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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,:ILE ! C\NT WAS 9 ! /UDY ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA HAD APPROA*$ H] BRO!R1 & SUPPOS+ ?AT %E \<T TO PRET5D TO BE V]Y LITTLE 9T]E/$ 9 ! C\NT1 BEGAN BY ASK+3 0,:O IS ?AT HUSS> :O WAS DANC+ ) ME8 ,CAN Y\ TELL ME1 BRO!R80 

,! CAVALRYMAN EXPLA9$ TO HIS SI/] AS WELL AS HE C\LD :AT A GREAT MAN ! HUSS> WAS & TOLD H] AT ! SAME TIME ?AT ! C\NT WAS ONLY /OPP+ 9 ! T[N BECAUSE HIS MONEY HAD BE5 /OL5 ON ! WAY1 & ?AT HE HIMSELF HAD L5T HIM A HUNDR$ RUBLES1 BUT ?AT ?AT WAS NOT 5\<1 SO ?AT P]HAPS 0SI/]0 W\LD L5D ANO!R C\PLE ( HUNDR$4 ,ONLY ,ZAVAL%EVSKI ASK$ H] ON NO ACC\NT TO M5TION ! MATT] TO ANYONE -- ESPECIALLY NOT TO ! C\NT4 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA PROMIS$ TO S5D H] BRO!R ! MONEY ?AT V]Y DAY & TO KEEP ! AFFAIR SECRET1 BUT SOMEH[ DUR+ ! ECOSSAISE %E FELT A GREAT LONG+ 9 H]SELF TO (F] ! C\NT AS MU* MONEY AS HE WANT$4 ,%E TOOK A LONG TIME MAK+ UP H] M9D1 & BLU%$1 BUT AT LA/ ) A GREAT EF=T BROA*$ ! SUBJECT AS FOLL[S4 

0,MY BRO!R TELLS ME ?AT A MIS=TUNE BEFELL Y\ ON ! ROAD1 ,C\NT1 & ?AT Y\ HAVE NO MONEY BY Y\4 ,IF Y\ NE$ ANY1 WON'T Y\ TAKE IT FROM ME8 ,I %\LD BE SO GLAD40 

,BUT HAV+ SAID ?IS1 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA SUDD5LY FELT FRI<T5$ ( SOME?+ & BLU%$4 ,ALL GAIETY 9/ANTLY LEFT ! C\NT'S FACE4 

0,Y\R BRO!R IS A FOOL60 HE SAID ABRUPTLY4 0,Y\ KN[ :5 A MAN 9SULTS ANO!R MAN !Y FI<T2 BUT :5 A WOMAN 9SULTS A MAN1 :AT DOES HE DO !N -- DO Y\ KN[80 

,POOR ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA'S NECK & E>S GREW R$ ) CONFUSION4 ,%E L[]$ H] EYES & SAID NO?+4 

0,HE KISSES ! WOMAN 9 PUBLIC10 SAID ! C\NT 9 A L[ VOICE1 LEAN+ T[>DS H] E>4 0,ALL[ ME AT LEA/ TO KISS Y\R LITTLE H&10 HE ADD$ 9 A :ISP] AFT] A PROLONG$ SIL5CE1 TAK+ PITY ON HIS P>TN]'S CONFUSION4 

0,BUT NOT N[60 SAID ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 ) A DEEP SI<4 

0,:5 !N8 ,I AM LEAV+ E>LY TOMORR[ & Y\ [E IT ME40 

0,WELL !N IT'S IMPOSSIBLE10 SAID ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA ) A SMILE4 

0,ONLY ALL[ ME A *ANCE TO MEET Y\ TONI<T TO KISS Y\R H&4 ,I %ALL NOT FAIL TO F9D AN OPPORTUNITY40 

0,H[ CAN Y\ F9D IT80 

0,?AT IS NOT Y\R BUS9ESS4 ,9 ORD] TO SEE Y\ EV]Y?+ IS POSSIBLE4444 ,IT'S AGRE$80 

0,AGRE$40 

,! ECOSSAISE 5D$4 ,AFT] ?AT !Y DANC$ A MAZURKA & ! C\NT WAS QUITE WOND]FUL3 CAT*+ H&K]*IEFS1 KNEEL+ ON ONE KNEE1 /RIK+ HIS SPURS TOGE!R 9 A QUITE SPECIAL ,W>SAW MANN]1 SO ?AT ALL ! OLD PEOPLE LEFT !IR GAME ( BO/ON & FLOCK$ 9TO ! BALL- ROOM TO SEE1 & ! CAVALRYMAN1 !IR BE/ DANC]1 CONFESS$ HIMSELF ECLIPS$4 ,!N !Y HAD SUPP] AFT] :I* !Y DANC$ ! 0,GR&FA!R10 & ! BALL BEGAN TO BREAK UP4 ,! C\NT NEV] TOOK HIS EYES (F ! LITTLE WID[4 ,IT WAS NOT PRET5SE :5 HE SAID HE WAS READY TO JUMP ?R\< A HOLE 9 ! ICE = H] SAKE4 ,:E!R IT WAS :IM1 OR LOVE1 OR OB/9ACY1 ALL HIS M5TAL P[]S ?AT EV5 + W]E CONC5TRAT$ ON ! ONE DESIRE -- TO MEET & LOVE H]4 ,AS SOON AS HE NOTIC$ ?AT ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA WAS TAK+ LEAVE ( H] HO/ESS HE RAN \T TO ! FOOTM5'S ROOM1 & !NCE -- )\T HIS FUR CLOAK -- 9TO ! C\RTY>D TO ! PLACE :]E ! C>RIAGES /OOD4 

0,ANNA ,F$OROVNA ,ZAYTSEVA'S C>RIAGE60 HE %\T$4 

,A HI< F\R-SEAT$ CLOS$ C>RIAGE ) LAMPS BURN+ MOV$ FROM ITS PLACE & APPROA*$ ! POR*4 

0,/OP60 HE CALL$ TO ! COA*MAN & PLUNG+ KNEE-DEEP 9TO ! SN[ RAN TO ! C>RIAGE4 

0,:AT DO Y\ WANT80 SAID ! COA*MAN4 

0,I WANT TO GET 9TO ! C>RIAGE10 REPLI$ ! C\NT1 OP5+ ! DOOR & TRY+ TO GET 9 :ILE ! C>RIAGE WAS MOV+4 0,/OP1 ,I TELL Y\1 Y\ FOOL60 

0,/OP1 ,VASKA60 %\T$ ! COA*MAN TO ! PO/ILION & PULL$ UP ! HORSES4 0,:AT >E Y\ GETT+ 9TO O!R PEOPLE'S C>RIAGES =8 ,?IS C>RIAGE BELONGS TO MY MI/RESS1 TO ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 & NOT TO Y\R HONOR40 

0,%UT UP1 Y\ BLOCKHEAD6 ,H]E'S A RUBLE = Y\2 GET D[N & CLOSE ! DOOR10 SAID ! C\NT4 ,BUT AS ! COA*MAN DID NOT /IR HE LIFT$ ! /EPS HIMSELF &1 L[]+ ! W9D[1 MANAG$ SOMEH[ TO CLOSE ! DOOR4 ,9 ! C>RIAGE1 AS 9 ALL OLD C>RIAGES1 ESPECIALLY 9 ?OSE 9 :I* YELL[ GALLOON IS US$1 !RE WAS A MU/Y ODOR SOME?+ LIKE ! SMELL ( DECAY$ & BURNT BRI/LES4 ,! C\NT'S LEGS W]E WET ) SN[ UP TO ! KNEES & FELT V]Y COLD 9 HIS ?9 BOOTS & RID+-BREE*ES2 9 FACT ! W9T] COLD P5ETRAT$ HIS :OLE BODY4 ,! COA*MAN GRUMBL$ ON ! BOX & SEEM$ TO BE PREP>+ TO GET D[N4 ,BUT ! C\NT NEI!R HE>D NOR FELT ANY?+4 ,HIS FACE WAS AFLAME & HIS HE>T BEAT FA/4 ,9 HIS N]V\S T5SION HE SEIZ$ ! YELL[ W9D[ /RAP & LEANT \T ( ! SIDE W9D[1 & ALL HIS BE+ M]G$ 9TO ONE FEEL+ ( EXPECTATION4 

,?IS EXPECTANCY DID NOT LA/ LONG4 ,SOMEONE CALL$ FROM ! POR*3 0,ZAYTSEVA'S C>RIAGE60 ,! COA*MAN %OOK ! RE9S1 ! BODY ( ! C>RIAGE SWAY$ ON ITS HI< SPR+S1 & ! ILLUM9AT$ W9D[S ( ! H\SE RAN ONE AFT] ANO!R PA/ ! C>RIAGE W9D[S4 

0,M9D1 FELL[10 SAID ! C\NT TO ! COA*MAN1 PUTT+ HIS HEAD \T ( ! FRONT W9D[1 0IF Y\ TELL ! FOOTMAN ,I'M H]E1 ,I'LL ?RA% Y\1 BUT HOLD Y\R TONGUE & Y\ %ALL HAVE ANO!R T5 RUBLES40 

,H>DLY HAD HE TIME TO CLOSE ! W9D[ BE=E ! BODY ( ! C>RIAGE %OOK MORE VIOL5TLY & !N /OPP$4 ,HE PRESS$ CLOSE 9TO ! CORN]1 HELD HIS BREA?1 & EV5 %UT HIS EYES1 SO T]RIFI$ WAS HE LE/ ANY?+ %\LD BALK HIS PASSIONATE EXPECTATION4 ,! DOOR OP5$1 ! C>RIAGE /EPS FELL NOISILY ONE AFT] ! O!R1 HE HE>D ! RU/LE ( A WOMAN'S DRESS1 A SMELL ( FRANGIPANE P]FUME FILL$ ! MU/Y C>RIAGE1 QUICK LITTLE FEET RAN UP ! C>RIAGE /EPS1 & ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 BRU%+ ! C\NT'S LEG ) ! SKIRT ( H] CLOAK :I* HAD COME OP51 SANK SIL5TLY ONTO ! SEAT BEH9D HIM BREA?+ HEAVILY4 

,:E!R %E SAW HIM OR NOT NO ONE C\LD TELL1 NOT EV5 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA H]SELF1 BUT :5 HE TOOK H] H& & SAID1 0,WELL1 N[ ,I WILL KISS Y\R LITTLE H&10 %E %[$ V]Y LITTLE FE>1 GAVE NO REPLY1 BUT YIELD$ H] >M TO HIM1 :I* HE COV]$ MU* HI<] ?AN ! TOP ( H] GLOVE ) KISSES4 ,! C>RIAGE />T$4 

0,SAY SOME?+6 ,>T ?\ ANGRY80 HE SAID4 

,%E SIL5TLY PRESS$ 9TO H] CORN]1 BUT SUDD5LY SOME?+ CAUS$ H] TO BUR/ 9TO TE>S & ( H] [N ACCORD %E LET H] HEAD FALL ON HIS BREA/4 

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