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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,RUNN+ HALFWAY D[N ! /AIRCASE1 ,LEV9 CAU<T A S\ND HE 
KNEW1 A FAMILI> C\< 9 ! HALL4 ,BUT HE HE>D IT 9DI/9CTLY 
?R\< ! S\ND ( HIS [N FOOT/EPS1 & HOP$ HE WAS 
MI/AK54 ,!N HE CAU<T SI<T ( A LONG1 BONY1 FAMILI> FIGURE1 
& N[ IT SEEM$ !RE WAS NO POSSIBILITY ( MI/AKE2 & YET HE 
/ILL W5T ON HOP+ ?AT ?IS TALL MAN TAK+ (F HIS FUR CLOAK 
& C\<+ WAS NOT HIS BRO!R ,NIKOLAY4 

,LEV9 LOV$ HIS BRO!R1 BUT BE+ ) HIM WAS ALWAYS A TORTURE4 
,JU/ N[1 :5 ,LEV91 UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! ?\<TS ?AT 
HAD COME TO HIM1 & ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA'S H9T1 WAS 9 A TR\BL$ 
& UNC]TA9 HUMOR1 ! MEET+ ) HIS BRO!R ?AT HE HAD TO 
FACE SEEM$ P>TICUL>LY DIFFICULT4 ,9/EAD ( A LIVELY1 HEAL?Y 
VISITOR1 SOME \TSID] :O W\LD1 HE HOP$1 *E] HIM UP 9 HIS 
UNC]TA9 HUMOR1 HE HAD TO SEE HIS BRO!R1 :O KNEW HIM ?R\< 
& ?R\<1 :O W\LD CALL =? ALL ! ?\<TS NE>E/ HIS 
HE>T1 W\LD =CE HIM TO %[ HIMSELF FULLY4 ,& ?AT HE WAS 
NOT DISPOS$ TO DO4 

,ANGRY ) HIMSELF = SO BASE A FEEL+1 ,LEV9 RAN 9TO ! 
HALL2 AS SOON AS HE HAD SE5 HIS BRO!R CLOSE1 ?IS FEEL+ ( 
SELFI% DISAPPO9TM5T VANI%$ 9/ANTLY & WAS REPLAC$ BY 
PITY4 ,T]RIBLE AS HIS BRO!R ,NIKOLAY HAD BE5 BE=E 9 HIS 
EMACIATION & SICKL9ESS1 N[ HE LOOK$ /ILL MORE EMACIAT$1 
/ILL MORE WA/$4 ,HE WAS A SKELETON COV]$ ) SK94 

,HE /OOD 9 ! HALL1 J]K+ HIS LONG ?9 NECK1 & PULL+ ! 
SC>F (F IT1 & SMIL$ A /RANGE & PITIFUL SMILE4 ,:5 HE 
SAW ?AT SMILE1 SUBMISSIVE & HUMBLE1 ,LEV9 FELT SOME?+ 
CLUT*+ AT HIS ?ROAT4 

0,Y\ SEE1 ,I'VE COME TO Y\10 SAID ,NIKOLAY 9 A ?ICK VOICE1 NEV] 
= ONE SECOND TAK+ HIS EYES (F HIS BRO!R'S FACE4 0,I'VE 
BE5 MEAN+ TO A LONG :ILE1 BUT ,I'VE BE5 UNWELL ALL ! TIME4 
,N[ ,I'M EV] SO MU* BETT]10 HE SAID1 RUBB+ HIS BE>D ) HIS 
BIG ?9 H&S4 

0,YES1 YES60 ANSW]$ ,LEV94 ,& HE FELT /ILL MORE FRI<T5$ 
:51 KISS+ HIM1 HE FELT ) HIS LIPS ! DRYNESS ( HIS 
BRO!R'S SK9 & SAW CLOSE TO HIM HIS BIG EYES1 FULL ( A 
/RANGE LI<T4 

,A FEW WEEKS BE=E1 ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 HAD WRITT5 TO HIS BRO!R 
?AT ?R\< ! SALE ( ! SMALL P>T ( ! PROP]TY1 ?AT HAD 
REMA9$ UNDIVID$1 !RE WAS A SUM ( AB\T TWO ?\S& RUBLES 
TO COME TO HIM AS HIS %>E4 

,NIKOLAY SAID ?AT HE HAD COME N[ TO TAKE ?IS MONEY &1 :AT 
WAS MORE IMPORTANT1 TO /AY A :ILE 9 ! OLD NE/1 TO GET 9 
T\* ) ! E>?1 SO AS TO R5EW HIS /R5G? LIKE ! H]OES 
( OLD = ! WORK ?AT LAY BE=E HIM4 ,9 SPITE ( HIS 
EXAGG]AT$ /OOP1 & ! EMACIATION ?AT WAS SO /RIK+ FROM 
HIS HEI<T1 HIS MOVEM5TS W]E AS RAPID & ABRUPT AS EV]4 
,LEV9 L$ HIM 9TO HIS /UDY4 

,HIS BRO!R DRESS$ ) P>TICUL> C>E--A ?+ HE NEV] US$ 
TO DO--COMB$ HIS SCANTY1 LANK HAIR1 &1 SMIL+1 W5T 
UP/AIRS4 

,HE WAS 9 ! MO/ AFFECTIONATE & GOOD-HUMOR$ MOOD1 JU/ AS 
,LEV9 (T5 REMEMB]$ HIM 9 *ILDHOOD4 ,HE EV5 REF]R$ TO 
,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* )\T RANCOR4 ,:5 HE SAW ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA1 
HE MADE JOKES ) H] & ASK$ AFT] ! OLD S]VANTS4 ,! 
NEWS ( ! DEA? ( ,P>F5 ,D5ISIT* MADE A PA9FUL IMPRESSION 
ON HIM4 ,A LOOK ( FE> CROSS$ HIS FACE1 BUT HE REGA9$ HIS 
S]5ITY IMM$IATELY4 

0,( C\RSE HE WAS QUITE OLD10 HE SAID1 & *ANG$ ! SUBJECT4 
0,WELL1 ,I'LL SP5D A MON? OR TWO ) Y\1 & !N ,I'M (F TO 
,MOSC[4 ,DO Y\ KN[1 ,MYAKOV HAS PROMIS$ ME A PLACE !RE1 & 
,I'M GO+ 9TO ! S]VICE4 ,N[ ,I'M GO+ TO >RANGE MY LIFE 
QUITE DIFF]5TLY10 HE W5T ON4 0,Y\ KN[ ,I GOT RID ( ?AT 
WOMAN40 

0,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA8 ,:Y1 :AT =80 

0,OH1 %E WAS A HORRID WOMAN6 ,%E CAUS$ ME ALL SORTS ( 
WORRIES40 ,BUT HE DID NOT SAY :AT ! ANNOYANCES W]E4 ,HE C\LD 
NOT SAY ?AT HE HAD CA/ (F ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA BECAUSE ! TEA WAS 
WEAK1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 BECAUSE %E W\LD LOOK AFT] HIM1 AS ?\< 
HE W]E AN 9VALID4 

0,BESIDES1 ,I WANT TO TURN OV] A NEW LEAF COMPLETELY N[4 ,I'VE 
DONE SILLY ?+S1 ( C\RSE1 LIKE EV]YONE ELSE1 BUT MONEY'S 
! LA/ CONSID]ATION2 ,I DON'T REGRET IT4 ,SO LONG AS !RE'S 
HEAL?1 & MY HEAL?1 ?ANK ,GOD1 IS QUITE RE/OR$40 

,LEV9 LI/5$ & RACK$ HIS BRA9S1 BUT C\LD ?9K ( NO?+ 
TO SAY4 ,NIKOLAY PROBABLY FELT ! SAME2 HE BEGAN QUE/ION+ HIS 
BRO!R AB\T HIS AFFAIRS2 & ,LEV9 WAS GLAD TO TALK AB\T 
HIMSELF1 BECAUSE !N HE C\LD SPEAK )\T HYPOCRISY4 ,HE TOLD 
HIS BRO!R ( HIS PLANS & HIS DO+S4 

,HIS BRO!R LI/5$1 BUT EVID5TLY HE WAS NOT 9T]E/$ BY IT4 

,!SE TWO M5 W]E SO AK91 SO NE> EA* O!R1 ?AT ! 
SLI<TE/ GE/URE1 ! TONE ( VOICE1 TOLD BO? MORE ?AN C\LD 
BE SAID 9 WORDS4 

,BO? ( !M N[ HAD ONLY ONE ?\<T--! ILLNESS ( ,NIKOLAY 
& ! NE>NESS ( HIS DEA?--:I* /IFL$ ALL ELSE4 ,BUT 
NEI!R ( !M D>$ TO SPEAK ( IT1 & SO :ATEV] !Y SAID--NOT 
UTT]+ ! ONE ?\<T ?AT FILL$ !IR M9DS--WAS ALL 
FALSEHOOD4 ,NEV] HAD ,LEV9 BE5 SO GLAD :5 ! EV5+ WAS 
OV] & IT WAS TIME TO GO TO B$4 ,NEV] ) ANY \TSIDE 
P]SON1 NEV] ON ANY (FICIAL VISIT HAD HE BE5 SO UNNATURAL & 
FALSE AS HE WAS ?AT EV5+4 ,& ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ?IS 
UNNATURALNESS1 & ! REMORSE HE FELT AT IT1 MADE HIM EV5 
MORE UNNATURAL4 ,HE WANT$ TO WEEP OV] HIS DY+1 DE>LY LOV$ 
BRO!R1 & HE HAD TO LI/5 & KEEP ON TALK+ ( H[ HE MEANT 
TO LIVE4 

,AS ! H\SE WAS DAMP1 & ONLY ONE B$ROOM HAD BE5 KEPT HEAT$1 
,LEV9 PUT HIS BRO!R TO SLEEP 9 HIS [N B$ROOM BEH9D A 
SCRE54 

,HIS BRO!R GOT 9TO B$1 & :E!R HE SLEPT OR DID NOT SLEEP1 
TOSS$ AB\T LIKE A SICK MAN1 C\<$1 & :5 HE C\LD NOT GET 
HIS ?ROAT CLE>1 MUMBL$ SOME?+4 ,SOMETIMES :5 HIS BREA?+ 
WAS PA9FUL1 HE SAID1 0,OH1 MY ,GOD60 ,SOMETIMES :5 HE WAS *OK+ HE 
MUTT]$ ANGRILY1 0,AH1 ! DEVIL60 ,LEV9 C\LD NOT SLEEP = A LONG 
:ILE1 HE>+ HIM4 ,HIS ?\<TS W]E ( ! MO/ V>I\S1 BUT ! 
5D ( ALL HIS ?\<TS WAS ! SAME--DEA?4 ,DEA?1 ! 9EVITABLE 
5D ( ALL1 = ! FIR/ TIME PRES5T$ ITSELF TO HIM ) 
IRRESI/IBLE =CE4 ,& DEA?1 :I* WAS H]E 9 ?IS LOV$ BRO!R1 
GROAN+ HALF ASLEEP & FROM HABIT CALL+ )\T DI/9CTION ON 
,GOD & ! DEVIL1 WAS NOT SO REMOTE AS IT HAD HI!RTO SEEM$ TO 
HIM4 ,IT WAS 9 HIMSELF TOO1 HE FELT ?AT4 ,IF NOT TODAY1 TOMORR[1 IF 
NOT TOMORR[1 9 ?IRTY YE>S1 WASN'T IT ALL ! SAME6 ,& :AT WAS 
?IS 9EVITABLE DEA?--HE DID NOT KN[1 HAD NEV] ?\<T AB\T IT1 
& :AT WAS MORE1 HAD NOT ! P[]1 HAD NOT ! C\RAGE TO ?9K 
AB\T IT4 

0,I WORK1 ,I WANT TO DO SOME?+1 BUT ,I HAD =GOTT5 IT MU/ 
ALL 5D2 ,I HAD =GOTT5--DEA?40 

,HE SAT ON HIS B$ 9 ! D>KNESS1 CR\*$ UP1 HUGG+ HIS 
KNEES1 & HOLD+ HIS BREA? FROM ! /RA9 ( ?\<T1 HE 
POND]$4 ,BUT ! MORE 9T5SELY HE ?\<T1 ! CLE>] IT 
BECAME TO HIM ?AT IT WAS 9DUBITABLY SO1 ?AT 9 REALITY1 
LOOK+ UPON LIFE1 HE HAD =GOTT5 ONE LITTLE FACT--?AT DEA? 
WILL COME1 & ALL 5DS2 ?AT NO?+ WAS EV5 WOR? BEG9N+1 
& ?AT !RE WAS NO HELP+ IT ANYWAY4 ,YES1 IT WAS AWFUL1 BUT 
IT WAS SO4 

0,BUT ,I AM ALIVE /ILL4 ,N[ :AT'S TO BE DONE8 :AT'S TO BE DONE80 HE 
SAID 9 DESPAIR4 ,HE LI<T$ A C&LE1 GOT UP CAUTI\SLY & W5T TO 
! LOOK+-GLASS1 & BEGAN LOOK+ AT HIS FACE & HAIR4 ,YES1 
!RE W]E GRAY HAIRS AB\T HIS TEMPLES4 ,HE OP5$ HIS M\?4 ,HIS 
BACK TEE? W]E BEG9N+ TO DECAY4 ,HE B>$ HIS MUSCUL> >MS4 ,YES1 
!RE WAS /R5G? 9 !M4 ,BUT ,NIKOLAY1 :O LAY !RE BREA?+ 
) :AT WAS LEFT ( LUNGS1 HAD HAD A /RONG1 HEAL?Y BODY TOO4 
,& SUDD5LY HE RECALL$ H[ !Y US$ TO GO TO B$ TOGE!R AS 
*ILDR51 & H[ !Y ONLY WAIT$ TILL ,FYODOR ,BOGDANIT* WAS \T 
( ! ROOM TO FL+ PILL[S AT EA* O!R & LAU<1 LAU< 
IRREPRESSIBLY1 SO ?AT EV5 !IR AWE ( ,FYODOR ,BOGDANIT* C\LD NOT 
*ECK ! EFF]VESC+1 OV]BRIMM+ S5SE ( LIFE & HAPP9ESS4 
0,& N[ ?AT B5T1 HOLL[ *E/ 444 & ,I1 NOT KN[+ :AT WILL 
BECOME ( ME1 OR :]E=E4440 

0,K444HA6 ,K444HA6 ,DAMNATION6 ,:Y DO Y\ KEEP FIDGET+1 :Y 
DON'T Y\ GO TO SLEEP80 HIS BRO!R'S VOICE CALL$ TO HIM4 

0,OH1 ,I DON'T KN[1 ,I'M NOT SLEEPY40 

0,I HAVE HAD A GOOD SLEEP1 ,I'M NOT 9 A SWEAT N[4 ,JU/ SEE1 FEEL 
MY %IRT2 IT'S NOT WET1 IS IT80 

,LEV9 FELT1 )DREW BEH9D ! SCRE51 & PUT \T ! C&LE1 
BUT = A LONG :ILE HE C\LD NOT SLEEP4 ,! QUE/ION H[ TO 
LIVE HAD H>DLY BEGUN TO GR[ A LITTLE CLE>] TO HIM1 :5 A 
NEW1 9SOLUBLE QUE/ION PRES5T$ ITSELF--DEA?4 

0,:Y1 HE'S DY+--YES1 HE'LL DIE 9 ! SPR+1 & H[ HELP 
HIM8 ,:AT CAN ,I SAY TO HIM8 ,:AT DO ,I KN[ AB\T IT8 ,I'D EV5 
=GOTT5 ?AT IT WAS AT ALL40 

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