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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! DAY ( ! W$D+1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,RUSSIAN CU/OM 7! 
PR9CESS & ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA 9SI/$ ON /RICTLY KEEP+ ALL 
! CU/OMS71 ,LEV9 DID NOT SEE HIS BETRO!D1 & D9$ AT HIS 
HOTEL ) ?REE BA*ELOR FRI5DS1 CASUALLY BR\<T TOGE!R AT 
HIS ROOMS4 ,!SE W]E ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 ,KATAVASOV1 A UNIV]SITY 
FRI5D1 N[ PR(ESSOR ( NATURAL SCI5CE1 :OM ,LEV9 HAD MET 9 
! /REET & 9SI/$ ON TAK+ HOME ) HIM1 & ,T*IRIKOV1 
HIS BE/ MAN1 A ,MOSC[ CONCILIATION-BO>D JUDGE1 ,LEV9'S 
COMPANION 9 HIS BE>-HUNTS4 ,! D9N] WAS A V]Y M]RY ONE3 
,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* WAS 9 HIS HAPPIE/ MOOD1 & WAS MU* AMUS$ 
BY ,KATAVASOV'S ORIG9ALITY4 ,KATAVASOV1 FEEL+ HIS ORIG9ALITY 
WAS APPRECIAT$ & UND]/OOD1 MADE ! MO/ ( IT4 ,T*IRIKOV 
ALWAYS GAVE A LIVELY & GOOD-HUMOR$ SUPPORT TO CONV]SATION ( 
ANY SORT4 

0,SEE1 N[10 SAID ,KATAVASOV1 DRAWL+ HIS WORDS FROM A HABIT 
ACQUIR$ 9 ! LECTURE-ROOM1 0:AT A CAPABLE FELL[ WAS \R 
FRI5D ,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT*4 ,I'M NOT SPEAK+ ( PRES5T 
COMPANY1 = HE'S ABS5T4 ,AT ! TIME HE LEFT ! UNIV]SITY HE 
WAS FOND ( SCI5CE1 TOOK AN 9T]E/ 9 HUMANITY2 N[ ONE-HALF 
( HIS ABILITIES IS DEVOT$ TO DECEIV+ HIMSELF1 & ! O!R 
TO JU/IFY+ ! DECEIT40 

0,A MORE DET]M9$ 5EMY ( MATRIMONY ?AN Y\ ,I NEV] SAW10 SAID 
,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 

0,OH1 NO1 ,I'M NOT AN 5EMY ( MATRIMONY4 ,I'M 9 FAVOR ( DIVISION 
( LABOR4 ,PEOPLE :O CAN DO NO?+ ELSE \<T TO RE> PEOPLE 
:ILE ! RE/ WORK = !IR HAPP9ESS & 5LI<T5M5T4 
,?AT'S H[ ,I LOOK AT IT4 ,TO MUDDLE UP TWO TRADES IS ! ]ROR ( 
! AMATEUR2 ,I'M NOT ONE ( !IR NUMB]40 

0,H[ HAPPY ,I %ALL BE :5 ,I HE> ?AT Y\'RE 9 LOVE60 SAID 
,LEV94 0,PLEASE 9VITE ME TO ! W$D+40 

0,I'M 9 LOVE N[40 

0,YES1 ) A CUTTLEFI%6 ,Y\ KN[10 ,LEV9 TURN$ TO HIS BRO!R1 
0,MIHAIL ,SEMYONOVIT* IS WRIT+ A WORK ON ! DIGE/IVE ORGANS ( 
!4440 

0,N[1 MAKE A MUDDLE ( IT6 ,IT DOESN'T MATT] :AT AB\T4 ,& 
! FACT IS1 ,I C]TA9LY DO LOVE CUTTLEFI%40 

0,BUT ?AT'S NO H9DRANCE TO Y\R LOV+ Y\R WIFE40 

0,! CUTTLEFI% IS NO H9DRANCE4 ,! WIFE IS ! H9DRANCE40 

0,:Y SO80 

0,OH1 Y\'LL SEE6 ,Y\ C>E AB\T F>M+1 HUNT+1--WELL1 Y\'D 
BETT] LOOK \T60 

0,>HIP WAS H]E TODAY2 HE SAID !RE W]E A LOT ( ELKS 9 
,PRUDNO1 & TWO BE>S10 SAID ,T*IRIKOV4 

0,WELL1 Y\ MU/ GO & GET !M )\T ME40 

0,AH1 ?AT'S ! TRU?10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 0,& Y\ MAY SAY 
GOOD-BYE TO BE>-HUNT+ = ! FUTURE--Y\R WIFE WON'T ALL[ 
IT60 

,LEV9 SMIL$4 ,! PICTURE ( HIS WIFE NOT LETT+ HIM GO WAS SO 
PLEASANT ?AT HE WAS READY TO R5\NCE ! DELI<TS ( LOOK+ 
UPON BE>S =EV]4 

0,/ILL1 IT'S A PITY !Y %\LD GET ?OSE TWO BE>S )\T Y\4 
,DO Y\ REMEMB] LA/ TIME AT ,HAPILOVO8 ,?AT WAS A DELI<TFUL 
HUNT60 SAID ,T*IRIKOV4 

,LEV9 HAD NOT ! HE>T TO DISILLUSION HIM ( ! NOTION ?AT 
!RE C\LD BE SOME?+ DELI<TFUL AP>T FROM H]1 & SO SAID 
NO?+4 

0,!RE'S SOME S5SE 9 ?IS CU/OM ( SAY+ GOOD-BYE TO BA*ELOR 
LIFE10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 0,H[EV] HAPPY Y\ MAY BE1 Y\ 
MU/ REGRET Y\R FRE$OM40 

0,& CONFESS !RE IS A FEEL+ ?AT Y\ WANT TO JUMP \T ( ! 
W9D[1 LIKE ,GOGOL'S BRIDEGROOM80 

0,( C\RSE !RE IS1 BUT IT ISN'T CONFESS$10 SAID ,KATAVASOV1 & 
HE BROKE 9TO L\D LAU<T]4 

0,OH1 WELL1 ! W9D['S OP54 ,LET'S />T (F ?IS 9/ANT TO 
,TV]6 ,!RE'S A BIG %E-BE>2 ONE CAN GO RI<T UP TO ! LAIR4 
,S]I\SLY1 LET'S GO BY ! FIVE O'CLOCK6 ,& H]E LET !M DO 
:AT !Y LIKE10 SAID ,T*IRIKOV1 SMIL+4 

0,WELL1 N[1 ON MY HONOR10 SAID ,LEV91 SMIL+1 0,I CAN'T F9D 9 
MY HE>T ?AT FEEL+ ( REGRET = MY FRE$OM40 

0,YES1 !RE'S SU* A *AOS 9 Y\R HE>T JU/ N[ ?AT Y\ CAN'T 
F9D ANY?+ !RE10 SAID ,KATAVASOV4 0,WAIT A BIT1 :5 Y\ SET 
IT TO RI<TS A LITTLE1 Y\'LL F9D IT60 

0,NO2 IF SO1 ,I %\LD HAVE FELT A LITTLE1 AP>T FROM MY FEEL+0 
7HE C\LD NOT SAY LOVE BE=E !M7 0& HAPP9ESS1 A C]TA9 
REGRET AT LOS+ MY FRE$OM4444 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ,I AM GLAD AT 
! V]Y LOSS ( MY FRE$OM40 

0,AWFUL6 ,IT'S A HOPELESS CASE60 SAID ,KATAVASOV4 0,WELL1 LET'S 
DR9K TO HIS RECOV]Y1 OR WI% ?AT A HUNDR$? P>T ( HIS 
DREAMS MAY BE REALIZ$--& ?AT W\LD BE HAPP9ESS SU* AS NEV] 
HAS BE5 SE5 ON E>?60 

,SOON AFT] D9N] ! GUE/S W5T AWAY TO BE 9 TIME TO BE 
DRESS$ = ! W$D+4 

,:5 HE WAS LEFT ALONE1 & RECALL$ ! CONV]SATION ( !SE 
BA*ELOR FRI5DS1 ,LEV9 ASK$ HIMSELF3 HAD HE 9 HIS HE>T ?AT 
REGRET = HIS FRE$OM ( :I* !Y HAD SPOK58 ,HE SMIL$ AT 
! QUE/ION4 0,FRE$OM6 ,:AT IS FRE$OM =8 ,HAPP9ESS IS ONLY 
9 LOV+ & WI%+ H] WI%ES1 ?9K+ H] ?\<TS1 ?AT IS 
TO SAY1 NOT FRE$OM AT ALL--?AT'S HAPP9ESS60 

0,BUT DO ,I KN[ H] IDEAS1 H] WI%ES1 H] FEEL+S80 SOME VOICE 
SUDD5LY :ISP]$ TO HIM4 ,! SMILE DI$ AWAY FROM HIS FACE1 
& HE GREW ?\<TFUL4 ,& SUDD5LY A /RANGE FEEL+ CAME UPON 
HIM4 ,!RE CAME OV] HIM A DREAD & D\BT--D\BT ( EV]Y?+4 

0,:AT IF %E DOES NOT LOVE ME8 ,:AT IF %E'S M>RY+ ME SIMPLY 
TO BE M>RI$8 ,:AT IF %E DOESN'T SEE H]SELF :AT %E'S 
DO+80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF4 0,%E MAY COME TO H] S5SES1 & ONLY 
:5 %E IS BE+ M>RI$ REALIZE ?AT %E DOES NOT & CANNOT 
LOVE ME40 ,& /RANGE1 MO/ EVIL ?\<TS ( H] BEGAN TO COME 
TO HIM4 ,HE WAS JEAL\S ( ,VRONSKY1 AS HE HAD BE5 A YE> AGO1 AS 
?\< ! EV5+ HE HAD SE5 H] ) ,VRONSKY HAD BE5 
YE/]DAY4 ,HE SUSPECT$ %E HAD NOT TOLD HIM EV]Y?+4 

,HE JUMP$ UP QUICKLY4 0,NO1 ?IS CAN'T GO ON60 HE SAID TO HIMSELF 
9 DESPAIR4 0,I'LL GO TO H]2 ,I'LL ASK H]2 ,I'LL SAY = ! LA/ 
TIME3 WE >E FREE1 & HADN'T WE BETT] /AY SO8 ,ANY?+'S 
BETT] ?AN 5DLESS MIS]Y1 DISGRACE1 UNFAI?FULNESS60 ,) 
DESPAIR 9 HIS HE>T & BITT] ANG] AGA9/ ALL M51 AGA9/ 
HIMSELF1 AGA9/ H]1 HE W5T \T ( ! HOTEL & DROVE TO H] 
H\SE4 

,HE F\ND H] 9 ONE ( ! BACK ROOMS4 ,%E WAS SITT+ ON A 
*E/ & MAK+ SOME >RANGEM5TS ) H] MAID1 SORT+ OV] 
HEAPS ( DRESSES ( DIFF]5T COLORS1 SPREAD ON ! BACKS ( 
*AIRS & ON ! FLOOR4 

0,AH60 %E CRI$1 SEE+ HIM1 & BEAM+ ) DELI<T4 0,KO/YA6 
,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT*60 7,!SE LATT] DAYS %E US$ !SE NAMES 
ALMO/ ALT]NATELY47 0,I DIDN'T EXPECT Y\6 ,I'M GO+ ?R\< MY 
W>DROBE TO SEE :AT'S = :OM4440 

0,OH6 ?AT'S V]Y NICE60 HE SAID GLOOMILY1 LOOK+ AT ! MAID4 

0,Y\ CAN GO1 ,DUNYA%A1 ,I'LL CALL Y\ PRES5TLY10 SAID ,KITTY4 
0,KO/YA1 :AT'S ! MATT]80 %E ASK$1 DEF9ITELY ADOPT+ ?IS 
FAMILI> NAME AS SOON AS ! MAID HAD GONE \T4 ,%E NOTIC$ HIS 
/RANGE FACE1 AGITAT$ & GLOOMY1 & A PANIC CAME OV] H]4 

0,KITTY6 ,I'M 9 TORTURE4 ,I CAN'T SUFF] ALONE10 HE SAID ) 
DESPAIR 9 HIS VOICE1 /&+ BE=E H] & LOOK+ IMPLOR+LY 
9TO H] EYES4 ,HE SAW ALREADY FROM H] LOV+1 TRU?FUL FACE1 
?AT NO?+ C\LD COME ( :AT HE HAD MEANT TO SAY1 BUT YET HE 
WANT$ H] TO REASSURE HIM H]SELF4 0,I'VE COME TO SAY ?AT 
!RE'S /ILL TIME4 ,?IS CAN ALL BE /OPP$ & SET RI<T40 

0,:AT8 ,I DON'T UND]/&4 ,:AT IS ! MATT]80 

0,:AT ,I HAVE SAID A ?\S& TIMES OV]1 & CAN'T HELP ?9K+ 
444 ?AT ,I'M NOT WOR?Y ( Y\4 ,Y\ C\LDN'T CONS5T TO M>RY 
ME4 ,?9K A LITTLE4 ,Y\'VE MADE A MI/AKE4 ,?9K IT OV] 
?OR\<LY4 ,Y\ CAN'T LOVE ME4444 ,IF 444 BETT] SAY SO10 HE SAID1 
NOT LOOK+ AT H]4 0,I %ALL BE WRET*$4 ,LET PEOPLE SAY :AT 
!Y LIKE2 ANY?+'S BETT] ?AN MIS]Y4444 ,F> BETT] N[ 
:ILE !RE'S /ILL TIME44440 

0,I DON'T UND]/&10 %E ANSW]$1 PANIC-/RICK52 0Y\ MEAN Y\ 
WANT TO GIVE IT UP 444 DON'T WANT IT80 

0,YES1 IF Y\ DON'T LOVE ME40 

0,Y\'RE \T ( Y\R M9D60 %E CRI$1 TURN+ CRIMSON ) 
VEXATION4 ,BUT HIS FACE WAS SO PITE\S1 ?AT %E RE/RA9$ H] 
VEXATION1 & FL++ SOME CLO!S (F AN >M-*AIR1 %E SAT 
D[N BESIDE HIM4 0,:AT >E Y\ ?9K+8 TELL ME ALL40 

0,I AM ?9K+ Y\ CAN'T LOVE ME4 ,:AT CAN Y\ LOVE ME =80 

0,MY ,GOD6 :AT CAN ,I DO84440 %E SAID1 & BUR/ 9TO TE>S4 

0,OH6 :AT HAVE ,I DONE80 HE CRI$1 & KNEEL+ BE=E H]1 HE 
FELL TO KISS+ H] H&S4 

,:5 ! PR9CESS CAME 9TO ! ROOM FIVE M9UTES LAT]1 %E 
F\ND !M COMPLETELY RECONCIL$4 ,KITTY HAD NOT SIMPLY ASSUR$ 
HIM ?AT %E LOV$ HIM1 BUT HAD GONE SO F>--9 ANSW] TO HIS 
QUE/ION1 :AT %E LOV$ HIM =--AS TO EXPLA9 :AT =4 ,%E 
TOLD HIM ?AT %E LOV$ HIM BECAUSE %E UND]/OOD HIM 
COMPLETELY1 BECAUSE %E KNEW :AT HE W\LD LIKE1 & BECAUSE 
EV]Y?+ HE LIK$ WAS GOOD4 ,& ?IS SEEM$ TO HIM P]FECTLY 
CLE>4 ,:5 ! PR9CESS CAME TO !M1 !Y W]E SITT+ SIDE BY 
SIDE ON ! *E/1 SORT+ ! DRESSES & DISPUT+ OV] ,KITTY'S 
WANT+ TO GIVE ,DUNYA%A ! BR[N DRESS %E HAD BE5 WE>+ 
:5 ,LEV9 PROPOS$ TO H]1 :ILE HE 9SI/$ ?AT ?AT DRESS 
MU/ NEV] BE GIV5 AWAY1 BUT ,DUNYA%A MU/ HAVE ! BLUE ONE4 

0,H[ IS IT Y\ DON'T SEE8 ,%E'S A BRUNET1 & IT WON'T SUIT 
H]4444 ,I'VE WORK$ IT ALL \T40 

,HE>+ :Y HE HAD COME1 ! PR9CESS WAS HALF HUMOR\SLY1 HALF 
S]I\SLY ANGRY ) HIM1 & S5T HIM HOME TO DRESS & NOT TO 
H9D] ,KITTY'S HAIR-DRESS+1 AS ,*>LES ! HAIR-DRESS] WAS 
JU/ COM+4 

0,AS IT IS1 %E'S BE5 EAT+ NO?+ LATELY & IS LOS+ H] 
LOOKS1 & !N Y\ MU/ COME & UPSET H] ) Y\R NONS5SE10 
%E SAID TO HIM4 0,GET ALONG ) Y\1 MY DE>60 

,LEV91 GUILTY & %AMEFAC$1 BUT PACIFI$1 W5T BACK TO HIS 
HOTEL4 ,HIS BRO!R1 ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA1 & ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 
ALL 9 FULL DRESS1 W]E WAIT+ = HIM TO BLESS HIM ) ! 
HOLY PICTURE4 ,!RE WAS NO TIME TO LOSE4 ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA HAD 
TO DRIVE HOME AGA9 TO FET* H] CURL$ & POMAD$ SON1 :O WAS 
TO C>RY ! HOLY PICTURES AFT] ! BRIDE4 ,!N A C>RIAGE HAD 
TO BE S5T = ! BE/ MAN1 & ANO!R ?AT W\LD TAKE ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT* AWAY W\LD HAVE TO BE S5T BACK4444 ,ALTOGE!R 
!RE W]E A GREAT MANY MO/ COMPLICAT$ MATT]S TO BE CONSID]$ 
& >RANG$4 ,ONE ?+ WAS UNMI/AKABLE1 ?AT !RE MU/ BE NO 
DELAY1 AS IT WAS ALREADY HALF-PA/ SIX4 

,NO?+ SPECIAL HAPP5$ AT ! C]EMONY ( B5$ICTION ) ! 
HOLY PICTURE4 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* /OOD 9 A COMICALLY SOLEMN 
POSE BESIDE HIS WIFE1 TOOK ! HOLY PICTURE1 & TELL+ ,LEV9 
TO B[ D[N TO ! GR\ND1 HE BLESS$ HIM ) HIS K9DLY1 
IRONICAL SMILE1 & KISS$ HIM ?REE TIMES2 ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA 
DID ! SAME1 & IMM$IATELY WAS 9 A HURRY TO GET (F1 & 
AGA9 PLUNG$ 9TO ! 9TRICATE QUE/ION ( ! DE/9ATIONS ( 
! V>I\S C>RIAGES4 

0,COME1 ,I'LL TELL Y\ H[ WE'LL MANAGE3 Y\ DRIVE 9 \R C>RIAGE 
TO FET* HIM1 & ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 IF HE'LL BE SO GOOD1 WILL 
DRIVE !RE & !N S5D HIS C>RIAGE40 

0,( C\RSE2 ,I %ALL BE DELI<T$40 

0,WE'LL COME ON DIRECTLY ) HIM4 ,>E Y\R ?+S S5T (F80 
SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 

0,YES10 ANSW]$ ,LEV91 & HE TOLD ,K\ZMA TO PUT \T HIS CLO!S 
= HIM TO DRESS4 

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