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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] ,PR9CE ,&REW'S 5GAGEM5T TO ,NATA%A1 ,PI]RE )\T ANY APP>5T 
 CAUSE SUDD5LY FELT IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GO ON LIV+ AS BE=E4 ,FIRMLY 
 CONV9C$ AS HE WAS ( ! TRU?S REVEAL$ TO HIM BY HIS B5EFACTOR1 & 
 HAPPY AS HE HAD BE5 9 P]FECT+ HIS 9N] MAN1 TO :I* HE HAD DEVOT$ 
 HIMSELF ) SU* >DOR--ALL ! ZE/ ( SU* A LIFE VANI%$ AFT] 
 ! 5GAGEM5T ( ,&REW & ,NATA%A & ! DEA? ( ,JOSEPH ,ALEXEEVI*1 
 ! NEWS ( :I* REA*$ HIM ALMO/ AT ! SAME TIME4 ,ONLY ! SKELETON 
 ( LIFE REMA9$3 HIS H\SE1 A BRILLIANT WIFE :O N[ 5JOY$ ! FAVORS 
 ( A V]Y IMPORTANT P]SONAGE1 ACQUA9TANCE ) ALL ,PET]SBURG1 & HIS 
 C\RT S]VICE ) ITS DULL =MALITIES4 ,& ?IS LIFE SUDD5LY SEEM$ TO 
 ,PI]RE UNEXPECT$LY LOA?SOME4 ,HE CEAS$ KEEP+ A DI>Y1 AVOID$ ! 
 COMPANY ( ! ,BRO!RS1 BEGAN GO+ TO ! CLUB AGA91 DRANK A GREAT 
 DEAL1 & CAME ONCE MORE 9 T\* ) ! BA*ELOR SETS1 LEAD+ SU* A 
 LIFE ?AT ! ,C\NTESS ,HEL5E ?\<T IT NECESS>Y TO SPEAK SEV]ELY TO 
 HIM AB\T IT4 ,PI]RE FELT ?AT %E WAS RI<T1 & TO AVOID COMPROMIS+ 
 H] W5T AWAY TO ,MOSC[4 

,9 ,MOSC[ AS SOON AS HE 5T]$ HIS HUGE H\SE 9 :I* ! FAD$ & 
 FAD+ PR9CESSES /ILL LIV$1 ) ITS 5ORM\S RET9UE2 AS SOON AS1 
 DRIV+ ?R\< ! T[N1 HE SAW ! ,IB]IAN %R9E ) 9NUM]ABLE 
 TAP]S BURN+ BE=E ! GOLD5 COV]S ( ! ICONS1 ! ,KREML9 ,SQU>E 
 ) ITS SN[ UNDI/URB$ BY VEHICLES1 ! SLEI< DRIV]S & HOVELS ( 
 ! ,SIVTSEV ,VRAZHOK1 ?OSE OLD ,MOSCOVITES :O DESIR$ NO?+1 HURRI$ 
 NO:]E1 & W]E 5D+ !IR DAYS LEISURELY2 :5 HE SAW ?OSE OLD 
 ,MOSC[ LADIES1 ! ,MOSC[ BALLS1 & ! ,5GLI% ,CLUB1 HE FELT HIMSELF AT 
 HOME 9 A QUIET HAV54 ,9 ,MOSC[ HE FELT AT PEACE1 AT HOME1 W>M & DIRTY 
 AS 9 AN OLD DRESS+ G[N4 

,MOSC[ SOCIETY1 FROM ! OLD WOM5 D[N TO ! *ILDR51 RECEIV$ ,PI]RE 
 LIKE A LONG-EXPECT$ GUE/ :OSE PLACE WAS ALWAYS READY AWAIT+ HIM4 ,= 
 ,MOSC[ SOCIETY ,PI]RE WAS ! NICE/1 K9DE/1 MO/ 9TELLECTUAL1 
 M]RIE/1 & MO/ MAGNANIM\S ( CRANKS1 A HE$LESS1 G5IAL NOBLEMAN ( 
 ! OLD ,RUSSIAN TYPE4 ,HIS PURSE WAS ALWAYS EMPTY BECAUSE IT WAS OP5 TO 
 EV]YONE4 

,B5EFIT P]=MANCES1 POOR PICTURES1 /ATUES1 B5EVOL5T SOCIETIES1 GYPSY 
 *OIRS1 S*OOLS1 SUBSCRIPTION D9N]S1 SPREES1 ,FREEMASONS1 *UR*ES1 & 
 BOOKS--NO ONE & NO?+ MET ) A REFUSAL FROM HIM1 & HAD IT NOT 
 BE5 = TWO FRI5DS :O HAD BORR[$ L>GE SUMS FROM HIM & TAK5 HIM 
 UND] !IR PROTECTION1 HE W\LD HAVE GIV5 EV]Y?+ AWAY4 ,!RE WAS 
 NEV] A D9N] OR SOIREE AT ! CLUB )\T HIM4 ,AS SOON AS HE SANK 9TO 
 HIS PLACE ON ! S(A AFT] TWO BOTTLES ( ,M>GAUX HE WAS SURR\ND$1 & 
 TALK+1 DISPUT+1 & JOK+ BEGAN4 ,:5 !RE W]E QU>RELS1 HIS K9DLY 
 SMILE & WELL-TIM$ JE/S RECONCIL$ ! ANTAGONI/S4 ,! ,MASONIC D9N]S 
 W]E DULL & DRE>Y :5 HE WAS NOT !RE4 

,:5 AFT] A BA*ELOR SUPP] HE ROSE ) HIS AMIABLE & K9DLY SMILE1 
 YIELD+ TO ! 5TREATIES ( ! FE/IVE COMPANY TO DRIVE (F SOME:]E 
 ) !M1 %\TS ( DELI<T & TRIUMPH >OSE AMONG ! Y\NG M54 ,AT 
 BALLS HE DANC$ IF A P>TN] WAS NE$$4 ,Y\NG LADIES1 M>RI$ & 
 UNM>RI$1 LIK$ HIM BECAUSE )\T MAK+ LOVE TO ANY ( !M1 HE WAS 
 EQUALLY AMIABLE TO ALL1 ESPECIALLY AFT] SUPP]4 0,IL E/ *>MANT2 IL N'A 
 PAS DE SEXE10 "9 !Y SAID ( HIM4 

 "9 0,HE IS *>M+2 HE HAS NO SEX40 
  
  

,PI]RE WAS ONE ( ?OSE RETIR$ G5TLEM5-9-WAIT+ ( :OM !RE W]E 
 HUNDR$S GOOD-HUMOR$LY 5D+ !IR DAYS 9 ,MOSC[4 

,H[ HORRIFI$ HE W\LD HAVE BE5 SEV5 YE>S BE=E1 :5 HE FIR/ >RIV$ 
 FROM ABROAD1 HAD HE BE5 TOLD ?AT !RE WAS NO NE$ = HIM TO SEEK OR 
 PLAN ANY?+1 ?AT HIS RUT HAD LONG BE5 %AP$1 ET]NALLY PR$ET]M9$1 
 & ?AT WRIGGLE AS HE MI<T1 HE W\LD BE :AT ALL 9 HIS POSITION W]E4 
 ,HE C\LD NOT HAVE BELIEV$ IT6 ,HAD HE NOT AT ONE TIME LONG$ ) ALL HIS 
 HE>T TO E/ABLI% A REPUBLIC 9 ,RUSSIA2 !N HIMSELF TO BE A ,NAPOLEON2 
 !N TO BE A PHILOSOPH]2 & !N A /RATEGI/ & ! CONQU]OR ( 
 ,NAPOLEON8 ,HAD HE NOT SE5 ! POSSIBILITY (1 & PASSIONATELY DESIR$1 
 ! REG5]ATION ( ! S9FUL HUMAN RACE1 & HIS [N PROGRESS TO ! 
 HI<E/ DEGREE ( P]FECTION8 ,HAD HE NOT E/ABLI%$ S*OOLS & HOSPITALS 
 & LIB]AT$ HIS S]FS8 

,BUT 9/EAD ( ALL ?AT--H]E HE WAS1 ! WEAL?Y HUSB& ( AN 
 UNFAI?FUL WIFE1 A RETIR$ G5TLEMAN-9-WAIT+1 FOND ( EAT+ & 
 DR9K+ &1 AS HE UNBUTTON$ HIS WAI/COAT1 ( ABUS+ ! GOV]NM5T A 
 BIT1 A MEMB] ( ! ,MOSC[ ,5GLI% ,CLUB1 & A UNIV]SAL FAVORITE 9 
 ,MOSC[ SOCIETY4 ,= A LONG TIME HE C\LD NOT RECONCILE HIMSELF TO ! IDEA 
 ?AT HE WAS ONE ( ?OSE SAME RETIR$ ,MOSC[ G5TLEM5-9-WAIT+ HE HAD 
 SO DESPIS$ SEV5 YE>S BE=E4 

,SOMETIMES HE CONSOL$ HIMSELF ) ! ?\<T ?AT HE WAS ONLY LIV+ 
 ?IS LIFE TEMPOR>ILY2 BUT !N HE WAS %OCK$ BY ! ?\<T ( H[ MANY1 
 LIKE HIMSELF1 HAD 5T]$ ?AT LIFE & ?AT CLUB TEMPOR>ILY1 ) ALL 
 !IR TEE? & HAIR1 & HAD ONLY LEFT IT :5 NOT A S+LE TOO? OR HAIR 
 REMA9$4 

,9 MOM5TS ( PRIDE1 :5 HE ?\<T ( HIS POSITION IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT 
 HE WAS QUITE DIFF]5T & DI/9CT FROM ?OSE O!R RETIR$ 
 G5TLEM5-9-WAIT+ HE HAD =M]LY DESPIS$3 !Y W]E EMPTY1 /UPID1 
 CONT5T$ FELL[S1 SATISFI$ ) !IR POSITION1 0:ILE ,I AM /ILL 
 DISCONT5T$ & WANT TO DO SOME?+ = MANK9D4 ,BUT P]HAPS ALL !SE 
 COMRADES ( M9E /RUGGL$ JU/ LIKE ME & S\<T SOME?+ NEW1 A PA? 
 9 LIFE ( !IR [N1 & LIKE ME W]E BR\<T BY =CE ( CIRCUM/ANCES1 
 SOCIETY1 & RACE--BY ?AT ELEM5TAL =CE AGA9/ :I* MAN IS 
 P[]LESS--TO ! CONDITION ,I AM 910 SAID HE TO HIMSELF 9 MOM5TS 
 ( HUMILITY2 & AFT] LIV+ SOME TIME 9 ,MOSC[ HE NO LONG] DESPIS$1 
 BUT BEGAN TO GR[ FOND (1 TO RESPECT1 & TO PITY HIS COMRADES 9 
 DE/9Y1 AS HE PITI$ HIMSELF4 

,PI]RE NO LONG] SUFF]$ MOM5TS ( DESPAIR1 HYPO*ONDRIA1 & DISGU/ 
 ) LIFE1 BUT ! MALADY ?AT HAD =M]LY F\ND EXPRESSION 9 SU* ACUTE 
 ATTACKS WAS DRIV5 9W>DS & NEV] LEFT HIM = A MOM5T4 0,:AT =8 
 ,:Y8 ,:AT IS GO+ ON 9 ! WORLD80 HE W\LD ASK HIMSELF 9 P]PLEXITY 
 SEV]AL TIMES A DAY1 9VOLUNT>ILY BEG9N+ TO REFLECT ANEW ON ! 
 MEAN+ ( ! PH5OM5A ( LIFE2 BUT KN[+ BY EXP]I5CE ?AT !RE 
 W]E NO ANSW]S TO !SE QUE/IONS HE MADE HA/E TO TURN AWAY FROM !M1 
 & TOOK UP A BOOK1 OR HURRI$ (F TO ! CLUB OR TO ,APOLLON 
 ,NIKOLAEVI*'S1 TO EX*ANGE ! GOSSIP ( ! T[N4 

0,HEL5E1 :O HAS NEV] C>$ = ANY?+ BUT H] [N BODY & IS ONE ( 
 ! /UPIDE/ WOM5 9 ! WORLD10 ?\<T ,PI]RE1 0IS REG>D$ BY PEOPLE 
 AS ! ACME ( 9TELLIG5CE & REF9EM5T1 & !Y PAY HOMAGE TO H]4 
 ,NAPOLEON ,BONAP>TE WAS DESPIS$ BY ALL AS LONG AS HE WAS GREAT1 BUT N[ 
 ?AT HE HAS BECOME A WRET*$ COM$IAN ! ,EMP]OR ,FRANCIS WANTS TO (F] 
 HIM HIS DAU<T] 9 AN ILLEGAL M>RIAGE4 ,! ,SPANI>DS1 ?R\< ! 
 ,CA?OLIC CL]GY1 (F] PRAISE TO ,GOD = !IR VICTORY OV] ! ,FR5* ON 
 ! F\RTE5? ( ,JUNE1 & ! ,FR5*1 ALSO ?R\< ! ,CA?OLIC CL]GY1 
 (F] PRAISE BECAUSE ON ?AT SAME F\RTE5? ( ,JUNE !Y DEFEAT$ ! 
 ,SPANI>DS4 ,MY BRO!R ,MASONS SWE> BY ! BLOOD ?AT !Y >E READY TO 
 SACRIFICE EV]Y?+ = !IR NEI<BOR1 BUT !Y DO NOT GIVE A RUBLE EA* 
 TO ! COLLECTIONS = ! POOR1 & !Y 9TRIGUE1 ! ,A/]A ,LODGE 
 AGA9/ ! ,MANNA ,SEEK]S1 & FUSS AB\T AN AU!NTIC ,SCOT* C>PET & A 
 *>T] ?AT NOBODY NE$S1 & ! MEAN+ ( :I* ! V]Y MAN :O WROTE 
 IT DOES NOT UND]/&4 ,WE ALL PR(ESS ! ,*RI/IAN LAW ( =GIV5ESS ( 
 9JURIES & LOVE ( \R NEI<BORS1 ! LAW 9 HONOR ( :I* WE HAVE 
 BUILT 9 ,MOSC[ =TY TIMES =TY *UR*ES--BUT YE/]DAY A DES]T] 
 WAS KN\T$ TO DEA? & A M9I/] ( ?AT SAME LAW ( LOVE & 
 =GIV5ESS1 A PRIE/1 GAVE ! SOLDI] A CROSS TO KISS BE=E HIS 
 EXECUTION40 ,SO ?\<T ,PI]RE1 & ! :OLE ( ?IS G5]AL DECEPTION 
 :I* EV]YONE ACCEPTS1 ACCU/OM$ AS HE WAS TO IT1 A/ONI%$ HIM EA* 
 TIME AS IF IT W]E SOME?+ NEW4 0,I UND]/& ! DECEPTION & 
 CONFUSION10 HE ?\<T1 0BUT H[ AM ,I TO TELL !M ALL ?AT ,I SEE8 ,I HAVE 
 TRI$1 & HAVE ALWAYS F\ND ?AT !Y TOO 9 ! DEP?S ( !IR S\LS 
 UND]/& IT AS ,I DO1 & ONLY TRY NOT TO SEE IT4 ,SO IT APPE>S ?AT IT 
 MU/ BE SO6 ,BUT ,I--:AT IS TO BECOME ( ME80 ?\<T HE4 ,HE HAD ! 
 UN=TUNATE CAPACITY MANY M51 ESPECIALLY ,RUSSIANS1 HAVE ( SEE+ & 
 BELIEV+ 9 ! POSSIBILITY ( GOODNESS & TRU?1 BUT ( SEE+ ! EVIL 
 & FALSEHOOD ( LIFE TOO CLE>LY TO BE ABLE TO TAKE A S]I\S P>T 9 IT4 
 ,EV]Y SPH]E ( WORK WAS CONNECT$1 9 HIS EYES1 ) EVIL & DECEPTION4 
 ,:ATEV] HE TRI$ TO BE1 :ATEV] HE 5GAG$ 91 ! EVIL & FALSEHOOD ( 
 IT REPULS$ HIM & BLOCK$ EV]Y PA? ( ACTIVITY4 ,YET HE HAD TO LIVE & 
 TO F9D OCCUPATION4 ,IT WAS TOO DREADFUL TO BE UND] ! BURD5 ( !SE 
 9SOLUBLE PROBLEMS1 SO HE AB&ON$ HIMSELF TO ANY DI/RACTION 9 ORD] TO 
 =GET !M4 ,HE FREQU5T$ EV]Y K9D ( SOCIETY1 DRANK MU*1 B\<T 
 PICTURES1 5GAG$ 9 BUILD+1 & ABOVE ALL--READ4 

,HE READ1 & READ EV]Y?+ ?AT CAME TO H&4 ,ON COM+ HOME1 :ILE HIS 
 VALETS W]E /ILL TAK+ (F HIS ?+S1 HE PICK$ UP A BOOK & BEGAN TO 
 READ4 ,FROM READ+ HE PASS$ TO SLEEP+1 FROM SLEEP+ TO GOSSIP 9 
 DRAW+ ROOMS ( ! CLUB1 FROM GOSSIP TO C>\SALS & WOM52 FROM 
 C>\SALS BACK TO GOSSIP1 READ+1 & W9E4 ,DR9K+ BECAME MORE & MORE 
 A PHYSICAL & ALSO A MORAL NECESSITY4 ,?\< ! DOCTORS W>N$ HIM ?AT 
 ) HIS CORPUL5CE W9E WAS DANG]\S = HIM1 HE DRANK A GREAT DEAL4 ,HE 
 WAS ONLY QUITE AT EASE :5 HAV+ P\R$ SEV]AL GLASSES ( W9E 
 ME*ANICALLY 9TO HIS L>GE M\? HE FELT A PLEASANT W>M? 9 HIS BODY1 
 AN AMIABILITY T[>D ALL HIS FELL[S1 & A READ9ESS TO RESPOND 
 SUP]FICIALLY TO EV]Y IDEA )\T PROB+ IT DEEPLY4 ,ONLY AFT] EMPTY+ 
 A BOTTLE OR TWO DID HE FEEL DIMLY ?AT ! T]RIBLY TANGL$ SKE9 ( LIFE 
 :I* PREVI\SLY HAD T]RIFI$ HIM WAS NOT AS DREADFUL AS HE HAD ?\<T4 
 ,HE WAS ALWAYS CONSCI\S ( SOME ASPECT ( ?AT SKE91 AS ) A BUZZ+ 9 
 HIS HEAD AFT] D9N] OR SUPP] HE *ATT$ OR LI/5$ TO CONV]SATION OR 
 READ4 ,BUT UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( W9E HE SAID TO HIMSELF3 0,IT DOESN'T 
 MATT]4 ,I'LL GET IT UNRAVEL$4 ,I HAVE A SOLUTION READY1 BUT HAVE NO TIME 
 N[--,I'LL ?9K IT ALL \T LAT] ON60 ,BUT ! LAT] ON NEV] CAME4 

,9 ! MORN+1 ON AN EMPTY /OMA*1 ALL ! OLD QUE/IONS APPE>$ AS 
 9SOLUBLE & T]RIBLE AS EV]1 & ,PI]RE HA/ILY PICK$ UP A BOOK1 & 
 IF ANYONE CAME TO SEE HIM HE WAS GLAD4 

,SOMETIMES HE REMEMB]$ H[ HE HAD HE>D ?AT SOLDI]S 9 W> :5 
 5TR5*$ UND] ! 5EMY'S FIRE1 IF !Y HAVE NO?+ TO DO1 TRY H>D TO 
 F9D SOME OCCUPATION ! MORE EASILY TO BE> ! DANG]4 ,TO ,PI]RE ALL M5 
 SEEM$ LIKE ?OSE SOLDI]S1 SEEK+ REFUGE FROM LIFE3 SOME 9 AMBITION1 
 SOME 9 C>DS1 SOME 9 FRAM+ LAWS1 SOME 9 WOM51 SOME 9 TOYS1 SOME 9 
 HORSES1 SOME 9 POLITICS1 SOME 9 SPORT1 SOME 9 W9E1 & SOME 9 
 GOV]NM5TAL AFFAIRS4 0,NO?+ IS TRIVIAL1 & NO?+ IS IMPORTANT1 IT'S 
 ALL ! SAME--ONLY TO SAVE ONESELF FROM IT AS BE/ ONE CAN10 ?\<T 
 ,PI]RE4 0,ONLY NOT TO SEE IT1 ?AT DREADFUL IT60 

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