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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ,MASLOVA1 WE>I$ \T BY ! LONG WALK1 REA*$ ! BUILD+1 ACCOMPANI$ BY TWO SOLDI]S1 ,PR9CE ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT* ,NEKHLUD(F1 :O HAD S$UC$ H]1 WAS /ILL LY+ ON HIS HI< B$/EAD1 ) A FEA!R B$ ON ! TOP ( ! SPR+ MATTRESS1 9 A F9E1 CLEAN1 WELL-IRON$ L95 NI<T %IRT1 SMOK+ A CIG>ETTE1 & CONSID]+ :AT HE HAD TO DO TO-DAY1 & :AT HAD HAPP5$ YE/]DAY4 

,RECALL+ ! EV5+ HE HAD SP5T ) ! ,KOR*AG9S1 A WEAL?Y & >I/OCRATIC FAMILY1 :OSE DAU<T] EV]Y ONE EXPECT$ HE W\LD M>RY1 HE SI<$1 &1 ?R[+ AWAY ! 5D ( HIS CIG>ETTE1 WAS GO+ TO TAKE ANO!R \T ( ! SILV] CASE2 BUT1 *ANG+ HIS M9D1 HE RESOLUTELY RAIS$ HIS SOLID FRAME1 &1 PUTT+ D[N HIS SMOO?1 :ITE LEGS1 /EPP$ 9TO HIS SLIPP]S1 ?REW HIS SILK DRESS+ G[N OV] HIS BROAD %\LD]S1 & PASS$ 9TO HIS DRESS+-ROOM1 WALK+ HEAVILY & QUICKLY4 ,!RE HE C>EFULLY CLEAN$ HIS TEE?1 MANY ( :I* W]E FILL$1 ) TOO? P[D]1 & R9S$ HIS M\? ) SC5T$ ELIXIR4 ,AFT] ?AT HE WA%$ HIS H&S ) P]FUM$ SOAP1 CLEAN$ HIS LONG NAILS ) P>TICUL> C>E1 !N1 FROM A TAP FIX$ TO HIS M>BLE WA%/&1 HE LET A SPRAY ( COLD WAT] RUN OV] HIS FACE & /\T NECK4 ,HAV+ F9I%$ ?IS P>T ( ! BUS9ESS1 HE W5T 9TO A ?IRD ROOM1 :]E A %[] BA? /OOD READY = HIM4 ,HAV+ REFRE%$ HIS FULL1 :ITE1 MUSCUL> BODY1 & DRI$ IT ) A R\< BA? %EET1 HE PUT ON HIS F9E UND]G>M5TS & HIS BOOTS1 & SAT D[N BE=E ! GLASS TO BRU% HIS BLACK BE>D & HIS CURLY HAIR1 ?AT HAD BEGUN TO GET ?9 ABOVE ! =EHEAD4 ,EV]Y?+ HE US$1 EV]Y?+ BELONG+ TO HIS TOILET1 HIS L951 HIS CLO!S1 BOOTS1 NECKTIE1 P91 /UDS1 WAS ( ! BE/ QUALITY1 V]Y QUIET1 SIMPLE1 DURABLE & CO/LY4 

,NEKHLUD(F DRESS$ LEISURELY1 & W5T 9TO ! D9+-ROOM4 ,A TABLE1 :I* LOOK$ V]Y IMPOS+ ) ITS F\R LEGS C>V$ 9 ! %APE ( LIONS' PAWS1 & A HUGE SIDE-BO>D TO MAT*1 /OOD 9 ! OBLONG ROOM1 ! FLOOR ( :I* HAD BE5 POLI%$ BY ?REE M5 ! DAY BE=E4 ,ON ! TABLE1 :I* WAS COV]$ ) A F9E1 />*$ CLO?1 /OOD A SILV] C(FEEPOT FULL ( >OMATIC C(FEE1 A SUG> BAS91 A JUG ( FRE% CREAM1 & A BREAD BASKET FILL$ ) FRE% ROLLS1 RUSKS1 & BISCUITS2 & BESIDE ! PLATE LAY ! LA/ NUMB] ( ! ,REVUE DES ,DEUX ,MONDES1 A NEWSPAP]1 & SEV]AL LETT]S4 

,NEKHLUD(F WAS JU/ GO+ TO OP5 HIS LETT]S1 :5 A /\T1 MIDDLE-AG$ WOMAN 9 M\RN+1 A LACE CAP COV]+ ! WID5+ P>T+ ( H] HAIR1 GLID$ 9TO ! ROOM4 ,?IS WAS ,AGRAPH5A ,PETROVNA1 =M]LY LADY'S MAID TO ,NEKHLUD(F'S MO!R4 ,H] MI/RESS HAD DI$ QUITE REC5TLY 9 ?IS V]Y H\SE1 & %E REMA9$ ) ! SON AS HIS H\SEKEEP]4 ,AGRAPH5A ,PETROVNA HAD SP5T NE>LY T5 YE>S1 AT DIFF]5T TIMES1 ABROAD ) ,NEKHLUD(F'S MO!R1 & HAD ! APPE>ANCE & MANN]S ( A LADY4 ,%E HAD LIV$ ) ! ,NEKHLUD(FS FROM ! TIME %E WAS A *ILD1 & HAD KN[N ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT* AT ! TIME :5 HE WAS /ILL LITTLE ,MIT9KA4 

0,GOOD-MORN+1 ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT*40 

0,GOOD-MORN+1 ,AGRAPH5A ,PETROVNA4 ,:AT IS IT Y\ WANT80 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$4 

0,A LETT] FROM ! PR9CESS2 EI!R FROM ! MO!R OR ! DAU<T]4 ,! MAID BR\<T IT SOME TIME AGO1 & IS WAIT+ 9 MY ROOM10 ANSW]$ ,AGRAPH5A ,PETROVNA1 H&+ HIM ! LETT] ) A SIGNIFICANT SMILE4 

0,ALL RI<T6 ,DIRECTLY60 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 TAK+ ! LETT] & FR[N+ AS HE NOTIC$ ,AGRAPH5A ,PETROVNA'S SMILE4 

,?AT SMILE MEANT ?AT ! LETT] WAS FROM ! Y\NG] ,PR9CESS ,KOR*AG91 :OM ,AGRAPH5A ,PETROVNA EXPECT$ HIM TO M>RY4 ,?IS SUPPOSITION ( H]S ANNOY$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,!N ,I'LL TELL H] TO WAIT80 & ,AGRAPH5A ,PETROVNA TOOK A CRUMB BRU% :I* WAS NOT 9 ITS PLACE1 PUT IT AWAY1 & SAIL$ \T ( ! ROOM4 

,NEKHLUD(F OP5$ ! P]FUM$ NOTE1 & BEGAN READ+ IT4 

,! NOTE WAS WRITT5 ON A %EET ( ?ICK GRAY PAP]1 ) R\< $GES2 ! WRIT+ LOOK$ ,5GLI%4 ,IT SAID3 

,HAV+ ASSUM$ ! TASK ( ACT+ AS Y\R MEMORY1 ,I TAKE ! LIB]TY ( REM9D+ Y\ ?AT ON ?IS ! #b#h? DAY ( ,APRIL Y\ HAVE TO APPE> AT ! ,LAW ,C\RTS1 AS JURYMAN1 &1 9 CONSEQU5CE1 CAN ON NO ACC\NT ACCOMPANY US & ,KOLOS(F TO ! PICTURE GALL]Y1 AS1 ) Y\R HABITUAL FLI<T9ESS1 Y\ PROMIS$ YE/]DAY2 A MO9S QUE V\S NE SOYEZ DISPOSE A PAY] LA C\R D'ASSISE LES #c RUBLES D'AM5DE QUE V\S V\S REFUSEZ P\R VOTRE *EVAL1 = NOT APPE>+ 9 TIME4 ,I REMEMB]$ IT LA/ NI<T AFT] Y\ W]E GONE1 SO DO NOT =GET4 

                      ,PR9CESS ,M4 ,KOR*AG94 

,ON ! O!R SIDE WAS A PO/SCRIPT4 

,MAMAN V\S FAIT DIRE QUE VOTRE CONV]T V\S ATT5DRA JUSQU'A LA NUIT4 ,V5EZ ABSOLUM5T A QUELLE HEURE QUE CELA SOIT4 

                                    ,M4 ,K4 

,NEKHLUD(F MADE A GRIMACE4 ,?IS NOTE WAS A CONT9UATION ( ?AT SKILLFUL MANEUV]+ :I* ! ,PR9CESS ,KOR*AG9 HAD ALREADY PRACTIC$ = TWO MON?S 9 ORD] TO B9D HIM CLOS] & CLOS] ) 9VISIBLE ?READS4 ,& YET1 BESIDE ! USUAL HESITATION ( M5 PA/ !IR Y\? TO M>RY UNLESS !Y >E V]Y MU* 9 LOVE1 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD V]Y GOOD REASONS :Y1 EV5 IF HE DID MAKE UP HIS M9D TO IT1 HE C\LD NOT PROPOSE AT ONCE4 ,IT WAS NOT ?AT T5 YE>S PREVI\SLY HE HAD BETRAY$ & =SAK5 ,MASLOVA2 HE HAD QUITE =GOTT5 ?AT1 & HE W\LD NOT HAVE CONSID]$ IT A REASON = NOT M>RY+4 ,NO6 ,! REASON WAS ?AT HE HAD A LIAISON ) A M>RI$ WOMAN1 &1 ?\< HE CONSID]$ IT BROK5 (F1 %E DID NOT4 

,NEKHLUD(F WAS RA!R %Y ) WOM51 & HIS V]Y %YNESS AWAK5$ 9 ?IS M>RI$ WOMAN1 ! UNPR9CIPL$ WIFE ( ! M>E*AL DE NOBLESSE ( A DI/RICT :]E ,NEKHLUD(F WAS PRES5T AT AN ELECTION1 ! DESIRE ( VANQUI%+ HIM4 ,?IS WOMAN DREW HIM 9TO AN 9TIMACY :I* 5TANGL$ HIM MORE & MORE1 :ILE IT DAILY BECAME MORE DI/A/EFUL TO HIM4 ,HAV+ SUCCUMB$ TO ! TEMPTATION1 ,NEKHLUD(F FELT GUILTY1 & HAD NOT ! C\RAGE TO BREAK ! TIE )\T H] CONS5T4 ,& ?IS WAS ! REASON HE DID NOT FEEL AT LIB]TY TO PROPOSE TO ,KOR*AG9 EV5 IF HE HAD WI%$ TO DO SO4 ,AMONG ! LETT]S ON ! TABLE WAS ONE FROM ?IS WOMAN'S HUSB&4 ,SEE+ HIS WRIT+ & ! PO/M>K1 ,NEKHLUD(F FLU%$1 & FELT HIS 5]GIES AWAK5+1 AS !Y ALWAYS DID :5 HE WAS FAC+ ANY K9D ( DANG]4 

,BUT HIS EXCITEM5T PASS$ AT ONCE4 ,! M>E*AL DO NOBLESSE1 ( ! DI/RICT 9 :I* HIS L>GE/ E/ATE LAY1 WROTE ONLY TO LET ,NEKHLUD(F KN[ ?AT !RE WAS TO BE A SPECIAL MEET+ T[>DS ! 5D ( ,MAY1 & ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F WAS TO BE SURE & COME TO 0DONN] UN C\P D'EPAULE10 AT ! IMPORTANT DEBATES CONC]N+ ! S*OOLS & ! ROADS1 AS A /RONG OPPOSITION BY ! REACTION>Y P>TY WAS EXPECT$4 

,! M>E*AL WAS A LIB]AL1 & WAS QUITE 5GROSS$ 9 ?IS FI<T1 NOT EV5 NOTIC+ ! MIS=TUNE ?AT HAD BEFALL5 HIM4 

,NEKHLUD(F REMEMB]$ ! DREADFUL MOM5TS HE HAD LIV$ ?R\<2 ONCE :5 HE ?\<T ?AT ! HUSB& HAD F\ND HIM \T & WAS GO+ TO *ALL5GE HIM1 & HE WAS MAK+ UP HIS M9D TO FIRE 9TO ! AIR2 ALSO ! T]RIBLE SC5E HE HAD ) H] :5 %E RAN \T 9TO ! P>K1 & 9 H] EXCITEM5T TRI$ TO DR[N H]SELF 9 ! POND4 

0,WELL1 ,I CANNOT GO N[1 & CAN DO NO?+ UNTIL ,I GET A REPLY FROM H]10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,A WEEK AGO HE HAD WRITT5 H] A DECISIVE LETT]1 9 :I* HE ACKN[L$G$ HIS GUILT1 & HIS READ9ESS TO ATONE = IT2 BUT AT ! SAME TIME HE PRON\NC$ !IR RELATIONS TO BE AT AN 5D1 = H] [N GOOD1 AS HE EXPRESS$ IT4 ,TO ?IS LETT] HE HAD AS YET RECEIV$ NO ANSW]4 ,?IS MI<T PROVE A GOOD SIGN1 = IF %E DID NOT AGREE TO BREAK (F !IR RELATIONS1 %E W\LD HAVE WRITT5 AT ONCE1 OR EV5 COME H]SELF1 AS %E HAD DONE BE=E4 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD HE>D ?AT !RE WAS SOME (FIC] :O WAS PAY+ H] M>K$ ATT5TION1 & ?IS TORM5T$ HIM BY AWAK5+ JEAL\SY1 & AT ! SAME TIME 5C\RAG$ HIM ) ! HOPE ( ESCAPE FROM ! DECEPTION ?AT WAS OPPRESS+ HIM4 

,! O!R LETT] WAS FROM HIS /EW>D4 ,! /EW>D WROTE TO TELL HIM ?AT A VISIT TO HIS E/ATES WAS NECESS>Y 9 ORD] TO 5T] 9TO POSSESSION1 & ALSO TO DECIDE AB\T ! FUR!R MANAGEM5T ( HIS L&S2 :E!R IT WAS TO CONT9UE 9 ! SAME WAY AS :5 HIS MO!R WAS ALIVE1 OR :E!R1 AS HE HAD REPRES5T$ TO ! LATE LAM5T$ PR9CESS1 & N[ ADVIS$ ! Y\NG PR9CE1 !Y HAD NOT BETT] 9CREASE !IR /OCK & F>M ALL ! L& N[ R5T$ BY ! PEASANTS !MSELVES4 ,! /EW>D WROTE ?AT ?IS W\LD BE A F> MORE PR(ITABLE WAY ( MANAG+ ! PROP]TY2 AT ! SAME TIME1 HE APOLOGIZ$ = NOT HAV+ =W>D$ ! #c1 RUBLES 9COME DUE ON ! #a/4 ,?IS MONEY W\LD BE S5T ON BY ! NEXT MAIL4 ,! REASON = ! DELAY WAS ?AT HE C\LD NOT GET ! MONEY \T ( ! PEASANTS1 :O HAD GR[N SO UNTRU/WOR?Y ?AT HE HAD TO APPEAL TO ! AU?ORITIES4 ,?IS LETT] WAS P>TLY DISAGREEABLE1 & P>TLY PLEASANT4 ,IT WAS PLEASANT TO FEEL ?AT HE HAD P[] OV] SO L>GE A PROP]TY1 & YET DISAGREEABLE1 BECAUSE ,NEKHLUD(F HAD BE5 AN 5?USIA/IC ADMIR] ( ,H5RY ,GEORGE & ,H]B]T ,SP5C]4 ,BE+ HIMSELF HEIR TO A L>GE PROP]TY1 HE WAS ESPECIALLY /RUCK BY ! POSITION TAK5 UP BY ,SP5C] 9 ,SOCIAL ,/ATICS1 ?AT JU/ICE =BIDS PRIVATE L&HOLD+1 & ) ! /RAI<T=W>D RESOLUT5ESS ( HIS AGE1 HAD NOT M]ELY SPOK5 TO PROVE ?AT L& C\LD NOT BE LOOK$ UPON AS PRIVATE PROP]TY1 & WRITT5 ESSAYS ON ?AT SUBJECT AT ! UNIV]SITY1 BUT HAD ACT$ UP TO HIS CONVICTIONS1 &1 CONSID]+ IT WRONG TO HOLD L&$ PROP]TY1 HAD GIV5 ! SMALL PIECE ( L& HE HAD 9H]IT$ FROM HIS FA!R TO ! PEASANTS4 ,9H]IT+ HIS MO!R'S L>GE E/ATES1 & ?US BECOM+ A L&$ PROPRIETOR1 HE HAD TO *OOSE ONE ( TWO ?+S3 EI!R TO GIVE UP HIS PROP]TY1 AS HE HAD GIV5 UP HIS FA!R'S L& T5 YE>S BE=E1 OR SIL5TLY TO CONFESS ?AT ALL HIS =M] IDEAS W]E MI/AK5 & FALSE4 

,HE C\LD NOT *OOSE ! =M] BECAUSE HE HAD NO MEANS BUT ! L&$ E/ATES 7HE DID NOT C>E TO S]VE72 MOREOV]1 HE HAD =M$ LUXURI\S HABITS :I* HE C\LD NOT EASILY GIVE UP4 ,BESIDES1 HE HAD NO LONG] ! SAME 9DUCEM5TS2 HIS /RONG CONVICTIONS1 ! RESOLUT5ESS ( Y\?1 & ! AMBITI\S DESIRE TO DO SOME?+ UNUSUAL W]E GONE4 ,AS TO ! SECOND C\RSE1 ?AT ( D5Y+ ?OSE CLE> & UNANSW]ABLE PRO(S ( ! 9JU/ICE ( L&HOLD+1 :I* HE HAD DRAWN FROM ,SP5C]'S ,SOCIAL ,/ATICS1 & ! BRILLIANT CORROBORATION ( :I* HE HAD AT A LAT] P]IOD F\ND 9 ! WORKS ( ,H5RY ,GEORGE1 SU* A C\RSE WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO HIM4 

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