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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* FELT COMPLETELY NONPLUS$ BY ! /RANGE TALK :I* HE WAS HE>+ = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,! COMPLEXITY ( ,PET]SBURG1 AS A RULE1 HAD A /IMULAT+ EFFECT ON HIM1 R\S+ HIM \T ( HIS ,MOSC[ /AGNATION4 ,BUT HE LIK$ !SE COMPLICATIONS1 & UND]/OOD !M ONLY 9 ! CIRCLES HE KNEW & WAS AT HOME 94 ,9 !SE UNFAMILI> SURR\ND+S HE WAS PUZZL$ & DISCONC]T$1 & C\LD NOT GET HIS BE>+S4 ,AS HE LI/5$ TO ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA1 AW>E ( ! BEAUTIFUL1 >TLESS--OR P]HAPS >TFUL1 HE C\LD NOT DECIDE :I*--EYES ( ,L&AU FIX$ UPON HIM1 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* BEGAN TO BE CONSCI\S ( A PECULI> HEAV9ESS 9 HIS HEAD4 

,! MO/ 9CONGRU\S IDEAS W]E 9 CONFUSION 9 HIS HEAD4 0,M>IE ,SAN9A IS GLAD H] *ILD'S DEAD4444 ,H[ GOOD A SMOKE W\LD BE N[6444 ,TO BE SAV$1 ONE NE$ ONLY BELIEVE1 & ! MONKS DON'T KN[ H[ ! ?+'S TO BE DONE1 BUT ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA DOES KN[4444 ,& :Y IS MY HEAD SO HEAVY8 ,IS IT ! COGNAC1 OR ALL ?IS BE+ SO QUE]8 ,ANYWAY1 ,I FANCY ,I'VE DONE NO?+ UNSUITABLE SO F>4 ,BUT ANYWAY1 IT WON'T DO TO ASK H] N[4 ,!Y SAY !Y MAKE ONE SAY ONE'S PRAY]S4 ,I ONLY HOPE !Y WON'T MAKE ME6 ,?AT'LL BE TOO IMBECILE4 ,& :AT /UFF IT IS %E'S READ+6 BUT %E HAS A GOOD ACC5T4 ,L&AU--,BEZZUBOV--:AT'S HE ,BEZZUBOV =80 ,ALL AT ONCE ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* BECAME AW>E ?AT HIS L[] JAW WAS UNCONTROLLABLY =M+ A YAWN4 ,HE PULL$ HIS :ISK]S TO COV] ! YAWN1 & %OOK HIMSELF TOGE!R4 ,BUT SOON AFT] HE BECAME AW>E ?AT HE WAS DROPP+ ASLEEP & ON ! V]Y PO9T ( SNOR+4 ,HE RECOV]$ HIMSELF AT ! V]Y MOM5T :5 ! VOICE ( ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA WAS SAY+ 0HE'S ASLEEP40 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* />T$ ) DISMAY1 FEEL+ GUILTY & CAU<T4 ,BUT HE WAS REASSUR$ AT ONCE BY SEE+ ?AT ! WORDS 0HE'S ASLEEP0 REF]R$ NOT TO HIM1 BUT TO ,L&AU4 ,! ,FR5*MAN WAS ASLEEP AS WELL AS ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 ,BUT ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S BE+ ASLEEP W\LD HAVE (F5D$ !M1 AS HE ?\<T 7?\< EV5 ?IS1 HE ?\<T1 MI<T NOT BE SO1 AS EV]Y?+ SEEM$ SO QUE]71 :ILE ,L&AU'S BE+ ASLEEP DELI<T$ !M EXTREMELY1 ESPECIALLY ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA4 

0,MON AMI10 SAID ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA1 C>EFULLY HOLD+ ! FOLDS ( H] SILK G[N SO AS NOT TO RU/LE1 & 9 H] EXCITEM5T CALL+ ,K>59 NOT ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 BUT 0MON AMI10 0DONNEZ-LUI LA MA94 ,V\S VOYEZ8 ,%60 %E HISS$ AT ! FOOTMAN AS HE CAME 9 AGA94 0,NOT AT HOME40 

,! ,FR5*MAN WAS ASLEEP1 OR PRET5D+ TO BE ASLEEP1 ) HIS HEAD ON ! BACK ( HIS *AIR1 & HIS MOI/ H&1 AS IT LAY ON HIS KNEE1 MADE FA9T MOVEM5TS1 AS ?\< TRY+ TO CAT* SOME?+4 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* GOT UP1 TRI$ TO MOVE C>EFULLY1 BUT /UMBL$ AGA9/ ! TABLE1 W5T UP & LAID HIS H& 9 ! ,FR5*MAN'S H&4 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* GOT UP TOO1 & OP5+ HIS EYES WIDE1 TRY+ TO WAKE HIMSELF UP IF HE W]E ASLEEP1 HE LOOK$ FIR/ AT ONE & !N AT ! O!R4 ,IT WAS ALL REAL4 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* FELT ?AT HIS HEAD WAS GETT+ WORSE & WORSE4 

0,QUE LA P]SONNE QUI E/ >RIVEE LA D]NI]E1 CELLE QUI DEM&E1 QU'ELLE SORTE6 ,QU'ELLE SORTE60 >TICULAT$ ! ,FR5*MAN1 )\T OP5+ HIS EYES4 

0,V\S M'EXCUS]EZ1 MAIS V\S VOYEZ4444 ,REV5EZ V]S DIX HEURES1 5CORE MIEUX DEMA940 

0,QU'ELLE SORTE60 REPEAT$ ! ,FR5*MAN IMPATI5TLY4 

0,C'E/ MOI1 N'E/-CE PAS80 ,& RECEIV+ AN ANSW] 9 ! AFFIRMATIVE1 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 =GETT+ ! FAVOR HE HAD MEANT TO ASK ( ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA1 & =GETT+ HIS SI/]'S AFFAIRS1 C>+ = NO?+1 BUT FILL$ ) ! SOLE DESIRE TO GET AWAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE1 W5T \T ON TIPTOE & RAN \T 9TO ! /REET AS ?\< FROM A PLAGUE-/RICK5 H\SE4 ,= A LONG :ILE HE *ATT$ & JOK$ ) HIS CAB-DRIV]1 TRY+ TO RECOV] HIS SPIRITS4 

,AT ! ,FR5* !AT] :]E HE >RIV$ = ! LA/ ACT1 & AFT]W>DS AT ! ,TAT> RE/AURANT AFT] HIS *AMPAGNE1 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* FELT A LITTLE REFRE%$ 9 ! ATMOSPH]E HE WAS US$ TO4 ,BUT /ILL HE FELT QUITE UNLIKE HIMSELF ALL ?AT EV5+4 

,ON GETT+ HOME TO ,PYOTR ,OBLONSKY'S1 :]E HE WAS /AY+1 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* F\ND A NOTE FROM ,BETSY4 ,%E WROTE TO HIM ?AT %E WAS V]Y ANXI\S TO F9I% !IR 9T]RUPT$ CONV]SATION1 & BEGG$ HIM TO COME NEXT DAY4 ,HE HAD SC>CELY READ ?IS NOTE1 & FR[N$ AT ITS CONT5TS1 :5 HE HE>D BEL[ ! POND]\S TRAMP ( ! S]VANTS1 C>RY+ SOME?+ HEAVY4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* W5T \T TO LOOK4 ,IT WAS ! REJUV5AT$ ,PYOTR ,OBLONSKY4 ,HE WAS SO DRUNK ?AT HE C\LD NOT WALK UP/AIRS2 BUT HE TOLD !M TO SET HIM ON HIS LEGS :5 HE SAW ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 & CL++ TO HIM1 WALK$ ) HIM 9TO HIS ROOM & !RE BEGAN TELL+ HIM H[ HE HAD SP5T ! EV5+1 & FELL ASLEEP DO+ SO4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* WAS 9 V]Y L[ SPIRITS1 :I* HAPP5$ R>ELY ) HIM1 & = A LONG :ILE HE C\LD NOT GO TO SLEEP4 ,EV]Y?+ HE C\LD RECALL TO HIS M9D1 EV]Y?+ WAS DISGU/+2 BUT MO/ DISGU/+ ( ALL1 AS IF IT W]E SOME?+ %AMEFUL1 WAS ! MEMORY ( ! EV5+ HE HAD SP5T AT ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA'S4 

,NEXT DAY HE RECEIV$ FROM ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* A F9AL ANSW]1 REFUS+ TO GRANT ,ANNA'S DIVORCE1 & HE UND]/OOD ?AT ?IS DECISION WAS BAS$ ON :AT ! ,FR5*MAN HAD SAID 9 HIS REAL OR PRET5D$ TRANCE4 

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