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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,SVIAZHSKY TOOK ,LEV9'S >M1 & W5T ) HIM TO HIS [N FRI5DS4 ,?IS TIME !RE WAS NO AVOID+ ,VRONSKY4 ,HE WAS /&+ ) ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* & ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 & LOOK+ /RAI<T AT ,LEV9 AS HE DREW NE>4 

0,DELI<T$6 ,I BELIEVE ,I'VE HAD ! PLEASURE ( MEET+ Y\ 444 AT ,PR9CESS ,%T*]BATSKAYA'S10 HE SAID1 GIV+ ,LEV9 HIS H&4 

0,YES1 ,I QUITE REMEMB] \R MEET+10 SAID ,LEV91 & BLU%+ CRIMSON1 HE TURN$ AWAY IMM$IATELY1 & BEGAN TALK+ TO HIS BRO!R4 

,) A SLI<T SMILE ,VRONSKY W5T ON TALK+ TO ,SVIAZHSKY1 OBVI\SLY )\T ! SLI<TE/ 9CL9ATION TO 5T] 9TO CONV]SATION ) ,LEV94 ,BUT ,LEV91 AS HE TALK$ TO HIS BRO!R1 WAS CONT9UALLY LOOK+ R\ND AT ,VRONSKY1 TRY+ TO ?9K ( SOME?+ TO SAY TO HIM TO GLOSS OV] HIS RUD5ESS4 

0,:AT >E WE WAIT+ = N[80 ASK$ ,LEV91 LOOK+ AT ,SVIAZHSKY & ,VRONSKY4 

0,= ,SNETKOV4 ,HE HAS TO REFUSE OR TO CONS5T TO /&10 ANSW]$ ,SVIAZHSKY4 

0,WELL1 & :AT HAS HE DONE1 CONS5T$ OR NOT80 

0,?AT'S ! PO9T1 ?AT HE'S DONE NEI!R10 SAID ,VRONSKY4 

0,& IF HE REFUSES1 :O WILL /& !N80 ASK$ ,LEV91 LOOK+ AT ,VRONSKY4 

0,:OEV] *OOSES TO10 SAID ,SVIAZHSKY4 

0,%ALL Y\80 ASK$ ,LEV94 

0,C]TA9LY NOT ,I10 SAID ,SVIAZHSKY1 LOOK+ CONFUS$1 & TURN+ AN AL>M$ GLANCE AT ! MALIGNANT G5TLEMAN1 :O WAS /&+ BESIDE ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 

0,:O !N8 ,NEVY$OVSKY80 SAID ,LEV91 FEEL+ HE WAS PUTT+ HIS FOOT 9TO IT4 

,BUT ?IS WAS WORSE /ILL4 ,NEVY$OVSKY & ,SVIAZHSKY W]E ! TWO C&IDATES4 

0,I C]TA9LY %ALL NOT1 UND] ANY CIRCUM/ANCES10 ANSW]$ ! MALIGNANT G5TLEMAN4 

,?IS WAS ,NEVY$OVSKY HIMSELF4 ,SVIAZHSKY 9TRODUC$ HIM TO ,LEV94 

0,WELL1 Y\ F9D IT EXCIT+ TOO80 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 W9K+ AT ,VRONSKY4 0,IT'S SOME?+ LIKE A RACE4 ,ONE MI<T BET ON IT40 

0,YES1 IT IS KE5LY EXCIT+10 SAID ,VRONSKY4 0,& ONCE TAK+ ! ?+ UP1 ONE'S EAG] TO SEE IT ?R\<4 ,IT'S A FI<T60 HE SAID1 SC[L+ & SETT+ HIS P[]FUL JAWS4 

0,:AT A CAPABLE FELL[ ,SVIAZHSKY IS6 ,SEES IT ALL SO CLE>LY40 

0,OH1 YES60 ,VRONSKY ASS5T$ 9DIFF]5TLY4 

,A SIL5CE FOLL[$1 DUR+ :I* ,VRONSKY--S9CE HE HAD TO LOOK AT SOME?+--LOOK$ AT ,LEV91 AT HIS FEET1 AT HIS UNI=M1 !N AT HIS FACE1 & NOTIC+ HIS GLOOMY EYES FIX$ UPON HIM1 HE SAID1 9 ORD] TO SAY SOME?+3 

0,H[ IS IT ?AT Y\1 LIV+ CON/ANTLY 9 ! C\NTRY1 >E NOT A JU/ICE ( ! PEACE8 ,Y\ >E NOT 9 ! UNI=M ( ONE40 

0,IT'S BECAUSE ,I CONSID] ?AT ! JU/ICE ( ! PEACE IS A SILLY 9/ITUTION10 ,LEV9 ANSW]$ GLOOMILY4 ,HE HAD BE5 ALL ! TIME LOOK+ = AN OPPORTUNITY TO 5T] 9TO CONV]SATION ) ,VRONSKY1 SO AS TO SMOO? OV] HIS RUD5ESS AT !IR FIR/ MEET+4 

0,I DON'T ?9K SO1 QUITE ! CONTR>Y10 ,VRONSKY SAID1 ) QUIET SURPRISE4 

0,IT'S A PLAY?+10 ,LEV9 CUT HIM %ORT4 0,WE DON'T WANT JU/ICES ( ! PEACE4 ,I'VE NEV] HAD A S+LE ?+ TO DO ) !M DUR+ EI<T YE>S4 ,& :AT ,I HAVE HAD WAS DECID$ WRONGLY BY !M4 ,! JU/ICE ( ! PEACE IS OV] ?IRTY MILES FROM ME4 ,= SOME MATT] ( TWO RUBLES ,I %\LD HAVE TO S5D A LAWY]1 :O CO/S ME FIFTE540 

,& HE RELAT$ H[ A PEASANT HAD /OL5 SOME FL\R FROM ! MILL]1 & :5 ! MILL] TOLD HIM ( IT1 HAD LODG$ A COMPLA9T = SL&]4 ,ALL ?IS WAS UTT]LY UNCALL$ = & /UPID1 & ,LEV9 FELT IT HIMSELF AS HE SAID IT4 

0,OH1 ?IS IS SU* AN ORIG9AL FELL[60 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* ) HIS MO/ SOO?+1 ALMOND-OIL SMILE4 0,BUT COME ALONG2 ,I ?9K !Y'RE VOT+44440 

,& !Y SEP>AT$4 

0,I CAN'T UND]/&10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 :O HAD OBS]V$ HIS BRO!R'S CLUMS9ESS1 0,I CAN'T UND]/& H[ ANYONE CAN BE SO ABSOLUTELY DEVOID ( POLITICAL TACT4 ,?AT'S :]E WE ,RUSSIANS >E SO DEFICI5T4 ,! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE IS \R OPPON5T1 & ) HIM Y\'RE AMI CO*ON1 & Y\ BEG HIM TO /&4 ,C\NT ,VRONSKY1 N[ 444 ,I'M NOT MAK+ A FRI5D ( HIM2 HE'S ASK$ ME TO D9N]1 & ,I'M NOT GO+2 BUT HE'S ONE ( \R SIDE--:Y MAKE AN 5EMY ( HIM8 ,!N Y\ ASK ,NEVY$OVSKY IF HE'S GO+ TO /&4 ,?AT'S NOT A ?+ TO DO40 

0,OH1 ,I DON'T UND]/& IT AT ALL6 ,& IT'S ALL SU* NONS5SE10 ,LEV9 ANSW]$ GLOOMILY4 

0,Y\ SAY IT'S ALL SU* NONS5SE1 BUT AS SOON AS Y\ HAVE ANY?+ TO DO ) IT1 Y\ MAKE A MUDDLE40 

,LEV9 DID NOT ANSW]1 & !Y WALK$ TOGE!R 9TO ! BIG ROOM4 

,! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE1 ?\< HE WAS VAGUELY CONSCI\S 9 ! AIR ( SOME TRAP BE+ PREP>$ = HIM1 & ?\< HE HAD NOT BE5 CALL$ UPON BY ALL TO /&1 HAD /ILL MADE UP HIS M9D TO /&4 ,ALL WAS SIL5CE 9 ! ROOM4 ,! SECRET>Y ANN\NC$ 9 A L\D VOICE ?AT ! CAPTA9 ( ! GU>DS1 ,MIHAIL ,/EPANOVIT* ,SNETKOV1 W\LD N[ BE BALLOT$ = AS M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE4 

,! DI/RICT M>%ALS WALK$ C>RY+ PLATES1 ON :I* W]E BALLS1 FROM !IR TABLES TO ! HI< TABLE1 & ! ELECTION BEGAN4 

0,PUT IT 9 ! RI<T SIDE10 :ISP]$ ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 AS ) HIS BRO!R ,LEV9 FOLL[$ ! M>%AL ( HIS DI/RICT TO ! TABLE4 ,BUT ,LEV9 HAD =GOTT5 BY N[ ! CALCULATIONS ?AT HAD BE5 EXPLA9$ TO HIM1 & WAS AFRAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* MI<T BE MI/AK5 9 SAY+ 0! RI<T SIDE40 ,SURELY ,SNETKOV WAS ! 5EMY4 ,AS HE W5T UP1 HE HELD ! BALL 9 HIS RI<T H&1 BUT ?9K+ HE WAS WRONG1 JU/ AT ! BOX HE *ANG$ TO ! LEFT H&1 & UND\BT$LY PUT ! BALL TO ! LEFT4 ,AN ADEPT 9 ! BUS9ESS1 /&+ AT ! BOX & SEE+ BY ! M]E ACTION ( ! ELB[ :]E EA* PUT HIS BALL1 SC[L$ ) ANNOYANCE4 ,IT WAS NO GOOD = HIM TO USE HIS 9SI<T4 

,EV]Y?+ WAS /ILL1 & ! C\NT+ ( ! BALLS WAS HE>D4 ,!N A S+LE VOICE ROSE & PROCLAIM$ ! NUMB]S = & AGA9/4 ,! M>%AL HAD BE5 VOT$ = BY A CONSID]ABLE MAJORITY4 ,ALL WAS NOISE & EAG] MOVEM5T T[>DS ! DOORS4 ,SNETKOV CAME 91 & ! NOBLES ?RONG$ R\ND HIM1 CONGRATULAT+ HIM4 

0,WELL1 N[ IS IT OV]80 ,LEV9 ASK$ ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 

0,IT'S ONLY JU/ BEG9N+10 ,SVIAZHSKY SAID1 REPLY+ = ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* ) A SMILE4 0,SOME O!R C&IDATE MAY RECEIVE MORE VOTES ?AN ! M>%AL40 

,LEV9 HAD QUITE =GOTT5 AB\T ?AT4 ,N[ HE C\LD ONLY REMEMB] ?AT !RE WAS SOME SORT ( TRICK]Y 9 IT1 BUT HE WAS TOO BOR$ TO ?9K :AT IT WAS EXACTLY4 ,HE FELT DEPRESS$1 & LONG$ TO GET \T ( ! CR[D4 

,AS NO ONE WAS PAY+ ANY ATT5TION TO HIM1 & NO ONE APP>5TLY NE$$ HIM1 HE QUIETLY SLIPP$ AWAY 9TO ! LITTLE ROOM :]E ! REFRE%M5TS W]E1 & AGA9 HAD A GREAT S5SE ( COM=T :5 HE SAW ! WAIT]S4 ,! LITTLE OLD WAIT] PRESS$ HIM TO HAVE SOME?+1 & ,LEV9 AGRE$4 ,AFT] EAT+ A CUTLET ) BEANS & TALK+ TO ! WAIT]S ( !IR =M] MA/]S1 ,LEV91 NOT WI%+ TO GO BACK TO ! HALL1 :]E IT WAS ALL SO DI/A/EFUL TO HIM1 PROCE$$ TO WALK ?R\< ! GALL]IES4 ,! GALL]IES W]E FULL ( FA%IONABLY DRESS$ LADIES1 LEAN+ OV] ! BALU/RADE & TRY+ NOT TO LOSE A S+LE WORD ( :AT WAS BE+ SAID BEL[4 ,) ! LADIES W]E SITT+ & /&+ SM>T LAWY]S1 HI< S*OOL TEA*]S 9 SPECTACLES1 & (FIC]S4 ,EV]Y:]E !Y W]E TALK+ ( ! ELECTION1 & ( H[ WORRI$ ! M>%AL WAS1 & H[ SPL5DID ! DISCUSSIONS HAD BE54 ,9 ONE GR\P ,LEV9 HE>D HIS BRO!R'S PRAISES4 ,ONE LADY WAS TELL+ A LAWY]3 

0,H[ GLAD ,I AM ,I HE>D ,KOZNI%EV6 ,IT'S WOR? LOS+ ONE'S D9N]4 ,HE'S EXQUISITE6 ,SO CLE> & DI/9CT ALL ( IT6 ,!RE'S NOT ONE ( Y\ 9 ! LAW C\RTS ?AT SPEAKS LIKE ?AT4 ,! ONLY ONE IS ,MEIDEL1 & HE'S NOT SO ELOQU5T BY A LONG WAY40 

,F9D+ A FREE PLACE1 ,LEV9 LEAN$ OV] ! BALU/RADE & BEGAN LOOK+ & LI/5+4 

,ALL ! NOBLEM5 W]E SITT+ RAIL$ (F BEH9D B>RI]S ACCORD+ TO !IR DI/RICTS4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM /OOD A MAN 9 A UNI=M1 :O %\T$ 9 A L\D1 HI< VOICE3 

0,AS A C&IDATE = ! M>%AL%IP ( ! NOBILITY ( ! PROV9CE WE CALL UPON /AFF-CAPTA9 ,YEVG5EY ,IVANOVIT* ,APUHT960 ,A DEAD SIL5CE FOLL[$1 & !N A WEAK OLD VOICE WAS HE>D3 0,DECL9$60 

0,WE CALL UPON ! PRIVY C\NCILOR ,PYOTR ,PETROVIT* ,BOL10 ! VOICE BEGAN AGA94 

0,DECL9$60 A HI< BOYI% VOICE REPLI$4 

,AGA9 IT BEGAN1 & AGA9 0,DECL9$40 ,& SO IT W5T ON = AB\T AN H\R4 ,LEV91 ) HIS ELB[S ON ! BALU/RADE1 LOOK$ & LI/5$4 ,AT FIR/ HE WOND]$ & WANT$ TO KN[ :AT IT MEANT2 !N FEEL+ SURE ?AT HE C\LD NOT MAKE IT \T HE BEGAN TO BE BOR$4 ,!N RECALL+ ALL ! EXCITEM5T & V9DICTIV5ESS HE HAD SE5 ON ALL ! FACES1 HE FELT SAD2 HE MADE UP HIS M9D TO GO1 & W5T D[N/AIRS4 ,AS HE PASS$ ?R\< ! 5TRY TO ! GALL]IES HE MET A DEJECT$ HI< S*OOL BOY WALK+ UP & D[N ) TIR$-LOOK+ EYES4 ,ON ! /AIRS HE MET A C\PLE--A LADY RUNN+ QUICKLY ON H] HI< HEELS & ! JAUNTY DEPUTY PROSECUTOR4 

0,I TOLD Y\ Y\ W]5'T LATE10 ! DEPUTY PROSECUTOR WAS SAY+ AT ! MOM5T :5 ,LEV9 MOV$ ASIDE TO LET ! LADY PASS4 

,LEV9 WAS ON ! /AIRS TO ! WAY \T1 & WAS JU/ FEEL+ 9 HIS WAI/COAT POCKET = ! NUMB] ( HIS OV]COAT1 :5 ! SECRET>Y OV]TOOK HIM4 

0,?IS WAY1 PLEASE1 ,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT*2 !Y >E VOT+40 

,! C&IDATE :O WAS BE+ VOT$ ON WAS ,NEVY$OVSKY1 :O HAD SO /\TLY D5I$ ALL IDEA ( /&+4 ,LEV9 W5T UP TO ! DOOR ( ! ROOM2 IT WAS LOCK$4 ,! SECRET>Y KNOCK$1 ! DOOR OP5$1 & ,LEV9 WAS MET BY TWO R$-FAC$ G5TLEM51 :O D>T$ \T4 

0,I CAN'T /& ANY MORE ( IT10 SAID ONE R$-FAC$ G5TLEMAN4 

,AFT] !M ! FACE ( ! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE WAS POK$ \T4 ,HIS FACE WAS DREADFUL-LOOK+ FROM EXHAU/ION & DISMAY4 

0,I TOLD Y\ NOT TO LET ANY ONE \T60 HE CRI$ TO ! DOORKEEP]4 

0,I LET SOMEONE 91 Y\R EXCELL5CY60 

0,M]CY ON US60 & ) A HEAVY SI< ! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE WALK$ ) D[NCA/ HEAD TO ! HI< TABLE 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM1 HIS LEGS /AGG]+ 9 HIS :ITE TR\S]S4 

,NEVY$OVSKY HAD SCOR$ A HI<] MAJORITY1 AS !Y HAD PLANN$1 & HE WAS ! NEW M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE4 ,MANY PEOPLE W]E AMUS$1 MANY W]E PLEAS$ & HAPPY1 MANY W]E 9 EC/ASIES1 MANY W]E DISGU/$ & UNHAPPY4 ,! =M] M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE WAS 9 A /ATE ( DESPAIR1 :I* HE C\LD NOT CONCEAL4 ,:5 ,NEVY$OVSKY W5T \T ( ! ROOM1 ! CR[D ?RONG$ R\ND HIM & FOLL[$ HIM 5?USIA/ICALLY1 JU/ AS !Y HAD FOLL[$ ! GOV]NOR :O HAD OP5$ ! MEET+S1 & JU/ AS !Y HAD FOLL[$ ,SNETKOV :5 HE WAS ELECT$4 

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