,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #ae 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON LEAV+ ! ,S5ATE1 ,NEKHLUD(F & HIS LAWY] 
WALK$ ALONG ! SIDEWALK4 ,FANIR9 TOLD HIS DRIV] TO 
FOLL[ HIM1 & HE BEGAN TO RELATE TO ,NEKHLUD(F H[ ! 
MI/RESS ( SO-&-SO HAD MADE MILLIONS ON ',*ANGE1 
H[ SO-&-SO HAD SOLD1 & ANO!R HAD B\<T1 HIS WIFE4 
,HE ALSO RELAT$ SOME /ORIES ( SW9DL+ & ALL SORTS 
( CRIMES COMMITT$ BY WELL-KN[N PEOPLE :O W]E NOT 
OCCUPY+ CELLS 9 PRISON1 BUT PRESID5TS' *AIRS 9 V>I\S 
9/ITUTIONS4 ,!SE /ORIES1 ( :I* HE SEEM$ TO POSSESS 
AN 9EXHAU/IBLE S\RCE1 AF=D$ ! LAWY] GREAT 
PLEASURE1 AS %[+ MO/ CONCLUSIVELY ?AT ! MEANS 
EMPLOY$ BY HIM AS A LAWY] TO MAKE MONEY W]E P]FECTLY 
9NOC5T 9 COMP>ISON ) ?OSE US$ BY ! MORE 
NOT$ PUBLIC M5 ( ,/4 ,PET]SBURG4 ,& ! LAWY] WAS 
GREATLY SURPRIS$ :5 ,NEKHLUD(F1 9 ! MIDDLE ( ONE 
( !SE /ORIES1 HAIL$ A TRAP1 TOOK LEAVE & DROVE 
HOME4 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS V]Y SAD4 ,HE WAS SAD BECAUSE 
! ,S5ATE'S JUDGM5T CONT9U$ ! UNREASONABLE SUFF]+ 
( ! 9NOC5T ,MASLOVA1 & ALSO BECAUSE IT MADE 
IT MORE DIFFICULT = HIM TO C>RY \T HIS UNALT]ABLE 9T5TION 
( JO9+ HIS FATE TO H]S4 ,HIS SADNESS 9CREAS$ 
AS ! LAWY] RELAT$ ) SO MU* PLEASURE ! FRI<TFUL 
/ORIES ( ! PREVAIL+ WICK$NESS4 ,BESIDES1 ! UNK9D1 
COLD1 REPELL+ GAZE ( ! ONCE *>M+1 OP5-HE>T$ 
& NOBLE ,SEL59 CON/ANTLY RECURR$ TO HIS M9D4 
,NEKHLUD(F1 AFT] ! IMPRESSIONS ( HIS /AY 9 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 
WAS ALMO/ 9 DESPAIR ( EV] REA*+ ANY RESULTS4 
,ALL ! PLANS HE HAD LAID \T 9 ,MOSK[ SEEM$ 
TO HIM LIKE ?OSE Y\?FUL DREAMS :I* USUALLY 5D 9 
DISAPPO9TM5T4 ,H[EV]1 HE CONSID]$ IT HIS DUTY1 
:ILE 9 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 TO EXHAU/ HIS RES\RCES 9 5DEAVOR+ 
TO FULFILL HIS MISSION4 

,SOON AFT] HE REA*$ HIS ROOM1 A S]VANT CALL$ HIM 
UP/AIRS = TEA4 ,M>IETTE1 9 A MULTI-COLOR$ DRESS1 WAS 
SITT+ BESIDE ! ,C\NTESS1 SIPP+ TEA4 ,ON ,NEKHLUD(F'S 
5T]+ ! ROOM1 ,M>IETTE HAD JU/ DROPP$ SOME FUNNY1 
9DEC5T JOKE4 ,NEKHLUD(F NOTIC$ IT BY ! *>ACT] ( 
!IR LAU<T]4 ,! GOOD-NATUR$1 MU/A*$ ,C\NTESS 
,CA!R9E ,IVANOVNA WAS %AK+ 9 ALL H] /\T BODY 
) LAU<T]1 :ILE ,M>IETTE1 ) A P>TICUL>LY MIS*IEV\S 
EXPRESSION1 & H] 5]GETIC & *E]FUL FACE 
SOME:AT B5T TO ONE SIDE1 WAS SIL5TLY LOOK+ AT H] 
COMPANION4 

0,Y\ WILL BE ! DEA? ( ME10 SAID ! ,C\NTESS1 9 A 
FIT ( C\<+4 

,NO SOON] HAD ,NEKHLUD(F SEAT$ HIMSELF ?AN ,M>IETTE1 
NOTIC+ ! S]I\S & SLI<TLY DISPLEAS$ EXPRESSION ON 
HIS FACE1 IMM$IATELY *ANG$ NOT ONLY H] EXPRESSION1 BUT 
H] FRAME ( M9D4 ,?IS WAS ) ! 9T5TION %E HAD 
9 M9D S9CE %E FIR/ SAW HIM--TO GET HIM TO LIKE H]4 
,%E SUDD5LY BECAME GRAVE1 DISSATISFI$ ) H] LIFE1 
SEEK+ SOME?+1 /RIV+ AFT] SOME?+4 ,%E NOT 
M]ELY FEIGN$1 BUT ACTUALLY 9DUC$ 9 H]SELF A /ATE ( 
M9D SIMIL> TO ?AT 9 :I* ,NEKHLUD(F WAS1 AL?\< 
%E W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO SAY :AT IT CONSI/$ (4 ,9 A 
SYMPA!TIC CONV]SATION AB\T ! 9JU/ICE ( ! /RONG1 
! POV]TY ( ! PEOPLE1 ! AWFUL CONDITION ( ! 
PRISON]S1 %E SUCCE$$ 9 R\S+ 9 HIM ! LEA/ EXPECT$ 
FEEL+ ( PHYSICAL ATTRACTION1 & UND] ! D9 ( 
CONV]SATION !IR EYES PLA9LY QU]I$1 0,CAN Y\ LOVE 
ME80 & !Y ANSW]$1 0,YES1 ,I CAN40 

,ON LEAV+1 %E TOLD HIM ?AT %E WAS ALWAYS READY 
TO BE ( S]VICE TO HIM1 & ASK$ HIM TO VISIT H] AT ! 
!AT] ! NEXT DAY1 IF ONLY = A M9UTE1 SAY+ ?AT 
%E WI%$ TO HAVE A TALK ) HIM ON A MATT] ( IMPORTANCE4 

0,:5 WILL ,I SEE Y\ AGA980 %E ADD$1 SI<+1 & 
C>EFULLY PUTT+ ! GLOVES ON H] R+-B$ECK$ H&4 
0,TELL ME ?AT Y\ WILL COME40 

,NEKHLUD(F PROMIS$ TO COME4 

,= A LONG TIME ?AT NI<T ,NEKHLUD(F C\LD NOT FALL 
ASLEEP4 ,:5 HE RECALL$ ,MASLOVA1 ! DECISION ( ! 
,S5ATE1 & HIS DET]M9ATION TO FOLL[ H]2 :5 HE RECALL$ 
HIS REL9QUI%M5T ( HIS RI<T TO ! L&1 !RE 
SUDD5LY APPE>$ BE=E HIM1 AS IF 9 ANSW] TO !SE 
QUE/IONS1 ! FACE ( ,M>IETTE2 H] SI< & GLANCE :5 
%E SAID1 0,:5 WILL ,I SEE Y\ AGA980 & H] SMILE--ALL 
SO DI/9CT ?AT %E SEEM$ TO /& BE=E HIM1 & HE 
SMIL$ HIMSELF4 0,W\LD IT BE PROP] = ME TO FOLL[ H] 
TO ,SIB]IA8 ,& W\LD IT BE PROP] TO DEPRIVE MYSELF ( 
MY PROP]TY80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF4 

,& ! ANSW]S TO !SE QUE/IONS ON ?AT BRI<T ,/4 
,PET]SBURG NI<T W]E 9DEF9ITE4 ,HIS M9D WAS ALL 9 
CONFUSION4 ,HE CALL$ =? HIS =M] TR5D ( ?\<T1 
BUT ?OSE ?\<TS HAD LO/ !IR =M] P[] ( CONVICTION4 

0,& :AT IF ALL MY IDEAS >E DUE TO AN OV]-WR\<T 
IMAG9ATION1 & ,I %\LD BE UNABLE TO LIVE UP TO !M8 
,IF ,I %\LD REP5T ( :AT ,I HAVE DONE80 HE ASK$ HIMSELF1 
&1 BE+ UNABLE TO F9D ANSW]S TO !SE QUE/IONS1 
HE WAS /RICK5 ) SU* SADNESS & DESPAIR AS HE HAD 
R>ELY EXP]I5C$ BE=E1 & HE FELL 9TO ?AT DEEP 
SLUMB] :I* HAD BE5 HABITUAL ) HIM AFT] HEAVY 
LOSSES AT C>DS4 

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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