,P>T #a1 ,*APT] #ad #ahggahgg ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT ,TEXT 3 ,BUT AT ?AT V]Y MOM5T ! PR9CESS CAME 94 ,!RE WAS A LOOK ( HORROR ON H] FACE :5 %E SAW !M ALONE1 & !IR DI/URB$ FACES4 ,LEV9 B[$ TO H]1 & SAID NO?+4 ,KITTY DID NOT SPEAK NOR LIFT H] EYES4 0,?ANK ,GOD1 %E HAS REFUS$ HIM10 ?\RIVE1 9 ORD] TO RETREAT UNNOTIC$4 ,FIVE M9UTES LAT] !RE CAME 9 A FRI5D ( ,KITTY'S1 M>RI$ ! PREC$+ W9T]1 ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON4 ,%E WAS A ?91 SALL[1 SICKLY1 & N]V\S WOMAN1 ) BRILLIANT BLACK EYES4 ,%E WAS FOND ( ,KITTY1 & H] AFFECTION = H] %[$ ITSELF1 AS ! AFFECTION ( M>RI$ WOM5 = GIRLS ALWAYS DOES1 9 ! DESIRE TO MAKE A MAT* = ,KITTY AFT] H] [N IDEAL ( M>RI$ HAPP9ESS2 %E WANT$ H] TO M>RY ,VRONSKY4 ,LEV9 %E HAD (T5 MET AT ! ,%T*]BATSKYS' E>LY 9 ! W9T]1 & %E HAD ALWAYS DISLIK$ HIM4 ,H] 9V>IABLE & FAVORITE PURSUIT1 :5 !Y MET1 CONSI/$ 9 MAK+ FUN ( HIM4 0,I DO LIKE IT :5 HE LOOKS D[N AT ME FROM ! HEIN$ CONV]SATION ) ME BECAUSE ,I'M A FOOL1 OR IS CONDESC5D+ TO ME4 ,I LIKE ?AT SO2 TO SEE HIM CONDESC5D+6 ,I AM SO GLAD HE CAN'T BE> ME10 %E US$ TO SAY ( HIM4 ,%E WAS RI H]1 & DESPIS$ H] = :AT %E WAS PR\D ( & REG>D$ AS A F9E *>ACT]I/IC--H] N]V\SNESS1 H] DELICATE CONTEMPT & 9DIFF]5CE = EV]Y?+ CO>SE & E>?LY4 ,! ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON & ,LEV9 GOT 9TO ?AT RELATION ) ONE ANO!R NOT SELDOM SE5 9 SOCIETY1 :5 TWO P]SONS1 :O REMA9 EXT]NALLY ON FRI5DLY T]MS1 DESPISE EA* O!R TO SU* A DEGREE ?AT !Y CANNOT EV5 TAKE EA* O!R S]I\SLY1 & CANNOT EV5 BE (F5D$ BY EA* O!R4 ,! ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON P\NC$ UPON ,LEV9 AT ONCE4 0,AH1 ,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT*6 ,SO Y\'VE COME BACK TO \R CORRUPT ,BABYLON10 %E SAID1 GIV+ HIM H] T9Y1 YELL[ H&1 & RECALL+ :AT HE HAD *ANC$ TO SAY E>LY 9 ! W9T]1 ?AT ,MOSC[ WAS A ,BABYLON4 0,COME1 IS ,BABYLON RE=M$1 OR HAVE Y\ DEG5]AT$80 %E ADD$1 GLANC+ ) A SIMP] AT ,KITTY4 0,IT'S V]Y FLATT]+ = ME1 C\NTESS1 ?AT Y\ REMEMB] MY WORDS SO WELL10 RESPOND$ ,LEV91 :O HAD SUCCE$$ 9 RECOV]+ HIS COMPOSURE1 & AT ONCE FROM HABIT DROPP$ 9TO HIS TONE ( JOK+ HO/ILITY TO ! ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON4 0,!Y MU/ C]TA9LY MAKE A GREAT IMPRESSION ON Y\40 0,OH1 ,I %\LD ?9K SO6 ,I ALWAYS NOTE !M ALL D[N4 ,WELL1 ,KITTY1 HAVE Y\ BE5 SKAT+ AGA984440 ,& %E BEGAN TALK+ TO ,KITTY4 ,AWKW>D AS IT WAS = ,LEV9 TO )DRAW N[1 IT W\LD /ILL HAVE BE5 EASI] = HIM TO P]PETRATE ?IS AWKW>DNESS ?AN TO REMA9 ALL ! EV5+ & SEE ,KITTY1 :O GLANC$ AT HIM N[ & !N & AVOID$ HIS EYES4 ,HE WAS ON ! PO9T ( GETT+ UP1 :5 ! PR9CESS1 NOTIC+ ?AT HE WAS SIL5T1 ADDRESS$ HIM4 0,%ALL Y\ BE LONG 9 ,MOSC[8 ,Y\'RE BUSY ) ! DI/RICT C\NCIL1 ?\<1 >5'T Y\1 & CAN'T BE AWAY = LONG80 0,NO1 PR9CESS1 ,I'M NO LONG] A MEMB] ( ! C\NCIL10 HE SAID4 0,I HAVE COME UP = A FEW DAYS40 0,!RE'S SOME?+ ! MATT] ) HIM10 ?\GUM5TATIVE MOOD4 ,BUT ,I'LL DRAW HIM \T4 ,I DO LOVE MAK+ A FOOL ( HIM BE=E ,KITTY1 & ,I'LL DO IT40 0,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT*10 %E SAID TO HIM1 0DO EXPLA9 TO ME1 PLEASE1 :AT'S ! MEAN+ ( IT4 ,Y\ KN[ ALL AB\T SU* ?+S4 ,AT HOME 9 \R VILLAGE ( ,KALUGA ALL ! PEASANTS & ALL ! WOM5 HAVE DRUNK UP ALL !Y POSSESS$1 & N[ !Y CAN'T PAY US ANY R5T4 ,:AT'S ! MEAN+ ( ?AT8 ,Y\ ALWAYS PRAISE ! PEASANTS SO40 ,AT ?AT 9/ANT ANO!R LADY CAME 9TO ! ROOM1 & ,LEV9 GOT UP4 0,EXCUSE ME1 C\NTESS1 BUT ,I REALLY KN[ NO?+ AB\T IT1 & CAN'T TELL Y\ ANY?+10 HE SAID1 & LOOK$ R\ND AT ! (FIC] :O CAME 9 BEH9D ! LADY4 0,?AT MU/ BE ,VRONSKY10 ?\E PEOPLE :O1 ON MEET+ A SUCCESSFUL RIVAL1 NO MATT] 9 :AT1 >E AT ONCE DISPOS$ TO TURN !IR BACKS ON EV]Y?+ GOOD 9 HIM1 & TO SEE ONLY :AT IS BAD4 ,!RE >E PEOPLE1 ON ! O!R H&1 :O DESIRE ABOVE ALL TO F9D 9 ?AT LUCKY RIVAL ! QUALITIES BY :I* HE HAS \T/RIPP$ !M1 & SEEK ) A ?ROBB+ A*E AT HE>T ONLY :AT IS GOOD4 ,LEV9 BELONG$ TO ! SECOND CLASS4 ,BUT HE HAD NO DIFFICULTY 9 F9D+ :AT WAS GOOD & ATTRACTIVE 9 ,VRONSKY4 ,IT WAS APP>5T AT ! FIR/ GLANCE4 ,VRONSKY WAS A SQU>ELY BUILT1 D>K MAN1 NOT V]Y TALL1 ) A GOOD-HUMOR$1 H&SOME1 & EXCE$+LY CALM & RESOLUTE FACE4 ,EV]Y?+ AB\T HIS FACE & FIGURE1 FROM HIS %ORT-CROPP$ BLACK HAIR & FRE%LY %AV5 *9 D[N TO HIS LOOSELY FITT+1 BR&-NEW UNI=M1 WAS SIMPLE & AT ! SAME TIME ELEGANT4 ,MAK+ WAY = ! LADY :O HAD COME 91 ,VRONSKY W5T UP TO ! PR9CESS & !N TO ,KITTY4 ,AS HE APPROA*$ H]1 HIS BEAUTIFUL EYES %ONE ) A SPECIALLY T5D] LIEFULLY & RESPECTFULLY OV] H]1 HE HELD \T HIS SMALL BROAD H& TO H]4 ,GREET+ & SAY+ A FEW WORDS TO EV]YONE1 HE SAT D[N )\T ONCE GLANC+ AT ,LEV91 :O HAD NEV] TAK5 HIS EYES (F HIM4 0,LET ME 9TRODUCE Y\10 SAID ! PR9CESS1 9DICAT+ ,LEV94 0,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT* ,LEV91 ,C\NT ,ALEXEY ,KIRILLOVIT* ,VRONSKY40 ,VRONSKY GOT UP &1 LOOK+ CORDIALLY AT ,LEV91 %OOK H&S ) HIM4 0,I BELIEVE ,I WAS TO HAVE D9$ ) Y\ ?IS W9T]10 HE SAID1 SMIL+ HIS SIMPLE & OP5 SMILE2 0BUT Y\ HAD UNEXPECT$LY LEFT = ! C\NTRY40 0,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT* DESPISES & HATES T[N & US T[NSPEOPLE10 SAID ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON4 0,MY WORDS MU/ MAKE A DEEP IMPRESSION ON Y\1 S9CE Y\ REMEMB] !M SO WELL10 SAID ,LEV91 &1 SUDD5LY CONSCI\S ?AT HE HAD SAID JU/ ! SAME ?+ BE=E1 HE R$D5$4 ,VRONSKY LOOK$ AT ,LEV9 & ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON1 & SMIL$4 0,>E Y\ ALWAYS 9 ! C\NTRY80 HE 9QUIR$4 0,I %\LD ?9K IT MU/ BE DULL 9 ! W9T]40 0,IT'S NOT DULL IF ONE HAS WORK TO DO2 BESIDES1 ONE'S NOT DULL BY ONESELF10 ,LEV9 REPLI$ ABRUPTLY4 0,I AM FOND ( ! C\NTRY10 SAID ,VRONSKY1 NOTIC+1 & AFFECT+ NOT TO NOTICE1 ,LEV9'S TONE4 0,BUT ,I HOPE1 C\NT1 Y\ W\LD NOT CONS5T TO LIVE 9 ! C\NTRY ALWAYS10 SAID ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON4 0,I DON'T KN[2 ,I HAVE NEV] TRI$ = LONG4 ,I EXP]I5C$ A QUE] FEEL+ ONCE10 HE W5T ON4 0,I NEV] LONG$ SO = ! C\NTRY1 ,RUSSIAN C\NTRY1 ) BA/ %OES & PEASANTS1 AS :5 ,I WAS SP5D+ A W9T] ) MY MO!R 9 ,NICE4 ,NICE ITSELF IS DULL 5\<1 Y\ KN[4 ,& 9DE$1 ,NAPLES & ,SORR5TO >E ONLY PLEASANT = A %ORT TIME4 ,& IT'S JU/ !RE ?AT ,RUSSIA COMES BACK TO ME MO/ VIVIDLY1 & ESPECIALLY ! C\NTRY4 ,IT'S AS ?\<4440 ,HE TALK$ ON1 ADDRESS+ BO? ,KITTY & ,LEV91 TURN+ HIS S]5E1 FRI5DLY EYES FROM ONE TO ! O!R1 & SAY+ OBVI\SLY JU/ :AT CAME 9TO HIS HEAD4 ,NOTIC+ ?AT ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON WANT$ TO SAY SOME?+1 HE /OPP$ %ORT )\T F9I%+ :AT HE HAD BEGUN1 & LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY TO H]4 ,! CONV]SATION DID NOT FLAG = AN 9/ANT1 SO ?AT ! PR9CESS1 :O ALWAYS KEPT 9 RES]VE1 9 CASE A SUBJECT %\LD BE LACK+1 TWO HEAVY GUNS--! RELATIVE ADVANTAGES ( CLASSICAL & ( MOD]N $UCATION1 & UNIV]SAL MILIT>Y S]VICE--HAD NOT TO MOVE \T EI!R ( !M1 :ILE ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON HAD NOT A *ANCE ( *AFF+ ,LEV94 ,LEV9 WANT$ TO1 & C\LD NOT1 TAKE P>T 9 ! G5]AL CONV]SATION2 SAY+ TO HIMSELF EV]Y 9/ANT1 0,N[ GO10 HE /ILL DID NOT GO1 AS ?\< WAIT+ = SOME?+4 ,! CONV]SATION FELL UPON TABLE-TURN+ & SPIRITS1 & ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON1 :O BELIEV$ 9 SPIRITUALISM1 BEGAN TO DESCRIBE ! M>VELS %E HAD SE54 0,AH1 C\NTESS1 Y\ REALLY MU/ TAKE ME1 = PITY'S SAKE DO TAKE ME TO SEE !M6 ,I HAVE NEV] SE5 ANY?+ EXTRAORD9>Y1 ?\< ,I AM ALWAYS ON ! LOOK\T = IT EV]Y:]E10 SAID ,VRONSKY1 SMIL+4 0,V]Y WELL1 NEXT ,SATURDAY10 ANSW]$ ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON4 0,BUT Y\1 ,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT*1 DO Y\ BELIEVE 9 IT80 %E ASK$ ,LEV94 0,:Y DO Y\ ASK ME8 ,Y\ KN[ :AT ,I %ALL SAY40 0,BUT ,I WANT TO HE> Y\R OP9ION40 0,MY OP9ION10 ANSW]$ ,LEV91 0IS ONLY ?AT ?IS TABLE-TURN+ SIMPLY PROVES ?AT $UCAT$ SOCIETY--SO CALL$--IS NO HI<] ?AN ! PEASANTS4 ,!Y BELIEVE 9 ! EVIL EYE1 & 9 WIT*CRAFT & OM5S1 :ILE WE4440 0,OH1 !N Y\ DON'T BELIEVE 9 IT80 0,I CAN'T BELIEVE 9 IT1 C\NTESS40 0,BUT IF ,I'VE SE5 IT MYSELF80 0,! PEASANT WOM5 TOO TELL US !Y HAVE SE5 GOBL9S40 0,!N Y\ ?9K ,I TELL A LIE80 ,& %E LAU<$ A MIR?LESS LAU<4 0,OH1 NO1 ,MA%A1 ,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT* SAID HE C\LD NOT BELIEVE 9 IT10 SAID ,KITTY1 BLU%+ = ,LEV91 & ,LEV9 SAW ?IS1 &1 /ILL MORE EXASP]AT$1 W\LD HAVE ANSW]$1 BUT ,VRONSKY ) HIS BRI+ TO !M1 & HAVE ONLY LAT] />T$ SAY+ ?AT IT IS AN UNKN[N =CE40 ,VRONSKY LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY TO ,LEV91 AS HE ALWAYS DID LI/51 OBVI\SLY 9T]E/$ 9 HIS WORDS4 0,YES1 BUT ! SPIRITUALI/S SAY WE DON'T KN[ AT PRES5T :AT ?IS =CE IS1 BUT !RE IS A =CE1 & !SE >E ! CONDITIONS 9 :I* IT ACTS4 ,LET ! SCI5TIFIC M5 F9D \T :AT ! =CE CONSI/S 94 ,NO1 ,I DON'T SEE :Y !RE %\LD NOT BE A NEW =CE1 IF IT4440 0,:Y1 BECAUSE ) ELECTRICITY10 ,LEV9 9T]RUPT$ AGA91 0EV]Y TIME Y\ RUB T> AGA9/ WOOL1 A RECOGNIZ$ PH5OM5ON IS MANIFE/$1 BUT 9 ?IS CASE IT DOES NOT HAPP5 EV]Y TIME1 & SO IT FOLL[S IT IS NOT A NATURAL PH5OM5ON40 ,FEEL+ PROBABLY ?AT ! CONV]SATION WAS TAK+ A TONE TOO S]I\S = A DRAW+ ROOM1 ,VRONSKY MADE NO REJO9D]1 BUT BY WAY ( TRY+ TO *ANGE ! CONV]SATION1 HE SMIL$ BRIVELS AS SOME SORT ( NEW NATURAL =CE IS MO/ FUTILE4 ,!Y BOLDLY TALK ( SPIRITUAL =CE1 & !N TRY TO SUBJECT IT TO MAT]IAL EXP]IM5T40 ,EV]Y ONE WAS WAIT+ = HIM TO F9I%1 & HE FELT IT4 0,& ,I ?9K Y\ W\LD BE A FIR/-RATE M$IUM10 SAID ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON2 0!RE'S SOME?+ 5?USIA/IC 9 Y\40 ,LEV9 OP5$ HIS M\?1 WAS AB\T TO SAY SOME?+1 R$D5$1 & SAID NO?+4 0,DO LET US TRY TABLE-TURN+ AT ONCE1 PLEASE10 SAID ,VRONSKY4 0,PR9CESS1 WILL Y\ ALL[ IT80 ,& ,VRONSKY /OOD UP1 LOOK+ = A LITTLE TABLE4 ,KITTY GOT UP TO FET* A TABLE1 & AS %E PASS$1 H] EYES MET ,LEV9'S4 ,%E FELT = HIM ) H] :OLE HE>T1 ! MORE BECAUSE %E WAS PITY+ HIM = SUFF]+ ( :I* %E WAS H]SELF ! CAUSE4 0,IF Y\ CAN =GIVE ME1 =GIVE ME10 SAID H] EYES1 0,I AM SO HAPPY40 0,I HATE !M ALL1 & Y\1 & MYSELF10 HIS EYES RESPOND$1 & HE TOOK UP HIS HAT4 ,BUT HE WAS NOT DE/9$ TO ESCAPE4 ,JU/ AS !Y W]E >RANG+ !MSELVES R\ND ! TABLE1 & ,LEV9 WAS ON ! PO9T ( RETIR+1 ! OLD PR9CE CAME 91 & AFT] GREET+ ! LADIES1 ADDRESS$ ,LEV94 0,AH60 HE BEGAN JOY\SLY4 0,BE5 H]E LONG1 MY BOY8 ,I DIDN'T EV5 KN[ Y\ W]E 9 T[N4 ,V]Y GLAD TO SEE Y\40 ,! OLD PR9CE EMBRAC$ ,LEV91 & TALK+ TO HIM DID NOT OBS]VE ,VRONSKY1 :O HAD RIS51 & WAS S]5ELY WAIT+ TILL ! PR9CE %\LD TURN TO HIM4 ,KITTY FELT H[ DI/A/EFUL H] FA!R'S W>M? WAS TO ,LEV9 AFT] :AT HAD HAPP5$4 ,%E SAW1 TOO1 H[ COLDLY H] FA!R RESPOND$ AT LA/ TO ,VRONSKY'S B[1 & H[ ,VRONSKY LOOK$ ) AMIABLE P]PLEXITY AT H] FA!R1 AS ?\< TRY+ & FAIL+ TO UND]/& H[ & :Y ANYONE C\LD BE HO/ILELY DISPOS$ T[>DS HIM1 & %E FLU%$4 0,PR9CE1 LET US HAVE ,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT*10 SAID ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON2 0WE WANT TO TRY AN EXP]IM5T40 0,:AT EXP]IM5T8 ,TABLE-TURN+8 ,WELL1 Y\ MU/ EXCUSE ME1 LADIES & G5TLEM51 BUT TO MY M9D IT IS BETT] FUN TO PLAY ! R+ GAME10 SAID ! OLD PR9CE1 LOOK+ AT ,VRONSKY1 & GUESS+ ?AT IT HAD BE5 HIS SUGGE/ION4 0,!RE'S SOME S5SE 9 ?AT1 ANYWAY40 ,VRONSKY LOOK$ WOND]+LY AT ! PR9CE ) HIS RESOLUTE EYES1 &1 ) A FA9T SMILE1 BEGAN IMM$IATELY TALK+ TO ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON ( ! GREAT BALL ?AT WAS TO COME (F NEXT WEEK4 0,I HOPE Y\ WILL BE !RE80 HE SAID TO ,KITTY4 ,AS SOON AS ! OLD PR9CE TURN$ AWAY FROM HIM1 ,LEV9 W5T \T UNNOTIC$1 & ! LA/ IMPRESSION HE C>RI$ AWAY ) HIM ( ?AT EV5+ WAS ! SMIL+1 HAPPY FACE ( ,KITTY ANSW]+ ,VRONSKY'S 9QUIRY AB\T ! BALL4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahgf 3 ,P>T #a1 ,*APT] #ad -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#c1 #bag 3 ,P>T #a1 ,*APT] #ad -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/