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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,:5 HE GOT HOME1 ,VRONSKY F\ND !RE A NOTE FROM ,ANNA4 ,%E 
WROTE1 0,I AM ILL & UNHAPPY4 ,I CANNOT COME \T1 BUT ,I CANNOT GO 
ON LONG] )\T SEE+ Y\4 ,COME 9 ?IS EV5+4 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* GOES TO ! C\NCIL AT SEV5 & WILL BE !RE 
TILL T540 ,?9K+ = AN 9/ANT ( ! /RANG5ESS ( H] 
BIDD+ HIM COME /RAI<T TO H]1 9 SPITE ( H] HUSB&'S 
9SI/+ ON H] NOT RECEIV+ HIM1 HE DECID$ TO GO4 

,VRONSKY HAD ?AT W9T] GOT HIS PROMOTION1 WAS N[ A COLONEL1 HAD 
LEFT ! REGIM5TAL QU>T]S1 & WAS LIV+ ALONE4 ,AFT] HAV+ 
SOME LUN*1 HE LAY D[N ON ! S(A IMM$IATELY1 & 9 FIVE 
M9UTES MEMORIES ( ! HIDE\S SC5ES HE HAD WITNESS$ DUR+ 
! LA/ FEW DAYS W]E CONFUS$ TOGE!R & JO9$ ON TO A 
M5TAL IMAGE ( ,ANNA & ( ! PEASANT :O HAD PLAY$ AN 
IMPORTANT P>T 9 ! BE> HUNT1 & ,VRONSKY FELL ASLEEP4 ,HE 
WAK$ UP 9 ! D>K1 TREMBL+ ) HORROR1 & MADE HA/E TO 
LI<T A C&LE4 0,:AT WAS IT8 ,:AT8 ,:AT WAS ! DREADFUL 
?+ ,I DREAM$8 ,YES1 YES2 ,I ?9K A LITTLE DIRTY MAN ) A 
DI%EVEL$ BE>D WAS /OOP+ D[N DO+ SOME?+1 & ALL ( A 
SUDD5 HE BEGAN SAY+ SOME /RANGE WORDS 9 ,FR5*4 ,YES1 !RE 
WAS NO?+ ELSE 9 ! DREAM10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF4 0,BUT :Y WAS 
IT SO AWFUL80 ,HE VIVIDLY RECALL$ ! PEASANT AGA9 & ?OSE 
9COMPREH5SIBLE ,FR5* WORDS ! PEASANT HAD UTT]$1 & A 
*ILL ( HORROR RAN D[N HIS SP9E4 

0,:AT NONS5SE60 ?\<T ,VRONSKY1 & GLANC$ AT HIS WAT*4 

,IT WAS HALF-PA/ EI<T ALREADY4 ,HE RANG UP HIS S]VANT1 DRESS$ 
9 HA/E1 & W5T \T ONTO ! /EPS1 COMPLETELY =GETT+ ! 
DREAM & ONLY WORRI$ AT BE+ LATE4 ,AS HE DROVE UP TO ! 
,K>59S' 5TRANCE HE LOOK$ AT HIS WAT* & SAW IT WAS T5 
M9UTES TO N9E4 ,A HI<1 N>R[ C>RIAGE ) A PAIR ( GRAYS 
WAS /&+ AT ! 5TRANCE4 ,HE RECOGNIZ$ ,ANNA'S C>RIAGE4 
0,%E IS COM+ TO ME10 ?\<T ,VRONSKY1 0& BETT] %E %\LD4 
,I DON'T LIKE GO+ 9TO ?AT H\SE4 ,BUT NO MATT]2 ,I CAN'T HIDE 
MYSELF10 HE ?\<T1 & ) ?AT MANN] PECULI> TO HIM FROM 
*ILDHOOD1 AS ( A MAN :O HAS NO?+ TO BE A%AM$ (1 ,VRONSKY 
GOT \T ( HIS SL$GE & W5T TO ! DOOR4 ,! DOOR OP5$1 & 
! HALL PORT] ) A RUG ON HIS >M CALL$ ! C>RIAGE4 
,VRONSKY1 ?\< HE DID NOT USUALLY NOTICE DETAILS1 NOTIC$ AT 
?IS MOM5T ! AMAZ$ EXPRESSION ) :I* ! PORT] GLANC$ 
AT HIM4 ,9 ! V]Y DOORWAY ,VRONSKY ALMO/ RAN UP AGA9/ ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*4 ,! GAS JET ?REW ITS FULL LI<T ON ! 
BLOODLESS1 SUNK5 FACE UND] ! BLACK HAT & ON ! :ITE 
CRAVAT1 BRILLIANT AGA9/ ! BEAV] ( ! COAT4 ,K>59'S 
FIX$1 DULL EYES W]E FA/5$ UPON ,VRONSKY'S FACE4 ,VRONSKY 
B[$1 & ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 *EW+ HIS LIPS1 LIFT$ HIS 
H& TO HIS HAT & W5T ON4 ,VRONSKY SAW HIM )\T LOOK+ 
R\ND GET 9TO ! C>RIAGE1 PICK UP ! RUG & ! OP]A-GLASS 
AT ! W9D[ & DISAPPE>4 ,VRONSKY W5T 9TO ! HALL4 ,HIS 
BR[S W]E SC[L+1 & HIS EYES GLEAM$ ) A PR\D & ANGRY 
LI<T 9 !M4 

0,:AT A POSITION60 HE ?\<T4 0,IF HE W\LD FI<T1 W\LD /& 
UP = HIS HONOR1 ,I C\LD ACT1 C\LD EXPRESS MY FEEL+S2 BUT 
?IS WEAKNESS OR BAS5ESS4444 ,HE PUTS ME 9 ! POSITION ( 
PLAY+ FALSE1 :I* ,I NEV] MEANT & NEV] MEAN TO DO40 

,VRONSKY'S IDEAS HAD *ANG$ S9CE ! DAY ( HIS CONV]SATION 
) ,ANNA 9 ! ,VR$E G>D54 ,UNCONSCI\SLY YIELD+ TO ! 
WEAKNESS ( ,ANNA--:O HAD SURR5D]$ H]SELF UP TO HIM UTT]LY1 
& SIMPLY LOOK$ TO HIM TO DECIDE H] FATE1 READY TO SUBMIT TO 
ANY?+--HE HAD LONG CEAS$ TO ?9K ?AT !IR TIE MI<T 5D 
AS HE HAD ?\<T !N4 ,HIS AMBITI\S PLANS HAD RETREAT$ 9TO 
! BACKGR\ND AGA91 & FEEL+ ?AT HE HAD GOT \T ( ?AT 
CIRCLE ( ACTIVITY 9 :I* EV]Y?+ WAS DEF9ITE1 HE HAD GIV5 
HIMSELF 5TIRELY TO HIS PASSION1 & ?AT PASSION WAS B9D+ HIM 
MORE & MORE CLOSELY TO H]4 

,HE WAS /ILL 9 ! HALL :5 HE CAU<T ! S\ND ( H] 
RETREAT+ FOOT/EPS4 ,HE KNEW %E HAD BE5 EXPECT+ HIM1 HAD 
LI/5$ = HIM1 & WAS N[ GO+ BACK TO ! DRAW+ ROOM4 

0,NO10 %E CRI$1 ON SEE+ HIM1 & AT ! FIR/ S\ND ( H] 
VOICE ! TE>S CAME 9TO H] EYES4 0,NO2 IF ?+S >E TO GO ON 
LIKE ?IS1 ! 5D WILL COME MU*1 MU* TOO SOON40 

0,:AT IS IT1 DE> ONE80 

0,:AT8 ,I'VE BE5 WAIT+ 9 AGONY = AN H\R1 TWO H\RS 444 ,NO1 
,I WON'T 444 ,I CAN'T QU>REL ) Y\4 ,( C\RSE Y\ C\LDN'T 
COME4 ,NO1 ,I WON'T40 ,%E LAID H] TWO H&S ON HIS %\LD]S1 
& LOOK$ A LONG :ILE AT HIM ) A PR(\ND1 PASSIONATE1 & 
AT ! SAME TIME SE>*+ LOOK4 ,%E WAS /UDY+ HIS FACE TO 
MAKE UP = ! TIME %E HAD NOT SE5 HIM4 ,%E WAS1 EV]Y TIME 
%E SAW HIM1 MAK+ ! PICTURE ( HIM 9 H] IMAG9ATION 
79COMP>ABLY SUP]IOR1 IMPOSSIBLE 9 REALITY7 FIT ) HIM AS HE 
REALLY WAS4 

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