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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA HAD1 AS A V]Y Y\NG & S5TIM5TAL 
GIRL1 BE5 M>RI$ TO A WEAL?Y MAN ( HI< RANK1 AN EXTREMELY 
GOOD-NATUR$1 JOVIAL1 & EXTREMELY DISSIPAT$ RAKE4 ,TWO MON?S 
AFT] M>RIAGE H] HUSB& AB&ON$ H]1 & H] IMPASSION$ 
PROTE/ATIONS ( AFFECTION HE MET ) A S>CASM & EV5 
HO/ILITY ?AT PEOPLE KN[+ ! C\NT'S GOOD HE>T1 & SEE+ 
NO DEFECTS 9 ! S5TIM5TAL ,LIDIA1 W]E AT A LOSS TO EXPLA94 
,?\< !Y W]E DIVORC$ & LIV$ AP>T1 YET :5EV] ! 
HUSB& MET ! WIFE1 HE 9V>IABLY BEHAV$ TO H] ) ! SAME 
MALIGNANT IRONY1 ! CAUSE ( :I* WAS 9COMPREH5SIBLE4 

,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA HAD LONG GIV5 UP BE+ 9 LOVE ) H] 
HUSB&1 BUT FROM ?AT TIME %E HAD NEV] GIV5 UP BE+ 9 LOVE 
) SOMEONE4 ,%E WAS 9 LOVE ) SEV]AL PEOPLE AT ONCE1 BO? 
M5 & WOM52 %E HAD BE5 9 LOVE ) ALMO/ EV]YONE :O HAD 
BE5 P>TICUL>LY DI/+UI%$ 9 ANY WAY4 ,%E WAS 9 LOVE ) 
ALL ! NEW PR9CES & PR9CESSES :O M>RI$ 9TO ! IMP]IAL 
FAMILY2 %E HAD BE5 9 LOVE ) A HI< DIGNIT>Y ( ! ,*UR*1 
A VIC>1 & A P>I% PRIE/2 %E HAD BE5 9 LOVE ) A 
J\RNALI/1 ?REE ,SLAVOPHILES1 ) ,KOMISS>OV1 ) A M9I/]1 
A DOCTOR1 AN ,5GLI% MISSION>Y & ,K>594 ,ALL !SE PASSIONS 
CON/ANTLY WAN+ OR GR[+ MORE >D5T1 DID NOT PREV5T H] 
FROM KEEP+ UP ! MO/ EXT5D$ & COMPLICAT$ RELATIONS ) 
! C\RT & FA%IONABLE SOCIETY4 ,BUT FROM ! TIME ?AT AFT] 
,K>59'S TR\BLE %E TOOK HIM UND] H] SPECIAL PROTECTION1 FROM 
! TIME ?AT %E SET TO WORK 9 ,K>59'S H\SEHOLD LOOK+ 
AFT] HIS WELF>E1 %E FELT ?AT ALL H] O!R ATTA*M5TS W]E 
NOT ! REAL ?+1 & ?AT %E WAS N[ G5U9ELY 9 LOVE1 & 
) NO ONE BUT ,K>594 ,! FEEL+ %E N[ EXP]I5C$ = HIM 
SEEM$ TO H] /RONG] ?AN ANY ( H] =M] FEEL+S4 
,ANALYZ+ H] FEEL+1 & COMP>+ IT ) =M] PASSIONS1 %E 
DI/9CTLY P]CEIV$ ?AT %E W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 9 LOVE ) 
,KOMISS>OV IF HE HAD NOT SAV$ ! LIFE ( ! ,CZ>1 ?AT %E 
W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 9 LOVE ) ,RI/IT*-,KUDZHITSKY IF !RE HAD 
BE5 NO ,SLAVONIC QUE/ION1 BUT ?AT %E LOV$ ,K>59 = 
HIMSELF1 = HIS L(TY1 UNCOMPREH5D$ S\L1 = ! SWEET--TO 
H]--HI< NOTES ( HIS VOICE1 = HIS DRAWL+ 9TONATION1 HIS 
WE>Y EYES1 HIS *>ACT]1 & HIS S(T :ITE H&S ) !IR 
SWOLL5 VE9S4 ,%E WAS NOT SIMPLY OV]JOY$ AT MEET+ HIM1 BUT 
%E S\<T 9 HIS FACE SIGNS ( ! IMPRESSION %E WAS MAK+ ON 
HIM4 ,%E TRI$ TO PLEASE HIM1 NOT BY H] WORDS ONLY1 BUT 9 H] 
:OLE P]SON4 ,= HIS SAKE IT WAS ?AT %E N[ LAVI%$ MORE 
C>E ON H] DRESS ?AN BE=E4 ,%E CAU<T H]SELF 9 REV]IES ON 
:AT MI<T HAVE BE51 IF %E HAD NOT BE5 M>RI$ & HE HAD BE5 
FREE4 ,%E BLU%$ ) EMOTION :5 HE CAME 9TO ! ROOM1 %E 
C\LD NOT REPRESS A SMILE ( RAPTURE :5 HE SAID ANY?+ 
AMIABLE TO H]4 

,= SEV]AL DAYS N[ ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA HAD BE5 9 A /ATE 
( 9T5SE EXCITEM5T4 ,%E HAD LE>N$ ?AT ,ANNA & ,VRONSKY 
W]E 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* MU/ BE SAV$ FROM 
SEE+ H]1 HE MU/ BE SAV$ EV5 FROM ! TORTUR+ KN[L$GE 
?AT ?AT AWFUL WOMAN WAS 9 ! SAME T[N ) HIM1 & ?AT HE 
MI<T MEET H] ANY M9UTE4 

,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA MADE 9QUIRIES ?R\< H] FRI5DS AS TO :AT 
?OSE 9FAM\S PEOPLE1 AS %E CALL$ ,ANNA & ,VRONSKY1 9T5D$ 
DO+1 & %E 5DEAVOR$ SO TO GUIDE EV]Y MOVEM5T ( H] 
FRI5D DUR+ ?OSE DAYS ?AT HE C\LD NOT COME ACROSS !M4 ,! 
Y\NG ADJUTANT1 AN ACQUA9TANCE ( ,VRONSKY1 ?R\< :OM %E 
OBTA9$ H] 9=MATION1 & :O HOP$ ?R\< ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA 
,IVANOVNA TO OBTA9 A CONCESSION1 TOLD H] ?AT !Y HAD F9I%$ 
!IR BUS9ESS & W]E GO+ AWAY NEXT DAY4 ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA HAD 
ALREADY BEGUN TO CALM D[N1 :5 ! NEXT MORN+ A NOTE WAS 
BR\<T H]1 ! H&WRIT+ ( :I* %E RECOGNIZ$ ) HORROR4 
,IT WAS ! H&WRIT+ ( ,ANNA ,K>59A4 ,! 5VELOPE WAS ( 
PAP] AS ?ICK AS B>K2 ON ! OBLONG YELL[ PAP] !RE WAS A 
HUGE MONOGRAM1 & ! LETT] SMELT ( AGREEABLE SC5T4 

0,:O BR\<T IT80 

0,A COMMISSIONAIRE FROM ! HOTEL40 

,IT WAS SOME TIME BE=E ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA C\LD SIT D[N TO 
READ ! LETT]4 ,H] EXCITEM5T BR\<T ON AN ATTACK ( A/HMA1 
TO :I* %E WAS SUBJECT4 ,:5 %E HAD RECOV]$ H] COMPOSURE1 
%E READ ! FOLL[+ LETT] 9 ,FR5*3 

0,MADAME LA ,COMTESSE1 

0,! ,*RI/IAN FEEL+S ) :I* Y\R HE>T IS FILL$ GIVE ME 
!1 ,I FEEL1 UNP>DONABLE BOLDNESS TO WRITE TO Y\4 ,I AM 
MIS]ABLE AT BE+ SEP>AT$ FROM MY SON4 ,I 5TREAT P]MISSION 
TO SEE HIM ONCE BE=E MY DEP>TURE4 ,=GIVE ME = RECALL+ 
MYSELF TO Y\R MEMORY4 ,I APPLY TO Y\ & NOT TO ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*1 SIMPLY BECAUSE ,I DO NOT WI% TO CAUSE ?AT 
G5]\S MAN TO SUFF] 9 REMEMB]+ ME4 ,KN[+ Y\R 
FRI5D%IP = HIM1 ,I KN[ Y\ WILL UND]/& ME4 ,C\LD Y\ 
S5D ,S]YOZHA TO ME1 OR %\LD ,I COME TO ! H\SE AT SOME FIX$ 
H\R1 OR WILL Y\ LET ME KN[ :5 & :]E ,I C\LD SEE HIM AWAY 
FROM HOME8 ,I DO NOT ANTICIPATE A REFUSAL1 KN[+ ! 
MAGNANIMITY ( HIM ) :OM IT RE/S4 ,Y\ CANNOT CONCEIVE ! 
CRAV+ ,I HAVE TO SEE HIM1 & SO CANNOT CONCEIVE ! GRATITUDE 
Y\R HELP WILL >\SE 9 ME4 

,ANNA0 

,EV]Y?+ 9 ?IS LETT] EXASP]AT$ ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA3 
ITS CONT5TS & ! ALLUSION TO MAGNANIMITY1 & ESPECIALLY ITS 
FREE & EASY--AS %E CONSID]$--TONE4 

0,SAY ?AT !RE IS NO ANSW]10 SAID ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA1 & 
IMM$IATELY OP5+ H] BLOTT+-BOOK1 %E WROTE TO ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* ?AT %E HOP$ TO SEE HIM AT ONE O'CLOCK AT ! 
LEVEE4 

0,I MU/ TALK ) Y\ ( A GRAVE & PA9FUL SUBJECT4 ,!RE WE 
WILL >RANGE :]E TO MEET4 ,BE/ ( ALL AT MY H\SE1 :]E ,I 
WILL ORD] TEA AS Y\ LIKE IT4 ,URG5T4 ,HE LAYS ! CROSS1 BUT 
,HE GIVES ! /R5G? TO BE> IT10 %E ADD$1 SO AS TO GIVE HIM 
SOME SLI<T PREP>ATION4 ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA USUALLY WROTE 
SOME TWO OR ?REE LETT]S A DAY TO ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 ,%E 
5JOY$ ?AT =M ( COMMUNICATION1 :I* GAVE OPPORTUNITY = A 
REF9EM5T & AIR ( MY/]Y NOT AF=D$ BY !IR P]SONAL 
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