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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ! PR(ESSOR HAD GONE1 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* TURN$ TO HIS 
BRO!R4 

0,DELI<T$ ?AT Y\'VE COME4 ,= SOME TIME1 IS IT8 ,H['S Y\R 
F>M+ GETT+ ON80 

,LEV9 KNEW ?AT HIS ELD] BRO!R TOOK LITTLE 9T]E/ 9 
F>M+1 & ONLY PUT ! QUE/ION 9 DEF]5CE TO HIM1 & SO HE 
ONLY TOLD HIM AB\T ! SALE ( HIS :EAT & MONEY MATT]S4 

,LEV9 HAD MEANT TO TELL HIS BRO!R ( HIS DET]M9ATION TO GET 
M>RI$1 & TO ASK HIS ADVICE2 HE HAD 9DE$ FIRMLY RESOLV$ TO 
DO SO4 ,BUT AFT] SEE+ HIS BRO!R1 LI/5+ TO HIS 
CONV]SATION ) ! PR(ESSOR1 HE>+ AFT]W>DS ! 
UNCONSCI\SLY PATRONIZ+ TONE 9 :I* HIS BRO!R QUE/ION$ 
HIM AB\T AGRICULTURAL MATT]S 7!IR MO!R'S PROP]TY HAD NOT 
BE5 DIVID$1 & ,LEV9 TOOK *>GE ( BO? !IR %>ES71 ,LEV9 
FELT ?AT HE C\LD NOT = SOME REASON BEG9 TO TALK TO HIM ( 
HIS 9T5TION ( M>RY+4 ,HE FELT ?AT HIS BRO!R W\LD NOT 
LOOK AT IT AS HE W\LD HAVE WI%$ HIM TO4 

0,WELL1 H[ IS Y\R DI/RICT C\NCIL DO+80 ASK$ ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT*1 :O WAS GREATLY 9T]E/$ 9 !SE LOCAL BO>DS & 
ATTA*$ GREAT IMPORTANCE TO !M4 

0,I REALLY DON'T KN[40 

0,:AT6 ,:Y1 SURELY Y\'RE A MEMB] ( ! BO>D80 

0,NO1 ,I'M NOT A MEMB] N[2 ,I'VE RESIGN$10 ANSW]$ ,LEV91 0& ,I 
NO LONG] ATT5D ! MEET+S40 

0,:AT A PITY60 COMM5T$ ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 FR[N+4 

,LEV9 9 SELF-DEF5SE BEGAN TO DESCRIBE :AT TOOK PLACE 9 ! 
MEET+S 9 HIS DI/RICT4 

0,?AT'S H[ IT ALWAYS IS60 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 
0,WE ,RUSSIANS >E ALWAYS LIKE ?AT4 ,P]HAPS IT'S \R /RONG 
PO9T1 REALLY1 ! FACULTY ( SEE+ \R [N %ORTCOM+S2 BUT WE 
OV]DO IT1 WE COM=T \RSELVES ) IRONY :I* WE ALWAYS HAVE 
ON ! TIP ( \R TONGUES4 ,ALL ,I SAY IS1 GIVE SU* RI<TS AS \R 
LOCAL SELF-GOV]NM5T TO ANY O!R ,EUROPEAN PEOPLE--:Y1 ! 
,G]MANS OR ! ,5GLI% W\LD HAVE WORK$ !IR WAY TO FRE$OM 
FROM !M1 :ILE WE SIMPLY TURN !M 9TO RIDICULE40 

0,BUT H[ CAN IT BE HELP$80 SAID ,LEV9 P5IT5TLY4 0,IT WAS MY 
LA/ EF=T4 ,& ,I DID TRY ) ALL MY S\L4 ,I CAN'T4 ,I'M NO 
GOOD AT IT40 

0,IT'S NOT ?AT Y\'RE NO GOOD AT IT10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*2 0IT 
IS ?AT Y\ DON'T LOOK AT IT AS Y\ %\LD40 

0,P]HAPS NOT10 ,LEV9 ANSW]$ DEJECT$LY4 

0,OH6 DO Y\ KN[ BRO!R ,NIKOLAY'S TURN$ UP AGA980 

,?IS BRO!R ,NIKOLAY WAS ! ELD] BRO!R ( ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV91 
& HALF-BRO!R ( ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*2 A MAN UTT]LY RU9$1 :O 
HAD DISSIPAT$ ! GREAT] P>T ( HIS =TUNE1 WAS LIV+ 9 ! 
/RANGE/ & L[E/ COMPANY1 & HAD QU>REL$ ) HIS 
BRO!RS4 

0,:AT DID Y\ SAY80 ,LEV9 CRI$ ) HORROR4 0,H[ DO Y\ KN[80 

0,PROK(Y SAW HIM 9 ! /REET40 

0,H]E 9 ,MOSC[8 ,:]E IS HE8 ,DO Y\ KN[80 ,LEV9 GOT UP FROM 
HIS *AIR1 AS ?\< ON ! PO9T ( />T+ (F AT ONCE4 

0,I AM SORRY ,I TOLD Y\10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 %AK+ HIS HEAD 
AT HIS Y\NG] BRO!R'S EXCITEM5T4 0,I S5T TO F9D \T :]E 
HE IS LIV+1 & S5T HIM HIS ,I,\ TO ,TRUB91 :I* ,I PAID4 ,?IS 
IS ! ANSW] HE S5T ME40 

,& ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* TOOK A NOTE FROM UND] A PAP]-WEI<T & 
H&$ IT TO HIS BRO!R4 

,LEV9 READ 9 ! QUE]1 FAMILI> H&WRIT+3 0,I HUMBLY BEG Y\ 
TO LEAVE ME 9 PEACE4 ,?AT'S ! ONLY FAVOR ,I ASK ( MY GRACI\S 
BRO!RS4--,NIKOLAY ,LEV940 

,LEV9 READ IT1 & )\T RAIS+ HIS HEAD /OOD ) ! NOTE 
9 HIS H&S OPPOSITE ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 

,!RE WAS A /RUGGLE 9 HIS HE>T BETWE5 ! DESIRE TO =GET 
HIS UNHAPPY BRO!R = ! TIME1 & ! CONSCI\SNESS ?AT IT 
W\LD BE BASE TO DO SO4 

0,HE OBVI\SLY WANTS TO (F5D ME10 PURSU$ ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*2 
0BUT HE CANNOT (F5D ME1 & ,I %\LD HAVE WI%$ ) ALL MY 
HE>T TO ASSI/ HIM1 BUT ,I KN[ IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DO ?AT40 

0,YES1 YES10 REPEAT$ ,LEV94 0,I UND]/& & APPRECIATE Y\R 
ATTITUDE TO HIM2 BUT ,I %ALL GO & SEE HIM40 

0,IF Y\ WANT TO1 DO2 BUT ,I %\LDN'T ADVISE IT10 SAID ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT*4 0,AS REG>DS MYSELF1 ,I HAVE NO FE> ( Y\R DO+ SO2 
HE WILL NOT MAKE Y\ QU>REL ) ME2 BUT = Y\R [N SAKE1 ,I 
%\LD SAY Y\ W\LD DO BETT] NOT TO GO4 ,Y\ CAN'T DO HIM ANY 
GOOD2 /ILL1 DO AS Y\ PLEASE40 

0,V]Y LIKELY ,I CAN'T DO ANY GOOD1 BUT ,I FEEL--ESPECIALLY AT SU* 
A MOM5T--BUT ?AT'S ANO!R ?+--,I FEEL ,I C\LD NOT BE AT 
PEACE40 

0,WELL1 ?AT ,I DON'T UND]/&10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 0,ONE 
?+ ,I DO UND]/&10 HE ADD$2 0IT'S A LESSON 9 HUMILITY4 ,I 
HAVE COME TO LOOK V]Y DIFF]5TLY & MORE *>ITABLY ON :AT IS 
CALL$ 9FAM\S S9CE BRO!R ,NIKOLAY HAS BECOME :AT HE IS 444 Y\ 
KN[ :AT HE DID4440 

0,OH1 IT'S AWFUL1 AWFUL60 REPEAT$ ,LEV94 

,AFT] OBTA9+ HIS BRO!R'S ADDRESS FROM ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*'S 
FOOTMAN1 ,LEV9 WAS ON ! PO9T ( SETT+ (F AT ONCE TO SEE 
HIM1 BUT ON SECOND ?\<T HE DECID$ TO PUT (F HIS VISIT TILL 
! EV5+4 ,! FIR/ ?+ TO DO TO SET HIS HE>T AT RE/ WAS 
TO ACCOMPLI% :AT HE HAD COME TO ,MOSC[ =4 ,FROM HIS BRO!R'S 
,LEV9 W5T TO ,OBLONSKY'S (FICE1 & ON GETT+ NEWS ( ! 
,%T*]BATSKYS FROM HIM1 HE DROVE TO ! PLACE :]E HE HAD BE5 
TOLD HE MI<T F9D ,KITTY4 

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