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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,VRONSKY & ,KITTY WALTZ$ SEV]AL TIMES R\ND ! ROOM4 ,AFT] 
! FIR/ WALTZ ,KITTY W5T TO H] MO!R1 & %E HAD H>DLY TIME 
TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON :5 ,VRONSKY CAME UP 
AGA9 = ! FIR/ QUADRILLE4 ,DUR+ ! QUADRILLE NO?+ ( 
ANY SIGNIFICANCE WAS SAID3 !RE WAS DISJO9T$ TALK BETWE5 
!M ( ! ,KORSUNSKYS1 HUSB& & WIFE1 :OM HE DESCRIB$ V]Y 
AMUS+LY1 AS DELI<TFUL *ILDR5 AT =TY1 & ( ! FUTURE 
T[N !AT]2 & ONLY ONCE ! CONV]SATION T\*$ H] TO ! 
QUICK1 :5 HE ASK$ H] AB\T ,LEV91 :E!R HE WAS H]E1 & 
ADD$ ?AT HE LIK$ HIM SO MU*4 ,BUT ,KITTY DID NOT EXPECT MU* 
FROM ! QUADRILLE4 ,%E LOOK$ =W>D ) A ?RILL AT H] 
HE>T TO ! MAZURKA4 ,%E FANCI$ ?AT 9 ! MAZURKA EV]Y?+ 
MU/ BE DECID$4 ,! FACT ?AT HE DID NOT DUR+ ! QUADRILLE 
ASK H] = ! MAZURKA DID NOT TR\BLE H]4 ,%E FELT SURE %E 
W\LD DANCE ! MAZURKA ) HIM AS %E HAD DONE AT =M] BALLS1 
& REFUS$ FIVE Y\NG M51 SAY+ %E WAS 5GAG$ = ! 
MAZURKA4 ,! :OLE BALL UP TO ! LA/ QUADRILLE WAS = ,KITTY 
AN 5*ANT$ VISION ( DELI<TFUL COLORS1 S\NDS1 & MOTIONS4 
,%E ONLY SAT D[N :5 %E FELT TOO TIR$ & BEGG$ = A RE/4 
,BUT AS %E WAS DANC+ ! LA/ QUADRILLE ) ONE ( ! 
TIRESOME Y\NG M5 :OM %E C\LD NOT REFUSE1 %E *ANC$ TO BE 
VIS-A-VIS ) ,VRONSKY & ,ANNA4 ,%E HAD NOT BE5 NE> ,ANNA 
AGA9 S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( ! EV5+1 & N[ AGA9 %E SAW 
H] SUDD5LY QUITE NEW & SURPRIS+4 ,%E SAW 9 H] ! SIGNS 
( ?AT EXCITEM5T ( SUCCESS %E KNEW SO WELL 9 H]SELF2 %E 
SAW ?AT %E WAS 9TOXICAT$ ) ! DELI<T$ ADMIRATION %E 
WAS EXCIT+4 ,%E KNEW ?AT FEEL+ & KNEW ITS SIGNS1 & SAW 
!M 9 ,ANNA2 SAW ! QUIV]+1 FLA%+ LI<T 9 H] EYES1 & 
! SMILE ( HAPP9ESS & EXCITEM5T UNCONSCI\SLY PLAY+ ON 
H] LIPS1 & ! DELIB]ATE GRACE1 PRECISION1 & LI<TNESS ( 
H] MOVEM5TS4 

0,:O80 %E ASK$ H]SELF4 0,ALL OR ONE80 ,& NOT ASSI/+ ! 
H>ASS$ Y\NG MAN %E WAS DANC+ ) 9 ! CONV]SATION1 ! 
?READ ( :I* HE HAD LO/ & C\LD NOT PICK UP AGA91 %E 
OBEY$ ) EXT]NAL LIVEL9ESS ! P]EMPTORY %\TS ( 
,KORSUNSKY />T+ !M ALL 9TO ! GR& ROND1 & !N 9TO 
! *A9E1 & AT ! SAME TIME %E KEPT WAT* ) A GR[+ 
PANG AT H] HE>T4 0,NO1 IT'S NOT ! ADMIRATION ( ! CR[D HAS 
9TOXICAT$ H]1 BUT ! ADORATION ( ONE4 ,& ?AT ONE8 CAN IT 
BE HE80 ,EV]Y TIME HE SPOKE TO ,ANNA ! JOY\S LI<T FLA%$ 
9TO H] EYES1 & ! SMILE ( HAPP9ESS CURV$ H] R$ LIPS4 
%E SEEM$ TO MAKE AN EF=T TO CONTROL H]SELF1 TO TRY NOT TO 
%[ !SE SIGNS ( DELI<T1 BUT !Y CAME \T ON H] FACE 
( !MSELVES4 0,BUT :AT ( HIM80 ,KITTY LOOK$ AT HIM & WAS 
FILL$ ) T]ROR4 ,:AT WAS PICTUR$ SO CLE>LY TO ,KITTY 9 ! 
MIRROR ( ,ANNA'S FACE %E SAW 9 HIM4 ,:AT HAD BECOME ( HIS 
ALWAYS SELF-POSSESS$ RESOLUTE MANN]1 & ! C>ELESSLY S]5E 
EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE8 ,N[ EV]Y TIME HE TURN$ TO H]1 HE B5T 
HIS HEAD1 AS ?\< HE W\LD HAVE FALL5 AT H] FEET1 & 9 HIS 
EYES !RE WAS NO?+ BUT HUMBLE SUBMISSION & DREAD4 0,I W\LD 
NOT (F5D Y\10 HIS EYES SEEM$ EV]Y TIME TO BE SAY+1 0BUT ,I 
WANT TO SAVE MYSELF1 & ,I DON'T KN[ H[40 ,ON HIS FACE WAS A 
LOOK SU* AS ,KITTY HAD NEV] SE5 BE=E4 

,!Y W]E SPEAK+ ( COMMON ACQUA9TANCES1 KEEP+ UP ! MO/ 
TRIVIAL CONV]SATION1 BUT TO ,KITTY IT SEEM$ ?AT EV]Y WORD !Y 
SAID WAS DET]M9+ !IR FATE & H]S4 ,& /RANGE IT WAS 
?AT !Y W]E ACTUALLY TALK+ ( H[ ABSURD ,IVAN ,IVANOVIT* WAS 
) HIS ,FR5*1 & H[ ! ,ELETSKY GIRL MI<T HAVE MADE A 
BETT] MAT*1 YET !SE WORDS HAD ALL ! :ILE CONSEQU5CE = 
!M1 & !Y W]E FEEL+ JU/ AS ,KITTY DID4 ,! :OLE BALL1 
! :OLE WORLD1 EV]Y?+ SEEM$ LO/ 9 FOG 9 ,KITTY'S S\L4 
,NO?+ BUT ! /]N DISCIPL9E ( H] BR++-UP SUPPORT$ H] 
& =C$ H] TO DO :AT WAS EXPECT$ ( H]1 ?AT IS1 TO DANCE1 
TO ANSW] QUE/IONS1 TO TALK1 EV5 TO SMILE4 ,BUT BE=E ! 
MAZURKA1 :5 !Y W]E BEG9N+ TO RE>RANGE ! *AIRS & A 
FEW C\PLES MOV$ \T ( ! SMALL] ROOMS 9TO ! BIG ROOM1 A 
MOM5T ( DESPAIR & HORROR CAME = ,KITTY4 ,%E HAD REFUS$ 
FIVE P>TN]S1 & N[ %E WAS NOT DANC+ ! MAZURKA4 ,%E HAD 
NOT EV5 A HOPE ( BE+ ASK$ = IT1 BECAUSE %E WAS SO 
SUCCESSFUL 9 SOCIETY ?AT ! IDEA W\LD NEV] OCCUR TO ANYONE 
?AT %E HAD REMA9$ DIS5GAG$ TILL N[4 ,%E W\LD HAVE TO 
TELL H] MO!R %E FELT ILL & GO HOME1 BUT %E HAD NOT ! 
/R5G? TO DO ?IS4 ,%E FELT CRU%$4 ,%E W5T TO ! FUR!/ 
5D ( ! LITTLE DRAW+ ROOM & SANK 9TO A L[ *AIR4 ,H] 
LI<T1 TRANSP>5T SKIRTS ROSE LIKE A CL\D AB\T H] SL5D] 
WAI/2 ONE B>E1 ?91 S(T1 GIRLI% >M1 HANG+ LI/LESSLY1 WAS 
LO/ 9 ! FOLDS ( H] P9K TUNIC2 9 ! O!R %E HELD H] 
FAN1 & ) RAPID1 %ORT /ROKES FANN$ H] BURN+ FACE4 ,BUT 
:ILE %E LOOK$ LIKE A BUTT]FLY1 CL++ TO A BLADE ( GRASS1 
& JU/ AB\T TO OP5 ITS RA9B[ W+S = FRE% FLI<T1 H] 
HE>T A*$ ) A HORRIBLE DESPAIR4 

0,BUT P]HAPS ,I AM WRONG1 P]HAPS IT WAS NOT SO80 ,& AGA9 %E 
RECALL$ ALL %E HAD SE54 

0,KITTY1 :AT IS IT80 SAID ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON1 /EPP+ NOISELESSLY 
OV] ! C>PET T[>DS H]4 0,I DON'T UND]/& IT40 

,KITTY'S L[] LIP BEGAN TO QUIV]2 %E GOT UP QUICKLY4 

0,KITTY1 Y\'RE NOT DANC+ ! MAZURKA80 

0,NO1 NO10 SAID ,KITTY 9 A VOICE %AK+ ) TE>S4 

0,HE ASK$ H] = ! MAZURKA BE=E ME10 SAID ,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON1 
KN[+ ,KITTY W\LD UND]/& :O W]E 0HE0 & 0H]40 0,%E 
SAID3 ',:Y1 >5'T Y\ GO+ TO DANCE IT ) ,PR9CESS 
,%T*]BATSKAYA8'0 

0,OH1 ,I DON'T C>E60 ANSW]$ ,KITTY4 

,NO ONE BUT %E H]SELF UND]/OOD H] POSITION2 NO ONE KNEW ?AT 
%E HAD JU/ REFUS$ ! MAN :OM P]HAPS %E LOV$1 & REFUS$ 
HIM BECAUSE %E HAD PUT H] FAI? 9 ANO!R4 

,C\NTESS ,NORD/ON F\ND ,KORSUNSKY1 ) :OM %E WAS TO DANCE ! 
MAZURKA1 & TOLD HIM TO ASK ,KITTY4 

,KITTY DANC$ 9 ! FIR/ C\PLE1 & LUCKILY = H] %E HAD NOT 
TO TALK1 BECAUSE ,KORSUNSKY WAS ALL ! TIME RUNN+ AB\T 
DIRECT+ ! FIGURE4 ,VRONSKY & ,ANNA SAT ALMO/ OPPOSITE H]4 
,%E SAW !M ) H] LONG-SI<T$ EYES1 & SAW !M1 TOO1 CLOSE 
BY1 :5 !Y MET 9 ! FIGURES1 & ! MORE %E SAW ( !M 
! MORE CONV9C$ WAS %E ?AT H] UNHAPP9ESS WAS COMPLETE4 
,%E SAW ?AT !Y FELT !MSELVES ALONE 9 ?AT CR[D$ ROOM4 
,& ON ,VRONSKY'S FACE1 ALWAYS SO FIRM & 9DEP5D5T1 %E SAW 
?AT LOOK ?AT HAD /RUCK H]1 ( BEWILD]M5T & HUMBLE 
SUBMISSIV5ESS1 LIKE ! EXPRESSION ( AN 9TELLIG5T DOG :5 IT 
HAS DONE WRONG4 

,ANNA SMIL$1 & H] SMILE WAS REFLECT$ BY HIM4 ,%E GREW 
?\<TFUL1 & HE BECAME S]I\S4 ,SOME SUP]NATURAL =CE DREW 
,KITTY'S EYES TO ,ANNA'S FACE4 ,%E WAS FASC9AT+ 9 H] SIMPLE 
BLACK DRESS1 FASC9AT+ W]E H] R\ND >MS ) !IR 
BRACELETS1 FASC9AT+ WAS H] FIRM NECK ) ITS ?READ ( 
PE>LS1 FASC9AT+ ! /RAY+ CURLS ( H] LOOSE HAIR1 
FASC9AT+ ! GRACEFUL1 LI<T MOVEM5TS ( H] LITTLE FEET & 
H&S1 FASC9AT+ WAS ?AT LOVELY FACE 9 ITS EAG]NESS1 BUT 
!RE WAS SOME?+ T]RIBLE & CRUEL 9 H] FASC9ATION4 

,KITTY ADMIR$ H] MORE ?AN EV]1 & MORE & MORE ACUTE WAS H] 
SUFF]+4 ,KITTY FELT OV]:ELM$1 & H] FACE %[$ IT4 ,:5 
,VRONSKY SAW H]1 COM+ ACROSS H] 9 ! MAZURKA1 HE DID NOT AT 
ONCE RECOGNIZE H]1 %E WAS SO *ANG$4 

0,DELI<TFUL BALL60 HE SAID TO H]1 = ! SAKE ( SAY+ 
SOME?+4 

0,YES10 %E ANSW]$4 

,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! MAZURKA1 REPEAT+ A COMPLICAT$ FIGURE1 
NEWLY 9V5T$ BY ,KORSUNSKY1 ,ANNA CAME =W>D 9TO ! C5T] ( 
! CIRCLE1 *OSE TWO G5TLEM51 & SUMMON$ A LADY & ,KITTY4 
,KITTY GAZ$ AT H] 9 DISMAY AS %E W5T UP4 ,ANNA LOOK$ AT H] 
) DROOP+ EYELIDS1 & SMIL$1 PRESS+ H] H&4 ,BUT1 
NOTIC+ ?AT ,KITTY ONLY RESPOND$ TO H] SMILE BY A LOOK ( 
DESPAIR & AMAZEM5T1 %E TURN$ AWAY FROM H]1 & BEGAN GAILY 
TALK+ TO ! O!R LADY4 

0,YES1 !RE IS SOME?+ UNCANNY1 DEVILI% & FASC9AT+ 9 
H]10 ,KITTY SAID TO H]SELF4 

,ANNA DID NOT MEAN TO /AY TO SUPP]1 BUT ! MA/] ( ! H\SE 
BEGAN TO PRESS H] TO DO SO4 

0,NONS5SE1 ,ANNA ,>KADYEVNA10 SAID ,KORSUNSKY1 DRAW+ H] B>E >M 
UND] ! SLEEVE ( HIS DRESS COAT1 0,I'VE SU* AN IDEA = A 
COTILLION6 ,UN BIJ\60 

,& HE MOV$ GRADUALLY ON1 TRY+ TO DRAW H] ALONG ) HIM4 
,!IR HO/ SMIL$ APPROV+LY4 

0,NO1 ,I AM NOT GO+ TO /AY10 ANSW]$ ,ANNA1 SMIL+1 BUT 9 
SPITE ( H] SMILE1 BO? ,KORSUNSKY & ! MA/] ( ! H\SE 
SAW FROM H] RESOLUTE TONE ?AT %E W\LD NOT /AY4 

0,NO2 :Y1 AS IT IS1 ,I HAVE DANC$ MORE AT Y\R BALL 9 ,MOSC[ ?AN 
,I HAVE ALL ! W9T] 9 ,PET]SBURG10 SAID ,ANNA1 LOOK+ R\ND AT 
,VRONSKY1 :O /OOD NE> H]4 0,I MU/ RE/ A LITTLE BE=E MY 
J\RNEY40 

0,>E Y\ C]TA9LY GO+ TOMORR[ !N80 ASK$ ,VRONSKY4 

0,YES1 ,I SUPPOSE SO10 ANSW]$ ,ANNA1 AS IT W]E WOND]+ AT ! 
BOLDNESS ( HIS QUE/ION2 BUT ! IRREPRESSIBLE1 QUIV]+ 
BRILLIANCE ( H] EYES & H] SMILE SET HIM ON FIRE AS %E SAID 
IT4 

,ANNA ,>KADYEVNA DID NOT /AY TO SUPP]1 BUT W5T HOME4 

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