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,MASLOVA'S ,VIEW ( ,LIFE 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,BE=E ! FIR/ 9T]VIEW1 ,NEKHLUD(F ?\<T ?AT :5 %E SAW HIM & KNEW ( HIS 9T5TION TO S]VE H]1 ,KATU%A W\LD BE PLEAS$ & T\*$1 & W\LD BE ,KATU%A AGA92 BUT1 TO HIS HORROR1 HE F\ND ?AT ,KATU%A EXI/$ NO MORE1 & !RE WAS ,MASLOVA 9 H] PLACE4 ,?IS A/ONI%$ & HORRIFI$ HIM4 

,:AT A/ONI%$ HIM MO/ WAS ?AT ,KATU%A WAS NOT A%AM$ ( H] POSITION--NOT ! POSITION ( A PRISON] 7%E WAS A%AM$ ( ?AT71 BUT H] POSITION AS A PRO/ITUTE4 ,%E SEEM$ SATISFI$1 EV5 PR\D ( IT4 ,&1 YET1 H[ C\LD IT BE O!RWISE8 ,EV]YBODY1 9 ORD] TO BE ABLE TO ACT1 HAS TO CONSID] HIS OCCUPATION IMPORTANT & GOOD4 ,!RE=E1 9 :ATEV] POSITION A P]SON IS1 HE IS C]TA9 TO =M SU* A VIEW ( ! LIFE ( M5 9 G5]AL :I* WILL MAKE HIS OCCUPATION SEEM IMPORTANT & GOOD4 

,IT IS USUALLY IMAG9$ ?AT A ?IEF1 A MURD]]1 A SPY1 A PRO/ITUTE1 ACKN[L$G+ HIS OR H] PR(ESSION AS EVIL1 IS A%AM$ ( IT4 ,BUT ! CONTR>Y IS TRUE4 ,PEOPLE :OM FATE & !IR S9-MI/AKES HAVE PLAC$ 9 A C]TA9 POSITION1 H[EV] FALSE ?AT POSITION MAY BE1 =M A VIEW ( LIFE 9 G5]AL :I* MAKES !IR POSITION SEEM GOOD & ADMISSIBLE4 ,9 ORD] TO KEEP UP !IR VIEW ( LIFE1 !SE PEOPLE 9/9CTIVELY KEEP TO ! CIRCLE ( ?OSE PEOPLE :O %>E !IR VIEWS ( LIFE & !IR [N PLACE 9 IT4 ,?IS SURPRISES US1 :]E ! P]SONS CONC]N$ >E ?IEVES1 BRAGG+ AB\T !IR DEXT]ITY1 PRO/ITUTES VAUNT+ !IR DEPRAVITY1 OR MURD]]S BOA/+ ( !IR CRUELTY4 ,?IS SURPRISES US ONLY BECAUSE ! CIRCLE1 ! ATMOSPH]E 9 :I* !SE PEOPLE LIVE1 IS LIMIT$1 & WE >E \TSIDE IT4 ,BUT CAN WE NOT OBS]VE ! SAME PH5OM5ON :5 ! RI* BOA/ ( !IR WEAL?1 I4E41 ROBB]Y2 ! COMM&]S 9 ! >MY PRIDE !MSELVES ON VICTORIES1 I4E41 MURD]2 & ?OSE 9 HI< PLACES VAUNT !IR P[]1 I4E41 VIOL5CE8 ,WE DO NOT SEE ! P]V]SION 9 ! VIEWS ( LIFE HELD BY !SE PEOPLE1 ONLY BECAUSE ! CIRCLE =M$ BY !M IS MORE EXT5SIVE1 & WE \RSELVES >E MOV+ 9SIDE ( IT4 

,& 9 ?IS MANN] ,MASLOVA HAD =M$ H] VIEWS ( LIFE & ( H] [N POSITION4 ,%E WAS A PRO/ITUTE CONDEMN$ TO ,SIB]IA1 & YET %E HAD A CONCEPTION ( LIFE :I* MADE IT POSSIBLE = H] TO BE SATISFI$ ) H]SELF1 & EV5 TO PRIDE H]SELF ON H] POSITION BE=E O!RS4 

,ACCORD+ TO ?IS CONCEPTION1 ! HI<E/ GOOD = ALL M5 )\T EXCEPTION--OLD1 Y\NG1 S*OOLBOYS1 G5]ALS1 $UCAT$ & UN$UCAT$1 WAS CONNECT$ ) ! RELATION ( ! SEXES2 !RE=E1 ALL M51 EV5 :5 !Y PRET5D$ TO BE OCCUPI$ ) O!R ?+S1 9 REALITY TOOK ?IS VIEW4 ,%E WAS AN ATTRACTIVE WOMAN1 & !RE=E %E WAS AN IMPORTANT & NECESS>Y P]SON4 ,! :OLE ( H] =M] & PRES5T LIFE WAS A CONFIRMATION ( ! CORRECTNESS ( ?IS CONCEPTION4 

,) SU* A VIEW ( LIFE1 %E WAS BY NO MEANS ! L[E/1 BUT A V]Y IMPORTANT P]SON4 ,& ,MASLOVA PRIZ$ ?IS VIEW ( LIFE MORE ?AN ANY?+2 %E C\LD NOT BUT PRIZE IT1 =1 IF %E LO/ ! IMPORTANCE ?AT SU* A VIEW ( LIFE GAVE H] AMONG M51 %E W\LD LOSE ! MEAN+ ( H] LIFE4 ,&1 9 ORD] NOT TO LOSE ! MEAN+ ( H] LIFE1 %E 9/9CTIVELY CLUNG TO ! SET ?AT LOOK$ AT LIFE 9 ! SAME WAY AS %E DID4 ,FEEL+ ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F WANT$ TO LEAD H] \T 9TO ANO!R WORLD1 %E RESI/$ HIM1 =ESEE+ ?AT %E W\LD HAVE TO LOSE H] PLACE 9 LIFE1 ) ! SELF-POSSESSION & SELF-RESPECT IT GAVE H]4 ,= ?IS REASON %E DROVE FROM H] ! RECOLLECTIONS ( H] E>LY Y\? & H] FIR/ RELATIONS ) ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,!SE RECOLLECTIONS DID NOT CORRESPOND ) H] PRES5T CONCEPTION ( ! WORLD1 & W]E !RE=E QUITE RUBB$ \T ( H] M9D1 OR1 RA!R1 LAY SOME:]E BURI$ & UNT\*$1 CLOS$ UP & PLA/]$ OV] SO ?AT !Y %\LD NOT ESCAPE1 AS :5 BEES1 9 ORD] TO PROTECT ! RESULT ( !IR LABOR1 WILL SOMETIMES PLA/] A NE/ ( WORMS4 ,!RE=E1 ! PRES5T ,NEKHLUD(F WAS NOT ! MAN %E HAD ONCE LOV$ ) A PURE LOVE1 BUT ONLY A RI* G5TLEMAN :OM %E C\LD1 & MU/1 MAKE USE (1 & ) :OM %E C\LD ONLY HAVE ! SAME RELATIONS AS ) M5 9 G5]AL4 

0,NO1 ,I C\LD NOT TELL H] ! *IEF ?+10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F1 MOV+ T[>DS ! FRONT DOORS ) ! RE/ ( ! PEOPLE4 0,I DID NOT TELL H] ?AT ,I W\LD M>RY H]2 ,I DID NOT TELL H] SO1 BUT ,I WILL10 HE ?\<T4 

,! TWO W>D]S AT ! DOOR LET \T ! VISITORS1 C\NT+ !M AGA91 & T\*+ EA* ONE ) !IR H&S1 SO ?AT NO EXTRA P]SON %\LD GO \T1 & NONE REMA9 )94 ,! SLAP ON HIS %\LD] DID NOT (F5D ,NEKHLUD(F ?IS TIME2 HE DID NOT EV5 NOTICE IT4 

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