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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! ,RO/OVS' MONET>Y AFFAIRS HAD NOT IMPROV$ DUR+ ! TWO YE>S !Y 
 HAD SP5T 9 ! C\NTRY4 

,?\< ,NI*OLAS ,RO/OV HAD KEPT FIRMLY TO HIS RESOLUTION & WAS /ILL 
 S]V+ MODE/LY 9 AN OBSCURE REGIM5T1 SP5D+ COMP>ATIVELY LITTLE1 
 ! WAY ( LIFE AT ,OTRADNOE--,MIT5KA'S MANAGEM5T ( AFFAIRS1 9 
 P>TICUL>--WAS SU* ?AT ! DEBTS 9EVITABLY 9CREAS$ EV]Y YE>4 
 ,! ONLY RES\RCE OBVI\SLY PRES5T+ ITSELF TO ! OLD C\NT WAS TO 
 APPLY = AN (FICIAL PO/1 SO HE HAD COME TO ,PET]SBURG TO LOOK = ONE 
 & ALSO1 AS HE SAID1 TO LET ! LASSIES 5JOY !MSELVES = ! LA/ 
 TIME4 

,SOON AFT] !IR >RIVAL 9 ,PET]SBURG ,B]G PROPOS$ TO ,V]A & WAS 
 ACCEPT$4 

,?\< 9 ,MOSC[ ! ,RO/OVS BELONG$ TO ! BE/ SOCIETY )\T 
 !MSELVES GIV+ IT A ?\<T1 YET 9 ,PET]SBURG !IR CIRCLE ( 
 ACQUA9TANCES WAS A MIX$ & 9DEF9ITE ONE4 ,9 ,PET]SBURG !Y W]E 
 PROV9CIALS1 & ! V]Y PEOPLE !Y HAD 5T]TA9$ 9 ,MOSC[ )\T 
 9QUIR+ TO :AT SET !Y BELONG$1 H]E LOOK$ D[N ON !M4 

,! ,RO/OVS LIV$ 9 ! SAME HOSPITABLE WAY 9 ,PET]SBURG AS 9 ,MOSC[1 
 & ! MO/ DIV]SE PEOPLE MET AT !IR SUPP]S4 ,C\NTRY NEI<BORS FROM 
 ,OTRADNOE1 IMPOV]I%$ OLD SQUIRES & !IR DAU<T]S1 ,P]ONSKAYA A MAID 
 ( HONOR1 ,PI]RE ,BEZUKHOV1 & ! SON ( !IR DI/RICT PO/MA/] :O 
 HAD OBTA9$ A PO/ 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,AMONG ! M5 :O V]Y SOON BECAME 
 FREQU5T VISITORS AT ! ,RO/OVS' H\SE 9 ,PET]SBURG W]E ,BORIS1 ,PI]RE 
 :OM ! C\NT HAD MET 9 ! /REET & DRAGG$ HOME ) HIM1 & ,B]G 
 :O SP5T :OLE DAYS AT ! ,RO/OVS' & PAID ! ELDE/ DAU<T]1 
 ,C\NTESS ,V]A1 ! ATT5TIONS A Y\NG MAN PAYS :5 HE 9T5DS TO PROPOSE4 

,NOT 9 VA9 HAD ,B]G %[N EV]YBODY HIS RI<T H& W\ND$ AT ,AU/]LITZ 
 & HELD A P]FECTLY UNNECESS>Y SWORD 9 HIS LEFT4 ,HE N>RAT$ ?AT 
 EPISODE SO P]SI/5TLY & ) SO IMPORTANT AN AIR ?AT EV]YONE 
 BELIEV$ 9 ! M]IT & USEFULNESS ( HIS DE$1 & HE HAD OBTA9$ TWO 
 DECORATIONS = ,AU/]LITZ4 

,9 ! ,F9NI% W> HE ALSO MANAG$ TO DI/+UI% HIMSELF4 ,HE HAD PICK$ 
 UP ! SCRAP ( A GR5ADE ?AT HAD KILL$ AN AIDE-DE-CAMP /&+ NE> 
 ! COMM&] 9 *IEF & HAD TAK5 IT TO HIS COMM&]4 ,JU/ AS HE HAD 
 DONE AFT] ,AU/]LITZ1 HE RELAT$ ?IS OCCURR5CE AT SU* L5G? & SO 
 9SI/5TLY ?AT EV]YONE AGA9 BELIEV$ IT HAD BE5 NECESS>Y TO DO ?IS1 
 & HE RECEIV$ TWO DECORATIONS = ! ,F9NI% W> ALSO4 ,9 #ahi HE WAS A 
 CAPTA9 9 ! ,GU>DS1 WORE M$ALS1 & HELD SOME SPECIAL LUCRATIVE PO/S 
 9 ,PET]SBURG4 

,?\< SOME SKEPTICS SMIL$ :5 TOLD ( ,B]G'S M]ITS1 IT C\LD NOT BE 
 D5I$ ?AT HE WAS A PA9/AK+ & BRAVE (FIC]1 ON EXCELL5T T]MS 
 ) HIS SUP]IORS1 & A MORAL Y\NG MAN ) A BRILLIANT C>E] BE=E 
 HIM & AN ASSUR$ POSITION 9 SOCIETY4 

,F\R YE>S BE=E1 MEET+ A ,G]MAN COMRADE 9 ! /ALLS ( A ,MOSC[ 
 !AT]1 ,B]G HAD PO9T$ \T ,V]A ,RO/OVA TO HIM & HAD SAID 9 ,G]MAN1 
 0DAS SOLL ME9 ,WEIB W]D510 "9 & FROM ?AT MOM5T HAD MADE UP HIS M9D 
 TO M>RY H]4 ,N[ 9 ,PET]SBURG1 HAV+ CONSID]$ ! ,RO/OVS' POSITION 
 & HIS [N1 HE DECID$ ?AT ! TIME HAD COME TO PROPOSE4 

 "9 0,?AT GIRL %ALL BE MY WIFE40 
  
  

,B]G'S PROPOSAL WAS AT FIR/ RECEIV$ ) A P]PLEXITY ?AT WAS NOT 
 FLATT]+ TO HIM4 ,AT FIR/ IT SEEM$ /RANGE ?AT ! SON ( AN OBSCURE 
 ,LIVONIAN G5TLEMAN %\LD PROPOSE M>RIAGE TO A ,C\NTESS ,RO/OVA2 BUT 
 ,B]G'S *IEF *>ACT]I/IC WAS SU* A NAIVE & GOOD NATUR$ EGOTISM ?AT 
 ! ,RO/OVS 9VOLUNT>ILY CAME TO ?9K IT W\LD BE A GOOD ?+1 S9CE HE 
 HIMSELF WAS SO FIRMLY CONV9C$ ?AT IT WAS GOOD1 9DE$ EXCELL5T4 
 ,MOREOV]1 ! ,RO/OVS' AFFAIRS W]E S]I\SLY EMB>RASS$1 AS ! SUITOR 
 C\LD NOT BUT KN[2 & ABOVE ALL1 ,V]A WAS TW5TY-F\R1 HAD BE5 TAK5 
 \T EV]Y:]E1 & ?\< %E WAS C]TA9LY GOOD-LOOK+ & S5SIBLE1 NO 
 ONE UP TO N[ HAD PROPOS$ TO H]4 ,SO !Y GAVE !IR CONS5T4 

0,Y\ SEE10 SAID ,B]G TO HIS COMRADE1 :OM HE CALL$ 0FRI5D0 ONLY BECAUSE 
 HE KNEW ?AT EV]YONE HAS FRI5DS1 0Y\ SEE1 ,I HAVE CONSID]$ IT ALL1 & 
 %\LD NOT M>RY IF ,I HAD NOT ?\<T IT ALL \T OR IF IT W]E 9 ANY WAY 
 UNSUITABLE4 ,BUT ON ! CONTR>Y1 MY PAPA & MAMA >E N[ PROVID$ =--,I 
 HAVE >RANG$ ?AT R5T = !M 9 ! ,BALTIC ,PROV9CES--& ,I CAN 
 LIVE 9 ,PET]SBURG ON MY PAY1 & ) H] =TUNE & MY GOOD MANAGEM5T 
 WE CAN GET ALONG NICELY4 ,I AM NOT M>RY+ = MONEY--,I CONSID] ?AT 
 DI%ONORABLE--BUT A WIFE %\LD BR+ H] %>E & A HUSB& HIS4 ,I 
 HAVE MY POSITION 9 ! S]VICE1 %E HAS CONNECTIONS & SOME MEANS4 ,9 
 \R TIMES ?AT IS WOR? SOME?+1 ISN'T IT8 ,BUT ABOVE ALL1 %E IS A 
 H&SOME1 E/IMABLE GIRL1 & %E LOVES ME44440 

,B]G BLU%$ & SMIL$4 

0,& ,I LOVE H]1 BECAUSE H] *>ACT] IS S5SIBLE & V]Y GOOD4 ,N[ ! 
 O!R SI/]1 ?\< !Y >E ! SAME FAMILY1 IS QUITE DIFF]5T--AN 
 UNPLEASANT *>ACT] & HAS NOT ! SAME 9TELLIG5CE4 ,%E IS SO444 Y\ 
 KN[8444 ,UNPLEASANT444 ,BUT MY FIANCEE6444 ,WELL1 Y\ WILL BE COM+10 HE 
 WAS GO+ TO SAY1 0TO D9E10 BUT *ANG$ HIS M9D & SAID 0TO TAKE TEA 
 ) US10 & QUICKLY D\BL+ UP HIS TONGUE HE BLEW A SMALL R\ND R+ ( 
 TOBACCO SMOKE1 P]FECTLY EMBODY+ HIS DREAM ( HAPP9ESS4 

,AFT] ! FIR/ FEEL+ ( P]PLEXITY >\S$ 9 ! P>5TS BY ,B]G'S 
 PROPOSAL1 ! HOLIDAY TONE ( JOY\SNESS USUAL AT SU* TIMES TOOK 
 POSSESSION ( ! FAMILY1 BUT ! REJOIC+ WAS EXT]NAL & 9S9C]E4 ,9 
 ! FAMILY'S FEEL+ T[>D ?IS W$D+ A C]TA9 AWKW>DNESS & 
 CON/RA9T WAS EVID5T1 AS IF !Y W]E A%AM$ ( NOT HAV+ LOV$ ,V]A 
 SUFFICI5TLY & ( BE+ SO READY TO GET H] (F !IR H&S4 ,! OLD 
 C\NT FELT ?IS MO/4 ,HE W\LD PROBABLY HAVE BE5 UNABLE TO /ATE ! 
 CAUSE ( HIS EMB>RASSM5T1 BUT IT RESULT$ FROM ! /ATE ( HIS AFFAIRS4 
 ,HE DID NOT KN[ AT ALL H[ MU* HE HAD1 :AT HIS DEBTS AM\NT$ TO1 OR 
 :AT D[RY HE C\LD GIVE ,V]A4 ,:5 HIS DAU<T]S W]E BORN HE HAD 
 ASSIGN$ TO EA* ( !M1 = H] D[RY1 AN E/ATE ) ?REE HUNDR$ 
 S]FS2 BUT ONE ( !SE E/ATES HAD ALREADY BE5 SOLD1 & ! O!R WAS 
 MORTGAG$ & ! 9T]E/ SO MU* 9 >RE>S ?AT IT W\LD HAVE TO BE 
 SOLD1 SO ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE IT TO ,V]A4 ,NOR HAD HE ANY MONEY4 

,B]G HAD ALREADY BE5 5GAG$ A MON?1 & ONLY A WEEK REMA9$ BE=E ! 
 W$D+1 BUT ! C\NT HAD NOT YET DECID$ 9 HIS [N M9D ! QUE/ION ( 
 ! D[RY1 NOR SPOK5 TO HIS WIFE AB\T IT4 ,AT ONE TIME ! C\NT ?\<T 
 ( GIV+ H] ! ,RYAZAN E/ATE OR ( SELL+ A =E/1 AT ANO!R TIME ( 
 BORR[+ MONEY ON A NOTE ( H&4 ,A FEW DAYS BE=E ! W$D+ ,B]G 
 5T]$ ! C\NT'S /UDY E>LY ONE MORN+ &1 ) A PLEASANT SMILE1 
 RESPECTFULLY ASK$ HIS FUTURE FA!R-9-LAW TO LET HIM KN[ :AT ,V]A'S 
 D[RY W\LD BE4 ,! C\NT WAS SO DISCONC]T$ BY ?IS LONG-=ESE5 
 9QUIRY ?AT )\T CONSID]ATION HE GAVE ! FIR/ REPLY ?AT CAME 9TO 
 HIS HEAD4 0,I LIKE Y\R BE+ BUS9ESSLIKE AB\T IT4444 ,I LIKE IT4 ,Y\ 
 %ALL BE SATISFI$44440 

,& PATT+ ,B]G ON ! %\LD] HE GOT UP1 WI%+ TO 5D ! 
 CONV]SATION4 ,BUT ,B]G1 SMIL+ PLEASANTLY1 EXPLA9$ ?AT IF HE DID NOT 
 KN[ = C]TA9 H[ MU* ,V]A W\LD HAVE & DID NOT RECEIVE AT LEA/ 
 P>T ( ! D[RY 9 ADVANCE1 HE W\LD HAVE TO BREAK MATT]S (F4 

0,BECAUSE1 CONSID]1 ,C\NT--IF ,I ALL[$ MYSELF TO M>RY N[ )\T 
 HAV+ DEF9ITE MEANS TO MA9TA9 MY WIFE1 ,I %\LD BE ACT+ BADLY44440 

,! CONV]SATION 5D$ BY ! C\NT1 :O WI%$ TO BE G5]\S & TO 
 AVOID FUR!R IMPORTUNITY1 SAY+ ?AT HE W\LD GIVE A NOTE ( H& = 
 EI<TY ?\S& RUBLES4 ,B]G SMIL$ MEEKLY1 KISS$ ! C\NT ON ! 
 %\LD]1 & SAID ?AT HE WAS V]Y GRATEFUL1 BUT ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE 
 = HIM TO >RANGE HIS NEW LIFE )\T RECEIV+ ?IRTY ?\S& 9 READY 
 MONEY4 0,OR AT LEA/ TW5TY ?\S&1 ,C\NT10 HE ADD$1 0& !N A NOTE ( 
 H& = ONLY SIXTY ?\S&40 

0,YES1 YES1 ALL RI<T60 SAID ! C\NT HURRI$LY4 0,ONLY EXCUSE ME1 MY DE> 
 FELL[1 ,I'LL GIVE Y\ TW5TY ?\S& & A NOTE ( H& = EI<TY 
 ?\S& AS WELL4 ,YES1 YES6 ,KISS ME40 

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