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,NEKHLUD(F'S ,SI/] & ,H] ,HUSB& 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,! GANG ( PRISON]S1 ) ,MASLOVA AMONG !M1 WAS TO />T ON ! #e? ,JULY4 ,NEKHLUD(F >RANG$ TO />T ON ! SAME DAY4 

,! DAY BE=E1 ,NEKHLUD(F'S SI/] & H] HUSB& CAME TO T[N TO SEE HIM4 

,NEKHLUD(F'S SI/]1 ,NA?ALIE ,IVANOVNA ,ROGOZH9SKY1 WAS #a YE>S OLD] ?AN H] BRO!R4 ,%E HAD BE5 V]Y FOND ( HIM :5 HE WAS A BOY1 & LAT] ON1 JU/ BE=E H] M>RIAGE1 !Y GREW V]Y CLOSE TO EA* O!R1 AS IF !Y W]E EQUALS1 %E BE+ A Y\NG WOMAN ( #b#e1 HE A LAD ( #a#e4 ,AT ?AT TIME %E WAS 9 LOVE ) HIS FRI5D1 ,NIKOL5KA ,IRT5IEFF1 S9CE DEAD4 ,!Y BO? LOV$ ,NIKOL5KA1 & LOV$ 9 HIM & 9 !MSELVES ?AT :I* IS GOOD1 & :I* UNITES ALL M54 ,S9CE !N !Y HAD BO? BE5 DEPRAV$1 HE BY MILIT>Y S]VICE & A VICI\S LIFE1 %E BY M>RIAGE ) A MAN :OM %E LOV$ ) A S5SUAL LOVE1 :O DID NOT C>E = ! ?+S ?AT HAD ONCE BE5 SO DE> & HOLY TO H] & TO H] BRO!R1 NOR EV5 UND]/& ! MEAN+ ( ?OSE ASPIRATIONS T[>DS MORAL P]FECTION & ! S]VICE ( MANK9D1 :I* ONCE CON/ITUT$ H] LIFE1 & PUT !M D[N TO AMBITION & ! WI% TO %[ (F2 ?AT BE+ ! ONLY EXPLANATION COMPREH5SIBLE TO HIM4 

,NA?ALIE'S HUSB& HAD BE5 A MAN )\T A NAME & )\T MEANS1 BUT CLEV]LY /E]+ T[>DS ,LIB]ALISM OR ,CONS]VATISM1 ACCORD+ TO :I* BE/ SUIT$ HIS PURPOSE1 HE MANAG$ TO MAKE A COMP>ATIVELY BRILLIANT JUDICIAL C>E]4 ,SOME PECULI>ITY :I* MADE HIM ATTRACTIVE TO WOM5 ASSI/$ HIM :5 HE WAS NO LONG] 9 HIS FIR/ Y\?4 ,:ILE TRAVEL+ ABROAD HE MADE ,NEKHLUD(F'S ACQUA9TANCE1 & MANAG$ TO MAKE ,NA?ALIE1 :O WAS ALSO NO LONG] A GIRL1 FALL 9 LOVE ) HIM1 RA!R AGA9/ H] MO!R'S WI%ES :O CONSID]$ A M>RIAGE ) HIM TO BE A MISALLIANCE = H] DAU<T]4 ,NEKHLUD(F1 ?\< HE TRI$ TO HIDE IT FROM HIMSELF1 ?\< HE F\<T AGA9/ IT1 HAT$ HIS BRO!R-9-LAW4 

,NEKHLUD(F HAD A /RONG ANTIPA?Y T[>DS HIM BECAUSE ( ! VULG>ITY ( HIS FEEL+S1 HIS ASSURANCE & N>R[NESS1 BUT *IEFLY BECAUSE ( ,NA?ALIE1 :O MANAG$ TO LOVE HIM 9 SPITE ( ! N>R[NESS ( HIS NATURE1 & LOV$ HIM SO SELFI%LY1 SO S5SUALLY1 & /IFL$ = HIS SAKE ALL ! GOOD ?AT HAD BE5 9 H]4 

,IT ALWAYS HURT ,NEKHLUD(F TO ?9K ( ,NA?ALIE AS ! WIFE ( ?AT HAIRY1 SELF-ASSUR$ MAN ) ! %9Y1 BALD PAT* ON HIS HEAD4 ,HE C\LD NOT EV5 MA/] A FEEL+ ( REVULSION T[>DS !IR *ILDR51 & :5 HE HE>D ?AT %E WAS AGA9 GO+ TO HAVE A BABY1 HE FELT SOME?+ LIKE SORR[ ?AT %E HAD ONCE MORE BE5 9FECT$ ) SOME?+ BAD BY ?IS MAN :O WAS SO =EIGN TO HIM4 ,! ,ROGOZH9SKYS HAD COME TO ,MOSC[ ALONE1 HAV+ LEFT !IR TWO *ILDR5--A BOY & A GIRL--AT HOME1 & /OPP$ 9 ! BE/ ROOMS ( ! BE/ HOTEL4 ,NA?ALIE AT ONCE W5T TO H] MO!R'S OLD H\SE1 BUT HE>+ FROM ,AGRAPH5A ,PETROVNA ?AT H] BRO!R HAD LEFT1 & WAS LIV+ 9 A LODG+-H\SE1 %E DROVE !RE4 ,! DIRTY S]VANT MET H] 9 ! /UFFY PASSAGE1 D>K BUT = A LAMP :I* BURNT !RE ALL DAY4 ,HE TOLD H] ?AT ! ,PR9CE WAS NOT 94 

,NA?ALIE ASK$ TO BE %[N 9TO HIS ROOMS1 AS %E WI%$ TO LEAVE A NOTE = HIM1 & ! MAN TOOK H] UP4 

,NA?ALIE C>EFULLY EXAM9$ H] BRO!R'S TWO LITTLE ROOMS4 ,%E NOTIC$ 9 EV]Y?+ ! LOVE ( CLEANL9ESS & ORD] %E KNEW SO WELL 9 HIM1 & WAS /RUCK BY ! NOVEL SIMPLICITY ( ! SURR\ND+S4 ,ON HIS WRIT+-TABLE %E SAW ! PAP]-WEI<T ) ! BRONZE DOG ON ! TOP :I* %E REMEMB]$2 ! TIDY WAY 9 :I* HIS DIFF]5T PORTFOLIOS & WRIT+ UT5SILS W]E PLAC$ ON ! TABLE WAS ALSO FAMILI>1 & SO WAS ! L>GE1 CROOK$ IVORY PAP] KNIFE :I* M>K$ ! PLACE 9 A ,FR5* BOOK BY ,T>D1 :I* LAY ) O!R VOLUMES ON PUNI%M5T & A BOOK 9 ,5GLI% BY ,H5RY ,GEORGE4 ,%E SAT D[N AT ! TABLE & WROTE A NOTE ASK+ HIM TO BE SURE TO COME ?AT SAME DAY1 & %AK+ H] HEAD 9 SURPRISE AT :AT %E SAW1 %E RETURN$ TO H] HOTEL4 

,TWO QUE/IONS REG>D+ H] BRO!R N[ 9T]E/$ ,NA?ALIE3 HIS M>RIAGE ) ,KATU%A1 :I* %E HAD HE>D SPOK5 AB\T 9 !IR T[N--= EV]YBODY WAS SPEAK+ AB\T IT--& HIS GIV+ AWAY ! L& TO ! PEASANTS1 :I* WAS ALSO KN[N1 & /RUCK MANY AS SOME?+ ( A POLITICAL NATURE1 & DANG]\S4 ,! M>RIAGE ) ,KATU%A PLEAS$ H] 9 A WAY4 ,%E ADMIR$ ?AT RESOLUT5ESS :I* WAS SO LIKE HIM & H]SELF AS !Y US$ TO BE 9 ?OSE HAPPY TIMES BE=E H] M>RIAGE4 ,& YET %E WAS HORRIFI$ :5 %E ?\<T H] BRO!R WAS GO+ TO M>RY SU* A DREADFUL WOMAN4 ,! LATT] WAS ! /RONG] FEEL+ ( ! TWO1 & %E DECID$ TO USE ALL H] 9FLU5CE TO PREV5T HIM FROM DO+ IT1 ?\< %E KNEW H[ DIFFICULT ?IS W\LD BE4 

,! O!R MATT]1 ! GIV+ UP ( ! L& TO ! PEASANTS1 DID NOT T\* H] SO NE>LY1 BUT H] HUSB& WAS V]Y 9DIGNANT AB\T IT1 & EXPECT$ H] TO 9FLU5CE H] BRO!R AGA9/ IT4 

,ROGOZH9SKY SAID ?AT SU* AN ACTION WAS ! HEI<T ( 9CONSI/5CY1 FLI<T9ESS1 & PRIDE1 ! ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION ( :I* WAS ! DESIRE TO APPE> ORIG9AL1 TO BRAG1 TO MAKE ONE'S SELF TALK$ AB\T4 

0,:AT S5SE C\LD !RE BE 9 LETT+ ! L& TO ! PEASANTS1 ON CONDITION ?AT !Y PAY ! R5T TO !MSELVES80 HE SAID4 0,IF HE WAS RESOLV$ TO DO SU* A ?+1 :Y NOT SELL ! L& TO !M ?R\< ! ,PEASANTS' ,BANK8 ,!RE MI<T HAVE BE5 SOME S5SE 9 ?AT4 ,9 FACT1 ?IS ACT V]GES ON 9SANITY40 

,& ,ROGOZH9SKY BEGAN S]I\SLY ?9K+ AB\T PUTT+ ,NEKHLUD(F UND] GU>DIAN%IP1 & DEM&$ ( HIS WIFE ?AT %E %\LD SPEAK S]I\SLY TO H] BRO!R AB\T HIS CURI\S 9T5TION4 

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