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,AFT]W>DS 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,! NEXT DAY ! GAY1 H&SOME1 & BRILLIANT ,S*ONBOCK JO9$ ,NEKHLUD(F AT HIS AUNTS' H\SE1 & QUITE WON !IR HE>TS BY HIS REF9$ & AMIABLE MANN]1 HIS HI< SPIRITS1 HIS G5]OSITY1 & HIS AFFECTION = ,DMITRI4 

,BUT ?\< ! OLD LADIES ADMIR$ HIS G5]OSITY IT RA!R P]PLEX$ !M1 = IT SEEM$ EXAGG]AT$4 ,HE GAVE A RUBLE TO SOME BL9D BEGG>S :O CAME TO ! GATE1 GAVE #ae RUBLES 9 TIPS TO ! S]VANTS1 & :5 ,SOPHIA ,IVANOVNA'S PET DOG HURT HIS PAW & IT BL$1 HE TORE HIS HEM/IT*$ CAMBRIC H&K]*IEF 9TO /RIPS 7,SOPHIA ,IVANOVNA KNEW ?AT SU* H&K]*IEFS CO/ AT LEA/ #ae RUBLES A DOZ57 & B&AG$ ! DOG'S FOOT4 ,! OLD LADIES HAD NEV] MET PEOPLE ( ?IS K9D1 & DID NOT KN[ ?AT ,S*ONBOCK [$ #b1 RUBLES :I* HE WAS NEV] GO+ TO PAY1 & ?AT !RE=E #be RUBLES MORE OR LESS DID NOT MATT] A BIT TO HIM4 ,S*ONBOCK /AY$ ONLY ONE DAY1 & HE & ,NEKHLUD(F BO?1 LEFT AT NI<T4 ,!Y C\LD NOT /AY AWAY FROM !IR REGIM5T ANY LONG]1 = !IR LEAVE WAS FULLY UP4 

,AT ! /AGE :I* ,NEKHLUD(F'S SELFI% MANIA HAD N[ REA*$ HE C\LD ?9K ( NO?+ BUT HIMSELF4 ,HE WAS WOND]+ :E!R HIS CONDUCT1 IF F\ND \T1 W\LD BE BLAM$ MU* OR AT ALL1 BUT HE DID NOT CONSID] :AT ,KATU%A WAS N[ GO+ ?R\<1 & :AT WAS GO+ TO HAPP5 TO H]4 

,HE SAW ?AT ,S*ONBOCK GUESS$ HIS RELATIONS TO H] & ?IS FLATT]$ HIS VANITY4 

0,AH1 ,I SEE H[ IT IS Y\ HAVE TAK5 SU* A SUDD5 FANCY TO Y\R AUNTS ?AT Y\ HAVE BE5 LIV+ NE>LY A WEEK ) !M10 ,S*ONBOCK REM>K$ :5 HE HAD SE5 ,KATU%A4 0,WELL1 ,I DON'T WOND]--%\LD HAVE DONE ! SAME4 ,%E'S *>M+40 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS ALSO ?9K+ ?AT ?\< IT WAS A PITY TO GO AWAY BE=E HAV+ FULLY GRATIFI$ ! CRAV+S ( HIS LOVE = H]1 YET ! ABSOLUTE NECESSITY ( P>T+ HAD ITS ADVANTAGES BECAUSE IT PUT A SUDD5 /OP TO RELATIONS IT W\LD HAVE BE5 V]Y DIFFICULT = HIM TO CONT9UE4 ,!N HE ?\<T ?AT HE \<T TO GIVE H] SOME MONEY1 NOT = H]1 NOT BECAUSE %E MI<T NE$ IT1 BUT BECAUSE IT WAS ! ?+ TO DO4 

,SO HE GAVE H] :AT SEEM$ TO HIM A LIB]AL AM\NT1 CONSID]+ HIS & H] /ATION4 ,ON ! DAY ( HIS DEP>TURE1 AFT] D9N]1 HE W5T \T & WAIT$ = H] AT ! SIDE 5TRANCE4 ,%E FLU%$ UP :5 %E SAW HIM & WI%$ TO PASS BY1 DIRECT+ HIS ATT5TION TO ! OP5 DOOR ( ! MAIDS' ROOM BY A LOOK1 BUT HE /OPP$ H]4 

0,I HAVE COME TO SAY GOOD-BYE10 HE SAID1 CRUMBL+ 9 HIS H& AN 5VELOPE ) A #a-RUBLE NOTE 9SIDE4 0,!RE1 ,I 4 4 4 0 

,%E GUESS$ :AT HE MEANT1 KNIT H] BR[S1 & %AK+ H] HEAD PU%$ HIS H& AWAY4 

0,TAKE IT2 OH1 Y\ MU/60 HE /AMM]$1 & ?RU/ ! 5VELOPE 9TO ! BIB ( H] APRON & RAN BACK TO HIS ROOM1 GROAN+ & FR[N+ AS IF HE HAD HURT HIMSELF4 ,& = A LONG TIME HE W5T UP & D[N WRI?+ AS 9 PA91 & EV5 /AMP+ & GROAN+ AL\D AS HE ?\<T ( ?IS LA/ SC5E4 0,BUT :AT ELSE C\LD ,I HAVE DONE8 ,IS IT NOT :AT HAPP5S TO EV]Y ONE8 ,& IF EV]Y ONE DOES ! SAME 4 4 4 WELL ,I SUPPOSE IT CAN'T BE HELP$40 ,9 ?IS WAY HE TRI$ TO GET PEACE ( M9D1 BUT 9 VA94 ,! RECOLLECTION ( :AT HAD PASS$ BURN$ HIS CONSCI5CE4 ,9 HIS S\L--9 ! V]Y DEP?S ( HIS S\L--HE KNEW ?AT HE HAD ACT$ 9 A BASE1 CRUEL1 C[>DLY MANN]1 & ?AT ! KN[L$GE ( ?IS ACT ( HIS MU/ PREV5T HIM1 NOT ONLY FROM F9D+ FAULT ) ANY ONE ELSE1 BUT EV5 FROM LOOK+ /RAI<T 9TO O!R PEOPLE'S EYES2 NOT TO M5TION ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( CONSID]+ HIMSELF A SPL5DID1 NOBLE1 HI<-M9D$ FELL[1 AS HE DID & HAD TO DO TO GO ON LIV+ HIS LIFE BOLDLY & M]RILY4 ,!RE WAS ONLY ONE SOLUTION ( ! PROBLEM--I4E41 NOT TO ?9K AB\T IT4 ,HE SUCCE$$ 9 DO+ SO4 ,! LIFE HE WAS N[ 5T]+ UPON1 ! NEW SURR\ND+S1 NEW FRI5DS1 ! W>1 ALL HELP$ HIM TO =GET4 ,& ! LONG] HE LIV$1 ! LESS HE ?\<T AB\T IT1 UNTIL AT LA/ HE =GOT IT COMPLETELY4 

,ONCE ONLY1 :51 AFT] ! W>1 HE W5T TO SEE HIS AUNTS 9 HOPES ( MEET+ ,KATU%A1 & HE>D ?AT SOON AFT] HIS LA/ VISIT %E HAD LEFT1 & ?AT HIS AUNTS HAD HE>D %E HAD BE5 CONF9$ SOME:]E OR O!R & HAD GONE QUITE TO ! BAD1 HIS HE>T A*$4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! TIME ( H] CONF9EM5T1 ! *ILD MI<T OR MI<T NOT HAVE BE5 HIS4 ,HIS AUNTS SAID %E HAD GONE WRONG1 ?AT %E HAD 9H]IT$ H] MO!R'S DEPRAV$ NATURE1 & HE WAS PLEAS$ TO HE> ?IS OP9ION ( HIS AUNTS'4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ACQUIT HIM4 ,AT FIR/ HE ?\<T ( TRY+ TO F9D H] & H] *ILD1 BUT !N1 JU/ BECAUSE 9 ! DEP?S ( HIS S\L HE FELT SO A%AM$ & PA9$ :5 ?9K+ AB\T H]1 HE DID NOT MAKE ! NECESS>Y EF=T TO F9D H]1 BUT TRI$ TO =GET HIS S9 AGA9 & CEAS$ TO ?9K AB\T IT4 ,& N[ ?IS /RANGE CO9CID5CE BR\<T IT ALL BACK TO HIS MEMORY1 & DEM&$ FROM HIM ! ACKN[L$GM5T ( ! HE>TLESS1 CRUEL C[>DICE :I* HAD MADE IT POSSIBLE = HIM TO LIVE !SE N9E YE>S ) SU* A S9 ON HIS CONSCI5CE4 ,BUT HE WAS /ILL F> FROM SU* AN ACKN[L$GM5T1 & HIS ONLY FE> WAS ?AT EV]Y?+ MI<T N[ BE F\ND \T1 & ?AT %E OR H] ADVOCATE MI<T REC\NT IT ALL & PUT HIM TO %AME BE=E EV]Y ONE PRES5T4 

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