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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

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0,DO Y\ KN[1 ,I'VE BE5 ?9K+ AB\T Y\10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 
0,IT'S BEYOND EV]Y?+ :AT'S BE+ DONE 9 ! DI/RICT1 ACCORD+ 
TO :AT ?IS DOCTOR TELLS ME4 ,HE'S A V]Y 9TELLIG5T FELL[4 ,& AS 
,I'VE TOLD Y\ BE=E1 ,I TELL Y\ AGA93 IT'S NOT RI<T = Y\ NOT 
TO GO TO ! MEET+S1 & ALTOGE!R TO KEEP \T ( ! DI/RICT 
BUS9ESS4 ,IF DEC5T PEOPLE WON'T GO 9TO IT1 ( C\RSE IT'S B\ND 
TO GO ALL WRONG4 ,WE PAY ! MONEY1 & IT ALL GOES 9 SAL>IES1 
& !RE >E NO S*OOLS1 NOR DI/RICT NURSES1 NOR MIDWIVES1 NOR 
DRUG/ORES--NO?+40 

0,WELL1 ,I DID TRY1 Y\ KN[10 ,LEV9 SAID SL[LY & UNWILL+LY4 
0,I CAN'T6 & SO !RE'S NO HELP = IT40 

0,BUT :Y CAN'T Y\8 ,I MU/ [N ,I CAN'T MAKE IT \T4 
,9DIFF]5CE1 9CAPACITY--,I WON'T ADMIT2 SURELY IT'S NOT SIMPLY 
LAZ9ESS80 

0,NONE ( ?OSE ?+S4 ,I'VE TRI$1 & ,I SEE ,I CAN DO NO?+10 
SAID ,LEV94 

,HE HAD H>DLY GRASP$ :AT HIS BRO!R WAS SAY+4 ,LOOK+ 
T[>DS ! PL[ L& ACROSS ! RIV]1 HE MADE \T SOME?+ 
BLACK1 BUT HE C\LD NOT DI/+UI% :E!R IT WAS A HORSE OR ! 
BAILIFF ON HORSEBACK4 

0,:Y IS IT Y\ CAN DO NO?+8 ,Y\ MADE AN ATTEMPT & DIDN'T 
SUCCE$1 AS Y\ ?9K1 & Y\ GIVE 94 ,H[ CAN Y\ HAVE SO 
LITTLE SELF-RESPECT80 

0,SELF-RESPECT60 SAID ,LEV91 /UNG TO ! QUICK BY HIS BRO!R'S 
WORDS2 0,I DON'T UND]/&4 ,IF !Y'D TOLD ME AT COLLEGE ?AT 
O!R PEOPLE UND]/OOD ! 9TEGRAL CALCULUS1 & ,I DIDN'T1 
!N PRIDE W\LD HAVE COME 94 ,BUT 9 ?IS CASE ONE WANTS FIR/ 
TO BE CONV9C$ ?AT ONE HAS C]TA9 QUALIFICATIONS = ?IS SORT 
( BUS9ESS1 & ESPECIALLY ?AT ALL ?IS BUS9ESS IS ( GREAT 
IMPORTANCE40 

0,:AT6 DO Y\ MEAN TO SAY IT'S NOT ( IMPORTANCE80 SAID ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT*1 /UNG TO ! QUICK TOO AT HIS BRO!R'S CONSID]+ 
ANY?+ ( NO IMPORTANCE ?AT 9T]E/$ HIM1 & /ILL MORE AT 
HIS OBVI\SLY PAY+ LITTLE ATT5TION TO :AT HE WAS SAY+4 

0,I DON'T ?9K IT IMPORTANT2 IT DOES NOT TAKE HOLD ( ME1 ,I 
CAN'T HELP IT10 ANSW]$ ,LEV91 MAK+ \T ?AT :AT HE SAW WAS 
! BAILIFF1 & ?AT ! BAILIFF SEEM$ TO BE LETT+ ! 
PEASANTS GO (F ! PL[$ L&4 ,!Y W]E TURN+ ! PL[ 
OV]4 0,CAN !Y HAVE F9I%$ PL[+80 HE WOND]$4 

0,COME1 REALLY ?\<10 SAID ! ELD] BRO!R1 ) A FR[N ON 
HIS H&SOME1 CLEV] FACE1 0!RE'S A LIMIT TO EV]Y?+4 ,IT'S 
V]Y WELL TO BE ORIG9AL & G5U9E1 & TO DISLIKE EV]Y?+ 
CONV5TIONAL--,I KN[ ALL AB\T ?AT2 BUT REALLY1 :AT Y\'RE 
SAY+ EI!R HAS NO MEAN+1 OR IT HAS A V]Y WRONG MEAN+4 
,H[ CAN Y\ ?9K IT A MATT] ( NO IMPORTANCE :E!R ! 
PEASANT1 :OM Y\ LOVE AS Y\ ASS]T4440 

0,I NEV] DID ASS]T IT10 ?\<T ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV94 

0444 DIES )\T HELP8 ,! IGNORANT PEASANT-WOM5 />VE ! 
*ILDR51 & ! PEOPLE /AGNATE 9 D>KNESS1 & >E HELPLESS 
9 ! H&S ( EV]Y VILLAGE CL]K1 :ILE Y\ HAVE AT Y\R 
DISPOSAL A MEANS ( HELP+ !M1 & DON'T HELP !M BECAUSE TO 
Y\R M9D IT'S ( NO IMPORTANCE40 

,& ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* PUT BE=E HIM ! ALT]NATIVE3 EI!R Y\ 
>E SO UNDEVELOP$ ?AT Y\ CAN'T SEE ALL ?AT Y\ CAN DO1 OR Y\ 
WON'T SACRIFICE Y\R EASE1 Y\R VANITY1 OR :ATEV] IT IS1 TO DO 
IT4 

,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 FELT ?AT !RE WAS NO C\RSE OP5 TO HIM BUT TO 
SUBMIT1 OR TO CONFESS TO A LACK ( ZEAL = ! PUBLIC GOOD4 ,& 
?IS MORTIFI$ HIM & HURT HIS FEEL+S4 

0,IT'S BO?10 HE SAID RESOLUTELY3 0,I DON'T SEE ?AT IT WAS 
POSSIBLE4440 

0,:AT6 WAS IT IMPOSSIBLE1 IF ! MONEY W]E PROP]LY LAID \T1 TO 
PROVIDE M$ICAL AID80 

0,IMPOSSIBLE1 AS IT SEEMS TO ME4444 ,= ! ?REE ?\S& SQU>E 
MILES ( \R DI/RICT1 :AT ) \R ?AWS1 & ! /ORMS1 & 
! WORK 9 ! FIELDS1 ,I DON'T SEE H[ IT IS POSSIBLE TO 
PROVIDE M$ICAL AID ALL OV]4 ,& BESIDES1 ,I DON'T BELIEVE 9 
M$IC9E40 

0,OH1 WELL1 ?AT'S UNFAIR 444 ,I CAN QUOTE TO Y\ ?\S&S ( 
9/ANCES4444 ,BUT ! S*OOLS1 ANYWAY40 

0,:Y HAVE S*OOLS80 

0,:AT DO Y\ MEAN8 ,CAN !RE BE TWO OP9IONS ( ! ADVANTAGE ( 
$UCATION8 ,IF IT'S A GOOD ?+ = Y\1 IT'S A GOOD ?+ = 
EV]YONE40 

,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 FELT HIMSELF MORALLY P9N$ AGA9/ A WALL1 & 
SO HE GOT HOT1 & UNCONSCI\SLY BLURT$ \T ! *IEF CAUSE ( 
HIS 9DIFF]5CE TO PUBLIC BUS9ESS4 

0,P]HAPS IT MAY ALL BE V]Y GOOD2 BUT :Y %\LD ,I WORRY MYSELF 
AB\T E/ABLI%+ DISP5S>IES :I* ,I %ALL NEV] MAKE USE (1 
& S*OOLS TO :I* ,I %ALL NEV] S5D MY *ILDR51 TO :I* 
EV5 ! PEASANTS DON'T WANT TO S5D !IR *ILDR51 & TO :I* 
,I'VE NO V]Y FIRM FAI? ?AT !Y \<T TO S5D !M80 SAID HE4 

,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* WAS = A M9UTE SURPRIS$ AT ?IS UNEXPECT$ 
VIEW ( ! SUBJECT2 BUT HE PROMPTLY MADE A NEW PLAN ( ATTACK4 
,HE WAS SIL5T = A LITTLE1 DREW \T A HOOK1 ?REW IT 9 AGA91 
& TURN$ TO HIS BRO!R SMIL+4 

0,COME1 N[4444 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ! DISP5S>Y IS NE$$4 ,WE 
\RSELVES S5T = ! DI/RICT DOCTOR = ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA40 

0,OH1 WELL1 BUT ,I FANCY H] WRI/ WILL NEV] BE /RAI<T AGA940 

0,?AT REMA9S TO BE PROV$4444 ,NEXT1 ! PEASANT :O CAN READ 
& WRITE IS AS A WORKMAN ( MORE USE & VALUE TO Y\40 

0,NO1 Y\ CAN ASK ANYONE Y\ LIKE10 ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 ANSW]$ 
) DECISION1 0! MAN ?AT CAN READ & WRITE IS MU* 9F]IOR 
AS A WORKMAN4 ,& M5D+ ! HI<ROADS IS AN IMPOSSIBILITY2 & 
AS SOON AS !Y PUT UP BRIDGES !Y'RE /OL540 

0,/ILL1 ?AT'S NOT ! PO9T10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 FR[N+4 
,HE DISLIK$ CONTRADICTION1 & /ILL MORE1 >GUM5TS ?AT W]E 
CONT9UALLY SKIPP+ FROM ONE ?+ TO ANO!R1 9TRODUC+ NEW 
& DISCONNECT$ PO9TS1 SO ?AT !RE WAS NO KN[+ TO :I* TO 
REPLY4 0,DO Y\ ADMIT ?AT $UCATION IS A B5EFIT = ! 
PEOPLE80 

0,YES1 ,I ADMIT IT10 SAID ,LEV9 )\T ?9K+1 & HE WAS 
CONSCI\S IMM$IATELY ?AT HE HAD SAID :AT HE DID NOT ?9K4 ,HE 
FELT ?AT IF HE ADMITT$ ?AT1 IT W\LD BE PROV$ ?AT HE HAD 
BE5 TALK+ MEAN+LESS RUBBI%4 ,H[ IT W\LD BE PROV$ HE 
C\LD NOT TELL1 BUT HE KNEW ?AT ?IS W\LD 9EVITABLY BE 
LOGICALLY PROV$ TO HIM1 & HE AWAIT$ ! PRO(S4 

,! >GUM5T TURN$ \T TO BE F> SIMPL] ?AN HE HAD EXPECT$4 

0,IF Y\ ADMIT ?AT IT IS A B5EFIT10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 
0!N1 AS AN HONE/ MAN1 Y\ CANNOT HELP C>+ AB\T IT & 
SYMPA?IZ+ ) ! MOVEM5T1 & SO WI%+ TO WORK = IT40 

0,BUT ,I /ILL DO NOT ADMIT ?IS MOVEM5T TO BE JU/10 SAID 
,KON/ANT9 ,LEV91 R$D5+ A LITTLE4 

0,:AT6 ,BUT Y\ SAID JU/ N[4440 

0,?AT'S TO SAY1 ,I DON'T ADMIT IT'S BE+ EI!R GOOD OR 
POSSIBLE40 

0,?AT Y\ CAN'T TELL )\T MAK+ ! TRIAL40 

0,WELL1 SUPPOS+ ?AT'S SO10 SAID ,LEV91 ?\< HE DID NOT 
SUPPOSE SO AT ALL1 0SUPPOS+ ?AT IS SO1 /ILL ,I DON'T SEE1 ALL 
! SAME1 :AT ,I'M TO WORRY MYSELF AB\T IT =40 

0,H[ SO80 

0,NO2 S9CE WE >E TALK+1 EXPLA9 IT TO ME FROM ! 
PHILOSOPHICAL PO9T ( VIEW10 SAID ,LEV94 

0,I CAN'T SEE :]E PHILOSOPHY COMES 910 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 
9 A TONE1 ,LEV9 FANCI$1 AS ?\< HE DID NOT ADMIT HIS 
BRO!R'S RI<T TO TALK AB\T PHILOSOPHY4 ,& ?AT IRRITAT$ 
,LEV94 

0,I'LL TELL Y\1 !N10 HE SAID ) HEAT1 0,I IMAG9E ! 
MA9SPR+ ( ALL \R ACTIONS IS1 AFT] ALL1 SELF-9T]E/4 ,N[ 
9 ! LOCAL 9/ITUTIONS ,I1 AS A NOBLEMAN1 SEE NO?+ ?AT 
C\LD CONDUCE TO MY PROSP]ITY1 & ! ROADS >E NOT BETT] & 
C\LD NOT BE BETT]2 MY HORSES C>RY ME WELL 5\< OV] BAD 
ONES4 ,DOCTORS & DISP5S>IES >E NO USE TO ME4 ,AN >BITRATOR 
( DISPUTES IS NO USE TO ME4 ,I NEV] APPEAL TO HIM1 & NEV] 
%ALL APPEAL TO HIM4 ,! S*OOLS >E NO GOOD TO ME1 BUT 
POSITIVELY H>MFUL1 AS ,I TOLD Y\4 ,= ME ! DI/RICT 
9/ITUTIONS SIMPLY MEAN ! LIABILITY TO PAY F\RP5CE HALFP5NY 
= EV]Y ?REE ACRES1 TO DRIVE 9TO ! T[N1 SLEEP ) BUGS1 
& LI/5 TO ALL SORTS ( IDIOCY & LOA?SOM5ESS1 & 
SELF-9T]E/ (F]S ME NO 9DUCEM5T40 

0,EXCUSE ME10 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* 9T]POS$ ) A SMILE1 
0SELF-9T]E/ DID NOT 9DUCE US TO WORK = ! EMANCIPATION ( 
! S]FS1 BUT WE DID WORK = IT40 

0,NO60 ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 BROKE 9 ) /ILL GREAT] HEAT2 0! 
EMANCIPATION ( ! S]FS WAS A DIFF]5T MATT]4 ,!RE 
SELF-9T]E/ DID COME 94 ,ONE LONG$ TO ?R[ (F ?AT YOKE 
?AT CRU%$ US1 ALL DEC5T PEOPLE AMONG US4 ,BUT TO BE A 
T[N C\NCILOR & DISCUSS H[ MANY DU/M5 >E NE$$1 & H[ 
*IMNEYS %ALL BE CON/RUCT$ 9 ! T[N 9 :I* ,I DON'T 
LIVE--TO S]VE ON A JURY & TRY A PEASANT :O'S /OL5 A FLIT* 
( BACON1 & LI/5 = SIX H\RS AT A /RET* TO ALL SORTS ( 
JABB] FROM ! C\NSEL = ! DEF5SE & ! PROSECUTION1 & 
! PRESID5T CROSS-EXAM9+ MY OLD HALF-WITT$ ,ALIO%KA1 ',DO 
Y\ ADMIT1 PRISON] 9 ! DOCK1 ! FACT ( ! REMOVAL ( ! 
BACON8' ',EH8'0 

,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 HAD W>M$ TO HIS SUBJECT1 & BEGAN MIMICK+ 
! PRESID5T & ! HALF-WITT$ ,ALIO%KA3 IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT 
IT WAS ALL TO ! PO9T4 

,BUT ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S4 

0,WELL1 :AT DO Y\ MEAN TO SAY1 !N80 

0,I SIMPLY MEAN TO SAY ?AT ?OSE RI<TS ?AT T\* ME 444 MY 
9T]E/1 ,I %ALL ALWAYS DEF5D TO ! BE/ ( MY ABILITY2 ?AT 
:5 !Y MADE RAIDS ON US /UD5TS1 & ! POLICE READ \R 
LETT]S1 ,I WAS READY TO DEF5D ?OSE RI<TS TO ! UTMO/1 TO 
DEF5D MY RI<TS TO $UCATION & FRE$OM4 ,I CAN UND]/& 
COMPULSORY MILIT>Y S]VICE1 :I* AFFECTS MY *ILDR51 MY 
BRO!RS1 & MYSELF1 ,I AM READY TO DELIB]ATE ON :AT CONC]NS 
ME2 BUT DELIB]AT+ ON H[ TO SP5D =TY ?\S& RUBLES ( 
DI/RICT C\NCIL MONEY1 OR JUDG+ ! HALF-WITT$ ,ALIO%KA--,I 
DON'T UND]/&1 & ,I CAN'T DO IT40 

,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 SPOKE AS ?\< ! FLOODGATES ( HIS SPEE* HAD 
BUR/ OP54 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* SMIL$4 

0,BUT TOMORR[ IT'LL BE Y\R TURN TO BE TRI$2 W\LD IT HAVE 
SUIT$ Y\R TA/ES BETT] TO BE TRI$ 9 ! OLD CRIM9AL 
TRIBUNAL80 

0,I'M NOT GO+ TO BE TRI$4 ,I %AN'T MURD] ANYBODY1 & ,I'VE 
NO NE$ ( IT4 ,WELL1 ,I TELL Y\ :AT10 HE W5T ON1 FLY+ (F 
AGA9 TO A SUBJECT QUITE BESIDE ! PO9T1 0\R DI/RICT 
SELF-GOV]NM5T & ALL ! RE/ ( IT--IT'S JU/ LIKE ! 
BIR* BRAN*ES WE /ICK 9 ! GR\ND ON ,TR9ITY ,DAY1 = 
9/ANCE1 TO LOOK LIKE A COPSE :I* HAS GR[N UP ( ITSELF 9 
,EUROPE1 & ,I CAN'T GU% OV] !SE BIR* BRAN*ES & BELIEVE 
9 !M40 

,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* M]ELY %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S1 AS ?\< TO 
EXPRESS HIS WOND] H[ ! BIR* BRAN*ES HAD COME 9TO !IR 
>GUM5T AT ?AT PO9T1 ?\< HE DID REALLY UND]/& AT ONCE 
:AT HIS BRO!R MEANT4 

0,EXCUSE ME1 BUT Y\ KN[ ONE REALLY CAN'T >GUE 9 ?AT WAY10 HE 
OBS]V$4 

,BUT ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 WANT$ TO JU/IFY HIMSELF = ! FAIL+1 
( :I* HE WAS CONSCI\S1 ( LACK ( ZEAL = ! PUBLIC 
WELF>E1 & HE W5T ON4 

0,I IMAG9E10 HE SAID1 0?AT NO SORT ( ACTIVITY IS LIKELY TO BE 
LA/+ IF IT IS NOT F\ND$ ON SELF-9T]E/1 ?AT'S A UNIV]SAL 
PR9CIPLE1 A PHILOSOPHICAL PR9CIPLE10 HE SAID1 REPEAT+ ! 
WORD 0PHILOSOPHICAL0 ) DET]M9ATION1 AS ?\< WI%+ TO 
%[ ?AT HE HAD AS MU* RI<T AS ANY ONE ELSE TO TALK ( 
PHILOSOPHY4 

,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* SMIL$4 0,HE TOO HAS A PHILOSOPHY ( HIS [N AT 
! S]VICE ( HIS NATURAL T5D5CIES10 HE ?\<T4 

0,COME1 Y\'D BETT] LET PHILOSOPHY ALONE10 HE SAID4 0,! *IEF 
PROBLEM ( ! PHILOSOPHY ( ALL AGES CONSI/S JU/ 9 F9D+ 
! 9DISP5SABLE CONNECTION :I* EXI/S BETWE5 9DIVIDUAL & 
SOCIAL 9T]E/S4 ,BUT ?AT'S NOT TO ! PO9T2 :AT IS TO ! 
PO9T IS A CORRECTION ,I MU/ MAKE 9 Y\R COMP>ISON4 ,! 
BIR*ES >E NOT SIMPLY /UCK 91 BUT SOME >E S[N & SOME >E 
PLANT$1 & ONE MU/ DEAL C>EFULLY ) !M4 ,IT'S ONLY ?OSE 
PEOPLES ?AT HAVE AN 9TUITIVE S5SE ( :AT'S ( IMPORTANCE & 
SIGNIFICANCE 9 !IR 9/ITUTIONS1 & KN[ H[ TO VALUE !M1 
?AT HAVE A FUTURE BE=E !M--IT'S ONLY ?OSE PEOPLES ?AT ONE 
CAN TRULY CALL HI/ORICAL40 

,& ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* C>RI$ ! SUBJECT 9TO ! REGIONS ( 
PHILOSOPHICAL HI/ORY :]E ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 C\LD NOT FOLL[ 
HIM1 & %[$ HIM ALL ! 9CORRECTNESS ( HIS VIEW4 

0,AS = Y\R DISLIKE ( IT1 EXCUSE MY SAY+ SO1 ?AT'S SIMPLY 
\R ,RUSSIAN SLO? & OLD S]F-[N]'S WAYS1 & ,I'M CONV9C$ 
?AT 9 Y\ IT'S A TEMPOR>Y ]ROR & WILL PASS40 

,KON/ANT9 WAS SIL5T4 ,HE FELT HIMSELF VANQUI%$ ON ALL SIDES1 
BUT HE FELT AT ! SAME TIME ?AT :AT HE WANT$ TO SAY WAS 
UN9TELLIGIBLE TO HIS BRO!R4 ,ONLY HE C\LD NOT MAKE UP HIS 
M9D :E!R IT WAS UN9TELLIGIBLE BECAUSE HE WAS NOT CAPABLE ( 
EXPRESS+ HIS MEAN+ CLE>LY1 OR BECAUSE HIS BRO!R W\LD NOT 
OR C\LD NOT UND]/& HIM4 ,BUT HE DID NOT PURSUE ! 
SPECULATION1 & )\T REPLY+1 HE FELL TO MUS+ ON A QUITE 
DIFF]5T & P]SONAL MATT]4 

,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* W\ND UP ! LA/ L9E1 UNTI$ ! HORSE1 & 
!Y DROVE (F4 

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