,P>T #a1 ,*APT] #f #ahggahgg ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT ,TEXT 3 ,:5 ,OBLONSKY ASK$ ,LEV9 :AT HAD BR\$ = ! UNIV]SITY ) ! Y\NG ,PR9CE ,%T*]BATSKY1 ! BRO!R ( ,KITTY & ,DOLLY1 & HAD 5T]$ AT ! SAME TIME ) HIM4 ,9 ?OSE DAYS ,LEV9 US$ (T5 TO BE 9 ! ,%T*]BATSKYS' H\SE1 & HE WAS 9 LOVE ) ! ,%T*]BATSKY H\SEHOLD4 ,/RANGE AS IT MAY APPE>1 IT WAS ) ! H\SEHOLD1 ! FAMILY1 ?AT ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 WAS 9 LOVE1 ESPECIALLY ) ! FEM99E HALF ( ! H\SEHOLD4 ,LEV9 DID NOT REMEMB] HIS [N MO!R1 & HIS ONLY SI/] WAS OLD] ?AN HE WAS1 SO ?AT IT WAS 9 ! ,%T*]BATSKYS' H\SE ?AT HE SAW = ! FIR/ TIME ?AT 9N] LIFE ( AN OLD1 NOBLE1 CULTIVAT$1 & HONORABLE FAMILY ( :I* HE HAD BE5 DEPRIV$ BY ! DEA? ( HIS FA!R & MO!R4 ,ALL ! MEMB]S ( ?AT FAMILY1 ESPECIALLY ! FEM99E HALF1 W]E PICTUR$ BY HIM1 AS IT W]E1 WRAPP$ AB\T ) A MY/]I\S POETICAL VEIL1 & HE NOT ONLY P]CEIV$ NO DEFECTS :ATEV] 9 !M1 BUT UND] ! POETICAL VEIL ?AT %R\D$ !M HE ASSUM$ ! EXI/5CE ( ! L(TIE/ S5TIM5TS & EV]Y POSSIBLE P]FECTION4 ,:Y IT WAS ! ?REE Y\NG LADIES HAD ONE DAY TO SPEAK ,FR5*1 & ! NEXT ,5GLI%2 :Y IT WAS ?AT AT C]TA9 H\RS !Y PLAY$ BY TURNS ON ! PIANO1 ! S\NDS ( :I* W]E AUDIBLE 9 !IR BRO!R'S ROOM ABOVE1 :]E ! /UD5TS US$ TO WORK2 :Y !Y W]E VISIT$ BY ?OSE PR(ESSORS ( ,FR5* LIT]ATURE1 ( MUSIC1 ( DRAW+1 ( DANC+2 :Y AT C]TA9 H\RS ALL ! ?REE Y\NG LADIES1 ) ,MADEMOISELLE ,L9ON1 DROVE 9 ! COA* TO ! ,TV]SKY B\LEV>D1 DRESS$ 9 !IR SAT9 CLOAKS1 ,DOLLY 9 A LONG ONE1 ,NATALIA 9 A HALF-LONG ONE1 & ,KITTY 9 ONE SO %ORT ?AT H] %APELY LEGS 9 TID ESCORT$ BY A FOOTMAN ) A GOLD COCKADE 9 HIS HAT--ALL ?IS & MU* MORE ?AT WAS DONE 9 !IR MY/]I\S WORLD HE DID NOT UND]/&1 BUT HE WAS SURE ?AT EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS DONE !RE WAS V]Y GOOD1 & HE WAS 9 LOVE PRECISELY ) ! MY/]Y ( ! PROCE$+S4 ,9 HIS /UD5T DAYS HE HAD ALL BUT BE5 9 LOVE ) ! ELDE/1 ,DOLLY1 BUT %E WAS SOON M>RI$ TO ,OBLONSKY4 ,!N HE BEGAN BE+ 9 LOVE ) ! SECOND4 ,HE FELT1 AS IT W]E1 ?AT HE HAD TO BE 9 LOVE ) ONE ( ! SI/]S1 ONLY HE C\LD NOT QUITE MAKE \T :I*4 ,BUT ,NATALIA1 TOO1 HAD H>DLY MADE H] APPE>ANCE 9 ! WORLD :5 %E M>RI$ ! DIPLOMAT ,LVOV4 ,KITTY WAS /ILL A *ILD :5 ,LEV9 LEFT ! UNIV]SITY4 ,Y\NG ,%T*]BATSKY W5T 9TO ! NAVY1 WAS DR[N$ 9 ! ,BALTIC1 & ,LEV9'S RELATIONS ) ! ,%T*]BATSKYS1 9 SPITE ( HIS FRI5D%IP ) ,OBLONSKY1 BECAME LESS 9TIMATE4 ,BUT :5 E>LY 9 ! W9T] ( ?IS YE> ,LEV9 CAME TO ,MOSC[1 AFT] A YE> 9 ! C\NTRY1 & SAW ! ,%T*]BATSKYS1 HE REALIZ$ :I* ( ! ?REE SI/]S HE WAS 9DE$ DE/9$ TO LOVE4 ,ONE W\LD HAVE ?\S OLD1 TO MAKE ! Y\NG ,PR9CESS ,%T*]BATSKAYA AN (F] ( M>RIAGE2 9 ALL LIKELIHOOD HE W\LD AT ONCE HAVE BE5 LOOK$ UPON AS A GOOD MAT*4 ,BUT ,LEV9 WAS 9 LOVE1 & SO IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT ,KITTY WAS SO P]FECT 9 EV]Y RESPECT ?AT %E WAS A CREATURE F> ABOVE EV]Y?+ E>?LY2 & ?AT HE WAS A CREATURE SO L[ & SO E>?LY ?AT IT C\LD NOT EV5 BE CONCEIV$ ?AT O!R PEOPLE & %E H]SELF C\LD REG>D HIM AS WOR?Y ( H]4 ,AFT] SP5D+ TWO MON?S 9 ,MOSC[ 9 A /ATE ( 5*ANTM5T1 SEE+ ,KITTY ALMO/ EV]Y DAY 9 SOCIETY1 9TO :I* HE W5T SO AS TO MEET H]1 HE ABRUPTLY DECID$ ?AT IT C\LD NOT BE1 & W5T BACK TO ! C\NTRY4 ,LEV9'S CONVICTION ?AT IT C\LD NOT BE WAS F\ND$ ON ! IDEA ?AT 9 ! EYES ( H] FAMILY HE WAS A DISADVANTAGE\S & WOR?LESS MAT* = ! *>M+ ,KITTY1 & ?AT ,KITTY H]SELF C\LD NOT LOVE HIM4 ,9 H] FAMILY'S EYES HE HAD NO ORD9>Y1 DEF9ITE C>E] & POSITION 9 SOCIETY1 :ILE HIS CONTEMPOR>IES BY ?IS TIME1 :5 HE WAS ?IRTY-TWO1 W]E ALREADY1 ONE A COLONEL1 & ANO!R A PR(ESSOR1 ANO!R DIRECTOR ( A BANK & RAILWAYS1 OR PRESID5T ( A BO>D LIKE ,OBLONSKY4 ,BUT HE 7HE KNEW V]Y WELL H[ HE MU/ APPE> TO O!RS7 WAS A C\NTRY G5TLEMAN1 OCCUPI$ 9 BRE$+ CATTLE1 %OOT+ GAME1 & BUILD+ B>NS2 9 O!R WORDS1 A FELL[ ( NO ABILITY1 :O HAD NOT TURN$ \T WELL1 & :O WAS DO+ JU/ :AT1 ACCORD+ TO ! IDEAS ( ! WORLD1 IS DONE BY PEOPLE FIT = NO?+ ELSE4 ,! MY/]I\S1 5*ANT+ ,KITTY H]SELF C\LD NOT LOVE SU* AN UGLY P]SON AS HE CONCEIV$ HIMSELF TO BE1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 SU* AN ORD9>Y1 9 NO WAY /RIK+ P]SON4 ,MOREOV]1 HIS ATTITUDE TO ,KITTY 9 ! PA/--! ATTITUDE ( A GR[N-UP P]SON TO A *ILD1 >IS+ FROM HIS FRI5D%IP ) H] BRO!R--SEEM$ TO HIM YET ANO!R OB/ACLE TO LOVE4 ,AN UGLY1 GOOD-NATUR$ MAN1 AS HE CONSID]$ HIMSELF1 MID ?AT WOM5 (T5 DID C>E = UGLY & ORD9>Y M51 BUT HE DID NOT BELIEVE IT1 = HE JUDG$ BY HIMSELF1 & HE C\LD NOT HIMSELF HAVE LOV$ ANY BUT BEAUTIFUL1 MY/]I\S1 & EXCEPTIONAL WOM54 ,BUT AFT] SP5D+ TWO MON?S ALONE 9 ! C\NTRY1 HE WAS CONV9C$ ?AT ?IS WAS NOT ONE ( ?OSE PASSIONS ( :I* HE HAD HAD EXP]I5CE 9 HIS E>LY Y\?2 ?AT ?IS FEEL+ GAVE HIM NOT AN 9/ANT'S RE/2 ?AT HE C\LD NOT LIVE )\T DECID+ ! QUE/ION1 W\LD %E OR W\LD %E NOT BE HIS WIFE1 & ?AT HIS DESPAIR HAD >IS5 ONLY FROM HIS [N IMAG9+S1 ?AT HE HAD NO SORT ( PRO( ?AT HE W\LD BE REJECT$4 ,& HE HAD N[ COME TO ,MOSC[ ) A FIRM DET]M9ATION TO MAKE AN (F]1 & GET M>RI$ IF HE W]E ACCEPT$4 ,OR 444 HE C\LD NOT CONCEIVE :AT W\LD BECOME ( HIM IF HE W]E REJECT$4 ,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahgf 3 ,P>T #a1 ,*APT] #f -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#c1 #bag 3 ,P>T #a1 ,*APT] #f -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/