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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,!Y HAD JU/ COME BACK FROM ,MOSC[1 & W]E GLAD TO BE ALONE4 
,HE WAS SITT+ AT ! WRIT+ TABLE 9 HIS /UDY1 WRIT+4 ,%E1 
WE>+ ! D>K LILAC DRESS %E HAD WORN DUR+ ! FIR/ DAYS 
( !IR M>RI$ LIFE1 & PUT ON AGA9 TODAY1 A DRESS 
P>TICUL>LY REMEMB]$ & LOV$ BY HIM1 WAS SITT+ ON ! 
S(A1 ! SAME OLD-FA%ION$ LEA!R S(A :I* HAD ALWAYS /OOD 
9 ! /UDY 9 ,LEV9'S FA!R'S & GR&FA!R'S DAYS4 ,%E WAS 
SEW+ AT BROD]IE ANGLAISE4 ,HE ?\<T & WROTE1 NEV] LOS+ 
! HAPPY CONSCI\SNESS ( H] PRES5CE4 ,HIS WORK1 BO? ON ! 
L& & ON ! BOOK1 9 :I* ! PR9CIPLES ( ! NEW L& 
SY/EM W]E TO BE LAID D[N1 HAD NOT BE5 AB&ON$2 BUT JU/ AS 
=M]LY !SE PURSUITS & IDEAS HAD SEEM$ TO HIM PETTY & 
TRIVIAL 9 COMP>ISON ) ! D>KNESS ?AT OV]SPREAD ALL LIFE1 
N[ !Y SEEM$ AS UNIMPORTANT & PETTY 9 COMP>ISON ) ! 
LIFE ?AT LAY BE=E HIM SUFFUS$ ) ! BRILLIANT LI<T ( 
HAPP9ESS4 ,HE W5T ON ) HIS WORK1 BUT HE FELT N[ ?AT ! 
C5T] ( GRAVITY ( HIS ATT5TION HAD PASS$ TO SOME?+ ELSE1 
& ?AT CONSEQU5TLY HE LOOK$ AT HIS WORK QUITE DIFF]5TLY & 
MORE CLE>LY4 ,=M]LY ?IS WORK HAD BE5 = HIM AN ESCAPE FROM 
LIFE4 ,=M]LY HE HAD FELT ?AT )\T ?IS WORK HIS LIFE W\LD 
BE TOO GLOOMY4 ,N[ !SE PURSUITS W]E NECESS>Y = HIM ?AT 
LIFE MI<T NOT BE TOO UNI=MLY BRI<T4 ,TAK+ UP HIS 
MANUSCRIPT1 READ+ ?R\< :AT HE HAD WRITT51 HE F\ND ) 
PLEASURE ?AT ! WORK WAS WOR? HIS WORK+ AT4 ,MANY ( HIS OLD 
IDEAS SEEM$ TO HIM SUP]FLU\S & EXTREME1 BUT MANY BLANKS 
BECAME DI/9CT TO HIM :5 HE REVIEW$ ! :OLE ?+ 9 HIS 
MEMORY4 ,HE WAS WRIT+ N[ A NEW *APT] ON ! CAUSES ( ! 
PRES5T DISA/R\S CONDITION ( AGRICULTURE 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,HE 
MA9TA9$ ?AT ! POV]TY ( ,RUSSIA >ISES NOT M]ELY FROM ! 
ANOMAL\S DI/RIBUTION ( L&$ PROP]TY & MISDIRECT$ 
RE=MS1 BUT ?AT :AT HAD CONTRIBUT$ ( LATE YE>S TO ?IS 
RESULT WAS ! CIVILIZATION FROM )\T ABNORMALLY GRAFT$ UPON 
,RUSSIA1 ESPECIALLY FACILITIES ( COMMUNICATION1 AS RAILWAYS1 
LEAD+ TO C5TRALIZATION 9 T[NS1 ! DEVELOPM5T ( LUXURY1 
& ! CONSEQU5T DEVELOPM5T ( MANUFACTURES1 CR$IT & ITS 
ACCOMPANIM5T ( SPECULATION--ALL TO ! DETRIM5T ( 
AGRICULTURE4 ,IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT 9 A NORMAL DEVELOPM5T ( 
WEAL? 9 A /ATE ALL !SE PH5OM5A W\LD >ISE ONLY :5 A 
CONSID]ABLE AM\NT ( LABOR HAD BE5 PUT 9TO AGRICULTURE1 :5 
IT HAD COME UND] REGUL>1 OR AT LEA/ DEF9ITE1 CONDITIONS2 ?AT 
! WEAL? ( A C\NTRY \<T TO 9CREASE PROPORTIONALLY1 & 
ESPECIALLY 9 SU* A WAY ?AT O!R S\RCES ( WEAL? %\LD NOT 
\T/RIP AGRICULTURE2 ?AT 9 H>MONY ) A C]TA9 /AGE ( 
AGRICULTURE !RE %\LD BE MEANS ( COMMUNICATION CORRESPOND+ 
TO IT1 & ?AT 9 \R UNSETTL$ CONDITION ( ! L&1 RAILWAYS1 
CALL$ 9TO BE+ BY POLITICAL & NOT BY ECONOMIC NE$S1 W]E 
PREMATURE1 & 9/EAD ( PROMOT+ AGRICULTURE1 AS WAS EXPECT$ 
( !M1 !Y W]E COMPET+ ) AGRICULTURE & PROMOT+ ! 
DEVELOPM5T ( MANUFACTURES & CR$IT1 & SO >RE/+ ITS 
PROGRESS2 & ?AT JU/ AS ! ONE-SID$ & PREMATURE 
DEVELOPM5T ( ONE ORGAN 9 AN ANIMAL W\LD H9D] ITS G5]AL 
DEVELOPM5T1 SO 9 ! G5]AL DEVELOPM5T ( WEAL? 9 ,RUSSIA1 
CR$IT1 FACILITIES ( COMMUNICATION1 MANUFACTUR+ ACTIVITY1 
9DUBITABLY NECESS>Y 9 ,EUROPE1 :]E !Y HAD >IS5 9 !IR 
PROP] TIME1 HAD ) US ONLY DONE H>M1 BY ?R[+ 9TO ! 
BACKGR\ND ! *IEF QUE/ION CALL+ = SETTLEM5T--! 
QUE/ION ( ! ORGANIZATION ( AGRICULTURE4 

,:ILE HE WAS WRIT+ HIS IDEAS %E WAS ?9K+ H[ UNNATURALLY 
CORDIAL H] HUSB& HAD BE5 TO Y\NG ,PR9CE ,T*>SKY1 :O HAD1 
) GREAT WANT ( TACT1 FLIRT$ ) H] ! DAY BE=E !Y 
LEFT ,MOSC[4 0,HE'S JEAL\S10 %E ?\<T4 0,GOODNESS6 H[ SWEET 
& SILLY HE IS6 ,HE'S JEAL\S ( ME6 ,IF HE KNEW ?AT ,I ?9K NO 
MORE ( !M ?AN ( ,PIOTR ! COOK10 %E ?\<T1 LOOK+ AT HIS 
HEAD & R$ NECK ) A FEEL+ ( POSSESSION /RANGE TO 
H]SELF4 0,?\< IT'S A PITY TO TAKE HIM FROM HIS WORK 7BUT HE 
HAS PL5TY ( TIME671 ,I MU/ LOOK AT HIS FACE2 WILL HE FEEL ,I'M 
LOOK+ AT HIM8 ,I WI% HE'D TURN R\ND 444 ,I'LL WILL HIM TO60 
& %E OP5$ H] EYES WIDE1 AS ?\< TO 9T5SIFY ! 
9FLU5CE ( H] GAZE4 

0,YES1 !Y DRAW AWAY ALL ! SAP & GIVE A FALSE APPE>ANCE ( 
PROSP]ITY10 HE MUTT]$1 /OPP+ TO WRITE1 &1 FEEL+ ?AT 
%E WAS LOOK+ AT HIM & SMIL+1 HE LOOK$ R\ND4 

0,WELL80 HE QU]I$1 SMIL+1 & GETT+ UP4 

0,HE LOOK$ R\ND10 %E ?\<T4 

0,IT'S NO?+2 ,I WANT$ Y\ TO LOOK R\ND10 %E SAID1 WAT*+ 
HIM1 & TRY+ TO GUESS :E!R HE WAS VEX$ AT BE+ 
9T]RUPT$ OR NOT4 

0,H[ HAPPY WE >E ALONE TOGE!R6--,I AM1 ?AT IS10 HE SAID1 
GO+ UP TO H] ) A RADIANT SMILE ( HAPP9ESS4 

0,I'M JU/ AS HAPPY4 ,I'LL NEV] GO ANY:]E1 ESPECIALLY NOT TO 
,MOSC[40 

0,& :AT W]E Y\ ?9K+ AB\T80 

0,I8 ,I WAS ?9K+4444 ,NO1 NO1 GO ALONG1 GO ON WRIT+2 DON'T 
BREAK (F10 %E SAID1 PURS+ UP H] LIPS1 0& ,I MU/ CUT \T 
!SE LITTLE HOLES N[1 DO Y\ SEE80 

,%E TOOK UP H] SCISSORS & BEGAN CUTT+ !M \T4 

0,NO2 TELL ME1 :AT WAS IT80 HE SAID1 SITT+ D[N BESIDE H] & 
WAT*+ ! T9Y SCISSORS MOV+ R\ND4 

0,OH6 :AT WAS ,I ?9K+ AB\T8 ,I WAS ?9K+ AB\T ,MOSC[1 
AB\T ! BACK ( Y\R HEAD40 

0,:Y %\LD ,I1 ( ALL PEOPLE1 HAVE SU* HAPP9ESS6 ,IT'S 
UNNATURAL1 TOO GOOD10 HE SAID1 KISS+ H] H&4 

0,I FEEL QUITE ! OPPOSITE2 ! BETT] ?+S >E1 ! MORE 
NATURAL IT SEEMS TO ME40 

0,& Y\'VE GOT A LITTLE CURL LOOSE10 HE SAID1 C>EFULLY TURN+ 
H] HEAD R\ND4 

0,A LITTLE CURL1 OH YES4 ,NO1 NO1 WE >E BUSY AT \R WORK60 

,WORK DID NOT PROGRESS FUR!R1 & !Y D>T$ AP>T FROM ONE 
ANO!R LIKE CULPRITS :5 ,K\ZMA CAME 9 TO ANN\NCE ?AT TEA 
WAS READY4 

0,HAVE !Y COME FROM ! T[N80 ,LEV9 ASK$ ,K\ZMA4 

0,!Y'VE JU/ COME2 !Y'RE UNPACK+ ! ?+S40 

0,COME QUICKLY10 %E SAID TO HIM AS %E W5T \T ( ! /UDY1 0OR 
ELSE ,I %ALL READ Y\R LETT]S )\T Y\40 

,LEFT ALONE1 AFT] PUTT+ HIS MANUSCRIPTS TOGE!R 9 ! NEW 
PORTFOLIO B\<T BY H]1 HE WA%$ HIS H&S AT ! NEW WA%/& 
) ! ELEGANT FITT+S1 ?AT HAD ALL MADE !IR APPE>ANCE 
) H]4 ,LEV9 SMIL$ AT HIS [N ?\<TS1 & %OOK HIS HEAD 
DISAPPROV+LY AT ?OSE ?\<TS2 A FEEL+ AK9 TO REMORSE 
FRETT$ HIM4 ,!RE WAS SOME?+ %AMEFUL1 EFFEM9ATE1 ,CAPUAN1 
AS HE CALL$ IT TO HIMSELF1 9 HIS PRES5T MODE ( LIFE4 0,IT'S 
NOT RI<T TO GO ON LIKE ?IS10 HE ?\<T4 0,IT'LL SOON BE ?REE 
MON?S1 & ,I'M DO+ NEXT TO NO?+4 ,TODAY1 ALMO/ = ! 
FIR/ TIME1 ,I SET TO WORK S]I\SLY1 & :AT HAPP5$8 ,I DID 
NO?+ BUT BEG9 & ?R[ IT ASIDE4 ,EV5 MY ORD9>Y PURSUITS 
,I HAVE ALMO/ GIV5 UP4 ,ON ! L& ,I SC>CELY WALK OR DRIVE 
AB\T AT ALL TO LOOK AFT] ?+S4 ,EI!R ,I AM LOA! TO LEAVE 
H]1 OR ,I SEE %E'S DULL ALONE4 ,& ,I US$ TO ?9K ?AT1 BE=E 
M>RIAGE1 LIFE WAS NO?+ MU*1 SOMEH[ DIDN'T C\NT1 BUT ?AT 
AFT] M>RIAGE1 LIFE BEGAN 9 E>NE/4 ,& H]E ALMO/ ?REE 
MON?S HAVE PASS$1 & ,I HAVE SP5T MY TIME SO IDLY & 
UNPR(ITABLY4 ,NO1 ?IS WON'T DO2 ,I MU/ BEG94 ,( C\RSE1 IT'S 
NOT H] FAULT4 ,%E'S NOT TO BLAME 9 ANY WAY4 ,I \<T MYSELF TO 
BE FIRM]1 TO MA9TA9 MY MASCUL9E 9DEP5D5CE ( ACTION2 OR 
ELSE ,I %ALL GET 9TO SU* WAYS1 & %E'LL GET US$ TO !M 
TOO4444 ,( C\RSE %E'S NOT TO BLAME10 HE TOLD HIMSELF4 

,BUT IT IS H>D = ANYONE :O IS DISSATISFI$ NOT TO BLAME 
SOMEONE ELSE1 & ESPECIALLY ! P]SON NE>E/ ( ALL TO HIM1 
= ! GR\ND ( HIS DISSATISFACTION4 ,& IT VAGUELY CAME 9TO 
,LEV9'S M9D ?AT %E H]SELF WAS NOT TO BLAME 7%E C\LD NOT BE 
TO BLAME = ANY?+71 BUT :AT WAS TO BLAME WAS H] $UCATION1 
TOO SUP]FICIAL & FRIVOL\S4 70,?AT FOOL ,T*>SKY3 %E WANT$1 
,I KN[1 TO /OP HIM1 BUT DIDN'T KN[ H[ TO407 0,YES1 AP>T FROM 
H] 9T]E/ 9 ! H\SE 7?AT %E HAS71 AP>T FROM DRESS & 
BROD]IE ANGLAISE1 %E HAS NO S]I\S 9T]E/S4 ,NO 9T]E/ 9 
H] WORK1 9 ! E/ATE1 9 ! PEASANTS1 NOR 9 MUSIC1 ?\< 
%E'S RA!R GOOD AT IT1 NOR 9 READ+4 ,%E DOES NO?+1 & 
IS P]FECTLY SATISFI$40 ,LEV91 9 HIS HE>T1 C5SUR$ ?IS1 & 
DID NOT AS YET UND]/& ?AT %E WAS PREP>+ = ?AT P]IOD 
( ACTIVITY :I* WAS TO COME = H] :5 %E W\LD AT ONCE BE 
! WIFE ( H] HUSB& & MI/RESS ( ! H\SE1 & W\LD 
BE>1 & NURSE1 & BR+ UP *ILDR54 ,HE KNEW NOT ?AT %E WAS 
9/9CTIVELY AW>E ( ?IS1 & PREP>+ H]SELF = ?IS TIME 
( T]RIBLE TOIL1 DID NOT REPROA* H]SELF = ! MOM5TS ( 
C>ELESSNESS & HAPP9ESS 9 H] LOVE ?AT %E 5JOY$ N[ :ILE 
GAILY BUILD+ H] NE/ = ! FUTURE4 

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