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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! HOTEL ( ! PROV9CIAL T[N :]E ,NIKOLAY ,LEV9 WAS LY+ 
ILL WAS ONE ( ?OSE PROV9CIAL HOTELS :I* >E CON/RUCT$ ON 
! NEWE/ MODEL ( MOD]N IMPROVEM5TS1 ) ! BE/ 9T5TIONS 
( CLEANL9ESS1 COM=T1 & EV5 ELEGANCE1 BUT [+ TO ! 
PUBLIC ?AT PATRONIZES !M1 >E ) A/\ND+ RAPIDITY 
TRANS=M$ 9TO FIL?Y TAV]NS ) A PRET5SION ( MOD]N 
IMPROVEM5T ?AT ONLY MAKES !M WORSE ?AN ! OLD-FA%ION$1 
HONE/LY FIL?Y HOTELS4 ,?IS HOTEL HAD ALREADY REA*$ ?AT 
/AGE1 & ! SOLDI] 9 A FIL?Y UNI=M SMOK+ 9 ! 5TRY1 
SUPPOS$ TO /& = A HALL-PORT]1 & ! CA/-IRON1 SLIPP]Y1 
D>K1 & DISAGREEABLE /AIRCASE1 & ! FREE & EASY WAIT] 9 
A FIL?Y FROCK COAT1 & ! COMMON D9+ ROOM ) A DU/Y 
B\QUET ( WAX FL[]S ADORN+ ! TABLE1 & FIL?1 DU/1 & 
DISORD] EV]Y:]E1 & AT ! SAME TIME ! SORT ( MOD]N 
UP-TO-DATE SELF-COMPLAC5T RAILWAY UNEAS9ESS ( ?IS HOTEL1 
>\S$ A MO/ PA9FUL FEEL+ 9 ,LEV9 AFT] !IR FRE% Y\NG 
LIFE1 ESPECIALLY BECAUSE ! IMPRESSION ( FALSITY MADE BY ! 
HOTEL WAS SO \T ( KEEP+ ) :AT AWAIT$ !M4 

,AS IS 9V>IABLY ! CASE1 AFT] !Y HAD BE5 ASK$ AT :AT 
PRICE !Y WANT$ ROOMS1 IT APPE>$ ?AT !RE WAS NOT ONE 
DEC5T ROOM = !M2 ONE DEC5T ROOM HAD BE5 TAK5 BY ! 
9SPECTOR ( RAILROADS1 ANO!R BY A LAWY] FROM ,MOSC[1 A ?IRD 
BY ,PR9CESS ,A/AFIEVA FROM ! C\NTRY4 ,!RE REMA9$ ONLY ONE 
FIL?Y ROOM1 NEXT TO :I* !Y PROMIS$ ?AT ANO!R %\LD BE 
EMPTY BY ! EV5+4 ,FEEL+ ANGRY ) HIS WIFE BECAUSE :AT 
HE HAD EXPECT$ HAD COME TO PASS1 :I* WAS ?AT AT ! MOM5T ( 
>RIVAL1 :5 HIS HE>T ?ROBB$ ) EMOTION & ANXIETY TO KN[ 
H[ HIS BRO!R WAS GETT+ ON1 HE %\LD HAVE TO BE SEE+ AFT] 
H]1 9/EAD ( RU%+ /RAI<T TO HIS BRO!R1 ,LEV9 CONDUCT$ 
H] TO ! ROOM ASSIGN$ !M4 

0,GO1 DO GO60 %E SAID1 LOOK+ AT HIM ) TIMID & GUILTY EYES4 

,HE W5T \T ( ! DOOR )\T A WORD1 & AT ONCE /UMBL$ OV] 
,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA1 :O HAD HE>D ( HIS >RIVAL & HAD NOT D>$ 
TO GO 9 TO SEE HIM4 ,%E WAS JU/ ! SAME AS :5 HE SAW H] 9 
,MOSC[2 ! SAME WOOL5 G[N1 & B>E >MS & NECK1 & ! 
SAME GOOD-NATUR$LY /UPID1 POCKM>K$ FACE1 ONLY A LITTLE 
PLUMP]4 

0,WELL1 H[ IS HE8 H[ IS HE80 

0,V]Y BAD4 ,HE CAN'T GET UP4 ,HE HAS KEPT EXPECT+ Y\4 ,HE4444 
,>E Y\ 444 ) Y\R WIFE80 

,LEV9 DID NOT = ! FIR/ MOM5T UND]/& :AT IT WAS 
CONFUS$ H]1 BUT %E IMM$IATELY 5LI<T5$ HIM4 

0,I'LL GO AWAY4 ,I'LL GO D[N TO ! KIT*510 %E BR\<T \T4 
0,NIKOLAY ,DMITRIEVIT* WILL BE DELI<T$4 ,HE HE>D AB\T IT1 & 
KN[S Y\R LADY1 & REMEMB]S H] ABROAD40 

,LEV9 REALIZ$ ?AT %E MEANT HIS WIFE1 & DID NOT KN[ :AT 
ANSW] TO MAKE4 

0,COME ALONG1 COME ALONG TO HIM60 HE SAID4 

,BUT AS SOON AS HE MOV$1 ! DOOR ( HIS ROOM OP5$ & ,KITTY 
PEEP$ \T4 ,LEV9 CRIMSON$ BO? FROM %AME & ANG] ) HIS 
WIFE1 :O HAD PUT H]SELF & HIM 9 SU* A DIFFICULT POSITION2 
BUT ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA CRIMSON$ /ILL MORE4 ,%E POSITIVELY %RANK 
TOGE!R & FLU%$ TO ! PO9T ( TE>S1 & CLUT*+ ! 
5DS ( H] APRON 9 BO? H&S1 TWI/$ !M 9 H] R$ F+]S 
)\T KN[+ :AT TO SAY & :AT TO DO4 

,= ! FIR/ 9/ANT ,LEV9 SAW AN EXPRESSION ( EAG] CURIOSITY 
9 ! EYES ) :I* ,KITTY LOOK$ AT ?IS AWFUL WOMAN1 SO 
9COMPREH5SIBLE TO H]2 BUT IT LA/$ ONLY A S+LE 9/ANT4 

0,WELL6 H[ IS HE80 %E TURN$ TO H] HUSB& & !N TO H]4 

0,BUT ONE CAN'T GO ON TALK+ 9 ! PASSAGE LIKE ?IS60 ,LEV9 
SAID1 LOOK+ ANGRILY AT A G5TLEMAN :O WALK$ JAUNTILY AT ?AT 
9/ANT ACROSS ! CORRIDOR1 AS ?\< AB\T HIS AFFAIRS4 

0,WELL !N1 COME 910 SAID ,KITTY1 TURN+ TO ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA1 
:O HAD RECOV]$ H]SELF1 BUT NOTIC+ H] HUSB&'S FACE ( 
DISMAY1 0OR GO ON2 GO1 & !N COME = ME10 %E SAID1 & W5T 
BACK 9TO ! ROOM4 

,LEV9 W5T TO HIS BRO!R'S ROOM4 ,HE HAD NOT 9 ! LEA/ 
EXPECT$ :AT HE SAW & FELT 9 HIS BRO!R'S ROOM4 ,HE HAD 
EXPECT$ TO F9D HIM 9 ! SAME /ATE ( SELF-DECEPTION :I* HE 
HAD HE>D WAS SO FREQU5T ) ! CONSUMPTIVE1 & :I* HAD 
/RUCK HIM SO MU* DUR+ HIS BRO!R'S VISIT 9 ! AUTUMN4 ,HE 
HAD EXPECT$ TO F9D ! PHYSICAL SIGNS ( ! APPROA* ( DEA? 
MORE M>K$--GREAT] WEAKNESS1 GREAT] EMACIATION1 BUT /ILL 
ALMO/ ! SAME CONDITION ( ?+S4 ,HE HAD EXPECT$ HIMSELF TO 
FEEL ! SAME DI/RESS AT ! LOSS ( ! BRO!R HE LOV$ & 
! SAME HORROR 9 FACE ( DEA? AS HE HAD FELT !N1 ONLY 9 A 
GREAT] DEGREE4 ,& HE HAD PREP>$ HIMSELF = ?IS2 BUT HE 
F\ND SOME?+ UTT]LY DIFF]5T4 

,9 A LITTLE DIRTY ROOM ) ! PA9T$ PANELS ( ITS WALLS 
FIL?Y ) SPITTLE1 & CONV]SATION AUDIBLE ?R\< ! ?9 
P>TITION FROM ! NEXT ROOM1 9 A /IFL+ ATMOSPH]E SATURAT$ 
) IMPURITIES1 ON A B$/EAD MOV$ AWAY FROM ! WALL1 !RE 
LAY COV]$ ) A QUILT1 A BODY4 ,ONE >M ( ?IS BODY WAS ABOVE 
! QUILT1 & ! WRI/1 HUGE AS A RAKE-H&LE1 WAS ATTA*$1 
9CONCEIVABLY IT SEEM$1 TO ! ?91 LONG BONE ( ! >M SMOO? 
FROM ! BEG9N+ TO ! MIDDLE4 ,! HEAD LAY SIDEWAYS ON ! 
PILL[4 ,LEV9 C\LD SEE ! SCANTY LOCKS WET ) SWEAT ON ! 
TEMPLES & T5SE1 TRANSP>5T-LOOK+ =EHEAD4 

0,IT CANNOT BE ?AT ?AT FE>FUL BODY WAS MY BRO!R ,NIKOLAY80 
?\<T ,LEV94 ,BUT HE W5T CLOS]1 SAW ! FACE1 & D\BT 
BECAME IMPOSSIBLE4 ,9 SPITE ( ! T]RIBLE *ANGE 9 ! FACE1 
,LEV9 HAD ONLY TO GLANCE AT ?OSE EAG] EYES RAIS$ AT HIS 
APPROA*1 ONLY TO CAT* ! FA9T MOVEM5T ( ! M\? UND] ! 
/ICKY MU/A*E1 TO REALIZE ! T]RIBLE TRU? ?AT ?IS 
DEA?-LIKE BODY WAS HIS LIV+ BRO!R4 

,! GLITT]+ EYES LOOK$ /]NLY & REPROA*FULLY AT HIS 
BRO!R AS HE DREW NE>4 ,& IMM$IATELY ?IS GLANCE E/ABLI%$ 
A LIV+ RELATION%IP BETWE5 LIV+ M54 ,LEV9 IMM$IATELY FELT 
! REPROA* 9 ! EYES FIX$ ON HIM1 & FELT REMORSE AT HIS 
[N HAPP9ESS4 

,:5 ,KON/ANT9 TOOK HIM BY ! H&1 ,NIKOLAY SMIL$4 ,! SMILE 
WAS FA9T1 SC>CELY P]CEPTIBLE1 & 9 SPITE ( ! SMILE ! 
/]N EXPRESSION ( ! EYES WAS UN*ANG$4 

0,Y\ DID NOT EXPECT TO F9D ME LIKE ?IS10 HE >TICULAT$ ) 
EF=T4 

0,YES 444 NO10 SAID ,LEV91 HESITAT+ OV] HIS WORDS4 0,H[ WAS 
IT Y\ DIDN'T LET ME KN[ BE=E1 ?AT IS1 AT ! TIME ( MY 
W$D+8 ,I MADE 9QUIRIES 9 ALL DIRECTIONS40 

,HE HAD TO TALK SO AS NOT TO BE SIL5T1 & HE DID NOT KN[ :AT 
TO SAY1 ESPECIALLY AS HIS BRO!R MADE NO REPLY1 & SIMPLY 
/>$ )\T DROPP+ HIS EYES1 & EVID5TLY P5ETRAT$ TO ! 
9N] MEAN+ ( EA* WORD4 ,LEV9 TOLD HIS BRO!R ?AT HIS WIFE 
HAD COME ) HIM4 ,NIKOLAY EXPRESS$ PLEASURE1 BUT SAID HE WAS 
AFRAID ( FRI<T5+ H] BY HIS CONDITION4 ,A SIL5CE FOLL[$4 
,SUDD5LY ,NIKOLAY /IRR$1 & BEGAN TO SAY SOME?+4 ,LEV9 
EXPECT$ SOME?+ ( PECULI> GRAVITY & IMPORTANCE FROM ! 
EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE1 BUT ,NIKOLAY BEGAN SPEAK+ ( HIS HEAL?4 
,HE F\ND FAULT ) ! DOCTOR1 REGRETT+ HE HAD NOT A 
CELEBRAT$ ,MOSC[ DOCTOR4 ,LEV9 SAW ?AT HE /ILL HOP$4 

,SEIZ+ ! FIR/ MOM5T ( SIL5CE1 ,LEV9 GOT UP1 ANXI\S TO 
ESCAPE1 IF ONLY = AN 9/ANT1 FROM HIS AGONIZ+ EMOTION1 & 
SAID ?AT HE W\LD GO & FET* HIS WIFE4 

0,V]Y WELL1 & ,I'LL TELL H] TO TIDY UP H]E4 ,IT'S DIRTY & 
/9K+ H]E1 ,I EXPECT4 ,M>YA6 CLE> UP ! ROOM10 ! SICK 
MAN SAID ) EF=T4 0,OH1 & :5 Y\'VE CLE>$ UP1 GO AWAY 
Y\RSELF10 HE ADD$1 LOOK+ 9QUIR+LY AT HIS BRO!R4 

,LEV9 MADE NO ANSW]4 ,GO+ \T 9TO ! CORRIDOR1 HE /OPP$ 
%ORT4 ,HE HAD SAID HE W\LD FET* HIS WIFE1 BUT N[1 TAK+ 
/OCK ( ! EMOTION HE WAS FEEL+1 HE DECID$ ?AT HE W\LD TRY 
ON ! CONTR>Y TO P]SUADE H] NOT TO GO 9 TO ! SICK MAN4 
0,:Y %\LD %E SUFF] AS ,I AM SUFF]+80 HE ?\<T4 

0,WELL1 H[ IS HE80 ,KITTY ASK$ ) A FRI<T5$ FACE4 

0,OH1 IT'S AWFUL1 IT'S AWFUL6 ,:AT DID Y\ COME =80 SAID ,LEV94 

,KITTY WAS SIL5T = A FEW SECONDS1 LOOK+ TIMIDLY & RUEFULLY 
AT H] HUSB&2 !N %E W5T UP & TOOK HIM BY ! ELB[ ) 
BO? H&S4 

0,KO/YA6 TAKE ME TO HIM2 IT WILL BE EASI] = US TO BE> IT 
TOGE!R4 ,Y\ ONLY TAKE ME1 TAKE ME TO HIM1 PLEASE1 & GO 
AWAY10 %E SAID4 0,Y\ MU/ UND]/& ?AT = ME TO SEE Y\1 
& NOT TO SEE HIM1 IS F> MORE PA9FUL4 ,!RE ,I MI<T BE A HELP 
TO Y\ & TO HIM4 ,PLEASE1 LET ME60 %E BES\<T H] HUSB&1 AS 
?\< ! HAPP9ESS ( H] LIFE DEP5D$ ON IT4 

,LEV9 WAS OBLIG$ TO AGREE1 & REGA9+ HIS COMPOSURE1 & 
COMPLETELY =GETT+ AB\T ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA BY N[1 HE W5T 
AGA9 9 TO HIS BRO!R ) ,KITTY4 

,/EPP+ LI<TLY1 & CONT9UALLY GLANC+ AT H] HUSB&1 
%[+ HIM A VALOR\S & SYMPA!TIC FACE1 ,KITTY W5T 9TO ! 
SICK-ROOM1 &1 TURN+ )\T HA/E1 NOISELESSLY CLOS$ ! 
DOOR4 ,) 9AUDIBLE /EPS %E W5T QUICKLY TO ! SICK MAN'S 
B$SIDE1 & GO+ UP SO ?AT HE HAD NOT TO TURN HIS HEAD1 %E 
IMM$IATELY CLASP$ 9 H] FRE% Y\NG H& ! SKELETON ( HIS 
HUGE H&1 PRESS$ IT1 & BEGAN SPEAK+ ) ?AT S(T 
EAG]NESS1 SYMPA!TIC & NOT J>R+1 :I* IS PECULI> TO 
WOM54 

0,WE HAVE MET1 ?\< WE W]E NOT ACQUA9T$1 AT ,SOD510 %E SAID4 
0,Y\ NEV] ?\<T ,I WAS TO BE Y\R SI/]80 

0,Y\ W\LD NOT HAVE RECOGNIZ$ ME80 HE SAID1 ) A RADIANT SMILE 
AT H] 5TRANCE4 

0,YES1 ,I %\LD4 ,:AT A GOOD ?+ Y\ LET US KN[6 ,NOT A DAY 
HAS PASS$ ?AT ,KO/YA HAS NOT M5TION$ Y\1 & BE5 ANXI\S40 

,BUT ! SICK MAN'S 9T]E/ DID NOT LA/ LONG4 

,BE=E %E HAD F9I%$ SPEAK+1 !RE HAD COME BACK 9TO HIS 
FACE ! /]N1 REPROA*FUL EXPRESSION ( ! DY+ MAN'S 5VY ( 
! LIV+4 

0,I AM AFRAID Y\ >E NOT QUITE COM=TABLE H]E10 %E SAID1 
TURN+ AWAY FROM HIS FIX$ />E1 & LOOK+ AB\T ! ROOM4 
0,WE MU/ ASK AB\T ANO!R ROOM10 %E SAID TO H] HUSB&1 0SO 
?AT WE MI<T BE NE>]40 

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