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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ONE MORN+ ,COLONEL ,B]G1 :OM ,PI]RE KNEW AS HE KNEW EV]YBODY 9 ,MOSC[ 
 & ,PET]SBURG1 CAME TO SEE HIM4 ,B]G >RIV$ 9 AN IMMACULATE BR&-NEW 
 UNI=M1 ) HIS HAIR POMAD$ & BRU%$ =W>D OV] HIS TEMPLES AS ! 
 ,EMP]OR ,ALEX&] WORE HIS HAIR4 

0,I HAVE JU/ BE5 TO SEE ! C\NTESS1 Y\R WIFE4 ,UN=TUNATELY %E C\LD 
 NOT GRANT MY REQUE/1 BUT ,I HOPE1 ,C\NT1 ,I %ALL BE MORE =TUNATE ) 
 Y\10 HE SAID ) A SMILE4 

0,:AT IS IT Y\ WI%1 ,COLONEL8 ,I AM AT Y\R S]VICE40 

0,I HAVE N[ QUITE SETTL$ 9 MY NEW ROOMS1 ,C\NT0 7,B]G SAID ?IS ) 
 P]FECT CONVICTION ?AT ?IS 9=MATION C\LD NOT BUT BE AGREEABLE71 0& 
 SO ,I WI% TO >RANGE JU/ A SMALL P>TY = MY [N & MY WIFE'S FRI5DS40 
 7,HE SMIL$ /ILL MORE PLEASANTLY47 0,I WI%$ TO ASK ! C\NTESS & Y\ 
 TO DO ME ! HONOR ( COM+ TO TEA & TO SUPP]40 

,ONLY ,C\NTESS ,HEL5E1 CONSID]+ ! SOCIETY ( SU* PEOPLE AS ! ,B]GS 
 B5EA? H]1 C\LD BE CRUEL 5\< TO REFUSE SU* AN 9VITATION4 ,B]G 
 EXPLA9$ SO CLE>LY :Y HE WANT$ TO COLLECT AT HIS H\SE A SMALL BUT 
 SELECT COMPANY1 & :Y ?IS W\LD GIVE HIM PLEASURE1 & :Y ?\< HE 
 GRUDG$ SP5D+ MONEY ON C>DS OR ANY?+ H>MFUL1 HE WAS PREP>$ TO 
 RUN 9TO SOME EXP5SE = ! SAKE ( GOOD SOCIETY--?AT ,PI]RE C\LD 
 NOT REFUSE1 & PROMIS$ TO COME4 

0,BUT DON'T BE LATE1 ,C\NT1 IF ,I MAY V5TURE TO ASK2 AB\T T5 M9UTES TO 
 EI<T1 PLEASE4 ,WE %ALL MAKE UP A RUBB]4 ,\R G5]AL IS COM+4 ,HE IS 
 V]Y GOOD TO ME4 ,WE %ALL HAVE SUPP]1 ,C\NT4 ,SO Y\ WILL DO ME ! 
 FAVOR40 

,CONTR>Y TO HIS HABIT ( BE+ LATE1 ,PI]RE ON ?AT DAY >RIV$ AT ! 
 ,B]GS' H\SE1 NOT AT T5 BUT AT FIFTE5 M9UTES TO EI<T4 

,HAV+ PREP>$ EV]Y?+ NECESS>Y = ! P>TY1 ! ,B]GS W]E READY 
 = !IR GUE/S' >RIVAL4 

,9 !IR NEW1 CLEAN1 & LI<T /UDY ) ITS SMALL BU/S & PICTURES & 
 NEW FURNITURE SAT ,B]G & HIS WIFE4 ,B]G1 CLOSELY BUTTON$ UP 9 HIS NEW 
 UNI=M1 SAT BESIDE HIS WIFE EXPLA9+ TO H] ?AT ONE ALWAYS C\LD & 
 %\LD BE ACQUA9T$ ) PEOPLE ABOVE ONE1 BECAUSE ONLY !N DOES ONE GET 
 SATISFACTION FROM ACQUA9TANCES4 

0,Y\ CAN GET TO KN[ SOME?+1 Y\ CAN ASK = SOME?+4 ,SEE H[ ,I 
 MANAG$ FROM MY FIR/ PROMOTION40 7,B]G MEASUR$ HIS LIFE NOT BY YE>S BUT 
 BY PROMOTIONS47 0,MY COMRADES >E /ILL NOBODIES1 :ILE ,I AM ONLY WAIT+ 
 = A VACANCY TO COMM& A REGIM5T1 & HAVE ! HAPP9ESS TO BE Y\R 
 HUSB&40 7,HE ROSE & KISS$ ,V]A'S H&1 & ON ! WAY TO H] 
 /RAI<T5$ \T A TURN$-UP CORN] ( ! C>PET47 0,& H[ HAVE ,I 
 OBTA9$ ALL ?IS8 ,*IEFLY BY KN[+ H[ TO *OOSE MY AQUA9TANCES4 ,IT 
 GOES )\T SAY+ ?AT ONE MU/ BE CONSCI5TI\S & ME?ODICAL40 

,B]G SMIL$ ) A S5SE ( HIS SUP]IORITY OV] A WEAK WOMAN1 & PAUS$1 
 REFLECT+ ?AT ?IS DE> WIFE ( HIS WAS AFT] ALL BUT A WEAK WOMAN :O 
 C\LD NOT UND]/& ALL ?AT CON/ITUTES A MAN'S DIGNITY1 :AT IT WAS E9 
 ,MANN ZU SE94 "9 ,V]A AT ! SAME TIME SMIL+ ) A S5SE ( SUP]IORITY 
 OV] H] GOOD1 CONSCI5TI\S HUSB&1 :O ALL ! SAME UND]/OOD LIFE 
 WRONGLY1 AS ACCORD+ TO ,V]A ALL M5 DID4 ,B]G1 JUDG+ BY HIS WIFE1 
 ?\<T ALL WOM5 WEAK & FOOLI%4 ,V]A1 JUDG+ ONLY BY H] HUSB& & 
 G5]ALIZ+ FROM ?AT OBS]VATION1 SUPPOS$ ?AT ALL M51 ?\< !Y 
 UND]/& NO?+ & >E CONCEIT$ & SELFI%1 ASCRIBE COMMON S5SE TO 
 !MSELVES ALONE4 

 "9 ,TO BE A MAN4 

  

,B]G ROSE & EMBRAC$ HIS WIFE C>EFULLY1 SO AS NOT TO CRU% H] LACE 
 FI*U = :I* HE HAD PAID A GOOD PRICE1 KISS+ H] /RAI<T ON ! 
 LIPS4 

0,! ONLY ?+ IS1 WE MU/N'T HAVE *ILDR5 TOO SOON10 HE CONT9U$1 
 FOLL[+ AN UNCONSCI\S SEQU5CE ( IDEAS4 

0,YES10 ANSW]$ ,V]A1 0,I DON'T AT ALL WANT ?AT4 ,WE MU/ LIVE = 
 SOCIETY40 

0,PR9CESS ,YUSUPOVA WORE ONE EXACTLY LIKE ?IS10 SAID ,B]G1 PO9T+ TO ! 
 FI*U ) A HAPPY & K9DLY SMILE4 

,JU/ !N ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV WAS ANN\NC$4 ,HUSB& & WIFE GLANC$ AT ONE 
 ANO!R1 BO? SMIL+ ) SELF-SATISFACTION1 & EA* M5TALLY CLAIM+ 
 ! HONOR ( ?IS VISIT4 

0,?IS IS :AT COMES ( KN[+ H[ TO MAKE ACQUA9TANCES10 ?\<T ,B]G4 
 0,?IS IS :AT COMES ( KN[+ H[ TO CONDUCT ONESELF40 

0,BUT PLEASE DON'T 9T]RUPT ME :5 ,I AM 5T]TA9+ ! GUE/S10 SAID 
 ,V]A1 0BECAUSE ,I KN[ :AT 9T]E/S EA* ( !M & :AT TO SAY TO 
 DIFF]5T PEOPLE40 

,B]G SMIL$ AGA94 

0,IT CAN'T BE HELP$3 M5 MU/ SOMETIMES HAVE MASCUL9E CONV]SATION10 SAID 
 HE4 

,!Y RECEIV$ ,PI]RE 9 !IR SMALL1 NEW DRAW+ ROOM1 :]E IT WAS 
 IMPOSSIBLE TO SIT D[N ANY:]E )\T DI/URB+ ITS SYMMETRY1 NEATNESS1 
 & ORD]2 SO IT WAS QUITE COMPREH5SIBLE & NOT /RANGE ?AT ,B]G1 
 HAV+ G5]\SLY (F]$ TO DI/URB ! SYMMETRY ( AN >M*AIR OR ( ! 
 S(A = HIS DE> GUE/1 BUT BE+ APP>5TLY PA9FULLY UNDECID$ ON ! 
 MATT] HIMSELF1 EV5TUALLY LEFT ! VISITOR TO SETTLE ! QUE/ION ( 
 SELECTION4 ,PI]RE DI/URB$ ! SYMMETRY BY MOV+ A *AIR = HIMSELF1 
 & ,B]G & ,V]A IMM$IATELY BEGAN !IR EV5+ P>TY1 9T]RUPT+ EA* 
 O!R 9 !IR EF=TS TO 5T]TA9 !IR GUE/4 

,V]A1 HAV+ DECID$ 9 H] [N M9D ?AT ,PI]RE \<T TO BE 5T]TA9$ 
 ) CONV]SATION AB\T ! ,FR5* EMBASSY1 AT ONCE BEGAN ACCORD+LY4 
 ,B]G1 HAV+ DECID$ ?AT MASCUL9E CONV]SATION WAS REQUIR$1 9T]RUPT$ 
 HIS WIFE'S REM>KS & T\*$ ON ! QUE/ION ( ! W> ) ,AU/RIA1 
 & UNCONSCI\SLY JUMP$ FROM ! G5]AL SUBJECT TO P]SONAL 
 CONSID]ATIONS AS TO ! PROPOSALS MADE HIM TO TAKE P>T 9 ! ,AU/RIAN 
 CAMPAIGN & ! REASONS :Y HE HAD DECL9$ !M4 ,?\< ! CONV]SATION 
 WAS V]Y 9COH]5T & ,V]A WAS ANGRY AT ! 9TRUSION ( ! MASCUL9E 
 ELEM5T1 BO? HUSB& & WIFE FELT ) SATISFACTION ?AT1 EV5 IF ONLY 
 ONE GUE/ WAS PRES5T1 !IR EV5+ HAD BEGUN V]Y WELL & WAS AS LIKE 
 AS TWO PEAS TO EV]Y O!R EV5+ P>TY ) ITS TALK1 TEA1 & LI<T$ 
 C&LES4 

,BE=E LONG ,BORIS1 ,B]G'S OLD COMRADE1 >RIV$4 ,!RE WAS A %ADE ( 
 CONDESC5SION & PATRONAGE 9 HIS TREATM5T ( ,B]G & ,V]A4 ,AFT] ,BORIS 
 CAME A LADY ) ! COLONEL1 !N ! G5]AL HIMSELF1 !N ! ,RO/OVS1 
 & ! P>TY BECAME UNQUE/IONABLY EXACTLY LIKE ALL O!R EV5+ 
 P>TIES4 ,B]G & ,V]A C\LD NOT REPRESS !IR SMILES ( SATISFACTION AT 
 ! SI<T ( ALL ?IS MOVEM5T 9 !IR DRAW+ ROOM1 AT ! S\ND ( ! 
 DISCONNECT$ TALK1 ! RU/L+ ( DRESSES1 & ! B[+ & SCRAP+4 
 ,EV]Y?+ WAS JU/ AS EV]YBODY ALWAYS HAS IT1 ESPECIALLY SO ! G5]AL1 
 :O ADMIR$ ! AP>TM5T1 PATT$ ,B]G ON ! %\LD]1 & ) P>5TAL 
 AU?ORITY SUP]9T5D$ ! SETT+ \T ( ! TABLE = BO/ON4 ,! 
 G5]AL SAT D[N BY ,C\NT ,ILYA ,RO/OV1 :O WAS NEXT TO HIMSELF ! MO/ 
 IMPORTANT GUE/4 ,! OLD PEOPLE SAT ) ! OLD1 ! Y\NG ) ! 
 Y\NG1 & ! HO/ESS AT ! TEA TABLE1 ON :I* /OOD EXACTLY ! SAME 
 K9D ( CAKES 9 A SILV] CAKE BASKET AS ! ,PAN9S HAD AT !IR P>TY4 
 ,EV]Y?+ WAS JU/ AS IT WAS EV]Y:]E ELSE4 

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