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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! H\SE WAS BIG & OLD-FA%ION$1 & ,LEV91 ?\< HE LIV$ 
ALONE1 HAD ! :OLE H\SE HEAT$ & US$4 ,HE KNEW ?AT ?IS 
WAS /UPID1 HE KNEW ?AT IT WAS POSITIVELY NOT RI<T1 & 
CONTR>Y TO HIS PRES5T NEW PLANS1 BUT ?IS H\SE WAS A :OLE 
WORLD TO ,LEV94 ,IT WAS ! WORLD 9 :I* HIS FA!R & MO!R 
HAD LIV$ & DI$4 ,!Y HAD LIV$ JU/ ! LIFE ?AT TO ,LEV9 
SEEM$ ! IDEAL ( P]FECTION1 & ?AT HE HAD DREAM$ ( 
BEG9N+ ) HIS WIFE1 HIS FAMILY4 

,LEV9 SC>CELY REMEMB]$ HIS MO!R4 ,HIS CONCEPTION ( H] WAS 
= HIM A SACR$ MEMORY1 & HIS FUTURE WIFE WAS B\ND TO BE 9 
HIS IMAG9ATION A REPETITION ( ?AT EXQUISITE1 HOLY IDEAL ( A 
WOMAN ?AT HIS MO!R HAD BE54 

,HE WAS SO F> FROM CONCEIV+ ( LOVE = WOMAN AP>T FROM 
M>RIAGE ?AT HE POSITIVELY PICTUR$ TO HIMSELF FIR/ ! FAMILY1 
& ONLY SECOND>ILY ! WOMAN :O W\LD GIVE HIM A FAMILY4 ,HIS 
IDEAS ( M>RIAGE W]E1 CONSEQU5TLY1 QUITE UNLIKE ?OSE ( ! 
GREAT MAJORITY ( HIS ACQUA9TANCES1 = :OM GETT+ M>RI$ WAS 
ONE ( ! NUM]\S FACTS ( SOCIAL LIFE4 ,= ,LEV9 IT WAS ! 
*IEF AFFAIR ( LIFE1 ON :I* ITS :OLE HAPP9ESS TURN$4 ,& 
N[ HE HAD TO GIVE UP ?AT4 

,:5 HE HAD GONE 9TO ! LITTLE DRAW+ ROOM1 :]E HE ALWAYS 
HAD TEA1 & HAD SETTL$ HIMSELF 9 HIS >M*AIR ) A BOOK1 
& ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA HAD BR\<T HIM TEA1 & ) H] USUAL1 
0,WELL1 ,I'LL /AY A :ILE1 SIR10 HAD TAK5 A *AIR 9 ! W9D[1 
HE FELT ?AT1 H[EV] /RANGE IT MI<T BE1 HE HAD NOT P>T$ FROM 
HIS DAYDREAMS1 & ?AT HE C\LD NOT LIVE )\T !M4 ,:E!R 
) H]1 OR ) ANO!R1 /ILL IT W\LD BE4 ,HE WAS READ+ A 
BOOK1 & ?9K+ ( :AT HE WAS READ+1 & /OPP+ TO LI/5 
TO ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA1 :O GOSSIP$ AWAY )\T FLAGG+1 & YET 
) ALL ?AT1 ALL SORTS ( PICTURES ( FAMILY LIFE & WORK 9 
! FUTURE ROSE DISCONNECT$LY BE=E HIS IMAG9ATION4 ,HE FELT 
?AT 9 ! DEP? ( HIS S\L SOME?+ HAD BE5 PUT 9 ITS 
PLACE1 SETTL$ D[N1 & LAID TO RE/4 

,HE HE>D ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA TALK+ ( H[ ,PROHOR HAD =GOTT5 HIS 
DUTY TO ,GOD1 & ) ! MONEY ,LEV9 HAD GIV5 HIM TO BUY A 
HORSE1 HAD BE5 DR9K+ )\T /OPP+1 & HAD BEAT5 HIS 
WIFE TILL HE'D HALF KILL$ H]4 ,HE LI/5$1 & READ HIS BOOK1 
& RECALL$ ! :OLE TRA9 ( IDEAS SUGGE/$ BY HIS READ+4 
,IT WAS ,TYNDALL'S ,TREATISE ON ,HEAT4 ,HE RECALL$ HIS [N 
CRITICISMS ( ,TYNDALL ( HIS COMPLAC5T SATISFACTION 9 ! 
CLEV]NESS ( HIS EXP]IM5TS1 & = HIS LACK ( PHILOSOPHIC 
9SI<T4 ,& SUDD5LY !RE FLOAT$ 9TO HIS M9D ! JOYFUL 
?\<T3 0,9 TWO YE>S' TIME ,I %ALL HAVE TWO ,DUT* C[S2 ,PAVA 
H]SELF WILL P]HAPS /ILL BE ALIVE1 A DOZ5 Y\NG DAU<T]S ( 
,B]KOOT & ! ?REE O!RS--H[ LOVELY60 

,HE TOOK UP HIS BOOK AGA94 0,V]Y GOOD1 ELECTRICITY & HEAT >E 
! SAME ?+2 BUT IS IT POSSIBLE TO SUB/ITUTE ! ONE QUANTITY 
= ! O!R 9 ! EQUATION = ! SOLUTION ( ANY PROBLEM8 
,NO4 ,WELL1 !N :AT ( IT8 ,! CONNECTION BETWE5 ALL ! 
=CES ( NATURE IS FELT 9/9CTIVELY4444 ,IT'S P>TICUL>LY NICE 
IF ,PAVA'S DAU<T] %\LD BE A R$-SPOTT$ C[1 & ALL ! H]D 
WILL TAKE AFT] H]1 & ! O!R ?REE1 TOO6 ,SPL5DID6 ,TO GO 
\T ) MY WIFE & VISITORS TO MEET ! H]D4444 ,MY WIFE SAYS1 
',KO/YA & ,I LOOK$ AFT] ?AT CALF LIKE A *ILD4' ',H[ CAN 
IT 9T]E/ Y\ SO MU*8' SAYS A VISITOR4 ',EV]Y?+ ?AT 
9T]E/S HIM1 9T]E/S ME4' ,BUT :O WILL %E BE80 ,& HE 
REMEMB]$ :AT HAD HAPP5$ AT ,MOSC[4444 0,WELL1 !RE'S 
NO?+ TO BE DONE4444 ,IT'S NOT MY FAULT4 ,BUT N[ EV]Y?+ 
%ALL GO ON 9 A NEW WAY4 ,IT'S NONS5SE TO PRET5D ?AT LIFE 
WON'T LET ONE1 ?AT ! PA/ WON'T LET ONE4 ,ONE MU/ /RUGGLE TO 
LIVE BETT]1 MU* BETT]40444 ,HE RAIS$ HIS HEAD1 & FELL TO 
DREAM+4 ,OLD ,LASKA1 :O HAD NOT YET FULLY DIGE/$ H] DELI<T 
AT HIS RETURN1 & HAD RUN \T 9TO ! Y>D TO B>K1 CAME BACK 
WAGG+ H] TAIL1 & CREPT UP TO HIM1 BR++ 9 ! SC5T ( 
FRE% AIR1 PUT H] HEAD UND] HIS H&1 & :9$ PLA9TIVELY1 
ASK+ TO BE /ROK$4 

0,!RE1 :O'D HAVE ?\<T IT80 SAID ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA4 0,! DOG 
N[ 444 :Y1 %E UND]/&S ?AT H] MA/]'S COME HOME1 & ?AT 
HE'S L[-SPIRIT$40 

0,:Y L[-SPIRIT$80 

0,DO Y\ SUPPOSE ,I DON'T SEE IT1 SIR8 ,IT'S HI< TIME ,I %\LD KN[ 
! G5TRY4 ,:Y1 ,I'VE GR[N UP FROM A LITTLE ?+ ) !M4 
,IT'S NO?+1 SIR1 SO LONG AS !RE'S HEAL? & A CLE> 
CONSCI5CE40 

,LEV9 LOOK$ 9T5TLY AT H]1 SURPRIS$ AT H[ WELL %E KNEW HIS 
?\<T4 

0,%ALL ,I FET* Y\ ANO!R CUP80 SAID %E1 & TAK+ HIS CUP %E 
W5T \T4 

,LASKA KEPT POK+ H] HEAD UND] HIS H&4 ,HE /ROK$ H]1 & 
%E PROMPTLY CURL$ UP AT HIS FEET1 LAY+ H] HEAD ON A H9DPAW4 
,& 9 TOK5 ( ALL N[ BE+ WELL & SATISFACTORY1 %E OP5$ 
H] M\? A LITTLE1 SMACK$ H] LIPS1 & SETTL+ H] /ICKY 
LIPS MORE COM=TABLY AB\T H] OLD TEE?1 %E SANK 9TO BLISSFUL 
REPOSE4 ,LEV9 WAT*$ ALL H] MOVEM5TS ATT5TIVELY4 

0,?AT'S :AT ,I'LL DO10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF2 0?AT'S :AT ,I'LL DO6 
,NO?+'S AMISS4444 ,ALL'S WELL40 

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