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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NATA%A HAD M>RI$ 9 ! E>LY SPR+ ( #a#h#a#c1 & 9 #ahb ALREADY HAD 
 ?REE DAU<T]S BESIDES A SON = :OM %E HAD LONG$ & :OM %E WAS N[ 
 NURS+4 ,%E HAD GR[N /\T] & BROAD]1 SO ?AT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO 
 RECOGNIZE 9 ?IS ROBU/1 MO!RLY WOMAN ! SLIM1 LIVELY ,NATA%A ( 
 =M] DAYS4 ,H] FEATURES W]E MORE DEF9$ & HAD A CALM1 S(T1 & 
 S]5E EXPRESSION4 ,9 H] FACE !RE WAS NONE ( ! EV]-GL[+ 
 ANIMATION ?AT HAD =M]LY BURN$ !RE & CON/ITUT$ ITS *>M4 ,N[ 
 H] FACE & BODY W]E (T5 ALL ?AT ONE SAW1 & H] S\L WAS NOT 
 VISIBLE AT ALL4 ,ALL ?AT /RUCK ! EYE WAS A /RONG1 H&SOME1 & 
 F]TILE WOMAN4 ,! OLD FIRE V]Y R>ELY K9DL$ 9 H] FACE N[4 ,?AT 
 HAPP5$ ONLY :51 AS WAS ! CASE ?AT DAY1 H] HUSB& RETURN$ HOME1 
 OR A SICK *ILD WAS CONVALESC5T1 OR :5 %E & ,C\NTESS ,M>Y SPOKE ( 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW 7%E NEV] M5TION$ HIM TO H] HUSB&1 :O %E IMAG9$ 
 WAS JEAL\S ( ,PR9CE ,&REW'S MEMORY71 OR ON ! R>E OCCASIONS :5 
 SOME?+ HAPP5$ TO 9DUCE H] TO S+1 A PRACTICE %E HAD QUITE 
 AB&ON$ S9CE H] M>RIAGE4 ,AT ! R>E MOM5TS :5 ! OLD FIRE DID 
 K9DLE 9 H] H&SOME1 FULLY DEVELOP$ BODY %E WAS EV5 MORE ATTRACTIVE 
 ?AN 9 =M] DAYS4 

,S9CE !IR M>RIAGE ,NATA%A & H] HUSB& HAD LIV$ 9 ,MOSC[1 9 
 ,PET]SBURG1 ON !IR E/ATE NE> ,MOSC[1 OR ) H] MO!R1 ?AT IS TO 
 SAY1 9 ,NI*OLAS' H\SE4 ,! Y\NG ,C\NTESS ,BEZUKHOVA WAS NOT (T5 SE5 
 9 SOCIETY1 & ?OSE :O MET H] !RE W]E NOT PLEAS$ ) H] & 
 F\ND H] NEI!R ATTRACTIVE NOR AMIABLE4 ,NOT ?AT ,NATA%A LIK$ SOLITUDE--%E 
 DID NOT KN[ :E!R %E LIK$ IT OR NOT1 %E EV5 ?\<T ?AT %E DID 
 NOT--BUT ) H] PREGNANCIES1 H] CONF9EM5TS1 ! NURS+ ( H] 
 *ILDR51 & %>+ EV]Y MOM5T ( H] HUSB&'S LIFE1 %E HAD DEM&S 
 ON H] TIME :I* C\LD BE SATISFI$ ONLY BY R5\NC+ SOCIETY4 ,ALL :O 
 HAD KN[N ,NATA%A BE=E H] M>RIAGE WOND]$ AT ! *ANGE 9 H] AS AT 
 SOME?+ EXTRAORD9>Y4 ,ONLY ! OLD C\NTESS ) H] MAT]NAL 9/9CT 
 HAD REALIZ$ ?AT ALL ,NATA%A'S \TBUR/S HAD BE5 DUE TO H] NE$ ( 
 *ILDR5 & A HUSB&--AS %E H]SELF HAD ONCE EXCLAIM$ AT ,OTRADNOE 
 NOT SO MU* 9 FUN AS 9 E>NE/--& H] MO!R WAS N[ SURPRIS$ AT 
 ! SURPRISE EXPRESS$ BY ?OSE :O HAD NEV] UND]/OOD ,NATA%A1 & %E 
 KEPT SAY+ ?AT %E HAD ALWAYS KN[N ?AT ,NATA%A W\LD MAKE AN EXEMPL>Y 
 WIFE & MO!R4 

0,ONLY %E LETS H] LOVE ( H] HUSB& & *ILDR5 OV]FL[ ALL B\NDS10 
 SAID ! C\NTESS1 0SO ?AT IT EV5 BECOMES ABSURD40 

,NATA%A DID NOT FOLL[ ! GOLD5 RULE ADVOCAT$ BY CLEV] FOLK1 
 ESPECIALLY BY ! ,FR5*1 :I* SAYS ?AT A GIRL %\LD NOT LET H]SELF GO 
 :5 %E M>RIES1 %\LD NOT NEGLECT H] ACCOMPLI%M5TS1 %\LD BE EV5 
 MORE C>EFUL ( H] APPE>ANCE ?AN :5 %E WAS UNM>RI$1 & %\LD 
 FASC9ATE H] HUSB& AS MU* AS %E DID BE=E HE BECAME H] HUSB&4 
 ,NATA%A ON ! CONTR>Y HAD AT ONCE AB&ON$ ALL H] WIT*]Y1 ( :I* 
 H] S++ HAD BE5 AN UNUSUALLY P[]FUL P>T4 ,%E GAVE IT UP JU/ 
 BECAUSE IT WAS SO P[]FULLY S$UCTIVE4 ,%E TOOK NO PA9S ) H] MANN]S 
 OR ) DELICACY ( SPEE*1 OR ) H] TOILET1 OR TO %[ H]SELF TO H] 
 HUSB& 9 H] MO/ BECOM+ ATTITUDES1 OR TO AVOID 9CONV5I5C+ HIM BY 
 BE+ TOO EXACT+4 ,%E ACT$ 9 CONTRADICTION TO ALL ?OSE RULES4 ,%E 
 FELT ?AT ! ALLUREM5TS 9/9CT HAD =M]LY TAU<T H] TO USE W\LD 
 N[ BE M]ELY RIDICUL\S 9 ! EYES ( H] HUSB&1 TO :OM %E HAD FROM 
 ! FIR/ MOM5T GIV5 H]SELF UP 5TIRELY--?AT IS1 ) H] :OLE 
 S\L1 LEAV+ NO CORN] ( IT HIDD5 FROM HIM4 ,%E FELT ?AT H] UNITY 
 ) H] HUSB& WAS NOT MA9TA9$ BY ! POETIC FEEL+S ?AT HAD 
 ATTRACT$ HIM TO H]1 BUT BY SOME?+ ELSE--9DEF9ITE BUT FIRM AS 
 ! BOND BETWE5 H] [N BODY & S\L4 

,TO FLUFF \T H] CURLS1 PUT ON FA%IONABLE DRESSES1 & S+ ROMANTIC 
 SONGS TO FASC9ATE H] HUSB& W\LD HAVE SEEM$ AS /RANGE AS TO ADORN 
 H]SELF TO ATTRACT H]SELF4 ,TO ADORN H]SELF = O!RS MI<T P]HAPS HAVE 
 BE5 AGREEABLE--%E DID NOT KN[--BUT %E HAD NO TIME AT ALL = 
 IT4 ,! *IEF REASON = DEVOT+ NO TIME EI!R TO S++1 TO DRESS1 OR 
 TO *OOS+ H] WORDS WAS ?AT %E REALLY HAD NO TIME TO SP>E = !SE 
 ?+S4 

,WE KN[ ?AT MAN HAS ! FACULTY ( BECOM+ COMPLETELY ABSORB$ 9 A 
 SUBJECT H[EV] TRIVIAL IT MAY BE1 & ?AT !RE IS NO SUBJECT SO TRIVIAL 
 ?AT IT WILL NOT GR[ TO 9F9ITE PROPORTIONS IF ONE'S 5TIRE ATT5TION IS 
 DEVOT$ TO IT4 

,! SUBJECT :I* :OLLY 5GROSS$ ,NATA%A'S ATT5TION WAS H] FAMILY3 
 ?AT IS1 H] HUSB& :OM %E HAD TO KEEP SO ?AT HE %\LD BELONG 
 5TIRELY TO H] & TO ! HOME1 & ! *ILDR5 :OM %E HAD TO BE>1 
 BR+ 9TO ! WORLD1 NURSE1 & BR+ UP4 

,& ! DEEP] %E P5ETRAT$1 NOT ) H] M9D ONLY BUT ) H] :OLE 
 S\L1 H] :OLE BE+1 9TO ! SUBJECT ?AT ABSORB$ H]1 ! L>G] DID 
 ?AT SUBJECT GR[ & ! WEAK] & MORE 9ADEQUATE DID H] P[]S 
 APPE>1 SO ?AT %E CONC5TRAT$ !M :OLLY ON ?AT ONE ?+ & YET WAS 
 UNABLE TO ACCOMPLI% ALL ?AT %E CONSID]$ NECESS>Y4 

,!RE W]E !N AS N[ CONV]SATIONS & DISCUSSIONS AB\T WOM5'S RI<TS1 
 ! RELATIONS ( HUSB& & WIFE & !IR FRE$OM & RI<TS1 ?\< 
 !SE !MES W]E NOT YET T]M$ QUE/IONS AS !Y >E N[2 BUT !SE 
 TOPICS W]E NOT M]ELY UN9T]E/+ TO ,NATA%A1 %E POSITIVELY DID NOT 
 UND]/& !M4 

,!SE QUE/IONS1 !N AS N[1 EXI/$ ONLY = ?OSE :O SEE NO?+ 9 
 M>RIAGE BUT ! PLEASURE M>RI$ PEOPLE GET FROM ONE ANO!R1 ?AT IS1 
 ONLY ! BEG9N+S ( M>RIAGE & NOT ITS :OLE SIGNIFICANCE1 :I* LIES 
 9 ! FAMILY4 

,DISCUSSIONS & QUE/IONS ( ?AT K9D1 :I* >E LIKE ! QUE/ION ( H[ 
 TO GET ! GREATE/ GRATIFICATION FROM ONE'S D9N]1 DID NOT !N & DO 
 NOT N[ EXI/ = ?OSE = :OM ! PURPOSE ( A D9N] IS ! 
 N\RI%M5T IT AF=DS2 & ! PURPOSE ( M>RIAGE IS ! FAMILY4 

,IF ! PURPOSE ( D9N] IS TO N\RI% ! BODY1 A MAN :O EATS TWO 
 D9N]S AT ONCE MAY P]HAPS GET MORE 5JOYM5T BUT WILL NOT ATTA9 HIS 
 PURPOSE1 = HIS /OMA* WILL NOT DIGE/ ! TWO D9N]S4 

,IF ! PURPOSE ( M>RIAGE IS ! FAMILY1 ! P]SON :O WI%ES TO HAVE 
 MANY WIVES OR HUSB&S MAY P]HAPS OBTA9 MU* PLEASURE1 BUT 9 ?AT CASE 
 WILL NOT HAVE A FAMILY4 

,IF ! PURPOSE ( FOOD IS N\RI%M5T & ! PURPOSE ( M>RIAGE IS ! 
 FAMILY1 ! :OLE QUE/ION RESOLVES ITSELF 9TO NOT EAT+ MORE ?AN ONE 
 CAN DIGE/1 & NOT HAV+ MORE WIVES OR HUSB&S ?AN >E NE$$ = ! 
 FAMILY--?AT IS1 ONE WIFE OR ONE HUSB&4 ,NATA%A NE$$ A HUSB&4 ,A 
 HUSB& WAS GIV5 H] & HE GAVE H] A FAMILY4 ,& %E NOT ONLY SAW NO 
 NE$ ( ANY O!R OR BETT] HUSB&1 BUT AS ALL ! P[]S ( H] S\L 
 W]E 9T5T ON S]V+ ?AT HUSB& & FAMILY1 %E C\LD NOT IMAG9E & 
 SAW NO 9T]E/ 9 IMAG9+ H[ IT W\LD BE IF ?+S W]E DIFF]5T4 

,NATA%A DID NOT C>E = SOCIETY 9 G5]AL1 BUT PRIZ$ ! MORE ! 
 SOCIETY ( H] RELATIVES--,C\NTESS ,M>Y1 & H] BRO!R1 H] MO!R1 
 & ,SONYA4 ,%E VALU$ ! COMPANY ( ?OSE TO :OM %E C\LD COME /RID+ 
 DI%EVEL$ FROM ! NURS]Y 9 H] DRESS+ G[N1 & ) JOYFUL FACE 
 %[ A YELL[ 9/EAD ( A GRE5 /A9 ON BABY'S NAPK91 & FROM :OM %E 
 C\LD HE> REASSUR+ WORDS TO ! EFFECT ?AT BABY WAS MU* BETT]4 

,TO SU* AN EXT5T HAD ,NATA%A LET H]SELF GO ?AT ! WAY %E DRESS$ & 
 DID H] HAIR1 H] ILL-*OS5 WORDS1 & H] JEAL\SY--%E WAS JEAL\S 
 ( ,SONYA1 ( ! GOV]NESS1 & ( EV]Y WOMAN1 PRETTY OR PLA9--W]E 
 HABITUAL SUBJECTS ( JE/ TO ?OSE AB\T H]4 ,! G5]AL OP9ION WAS ?AT 
 ,PI]RE WAS UND] HIS WIFE'S ?UMB1 :I* WAS REALLY TRUE4 ,FROM ! V]Y 
 FIR/ DAYS ( !IR M>RI$ LIFE ,NATA%A HAD ANN\NC$ H] DEM&S4 ,PI]RE 
 WAS GREATLY SURPRIS$ BY HIS WIFE'S VIEW1 TO HIM A P]FECTLY NOVEL ONE1 
 ?AT EV]Y MOM5T ( HIS LIFE BELONG$ TO H] & TO ! FAMILY4 ,HIS 
 WIFE'S DEM&S A/ONI%$ HIM1 BUT !Y ALSO FLATT]$ HIM1 & HE 
 SUBMITT$ TO !M4 

,PI]RE'S SUBJECTION CONSI/$ 9 ! FACT ?AT HE NOT ONLY D>$ NOT FLIRT 
 )1 BUT D>$ NOT EV5 SPEAK SMIL+LY TO1 ANY O!R WOMAN2 DID NOT D>E 
 D9E AT ! ,CLUB AS A PA/IME1 DID NOT D>E SP5D MONEY ON A :IM1 & DID 
 NOT D>E ABS5T HIMSELF = ANY L5G? ( TIME1 EXCEPT ON BUS9ESS--9 
 :I* HIS WIFE 9CLUD$ HIS 9TELLECTUAL PURSUITS1 :I* %E DID NOT 9 
 ! LEA/ UND]/& BUT TO :I* %E ATTRIBUT$ GREAT IMPORTANCE4 ,TO MAKE 
 UP = ?IS1 AT HOME ,PI]RE HAD ! RI<T TO REGULATE HIS LIFE & ?AT ( 
 ! :OLE FAMILY EXACTLY AS HE *OSE4 ,AT HOME ,NATA%A PLAC$ H]SELF 9 
 ! POSITION ( A SLAVE TO H] HUSB&1 & ! :OLE H\SEHOLD W5T ON 
 TIPTOE :5 HE WAS OCCUPI$--?AT IS1 WAS READ+ OR WRIT+ 9 HIS 
 /UDY4 ,PI]RE HAD BUT TO %[ A P>TIALITY = ANY?+ TO GET JU/ :AT 
 HE LIK$ DONE ALWAYS4 ,HE HAD ONLY TO EXPRESS A WI% & ,NATA%A W\LD JUMP 
 UP & RUN TO FULFILL IT4 

,! 5TIRE H\SEHOLD WAS GOV]N$ ACCORD+ TO ,PI]RE'S SUPPOS$ ORD]S1 
 ?AT IS1 BY HIS WI%ES :I* ,NATA%A TRI$ TO GUESS4 ,!IR WAY ( LIFE & 
 PLACE ( RESID5CE1 !IR ACQUA9TANCES & TIES1 ,NATA%A'S OCCUPATIONS1 
 ! *ILDR5'S UPBR++1 W]E ALL SELECT$ NOT M]ELY ) REG>D TO 
 ,PI]RE'S EXPRESS$ WI%ES1 BUT TO :AT ,NATA%A FROM ! ?\<TS HE 
 EXPRESS$ 9 CONV]SATION SUPPOS$ HIS WI%ES TO BE4 ,& %E D$UC$ ! 
 ESS5TIALS ( HIS WI%ES QUITE CORRECTLY1 & HAV+ ONCE >RIV$ AT !M 
 CLUNG TO !M T5ACI\SLY4 ,:5 ,PI]RE HIMSELF WANT$ TO *ANGE HIS M9D 
 %E W\LD FI<T HIM ) HIS [N WEAPONS4 

,?US 9 A TIME ( TR\BLE EV] MEMORABLE TO HIM AFT] ! BIR? ( !IR 
 FIR/ *ILD :O WAS DELICATE1 :5 !Y HAD TO *ANGE ! WET NURSE ?REE 
 TIMES & ,NATA%A FELL ILL FROM DESPAIR1 ,PI]RE ONE DAY TOLD H] ( 
 ,R\SSEAU'S VIEW1 ) :I* HE QUITE AGRE$1 ?AT TO HAVE A WET NURSE IS 
 UNNATURAL & H>MFUL4 ,:5 H] NEXT BABY WAS BORN1 DESPITE ! OPPOSITION 
 ( H] MO!R1 ! DOCTORS1 & EV5 ( H] HUSB& HIMSELF--:O W]E 
 ALL VIGOR\SLY OPPOS$ TO H] NURS+ H] BABY H]SELF1 A ?+ !N 
 UNHE>D ( & CONSID]$ 9JURI\S--%E 9SI/$ ON HAV+ H] [N 
 WAY1 & AFT] ?AT NURS$ ALL H] BABIES H]SELF4 

,IT V]Y (T5 HAPP5$ ?AT 9 A MOM5T ( IRRITATION HUSB& & WIFE 
 W\LD HAVE A DISPUTE1 BUT LONG AFT]W>DS ,PI]RE TO HIS SURPRISE & 
 DELI<T W\LD F9D 9 HIS WIFE'S IDEAS & ACTIONS ! V]Y ?\<T 
 AGA9/ :I* %E HAD >GU$1 BUT DIVE/$ ( EV]Y?+ SUP]FLU\S ?AT 
 9 ! EXCITEM5T ( ! DISPUTE HE HAD ADD$ :5 EXPRESS+ HIS OP9ION4 

,AFT] SEV5 YE>S ( M>RIAGE ,PI]RE HAD ! JOY\S & FIRM CONSCI\SNESS 
 ?AT HE WAS NOT A BAD MAN1 & HE FELT ?IS BECAUSE HE SAW HIMSELF 
 REFLECT$ 9 HIS WIFE4 ,HE FELT ! GOOD & BAD )9 HIMSELF 
 9EXTRICABLY M+L$ & OV]LAPP+4 ,BUT ONLY :AT WAS REALLY GOOD 9 HIM 
 WAS REFLECT$ 9 HIS WIFE1 ALL ?AT WAS NOT QUITE GOOD WAS REJECT$4 ,& 
 ?IS WAS NOT ! RESULT ( LOGICAL REASON+ BUT WAS A DIRECT & 
 MY/]I\S REFLECTION4 

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