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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

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,GETT+ UP FROM ! TABLE1 ,LEV9 WALK$ ) ,GAG9 ?R\< ! L(TY ROOM TO ! BILLI>D ROOM1 FEEL+ HIS >MS SW+ AS HE WALK$ ) A PECULI> LI<TNESS & EASE4 ,AS HE CROSS$ ! BIG ROOM1 HE CAME UPON HIS FA!R-9-LAW4 

0,WELL1 H[ DO Y\ LIKE \R ,TEMPLE ( ,9DOL5CE80 SAID ! PR9CE1 TAK+ HIS >M4 0,COME ALONG1 COME ALONG60 

0,YES1 ,I WANT$ TO WALK AB\T & LOOK AT EV]Y?+4 ,IT'S 9T]E/+40 

0,YES1 IT'S 9T]E/+ = Y\4 ,BUT ITS 9T]E/ = ME IS QUITE DIFF]5T4 ,Y\ LOOK AT ?OSE LITTLE OLD M5 N[10 HE SAID1 PO9T+ TO A CLUB MEMB] ) B5T BACK & PROJECT+ LIP1 %UFFL+ T[>DS !M 9 HIS S(T BOOTS1 0& IMAG9E ?AT !Y W]E %LUPIKS LIKE ?AT FROM !IR BIR? UP40 

0,H[ %LUPIKS80 

0,I SEE Y\ DON'T KN[ ?AT NAME4 ,?AT'S \R CLUB DESIGNATION4 ,Y\ KN[ ! GAME ( ROLL+ EGGS3 :5 ONE'S ROLL$ A LONG :ILE IT BECOMES A %LUPIK4 ,SO IT IS ) US2 ONE GOES ON COM+ & COM+ TO ! CLUB1 & 5DS BY BECOM+ A %LUPIK4 ,AH1 Y\ LAU<6 BUT WE LOOK \T1 = FE> ( DROPP+ 9TO IT \RSELVES4 ,Y\ KN[ ,PR9CE ,T*ET*5SKY80 9QUIR$ ! PR9CE2 & ,LEV9 SAW BY HIS FACE ?AT HE WAS JU/ GO+ TO RELATE SOME?+ FUNNY4 

0,NO1 ,I DON'T KN[ HIM40 

0,Y\ DON'T SAY SO6 ,WELL1 ,PR9CE ,T*ET*5SKY IS A WELL-KN[N FIGURE4 ,NO MATT]1 ?\<4 ,HE'S ALWAYS PLAY+ BILLI>DS H]E4 ,ONLY ?REE YE>S AGO HE WAS NOT A %LUPIK & KEPT UP HIS SPIRITS & EV5 US$ TO CALL O!R PEOPLE %LUPIKS4 ,BUT ONE DAY HE TURNS UP1 & \R PORT] 444 Y\ KN[ ,VASSILY8 ,:Y1 ?AT FAT ONE2 HE'S FAM\S = HIS BON MOTS4 ,& SO ,PR9CE ,T*ET*5SKY ASKS HIM1 ',COME1 ,VASSILY1 :O'S H]E8 ,ANY %LUPIKS H]E YET8' ,& HE SAYS1 ',Y\'RE ! ?IRD4' ,YES1 MY DE> BOY1 ?AT HE DID60 

,TALK+ & GREET+ ! FRI5DS !Y MET1 ,LEV9 & ! PR9CE WALK$ ?R\< ALL ! ROOMS3 ! GREAT ROOM :]E TABLES HAD ALREADY BE5 SET1 & ! USUAL P>TN]S W]E PLAY+ = SMALL /AKES2 ! DIVAN ROOM1 :]E !Y W]E PLAY+ *ESS1 & ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* WAS SITT+ TALK+ TO SOMEBODY2 ! BILLI>D ROOM1 :]E1 AB\T A S(A 9 A RECESS1 !RE WAS A LIVELY P>TY DR9K+ *AMPAGNE--,GAG9 WAS ONE ( !M4 ,!Y PEEP$ 9TO ! 09F]NAL REGIONS10 :]E A GOOD MANY M5 W]E CR[D+ R\ND ONE TABLE1 AT :I* ,YA%V9 WAS SITT+4 ,TRY+ NOT TO MAKE A NOISE1 !Y WALK$ 9TO ! D>K READ+ ROOM1 :]E UND] ! %AD$ LAMPS !RE SAT A Y\NG MAN ) A WRA?FUL C\NT5ANCE1 TURN+ OV] ONE J\RNAL AFT] ANO!R1 & A BALD G5]AL BURI$ 9 A BOOK4 ,!Y W5T1 TOO1 9TO :AT ! PR9CE CALL$ ! 9TELLECTUAL ROOM1 :]E ?REE G5TLEM5 W]E 5GAG$ 9 A HEAT$ DISCUSSION ( ! LATE/ POLITICAL NEWS4 

0,PR9CE1 PLEASE COME1 WE'RE READY10 SAID ONE ( HIS C>D P>TY1 :O HAD COME TO LOOK = HIM1 & ! PR9CE W5T (F4 ,LEV9 SAT D[N & LI/5$1 BUT RECALL+ ALL ! CONV]SATION ( ! MORN+ HE FELT ALL ( A SUDD5 FE>FULLY BOR$4 ,HE GOT UP HURRI$LY1 & W5T TO LOOK = ,OBLONSKY & ,TUROVTS91 ) :OM IT HAD BE5 SO PLEASANT4 

,TUROVTS9 WAS ONE ( ! CIRCLE DR9K+ 9 ! BILLI>D ROOM1 & ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* WAS TALK+ ) ,VRONSKY NE> ! DOOR AT ! F>!R CORN] ( ! ROOM4 

0,IT'S NOT ?AT %E'S DULL2 BUT ?IS UNDEF9$1 ?IS UNSETTL$ POSITION10 ,LEV9 CAU<T1 & HE WAS HURRY+ AWAY1 BUT ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* CALL$ TO HIM4 

0,LEV910 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 & ,LEV9 NOTIC$ ?AT HIS EYES W]E NOT FULL ( TE>S EXACTLY1 BUT MOI/1 :I* ALWAYS HAPP5$ :5 HE HAD BE5 DR9K+1 OR :5 HE WAS T\*$4 ,JU/ N[ IT WAS DUE TO BO? CAUSES4 0,LEV91 DON'T GO10 HE SAID1 & HE W>MLY SQUEEZ$ HIS >M ABOVE ! ELB[1 OBVI\SLY NOT AT ALL WI%+ TO LET HIM GO4 

0,?IS IS A TRUE FRI5D ( M9E--ALMO/ MY GREATE/ FRI5D10 HE SAID TO ,VRONSKY4 0,Y\ HAVE BECOME EV5 CLOS] & DE>] TO ME4 ,& ,I WANT Y\1 & ,I KN[ Y\ \<T1 TO BE FRI5DS1 & GREAT FRI5DS1 BECAUSE Y\'RE BO? SPL5DID FELL[S40 

0,WELL1 !RE'S NO?+ = US N[ BUT TO KISS & BE FRI5DS10 ,VRONSKY SAID1 ) GOOD-NATUR$ PLAYFULNESS1 HOLD+ \T HIS H&4 

,LEV9 QUICKLY TOOK ! (F]$ H&1 & PRESS$ IT W>MLY4 

0,I'M V]Y1 V]Y GLAD10 SAID ,LEV94 

0,WAIT]1 A BOTTLE ( *AMPAGNE10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 

0,& ,I'M V]Y GLAD10 SAID ,VRONSKY4 

,BUT 9 SPITE ( ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S DESIRE1 & !IR [N DESIRE1 !Y HAD NO?+ TO TALK AB\T1 & BO? FELT IT4 

0,DO Y\ KN[1 HE HAS NEV] MET ,ANNA80 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* SAID TO ,VRONSKY4 0,& ,I WANT ABOVE EV]Y?+ TO TAKE HIM TO SEE H]4 ,LET US GO1 ,LEV960 

0,REALLY80 SAID ,VRONSKY4 0,%E WILL BE V]Y GLAD TO SEE Y\4 ,I %\LD BE GO+ HOME AT ONCE10 HE ADD$1 0BUT ,I'M WORRI$ AB\T ,YA%V91 & ,I WANT TO /AY ON TILL HE F9I%ES40 

0,:Y1 IS HE LOS+80 

0,HE KEEPS LOS+1 & ,I'M ! ONLY FRI5D ?AT CAN RE/RA9 HIM40 

0,WELL1 :AT DO Y\ SAY TO PYRAMIDS8 ,LEV91 WILL Y\ PLAY8 ,CAPITAL60 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 0,GET ! TABLE READY10 HE SAID TO ! M>K]4 

0,IT HAS BE5 READY A LONG :ILE10 ANSW]$ ! M>K]1 :O HAD ALREADY SET ! BALLS 9 A TRIANGLE1 & WAS KNOCK+ ! R$ ONE AB\T = HIS [N DIV]SION4 

0,WELL1 LET US BEG940 

,AFT] ! GAME ,VRONSKY & ,LEV9 SAT D[N AT ,GAG9'S TABLE1 & AT ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S SUGGE/ION ,LEV9 TOOK A H& 9 ! GAME4 

,VRONSKY SAT D[N AT ! TABLE1 SURR\ND$ BY FRI5DS1 :O W]E 9CESSANTLY COM+ UP TO HIM4 ,EV]Y N[ & !N HE W5T TO ! 09F]NAL0 TO KEEP AN EYE ON ,YA%V94 ,LEV9 WAS 5JOY+ A DELI<TFUL S5SE ( REPOSE AFT] ! M5TAL FATIGUE ( ! MORN+4 ,HE WAS GLAD ?AT ALL HO/ILITY WAS AT AN 5D ) ,VRONSKY1 & ! S5SE ( PEACE1 DECORUM1 & COM=T NEV] LEFT HIM4 

,:5 ! GAME WAS OV]1 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* TOOK ,LEV9'S >M4 

0,WELL1 LET US GO TO ,ANNA'S1 !N4 ,AT ONCE8 ,EH8 ,%E IS AT HOME4 ,I PROMIS$ H] LONG AGO TO BR+ Y\4 ,:]E W]E Y\ MEAN+ TO SP5D ! EV5+80 

0,OH1 NO:]E SPECIALLY4 ,I PROMIS$ ,SVIAZHSKY TO GO TO ! ,SOCIETY ( ,AGRICULTURE4 ,BY ALL MEANS1 LET US GO10 SAID ,LEV94 

0,V]Y GOOD2 COME ALONG4 ,F9D \T IF MY C>RIAGE IS H]E10 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* SAID TO ! WAIT]4 

,LEV9 W5T UP TO ! TABLE1 PAID ! =TY RUBLES HE HAD LO/2 PAID HIS BILL1 ! AM\NT ( :I* WAS 9 SOME MY/]I\S WAY ASC]TA9$ BY ! LITTLE OLD WAIT] :O /OOD AT ! C\NT]1 & SW++ HIS >MS HE WALK$ ?R\< ALL ! ROOMS TO ! WAY \T4 

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