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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

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,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA W5T \T ON TIPTOE2 ! NURSE LET D[N ! BL9D1 *AS$ A FLY \T FROM UND] ! MUSL9 CANOPY ( ! CRIB1 & A BUMBLEBEE /RUGGL+ ON ! W9D[-FRAME1 & SAT D[N WAV+ A FAD$ BRAN* ( BIR* OV] ! MO!R & ! BABY4 

0,H[ HOT IT IS6 IF ,GOD W\LD S5D A DROP ( RA910 %E SAID4 

0,YES1 YES1 %--%--%--0 WAS ALL ,KITTY ANSW]$1 ROCK+ A LITTLE1 & T5D]LY SQUEEZ+ ! PLUMP LITTLE >M1 ) ROLLS ( FAT AT ! WRI/1 :I* ,MITYA /ILL WAV$ FEEBLY AS HE OP5$ & %UT HIS EYES4 ,?AT H& WORRI$ ,KITTY2 %E LONG$ TO KISS ! LITTLE H&1 BUT WAS AFRAID TO = FE> ( WAK+ ! BABY4 ,AT LA/ ! LITTLE H& CEAS$ WAV+1 & ! EYES CLOS$4 ,ONLY FROM TIME TO TIME1 AS HE W5T ON SUCK+1 ! BABY RAIS$ HIS LONG1 CURLY EYELA%ES & PEEP$ AT HIS MO!R ) WET EYES1 ?AT LOOK$ BLACK 9 ! TWILI<T4 ,! NURSE HAD LEFT (F FANN+1 & WAS DOZ+4 ,FROM ABOVE CAME ! PEALS ( ! OLD PR9CE'S VOICE1 & ! *UCKLE ( ,KATAVASOV4 

0,!Y HAVE GOT 9TO TALK )\T ME10 ?\<T ,KITTY1 0BUT /ILL IT'S VEX+ ?AT ,KO/YA'S \T4 ,HE'S SURE TO HAVE GONE TO ! BEE H\SE AGA94 ,?\< IT'S A PITY HE'S !RE SO (T51 /ILL ,I'M GLAD4 ,IT DI/RACTS HIS M9D4 ,HE'S BECOME ALTOGE!R HAPPI] & BETT] N[ ?AN 9 ! SPR+4 ,HE US$ TO BE SO GLOOMY & WORRI$ ?AT ,I FELT FRI<T5$ = HIM4 ,& H[ ABSURD HE IS60 %E :ISP]$1 SMIL+4 

,%E KNEW :AT WORRI$ H] HUSB&4 ,IT WAS HIS UNBELIEF4 ,AL?\<1 IF %E HAD BE5 ASK$ :E!R %E SUPPOS$ ?AT 9 ! FUTURE LIFE1 IF HE DID NOT BELIEVE1 HE W\LD BE DAMN$1 %E W\LD HAVE HAD TO ADMIT ?AT HE W\LD BE DAMN$1 HIS UNBELIEF DID NOT CAUSE H] UNHAPP9ESS4 ,& %E1 CONFESS+ ?AT = AN UNBELIEV] !RE CAN BE NO SALVATION1 & LOV+ H] HUSB&'S S\L MORE ?AN ANY?+ 9 ! WORLD1 ?\<T ) A SMILE ( HIS UNBELIEF1 & TOLD H]SELF ?AT HE WAS ABSURD4 

0,:AT DOES HE KEEP READ+ PHILOSOPHY ( SOME SORT = ALL ?IS YE>80 %E WOND]$4 0,IF IT'S ALL WRITT5 9 ?OSE BOOKS1 HE CAN UND]/& !M4 ,IF IT'S ALL WRONG1 :Y DOES HE READ !M8 ,HE SAYS HIMSELF ?AT HE W\LD LIKE TO BELIEVE4 ,!N :Y IS IT HE DOESN'T BELIEVE8 ,SURELY FROM HIS ?9K+ SO MU*8 ,& HE ?9KS SO MU* FROM BE+ SOLIT>Y4 ,HE'S ALWAYS ALONE1 ALONE4 ,HE CAN'T TALK AB\T IT ALL TO US4 ,I FANCY HE'LL BE GLAD ( !SE VISITORS1 ESPECIALLY ,KATAVASOV4 ,HE LIKES DISCUSSIONS ) !M10 %E ?\<T1 & PASS$ 9/ANTLY TO ! CONSID]ATION ( :]E IT W\LD BE MORE CONV5I5T TO PUT ,KATAVASOV1 TO SLEEP ALONE OR TO %>E ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*'S ROOM4 ,& !N AN IDEA SUDD5LY /RUCK H]1 :I* MADE H] %UDD] & EV5 DI/URB ,MITYA1 :O GLANC$ SEV]ELY AT H]4 0,I DO BELIEVE ! LAUNDRESS HASN'T S5T ! WA%+ YET1 & ALL ! BE/ %EETS >E 9 USE4 ,IF ,I DON'T SEE TO IT1 ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA WILL GIVE ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* ! WRONG %EETS10 & AT ! V]Y IDEA ( ?IS ! BLOOD RU%$ TO ,KITTY'S FACE4 

0,YES1 ,I WILL >RANGE IT10 %E DECID$1 & GO+ BACK TO H] =M] ?\<TS1 %E REMEMB]$ ?AT SOME SPIRITUAL QUE/ION ( IMPORTANCE HAD BE5 9T]RUPT$1 & %E BEGAN TO RECALL :AT4 0,YES1 ,KO/YA1 AN UNBELIEV]10 %E ?\<T AGA9 ) A SMILE4 

0,WELL1 AN UNBELIEV] !N6 ,BETT] LET HIM ALWAYS BE ONE ?AN LIKE ,MADAME ,/AHL1 OR :AT ,I TRI$ TO BE 9 ?OSE DAYS ABROAD4 ,NO1 HE WON'T EV] %AM ANY?+40 

,& A REC5T 9/ANCE ( HIS GOODNESS ROSE VIVIDLY TO H] M9D4 ,A =TNI<T AGO A P5IT5T LETT] HAD COME FROM ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* TO ,DOLLY4 ,HE BES\<T H] TO SAVE HIS HONOR1 TO SELL H] E/ATE TO PAY HIS DEBTS4 ,DOLLY WAS 9 DESPAIR1 %E DETE/$ H] HUSB&1 DESPIS$ HIM1 PITI$ HIM1 RESOLV$ ON A SEP>ATION1 RESOLV$ TO REFUSE1 BUT 5D$ BY AGREE+ TO SELL P>T ( H] PROP]TY4 ,AFT] ?AT1 ) AN IRREPRESSIBLE SMILE ( T5D]NESS1 ,KITTY RECALL$ H] HUSB&'S %AMEFAC$ EMB>RASSM5T1 HIS REPEAT$ AWKW>D EF=TS TO APPROA* ! SUBJECT1 & H[ AT LA/1 HAV+ ?\<T ( ! ONE MEANS ( HELP+ ,DOLLY )\T W\ND+ H] PRIDE1 HE HAD SUGGE/$ TO ,KITTY--:AT HAD NOT OCCURR$ TO H] BE=E--?AT %E %\LD GIVE UP H] %>E ( ! PROP]TY4 

0,HE AN UNBELIEV] 9DE$6 ,) HIS HE>T1 HIS DREAD ( (F5D+ ANYONE1 EV5 A *ILD6 ,EV]Y?+ = O!RS1 NO?+ = HIMSELF4 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* SIMPLY CONSID]S IT AS ,KO/YA'S DUTY TO BE HIS /EW>D4 ,& IT'S ! SAME ) HIS SI/]4 ,N[ ,DOLLY & H] *ILDR5 >E UND] HIS GU>DIAN%IP2 ALL !SE PEASANTS :O COME TO HIM EV]Y DAY1 AS ?\< HE W]E B\ND TO BE AT !IR S]VICE40 

0,YES1 ONLY BE LIKE Y\R FA!R1 ONLY LIKE HIM10 %E SAID1 H&+ ,MITYA OV] TO ! NURSE1 & PUTT+ H] LIPS TO HIS *EEK4 

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