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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,ANNA1 9 ?AT FIR/ P]IOD ( H] EMANCIPATION & RAPID RETURN 
TO HEAL?1 FELT H]SELF UNP>DONABLY HAPPY & FULL ( ! JOY 
( LIFE4 ,! ?\<T ( H] HUSB&'S UNHAPP9ESS DID NOT POISON 
H] HAPP9ESS4 ,ON ONE SIDE ?AT MEMORY WAS TOO AWFUL TO BE 
?\<T (4 ,ON ! O!R SIDE H] HUSB&'S UNHAPP9ESS HAD 
GIV5 H] TOO MU* HAPP9ESS TO BE REGRETT$4 ,! MEMORY ( ALL 
?AT HAD HAPP5$ AFT] H] ILLNESS3 H] RECONCILIATION ) H] 
HUSB&1 ITS BREAKD[N1 ! NEWS ( ,VRONSKY'S W\ND1 HIS VISIT1 
! PREP>ATIONS = DIVORCE1 ! DEP>TURE FROM H] HUSB&'S 
H\SE1 ! P>T+ FROM H] SON--ALL ?AT SEEM$ TO H] LIKE A 
DELIRI\S DREAM1 FROM :I* %E HAD WAK$ UP ALONE ) ,VRONSKY 
ABROAD4 ,! ?\<T ( ! H>M CAUS$ TO H] HUSB& >\S$ 9 
H] A FEEL+ LIKE REPULSION1 & AK9 TO :AT A DR[N+ MAN 
MI<T FEEL :O HAS %AK5 (F ANO!R MAN CL++ TO HIM4 ,?AT 
MAN DID DR[N4 ,IT WAS AN EVIL ACTION1 ( C\RSE1 BUT IT WAS ! 
SOLE MEANS ( ESCAPE1 & BETT] NOT TO BROOD OV] !SE FE>FUL 
FACTS4 

,ONE CONSOLATORY REFLECTION UPON H] CONDUCT HAD OCCURR$ TO H] 
AT ! FIR/ MOM5T ( ! F9AL RUPTURE1 & :5 N[ %E 
RECALL$ ALL ! PA/1 %E REMEMB]$ ?AT ONE REFLECTION4 0,I 
HAVE 9EVITABLY MADE ?AT MAN WRET*$10 %E ?\<T2 0BUT ,I 
DON'T WANT TO PR(IT BY HIS MIS]Y4 ,I TOO AM SUFF]+1 & 
%ALL SUFF]2 ,I AM LOS+ :AT ,I PRIZ$ ABOVE EV]Y?+--,I AM 
LOS+ MY GOOD NAME & MY SON4 ,I HAVE DONE WRONG1 & SO ,I 
DON'T WANT HAPP9ESS1 ,I DON'T WANT A DIVORCE1 & %ALL SUFF] 
FROM MY %AME & ! SEP>ATION FROM MY *ILD40 ,BUT1 H[EV] 
S9C]ELY ,ANNA HAD MEANT TO SUFF]1 %E WAS NOT SUFF]+4 ,%AME 
!RE WAS NOT4 ,) ! TACT ( :I* BO? HAD SU* A L>GE 
%>E1 !Y HAD SUCCE$$ 9 AVOID+ ,RUSSIAN LADIES ABROAD1 & 
SO HAD NEV] PLAC$ !MSELVES 9 A FALSE POSITION1 & 
EV]Y:]E !Y HAD MET PEOPLE :O PRET5D$ ?AT !Y P]FECTLY 
UND]/OOD !IR POSITION1 F> BETT] 9DE$ ?AN !Y DID 
!MSELVES4 ,SEP>ATION FROM ! SON %E LOV$--EV5 ?AT DID NOT 
CAUSE H] ANGUI% 9 !SE E>LY DAYS4 ,! BABY GIRL--HIS 
*ILD--WAS SO SWEET1 & HAD SO WON ,ANNA'S HE>T1 S9CE %E WAS 
ALL ?AT WAS LEFT H]1 ?AT ,ANNA R>ELY ?\<T ( H] SON4 

,! DESIRE = LIFE1 WAX+ /RONG] ) RECOV]$ HEAL?1 WAS 
SO 9T5SE1 & ! CONDITIONS ( LIFE W]E SO NEW & PLEASANT1 
?AT ,ANNA FELT UNP>DONABLY HAPPY4 ,! MORE %E GOT TO KN[ 
,VRONSKY1 ! MORE %E LOV$ HIM4 ,%E LOV$ HIM = HIMSELF1 & 
= HIS LOVE = H]4 ,H] COMPLETE [N]%IP ( HIM WAS A 
CONT9UAL JOY TO H]4 ,HIS PRES5CE WAS ALWAYS SWEET TO H]4 ,ALL 
! TRAITS ( HIS *>ACT]1 :I* %E LE>N$ TO KN[ BETT] & 
BETT]1 W]E UNUTT]ABLY DE> TO H]4 ,HIS APPE>ANCE1 *ANG$ BY 
HIS CIVILIAN DRESS1 WAS AS FASC9AT+ TO H] AS ?\< %E W]E 
SOME Y\NG GIRL 9 LOVE4 ,9 EV]Y?+ HE SAID1 ?\<T1 & 
DID1 %E SAW SOME?+ P>TICUL>LY NOBLE & ELEVAT$4 ,H] 
ADORATION ( HIM AL>M$ H] 9DE$2 %E S\<T & C\LD NOT 
F9D 9 HIM ANY?+ NOT F9E4 ,%E D>$ NOT %[ HIM H] S5SE 
( H] [N 9SIGNIFICANCE BESIDE HIM4 ,IT SEEM$ TO H] ?AT1 
KN[+ ?IS1 HE MI<T SOON] CEASE TO LOVE H]2 & %E DREAD$ 
NO?+ N[ SO MU* AS LOS+ HIS LOVE1 ?\< %E HAD NO GR\NDS 
= FE>+ IT4 ,BUT %E C\LD NOT HELP BE+ GRATEFUL TO HIM = 
HIS ATTITUDE TO H]1 & %[+ ?AT %E APPRECIAT$ IT4 ,HE1 
:O HAD 9 H] OP9ION SU* A M>K$ APTITUDE = A POLITICAL 
C>E]1 9 :I* HE W\LD HAVE BE5 C]TA9 TO PLAY A LEAD+ 
P>T--HE HAD SACRIFIC$ HIS AMBITION = H] SAKE1 & NEV] 
BETRAY$ ! SLI<TE/ REGRET4 ,HE WAS MORE LOV+LY RESPECTFUL 
TO H] ?AN EV]1 & ! CON/ANT C>E ?AT %E %\LD NOT FEEL 
! AWKW>DNESS ( H] POSITION NEV] DES]T$ HIM = A S+LE 
9/ANT4 ,HE1 SO MANLY A MAN1 NEV] OPPOS$ H]1 HAD 9DE$1 ) 
H]1 NO WILL ( HIS [N1 & WAS ANXI\S1 IT SEEM$1 = NO?+ 
BUT TO ANTICIPATE H] WI%ES4 ,& %E C\LD NOT BUT APPRECIATE 
?IS1 EV5 ?\< ! V]Y 9T5SITY ( HIS SOLICITUDE = H]1 
! ATMOSPH]E ( C>E ) :I* HE SURR\ND$ H]1 SOMETIMES 
WEI<$ UPON H]4 

,VRONSKY1 MEAN:ILE1 9 SPITE ( ! COMPLETE REALIZATION ( :AT 
HE HAD SO LONG DESIR$1 WAS NOT P]FECTLY HAPPY4 ,HE SOON FELT 
?AT ! REALIZATION ( HIS DESIRES GAVE HIM NO MORE ?AN A GRA9 
( S& \T ( ! M\NTA9 ( HAPP9ESS HE HAD EXPECT$4 ,IT 
%[$ HIM ! MI/AKE M5 MAKE 9 PICTUR+ TO !MSELVES 
HAPP9ESS AS ! REALIZATION ( !IR DESIRES4 ,= A TIME AFT] 
JO9+ HIS LIFE TO H]S1 & PUTT+ ON CIVILIAN DRESS1 HE HAD 
FELT ALL ! DELI<T ( FRE$OM 9 G5]AL ( :I* HE HAD KN[N 
NO?+ BE=E1 & ( FRE$OM 9 HIS LOVE1--& HE WAS CONT5T1 
BUT NOT = LONG4 ,HE WAS SOON AW>E ?AT !RE WAS SPR++ UP 
9 HIS HE>T A DESIRE = DESIRES--5NUI4 ,)\T CONSCI\S 
9T5TION HE BEGAN TO CLUT* AT EV]Y PASS+ CAPRICE1 TAK+ IT 
= A DESIRE & AN OBJECT4 ,SIXTE5 H\RS ( ! DAY MU/ BE 
OCCUPI$ 9 SOME WAY1 S9CE !Y W]E LIV+ ABROAD 9 COMPLETE 
FRE$OM1 \TSIDE ! CONDITIONS ( SOCIAL LIFE :I* FILL$ UP 
TIME 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,AS = ! AMUSEM5TS ( BA*ELOR EXI/5CE1 
:I* HAD PROVID$ ,VRONSKY ) 5T]TA9M5T ON PREVI\S T\RS 
ABROAD1 !Y C\LD NOT BE ?\<T (1 S9CE ! SOLE ATTEMPT ( 
! SORT HAD L$ TO A SUDD5 ATTACK ( DEPRESSION 9 ,ANNA1 QUITE 
\T ( PROPORTION ) ! CAUSE--A LATE SUPP] ) BA*ELOR 
FRI5DS4 ,RELATIONS ) ! SOCIETY ( ! PLACE--=EIGN & 
,RUSSIAN--W]E EQUALLY \T ( ! QUE/ION [+ TO ! 
IRREGUL>ITY ( !IR POSITION4 ,! 9SPECTION ( OBJECTS ( 
9T]E/1 AP>T FROM ! FACT ?AT EV]Y?+ HAD BE5 SE5 
ALREADY1 HAD NOT = ,VRONSKY1 A ,RUSSIAN & A S5SIBLE MAN1 ! 
IMM5SE SIGNIFICANCE ,5GLI%M5 >E ABLE TO ATTA* TO ?AT 
PURSUIT4 

,& JU/ AS ! HUNGRY /OMA* EAG]LY ACCEPTS EV]Y OBJECT IT 
CAN GET1 HOP+ TO F9D N\RI%M5T 9 IT1 ,VRONSKY QUITE 
UNCONSCI\SLY CLUT*$ FIR/ AT POLITICS1 !N AT NEW BOOKS1 & 
!N AT PICTURES4 

,AS HE HAD FROM A *ILD A TA/E = PA9T+1 & AS1 NOT KN[+ 
:AT TO SP5D HIS MONEY ON1 HE HAD BEGUN COLLECT+ 5GRAV+S1 
HE CAME TO A /OP AT PA9T+1 BEGAN TO TAKE 9T]E/ 9 IT1 & 
CONC5TRAT$ UPON IT ! UNOCCUPI$ MASS ( DESIRES :I* 
DEM&$ SATISFACTION4 

,HE HAD A READY APPRECIATION ( >T1 & PROBABLY1 ) A TA/E 
= IMITAT+ >T1 HE SUPPOS$ HIMSELF TO HAVE ! REAL ?+ 
ESS5TIAL = AN >TI/1 & AFT] HESITAT+ = SOME TIME :I* 
/YLE ( PA9T+ TO SELECT--RELIGI\S1 HI/ORICAL1 REALI/IC1 OR 
G5RE PA9T+--HE SET TO WORK TO PA9T4 ,HE APPRECIAT$ ALL 
K9DS1 & C\LD HAVE FELT 9SPIR$ BY ANY ONE ( !M2 BUT HE 
HAD NO CONCEPTION ( ! POSSIBILITY ( KN[+ NO?+ AT ALL ( 
ANY S*OOL ( PA9T+1 & ( BE+ 9SPIR$ DIRECTLY BY :AT IS 
)9 ! S\L1 )\T C>+ :E!R :AT IS PA9T$ WILL 
BELONG TO ANY RECOGNIZ$ S*OOL4 ,S9CE HE KNEW NO?+ ( ?IS1 
& DREW HIS 9SPIRATION1 NOT DIRECTLY FROM LIFE1 BUT 9DIRECTLY 
FROM LIFE EMBODI$ 9 >T1 HIS 9SPIRATION CAME V]Y QUICKLY & 
EASILY1 & AS QUICKLY & EASILY CAME HIS SUCCESS 9 PA9T+ 
SOME?+ V]Y SIMIL> TO ! SORT ( PA9T+ HE WAS TRY+ TO 
IMITATE4 

,MORE ?AN ANY O!R /YLE HE LIK$ ! ,FR5*--GRACEFUL & 
EFFECTIVE--& 9 ?AT /YLE HE BEGAN TO PA9T ,ANNA'S PORTRAIT 9 
,ITALIAN CO/UME1 & ! PORTRAIT SEEM$ TO HIM1 & TO EV]YONE 
:O SAW IT1 EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL4 

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