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,NURSE ,MASLOVA 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,:5 HE RANG ! BELL AT ! FRONT 5TRANCE ,NEKHLUD(F'S HE>T /OOD /ILL ) HORROR AS HE ?\<T ( ! /ATE HE MI<T F9D ,MASLOVA 9 TO-DAY1 & AT ! MY/]Y ?AT HE FELT TO BE 9 H] & 9 ! PEOPLE ?AT W]E COLLECT$ 9 ! PRISON4 ,HE ASK$ ! JAIL] :O OP5$ ! DOOR = ,MASLOVA4 ,AFT] MAK+ ! NECESS>Y 9QUIRY ! JAIL] 9=M$ HIM ?AT %E WAS 9 ! HOSPITAL4 ,NEKHLUD(F W5T !RE4 ,A K9DLY OLD MAN1 ! HOSPITAL DOORKEEP]1 LET HIM 9 AT ONCE &1 AFT] ASK+ ,NEKHLUD(F :OM HE WANT$1 DIRECT$ HIM TO ! *ILDR5'S W>D4 ,A Y\NG DOCTOR SATURAT$ ) C>BOLIC ACID MET ,NEKHLUD(F 9 ! PASSAGE & ASK$ HIM SEV]ELY :AT HE WANT$4 ,?IS DOCTOR WAS ALWAYS MAK+ ALL SORTS ( CONCESSIONS TO ! PRISON]S1 & WAS !RE=E CONT9UALLY COM+ 9TO CONFLICT ) ! PRISON AU?ORITIES & EV5 ) ! HEAD DOCTOR4 ,FE>+ LE/ ,NEKHLUD(F %\LD DEM& SOME?+ UNLAWFUL1 & WI%+ TO %[ ?AT HE MADE NO EXCEPTIONS = ANY ONE1 HE PRET5D$ TO BE CROSS4 0,!RE >E NO WOM5 H]E2 IT IS ! *ILDR5'S W>D10 HE SAID4 

0,YES1 ,I KN[2 BUT A PRISON] HAS BE5 REMOV$ H]E TO BE AN ASSI/ANT NURSE40 

0,YES1 !RE >E TWO SU* H]E4 ,!N :OM DO Y\ WANT80 

0,I AM CLOSELY CONNECT$ ) ONE ( !M1 NAM$ ,MASLOVA10 ,NEKHLUD(F ANSW]$1 0& %\LD LIKE TO SPEAK TO H]4 ,I AM GO+ TO ,PET]SBURG TO H& 9 AN APPEAL TO ! ,S5ATE AB\T H] CASE & %\LD LIKE TO GIVE H] ?IS4 ,IT IS ONLY A PHOTO10 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID1 TAK+ AN 5VELOPE \T ( HIS POCKET4 

0,ALL RI<T1 Y\ MAY DO ?AT10 SAID ! DOCTOR1 REL5T+1 & TURN+ TO AN OLD WOMAN ) A :ITE APRON1 HE TOLD H] TO CALL ! PRISON]--,NURSE ,MASLOVA4 

0,WILL Y\ TAKE A SEAT1 OR GO 9TO ! WAIT+-ROOM80 

0,?ANKS10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 & PR(IT+ BY ! FAVORABLE *ANGE 9 ! MANN] ( ! DOCTOR T[>DS HIM ASK$ H[ !Y W]E SATISFI$ ) ,MASLOVA 9 ! HOSPITAL4 

0,OH1 %E IS ALL RI<T4 ,%E WORKS FAIRLY WELL1 IF Y\ ! CONDITIONS ( H] =M] LIFE 9TO ACC\NT4 ,BUT H]E %E IS40 

,! OLD NURSE CAME 9 AT ONE ( ! DOORS1 FOLL[$ BY ,MASLOVA1 :O WORE A BLUE /RIP$ DRESS1 A :ITE APRON1 A K]*IEF ?AT QUITE COV]$ H] HAIR4 ,:5 %E SAW ,NEKHLUD(F H] FACE FLU%$1 & %E /OPP$ AS IF HESITAT+1 !N FR[N$1 & ) D[NCA/ EYES W5T QUICKLY T[>DS HIM ALONG ! /RIP ( C>PET 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! PASSAGE4 ,:5 %E CAME UP TO ,NEKHLUD(F %E DID NOT WI% TO GIVE HIM H] H&1 & !N GAVE IT1 GR[+ R$D] /ILL4 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD NOT SE5 H] S9CE ! DAY :5 %E BEGG$ =GIV5ESS = HAV+ BE5 9 A PASSION1 & HE EXPECT$ TO F9D H] ! SAME AS %E WAS !N4 ,BUT TO-DAY %E WAS QUITE DIFF]5T4 ,!RE WAS SOME?+ NEW 9 ! EXPRESSION ( H] FACE1 RES]VE & %YNESS1 &1 AS IT SEEM$ TO HIM1 ANIMOSITY T[>DS HIM4 ,HE TOLD H] :AT HE HAD ALREADY SAID TO ! DOCTOR1 I4E41 ?AT HE WAS GO+ TO ,PET]SBURG1 & HE H&$ H] ! 5VELOPE ) ! PHOTOGRAPH :I* HE HAD BR\<T FROM ,PANOVO4 

0,I F\ND ?IS 9 ,PANOVO--IT'S AN OLD PHOTO2 P]HAPS Y\ W\LD LIKE IT4 ,TAKE IT40 

,LIFT+ H] D>K EYEBR[S1 %E LOOK$ AT HIM ) SURPRISE 9 H] SQU9T+ EYES1 AS IF ASK+1 0,:AT IS ?IS =80 TOOK ! PHOTO SIL5TLY & PUT IT 9 ! BIB ( H] APRON4 

0,I SAW Y\R AUNT !RE10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,DID Y\80 %E SAID1 9DIFF]5TLY4 

0,>E Y\ ALL RI<T H]E80 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$4 

0,OH1 YES1 IT'S ALL RI<T10 %E SAID4 

0,NOT TOO DIFFICULT80 

0,OH1 NO4 ,BUT ,I AM NOT US$ TO IT YET40 

0,I AM GLAD1 = Y\R SAKE4 ,ANYH[1 IT IS BETT] ?AN !RE40 

0,?AN :]E--!RE80 %E ASK$1 H] FACE FLU%+ AGA94 

0,!RE--9 ! PRISON10 ,NEKHLUD(F HURRI$LY ANSW]$4 

0,:Y BETT]80 %E ASK$4 

0,I ?9K ! PEOPLE >E BETT]4 ,H]E >E NONE SU* AS !RE MU/ BE !RE40 

0,!RE >E MANY GOOD ONES !RE10 %E SAID4 

0,I HAVE BE5 SEE+ AB\T ! ,M5%(FS1 & HOPE !Y WILL BE LIB]AT$10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,GOD GRANT !Y MAY4 ,SU* A SPL5DID OLD WOMAN10 %E SAID1 AGA9 REPEAT+ H] OP9ION ( ! OLD WOMAN1 & SLI<TLY SMIL+4 

0,I AM GO+ TO ,PET]SBURG TO-DAY4 ,Y\R CASE WILL COME ON SOON1 & ,I HOPE ! S5T5CE WILL BE REPEAL$40 

0,:E!R IT IS REPEAL$ OR NOT WON'T MATT] N[10 %E SAID4 

0,:Y NOT N[80 

0,SO10 %E SAID1 LOOK+ ) A QUICK1 QUE/ION+ GLANCE 9TO HIS EYES4 

,NEKHLUD(F UND]/OOD ! WORD & ! LOOK TO MEAN ?AT %E WI%$ TO KN[ :E!R HE /ILL KEPT FIRM TO HIS DECISION OR HAD ACCEPT$ H] REFUSAL4 

0,I DO NOT KN[ :Y IT DOES NOT MATT] TO Y\10 HE SAID4 0,IT C]TA9LY DOES NOT MATT] AS F> AS ,I AM CONC]N$ :E!R Y\ >E ACQUITT$ OR NOT4 ,I AM READY TO DO :AT ,I TOLD Y\ 9 ANY CASE10 HE SAID DECID$LY4 

,%E LIFT$ H] HEAD & H] BLACK SQU9T+ EYES REMA9$ FIX$ ON HIM & BEYOND HIM1 & H] FACE BEAM$ ) JOY4 ,BUT ! WORDS %E SPOKE W]E V]Y DIFF]5T FROM :AT H] EYES SAID4 

0,Y\ %\LD NOT SPEAK LIKE ?AT10 %E SAID4 

0,I AM SAY+ IT SO ?AT Y\ %\LD KN[40 

0,EV]Y?+ HAS BE5 SAID AB\T ?AT1 & !RE IS NO USE SPEAK+10 %E SAID1 ) DIFFICULTY REPRESS+ A SMILE4 

,A SUDD5 NOISE CAME FROM ! HOSPITAL W>D1 & ! S\ND ( A *ILD CRY+4 

0,I ?9K !Y >E CALL+ ME10 %E SAID1 & LOOK$ R\ND UNEASILY4 

0,WELL1 GOOD-BYE1 !N10 HE SAID4 ,%E PRET5D$ NOT TO SEE HIS EXT5D$ H&1 &1 )\T TAK+ IT1 TURN$ AWAY & HA/ILY WALK$ ALONG ! /RIP ( C>PET1 TRY+ TO HIDE ! TRIUMPH %E FELT4 

0,:AT IS GO+ ON 9 H]8 ,:AT IS %E ?9K+8 ,:AT DOES %E FEEL8 ,DOES %E MEAN TO PROVE ME1 OR CAN %E REALLY NOT =GIVE ME8 ,IS IT ?AT %E CANNOT OR ?AT %E WILL NOT EXPRESS :AT %E FEELS & ?9KS8 ,HAS %E S(T5$ OR H>D5$80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF1 & C\LD F9D NO ANSW]4 ,HE ONLY KNEW ?AT %E HAD ALT]$ & ?AT AN IMPORTANT *ANGE WAS GO+ ON 9 H] S\L1 & ?IS *ANGE UNIT$ HIM NOT ONLY TO H] BUT ALSO TO ,HIM = :OSE SAKE ?AT *ANGE WAS BE+ WR\<T4 ,& ?IS UNION BR\<T ON A /ATE ( JOYFUL ANIMATION & T5D]NESS4 

,:5 %E RETURN$ TO ! W>D1 9 :I* !RE /OOD EI<T SMALL B$S1 ,MASLOVA BEGAN1 9 OB$I5CE TO ! NURSE'S ORD]1 TO >RANGE ONE ( ! B$S2 &1 B5D+ OV] TOO F> ) ! %EET1 %E SLIPP$ & NE>LY FELL D[N4 

,A LITTLE CONVALESC5T BOY ) A B&AG$ NECK1 :O WAS LOOK+ AT H]1 LAU<$4 ,MASLOVA C\LD NO LONG] CONTA9 H]SELF & BUR/ 9TO L\D LAU<T]1 & SU* CONTAGI\S LAU<T] ?AT SEV]AL ( ! *ILDR5 ALSO BUR/ \T LAU<+1 & ONE ( ! SI/]S REBUK$ H] ANGRILY4 

0,:AT >E Y\ GIGGL+ AT8 ,DO Y\ ?9K Y\ >E :]E Y\ US$ TO BE8 ,GO & FET* ! FOOD40 ,MASLOVA OBEY$ & W5T :]E %E WAS S5T2 BUT1 CAT*+ ! EYE ( ! B&AG$ BOY :O WAS NOT ALL[$ TO LAU<1 %E AGA9 BUR/ \T LAU<+4 

,:5EV] %E WAS ALONE ,MASLOVA AGA9 & AGA9 PULL$ ! PHOTOGRAPH P>TLY \T ( ! 5VELOPE & LOOK$ AT IT ADMIR+LY2 BUT ONLY 9 ! EV5+ :5 %E WAS (F DUTY & ALONE 9 ! B$ROOM :I* %E %>$ ) A NURSE1 DID %E TAKE IT QUITE \T ( ! 5VELOPE & GAZE LONG AT ! FAD$ YELL[ PHOTOGRAPH1 C>ESS+ )1 H] EYES EV]Y DETAIL ( FACES & CLO?+1 ! /EPS ( ! V]&A1 & ! BU%ES :I* S]V$ AS A BACKGR\ND TO HIS & H]S & HIS AUNTS' FACES1 & C\LD NOT CEASE FROM ADMIR+ ESPECIALLY H]SELF--H] PRETTY Y\NG FACE ) ! CURLY HAIR R\ND ! =EHEAD4 ,%E WAS SO ABSORB$ ?AT %E DID NOT HE> H] FELL[-NURSE COME 9TO ! ROOM4 

0,:AT IS IT ?AT HE'S GIV5 Y\80 SAID ! GOOD-NATUR$1 FAT NURSE1 /OOP+ OV] ! PHOTOGRAPH4 

0,:O'S ?IS8 ,Y\80 

0,:O ELSE80 SAID ,MASLOVA1 LOOK+ 9TO H] COMPANION'S FACE ) A SMILE4 

0,& :O'S ?IS80 

0,HIMSELF40 

0,& IS ?IS HIS MO!R80 

0,NO1 HIS AUNT4 ,W\LD Y\ NOT HAVE KN[N ME80 

0,NEV]4 ,! :OLE FACE IS ALT]$4 ,:Y1 IT MU/ BE #a YE>S S9CE !N40 

0,NOT YE>S1 BUT A LIFETIME10 SAID ,MASLOVA4 ,& SUDD5LY H] ANIMATION W5T1 H] FACE GREW GLOOMY1 & A DEEP L9E APPE>$ BETWE5 H] BR[S4 

0,:Y SO8 ,Y\R WAY ( LIFE MU/ HAVE BE5 AN EASY ONE40 

0,EASY1 9DE$10 ,MASLOVA REIT]AT$1 CLOS+ H] EYES & %AK+ H] HEAD4 0,IT IS HELL40 

0,:Y1 :AT MAKES IT SO80 

0,:AT MAKES IT SO6 ,FROM EI<T TILL F\R 9 ! MORN+1 & EV]Y NI<T ! SAME60 

0,!N :Y DON'T !Y GIVE IT UP80 

0,!Y CAN'T GIVE IT UP IF !Y WANT TO4 ,BUT :AT'S ! USE ( TALK+80 ,MASLOVA SAID1 JUMP+ UP & ?R[+ ! PHOTOGRAPH 9TO ! DRAW] ( ! TABLE4 ,& ) DIFFICULTY REPRESS+ ANGRY TE>S1 %E RAN \T 9TO ! PASSAGE & SLAMM$ ! DOOR4 

,:ILE LOOK+ AT ! GR\P %E IMAG9$ H]SELF SU* AS %E WAS !RE & DREAM$ ( H] HAPP9ESS !N & ( ! POSSIBILITY ( HAPP9ESS ) HIM N[4 ,BUT H] COMPANION'S WORDS REM9D$ H] ( :AT %E WAS N[ & :AT %E HAD BE51 & BR\<T BACK ALL ! HORRORS ( ?AT LIFE1 :I* %E HAD FELT BUT DIMLY1 & NOT ALL[$ H]SELF TO REALIZE4 

,IT WAS ONLY N[ ?AT ! MEMORY ( ALL ?OSE T]RIBLE NI<TS CAME VIVIDLY BACK TO H]1 ESPECIALLY ONE DUR+ ! C>NIVAL :5 %E WAS EXPECT+ A /UD5T :O HAD PROMIS$ TO BUY H] \T4 ,%E REMEMB]$ H[ %E--WE>+ H] L[ NECK$ SILK DRESS /A9$ ) W9E1 A R$ B[ 9 H] UNTIDY HAIR1 WE>I$1 WEAK1 HALF TIPSY1 HAV+ SE5 H] VISITORS (F1 SAT D[N DUR+ AN 9T]VAL 9 ! DANC+ BY ! PIANO BESIDE ! BONY PIANI/E ) ! BLOT*Y FACE1 :O PLAY$ ! ACCOMPANIM5TS TO ! VIOL91 & BEGAN COMPLA9+ ( H] H>D FATE2 & H[ ?IS PIANI/E SAID ?AT %E1 TOO1 WAS FEEL+ H[ HEAVY H] POSITION WAS & W\LD LIKE TO *ANGE IT2 & H[ ,CL>A SUDD5LY CAME UP TO !M2 & H[ !Y ALL ?REE DECID$ TO *ANGE !IR LIFE4 ,!Y ?\<T ?AT ! NI<T WAS OV]1 & W]E AB\T TO GO AWAY1 :5 SUDD5LY ! NOISE ( TIPSY VOICES WAS HE>D 9 ! ANTE-ROOM4 ,! VIOL9I/ PLAY$ A TUNE & ! PIANI/E BEGAN HAMM]+ ! FIR/ FIGURE ( A QUADRILLE ON ! PIANO1 TO ! TUNE ( A MO/ M]RY ,RUSSIAN SONG4 ,A SMALL1 P]SPIR+ MAN1 SMELL+ ( SPIRITS1 ) A :ITE TIE & SWALL[-TAIL COAT1 :I* HE TOOK (F AFT] ! FIR/ FIGURE1 CAME UP TO H]1 HICC\<+1 & CAU<T H] UP1 :ILE ANO!R FAT MAN1 ) A BE>D1 & ALSO WE>+ A DRESS-COAT 7!Y HAD COME /RAI<T FROM A BALL7 CAU<T ,CL>A UP1 & = A LONG TIME !Y TURN$1 DANC$1 SCREAM$1 DRANK4 4 4 4 ,& SO IT W5T ON = ANO!R YE>1 & ANO!R1 & A ?IRD4 ,H[ C\LD %E HELP *ANG+8 ,& HE WAS ! CAUSE ( IT ALL4 ,&1 SUDD5LY1 ALL H] =M] BITT]NESS AGA9/ HIM REAWOKE2 %E WI%$ TO SCOLD1 TO REPROA* HIM4 ,%E REGRETT$ HAV+ NEGLECT$ ! OPPORTUNITY ( REPEAT+ TO HIM ONCE MORE ?AT %E KNEW HIM1 & W\LD NOT GIVE 9 TO HIM--W\LD NOT LET HIM MAKE USE ( H] SPIRITUALLY AS HE HAD DONE PHYSICALLY4 

,& %E LONG$ = DR9K 9 ORD] TO /IFLE ! FEEL+ ( PITY TO H]SELF & ! USELESS FEEL+ ( REPROA* TO HIM4 ,& %E W\LD HAVE BROK5 H] WORD IF %E HAD BE5 9SIDE ! PRISON4 ,H]E %E C\LD NOT GET ANY SPIRITS EXCEPT BY APPLY+ TO ! M$ICAL ASSI/ANT1 & %E WAS AFRAID ( HIM BECAUSE HE MADE UP TO H]1 & 9TIMATE RELATIONS ) M5 W]E DISGU/+ TO H] N[4 ,AFT] SITT+ A :ILE ON A =M 9 ! PASSAGE %E RETURN$ TO H] LITTLE ROOM1 & )\T PAY+ ANY HE$ TO H] COMPANION'S WORDS1 %E WEPT = A LONG TIME OV] H] WRECK$ LIFE4 

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