEPT NUDG+ Y\ UND] ! TABLE4 ,N[ >5'T Y\ REALLY A%AM$8 ,! POOR OLD LADY WAS QUITE BESIDE H]SELF40 

,! C\NT BUR/ 9TO A T]RIBLE FIT ( LAU<T]4 

0,A MO/ AMUS+ DAME6 ,H[ ABUS$ %E FELT60 

,& AGA9 HE BEGAN TO LAU< SO HE>TILY ?AT EV5 ,JOHANN1 :O WAS /&+ 9 FRONT ( HIM1 CA/ D[N HIS EYES TO CONCEAL A SMILE4 0,& H]E IS ! SON ( AN OLD FAMILY FRI5D6 ,HA1 HA1 HA60 CONT9U$ ! C\NT 9 A GALE ( LAU<T]4 

0,NO1 9DE$1 IT IS NOT RI<T4 ,I FELT REALLY SORRY = H]10 SAID ! CORNET4 

0,:AT RUBBI%6 ,H[ Y\NG Y\ >E6 ,:AT6 DID Y\ ?9K ?AT ,I WAS GO+ TO LOSE8 ,:Y %\LD ,I LOSE8 ,I ONLY LOSE :5 ,I DON'T KN[ ANY BETT]4 ,T5 RUBLES1 BRO!R1 WILL COME 9 H&Y4 ,Y\ MU/ LOOK ON LIFE 9 A PRACTICAL WAY1 OR ELSE Y\ WILL ALWAYS BE A FOOL40 

,POLOZ( MADE NO ANSW]3 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 HE WANT$ TO ?9K BY HIMSELF AB\T ,LIZA1 :O SEEM$ TO HIM TO BE AN EXTRAORD9>ILY PURE & BEAUTIFUL CREATURE4 

,HE UNDRESS$1 & LAY D[N ON ! CLEAN S(T B$ :I* HAD BE5 MADE READY = HIM4 

0,H[ ABSURD ALL !SE HONORS & ! GLORY (.<#b#g#e.> W>60 HE ?\<T TO HIMSELF1 GAZ+ AT ! W9D[ %AD$ BY ! %AWL1 ?R\< ! 9T]/ICES ( :I* CREPT ! PALE RAYS ( ! MOON4 0,H]E IS HAPP9ESS--TO LIVE 9 A QUIET NOOK1 ) A G5TLE1 BRI<T1 SIMPLE-HE>T$ WIFE2 ?AT IS 5DUR+1 TRUE HAPP9ESS40 

,BUT SOMEH[ HE DID NOT COMMUNICATE !SE IMAG9ATIONS TO HIS FRI5D2 & HE DID NOT EV5 SPEAK ( ! RU/IC MAID51 ?\< HE FELT SURE ?AT ! C\NT WAS ALSO ?9K+ AB\T H]4 

0,:Y DON'T Y\ UNDRESS80 HE DEM&$ ( ! C\NT1 :O WAS WALK+ UP & D[N ! ROOM4 

0,OH1 ,I DON'T FEEL LIKE SLEEP+6 ,PUT \T ! C&LE IF Y\ LIKE10 SAID HE4 0,I CAN UNDRESS 9 ! D>K40 

,& HE CONT9U$ TO WALK UP & D[N4 

0,HE DOES NOT FEEL SLEEPY10 REPEAT$ ,POLOZ(1 :O AFT] ! EV5+'S EXP]I5CES FELT MORE ?AN EV] DISSATISFI$ ) ! C\NT'S 9FLU5CE UPON HIM1 & DISPOS$ TO REVOLT AGA9/ IT4 0,I IMAG9E10 HE REASON$1 M5TALLY ADDRESS+ ,TURB91 0:AT ?\<TS >E N[ TROOP+ ?R\< ?AT WELL-COMB$ HEAD ( Y\RS4 ,& ,I SAW H[ %E PLEAS$ Y\4 ,BUT Y\ >E NOT ! K9D TO APPRECIATE ?AT SIMPLE-HE>T$1 PURE-M9D$ CREATURE4 ,M9A IS ! ONE = Y\1 Y\ WANT ! EPAULETS ( A COLONEL4--,9DE$1 ,I HAVE A M9D TO ASK HIM H[ HE LIK$ H]40 

,& ,POLOZ( WAS AB\T TO ADDRESS HIM1 BUT HE DELIB]AT$3 HE FELT ?AT NOT ONLY HE WAS NOT 9 ! RI<T FRAME ( M9D TO DISCUSS ) HIM IF ! C\NT'S GLANCE AT ,LIZA WAS :AT HE 9T]PRET$ IT TO BE1 BUT ?AT HE %\LD NOT HAVE ! =CE ( M9D NECESS>Y = HIM TO DISAGREE ) HIM1 SO ACCU/OM$ WAS HE TO SUBMIT TO AN 9FLU5CE :I* = HIM GREW EA* DAY MORE BURD5SOME & UNRI<TE\S4 

0,:]E >E Y\ GO+80 HE ASK$1 AS ! C\NT TOOK HIS CAP & W5T TO ! DOOR4.<#b#g#f.> 

0,I AM GO+ TO ! /ABLE2 ,I WI% TO SEE IF EV]Y ?+ IS ALL RI<T40 

0,/RANGE60 ?\<T ! CORNET2 BUT HE BLEW \T ! C&LE1 &1 TRY+ TO DISPEL ! ABSURDLY JEAL\S & HO/ILE ?\<TS ?AT >OSE AGA9/ HIS =M] FRI5D1 HE TURN$ OV] ON ! O!R SIDE4 

,ANNA ,F$OROVNA MEANTIME1 HAV+ CROSS$ H]SELF1 & KISS$ H] BRO!R1 H] DAU<T]1 & H] PROTEGEE1 AS AFFECTIONATELY AS USUAL1 ALSO RETIR$ TO H] ROOM4 

,LONG HAD IT BE5 S9CE ! OLD LADY HAD EXP]I5C$ 9 A S+LE DAY SO MANY P[]FUL S5SATIONS4 ,%E C\LD NOT EV5 SAY H] PRAY]S 9 TRANQUILITY2 ALL ! MELAN*OLY BUT VIVID REMEMBRANCES ( ! LATE C\NT1 & ( ?IS Y\NG D&Y :O HAD SO RU?LESSLY TAK5 ADVANTAGE ( H]1 KEPT COM+ UP 9 H] M9D4 

,NEV]!LESS %E UNDRESS$ AS USUAL1 & DRANK A HALF GLASS ( KVAS :I* /OOD READY ON ! LITTLE TABLE NE> ! B$1 & LAY D[N4 ,H] BELOV$ CAT CAME S(TLY 9TO ! ROOM4 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA CALL$ H]1 & BEGAN TO /ROKE H] FUR1 & LI/5 TO H] PURR+2 BUT /ILL %E C\LD NOT GO TO SLEEP4 

0,IT IS ! CAT ?AT DI/URBS ME10 %E SAID TO H]SELF1 & PU%$ H] AWAY4 ,! CAT FELL TO ! FLOOR S(TLY1 &1 SL[LY WAV+ H] BU%Y TAIL1 GOT UPON ! OV52.<#h#g.> & !N ! MAID1 :O SLEPT 9 ! ROOM ON ! FLOOR1 BR\<T H] FELT1 & PUT \T ! C&LE1 AFT] LI<T+ ! NI<T-LAMP4 

,AT LA/ ! MAID BEGAN TO SNORE2 BUT SLEEP /ILL REFUS$ TO COME TO ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 & CALM H] EXCIT$ IMAG9ATION4 ,! FACE ( ! HUSS> CON/ANTLY >OSE BE=E H] M5TAL VISION1 :5 %E %UT H] EYES2 & IT SEEM$ TO H] ?AT IT APPE>$ 9 V>I\S /RANGE GUISES 9 H] ROOM1 :5 %E OP5$ H] EYES & .<#b#g#g.>LOOK$ AT ! COMMODE1 AT ! TABLE1 & H] :ITE RAIM5T HANG+ UP 9 ! FEEBLE LI<T ( ! NI<T-LAMP4 ,!N IT SEEM$ HOT TO H] 9 ! FEA!R-B$1 & ! TICK+ ( ! WAT* ON ! TABLE SEEM$ UN5DURABLE2 EXASP]AT+ TO ! LA/ DEGREE1 ! SNOR+ ( ! MAID4 ,%E WAK5$ H]1 & BADE H] CEASE SNOR+4 

,AGA9 ! ?\<TS ( ! OLD C\NT & ( ! Y\NG C\NT1 & ( ! GAME ( PREF]5CE1 BECAME /RANGELY MIX$ 9 H] M9D4 ,N[ %E SEEM$ TO SEE H]SELF WALTZ+ ) ! =M] C\NT2 %E SAW H] [N R\ND :ITE %\LD]S1 %E FELT ON !M SOME ONE'S KISSES1 & !N %E SAW H] DAU<T] 9 ! Y\NG C\NT'S EMBRACE4 

,ONCE MORE ,U/IU%KA BEGAN TO SNORE4444 

0,NO1 IT'S SOMEH[ DIFF]5T N[1 ! M5 >5'T ! SAME4 ,HE WAS READY TO FL+ HIMSELF 9TO ! FIRE = MY SAKE4 ,YES1 ,I WAS WOR? DO+ IT =6 ,BUT ?IS ONE1 HAVE NO FE>1 IS S\ND ASLEEP LIKE A GOOSE1 9/EAD ( WOO+4 ,H[ HIS FA!R FELL ON HIS KNEES1 & SAID1 ',:ATEV] Y\ DESIRE ,I WILL DO1 ,I C\LD KILL MYSELF 9 A MOM5T2 :AT DO Y\ DESIRE8' ,& HE W\LD HAVE KILL$ HIMSELF1 IF ,I HAD BADE HIM60444 

,SUDD5LY ! S\ND ( B>E FEET WAS HE>D 9 ! CORRIDOR2 & ,LIZA ) A %AWL ?R[N OV] H] CAME 9 PALE & TREMBL+1 & ALMO/ FELL ON H] MO!R'S B$4444 

,AFT] SAY+ GOOD-NI<T TO H] MO!R1 ,LIZA HAD GONE ALONE TO ! ROOM ?AT HAD BE5 H] UNCLE'S4 ,PUTT+ ON A :ITE JACKET1 ?R[+ A H&K]*IEF R\ND H] ?ICK LONG BRAIDS1 %E PUT \T ! LI<T1 OP5$ ! W9D[1 & CURL$ UP 9 A *AIR1 TURN+ H] DREAMY EYES TO ! POND :I* WAS N[ ALL %9+ ) SILV] BRILLIANCY4 

,ALL H] ORD9>Y OCCUPATIONS & 9T]E/S CAME UP.<#b#g#h.> BE=E H] N[ 9 AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T LI<T4 ,H] CAPRICI\S OLD MO!R1 UNREASON+ LOVE = :OM HAD BECOME A P>T ( H] V]Y S\L1 H] FEEBLE BUT AMIABLE OLD UNCLE1 ! DOME/ICS1 ! PEASANTS :O WOR%IP$ !IR Y\NG MI/RESS1 ! MIL* C[S & ! CALVES2 ALL ?IS NATURE :I* WAS =EV] ! SAME 9 ITS CONT9UAL DEA? & RESURRECTION1 AMID :I* %E HAD GR[N UP1 ) LOVE = O!RS1 & ) ! LOVE ( O!RS = H]1--ALL ?IS ?AT GAVE H] ?AT G5TLE1 AGREEABLE PEACE ( M9D1--SUDD5LY SEEM$ TO H] SOME?+ DIFF]5T2 IT ALL SEEM$ TO H] DISMAL1 SUP]FLU\S4 

,IT WAS AS ?\< SOME ONE SAID TO H]1 0,FOOL1 FOOL6 ,= TW5TY YE>S Y\ HAVE BE5 OCCUPI$ 9 TRIVIALITIES1 Y\ HAVE BE5 S]V+ O!RS )\T REASON1 & Y\ HAVE NOT KN[N :AT LIFE1 :AT HAPP9ESS1 W]E60 

,?IS WAS :AT %E ?\<T N[ AS %E GAZ$ D[N 9TO ! DEP?S ( ! MOTIONLESS MOONLIT G>D51 & ! ?\<T CAME OV] H] ) VA/LY MORE =CE ?AN EV] BE=E4 ,& :AT WAS IT ?AT 9DUC$ ?IS TRA9 ( ?\<T8 ,IT WAS NOT 9 ! LEA/ A SUDD5 LOVE = ! C\NT1 AS MI<T EASILY BE SUPPOS$4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 HE DID NOT PLEASE H]4 ,IT MI<T RA!R HAVE BE5 ! CORNET ( :OM %E WAS ?9K+2 BUT HE WAS HOMELY1 POOR1 & TACITURN4 

0,NO1 IT ISN'T ?AT10 %E SAID TO H]SELF4 

,H] IDEAL WAS SO *>M+6 ,IT WAS AN IDEAL :I* MI<T HAVE BE5 LOV$ 9 ! MID/ ( ?IS NI<T1 9 ! MID/ ( ?IS NATURE1 )\T 9FR++ ITS SUP]NAL BEAUTY2 AN IDEAL NOT 9 ! LEA/ CIRCUMSCRIB$ BY ! NECESSITY ( R$UC+ IT TO CO>SE REALITY4 

,9 DAYS GONE BY1 H] LONELY SITUATION1 & ! ABS5CE ( PEOPLE :O MI<T HAVE ATTRACT$ H]1 CAUS$ ?AT ALL ! /R5G? ( ! LOVE :I* ,PROVID5CE HAS IMPLANT$ IMP>TIALLY 9 ! HE>TS ( EA* ONE ( US1.<#b#g#i.> WAS /ILL 9TACT & POT5TIAL 9 H] S\L4 ,BUT N[ %E HAD BE5 LIV+ TOO LONG ) ! PA!TIC HAPP9ESS ( FEEL+ ?AT %E POSSESS$ 9 H] HE>T ?IS SOME?+1 & OCCASIONALLY OP5+ ! MY/]I\S *ALICE ( H] HE>T1 ( REJOIC+ 9 ! CONTEMPLATION ( ITS RI*ES1 READY TO P\R \T )\T /9T ON SOME ONE ALL ?AT IT CONTA9$4 

,GOD GRANT ?AT %E MAY NOT HAVE TO TAKE ?IS MELAN*OLY DELI<T ) H] TO ! TOMB6 ,BUT :O KN[S IF !RE BE ANY BETT] & MORE P[]FUL DELI<T1 OR IF IT IS NOT ! ONLY TRUE & POSSIBLE ONE8 

0,O ,FA!R 9 HEAV510 %E ?\<T1 0IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT ,I HAVE LO/ MY Y\? & MY HAPP9ESS1 & ?AT !Y WILL NEV] RETURN8444 ,WILL !Y NEV] RETURN AGA98 IS IT REALLY TRUE80 

,%E GAZ$ 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! MOON AT ! BRI<T F>-(F SKY1 /UDD$ ) :ITE WAVY CL\DS1 :I*1 AS !Y SWEPT ON T[>D ! MOON1 BLOTT$ \T ! LITTLE />S4 

0,IF ! MOON %\LD SEIZE ?AT LITTLE CL\D ABOVE IT1 !N IT MEANS ?AT IT IS TRUE10 %E ?\<T4 ,A ?9 SMOKE-LIKE /RIP ( CL\D PASS$ OV] ! L[] HALF ( ! BRILLIANT ORB1 & GRADUALLY ! LI<T GREW FA9T] ON ! TURF1 ON ! L9D5 TOPS1 ON ! POND3 ! BLACK %AD[S ( ! TREES GREW LESS DI/9CT4 ,& AS ?\< TO H>MONIZE ) ! GLOOMY %ADE :I* WAS 5VELOP+ NATURE1 A G5TLE BREEZE /IRR$ ?R\< ! LEAVES1 & BR\<T TO ! W9D[ ! DEWY FRAGRANCE ( ! LEAVES1 ! MOI/ E>?1 & ! BLOOM+ LILACS4 

0,NO1 IT IS NOT TRUE60 %E SAID1 TRY+ TO CONSOLE H]SELF2 0BUT IF ! NI<T+ALE %\LD S+ ?IS NI<T1 !N ,I %\LD TAKE IT TO MEAN ?AT ALL MY =EBOD+S >E NONS5SE1 & ?AT !RE IS NO NE$ ( LOS+ HOPE40 

,& LONG %E SAT 9 SIL5CE1 AS ?\< EXPECT+.<#b#h.> SOME ONE1 :ILE ONCE MORE ALL GREW BRI<T & FULL ( LIFE2 & !N AGA9 & AGA9 ! CL\DS PASS$ OV] ! MOON1 & ALL BECAME SOMB]4 

,%E WAS EV5 BEG9N+ TO GR[ DR[SY1 AS %E SAT !RE BY ! W9D[1 :5 %E WAS >\S$ BY ! NI<T+ALE'S MELODI\S TRILLS CLE>LY E*O+ ACROSS ! POND4 ,! RU/IC MAID5 OP5$ H] EYES4 ,ONCE MORE1 ) A NEW 5JOYM5T1 H] :OLE S\L WAS D$ICAT$ TO ?AT MY/]I\S UNION ) ! NATURE :I* SO CALMLY & S]5ELY SPREAD \T BE=E H]4 

,%E LEAN$ ON BO? ELB[S4 ,A C]TA9 HAUNT+ S5SATION ( G5TLE MELAN*OLY OPPRESS$ H] HE>T2 & TE>S ( PURE1 DEEP LOVE1 BURN+ = SATISFACTION1 GOOD CONSOL+ TE>S1 SPRANG TO H] EYES4 

,%E LEAN$ H] >MS ON ! W9D[-SILL1 & RE/$ H] HEAD UPON !M4 ,H] FAVORITE PRAY] SEEM$ ( ITS [N ACCORD TO >ISE 9 H] S\L1 & ?US %E FELL ASLEEP ) MOI/ EYES4 

,! PRESSURE ( SOME ONE'S H& AWAK5$ H]4 ,%E />T$ UP4 ,BUT ! T\* WAS G5TLE & PLEASANT4 ,! H& SQUEEZ$ H]S ) A /RONG] PRESSURE4 

,SUDD5LY %E REALIZ$ ! TRUE /ATE ( ?+S1 SCREAM$1 TORE H]SELF AWAY2 & TRY+ TO MAKE H]SELF BELIEVE ?AT IT WAS NOT ! C\NT :O1 BA!D 9 ! BRILLIANT MOONLI<T1 WAS /&+ 9 FRONT ( H] W9D[1 %E HA/5$ FROM ! ROOM4.<#b#h#a.> 

7,S\RCE3 0,A ,RUSSIAN ,PROPRIETOR & ,O!R ,/ORIES10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE1 PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL @& ,CO41 ,NEW ,YORK1 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE47 

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