,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #ee 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! FOLL[+ DAY ,NEKHLUD(F DROVE TO ! LAWY] 
& TOLD HIM ( ! ,M5%OVS' CASE1 ASK+ HIM TO TAKE 
UP !IR DEF5SE4 ,! LAWY] LI/5$ TO HIM ATT5TIVELY1 
& SAID ?AT IF ! FACTS W]E REALLY AS TOLD TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 
HE W\LD UND]TAKE !IR DEF5SE )\T COMP5SATION4 
,NEKHLUD(F ALSO TOLD HIM ( ! HUNDR$ & ?IRTY 
M5 KEPT 9 PRISON ?R\< SOME MISUND]/&+1 & 
ASK$ HIM :OSE FAULT HE ?\<T IT WAS4 ,! LAWY] 
WAS SIL5T = A %ORT :ILE1 EVID5TLY DESIR+ TO GIVE 
AN ACCURATE ANSW]4 

0,:OSE FAULT IT IS8 ,NO ONE'S10 HE SAID DECISIVELY4 0,IF 
Y\ ASK ! PROSECUTOR1 HE WILL TELL Y\ ?AT IT IS ,MASL5IK(F'S 
FAULT1 & IF Y\ ASK ,MASL5IK(F1 HE WILL TELL Y\ 
?AT IT IS ! PROSECUTOR'S FAULT4 ,IT IS NO ONE'S FAULT40 

0,I WILL GO TO ,MASL5IK(F & TELL HIM40 

0,?AT IS USELESS10 ! LAWY] RETORT$1 SMIL+4 0,HE 
IS--HE IS NOT Y\R FRI5D OR RELATIVE1 IS HE8 ,HE IS SU* 
A BLOCKHEAD1 &1 SAV+ Y\R PRES5CE1 AT ! SAME TIME 
SU* A SLY BEA/60 

,NEKHLUD(F RECALL$ :AT ,MASL5IK(F HAD SAID AB\T 
! LAWY]1 MADE NO ANSW]1 &1 TAK+ LEAVE1 DIRECT$ 
HIS /EPS T[>D ,MASL5IK(F'S RESID5CE4 

,TWO ?+S ,NEKHLUD(F WANT$ ( ,MASL5IK(F4 ,FIR/1 
TO OBTA9 ,MASLOVA'S TRANSF] TO ! HOSPITAL1 & TO HELP1 
IF POSSIBLE1 ! HUNDR$ & ?IRTY UN=TUNATES4 ,AL?\< 
IT WAS H>D = HIM TO BE DEAL+ ) ?IS MAN1 
& ESPECIALLY TO ASK FAVORS ( HIM1 YET IT WAS ! ONLY 
WAY ( GA9+ HIS 5D1 & HE HAD TO GO ?R\< IT4 

,AS ,NEKHLUD(F APPROA*$ ,MASL5IK(F'S H\SE1 HE SAW 
A NUMB] ( C>RIAGES1 CABS & TRAPS /&+ 9 FRONT 
( IT1 & HE RECALL$ ?AT ?IS WAS ! RECEPTION DAY TO 
:I* HE HAD BE5 9VIT$4 ,:ILE ,NEKHLUD(F WAS APPROA*+ 
! H\SE A C>RIAGE WAS /&+ NE> ! 
CURB1 OPPOSITE ! DOOR1 & A LACKEY 9 A COCKAD$ SILK 
HAT & CAPE1 WAS SEAT+ A LADY1 :O1 RAIS+ ! LONG 
TRA9 ( H] SKIRT1 DISPLAY$ ! %>P JO9TS ( H] TOES 
?R\< ! ?9 SLIPP]S4 ,AMONG ! C>RIAGES HE 
RECOGNIZ$ ! COV]$ L&AU ( ! ,KOR*AG9S4 ,! 
GRAY-HAIR$1 ROSY-*EEK$ DRIV] DEF]5TIALLY RAIS$ HIS 
HAT4 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD SC>CELY ASK$ ! PORT] :]E 
,MI*AEL ,IVANOVI* 7,MASL5IK(F7 WAS1 :5 ! LATT] 
APPE>$ ON ! C>PET$ /AIRWAY1 ESCORT+ A V]Y IMPORTANT 
GUE/1 SU* AS HE USUALLY ESCORT$ NOT TO ! UPP] 
L&+1 BUT TO ! VE/IBULE4 ,?IS V]Y IMPORTANT MILIT>Y 
GUE/1 :ILE DESC5D+ ! /AIRS1 WAS CONV]S+ 
9 ,FR5* AB\T A LOTT]Y = ! B5EFIT ( ORPHAN 
ASYLUMS1 GIV+ HIS OP9ION ?AT IT WAS A GOOD OCCUPATION 
= LADIES4 0,!Y 5JOY !MSELVES :ILE !Y >E 
RAIS+ MONEY40 

0,QU'ELLES S'AMUS5T ET QUE LE BON ,DIEU LES B5ISSE4 
,AH1 ,NEKHLUD(F1 H[ DO Y\ DO8 ,Y\ HAV5'T %[N 
Y\RSELF = A LONG TIME10 HE GREET$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,ALLEZ 
PRES5T] VOS DEVOIRS A MADAME4 ,! ,KOR*AG9S >E 
H]E1 TOO4 ,T\TES LES JOLIES FEMMES DE LA VILLE10 HE SAID1 
HOLD+ \T & SOME:AT RAIS+ HIS MILIT>Y %\LD]S 
= HIS OV]COAT1 :I* WAS BE+ PLAC$ ON HIM BY HIS 
[N MAGNIFIC5T LACKEY 9 GOLD-BRAID$ UNI=M4 0,AU 
REVOIR1 MON *]40 ,!N HE %OOK ,MASL5IK(F'S H&4 

0,WELL1 N[ LET US GO UP/AIRS4 ,H[ GLAD ,I AM10 ,MASL5IK(F 
BEGAN EXCIT$LY1 SEIZ+ ,NEKHLUD(F BY ! >M1 
&1 NOT)/&+ HIS CORPUL5CE1 NIMBLY LEAD+ HIM 
UP ! /AIRS4 ,MASL5IK(F WAS 9 A P>TICUL>LY HAPPY 
MOOD1 :I* ,NEKHLUD(F C\LD NOT HELP ASCRIB+ TO ! 
ATT5TION %[N HIM BY ! IMPORTANT P]SON4 ,EV]Y 
ATT5TION %[N HIM BY AN IMPORTANT P]SON PUT HIM 9TO 
SU* AN EC/ASY AS MAY BE OBS]V$ 9 A FAWN+ LITTLE 
DOG :5 ITS MA/] PATS IT1 /ROKES IT1 & SCRAT*ES UND] 
ITS E>S4 ,IT WAGS ITS TAIL1 %R9KS1 WRIGGLES1 &1 /RAI<T5+ 
ITS E>S1 MADLY RUNS 9 A CIRCLE4 ,MASL5IK(F WAS 
READY TO DO ! SAME ?+4 ,HE DID NOT NOTICE ! GRAVE 
EXPRESSION ON ,NEKHLUD(F'S FACE1 NOR HE> :AT HE WAS 
SAY+1 BUT IRRESI/IBLY DRAGG$ HIM 9TO ! RECEPTION-ROOM4 
,NEKHLUD(F 9VOLUNT>ILY FOLL[$4 

0,BUS9ESS AFT]W>DS4 ,I WILL DO ANY?+ Y\ WI%10 
SAID ,MASL5IK(F1 LEAD+ HIM ?R\< ! P>LOR4 0,ANN\NCE 
,PR9CE ,NEKHLUD(F TO ,H] ,EXCELL5CY10 HE SAID 
ON ! WAY TO A LACKEY4 ,! LACKEY1 9 AN AMBL+ GAIT1 
RAN AHEAD ( !M4 0,V\S N'AVEZ QU'A ORDONN]4 ,BUT 
Y\ MU/ SEE MY WIFE )\T FAIL4 ,%E W\LD NOT =GIVE 
MY FAILURE TO PRES5T Y\ LA/ TIME Y\ W]E H]E40 

,! LACKEY HAD ALREADY ANN\NC$ HIM :5 !Y 5T]$1 
& ,ANNA ,IGNATIEVNA1 ! VISE-GOV]NESS--,MRS4 
,G5]AL1 AS %E CALL$ H]SELF--SAT ON A C\* SURR\ND$ 
BY LADIES4 ,AS ,NEKHLUD(F APPROA*$ %E WAS ALREADY 
LEAN+ =W>D ) A RADIANT SMILE ON H] FACE4 ,AT 
! O!R 5D ( ! RECEPTION-ROOM WOM5 SAT >\ND 
A TABLE1 :ILE M5 9 MILIT>Y UNI=MS & CIVIL ATTIRE 
/OOD OV] !M4 ,AN 9CESSANT CACKLE CAME FROM ?AT 
DIRECTION4 

0,5F96 ,:Y DO Y\ E/RANGE Y\RSELF8 ,HAVE WE 
(F5D$ Y\ 9 ANY WAY80 

,) !SE WORDS1 PRESUPPOS+ AN 9TIMACY BETWE5 
H] & ,NEKHLUD(F1 :I* NEV] EXI/$1 ,ANNA ,IGNATIEVNA 
GREET$ HIM4 

0,>E Y\ ACQUA9T$8 ,MADAM ,BELIAVSKAIA--,MI*AEL 
,IVANOVI* ,*]N(F4 ,TAKE A SEAT H]E40 

0,MISSY1 V5EZ DONC A NOT] TABLE4 ,ON V\S OPPORT]A 
VOTRE !4 ,& Y\10 %E TURN$ TO ! (FIC] :O WAS 
CONV]S+ ) ,MISSY1 EVID5TLY =GETT+ HIS NAME1 
0COME H]E1 PLEASE4 ,WILL Y\ HAVE SOME TEA1 ,PR9CE80 

0,NO1 NO2 ,I WILL NEV] AGREE ) Y\4 ,%E SIMPLY DID 
NOT LOVE HIM10 SAID A WOMAN'S VOICE4 

0,BUT %E LOV$ PIE40 

0,ET]NALLY ?OSE /UPID JE/S10 LAU<+LY 9T]F]$ 
ANO!R LADY 9 A HI< HAT & DAZZL+ ) GOLD & 
DIAMONDS4 

0,C'E/ EXCELL5T1 !SE WAFFLES1 & SO LI<T6 ,LET US 
HAVE SOME MORE40 

0,WELL1 H[ SOON >E Y\ GO+ TO LEAVE US80 

0,YES1 ?IS IS ! LA/ DAY4 ,?AT IS :Y WE CAME H]E40 

0,SU* A BEAUTIFUL SPR+6 ,H[ PLEASANT IT IS 9 ! 
C\NTRY60 

,MISSY 9 H] HAT & SOME D>K1 /RIP$ DRESS :I* 
CLASP$ H] WAI/ )\T A WR9KLE1 WAS V]Y PRETTY4 
,%E BLU%$ :5 %E SAW ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,I ?\<T Y\ HAD LEFT ! CITY10 %E SAID TO HIM4 

0,ALMO/4 ,BUS9ESS KEEPS ME H]E4 ,I COME H]E ALSO 
= BUS9ESS40 

0,CALL ON MAMA4 ,%E IS V]Y ANXI\S TO SEE Y\10 %E 
SAID1 &1 FEEL+ ?AT %E WAS LY+1 & ?AT HE UND]/OOD 
IT1 H] FACE TURN$ A /ILL DEEP] PURPLE4 

0,I %ALL H>DLY HAVE ! TIME10 GLOOMILY ANSW]$ 
,NEKHLUD(F1 PRET5D+ NOT TO SEE ?AT %E WAS BLU%+4 

,MISSY FR[N$ ANGRILY1 %RUGG$ H] %\LD]S1 & 
TURN$ TO AN ELEGANT (FIC]1 :O TOOK FROM H] H&S ! 
EMPTY TEACUP & VALIANTLY C>RI$ IT TO ANO!R TABLE1 
HIS SWORD /RIK+ EV]Y OBJECT IT 5C\NT]$4 

0,Y\ MU/ ALSO CONTRIBUTE T[>D ! ASYLUM40 

0,I AM NOT REFUS+1 ONLY ,I WI% TO KEEP MY CONTRIBUTION 
= ! LOTT]Y4 ,!RE ,I WILL %[ ALL MY LIB]ALITY40 

0,DON'T =GET1 N[10 A PLA9LY DISSIMULAT+ LAU< WAS 
HE>D4 

,! RECEPTION DAY WAS BRILLIANT1 & ,ANNA ,IGNATIEVNA 
WAS DELI<T$4 

0,MIKA TOLD ME ?AT Y\ BUSY Y\RSELF 9 ! PRISONS4 
,I UND]/& IT V]Y WELL10 %E SAID TO ,NEKHLUD(F4 
0,MIKA0--%E MEANT H] /\T HUSB&1 ,MASL5IK(F--0MAY 
HAVE HIS FAULTS1 BUT Y\ KN[ ?AT HE IS K9D4 ,ALL 
!SE UN=TUNATE PRISON]S >E HIS *ILDR54 ,HE DOES 
NOT LOOK ON !M 9 ANY O!R LI<T4 ,IL E/ D'UNE 
BONTE----0 

,%E /OPP$1 NOT F9D+ WORDS TO EXPRESS BONTE ( A 
HUSB&1 & IMM$IATELY1 SMIL+1 TURN$ TO AN OLD1 
WR9KL$ WOMAN 9 LILAC-COLOR$ B[S :O HAD JU/ 5T]$4 

,HAV+ TALK$ AS MU* & AS MEAN+LESSLY AS IT WAS 
NECESS>Y TO PRES]VE ! DECORUM1 ,NEKHLUD(F >OSE & 
W5T OV] TO ,MASL5IK(F4 

0,WILL Y\ PLEASE HE> ME N[80 

0,AH6 YES4 ,WELL1 :AT IS IT80 

0,COME 9 H]E40 

,!Y 5T]$ A SMALL ,JAPANESE CAB9ET & SEAT$ !MSELVES 
NE> ! W9D[4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,AWAK5+ BY GRAF ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 ,TRANSLAT$ BY ,SMI?1 ,WILLIAM ,E41 ,A,K,A3 ,! ,RESURRECTION4 ,TEXT FROM ,GUT5B]G4ORG47 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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